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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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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From Proud Heritage, Vol 1 by DCPA, not currently in print. Jacob and Anna Hinterman Buhrer left Ellenboro, West Virginia, their first home in America, to come to Dallas in the summer of 1879, bringing their first child, Lena, with them. Jacob’s sister, Anna, came also. In 1879 she married a young Swiss dairyman, Christian Moser,…
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On Sunday, February 27, 2022 at the Merrifield Cemetery in Oak Cliff, Dallas County, Texas 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 John “Jack” Merrifield (1792-1873) for his service in the War…
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From Proud Heritage, Vol. 1 by DCPA, not currently in print. John “Jack” Merrifield born 1792, fought at the battle of the “Cotton Bales” at New Orleans. He served twice during the War of 1812, once for a friend. He returned to Kentucky and married (his first wife) in 1816 Sally Welsh born 1800 in Kentucky. She…
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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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