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Leon H. Vendig, a well-known business man of Dallas, died at his room at 6:15 o'clock yesterday morning. Bilious fever was the cause of his death.
The deceased was 38 years old and was born in Memphis, Tenn. He came to Dallas about twelve years ago and embarked in business and soon gained a state-wide reputation as the manager of the Dallas base ball team in the Texas league circuit. He returned two weeks ago from the east, where he went to attend the funeral of his mother. The remains will be sent to Philadelphia and laid by the side of his mother.
Source: Dallas Morning News: Sept 13, 1898
Notes:
Leon Vendig enumerated in two locations in the 1880 Census:
- Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Listed as son in home of Joseph and Caroline Levi ( Roll: T9_1179; Family History Film: 1255179; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 383; Image: 0241)
Widow of Wholesale Meat Dealer Dies at 82.
Mrs. Nannie Sanders Winfield of 1935 East Crump, widow of George R. Winfield, wholesale meat dealer, died at 1:50 pm yesterday at Methodist Hospital after a two years' illness. She was 82.
A lifelong Memphian, Mrs. Winfield was a Seventh Day Adventist.
She leaves three sons, George F. Winfield of Horn Lake, Miss., Danny Winfield and Edward Winfield of the Crump address; three daughters, Mrs. Mayme B. Graham of 1592 Netherwood, Mrs. George Woodruff of Miami and Mrs. Mary Alice Anderson of Louisville, KY; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
National Funeral Home has charge.
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Funeral announcement in April 8 Commercial Appeal:
Funeral at 3:30PM this afternoon at National Funeral Home. Burial in Forrest Hill Cemetery.Sources: Commercial Appeal, April 7 & 8, 1960
Notes:
Nannie Floyd Sanders (b. 17 Oct 1877) was the daughter of George Washington Sanders and his second wife, Caroline Elizabeth Thorton.
