8-3-2020
Info. From: Message sent by Terry Chaffee
Lost Grave of Deputy Matthew A. Green, Paris, Lamar Co., TX
Matthew A. Green was born c.1831 in Tennessee. Matthew migrated with his parents to Missouri and later to Benton County, Arkansas. Matthew married Lorinda Neideffer c.1855 in Benton County, Arkansas. Matthew and family settled in Lamar County, Texas c1865. Matthew became a Deputy Sheriff in Lamar County. Matthew died on March 1, 1867, near Paris, Lamar County, Texas, serving a levy attachment on property owned by Robert B. Anderson, who shot and killed him. Matthew was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Lamar County, Texas.
hi mary, all records burned up 1916 in paris, lamar, tx. nothing on the trial of robert anderson (abt 1874) after they caught him and brought him back to paris for trial.
i would assume matthew was buried in paris at the paris cemetery but no record to find, at least, from city. mat married my second cousin, lorinda neideffer so that is connection. anyway, you could post matthew as "famous" too i guess. lorinda died 1871 in parker co., tx. she is buried at harmony cemetery, parker co., tx
Lorinda Neideffer was born c.1834, in Rhea County, Tennessee, her father, Solomon Neideffer, was 38 and her mother, Sarah K. Blevins, was 32. Lorinda married Matthew A. Green c.1855 in Benton County, Arkansas. Lorinda died November 10, 1871, in Fort Worth, Parker County, Texas. Lorinda was buried at Harmony Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker County, Texas. [Findagrave Memorial #40998914]
This is a unmarked site.
9-11-2020
Info. From: Contributor: Beverly Fortner (48079016) • [email protected]
Deputy Sheriff Mat Green
Lamar County Sheriff’s Office, Texas
End of Watch: March 1867
Information from https://www.odmp.org/officer/18275-deputy-sheriff-mat-green
In March of 1867 Lamar County Deputy Sheriff Mat Green went to levy an attachment on property belonging to Robert B. Anderson. Anderson armed himself with a six-shooter and shot and killed Deputy Green. Anderson then escaped by crossing the Red River into the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).
In 1878 Anderson was located in the mountains of north Arkansas. Attorney Fred W. Minter of Paris, Texas, wrote a letter to the Governor of Texas requesting a reward be offered for the arrest of R. B. Anderson. The Governor offered a $400.00 reward for the arrest of Anderson. Lamar County Deputies Hansley and Barnett arrested Anderson and returned him to Lamar County to be tried for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Mat Green.
On March 21, 1916, much of Paris, Texas, along with the Lamar County Courthouse and newspaper office, was destroyed by the “Great Fire.” No Lamar County District Clerk records or newspapers remain to reveal the outcome of Anderson’s trial.
No family information, burial records or the exact day of the month of his death have been located for Deputy Sheriff Mat Green.
THE TRI-WEEKLY HERALD, Marshall Texas, Tuesday, April 2, 1878, p. 2: “Deputy Sheriff Hansley and Barnett, of Lamar county, passed down tho road Friday, having in charge R. B. Anderson, who killed Deputy Sheriff Green, ten years ago at Paris, Texas. They captured him near Bentonville, Arkansas, where he was farming. The case against him is said to be plain, as the witnesses are all living. He is now about sixty years of age, and looks quite broken.”
THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS (Galveston, Texas), Friday, 26 Apr 1878, Page 1: “PARIS. The Griffins Given Two Years for the Express Kobbery. Special Telegram to the News. . . . The case of the State, vs. R. B. Anderson, under indictment for the murder of Matt Green in February, 1867, was called. The testimony is all in, and arguments of County Attorney Wooldridge, Col. Johnson, and Judge Hilliard, on behalf of the state, and Messrs. J. M. Long and W. B. Bonner for defense, closed, and the case given to the jury, who now (5 P.M.) have it under consideration. Later (5 30 P.M.)--Tho jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and defendant is discharged.
