In memory of
Charlie A. Batts
1879
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- April 22, 1879, aged 17
Their life
Charlie A. Batts was a 17-year old jailer employed by the Bastrop County Sheriff's Office at the county jail. On Tuesday, April 22, 1879, while on duty at the county jail, Batts, two men and a boy were struck by lightning. Batts was killed and the other three people survived.
Batts was buried in the Fairview Cemetery in Bastrop, Bastrop County.
Survived by
He was survived by his parents and at least 5 siblings.
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