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county; thirteenth, Eppes G., married Fanny L. Patton in 1887; fourteenth, Robert E. Lee, now a law student; fif teenth, Archelaus J., still a youth; and sixteenth, Josie died a little girl.
KNIGHT, GABRIEL A., sr., brother of Ob. W., came in 184€ and died a bachelor.
[There is a worthy family from Missouri, of the sam name, but not relatives, scattered in Dallas, Brownwood Colorado City and Weatherford, but they came since th Confederate war.]
KENISON, Daniel W., came single, married Mary Horn. LARNER, Wm., married Mary Jennings in Illinois-came :
1842-raised a large family; both dead and children scs tered.
LEONARD, George L., and family came from Tennessee 1843. [A portion of this family spell the name Lenar His children were George S. C., married Thomas E Crutchfield, and both dead; Wmn. M., John R., Jacki L., married Mittie Hearne, and both dead; Samuel married Mattie Miller and is dead; Washington C ; Eli beth, married John W. Wright; Mattie; and Joseph married Annie Jeffries.
LONG, Henry C., came single, married
LAVENDER, Mrs. M. II., and family, from Illinois 1845.
J. J., and wife Lucy A. came in 1846.
LAUGHLIN, J. Y., and wife Abby C. came in 1849.
J. P., and wife came in 1849.
LEDBETTER, Oliver V., and wife Margaret came in 1848.
W. II., came in 1846.
66 Rev. Arthur, married Elizabeth Pearson.
LANIER, John, and family came before 1846. 66 Archibald, son of John, married Lucy Hor Lucy married Enoch Horton.
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LEE, J. B., and family came before 1848; his children were John, Thomas, Lee and three daughters.
LAWRENCE, John P., married Fanny Coats. LYNCH, John, married Mahala Warner.
LATIMER, James W., founder of the Dallas Herald in 1849, came from Red River county in that year and died in 1859. He was a good writer-left a widow and several children, all or nearly all of whom are now dead. His parents came from Tennessee to Red River in 1834. His death was deplored as a loss to Dallas.
LOVING, James, and family came before July, 1848.
Samuel P., came single.
LEAKE, Anthony M., and family, before July, 1848.
LACEY, Philemon, came single before July, 1848.
LINNEY, Parry, and family, before July, 1848 .-
ONGLEY, Thomas, and family, before July, 1848.
MARSH, Harrison C., wife Polly and family came in 1843. Their children-Thos. C. married Hannah Husted; Ellen married Henry Daggett; John D. married Rebecca Perry; Mary married - McAlister; Lizzie married Ephraim M. Daggett, jr .; Martha Ann married Mark Eliston; Polly (pet name Pete) married Wm. Neill.
The extraordinary fact is stated that, during their forty- ur years' residence in Dallas county, there has never been a bath in this esteemed family.
THE M'COMMAS FAMILY.
LDER AMON McCOMMAS, with his wife, nee Mary Brumfield, and children, came from Missouri in 1844. He hailed from Virginia, stopping for repairs, successively, in Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois and Missouri. Of his children, James B. married Miss Shields before coming; John (a soldier in the
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Mexican war) married in Dallas county Missouri Tucker Elisha married Rhoda Ann Tucker; William M. married Julia Tucker; Amon, jr., married Nancy Seals; Stepher B. died a soldier in the City of Mexico, December 24, 1847 Rosa married Jesse Cox; Armilda married Benj. F. Flea man; Mary E. married John W. Herndon.
McCOMMAS, Stephen B., sr., brother of Amon, came with his family. His son, Burke, died a soldier in the City o Mexico, about Christmas, 1847. Of . his other children Serena married Rufus Bennett, and of John I have n data. 1
McCOMMAS, John C., brother of Amon and Stephen, cam with them married-was a soldier in Mexico, and now live in Young county.
McCOMMAS, Mrs. Lavinia, a sister-in-law of the three brothers with her family, came with them.
MOORE, Benj. S., came single-married Martha Weather ford.
MYERS, William, and family came in 1843; his son Meredit! married Miss Eddy.
McCoy, John C., came single in 1845; married Cora M McDermett, who died in 1853; he died April 30, 1887.
MOUNTS, Jesse V., and family came in 1844; he commande in the Grand Prairie skirmish in 1846.
MOUNTS, Thomas A., married Eliza J. Harmison.
George, died a soldier in the City of Mexico, Decen ber, 1847. .
MOUNTS, J. H.
