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_____ Smith

• Father: James Hickman Smith b. 3 Jul 1851, d. 15 Oct 1931
• Mother: Alice Amanda Dorcas Bachman¹ b. 1854, d. 22 Oct 1936

• Marriage*: She married S. E. Sale.²

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2008

S. E. Sale

• Marriage*: He married _____ Smith, daughter of James Hickman Smith and Alice Amanda Dorcas Bachman.¹

• Last Edited: 26 Dec 2004

_____ Smith

• Father: James Hickman Smith b. 3 Jul 1851, d. 15 Oct 1931
• Mother: Alice Amanda Dorcas Bachman¹ b. 1854, d. 22 Oct 1936

• Marriage*: She married C. W. Ferrell.²

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2008

C. W. Ferrell

• Marriage*: He married _____ Smith, daughter of James Hickman Smith and Alice Amanda Dorcas Bachman.¹

• Last Edited: 26 Dec 2004

_____ Smith

• Father: James Hickman Smith b. 3 Jul 1851, d. 15 Oct 1931
• Mother: Alice Amanda Dorcas Bachman¹ b. 1854, d. 22 Oct 1936

• Marriage*: She married Frank V. Cobb.²

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2008

Frank V. Cobb

• Marriage*: He married _____ Smith, daughter of James Hickman Smith and Alice Amanda Dorcas Bachman.¹

• Last Edited: 26 Dec 2004

_____ _____

• Marriage*: She married Charles Winston Smith, son of James Hickman Smith and Alice Amanda Dorcas Bachman.¹

• Last Edited: 22 Jun 2008

Susan _____

• Marriage*: She married J. William Smith.

• Last Edited: 26 Dec 2004

J. William Smith

• Marriage*: He married Susan _____.

• Note*: He was a shoemaker and cabinetmaker who moved from Tennessee to Dallas, Texas in the early 1850s and settled on 256 acres near Cochran Chapel in northwest Dallas County in 1858.¹

• Last Edited: 22 Jun 2008

Catherine Rose Wengler

• Father: Myrl Wengler¹

• Birth*: She was born on 26 January 1912 in Glasgow, Howard County, Missouri.^2,3
• Marriage*: She married Albert Coles Breckinridge, son of George Castleman Breckinridge and Lydia Pearl Coles, on 8 April 1934 in Kirkwood, Saint Louis County, Missouri.²
• Death*: She died on 15 January 2003 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at age 90.^2,3

• Last Edited: 30 Dec 2006

Jean Oliver Taylor

• Father: William Stephen ('Will') Taylor¹ b. 27 Feb 1878, d. 4 Dec 1933
• Mother: Beulah M. Wright b. 1879, d. 17 Dec 1950

• Birth*: He was born on 6 November 1907.^2,3
• Marriage*: He married Bertha Davis.⁴
• Death*: He died on 25 September 1976 in Lewisville, Lafayette County, Arkansas, at age 68.^4,5
• Burial*: Interment was on 27 September 1976 in Wilson Cemetery, Lewisville, Lafayette County, Arkansas.^4,6

• Note*: He lived in Dallas, Texas until 1945, when he moved to Hope, Arkansas. He moved to Lafayette, Arkansas not long before his death. He was a building contractor and was survived by his wife, a son, a daughter, two brothers, a sister, three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.⁴

• Last Edited: 10 Feb 2013

Berry Brooks Taylor

• Father: William Stephen ('Will') Taylor¹ b. 27 Feb 1878, d. 4 Dec 1933
• Mother: Beulah M. Wright b. 1879, d. 17 Dec 1950

• Birth*: He was born on 27 July 1917 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^2,3
• Death*: He died on 7 April 1994 in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, at age 76.^4,5
• Burial*: Interment was on 9 April 1994 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas.⁶

• Note*: He was an Army veteran, a life insurance agent, and a member of First United Methodist Church in Cleburne, Texas. He was survived by his wife, three sons, a daughter, a sister, six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.⁶

• Last Edited: 10 Feb 2013

Mary Charles Taylor

• Father: William Stephen ('Will') Taylor¹ b. 27 Feb 1878, d. 4 Dec 1933
• Mother: Beulah M. Wright b. 1879, d. 17 Dec 1950

• Birth*: She was born on 17 October 1912 in the family farm, Dallas County, Texas.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: She married George W. Jacobie.⁵
• Death*: She died on 21 September 2002 in Plano Medical Center, Plano, Collin County, Texas, at age 89.^6,3,4
• Burial*: Interment was on 25 September 2002 in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^3,7

