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Carter, Woomley, born in Loudoun, Virginia, June 19, 1816; removed from Kentucky to Missouri 1843; to Dallas in May, 1846; married Lucy Anderson; since 1880 has lived near Lewisville, Denton connty.
Carter, Asher W., brother of Wormley, mar- ried Elizabeth A. Wood.
Cockrell, Alexander, came from Missouri in 1845; was a frontier soldier and partly in Mexico; married Sarah H. Horton; tras killed in Dallas April 3, 1858. His widow still resides in the old homestead, the abode of hospitality. Their children: Aurelia married Mitchell Gray, and is dead; Robert married Gillie Jones and died in 1866; Frank M. is Alderman Cockrell of the Todd mills; Alexander married Ettie Fulkerson and is a "ranch- ero" on Mountain ereek.
Crow, Wm. M., and family, in 1847.
Carder, Wm. P., and family came in 1845; his sons, Elijah and Christopher, were soldiers in Mexico, and died in the city about Christmas, 1847. His wife, nee Brumfield, was a sister of Mrs. Amnon 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 in the Mexican war; married Rebecca Ray in Dallas county. Their children : William R. married Josephine McCommas; Mary Frances married George H. Alexander, now of Hardeman county; "John Henry" died March 5, 1885; Benj. F .; Sterling Price; Edmund W. married first Emma McCommas;
second, Ettie Wilkinson; Charles A .; Martha J., and the last is "Arthur Ellis Coombes Daniel."
Dykes, Thomas, came single in 1845; a sol- dier in Mexico, and died in New Orleans en route home.
Durgin, Charles H., merehant, came from Massachusetts 1845; married Elizabeth B. Thomas, and is long deceased. His widow is vice-president of the Dallas County Pioneer Association.
Dakan, Dr. Perry, married Ann R. Walker, who died in California. He returned, and died in Texas.
Dye, Benjamin, Sr., and family came from Kentucky in 1847. His children: Enoch, now dead, married a daughter of Rev. Abner Keen; Benj., Jr., and Wm HI. died single; Joseph F. went to Cali- fornia in 1853; George lives in Dallas County; Martha E. is the wife of Wm. HI. Beeman; Sarah first married Mr. Vassella and is now the wife of Dr. Mitchell; Miranda married Madison Bennett; Addie is the wife of Wm. A. MeDermett.
Dye, William, brother of Benj., died single. Dawdy, Alanson, married Rebecca Shelton. Downing, Wm. W., came single.
Dunaway, Foster W., came single.
Dixon, Solomon W., and family.
Demnay (or Dernay) Charles, eame in 1845, in Grand Prairie fight.
Davis, Hinson C., and family.
Davis, John W., Benj. F. and Jeremiah, came single.
Ellis, Thomas M., and wife, nee Witt, came from Illinois in 1845. One of their daughters married Middleton Perry; Mary married Jones Green, - mar- ried W. L. White; Wm. F. married Miss Smith; John T. married Miss
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Stewart; James H. married Mary E. Rawlins.
Elam, Win. B., wife Mary and family, from Illinois, 1845.
Elam, Isaac, wife Margaret and family, 1847. Elam, W. M., and family.
Elam, Jesse, and family.
Elam, 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 elond.
Edwards, Isaac, and family.
Ferris, Morris, and family came before 1846. Floyd, Morris, and family came before 1846. Fyke, Elisha, and family.
Fyke, Areher, came single.
Fyke, Areher, came single.
Fortner, Milford F., and family.
Frost, Benj., and family.
Frost. Thomas, came single.
Ferris, Warren A., surveyor, and family eame from Nacogdoches, in 1846.
Fleming, Wm., and family, came in 1846. F'leming, Geo. W., came single in 1846; married Lonisa Jane Britton.
Franklin, Levi, married Naney Rogers. Fletcher, -, married Miss Henry.
Fortner, John, and family, came in 1844; now lives at Vinita, Indian Territory; his children-Amos, Mary J. married George Burgoon; Caroline married George Nash.
Freeman, Mrs. Mary Ann, and family came in 1846.
Freeman, Win. S., and wife Susan, came in 1846.
Fondren, John R., came in 1846.
Glover, George W., and family, came in 1843.
Goodwin, Mieajah, and family, came before 1846.
Goodwin, Thomas R., came single.
Galloway, D. R. S. C., married Jane Mau- ning.
Gracey, Marquis D. L., came in 1846; mar- ried Amanda E. Harris.
Gracey, Emory A., married Miss Neatloek. Gracey, Grundy C., Sabine, and Wm. T .; Amanda married - Goodnight.
