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HISTORY OF DALLAS COUNTY,
The First Pioneers of Dallas County --- Over Names Alphabetically Arranged; Including Their Children, Over 1,200.
T has been impossible to gather the names of all ent to be enrolled in this list. The State land grants in possession, while not entirely full, as some Dallas set located their lands elsewhere, have enabled me approxima to name those who came prior to July 1, 1848, at which 1 the grants ceased. In many cases I am enabled to give year of arrival. As to those arriving between July 1, 1: and the close of 1849, I have been almost entirely depend on others for information. In many cases I am also enal to give a list of the children of the first comers-in othe: could not be done without a loss of time and labor w] could not now be devoted to that object. I limit the list the year 1849, because a newspaper was then in existence record current events; because the county had then ceaser be a frontier; and because the increase of population ther ter was too rapid to justify incorporation in a list of kind. If those whose names are omitted will, either in per or writing, furnish them to me, the list shall be complete full. This applies to heads of families and their child who came to Dallas county before the close of 1849. It be a pleasure to receive the information either in person o: letter.
While the list is alphabetical, the rule is departed fı in so far as to assign the post of honor-rightfully and gr fully-to
BRYAN, JOHN NEELY, a Tennesseean, last from :
River, the first settler of Dallas county and a single m
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who came about the last of November, 1841. While yet Nacogdoches county, he married, February 26, 1843, Marga- ret, daughter of John Beeman, the first couple ever married on the soil of Dallas county. Of their children, John, the first native of the county, lives in Burnet, born February 9th, 1846; Lizzie, born in December, 1847, married Wm. Dillon and now lives at Monte- zuma, Pike county, Illinois, and recently her mother has resided with her; Luther A. lives at Decatur, Texas. Mr. Bryan once visited in California; for some years lived in Llano county; then returned to Dallas-partially lost his mind and died in 1879.
ALLEN, Simon Bolivar, merchant in 1848-lives in Bonham. ATTERBERRY, James, and family.
66 Stephen C., and family.
Jesse, and family.
66 Nathan (soldier in Mexico) and Churchill came single. . .
ANDERSON, John L., and family came from Kentucky 1846. 66 James, and family 1846.
66 single, Thomas R. and James W.
ARMSTRONG, James, and family, came in 1846; his daughter, Frances E., came, the wife of John Bursey, and is now a widow; Martha married Robert Cook, and is a widow; Nancy J. married first Wm. A. Knight, second W. Marion Moon; Mary J. married Alexander A. Thomas; Anderson, the only son, died in 1848.
AYTES, John, and family before 1849.
ARCHER, Thomas M., and family, 1846.
ASHLOCK, Josiah, and family.
ANDREWS, Ben F. and Samuel, came single.
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ALEXANDER, J. J., came single.
BURSEY, John, and wife, nee Frances E. Armstrong, came in 1846.
BADGELEY, Daniel A., and family; Job married Lydia Marks.
BALSHMIRE, Henry, married Eliza Goodwin.
BRYAN, James B. (brother of John N.) came in 1846; mar- ried (second wife) Mrs. Elizabeth Harter, nee Beeman; children, William, James and Lenore.
BAIRD, Geo. W., 1849; married Mary E. Traughber.
BETHURUM, Robert P., married Electa A. Hawpe. Ben F., married Nancy P. Elam.
BAST, Abraham, 1848, m. - Myers; children, Morgan, Jack, David, Abraham, Julia, Lucinda, Eliza.
BLEDSOE, " A.," and family, from Missouri 1846; children, Willis A. married Jane Boyle; Moses O. to Sadie George; Isaac C. to Miss Steele; Virginia to Capt. R. A. Rawlins; Bettie to Thomas Spruance; Fleming G. to Juliet Samuels. BLEDSOE, Anthony, married Martha Huitt.
Dr. Samuel T., and family, 1845.
BERNARD, Charles II., came from Illinois 1847.
BROWN, Young E., and family, 1844.
Crawford, and family, 1844.
BRANDENBURG, A., and family; Samuel came single.