• Note*: She was born on the family farm in Dallas County, Texas where Love Field is now located. After graduating from North Dallas High School and earning a bachelor's degree from College of Industrial Arts in Denton, Texas, she did graduate work at Southern Methodist University and then taught for eight years at Walnut Hill Elementary School in Dallas, where she was one of two teachers when the school opened in 1935. She ran the family business, Tile Distributing Co. of Dallas, from her husband's death in 1969 until selling it in the mid-1970s and moving to Puebla, Mexico to teach missionaries' children for two years. She was a charter member of the Dallas County Pioneer Association, an organizing member of the Highland Park chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a member of the Plano Federated Music Club, a member of Cochran Chapel United Methodist Church, and a member of Plano Bible Chapel. She was survived by two daughters, four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild.³

• Last Edited: 10 Feb 2013

Mary Kate Johnson

• Father: Samuel Wister Johnson M.D.¹ b. 11 Feb 1853, d. 7 Jan 1922
• Mother: Kate Beaton b. 1856, d. 1905

• Birth*: She was born on 28 May 1887.²
• Marriage*: She married Wiley Gulick Clarkson Sr. on 13 January 1912 in First Methodist Church, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.³
• Death*: She died on 18 November 1974 at age 87.²
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, 3100 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.²

• Scrapbook*: "Gulick-Johnson.—Corsicana, Tex., Jan. 13 [1912].—Wiley Gulick Clarkson and Miss Mark [sic] Kate Johnson, daughter of Dr. S. W. Johnson of Dallas[,] were married here at the First Methodist Church, Rev. Sam R. Hay of Houston officiating. The attendants were Mike Hogg[,] Lamar Stone, Carter Pannill, all of Houston; Wister Johnson of Dallas, brother of the bride; George Miller and William Clarkson Jr., brother of the groom, best man. The bridesmaids were Miss Wita Jackson, Miss Ruby Key, Miss Rosa Clarkson, Miss Minnie Singer and Miss Lila Jester; Mrs. B. C. Fortson, sister of the bride, matron of honor. Flower girl, little Miss Christina Key; ring bearer, Master Benjamin Fortson; ushers, Robert Johnson, Lowry Martin, Earle Clay Johnson, Lawson Coulson. The decorations formed a garden scene in the altar, overspread with a pergola. A reception was given the bridal party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Fortson, where congratulations were extended, after which the bride and groom left for New Orleans. They will return after the 20th and make their home in Corsicana."³

• Last Edited: 29 Jul 2014

Wiley Gulick Clarkson Sr.

Oil City Iron Works, Corsicana, Tex., courtesy of Edward L. Williams.

• Birth*: He was born on 28 November 1885 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Mary Kate Johnson, daughter of Samuel Wister Johnson M.D. and Kate Beaton, on 13 January 1912 in First Methodist Church, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.³
• Death*: He died on 5 May 1952 in his home, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, at age 66.^1,4
• Burial*: Interment was on 7 May 1952 in Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, 3100 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.^5,6

• Scrapbook*: "Gulick-Johnson.—Corsicana, Tex., Jan. 13 [1912].—Wiley Gulick Clarkson and Miss Mark [sic] Kate Johnson, daughter of Dr. S. W. Johnson of Dallas[,] were married here at the First Methodist Church, Rev. Sam R. Hay of Houston officiating. The attendants were Mike Hogg[,] Lamar Stone, Carter Pannill, all of Houston; Wister Johnson of Dallas, brother of the bride; George Miller and William Clarkson Jr., brother of the groom, best man. The bridesmaids were Miss Wita Jackson, Miss Ruby Key, Miss Rosa Clarkson, Miss Minnie Singer and Miss Lila Jester; Mrs. B. C. Fortson, sister of the bride, matron of honor. Flower girl, little Miss Christina Key; ring bearer, Master Benjamin Fortson; ushers, Robert Johnson, Lowry Martin, Earle Clay Johnson, Lawson Coulson. The decorations formed a garden scene in the altar, overspread with a pergola. A reception was given the bridal party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Fortson, where congratulations were extended, after which the bride and groom left for New Orleans. They will return after the 20th and make their home in Corsicana."³
• Obituary*: "W. G. Clarkson, 66, Corsicana Native, Dies In Ft. Worth
     "W. G. Clarkson, 66, died at his home in Fort Worth late Monday night [May 5, 1952] from a heart attack. He had been a prominent architect in Fort Worth 40 years.
     "A native of Corsicana, Clarkson was one of the owners of the Oil City Iron Works and owned other properties here.
     "He had been in Corsicana a considerable portion of the last two years incident to his work with local institutions. His firm is the architect for the $1,600,000 Navarro County Memorial Hospital plant, the Navarro Junior College home, the new Medical Arts clinic being erected near the Memorial hospital, and the extensive Corsicana school district improvements under way including a new ward school two physical education plants, and other improvements.
     "Surviving are his wife, a son, W. B. Clarkson, Jr., both of Fort Worth; two grandsons; three sisters, Mrs. Bert Nicol, Corsicana; Mrs. Stuart Woods, Kansas City, and Mrs. Felix D. Evans, Dallas, and a number of nieces and nephews.
     "Funeral services will be held at 4 p. m. Wednesday from the First Methodist church in Fort Worth. Burial will be in Fort Worth."⁷
• Note*: He was a prominent architect in Fort Worth and owned an interest in Oil City Iron Works and other properties in Corsicana.²

