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Brazos County residents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Bill Page 83
From the>President's Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . '.' . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
From the Editor's Desk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 95
Community notes ..................... . . . .'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janis Hunt 95
Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 102
Scouts assist in marker installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. John Blair 103
Business issue- Apr. 22, 1913 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janis Hunt 105
S1. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Bryan, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . .. Nancy Hawtrey 108
1863 taxable year (abstract books), Brazos Go. ..... . . . . . . . . . . .... Ruth Hary 112
Index compiled by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Allen Dean 116
BRAZOS GENEALOGIST
VOLUME XXI NUMBER 3
SUMMER 2000
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BRAZOS GENEALOGICAL ASSOCIATION
P. O. BOX 5493 BRYANTX 77805-5493
OFFICERS 2000
PRESIDENT . . . . . . . .' .. JOHN BLAIR
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EDITOR .............. ALLEN DEAN
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RESEARCH/QUERIES. . . . . . . . . . .. . .
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LOCAL HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . .. .. RUTH HARY and JANIS HUNT
CONTINUING SERIES . . . . . BILL PAGE
PRINTING/INDEXING ... ALLEN DEAN
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Volume XXI Number 3 Bryan/College Station
Summer 2000 Texas
Brazos County Resi dents
by Bill. PAGE
.samPle offamilies who have lived in Brazos County. A continuing series.
14 Feb. 1996
CURTIS, Stephen-- African American political leader
*Resolutionto investigate Millican riot,.. Galveston Daily News, 29 Julyi1868, p. 2
"The Radico-NegroConvention at Bryan...,"Houston DailyTimes, 5 Aug. 1869, p. 2
*Brazos Co. Republican convention, (Austin) Daily State Journal, 1 May 1872, p. 4
1870 Brazos Co. census,p.61 (printed book p. 121)
DAINGERFIELD,K..K-.. African American; lived at Wellborn
"BrazosCountyRepublicans,"Galveston Daily News, 3 Sept. 1892, p. 1, co!. 5
"Estray Notice," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 18 Apr. 1895, p. 6, co!. 3
"Republican County Convention," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 17 Mar. 1904, p. 1 ,co!. 6
"Political Notice," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 21.0ct.1920,p. 4
"Brazos Co. Colored Farmers Organize," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 4 Jan. 1923, p. 3
DALY, John -- merchant
"DALY-ELBERT," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 11 Apr. 1907, p. 1,coI.4. John D. DALY, Jr.
"DUNN & DA LY, II Bryan Daily Eagle, 22 Apr. 1913, sect. 2, p. 7, co!. 1
"Capt. DALY for Mayor," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 19 Feb. 1914,p. 2, co!. 5
"Bryan's Qldest Firm Hetires," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 8 July 1915,p. 7,. co!. 3
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DANIEL, Wesley C.,Jr. ( -1984) -- African American mortician
"Rev. DANIEL," Bryan Dailv Eagle, 28 Nov. 1969, p. 2, cot 4. W. C. DANIEL, Sr.
"W. C. DANIEL,"Bryan-College Station Eaale, 15 May 1982, Saturday Magazine, p. 11.
"Wesley DANIELDies Suddenly After IIIness,"Bryan-College Station Eagle, 20 Apr. 1984,
sect. A, pp. 1, 10
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84
DANIELS, J. D. -- African American farmer; lived at Harvey
"ACaU," (weekly)SryanEagle, 14Aug. 1902, p. 3, co!. 4
"Political Notice," Bryan VVeeklyEagJe, 21 Oct. 1920, p. 4
"Brazos Co. Colored Farmers Organize," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 4 Jan. 1923, p.3
DANSBY, Durant Motier{16 Sept. 1841-8.Jan.1917).Confederate veteran
JOHNSON,FrancisW., Historvof Texas and Texans, 1914, vA, p. 2024
"Brazos County," Galveston Daily News, 11 Jan. 1877, p. 2, co!. 3.D.M. DANSBYfellinto
a fire
"Mrs. LauraG.DANSBY," Galveston Daily News, 8 Nov. 1892, p.1, col.2.Wife ofD.M.
DANSBY
"Mose STURLlN, a faithful old Negro...," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 18 Sept. 1902, p. 2, co!.
3
*Article, Bryan. (weekly) Eagle, 2 May 1907; p.1, co!. 5
"DANSBY-MARTIN Wedding," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 26 Dec. 1907,p. 1, co!. 5.. Durant
Paul DANSBY, son ofD.M. DANSBY
"Uncle.Mose STERLING," (weekly) Bryan Eagle,2Nov. 1911, p. 4,co!. 4 ... ."
"DANSBY-WILCOX," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 11 Dec.t913, p. 8,col. 3. GuyM. DANSBY
*MemberofOddFellowsin1J372,Bryan Daily Eagle, Apr. 25, 19.17, p. 3
*Obituary, Bryan DailyEagle, 9 Jan. 1917; p. 2, co!.A
"DANSBY Candidate for Tax Assessor-Collector Office," Bryan Weekly Eag.le, 3 June
1936, p.3, col. 6. D. PauIDAN$BY; son of D.M. DANSBY
DANSBY family
*Mrs. Noah DANSBY hurt in a buggy accident, Galveston Daily News, 1 Aug. 1884,p.1
*William DANSBY disturbing the peace at Bryan, Fort Worth Daily Gazette, 22Aug. 1886,
p.4
"Mrs. Kate DANSBY," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 9 Aug. 1900,. p.2, co!. 1.
"DANSBY-MORGAN ,"(weekly) Bryan Eagle, 7 Nov. 1900, p. 2,col. 3
"DANSBY-SEALE," (weekly) BryanEagle, 22 Nov. 1900,p. 7, co!. 1. Mr.D. F. DANSBY
"Lost Their Baby," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 25 Nov. 1915, p. 7, co!. 3. Son of Guy DANSBY
"Youth of Bryan to Graduate at Southwestern," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 14May 1931, p.6,
co!. 2. Roland C.DANSBY
"Funeral Service for H.P. DANSBY is Held Saturday," BryanWeeklyEagle, 8Apr.1936,
p. 5, col.5. Horace P. DANSBY, Sr.
"M. F. DANSBY Plans Beautiful House in BordersofGity," Bryan Daily Eagle, 24 July
1938, p. 8, co!. 6
DARWIN family
"JohnC. DARWIN," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 24 Jan. 1901, p. 3, co!. 3
"Arthur H. DARWIN Died Sunday Morning," Bryan Weekly Eaale, 29Nov. 1917,p. 4, co!.
2
"Bryan Girl Marries Houston ManHere on Sunday Morning,"Bryan Weekly Eagle, 24 Apr.
1935, p. 5,co!. 6. Miss Lucy DARWIN
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DAVIDSON, H. R.
"...Mr. H.R. DAVIDSON has> been appointed deputy city marshal by Marshall NALL,"
Galveston Daily News, 23 Aug. 1892, p. 3, co!. 6
"A. O. U.W. Installation," Galveston Dailv News, 13 Jan. 1894, p. 3,co!. 3
DAWSON, David D.,Sr.(30Sept. 1832-23 Oct. 1907). Buried Wixon; lawman
*Democrat, Galveston Daily News, 4 Apr. 1880, p. 1
*Appointed Brazos Co. sheriff, Galveston DailyNews,29 June 1880,p. 1
*Ranfor sheriff, Weekly Brazos Pilot, 1 Sept. 1882, p..3
*Endorsed forsheriff, Galveston Daily News, 17 Oct. 1884, p..2
"Bryan...Capt DAWSON, sheriff, has just received his appointment as Deputy U.S.
marshaL..," Dallas Morning News, 17 Feb. 1887, p.5
"Gulf, C.&S. F,Ry. Co., etaLvSheriffDAWSON," 7 Southwestern Reoorter ???(1888)
"Atthe last meeting ofthecountyaUiance..., "Galveston Daily News, 15 July 1893, p. 5,
co!. 4
"Social Dinner Party," Bryan Daily Eagle, 2 Oct. 1896, p. 4, co!. 6
"Fell From Steps," (weekly) Brvan Eagle, 23 Aug. 1906,p. 7, cO!. 1
"DeathbfMrs.D.D.DAWSON," Bryan WeeklvEagle, 7 Oct. 1915, p. 6, col. 6
"EUBANK~DAWSON,n Bryan Daily Eagle, 17. Mar. 1917, p. 3, co!. 4. David Duncan
DAWSON,son..ofD.D. DAWSON .
"Funeral ServiceforEx-Resident, Claude DAWSON," Bryan DailyEagle, 18 Apr. 1946, p.
1, co!. 4. Son of D. D. DAWSON
DEAN family
*A. A DEAN was secretary of the Friendship Alliance, (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 2.Jan. 1890,
p.8,coI.1
"A O..U.W. Installation," GalvestonDaily News,t3 Jan. 1894, p. 3, co!. 3. W. H. DEAN
"Mrs.W. H. DEAN," (weekly) Bryan Eaale, 30 Oct. 1902, p. 1, co!. 1
"A message from Lone Grove, Jnd. Ter. ...," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 24 Sept. 1903,p.5, co!.
2. Mrs.M. J. DEAN, mother of A.A. DEAN
"Graveyard Working," (weekly)Brvan Eagle, to Mar. 1904, p.3, co!. 2. Mr. AA DEAN
"A A [)EAN for District," (weekly).BryanEagle, 23 Apr. 1908, p. 5, co!. 3
"MAR'-IN~DEAN,'" BrvanWeeklv Eaqle, 8 Jan. 1914, p. 7, co!. 2. MissOllie DEAN
"AADEAN Announces,nBryanWeekly Eagle, 28 Feb. 1918, p. 2,co!. 5
"Funeral.$ervicefor Ex-Resident to be Saturday,"Bryan Daily Eagle, 4 Feb. 1938, p. 1,
co!. 8.AA DEAN
DEARING, Annie, Miss (t874-1954). Buried Bryan; daughter ofT.. J. DEARING; long-time
teacher
"Teacher for 50 Years," Bryan Daily Eagle, .18 Feb. 1954, pp. 1, 5
"'Miss Annie' DEARING, 79, Beloved Teacher, Dies," Bryan Daily Eagle, 30 Sept. 1954,
pp.1,10
86
DEASON family
"WilliamKnoxDEASON," in Brazos County History Rich Past-Bright Future. Bryan: Family
History Foundation, 1986,p.210
DEATON family
*Geo.DEATON served as . contractor for HOWELL home, . (weekly) Bryan. Eagle, 8 May
1890, p. 5, co!. 2
"BOYETT-DEATON," (weekly) Bryan Eagle,1 May 1913, p. 3,co!.6. Miss Ethelyne
DEATON
DEGELlA family --Italian. family
"8teeleStore Supper Made GreatSuccessWith Aid from Bry~n,"BryanWeekly Eagle, 27
Sept. 1923,p.2, co!. 4. Lena DEGEUA
"C. .M. .DEGELlAAsks Re-election Office Commissioner No. 3," Bryan Weekly. Eagle, 7
Feb. 1924, p. 2, co!. 5
"Small Child ofMr. and Mrs. DEGEUADied This Morning," Bryan Weekly Eagle,3Apr.
1924,p.2,coL4.Luke DEGELlA
"Bottom Farmer Demonstrates Value Irrigation," Bryan Weekly Eagle,3Sept,1925, p. 2,
co!. 3 .
"Popular Young Couple Will Wed on Sunday at St. Anthony's," BryanDaily Eagle, 21 Oct.
