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Alvia Raymond Selph

• Father: _____ Selph
• Mother: _____ Keith¹

• Birth*: He was born on 13 August 1913 in Texas.^2,3,4
• Death*: He died on 27 July 1982 in Santa Clara County, California, at age 68.^5,6,7

• Last Edited: 6 Apr 2001

Christina Estes

• Father: Thomas Roy Estes¹ b. 27 Jun 1889, d. 24 Dec 1946
• Mother: Lillie Grace Brawley² b. 18 Jul 1893, d. 14 Apr 1990

• Death*: She died in 1928.³
• Birth*: She was born in 1928.³

• Last Edited: 31 Mar 2001

Artie Hugh Norton

• Birth*: He was born on 8 December 1922.¹
• Death*: He died on 7 November 2004 at age 81.²

• Last Edited: 4 Feb 2007

Essie May Brawley

• Father: James Levi Brawley^1,2 b. 24 Jul 1890, d. 10 May 2001
• Mother: Bertha Minerva Estes^3,4 b. 23 Jun 1891, d. 2 Jan 1978

• Marriage*: She married Lester Elwood Gibbs.⁵
• Birth*: She was born on 11 February 1918.⁶
• Death*: She died on 9 November 2002 in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho, at age 84.⁶

• Note*: She and Earl were twins. She had six children.⁶

• Last Edited: 15 Aug 2005

Earl Ray Brawley

• Father: James Levi Brawley^1,2,3 b. 24 Jul 1890, d. 10 May 2001
• Mother: Bertha Minerva Estes^4,5,6 b. 23 Jun 1891, d. 2 Jan 1978

• Birth*: He was born on 11 February 1918 in Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma.^7,8,9
• Marriage*: He married Mirtie Lee Worth, daughter of _____ Worth and _____ Jones.^10,11
• Death*: He died on 15 September 2003 in Tarrant County, Texas, at age 85.^12,13,14
• Burial*: Interment was on 20 September 2003 in Hughson, Stanislaus County, California.⁹

• Note*: He and Essie Mae were twins. He had three children with Imogene and none with Mertie. He operated Brawley's Restaurant and Bar in California and loved to fish. He was survived by three children, two stepchildren, two brothers, eighteen grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren.^15,9

• Last Edited: 14 May 2006

Vernon Brawley

• Father: James Levi Brawley^1,2 b. 24 Jul 1890, d. 10 May 2001
• Mother: Bertha Minerva Estes^3,4 b. 23 Jun 1891, d. 2 Jan 1978

• Birth*: He was born in 1915.^5,6
• Death*: He died in 1916.^5,7

• Last Edited: 15 Aug 2005

Alton Ive Brawley

• Father: James Levi Brawley^1,2 b. 24 Jul 1890, d. 10 May 2001
• Mother: Bertha Minerva Estes^3,4 b. 23 Jun 1891, d. 2 Jan 1978

• Birth*: He was born on 20 March 1921 in Marietta, Love County, Oklahoma.^5,6
• Death*: He died on 6 January 1990 in Bexar County, Texas, at age 68.^7,8,9,10

• Note*: They had three children.¹¹

• Last Edited: 30 Apr 2006

Lester Elwood Gibbs

• Marriage*: He married Essie May Brawley, daughter of James Levi Brawley and Bertha Minerva Estes.¹
• Birth*: He was born in 1898.¹
• Death*: He died in 1978.¹

• Last Edited: 6 Apr 2001

Mirtie Lee Worth

• Father: _____ Worth¹
• Mother: _____ Jones²

• Birth*: She was born on 6 January 1916 in Texas.^3,4
• Marriage*: She married Earl Ray Brawley, son of James Levi Brawley and Bertha Minerva Estes.^5,6
• Death*: She died on 19 July 1996 in Stanislaus County, California, at age 80.^3,7

• Last Edited: 15 Aug 2005

Carroll Wayne Estes

• Father: George Dewey Estes¹ b. 5 May 1898, d. 26 Mar 1985
• Mother: Laura Inez Sowell² b. 1904, d. 1981

• Birth*: He was born in 1945.³
• Death*: He died in 1992.³

• Last Edited: 6 Apr 2001

_____ Keith

• Marriage*: She married _____ Selph.

• Last Edited: 6 Apr 2001

_____ Selph

• Marriage*: He married _____ Keith.

• Last Edited: 6 Apr 2001

Archibald Holland

• Marriage*: He married Lucy Baxter.

• Last Edited: 23 Apr 2001

Lucy Baxter

• Marriage*: She married Archibald Holland.

• Last Edited: 23 Apr 2001

Daniel Morgan

• Birth*: He was born on 15 January 1839 in Fifeshire, Scotland.¹
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Caroline Burney in 1866.²
• Death*: He died on 11 April 1911 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 72.¹
• Burial*: Interment was on 11 April 1911 in Greenwood Cemetery, 3020 Oak Grove Ave., Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.¹

• Obituary*: DANIEL MORGAN DIES; PROMINENT BUILDER
  ERECTED MANY OF THE LARGEST STRUCTURES IN DALLAS.
  Came to This City in 1873 and Was Identified with Its Early Development.
  After an illness of six months, Daniel Morgan, a pioneer citizen of Dallas, passed away at his home, 806 North Harwood street, yesterday evening. Funeral services will be held at the house at 2:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. Burial will be in the family lot in Greenwood Cemetery. The service will be conducted by Rev. William M. Anderson, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, and Rev. New Harris, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church.
  Daniel Morgan was born in Fifeshire, Scotland, Jan. 15, 1839. He attended the local public schools until he was 18 years of age, when he came to the United States and located in New York City. At the close of the Civil War he removed to Alabama, where he became a railroad contractor. In 1866 he married Miss Eliza Burney of Chambers County, Ala.
  Came to Dallas in 1873.
  In 1873 he located in Dallas, where he took up the line of building contractor, and he has left many monuments of his skill. He built the Dallas County courthouse, The News Building, the Belo residence, on Ross avenue; St. Mary’s College, the Juanita Building and many other structures, besides one or more of the public buildings in many of the larger towns of North and Central Texas were erected by him. He had the contract for the bridge work on the Denver and South Park Railroad, including the Alpine tunnel, in Colorado, where he was engaged from 1877 to 1882.
  Mr. Morgan was one of the original promoters of Trinity River navigation, and he contributed liberally of his money toward that enterprise. He firmly believed the river could be made navigable, and he often expressed a wish that he might live to see that belief realized.
  Actual Dallas Builder.
  Mr. Morgan was one of the actual builders of Dallas. Besides the many handsome buildings which he erected, he was liberal in his contributions to all public enterprises. The books of the State Fair will show that he many times gave his check to help that institution when it got into straits.
  While Mr. Morgan was a conspicuous figure in Dallas for almost forty years, he studiously kept out of the limelight, but those who had opportunities to know him intimately are unanimously agreed that no man could have a more steadfast friend than this Scotchman. He was a member of Dallas Lodge No. 70, Knights of Pythias.
  His widow and seven children survive him. The children are Misses Annie and Lucile Morgan, Daniel Morgan, Jr., Mrs. Matt M. Toole, Mrs. Paul A. Johnston, Mrs. Carroll M. Selby and James R. Morgan, all of whom were at his bedside when he passed away.
  Mr. Morgan contracted la grippe on Dallas Day at the State Fair last year. From that date his health rapidly failed. On Tuesday of last week he had a stroke of apoplexy, after which he did not regain consciousness.
  The “History of Dallas County,” published in 1892, contains the following sketch of Mr. Morgan:
  “Daniel Morgan, brick and stone contractor, was born in Fifeshire, Scotland, in 1839, the youngest of ten children of George and Annie (Tesch) Morgan. His father, a stonemason, died in 1861, and his mother some years later. After learning his trade in his native land, he left there, at the age of 19 years, and came on a steamer from Glasgow to New York. He worked in Brooklyn for several years, and in 1861 he went to London, Canada, and worked at his trade there for a time, then returned to New York City and afterward proceeded to Savannah and Atlanta, Ga., and became a railroad contractor in that State and in Alabama, next he was in Kansas City for a number of years. In the autumn of 1873 he came from Alabama to Dallas, and since then he has taken a great deal of responsible work, putting up many of the leading business houses, notably those of Padgitt Bros., Thomas Bros., on Camp and Griffin streets; the seven-story Scollard Building, on Main street, with granite front; the Merchants’ Exchange Bank Building, S. Q. Richardson’s residence, the basement of the court house at McKinney, besides some fine buildings in Austin. For about five years he was employed on the Denver and South Park Railroad, on the Alpine Tunnel route, in Colorado, doing all the bridge construction from 1877 to 1882. He is now preparing a stone yard for the sawing and dressing of stone. He employs on an average thirty to forty men. He is one of the oldest contractors of the city, and is just completing the stone work on the Dallas County court house.”.³
• Note*: He lived in his native Scotland until age 18, when he arrived in New York City. At the end of the Civil War he moved to Alabama, where he was a railroad contractor. In 1873 he moved to Dallas, Texas, where, as a contractor, he built such landmarks as the "Old Red Courthouse," the Belo mansion, Sacred Heart Cathedral, and Bachman Dam. Neiman-Marcus sits on property in downtown Dallas that he once traded for a wagon and mule team. The family home was at San Jacinto and Ervay Streets in downtown Dallas. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in Dallas on 21 Nov 1892. He was survived by his widow and seven children.^4,1