BEARD, Allen, and family.
BEVERLY, Wm., 1846, married Rebecca Conover; died in Collin 1887.
BENNETT, Hiram, came in 1845; children, Madison, Hardy and C. L.
BENNETT, Wm. H., and family, 1845.
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BENNETT, William, and family, 1845.
James M., and family, 1845. Elisha and Elijah D. came single.
BURRIS, Thomas, and family.
BROWDER, Mrs. Lucy, came in 1845.
Isham, son of Lucy, and family, 1845.
Edward C., son of Lucy, 1845, m. Elizabeth Coats; his children, Pleasant S., Annie B. m. Edgar Prickett; Emma m. Dr. J. H. McCorkle; Fanny m. G. M. Over- leese.
BIRD, James, and family, from Missouri. 1844.
" Samuel P. came single.
BRUTON, Wm., patriarch, from Illinois 1845; children, Rich ard married Elizabeth Cox; James R. married Nancy Edwards.
BRITTON, Joseph, and family, 1848.
BAKER, James M., married Ruth Forester.
Artemas, came single.
BARKER, Joshua, married Sarah Hart.
BANDY, Richard T., married Aurelia A. Rawlins.
BOYD, Wm. J., married Milburn Bernetta Baggett.
BILLINGSLEY, Wm., married Arena Kirkland.
BARNES, Wm. D., married Tabitha C. Smith.
BARNES, Wm., came in 1845; in Grand Prairie fight.
BURNHAM, Horace, married Matilda Cole.
BURNETT, Wm. D., came single.
BROTHERTON, Robert K., came single. H. K.
BOWLES, Rev. Wm., a Baptist preacher, who had married Mrs. Rebecca Self, came in 1844. Of the Self children there were Ann, who married Robert Walker; Sarah E.,
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who married Judge James M. Patterson, Harvin H. an Chonac Self. The children of Mr. Bowles, by this may riage, are Harrison H., living in Kaufman, and Hanna F., who married George W. Davis.
BURFORD, Nathaniel M., came from Tennessee in 1848; n Mary Knight in 1854; their children- Mattie m. Wn Morris Freeman in 1886; Nathaniel is dead; Robert Le Jeff Mallard and May.
BARRETT, Roswell B., an orphan of Texas parentage, can with James Armstrong in 1846; married "Babe" Balı ridge.
BARRETT, James W., brother of Roswell, still single.
BLEDSOE, Allen, came in 1845; in Grand Prairie fight. BUSKIRK, Jonas, and family.
BRADSHAW, David, and family.
BEEMAN, John, and family, from Illinois to Bowie count 1840, to Bird's Fort November, 1841, to Dallas count April, 1842. His wife was Emily Hunnicut, yet living Their children-Elizabeth m. first Henry Harter in 184. going eighty miles to Bonham for that purpose, secon James B. Bryan, and third Wm. Cumby; Margaret m. Joh Neely Bryan; Wm. H. m. Martha Dye; Samuel H. m. Mai Ann Weatherford; Isaac H. died in California; James E m. Mary Hammond; Clarissa m. Walker; Nancy n Wm. W. Hobbs; Ann m. John Fugate; Caroline m. Isas Fisher-ten children-nine married.
BEEMAN, James J., in St. Charles county, Missouri, in 183( married Sarah Crawford; in Dallas, November 29, 1851, 1 married Elizabeth Baker, from Ohio. By the first marriag he had children, Mary J. (died in 1884) married first Hent Price, second Wyatt Barnett; Emily T. married Wm. ] Baker; Francis M. married Amanda McCormick; Meliss
died in youth. By his second wife J. J. had Charles A., who married Martha McCormick, and Sarah E., who mar- ried L. A. Sweet.
BEEMAN, Samuel, married in St. Charles county, Missouri, Mary Smelser (both now dead), and came November, 1846, from Calhoun county, Illinois. Of their children, John S. married Isabel Bryan in Illinois -- came with his father; Ruth married Adam C. Haught, whose first wife, Margaret, was a sister of her father; Nancy (in Illinois) married Wm. Hunnicut; Isaac married Hannah Bethurum; Temperance married Moore; Mary married Benj. Lanham; Peter married Matilda Riggs; William and Jacob were killed in the Confederate army; Kate married Newton Husted. The three brothers brought twenty-four children to Dallas county, including those born here.
