The encyclopedia of Texas, V.2, Part 100

Author: Davis, Ellis Arthur, ed; Grobe, Edwin H., ed
Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Dallas, Texas Development Bureau
Number of Pages: 1328

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Mr. Wilson was married in Navarro County, on the twenty-eighth day of December, 1880, he hav- ing met his wife while on a trip to that county shortly after his arrival in Texas. Mrs. Wilson, whose maiden name was Fannie De Lany, was a native of Navarro County, and a daughter of George De Lany, and Mary J. (Roe) De Lany. Mr. De Lany, a native of Cott County, Georgia, was a farmer and overseer for many years after the Civil war, in which he saw service with the commissary department in Alabama. Mrs. De Lany was a native of Alabama. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson had two sons, Davis Archie Wilson, and Johnnie Lane Wilson. Davis Archie Wilson, a member of the firm of Simon David Grocery Co., of Dallas, was married to Miss Lucille Fort, of Dallas, in 1912, they having three children, Davis Douglas, James Fort, and Dorothy Maxine. John- nie Lane Wilson, a business man of Dallas, was married to Miss Vera Peacock, in 1922.

Mr. Wilson was a member of the first Baptist Church. His death occurred in Dallas on the fifth day of July, 1894. Mrs. Wilson has continued to make this city her home, now living at 5418 Reiger avenue.

R. FINIS J. DICKEY for nearly two score years was a member of the medical fraternity of Dallas. In his long and ac- tive practice, Dr. Dickey made a host of admiring friends and held a high place among his medical' associates.

Dr. Dickey was born in Gallatin County, Illinois, May 4, 1854. His parents were Finis E. and Lucy Ann (Jackson) Dickey. His father was an Illinois farmer and his mother was the daughter of a Methodist minister. Dr. Dickey was educated in the public schools of Illinois and of Cincinnati, Ohio. He secured his medical education at Pulte Medical College of Ohio. Dr. Dickey began his practice of medicine in Boonville, Warrick County, Indiana, where he remained for a period of five years when he moved to Shreveport, Louisiana and practiced for one year in this city and then moved to Dallas in 1885. Dr. Dickey practiced as a spe- cialist, not doing a general practice.

Dr. Dickey was married August 24, 1876, at Ridgeway, Illinois to Amanda E. Melven. Mrs. Dickey was a native of Gallatin County, Illinois. Her father was Orison Melven, a native of New Hampshire who was reared in Ohio and later settled in Illinois. Her mother was Margaret (Brown) Melven a native of Kentucky. Dr. and Mrs. Dickey were the parents of two children, Lucy Dickey, de- ceased. and Dr. Ernest Dickey of Dallas who is an active practitioner with offices in the Medical Arts Building and who is married to Maggie Floyd of Savannah, Georgia. The family residence is 4408 Junius Street.

Dr. Dickey was a man of a kind nature and affa- ble disposition who during his two score of years was an elder of the Presbyterian Church (City Temple). His death on February 14, 1924, was a deep loss to the citizens of Dallas and especially the church with which he was associated.

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James. A. Jewyth

NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TEXAS

OHN FRANCIS SREENAN, of Dallas, was one' of the leading musicians of this city of his time, being both a leader in various musical organizations and an instructor, with widespread reputation as a talented and ac- complished artist.

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Sreenan was born August 15, 1868. His father, Michael Sreenan, a native of County Monighan, Ireland, was a boilermaker by trade and spent the greater part of his life in this work in Glasgow, Scotland, having removed to this city when he was eighteen years of age. His mother, Mrs. Jane (Jackson) Sreenan, was a native of Castle Blaney, Ireland, and a member of a prominent family of that country, her father being a large landowner. The education of the subject of this sketch was received in the public schools of Brooklyn, New York. He came to Dallas with his parents and other members of his family in 1884 when sixteen years of age. After a few years in Dallas, he became associated with the Buell Lumber Company and at night he practiced his music and played in a musical organi- zation, which he and his friends had organized for the purpose of furthering their musical studies. After several years he discontinued his mill work, devoting his entire time to his musical studies and teaching. Mrs. Sreenan's uncle, William Douglas, a stone mason of Scotland, came to Austin, Texas, and was one of the first to work on the construction of the State Capitol, and also did much of the stone work on the Dallas post office.

