Memorial and biographical history of Dallas County, Texas, Part 74

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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Abont the time he was getting ready to re- turn to South Carolina the Civil war coin- menced, and he countermanded all arrange- inents in that direction, and in the spring of

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1862 he volunteered as a private in Company B, Nineteenth Texas Cavalry, but was soon selected as Company Surgeon for Company B. After going into Arkansas with the Nineteen Texas Cavalry, which became one of Parsons' Brigade, he met with Surgeon J. Hunter Berrien, Chief Surgeon ou the staff of General E. Kirby Smith, who was com- manding the Trans-Mississippi department, with headquarters at Little Rock. Dr. Ber- rien was graduated at the same medical college as Dr. Roberts, and he told the latter he would send up an application for him for Assistant Surgeon of tlie Confederacy, The application in due time returned from Rich- mond approved, and he was ordered to be examined by the medical examining board of the Trans- Mississippi department located at Shreveport, Louisiana. His examination was entirely satisfactory and Dr. Roberts was then put on duty in the Blockley hospital at Little Rock, where he remained until 1863, and by request was then ordered to report to Gen- eral Henry E. MeCulloch, commander of the Northern sub-district of Texas, at Bonham, where he has placed on duty as Examining Surgeon. Dr. Roberts also acted at Post Surgeon, and in the spring or early summer he was ordered to report for duty to General Magruder at Houston, and directly to Major General John Ireland, now ex-Governor, in the southern district of Texas; was next put on duty as Post Surgeon at Fort De Bray on Matagorda Island in command of Major John A. Vernon; and in the spring or summer of 1864 was ordered to report to General N. H. Darnell, in command of the port of Dallas. Dr. Roberts was then put on duty as Post Surgeon of Dallas and also in charge of the hospital of this city, where he remained until the surrender in April, 1865.

Taking the oath of allegiance and return-

ing home, he again went into the private practice of medicine. He and his wife were still dissatisfied with Texas, and having a desire to return to the old State east of the Mis- sissippi river, he traded his farm for horses and mules, took all the stock he had left from the ravages of the war, and started for Louis- iana and Arkansas, in order to sell them to get means to accomplish his journey. But he found the farmers with no means to bny the stock and he returned with them to Texas, turned them out on the prairie, and went into the active practice of medicine. He bought out Dr. R. L. Sullivan, located again at Cedar Hill, Dallas county, Texas, and bid adieu to all desires to return to the Carolinas. He lias sinee built up a large and successful practice in this county and surrounding coun- try, and in due course of time the country improved, and his landed possessions also increased. The Grand Central & Santa Fe railroad had decided to go somewhere through this section, and Dr. Roberts gave said rail- road as an inducement to pass through where it now is located a free right of way for about one mile, plenty of switch room, land for depot purposes, and every other block of land in the railroad addition, and the road accepted the proposition and built the depot where it now stands. Dr. Roberts has ever been a true and tried Democrat, and was a delegate from Dallas county to the first Dem - oeratie State Convention after the Edinond J. Davis administration, convening at Galves- ton, to nominate the State ticket.

He was married in-1859, to Miss R. E. Croft, of South Carolina, and they have five sons and two daughters living and one son deceased: William A., Charles D., Duncan B., Robert Lee, Joshua L., deceased, Mollie A., now Mrs. Newland, Thomas D., and Jessie May. Dr. Roberts is still living in

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Cedar Hill, following his profession, but is gradually retiring from active practice, in connection with his son, Dr. C. D. Roberts. He has practiced medicine in this community about thirty-two years. He has never had political aspirations, but has been a quiet citizen, and he and his wife have been con- sistent members of the Missionary Baptist Church at Cedar Hill for many years.

ENRY BOLL, who has been a resident of Dallas county, Texas, since 1855, is a native of Canton Aargan, Switzerland, and dates his birth November 14, 1830. He is a son of Henry and Magdelina (Peier) Boll, natives of the same canton. Until nineteen years of age he lived on a farm, then went to Zurich to learn the butcher business, and served an apprenticeship of four years. He engaged in business for himself, and was thns employed until he emigrated to the United States.

Mr. Boll was first married September 22, 1852, to Miss Anna Nötzli, a native of the canton of Zurich and a daughter of Jacob Nötzli. By this union two children were born, and in 1854 the wife and both little ones died. The following February Mr. Boll came to America, sailing from Bremen, and, after a voyage of sixty-one days, landing in Galveston. Ile went to Houston, where he spent a few days, and from that place came to Dallas, making the journey with ox team and on foot, and reached lis destination on the 4th of July, 1855. He first settled in the French colony; was detailed to do the butch- ering, which was done three times a week, and also assisted in improving the farmning lands. After remaining in the colony about

three months, he and three of his countrymen leased 160 acres of land of the colony; after- ward discovered that the colony had no title to the land and abandoned it. Then, with his brother-in-law, Jacob Nussbammer, he en- gaged in butchering and followed the busi- ness until the breaking out of the war.

