Frankford Methodist Church - Dallas
FRANKFORD CHURCH
Historical marker application.
....The original church register has been found, and it shows the first ten names to be: Rachel L. McKamy (1853), William C. McKamy (1853), Drucilla P. Foster, John L. McKamy (1868), Annie L. McKamy (1874), Roy Simpson, Jonas M. Huffman, Annie Warner, and Ellen Simpson. The ministers listed were W. H. Hughes, John Beverly, and R. W. Jamson.... Some of the other ministers were T. J. Milam, J. W. Blackburn, M. W. Shearer, E. R. Edwards and C. C. Davis. ...
Captain McKamy had married October 21, 1845 a Miss Rachel L. Wester of Roan County, Tennessee. They had seven children:
1. William Albert who married Ellen Simpson, the daughter of Lionel Simpson, a Peters Colonist. They had six sons.
2. Keziah who died in infancy.
3. John L. McKamy who married Anna Simpson. They had three children: Emma who married Dr. Dye; Lionell who was the grandfather of John Skelton; and Charlie.
4. Margaret who died in infancy.
5. Mary who married Col. Bishop and live on the Simpson homeplace...
6. William C. McKamy, lawyer, stockman and state senator who lived in the old Captain McKamy homeplace.
7. Charlie C. who died in 1886 at age 22.
Historical marker application.
....The original church register has been found, and it shows the first ten names to be: Rachel L. McKamy (1853), William C. McKamy (1853), Drucilla P. Foster, John L. McKamy (1868), Annie L. McKamy (1874), Roy Simpson, Jonas M. Huffman, Annie Warner, and Ellen Simpson. The ministers listed were W. H. Hughes, John Beverly, and R. W. Jamson.... Some of the other ministers were T. J. Milam, J. W. Blackburn, M. W. Shearer, E. R. Edwards and C. C. Davis. ...
Captain McKamy had married October 21, 1845 a Miss Rachel L. Wester of Roan County, Tennessee. They had seven children:
1. William Albert who married Ellen Simpson, the daughter of Lionel Simpson, a Peters Colonist. They had six sons.
2. Keziah who died in infancy.
3. John L. McKamy who married Anna Simpson. They had three children: Emma who married Dr. Dye; Lionell who was the grandfather of John Skelton; and Charlie.
4. Margaret who died in infancy.
5. Mary who married Col. Bishop and live on the Simpson homeplace...
6. William C. McKamy, lawyer, stockman and state senator who lived in the old Captain McKamy homeplace.
7. Charlie C. who died in 1886 at age 22.
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THE FRANKFORD CHURCH
THE WHITE ROCK MASONIC LODGE HALL SERVED AS A SCHOOLHOUSE AND CHURCH BUILDING FOR THE EARLY FRANKFORD COMMUNITY. AMONG THE WORSHIPERS WERE A GROUP OF METHODISTS WHO WERE ORGANIZED AS PART OF A CIRCUIT IN 1885. IN THE 1890S, THIS FRAME CHURCH BUILDING WAS ERECTED THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM McKAMY (1823- 1902) AND SEVERAL NEIGHBORS. THE METHODISTS OCCUPIED THE STRUCTURE UNTIL 1924. EPISCOPAL SERVICES BEGAN HERE IN THE 1960S. Texas Historical marker, 1978. |