CALDWELL, Solomon, and family, from Illinois 1842.
Wm., and family, from Illinois.
66. Timothy, came single, married Nancy Ray.
CORLEY, Adelbert, son of the Rev. Sam. Corley, the Mexican war soldier, came in 1848; for thirty years has been clerk of Red River county.
COLE, John P., and family, moved to Tarrant.
CORCORAN, John T., and family, 1845.
CRABTREE, William, and family.
COCHRAN, William M., and wife, nee Nancy J. Hughes, Tennesseeans, came from Missouri in 1843. He died April 24, 1853-she died October 15, 1877; of their children, John H. married Martha Johnson; Archelaus M. first mar- ried Laura, one of the "Knights of '46," second Mrs. Mary Collins, nee Jenkins; Wm. P. married Amanda M. Law- rence; James M. (born in Dallas county June 1, 1846,) married first Maggie B. Lively, second Nannie Clark, third
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Hattie Bourland; George W. died single in 1872; Marths A. married William Harris.
CRUTCHFIELD, Thomas F., and family, from Kentucky 1845; children, James O. m. Fanny Floyd; Albertus went to California; Th. Ella m. G. S. C. Leonard; Ophelia m. John J. Eakins, who died in 1886; Minerva m. John W. Swindells; Betty m. John W. Lane. CousY, Mrs. Nancy, and family.
" Thomas W., came single.
CASEY, John, and family.
Harvey, came single.
Harry, came single.
CORNELIUS, Abner P., and family.
CRUMPACKER, Daniel and Joel, came single.
CHESHIRE, Thomas, and family.
COOK, John C., married Elvira Mays.
CARVER, Solomon, and family.
Abraham, and family.
66 Daniel, came single.
CHENOWETH, James F., and family.
66 Thomas, married Hannah Keenan.
CLARK, A. J. (old Texian) came in 1845-in Grand Prairie fight, married Sarah Myers; their son, H. C., in Dallas. CLARK, Henry, and family.
" Wm., came in 1845-his family came with Judge Pats - terson in January, 1846.
CATES, James, came in 1844; in Grand Prairie fight; married Elvira Fay. =
CAMPBELL, Thomas J., came single. CHAPMAN, John C., and family. 66 Robert, came single.
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'OR, Jacob, came single. LOCK, Jacob G., came single.
rs, Samuel, and family, from Illinois 1845. Thomas D., and family, from Illinois 1845. Marion A., and Wm. B. came single.
John H., and wife, from Illinois 1842.
George, from Illinois 1842. James, from Illinois 1844. Davis B., from Illinois 1844.
Hartwell B., from Illinois 1844.
Joseph, married Narcissa Elam. William, married Mary Dike. OVER, Dr. W. W., came 1845. PBELL, Thomas A., married Margaret A. Coombes. R, Wm., and family.
Henry, came single. NOR, Wm. D., married Mary Fikes. PENTER, Timothy, and family came in 1843. WLEY, Richard, married Almeda Leake.
Benj. F., married Edna Leake.
DER, Dr. - , came in 1842, killed by Indians in Col- : February, 1843 (see narrative).
IBES, Wm., and family, from Kentucky 1843; children Leven G. m. Jane H. Heady; Zachariah Ellis m. becca F. Bedford; Isaac N. m. Berrilla K. Myers; Mar- ret A. m. Thos. A. Campbell and died in Missouri in 69; Mary M. m. Levi M. Bumpas; Rebecca F. m. Wm. Holt and is dead. Children by a second wife, Samuel H., hn W. and three daughters.
3S, Joseph, and family (Cedar Hill) came before July, 48; of his children Zur m. Sarah Evans; Wm. S. m. Eliza- th J. Evans; Robert.
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HISTORY OF DALLAS COUNTY,
CHOWNING, Robert, came in 1845.
J. W. m. Nancy Myers in Illinois-j Prairie fight in 1846; found the murdered Phelps 1848-lives in Denton.
COUCH, Henderson, as foreman of the jury at the 1 ever held in Dallas county, December, 1846, he eleven colleagues divorced Mrs. Charlotte M. Dal her husband, Joseph Dalton; and before the sun day glided to the " Heathen Chinee" side of the § said Henderson Couch and Charlotte M. Daltor and constitutionally, were husband and wife. It first civil suit-Dalton vs. Dalton-ever tried i county; yet some people of this day imagine that th Timers " of Dallas were of the backwoods, ",
' Traveller," non-progressive class, such as are fou away in certain spots in New York, New Jersey, vania, and possibly a few in North Carolina and but never in the prairies of the Great West or S Let all such realize the electric dispatch of busine: Dallas days, and be convinced of their former impressions-then tip their beavers to the memory derson and Charlotte Couch.
CHENAULT, Wesley M., and family came in 1845.
William, came single, a soldier in Mexico Ruth Ann Jackson, died in 1886.
CAMERON, David R., and family, from Missouri among his children were Chris C., L. Frank and ' COCKRELL, Wesley, and family came in 1846.
COOK, Henry, and family, before 1849.
COLE, Dr. John, wife and mostly grown children ca Arkansas 1843; their children, Calvin G., married sas Elvira Reeder; James M., m. Sarah Bennett;
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. Elizabeth Preston; Martin V., m. Maggie Preston: seph, m. Jennie Overton; Malinda, m. (second wife of) imes N. Smith; Eliza, m. Jefferson Tilley, and is a widow Arkansas; Louisa, m. A. G. Walker, and is dead; Wm. . lives in Medina county, m. Mary Bennett.
K, Williford W., brother of Robert M., came in 1845. K, Robert M., surveyor, came in 1845; m. Martha Arm- rong.
INER, Abraham, and family, came before 1846.
ICKETT, John M., and wife came from Tennessee October, 847.
LINS, James, and wife Nancy came in 1846.
Thomas, brother of James and wife Mary, came in 846.
LINS, Albert G. and wife Pamelia came from Kentucky 846; their children-Orzelia m. John Shipley, now a idow; James, William, Joel and Henry are dead; Foster Louisiana; Joseph and Albert G. living; Martha m. Jacob rvay and lives in Wyoming; Annie m. P. King Taylor id lives in Cisco, Texas. The parents are still living.
TER, Wormley, born in Loudon county, Virginia, June ›, 1816; removed from Kentucky to Missouri 1843; to allas in May, 1846; married Lucy Anderson; since 1880 is lived near Lewisville, Denton county.
TER, Asher W., brother of Wormley, married Elizabeth . Wood.
KRELL, Alexander, came from Missouri in 1845; - was a ontier soldier and partly in Mexico; married Sarah H. orton; was killed in Dallas April 3, 1858. His widow ill resides in the old homestead, the abode of hospitality. heir children-Aurelia married Mitchell Gray and is dead; obert married Gillie Jones and died in 1886; Frank M. is
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HISTORY OF DALLAS COUNTY,
Alderman Cockrell, of the Todd Mills; Alexander mar Ettie Fulkerson, and is a "ranchero " on Mountain cr CROW, Wm. M., and family came in 1847.
CARDER, Wm. P., and family came in 1845; his sons, El and Christopher, were soldiers in Mexico, and died in city about Christmas, 1847. His wife, nee Brumfield, a sister of Mrs. Amon McCommas.
DOOLEY, George W., and family, before 1848.
DURRETT, George W., and family, before 1848.
DANIEL, John H., came from Missouri in 1845-a soldier the Mexican war-married Rebecca Ray in Dallas coul Their children, William R. married Josephine McComr Mary Frances married. George H. Alexander, now of F deman county; "John Henry " died March 5, 1885; B F .; Sterling Price; Edmund W. married first En McCommas, second Ettie Wilkinson; Charles A., Mar J., and the last is " Arthur Ellis Coombes Daniel:"
DYKES, Thomas, came single in 1845; a soldier in Mex and died in New Orleans en route home.
