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and a minister. having begun preaching In 1891. He is specially affable In his 'mannera, and manifests great love for the race, and especially for the common peo- ple. Besides being a preacher. he le a man of affairs and la quite competent an a merchant and business man, and espe- cially in his ealings with the general public. nl February. 1890, he married MINH Sarah Tull nf Canton, who is a dnughter of. G. W. Tull of Canton. the grand nld man who has been such a friend to the poor, and who has done so much towurd the development and An- tublishment of Canton. the capital of the county at large. Mra. Nunnally in a faithful and affectionate wifs. Mr. Nun- nully came. to . Vun Zandt twenty-twn ycara ngo, and is Identified' with avery fiber of her Interest and in greatly in- teranted In her. development. He mayN le regards Van Zandt . In her resources and pormibliitlis us nnn of the leading counties of Texas , and is by all means' In the landing section of the stale. He owns lils own home In . Van Zandt, preuches a good deal. føtex the people and Is nne of those "men that would be useful In ,Any communlly ..
MARION REED,. Edgawood. . Taxma
Is one of the ment. clever and successful farmers of Van Zandt county .. He says nny . minn who" will try. bo patient ond Industrions can'wererd, farming In Van. Zandt county, His grandfather WAR named James Bond and was born in Alkhamn. fHx father wns named An- drew. who way # farmer and was born In Mississippi and never came in Texas. Andrew Rerd. married 'MIxx Safrona Har- tls. They were the, parents nf Marion. The father was In the Civil war in 1863. Marina was born In Lenke county. MIN- HINHinpl. December 1. 1KG2. and was edu- cated In the country schools' .nf that state. He chose farming an hia voca- -tinn nnd' has been engaged in. that line of llfn for twenty years. In November. 1882 .. he married Miss Mary Jane Berry. After having moved to .Arkansas they enme to this atnte eight years ago., Mr. .Reed ways that- a great future awalts Edgewood and Van Zandt .. He is a Bap -. tixt and A Mason and a Woodman nf the World. "He hnx 153 acres of land near, Edgewnod.' Is beginning in good enrnext tn diveralfy his crop and says any mnn can anceced . in Van Zandt county and not plant a hill of cotton. The most useful farmers In the county are taking the position that the boll wervil need not frighten .those who have alrendy' settled In. the county. nor pror- pective settlers. They 'can do well with the presence of the terrible pest by not depending on cotton. nnd. it is quite a question whether they. could dn better with no weevlt and the universal de- . nonilence on cotton that. would then pro- vall.
PROF. JOHN P. SEALE, Canton, Texas,
Teacher In the More community. Prof. Seale's father. F. P. Seale, Ilvam ncar Myrtle Spring and is n farmer: one nf those thrifty. small Van Zandt county farmers that Is enbled to make a good support and grow all the while. cime to Texas in early childhood and IH nnw 59 yenty of nge .. John wus horn In Limestone county. Texas. Jannary 7. 1876. He has been reared In Texas, and hus hreathed her nlr nnd Imblhed her Noirlt. airieily a Texan. His life hax freuen that of a farmer. In early boyhood however. the felt nn umbltion to he' n teacher, and all his energies since then have been hent in that directinn. Ho fok the public welinnl course and has attended advanced schools, normals, etc. tie entered the profission seven years ngo and has Inught at several points In the county. He Is eenAlly a teacher und IN drtermined to give his life to Hie goofession. He Is giving his serond term to This community and Ix nfforing sint matieforthe. le has given much refleillon to send music and teaches win'n ongorinnily appears. Ho lovca miah und IN muting his talent lell In that allreellen Years, strang. amhl- flous, enjoying the full ennlidence of The conminky, he cerhdaty lia n bright future awining bim. He Is n member of the church nund urldes In a pure life. The Moore. wanmully had 61 m.lmlnalles Inst your mind x0 Illa your. It Is n thrifty. . growing communliv of small furmers, lo- rated nisuit live miles from Canton. The lund Ix chlelly sundy. with creek bottoms und I WIN varley Of soll especially ndupied lo frell ond track. Cutinn fre- mently mukis a leile lo The orre. There Is also some wir one grown In . the cummunity.
WILLIS JARRELL' HALE, . Cantnn. Taxas.
Among the hleldy, honered and substan- Ilal ellizens In Hle cunntry near Canton IN W. S. flobs tir slunda unique In this arAtlon us the floor In syrup making. TTO un ut lilgher ardle. Ils family nre English. coming to this commiry In nn early duy. Illx futher. Juinex Hale, was born In Nurth Coralina, und wux n former. mimo to Texas In 1873. The married MINS Aun MeCurly. whu was born und renred In Geurgln. They were married In 1824. and had eight children. Nelther of them are lehig at this Ilnie. Illa inuther dled In 1876 and hls father In 18st. Mr. Hab- Himself wos born In 1811 In Munrar Conn- ly. Georgia. Ho was eduented principally In Newtun. Mlas, and chose the vuention of farming. The begun this manner of life Monroe, In Newton County, Mississippi.
They now have four children. He came to Texas in 1873 from Mississippi, and after living In HIl County for a short perlod came to Van Zandt county twenty- . three years ago. He Is a member of the Baptist Church, and is highly respected and trusted by uit who know hlin. He served nearly four years in the Civil War. and has always met all the demands made upon him by the expectation of his friends and the general publle. For nine- teen years he has been munufacturing a very fine quallty of Nyrup from the regu- far ribbon sugar cane. He has liin land so he can Irrigate It. hence makes a surc crop, frequently making 600 gallons to an acre. When this syrup la llnished he puts it Into jugs and weals it hermetically. and in the form It Is kept for use. so that at any age when the jug Is opened the Nyrup le fresh. His syrup Is good for the best price In the market, uml never goes beg- ging for a. customer. Mr. Hale 1H H nudel In Christian to ffler es and all that `goes to make a Jnvable, wurthy character.
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DR. CORNELIUS E. FARELL. Myrtle Springs, Texas.
The. FarrrUs are from Geurgla. They enme to North Louisiana In an enrly day. James C. Farrell wux learn and reared in that State, und camp In Van Zandt Citt- Tv In 1800. Here hr met Miss Elenen Moore, from Teminssee. Her father came: in an early. day, und shr war reared hirte. They were married In 1870. Cornellns was the second child of this union, and Was born November 22. 1x73, near the. present village of Jacksun. In this Putniy. His father was a farmer and ginner, and `so the boy was reured under these con- ditlons. He went to the canntry sebord and later finished In the Myrtle Springs High School. After the attalmment of manhood he chose medicine as a profes. Alnn. S. A. Mayllald Is a prominent far- mer In the Jackson community, and his He . daughter. Miss feita. nad Dr. Farrell bad . been children lugether, and, when they reached proper nge. were married Juno 16. 1895. They now have two children. Stella and Gindys. Dr. Farrell in How one of the popular and respected physielan. In the Myrtle Springs wretlen. He has reud medline for years, hat only two years since began lertares und Inter the practice. The doctor Is off one of the old and rexpected families he the county, and IN practh.Ing unung Ids own .kluitred and
friends. le Ims a large and growing practice. und will take unother course this winter in the medleid department of Baylor University. In Dallas, He Is well allunted and has a bright future, and is " worthy representative off his sertiun. He thinks this section Is great, tool wany man can make a living here Dast can du No anywhere, The Inud Is rich and varled .and chem. The climate Is goed and Te- Maureen most excellent. Farming and fruit raising, track growley and stuck predominate.
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Homs of Wilson Chamblee, Phalba. Texas. A most successful former and diversiier.
WILSON GREEN CHAMBLEE .. Phalba. Texas.
The tarents of Mr. Chamtilere Ived In Mississippi and were farners; They died. however. In his early chilled und he was rrated an orphan. The was born and la ed a farmer and has never known nuy- the der and tas pever desind. to fal- low any other calling and is just fine kind of mang that Is making the vorntion nf farming tott mandatde and herntive. The is a farmer and stalles his business and does not desire anything else. Ile rante tu Texas with an aurke thirty-there SoIT'S Agu. They settled In Kaufman funny and Mr. Chamblee Ims livnl In this general seethan ever sure. Mr. Chamblee was born February x, 1862. In Northe Mississippi. He was married to Miss Katie Mmer. of Kaufman County, March &. Ist." He formed In Kaufman 'nuty untl thirteen years ago when he ilerided that the samply land in Vun Zamit was better than the taleb hnml fur- Her wont, nid remseguentiy he tought # fare where he now livey and soon began forming un a new scale. When he came tu lls preseat home tir wnx $500.00 In debt leaders the price of his new home. but he went to work with navlm nnd presents a splendid obgjort lesson of what rau la. arromplisted in hlx section. He ouiinuiel to milse corn and cotton to. be
sure but began to will nther crops, on. at a time nutil now. by netual count he hlx form and for sale much yenr. He lins had This pret or now has some of all these markulde commixlitles, rulsed on hla farm. He says there Is no excuse for at man not luhg ubly to make money In Van Zandt and that nothing conhi hi- iluier htm to go back to ourn unt colton . alomnr. Il Ix In favor of ratabilahing last- ter markela unil making hetter roads nml ways when theke two things are necom- joshel Van Zandt can not In' surpnased nx K mmintry for farmers. le now hnx huur hundral und Afty-tive neres of land with one hundred and Ifty In cultiva- tion. having four residences . He MAYN
that with a little effort he could hnve some thing to Nell every day In the year. He raises Irish potatoes and tomatoes for spring money. Sella berles und fruits for summer change and has sweet potatura for early fall and has syrup for the winter. His cotton.money he pays on his land or puts nt . Intirest. He has nine children and his family enjoys good. health. He Ilves In n comfortable home and la hy all menna on the highway to the hest comfort In life. He is a Methodist and an active' memher of the farmers unlon. He atanda strictly for progresalve meth- oda.
Residence of L. M. Norman, Stone Point, .Texas.
LAWRENCE McDONALD NORMAN. General Merchant. . Stone Point Texas.
The Norman's. arr Sentch-Irish: The mother of lawrence, who was n MIKN . lulla Berry parlor tu hier murrlagn to Mr. Norman, was of dermin oxtritiun. rin. Finley Norman, tho futher .wis prarel on The farm, In Tranesser. The went to Mississipi und married there, moved to louisiana thener back to Mlxslashppl nin! In istia he came to Trans where hu illed In Issa. Lawrence was born In tin. MINN- Isslad haine, Herember 110, 18RG. Ho wnN alan roared in the form, but . marly In- rame a femher. Prbrimry 26. 18sa. he married Miss Doma . Lær Herrin. They lidh survive and have a hwrty family und n comfortable home In Stone Point. Soon nfler innrringe Mr. Norman left the School foi and went hark to the farm. Ho owned und aprruled u gin In Stono Point for seven years but of latu has emhorkrd In thir morrautile hustun'es. Ho hins been Hibernaful 1u ull them. Hiney, flo nnw luis Im excellent general shire In State Point with a good variety of minekg the seams to buy with a sporlat vlew in what his cushauers . mrml. fo dralrestto keep all they mol mal walling more. Il. JR pluslaking and dilligent anil la deter- mined to serve his trade in the best ad- vantage. He has three small farms near-
by and bulleves they are good tamperty. and thint Van Zandt will In Its ilunl de- vrbipment be equal to any enunty In Tex- Ix D' rizrwhere.
JUDGE J. G KEARBY. Wills Point, Texas.
The senior member uf me of the print- Imat trins uf Ilit euunty. . The family origintilly emne from Kentucky, but In- mediately from Arkansas, to texas. The grandfather was born In Kentucky, uml wns n farmer, Ihr futlar. Edward Parler Kourky, wax hurn und roured In Kon- turky, mint was wirwie he n physielan. Imt afterwards jaarthe hw. ihr rama hump Walk Mary Peyton, of Trn'y- INHer, mil They were married In 18H or . 445. They are both font mew, They lind three children, Derember :1, 1xIs, .i. 7. was born In Hot Springs Cumly. Ark .. but They came to Texus nil Im wax pilu- rated hire, le Ingman the practice of how In 1871, xml mix ronlinien in that pru- fraslon nall now. The has been honored with the. ollier of Sinto Setmtor, two terma, fruni hils home distriet, liginning 1891. November 12. 1872. I married MIAs Bola M. Nonl. Jmlgr Kmarly rmint to The county thirly-threr yente ago from Denlon county, Texus, und The family moved from. Arkansas to Texas
In 1:57. He was it man of wide nbser- valbør uuml emahlerable travel. rappel- ally In. Texas, nad hils faith In VanZandt Poliy has never been shaken, and grows stranger with each passing year. The Is n meinter of the Methodist church. Is n Masimt. K. of 11. am W. n. W. Judge Krarby's father was regimealal surgeon In the l'unfederale servire, In the regi- ment of Colonel I. Muss, tudge Kearly limself Is a man of rommundis appear- unee. Is affable In his manners, broad 1u his conceptions amt Ix every fuirh a sen-
MAYOR EDWARD.M. CHRESTMAN. Grand Sallne, Texas.
Is one of the genial spirits, atul one of the useful men af Van Zandt county. The Chrextmnn family enme from Nurth Caro- Ilun. lait came to Texas nnil Van Zandt county In .1843. The grandfather's name WAS John W. Christman, and he wn9 ; farmer. The father's name IN 1. M. Christman. commonly kmnwn ax Pone. Hr Is a farmer and lives about four miles from Gram Sallne und was torn ani reared In the rumuniy, and of course Is well entitled to the jemulanym of old selter. He married Miss Allen, who was hrn In Arkansas aud roared In Tenaes- ser. They were married in ts7. They are both living. nul are the parents of four children. September 21. 1872, Ed- ward was born four milles sofulast of Grand Snllue In Van Zandt rounty. 11e was edurated In The country schools and at Sminmer Ill arbet School, Omen. Texas, the Is pleasing In master. affalds and sympathrtle. and Ives blamebissly before the people. April, fans. he was dlerled mnvor of Grand Salle, Ils that uffire with dignity and satisfaction lo the oulille. December 21. Is9 ;. he mar- ried Miss Flora Simpson, who still sur- Vives and they live hardly together la their Grand Salle home. He has spent lals vollre Iffe In the county and has never find a home elsewhere, and Is. of water. Identified with her every Interest. Ilis father was als bury and frared here. so he loves the county' by Inheritance ami cursonat afterthe as well. He Is a Rate 11st. a W. f. W. He has acquired n meal there., Is Identified with the sall many- future of the pily, and is faithful in the dicharge of the duties of his offer A gred arin, a micel ofleer. In symjer. thy with every gool movement.
DR. ROBERT BRUCE BELL. Roddy. Texas.
Roddy Is a thriving village In the soilti- tuntun and alx mlby's from Mabank. Dr. Itell Helthal høre in ts91 und hnx lawn a touteat factor In Us udvanermeal prep Mine, He also makes a great Interest in Ida community af large. tushl Bell. f. durtio's father was born In Raleigh. N. 04. He was a navkantor and was fr Years of the Allsvisshad and De frili- tarhe und on the Enfr, and was whely known as Capl. 1. Dell. Dr. Bell's
mulher was a Mars and married Capt. Bell In Mississippi. Robert Bruce was one of twins, hair children, having heen pre- Virusly learn, He was lewn February 22. IN0, In Rapids Parish, La. His father moved To M'weroker county soon after the civil war. where R. B. was reared tu mantiund. . Ils attendeil the country schools auml later attrmule Baylor ( Waco) milverslly, belug in school with this editor flere. In 1961-2. At the age of 18 Robert selectril medirine as his life work and began at tour under great difficultles to prepare for his profession. He erail un- der the best physhelan he could lind and then took n Pourse In Memphis, after- wards graduating In Dallas under the fur-your system. In what Is now Bay- lor Påtversity Meilleal Department. The sha-tor has a wide practice ant n bright future. In Jannary. 1896, he married Miss Bertha Peterson in the elty of Wnco. They now have om Attle girl-Ima Lit- rile. The doctor has a nent home In Rally nud a enavenient new office and rounts his friends by the score. Hp thinks they have the best portion of the county and his strletly stanils for tts dp- volupment. always first in any enterprise forthe cunvenleure of the people and goud of hils lown. Itr. 18 a Mason, Wood- man of the World anl meinher of the Fraternal Unlan of Amerien. Ontside of hls prartlee he has acquired a good farm and Is greatly Interested in the devel- upment of agriculture and good markets.
EDWARD J. MCFARLAND, Edgewood. Texas.
The MeFarlands are n combination of Seutrh nnil French blood, the streams of those Two lines of life having been joined in obl Virginla some generations just. Augustus MrFarland was born. İlved and illuil in old Virginin amil was it dortor. He was the grandfather of our subject. Hix father nlso was reared In Virginin. was a farmer and surveyor. nnd E. J. wns the one child of the union. and he was born In Virginia November 8. 1856. He was eduentid there, lacking only n short time of griluntion. He Is n merchant and hns heen merchandising In Ederwon since 1x90. In 1882 he mar- rleit Mles N. R. Clark, In Wnnaker, Vir- ginla. They have one son. Mr. Mc- Parland has acquired a goodly amount nf Van Zandt renl estate, and thinks It has a great future. Almost anything destrable enn le ralsmil. and gonil yields cun be oldalned In every crop. He Is a nuonleer of the church, and an 1. (. O. F .. and is one of the substantial citizens of Filgewond, stands on his Integrity and line as many friends ns anybody.
JULIUS A. GERMANY. Grand Sallne, Texas.
Mr. Germany Is an nitorney nnd Is fulle loisy In his practier in Grand Snline. The family, though formaa In name, is Irish lu Idoud and are mare Immediately from North Carolina. Itle grandfather was named John, aml was born In North Parafina, but Dved later and died In Miss- Idiq4 11ls voration was that of farming. Ills faller, J. W. Gerinany, was born In MIs Issingd: was a general business man. and came to Texas In 1464. 111s mother was a Tomlinson, was born and reared In Van Zandt County. They were mar- Hled In INK and have eight chillren. the methey has passed away but the foth- er Is stiff living In the City of Grand Sn- line. Mr. Germany, himself, was born In 1470 In Van Zandti Cumty, was educated In the commun schools and in Southwes- tern t'niversity, where he graduated. He logran the practice of Inw In 1833. In 1896 hur married Miss Hark. of Madisonville. Texas. They have three children. Mr. thurmans has all the while been Identified with Van Zauch County nnd thinks the leguilmaty estwelattuns of her develop. nent Is beyond present comprehension. The Is a tember of the order of Riks, and K. of P., and has been engaged In n grenl many of the Interesting law cases in this candy 11. Is affalde, seuerous and pub- le spirited. droblless a bright future awali4 him.
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LEWIS HENRY TOWNLEY,, MARS, TEXAS ..
The Townleye are of English extrac- tien but came to America in the in- fancy of our National life. Henry Morris Townley, the grandfather, lived in South Carolina. He lived ,to a ripe old age and died in the fifties, having. moved from South Carolina to Alabama. Timothy Townley, the father, was born in South Carolina in 1818, but his father Moved with him to Alabama, when he was four. He was therefore reared and educated is that State. When off"' suitable age he married Miss Malvern aleo of Alabama. She was related to tha Hobbs family in this section. Ha had wix children of whom our enbject was the second. Timothy with his family moved to Texas in 1850 and set- tled in. Van Zandt county, 13 miles west of Tyler.' He lived a long nseful and honorable life and died Nov. 30, 1889. He and his wife were both consistent members of the church all their lives. Lewis Henry was, bora Jannary 13, 1845 in the Alabama home. He was 5 years of age, when his father moved to Texas. .- Mr. Townley was only a boy of 5, hnt 1
has a distinct recollection of the country. It was open-under brush was almost entirely wanting, the larger trees were scattering, so that objects of any kind might be seen at great distances." Deer and turkeys were here in great aband- ance. Wolves went in multitudes, some bears, and panthers were found in the swamps .: There were some wild cattle, but the Indian and the buffalo had gone further west. The streams were filled with the finest fish and the country was almost an ideal for a frontier. The grass was waist high and in many places in- nocent of a tooth of any kind. Henry grew up a stont boy in a frontier life and his school days were limited. At
Eli Sides and wife of Martin's Mill, Texas.
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the age of 19, he married a Miss Margaret Brakefield, who lived, until July 27, 1877. She had 4 childeren, Martha Ans, Timothy Franklin, Joha Henry and James LaFayette. In 1878, he married Miss Elizebeth Burnett, who stiii survives. She is the mother of two sons. Walter Alles and William Cary. Mr. Townlay hos lived on his present homesince 1866. Hli hasa well arranged and well equipped home. Mr. Townley is an exemplary church member and en. joys the highest respect of all the peo- ple. He thinks the country has a grest future and thet her undeveloped re- sources are, nasarpossed : anywhere. We greatly enjoyed a visit to his home and felt, when our yleit, Bro. Hobbs and I was over that he was the kind of men that make a country great.
ELIJ. SIDES, Palace, Texas.
The Sides family are of German ex- traction, the grandfather having come from Germany. The father of uncle Rii as he is now generally called was named Benjamin Sides and lived in Alabama, having moved to that State from Georgia. Hedied in Alabama in 1844. He was twice married and be- ·cama the father of za children, 9 by the first union and three by the lost. Onr unbject was one of these three and tha child of the second wife who was a Miss Williams. She also was twice married having quited with Mr. Head prior to her union with Mr. Shles. Of the three children. Ell was the first and was born in Taledega county, Alabama, .January 31, 1837. His father died when he was 7 years old and he was left an . orphan and his mother a widow. He grew up in the home there, and received
18, being in 1855 the family including Eli himself, came to Van Zandt county and cast their fortunes here. He found the Rileys, the Hobhs, the Gibbs, the Heads, the Coxes, etc. In the Gibbs family there was a daughter Mise Christina Francis that interested him more than all the others. She was a daughter of E. W. Gibhs. He was French and his wife was German. He wooed her, and she became his bride, July 29, 1858 They have lived happily together all these years and resred a family of 11 children, 3 of whom are dead, 8 are living all In Van Zandt Co. Uncle Eli has lived 29 years on the farm he now occuples and during those years he has been of inestimable hene. · fit to his community and the State in valuable experiments in farming. Among his first experiments was to make 971% bushels of corn on one acre. He put 100 bushala of cotton seed ou only a limited education, at the age of . this acra and the rows were 5 feet apart and the stalks were two feet apart In the drill. Next year withont any ad- ditional fertilizer 2800 pounds of seed cotton were raised on this same acre. Another crop at the rates of 3:50 pounds seed cotton was raised on this same land, showing clearly what Van Zandt land can do. This was the ordinary up land of the country. In 1892 the dryest of the years he raised 350 hushels of yam potatoes, one hill of these potatoes Mad on it, 17 good sized potatoes that weighed 20 pounds. His record ou angar cane ls from 400 to 500 gallons of syrup to the acre. He makes ahove 300 bushels of Irish potatoes to the acre. On the farm is an orchard of good variety, peaches, pears, plums. Jap- anese persimmona und apples. One of the apple trees in this orchard, one sen- son bure 24 bushels of marketable ap- ples. This is not a typographical error it was 24 messured bushals. Mr, Sides- son, M. A. has a most excellent or' chard of 25 acres nesr hy and a part of the old homestead. The hest records are made here. He sells this excellent fruit at 25 cents a bushel in the or. chard in season. What a hurniug necessity for a railroad through this country. It would pay the road im- mensely and make the people indepen- dent indeed. By accident Mr. Sides has discovered a grass which he thinks Is destined to revolutionize this country on this line. 'It is evergreen, thrifty, prolific, juicy, escnlent and sweet, stock love it'well. Mr. Sides now has enough to set 100 acres, which has heen secured from a single seed in 1900. It makes most excellent pasture and grows best in September, October: November. February, March, April, May and June, bnt remains green all the year round. He would fill orders for this wonderful grass at reasonable rates. Mr. Sides is a Methodist, a Mason and an upright and honorable citizen.
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