The encyclopedia of Texas, V.2, Part 95

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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Mrs. Annis R. (Daggett) Zahn, was a native of Girard, Pennsylvania and a member of one of the outstanding families of that city. The Dag- gett home is located at 2700 Hemphill Avenue.

Mr. Daggett died in Fort Worth, February 25, 1919. He was a member of the B. P. O. E. and of the city's commercial and civic organizations. Throughout his life he aided in the upbuilding of Fort Worth, where his influence was felt in all matters having to do with the city's advancement. Hc had a host of friends in North Texas where he has been missed as a friend and as a business asset.

OYS L. KINNEBREW, of Fort Worth, for almost two decades was associated with the lumber industry of the Lone Star State, during which period he either owned and operated his own plants or was associated in an official capacity with leading lumber companies.

A native son of Texas, Mr. Kinnebrew was born in Carlton, Hamilton County, May 31, 1885. His father, J. J. Kinnebrew, a native of Mississippi, came to Texas in the early days and engaged in the cotton gin and mill industry. He is now a resident of Mineral Wells, Texas. The education of the subject of this sketch was received in the public schools of Carlton and Eastland, Texas. As a young man he worked in his father's cotton gin and mill in Eastland and for many years was manager of it. When Mr. Kinnebrew was twenty- five years of age, he went to Bridgeport, Texas and for the succeeding ten years was manager of the H. H. Hardin Lumber Company there. He then moved to Graham, Texas, where he started a lumber business of his own, which he operated un- der the name of the Kinnebrew Lumber Company. After four years he sold this lumber plant and came to Fort Worth where he became auditor for the Hardin Lumber Company of this city, serv- ing in this position until his health failed. Mr. Kinne- brew owned farms in Swisher and Parker Counties, which he looked after from his Fort Worth place of residence and business. He made many friends in all parts of North Texas, while engaged in the lumber industry, and he knew the various branches of this business as few men have known it

Mr. Kinnebrew was married in Stephenville, Texas, December 6, 1909, to Miss Susan Hardin, a native of this state and a member of one of its pioneer families. Her father, H. H. Hardin, owner of the Hardin Lumber Company, came to Texas from Mississippi as a child, and was asso- ciated with many of the early day projects of this state. He helped to build the Texas & Pacific railroad out of Fort Worth, and for many years was engaged in farming. After his removal to Stephenville, he served for a period of four years as county judge of Erath County. One child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Kinnebrew: Loys L. Kinne- brew, Jr., twelve years of age. The Kinnebrew honie is located at 4217 Dallas Pike.

Mr. Kinnebrew died in Fort Worth, July 28. 1927. He was a 32nd degree Mason, a member of Moslah Temple Shrine and the Meadowbrook Country Club. He attended the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Kinnebrew took an active part in the civic affairs of Fort Worth and was regarded as one of this city's leading business men and public- spirited citizens.

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OUIS REICHENSTEIN was a pioneer in the railroad construction work of Texas, being for many years the bridge builder for the Houston & Texas Central railroad and came into Dallas, with the advent of this railroad. Leaving railroad construction he became associated with the Anheuser Busch Company, looking after its Texas interests and in 1874 he was sent to the Galveston agency of this company, but at the close of that year he came to Dallas where he entered actively into the business life of this city.

A native of Germany, Mr. Reichenstein was born in Carlsruhe, August 18, 1845. His father, Sebastian Reichenstein, also a native of Germany, for many years was a member of the Reichstag, being one of the highest government officials. The Reichenstein family of Germany dates back many hundreds of years and the ancestral castle of this family still stands on the banks of the Rhine. His mother, Mrs. Annie (Haas) Reichenstein, was a member of a prominent family of the Fatherland. His education was received in the public schools of Germany, which he left when sixteen years of age on the great adventure of his life, his trip to the great America of which he had read and heard much. Landing in New York City, he worked for one year at such work as he was able to find and when seventeen years of age he volun- teered for service in the Federal cause and was accepted, He saw active service in the Civil war from the time he enlisted until its close and was mustered out at Nashville, Tenn. Following the close of the Civil war he came to Austin, and for several years was a state official of Texas. Leaving public office he entered into the construction busi- ness, going from this activity to the Anheuser- Busch Co. whose interests he built up to out- standing proportions in Texas.

