Name |
Comments |
Jessie Adams (1886-1935) |
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Mose Alexander |
Listed as a city alderman (councilman) in 1889. |
Bonner Alexander |
Bonner Alexander is listed in the 1880 Census for Forney, Kaufman County, Texas. He is 25 years old in 1880. |
Hiller Alexander |
Listed as the City Marshall in 1889. |
W.D. Austin |
There is a Walter Austin, age 22, living with his parents in Rockwall Texas in 1880. He's living with his wife, Jennie D., in Rockwall in 1900. |
Mrs. Walter D. Austin |
Could be Jennie D. Austin, mentioned above. She was 41 years old in 1900. |
H.W. Anderson |
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John Baskin |
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B. Blakely |
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Thomas Baker |
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J.W. Baker |
There is a John W. Baker living in Precinct 2 (Forney), Kaufman County, Texas in the 1880 Census. He is 46 years old in 1880. |
J.W. Barker |
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Mrs. Robert Barnes |
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W.S. Baldwin |
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J.W. Bernnight |
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Wood Blair |
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W. Blithe |
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J.R. Briscoe |
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Mrs. Thomas Briscoe |
Hillcrest Cemetery records mention Thomas Jefferson & Mary Foster Briscoe. |
W.T. Brogum |
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Price Butler |
There is a Price Butler living in Princinct 2 (Forney), Kaufman County, Texas. He is living with his mother Nancy and is 16 years old in 1880. |
Mrs. Bell |
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Jesse Beasley (Col) |
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Ben Beaver (Col) |
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Reno Campbell |
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Wm. Cardwell |
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Callahan |
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C.W. Carter |
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J.C. Cash |
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Jessie Cash |
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Bob Clements |
Robert J. Clements is living in Precinct 2 (Forney), Kaufman County in the 1880 Census. He is 45 years old. |
Mrs. Bob Clements |
Mary E. Clements is living with her husband in Precinct 2 in 1880. She is 36 years old. |
Jim S. Clements |
James S. Clements is living in Forney, Kaufman County, Texas in the 1880 Census. He is single and 27 years old. |
Glenn Cleckler |
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Mrs. Clepton |
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Mrs. Cadana |
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M.J. Cox |
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Mrs. M.J. Cox |
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Dr. E.P. Chambless |
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Henrietts Cager (Col) |
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T.J. Croen |
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Ed Crawford |
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Thomas Crawford |
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Thomas Crasy |
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D.M. Craven |
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Mrs. E.V. Crowder |
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Chas. C. Dodd |
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Maggie Dumas |
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Theopolus Daniel |
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Phil Daugherty |
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Sallie Douglass |
There is a Sallie J. Douglass living in Precinct 1, Kaufman County, Texas in 1880. |
Dick Daugherty |
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E.D. Douthitt |
There is an Erasmus Ed Douthitt buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, 7-30-1853 - 1936. |
W.E. Dane |
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Bailey Daugherty II |
Could be Bailey H. Daugherty who owned a Billiard Parlor on E. Front Street. |
G.W. Davis |
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J.W. Brown |
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Pat Brown |
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Columbus C. Bailey |
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Mrs. C.C. Bailey |
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W.M. Bailey |
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Henry Ball |
There is a Henry Washington Ball buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, 12-12-1841 - 10-29-1889. |
Joshua Ball |
There is a Joshua Clements Ball buried at Hillcrest, 5-3-1880 - 1-3-1968. |
Mrs. J.R. Badger |
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Mrs. Dick Belyou |
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John Briscoe |
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Mike Costello |
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Pat Collins |
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Mandy Cobb |
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Mrs. Cobb |
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Barstow Collins |
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J.B. Collins |
There is a James Baker Collins buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, 11-18-1849 - 11-10-1936. |
Dan Cooper |
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William Cisel |
William Cisel, Jr. is mentioned in the Hillcrest Cemetery records. NBD - 6-26-1894. |
John Crutcher (Col) |
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William Dykes |
William Dykes owned a house in the Pleasant Springs neighborhood, near present day Lake Ray Hubbard. |
J.H. Early |
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T.J. Erwin |
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H.P. Erwin |
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F.J. Erwin |
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L. Erwin |
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Bud Evans |
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J. Endeved |