Mr. Sreenan was married in Dallas, Thanksgiving day, 1894 at St. Patrick's Church, to Miss Belle Campbell, a native of Scotland, who came to America and direct to Dallas. Her father, Robert Campbell was a well known stone mason of Scot. land. Her mother, Agnes (Forrest) Campbell, was a native of Scotland. where her parents were en- gaged in farming on a large scale. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Sreenan, all of whom are living: Agnes, now Mrs. Robert L. Brown, whose husband is engaged in the bakery business; Marybell, now Mrs. Peter V. Smith, whose husband is an oil operator; John F., of Dallas, engaged in the bakery business; Hannah, now Mrs. W. H. Han- cock, whose husband is engaged in the restaurant business; Michael, engaged in the cotton business and Sarah Elizabeth, who is a student of the schools of Dallas. The Sreenan home is located at 2001 Third avenue.

Mr. Sreenan died in Dallas, October 31, 1921. He was secretary of the Musicians' Local No. 147 and held this position for more than twenty-five years. During the World war, he gave his services to the various drives. He was the originator and organizer of the Erin Club of Dallas, which has grown to be a large organization. The Musicians' Club, which Mr. Sreenan organized with about fifty musicians, grew until it numbered almost five hundred members. He was charitable, not only giving to the local needy, but he helped many musicians who came to Dallas stranded. donated his services as a musician to many chari- table and social organizations during his career. During the laying of the cornerstone of St. Patrick's Church, he gave his services and the services of the Catholic musicians, and paid the other musicians personally who were engaged for

these ceremonies. As an artist Mr. Sreenan was one of the best of his time and as a citizen he was one of the most charitable and progressive.

HRIS MOSER was a pioneer in the dairy in- dustry of Dallas where, for many years, he conducted the most sanitary and modern dairy plant of this part of the state. He was one of the first men to bring pure-bred dairy cattle to this country and did much to further the dairy industry of Texas which has grown to vast proportions.

A native of Switzerland, Mr. Moser was born February 25, 1845. His father M. Moser, a native of Switzerland, throughout his life was engaged in farming. His education was received in the public schools of his native country. When twenty years of age Mr. Moser was employed in a cheese mak- ing plant where he remained for three years, after which he entered this business for himself which he conducted until 1874. He then came to Texas via New Orleans, locating in Dallas where for about a vear hie assisted in the dairy business of several of the leading plants here and obtained a very good idea of the methods in use in this country. With a partner, he then engaged in the dairy business, but after about two years he conducted the business alone. He purchased twenty acres cornering on Ross Avenue and Henderson Street now in the heart of the residential district, and there with about twenty-five head of high-class milk cows he carried on his sanitary dairy. In 1879 he sold this acreage, with his dairy herd, which had grown to more than seventy head, with the dairy business, to Metzger Bros., after which he retired from active business for two years. In 1882 he purchased thir- ty-seven acres of land on which stands the original home at 5219 Ross Avenue, and is now a high-class residential district.

Mr. Moser was married in Dallas, January 12, 1880, to Miss Anna Buhrer, a native of Switzerland and a member of a prominent family of that country. Her parents, Jacob and Anna (Scharer) Buhrer were natives of Switzerland, where Mr. Buhrer was engaged in farming throughout his life. Mr. and Mrs. Buhrer had four children: Jacob, a resident of Dallas, retired from business; John, (de- ceased since 1921); Anna, the wife of the subject of this sketch and Henry of Dallas, also retired. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Moser; Charles, who married Miss Catherine Eidt and has four children, A. C. Jr., Jack, Anna, Catherine and Mary Louise; Freda (deceased), was Mrs. August Miller who had one child, Herman; Otto Chris., married to Norma Nagle, of Denison, Texas, and has three boys. Otto Jr., Norman and Charles; Matilda, now Mrs. J. H. Griffin, of Santa Rosa California; Ernest, married to Thelma Pamiter, of Dallas, has one child, Earnest Jr .; and Hulda, married A. R. Bleibler, (deceased), and had one child, Helen Adell. The family still resides in the old home on Ross Avenue, which was bought by Mr. Moser as acreage property in the early days of Dallas.

Mr. Moser died in Dallas in 1893. He was a member of the Knights of Honor and the German Evangelical Church. Throughout the time in which he was a resident of Dallas he assisted in every way in the upbuilding and development of this city, where he was known as one of its most loved and loyal citizens.

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MEN OF TEXAS

EORGE T. HAWPE, a native son of Dallas was a member of one of the oldest families of this city and county, his parents having located here in 1846. Mr. Hawpe grew to mannood here and for several years worked on his fatlier's farm, later acquiring his own farm property consisting of six hundred acres that has become one of the most valuable farm properties of Dallas County, being in the city limits of Dallas.

