"Rockdale, my hometown, is Texas' heart and significant part of its soul," George Sessions Perry wrote in his book, Texas: A World Unto Itself. Perry wrote with lifelong affection about his hometown, first as a novelist and later as a magazine journalist. He describes the pioneers of Rockdale as typical of restless Southerners who hitched their wagons and moved to Texas after the Civil War. . . . Clay Coppedge . . .
Showing posts with label trail drivers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trail drivers. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
1935 :: Early Trail Driver Dies
Cameron, Jan. 5. -- Death ended the colorful life of James (Jim) Nabours in El Paso this week. He was the uncle of Homer Nabours, county clerk of Milam county. Jim Nabours was born in Milam county, but left here in 1877 and moved to Lincoln county, New Mexico. He was one of the early trail drivers and was foreman of the grand jury which indicted Billy the Kid. He also figured in the story "North of 36" by Emerson Hough. Mr. Nabours moved to El Paso several years ago. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1935 Page: 5 of 8
Friday, October 27, 2017
1932 :: Death of Early Day Trail Driver, Dan Cass
Dan Cass, age 85, a pioneer citizen of this county, and one of the early-day trail drivers between Texas and Kansas, died last Sunday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. S.E. Scott, in the Sipe Springs community, . . . The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 1932 Page: 1 of 6
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