John Herndon Daniel (1826 – 1911) John Herndon Daniel was a pioneer farmer and stock raiser born in Garrard County, Kentucky on February 18, 1826,…
From Proud Heritage, Volume III by DCPA. This 352 page hardcover book is available online. Dr. Daniel Webster Gilbert (1854-1930) was born in Okibbeha, Mississippi, one of…
Jacob Boll was born May 28, 1828 in Würenlos, Bezierk Baden, Aargau, Switzerland to Henry Boll and Magdalena Peter Boll, one of several children born…
Our DCPA member, Deb Cornelius, has written a novel based on the life of Mabel Gilbert. It is about to be released in a few…
(Used with permission) Gottlieb Heinrich/Henry Schoellkopf was born in Germany on September 23, 1849. He came to the United States when he was a youth…
Transcribed from Dallas Daily Times Herald, August 2, 1914, p. 8 Mesquite, Tex., Aug. 1.– I see William Wall [Wald] Glover claims to be the…
Transcribed from Dallas Daily Herald, July 17, 1875 Pioneers of Dallas County. [Edited: See original clippings below.] On Tuesday the 13th day of July, 1875,…
Transcribed from Dallas Daily Herald, Dec. 05, 1882 A Brief Sketch of His Life The funeral of Mr. John Knepfly took place Sunday at 2 o’clock…
By Frances James (1922 – 2019) The Perry Cemetery is in Carrollton with an address of 1800 Perry Road. The cemetery was started as a…
Transcribed from July 19, 1914, Dallas Daily Times Herald, p. 13, col. 3. OLDEST NATIVE OF DALLAS CO. IS DISCOVERED William Wald Glover William Wald Glover…