MINTER, Rev. Green, came before 1846.
McCANTS, Joshua, and family came before July, 1845-i Grand Prairie fight.
MODERMETT, J. B., came from Arkansas in 1847, his siste
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Lucy being of his family. Of his children, Mary M. mar- ried Joseph Parker; William A. married Addie Dye; Hen- rietta married John Tenison; Cora M. married John C. McCoy; Dr. David Porter married Talitha Smith and lives in Pilot Grove; Sam died in New Mexico; Josephine A. married Ulysses Matthews; Edward J. was killed in the naval battle of Mobile.
CKAMY, Wm. C., wife Rachel and family; their children, William C., John L., Charles and perhaps others.
DON, Jesse and wife Mary J. came from Missouri in 1845; of their children, E. G. died at fifteen; Jesse in 1872; Julia married Ellis C. Thomas; Martha married Matt. J. Moore; Nancy E. married Joseph C. McConnell; W. Marion mar- fried Mrs. Mary J. Knight, nee Armstrong; Sarah J.
ILLER, Madison M., long a merchant at Pleasant Run, near Lancaster, came in 1846; he married first Mary Rawlins, econd Emma A. Dewey, (now Mrs. Wm. B. Miller). ILLER, William B., wife and children came from Kentucky 1847. By his first wife he had children, Charilaus (Crill), who married Miss Walker; Alonzo; Mattie married 5.
Frank Leonard; Molly married George W. Guess; Jen- ie married Chas. D. Kanady; Susan married Frank Rob- erson (who died in 1867), and is now the wife of Dr. Jacob Ewing, of Dallas. By his present wife, Emma A. (for- herly widow of Madison M. Miller, of Lancaster, and nee Emma A. Dewey,), he has Minnie, wife of Philip B. Miller, Charles and Richard.
LER, James T., came single, a blacksmith; went to Cali- ornia.
LER, Stephen H., came single before July, 1848.
THEWS, Ulysses, married Josephine A. McDermett. ORMAN, John H., married Susan Hickman.
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MARKHAM, George, a soldier in Mexico, married Hannah Cox.
MONEYHAM, James J., and family came in 1843; moved to Tarrant county, and finally left the State.
MONEYHAM, Joseph William, and family came in 1843; his son married and died at Letot; a daughter married - Taylor.
MORRIS, Wm., and family came in 1844-his children, James! M., Samuel, L. D. and Preston W. died single-Melissa married Snyder Kennedy.
MOONEY, James, came in 1845-in Grand Prairie fight. MITCHELL, John, came in 1845-in Grand Prairie fight. MATHIS, James, came in 1845-in Grand Prairie fight.
McCARNY, Perry, and family came in 1846.
MASTERS, Wm., and family came in 1846.
MORRIS, Richard, young Englishman, came in 1848-died. MCCRACKIN, Anson, and family came in 1845.
MAY, William C., and family.
MERRILL, Adolph G. M., came single. -
MERRILL, David, and family came in 1844; among hi children were Benjamin, Robert, Samuel and Eli.
ELDER DAVID MYERS' FAMILY.
MYERS, Elder David, a Baptist preacher and patriarch of large family, came from Illinois in 1845-left a fine record a Christian pioneer. Born in Kentucky, he came from Jerse county, Ill. Elder Myers organized the first and still the well known "Union " Baptist church in Dallas county, M. 10th, 1846, the original members being J. B. Lee and wi P. A., Franklin Bowles, Letitia Myers and John M. Myer of whom the latter is the only survivor. Thomas Keens and wife and Mrs. Kesiah Myers were the three first addie tions to the church.
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HIS CHILDREN,
NANCY married J. W. Chowning in '34, came in 1845; John M., (the second Elder,) married in 1842 Kessiah Wiley, came in 1845; Emiline married J. H. Whitlock, came in in 1845-died early; Elizabeth married Wm. Barnes, and died soon; Sarah married A. J. Clark, an old Texian [Henry C. Clark, of Dallas, is their son]; B. C. married Penina Fyke; Jemima married Archer Fyke; Mary married D. H. Wise; Geo. W. married Lucy Peak in Illinois; Harriet married A. G. Brant; Elder David has a hundred descend- ants, mostly in Texas.
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CHILDREN OF ELDER JOHN M. MYERS.
