Show THE TERRY FAMILY the tragic death of judge david S terry of san francisco closes the career of a man who possessed some unusual even remarkable qualities the terrys were originally from virginia and there were two of the family from that state who were famous fighters in the army of northern virginia A year or two ago one of them general W R terry of wytheville Wyth eville in southwest virginia killed his antagonist in a dan dangerous gerou S hand to hand hadd light fight they have been a fighting fichtl ng race from away back in old colonial days but kind to generos itys furthest to those they like A terry of the old virginia 1 b never failed a friend or feared beai face a foe the father of J J david 8 terry went from county in southwest KeD kentucky tucky texas when mirebeau mirabeau Mi lam lamar s georgia judge lamars uncle aal a old sam ho houston usten were lighting fighting f battle of the lone star re against terrible odds after 19 came into the union frank the brother of david estat I 1 the first sugar plantation in te in Braz brazoria orla county next to terry estate was that of the milk one of the owners being hon HOD bo ger quarles mills now a member of congress from tax david was the black sheep of tha ft family he was an able la wyet practicing in the town of M in a wealthy growing county ht was always ready with his pins to quote the old texan ing so in 1849 he be struck sti outa california the place of all othila ly where a man of his cool cc and knowledge of the law best expect to succeed of h his is political course election to 16 3 the supreme bench and duel with senator broderick it is need needless lese to speak he went south during war and for a brief time was on this abe 4 staff of the gallant major bened 11 pat cleburne who was killed at franklin tenn in that terrible fight of december 1864 when the confederate force fighting scho fields corps lost 55 per pe r cent ce n t of tin its strength including nine nine general ot of fibers in less than half an hour calhoun Ben hato judge terrys principal second in the duel with broderick was general adjutant general and his influx influence 1 I procured for his old friend judged terry the position of judge adels cate on Cle burnes staff but tahe stringency of military discipline 1 was not in harmony with his fierce nature which hated all t trammel 1 3 and add his stay in the service v was f short he went back to san pran 1 cisco after the war as did calhoun benham who was and probably IB now a leading member of the cili calt fornia bar frank terry the sugar planter so mi kindly nobly and gallant a gentler i man as ever wore a sword ww colonel of the english regiment rf of y texas cavalry and was killed at gr en river ky ky where general y Zolli koffer fell early in 1862 he j left two sons kyle terry and david aut promising rom ising young texas plan tere but both inherit the fighting spirit of their fierce race kyle terry teny has already figured in two bloody encounters in one of which his bis antagonist tag onist was dangerously wounded arid and in the other killed otherwise Oth erwim H he is a good fellow and a man of mark among his neighbors he has bas inherited his fathers generous genero oa spirit as well as his indomitable fierce courage david terry bb ba brother is a rising young merch merchant amt in one of the most promising young cities of the lone star state tate f omaha world |