Memorial and biographical history of Ellis county, Texas ... Containing a history of this important section of the great state of Texas, from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of its future prospects; with full-page portraits of the presidents of the United States, and also full-page portraits of some of the most eminent men of the county, and biographical mention of many of its pioneers, and also of prominent citizens of to-day ... Page: 404
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IISTORY OF ELLIS COUNTY.
of property, consisting of horses, cattle and
Negroes. At the close of the war, however,
lie found himself stripped of all his possessions
except some cattle.
In 1866 he removed to Ellis county, and
purchased 110 acres, slightly improved; he
has since added 200 acres to this first purchase,
and 125 acres have been brought
to a high state of cultivation, and are well
improved with substantial buildings. Ile
also owns a ranch of 850 acres in the county,
600 acres being in a fair state of cultivation;
lie lhas a nice residence in Ennis, and he
owns one house which he rents.
Mr. Boren was so unfortunate as to lose the
sight of both eyes, as early as 1858, so that
the most of his property has been accumulated
since that calamity overtook him. He
has been greatly aided by his wife who has
ever been ready to supply the sight of which
her husband has been deprived. lie was
married in 1861 to Miss Sallie A. Cook, a
daughter of Hervy L. and Martha (Burdeshaw)
Cook, natives of North Carolina. After
coming to the county he dealt extensively
in lumber, hauling it from eastern Texas.
Although he could not drive himself, he was
always found near the teams. As a judge of
horses and cattle lie has no superior in the
community, and invariably risks his own
judgment in buying.
Mr. and Mrs. Boren have reared a family
of nine children: Bryant F., a resident of
Scurry county, Texas; Lee, who lives in the
same county, each being settled on a section
of land, the gift of their father, Isaac, Naomi,
Ruth, James H., Hugh, Thomas and William E, The parents are consistent members
of the Missionary Baptist Church.
K. McDAN1EL, of Milford, Ellis county,
was born in Cherokee county, Texas,
February 9, 1854, a son of James and
Isabella McDaniel, natives of Alabama. The
paternal grandparents, Lunar and Margaret
(Gibbs) McDaniel, were natives of Old Virginia.
James McDaniel came to Texas in
1835, when a young man, and participated
in the Texas revolution, and was within one
day's march of being at the massacre of the
Alamo, at San Antonio. He remained in
Texas about three years, after which he returned
to Alabama, but after the war he
made his headquarters in Cherokee county,
Texas. In 1838 he again went to Alabama,
where he was married, and afterward settled
in Cherokee county, where his eldest son was
born two years later. After one year he returned
the third time to Alabama, Cherokee
county, after which he moved to Mississippi,
five years afterward to Arkansas, after another
five years to Cherokee county, and
three years later, in 1854, to Ellis county.
Mr. McDaniel remained in the latter county
until his death, which occurred January 11,
1885, at the age of seventy-five years. He
was a man full of energy and enterprise, was
a large slave owner before the war, and afterward
was an extensive land owner. He
seemed to have a foresight as to the results
of the war, and sold many of his slaves before
the commencement of that great strug
gle. He opposed secession and remained_____
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Memorial and biographical history of Ellis county, Texas ... Containing a history of this important section of the great state of Texas, from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of its future prospects; with full-page portraits of the presidents of the United States, and also full-page portraits of some of the most eminent men of the county, and biographical mention of many of its pioneers, and also of prominent citizens of to-day ..., book, 1892; Chicago. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth33018/m1/388/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.