Elizabeth married J. S. Bailey; Mary married William Mosely; Martha married J. J. Stubbs; J. S. married M. V. Cooper; Douglas married Eugenia Hoffman; G. F. married Ella Kennedy; Letty married James Mc Whorter; Nancy married W. T. McKamy; Lewis remains open to negotiations.
MERRILL, Elder Eli, and wife Mary came in 1844; of their children, Julia married John W. Wright; Cornelius married Margaret Dickinson; John M. married Sue Whitman; Thomas was murdered at Van Horn's Wells, near the Rio Grande; and Geo. C. Merrill.
MERRILL, Charles D., and family.
MCCOMBS, Joshua, came single.
McDOWELL, John, came single before July, 1848.
MUNDEN, Joseph, and family, before July, 1848.
METCALF, John J., and family came before July, 1848-a surveyor, and died in Palo Pinto county.
MOORE, James, came before July, 1848.
Jesse and John T., came single before July, 1848.
MARKS, Watts, and family, before July, 1848.
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HISTORY OF DALLAS COUNTY,
MORSE, Frederick, and family, before July, 1848. MANNING, Mrs. Delilah, and family, before July, 1848.
66 Thomas G., came single before July, 1848.
66 Andrew J., and family, before July, 1848.
MILLS, Edward, and family, before July, 1848.
James, came single before July, 1848.
" John, came single before July, 1848.
McDANIEL, Aaron, came single before July, 1848.
NEWBY, James, came single, married Mary Keenan.
NEELY, Charles, came single before July, 1848.
NYE, John, came in 1846; his children, Margaret married Malone; D. H. to Mary Myers; Francis M. to Caro- line Drake; Louisa to Lewis Cook; Sarah to W. J. Ander- son; Daniel to Mary Fyke.
NEWTON, Harvey H., and family, before July, 1848.
66 Charles G., and family, before July, 1848.
66 Samuel G., came at the same time-died in San Antonio.
NARBOE, three Norwegian brothers, came in 1845-John P. and wife died; Peter married Jane Robinson. Peter, Paul and John, single, went to California about 1850 or '51.
NOBLE, John, came in 1845; in Grand Prairie fight.
NANNY, Andrew T., came single in 1847, married Susan Ray; his children, Benj., Amos, Levy, Rebecca, and per- haps others.
NORTON, Daniel E., came single, married Margaret E. Strong.
NATIONS, John W., came single, married Darcus Baugh. NIX, John, and family came before July, 1848.
OVERTON, Aaron, and family came in 1844.
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FROM 1837 TQ 1887.
66 Caswell, and family came in 1844.
John M., and family came in 1844. Wm. P., and John C. came single in 1844.
GUINN, Wm., and family came before July, 1848.
66 Stephen C. and Leonidas, came single.
ATRICK, Callaway H. and wife, came to the county in 1846. He had been in it in 1841 with an Indian scout. He married Rhoda I., daughter of Abraham T. Smith, killed by Indians in Young county, 1841.
HELPS, Josiah Smith, came in 1845, and was a surveyor; in March, 1846, at Harwood Springs (Kleburg), this still being Nacogdoches county, he married Mrs. Melissa T. Jacobs, daughter of Alex. M. Harwood, sr .; she died about Jan- uary, 1848, leaving an only infant child, "Dickey," now Mrs. Henry C. Miller, Azle P. O., Tarrant county. Mr. Phelps was killed by Indians April 9, 1848. [See the nar- rative elsewhere.]
ANCOAST, Josiah, a soldier in the Grand Prairie fight and in Mexico, married Mary Ann Young; moved to San Antonio, reared seven daughters, and died there. He was a brother of the celebrated medical author, Dr. Pancoast, of Phila- delphia.
EARSON, Wm. H., and family came in 1844.
Dudley F., a soldier in Mexico.
OPPLEWELL, Simcoe, single.
ULLIAM, Wm. H., and family came in 1845. Marshall S., single, came in 1845.
John L., single, came in 1845-soldier in Mexico.
RUITT, William, and family.
Martin, single.
ARKS, Elias C., came in 1845.
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Aleck) married Virginia Bledsoe; Elder William mar in Illinois.
RAWLINS, Pleasant K., as above; his stepson, Thomas S] ance, married Bettie Bledsoe; his son, A. H. Rawlins, I ried first Maggie Swindells, second Georgie Rogers; R. (Dod) married Henrietta Jacobs; John S. married M Peacock; Lucy A. married Robert Brotherton, who die 1866 or '67, and she is now the wife of Irvine Laven Mary E. married James Henry Ellis; Benj. S. died in 11
RAWLINS, Elder William, son of Elder Roderick, and far came in 1846. His children are Hubbard M., Geo Allen, Frank, Malinda, Lucinda and Mrs. Richard Bandy.