Gill, Eldridge, came in 1849; married Mrs. Lucinda MeDonald, 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, in March, 1842, Mrs. Gil- bert being the first white lady to reach Dallas, though followed on the 4th of April by Mrs. John Beeman, yet living, and her daughter. Mr. Gilbert had for- merly been a steamboat commander.
Griffin, Elder Thacker Vivian, a preacher of the "Christian " church, born 1800, came to Dallas in 1846; organized the first ehnreh of his denomination in Dal- las county, at Hord's ridge, and died in 1852 or '53. His only son died in the Confederate army. His only danghter Elizabeth A., is the esteemed wife of Dr. Albert A. Johnston.
Gray. Andrew K., and Daniel HI., came single.
Green, Jones, came in 1845; his wife was Mary Ellis.
Graham, Joseph and family.
Graham, Milton II., came single.
Goar, John, and family; his daughter Ma- tilda married Norvell R. Winniford.
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Grounds, Robert, and large family, came in 1845.
Green, Mrs. Martha P., and family. Garvin, Thomas, came single.
Ilowell, 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, William J., and family came in 1845. Ile was killed out West.
Horton, Enoch, Sr., and family, from Rus- sell county, Virginia, arrived Noven- ber 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 Phillip, second Mrs. Mollie King, nee Morton; Sarah H. married Alexander Cockrell; Enoch, Jr., married first Nan- cy C. Reed, second Lucy Lanier (now Mrs. Sam P. Cross); Robert died single, in California; Martha married her consin, 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 survives as one of the honored land- marks of early, or rather ante-Dallas, days. Mrs. Cockrell died in 1892.
Hord, Wm. H. and wife Mary J. (nee Crock- ett) came from North Carolina 1845: their children: Thomas A., Ferdinand P., Mattie J. (Mrs. J. A. Crawford).
Hunt, Edward W., came in 1846; first married Jane A. Thomas, second Olivia H. Winn.
Hunt, John L., brother of E. W. came in
1846, went to 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.
Hnitt, John, and family, came in 1843.
Hnitt, 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, ffenry; married Elizabeth Beeman. Harwood, Alex. M., and family, Tennes- seans, but last from Missouri in 1844.
The parents died at Harwood Springs, as did their son N. B., and his wife, the parents of Win. A. Harwood, formerly district Clerk, now of Dimmitt county. Their daughter, Melissa T., first married Mr. Jacobs, and in 1846 Josiah S. Phelps and died about January 1, 1848, Mr. Phelps being killed by Indians April 9, 1848. Their only child, then a few months old, is Mrs. Dickey (wife of Henry C.) Miller, of Tarrant county. A married danghter yet lives in Missouri. Susan O. married Wm. A. Stewart.
Harwood, Alexander (so long connty Clerk), who married Sarah Peak. He died July 31, 1855. Their son Rifley B., married Ency Keller, and has a son named Alex- ander. Their daughter, Juliet, is the wife of James J. Collins.
Henderson, John, married Malvina Kimbell.
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Ilickman, Henry, married Elizabeth Newton. Ilanby, JJ., married Susan Smith.
IIntton, V. J., and wife came in 1845 or '46. Huster, Ilarrison and family came in 1845. HInster, James G., N. J., S. F. and others came single.
Hargroeder, Mrs. Mary, and family before July, 1848.
Ilobbs, James, and family before July, 1848. Hobbs, Wm. W., married Nancy Beeman. Hart, Jacob, and family before July 1848. Hart, Abraham, married Elizabeth Ray.
Hanna, Amariah, and family, before July, 1848.
Ilarding, John M., and family before July, 1848.
Hughes, William, and family, before July, 1848.
Ilalford, Jeremiah, and family, before 1848. IFalford, J. W., came single.
Henderson, Noah, and family. Hunnient, Wm. C., and family, 1844. Ilall. Jacob C., and family before 1848. Hall, John, and family before 1848.
Halloway, Joseph H., before 1848.
Hall, Henry H., came single; married Anderson.
Ilarris, John, and family, before 1848. Harris. William, came before 1848.
Harris, Daniel, and family, before 1848.
Hanght, Adam C., from Illinois in 1845; married first Margaret Beeman, second Ruth Beeman.
Haught, Peter, came in 1845; a soldier in Mexico; married S. J. Pruitt.
Hanght, Samnel 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; Will- iam was a soldier in Mexico, came home sick and died September 12, 1848; James E. maried Diana Davis; Good married Miss Thomas; George married Molly Nash; Ruth Ann married Win. 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 afterward emigrated to Oregon.
Keifer, Beuj., came single.
Keller, Samuel, and family came before July, 1848.
