Most of this story is from a 1937 issue of The Austin American…
Jefferson Dewitt England was a 41-year-old farmer. He and his 38-year-old wife, Mattie, lived on their farm, about ten miles northeast of Brownwood.
On June 3, 1937, Dewitt was found in his vegetable garden, shot in the head, with his .22 caliber rifle in his lap. The dead body of his wife was found by his side.
They had separated the month before, and had been living separately with family members in Brownwood. They returned to their farm that fateful day to divide their property. I sense things didn’t go well.
Mattie was buried at Greenleaf Cemetery, but with her parents, not her husband.
Mattie had twins in 1936. The son apparently died at birth or as an infant, but they left a ten month old daughter. -Freda