From Proud Heritage, Volume I by DCPA, currently out of print. Francois Santerre was born near Blois, France, in 1809, an only son and a descendant of an old French family. Scholarly in nature, he was well educated and mostly interested in scientific agriculture. As a young man he served in the French Army and after his…
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By Frances James Routh Cemetery, also known as Spring Creek Cemetery The two cemeteries known as the Routh Cemeteries are located about fifteen miles northeast of the Dallas County Court House. Situated east of Central Expressway (US Highway 75), south of Renner Road, and north of Glenville Avenue, they are located a short distance east…
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Constance Riek was 49 years of age in 1875 when he moved his family from Hermann, Missouri to Dallas, Texas. He had many accomplishments to his credit and was respected and loved by those who knew and worked with him. He had been a member of the Missouri Legislature and served as Judge in Gasconade…
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By Mike Judd Born into slavery in 1839 in rural Alabama, Anderson Bonner died in North Dallas in 1920 a well-to-do entrepreneur and landowner. Married in Northern Alabama in 1822, Willis and Mahulda Bonner farmed outside Elkmont where Mahulda gave birth to seven (7) children between 1825 and 1835 – including a son named Anderson…
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By Frances James The Crawford Cemetery has an address of 700 Cedar Hill in Cedar Hill, Texas. This site is in the southwest corner of Dallas County. Ever since histories have been written about Dallas County mention has been made of “the tornado that wiped out the village of Cedar Hill in 1856.” The death…
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The above image is a portion of an article in 1976 discussing the congregation of the First United Methodist Church of Cedar Hill, which traces its membership back to the congregation that met in the Methodist church destroyed by the tornado. The article below is transcribed from The Dallas Daily Herald issue of May 10, 1856. Warning: Some…
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We had a wonderful informative tour hosted by Sheniqua Cummings, and descendants of pioneer Anderson Bonner, Tony Suber and Glen Bonner. First time guests were Erin Schmidt and Hilary Fry. Our members Marsha and Mike Leach, Gwyneva Winters, Bill Vilbig, Mike Magers, and Kathy Ann Reid were in attendance. We learned many interesting things about…
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From Proud Heritage, Volume I by DCPA, currently out of print. George M. Mellersh led quite a colorful life after coming to the United States with his parents in 1850. He was born November 24, 1836 in Surrey County, England, son of Francis Mellersh, a carriage maker, and Margaret Brooker. An older brother, Francis Jr., came with…
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Date: 10/21/23 Volunteers: Kathy Ann Reid, Marsha and Mike Leach, Gwyneva Winters, Marla and Wally Daniels who brought their handy little tractor with mower and front end loader. We marked the tombstones with orange caution cones, trimmed around them then Wally carefully mowed. We drug out brush and trash and blew the dust off of…
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From Proud Heritage, Volume I by DCPA, currently out of print. Nicholas O. Lowrey was born August 25, 1850, died August 10, 1897 near Wilmer, Texas. He came from Tennessee with his father, James B. Lowrey in 1859. He was married to Mary Lou Brown on January 30, 1879 by Dr. Pangborn at the Pangborn home in…
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