1937, p. 6,coL3.Joe DEGELlA
DEHART family
"Home Was Burned," .(weekly) Bryan Eagle, 2 Jan. 1908, p. 8,co!.3. Lon DeHART
"DEHART Acquitted," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 3o.Mar. 1916,p.1,co!. 4. B. D.DEHART
"Former Resident Dies in Houston; :Buried in Brazos," Bryan Daily Eaale, 28 June 1938,
p. 1, co!. 8. Mrs. Ola SHAW DEHART
DEPUMA family
"MikeDEPUMA," Bryan Daily Eagle, 22 Apr. 1913, sect 2, p. 2,coL1
"ROTOLA-De PUMA,"BryanWeekly Eagle, 13 July 1916,p. 7,co!. 4. Miss Lucy De
PUMA
"SCANLlN-DEPUMA Nuptials," Bryim Weekly Eagle, 7 Dec. 1922, p. 2, co!. 3. Miss Mary
DEPUMA .
"Little Son of Jack DEPUMA is Dead--Funeral Tuesday," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 17 July
1924, p. 2, co!. 3
DERDEN, S. M.(l1 July 1840-6 Feb; 1906). Buried Bryan
"Brazos County Contest," Galveston Daily News, 28 Aug. 1892, p.1, col. 6.
"Confederates to Elect Delegates," Galveston Daily News, 16 Mar. 1893, p. 3, co!. 5.S. M.
DERDEN .
"Mrs. Lillie DERDEN CHANCE Died Early Today, San Antonio," BrvanWeekly Eaale,20
Dec. 1923, p. 1, co!. 5. Daughter of S. M. DERDEN
"Ed S. DERDEN Dies Friday in Hospital," Bryan Dailv Eagle, 8 Jan. 1927, p.1, co!. 8. Son
of S. M. DERDEN
.
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DESTEFANO family
"To the Citizens of Commissioners Precinct No.3," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 23 Feb. 1922, p.
4, col.4. Ghas.Di STEPANO
"De STAFANO.WiII Seek Election as Commissioner," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 11 Feb. 1932,
p. 2,co1.4. Charles De STEFANO
DEWEY, B. H.
"DEWEY First to Announce for Old Job,"Bryan Dailv Eagle, 3 Jan. 1964, p. 1, co I. 1
"B. H. DEWEY Draws Nod for JPJob," Bryan Daily Eaale, 25 Sept. 1964, p. 1, col. 8
DIGGS, Shelton E., Rev. (22 Aug. 1879-1969). Buried at OakWood; African American
minister
JACKSON, Andrew W.,Sure Foundation, p.662
"Fifty-Fourth Meet of Lincoln Baptists," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 21 June 1917,p. 1, col. 4
"Bryan NE!groesForm Red Cross Auxilliary," Bryan Daily Eagle, 23 June 1917, p.5, col.
3
"Colored Baptists Meet in General Convention Here," Bryan WeeklyEaale, 18Dec.1919,
p.1
"Negroes Celebrate TheirEmancipationDay," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 21 June 1923, p. 1,
cbl.1
"Negroes to Have a Big MeetingToni.ght...," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 8 Apr. 1926, p. 1
"Negro Ministers Elect Officers of New Alliance," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 29 May 1930, p. 6
"Brazos Negro C C Elects Officers for Coming Year," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 27 June 1934,
p.5,col. 4
"Bryan Negro C. C. Rents Office; to Hire a Secretary," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 28 Nov. 1934,
p.2,icol. 1
"ModeratorNE!gro Baptist Association Buried Here," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 26 Feb; 1936,
p.6'CoI.7
"ltinerate{pastorDrivesforFunds, Then Drives Away," Bryan Weekly Eagle,. 24Feb. 1937,
p.1 ,GoL 4
"Kemp Club Hears Rev. Diggs This Morning," Bryan Daily Eagle, 25 Mar. 1937, p. 7, col.
5
"EarlYrvlorning Fire Razes Rent House," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 18Aug. 1937 , p. 2,col. 6
"Trade A!;sociation Elects; Ask Negro Help For Defense," Bryan Daily Eagle, 12 Dec.
1941,j.>.5, cols. 3-7
"Patriotic Hally Is Planned By Negroes,"Bryan Daily Eagle, 8 Jan. 1942, p. 6,.col. 5
"Willry1aKePlansfor Celebration of 19th Tonight," Bryan Daily Eagle, 16June 1943, p. 8,
col. 8
"Negro~sAnnounce Committee in War Chest Campaign,"Bryan Daily Eagle, 13 Nov.
19~~,p.6,col. .1
II NegfP Bond RallyOn Sunday At New ChapelBaptist," Bryan Daily Eagle, 24 Nov. 1944,
8..3,c9L 7
"FuperClI~erv.iceSetTomorrowfor Mrs. N.E.DIGGS,"Bryan Daily Eagle, 16June 1955,
p;12,~0I.A.Wifeof Rev. DIGGS
"Rev. DIGGS," Bryan Daily Eagle, 20 June 1969, p. 4, col. 5
88
DILLESHAW family
"The DILLESHAWFamily.,"BrazosCounty History RichPast--BrightFuture(1986), pp.
212-213
'~A Tempestuous Tour," (weekly)Bryan Eagle, 6 July t899,p.3,coI.4. H. DILLESHAW
"Thirteen Pensions," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 23 Nov. 1899,p. 8, co I. 2
"Funeral of Mrs.DILLESHAW," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 18 Apr. 1912, p. 5, col. 3
DISHMAN family
"WhenIWas21," BryanDailyEagle, 1 Jan. 1927, p.1, co!- 1.J. E. DISHMAN
"Couple of Bryan Married Today; Go to Sanderson," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 6 Nov. .1930, p.
1, .coI.4. Harry D.ISHMAN
"Birthday Party Given to Bryan Woman Tuesday," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 29 Jan.. 1931,.p.
3, GOI. 6. Mrs. J.E.DISHMAN
"Funeral ServiceforEx-Soldier-rhisAfternoon," BryanWeeklyEagle, 31 Aug. 1932,p.1,
co I. 3. Haskell Edward DISHMAN
"DISHMAN Bros. Giving Ideal Auto Service," Bryan Daily Eagle, 19 Sept. 1933, sect. 2, p.
8, col. 2 . . ... ..... ... .. .. ..... . . "
"DISHMAN Service Station Opens in New Location," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 25 Apr: 1934,
p. .3, co I. 5. Harry DISHMAN
"U. S. Tire Store Opened HerebyPrinceDISHMAN," Bryan Daily Eagle, 14 Apr. 1939,p.
1 ,col. 1 .. .<!
"Toyota Dealership Opened In .Bry~n,"Daily Eagle, 13Apr. 1970, p. .9, col. 2
DOBROVOLNY, Anton [b.184?, d.f1Pro(Dec.) 1913]. Buried College Station
Antone DEBROHNEY1878 ~r~z()~Gp.tax roll
1880 Brazos Co.censusp. 26~d,~nmonyDOBLdWOOLNY, aged 40,. b. Moravia
Naturalized 21 Apr.1890;subje~t()fALlstr.ia,arrived U.S. 1878.. County Court Civil Minutes
Reel #1020036, pp.451-453
"Last FridaynightasAntoneDq>B~PV'\lALNL..was going home.fromtown, he was held up;
..," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 2p,A.Hr.~895, p. 11, col.3
1900 Brazos Go. censLlsp.33~b,~.q~n.1844, Bohemia, came to U.S. .1876
"A Negro Shooting Scrape," '(W~ekly)Bryan Eagle, 28 May 1903, p. 3, col. 4. At
DOBROVOLNY's saloon .... i+.
1910 Brazos Co. census, ED14!~n~et3a line 33, Antone DOBROVOLNY,aged 64,
b .Austria/Bohemia, came J9U,p;1870, naturalized
May be Antone.DOBIN,'16 Sep~'.11~V~~eclaredintent to be naturalized. County Court Civil
Minutes Reel #102Q036,p .11?~!'
VaclavJames DOBROVOLN)'~~rNe!dBaltimoreabout 2 Aug. 1875. Naturalization
Minutes. 1890-1906, voI.1,IP.~~;Naturalization Record. 1892-1906, p..16;both on
Reel #1020044
"Death of Mrs. Mary DOBRO't94I"-JY,"Brazos Pilot, 10 Jan. 1907, p.6,cQI. 3. Wife of
Antone .
"Mrs. FrankDqBROVOLNy,"(""e~.l<ly)Bryan Eagle, 21 Mayt908, p. 5, col.5
"HANUS-DOBROVOLNY," (wE?ekly) Bryan Eagle, 5 Aug. 1909, p..7, coL4. Daughter of
V. J. DOBROVOLNY .
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"Mrs. DOBROVOLNY Best Lettuce and Onion Growers in Brazos Co.," Bryan Weekly
Eaale,11 Mar. 1 ~26, p. 2, col.4. Mrs. Frank DOBROVOLNY
DOMINIK family -..; Polish family; family members buried Mt. Calvary
Brazos County Historv Rich Past --BrightFuture, pp.213-214
"Frances Berger DOMINIK," in History of Grimes County Land of HeritalJe and Progress,
1982, pp.280-281
"Negro Shoots At Farmer 3Times, " Bryan Daily Eagle, 19 Apr.1916, .sect. 1, p. 7, co I. 3.
Joe DOMINIKwas shot at.
"Mr. DOMINIK, Pioneer,> Passes into Rest," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 19 J.an.1922, p. 3, col.
5
"Miss Victoria A. DOMINIKDeceased," BryanWeeklv Eagle, 23 Mar.. 1922, p. 2, col. 3
"Depression Has No Terrors For Shiloh Farmer," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 22 Oct. 1931, p. 4,
co!.6. J.F. DOMINIK
"Aged Woman Dies Monday Morning; Funera.l Tuesday," Bryan .WeeklvEaqle, 17 Oct.
1934, p.2, col.A
"Anna MaeBORISKIE I.sBride.OfStephehDOMINIK Sunday," Bryan DailyEagle, 4 May
1942, p. 6, col.3
"Judge BARRON Names Deputy Court Reporter," Bryan Daily Eagle, 7 May 1943, p. 1,
coL 3. Miss Victoria DOMINIK
"FurieralServicefor Mrs. DOMINIK to be Thursday," Bryan Daily Eagle,3Jan.1951, p. 3,
col.r. Mrs. Mary Agnes DOMINIK
"JohnW. DOMINIK, Brazos Farmer, Dies in Hospital," Bryan Daily Eagle, 19 May 1954,
p.10, col. 5
"FuneralTodayfor Mrs. SEBESTA, Lifelong Resident," Bryan Daily Eagle, 17 June 1957,
p.lO, col. 3. Mrs. John SEBESTA (maiden name DOMINIK)
"FormE;!rBryan Man Killed in Accident," Bryan Daily Eagle, 24 July 1966, p. 1, col. 8.
Stanley Frank DOMINIK . "
"Mr.DOMINIK,"Bryan Daily Eagle, 18 Jan, 1967, p.A, col. 7. VictorDQMINIK
"Bridal ShowerHonors Miss Loretta DOMINIK," Bryan Dailv Eaqle, 8 Oct. 1968, p. 3, col.
4
"St. Joseph's Ceremony Unites KUDER-DOMINIK," Bryan DailyEagle, tDec. 1968, sect.
