TX Family Group Sheet for the Alexander James DALLAS Family *********************************************** Copyright © Gina Heffernan. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Gina Heffernan Email address: ================================================================================ Husband: Alexander James DALLAS ================================================================================ Birthdate: 29 Sep 1820 - Hopkinsville, Christian Co, Kentucky (1, 2, 3, 4) Death date: 2 Aug 1889 - Bell Co, Texas (4) Buried: 1889 - Dallas Cemetery, Darrs Creek, Bell Co, Texas Father: James Laraine DALLAS (1788-1835) Mother: Elizabeth REID (1798-1878) Marriage: 6 Jan 1842 Place: Washington Co, Texas (5) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Spouse: Margaret HENRY (1825-1894) Date: 27 Feb 1862 - Texas (1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Events -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Census, Washington Co, Texas, p 293, 1850 2. Property, 160 acres on Darrs Creek, Bell Co, Texas - bought from James B Wills, 16 Aug 1854 3. Occupation (2) , Farmer, Jul 1860 4. Census, Bell Co, Texas, 9 Jul 1860 5. Census, Salado, Bell Co, Texas, 23 Aug 1870 ================================================================================ Wife: Tabitha L WILLS - (4) ================================================================================ Birthdate: 11 May 1824 - Missouri (1, 4) Death date: 18 Nov 1860 - Bell Co, Texas (1, 4) Buried: Nov 1860 - Dallas Cemetery, Darrs Creek, Bell Co, Texas Father: James Buchanan WILLS (1798-1872) (2) Mother: Anna W SHACKLEFORD (1800-Bet 1860) ================================================================================ Children ================================================================================ 1 M James W DALLAS Birthdate: 1843 - Washington Co, Texas (2, 3) Death date: Deceased Spouse: Mary M HILL (Abt 1847- ) Marr. Date: 1 May 1867 - Washington Co, Texas (6) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 M William DALLAS Birthdate: 1845 - Washington Co, Texas (3, 7) Death date: Deceased -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 F Amy Elizabeth DALLAS Birthdate: 18 Nov 1846 - Washington Co, Texas (1, 3, 4, 7) Death date: 27 Feb 1888 - Bell Co, Texas (1, 4) Buried: Feb 1888 - Dallas Cemetery, Darrs Creek, Bell Co, Texas Spouse: John Bunion ROWLETT (1844-1909) (4) Marr. Date: 2 Jan 1868 (1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 F Mary Priscilla DALLAS Birthdate: 9 Feb 1849 - Washington Co, Texas (1, 3, 4, 7) Death date: 20 May 1869 (1, 4) Buried: May 1869 - Dallas Cemetery, Darrs Creek, Bell Co, Texas Spouse: W S STAFFORD (Abt 1845- ) Marr. Date: 3 Sep 1867 (1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 M Reuben T DALLAS Birthdate: 1851 - Washington Co, Texas (7) Death date: Bef 1891 Spouse: Lucy Kate HARMON (Abt 1862- ) Marr. Date: 4 Nov 1875 (1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 F Martha Ann DALLAS Birthdate: 4 Jan 1854 - Bell Co, Texas (1, 4, 7, 8) Death date: 10 Feb 1920 - Holland, Bell Co, Texas (1, 4, 8) Buried: Feb 1920 - Dallas Cemetery, Darrs Creek, Bell Co, Texas Spouse: J A HARRELL (1849-1925) Marr. Date: 1 May 1873 (1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 F Elmira DALLAS Birthdate: 1856 - Bell Co, Texas (7) Death date: 6 Jan 1904 - State Lunatic Asylum, Travis Co, Texas Spouse: Unknown GRAY (Abt 1855- ) Marr. Date: Spouse: Unknown LANIER (Abt 1850- ) Marr. Date: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ General Notes (Husband) ================================================================================ 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. 324b-325a 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. 68b, 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 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. ================================================================================ Notes (Marriage) ================================================================================ Married by D B Madden, Esq. Last Modified: 30 Jun 2008 ================================================================================ Source Citations ================================================================================ 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. Cemetery, Dallas, Bell Co, TX. 5. Washington Co, Texas Marriage Book, book 1 page 6. 6. Ibid, 3/18. 7. 1860 Bell Co, TX Census, 325. 8. Death Certificate. ================================================================================ My Notes ================================================================================ If there is no SOURCE, I have no PROOF! 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