From the Horse and Buggy Days to Tutoring Defensive Driving Vivian Marie Womack Warner celebrated her 100th birthday on October 18, 2001, and is happy that she is still able to live at home and take care of herself. Vivian was born October 18, 1901 at Blossom, Texas (near Paris) to Henry Marshal and Sarah…
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From the Horse and Buggy Days to Tutoring Defensive Driving Vivian Marie Womack Warner celebrated her 100th birthday on October 18, 2001, and is happy that she is still able to live at home and take care of herself. Vivian was born October 18, 1901 at Blossom, Texas (near Paris) to Henry Marshal and Sarah…
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Transcribed from the Dallas Weekly Herald (Dallas, Texas), September 21, 1882 Death of Judge J. J. Good The melancholy tidings of the death of JUDGE GOOD were received here yesterday forenoon, and whilst none were surprised at the announcement, all were somewhat shocked by the suddenness of the event. He died on the night of the 17th,…
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Transcribed from the Dallas Weekly Herald (Dallas, Texas), September 21, 1882 Death of Judge J. J. Good The melancholy tidings of the death of JUDGE GOOD were received here yesterday forenoon, and whilst none were surprised at the announcement, all were somewhat shocked by the suddenness of the event. He died on the night of…
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By Frances James (1922 – 2019) The Historic Bethel Cemetery in Coppell is near the intersection of Christi Lane and Moore Road off of Bethel School Road on the west side of the James Parrish Survey (about three miles northeast of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport). This site was set aside for a cemetery by…
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By Mike Judd Born in Asheville, North Carolina on February 24, 1852, J.W. Ray spent his youth working as a teamster loading and unloading barges on the docks of the French Broad River. The end of the Civil War and emancipation found him in Maryville, Tennessee where he entered Maryville College and earned a B.A.…
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John Milton McCoy was a nephew of John C. McCoy. John M. McCoy was an early resident of Dallas, moving to the area in 1870. McCoy served as Dallas’ first city attorney. McCoy also wrote the 1871 charter for the City of Dallas. John M. McCoy (1838-1922) was the son of Lewis C. McCoy (1806…
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Owned the Land in and around Love Field John Branaman & Margaret Morris Hughes Bachman 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…
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By Frances James (1922 – 2019) The Albert Carver Cemetery is located at the comer of Masters Drive and Bruton Road about nine miles southeast of the Dallas County Courthouse. The land for the family cemetery was donated by Albert Carver (1827-1911) from the 320 acres he acquired by trading a fine horse and saddle…
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John C. McCoy’s name appears often in the records of Dallas County Pioneer Association, as he was the first president of the group. Here is a brief timeline of his interesting life. For more information, please see the extensive biography for John C. McCoy, on our Pioneers page. Get future posts by email.
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