• Last Edited: 13 Aug 2021

J. A. Davenport

• Marriage*: He married Ann Bachman, daughter of Daniel Bachman and Annie Elizabeth Jennings.^1,2

• Last Edited: 9 Jan 2005

Margaret Cochran

• Father: George Henry Cochran¹ b. 4 Oct 1870, d. 5 Apr 1956
• Mother: Lida Edwards b. 8 Sep 1874, d. 20 Jan 1964

• Birth*: She was born on 23 November 1901.²
• Marriage*: She married Fred Hempel.^3,4
• Death*: She died on 14 October 1993 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 91.^5,6
• Burial*: Interment was on 18 October 1993 in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^7,6

• Note*: She graduated from Bryan High School in Dallas, Texas, earned a bachelor's degree in education from Southern Methodist University in 1924, and taught in several elementary schools in Dallas for thirteen years. She was a member of Oak Lawn Methodist Church in Dallas. Survivors included a son, a sister, two grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.⁶

• Last Edited: 4 Feb 2007

Fred Hempel

• Birth*: He was born on 15 April 1897.¹
• Marriage*: He married Margaret Cochran, daughter of George Henry Cochran and Lida Edwards.^2,3
• Death*: He died on 30 October 1988 at age 91.¹
• Burial*: Interment was after 30 October 1988 in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁴

• Last Edited: 4 Feb 2007

Nell Cochran

• Father: George Henry Cochran¹ b. 4 Oct 1870, d. 5 Apr 1956
• Mother: Lida Edwards b. 8 Sep 1874, d. 20 Jan 1964

• Birth*: She was born on 16 December 1907.^2,3
• Marriage*: She married William Llewelyn Charles Williams.^4,5
• Death*: She died on 20 November 2003 at age 95.^2,6
• Burial*: Interment was after 20 November 2003 in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁷

• Last Edited: 4 Feb 2007

William Llewelyn Charles Williams

• Birth*: He was born on 15 November 1904.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Nell Cochran, daughter of George Henry Cochran and Lida Edwards.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 3 January 1992 at age 87.^1,5
• Burial*: Interment was after 3 January 1992 in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁶

• Last Edited: 3 Feb 2007

Wesley Taylor Jones

• Birth*: He was born on 16 January 1888.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: He married Katie Lee Cochran, daughter of Gen. James Monroe Cochran and Hattie M. Bowlin.^4,5
• Death*: He died on 27 August 1972 at age 84.^1,2,6
• Burial*: Interment was after 27 August 1972 in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^7,2

• Last Edited: 4 Feb 2007

J. Sid Pulliam

• Birth*: He was born in Houston, Mississippi.¹
• Marriage*: He married Anne Cochran, daughter of Gen. James Monroe Cochran and Hattie M. Bowlin.²
• Death*: He died on 17 May 1952 in a hospital, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.¹

• Note*: At the time of his death he had lived in Dallas, Texas for sixty years. In Dallas he was a founder of Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Traders Realty Company, First Federal Savings and Loan Association, Pulliam Transfer Company, and Pulliam-Trewitt Coal Company. He was instrumental in establishing the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Austin and bringing the Presbyterian Book Store to Dallas. He had been a vice president of National City Bank in Dallas for thirty-five years when he died and was a thirty-two-degree Mason and a member of Hella Temple. He died unexpectedly of a heart attack.¹

• Last Edited: 12 Sep 2011

Betty Lee Cochran

Betty Cochran Meletio's grave marker, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.