Mr. Hawpe was born on June 29, 1852, on Good Street, which at that time was far removed from the business district. Ilis father, Col. Trezevant Hawpe, was a native of Tennessee, and after lo- cating in Dallas County followed farming and trad- ing for the remainder of his life. His mother, Electa (Bethurum) Hawpe was a native of New York, and was a widow with two children by a former marriage. Her father and brother were killed by the Indians in the early days of Texas when they were making the trip to Dallas in the early 40's, being overtaken and killed in Denton County, Texas. The education of the subject of this sketch was received in the schools of Dallas. As a young man Mr. Hawpe worked on his mother's farm for several years until he acquired acreage of his own and was one of the most successful farmers of his community. The grandfather of Mr. Hawpe (Col. Trezevant Hawpe) was sheriff of Dallas County in 1860-61 and recruited the first regi- ment of Texas Infantry for service in the Civil War.

Mr. Hawpe was married in Dallas County, May 11, 1876, to Miss Laura Elizabeth Sypert, a native of Dallas and was reared and educated in this city. Her father, James Sypert, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, settled in Dallas in 1854. Ile was a carpenter and contractor and during that period in which he resided in Dallas was a leader in this field. Mr. Sypert enlisted in Col. Hawpe's regi- ment of Texas infantry and saw service in the Civil War. Her mother, Mrs. Nancy (Thompson ) Sypert, was a native of Bedford County, Tennessee and a member of one of the outstanding families of that county. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hawpe, six of whom are living: Nancy, now Mrs. G. W. Hatzenbuehler of Dallas, who is the mother of eleven children, all of whom are living: Frank of San Antonio; John of Palestine, Texas; Lillian, now Mrs. E. B. Crosby of Vickery; Pauline and Anna May of Dallas; Lenna, now Mrs. J. C. Vaughn of San Francisco; Katherine; Hazel, George Jr., How- ard and Betty Lou, of whom the five last named are students of various schools and colleges of Dallas. The other children of Mr. and Mrs. Hawpe are: Zula, now Mrs. W. C. Price of Dallas; Ethel, now Mrs. V. W. McCutcheon of Dallas; Electa, now Mrs. Fred Yeager of Okemah, Oklahoma; George Aldridge; Cora Bell, now Mrs. S. W. Gakin of Dallas and Raymond (deceased since 1894). Mrs. W. C. Price had two children, Edward and Mabel (deceased). Mrs. A. W. McCutcheon has seven children : Stella, now Mrs. E. D. Runnels of Dallas; Louise; Paul; Annie, now Mrs. Fred Woodward of Dallas; Ethel; Freda; Nell G. and Ruth. George Aldridge Hawpe has two children: Lois and George Jr. Mrs. S. W. Gakin has one daughter, Fleita. The Hawpe home is located at 5613 East Side Avenue on the original site of the Ilawpe farm.

. Mr. Hawpe died in Dallas March 23, 1914. He was a member of the Farmers' Alliance and the Christian Church. Of an old and honored Texas

family, he was true to the teachings and traditions of the Lone Star State. Throughout his lite he took an active part in matters having to do with the upbuilding of his city and county, where he was held in high esteem by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. Perhaps in the history of Dallas County no citizen had as many friends as did the subject of this sketch and his piace has never been filled.

OHN EVEREST BOYER was a pioneer con- tractor and builder of Dallas where for al- most half a century he was a leader in his chosen field. In the history of this city there Is no chapter that contains more of interest than that one which relates to the activities of this pro- gressive and public spirited man whose first influ- ence was felt in Dallas in 1872. His building activi- ties were noteworthy in that he built the first iron front building in this city, three of the first public school buildings, several of the early day Churches and many of the first business houses and resi- dences. Ile helped to bring the first railroad to Dal- las and built the first Union Station in this city, the Houston and Texas Central Railroad and the Texas and Pacific Railway, in East Dallas. These were the only Railroads entering Dallas at that time. For several years during his building career he was associated with Mr. C. A. Gill.

A native of Maryland, Mr. Boyer was born in Jefferson, Frederick County, November 19, 1835. His parents, Peter and Catherine (Hershberger) Boyer were natives of Maryland and members of prominent families of that State. His early educa- tion was received in the schools of Frederick Coun- ty, Maryland. As a youth he had a desire to learn the carpenter's trade so his father sent him to Martinsburg, Virginia, to learn the various branches of this work.

Mr. Boyer was married in Frederick County, Maryland, December 20, 1864, to Miss Mary Eliza- beth Willard, a native of Frederick County and a member of one of the oldest families of that part of the State. Her parents were Abraham and Har- riett ( Hershberger) Willard, natives of Frederick County. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Boyer: Catherine, now Mrs. D. R. Moberly of Dal- las; Jessie E., now Mrs. Robert G. Nolan and Wil- lard, who is associated with the City National Bank of Dallas. Chas. W. and Mrs. Harriett Morey are deceased. The Boyer liome is located at 2007 North Harwood Street.

