The banner headline was followed by this brief obituary: John W. Slaughter, 91, the builder of some of Dallas’ principal buildings and the father of M. A. Slaughter, 132 S. Beckham, died Friday in a Dallas hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Oak Lawn Methodist Church in Dallas –…
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by Paul Ridenour After being at the Bur Oak Tree in the Big Spring Preserve, where Sam Houston camped, I decided to write about my wife Dottie’s Cherokee ancestors and their friendship with Sam Houston. Sam lived with the Cherokee and married a Cherokee woman named Tiana Rogers (also known as Diana or Talihina). She…
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Albert Redford Nash was born October 6, 1852 in Lebanon, Kentucky to Col. Thomas Jefferson Nash and Elizabeth Flood (traditionally spelled Floed) Nash. He came to Texas with his parents when he was two years old. The family settled at Duck Creek and were engaged in farming. Rev. Nash reminisced about Dallas County when he…
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New Century Cotton Mills of Dallas, an ambitious project conceived around the turn of the twentieth century, was incorporated with the Texas Secretary of State in 1901. The following public notice was reported in the San Antonio Express-News on June 4, 1901. The incorporators were Phillip Sanger, Thomas D. Miller, M. H. Turner, R. C.…
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Another fine gathering was held on 4/25/2026 at the W. W. Glover Cemetery. Many family members and guests were in attendance and enjoyed the great weather along with the fellowship, food and history. Many thanks to the folks who put it together. Here are some images from the day. We have some kind of event…
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Overview The Higginbotham-Bailey Building, located at 1000 Jackson Street, is one of downtown Dallas’s major surviving early warehouse/commercial landmarks and an important reminder of the city’s rise as a regional wholesale center in the early 20th century. Built for the wholesale dry-goods firm Higginbotham-Bailey-Logan Co., the structure was designed by the Dallas architectural firm Lang…
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Overview The Higginbotham-Bailey Building, located at 1000 Jackson Street, is one of downtown Dallas’s major surviving early warehouse/commercial landmarks and an important reminder of the city’s rise as a regional wholesale center in the early 20th century. Built for the wholesale dry-goods firm Higginbotham-Bailey-Logan Co., the structure was designed by the Dallas architectural firm Lang…
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GLOVER/DCPA PICNIC REMINDER FOR TOMORROW’S EVENT Don’t forget next Saturday, April 25, 11-1, we’ll gather for a fun and interesting Q&A history of The Glover, pioneers of Dallas and the many people and places that shaped our lives. Come see all the hard work that has gone into the gardening and upkeep throughout the year!…
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by Dustin Durrett Paul Richard Alexander, known worldwide as “Polio Paul,” was a man whose life embodied resilience, intellect, and determination. Born in Dallas, Texas, in 1946, Alexander contracted polio at just six years old during a devastating outbreak that affected thousands of children across the United States. Paul Richard Alexander, known worldwide as “Polio…
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From “Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County” (1892) A. S. Toppin, contractor and builder, is one of the progressive and energetic businessmen of Dallas. He has been a resident of Texas since June, 1883, when located at Greenville, Hunt county; here he was very prominently identified with the building interest for a period of…
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