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Lewis Farthing (Col) |
Lewis (Louis) Farthing is living in Precinct 2 (Forney), Kaufman County, Texas in 1900. He was 35 years old in 1900 and widowed. He was in Harrison County in 1880. |
Mrs. Farthing |
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B.J. Farthing (Col) |
Benjamin Farthing is living with his brother and parents Lewis Farthing in Harrison County. |
Rufus Fanning |
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W.S. Fix |
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Nelson Fisher |
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Mrs. E.J. Frederick |
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Haywood Griffin |
There is a Haywood Watson Griffin buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, 3-29-1882 - 8-24-1953. |
John Griffin |
There is a John H. Griffin buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, 10-31-1850 - 5-29-1898. |
Wm. (Billie) Gray |
There is a William Gray in th 1880 Census in Precinct 2 (Forney), Kaufman County, Texas. He was born in 1880. |
Mrs. Gibbs |
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A. Greer |
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Mrs. Henry Guest |
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J.L. Gassoway |
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William Guynes |
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Mrs. Henry Guynes |
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Dr. W.M. Garrett |
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J.L. Groves |
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John R. Gaither |
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Thomas Gordan |
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Nellie Griffin |
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Jim F. Griffin |
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Rachel Hass (Col) |
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Bert P. Hailey |
Burton P. Hailey had a two-story house on S. Bois d'Arc Street. He is listed in the 1900 Census with his wife, Addie, and three children. |
Miss Hailey |
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C.H. Hall |
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Mrs. G. Hatley |
There is a Julia Eudy Hatley, wife of Goodwin Hatley, buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, 3-18-1851 - 4-8-1935. |
Jacob Hadden |
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J.L. Hadden |
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W.S. Hartman |
W.S. Hartman is listed as a City Alderman (Councilman). There is also a William Hartman living in Kaufman County in 1880 with his wife Emily. |
Eva Hartman |
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J.D. Hightower |
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C.C. Hill |
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J.M. Hill, Sr. |
There is a James Monroe Hill buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, 3-14-1858 - 3-4-1937. |
C.M. Hobbs |
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R.M. Hodges |
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C.J. Henderson |
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Anderson Howard |
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John Howard |
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J.R. Howard |
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Minnie Howard |
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W.A. Hoggard |
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J.M. Humphries |
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Dr. S.F. Hubbs |
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Mrs. C.M. Kindall |
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Isaac Kidd |
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James R. Knox |
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Troy Jennings |
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C.C. Lindsey |
Christopher Columbus Lindsey is buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, 1-9-1843 - 12-14-1923. |
Mrs. C.C. Lindsey |
Malvinia Lindsey is buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, 12-26-1843 - 1-31-1923. |
W.J. Lewis (1886) |
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J.T. Loveless |
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Albert Loveless |
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Mrs. S.E. McAdams |
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Jesse McCartney |
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Fred McCartney |
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W.H. McGraw |
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Mrs. Bettie McGraw |
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N.B. Chambless |
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James McFord |
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Jesse McGodfry |
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Henrietta McCaged |
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S. McMahan |
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Z.L. McNabb |
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W.B. McNabb |
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C.J. McWhirter |
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Mrs. McWhirter |
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A.R. Martin |
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J.C. Martin |
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N.B. Martin |
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Mrs. Mansfield |
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Josiah Madden |
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Miss L. Malone |
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T.P. Mills |
There is a Thomas Pearson Mills buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, 5-8-1851 - 1-4-1933. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge. |
L.A. Murphy |
Lafayette Murphy was appointed a Private by the Kaufman County Commissioners Court to a squad in 1961. The squad was to "patrol the Negroes" after Texas seceded from the Union. |
W.S. Newton |
Worked as a station agent at the T&P Depot. There were two William Newtons living in the area at the time. |
N.W. Newman |
Nathaniel W. Newman was living with his wife Nancy and several children in Precinct 2 (Forney), Kaufman County in 1880. |
G.W. Newberry |
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B.C. Overstreet |