DURGIN, Charles H., merchant, came from Massachus 1845; married Elizabeth B. Thomas, and is long decea His widow is vice president of the Dallas County Pior Association.
DAKAN, Dr. Perry, married Ann R. Walker, who died California. He returned, and died in Texas.
DYE, Benjamin, sr., and family came from Kentucky in 18 His children-Enoch, now dead, married a daughter Rev. Abner Keen; Benj,, jr., and Wm. H. died sin Joseph F. went to California in 1853; George lives in ] las county; Martha E. is the wife of Wm. H. Beeman; St first married Vassella and is now the wife of
Mitchell; Miranda married Madison Bennett; Ac is the wife of Wm. A. McDermett.
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E, William, brother of Benj .; died single.
WDY, Alanson, married Rebecca Shelton.
WNING, Wm. W., came single.
INAWAY, Foster W., came single.
XON, Solomon W., and family.
IMAY (or Dernay) Charles, came in 1845-in Grand Prairie fight.
AVIS, Hinson C., and family.
John W., Benj. F. and Jeremiah came single.
LLIS, Thomas M., and wife, nee Witt, came from Illinois in 1845. One of their daughters married Middleton Perry, Mary married Jones Green, -married W. L. White, Wm. F. married Miss Smith, John T. married Miss Stewart, James H. married Mary E. Rawlins.
ELAM, Wm. B., wife Mary and family from Illinois 1845.
" Isaac, wife Margaret and family, 1847.
W. M., and family.
Jesse, and family.
Andrew, Benton and several others came single.
ELLIOTT, Sanders, came in 1845.
ELKINS, Smith, elected chief justice in 1850, and quit the country under a domestic cloud.
EDWARDS, Isaac, and family.
FERRIS, Morris, and family came before 1846.
FLOYD, George, and family.
FYKE, Elisha, and family.
Archer, came single.
FORTNER, Milford F., and family.
FROST, Benj., and family.
Thomas, came single.
"ERRIS, Warren A., surveyor, and family came from Nacog- doches in 1846.
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FLEMING, Wm., and family came in 1846.
Geo. W., came single in 1846; married Louisa Ja Britton.
FRANKLIN, Levi, married Nancy Rogers.
FLETCHER, - -, married Miss Henry.
FORTNER, John, and family came in 1844; now lives at Vini Indian Territory; his children-Amos, Mary J. marr George Burgoon; Caroline married George Nash.
FREEMAN, Mrs. Mary Ann, and family came 1846.
Wm. S., and wife Susan came in 1846.
FONDREN, John R., came in 1846.
GLOVER, George W., and family came in 1843.
GOODWIN, Micajah, and family came before 1846. -
Thos. R., came single.
GALLOWAY, D. R. S. C., married Jane Manning.
GRACEY, Marquis D. L., came in 1846; married Amanda Harris.
GRACEY, Emory A., married Miss Matlock.
Grundy C., Sabine and Wm. T .; Amanda marr Goodnight.
GILL, Eldridge, came in 1849; married Mrs. Lucinda McD ald, nee Smith.
GUNNELS, Washington, married Polly Sparks.
GOOD, Noah, and family came in 1846.
GREATHOUSE, Archibald, and family came in 1844.
GARKINS, George, and wife Easter came in 1847.
GILBERT, MABEL, and wife Martha came from Bird's Fort March, 1842, Mrs. Gilbert being the first white lady reach Dallas, though followed on the 4th of April by M John Beeman, yet living, and her daughters. Mr. Gilb had formerly been a steamboat commander.
GRIFFIN, Elder Thacker Vivian, a preacher of the " Ch: tian " church, born 1800-came to Dallas in 1846; organi
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the first church of his denomination in Dallas county at Hord's Ridge, and died in 1852 or '53. His only son died in the Confederate army. His only daughter, Elizabeth A., is the, [to this writer and his family especially, ] esteem- ed wife of Dr. Albert A. Johnston.
