History and Reminiscences of Denton County Page: 24
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24 HISTORY OF DENTON COUNTY
diet that the remains buried on the Chisum Ranch are all that is
left to us, in a material way, of the noted pioneer, Captain John
B. Denton.
"It only remains now that the remains be exhumed, brought
to Denton and be prepared for burial in the court house yard.
Unto this end the Pioneer Association appointed the following
named members to do this work: John W. Gober, R. H. Hopkins,
C. C. Dougherty, and R. H. Bates. The committee did its work
well. All that follows now relating to the funeral and burial
services is taken from the published account in the Record and
Chronicle of Denton.
REPORT OF THE RECORD AND CHRONICLE
"The movement begun more than a year ago by the Old
Settlers' Association of Denton County to locate the remains of
Captain John B. Denton, pioneer and border hero, for whom this
county and city are named, and, if found, to give them a public
burial, culminated last Thursday afternoon when his bones were
given their last interment, and with befitting ceremonies. Cap-
tain Denton surrendered his life in a public cause-the defense
of the border from the ravages of the Indians, and it was singu-
larly appropriate that his new grave is in the public soil, the
southeast corner of the court house yard. Another appropriate
feature of the final ceremonies was the presence of the faculty
and students of the John B. Denton College, an institution named
in his memory, and an enduring monument to his bravery, cour-
age, and high-mindedness.
"The lower floor and galleries of the district court room were
crowded when Rev Wm. Allen, the chairman, arose at 1:30 and
announced in a few words, the purpose for which they had
gathered. Rev. Allen, himself a pioneer, and an early minister
of the gospel, when the days of Texas were young, occupied the
chair, and on his left sat Rev. J. W. Chalk, another old-time
minister, who vividly recalled the memories of another day. In
state in front of the judges' bench, lay in a handsome coffin, the
remaining bones of the man in whose honor the services were
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Bates, Ed. F. History and Reminiscences of Denton County, book, 1976; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth61103/m1/42/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .