The freedman’s town called Little Egypt dates back to the years immediately following the Civil War. A group of former slaves named Jeff (sometimes called John) Hill, Ephriham Floyd and their wives Hannah Hill and Amanda Floyd either bought from or were deeded land by an unnamed former slave holder just north of what would…
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The story given here is based on Benjamin J. Prigmore’s own account of his life recorded in the Dallas Morning News, June 7, 1891 in a story written by Cliff D. Cates entitled “Old Pioneers of Texas.” Benjamin J. Prigmore (1830- 1901) was the son of Kentucky native Joseph Prigmore (1807-ca. 1862). Joseph and his…
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Margaret Beeman Bryan was born on September 19, 1825 to John Beeman (1799-1856) and Emily Manley Hunnicutt (1806-1882) in Greene County, Illinois. Her mother had been born in Greenville, South Carolina and had married John Beeman in 1823. Her father was born in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. John and Emily were the parents of at least…
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DCPA Quarterly Meeting, 12/4/2021 (Saturday morning). This is a reminder of our next meeting on December 4th, 2021. Please join us for breakfast at 9:00 A.M. before the 10:00 AM meeting at Highland Oaks Church of Christ, 10805 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, Texas 75238. Please call 972-260-9334 to make your breakfast reservation. The cost is…
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Dallas County Pioneer AssociationFounded 1875, Reorganized 1979P O Box 12496 Dallas TX 75225972-260-9334 – dcpa1875@gmail.com From the President Greetings All, Make sure to put the December breakfast meeting on your calendar. December 4th at 9 a.m. at Highland Oaks Church. Rusty Williams will be the speaker. He is the author of several books and a very colorful speaker. You will…
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Second Quarter, 2021 Cemetery Report, Southeast Dallas County by Marsha Leach The RYLIE CEMETERY at 10377 Rylie Road is watched over by the Rylie Cemetery Association which was founded in 1962. They maintain the cemetery grounds through private donations, mostly from family descendants. The cemetery is protected by a chain link fence and is in…
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The organizers have advised us that the event that was to have been held on 11/21,/21 has been canceled.
From Proud Heritage, Vol 1 by DCPA. Margaret Morris Hughes, daughter of William and Ailsey Hughes of Hughesville, Virginia, married John Branaman Bachman in 1845 in Maury County, Tennessee. She was born in 1824 in Stokes County, North Carolina. John Bachman was the son of Dr. Daniel Bachman of Delina, Tennessee, (Marshall County). He was…
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John Taylor and Catharine Bunting Coit John Taylor Coit traveled to Dallas County, Texas, late in the spring of 1858 to locate a new Texas home for his bride, purchasing 320 acres 15 June 1858 on the Dallas/Collin County line in the Thomas J. Yager survey. While searching for land, John stayed with the McKamy…
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Edward Titche was born August 6, 1866 to Lazarus Titche (1829-1894) and Babette Haas Titche (1829-1914) in Winnsboro, Louisiana. Both of his parents had been born in Germany and emigrated to the United States. Lazarus was a merchant and Edward was the sixth of seven children born to the couple. Edward was living in Louisiana…
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