• Last Edited: 12 Sep 2011

Elizabeth Caroline Burney

• Birth*: She was born circa 1848.¹
• Marriage*: She married Daniel Morgan in 1866.²
• Death*: She died on 24 December 1928 in Dallas County, Texas (near White Rock).³

• Obituary*: "Mrs. Eliza Morgan, Early Resident, Dies
     "Mrs. Eliza Caroline Morgan, 80, resident of Dallas County for the last fifty-five years, died Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clifton Richards, near White Rock. She was a member of the First Methodist Church, South.
     "Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. M. E. Toole, Mrs. P. A. Johnston, Mrs. C. M. Selby, Miss Annie Morgan and Mrs. Richards, and two sons, Dan Morgan and James R. Morgan, all of Dallas."⁴
• Note*: She was from Chambers County, Alabama.⁵

• Last Edited: 24 Dec 2023

Ruby Lela Keith

Ruby Lela Keith, courtesy of Melissa Baker.

• Father: Elmer Oren Keith¹ b. 16 Apr 1892, d. 20 Sep 1949
• Mother: Della May Estes² b. 6 Jul 1900, d. 15 Jan 1986

• Birth*: She was born on 7 September 1916 in Mason, Mason County, Texas.^3,4
• Marriage*: She married Silas Otha ('Buster') Baker on 21 December 1933 in Coleman, Coleman County, Texas.^5,6
• Death*: She died on 21 October 1964 in Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California, at age 48.^3,4

• Last Edited: 24 Jun 2011

Silas Otha ('Buster') Baker

Ruby Lela Keith and Silas Otha ("Buster") Baker with a son, courtesy of Melissa Baker.

• Birth*: He was born on 16 January 1912 in Hamilton, Hamilton County, Texas.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Ruby Lela Keith, daughter of Elmer Oren Keith and Della May Estes, on 21 December 1933 in Coleman, Coleman County, Texas.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 6 March 1991 in Midland, Midland County, Texas, at age 79.^4,2

• Last Edited: 20 Jan 2008

Viola Marie Keith

• Father: Elmer Oren Keith¹ b. 16 Apr 1892, d. 20 Sep 1949
• Mother: Della May Estes² b. 6 Jul 1900, d. 15 Jan 1986

• Birth*: She was born on 29 July 1929 in Mason, Mason County, Texas.³
• Death*: She died on 3 June 1977 in Mason, Mason County, Texas, at age 47.³

• Last Edited: 31 May 2001

Johnathon Bicknell

• Marriage*: He married Susanna Masters.

• Last Edited: 31 May 2001

Susanna Masters

• Marriage*: She married Johnathon Bicknell.

• Last Edited: 31 May 2001