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Feuds, Outlaws, Killings
1915:
9/3/1915
Thomas Hoskins married Elizabeth Deardorff who’s brother and
husband were killed at the Alamo. After several marriages she married Thomas
Hoskins.
Thomas and Elizabeth had John Tyler Hoskins
who married Mary Elizabeth Donnell. They also had Sarah Hoskins who married
Joseph Rogers Hemphill.
John Tyler Hoskins and M E Donnel had, plus other children, Pinkie Louisa Hoskins
who married Hugh Pearson and Cally Emmadora Hoskins who married Charles Louis Lunday. Cally and Charles had
son Norman Lunday and daughter Charlie Mae Lunday. Charlie
Mae married George Willie Meuth, after dating one
of the Smith boys. The Smith boy’s father owned a saloon in Red Rock and put
a gun to George’s head and told him to stop bringing that girl around his
son. Charlie had a son born before 9 months after she married George. She’s
the mother of Roberta Meuth who married Johnnie Tiner, son of Louis Michael Tiner,
son of Louis Taylor Tiner. Norman killed John Tyler Hoskins, his
grandfather. Pinkie Louisa and Hugh
Pearson had Gertrude Pearson who married James Henry New, who had James
Alfred New who married Mary Willie Wolf. James A and Mary had Howard New who married
Janell Hemphill, who was the daughter of Oma Hemphill and Edith Tiner, sister to Johnnie Tiner,
and they had Tammy New (me).
Joseph Rogers Hemphill who’s wife was Sarah Hoskins, daughter of Thomas
Hoskins and Elizabeth Dearduff, was supposedly
killed by a Hoskins.
Thomas Hoskins’s son, John Tyler Hoskins
(Sarah’s brother) killed Charlie Louis Lunday and
Norman Lunday killed John Tyler Hoskins.
1850 Caldwell Co, TX
HOSKINS: Thomas 45m VA; Elizabeth 45f VA; Matilda G. 16f TX; Elizabeth R. 11f
TX; Sarah
Ann H. 9f TX; John Tyler Hoskins. 5m TX; CRAIG: Elizabeth 5/12f TX
1860 Caldwell Co, TX Lockhart PO p201 (listed as Haskins)
281 Joel Carter 29 KY, Elizabeth nee Rowe 22 TX, Caldeonia
10/12 TX, Francis 35 TN, Eliza Buchanan 17 TN, Elizabeth Craig 11 TN, John
Hoskins 17 student TX
1870 Caldwell Co, TX Lockhart p347
975 S Sanders & family GA, JOhn Hoskins 23 TX,
Mary 20 MO, Louisa 2 TX (Pinkie Louise)
1880
John HOSKINS Self M Male W 33 TX Farmer VA OH
Mary HOSKINS Wife M Female W 30 MO Keeping Hou
Louisa HOSKINS Dau S Female W 12 TX At School
(Pinkie Louise)
Cally HOSKINS Dau S
Female W 8 TX TX MO
Emma HOSKINS Dau S Female W 2 TX TX MO
Census Place Bastrop, Texas
Page Number 112A
1900 Bastrop Co, TX jp2 p11a
217 Callie Lunda 7/1873 26 TX TX TX, Alex 8/1890 8 TX FL TX, Catura
7/1892, Ausley? 1894, Charlie 1/1899
1910 Bastrop Co, TX 7jpct p255b
278 Callie E Hemphill 38 widow TX US MO, Alex L Lunday
17 wd TX FL TX, Annie R 15 TX FL TX, Norman 13 TX
FL TX, Clarence Hemphill 2 daughter TX TX TX
1910 Bastrop Co, TX 7 jpct p252
222 John T Hoskins 66 m1 45yrs TX Un Un, Mary E 62
m1 45yrs 11/5 MO MS MO, Charlie Lunday gdau 11 TX FL TX
1870 Texas Census, Caldwell Co, lists John Hoskins 23 Tx
(farmer), Mary 20
Mo, Luisa 2 Tx.
1880 Texas Census, Bastrop Co, household #109 lists John Hoskins 33 Tx (farmer, father: Va, mother:
Ohio), Mary 30 Mo (father: Tenn, mother: NC),
Louisa 12 Tx, Cally 5 Tx, Emma 2 Tx. Note: Mary's
mother, Susan Donnell is listed in household #107 & brother is listed in
household #108.