GRAY, Andrew K. and Daniel H., came single. GREEN, Jones, came in 1845; his wife was Mary Ellis. GRAHAM, Joseph, and family. 66 Milton H., came single.
GOAR, John, and family; his daughter Matilda married Nor- vell R. Winniford.
GROUNDS, Robert, and large family, came in 1845. 1
GREEN, Mrs. Martha P., and family.
GARVIN, Thomas, came single.
HOWELL, John and wife Parthena came in 1845; their children -Virginius, James, Hartwell (lost in the Confederate army),
Lizzie (Mrs. John Wright), Salome (Mrs. John M. Hervay), Charles, married Miss Thomas.
HICKLIN, Wm. J., and family came in 1845. He was killed out West.
HORTON, Enoch, sr., and family, from Russell county, Vir- . ginia, arrived November 29, 1844. His children (excepting a married daughter, who came ten years later,) were Mary, who married Marlin M. Thompson; John married Margaret Hopkins; James married first Jane Phillips, second Mrs. Molly King, nee Morton; Sarah H. married Alexander Cockrell; Enoch, jr., married first Nancy C. Reed, second Lucy Lanier (now Mrs. Sam P. Cross); Robert died single in California; Martha married her cousin, Wm. Horton, and died soon after reaching Dallas; Rachel died single; Lucy married A. B. Lanier; Emarine married the late Joseph C. Reed. Of all this large family Mrs. Cockrell alone sur-
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vives, as one of the honored landmarks of early, or rath ante-Dallas days.
HORD, Wm. H., and wife Mary J. (nee Crockett) came fro North Carolina 1845; their children, Thomas A., Ferdinar P., Mattie J. (Mrs. J. A. Crawford).
HUNT, Edward W., came in 1846; first married Jane / Thomas, second Olivia H. Winn.
HUNT, John L., brother of E. W., came in 1846, went California in 1849 or '50, and lives there now.
HENRY, J. Paul, sr., married Miss Fletcher.
Houx, Nicholas, and family came in 1848.
HAMBRICK, N. M., and wife came in 1847.
HOBBS, Wm. W., came in 1842, married Nancy Beeman. HUITT, John, and family came in 1843.
Roland, brother of John, came in 1843. HIBBERT, J. B., came in 1845.
. HETHERINGTON, John C., came in 1846; married Susan A Drake.
HART, Abe, came in 1847; married Elizabeth Ray.
. HILL, Mrs. S. J., came in 1845.
Houx, James M., and family.
HARTER, Henry, married Elizabeth Beeman.
HARWOOD, Alex. M., and family, Tennesseeans, but last from Missouri, in 1844. The parents died at Harwood Spring! as did their son, N. B., and his wife, the parents of Wm A. Harwood, formerly district clerk, now of Dimmit county. Their daughter, Melissa T., first married Jacobs and in 1846 Josiah S. Phelps, and died about Jan uary 1st, 1848, Mr. Phelps being killed by Indians April 1848. Their only child, then a few months old, is Dickey (wife of Henry C.) Miller, of Tarrant county. "
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married daughter yet lives in Missouri. Susan O. married Wm. A. Stewart.
HARWOOD, Alexander, (so long county clerk), who married Sarah Peak. He died July 31, 1885. Their son, Ripley B., married Lucy Keller, and has a son named Alexander. Their daughter, Juliet, is the wife of James J. Collins. HENDERSON, John, married Malvina Kimbell.
HICKMAN, Henry, married Elizabeth Newton.
HANBY, J., married Susan Smith.
HUTTON, V. J., and wife came in 1845 or '46. HUSTED, Harrison, and family came in 1845.
James G., N. J., S. F. and others came single. HARGROEDER, Mrs. Mary, and family, before July, 1848. HOBBS, James, and family, before July, 1848.
Wm. W., married Nancy Beeman.
HART, Jacob, and family, before July, 1848. Abraham, married Elizabeth Ray.
HANNA, Amariah and family, before July, 1848.
