[John B. Denton Funeral Notice]
Date: November 21, 1901
Creator: unknown
Description: Funeral notice for John B. Denton, who was killed by indians on May 22, 1841. The interment was held at the Denton Courthouse on November 21, 1901. This notice was given to the Denton Public Library by Mrs. R.M. Mitchell and was included in one of three scrapbooks that she made for the library.
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John Bunyan Denton
Date: 1907
Creator: Broome Studio
Description: An artist's sketch depicting the death of John B. Denton in the Indian fight at Village Creek on May 24, 1841. Captain Denton and Captain Henry Stout, also shown in the sketch, were leading an advanced scouting party when they were ambushed on Village Creek near modern Fort Worth. Denton was killed and Stout severely wounded. This is a photo of the original sketch in James T. DeShields, Border Wars of Texas, opposite p. 321.
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John Dunn
Date: August 8, 1900
Creator: unknown
Description: John Dunn standing next to a cabin made out of wood in a field.
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John W. Gober
Date: c. 1900
Creator: unknown
Description: John Wesley Gober standing center-frame in front of a brick house. He is wearing a dark suit with vest and matching hat. There is a brick celler to the right and trees are visible in the background.
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John Wesley Gober Riding a Mule
Date: c. 1903
Creator: unknown
Description: John Wesley Gober, age 77, riding a mule in the center of the image and facing to the left.
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Julia Ann Gober Wright
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
Description: Julian Ann Gober Wright sitting outside in front of trimmed bushes. She is wearing a dark, full-length dress.
Contributing Partner: Denton Public Library
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Julia Ann Gober Wright
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
Description: Julia Ann Gober Wright sitting outside in front of trimmed bushes. She is wearing a dark, full-length dress.
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Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12542/
Mildred Jackson
Date: 1904
Creator: unknown
Description: Portrait of Mildred Jackson taken on her twentieth birthday. She married Ira O'Dell in Ja. 1907, in Quanah. They came to Denton County in September, 1907, and to Denton in January, 1918. Her father was Carroll Jackson.
Contributing Partner: Denton Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth16131/
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wright
Date: January 1906
Creator: unknown
Description: Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wright standing beside a porch next to a brick house.
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Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12537/
Nettie Williams Edwards
Date: c. 1900
Creator: unknown
Description: Full-length portrait of Nettie Williams Edwards in a long sleeved, high necked dress with lace on the bodice.
Contributing Partner: Denton Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12366/