Kimmell, Mrs. Catherine, 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; Bet- sey married Hiram Vail; Mary married James Newby; Hannah married Thos. Chenoweth.
Keen, Rev. Abner, and family, came before July, 1848.
Keen, Wm. H., and family, came before July, 1848.
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Keen, W. W., and family, came before July, 1848.
Keen, John S., married Olive S. Merrill.
Keen, John W., married Nancy Turner. Knight, Obadialı W., first married in Ten- nessee Mary Ann Knight, but not a rel- ative. She died, and he married in the same State Serena C. Hughes, yet living in North Dallas. They came here in 1846. By the first marriage there were first Wm. A., who first married Mary Stillwell, and second Mary Jane Arm- strong (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., married Han- nah T. Jenkins. By the second mar- riage came sixtlı, Henry, who died a youth; seventh, Laura, who married A. M. Cochran and is dead; eighth, Mon- roe D., killed by a horse in youth; ninth, Sophronia, died young; tenth, Mattie A., married Wm. HI. Lemmon, and is dead; eleventh, Kate, married Jolin Field; twelfth, William H. (second Wm.) married Bessie Turner, and lives in Hill county; thirteenth, Eppes G., married Fannie L. Patton in 1887; fourteenth, Robert E. Lee, an attorney, member of Dallas bar; fifteenth, Arche- laus J., still a youth; and sixteenth, Josie, died a little girl.
Knight, Gabriel, brother of Obadiah W., came in 1846, and died a bachelor.
Kenison, Daniel W., came single, married Mary Horn.
Larner, Win., married Mary Jennings in Illi- nois, came in 1842, raised a large fam- ily; both dead and children scattered.
Leonard, George L., and family came from Tennessee in 1843. His children were George S. C., married Thomas Ella Crutchfield, and both dead; Wm. M .; John R .; Jackson L., married Mattie Hearne and both dead; Samuel F., mar- ried Mattie Miller, and is dead; Washı- ington C; Elizabeth, married Jolmn W. Wright; Mattie; and Joseph A., married Annie Jeffries.
Long, Henry C., came single and is now married.
Lavender, Mrs. M. H., and family, from Illi- nois in 1845.
Lavender, J. J., and wife Lney A., came in 1846.
Laughlin, J. Y., and wife Abby C., came in 1849.
Langhlin, J. P., and wife, came in 1849.
Ledbetter, Oliver V., and wife Margaret, came in 1848.
Ledbetter, W. H., came in 1846.
Ledbetter, Rev. Arthur, married Elizabeth Pearson.
Lanier, John, and family, came before 1846. Lanier, Archibald, son of John, married Lucy Horton; Lucy married Enoch Horton.
Lce, J. B., and family came before 1848; his children were Jolin, 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.
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Loving, Samuel P'., came single.
Leake, Anthony M., and family, before July, 1848.
Lacy, Philemon, came single, before July, 1878.
Linney, Parry, and family, before July, 1848. Longley, Thomas, and family, before July, 1848.
Marsh, Harrison C., wife of Polly and family came in 1843. Their children: Thomas C. married Hannah HIusted; Ellen mar- ried Henry Doggett; John D. married Rebecca Perry; Mary married Mr. McAlister; Lizzie married Ephraim M. Doggett, Jr .; Martha Ann married Mark Elliston; Pollie married Wm. Neill.
MeCommas, Elder Amon, with his wife, nee Mary Brumfield, and children, came from Missouri in 1844. He hailed from Vir- ginia, stopping for repairs successively in Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, and Mis- souri. Of his children Jaines B. mar- ried Miss Shields before coming; John (a soldier in the Mexican war) married in Dallas county, Missouri; Theker; Elisha married Rhoda Ann Tucker; William M. married Julia Tucker; Amon, Jr., married Nancy Seals; Ste- phens B. died a soldier in the city of Mexico, December 24, 1847; Rosa mar- ried Jesse Cox; Armilda married Benj F. Fleaman; Mary E. married John W. llerndon.
McCommas, Stephen B., Sr., brother of Amon, came with his family. His son, Burke, died a soldier in the city of Mexico, about Christmas, 1847. Of his other children, Serena married Rufus Bennett, and of John we have no data. MeCommas, Jolin C., brother of Amon and Stephen, came with them, married, was
a soldier in Mexico, and now lives in Young county.
MeCommas, Mrs. Lavinia, a sister-in-law of the three brothers, with her family, came with them.
Moore, Benj. S., came single, married Martha Weatherford.
Myers, William, and family, came in 1843; his son Meredithi married Miss Eddy.
McCoy, John C., came single in 1845; ınar- ried Cora M. McDermett, who died in 1853; he died April 30, 1887.
Mounts, Jesse V., and family, came in 1844; he commanded in Grand Prairie skir- mish in 1846.
Mounts, Thomas A., married Eliza J. HIar- mnison.
Mounts, George, died a soldier in the city of Mexico, December, 1847.
Monnts J. H.
Minter, Rev. Green, came before 1846. MeCants, Joshua, and family, came before July, 1845, in Grand Prairie.
McDermett, J. B., came from Arkansas in 1847, his sister Lucy being of his family. Of his children, Mary M. married Joseph Parker; William A. married Addie Dye; Henrietta married John Tenison, Cora M. married Jolin 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.
MeRamy, William C., wife Rachel and family; their children: William C., John L., Charles and perhaps others.
Moon, 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 Jo-
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seph C. McConnell; W. Marion married Mrs. Mary J. Knight, nee Arinstrong; Sarah J.
Miller, Madison M., long a merchant at Pleasant Run, near Lancaster, came in 1846; he married first Mary Rawlins, seeond Emma A. Dewey (now Mrs. William B. Miller.)
Miller, William B., wife and children came from Kentneky in 1847. By his first wife he had children: Charilans (Chill), who married Miss Walker; Alonzo; Mattie married S. Frank Leonard ; Molly married George W. Guess; Jennie mar- ried Charles D. Kanady; Susan married Frank Robberson (who died in 1867), and is now the wife of Dr. Jacob B. Ewing, of Dallas. By his present wife, Emma A. (formerly widow of Madison M. Miller, of Lancaster, and nee Emma A. Dewey), hehas Minnie, wife of Philip B. Miller; Charles and Richard.
Miller, James T., came single, a blacksmith; went to California.
Miller, Stephen H., came single, before July, 1848.
Mathew, Ulysses, married Josephine A. Mc- Dermett.
Moorman, John H., married Susan Hick- man.
Markham, George, a soldier in Mexico, mar- ried Hannah Cox.
Moneyham, James J., and family, came in came in 1843; moved to Tarrant county and finally left the State.
Moneyham, Joseph William, and family, eame in 1843; his son married and died at Letot; a daughter married Mr. Taylor. Morris, Wm., and family, came in 1844; his children: James M., Samuel L. D. and Preston W. died single. Melissa mar- ried Snyder Kennedy.
Mooney, James, came in 1845, in Grand Prairie fight.
Mitehell, 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, yonng Englishman, came in 1848-died.
McCrackin, Anson, and family came in 1844. May, William C., and family.
Merrill, Adolph G. M., came single.
Merrill, David, and family, came in 1844; among his children were Benjamin, Robert, Samuel and Eli.
Myers, Elder David, a Baptist preacher and patriarch of a large family, eame frma Illinois in 1845-left a fine record as o Christian pioneer. Born in Kentucky, he came from Jersey county, Illinois. Elder Myers organized the first and still the well known "Union" Baptist church in Dallas county, May 10, 1846, the original members being J. B. Lee and wife, P. A., Franklin Bowles, Letitia Myers and John M. Myers, of whom the latter is the only survivor. Thomas Keenan and wife, and Mrs. Keziah Myers were the three first additions to the church. His children is married in the following paragraph:
Nancy, married J. W. Chowning, in 1834, came in 1845; John M. (the second elder) married in 1842; Keziah Wiley, came in 1845; Emeline married J. H. Whitlock, came in 1845, died early; Elizabetlı, married Wm. Barnes, and died soon; Sarah, married A. J. Clark, an old Texan (Harvey C. Clark, of Dallas, is their son); B. C., married Penina Fyke; Jemima, married Archer
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Fyke; Mary, married D. H. Wise; Geo. W., married Lucy Peak, in Illinois; Harriet, married A. G. Brant. Elder David Myers has a hundred descendants, mostly in Texas.
The children of Elder John M. Myers are: Elizabeth, married J. S. Bailey; Mary, mar- ried William Mosely; Martha, married J. J. Stubbs; J. S., married M. V. Cooper; Douglas, married Eugenia Hoff- man; G. F., married Ella Kennedy; Letty, married James Mc Whorter; Nancy married W. T. McKamy; Lewis, remains open to negotiation.
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 Rio Grande; and Geo. C. Merrill.
Merrill, Charles D., and family.
McCombs, Joshina, came single.
McDowell, Jolm, came single, before July; 1848.
Manden, Joseph, and family, before July, 1848.
Metcalf, John J., and family, came before Jnly, 1848, a surveyor, and died in Palo Pinto county.
Moore, James, came before July, 1848.
