Ft. Gibson Citizens Cemetery
Muskogee County, Oklahoma
Richard Trent
The below was sent to me for Richard Trent
Death of Dr. Trent.
We are sorry to announce, in this, the
first issue of our paper, the sad death o f Dr.
R. P . Trent,, of Fort Gibson. His death
resulted from a gun-shot wound, the gun
being accidently discharged by his own
hand. On last Wednesday the Doctor was
returning from a professional trip to the
country and on his road home stopped at the
residence of R. M. Walker. While there
he learned that Wm. Percival was down below
his (Percival's) orchard and had a shot
gun and being fearful least he should injure
some one of his own family, as he was very
much under the influence of liquor, the Doctor
concluded to go up and see him as he
could do more with him than anyone else.
Dr. Trent found Mr. Percival and secured
the gun. He then told I'ercival that he was
going to break his gun, thinking that he
would keep him from doing any one harm,
and turning to the fence he broke thp stock
first and then in striking the second time the
left barreli was discharged, entering his right
thigh. He was taken home and the best of
medical help secured. He died at 2:15
a. m., Monday last.
Richard Owen Trent was born in Eastburg,
"Va,, and lived there until the close of
the war. He then moved to the Cherokee
Nation. He was an able physician and had
many friends throughout the Indian Territory,
all of whom are pained tp hear of his sad
and unexpected Cn.—Muskogee Phoenix
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