Betsy Mills and Ron Brothers. The Death and Cemetery Records of Lamar County, Texas, ReBroMa Press, 2008, http://www.lamarcountytx.org/cemetery. (09/10/2020)
Info. From: Message sent by Terry Chaffee
Lost Grave of Deputy Matthew A. Green, Paris, Lamar Co., TX
Matthew A. Green was born c.1831 in Tennessee. Matthew migrated with his parents to Missouri and later to Benton County, Arkansas. Matthew married Lorinda Neideffer c.1855 in Benton County, Arkansas. Matthew and family settled in Lamar County, Texas c1865. Matthew became a Deputy Sheriff in Lamar County. Matthew died on March 1, 1867, near Paris, Lamar County, Texas, serving a levy attachment on property owned by Robert B. Anderson, who shot and killed him. Matthew was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Lamar County, Texas.
hi mary, all records burned up 1916 in paris, lamar, tx. nothing on the trial of robert anderson (abt 1874) after they caught him and brought him back to paris for trial.
i would assume matthew was buried in paris at the paris cemetery but no record to find, at least, from city. mat married my second cousin, lorinda neideffer so that is connection. anyway, you could post matthew as "famous" too i guess. lorinda died 1871 in parker co., tx. she is buried at harmony cemetery, parker co., tx
Lorinda Neideffer was born c.1834, in Rhea County, Tennessee, her father, Solomon Neideffer, was 38 and her mother, Sarah K. Blevins, was 32. Lorinda married Matthew A. Green c.1855 in Benton County, Arkansas. Lorinda died November 10, 1871, in Fort Worth, Parker County, Texas. Lorinda was buried at Harmony Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker County, Texas. [Findagrave Memorial #40998914]
This is a unmarked site.
9-11-2020
Info. From: Contributor: Beverly Fortner (48079016) • [email protected]
Deputy Sheriff Mat Green
Lamar County Sheriff’s Office, Texas
End of Watch: March 1867
Information from https://www.odmp.org/officer/18275-deputy-sheriff-mat-green
In March of 1867 Lamar County Deputy Sheriff Mat Green went to levy an attachment on property belonging to Robert B. Anderson. Anderson armed himself with a six-shooter and shot and killed Deputy Green. Anderson then escaped by crossing the Red River into the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).
In 1878 Anderson was located in the mountains of north Arkansas. Attorney Fred W. Minter of Paris, Texas, wrote a letter to the Governor of Texas requesting a reward be offered for the arrest of R. B. Anderson. The Governor offered a $400.00 reward for the arrest of Anderson. Lamar County Deputies Hansley and Barnett arrested Anderson and returned him to Lamar County to be tried for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Mat Green.
On March 21, 1916, much of Paris, Texas, along with the Lamar County Courthouse and newspaper office, was destroyed by the “Great Fire.” No Lamar County District Clerk records or newspapers remain to reveal the outcome of Anderson’s trial.
No family information, burial records or the exact day of the month of his death have been located for Deputy Sheriff Mat Green.
THE TRI-WEEKLY HERALD, Marshall Texas, Tuesday, April 2, 1878, p. 2: “Deputy Sheriff Hansley and Barnett, of Lamar county, passed down tho road Friday, having in charge R. B. Anderson, who killed Deputy Sheriff Green, ten years ago at Paris, Texas. They captured him near Bentonville, Arkansas, where he was farming. The case against him is said to be plain, as the witnesses are all living. He is now about sixty years of age, and looks quite broken.”
THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS (Galveston, Texas), Friday, 26 Apr 1878, Page 1: “PARIS. The Griffins Given Two Years for the Express Kobbery. Special Telegram to the News. . . . The case of the State, vs. R. B. Anderson, under indictment for the murder of Matt Green in February, 1867, was called. The testimony is all in, and arguments of County Attorney Wooldridge, Col. Johnson, and Judge Hilliard, on behalf of the state, and Messrs. J. M. Long and W. B. Bonner for defense, closed, and the case given to the jury, who now (5 P.M.) have it under consideration. Later (5 30 P.M.)--Tho jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and defendant is discharged.
