Memorial and biographical history of Dallas County, Texas, Part 123

Author: Lewis publishing company, Chicago, pub. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1892
Publisher: Chicago, The Lewis publishing company
Number of Pages: 1128

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Mr. Abbott attained his early education in the district schools of Kentneky, sometimes walking as far as four miles to school. Hold- ing a lifetime scholarship in the Commercial College of Terre Haute, he attended that in- stitution at night while working at his trade through the day. He has two brothers now living, one a contractor in Terre Haute and the other a merchant of that eity. Mr. Ab- bott is a member of the Dallas Lodge, No. 70, K. of P. He resides in one of the beautiful homes of Dallas, is a progressive man, and has the respect of all who know him.

OHN THOMAS GREEN, deceased, formerly a well-to-do and highly re- spected farmer of Dallas county, was born in that county, January 17, 1846, where he received a common-seliool education. At

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the age of twenty-one years he began life for himself, by farming a part of his mother's land, and in 1872 he moved to the farm where his widow still resides. Mr. Green was a man of good habits, a kind and indulgent husband and father, his honesty was unquestioned, and he was without a known enemy. Politically, he affiliated with the Democratie party.

In 1868 Mr. Green married Miss Luereeia Witt, who was born in Illinois in 1849, a daughter of Leonard and Rebecca Witt. She removed with her parents to Texas in 1867, locating near Laneaster, Dallas county. Mr. and Mrs. Green have had six children, viz .: the eldest died in infaney; William O., born January 26, 1871; Edgar A., April 9, 1873; Henry A., December 22, 1875; Bertha B., September 12, 1880 and Maggie M., Oeto- ber 2, 1882. Mr. Green departed this life November 23, 1888.

UDGE E. P. MARSHALL .- Among the worthy, able and honorable attorneys in which the city of Dallas abounds, is to be numbered the subject of this sketch.

He was born in Alabama, August 19, 1842. His parents were Jesse S. and Catherine (Shaw) Marshall, the father a native of Georgia, and the mother of North Carolina. Jesse S. Marshall by occupation was a farmer, well versed and active in his ealling; was well-to-do and in every way a model, honest and upright man, conseientions and fair in all his dealings, his word ever being reg irded as good as his bond. Both he and his wife were life-long members of the Baptist Church. They were humble, unpretentious, good people, well respected and noted for zeal and earnestness in their high callings. Glorious hope! Their work done, and well done, they 64

went from the labors of the church militant to the church triumphant,-the father in 1873, at the age of seventy-one years, and the mother in 1871, at the age of sixty-seven. They left a good name-an endearing heritage to their children, their acquaintances, and the church of their choice. Of their twelve children, eleven reached maturity and five are still living. Judge Marshall was educated at Gil- mer, in eastern Texas, the only school of that character that was carried on sneeessfully during the late war. The instructor, Prof. Morgan H. Looney, is now a resident of Hunter county, Texas. In the spring of 1862 our young friend Marshall enlisted in Company B, Seventh Regiment, Texas In- fantry, and was in many of the leading battles of the war. At Fort Donelson he was captured and was taken to Camp Douglas, where he was held a prisoner five months, receiving kind treatment and plenty of food. He was then paroled and landed at Vieks- burg, Mississippi. Subsequently, at the battle of Franklin, he was captured, and until the war elosed was held a prisoner at Camp Chase, Ohio, also meeting with kind treatment there. He was then sent to Shreveport, Louisiana. Ile stood the service well; was wounded slightly at New Hope, but was only disabled for a few days. His rank was that of Second Sergeant.

After the war closed he farmed until 1868. Then he took a course of law study under Chief Justice Roberts at Gilmer, Texas, the same school he had attended previous to the war. He was admitted to the bar in 1868, since which time he has practiced before all the courts of the State and the Supreme Court. He was elected District Attorney for the nineteenth district, comprising the counties of Smith, Upshur, Gregg, Camp, Wood and Rains, being elected over his Re-

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publican competitor by 1,100 votes, and served four years. At the expiration of that time he was elected to the Fifteenth Legis- lature, in which honorable body he rendered efficient service. He moved to Dallas in 1877, since which time he has resided in this city, successfully conducting a law practice. In 1890 he undertook the race for County Judge, but was defeated by a small number of votes. He is making the race for the nomi- nation to the same position in July, 1892, both he and his many friends being sanguine of his success.

For some years the judge has been identi- fied with educational matters. He has served on the School Board, and to his carnest efforts is largely due the fine system of schools with which Dallas is highly favored.