Mr. Reichenstein was married March 19, 1874 to Miss Genoa Elizabeth Nabours, a native of Daingerfield, Texas, and a member of a pioneer family of this state. Her father, Orlando Nabours, a native of Huntsville, Alabama, came to Texas in 1851, settling at Daingerfield, Morris County. Mr. Nabours was a veteran of two wars, serving throughout the Mexican war and for three years during the Civil war. He was one of the most prominent farmers in Morris county, where he lived throughout the remainder of his life, fol- lowing the close of the Civil war. Her mother, Mrs. Catherine (Harrison) Nabours was a member of a pioneer family of Tennessee. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Reichenstein, four of whom are living: Louis (deceased) Josephine, now Mrs. W. R. Douglass, her husband being a prominent merchant of Omaha, Nebraska; Max (Jake), for many years associated with the Cowser Lumber Company of Dallas; Catherine (deceased) ; Charles, engaged in the cigar business at Fort Worth, and Adolph with the Cowser Lumber Co. The Reichen- stein home is. located at 4517 Swiss avenue, being one of the finest homes in that vicinity.

Mr. Reichenstein died in Dallas, January 12, 1895. He was a member of the Sons of Hermann and the Catholic Church. Mr. Reichenstein's life was filled with romance and adventure, dating back to the time, as an immigrant of sixteen years, he embarked for America. As a young man he made his influence felt in the business world, and later became a factor in the commercial life of Texas,

where he was a signal success in his various under- takings. Of an old honored family, he embodied and exemplified the traditional magnanimity and courage of his forbears, with which he united the alertness of a later generation in a most unusual way. In him were resurgent the characteristics of a gentleman born, with generosity and sympathy for all in need or distress. Endowed with vigorous intellectual powers, lofty ideas of commercial and civic virtue, a personality energetic, strong, mag- netic, gracious and commanding in its high sense of honor and probity, Mr. Reichenstein, for more than thirty years, occupied a place of leadership in the business life of Texas, on which indelibly, he impressed the seal of his usefulness. In his death the business world lost one of its most able figures and the city of Dallas a staunch, wise, resolute and constructive citizen.

H. (BUD) STRIBLING, business man of Dallas, came here on the twenty-eighth day of June, 1875, and was actively engaged in business in this city until 1904, when he retired. From that date to the time of his death Mr. Stribling made his home in Dallas, having lived here more than half a century, and looked after his interests here. He owned the block at the corner of Ross and Leonard streets and other property. Mr. Stribling resided on Elm street for some time after his arrival in Dallas in 1875, and conducted a grocery store near Murphy street for several years. In 1881 he moved to 2400 Ross avenue, his being one of the few houses in that neighbor- hood at that time, and shortly afterwards opened a general mercantile store which he operated for twenty-two years, selling the business at that time and retiring from active business life.

C. H. (Bud) Stribling was born in Cornesville, Georgia, on the sixth day of July, 1843, and was a son of Thomas F. Stribling, a merchant of that place. Mr. Stribling was educated in the schools of Cornesville, and farmed for some time after leaving school. When he was nineteen years old he went in the grocery business in Cornesville, with his brother-in-law, John Terrell. remaining in that business several years, following which he came to Texas.

Mr. Stribling was married in Dallas, on the eighteenth day of August, 1909, to Mrs. E. H. Richardson, a daughter of R. C. and Eliza (Guthrie) Lewis. Mrs. Stribling, then Mrs. Richardson, canie to Texas in 1874, with her husband, the late E. H. Richardson and twenty other families, driving through in covered wagons from Mount Vernon, Missouri. Mr. Richardson and Mr. Stribling later became partners in a grocery and general mercan- tile business, Stribling & Richardson, which they operated until Mr. Richardson's death, in 1897, following which Mr. Stribling operated the business alone until his retirement.

Mr. Stribling was a member of the Methodist Church. He resided at 2503 Ross avenue, this home' being more than fifty years old. A real pioneer of Dallas, Mr. Stribling watched this city grow and prosper. He was a fine type of manhood, beloved by his many friends and respected by all of his acquaintances.

Mr. Stribling passed away on June 22, 1928 at his home in Dallas.

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OHN ULMER JONES of Dallas was known as the father of the water pumping plants of the Lone Star State, having, during his long career in this field, installed pumps in the various cities for more than three-fourths of the water used in Texas today. He installed the pump- rx machinery at Turtle Creek for the water system of Dallas, this being one of the largest plants of the country, having a capacity of twenty-five million gallons per day. Mr. Jones also installed the first plants at San Antonio, Austin, Waco, Greenville and many other Texas cities, making his career in the engineering and industrial world a noteworthy une.

A native of Alabama, Mr. Jones was born in Sel- ma, July 13, 1867. Ifis father, William Taylor Jones, also a native of Alabama. was a large planta- tion owner of that State and prior to the Civil War was the owner of slaves in large numbers. He served through this war later removing to Texas where he located at Paris and remained in that city until 1900 when he removed to Dallas. where he continued to reside until his death. His mother, Mrs. Marie Louise (Ulmer) Jones, was a member of a prominent family of Alabama, being one of the early graduates of Tuscaloosa College. His educa- tion was received largely under the able tutelage of his mother, later taking correspondence courses from various colleges. His first work, when twen- ty years of age, was a locomotive engineer, but he lid not remain at this for long. Coming to Texas, he located at Paris, where he built the light and power company plant, of which he was superintend- ent for ten years. He then came to Dallas where he was manager of the cotton seed crushers divi- sion of the Murray . Gin Company for several years. He then accepted the position of district manager of the Allis-Chalmers Company of Mil- waukee, remaining with this firm for a period of fifteen years. Later, he became district manager for the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, while associated with this organization, he traveled to all parts of the country.

Mr. Jones was married in Dallas June 12, 1894, to Miss Eva Abigail Downing, a granddaughter of Den- nis Downing of Cornwall England. Her grand- mother was Miss Elizabeth Cashman, a native of Cork, Ireland, and a member of one of the out- standing families of that city. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Jones: Mrs. Roy E. Learn of Fort Worth, whose husband is a government in- Epector at Armour and Swift plants; Mrs. Howard Summerville, whose husband is a salesman for the Chilton Advertising Agency of Dallas; Mrs. George Wunderlick, Jr., whose husband is a salesman for the Ball Candy Nut Company of Dallas; and Maurice Ulmer, deceased. Mrs Jones resides with her daugh- ter at 4320 Cedar Springs.

Mr. Jones died in Dallas, May 26, 1926. He was a member of the United Commercial Travelers of Illinois and the Holy Trinity Catholic Church of Dallas. He was one of the most charitable of men, his great kindness and sympathy for his family was manifested at an early age, when, with an invalid father, he assumed the full responsibility of the care of the family, although he was the third son. After locating in Dallas, he was active in all move- ments of the upbuilding and development of this rity, where he was held in the highest esteem by all who were fortunate enough to know him. His death not only was a personal bereavement to his friends,

but a distinct loss to Texas, where his services would always have been needed, in its development.

EN G. GROSS was for many years prom- B inently identified with the commercial life of Dallas, where he was engaged in the hat and millinery business, representing as a jobber, some of the outstanding manufactur- ing companies in that industry. He spent his entire life in the various branches of the hat busi- ness and was known as one of the best salesmen, not only of the Southwest but of the United States, and was widely known, not only to the members of the hat business everywhere, but in all lines of business. Ile was very active in the civic affairs of Dallas during the years in which he resided here, being associated with every movement for the upbuilding and advancement of this city, where he had a host of friends.

Mr. Gross was born in New York City, April 19, 1871. His father, Ilyman Gross, was a native of Russia who came to New York as a young man, and for many years was active in the business life of that city and after coming to Texas was a well known and successful traveling tobacco salesman here. His mother, Mrs. Rosa (Peters) Gross, was a native of New York City, and a member of a well known family of the metropolis. His parents moved to Texas when he was a small boy and his education was received in Lampasas, where his parents settled, in Galveston and Baylor Univer- sity.

After leaving school, his career in the business world was meteoric. Starting with the Rothchilds Bros. Hat Company of St. Louis, when only nine- teen years old, he remained with it for twenty- five years and became a director. He then went with a hat firm in New York as a partner, the firm being known as the Ben G. Gross Hat Com- pany. This company established a branch in Dal- las. The Ben G. Gross Hat Company continued in business here until the World war, when Mr. Gross became associated with Endell & Peles of New York, with whom he remained for several years. He then engaged in the millinery business in Dallas representing as a jobber, Hattys Hat Company, of New York. Later, he represented the Carolina Hat Company of New York, until his health failed and he resigned from all active business.

Mr. Gross was married in Mckinney, Texas, Sep- tember 26, 1911, to Miss Fannie May Carrington, a native of Tennessee, and a member of a well known family of that State. Her father, Luke Carrington, a Confederate soldier, and her mother, Mrs. Margaret (Toone) Carrington. were natives of Tennessee and members of pioneer families of that state. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Gross: Hyman and Ben G. Gross. Jr. The Gross home is located at 3507 Wendelkin Street.

Mr. Gross died in Dallas, August 13, 1927. He was a member of the Temple Emanuel, of Dallas, and of many of the business, civic and social or- ganizations of this city. Although he started his business career as a very young man, his train- ing, his natural ability. his public spirit and his capacity to make friends assured his success. He was modest and unassuming and his many char- ities were known only to very close friends. Mr. Gross possessed a rare personal charm and was an untiring worker for his city, which has lost one of its courageous, efficient and patriotic citizens.

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ENRY W. JONES came to Dallas in Septem- ber, 1875, and spent the greater part of his life in public office, being known through- out this time as one of the most efficient and trustworthy officers who ever served the citizenship of this county. He also was a pioneer in the real estate circles of Dallas, having in 1889 entered this business and remained for a period of seven years as one of the city's most active real estate dealers, after which he again returned to public office.

A native of Tennessee, Mr. Jones was born in Salsbury, December 1, 1854. His father, Henry M. Jones, also a native of Tennessee, came to Texas in 1859 and settled near the historic town of Jeffer- son, where he was engaged in farming and prior to the Civil War was a large slave-owner. He served throughout the Civil War, after which he re- turned to Texas and settled in Grayson County in 1870, where he remained until his death. The mother of the subject of this sketch, Mrs. Lydia (Kennedy) Jones was a member of a pioneer family of Tennessee. His education was received in a private institution of Grayson County, Texas, which was conducted by Col. Cole, a prominent figure in the early history of Texas and in educational mat- ters of the State. Col. Cole's school was one of the foremost educational institutions of Texas of its time.

When twenty-one years of age Mr. Jones came to Dallas and obtained a position as clerk in the general merchandise store of Goodjohn & Camp- bell on Elm Street and remained in the employ of this firm for one year after which he became depu- ty county clerk under W. A. Harwood. Later he was appointed by Judge George N. Aldridge as county clerk and at the following election was elected to this office, and served for three consecu- tive terms. Hc then entered the real estate business and remained out of public office for several years, returning in 1896 when he was elected to the office of district clerk and served with distinction in this office for four consecutive terms. In 1906 he was elected to the office of county tax collector and served in this office for two terms. In 1876 while serving as district clerk, the court house at Dallas burned to the ground and through the foresight of Mr. Jones many valuable records were saved from the flames by throwing them out of the win- dows. Among these books of record was. the minute book of the first court. In the excitement of the fire it is said that Mr. Jones was the only man present who had presence of mind to save any of the valuable records.

Mr. Jones was married in Hot Springs, Arkansas, June 1, 1891, to Miss Louise Lawson, whose father, Robert Lawson was a native of England and a mem- ber of a prominent family of that country. Her mother, Mrs. Mary ( Woodcock) Lawson, also was a native of England. One child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jones: Esther, now the wife of Rex Ridgeway, well known in the business life of Dallas. The Jones home is located at 3703 Swiss Avenue where the family has resided for almost thirty years.

Mr. Jones died in Dallas September 24, 1923. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Knights of Honor. the Praetorians, the Moose, and was one of the first members of the Dallas Club. Throughout the years in which he was a resident of Dallas extending over a period of almost half a

century, Mr. Jones was active in every movement for the upbuilding of this city, where he was known as one of its public spirited citizens. The career of Mr. Jones was a most remarkable one viewed from any angle. Few men have been continuously so long in public service as he was, but his many splendid traits of character won for him the high esteem that he so long enjoyed without abatement or diminution. He was distinguished, not for the mastery of the low artifices of politics. but for his ability and his civic service. He held the public favor which he so long enjoyed in such remarkable measure, not through intrigue. but by the command- ing force of his service. He held his convictions tenaciously, and the most malevolent student of his career would not be able to find an instance of his having compromised them to serve the exigencies of politics. The record of public service which Mr. Jones wrote in the history of Dallas will memorial- ize him long after the last of those who were his contemporaries shall have lost the power to bear witness to the lovable traits of his character and to the fine intelligence and sense of duty that he brought to the discharge of his official tasks:

EORGE WOLF QUINN, of Dallas, for more than thirty years was one of the leaders in the musical circles of this city where he was an instructor of music, and many musicians of Texas obtained their musical education under this accomplished musician and instructor. Numbered among his pupils who have achieved success is Earl McCoy.

A native of Pennsylvania, Mr. Quinn was born November 19, 1834. His parents also were natives of that state. His education was received in Philadelphia and in an Eastern college. Although he showed signs of musical talent, he started in the business world as an apprentice in the tailor- ing business and after mastering this work, con- tinued as a tailor for several years. In 1881 he went to Bryan, Texas, where he conducted the leading hotel until 1885, teaching music at the same time. He then came to Dallas, opened a studio here and soon became one of the leading instructors. Many of his pupils have achieved noteworthy success on the concert stage and in other branches of music.

Mr. Quinn was married in Dallas, to Mrs. Annie Jane Campbell, a native of Philadelphia. Her father, Benjamin Bland, a native of England, was an early settler and merchant in North Carolina. Mrs. Quinn has one daughter by a former mar- riage, now Mrs. W. N. Griffith, whose husband Prof. Griffith is one of the best known phrenologists of the country. Prof. and Mrs. Griffith have two daughters, Edith and Annie, both of whom are students in college. Herbert F. Campbell, of Dallas, who, for more than thirty years, has been associated with Padgitt Bros., is a step-son of Mrs. Quinn. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have four children ; Jasper, Lela, Frances and Anna. The Quinn home is located at 510 North Hill ave.

Mr. Quinn died in Dallas March 30 1918. He was a member of the Methodist Church and active in the work of this church. In addition to being one of the most accomplished and talented in- structors of music of Dallas, he also was one of the city's most enterprising citizens, taking an active part in all matters having to do with the upbuilding and development of this community.

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CHARLES WINTERMUTE SMITH, of Dallas, was one of the best known and most popular railroad men of his time, having served for more than a quarter of a century as tieket agent in this city for its several railroads. Prior to this Mr. Smith had a wide and varied business career, withal a successful one, which he started in his father's wholesale and retail jewelry store in Knoxville, Tennessee.

A native of New York State, Mr. Smith was born in Oswego, November 26, 1850. His father, George Henry Smith, was a native of London, England, who came to America as a young man. His mother, Mrs. Anna (Wintermute) Smith, was from Horseheads, New York. His education was acquired in the schools of Oswego and Horseheads and Cornell University, from which he graduated. He was with his father in the jewelry business for about eight years, before coming to Houston, Texas, in 1871, where for about five years he was the state agent for the Wheeler & Wilson Sewing he moved to Dallas

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where he entered the Texas Central railroad as ticket agent, later going with the Cotton Belt railroad in the same capacity and still later with the Missouri Kansas & Texas railroad, resigning on account of ill health after more than twenty-five years.

Mr. Smith was married in Dallas, the fourteenth of July 1887, to Miss Mildred M. Bullock, a native of Petersburg, Tennessee, and a member of a well known family of that state. Her parents, William Pannell and Mrs. Melissa (Bridgers) Bullock, were natives of North Carolina. The Smith home is located at 1901 Cadiz street.

Mr. Smith died in Rockport, Texas, on March 5, 1914. He was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason, a Shriner and a member of the Episcopal Church. He was always active in church work and while a resident of Houston, he was leader of the church choir and secretary and treasurer of the Episcopal Sunday school. Mr. Smith was a prominent figure in the business life of Texas from the pioneer days and had many friends in every walk of life.

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The encyclopedia of Texas, V.2, Part 95

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