In January, 1862, Mr. Boll enlisted in defense of his adopted country, and was as- signed to the commissary department. In the spring of 1862 he was sent back to Texas for eattle, and was given a place in the con- missary department of Colonel Burford's regi- ment, where he remained until Jannary 1, 1863. At that time he was assigned to a position in the commissary department at Post Waco to issne rations, collect and deliver provisions in Louisiana and Texas, where he remained until the close of the war.

Returning to Dallas county, he again en- gaged in butchering, and continued the busi- ness until 1869, being then in feeble health. In that year he was elected City and County Treasurer, filling the office for three or four years, with honor to himself and to the entire satisfaction of his constituents. Retiring from office he took up his old business of butchering and followed it successfully for four years, during this time prospecting through western Texas.

In 1880 Mr. Boll's brother, Professor Jacob Boll, a naturalist, of whom mention is found elsewhere in this work, died in Wilbarger county, near the mouth of l'esor river. Mr. Boll went there, took up his remains and buried them in Dallas. About this time he contracted a disease of the eyes, and has since been gradually growing worse. He is now totally blind in his right eye and the left one was only partly saved by an operation per- formed in Europe in 1889. Since his return from Europe he has been retired from bnsi-

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ness, giving his attention to the care of his own and his sisters' property.

In 1856 Mr. Boll's father, mother and two sisters came to this country, followed, in 1864, by his brother John, and in 1869 by Jacob, the one above referred to. The latter subsequently returned to his native country, but came back to Texas in 1874. His son, Dr. William Boll, an eminent physician of this State, died in Green Springs, Ohio, at the age of thirty-eight years.

The subject of our sketch was married the second time July 22, 1856, in Dallas, to Miss Elizabeth Knöpfti, a native of Switzerland, and daughter of Jacob K. and Barbara (Stein- man) Knopfli. Mrs. Boll came to Texas with Mr. Boll's father and family. By this union ten children were born, eight of whom are still living: Annie, Minnie, Henneratta, Henry, Jacob, Lizzie, Charles and William.

Mr. Ball is a member of A., F. & A. M., the Tannchill Lodge, No. 52, Dallas Chapter, No. 47, and Dallas Commandery, No. 6. He has passed through the chairs of all the orders and is a member of the Grand Lodge.

HARLES H. BERNARD was born in Logan county, Kentucky. His parents, Jesse B. and Mildred (Crewdson) Ber- nard, were natives of Virginia, the former born June 8, 1772, and the latter November 15, 1785. Some years after their marriage they moved to Kentucky and bought land in Logan county, where they lived the rest of their lives, both dying in 1833, the mother on the 27th of August and the father on the 16th of September. They were the parents of fourteen children, as follows: Sophia W., who was born August 16, 1804, died July 8, 1805; Virginia, born March 18, 1806, be-

came the wife of William Wood, and died in Illinois, leaving a family of children, most of whom were married and had families: James Crewdson, born November 25, 1807; Nancy Merideth, October 12, 1809; Harriet N., May 15, 1811; William V., April 16, 1813; Elizabeth E., April 27, 1815; John ()., April 6, 1817; Charles H., February 10, 1819; Mary J., January 26, 1821; Jessie Gatewood Allen, August 15, 1822; Samuel Minor, August 8, 1824; Lucy Ann, December 15, 1826; and Frances Mildred, November 25, 1828.

Charles H. Bernard was reared on the farın, attended the common schools and finished his education at Alton, Illinois, in Shurtleff Col- lege. Soon after his father's death he went with his oldest brother to Illinois, he being then only fourteen years of age. They stopped in Adams county, near where Quincy is now located, and there his brother bought a farm, which he conducted in connection with a general merchandise store. He continued to work for his brother until he reached his majority.

