Tarrant County TXGenWeb - Biographies of Early Citizens

Tarrant County TXGenWeb

Biographies of Early Citizens

Austin	Stephen Blevins Austin	Descendancy chart
Barnes	John S. Barnes	Link to the Barnes Family website.
Beall	Josiah Beall & Family	Link to the Beall Family webpage.
Bratton	Richard Bratton	The Old Shoe Maker
Brewer	The James Brewer Family	The Reeves and Brewer Families
Cannon	Carter Cannon	Link to the Beall Family webpage.
Colley	Lilburn Howard Colley	Biography
Collier	Dr. John Collier	Mansfield Male and Female College
Cope	Iddo Cope	The Free Thinker
Darter	Isaac Michael Darter, MD	Prominent Fort Worth Physician
Davis	P. G. Davis	The Old Coffin Maker
Dayton	Susan Deringer Foshall Dayton	Proprietress of Dayton's Antiques
Dukes	A. J. Dukes	Biography
Dwight	John Martin Harvey Dwight	Tombstone Maker
Feild	Captain Julian Feild	Biography
Foust	J. E. Foust & Son	Grapevine Area Funeral Directors
Gause	George L. Gause	Prominent Undertaker in Fort Worth
Grimsley	Squire Grimsley	The Unique Squire
Hall	Martha Ellen Hall	Photos and Biography
Halsell	Sarah Halsell	Mansfield Male and Female College
Harris	George L. Harris	George relates early days of Fort Worth
Hightower	Alfred Madison Hightower	Biography
Hill	Allen Hill	Biography
Hill	Malinda Frost Dwight Hill	Biography
Hodges	Dr. D. G. Hodges	The First Doctor
Hodges	Sallie Hodges	Biography
Hoover	Martin V. Hoover	Biography
House	P. M. House	The "Blackland Farmer"
Huit	John Huit	Regulators and Moderators
Hunt	Susan Hunt McDaniel Gray Driskill	Registry Report
Hurst	William Letchworth Hurst	Biography
Johnson	Colonel M. T. Johnson	Biography
Keeling	Linda Jean Benedict Keeling	Wreck Victim's Rites Planned
LaMarre	Jimmy Gerald LaMarre	WWII Soldier, KIA - submitted by Page Johnson - (3.10 MB)
Leonard	Archibald Franklin Leonard	Biography
Lewis	Mrs. Lucretia Gilliland Lewis	Biography
Marie	Chief Jose Marie	Biography
Man	R. S. Man	The Old Miller
Martin	James Brassfield Martin	Early Settler of Tarrant County, Texas
McGar	Hiram McGar, Jr.	President, Colored Texas Baseball League
McKnight	William B. McKnight	Biography
Mitchell	Mr. & Mrs. Charles Mitchell	Woman Claims to be Oldest White Native
Paddock	Captain Buckley B. Paddock	Fort Worth's Master Builder
Perry	Napoleon Bonaparte Perry	The "Sandyland Farmer"
Quantrill	William Clark "Bill" Quantrill	Quantrill's Raiders - Confederate guerrillas
Ragland	T. J. Ragland	The Jackson Democrat
Reeves	The Reeves Family	The Reeves and Brewer Families
Rice	William M. Rice	Biography
Rogers	Jonothan Jusdon Rogers	Biography
Rosen	Sam Rosen	Fort Worth Real Estate Developer
Saunders	Dr. Bacon Saunders	Link to bio on Fort Worth Flat Iron Building website
Simonds	Henry Clay Simonds	Link to the Henry Simonds webpage.
Smith	Eli Smith	Pioneer of Smithfield, Texas
Snow	John Calvin Snow	Link to the John Snow webpage.
Stephens	L. H. Stephens	The Doughty Settler With An Ax-Handle
Stephenson	Newton Stephenson	A self-made man and prosperous wheat farmer
Tate	Robert Mitchell Tate	Photo and Biography
Thomas	Joseph and Mary Thomas	A Spring Garden Community family
Trezevant	William Trezevant, Jr.	President, Texas-Oklahoma Baseball League
Turner	Charles Turner	Biography
Ward	John Ward and Jane Thomas	Descendants of John Ward and Jane Thomas
Wyatt	John Wyatt	The Money Lender

For more biographies, see "Civil War Veterans of Northeast Tarrant County."

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