• Father: James R. Cochran^1,2 b. 1891, d. 5 Oct 1955
• Mother: Charleene Shaw b. 10 May 1896, d. 25 Dec 1970

• Birth*: She was born on 9 January 1916.^3,4,5
• Marriage*: She married John Edward ('Jack') Meletio, son of Alex Meletio Sr. and _____ _____, on 26 October 1937 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^6,7,8
• Death*: She died on 22 March 1986 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 70.^9,10,11,12
• Burial*: Interment was on 25 March 1986 in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^13,14,15

• Note*: She was a graduate of North Dallas High School and of Southern Methodist University, where she received a bachelor's degree in education, and a member of Pi Beta Phi. They were married in her parents' home on Lemmon Avenue Road in Dallas, Texas. She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Dallas. Survivors included her husband, two daughters, a son, and six grandchildren.¹⁶

• Last Edited: 11 May 2014

John Edward ('Jack') Meletio

Jack Meletio's grave marker, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.

• Father: Alex Meletio Sr.¹
• Mother: _____ _____

• Birth*: He was born on 11 October 1915.^2,3
• Marriage*: He married Betty Lee Cochran, daughter of James R. Cochran and Charleene Shaw, on 26 October 1937 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^4,5,6
• Death*: He died on 14 August 1994 at age 78.^2,3
• Burial*: Interment was on 16 August 1994 in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^7,8,9

• Last Edited: 11 May 2014

William Rhea ('Bolie') Cochran

William Rhea Cochran's grave marker, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.

• Father: Gen. James Monroe Cochran b. 1 Jun 1846, d. 25 Dec 1924
• Mother: Hattie M. Bowlin b. 22 Feb 1861, d. 18 Jun 1924

• Birth*: He was born on 4 July 1894 in Dallas County, Texas.^1,2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: He married Dorothy Shaw.⁶
• Death*: He died on 20 January 1972 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 77.^1,7,3,8,5
• Burial*: Interment was on 22 January 1972 in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^9,7,10,11

• Note*: He lived in Dallas, Texas all his life. He attended Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and in World War I served with the U.S. Army in the Baylor Hospital medical unit. He was a member of the Julian & Cochran Insurance Agency from 1932 and was a member of Highland Park Methodist Church in Dallas. He grew irises for thirty-five years and is credited with producing several hybrid strains. His picture was published with his obituary in the Dallas Morning News on 22 Jan 1972.⁷

• Last Edited: 26 Feb 2014

Kate Knight

• Father: Obadiah Woodson Knight^1,2 b. 1 Mar 1808, d. 1 Apr 1868
• Mother: Serena Caroline Hughes^3,4 b. 30 Sep 1822, d. 5 Apr 1914

• Birth*: She was born on 22 September 1852 in Dallas County, Texas.^5,6
• Marriage*: She married John Field.^7,5,8
• Death*: She died on 25 October 1931 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 79.^7,9
• Burial*: Interment was on 26 October 1931 in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^10,11

• Note*: She was a member of Oak Lawn Methodist Church, Dallas, Texas, the Southern Memorial Association, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Dallas County Pioneer Association. Her survivors included a sister, two brothers, six daughters, three sons, eleven grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. Her picture appears in the Dallas Morning News of 26 October 1931.⁷

• Last Edited: 10 Feb 2007

John Field

• Birth*: He was born on 12 February 1835 in Warsaw, Benton County, Missouri.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Kate Knight, daughter of Obadiah Woodson Knight and Serena Caroline Hughes.^3,4,5
• Death*: He died on 10 January 1912 in his home, 3201 Welborn Street, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 76.^1,6,2
• Burial*: Interment was on 12 January 1912 in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^7,8