Judge Marshall was married in 1865 to Miss Jennie Rogers, the accomplished daughter of A. T. Rogers, of Upshur county, Texas. They are the parents of four children, . of whom they are justly proud, viz .: Benja- min C., a traveling salesman; Sidney J. who has been superintendent of the carriers of the postoffice for the past six years; and Ida and Ada. The judge and his wife and their daughters are members of the Baptist Church, he being a Deacon in the same. He is also a member of the blue lodge and of the Royal Arch Masons. His views, politically, are in harmony with Democratic principles, and with that party he has ever affiliated.

PHRAIM WILMUT, one of the pros perous and representative citizens of Dallas county, was born in Garrard county, Kentucky, March 2, 1844, the son of Benjamin and Mary (Bentley) Wilmut. Ephra- im was reared on a farm, and was married

June 27, 1876, to Mary Brotherton, daughter of II. K. and Rachel M. Brotherton, men- tioned elsewhere in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Wilmut have had three children: Dudley, Mary M., and one who died in infancy. By his own skill and labor he has gained posses- sion of considerable property. Ile now has a fine farm of 280 acres, well improved, and the modern features of the farm indicate in- telligence and thrift in the character of its owner. Upon the premises are fine orchards, shade trees, good, convenient barns and other ontbuildings, all of which are neatly kept and economically nsed.

During the last war, some time in 1862, Mr. Wilmut enlisted in the cause of the South, joining Company I of the Thirtieth Texas Cavalry, under Captain F. Smith and Colonel E. J. Gurley, and served in Texas, Arkansas and the Indian Territory; and after the war closed he returned home and resumed his favorite calling, that of farming.

AMES HENRY ELLIS, a farmer, was born in Greene county, Illinois, in 1842, and from there moved with his par- ents to Lamar county, Texas, in 1845. The following year they moved to Dallas county, and here he lived with his parents on the headright on which they settled till 1872. That year he moved to his present home, where he has since resided.

In 1867 Mr. Ellis was married to Miss Mary Rawlins, daughter of P. K. and Lydia Rawlins, natives of Indiana. To them two children were born, namely: John Henry, who is now at Wilmer and in the employ of Mrs. White; and Lucy, who died when young. Mrs. Ellis died when her children were small. She was a woman possessing

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many amiable qualities, aud was a zealous and active member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Ellis' second marriage was to Miss Mary Kinney, a native of Mississippi. By her he also had two children: Roderick Ross and Robert Leslie. After several years he was again bereft of a loving companion. He subsequently married Mrs. (Batehler) Will- iams, and from this union following is the issue: William R., Thomas R., Lydia Ethel, Alexander H. and Mary L. The last named was born in 1889 and died in 1891.

Mr. Ellis is one of the substantial farmers of Dallas county, enjoying a reputation for integrity second to none. While he has not made it the goal of his ambition to aeenmn- late a fortune, he has amassed a fair compe- teney for the rest of his life, having a well- improved farm of 289 acres. Politically, he is a Democrat.

HRIS MOSER lives on the corner of Ross and Henderson avenues, just out- side the eastern corporate limits of the city of Dallas, where he conduets a prosper- ous dairy farm.

Mr. Moser is a native of Switzerland, in which country he was born in the year 1845. His parents were Chris and Annie Moser, the latter born in Yerber. His father was a farmer in Switzerland. Both of his parents are de- ceased. Chris Moser, the subject of this sketelı, after arriving at man's estate was en- gaged in his native land in the extensive manufacture of cheese. He came to this country in the year 1874, landed at New Orleans and from there came to Dallas. Here for several years he was employed in a stone quarry. Subsequently he was engaged at work in several milk dairies, until he was able to establish one for himself. In 1887 he

purchased his present farm of thirty-seven acres, where he has recently built a fine man- sion, and here he lives with his family, en- joying the reward of his industry. This dairy farm is a model one. ITis stoek consists principally of Durham and mixed Jersey cattle, thirty head in all.

Mr. Moser was married in Dallas, January 12, 1880, to Annie Buhrer, a native of Swit- zerland. Her father came to this country in 1866 and settled in Ritchie county, West Virginia, where he now resides, engaged in farming. For further mention of her parents see biography of Jacob Buhrer in this work. They have five children : Charles, Freda, Otto, Matilda and Ernest.

Since 1880 Mr. Moser has belonged to Dallas Lodge, Knights of Honor. He is a member of the German Evangelican Lutheran Church. While not active in politics, he is Democratic in principle and takes a deep in- terest in public affairs and all matters affect- ing the State and county of his adoption. He has since coming to Dallas seen many changes and witnessed the substantial growth of the city which has taken place in the past decade. When coming here he had no means, and all he has accumulated has been the result of hard work, prudence and economy.

W. HOLLAND, one of the represent- ative citizens of Dallas county, was born in Illinois, March 5, 1848, a son of James and Malinda (Boydston) Holland, natives of Kentucky. When our subject was a babe of six months he was brought by his father to Texas. settling on the land where he lived until his death, in 1882. When he came to this State, it was still a wild prairie country, abounding in wild game of all kinds, and being very fond of sport Mr. Holland was

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often to be found with his gun in search of game. In those days what is now the city of Dallas was only a village, with only a few log hints, all merchandise being freighted by ox teams from Shreveport, Louisiana, and Hons- ton, Texas, a distance of 250 miles. Mr. and Mrs. Holland had ten children, of whom J. WV. is the youngest in order of birth.

He was reared on a farm, and devoted most of his time to stock-raising. Ile is now the owner of about 1,000 acres of land lying in the famous Mountain creck valley, all of which is fenced, and 160 acres is under a fine state of cultivation. Mr. IIolland is one of the most important stock dealers of the county, shipping hundreds of fattened cattle yearly. He is a member of the Christian Church, and as a neighbor he is highly ap- dreciated by all who know him.

Mr. Holland was married December 30, 1875, to Miss Ada Bundy, a daughter of Rich- ard and Amnelia Bundy. The father fought with the Confederate army in the Mexican war, and also through the late war. Mr. and Mrs. Holland have three children, one of whom died in infancy. In February, 1885, the mother died, and December 4, 1887, Mr. Holland married Miss Victoria Bevans, the danghter of Isaac and Margaret Bevans, who are still living in Virginia, their native State. By this last union there is one child.

HIARLES B. LEWIS, Dallas, Texas .- General L. M. Lewis was the descendant of a Welsh family that attained dis- tinction in military and social circles, and were people of great wealth. He was born in the State of Maryland, January 6, 1832, and at the age of eleven years he was sent to Washington city to enter school; he studied

there for some time, and in 1848-'49 he was a student at the Military Academy of Mary- land. The two years following he pursued his studies at the Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and then began the study of law. After reading for four years lie was admitted to the bar in 1855, at Lib- erty, Missouri. Ile devoted himself to the legal profession until 1858, when he entered the ministry, preaching the gospel until the beginning of hostilities between the North and South. In 1861, he became Colonel of the Seventh Regiment, State troops; and in 1862 he enlisted in the Confederate service as Captain, rising by successive steps to the office of Brigadier General. IIe was wounded, taken prisoner, and experienced all the hor- rors of warfare. Few soldiers, however, made a more brilliant record than he, and none were more beloved by their comrades. After the surrender, he returned to the min- istry, and was stationed at Shreveport, and then Galveston. IIe also did a vast amount of work as an educator. At one time he was president of Arcadia Female College, Ark- ansas; was afterward professor of English language and literature at A. & M. College, Bryan, Texas, and was filling the chair of pres- ident of Marine College at the time of his death in 1880. As a minister, lawyer, sol- dier, scholar, and teacher, he was a great and good man. He was sincerely mourned by a wide circle of acquaintance, and a family who were devoted to his name.

General Lewis was married October 12, 1852, to Margaret A. Barrow, and Charles B. Lewis is the fourth child born to them. His native State is Missouri, whence he re- moved to Texas in 1866, with his parents. Since that time he has been a resident of the State, with the exception of seven or eight years when he was away at school. He was

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a student at Central College, Missouri, and after he had finished his literary course he took up the profession of dentistry. He went for this purpose to Little Rock, Arkansas and entered a dentist's office, where he read for two years. At the end of that time he went to Baltimore and entered the College of Dental Surgery, from which he was grad- nated in 1879. He then returned to Texas, and settled in Waxahachie, remaining there for a period of five years. In 1885, he came to Dallas, opened an office, and has succeeded in winning a large and paying practice. He does all kinds of dental work in the most approved manner, keeping fully abreast of the times in all the improvements and dis- coveries of the profession. He is a member of the State Dental Association, and of the Southern Dental Association. IIe is Secre- tary of the former society, and has acquitted himself in this position with much credit to himself. He has no fraternal or church con- nections, and is unmarried. Politically he affiliates with the Democratic party.

