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21. Maude Evaline SIMS(SEE SIMS FAMILY) b. 3 Mar 1888, Texas, occupation SS # 558-74-3406, m. (1) 13 Jan 1906, in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, Joseph Sim Landers, ( SEE LANDERS FAMILY) b. 15 Feb 1884, Melbourne, Izard County, Arkansas, (son of James W. LANDERS and Medean "MIddie Ann" BYLER) (SEE BYLER FAMILY) d. 14 May 1951, Paris, Lamar County, Texas, buried: Red Hill Cem., Powderly, Lamar Co., Texas, m. (2) 4 May 1941, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, Hans Edward Hanson, b. 12 Jun 1878, d. 20 Jan 1943, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, buried: Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.  Maude died 10 Jun 1968, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, buried: Valhalla Mem., Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.  Joseph: TRAGEDY ON PINE CREEK OVER FAMILY AFFAIR
   M.H. Sims of Hugo, Ok., a former resident of Lamar county, was killed about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon [Sep. 11, 1917] at the home of his son-in-law, J.S. Landers, between eight and nine miles northeast of Paris on the D.S. Hammond farm on Pine Creek.  The tragedy was the result of family trouble which resulted in the separation of Mr. Landers and his wife a year or two ago and the institution of a divorce suit by Mr. Landers, which is still pending. Two of the children, boys six and eight years old, are staying with their father and the mother has possession of three of them.  The two little boys were the only eye witnesses to the killing.
   According to the statement of Mr. Landers the deceased arrived at his home from Hugo in a jitney with two men who put him out at John Irwin's, half a mile from where Landers lived, and drove away about 1:30 o'clock.  He and his two little boys were were in the field picking cotton and the deceased went to where they were and drew a pistol and made him shed his cotton sack and march infront of him at the point of the pistol to Marvin Bailey's, a neighbor living about a quarter of a mile from his home.  When he reached Mr. Bailey's the deceased stopped to talk to the latter's wife and while he was talking to her Landers gave him the slip and went around the house and across the field to  his home.
   When the deceased got through talking to Mrs. Bailey and discovered that he was gone he went to Irwin's in search of him, but failing to find him, then went to his home, Landers stated that when he saw the deceased coming he got his shotgun and sat out in the hall to protect himself, and that the deceased approached the house from the back way and came around the smokehouse with his pistol in his hand.  As soon as he turned the corner of the smokehouse in view of the gallery Landers fired at him with a shotgun loaded with No. 6 shot.
   Only one barrel was discharged while he was about ten steps away and the contents took effect in the lower part of his face and neck and all over the breast.  The deceased turned and walked five or six steps and fell and expired.  The two little boys of Mr. Landers were standing in the road near the house when the shot was fired.
   As soon as the shooting occured Landers got his neighbors, Bailey and Irwin, to notify Sheriff Clarkson, who went out to the place accompanied by Deputy Sheriff McDonald and County Attorney Grady Sturgeon, and they found him at home waiting to surrender, he claiming self-defense.  Sheriff Clarkson brought the body of Mr. sims to Paris in his automobile and turned it over to Emberson & Brown, undertakers, who notified his wife.
   The examining trial of the defendant will be held before Justice of the Peace Jay Hall at 8 o'clock this...... SOURCE: The Paris Morning News, Wednesday Sept. 12, 1917

 THE DEFENDANT WAIVED AN EXAMINING TRIAL
   J.S. Landers, charged with killing his father-in-law, M.H. Sims, on the Hammond farm eight miles northeast of town Tuesday afternoon, and who had been released on a temporary bond, was arraigned before Justice of the Peace, Jay Hall yesterday morning and waived preliminary examination.  His bond was placed at $500, the same amount as the tempory bond, which he made with the same sureitys.  A number of persons called at Emberson & Brown's undertaking shop yesterday morning to view the body of the dead man, he having had a large acquaintance.
   The wife of the deceased and daughter, Mrs. Landers, arrived in Paris on the 11 o'clock train Tuesday night in responce to the massage that had been sent to them announcing his death.  The funeral service was held at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Palestine graveyard ____ of Powderly. SOURCE:  The Paris Morning News, Thursday Sept, 13, 1917.

   Landers Funeral

     The funeral of Joseph S. Landers, Rt. 6, Paris wil be held Thursday at 3 P.M. in Brown- Roden Funeral Home here.  Dr. H. Glenn Smith of Immanuel Baptist Church will Officiate and interment will be made in Red Hill Cemetery in the northeast part of the County.
     Mr. Landers, 67, a retired grocer of Slate Shoals community, died Monday night in Lamar General Hospital here. Hans: No. 362893 United States Of America Certificate of Naturalization Petition Volume 12 Page 5 Stub Volume 12276 Page 18. Description of Holder. Age 36 Yrs. State of Minnesota Co. of Micken Litchfield on the 22nd Day June 1914. SS# 563-24-3141
    Children:
      i Nellie Mae Landers b. 5 Jun 1908, Noble, Lamar Co., Texas, d. 23 Mar 1924, Paris, Lamar County, Texas, buried: 24 Mar 1924, Evergreen Cem., Paris, Lamar Co., Texas.  NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Nellie Mae Landers 5 Jun 1908 23 Mar 1924 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Evergreen SPC-04-09