ROGERS, Elijah, married Lourina Crowley.
ROBINSON, John B., came before July, 1848.
ROBERTSON, Mrs. Elizabeth, and family, before July, 1: Hugh, and family, before July, 1848.
66 Joseph M., came single before July, 1848.
RHODES, Elisha L., and family, before July, 1848. Frederick, and family, before July, 1848.
RAY, Robert, and family came from Illinois in 1845. Of children, all coming with him, Susan married Andrew Nanny and Mary married Benj. F. Andrews, both in Illin William married Lucinda Hart; Elizabeth married Hart; Rebecca married John H. Daniel, a soldier in Mexican war; Nancy married Timothy Caldwell; . married Joseph Lockett; of twin boys, Robert mai Emiline McCommas and Samuel married Miss W. Martha married James Kinchelow, who died a prisone Camp Douglas, Chicago-ten and all married.
RAY, George M., came in 1846 from Tennessee. His .
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Subrina, is now the widow of James Sheppard, residing in Dallas with her stepdaughter, Mrs. E. A. (Dr. A. A.) Johnston.
ROWE, Wm., and family, before July, 1848.
66 Wm. B., and family, before July, 1848.
" John M. and Wm. H., single, before July, 1848.
RILEY, James R., and family, before July, 1848.
Thomas, came single before July, 1848.
RAMSEY, Isaac, and family, before July, 1848. ROMINE, Wm., came single before July, 1848. REEDY, E. L., came single before July, 1848.
RENFRO, Creath, and family-removed to the frontier, where he and his son were killed by Indians in 1859 or '60.
RAY, James, came single before July, 1848.
REAM, Mrs. Sarah, and family, before July, 1848. Sylvester, came single before July, 1848.
ROBERTS, Joel, and family, before July, 1848.
RAMSEY, Samuel, and family, before July, 1848.
RATTAN, Thomas, and family came from Illinois 1841-settled in Collin; of his children, Hamp, then of Bird's Fort, was killed by Indians, one and one-half miles southwest of Carrollton, Dallas county, Christmas day, 1841 [see the narrative elsewhere]; Littleton; John died in Collin; Mary married Wm. Fitzhugh; Harriet married Andrew J. Witt, and died in Dallas; Ann married James W. Throckmorton; Hugh married a daughter of David Turner; Jennie married Mr. Moore and died in Collin; Tollie married Robert Dowell and lives in Collin; Edward married Miss Stiff and lives in Collin; Louisa married Hogan Witt (cousin of Preston), of Collin; Temperance married John Kincaid; Thomas lives near Van Alstyne.
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ROBINSON, Wm., married Ann Matterson.
J. M., married Louisa Newton.
·SHEPPARD, Mrs. Subrina, daughter of Hugh Brown, Georgia, came to Dallas the wife of George M. Ray, 1846; her second husband was Elder Thacker V. Griff and she is now the widow of James Sheppard, residing wi her stepdaughter, Mrs. E. A. (Dr. A. A.) Johnston.
SMITH, Patrick P., a soldier at Monterey in 1846-son Abraham T. Smith, who was killed by Indians, on t Brazos, in 1841-now dead.
SHAHAN, David, and family came in 1844 or '45. Wm. P., came single in 1844 or '45.
SMITH, Chilton, and family came in 1844 or '45.
SPROWLS, William, and family, from Illinois in 1844 or '. SAMSON, Dr. Jonathan L., came in 1845; visited Califor and died. His widow married the late Mr. Bourgeois. SHARROCK, James, and family, before 1848. Everard, and family, before 1848.
Everard, jr., came single before 1848.
66 George W., came single before 1848.
SIMMONS, James A., and family, died early.
STEWART, Samuel A., and family, before 1848. ·
SLOAN, Robert (a gallant and early Indian fighter) a family came from Red River county in 1844. He co manded a scouting party through Dallas county in 18 died in Stephensville in 1886.
SLOAN, Samuel (brother of Robert), came from Red Ri county in 1844; was a soldier in the Texian army of 18 He now lives in Stephens county.
STEWART, Wm. A., married Susan O. Harwood.
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SLAYBACK, Anderson, married Lucinda Chapman. STONE, Thomas, married Elizabeth Ross.