HOMAS J. WEATHERFORD, a pros- perons farmer of Dallas county, is a son of Monday Weatherford, a native of Bedford county, Tennessee. The latter after- ward removed to McLanghlin county, Illinois, next to Lamar county, Texas, and thence to Dallas. When he first came to the State Dallas had but a few log houses, and he first engaged in freighting to and from Houston with ox teams. Mr. Weatherford finally settled on the farm where our subject now resides, and where he remained until his death March 7, 1877. He was a member of the Baptist Church, and was a Democrat in his political views. His wife, nee Nancy

Harrison, was a native of Alabama, and died in 1856. Mr. and Mrs. Weatherford were married in 1826, and had seven children, viz .: Mary Ann, deceased; Harbert, deceased; John, deceased, formerly a resident of Dallas county ; Eliza, wife of J. M. Snow, of Mon- tague county ; Monday, deceased ; Thomas J., our subject; and Monroe, deceased.

Thomas J. Weatherford was born in Illi- nois in 1843, and when about one year old he came with his parents to Texas, and remained with them until 1869. At the age of eighteen years he enlisted in the Confederate service, in the Sixth Texas Cavalry, under Colonel Ross and Captain Guy. He was wounded at Farmington just after the fall of Atlanta, was at Vicksburg at the time of the surrender, after which he returned to Dallas county and engaged in farming. In 1869 he was mar- ried to Martha J. McKee, a native of Mis- sissippi, and daughter of William and Mary A. (Frazier) McKee, natives of South Caro- lina. Mr. and Mrs. Weatherford have had eight children, viz .: Mary Ann, who died in infancy; Nancy E., wife of John Lloyd, of Dallas county; Lewella, who was burned to death April 2, 1891; William M., Margaret Ann, John T., Mattie E. and Minnette, at home. Mr. Weatherford is identified with the Democratic party, and is a member of the Baptist Church; his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

L. WALKER, of Garland, Dallas connty, was born in Tennessee, June 10, 1822, the oldest in a family of the three children of Benjamin and Anna (Cad- well) Walker, natives of South Carolina and Tennessee. The father died when our sub- ject was only ten years of age, and he was

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therefore early thrown upon his own re- sonrees. He lived with his mother until eighteen years of age, and six years after the death of the father the mother married John Beanton, of Bedford county, Tennessee. The mother died in 1844. At the age of eighteen years Mr. Walker left home, and commeneed working at the tanner's trade in Bedford county. In Jannary, 1845, he removed to Giles county, and there established a tannery of his own; lie next spent ten years in Lin. eoln county, where he was engaged in farm- ing until he came to this State in October, 1883. He spent three years in this county and then moved to the village of Garland.

Mr. Walker was married in 1847 to Miss Catherine L. Howell, a daughter of Hobert and Elizabeth (Payne) [lowell, natives of Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. Walker were the parents of seven children, namely: Anna, wife of Captain W. A. Summers, of Lincoln county, Tennessee; Lula, deceased, wife of Dr. Summers; Mary N., wife of Thomas Thorp, of Collin county, Texas; Sallie F., now Mrs. R. C. Wyatt, of this place; Thomas S., M. D .; Lillie M., the present wife of Dr. Summers; Ella, wife of A. J. Beaver, of Gar- land. Both Mr. and Mrs. Walker are still living, and the latter is now in her sixty- third year. Bessie, the wife of Dr. Walker, is the daughter of George J. and Mary S. (Miller) Bullock, natives of Copiah county, Mississippi. They came to Texas in Feb- ruary, 1882, and settled in what was then Duck Creek, now Garland, where the father en- gaged in farming. He died April 23, 1876, before his family came to this State. Pre- vious to the war he was the owner of a great many slaves. Robert Miller, the celebrated attorney of Mississippi, is the only brother of Mr. Miller. Their father, Colonel Robert Miller, came originally from South Carolina,

and was one of the wealthiest men of Mis- sissippi, and was well known throughont the South. G. J. Miller served during the war, and was in many hard-fought battles. The Miller and Bullock families of Mississippi are among the oldest and best known in the State. The mother of Mrs. Bulloek was formerly Miss Catching, and a relative of Thomas Catehing, the present member of Congress from Vicksburg, Mississippi. J. L. Bullock, the grandfather of Mrs. Walker, eame to this State in 1870, and settled in Dallas county, where he died in 1873. Ilis children were Mrs. Miller and C. E. Bulloek.