• Obituary*: JOHN FIELD, PIONEER, ANSWERS DEATH CALL
  SUCCUMBS TO LONG ILLNESS—FUNERAL FRIDAY MORNING.
  Born in Missouri in 1835, He Had Lived in Dallas Forty-Three Years.
  John Field, for forty-three years a prominent resident of Dallas and the head of an esteemed family, died last night at 9:30 o'clock at the family homestead, 3201 Welborn street. He had been confined to his bed for nearly a year afflicted with dropsy. His last moments were peaceful and he died surrounded by his large family. The funeral will be conducted at the home Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock.
  Active pallbearers have been chosen as follows: W. W. Weston, Maj. B. P. Jett, Sydney Noell, George Hughes, W. B. Taylor and H. H. Smith. The honorary pallbearers are as follows: James M. Cochran, Epps G. Knight, R. E. L. Knight, E. J. Gannon, Col. S. E. Moss, J. A. Mahon, Vick Bowles, Jim Field of McKinney, Col. Jonce Dowell of McKinney, John W. Field, L. V. Meyer and Col. Henry Exall.
  Mr. Field was a descendant of a fine old English family. He was born at Warsaw, Henry County, Mo., Feb. 12, 1835, and was the eldest of five children. During the Civil War he was Indian Agent at Fort Arbuckle, Indian Territory. He came to Collin County, Texas, in 1866, and about two years later came to Dallas County. During the active years of his life he was a farmer and was one of the leaders in practical farming in Texas. He contributed many articles to various publications on agricultural subjects.
  In 1871 he married Miss Katie Knight, sister of Epps G. Knight and R. E. L. Knight of Dallas. His wife has been a tireless watcher at the bed of affliction all the months of Mr. Field's last illness. Besides the widow, the following children survive: Joe Field, Dallas; Dr. Knight W. Field, County Health Officer, Dallas County; Mrs. Whitfield Harral, Dallas; Mrs. James G. Field of Chicago; Mrs. W. L. Carwile, Dallas; Mrs. Hugh L. Carwile, Marshall; Thomas Field and Epps Field, Miss Gussie Field and Miss Lucy Wilson Field of Dallas.
  Of his brothers and sisters, only two survive him, Mrs. M. A. Bartholow of Dallas and Mrs. William H. Sells of Berkeley, Cal.
  Mr. Field retired from work several years ago, but retained his active mind until the last days of his life. He gook a keen interest in affairs of the day. He was much interested in the work of the Texas Industrial Congress and only recently expressed the desire to have Col. Exall come out to his home and talk with him. It was a hobby of Mr. Field to keep a diary of the weather which, kept faithfully through many years, was a source of interest and usefulness in his business of farming.
  Among a wide circle of friends Mr. Field was known as a citizen and a kind-hearted father and friend. He was noted for his kindness to those in destitute circumstances. Since his illness an old negro man asked to be allowed to come in and see him. Mr. Field did not remember the old man, but spoke to him kindly. The old negro said "Marsa I tell you how you can remember me. I didn't have no shoes one day long time ago and you called me in the house and give me a pair."⁹
• Note*: He owned a 300-acre farm at what now is the area around Preston Road and Mockingbird Lane in Highland Park, a city within Dallas, Texas. After selling the farm to Col. Henry Exall in 1891 for a race horse training track, the family lived for many years in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas. Eventually he bought 1,500 acres in northwest Dallas County, near Farmers Branch.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 31 Aug 2011

Robert E. Lee Knight

R.E.L. Knight, from a newspaper obituary.

• Father: Obadiah Woodson Knight^1,2,3 b. 1 Mar 1808, d. 1 Apr 1868
• Mother: Serena Caroline Hughes^4,5 b. 30 Sep 1822, d. 5 Apr 1914

• Birth*: He was born on 7 April 1865 in Dallas County, Texas.^6,7
• Marriage*: He married Amanda ('Annie') Armstrong, daughter of Col. T. E. Armstrong and _____ _____, on 28 May 1890 in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas.⁸
• Death*: He died on 6 March 1936 in his home at 2804 Maple Avenue, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 70.^9,6,10
• Burial*: Interment was on 9 March 1936 in Greenwood Cemetery, 3020 Oak Grove Ave., Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁹

• Note*: Except for time at college, he lived in Dallas County, Texas all his life. His obituary says that he married in 1892, but his widow's obituary says that they married on 29 May 1890 (at her parents' home). He was president of the State Fair of Texas, was a leader in developing the state's centennial celebration, which occurred in Dallas, and was a fellow of the Dallas County Historical Society, an attorney, and a vice-president of National Bank of Commerce. He was born a few weeks before Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army at Appomattox (thus his name) and died, of a heart attack at his home in Dallas, on the 100th anniversary of the fall of the Alamo. His survivors included his wife, a daughter, four sons, and seven grandchildren. His photograph was published with his obituary on the front page of the 7 Mar 1936 edition of The Dallas Morning News.^9,11,12

• Last Edited: 12 Jul 2011

Epps Gabriel Knight

Epps G. Knight, from a newspaper obituary.