Mr. Bernard was married September 5, 1841, to Miss Margaret Ann Lewis, a native of Kentucky and a daughter of Benjamin W. and Emiline A. (Cloud) Lewis, natives of Virginia. Mrs. Bernard is the oldest of their four children, and she and her sister, Mrs. Hannum, of Lancaster, are the only ones now living. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard were married in Woodford county, Illinois, and subsequently moved to Adams county, same State, where they bought a small farm. In the fall of 1847 Mr. Bernard came to Texas and took a headright of 600 acres of land on Ten-mile creek, sixteen miles south of where the city of Dallas now stands, where he has since resided. Ilere he has developed a fine farm and reared a large family. Fol-

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lowing are the children born to him and his wife: Elizabeth E., July 7, 1842; Helen A., January 1, 1844; Milus G., December 12, 1845; Laura A., December 7, 1849; Charles W., January 28, 1852; Mary A., June 2, 1853; Emma L., July 9, 1855; Donia A., January 11, 1858; William I., February 4, 1860; Tom L., November 17, 1861; Charlie O., December 16, 1863; and Samuel M., March 8, 1867. Of these all are living ex- cept four. The three oldest were born in Illinois and the others in Texas, with the ex- ception of the youngest, who was born in Missouri while Mr. and Mrs. Bernard were there on a visit.

In the winter of 1863 Mr. Bernard was forced into the Confederate service, but re- turned home after three months. His oldest son, Milns, was also forced to enter the ser- vice at the same time, and went with his father. He returned home soon after the latter. Owing to the fact that he could not remain here in peace, Milus re-entered the service in Lonisiana, took the measles soon afterward and died.

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard are members of the Christian Church.

OHN H. FLORENCE, of Mesquite, Dallas county, was born in Lincoln county, Georgia, August 13, 1817, a son of David Florence, who was born in the same county, June 29, 1798. The latter was married September 28, 1816, to Miss l'ollie Hicks, who was born March 23, 1799, Mr. Florence's mother, Julia Bond, was born September 23, 1773, in Lincoln county, Georgia, and died at the age of sixty-five years. IIer mother, who was born and reared in Lincoln county, Georgia, died

there at the age of ninety two years; she was never out of that county during her whole life. David Florence lived in Geor- gia until 1841, when he moved to Alabama, and died there in 1859, at the age of sixty - one years; his wife died in 1854, at the age of fifty-three years. They were the parents of nine children, viz .: John II., our subject; William B., who died in Indian Territory in 1883; Julia, wife of Herman Howard, died in 1838; Simeon; Nancy, wife of Richard Floyd; Mary, wife of Clayton Allen, died February 28, 1889; David; Jane, wife of John Allen.

John H., our subject, lived in Alabama until he moved to Texas, December 24, 1856. He and his family came in company with his two brothers and their families and two young men, with ox and horse teams, and were fifty-two days on the road, having been detained by the sickness and death of his brother Sebron's wife. Mr. Florence rented land the first year in Rush county, and after- ward bought 320 acres of improved land. After two years he sold out and moved to Smith county, bought 940 acres of unim- proved land, and five years later sold this place and bought 320 acres in Van Zandt county. He remained there four years, and then purchased 320 acres of improved land in Dallas county. IIis home farm now con- tains 379 acres, and he also owns 1,420 acres in Taylor county, and 160 acres elsewhere, own- ing in all 2,959 acres. He and his son are ex- tensively engaged in raising cattle and horses on their ranch in Taylor county.

Mr. Florence was married December 24, 1837, to Miss Martha Walker, who was born October 6, 1817, in Lincoln county, Geor- gia. Her father, Jesse Walker, born in 1790, was married to Pollie Sellman, and they were the parents of the following chil-

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dren: Betsie, wife of John Wadsworth; James; Martha, wife of John H. Florence: Nancy, wite of William Wadsworth, died in 1881; Jane, wife of William Been; Pollie, who died in 1857, was the wife of Thomas Hillgrove; Lucinda, now Mrs. Josiah Haw- kins; Sarah, wife of Solomon Been; Susan, the wife of Victor Neely; Jesse, who died in the army; and William, who died in 1864. Mr. and Mrs. Florence have had eleven chil- dren, all of whom are now deceased but two. Amanda was married to Sebron Willinghamn, who afterward died, leaving three children. She was again married to Lewis Wilson. Mary, formerly Mrs. Thomas Forence, is now deceased, leaving one child, Dudley Florence. Elizabeth married D. C. Mur- phree, and died July 5, 1890. Jane is the wife of Isaac Seals; Nancy; Jessie; and Ore- lena, who died be fore marriage. Mr. Florence held the office of County Commissioner one term in Dallas county, and Mrs. Florence is a member of the Baptist Church.

