Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas. Page: 690 of 1,110
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HISTORY OF DALLAS COOUNTY.
then moved to near Whitesborough, Grayson
county, Texas, where he died iin the fall of
1888. He was tile father of twelve children,
namely: Martha, William R., John B., Jesse
M., Mary Ann, James C., Henry, Laura,
Fannie and Rose. Three of the children died
when young. Mr. Ramsey's first wife was a
Miss Fuller, who died in the winter of 1868,
at the age of forty-six years.
Jesse M. was born in 1843, being but two
years of age when his father settled on the
place where he now lives. He has about
1,000 acres of fine black land, 300 acres of
which is under a fine state of cultivation.
He was married in September, 1869, to
Miss Catherine Trees, the daughter of Crawford
and Annie MI. Trees, who were the first
to procure license to marry after the organization
of Dallas county. Mr. and Mrs. Trees
were natives of Union county, Illinois, and
came to Texas in April, 1845, taking up the
land where the father lived until his death, in
February, 1889. Mr. and Mirs. Ramsey are
the parents of three children: W. C., John
Henry Brown and Winnie Ann.
Politically, Mr. Ramsey is a Democrat,
and religiously, is a consistent member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South. By
close attention and hard work he has gathered
around him considerable of this world's
goods.
A MES LYON S.-This enterprising
farmer although not a native of Texas,
has been identified with the interests of
this State all his life.
He was born in Hawkins county, Tennessee,
February 26, 1853, and that same year his
father moved to Texas. in wagons, making
the journey in nine weeks.
William M. Lyons, his father, was born inHawkins county, Tennessee, May 5, 1824.
His first wife, who before her marriage was
Ellen Smith, wedded in Tennessee, and by her
had two children: Samuel S. and Ellen: the
former is deceased. For his second wife
'William M. Lyons married Caroline Watterson,
daughter of Henry Watterson; she was
born February, 27, 1825, married William
M. Lyons, in 1852, and they had four children:
James, Rosanna E., Henry W., and
George M.; James is the only one living;
Rosanna E. married John B. Harris, and left
one child, P. Arthur Harris. William M.
Lyons settled in the eastern portion of Dallas
county, where he bought 640 acres of
land. James Lyons and his mother still live
on the old place.
In 1862, William M. Lyons joined the
Burford regiment, Captain Thonas' Company,
and went into the Confederate army, believing
that it was his duty to try to protect the
rights of the country he lived in: was with
Price on his raid into Missouri. From exposure
incurred while in service, Mr. Lyons
was taken sick, and came home on a sick furlough,
where he died, December 3, 1863, aged
thirty-nine years. His father dying when
James was only ten years of age, he, being
the oldest of the family, still lives on the
land his father purchased. It is located fifteen
miles east of Dallas, and eight miles
south of Garland.
James Lyons was married, January 10,
1875, to Miss Lillie Stubblefield, who was
born in Virginia, April 4, 1856. Her father,
William Stubblefield, bornin Tennessee, July
27, 1822, was first married to Miss Harriet
Profit. Three children were born to them:
Henrietta, John P. and Harriet. Of these
three only the first nailed, who is the wife of
Samuel Logins, is living. For his second
wife Mr. Stubblefield wedded Miss Margaret
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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/m1/690/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.