HARDING, John M., and family, before July, 1848. HUGHES, William, and family, before July, 1848. HALFORD, Jeremiah, and family, before 1848.
J. W., came single, HENDERSON, Noah, and family. HUNNICUT, Wm. C., and family, 1844.
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HALL, Jacob C., and family, before 1848. HALL, John. and family, before 1848. COLLOWAY, Joseph H., before 1848.
)imnl ALL, Henry H., came single, married Anderson.
ARRIS, John, and family, before 1848. William, came before 1848.
out Je 3 April Daniel, and family, before 1848. HT, Adam C., from Illinois in 1845; married first Mar
is et Beeman, second Ruth Beeman.
nty.
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HAUGHT, Peter, came in 1845; a soldier in Mexico; married S. J. Pruitt.
HAUGHT, Samuel A., came in 1845; a soldier in Mexico, and raised a large family.
JENKINS, William, wife and children came from Missouri in 1845-died in 1872; their children, Mary A. married first James Collins, second A. M. Cochran; Lizzie married Eugene Lively; Hannah E. married Gabriel A. (Dood) Knight; America S. married Coany; Miron E. married Celeste Brown; Sarah married Chas. Fladger; Rufus Henry and Willis L.
JACKSON, John, wife and children came from Missouri in 1846; their children were Andrew Sloan Jackson, a soldier in Mexico, married Elizabeth Dye; William was & soldier in Mexico, came home sick and died September 12, 1848; James E. married Diana Davis; Good married Miss Thomas; George married Molly Nash; Ruth Ann married Wm. Chenault.
KUHN, Anton, came in 1845 or '46-the first blacksmith in the town of Dallas, though Allen, slave of John Huitt, and yet living, was the first, it is said, in the whole county. Mr. Kuhn afterwards migrated to Oregon.
KEIFER, Benj., came single.
KELLER, Samuel, and family came before July, 1848.
KIMMELL, Mrs. Catharine, and family came before July, 1848.
KIMMELL, Philip, and family came before July, 1848. KIRK, John W., came single, before July, 1848.
KENNEDY, Mrs. Mary, and family came before July, 1848. KEENAN, Thomas, and family came in 1842; of his children there were Marion; Betsey married Hiram Vail; Mary mar- ried James Newby; Hannah married Thos. Chenoweth. KEEN, Rey. Abner, and family came before July, 1848. -
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KEEN, Wm. H., and family came before July, 1848.
W. W., and family came before July, 1848.
John S., married Olive S. Merrill.
John W., married Nancy Turner.
THE KNIGHTS.
History teems with the brilliant and chivalrous actions of various orders of ancient Knights, and the people of to- lay are confronted with the Knights of Pythias, the Knights of Honor, the Knights Templar and the Knights of Labor, 'an organization whose benevolent intent is sometimes marred y petty political place hunters, on office bent); but, with a measure of trepidation, I venture to present to the readers of ;his little work a disentangled, intelligible arrangement and semi-official portrayal of the Dallas
"KNIGHTS OF '46."
KNIGHT, OBEDIAH W., first married in Tennessee Mary Ann Knight, but not a relative. She died, and he married in the same State Serena C. Hughes, yet living in North Dal- las. They came in 1846. By the first marriage there were first, Wm. A., who first married Mary Stillwell, and second Mary Jane Armstrong (now Mrs. W. M. Moon); second, John W., married Sally Stewart (who lives in Decatur), and died in 1870; third, Mary, married Nat. M. Burford in 1854; fourth, Elizabeth B., married Jefferson Mallard, of Jacksonville, in 1857; fifth, Gabriel A. (commonly called Dood), married Hannah T. Jenkins. By the second mar- riage came, sixth, Henry, who died a youth; seventh, Laura, who married A. M. Cochran and is dead; eighth, Monroe D., killed by a horse in youth; ninth, Sophronia, died young; tenth, Mattie A., married Wm. H. Lemmon and is dead; eleventh, Kate, married John Field; twelfth, William H. (second Wm.) married Bessie Turner, and lives in Hill
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