Moore, Jesse and John T., came single, before July, 1848.
Marks, Watts, and family, before July, 1848. Morse, Frederick, and family, before July, 1848.
Manning, Mrs. Delilalı, and family, before July, 1848.
Manning, Thomas G., came before 1848.
Manning, Andrew J., and family, before 1848.
Mills, Edward, and family, before July, 1848.
Mills, James, came single, before July, 1848. Mills, John, came single, before July, 1848. McDaniel, Aaron, came single, before July, 1848.
Nye, John, came in 1846; his children: Mar- garet, married Mr. Malone; D. H., to Mary Myers; Francis M., to Caroline Drake; Louisa, to Lewis Cook; Sarah, to W. J. Anderson; Daniel, to Mary Fyke. Newton, Harvey Il., and family, before July, 1848.
Newton, Charles G., and family, before Jnly, 1848.
Newton, 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, l'anl and John, single, went to California, abont 1850 or 1851.
Noble, John, came in 1845; in Grand Prairie fight.
Nancy, Andrew T., came single, in 1847, married Susan Ray; his children: Benj., Amos, Levy, Rebecca, and perhaps others.
Norton. Daniel E., came single, married Margaret E. Strong.
Nations, John W., came single, married Dor- cas Bough.
Nix, John, and family, came before July, 1848.
Overton, Aaron, and family, came in 1844.
Overton, Caswell, and family, came in 1844. Overton, John M., and family, came in 1844. Overton, Wm. P. and John C., came single, in 1844.
O'Guinn, Wmn., and family, came before July, 1848.
O'Guinn, Stephen C. and Leonidas, came single.
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Patrick, Callaway II., 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. Sinith, killed by Indians in Young county, in 1841.
Phelps, Josiah Smith, came in 1845, and was a surveyor; in March, 1846, at Ilarwood Springs (Kleburg), this still being Nacogdoches county; he married Mrs. Melissa T. Jacobs, daughter of Alex. M. IIarwood, Sr. She died about Jan- nary, 1848, leaving an only infant child " Dickey," now Mrs. Henry C. Miller, Azle P. O., Tarrant county. Mr. Phelps was killed by Indians, April, 1848.
Pancoast, Josiah, a soldier in the Grand Prairie fight, and in Mexico, married Mary Ann Young; moved to San An- tonio, reared seven daughters, and died there. He was a brother of the cele- brated medical author, Dr. Pancoast, of Philadelphia.
Pearson, Win. II., and family, came in 1844. Pearson, Dudley F., a soldier in Mexico. Pofflewell, Simcoe, single.
Pulliam, Wm. H., and family, came in 1845. Pulliam, Marshall S., single, came in 1845. Pulliam, John L., single, came in 1845, sol- dier in Mexico.
Pruitt, William, and family.
Pruitt, Martin, single.
Parks, Elias C., came in 1845.
Pruitt, Wm. A., married Elizabeth Freeman. Priginore, Joseph, and family, came in 1845. Prigmore, Benjamin J., came single in 1845. Parks, Alfred J., married Lydia A. Rawlins. Parker, Joseph, came from Shelby county,
Texas, 1848, married Mary McDermett and died 1878. Their children are: Theodore, Clementine, wife of Robert
P. Toole, and Cora J. (Mittie) is Mrs. - Littlefield.
Perry, Mrs. Sarah and family, came 1844 or 1845.
Perry, Alexander W. and witc, nee Sarah Hoffman, came from Illinois in 1844. Their children: Margaret, married J. M. Smith; Harriet, married; Thomas Warner; J. H. married Susan Poor; W. F. married Amanda Cox; Carrie, mar- ried Clinton Hoffman; Lillie Dale, mar- ried W. D. Fyke; Rosey Ann, married N. N. Buller.
Perry, Weston and family, came in 1846. His children: Nancy was married to Page Blackwell; F. S. to Miss MeCants; W. M. to Miss Blackwell; Rebecca to William Rowe; Eliza to James Cox; Ellen to A. F. Fonts; Ann to William Kennedy; Eveline to Preston Buchanan; Theodore, Commodore and John are dead: thirteen children and ten married. Perry, Middleton, came in 1845, married in Illinois, a daughter of Thomas M. Ellis, raised a large family in Dallas county. Patterson, James M., from Warren county, Kentucky, in Jannary, 1846; married Sarah E. Self, merchant from 1846 to '54; Chief Justice of the county 1854 '66; his children : Florence Belle is the wife of John Spellman; Kitty is the wife of Joseph Shuford; Charles L. is dead; James M. and Edward are single; Rowena is the wife of Thomas H. Pat- terson; Emma is single.
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