B, p. t,coL1.Loretta Ann DOMINIK
"Mrs. DOMIN1K,"~ Brvan DailyEagle, 25 Apr.1964, sect. 1, p.12, col. 5. Mrs. Joe DOMINIK
"Mr. DOMINIK," Bryan Daily Eagle, 30 Dec. 1968, p. 9, col. 2. Joseph F. DOMINIK
"DIETZ-DOMI('.JIK Vows," Daily Eaale, 30 Ja~.1970, sect. A, p. 5, co!. 6. Linda DOMINIK
"MARTIN-DOMINIK ExchangeVows in Catholic Rites," Dailv Eagle, 11 July.1971, sect. B,
p. 4, coL1.Marilyn Ann DOMINIK
"Stephen C. DOMINIK," Bryan-College<Station Eagle, 1 Jan. 1984, sect. A, p. 5, col. 1
DONAHO, OttisB. (1909-1968). Buried at Restever; Bryan mayor; school board member;
automobile dealer
"Popular Bryan Girl Is Married Sunday At 1st Presbyterian," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 24 Apr.
1935, p. 5, col. 7
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"DONAHO Opens Radio,RefrigeratorStore," Bryan Daily Eagle, 31 March 1937, p.1, .col.
4
"DONAHO Observes 10th Anniversary as Buick Dealer," Bryan Daily Eagle, 12 Feb. 1. 951,
p.6, coL1
"District Names 0.. B, DONAHOasVice-Chairman," Bryan DailyEagle,9 Mar. 1955, p.12,
col.3
"DONAHO Leads VoteJor Commissioners," Bryan Daily Eagle, 3 Apr, 1957, pp. 1, 12
"Mrs. DONAHO Buried Today at Willow Hole,"Bryan Daily Eagle, 22 Apr. 1957,p. 10,.col.
1. Mother of O. B. DONAHO
"Fire Destroys Cars, Damages Motor Agency," Bryan Daily Eagle, .1 Aug. 1957,p. 1, col.
6
"DONAHO Named Mayor Tdday," Bryan Daily Eagle, 23 Aug. 1957, p. t,cols.6-.7
'.'DONAHO Named Authorized Dealerfor Rambler Cars," Bryan Daily Eagle, 10 Nov. 1957 ,
p.3, cols.2-4
"0. B. DONAHO,'. BryanDailyEagle,t1 Jan. 1968, p.2, col.7
DOREMUS, John Whitfield (9 Mar. 1853-20 Dec. 1917). BuriedatBryan; lawyer
Biographical Souvenir of the StateofTexas,p. 256
Bryan...The Democratic precinct convention...selected the following delegates...J.W.
DOREMUS....GalvestonDailyNews, 3 Aug. 1884, p.1
*Brazos Co. Democraticconyention; mentions John W. DOREMUS and others. Galveston
Daily News, 10 Aug. 1884, p.1
Bryan...ThecountyDemocraticconvention elected the following delegates to the State
Democratic convention...J.\N.DOREMUS ...as delegates...FortWorth Daily Gazette,
6 May 1888, p.5
Bryan...The following delegat~stotheFortWorth convention left ontoday's train...J. W.
DOREMUS... Galveston Daily News, 22 May 1888,p. 2
"Went to the Convention," Galveston DailvNews, 25 Aug. 1892, p.1, coL6. J. W.
DOREMUS
"Their Crystal Wedding, "GalvestohDaHvNews, 21 Jan. 1893, p. 3,col. 5
"Shot at Bryan," Galveston DajlyNe~~,30Jan. 1893, p. 2,coL 2. J. W. DOREMUS
"BryanNotes," Galveston Daily NeVlfs, 12 Feb. 1893, p. 2, coL5
"Ina Precarious Condition," Gahle~ton Dailv News, 28 Feb. 1893,.p. 7,col. 6
"The Case ofColonelJ. G. ANDERSON...," Galveston Daily News, 7 Apr. 1893,p.3, col.
3
"New LawFirm," (weekly)Brvani~'aqle,24June 1897, p. 1, colr3
"In County Court," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 28 Apr. 1904,p. 1, cot. 2
"A Birthday Dinner," BrazosPIlot'f3M,ay .1907, p.8, col. 4
"Card Party," Brazos Pilot, 13F~!bL1908, p. 3, col. 3
"Fire Destroys Home of Judge [)()~EMUS," Bryan Daily Eagle, 30 July 1917, p.1, col. 4
"Judge DOREMUS Died at Bryan Hospital at 8 This Morning," Bryan Daily Eagle, 20 Dec.
1917,p. 1, col. 2
1880 Brazos Co. census, p. 344c
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DOWLING, John Harrison (1860-Nov. 7 ,1945). Buried Wellborn
"The DOWLING Family," in. Brazos County History Rich Past- Bright Future, 1986, pp.
214-216
Bryan Eagle: Film N557
J.H. DOWLlNGwas a road overseer, Bryan Eagle, 27 Feb. 1890, p. 5,col. 4
John DOWLlNGwas active in the White Man's Club, Bryan Eagle, 5 June 1890,. p. 10, col.
2
"J. H. DOWLING was in town yesterday exhibiting a bottle of boll weevils...," (weekly)
Bryan Eagle, 23 May 1.901 ,po 6, col. 1
"McCULLOCH-DOWLING," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 27 Dec. 1906, p.1, cols. 3-4. Wedding
ofEdna,daughterofJ. H. DOWLING
"Favors GanningFactory," Bryan Daily Eagle, 18 July 1911 ,p. 3, co I. 3
"Little Alma May DOWLlNG,".(weekly)HryanEagle, 23 Apr. 1914,p. 3, col.6
"Mrs. DOWLING of Wellborn is Buried Today,"Bryan Weekly Eagle, 22Apr. 1926, p. 2,
col. 7
"J.H.DOWUNG Loses a Finger," Bryan Daily Eagle, 12 Oct. 1928,p.. 1,coL P
"BARRON, DOWLI NG FamiliesEnjoy Reunion," Bryan Daily Eagle, 30 May1930, p. 5,col.
5
"Brazos Resident Celebrates 70th Birthday Sunday,".Bryan Weekly Eagle, 20 Nov. 1930,
p.3, col. 5
"DOWLlNGs Arrived in Bryan on Xmas Day Back in 1869," Brvan Daily Eagle, 18 Dec.
1940, p. 1 ,col. 7
"Veteran Citizen of Wellborn Area Buried Saturday," BryanDaily Eagle,15 Apt. .1941, p.
1, co!. 8. RobertZ., brotherofJ. H. DOWLING.
"FuneraIServiceforS.I.DOWLING Saturday, 4 P. M.," Brvan Daily Eagle, 23June1944,
p.1, col.2.Brotherof J. H.DOWLlNG
"JohriH..DOWLlNG Funeral S~rvice Friday Morning,". Bryan DailyEagle,8N()v.1945, p.
1, co I. 5
Soundexcdde:. D452
1870 Brazos Co. census, p. 107 (book p. 213): Ben DOWLING
1880 Brazos Co. census., p..312
1910Brazos Co. census: ED 14, sheet 18
1920: Brazos Co. census: ED 13, sheet 5,line53
DOWN.ARD, H.T., Rev. (21 Dec. 1819-27 July 1874). Buried Bryan; druggist & Bryan
mayor
[ad] H.T. DOWNARD and Company, wholesale and retail druggist.., News Letter, 28 Aug.
1869, as quoted in LoisA. WILCOX The Early Historv of Bryan ,Texas, masters thesis,
Univ.of Texas
The [Bryan] Appeal says the Mayor of Bryan, Dr. H. T. DOWNARD, gives universal
s~tisfaction.Galveston Daily News, 3 Nov. 1870, p, 2.
* Director of Bryan Bridge Company, Tx.Legislature, Special Laws,1.2thLegislature, 1st
Session, 12 Apr. .1871, pp. 133-134
*MemberofBryan Real Estate, Building and Joint Stock Association. . Legislature, Special
Laws, 12th Legislature, 2nd Session, 25 Nov. 1871, p. 100
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"The building of Judge DOWNARD, of Bryan was destroyed by fire Jast Saturday night. .."
San Antonio Daily Express, 11 Feb. 1872,p.1
The city [Bryan] byitsmayor,H. T. DOWNARD, publishes an ordinance giving him power
to appoint as many policemen as he may think necessary for the maintenance of the
peac~...Weekly BryanApoeal, 26 Apr. 1872,as described in Bryan Daily Eaale, 25 Apr.
1917,p.3
"Death Of Mrs. E. F.DOWNARD," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 20 May 1915, p. 6, cols. 3-4.
WidowofH. T. DOWNARD
"Former Bryan Woman Recognized Writer in Mother's Day Booklet," BryanDaily Eagle,
9 May 1927,p. 4,coL6. Mamie D.OWNARD PECK,daughterof H.. T. DOWNARD
"Bryan Pioneer at Meeting of Methodist Women Monday Afternoon, " Bryan Weekly Eagle,
3 Mar. 1937, p.3, coL 2. Mrs.T. C. ARCHER, daughter of Dr. H.T. DOWNARD..
"Funeral Service of Aged Citizen This Afternoon,"Bryan DailyEagle,2 Feb. 1939, p.1, cot
8. Richard Walter DOWNARD, son of Dr. H. T. DOWNARD
DOWNS, PinckneyLove,.Jr.(26Feb.1884-21 Mar. 1967). Buried College Station; official
"greeter" forTexas A&M
"People.We Know,"BryanDailyEagle,. 7 Dec. 1932,.p. 5,coL3
"A-M Authorities are Praised forNameGiven Pool," Bryan Daily Eagle, 15 June 1934, p.
3,co1.5
"P. L DOWNS.Jr. To Attend Funeral For His Sister," Bryan Daily Eagle, 10 Nov. 1944, p.
1, col. 3
"DOWNSisVice-Pres. ofTexa!:JstateFair,"Battalion, 6 June 1946,p.7, .coL3
"'Pinky'is Lively Aggie Personality," Battalion, 16 Sept. 1949,p. 6,col.2
"'Pinky" DOWNS Promotedtof'.Jew Position," Battalion, .16 Sept. 1949,p. 4,co1.6
"'Pink Thanked by VA Patients," Battalion, 28 Oct. 1949,p. 1. col. 6
"Age-Old Sawbucks Finally Deposited," Bryan DailyEaqle, 30 Dec. 1949,p. 1,cols.2..3
"'Pinkie' First in Chest Drive,"B~ttalion 8 Mar. 1950, p. 1, col. 3
"Aggie spiritpersonifiedbyPin~y,best knownA&M.grad." Battalion 17 Sept. 1950,p.1,
col. 2
"Portrait painter paints Pink. DOYVNS." Battalion, 27Mar.1952, p:3,col. 6
"Wedding Attended by Mr., MrsrDOyvNS," Bryan Daily Eaale, 11 Aug. 1954, p.3, cot 1
"Plan made to honor 'Pinky'," Battalion, 2 Mar. 1.955, p.1 ,.col. 6
"Top Entertainers Lined Upfor '1nthe Pink'," Bryan Daily Eagle, 13 Mar. 1955, p. 6, col.
1
"NoAggie will ever forget Pinky," Ba~alion, 23 Mar. 1955 p. 1, coL 1
"P. L DOWNS Jr.Home ButHe'UMi~s Musicale," BryanDailyEagle, 23 Mar. 1955, p.4,
col. 3 · . .>> ..
"Pinky DOWNS Tomato Cropi~~'urnper," Brvan Daily Eagle, 27 May 1.955, p.6, col. 3
"Pinky DOWNS is III in Galveston ," Bryan Daily Eagle, 2 Mar. 1956,P.1 ,.coI.3
"How Pinky Downs GotAggies.:La.rges.t Pool," Battalion, 30 Aug. 1956,p.4
"Blind. School Students 'See' A&MWith Pinky," Bryan Daily Eagle,28 Oct. 1956, sect. 2,
p. 3, cols. 6-7
"Mr., Mrs. DOWNS PlanObseryanceof Anniversary," Bryan Daily Eagle, 6 Dec.. 1956, p.
4, col. 1
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"'Pinky'gets50-yearaward tonightforMasonicService," Battalion, 8.June 1961
"Masonic HonorforPink DOWNS," BryanDailyEagle, 25 June 1961,p. 2, col. 4
"Miss DOWNS," Dailv Eagle, 26 Oct. 1970, p. 2, co\. 7. Miss Grey DOWNS, daughter of
Pinky DOWNS
DRUMMOND family .
"The DRUMMOND Family" in Brazos County History Rich Past-Bright Future. Bryan:
Family History Foundation, 198.6, pp.>218-219
* J. E. DRUMMOND served as. secretary of Kutten political convention, (weekly) Bryan
Eagle, 3 Apr..1890, p. 4, col. 4
"ROBINSON-DRUMMOND," Bryan Daily Eagle, 1 Nov. 1916,p.1, col. 5
DUFF family
''The COOK..DUFF Family". in. Brazos County History Rich Past-Brioht Future. Bryan:
Family History Foundation, 1986,pp.. 205-206.
*Anna. DUFF served as secretary, Steep Hollow Grange, (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 2 Jan.
1890,p.8,col. 1
DUNLAP family
"Brazos Bottom Crops,"Galveston Daily News, 17 Sept. 1892, p. 3, col. 4. George W.
DUNLAP
"ForTaxAssessor," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 5 May 1904, p. 2, col. 5. Mr. Sam H. DUNLAP
"DUNLAP&Co. Ready to Gin," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 15 Aug. 1907, p. 1, col. 5. S. H.
DUNLAP
"DUNLAP-FURMAN," (weekly) Bryan Eaole,23 Apr. 1908, p. 4, cot 2. R. E. DUNLAP
"DUNLAP;-RHODESWedding," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 23Apr. 1908, p.6, col.4. Samuel
Herb~1"t DUNLAP
DUNiLAF\.SamueIH., "Round-Bale Cotton-Compress," Patent#1 ,087,002,10 Feb. 1914
"The DUNLAP Press,'" Bryan Weekly Eagle, 23 Dec. 1915, p. 7, col. 2. S. H. DUNLAP
DUNNICA,A. G.
"A Raving Madness," GalvestonDaily News, 4Mar. 1894, p.1, col. 7. H. A. DUNNICA
*article'(VII~.~kly) Bryan Eagle, 31. Aug. 1899,p. 8, col. 4
"DUNN1CA-SECKHAM," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 26 Dec. 1901, p. 4, col. 4. Allen L.
DUNNICA
"Mr.. T. A. DUNNICA has purchased the Arcade HoteL.," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 4 Sept.
1902,p.1 , co I. 1
"Mrs. M.ArBOOTH," (weekly) BryanEagle, 30 Apr. 1903, p. 3, col. 6. Daughter of A. G.
DUNNilpA
*obituary, San Antonio Daily Express,17 June 1909, p.3, col. 5
DURANT family
G. W. DURANT, an alternateto political convention, Galveston Daily News, 21 Sept. 1869,.
p. 2,coL5
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DURANT, George W.,&Jal11es B.DURANT,"Fence-Post Socket," Official Gazetteofthe
United States Patent Office, # 142,687, 1873
"...Major GeorgeW. DURANT, a passenger of the train wrecked north of Hempstead...,"
Houston Post, 10 Feb. 1881,p. 1,col. 7
*Shooting affray on the DURANT place, Galveston Daily News, 1 0 July 1885, p. 2
DYESS family
"DYESS-CREED," (weekly)BryanEagle, 29 Dec. 1904, p.2, coL5.TomDYESS
"McDONALD-DYESS,"(weekly)Bryan Eagle, 15 Aug. 1907,p.3, coL3. Miss Irene
DYESS
"Grandma DYESSDead,"(weekly) BryanEagle, 21MCiy1908, p.2, coL2
"Alvin. DYESS Killed by Lightning Near Minter Springs," BryanWeeklv Eagle, 13 June
1918,p. 2, col. 6
"Wellborn Man Has Close to Million Bees in His Hives," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 14 Aug.
191~rp. 4,col. 2. Tom DYESS
"Body of Chester B.DYESS Arrived Today from Overseas," Bryan Weekly Eagle,16June
1921 ,p.3, col. 2
"JohnT. DYESS Dies at Harvey," Brvan.WeeklyEagle, 26Apr.1928,p. 2, col. 7
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FROM TIffiPImSIDENT'SCOIWER
I~~~ebt~~~;~~ri~~:t~u~i~~=ii~~~r~:~6~~~~~~~~~()tt~~~~~~e~Or:,~~~:rj
have enjoyed acting as the PrElsident of this Association and lhope that everyone has
found the lineup of speakers and guests to be enjoyable and helpful; however, I believe
that we should begin to take a look at what we can do to promote genealogy in our local
area. We have had a wonderful influence on volunteering fortheCarnegie, but the traffic
has yetto mirror the effort. We hav~also lost several of ourJong-timemelTlbers, which is
puzzling. I. have personally written tp each of them to ascertain their thoughts on our
organization so that we can improve our activities. I would ask that each of our current
members do thesame and bring thqse thoughts to our November meeting.
I also wanted to share some thoughts about a recent estate auction thatlattended. ..1
was deeply saddened by the amount ()fBryan and Brazos County history that was sold off
to the highest bidder. .1 wasevenlTlore troubled when I learned that a local organization
had received the opportunity to walkthrough the auction before itwas held in order to
"save"someof those items. It made me think how dreadful it is that we do not have a
Historic Museum for this area'(3Eln~alogy is the study of our line of descent from an
ancestor and a trueunderstandingpfitshould include the history that surrounds those
ancestors. .It has been said thathistC?ryis people; th~s, genealogyJollowsin thatlightas
well ..it is the stud of our eo le.IMan rou s of individuals came to this area for as
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many different reasons as people come today, but ever since this area was a part of
AUSTIN's Colony we have been fortunate to . live in the fruit of their efforts. We should
honor those early families by establishing apermanent facility to present their stories to
future generations. And, I Jookin the months ahead to discuss a partnership with other
organizationsthat share our interests towards that goal.
From The Editor's Desk
T. . hanks to John BLAIR and Nancy HAWTREY for including pictures with their write-up
and to Clara MOUNCE for providing the pictures of old downtown Bryan.
BruceMARSHALLtalkedin May about his search oUamily history. His parents died in
different states and the children were raised byan uncle and a blackse.rvant's family in
another state. Harry HOWELL gave an exciting talk in JuneaboutAUSTH\J's Old 300
Colony. and the land. grants. they received. In . 1986, an organization named "The
Descendants of AUSTIN's Old3QQ" was formed. A book has also beerlpublished.
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Community. Notes
In the early issues ofthe Weekly Eagle and the Bryan Daily Eagle, letters were published
. under the titles of "County New" or "Correspondence." These were letters from residents
of small communities in. rural Brazos County. They contain information about births,
marriages, deaths,social gatherings, church activities, residents and visitors in these
communities. Inthis issue .Rock Prairie and the Steep Hollow Community are highlighted.
Transcribed by Janis HUNT.
Steep Hollow Community - Abstracts from the Bryan Eagle
August 8, 1907
MLand Mrs. Joe WHITE of Ft. Worth have the sympathy of many friends in the loss
oftheir infant child. The little ones died Wednesday and was brought here yesterday and
buried at Steep Hollow in the presence of relatives and friends; Rev. W, T. WOODS of
Harvey conducting the service. Mrs. WHITEis asister of Mrs. R. M. DANSBYofthis city,
and Mr. WHITE a brother of Mrs. R. J. ROBERTS.
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September 3,1908
MEETINGATSTEEP HOLLOW. An audience of 800 people enJoyed the rendition of
aprogram of recitation, dialogues and music by the literary societies of Steep Hollow. On
designated occasions the. literary societies of these communities meet injointsession,.at
which time a .specially prepared. program,. participated in by members of both societies,. is
given. The meeting Sunday evening, both in point of attendance and literary merit,is said
to have never been excelled.
October 15, 1908
SPEAKING AT STEEP HOLLOW. .Mr. ALBRITTON Addressed a Large Crowd at the
Church. Mr. J.C. ALBRITTONqf Galveston, oratorofthe day at the county union meeting
at Steep Hollow yesterday, arrived here over the H.& T. C. at 1 :23 p.m. and was met.at
the depot by a . committee delegated to receive him.
Together, with rv1r.GeorgeADAMS of the Eagle, he proceeded directlyto the place of
the .. meeting, unaware that the union had. adjourned its. session out . of. respect .to the
rn~mol"Y ofthewife of the president, Mrs.W. L. EDGE, notice of whose death appears
elsewhere in this issue.
However, thee.xecutive committed of the Brazos. County UnioniWarehousecompany
wasinsession, and Mr.ALBRITTON,who handlesthe UnioncottonbusinessatGalveston
attended.this meeting and discussed business affairs with the members. .. After. this
cOp"mitt~ehadconcluded its bu~inesslhe people onthe grounds assembled in the church
w~ere~he visitor made a most interesting and valuable talk on industrial conditions as they
affect farmers today.
The subject ofMr. ALBRITTON's ~ddresswas "What the. Farmers' Union Has. Been
Worth to the Country." Foran .houror longer the speaker held the.close.attentionof..his
audience. His effort dealtwith facts pertainingtothe.price of cotton at different periods
b~fore! theorganizationoftheFarmers' Union and since that time. He also discussed the
beneficent laws adopted by the Texas legislature, mentioning parti9ularlytheanti-lobbying
bill,tge anti-pass, the anti-bl.jcketshpp b.i11 and . others which the Farmers' Union had
e~dpr~ed,and claimed somepfthe..credit for securing this legiS)l.ation as a platform
demand.
T9~causeandeffectofthelate panic as affecting the price of cotton was also
dis(n.J~s~d,and made comparispn oflhe iprice of thestapleinvaripus years.
Th~ ispeaker usedthepi9yrOpot1906 i and. the. small cropof1907 and the . prices
obtained forthe crop duringthese~Efri9ds, to iIIustrat~ his Point. Nqtwithstanding the panic
of the 'latter year, the price oftpestaple never sagged below 9 ~cerlts. This was due
largely to the method of marKe~ingadppted by the Union.
The address of Mr. ALBIR!TifONVjfas wellrec~ived.
Atnight he spoke at the courthouse here alongthesame lines.
September 28, 1911
STEEP HOLLOW HIGHSCHOQL.steep Hollowand Holligan Chapel School Districts
Combined andRurall-Ugh SchOo!.Established
Readers of The Eagle wiHrernember that some months . ago at joint meeting of the
trustees and patrons ofthe Steep I-Iollowand HolliganChapel school districts,a resolution
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was passed uniting these two districts for the purpose of establishing a rural high school.
Great enthusiasm was shown by the patrons of the two schools and the sum of $700 was
subscribed forthe purpose of converting itinto a rural high school and adding a course in
agriculture under the new law, where communities mak.esuch a donation for school
purposes the stateis authorized toduplicatethe donation with an appropriation of a like
amount.
Inthiscasethe state has already made the. appropriation, and County Superintendent
T.W.PARKERhas received from the statesuperintendentof education a warrantfor $700
fortheunitedSteep HOllow schooL This appropriation together with the donation made
by the patrons of the school wil.1 be used in establishing and equipping a rural high school
and adding a department ofagriculture.
October 19, 1915
DOUBLE WEDDINGAT STEEP HOLLOW
Four Happy Young People of That Community United in Marriage
at Steep HoUow Baptist Church
A . double wedding, beautiful and impressive in itss~rvice,was witnessed by an
immense crowd of invited .. guests at Steep Hollow. Baptist. church .on sunday evening
October 15 at 5:30 o'clock. Rev. Jesse THOMPSON, as the celebrant,.pronounced the
sacred words that united foreverthe lives and destinies of two happy young couples, who
stood before him .at the pretty flor~lalter.
The contracting parties were Mr. Will JONES to Miss Pearl MATHIS, and Mr. Robert
RICHIE [RICHEyltoMiss Magdalena OLSEN.
Long beforetheappointedhol.Jr for the ceremony, the churchwasfill~d to overflowing
with friends and relatives who had come with loving good wishes in their hearts to witness
the happy event.
Mr. BuckCRENSHAWandMr.WalterPARKERacted as ushers.
Just before the entrance of the bridal party Miss Florine BATTS .of Bryan sang "At
Dawning" iniclear sweet voice, the last notes of her song blendingiptoLohengrins every
popularwedding march, playe9 onthe church organ byMiss ClaraN!AWHINNEY of Bryan.
The two beautiful young brides carne down the aisle, each with.herfather, and were
met at the bridal altar by .the waiting grooms. The time honored ring service, with its
attendant vowsofs~credlove, were pronounced in this double wedding with a sincerity
that fell as a benediction upon the beautifuL scene and impressed all with its hallowed
sweetness.
After the ceremony, congratulations and good wishes wereshowered upon these happy
youngJipeople,.their. popularity and the . high esteem .... which .... they. all enjoy in the
neighborhood where they have lived since childhood was thus beautifully shown.
Immediately after the ceremonyaUhe church, Mr. .andMrs.JO~lES cjepartedfor Bryan
wheretheyt90kthe midnight trainJora visit to the Dal.lasfair.
Mr.~ndMrs.HICHIE.[RICHEY] will be athometothe.irfriends at Steep Hollow.
Miss. MATHIS is the daughter of Me and Mrs. J.W. MATHIS.ofSt~ep Hollow and a
young lady of more than usual charms.Sheattendedscho()l.at the. Bryan Baptist
Academy, and byher sweet and gentle manner, and manychristia.8 gJraces won the hearts
of many true friends. As a bride on Sunday evening she wore an exquisite coat suit of blue
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cloth and carried bride roses.
Miss MagdalenaOLSEN,the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M OLSE;N,hqsalsoJived in
the Steep Holtowneighborhoodsinceher childhood, and is beloved by all because of her
attractive and winning personality.. On her wedding night, she wore a coatsuitof Burgundy
Cloth and a corsage bouquet ofbride buds.
Mr.wm JONESandMr. RobertHICHIE[RIGHEY], the two lucky young grooms who
won the charming girls, are among the county's most esteemed young men, and enjoy the
highest confidence of all \Nhoknow them~
On Sunday at noon, as a pre-nuptial courtesy to the double bridal party, an elegant
dinner was served at the beautiful home of Mr.and Mrs.J..M. OLSEN, at which time the
families of the contracting parties were entertained.
The Eagle joins the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. JONES and Mr.and Mrs.. RICHIE
[RICHEY] in wishing for them.a bright and happy future.
May 17, 1917
Steep Hollow, May 16--Ste~pHollow is still very much alive. The recent rains have
been.. beneficial and the farmers are now wearing broad smiles.. Plans. for "food
conservation" are the subject of conversation among the women: they are planning to
assistPresidentWILSON in feeding the nation by letting nothing go to waste.
We have two thriving Sunday schools and both were well attended Sunday. Brother
LEUTWYLER spoke to good congregations at. both the morning and evening services.
Among the visitors to our community Sunday were people from Kurten, Reliance, Bryan
and Harvey.
Allie CRENSHAW and Theron HENSARLING called at the home of Mrs.W. C.
BULLOCK Sunday afternoon,
MissEtherEVAN~ of Bryan is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G.F.BULLOCK.
Everett MARTIN, astud~~t QfA.andM.,spent Sundaywi.thhomefolks.
J. D. MARTIN and family \Aferevisitinginthe communitySunqay.
MissBunaRISINGER is visiting Mr. and Mrs..E. W. PETER9ofHarvey.
Our school wHI cl9seFriday. >Wehave had quite an efficie~tcorps of teachers this
session.and. they are planning an. interesting program for Friday~vening.
June 14, 1917
Steep Hollow, June8--It'sgettingrather dryinthis section of the country;jf it do~sn't
rain soon the farmers will havt3 some nicely cured fields of hay without any effort on their
part.
The lawn party, given afth~h9meofMr. and Mrs. J.G.LEUl"WYLER,Friday.evening
was greatly enjoyed by ths'Y9ungfolks. Bro. LEUTWYLEIR 2lrldwifeare always d()ing
somethingforthe.entertainmentofour boys and girls,. and on this occasion theyreport an
unusually "good" time.
W.~.COOKofCrockett, spent the week-end withhomefolks,h~winreturnto his work
Tuesday, i1issister Miss Ima, is to accompany him.
J. W. SHERILL and daughter, Miss. Lillie of Caldwell, spentSlInday with relatives of
this community.
C. B. MARTIN, our A. and M.,college graduate, who isengage(jin the dairy business,
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went to Hearne Sunday. His business has increased so rapidly during the past three
months that he feels the need of an assistant, a dairy maid being sorely . needed.
Miss Pansy HALL,primaryteacheroftheKeith school, Grimes county, duringthe past
season. is again in her home. community.
GrandmotherCLOUD is very ill aUhiswriting. We wish forher.arapid recovery.
June 14,. 1917
Steep Hollow, June 13;.-MissWinnie MATHIS has returned from. Belton where she
attended Baylor college during the past season.
PopeUNDSEY, wild horse tamer gave apublic performance Saturday afternoon forthe
benefit of anumber of onlookers. The first actcalled forth so much merriment that he was
induced to give a second exhibition of his skill.
The following have been $elected asteachers for the Steep Hollow sc.hool during
thecotlling year. Haller RICHARDSON, principal; Misses Lena TODD and Laura
MIMSassistants.
C.~.BULLOOKof Bryan will conduct a Sunday school normal for this community
beginning Tuesday night. Indications arethat it willbewell.attended, "
A fishing trip on Wixon lake has been planned for this week and the young folks are
looking forward to a pleasant"outing.
The demonstratorforthissectionofthecounty will meetwith usVVednesdayafternoon.
Ways of utilizing cottonseedmealforfood purposed is to be taught aUhis meeting.
June 21, 1917
Steep Hollow, June 20--There. were fifty or more in the crowd which went to the
Navasota riYrr lastweek.. The fish were not so plentiful butthey give a glowing description
oftheirtrip,. neverthel.esstheydaimthateven the.mosquitoespassed them by.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. ENGLISH gave the young people a party for Friday evening.
Miss Mamie GOEN. of San Marcos has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. T. B. MARTIN
during the past week.
Fred BUCHANAN of Pampa,who has been visiting his parents R.. L. and Mrs.
BUCI-IAN~N returned to. Pampa, Monday. His brothers, Leslie and Webb, also Guy
BLANTON of Harvey accompanied him; theywill assist in the harvesting of the wheat
crops.
$everalof our young folks represented our choir in the singing .at Reliance Sunday
afternoon.
,-bep~()r:>Ie are about up with theirwork.They are now cutting their corn for feed. It
is gi~tting ratherdi.fficult to obtain sufficient water for the stock.
OurSunday school. normal is progressing nice.ly. We think it will be very beneficial in
helpingu~ to improve our Sunday schools.
June 28,~9.17
steep Hollow, June 27--Agame of baseball. between the Relianc~and Steep Hollow
teams Saturday afternoon resulted in a score of 13 to 8 in favor of Steep Hollow.
The young people greatly enjoyed the entertainment given by Mr. and Mrs. Will
HOLLlGAN on Saturday evening.
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Misses. Nannie and Ruby SLAUGHTER of Reliance spent the we(i!.k-endwith
Misses Bunaand Bertha RISINGER. .
W. LDOWLlNGofWellbornwas a caller in the community Sunday.
Paul JONES was a caller in the Reliance community<Sunday.
OurRed. Cross workers are very enthusiastic and.up to the present writing have
secured about eighty-five dollars.
Mr.and Mrs. I. M. COOK have received news that their son, Jesse, who has been
attending the university, has joinedthe hospital corps and will.soonbe On duty in FrancR
We are gladto see that some of our boys have begun torealizethenation's<needs
and are offering theirservices.
July 5, 1917
Steep . Hollow, July3...-We are still in need ofa rain, though a shower of the past Week
was of some benefitto crops.
The "Steep Hollowlnvincibles" have challenged the Sala team for a game of ball.
Mrs. Pricilla ANDREWS of Bryan attended servicesatthe Methodist church Sunday
morning. She was accompanied by heLson..in-law, Harry.NASH,and. several. of her
grandchildren. .
WalterPARKERspent Sunday with homefolks,
D.M.BARNEs.and.familyof Cameron are visiting Mr..and Mrs.J,G..LEUTWYLER,
parents ofMrs..BARN~S. Sam SATTERWHITE,alsoof Cameron, is the guest of Beecher
LEUTWYLER.
The Baptist revival will be in progress next week. The pastor will be assisted by Rev.
BROWN, who is now working intheReliance community. We extend .eachand all an
invitation to meet with us.
[NOTE..-LETTER MENTIONING ):XUN"[JEWEL IN COLUMN NEXTTOSTEEPHPLl_OW,
JULY5,1917.ALSOQUESTIONA~ TO WHO IS THE WILL JONES LIVING AT
HARVEY WHO WAS ILL AND HIS FATHER FROM ALABAMA WAS VISITING HIM.]
July 26, 1917
SteepHollow,July 24....Ther~inof the past weeks was. certainly appreciated. Even
though notalUhat was desired,stilLit enabled u.s to dosom~gardening. vvethink the
cotton will now make a top crop anclthe peanuts at least will not be a failure. The club
boys who planted.peanutsthinkthey,have the advantage of the corn growers,sincethe
peanuts proved to be a much betterdropth resister.
Mrs. COOK is meeting withaihearty,co-operation in her work for the extension of the
Red Cross.. A number ofladie$havepl~dged themselves to practice food economy.
MissEtta HALLofAustinistheQLI~$t of J. M.CQNWAY and family.
Mrs. Lillie RAY is to meet t~eCa'lning clUb girls in .the. home of Mrs.. CONWAY
Wednesday afternoon, Since the <canning season is about over, they will be given
instructions.in sewing.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse CONLEE.visited Mrs. R. A.VVHITLEY and daughter Sunday.
August 2,1917
Steep Hollow, July 31--A numberof our girls are attending the sHort course at College
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Station this weekwhile several oftheclub boys are enjoying the encampment.
The Methodist closed their meeting Sunday night. There were eight additions to the
church, four by baptism; three by letter and one from another denomination.
Miss Florence CONWAY is home from Austin ,where she attended the summer session
of the university.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee KEITH and their two sons of Ochiltree have been visiting friends in
this (Mrs. KEITH's) home community.
AlecMOODY and sister-in-law, Mrs. Emmett MOODYof Piedmont have been visiting
in the home of Mr.and Mrs. T. A. HENSARLING.
Miss Caroline KEEFER of North Zulchand Miss CURRY of Crockett were guest of Miss
Ima COOK Saturday and.Sunday. ..'
EdwinLEUTWYLER of Coleman. is visiting his parents at this time.
The Misses HOPKIN~ have been visiting Miss Lola FOSTER.
Miss BOWMAN and brother of Benchley, also Will PEYTON,. have been visiting Joe
BEAL.andfamily.
W.B. COOK of Crockett is home to attend the farmers' congress.