Betsy Mills and Ron Brothers. The Death and Cemetery Records of Lamar County, Texas, ReBroMa Press, 2008, http://www.lamarcountytx.org/cemetery. (09/10/2020)
8-3-2020
Info. From: Message sent by Terry Chaffee
Lost Grave of Deputy Matthew A. Green, Paris, Lamar Co., TX
Matthew A. Green was born c.1831 in Tennessee. Matthew migrated with his parents to Missouri and later to Benton County, Arkansas. Matthew married Lorinda Neideffer c.1855 in Benton County, Arkansas. Matthew and family settled in Lamar County, Texas c1865. Matthew became a Deputy Sheriff in Lamar County. Matthew died on March 1, 1867, near Paris, Lamar County, Texas, serving a levy attachment on property owned by Robert B. Anderson, who shot and killed him. Matthew was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Lamar County, Texas.
hi mary, all records burned up 1916 in paris, lamar, tx. nothing on the trial of robert anderson (abt 1874) after they caught him and brought him back to paris for trial.
i would assume matthew was buried in paris at the paris cemetery but no record to find, at least, from city. mat married my second cousin, lorinda neideffer so that is connection. anyway, you could post matthew as "famous" too i guess. lorinda died 1871 in parker co., tx. she is buried at harmony cemetery, parker co., tx
Lorinda Neideffer was born c.1834, in Rhea County, Tennessee, her father, Solomon Neideffer, was 38 and her mother, Sarah K. Blevins, was 32. Lorinda married Matthew A. Green c.1855 in Benton County, Arkansas. Lorinda died November 10, 1871, in Fort Worth, Parker County, Texas. Lorinda was buried at Harmony Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker County, Texas. [Findagrave Memorial #40998914]
This is a unmarked site.
9-11-2020
Info. From: Contributor: Beverly Fortner (48079016) • [email protected]
Deputy Sheriff Mat Green
Lamar County Sheriff’s Office, Texas
End of Watch: March 1867
Information from https://www.odmp.org/officer/18275-deputy-sheriff-mat-green
In March of 1867 Lamar County Deputy Sheriff Mat Green went to levy an attachment on property belonging to Robert B. Anderson. Anderson armed himself with a six-shooter and shot and killed Deputy Green. Anderson then escaped by crossing the Red River into the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).
In 1878 Anderson was located in the mountains of north Arkansas. Attorney Fred W. Minter of Paris, Texas, wrote a letter to the Governor of Texas requesting a reward be offered for the arrest of R. B. Anderson. The Governor offered a $400.00 reward for the arrest of Anderson. Lamar County Deputies Hansley and Barnett arrested Anderson and returned him to Lamar County to be tried for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Mat Green.
On March 21, 1916, much of Paris, Texas, along with the Lamar County Courthouse and newspaper office, was destroyed by the “Great Fire.” No Lamar County District Clerk records or newspapers remain to reveal the outcome of Anderson’s trial.
No family information, burial records or the exact day of the month of his death have been located for Deputy Sheriff Mat Green.
THE TRI-WEEKLY HERALD, Marshall Texas, Tuesday, April 2, 1878, p. 2: “Deputy Sheriff Hansley and Barnett, of Lamar county, passed down tho road Friday, having in charge R. B. Anderson, who killed Deputy Sheriff Green, ten years ago at Paris, Texas. They captured him near Bentonville, Arkansas, where he was farming. The case against him is said to be plain, as the witnesses are all living. He is now about sixty years of age, and looks quite broken.”
THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS (Galveston, Texas), Friday, 26 Apr 1878, Page 1: “PARIS. The Griffins Given Two Years for the Express Kobbery. Special Telegram to the News. . . . The case of the State, vs. R. B. Anderson, under indictment for the murder of Matt Green in February, 1867, was called. The testimony is all in, and arguments of County Attorney Wooldridge, Col. Johnson, and Judge Hilliard, on behalf of the state, and Messrs. J. M. Long and W. B. Bonner for defense, closed, and the case given to the jury, who now (5 P.M.) have it under consideration. Later (5 30 P.M.)--Tho jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and defendant is discharged.
