Julius C. Bourquin was born November 28, 1846 in Switzerland. He arrived at New York Harbor via the ship “Grahams Polly” on October 29, 1864. This ship sailed from La Havre, France carrying individuals from France, Switzerland and surrounding areas. Upon arriving in the United States, he first settled in Oakley, Macon County, Illinois where…
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This past Saturday, September 3, 2022 volunteers and family members gathered at Big A Cemetery in Rowlett and proceeded to set a military gravestone for War of 1812 veteran Thomas Newman and also to reset the gravestone base for his granddaughter. Pictured below left to right, they are Daniel, Hunter, Susan, Larry, Paul and Drake. Paul…
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On Sunday, May 15, 2016 at the Chisholm Chapel Cemetery the Craig Austin Rowley Chapter, The Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Texas, and the John Cavet Chapter of the United States Daughters of 1812 honored Samuel Sylvester Beeman (1795-1877) for his service in the War of 1812. Members of the Samuel…
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Endures Coercion, Violence, Neglect, Two Lawsuits End With Triumph for the People by Kathy Ann Reid (Gleaned from Frances James’ Lagow Cemetery File) November, 2021 One acre of the Lagow League, donated in 1883 by Richard Lagow to the people in School Precinct No. 62, was mentioned in many obituaries with the words, “the funeral…
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Dallas County Pioneer AssociationFounded 1875, Reorganized 1979P O Box 12496 Dallas TX 75225972-260-9334info@dallaspioneer.org===From the President I hope you are staying cool and enjoying our wonderful weather here in North Texas. Please make sure to put September 1st at 6:00 p.m meeting on your calendar at the Pavilion in CC Young Senior Living.Dinner will begin serving…
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Please make sure to put September 1st at 6:00 p.m meeting on your calendar at the Pavilion in CC Young Senior Living. Dinner will begin serving at 6 and our speaker will begin at 7. Clarence Glover, Jr is our next speaker who will be sharing his past 40 years of research of the pioneers…
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From Proud Heritage, Volume I by DCPA, not currently in print. Obadiah Woodson Knight, a 38 year old Virginian, followed his older brother, Gabriel B., from Tennessee to Texas in 1846. Obadiah brought with him his 24 year old second wife, Serena Caroline Hughes, and seven children – five by his first and late wife, Mary Ann,…
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On Sunday, September 25, 2016, at Greenwood Cemetery in Dallas, the Craig Austin Rowley Chapter, The Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Texas, and the John Cavet Chapter of the United States Daughters of 1812, dedicated a new 1812 marker and re-dedicated the 1812 marker that was placed at his grave…
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by Frances James This small cemetery is located about six miles west of the Dallas County Courthouse surrounded by large warehouses and is in back of the telephone building on Communication, off of Cockrell Hill Road and I-30. The ample parking lot of the telephone company makes access easy – after you clear it with…
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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 1840’s. One of the…
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