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HITSTOI? Y OF DALLAS COUNTY.
publicanl conpettitor by 1,100 votes, and
served four years. At thle expiration of that
timn lie was elected to tlhe Fifteentl Legislature,
ill which honorable body he rendered
efficient service. IIe moved to Dallas in
1877, since which time he has resided in this
city, successfully conducting a law practice.
In 1890 he undertook the race for County
Judge, but was defeated by a small number
of votes. He is making the race for the nomination
to the same position in July, 1892,
both he and his many friends being sanguine
of his success.
For some years the judge has been identified
with educational matters. He has served
on the School Board, and to his earnest efforts
is largely due the fine system of schools with
which Dallas is highly favored.
Judge Marshall was married in 1865 to
Miss Jennie Rogers, the accomplished
daughter of A. T. Rogers, of Upshur county,
Texas. They are the parents of four children,
of whom they are justly proud, viz.: Benjamin
C., a traveling salesman; Sidney J.
who has been superintendent of the carriers
of the postoffice for the past six years; and
Ida and Ada. The judge and his wife and
their daughters are members of the Baptist
Church, lie being a Deacon in the same. He
is also a member of the blue lodge and of the
Royal Arch Masons. His views, politically,
are in harmony with Democratic principles,
and with that party le has ever affiliated.
PIPHRAIM WILMUT, one of the pros
perous and representative citizens of
Dallas county, was born in Garrard
county, Kentucky, March 2, 1844, the son of
Benjamin and Mary (Bentley) Wilmut. Ephraim
was reared on a farn, and was marriedJune 27, 1876, to Mary Brotherton; daughter
of II. K. and Rachel M. Brotherton, mentioned
elsewhere in this volume. Mr. and Mrs.
Wilmut have had three children: Dudley,
Mary M., and one who died in infancy. By
his own skill and labor he has gained possession
of considerable property. He now has
a fine farm of 280 acres, well improved, and
the modern features of the farm indicate intelligence
and thrift in the character of its
owner. Upon the premises are fine orchards,
shade trees, good, convenient barns and other
outbuildings, all of which are neatly kept and
economically used.
During the last war, some time in 1862,
Mr. Wilmut enlisted in the cause of the
South, joining Company I of the Thirtieth
Texas Cavalry, under Captain F. Smith and
Colonel E. J. Gurley, and served in Texas,
Arkansas and the Indian Territory; and after
the war closed he returned home and resumed
his favorite calling, that of farming.
AMES HENRY ELLIS, a farmer, was
born in Greene county, Illinois, in 1842,
, and from there moved with his parents
to Lamar county, Texas, in 1845. The
following year they moved to Dallas county,
and here he lived with his parents on the
headright on which they settled till 1872.
That year' he moved to his present home,
where he has since resided.
In 1867 Mr. Ellis was married' to Miss
Mary Rawlins, daughter of P. K. and Lydia
Rawlins, natives of Indiana. To them two
children were born, namely: John Henry,
who is now at Wilmer and in the employ of
Mrs. White; and Lucy, who died when
young. Mrs. Ellis died when her children
were small. She was a woman possessing
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Lewis Publishing Company. Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas., book, 1892; Chicago, Illinois. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20932/m1/1088/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.