1880
John HOSKINS Self M Male W 33 TX Farmer VA OH
Mary HOSKINS Wife M Female W 30 MO Keeping Hou
Louisa HOSKINS Dau S Female W 12 TX At Scho
Cally HOSKINS Dau S
Female W 8 TX TX MO
Emma HOSKINS Dau S Female W 2 TX TX MO
Census Place Bastrop, Texas
Page Number 112A
1900 Bastrop Co, TX jp2 p11a
217 Callie Lunda 7/1873 26 TX TX TX, Alex 8/1890 8 TX FL TX, Catura
7/1892, Ausley? 1894, Charlie 1/1899
1910 Bastrop Co, TX 7jpct p255b
278 Callie E Hemphill 38 widow TX US MO, Alex L Lunday
17 wd TX FL TX, Annie R 15 TX FL TX, Norman 13 TX
FL TX, Clarence Hemphill 2 daughter TX TX TX
1910 Bastrop Co, TX 7 jpct p252
222 John T Hoskins 66 m1 45yrs TX Un Un, Mary E 62
m1 45yrs 11/5 MO MS MO, Charlie Lunday gdau 11 TX FL TX
J.T. Hoskins was located on the Bastrop County Tax Rolls: 1878 (Page 32) and 1879
(Page 38).
household #107, lists Susan Donnell 56 Tenn (father: S.C., mother: Tenn),
Ann 18 Tx (father: N.C., mother: Tenn).
household #108, lists William Donnell 24 Tx (father: N.C., mother: Tenn),
Calledonia 24 Ark, Bevey
m2 Tx, Mary f1, Monroe m4/12.
household #035, lists McCord Donnell 36 Tx (father:
Tenn, mother: Tenn),
Mary 25, Charles 6, Willis 4, Wesley 2, James 1,
laborers: William Riddle 23, Thomas Riddle 21.
1900 Texas Census, Bastrop Co, lists John T. Hoskins 45 (Aug 1845), Mary E.
62 Mo, Bevy (s) 19 (Dec 1880) Tx, Rachel A. 14 (Jan
1886), Lottie (d.l.) 15
(Nov 1884).
1990 Texas Census, Bastrop Co, lists John T. Hoskins 66, Mary E. 62 and
Charlie Lunday (g.d.) 11.
Texas Soldier's Application for a Pension #25365, J.T. Hoskins: On 15 Dec
1913, Approved 01 Dec 1913, allowed from 01 Mar 1914..
Applicant: J.T. Hoskins, Red Rock P.O., Bastrop Co, Tx
J.T. Hoskins states that he was honorably discharged in April or May 1865
after the close of the war. That he is 67 years of age; born in Gonzales Co, Tx; and resided in Texas his entire life. That he has
resided at P.O. Red Rock, Bastrop Co, Texas for 46 years. That he served in
Company B, DeBrays Reg, 26th Tx Cavalry for two years as
a private.
Nov 28, 1913, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, #2101132:
"The records show that John Hoskins (name also borne as Jno. F. Hoskins, private, Company B (Captain Lane), 26th
Texas Cavalry, Confederate States Army, was mustered into service March 7,
1862. He was transferred to 2d Company G, same regiment, June 15, 1862, and
on the mustor roll of that company covering the
period from june 15, 1862 to 30, 1862 (only roll on
which his name is borne) he was reported discharged on account of disability.
Nothing further relative to this man has been found of record."
On Aug 13, 1913, J.M. Cardwell & G. H. Heatherly
made the following affidavit in Caldwell Co, Texas: "J.T. Hoskins
enlisted in Co B, 26th Texas Cavalry, Capt Lane- DeBrays Reg about March 1862
and served faithfully in that command.. until about
Aug 1862 when he was discharged account physical disability- He afterward
re-enlisted and served until close of war but we did not serve with him after
re-enlistment and our knowledge of this last term of service is heres We know that he was a faithful soldier during his
first term of service.
Texas Widow's Application for a Pension #25365, Mary Hoskins:
On 06 Oct6 1915, Approved 10 Oct 1915, allowed from 01 Dec 1914 Applicant:
Mrs. Mary Hoskins, Red Rock P.O., Bastrop Co, Tx.
Mary Hoskins stated that she is the widow of John T. Hoskins who died on 27
Aug 1915 in Bastrop Co, Texas. That she is 66 years old and was born in
Greenfield, Mo. That her husband had received a pension (#25365). B.V.
Hoskins & R.W. Gray gave affidavit that Mary Hoskins was a bone fide
resident of Texas since prior to 01 Jan 1900.
Killed Near Red Rock.
Early last Sunday morning Louis Lunda was killed by Jno.
Hoskins at the latter's home near Red Rock. It is reported that Lunda (Lunday) went to Hoskin's house
and seeing him asleep, as he thought, on the gallery, he picked up an ax and
advanced toward him when Mr. Hoskins arose, stepped into the house, secured
his gun and shot Lunda.
Mr. Hoskins gave himself up and upon preliminary examination was released on
$500 bond, to await the action of the grand jury.
Bastrop Co., Probate Record: #1095 - Will & Testamont
of J.T. Hoskins (Book K-547):
J.T. Hoskins died "on or about the 27th day of August 1915 in Red
Rock". He was estranged from his daughter, Callie, as evidenced by
provisions of his will...
".2 We direct that after the decease of both of us, our heirs shall
share equal excepting the portion that would fall to our daughter, Mrs.
Charlie Lunday.. We direct
that her portion be given to her daughter Miss Charlie Lunday."