[NOTE--ARTICLEONCIVILVVAR IN COLUMN NEXT TO STEEP HOllOW, AUGUST
2, 1917]
August30, 1917 ............ ..... ....... . ..... . . . .. ...... < ............... ... ... .il
Ste~pl-lollow,~qg.30-- The .... rain of. Tl.lesdayafternoon~eernsteihave been a
generc:tI oneinthi.spartoUhecounty,forwhicheverybodyisthankful.~ehad.about
dec:id~c.ttbat ltcouldl1'trainhereanymore.Doubtless,J.W.MATIiI~,^,iH have some
clean . p~anuts this year, as he hadth~mplowed up When the rain came.
Mr.andMrs.LEUT\^J"{~ERgave a tacky party Monday night in~onorof v~siting girls in
the community and thebpys\,Nholeavethis\,Neekfor different divisions 9fth~ army. The
prize forthe most cornicqUydressedgirl was won by Miss Ima COOK and proved to be a
toym()nkey. . The prize for the boy's. was a toy pistoL It was awarded to Charles HALL
Miss Icy GO EN of Harvey has been the guest of her cousin, Miss IdaMARTIN,fora
few days.
Miss Martha SULERof Kurtenhas been visiting in the home of R. L BUCHANAN.
J. C. THOMPSON is leaving this week for Camp Bowie where he will have a position
on theY.M.C.A. staff. He has been pastor of the Methodist church here for almost four
years and hasrTlade a friend of everyone; however weare glad to see him go, as he will
have opportunities for a greater work and we feel sure that he will make good.
Go to G. D. TUCKER's for all kinds of feed. He sells for less.
(to be continued)
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[Ed. note: The following pictures/were provided by Clara MOUNCE. These and other
pictures are. housed at the Carnegie Public Library.
.
113E.. 25th (now William J. . parkway -t995). Owned ...by HowarcIR...CAVITT who
perished in1913intheBrazo~ Riverflood. LOOM (Loyal Order of Moose) was on the
2nd floor.
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26thSt., 200 block. Original farmer's markefaround1925.
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Scouts Assist in Marker Installation I CW Veteran Research ContinueS
by John BLAIR
The morning broke · cool. and sunny as 19 members of Boy Scout Troop 159, 2
members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and one member of the Brazos
Genealogical Association gatheredatthe Old Bethel Cemetery in the Harvey community
to erect veteran service markersfor six Confederate veterans. The cemetery contains the
final resting places often known Gonfederateveterans who have been identified as William
V.WILLlAMS,21stTexas Cavalry; WilliamC. KINCANNON, 20th Texas Infantry;Thomas
J. SAWYER, 63rd Alabama Infantry; SamueIH.JONES, 3rd Alabama Cavalry;Wmiam K.
DEASON,3rdMississippi. Infantry; . Henry T. ROSS, 3rd Battalion, Mississippi State
Cavalry; Benjamin FRANKLIN, tstKentuckyCavalry; John.R. JONES, 25thTexasCavalry
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Joy Scout troop 159, Bryan, Texas
(in memoriam1); Dr. Joseph SOLES, 29th Georgia Infantry; John FERGUSON, 21stTexas
Cavalry; and, William PATE, 21 st Texas Cavalry. In additionto the marker installation, the
scouts also cleared and removed brush from various locations within the cemetery
grounds. The Brazos Genealogical Association contributed the informationforthemarkers
and arranged for the . assistance of .. the Boy Scouts, . the members of the Sons of
Confederate Veterans arranged for the delivery of the markers. and gave a brief historical
presentation with period iclothing, weapons and accouterments.
About two years ago the .effort was. renewed from the initial Brazos Genealogical
Association project of attempting to identify all the veterans of tpe American Civil.War that
are buried.in Brazos County. . The research continues today and has enjoyed · some
success- currently over 275 veterans have been identified and about 50 photographs have
been obtained, of which most haveyeUo be published. The largest stumbling block to this
research is the supportingdocume~tation for what would be co.nsidered a large section of
the population. Those menV'ihoserved, lived in Bryan andJNhowoul(jbeconsidered
successful businessmenorgqvernment officials usually. had excellent obituaries printed
in.the local paper. Theywouldbeatoneend.oftheecOhOmiG~peCtrum. ....Themenwho
had very Iittle;forexalllple,Qne veteran only had 14 pigs '\vorth$1.00 ahead" while
another only a horse wOrth$15~00, usually filed forgovernment,assistancein the form of
a pension authorized bYJheS~ate. of Texas in 1898. These file~~reonrecord attheState
Archives. . These men vvould be considered at the. other end · ofthateoonomicspectrurn.
1 Private John R JONES died as a prisoner of war at Camp Douglas, located at Chicago,H1inois. A marker
was erected in his memory next to his widow by his great-grandson, Dr. Floyd JONES. of Bryan.
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Floyd JONES. and John BLAIRwithhistorydisplay
What is missing is that middle section of the economic ladder, which is probably a large
group of local people.
Anyone who is .interested in assisting in this identification effort should contact John
BLAIR at 260-6911 home, 845-7417work,or viaemailjohn@turbo-Iab.tamu.edu. Any
assistance will be>greatly appreciated.
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T..' .....hiS issue continues another series onindi.viduals in The Bryan Daily Eagle Busines.s
. Issue on April 22, 1913. Transcribed by Janis HUNT.
Rev. W. W. DAUP
The city of Bryan is noted for themoralandreligious spirit of its refined population, its
elegant modern churches and the pre-eminent ability of its ministers.. Rev.W. W. DAUP,
rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, is one ofthe ablest and leading members of the
ministry in this past of the state. He was born in Mansfield, Ohio, January 28, 1880,
receiving his education at Hobar College, Geneva, N. Y., graduating in 1904,thereafter in
1907, he graduated from the Virginia Theological Seminary. His active ministerial work
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began at Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he served with marked distinction until 1909, when
he came to Bryan as rector of St. Andrew's Church, where he early won the esteem and
admiration of the people through his exemplary character and able conduct of the affairs
of his parish. August 19, 1912, he was married to Miss Ada HOWARD of Fort Wayne,
Ind., a lady of classical attainments and culture, devoted to church work and the elevation
of the social and moral status of every community to which she has lived, and an
invaluable aid to her husband in the great work pertaining to his exalted profession.
During the incumbency of Rev. DAUP, the church has been strengthened spiritually,
morally and financially by his capable supervision and untiring devotion to every policy of
improvement and progress necessary to the interest of the church and its parishioners.
Among other improvements resulting from the well directed efforts and energies of Mr.
DAUP is the construction of a new church building, which when completed, will be a credit
to his labors, an ornament to the city and the pride of the parish.
* * ** *
Wilbur C. DAVIS
The great business progress and inflow of population incident to the prosperity of the
city of Bryan has resulted in the attraction of some of the strongest lawyers to guard the
legal interests of the people and great enterprises located in our midst. Among the
strongest and most capable practitioners at the Bryan bar is Wilbur C. DAVIS, the present
efficient District Attorney of the Twentieth Judicial District, composed of the counties of
Brazos, Robertson, and Milam.
Mr. DAVIS was born in Alabama in 1877, and came to Texas when a youth. He
received his collegiate education at Baylor University, receiving the degree of B.A. His
legal education was acquired at the University of Texas and the University of Chicago.
Admitted to the bar in 1903, he entered the active and successful practice of his profession
in 1904. In 1906 he was elected a member of the Legislature from Brazos County, where
he was active, able, and successful in his advocacy of the important interests affecting his
constituents, and especially all legislation in the interest of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College. His able, steadfast and untiring devotion to the important interests of the people
of his district was such that he was re-elected to the position in 1908 without opposition.
In 1910 he was eleoted to the .office of District Attorney, and 1912 was re-electedto the
same position without opposition. Mr. DAVIS is one of the ablest district attorneys in
Texas, and during the long period of his successful administration ofthe duties of his office
has accomplished more in bringing offenders to justice and restraining lawlessness than
any prosecuting officer in Texas.
In 1904 Mr. DAVIS was married to Miss Esther BOATWRIGHT, a beautiful and highly
accomplished young lady, a favorite in society circles ofthe city and highly esteemed to
her bestoffriends andacquaintances. Two beautiful children were born ofthis union, Lela
and Pauline, who are the happiness and comfort oftheir devoted parents.
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MikeOEPUMA -First and Last Chance Saloon
The Fi rst and Last Chance saloon, conducted by MikeDEPUMA, proprietor, is one of
the substantial and. successful. business enterprises of its class in the city of Bryan.
Itcarries constantlyinstock.all the finest standard grades of imported and domestic
wines,liquors, <and cigars to supply its large and increasing list of customers. Since its
establishment a year ago this saloon . has commanded a large share of patronage in all
lines carried by it.
Mr.DEPUMAisanative.ofBryan, a. good citizen, and a man respected and esteemed
by his large circle offriends and.acquaintances.
The discriminating trade which requires the best will receive courteous treatment in all
their dealingwithMr. DEPUMA
Bryan City Cemetery
Mike DEPUMA
1887
1939
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Father. DESSIMONE
FatherDESSIMONE, the capable pastor of St. Anthony's Church,inthecity of Bryan,
was bomat Casserta, Italy, April 13, 1871.. He received his education inthe Seminary for
Priesthood and was ordained priest in 1894. He came to America in 19Q3, and thereafter
traveled ~xtensivelyin the North. In May 1907 ,he came to Bryan, where<he has since able
and efficiently devoted himself to the important affairs of the Churchinthis city and
adjacent.country, having ~stablished a prosperous church at Mudville, .in this county,
having a membership of over 400 families.
FatherDESSIMONE's efficient work has been an importantfactoriin the great
improvement and remarkable increase in the members of the Catholic Church in this
locality in the recent past.
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Rapid .Development and Opportunities Offered
After an absence of two years from the city ,a prominent railroad contractor said to the
editor: "I have been in a. great. many countries and cities in my life, but never in all my
experience have I seen such a.tremendous transformation as havetakenplace in Bryan
and in the last two years. Its wonderful growth is of a most substantial nature, too. I have
been over the city quite extensively in the .Iast three days and I find v~st sections in every
direction covered with beautiful homes where it was entirely vacanttwo years ago. I saw
at least twenty-five new homes in course.ofconstruction today. That splendid. ice plant,
power plant, PARKER's lumber plant, MYERS Hardware block, the Bryan Hotel, all of
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thosebrickbuildingsonSouth. Main street, the . EDGE. buildingonEast.Moseley street,the
PALERMO. building on North .. Ma.in · street, the NOTO Bros.. building, and. nearly every
building on Main street either new or remodeled. I could notrealize that thiswastheBryan
that I left two.yearsago.
Well, it's a factabsolutely beyond belief. Butthere is a dynamic force behind it. That
forceisthe naturally advantageous location, the.hub ofagreat rich,producing territory,.all
contiguous to Bryan as its market and supply station.. The force was conneGted up by the
wire ofa united citizenship. The connections were all weldedbya complete confidence
cemented by actual demonstration and result.With.alltheadvantagesand influences
working for Bryan, the future can beJoretold by the results thus far observed. Bryan will
maintain its commercial. industrial and civic supremacy.
With the interurban.. reaching out bringing . new territory, rich. in commerce . and cotton,
to our door, extendingthefertileland production, increasing the already superior school
facilities, building new industrial plants, encouraging thefanner to diversification,nothing
can stop that great engine of progress form. spreading it~ prosperity overthe entire state
and county.
