General Notes

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Obituary of Salathiel. "Salathiel Bownds (better known as "Late") by his
friends and neighbors, was born October 8, 1865 in LaVaca County near
Halletsville. His family moved from there when he was quite young to Hays
County, just west of Austin and there "Late" spent his boyhood days. He
and his brothers, Jack, John and Henry helped their father make their
likelihood by hearding sheep and cattle to keep them from straying away
since none of the county was under fence. They often encountered wild
animals at this task.
His parents moved to Lee County while Late was a very young man.
Craving the richer prarie land to settle here in order to have timber
with which to fence their land, they bought sandy land than at a much
higher price in order to have rails to fence with. Late and his wife
settled on a farm adjoining his father's and reared their family. This
farm was in the Liberty Community about six miles north west of
Lexington. Their family consisted of eight children. One boy died in
infancy. Late made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Alph Perry for the
last two and a half years of his life.