    NOTES: THE PARIS MORNING NEWS, Tuesday, March 25, 1924, p. 3: 'Miss Nellie Landers, fifteen years old, who was the daughter of Mrs. Maud Landers, died after a brief illness at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the home of her mothers at 123 Ross avenue. She complained of feeling a little bad before going to bed Friday night, but sat up and read until after 9 o'clock. She became suddenly ill during the night and pneumonia developed at once and hastened her death. Besides her mother she is survived by a sister and two brothers. The funeral service was held at 3:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at the residence, Rev. H. E. Morris of Emmanuel Baptist church officiating. She was a student of the Third ward school and several of the school children attended the funeral. Interment was at Evergreen.'

      ii Marvin Landers.
      iii James Owen Landers.
    35. iv Bennie Ray Landers b. 25 Sep 1909.
      v Neil Landers b. 23 Sep 1911, Noble, Lamar Co., Texas, d. 8 Oct 1924, Paris, Lamar County, Texas, buried: 9 Oct 1924, Evergreen Cem., Paris, Lamar Co., Texas.
    36. vi Johnnie Eugene Landers b. 17 Mar 1915.

22. Herbert "Bob" Hopson Sims m. (1) UNKNOWN, m. (2) Jo UNKNOWN.  Herbert died __ ___ 1940.  Changed his name to Robert Henry Sims.
    Children:
      i Herman SIMS.
    37. ii David H. Sims.

23. Herman Dudley (James) SIMS m. Helen UNKNOWN.  Herman died __ ___ 1940.
    Children:
      i James Reed SIMS m. Joan UNKNOWN.

24. John Hammond Sims b. 23 Sep 1909, Noble, Lamar Co., Texas, m. (1) Evelyn _____, m. (2) Elsie Jo _____.  John died Anthony, New Mexico, buried: Anthony, New Mexico.
    Children:
      i James R. Sims b. 16 Jun 1946.
      ii Johnny Richard (Dick) Sims b. 18 May 1946.
      iii Donald H. Sims.
      iv William H. Sims.
      v Robert (Bobby) Sims.
      vi Annie Sims.

25. Charles Andrew MCLEAN, Jr. m. Emma Elizabeth COBLE.
    Children:
      i Robert Willard MCLEAN.

26. Mary Alice HUNTER b. 1926, m. 1949, Benjamin Gordon CATHEY, b. 1928.
    Children:
    38. i Benjamin Gordon Jr. CATHEY b. 1951.
      ii John Robert CATHEY b. 1957.

27. John Calvin HUNTER b. 1928, m. 1950, Fraances Marian WINDER, b. 1928.
    Children:
    39. i John Charles HUNTER b. 1951.
    40. ii Pamela Jean HUNTER b. 1954.

28. Robert Turner Sr. HUNTER b. 18 Jul 1914, m. Margaret Louise SHERRILL, b. 1918, Dickson Co., Tennessee, d. Burke, Angelina Co., Texas, buried: Diboll, Angelina Co., Texas.  Robert died 16 FEB 1991.
    Children:
    41. i Robert Turner Jr. HUNTER b. 1947.
    42. ii Amy Louise HUNTER b. 1951.
      iii Jack Harland HUNTER b. 1956.

29. Jean Gray HUNTER b. 25 May 1925, m. (1) Harold KEIM, m. (2) Sandy NEIL, m. (3) 1954, Horace Virgil Jr. STEPHENS, b. 1914.  Jean died 21 JUL 1984.
    Children:
    43. i Harold Jr., KEIM b. 1948.
    44. ii Jack Hunter KEIM b. 1949.
    45. iii David Jonathan STEPHENS b. 1957.

30. Harland Hayes Jr. HUNTER b. 1926, m. 1946, Evelyn MCDONALD, b. 1922.
    Children:
    46. i Melissa C. HUNTER b. 1953.

31. Willis ArmstrongJr., HUNTER b. 1924, m. 1947, Christine CHURCH, b. 1929.
    Children:
    47. i Dexter Armstrong HUNTER b. 1950.
    48. ii Don Lowell HUNTER b. 1953.
    49. iii Carolyn Yuvonne HUNTER b. 1957.

32. Edith Elizabeth HUNTER b. 1928, m. 1949, Lindsey Nelson Jr., SMITH, b. 1923.
    Children:
    50. i Gayla Dawn SMITH b. 1853.
    51. ii Sandra Hayes SMITH b. 1950.
    52. iii Lindsey Nelson III, SMITH b. 1958.

33. Andrew Hayes Jr. HUNTER b. 1930, m. 1957, Wilma Joyce TUBBS, b. 1935.
    Children:
    53. i Cathey Gayle HUNTER b. 1957.
      ii Lee Anne HUNTER b. 1961, m. 1984, Charles Monroe LANDIS, b. 1961.
      iii Andrew Hayes III HUNTER b. 1964.

34. William Marshall HUNTER b. 1930, m. 1950, June FARRIS, b. 1930.
    Children:
    54. i Marsha Jean HUNTER b. 1952.
    55. ii Minda June HUNTER b. 1954.
    56. iii William Mark HUNTER b. 1961.