Mr. Boyer died in Dallas, May 31, 1921. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity in Missouri, the First Methodist Church and other organizations in Dallas. Mr. Boyer served during the Civil War, be- ing stationed in Washington, D. C. He was one of the pioneers in the wood working art of the coun- try, starting as a cabinet maker, when a mere boy and worked at this trade for almost ten years while a resident of Dover, Missouri. Ile then came to Texas, locating at Denison where he engaged in the contraeting business, later removing to Dallas on account of the wider field offered by this city, where he remained until his death. He was one of the leaders of a group of far-visioned men who laid the foundation for the city of Dallas. The civic enterprise of these pioneers had more to do with the development of this city than any other factor. Mr. Boyer was the true pioneer and patriotic citizen, loved by all who knew him. .

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G. T. HAWPE

NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TEXAS

ANSING STEPHEN THORNE, of Dallas, was a pioneer in the railroad circles of the Lone Star State and had a career that perhaps has no equal in the annals of the railroad world. He came to Texas in 1874 and entered the employ of the Texas & Pacific railroad in a minor position and became a dominant factor in the railroad circles of the Southwest, and his record and achievements will ever serve as an example to the struggling young men at the foot of the ladder throughout the country.

A native of New York State, Mr. Thorne was born near Greenville, in Greenville County, Feb- ruary 8, 1849. His parents were George and Elizabeth (Roe) Thorne. his grand-parents were: William and Betty (Finch) Thorne; his great- grandparents were William and Mary (Parks) Thorne and his great-great-grandparents were- Edward and Hanna (Tripp) Thorne. Edward Thorne, was a second lieutenant in the Revolu- tionary war and is buried in the old Thorne family burying ground at Gayhead, New York. L. S. Thorne received his early education in the schools of Greenville, N. Y., after which he was a student in the Fort Edwards Academy, of New York. At the age of eighteen years young Thorne went west and joined a civil engineering corps engaged in surveying the route of the Central Pacific railroad. Later he became a clerk in the offices of the Kansas City & Pacific railroad, then a conductor, soon being promoted to yard master in Lawrence, Kansas. In 1874, he entered the service of the Texas & Pacific railroad as trainmaster becoming soon the first master of transportation. Later he was made district superintendent of transportation, and then general superintendent. In 1893 he was made viee president and general manager, and held these important positions up to the time of his retirement in 1911. In his early days he was with the Southern Pacific railway for three years as superintendent of transportation and construction, laying the tracks for that railroad from Yuma, Arizona east to connections of the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio railroad at Houston.

Mr. Thorne was associated with the Texas & Pacific railroad for forty-seven years, during which time the trackage was increased from fourteen hundred miles to twice that mileage and had more than double its carning capacity. He was the chief instrument in the upbuilding of a great property and in the development of a traffic for it, through the development of a great country, and conducted its affairs in such a manner as to meet with the commendation of owners and patrons alike and to win marked compliments from the State Railroad Commission of Texas

Mr. Thorne was married at Millersburg, Ohio, April 27. 1895, to Miss Mary Cumming, a member of a prominent family of that state. Her father, Noah Cumming, was a factor in the business life of his community, where he was held in the highest esteem by all who knew him. Her mother. Mrs. Julia (Burton) Cumming, was a member of a well known family of Ohio. Mrs. Thorne's grand- mother was a cousin of Daniel D. Thompkins. governor of New York State. and vice president of the United States. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Thorne: Mrs. Julia Burton Laird and Miss Mary Nancy Thorne. The Thorne home is located at 4703 Ross avenue.

Mr. Thorne died in Dallas, February 28, 1917. He was a member of the Dallas Country Club, the old Dallas Club, the Unitarian Church and was a director of the American Exchange National Bank. Lansing Stephen Thorne was modest, retiring, un- pretentious, although there is no name that stands out with greater prominence than does his in the railroad and business circles of the. Southwest. His career was a most remarkable one for few men have been so long in the railroad service of this country. To all who knew him his lovable traits of character impressed them, and the fine intellingence and sense of duty that he brought to the discharge of his official tasks, will remain forever in their memories.

R. CHARLES DASHIEL ROBERTS, of Dallas, was one of the pioneers of the medical profession of Dallas county where practically his entire life was spent in medicine and surgery. As a physician and surgeon he was widely known in the medical circles of this state and was an expert in his special field. Dr. Roberts was a familiar figure on the roads of Dallas county, quick to heed the call of duty, carrying relief from pain to all parts of this county. As a citizen, he was progressive and was active in every movement for the upbuilding of his community and state.

