Dallas Railway & Terminal Days After I graduated from College in 1937 I went to work at the Dallas Railway & Terminal Company as a laborer in the warehouse division of the maintenance department. In that capacity I unloaded railroad boxcars loaded with railroad spikes as well as creosoted ties used in the repair of…
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Cox Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Dallas County, located near White Rock Lake, approximately at the 4000 block of Dalgreen Drive between Lawther Drive and Fisher Road. The oldest marked grave dates back to 1848 for Margaret Frances Dixon, a two month old daughter of Solomon and Lydia Dixon. Little Margaret died…
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By Mike Judd The pioneer area of “Tuckerville” along today’s state highway 66 belonged to the prominent Tucker family for four generations. Charles Masters Tucker (1834-1898) came to the U.S. from Litton, Somerset County, England. His land holdings in northeast Dallas County eventually totalled 2,297 acres including the area from the Old Centerville and Castle…
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T. B. Baker was born on July 11, 1875 in Washington, Iowa to William Abner Baker and Luranah Grayson Baker. He was the youngest of seven children. His father was listed as being a farmer in most of the federal census reports and they resided in Kansas. T. B. was a single man of 25…
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By Mike Judd R. C. Buckner (1833 – 1919) ROBERT COOKE BUCKNER “Father” Buckner was born January 3, 1833 in Madisonville, Tennessee to Rev. Daniel Buckner and Mary Polly Hampton Buckner, the youngest son and the fifth of six children. Oldest brother Henry Frieland Buckner (1818-1882) was also born in Tennessee and served as a…
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This quote is attributed to William E. Gladstone. Regardless of its actual origin, the sentiment remains. “Show me the manner in which a nation cares for its dead, and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender mercies of its people, their respect for the laws of the land and their loyalty to high ideals.”…
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By Frances James (1922 – 2019) (Edited) The Old Letot Cemetery is on land donated by Clement Letot and can be seen near the intersection of Manana and 10700 block of Shady Trail in Northwest Dallas. The community of Letot, once a separate town in Dallas County began in earnest 1878 when eighteen miles of…
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The War of 1812 involved a number of future Texas residents. The area now known as Texas was controlled by Spain at the time. The events leading up to and including the conflict also predated both the rise of Mexico’s control of the area and the Texas Revolution. Many individuals who served in the war…
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If you have ever wondered what DCPA has been talking about in our quarterly meetings, here is a list of our speakers going back to the 1980s. Date Speaker Topic Jun. 4, 2026 Dr. Richard B. McCaslin Pompeo Coppini – His Statues in Fair Park Hall of State Mar. 21, 2026 Ron Finch Bennett Family…
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By M C Toyer Benjamin Crownover was born on November 14, 1794 at Grindal Shoals, Union County, South Carolina, to John Crawford and Mary Elizabeth (Chesney) Crownover. By 1808 the family had removed to Kentucky, then a second move prior to 1812 to St Clair County, Illinois. Benjamin enlisted in Captain Jacob Short’s Illinois Ranger…
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