~The Messenger Newspaper - Whitney Texas - 1912

~James M. Biffle Dead

After a long and useful life, James M. Biffle died at the home of his son R.L. Biffle, near Womack April 2, at the age of 83 years.

Mr. Biffle was born in Monroe Co. Georgia… Feb. 10, 1829

When he was only six years of age when his parents moved to Maury Co. TN, where he was reared to manhood. He came with his parents to Texas in 1849 locating where the town of Dallas now stands, where he lived one year. His parents moving to Tyler while he went to San Antonio and enlisted in the Ranger service. He was assigned to the work of driving a team from San Antonio to El Paso hauling provisions for the soldier's stationed at the latter place.

He later returned to his parents at Tyler, where he was married to Elizabeth Johnson on August 27, 1853 and four years later they moved to Brown County, but lived there only one year when they moved to Bosque County near Kimball. Since then Mr. Biffle has made his home in Bosque or Hill County all the time… except one year, 1879, when he lived in Comanche County… at which time he lost his wife.

He returned to Bosque and made his home with his son R.L. Biffle until he married the second time to Mrs. Guthrie in Walling Bend, in 1885. They lived happily together till her death in 1897.

Since then Mr. Biffle had made his home with his son R.L. Biffle.

Mr. Biffle is survived by nine children, two having proceeded him in death.

Those who are living are: Mrs. Matilda Turbyfill, R.L. Biffle, Giles Biffle, J.J. Biffle, Mrs. Texanna Lockett, Mrs. Fannie Williams, Mrs. Georgia Walling, Mrs. Ida Draper and Mrs. Nollie Scott.

The deceased was an upright citizen and had a host of friends. He had lived in and near Towash community for nearly a half century and had experience the many hardships which were common to all the early settlers.

Mr. Biffle served in the Confederate War having been a faithful solider. He enlisted for service January 1, 1861 at Ft. Graham in Co. H., 8th Texas Infantry, Walkers division.

This pioneer citizen had lived to a ripe old age and his taking away was nothing more than could be expected, yet the loved ones feel the loss of his timely advice, his companionship and smiling face with deep sorrow but they should remember that God cares for his own.

To these bereaved ones The Messenger extends condolence.
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He had been buried at Walling Bend Cemetery and was moved to Whitney when the Dam was built.

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The two children that had died before him were James and Ella. Whom I suspect had been in Walling Bend. And moved to Whitney Memorial Park.
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