A native of Dallas county, Dr. Roberts was born in Cedar Hill, April 7, 1863. His father, Dr. R. A. Roberts, a native of Raleigh, North Carolina, was a pioneer of the medical profession. His mother, Mrs. Rebecca Evelyn (Croft) Roberts, was a member of a well known family of South Carolina. The foundation for his education was received in the schools of Cedar Ilill, after which he received the M. D. degree from the University of Louisville, Kentucky. Later he took postgraduate work in the hospitals of Chicago. He started the practice of medicine in Wilmer, Dallas county, where he re- mained for many years and then removed to Dallas, where he continued his work as a physician and surgeon.

Dr. Roberts was married in Greenville, Texas, February 16, 1893 to Miss Nannie Lue Hunnicutt, a native of Dallas county, and a member of one of the oldest families of this eounty. Her father, Sam Hunnicutt, was a native of Dallas county, his parents being among the first settlers of this part of Texas. Her mother, Mrs. Fannie ( Merrifield) Hunnicutt, was born in Kentucky, but was brought to Texas by her parents when quite young and was reared and educated in the Lone Star State. Two children were born to Dr. and Mrs. Roberts: Zeta, now Mrs. W. C. Wilson of Los Angeles and Irma, now Mrs. HI. E. Clayton of Dallas. The Roberts home is located at 3742 Urban Avenue, Urbandale one of the beautiful suburban residence places of Dallas.

Dr. Roberts died in Dallas, February 2, 1928. He was a member of the Baptist church. During his life Dr. Roberts used his influence to accomplish much for his city and county from a health stand- point and was an advocate of all measures for improving health standards. He kept in touch with all developments of modern medical science and was associated with the various medical as- sociations, and was one of the best loved men of his profession in Dallas eounty.

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OHN YANCEY BURKE, of Fort Worth, spent his entire life in the various branch- es of railroad work, and was one of the best known men of his chosen field in the state. A native of Georgia, Mr. Burke was born near Atlanta, August 5, 1859. His father, Rev. William Burke, was a well known and beloved Baptist minister of Georgia, which was his native state. His mother, Mrs. Luraine, (Boswell) Burke, also was of a Georgia family. He was educated in the schools of Lamar County, where his parents had settled when he was a mere boy. As a young man, he started his career with the T. & P. rail- road at Blossom, Lamar County, contracting ties and bridge timbers. Later, he was made road- master of this road, with headquarters at Weath- erford, and continued in this position for a pe- riod of eighteen years. In 1912, he was trans- ferred to the Fort Worth division, with headquar- ters at Fort Worth, and continued as roadmaster for four years. Mr. Burke was held in the high- est esteem by the officials of his road, as well as by his fellow workers. It is seldom in railroad history that a man spends his entire life in the service of one railroad, as did Mr. Burke, who had many friends from every walk of life through- out the state.

Mr. Burke was married at Blossom, Texas, on March 26, 1881, to Miss Emma Eades, a native of Greenville, Kentucky, and a member of a pi- oneer family of that state. Both her parents, G. B. Eades and her mother, Mrs. Sophia (Ellison) Eades, were natives of Greenville, Kentucky. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Burke, five of whom are living: William E., of Stephenville, Texas; Ethel, now Mrs. R. M. Stauffer, of Fort Worth; Grace, now Mrs. Lawrence Steele, of Dal- hart, Texas; Frances, now Mrs. Arthur Ross, of Stratford, Texas, and Harry T., of Detroit, Mich- igan. The Burke home is located at 918 West Terrell Avenue, which has been the family resi- dence for many years.

Mr. Burke died in Fort Worth, June, 25, 1916. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Baptist Church. During his residence in Fort Worth, Mr. Burke took a keen interest in civic matters, and aided in every movement for the bet- terment of his city. He was widely known in railroad circles, and in his special work was re- garded as one of the most efficient men .of his time.

HARLES ROBERT SCOTT, of Fort Worth, for a quarter of a century was associated with this city in different departments and was known as one of the most efficient men of his time in municipal service.

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The encyclopedia of Texas, V.2, Part 100

Author: Davis, Ellis Arthur, ed; Grobe, Edwin H., ed Publication date: 1922 Publisher: Dallas, Texas Development Bureau Number of Pages: 1328

Author: Davis, Ellis Arthur, ed; Grobe, Edwin H., ed
Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Dallas, Texas Development Bureau
Number of Pages: 1328