Robert Ralston Lawther was born in 1836 in Warren County, Pennsylvania to James Lawther and Jane Hood Lawther. He was one of seven children born to the couple. Lawther was engaged in the mercantile business in his early life. While working in Iowa on 1858, he was married to Ellen E. Hoopes and together they…
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List of street names, from “The WPA Dallas Guide And History” (1) [Note: Some of these items are at variance with more current opinions regarding the origin of the named street.] Adolph – For Adolph Frick, one of the Swiss Colony. Adair – For Dr. W. W. Adair, early physician and landowner. Akard – For…
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