SCROGGINS, Wm., married Lucretia Strong.
SMITH, Rev. James A., and family came from Mississippi in 1846. [He, his twin brother, Wesley, now of Eastland county, and his brother William A., superintendent of the State Blind Asylum during the war, were all Methodist preachers, and each one, in the locality of his residence, from his ruddy complexion and bristly hair, was known by the soubriquet of " Cedar Top "-by the way, three excel- lent and sincere men. ] James A. Smith's children were John Wesley, married Miss Wilburn; Joshua Lafayette, married Miss Daniels-a captain in Stone's Sixth Texas cavalry, murdered in Dallas in 1867 by Wilson, an attache of the Freedmen's bureau, who fled the country; Robert, married Sophronia Winn; Fanny Killen married John M. Laws, and is dead.
SWING, Matt L., came in 1848-now in New Jersey.
SNOW, Wm. J., came single before 1848; married Eleanor Otwell.
SNOW, J. M., came from Arkansas in 1848.
STADDEN, Seth, and family from Illinois in 1846.
STORY, John L., before 1848.
SCRUTCH, Nathan, single, before 1848.
STORY, Thomas C., single, before 1848. STARKEY, Jesse S., before 1848.
SIMPSON, Lionel, before 1848.
SMITH, Absolem, and family, before 1848.
SNYDER, John D., single, before 1848.
SCURLOCK, John, and family, before 1848.
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HISTORY OF DALLAS COUNTY,
SEWELL, James M. and Thos J., single, before 1848.
SWEET, Levi J., and family, before 1848.
SAGE, Daniel, before 1848.
TAYLOR, Pleasant, in Illinois married Nancy, daughter d Elder Roderick Rawlins; came in 1844; their children wen Alfred, Alonzo, Addie Paris, all dead; -, killed by : pet bear; living-Pleasant King, who married Annie Col lins, and Sophronia, wife of R. P. Aunspaugh; Alfre married Lizzie Green, now the wife of Frank M. Ervay. TUGGLE, Henry, married Minerva A. Biffle.
TREES, Crawford, came in 1845. In 1846, married Annie M Kimmel, being the first couple married in the new count in July or August, 1846, the record being destroyed. He name is erroneously printed Henderson on a former page THOMAS, John (the first chief justice of Dallas county), wif Hannah and children came from Missouri in 1844. Thei children-John, died a soldier in Mexico; Alex. A., also soldier in Mexico, married Mary E. Armstrong; Ellis C married Julia Moon; Elizabeth B. married Charles H Durgin; Eliza married Reese Jones; Sarah A. married I A. Sayre.
TURNER, Wm. A., came single before July, 1848, marrie Alinda Turner.
TOLIVER, J. M., from Illinois in 1846.
TILLEY, Jefferson, came in 1844-married Eliza Cole.
THOMPSON, Marlin M., came in 1844; married Lucy Horton TURNER, Levi, and family, before 1848.
66 Wm., and family, before 1848.
66 Wm. (?), single, before 1848.
TAYLOR, Calvin, single, before 1848.
TRIMBLE, Wm. C., single, before 1848.
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TUCKER John S., and family, before 1848.
VANCE, Thomas, and family, before 1848.
66 John C., and family, before 1848.
66 Charles K., and family, before 1848.
VALENTINE, Henry K., and family, before 1848.
VERNOY, Thomas, came single in 1845, married Julia A. Bast and died early.
VERNOY, Julia, married first Bast and second Wm. James.
FAIL, Hiram, came single, married Betsey Keenan.
WEATHERFORD, Jefferson, and family, from Kentucky, but from Illinois in 1845.
WEATHERFORD, Money, and family, from Illinois in 1845. اوو Hairbird, single, from Illinois in 1845.
WAMPLER, Thos. J., and family, before 1848. 66 Valentine, and family, before 1848.
Martin J. S., Austin C. and Wm. R. came single.
WALKER, Wm. J., and family, from Tennessee 1846.
A. G., from Kentucky 1845.
WILSON, Richard, and family, before 1848.
66 Aaron B., and family, before 1848.
George, and family, from Missouri in 1840; from Lamar county in 1848. Among his children are Thomas, Charles, James K. P. and Nancy E., wife of James N. Whittenburg. He yet lives, over eighty, near Cedar Hill -was lieutenant colonel in Young's regiment at the close of the Mexican war.
