By Millie Coffey From my infancy the family attended Oak Lawn Christian Church on the corner of Herschel and Douglas streets, then later we moved to Preston Road Christian Church where I joined at the tender age of eight. Then one Sunday morning in August of 1934, Mother and I moved our membership to Greenville…
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In anticipation of the Rylie Reunion on October 2, 2021, the Rylie Cemetery Association is having a work day Saturday, September 25, 2021. Contact information for further details is in the above image, but the Rylie Cemetery is located on Rylie Road, between Tufts and Ellenwood, Rylie, Texas. https://dallaspioneer.org/events/rylie-cemetery-cleanup-day/
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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Our Cemetery Committee has put together this list of “orphan cemeteries” which are Dallas County cemeteries that no one looks after. Here is the report from Kathy Ann Reid. Street addresses and street names, city and county boundaries are subject to change over time. We welcome comments and new information. Cedar Hill Crawford Cemetery/Tornado Cemetery…
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by Frances James [A vintage article written by our own Frances James, “the Cemetery Lady.”] The city of East Dallas existed for seven short years (1882-1889), just east of the city of Dallas. Though its life was brief, it was home to many distinguished builders of Dallas. East Dallas was bom when the Houston and…
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Dallas County Pioneer Association, Founded 1875, Reorganized 1979P O Box 12496 Dallas TX 75225972-260-9334dcpa1875@gmail.com From the PresidentGreetings All,Our upcoming meeting will be great. The speaker Mark Rice is outstanding. We are in an EXCEPTIONALLY large room where you can put as much distance between you and others as you feel is necessary.Please be in thought…
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