The Old Durrett Cemetery, Lancaster, Dallas County, Texas (Used With Permission) by Dottie Durrett The search for the Durrett Cemetery began with a meeting of Frances James, The Cemetery Lady, as she was so fondly called by all. She told Tim during introductions, “You have people buried in Lancaster, there is a Durrett Cemetery.” This…
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E.L. Burks Variety Stores E. Logan Burks (1902-1991) came to Dallas in 1920 from his parents’ farm near Bullard, Texas, after attending Toby’s Business College in Waco, Texas. He found a place to live at the Y.M.C.A., as many young men did in that day. After a stint as a bookkeeper for Southwestern Bell Telephone…
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On September 16, 2019, we had a long, hot, interesting day as witnesses of the disinterments from the Durrett Cemetery and the reinterments of George and Elizabeth Durrett (Edgewood Cemetery), and the Strong Baby Girl, Nancy C. Strong (Hutchins Cemetery). This is the story from our leaving the Edgewood Cemetery to the Hutchins Cemetery. From…
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Our next quarterly meeting will be held on September 2, 2021. Please join us for dinner (reservations required) at 6:00 o’clock PM before the 7:00 o’clock meeting at Highland Oaks Church of Christ, 10805 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, Texas 75238. There is no charge to attend. Please feel free to invite others to come with you. You…
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Dowdy Ferry Road in Southern Dallas County was named in honor of Allanson Dawdy, despite the altered spelling. ALLANSON DAWDY, one of the first settlers of Dallas County, Texas, is a son of Allanson and Nancy Garrison Dawdy. His father was born in Tennessee, July 12, 1786. From there, in 1815, he removed to Illinois,…
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