• Father: Obadiah Woodson Knight^1,2,3 b. 1 Mar 1808, d. 1 Apr 1868
• Mother: Serena Caroline Hughes^4,5,6 b. 30 Sep 1822, d. 5 Apr 1914

• Birth*: He was born on 25 February 1858 in Dallas County, Texas.^7,8
• Marriage*: He married Fannie Lee Patton, daughter of William A. Patton and Harriet Minerva Browning, on 13 January 1887.^7,9,10
• Marriage*: He married Alva Owen in October 1940.^7,11
• Death*: He died on 7 November 1943 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 85.⁷
• Burial*: Interment was on 9 November 1943 in Restland Memorial Park, 9200 Restland Road, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, 32.927032,-96.742741.⁷

• Note*: He grew up on the family farm near the community of Cedar Springs, now part of Dallas, Texas but then about three miles from Dallas. He attended Cedar Springs Academy, on land donated by his father, the Rock College in what then was East Dallas, and Marvin College in Waxahachie, Texas and finished his education at the E. B. Lawrence Commercial College in Dallas. He was elected tax collector for Dallas County in 1896, serving three terms, and in 1904 became chief of police of Dallas, serving one year. He made money in Dallas real estate and in the Wichita Falls oil field in the 1920s. He built Knight's Motor Hotel beside the Medical Arts Building in downtown Dallas and in 1927 bought considerable farm lands in Dimmit County, Texas, where he lived for two years and after which he retired from business. He was a Methodist and contributed to Southern Methodist University and Methodist Hospital. He was a promoter of the Oriental Hotel, the Majestic Theater, cotton mills, and Baylor Hospital in Dallas, served as president of the Dallas County Pioneers Association for thirty-three years until his death, was a director of the Dallas Historical Society, was president and a director of the Mutual Building Association, and was a vice president of the George A. Brewer Undertaking Company. He was a Democrat and an ardent prohibitionist. His survivors included his second wife, four daughters, four sons, ten grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. His picture accompanies his obituary in the Dallas Morning News of 8 Nov 1943.⁷

• Last Edited: 6 Mar 2008

Margaret Amanda ('Maggie') Knight

• Father: Obadiah Woodson Knight^1,2 b. 1 Mar 1808, d. 1 Apr 1868
• Mother: Serena Caroline Hughes^3,4 b. 30 Sep 1822, d. 5 Apr 1914

• Birth*: She was born on 24 August 1856 in Dallas County, Texas.^5,6
• Marriage*: She married Maj. Benjamin Bartlett Cannon II, son of Benjamin Bartlett Cannon and Eliza Tunnell, on 7 December 1876.⁵
• Death*: She died on 17 March 1937 in Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, at age 80.^7,5
• Burial*: Interment was on 18 March 1937 in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas.⁸

• Note*: She was educated in private schools in Dallas, Texas "and was active in society there until her marriage." She moved to Arlington, Texas in the early 1890s, then to Weatherford, Texas, and back to Arlington about 1921. Her survivors included a brother, four sons, a daughter, and seven grandchildren.⁷

• Last Edited: 20 Jul 2011

Maj. Benjamin Bartlett Cannon II

Benjamin Bartlett Cannon II, courtesy of Sam March.

• Father: Benjamin Bartlett Cannon¹
• Mother: Eliza Tunnell²

• Birth*: He was born on 12 October 1843 in Dallas, Hamilton County, Tennessee.³
• Marriage*: He married Margaret Amanda ('Maggie') Knight, daughter of Obadiah Woodson Knight and Serena Caroline Hughes, on 7 December 1876.³
• Death*: He died on 20 May 1924 in Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, at age 80.^3,4

• Last Edited: 17 Mar 2012

Lawrence Carter Harrison

• Father: John Leslie Harrison Sr.¹ b. 20 Aug 1887, d. 29 Jan 1966
• Mother: Martha Ada Cochran^2,3,4 b. 27 Jul 1884, d. 7 Aug 1973

• Birth*: He was born on 9 December 1914.⁵
• Death*: He died on 5 January 1978 at age 63.^6,7
• Burial*: Interment was after 5 January 1978 in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁶

• Note*: His grave marker gives 8 Dec 1914 as his birth date.⁶

• Last Edited: 3 Feb 2007