Robert Williams Malone

Biography

Robert Williams Malone was a prominent businessman who owned a large ranch, mill, and business in Luling, Texas. His 1st cousin's husband,Stephen Maston Nixon, after a long-time family feud over a supposed family personal business loan Maston, felt he paid and Bob owed to the bank where Maston was president.

Robert Williams Malone was born on July 14, 1856, in Hondo, Medina, Texas, USA, Luling, Caldwell County, TX, United States. His parents were John Williams Malone and Elizabeth Willoughby Malone.

Robert married Cora Temple Wilson on July 2, 1890, in Caldwell County, Texas, USA. Together they had the following children:
Robert Wilson Malone;
Corine L Williams Paine;
Elizabeth Willo Bess Malone.

He died on May 7, 1904 in Luling, Caldwell, Texas, United States, Luling, Caldwell County, TX, United States from Gunshot wounds and was buried in Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA, Austin, Travis, TX, United States.
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About Robert Williams Malone was one of the most prominent merchants in the state of Texas, who misfortune was to cross paths with Stephen Maston Nixon[Stephen Maston Nixon, I] He a prominent and leading citizen of Caldwell County and Luling. As was the man who took his life. On the morning of May 8, 1904, the morning began as every morning in the beautiful town of Luling Texas. All of the Merchantile shops were opening for business and the town was busy getting ready for the day, nothing seemed amiss. The bank President opened the bank as usual, but the employees did notice he wasn't in his usual mild-mannered friendly outgoing man, he just walked out without saying a word to anyone. Then there was an argument again between Bob Malone and Maston Nixon, but, no one thought much of it because for a few years of family problems or a bad business deal, they always argued. Suddenly this day, everyone heard gunshots, this time Maston pulled out a gun and just started shooting Bob Malone several times until he fell dead. Mr Veazy ran out from the mercantile store to try to take the gun from Nixon and got shot and also died. No matter what the feud was about it wasn't worth the lives of two men[ [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35593758/the_st_louis_republic/?xid...]].

Killed while trying to stop this murder was his cousin/business partner, John Lipscombe Veazey. He was buried in Austin, Travis, TX, United States.

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Robert W Malone
BIRTH
14 Jul 1856
DEATH
7 May 1904 (aged 47)
BURIAL
Oakwood Cemetery Annex
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
PLOT
Section E
MEMORIAL ID
26216356 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 1
S.M."Maston" Nixon shot and killed Robert W. Malone and Colonel John L. Veazy in Luling, Texas yesterday.
Fort Worth Record. Saturday, May 7, 1904.

Courtesy of:
Sherry (#47010546)
Family Members
Spouses

Cora Temple Wilson Malone
1864–1941 (m. 1890)

Eliza Willoughby Lipscomb Barbee
1836–1918

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