The town of Addison is located at the very northern edge of Dallas County. It was once part of Peters Colony, as was much of North Texas, extending roughly from Dallas and Tarrant counties to the Red River. People of Anglo-European descent settled in the Addison area as early as the 1840s. One of the…
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These names have recently been added to our page that lists locations that were given the names of early pioneers and settlers in the area. François Marie Cantagrel (Cantegral Street) was the first director of the La Reunion community, which was an experimental socialist community located south and west of the Trinity River across from what…
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“The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them, becomes that between employer and hired labor. The…
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WIDOW OF PIONEER EXPLAINS HOW JIMTOWN GOT ITS NAME RECALLS TRINITY TOLL BRIDGE “When I first came to this house, in 1881, I came as a bride,” said Mrs. John H. Yeargan, at 2311 Cedar Springs, “and I have lived here ever since. There weren’t any neighboring houses close by, and Mr. Yeargan, who owned…
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William Thomas Lagow (1869-1943) was an early resident of Dallas County. He appears to have been born in Augusta, Houston County, Texas to Silas Frank Lagow (1840-1897) and the former Elizabeth L. Murchison (1845-1876). Some accounts show him having been born in Houston in Harris County, but the 1870 census shows that the family consisted…
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From DCPA’s Proud Heritage, Vol. I, not currently in print. Clement Letot, founder of Letot, Texas, is the only veteran of the Crimean War ever known to have settled in Dallas County. A native of France, who was born near Paris in 1836, Letot served in the French fleet that was sent into the Black Sea…
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Over the years, Joppa/Joppee has been spelled numerous ways including Joppa, Joppee, Joppie and Joppy. This article is intended to be an overview of the history of the community. We will use the name Joppee for convenience, since this is how the name has usually been pronounced. Joppee is one of the older Freedman communities…
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Son Of City’s Founder J. K. Sachse was the son of the founder of Sachse. His parents were William D. Sachse and Martha Frost. William D. Sachse was born in Prussia on December 16, 1820. Martha Frost was born in Mississippi on September 14, 1833. An article in the 1912 issue of the Garland News…
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The freedman’s town called Little Egypt dates back to the years immediately following the Civil War. A group of former slaves named Jeff (sometimes called John) Hill, Ephriham Floyd and their wives Hannah Hill and Amanda Floyd either bought from or were deeded land by an unnamed former slave holder just north of what would…
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Edward Titche was born August 6, 1866 to Lazarus Titche (1829-1894) and Babette Haas Titche (1829-1914) in Winnsboro, Louisiana. Both of his parents had been born in Germany and emigrated to the United States. Lazarus was a merchant and Edward was the sixth of seven children born to the couple. Edward was living in Louisiana…
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