Posted By: Dorothy Campbell
Date Posted: Apr 5, 2009
Description:
(Younger Version)
Franz Sigel McDonald
January 21, 1867
October 19, 1946
Son of Elihu & Elizabeth Ann Lewallen McDonald
Buried at Hillcrest Cemetery,Section C- Temple, Bell County, Texas
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Owner: Dorothy Odom
Dorothy Campbell - Apr 5, 2009
He was named after a German guy who came to the US and founght in the Civil War. He was COL. Franz Sigel.
Franz Sigal McDonald’s brother, Allen ,Jr. Has been killed accidently in a Turkey Shoot by his father in law Joe Botts-May 19, 1887 and Allen’s wife-Rhoda Botts McDonald died Aug 1893 so their 3 children had no parents.
F S McDonald (Dorothy Odom’s grandfather) went back to Tennessee to get the children and bring them back to Bell County, Texas for his parents to raise (Elihu and Elizabeth Lewellen McDonald).
Allen Jr and Rhoda’s children:
Cal Sawyer born Feb 12, 1884
Florence Emma born June 12, 1885
Elihu Blaine born April 4, 1887
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Newspaper articles on Allen's death.
McDonald, Allen, The Rev. Joseph Botts of Scott, shot and instantly killed Allen, McDonald, son-in-law, while out turkey hunting one morning last week. They each mistook the other for the turkey and McDonald fired first, but the shot went wide of the mark. Botts then shot and McDonald fell dead, pierced through the heart. It is a sad case, and the reverend gentleman will bear with him to the grave a load of regret. Crossville Times, Thurs., 2 June 1887, Vol. I, No. 28.
"KILLED BY A PREACHER." A Shocking Accident Near Winfield, Tenn. A Minister Mistakes His Hunting Companion for a Turkey and Riddles Him With Bullets. A very sad and some what singular case of accidental killing occurred near Winfield station on the Cincinnati Southern railway last Saturday afternoon. Rev. Joseph Botts and a young man named Allen McDonald went out in search of wild turkeys. They went to the top of a mountain and then separated, taking different routes, neither hearing anything of the other for a half hour. When Rev. Botts heard what he supposed was the call of a turkey, several hundred yards distant, he began to cautiously approach the spot. He halted behind a large tree to wait for the call to be repeated. In less than a minutes he heard the call, again within fifty yards of where he was standing. The minister peered through the underbrush, and suddenly he saw a dark object in a clump of bushes. Mr. Botts felt sure it was a turkey, and, raising his gun to his shoulder, he fired. Before the echoes of the report had died away he saw the form of a man rise up, totter for a moment and then fall to the ground with an agonizing cry. The minister was startled by what he had seen, and he rushed to the spot and the sight which met his gaze almost chilled his blood. There lying at full length on the ground, with his face upturned, lay young McDonald, dead. He had been mistaken for a turkey by his friend, who had fired a load of buckshot into his left breast, killing him instantly. Mr. Botts summoned aid and the body of his friend was removed to his home. Young McDonald and married and when his body was carried home his wife swooned away and she has never fully regained consciousness. It is believed the shock has dethroned her reason. Mr. Botts is almost crazed with grief over the unfortunate and distressing accident. Chattanooga Daily Times, Mon., 23 May 1887