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Submitted by: Gina Heffernan
Email address: <gina gale h @ yahoo . com>
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Husband: Alexander James Dallas
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Born: 29 Sep 1820 - Hopkinsville,
Christian Co, Kentucky (1, 2, 3)
Died: 2 Aug 1889 - Bell
Co, Texas
Buried: 1889 - Dallas Cemetery, Darrs
Creek, Bell County, Texas
Father: James Laraine Dallas (1788-1835)
Mother: Elizabeth Reid (1798-1878)
Marriage: 6 Jan 1842
Place: Washington Co, Texas (4)
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Other Spouse: Margaret Henry (1825-1894) Date: 27 Feb 1862 -
Texas (1)
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Events
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1. Census, 1850 - Washington Co, Texas, P 293
2. Property, 16 Aug 1854 - 160 Acres On Darrs Creek, Bell
Co, Texas - Bought
From James B Wills
3. Occupation (2) , Jul 1860 - Farmer
4. Census, 9 Jul 1860 - Bell Co, Texas
5. Census, 23 Aug 1870 - Salado, Bell Co, Texas
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Wife: Tabitha Wills
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Born: 11 May 1824 - Missouri
(1)
Died: 13 Nov 1860 - Bell
Co, Texas (1)
Father: James Buchanan Wills (1798-Bet
1873) (2)
Mother: Anna W Shackleford (1800-Bet
1860)
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Children
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1 M James W Dallas
Born: 1843 - Washington
Co, Texas (2, 3)
Died: Deceased
Spouse: Mary M Hill (Abt 1847-
)
Marr. Date: 1 May 1867 - Washington Co, Texas (5)
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2 M William Dallas
Born: 1845 - Washington
Co, Texas (3, 6)
Died: Deceased
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3 F Amy Elizabeth Dallas
Born: 18 Nov 1846 - Washington
Co, Texas (1, 3, 6)
Died: 27 Feb 1888 (1)
Spouse: J B Rowlett (Abt 1845-
)
Marr. Date: 2 Jan 1868 (1)
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4 F Mary Priscilla Dallas
Born: 1849 - Washington
Co, Texas (1, 3, 6)
Died: 1869 (1)
Spouse: W S Stafford (Abt 1845-
)
Marr. Date: 3 Sep 1867 (1)
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5 M Reuben T Dallas
Born: 1851 - Washington
Co, Texas (6)
Died: Bef 1891
Spouse: Lucy Kate Harmon (Abt 1862-
)
Marr. Date: 4 Nov 1875 (1)
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6 F Martha Ann Dallas
Born: 1854 - Bell Co, Texas
(1, 6)
Died: 1920 (1)
Spouse: J A Harrell (1849-1925)
Marr. Date: 1 May 1873 (1)
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7 F Elmira Dallas
Born: 1856 - Bell Co, Texas
(6)
Died: Deceased
Spouse: Unknown Gray (Abt 1855-
)
Spouse: Unknown Lanier (Abt 1850-
)
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General Notes (Husband)
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Was granted three labores of land in Milam District, Bell Co, Texas
on
11/16/1853 by Governor E M Pease of Texas. The land lay on Darrs Creek
about 14
miles southeast of Belton.
On 8/15/1854, James B Wills sold Alexander 160 acres in
the "forks of Darrs
Creek" for $75. Alexander and Tabitha lived there for the remainder
of their
lives.
Alexander purchased lots 4, 5, 14, 15, Block 15, Town
of Salado on
8/31/1861. The money went to building the Salado College. Alexander
was a
trustee of the school.
In 1862, Alexander contributed to the outfitting of Captain
X B Saunders'
Civil War company.
His 1889 will provided land for the Dallas Cemetery.
Census Yr: 1850 State Or Territory: Tx County:
Washington Reel No:
M432-918 Page No: 293 Reference: Enumerated By E. D. Little The
28th Of Oct.
1850
39 135 135 Dallas Alex 29
M 100 Ark
40 135 135 Dallas Tabitha 26 F
Texas
41 135 135 Dallas James 7
M Texas
42 135 135 Dallas William 5 M
Texas
1 135 135 Dallas Elizabeth 4 F
Texas
2 135 135 Dallas Pricilla 2 F
Texas
1860 Bell Co, TX Census p. 324 fam/dwell 394/396
Dallas A. G. 39 M .
farmer 5,040 5,635 Kentucky .
.
(Missouri was crossed out, and Kentucky written above)
Dallas Tabitha 36 F . .
. . Missouri
. .
Dallas Jas. 17 M .
. . .
Texas . X
Dallas E. 13 F
. . .
. Texas
. X
Dallas Wm. 15 M .
. . .
Texas . X
Dallas Mary 10 F .
. . .
Texas . X
Dallas Reuben 9 M .
. . .
Texas . X
Dallas M. 6 F
. . .
. Texas
. X
Dallas Elmire 4 F .
. . .
Texas . X
1870 Bell Co, TX Census p. 68, 120/120, 8/23/1870 Beat No. 4, Salado
DALLAS, A.J. 50 M W Farmer
Ky
Margerit 46 F W Keeping House
Tenn
Reuben 19 M W
Texas
Mattie 17 F W
Texas
Elmira 15 F W
Texas
Jennie 4 F W
Texas
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Notes (Marriage)
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Married by D B Madden, Esq.
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Source Citations
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1. E A Limmer, Jr., Story of Bell County, Texas Vol 1 (Eakin Press,
Austin,
Texas), 444.
2. 1860 Bell Co, TX Census, 324.
3. 1850 Washington Co, Texas Census, 293.
4. Washington Co, Texas Marriage Book, book 1 page 6.
5. Ibid, 3/18.
6. 1860 Bell Co, TX Census, 325.
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My Notes
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If there is no SOURCE - I have no PROOF.
This is another well-documented family. Tabitha was a sister to my
2nd great grandfather.