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there are CISCO CLAN descendants living there to this day. Some researchers
have speculated that the land bounty granted to BENJAMIN because of his war
service was in Oklahoma, however, it actually appears the land in Louisiana
described earlier in this chapter was the bounty given to him by the government.
At any explanation, however, the BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FOY family did not
last long in Oklahoma.

MARY ELIZABETH PAYNE JACKS FOY, the second wife of BENJAMIN, was
affectionately called POLLYANNA. She died in Kosse, Limestone County,
Texas on June 13, 1886 and was buried in the Eutaw Cemetery.

A letter written by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FOY about POLLYANNA’s death
has survived and is in possession of some family members, perhaps unknown to
them. None of the FOY researchers I have talked with have seen the original but
there are several copies circulating around. BENJAMIN wrote the letter to W.
F. JACKSON in Blackwell, Texas. W.F. JACKSON was the husband of MARY

ELIZABETH’s child by her prior marriage to JOHN JACKS; that child being
EMILY VIRGINIA JACKS, also known as JENNIE.

The following is the text of that letter to the daughter of POLLYANNA:

“This is to inform you that Pollyanna died at 2:00 o’clock Sunday. She was
unwell the day before but never went to bed. On Sunday morning she was
quite pert and went to see old lady Sowders, who was dying. She had been
there but a little while before she complained of her head and said she was
deaf. She was purple in the face. She was put to bed, but never spoke
anymore and died in four hours. The Doctor was at hand but he could get
nothing down her. It was a stroke of apoplexy. The old lady Sowders soon
after died. There were two corpuses in the house at the same time- both
placed in four feet of each other, the graves being already dug in their proper
places. This connection of corpse placed in order. Then singing commenced
“This Earth Is Not My Home”. Each corpse was taken up and barne to their
separate graves under the most exciting thing I have ever witnessed at a
burial. This was done at the graveyard. Both corpses were carried to the
graveyard at the same time. There were 25 or 30 wagons and buggies in
train. We are needing rain very badly or our corn will be a failure.

B.F. FOY”

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