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HISTORY OF DALJAS COUNTY.
now occupies the old homestead, of 415
acres, 125 acres of which is in a fine state of
cultivation.
Mr. Rape was married January 29, 1862,
to Miss Julia A., a daughter of Jacob Boydson,
a native of Kentucky. By this union
there were six children, five of whom survive:
Mary A., Ida J., William J., Oma D. and
Hugh E. Mr. Rape lost his wife by death,
and he was then married to Mary, daughter
of M. G. Terry, a native of Virginia. They
have had two children, Rufus H. and Lorena.
He is a member of the order of Odd Fellows,
and also of the Christian Church.
LLANSON DAWDY, one of the first
settlers of Dallas county, Texas, is a
son of Allanson and Nancy (Garrison)
Dawdy. His father was born in Tennessee,
July 12, 1786. From there, in 1815, he removed
to Illinois, where he remained till
death. He was an active member of the
Baptist Church, and a man of strict integrity
and good habits. His marriage to Nqncy
Garrison occurred May 12, 1805. To them
were born twelve children, as follows: James,
born August 12, 1807, died in 1867; Sarah,
April 25, 1809, now deceased; Elizabeth,
June 11, 1811, is a resident of Illinois;
Howell, January 13, 1813, is deceased;
Matthew, November 23, 1815; George W.,
March 23, 1819, deceased; Daniel, November
23, 1870; Rachel, February 27, 1822;
Nancy, September 8, 1824, deceased; Allanson,
the subject of this sketch; Jesse, April
8,1828; Willialm C., June 28, 1831.
Allanson Dawdy, whose name heads this
article, was born December 15, 1826. He
remained with his parents until 1846, when
he enlisted in the Mexican war and servedone year; was in the engagement at Buena
Vista, under Colonel Hardin. Returning
from the war, he located in Dallas county,
Texas. On the Trinity river he ran a ferry,
known as Dawdy's Ferry. This he continued
until 1881. In the mean time he purchased
the farm where he now lives. During the
civil war he enlisted, in Darnell's regiment,
under Captain Perry; was in a number of
skirmishes, and was First Lieutenant. At
the time of Lee's surrender he was at Tyler,
Texas.
In 1848 Mr. Dawdy was married to Rebecca
Shelton, daughter of William and
Elizabeth Shelton, natives of Virginia. For
his second wife he married Miss Mary Kinney,
and for his present, Mary Batchelor, a
native of Missouri.
Mr. Dawdy has had eight children, viz.:
Samuel W., afarmerof Dallas county, Texas;
Allanson, Jr., a farmer of Hamiltoii county,
Texas; Jane, wife of R. Keithley; William, a
farmer of Dallas county, Texas; and John
Jesse, Olie, Byron and Ross, at home.
Politically, Mr. Dawdy is a Democrat. He
is a member of the Masonic order and has
been an active member of tle Christian
Church for several years, and -was at one
time a deacon of the church.
Such is a brief sketch of one of the pioneer
settlers and substantial farmers of Dallas
county.
ESSE M. RAMSEY, one of the prosperous
farmers of Dallas county, was
born in Pettis county, Missouri, a son
of Samuel and Salinda Ramsey. The parents
came to Texas in November, 1845, settling
on the farm where our subject now lives,
having bought a patent on.5.70 acres. The
father remained here about thirty years andI
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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/m1/689/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.