History and Reminiscences of Denton County Page: 73
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HISTORY OF DENTON COUNTY 73
When the Mexican War began in April, 1846, William Twit-
ty made up a company in Collin and Denton counties and joined
Colonel Daniel Montague's regiment in Wahl's brigade to Mexico.
In this company were John, Dan, and Dave Strickland, who came
from Missouri in 1844 and located a claim where the town of
McKinney now stands, which
they lost on account of a prior
claim. On their return from
the Mexican War in 1847 they
moved to Denton County and
started this settlement. Dan
Strickland was tax collector
for several years. The roll
call:
Dan Strickland, J o h n
Strickland, Dave Strickland,
C. M. Sullivan, G. W. Sullivan,
Charley Sullivan, Sr., Jack
Sullivan, Jim Sullivan, Char-
ley Sullivan, Jr., B. C. Sulli-
van, J. E. Sullivan, J. D. Sulli-
van, John Jones, Jack Jones,
Jesse Jones, Charley Newton,
George Newton, John Newton,
B. F. Cosner, John Shipley, MR. AND MRS. J. H. SULLIVAN
Burrell Snuffer, George Ham-
Burrell Snuffer, GeoYrge Ham- 130oth early settlers. Mr. Sullivan
monds, George Urkenback, was born in Cooper County, Missouri,
R. D. Mackenturf, Hiram Cis- May 13, 1838, and came to Denton
co, Buck Cisco, Dug Leding- County in 1856, settling between Elm
ton, Peter Welch, Dick Welch, and Isle du Bois Creek, near the north
Bill Welch, M. Carns, Bob line of Denton County. Mrs. Sullivan
Bill Welch, M. Carns, Bob
was Miss Mary Strickland, who was
Burns, Morg Burns, Henry born in Missouri in 1842 and came to
Prescott, John Havens, D. H. Collin County with her father, John
Strickland, in 1844, and to Denton
Hammonds, J o h n Friend, County in 1847. She is another who
Pete Friend, Jeff Lite, Sam has liven in Texas under three flags.
She and Mi. Sullivan were married in
Cutberth, John Cutberth. 1858. Mr. Sullivan died May 24, 1916.
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Bates, Ed. F. History and Reminiscences of Denton County, book, 1976; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth61103/m1/91/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .