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Month: May 2024

Wolf Springs/Tennessee Cemetery Update

Marilyn Kosanke writes: The TENNESSEE/WOLF SPRINGS CEMETERY on Wolff Springs Road may no longer exist, but we do know its former location.  Frances James wrote about the cemetery in “Dallas County History – From the Ground Up, Book II”.  It is a very interesting story about the mistreatment of this cemetery.  Fortunately, Frances included a…
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Sheareth Israel Memorial Park

By Frances James (1922 – 2019) On the east side of the 4600 Block of Dolphin Road is the Orthodox Jewish Cemetery now known as Shearith Israel.  The cemetery is a combination of three individual cemeteries, the Tefereth Israel, the Roumanian/Austrian  Benevolent Association, and Congregation Shaareth Israel, all started at this site.  This location was…
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Vivian Marie Womack Warner

From the Horse and Buggy Days to Tutoring Defensive Driving Vivian Marie Womack Warner celebrated her 100th birthday on October 18, 2001, and is happy that she is still able to live at home and take care of herself. Vivian was born October 18, 1901 at Blossom, Texas (near Paris) to Henry Marshal and Sarah…
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