F. BOHNY, agent for the Pabst Brew- ing Company, at Dallas, was born in Baden, Germany, August 14, 1843, a son of John and Caroline (Haury) Bohny, also natives of Baden. The father died in his native country in 1861, and the mother afterward came to Cincinnati, Ohio, thence to Nashville, Tennessee, where she died in 1869. The subject of this sketch left Germany for New Orleans in 1857, going thence to Nashville, and then to Scranton, Pennsylva- nia, where, in 1861, he enlisted in the Fifty- second Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Company F. He was in the battle of Fair Oaks, through the l'eninsular cam- paign, was taken prisoner at .James Island,

opposite Fort Sumter, July 3, 1864, was confined at Andersonville, and after the ex- change was taken to Florenee. In Decem- ber, 1864, he was taken to Annapolis, Mary- land, and next to Nashville, Tennessee, where he was discharged on account of poor health, caused by exposure. After the close of the war Mr. Bohny settled in Nashville, and in 1866 he went to Galveston, Texas, and next to Dallas, where, in partnership with his brother, he opened the first bakery in the city. Two years later he left Dallas for a time, and in 1871 returned and started the William Tell House, on the corner of Com- mercial and Market streets, which he con- ducted a number of years. He next embarked in the saloon business, and afterward became the proprietor of the Tevoli Hall, later the Apollo Hall, on Main Street. Mr. Bohny subsequently sold his interest in the latter, and engaged with his present company.

Mr. Bohny votes with the Republican party, has served as Alderman of the second ward, also as Mayor of the city, has been a member of the School Board; he is a member of the I. O. O. F., of the K. of H., of the George H. Thomas Post, No. 6, G. A. R., was the originator and first president of Dal- las Frohsinn Singing Society, and was also the originator and first president of the Dal- las Turn Verein.

H. TAYLOR, a farmer and stoek- raiser, Lisbon, Dallas, county, Texas,

O was born five miles south of Dallas, July 28, 1854. He is the second son and third-born in a family of twelve children of J. II. Taylor, a biography of whom will be found on another page of this work.

W. H. Taylor was reared on a farm, at- tended the common schools, and completed

William Blake

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his education at Mansfield college, Tarrant county, Texas. He resided with his parents until he was twenty-three years of age, after which he and his brother, C. T. Taylor, pur- chased a farm and engaged in stock-raising. He was married March 6, 1883, to Miss Rosa L. Grear, a native of Tennessee and a dangh- ter of Robert F. Greer and Kate, nee MeDon- ald, who came to Dallas county in 1877. Her grandfather went from South Carolina to Tennessee at an early day. Her father now lives with her, her mother having died on the 8th of May, 1891. In 1887 Mr. Taylor sold his farm and purchased his present home property, where he is now engaged in farm- ing and stock-raising. This place contains 356 acres, 200 of which are under cultivation. He and his brother own a large stock range in Tom Green county, Texas, where he has about 4,000 cattle.

Mrs. and Mrs. Taylor are the parents of two children: Eugene Hamilton and Kattie Erin. Their oldest child died at the age of seven months.

Mr. Taylor is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian and his wife of the Christian Church. Politically, he affiliates with the Democratic party. He is a man whose good judgment and well-directed efforts have won for him success in his various undertakings.

ILLIAM P. COLE, a highly honored citizen of Dallas, was born in Harri- son county, Texas, in 1846, a son of John Cole, a pioneer of Texas, and was but four years of age when his father died. His mother, whose maiden name was McCurry, is still living, a landmark of the olden time, God-fearing and brave, and devoted to her children and the good of the people gener-

ally, by her practical syinyathy with benevo- lent movements. Being the eldest of the children, upon young Cole naturally devolved great responsibilities at an early age. Ile went with his grandparents to the extreme frontier, into what was then the Milan district.

At the beginning of the war he returned to Dallas and enlisted in Company B, Thirty- first Texas Infantry, under Col. Hawpe, in the service of the Confederacy. The opera- tions of lis regiment were in Texas, Lonisi- ana and Arkansas, and he was consequently in many perilous situations, under Kirby Smith. He was in the service three years when he was honrably discharged, and settled in Waller county, southern Texas, engaging in mercantile pursnits.

In 1877 he joined the Knights of Honor, and for thirteen years has been one of the pillars of that organization. The first year he was elected Grand Reporter, and in De- cember of the same year Grand Secretary of the order, as also of the order of the Knights and Ladies of Honor, which position he still holds, to the satisfaction of all. In 1882 he was elected Grand Recorder for the Ancient Order of United Workmen, which position he is also fulfilling still. He has also been a member of the Finance Committees of the Knights of Honor and the Knights and La- dies of Honor. He has taken an important and influential part in the legislation of the two orders, devoting his whole time to his duties as secretary, having an able assistant. The marvelous growth of the order attests his honesty, industry and efficiency, as it has grown under his aid from a membership of 600 to 300,000. He is the best known lodge man in Texas, having been a member of almost every Grand Lodge since he bas been in office. In his political sympathies he is a Democrat, and in

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his religions relations he is a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church.