Thomas S. Walker, M. D., the son of T. L. Walker, whose sketch appears above, was born in Giles county, Tennessee, June 22, 1858. In early life he attended the com- mon schools, and at the age of sixteen years entered Oak Ilill Academy, Lincoln county, and later Cornerville, Marshall county. At the age of twenty years he entered the Medi- cal Department of the Vanderbilt University, of Nashville, Tennessee, in the elass of 1879-'80. March 21, 1880, he landed in this State, where he commenced practicing with Dr. Harbison, one of the oldest phy- sicians of this place, and one of the most popular men of the county. Dr. Walker praetieed with him for three years, and during that time they were very snecessful. On coming to this State the Doctor was some $380 in debt, and the first year here he put in a cotton erop near Plano, but lost the en- tire crop. He then commeneed practice, and eighteen months later bonght a farm of 100 aeres, paying $21 per acre, which he sold in the fall of 1888 for $35 per aere eash. IIe next bought a lot, built a house, and the same year sold his farm and purchased another in Red River county, on Blossom prairie, three miles from Lamar county, consisting of 235

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acres, with 101 acres under cultivation, and eighty acres in meadow. He has now one of the finest places in Red River county.

The Doctor was married to Miss Bessie Miller, November 25, 1885, and to this union has been born four children, viz .: May, Rob- ert (deceased), Beatrice and Raburn G. Dr. Walker and wife are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.

ILLIAM JENKINS, deceased, one of the early pioneers of Dallas county, was born in Giles eounty, Alabama, January 13, 1813, the second' of four chil- dren born to Thomas and Mary (Eppler) Jenkins, natives of Virginia. At an early day the parents removed to Alabama, where the mother died in 1822, and the father in 1823. William was reared in Giles county, Alabama, and learned the saddler's trade, which he followed in Athens, Alabama. In 1835 he went to Jackson county, Missouri, settling at Independenee, where he worked at his trade, and later removed to Fayetteville, Washington county, same State. In 1845 he came by horse teams to Dallas county, and for a short time lived in a tent on Mr. Thomas' headright, but afterward bought and im- proved 640 acres of land. He took an active interest in politics in the early history of the county, and was the second Sheriff of Dallas county, Texas. Ilis death occurred in this county, November 6, 1871, at the age of fifty- eight years.

Mr. Jenkins was married at Independence, Missouri, in 1839, to Miss Cynthia A. Thomas, a native of Sevier county, Tennessee, and a daughter of John and Hannah (Andes) Thomas, natives of Tennessee and Virginia. The parents were married in the former

State, and in 1833 moved to Jackson county, Missouri, settling on a farm two miles from Independence. In 1844 they came to Dallas county, and located on White rock. The father took an active interest in politics, and was the first Judge of Dallas county. IIis death occurred in April, 1875, aged eighty- one years, and the mother died in 1872, at the age of seventy-seven years. Mr. and Jenkins had ten children, viz .: Mary, wife of Dr. A. M. Cochran, of Dallas; John T., of Fannin county; Lizzie, wife of E. M. Lively, of Denton, Texas; Hannah, wife of G. Ii. Knight, of Dallas; Alma S .; Edgar M., of Dallas; Alice, wife of C. B. Flager, of Jeffer- son, Texas; William D., at home; R. Il., of Dallas; and Willie A.

SIIAM M. WOODS has been prominently identified with the agricultural interests of Dallas county, Texas, since 1877, and is generally regarded as one of the ablest financiers of the community. IIe is a native of Marion county, Arkansas, and a son of Jefferson and Susan (IIall) Woods. His father was a native of Tennessee, but was among the pioneers of Marion county, Arkansas.

The subject of this sketch was reared to the occupation of a farmer, and at the age of seventeen years bade farewell to the parental roof and started out in life for himself. He engaged in agricultural pursuits in Missouri, where he resided until he came to Dallas in 1877. On coming to the latter place, he pur- chased a tract of land near his present home, which he industriously improved and sold to advantage. By wise management and per- sistenteffort he increased his means, and made fortunate investments until he has now

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amassed considerable property. He has al- ways paid cash for his land, but his word is regarded as highly as his bond.

Mr. Woods was married December 26, 1876, to Mrs. Beard, an estimable lady, orig- inally of Alabama, but who has been a resi- dent of Texas sinee 1865. She was of great assistance to her husband when he was seek- ing to gain a foot-hold in the business world, and now enjoys the reward of hier industry and perseverance.

Politieally, Mr. Woods is independent, always casting his vote for the man who in his judgment is the best fitted to fill the requirements of the office. Guided by the highest principles in his own actions, he de- mands an equally upright character in those he endorses, and possesses the courage to ex- press his convictions, without regard for friend or foe.

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Memorial and biographical history of Dallas County, Texas, Part 123

Author: Lewis publishing company, Chicago, pub. [from old catalog] Publication date: 1892 Publisher: Chicago, The Lewis publishing company Number of Pages: 1128

Author: Lewis publishing company, Chicago, pub. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1892
Publisher: Chicago, The Lewis publishing company
Number of Pages: 1128