| Bolton, George Barnett 'Buster,' Jr. 152945 |
| Birth: 01/15/1883 Death: 04/06/1922 Marriage: 12/24/1913 |
| Cemetery: Shady Grove (SOUTHEAST) |
| Record Source: The Deport Times, Texas Death Certificate, Lamar County Record, Researcher-Submitted Info, Headstone |
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If you copy this information, please cite this as your source: Betsy Mills and Ron Brothers. The Death and Cemetery Records of Lamar County, Texas, ReBroMa Press, 2008, http://www.lamarcountytx.org/cemetery. (12/16/2025) |
| Notes THE DEPORT TIMES, (Deport, Texas), Friday, April 7, 1922, Friday, April 7, 1922: “Tragedy at Pattonville. What may result in a double tragedy was enacted at Pattonville at eight o’clock Thursday morning, when Buster Bolton shot his wife and then turned the weapon upon himself. A .22 caliber high power rifle was used and Mrs. Bolton was shot as she was stooping over putting wood in the stove. The bullet entered her back, and ranged upward, but as she was in a stooping position, it passed thru one lung, out at her throat and clipped the chin bone. Mr. Bolton walked to the front gallery, sat down on the steps and fired a bullet from the same gun into his head. The muzzle of the weapon was placed in the right ear, and the bullet lodged behind the right eye. He lived about an hour. Mrs. Bolton was still alive at noon Thursday when The Times went to press, and doctors believe she will survive if complications do not develop. Justice H. S. Allgood held an inquest, the verdict being that death was due to gunshot wound self inflicted. Deceased was 39 years old, the son of Geo. Bolton, prominent farmer of the Biardstown community. He married Miss Eva Cotton about ten years ago, and there were three children born to them. They were separated some time ago, but had recently been living together again. According to a statement by Mrs. Bolton, she did not know the rifle was in the house, and no one could identify it. Deceased is also said to have made his will within the last few days, and that he had been brooding over troubles for some time. There was no one but he and Mrs. Bolton in the house at the time the shooting occurred, the family having gone to the home of the neighbor to watch eggs that were hatching in an incubator. Upon returning home, the children remained at the home of the neighbor. There had been no dispute or cross words just prior to the shooting, according to Mrs. Bolton, and the shot came without warning. It is a deplorable affair, and much regretted by the people of the community.” THE DEPORT TIMES, (Deport, Texas), Friday, April 14, 1922: “Second Death Follows Pattonville Shooting. Mrs. Buster Bolton of Pattonville, who was reported fatally wounded in a tragedy at that place Thursday of last week, when her husband shot her and then turned the weapon upon himself, died of the wound at 1 o’clock on the same day. A double funeral was conducted Friday afternoon and interment made at Shady Grove cemetery. It has since been learned that Mrs. Bolton had known for some time that Mr. Bolton’s mind was affected, and that she had been very careful to keep everything out of the way with which he might harm her and the children. No one knew the rifle with which he snuffed out his own life and that of his wife was on the place until it was brought into use. It was borrowed from a boy at Biardstown.” Information from Texas Death Certificate: Lamar County, TX Marriage Records: G. B. Bolton, Jr. married Everett Cotton December 24, 1913, Book 27, Page 363. Information from Carmen Lee Burks [deceased]: Nicknamed ‘Buster.’ Son of Sarah E. ‘Sallie’ Wade and George Barnett Bolton. Married Miss Everett Cotton in Lamar County. Children: Sarah Margaret born 10 Jan 1918, married Michael Broderick; Norman Leo born 4 Aug 1919, died 13 May 1955. |