The. private irrigating plants in the . vicinity of Bryan are . a . source of rich. return. in. the
shape of garden truck the year round. One of these farms, only a milefrom the city, which
has been in operation fortwoyears, has afforded its owner an average net profitofover
fifteen dollars daily on only thirty acres. These. truck farms produce profitably strawberries,
cantaloupes, watermelons, asparagus, beans, peas, cabbage, sweetandlrish potatoes,
beets, carrots, parsnips, Bermuda onions, tomatoes, celery, peppers, cau.liflower,
artichokes, . cucumbers,~gg plant,. radishes, lettuce, mustard,. okra, ....par~ley,spinach
rhubarb,squashandothervegetables for man and beast.' Actual. records of recent date
are over fifty bushels of tomatoes on one eighth of an acre; five tomatoes weighed seven
pounds; 1000 dozensugarcornona small patch, two crops: a year, 1200 dozen sugaLcorn
on four-fifths of an acre; 500 bushels Bermuda onions on four acres, and a crop of six
bales of cotton on thesamefouracresin one year.
There is room for many more to do the same thing.
Come to Bryan!
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Bryan, Texas
by Nancy HAWTREY
St. Andrew's. Episcopal Church was established in 1867 by Leonidas.POLK,the.first
Missionary. Bishop of .theSouthwest. . Bishop POLK first.. visited Texas in 1838 and,
believing .that.a bishop was immediately needed in Texas,. wrote in urgent. letters "the
safety of the Church and the purity of religion demand the immediate presence of
authorized organization. There is work for it to perform if it were here now ." But,itwas not
until 1850 that an Episcopal diocese was established in Texas. In 1859,Alexander
GREGG, a South Carolinian, was elected the first BiShop of Texas, where he ministered
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to 27 Texas communities,oneof Which was Millican, Texas. Here ona spring night in
1864 the Bishop cameandintheschool house,forthefirsttimein that community, he held
Episcopalservices.< The only .. Episcopal family in Mil.lican.. was that . of George D.
HASWELL. .. Even so, the report of the attendance at the services was that it was good,
"notices having been generally distributed and much curiosity. aroused."
The Bishop visited Millican againin 1865. While there, he baptized Lizzie HASWELL
and confirmed Mollie. HASWELL and Laura. LA PERT[BryanWeek/y Eag/e, Apri/ 17,
1930J.ln August, 1866, the Mission ofSt.Andrew was organized atMillican. There was
no clergyman, but bylicensefrom theBishoplawreadingswere begun and continued with
regularity. Soon a small melodeon was purchased and a choirformed. After two concerts
by the choir, an organ was purchased for $260. By 1867, the rai.lroad had moved the
community onto Bryan.OnDecember10th,1~67,sevEmteen rnenmet to organize a
parish. Those present wereG~orgeD.HASVVELL, Emmett MIX, .Frank CLARKE, Thomas
B. WRIGHT,O.P. YATES,. George JOHNSTON,J. D.. pUBOSE,>J. M. RAINWATER,
George. W.... MAY, Amos DUBOSE, . M.T.GLYNN,E3.ADOUE, .JamesLOBIT, George L.
GRISCOM,GeorgeT. HASVVELL, JosephS.Y()U~G iandiJ.W. B:.EARD.
On the.1 Oth pfNov~mbE:!r,1867, The Rev.i\. J.YEATER, conducted thefirstEpiscopal
services ever heldinthis~nE:!rgeticyoungcity,and.. remainedtwomonths to help get things
established. [The EpispopalChurch in Texas, p.225]. . Soon after, the. vestry called the
Rev..RobertJQPE~stheirfirstrectoratasaIElry of $1,000 coin. perannumto. be paid
qua~erly,and, atthEls~rnetirne, recommended theorganizationofasociety.of the .Iadies
of the church for the purpose of furthering its interests. During his. short stay,. the first
church~a$.builtonL()ts4-7',E3lock. 1~0, City of Bryan, Brazos County, Texas,at the corner
of thestreetsno~knownEls~imarJ1J.Bryan Parkway (formerly 25th Street) and Parker.
Later, in 1880,tpr$750,.the9hufshacqyired Lots 8-9. The first church was built ofrough,
whitewashed~oardsand~.eated308persons. .on March 22, 1868, Bishop GREGG
consecrated the church. However, Bishop QUINTARD of Tennessee, on a visit, later said
of . the clapboard that. "abarn is better."
Jheearly ye~r~.\Nerehard.From1868 to 1878 there were eight rectors; in some
months, none at all. D!Jringthis time the church was kept alive by the layreaders.
In 1870, the vestry soug9tto buy what it considered to be a necessity. The purchased
a bell castbyM.E. MCELY&Co.OfTroy,NY. Because there was no tower, a wooden
tower was builtto hold it. This bell is still used by thepresent..day church.. [The bell,
identical to the one in the courthouse, is 40" high, 36" wide. at the bottom. of the bow/and
21/3"(hick atthe rim andhasac/apper28" /ongand 15" in circumference. The twin bells
were sentJrom Troy, NY at the same time.] In 1875, the Bishop consecrated a new
Gothic-style brick building, located on the same. site. In the churchyard was a.cemetery.
Whenthts . location was sold, the graves were moved.to the Bryan City Cemetery.
The present church was built on a site carefully chosen because it had the highest rise
in the city, at West26thSt(forrnerlyAnderson St)and Parker Avenue (formerly .Red Top
Street).. The land was conveyed to the church by three deeds found of record in the
Brazos County Clerk's Office. The.churchwa$ paid for at the time. it was built by the
congregation with no mortgages. The first subscription list amounted to $18,225,which
almost paid for the building.
The Rev. Wi Ilia n1 Wesley DAUP was rector during the time of planning and building.
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The builders were two brothers, George and Charles E.JENKINS,who we,realsothe
builders of the old First MethodistChurch and of manyofthefine homes inBryan still lived
in today. BeforeSt. Andrew's was finished George Jenkins died, leaving the buildingtp
his brother tocomplete.jTheJENKINS builders were the great uncles of current member
Dr. Bill ROMAN and his sister, Alice Sue HUNTER, now Deceased.]The church was
begun on May 30,1912, with the first services held thereonApril5, t914,PalmSunday,
with anew rector, the.Rev. RandolphRA Y.lt was consecrated bytheRt. Rev. Georg~
KINSOLVING, Bishop of Texas, on May 3, 1914. Distinctive features are. its memorial
stained glass windows and itsinteriorwoodwork, still beautiful today.
Original Episcopal. Church, 25th&..Parker,
1868 Consecrated .
1912 ....F'resent . Church Bldg. St.
Andrews EpiscOpal, Bryan, Texas.
[Theprocessionalcross, which is an elegant affair, was used as the altar cross in the
old church, and is regardedastheconnectinglink between the newandtheold.lt WaS
presented to the .old church byMrs. Hattie. WHITE, according to The Rev. Randolph RA Y,
Bryan DailyEagle andPilot, Apri/11, 1914.]
The Rev. Hugh B. MCJAMISONserved from January 1, 1918 until September 15,
1921 ,followedbyS. Moylan BIRD, from August 1 , 1921 to. November 1, 1926.. Thereafter,
LesHe A WILSON served from March 1 0, . 1932 to August,<1941, The Rev. JamesS.
BUTLERserved from May 15,1942 until April.1, 1948.
On Dec 29,1925, the Parker Memorial Organ was dedicated in Joving memory of Mrs.
Della Lawrence PARKER. Some of the pipes initiallyinstalledare>stiH used in the church,
the console being replaced and major work on the organ being done in the 1.970's.
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Early records of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church have been transcribed by Nancy
HAWTREY,a currentmemberofthechurch,andarebeing reproduced inthispublication.
This article is written as. excerpts from. a booklet published by St. Andrew's Episcopal
Church in 1992 in celebration of its t25thanniversary. Copies of the booklet are. c;lvailable
from St.Andrew'sEpiscopal Church at 217 W. 26th, Bryan, TX 77803 for $15 each.
The St. Andrew'~site. wmhave the listings from the journal on-line. Its URL is
http://www.standrewsbcs.org.
One in. a series. of windows along the church
depicting the life of Jesus
Located. in upper room over
the altar
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'T"'he following information wastranscribed from the original Abstract Books located in the
..tBrazos County Tax Assessor-Collector's Office, Bryan, Texas. The Abstract Books
were used to prepare the Tax Rolls. This concludes the series. Thanks to Ruth HARY for
providing the information.
1863 TAXABLE YEAR
BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS
Transcribed by Ruth J. HARY
NO. NAME AND TAXABLES
. VALUE TOTAL STATE COUNTY WAR COMBINED
VALUE TAX TAX TAX TAX
400
175
90
50
210
925 5.62 0.96 0.00
CONWAY, T. J.
100 AC BC J. MCMILLAN
3 HORSES
15 CATTLE
2 OXAN (sic)
NOTES
1 POLL
(NO SIGNATURE)
CLAYTON, C. C.
449 AC HR J. CURTICE
1129 AC HR JOHN WILLIAMS
37 HORSES
1100 CATTLE
8 OXAN (sic)
400 SHEEP
48 GOATES (sic)
50 HOGS
1 WAGON
CASH C.S.
NOTES
1 POLL
c. C. CLAYTON
CHEW, F. F.
3 SLAVES
1 HORSE
24 HOGS
1 POLL
F. F. CHEW
COMSTOCK, B.
320 AC HR M. KEGANS
6 HORSES
25 CATTLE
50 HOGS
C.S. MONEY
1 POLL
B. COMSTOCK
CARTER, ELIZABETH
2232 AC HR R. CARTER
24 SLAVES
35 HORSES
1300 CATTLE
12 OXAN (sic)
150 SHEEP
25 GOATES (sic)
100 HOGS
23092 116.46 23.49 57.73
2400
125
70
2595 13.97 2.99 6.48 0.00
1000
300
150
150
1000
2600 14.00 3.00 6.50
6600
16500
2100
8000
300
900
75
500
NO. NAME AND TAXABlES
1 WAGON
CASH C.S.
NOTES
676 ACHR SAML. BURTON
IN MCLELLAN CO.
(NO SIGNATURE)
DEADERICK, W. H.
3 lOTS IN MilLICAN
1 SLAVE
1 HORSE
10 CATTLE
1 POll
100 AC HR CARLOS OCAMPO IN
MCLENNAN CO.
W. H. DEADERICK
DAWSON, R. B.
172 AC HR J. D. MilLICAN
98 AC HR ROBT.MllLlCAN
4 SLAVES
11 HORSES
30 CATTLE
50 HOGS
1 WAGON
1 BUGGY
1 POll
46 ACHRJAS. MilLICAN IN
ELLIS CO.
R. B. DAWSON
DIXON, WRIGHT
160 ACHR A. D. HOUSTON
10 CATTLE
1 HORSE
1 POll
WRIGHT DIXON
DE MARETT, M. F.
233.66 ACHRWM. MilLICAN
200 ACHR H. & B. WHITESIDES
29 SLAVES
16 HORSES
16 OXAN (sic)
100 HOGS
2 WAGONS
1 BUGGY
CASH C.S.
1 POll
(NO SIGNATURE)
DUNLAP, WM.
526 AC HRE. M. MilLICAN
473 AC HRROBT. MilLICAN
123 AC HRM. LANGHAM
2400 AC HR H.& B. WHITESIDES
8 SLAVES
100 HORSES
200 CATTLE
10 OXAN (sic)
100 HOGS
1 WAGON
CASH C.S.
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NO. NAME AND TAXABLES VALUE TOTAL STATE COUNTY WAR COMBINED
VALUE TAX TAX TAX TAX
1 POLL 38501 193.50 38.90 96.25
WILLIAM DUNLAP
DOWNING,MARY
3 HORSES 180 ~
40 HOGS 120 300 1.50 0.30 0.75
MARY DOWNING
DARWIN, R.T.