James Alfred New gave the following information to his daughter (Bernice) in
1950: "Callie Emmadora Hoskins married Charlie
Lunday. John Hoskins killed Charlie Lunday. Callie's son, Norman Lunday,
killed his grandfather (John Hoskins) and was sent to the state penn. for 25 years. He upposedly did not stay there very l
James R. New:
Earl Hoskins told me that his grandfather (John Tyler Hoskins) had killed his
son-in-law, Charlie Lunday. That Charlie was a
"wife" abuser. That Charlie came after the old man one night. His
grandfather pulled out shotgun from under the bed and cilled
Charlie.
His daughter, Callie Lunday, raised her son
(Norman) to hate his grandfather. Norman Lunday
killed his grandfather.
The following excerpts are from The State of Texas vs. Norman Lunday which were held by the District Clerk's Office in
Bastrop County: "proceedings held before T.R. Mobley, Justice of the
Peace, Precinct No. 7, in and for Bastrop County, Texas, in the examination
Trail of Mr.Normat Lunday,
charged with Murder"... held 16 Sept 1915.
T.C. Nite: The day of the killing of Mr. Hoskins I
saw Norman Lundaw. I first saw him in the cold
drink stand after dinner. The cold drink stand belongs to Mr. Pester. At the
time there were Louis Voight, Joe Jung and Emmet Hancock..
Struwber Jung:
He (Norman) went out the back door of Pester's
store. I saw him again a few minutes later in the store with a gun. He was
leaning over the end of a counter, facing the front door. Had a shot gun in
his hand. He was holding the muzzle of it down towards the floor. The end of
the counter was about 15 feet from the door... I went in Mr. Fischer's store.
After I wnet (went) in there I hurt (heard) a short
(shot). I dont know how long after, but only a
short time. I couldn't say that it was in Pester's
store. I then came out of the store and saw Mr. Hoskins lying on the sidewalf. When I went out of Pester's
the screen was closed and when I came of of Fischer's it was still closed. There was some bullett holes in the
screen. I dont know how many. I saw on the floor
between the end of the counter and the door some gun wadding. Re-Direct
examination: One night, Norman came to my house. He just said he wanted a
shot gun. He wanted to go kill his grandfather. The day when I waw mr. Hoskins in town, Norman
was in the cold drink stand and had a gun in the corner. The gun was setting
right behind in the corner. Mr. J.T. Hoskins, the deceased was killed on or
about the 27th day of August in Red Rock, in Bastrop County, Texas.
Dr. N.B. Harris, witness for the State:
I am practicing physicaian in Red Rock. I examined
Mr. Hoskins, the deceased just after he was shot. He lived about an hour
after he was shot. He was shot in about the cheek bone and came out by the
eye another shot struck about the ear and did come out at all. He died from
the effects of these shots. He was lying nearer the edged of the gallery that
the the door of Pester's.
He did not have any weapons on that I saw. The bullets went in on the right
side. When he was walking down th street his right
side was toward the door of Pester's.
Mrs. J.T. Hoskins, Witness for the State:
I am Mrs. J.T. Hoskins, widow of J.T. Hoskins, deceased. The defendant Norma Lunday is my grandson. About a week before Mr. Hoskins
was killed, Norman Lunday came up to my house.
Norman came to the big gate and opened it and I asked who was that He never
gave me no answer. He came into the yard and up to
the gallery, He asked Babe, and she came to the door and said "I dont want to", and I said "What do you mean
Norman", he didn't give me no answer. He had
something in his hand. I dont k what it was. He saw
his grandpa come into the yard and he jumped back into the yard. He told his
grandpa that he was going to get Babe and he said "Allright
Norman, All right Norman". They rushed in then and I rushed between them
and the old man rushed into the house, The old man got his gun and I said
then "run Norman" and Normat run. The the old man said stop Norman, stop Norman, I dont want to hurt you. I want to talk to you. It was
about 8 or a little aftrerwards. Supper was over.
By "Babe" I mean Norma's sister, Miss Charley Lunday.
I have raised her. I have had her for seven years straight out. The night
Norman came to house, I could tell to save my soul what he had in his hand.
He held his hands behind him when he first came in.
Cross Examination:
That was a week before Mr. Hoskins was killed. I am grandmother of Norman Lunday, the defendant. Charley Lunday
is his sister. She will be seventeen years old the 12th. of
next January. She was born after her father's death. Her father was my
daughter's husband. Charley Lunday's father is
dead. He was dead before Charley was born. My husband, the deceased J.T.
Hoskins killed her father. Charley had been with me seven years. When Norman
came there he told his sister that she had to go home. By "Home" he
meant her mother's house.
James R. New:
There followed statements from several witnesses including T.R. Mobley (J.P.)
about an incident which occurred a week before J.T. Hoskins was killed. ...
The statements were to the effect that the Hoskins had come in to Red Rock
looking for Norman Lunday who was warned and hid
from them:
T.R. Mobley stated that this was the day after Norman had gone out to Hoskin's house. The witnesses stated that J.T. Hoskins
and his son, B.V. Hoskins, both had guns. That they left town without
confronting Norman who was also armed at the time.
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