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however, was undaunted. He erected a house and set about
to induce other Quaker families to locate near him.
In I88o some ten families came, among them those of
George Singer, Andy Underhill, John Underhill, and Mr.
Janeway. They prospered, and other Quaker families joined
the colony. Some of these newcomers were the family of
Gideon Cox, Rev. Anson Cox, Mat Hatley, George M. Hunt,
Mr. Conroe, and Dr. William Hunt.'" From year to year
the colony continued to grow until it disbanded in 1891. At
one time the colony probably consisted of about two hundred
persons. The Quaker Colony in Crosby County was not due
to religious persecution elsewhere, for the settlers came from
Indiana, Ohio, Kansas, Iowa, North Carolina, and Indian
Territory. They settled in Crosby County that they might
obtain cheap land and enjoy church2o and school advantages.
In 1887 the Quakers established the Central Plains Acad-
emy, with Junior College rank.21 The instructors were Rev.
J. H. Moore, the president, C. E. Lewis, and Miss Emma
Lewis. The president was a Master of Arts graduate from
Haverford College and the holder of the Ph.D. degree from
John Hopkins University. The other instructors were Master
of Arts graduates from Penn College, Oskalusa, Iowa. A
part of the time Miss Emma Hunt, Rev. J. W. Hunt's oldest
sister, gave instruction in this school. The school was main-
tained through the grades by public funds, but the students
pursuing college courses paid tuition. In this school Rev.
J. W. Hunt, now president of McMurry College, at Abilene,
Texas, received all of his scholastic instruction. The Central
Plains academy ceased to exist upon the dispersion of the
Quaker Colony in 1891.
5. The First Settlers of Floyd County
In 1884 and 1885, when Crosby County had made some
headway in settlement, Floyd County began to be peopled,
19 Mrs. H. C. Smith to Claude V. Hall, February 7, 1922.
20 Rev. J. W. Hunt to Claude V. Hall, January, 1922.
21 Rev. J. W. Hunt to Claude V. Hall, February 8, 1922.I 1
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Hall, Claude V. The Early History of Floyd County, book, 1947; Canyon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth130186/m1/72/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .