Belle Durham Evans (1841-1909)

Caldwell, Tex., Sept. 7. - Last night at Clay Station in the lower Brazos bottom of this county, Belle Durham-Evans died at the age of somewhere between 65 and 70 years and the remains were buried this afternoon at Zion Hill Church, not far from Tunis.  She was perhaps the most intelligent and best-known colored woman in the county and so far as is known leaves but few enemies.

=== Published in the Galveston Daily News, 8 Sep 1909.  Caldwell TX is in Burleson County. Transcriber is not a relative and has no information regarding this family.

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