WILLIAMS, Thomas C., and family, from Tennessee in 1845. Among his children are T. J., J. B., E. A., M. J. and R.
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H. I am not responsible beyond the initials. WRIGHT, John W., and family, before 1848.
John W. (2) and family, before 1848.
66 John, and family, before 1848. WAND, HENRY, and family, before 1848.
WILBURN, Robert, and family, came in 1845; in Grand Prai- rie fight.
WILBURN, Edward, and family came in 1845. Hiram, and family came in 1845.
WINN, Francis A., and family came in 1845; among his children were Berry; W. M. married Ann R. West; Emma married John R. West; Viola H. married Edward W. Hunt; Helena married T. J. Winn.
WEST, James, and family, before 1848. WHITLOCK, John, and family, before 1849.
WEST, Robert J., and family came in 1845; of his children, Ann R. married W. M. Winn; Helena married first T. J. Winn, second Dr. C. C. Gillespie; Alice married Thomas H. Floyd; John R. married Emma Winn; Robert H. lives in violation of Genesis, chapter 2d, verse 24, notwithstand- ing he was the first native to be county judge.
. WARNER, John, came single before 1848.
WEBB, Alex. W., from Illinois to Bowie county in 1840-to Bird's Fort in 1841-escaped when the Indians killed Rat- tan; settled with his family in Dallas county in 1842.
WEBB, Isaac B., and family, from Tennessee in 1844; of his children, Wm. D. married Olivia Merrill; J. Whit, Sarah; J. N. was born in Dallas county July 1, 1846.
WINNEFORD, Norvell R., married Matilda Goar. William, came single.
THE WITT BROTHERS FROM ILLINOIS.
WITT, PRESTON, came in 1842-died in 1877-his widow lives in Kansas.
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WITT, Wade H., and family came in 1845.
Andrew J., came in 1845; married Harriet Rattan- both dead.
WITT, Pleasant, twin of Preston, came in 1842, and is dead. Eli, and family.
John, came single.
WISE, Carlos, came single before 1848-married Tabitha Rawlins.
YOUNG, John, and family, came before 1848.
ZACHARY, Mrs. Sarah, and two children came from Kentucky in 1845; her daughter married Henry C. Long and died early.
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Navigation of the Trinity River.
THE present population of Dallas, in large part born or settled here in the last twenty years, are just now, from one stand or another, using an immense amount of raw mate- rial, in the way of lung power, in denunciation of the Trinity river as a source of water supply! From their manner of speech, an unsophisticated stranger from the pine barrens of Maine or the mosquito swamps of New Jersey would never conceive the true character of our great water course, from its discovery and christening as La Trinidad, by the pious Spanish missionaries two hundred years ago, down at least to the year Anno Domini 1868! To show these people the unwise policy of forming and publicly expressing opinions on grave subjects without investigation, I present to them a document, overwhelming in its statement of facts, duly attested by 157 honorable citizens of the town and county of Dallas, in said last-named year, among whose names of those still living will be found those of an ex-district judge, our present county
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judge, an ex-district clerk, one of our present county com! missioners, one of our present justices, three or four minister of the gospel and many others who (at least in any but recon- struction times!) would sign no instrument without knowing whereof they spoke !! Let cavilers read and be convinced !! It is a memorial to the reconstruction convention, presented June 4, 1868. It is a model in perspicuity and perspicacity. It is an eloquent vindication of the majestic Trinity! Here it is:
MEMORIAL.
To the Honorable President and Members of the Constitutional Con- vention, now in session at the City of Austin:
Your memorialists, citizens of the county of Dallas, respectfully represent to your honorable body that the recent arrival of the steamboat job-boat No. 1, Capt. J. H. McGar- vey, master, at the town of Dallas, establishes the fact that the Trinity river may be successfully navigated from the city
of Galveston to the town of Dallas for six months annually, by the expenditure of a small sum of money in removing snags, leaning timber and other obstructions between the town of Dallas and the mouth of East fork. An experienced steamboatman of twenty years' practice has proposed to citi- zens of Dallas county to remove all the obstructions in the river between the above designated points, so that boats of sufficient capacity to carry five hundred bales of cotton can be run on the river to Dallas for four months of the year, for the sum of five thousand dollars in specie. A project promising advantages so great to every department of industry and enter- prise should demand the especial attention, not only of the people of Dallas county, but of the whole State. The bene- fits flowing to the people of Dallas county from the suc- cess of such an enterprise are not to be measured or estimated
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