150 AC HR H. R. CARTMELL 600
26 HORSES 1300
225 CATTLE 1350
2 OXAN(sic) 50
200 HOGS 800
1 WAGON 50
1 rOLL 415020.75 4.15 3.87
REUBEN DARWIN
DANIELS, F .C. MRS.
141 AC HR T. BOWMAN 564
1 HORSE 50 614 3.07 0.61 0.00
MRS.F.C. DANIELS
DUNLAP, AMELIA
320 AC HRWM. DUNLAP 960
9 SLAVES 5000
14 HORSES 700
100 CATTLE 600
4 OXAN (sic) 100 7360 36.80 7.36 18.40
AMELIA DUNLAP
DICKSON, J. W.
337 AC HRMARY LAWRANCE (sic) 2000
1 POLL 2000 10.00 2.00 5.00
J. W. DICKSON
DUNN,MATHEW
300 AC HR JOHN WILLIAMS 700
320 AC HR T. J. WOOTAN (sic) 640
3 HORSES 280
450 CATTLE 2700
2 OXAN (sic) 50
200 HOGS 1000
1 WAGON 75
1 GOLD WATCH 75
CASH C.S. 2300
NOTES 700 8520 43.60 8.92 21.30
1107 AC HR M. DUNN
IN MILAM CO. 2214 2214 11.07 30.44 0.00
1535 AC HR M. DUNN
IN HASKELL CO. 1535 1535 7.67 1.91 0.00
MATHEW DUNN
EVANS, M. A. J.
320 AC B.C. J. HARROLD 1000
1 SLAVE 800
4 OXAN (siC) 100
1 WAGON 100
100 HOGS 300 2300 11.50 2.30 0.00
177 AC HR MACKELEY BRACEY
IN WASHINGTON CO. 500 500 2.50 1.87 0.00
160 AC HR G. B. BLACK
IN JONES CO. 160
640 AC HR M. R. LANGORNA
115
VALUE TOTAL STATE COUNTY WAR COMBINED
VALUE TAX TAX TAX TAX
640 800 4.00 1.00 0.00
NO. NAME AND TAXABlES
..
"
148
3
100
2
30
1
1
1
5
25
70
200
30
1
398
1
4
10
6
30
35
1
IN JONES CO.
WM..FARQUHAR,AGT.
EVETTS JAS. DECO. HEIRS OF
BYJ. A.BARKER, GURD.
AC HR H. & B. WHITESIDES
SLAVES
J.A. BARKER, GURD.
EDWARDS, ARTHUR
AC HR JAS. HOPE
lOTS IN MilLICAN
CATTLE
POll
ARTHUR EDWARDS
ELLlS,W. R.
lOT IN MilLICAN
SLAVE
HORSES
CATTLE
SHEEP
GOATES (sic)
HOGS
CASH C.S.
POLL
W.R ELLIS
EDWARDS, H.P.
AC HR A. MilLICAN
SLAVE
HORSES
CATTLE
OXAN (sic)
SHEEP
HOGS
WAGON
CASH C;S.
H. P. EDWARDS
ELLlS,J. H.
1 HORSE
8 OXAN (sic)
1 WAGON
CASH C.S.
POLL
J. H. ELLIS
EDRINGTON, J. F.
HORSE
CASH C.S
SPECIE
NOTES
POll
JAS. F. EDRINGTON
EDRINGTON, WM.H.
2297 ACHR-F. RUEIZE (sic)
184 ACHRR.HENRY
320 AGHR SAML. JOHNSON
141 AqHR H. MITCHEll
157 AC.HR. THOS. HENRY
98 SLAVES
34 HORSES
2960
2000 4960 24.80 4.96 12.40
400
600
180
1180 6.90 1.58 2.95 0.00
400
1000
400
150
350
600
90
2000
4990 25.95 5.39 12.47
1500
1000
250
60
150
180
70
100
200 3510 17.55 3.51 0.00
100
200
100
300
700 4.50 0.75 1.75
150
300
275
1200
1925 10.62 2.32 4.81
40197
920
320
141
157
68600
3400
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ADAMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. 96
ADOUE . . . . . . . .. ...................... 109
ALBRIITON ............................... 96
ANDERSON .......... ................. .90
ANDREWS. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 100
ARCHER ............................... 92
AUSTIN ................................ 95
BARKER . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 115
BARNES....... .. ..................... 100
BARRON ............................ 89, 91
BAITS. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 97
BEAL . ... .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 101
BEARD.. ............................ .109
BECKHAM ...... ... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... . . . .. 93
BIRD......................... .......... 110
BLACK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 114
BLAIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 95, 103, 105
BLANTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 99
BOATWRIGHT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ......... 106
INDEX
BOOTH .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 93
BORISKIE . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 89
BOWMAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. 101, 114
BOYEIT ................ ... .. ..86
BRACEY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ..... . 114
BROWN ........................ ...... 100
BUCHANAN ..................... .. .99, 101
BULLOCK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . 98, 99
BURTON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . 113
BUTLER ............. . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. 110
CARTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 112
CARTMELL. . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 114
CAVIIT ............................... 102
CHEW ......................... ... .. . .. 112
CLARKE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 109
CLAYTON. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 112
CLOUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. 99
COMSTOCK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 112
CONLEE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. 100
.c
CONWAy.... .... ,.. . ;. ... . . . .. 100,101,112
COOK. . . . .. ................ 93,98, 100,101
CREED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 94
CRENSHAW. . . . ; . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 97, 98
CURRY . . ; . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. 101
CURTICE. . .... ......... .. . . .... .. .. . . . .. 112
CURTIS ................................. 83
DAINGERFIELD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .. 83
DALY .................................. 83
DANIEL.... . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . .. . . .. ..... .83
DANIELS ............................ 84, 114
DANSBY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 84, 95
DARWIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 84, 114
DAUP ......................... 105, 106, 109
DAVIDSON ........................ ....... 85
DAVIS. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ;. . .. . . ... 106
DAWSON. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 85, 113
De STAFANO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 87
DEADERICK............................ 113
DEAN .................................. 85
DEARING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . . . . .. 85
DEASON ........................... .86, 103
DEATON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 86
DEBROHNEY . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 88
DEGELlA ............................... 86
DEHART . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 86
DEMARETT ............................ 113
DEPUMA ........................... 86, 107
DERDEN ............................... 86
DESSIMONE ........................... 107
DESTEFANO............................ 87
DEWEY ....... ......................... 87
Di STEPANO ............................ 87
DiCKSON.....;........................ 114
DIETZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 89
DIGGS ................................. 87
DILLESHAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 88
DISHMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 88
DIXON ................................ 113
DOBIN ................................. 88
DOBLOWOOLNY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 88
DOBROVOLNY ....................... 88, 89
DOBROWALNI . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 88
DOMINIK .............................. .89
DONAHO ............................. . 89, 90
DOREMUS............................ ...90
DOWLING ........................... 91, 100
DOWNARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 91, 92
DOWNING... .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . ... . . .... . .. 114
DOWNS ............................. 92, 93
DRUMMOND ............................ 93
DUBOSE .............................. 109
DUFF .................................. 93
DUNLAP.. . . . .. .. . . ..... . . . .. .... 93,113,114
DUNN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 83, 114
DUNNICA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 93
DURANT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 93, 94
DYESS ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 94
EDGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .. . .. 96,108
EDRINGTON ....................... 115, 116
EDWARDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 115
ELBERT .... . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 83
..
117
ELLIS ................................. 115
ELLISON .............................. 116
ENGLISH ................................ 99
EUBANK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 85
EVANS.... ..... . . . ... .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. 98,114
EVETTS. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ... .. 115,116
FARQUHAR ............................ 114
FERGUSON ....................... . . . .. 104
. FOSTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. 101
FRANKLIN ............................. 103
FURMAN ............................... 93
GLYNN .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 109
GOEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 99
GREGG .......................... ... 108,109
GRISCOM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 109
HALL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99-101
HANUS. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
HARROLD ............................. 114
HARY ................................. 112
HASWELL ............................. 109
HAWTREY . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. 95,108,111
HENRY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . .. 115
HENSARLING ....................... 98,101
HOLLlGAN ............................. ~ 99
HOPE .............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 115
HOPKINS.. . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 101
HOUSTON ............................. 113
HOWARD. . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. 106
HOWELL ............................... 95
HUNT ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 95, 105
HUNTER. .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. 110
JACKSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 87
JENKINS .............................. 110
JOHNSON .......................... 84, 115
JOHNSTON ............................ 109
JONES ................... 97,98, 100, 103-105
JOPE .................................. 109
KEEFER .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 101
KEGANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 112
KEITH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 101
KINCANNON ........................... 103
KINSOL VING ........................... 110
KUDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 89
LA PERT . ............................... 109
LANGHAM ............................. 113
LANGORNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 114
LAWRANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 114
LEUTWYLER .................... 98, 100, 101
LINDSEY ............................... 99
LOBIT . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 109
MARSHALL ............................. 95
MARTIN . ... . . . . . . . . . . . .. 84,85,89,98,99,101
MATHIS ......................... 97,99, 101
MAWHINNEy............................ 97
MAY. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. . ... . .. . .. 109
MCCAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 116
McCULLOCH ........................... .91
McDONALD ............................. 94
MCELY . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 109
MCJAMISON ........................... 110
MCMILLAN.............................. 112
MILLICAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 113
118
MIMS . . . . . .. ........................ .99
MITCHELL. . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . '. . . . . . .. 115
MIX. '.' . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . '.' .. . . . . . . . . . 109
MOODY . .............. ............ 101
MORGAN...... ........ .......... .... ... 84
MOUNCE ............................ 95,101
MYERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 107
NALL .. . . .. .. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. 85
NASH... . ... . ... '" . . . . . ... . ... .. . . .. . . .. .100
NOTO .... . . . .. ... ................. . . .108
OCAMPO. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . .. . 113
OLSEN ............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 97, 98
PAGE ............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...83
PALERMO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ..108
PARKER.................... 97,100,107,110
PATE .................................; 104
PECK .............................. ..... 92
PETERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .98
PEYTON... . . . . . .... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .... 101
POLK .......................... . . . . . . ... . ... 108
QUINTARD .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... ..109
RAINWATER .......... . .. . . . . . . . ... . . . . . .109
RAY . '.' ....;....................... 100,110
REED. ... . . . ... . . . . .. . .. .......... . .116
RHODES .............................. .93
RICHARDSON ........................... .99
RICHEY. ....;..................... .97,98
RICHIE. .. . . . . . . .. . . . . .. ............ .97, 98
RISINGER ........................... 98,100
ROBERTS . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. ............ 95
ROBINSON. . .. . . . . . . . .. ................ 93
ROMAN ............................. ..110
ROSS. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ..103
ROTOLA...... ...... ................. ... 86
RUEIZE .............................. 115
SATTERWHITE ......................... .100
SAWYER ............................. .103
SCANLIN .............................. .86
SEALE ............................ .84,116
SEBESTA . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 89
SHAW. . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . ... 86
SHERILL. . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .... 98
SLAUGHTER ........................... ..100
SOLES. . . . .. .. . . ... . . . . . . ... . .. . . . .. . . .104
STERLING ............................ ..84
STURLlN .. ........................ ... ...84
SULER ............................... .101
THOMPSON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 97,101
TODD................................ ...99
TUCKER. . . ., . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
WHITE ..... ...................... .95, 1tO
WHITESIDES. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 113,115
WHITLEy.......... ............. ...... .100
WILCOX . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
WILLIAMS ..................... 103, 112,114
WILSON .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . 98, 110
WOODS ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 95
WOOTAN ......... .....;.............. 114
WRIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. 109
YATES .... ........................... 109
YEATER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ..... 109
YOUNG. .. .. . .. .. . . ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . .... 109
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