He was married in 1869, to M. Alice Hooper, a native of Alabama, who was reared in Texas, and they have three sons and one daughter: John T., William P., Jr., Emily Frank and Baxley.

P. SANDERSON, deceased, was en- gaged in the real-estate business at Oak Cliff, Dallas county. He was born in Amelia county, Virginia, in 1833, the third of eight children born to Robert T. and Ann N. (Kidd) Sanderson, also natives of Virginia. Grandfather Sanderson was a soldier in the war of 1812, and his son, Robert T., was a farmer all his life, and his death occurred in Virginia, in 1846; the mother of our subject died in that State in 1872.

T. P. Sanderson, our subject, commenced life for himself as a farmer, and in 1861 he enlisted as a private in Company G, First Virginia Cavalry, and was afterward elected Sergeant of his company. He participated in the battles of Chickahominy, Manassas, Petersburg, Richmond, Monterey and Spott- sylvania Courthouse. At the close of his service he returned to Virginia, and in 1869 removed to Christian county, Kentucky, and engaged in railroad contracting and building. He was so engaged until coming to Texas in 1881, after which he followed the real-estate business, buying and selling in Dallas and Oak Cliff, and he ultimately owned consider- able property in both places. Ile moved to Oak Cliff in 1884, occupying a beautiful home. He took an active part in politics, voting with the Democratic party, and socially was a member of William A. Smith

Lodge, near Cochran Chapel, A. F. & A. M., and also of the Farmers' Alliance.

Mr. Sanderson was married in Virginia, January 28, 1857, to Miss Ann M. Moseley, a native of that State, and a daughter of Richard J. and Mary (Adams) Moseley, also natives of Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Sander- son had seven children, viz .: S. C., who died in 1885; John B., deceased in the same year; S. J., a resident of Dallas; R. L., a merchant of this city ; T. P., at home; Ella Lee, wife of W. L. Daniel, of Oak Cliff; Roger P., a member of the police force of Dallas. Mr. T. P. Sanderson died March 16, 1892, of la grippe, at the family residence, surrounded by his family and sorrowing friends, and was interred in the family lot at Oak Cliff ceme- tery March 17. His remains were followed to their last resting place by the prominent citizens of Oak Cliff and Dallas.

ILLIAM TRAMMELL, proprietor of a saloon on Elm street, Dallas, was born in Omaha city, in 1851, the youngest of nine children born to William and Mary (Young) Trammell, the foriner a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, and the latter of Monticello, Kentucky. The parents were married in the latter State, and at an early day removed to Omaha, Nebraska, where he was engaged as a surveyor, and was also Probate Judge. In 1865 they came to Dal- las, Texas, and later settled at Corsicana, Texas, where he died in 1865, and the mother afterward removed to Arkansas, where she died in 1865.

William Trammell, our subject, was reared in the city of Omaha, and in 1866 he came to Dallas, where he learned the tinner's trade, with C. D. Kanady. He worked at

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his trade until 1887, when he engaged in the saloon business, on Elm street. He has taken an active part in politics, voting with the Democratic party. and socially, is a member of Coeur De Lion Lodge, No. 8, K. of P., having joined that order in 1875. Mr. Trammell has witnessed the growth of Dallas from a small hamlet to its present magnitude, and has always taken an active interest in everything for its good.

He was married in this city, in 1883, to M. Ehrhardt, a native of Franklin, Louisiana, and a daughter of M. E. and Mary Ehrhardt, natives of Germany. The father, a merchant tailor by trade, settled in New Orleans at an early day, and was killed at Franklin, Loui- siana, and the mother still resides in the latter city. Mr. and Mrs. Trammell have had four children: Emma, Louie, Georgie and Willie.

A. SALE was born in Estill county, Kentucky, June 26, 1829. He lived on a farm with his father until he was twenty-one, when he engaged in farming for himself and was thus occupied most of the time until he was twenty-nine. He was married May 20, 1858, to Miss L. J. Mun- day, and after his marriage continued farm- ing operations until the war broke ont. He was then employed by the Government as drover for the army, dealing in mules and horses. In one week's time he delivered np ward of 1,500 mules. After the war he sold his farm and engaged in the mercantile busi- ness for seven years in Mercer county, Ken- tucky.

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Memorial and biographical history of Dallas County, Texas, Part 74

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