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Julia Overstreet |
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James B. Overstreet |
James B. Overstreet was living in Forney in 1880 with his two brothers, Rufus and Chelton. He was 23 years old in 1880 and is widowed. |
Geo. Owen |
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William Peavy |
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W.R. Pattas |
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James Pierce |
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S.J. Patent |
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S.R. Russell |
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R.H. Russell |
R.H. Russell owned a saloon on E. Front Street. |
Mrs. Rawls |
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Joe Record |
Joseph Record was living in Kaufman County in 1880 with his wife, Canney, and two children. |
Suda Record |
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Lula Record |
Lula is the daughter of Joseph and Canney Record. |
Sam Reeves |
Sam Reeves was a teacher in an early Forney school. |
W.B. Reeves |
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L. Regan |
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Mrs. Joe Record |
Canney (Cannie) Record |
James Record |
James Record is the son of Joseph and Canney Record. |
Mrs. George Riter |
This is probably Lou Emma Price Riter, wife of George Riter II. She is buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, 9-28-1866 - 6-7-1936. |
Mrs. Richards |
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Pulo Rhea |
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A. Sasater |
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Robert Seaberry |
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Mrs. Selman |
There is an Alice Taylor Selman buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, ~1856 - 10-3-1897. |
E.H. Shaw |
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Dr. N.B. Shands |
Dr. Newton B. Shands is buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, 12-16-1855 - 1-13-1928. |
S.N. Smith |
There is a Samuel Newton Smith buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, 8-15-1857 - 12-19-1924. |
Ank Smith |
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A.J. Smith |
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H.H. Smith |
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H.J. Short |
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Mayor H.H. Sowell |
Hamilton H. Sowell was a Confederate soldier, Justice of the Peace, trustee of the Lone Elm school, and mayor. |
J.E. Spratt |
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W. Sparks |
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W.H. Stone |
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W.P. Stuart |
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J.R. Storey |
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Lem Stroud |
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Lee R. Stroud |
Probably Dr. Leonidas Ruffin Stroud. He lived in the Pleasant Springs/ Arkansaw/Briscoe neighborhood. |
Jeff D. Stroud |
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Dr. L.M. Stroud |
Lewis M. Stroud is listed in the 1880 Census for Precinct 2 (Forney), Kaufman County, Texas. He is 23 years old in 1880 and is listed as a physician. |
W.P. Stannest |
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L. Sullivan |
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Charles Johnson |
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T.M. Turner |
Mood Turner owned Turner's Confectionary in the 1890's. He also owned the first Soda Fountain in Forney, and played the "fiddle." |
Mrs. R.T. Turner |
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R.H. Turk |
There is a Howard Turk listed in the 1880 Census for Precinct 2 (Forney), Kaufman County, Texas. He is 21 years old in 1880. Howard Turk was a city alderman (councilman) in 1889. |
J.T. Turk |
There is a Thomas Turk listed in the 1880 Census for Precinct 2 (Forney), Kaufman County, Texas. He is 30 years old in 1880. |
Miss Taylor |
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Mrs. Talley |
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Jim Tighe |
James Tighe is living with the Walter Stephenson family in the 1880 Forney, Kaufman County, Texas Census. He is 47 years old and worked as a carpenter. |
N. Thorp |
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Joe Thompson |
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O.P. Thomas |
An Ol Thomas is mentioned in a Forney Tribune article in 1892. |
A.H. Teeter |
Albert Teeter was a hay farmer in Forney. |
W.D. Wadsworth |
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F.K. Wannight |
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Andy H. Ward |
Andrew H. Ward is buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, 8-18-1850 - 8-29-1911. |
Matt Walker |
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J.G. Weaver |
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James Weaver |
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F.L. Webster |
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Sam Weathersby (Col) |
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Oscar L. Wiley |
Oscar Lee Wiley is buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, 10-1851 - 1-16-1928. |
Thomas Williams |
There is a Thomas Williams buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, 4-25-1839 - 3-30-1924. |
Ras Williams |
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Jeff T. Wideman |
T. Jefferson Wideman owned a grocery store on E. Front Street. |
Sam Wideman |
Sam Wideman is mentioned in a Kaufman Sun article in 1883. |
Sue Wilson (Col) |
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J.M. Woods |
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Fred Woods |
Professor Fred Woods was a teacher in the Pleasant Springs/Briscoe/Arkansaw community north of Forney. |
Frank Woods |
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William Wood |
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J.H. Wroten |
There is a J.H. Wroten buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, 6-5-1825 - 1-18-1887. |
C. Wren |
There is a Charlie Wren buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, 11-6-1860 - 4-13-1935. |
Mrs. Venable |
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J.W. Young |
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