James Carter Arnold was the last City Marshall and the first Chief of Police of Dallas, an elective office. He was never defeated in an election until the time of his death in 1898. Chief Arnold was a son of William Bailey Arnold and Martha Bostwick. He was born at Wellington, Georgia, April 29, 1851.…
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Henry Exall was born on August 30, 1848 in Richmond, Virginia to Rev. George G. and Angy E. Pierce Exall. He was educated in the school run by his father, Rev. Exall who was a Baptist minister. Henry was thirteen when the Civil War broke out and enlisted two years later, serving in the 10th…
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Christopher Columbus Slaughter was born February 9, 1837 to George Webb and Sarah Mason Slaughter. His father George Webb Slaughter had served with Sam Houston during the Texas Revolution and his grandfather William Slaughter had served under Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812. They followed his great grandfather, who had served in the American…
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Cottonwood Cemetery, Established 1875 The Cottonwood Cemetery is located at 2920 Whitely Road, in the northeastern corner of unincorporated Dallas County. The east end of the cemetery abuts Cotton-wood Creek. This cemetery is part of the J. C. Johnson Survey and the land was originally located in Mercers Colony. The first known burial at Cottonwood…
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The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located on Merritt Road in northeast Dallas County, one-quarter mile north of Pleasant Valley Road. A concrete driveway divides the new part from the old part. The old portion consist of all property on the left-hand side (north) of the concrete drive and the new portion consist of all property…
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Webb Chapel CemeteryDallas County, Texas From Proud Heritage, Vol. III by DCPA. This 352 page hardcover book is available online. Isaac B. Webb and his wife, Mary (Hughes) Webb, were ardent Methodists. On May 5, 1845,the Webbs formed a Methodist society with five members including the Webbs. In the spring of 1846 the congregation was…
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Capt. George Marcus Swinkb. March 22, 1832 in Alabamad. February 14, 1905 in Dallas, TexasObituary, transcribed by K. Jane Beaver from original newspaper obituary, presumably theDallas Morning News, Wednesday, February 15, 1905.CAPT. SWINK DEAD──────CAME HERE IN 1868 WHEN DALLASWAS VILLAGE AND UNDERTOOKIMPORTANT ENTERPRISES──────HAD FIRST STREET CAR LINE──────Was one of the Builders and OriginalOwners of Iron…
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I. Context The Overton Cemetery is a small cemetery located at 3229 Overton at the intersection with Leatherwood, two blocks northeast of the 3200 block of E. Illinois in Dallas County. The site was designated as a Historic Texas Cemetery in January 2004. This application is for a large Texas Historical Marker at the site.…
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Leslie Allison Stemmons (1876-1939) was born in Dallas County, and studied at Southwestern University (Georgetown, Texas) and at the University of Chicago, majoring in real estate and law. He was then in the gravel mining business with Scott Miller, and worked for Sanger Brothers in Dallas. Then Leslie and Scott Miller formed a real estate…
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Magnesium Fire Levels Bomb Plant In 1943 the headlines of the Dallas Morning News said “Magnesium Fire Levels Bomb Plant.” The article continued describing the most spectacular fire in Dallas History on December 15-16, 1943, when the government’s entire stock of magnesium was lost. Austin Bridge Company, also known as ABCo at that time manufactured incendiary bombs…
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