S.A. Black - Newport, TX
N 33° 28.849 W 098° 01.178
14S E 591083 N 3705022
S.A. Black is buried in Swaggerty-Garrett Cemetery, a small, inactive family cemetery north of Newport, TX. His headstone indicates that he was "Killed by lightning while visiting the sick."
Waymark Code: WMTZRW
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2017
Views: 2
This is the final resting place of Samuel Arnold Black, a Freemason and Civil War veteran who, unfortunately, was an example of the proverb that no good deed goes unpunished. Interestingly, his headstone faces in the opposite direction of all the others here, and the inscription is:
S.A. Black
Born
Nov. 29, 1845
Died
Apr. 16, 1884
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Killed by lightning while
visiting the sick
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Reared by his Mother
M.D. Black
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Type of Death Listed: Killed by something
Website (if available): [Web Link]
Cause of death inscription on headstone: Not listed
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