Betsy Mills and Ron Brothers. The Death and Cemetery Records of Lamar County, Texas, ReBroMa Press, 2008, http://www.lamarcountytx.org/cemetery. (09/10/2020)
Info. From: Message sent by Terry Chaffee
Lost Grave of Deputy Matthew A. Green, Paris, Lamar Co., TX
Matthew A. Green was born c.1831 in Tennessee. Matthew migrated with his parents to Missouri and later to Benton County, Arkansas. Matthew married Lorinda Neideffer c.1855 in Benton County, Arkansas. Matthew and family settled in Lamar County, Texas c1865. Matthew became a Deputy Sheriff in Lamar County. Matthew died on March 1, 1867, near Paris, Lamar County, Texas, serving a levy attachment on property owned by Robert B. Anderson, who shot and killed him. Matthew was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Lamar County, Texas.
hi mary, all records burned up 1916 in paris, lamar, tx. nothing on the trial of robert anderson (abt 1874) after they caught him and brought him back to paris for trial.
i would assume matthew was buried in paris at the paris cemetery but no record to find, at least, from city. mat married my second cousin, lorinda neideffer so that is connection. anyway, you could post matthew as "famous" too i guess. lorinda died 1871 in parker co., tx. she is buried at harmony cemetery, parker co., tx
Lorinda Neideffer was born c.1834, in Rhea County, Tennessee, her father, Solomon Neideffer, was 38 and her mother, Sarah K. Blevins, was 32. Lorinda married Matthew A. Green c.1855 in Benton County, Arkansas. Lorinda died November 10, 1871, in Fort Worth, Parker County, Texas. Lorinda was buried at Harmony Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker County, Texas. [Findagrave Memorial #40998914]
This is a unmarked site.
9-11-2020
Info. From: Contributor: Beverly Fortner (48079016) • [email protected]
Deputy Sheriff Mat Green
Lamar County Sheriff’s Office, Texas
End of Watch: March 1867
Information from https://www.odmp.org/officer/18275-deputy-sheriff-mat-green
In March of 1867 Lamar County Deputy Sheriff Mat Green went to levy an attachment on property belonging to Robert B. Anderson. Anderson armed himself with a six-shooter and shot and killed Deputy Green. Anderson then escaped by crossing the Red River into the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).
In 1878 Anderson was located in the mountains of north Arkansas. Attorney Fred W. Minter of Paris, Texas, wrote a letter to the Governor of Texas requesting a reward be offered for the arrest of R. B. Anderson. The Governor offered a $400.00 reward for the arrest of Anderson. Lamar County Deputies Hansley and Barnett arrested Anderson and returned him to Lamar County to be tried for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Mat Green.
On March 21, 1916, much of Paris, Texas, along with the Lamar County Courthouse and newspaper office, was destroyed by the “Great Fire.” No Lamar County District Clerk records or newspapers remain to reveal the outcome of Anderson’s trial.
No family information, burial records or the exact day of the month of his death have been located for Deputy Sheriff Mat Green.
THE TRI-WEEKLY HERALD, Marshall Texas, Tuesday, April 2, 1878, p. 2: “Deputy Sheriff Hansley and Barnett, of Lamar county, passed down tho road Friday, having in charge R. B. Anderson, who killed Deputy Sheriff Green, ten years ago at Paris, Texas. They captured him near Bentonville, Arkansas, where he was farming. The case against him is said to be plain, as the witnesses are all living. He is now about sixty years of age, and looks quite broken.”
THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS (Galveston, Texas), Friday, 26 Apr 1878, Page 1: “PARIS. The Griffins Given Two Years for the Express Kobbery. Special Telegram to the News. . . . The case of the State, vs. R. B. Anderson, under indictment for the murder of Matt Green in February, 1867, was called. The testimony is all in, and arguments of County Attorney Wooldridge, Col. Johnson, and Judge Hilliard, on behalf of the state, and Messrs. J. M. Long and W. B. Bonner for defense, closed, and the case given to the jury, who now (5 P.M.) have it under consideration. Later (5 30 P.M.)--Tho jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and defendant is discharged.
Betsy Mills and Ron Brothers. The Death and Cemetery Records of Lamar County, Texas, ReBroMa Press, 2008, http://www.lamarcountytx.org/cemetery. (09/10/2020)
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