Collin County History
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  • Cemeteries
    • alphabetical listing >
      • A cemeteries >
        • Abston
        • Adams
        • Aleo
        • Alexander
        • Allen
        • Altoga
      • B cemeteries >
        • Baccus
        • Backbone
        • Baker
        • Bear Creek
        • Bethany
        • Bethel
        • Bethlehem
        • Biggs
        • Black - McKinney
        • Blue Ridge
        • Bosbie
        • Bowman
        • Bradley McKinney
        • Bradley Pike
        • Brinlee
        • Browning
        • Buckner
        • Bumpass
        • Burns
        • Bush
      • C cemeteries >
        • Cannon
        • Carter
        • Celina
        • Chambersville
        • Chapman
        • Clark
        • Clear Lake
        • Coats-Horton
        • Coffman
        • Coleman
        • Collin County Farm
        • Collinsworth
        • Community
        • Corinth
        • Cottage Hill
        • Cross Roads Celina
        • Cross Roads Desert
        • Culwell
      • D, E cemeteries >
        • Davis
        • Douglas
        • Dunaway
        • Elm Grove
      • F cemeteries >
        • Farmersville
        • Felker
        • Fisher-Roberts
        • Fitzhugh
        • Forbis
        • Frankford
        • Franklin
      • G cemeteries >
        • Garner
        • Gray
        • Grounds
        • Groves
      • H cemeteries >
        • Harris
        • Hawkins
        • Helms
        • Hendricks
        • Herndon
        • Herring-Hogge
        • Higgins
        • Highland
        • Honaker
        • Horn
        • Horn, Jeremiah
        • Huson
      • J, K cemeteries >
        • James
        • Johnson
        • Jones-Yeary
        • Kennedy
        • Kreymer
      • L cemeteries >
        • Lair
        • Leach-Thomas
        • League
        • Liberty
        • Lovell
      • M cemeteries >
        • Mantua
        • Maxwell
        • McAnery
        • McGarrah
        • McKinney family
        • McLarry
        • McMenemy
        • McMillen
        • McMinn
        • Melissa
        • Milligan
        • Millwood
        • Monkey Run
        • Montgomery
        • Moore
        • Mount Carmel
        • Mt. Pleasant Hill
        • Mugg
        • Muncey
        • Muncy
        • Murchison
        • Murphy family
      • N, O cemeteries >
        • Nevada
        • Noble
        • Old McKinney
        • Old Walnut Grove
        • Orenduff
      • P cemeteries >
        • Pecan Grove
        • Pendleton
        • Pike
        • Plano Mutual
        • Plano Pioneer
        • Pleasant Grove
        • Potters Field
        • Princeton
      • R cemeteries >
        • Race/Catlett
        • Richards
        • Ridgeview
        • Rike
        • Ross
        • Routh
        • Routh Family
        • Rowlett Creek
      • S cemeteries >
        • Scalf
        • Scott
        • Shack
        • Shephard
        • Shiloh
        • Slater
        • Smallwood
        • Smith Frisco
        • Smith Nevada
        • Snow Hill
        • Sonntag
        • St. Paul Baptist
        • St. Paul Catholic
        • Stiff Chapel
        • Stimson
        • Stony Point
        • Sullivan
      • T, U, V cemeteries >
        • Thompson
        • Throckmorton
        • Union
        • Van Winkle
        • Verona
      • W, Y cemeteries >
        • Wallace
        • Walnut Grove
        • Warden/Worden
        • Ware/Wear
        • Wells
        • West Shady Grove
        • Williams/Mt. Olive
        • Wilson
        • Wilson Chapel
        • Woodlawn
        • Wylie
        • Young
    • Cemetery Locations >
      • Allen
      • Blue Ridge
      • Celina
      • Chambersville
      • Culleoka
  • Churches
    • Church list >
      • A Churches >
        • Allen Baptist Church
        • Allen Christian Church
        • Altoga Baptist Church
        • Anna Baptist Church
        • Anna Christian Church
      • B Churches >
        • Bethel Methodist
        • Bethlehem Baptist Church
        • Blue Ridge Baptist
        • Blue Ridge Methodist Church
        • Bomar's Chapel
      • C Churches >
        • Celina Methodist Church
        • Chambersville Methodist
        • Corinth Christian
        • Corinth Presbyterian
        • Cottage Hill Methodist
      • D, E Churches >
        • Dunn Memorial Baptist
        • East Fork Baptist
        • Elm Grove Presbyterian
      • F Churches >
        • Farmersville Baptist
        • Farmersville Methodist
        • Foncine Christian
        • Foote Baptist
        • Forest Grove Christian
        • Frankford Methodist
        • Friendship Baptist
        • Frisco First Baptist
        • Frisco Methodist
      • H, L Churches >
        • Lebanon Baptist Church
      • M Churches >
        • Mantua Christian
        • McKinney Churches >
          • McKinney Central Presbyterian
          • McKinney First Baptist
          • McKinney First Christian
          • McKinney First Methodist
          • McKinney First Presbyterian
          • McKinney St. Peter Episcopal
          • Mt. Olive Baptist
          • St. Mark
        • McMinn Chapel
        • Melissa Christian
        • Melissa First Baptist
        • Mount Pleasant Hill Baptist
        • Murphy First Baptist
      • N, O Churches >
        • Nevada Baptist
        • Nevada Methodist
        • Orchard Gap
      • P Churches >
        • Pike Baptist
        • Pike Methodist
        • Plano churches >
          • Baccus Christian
          • Bethany Christian
          • Fannie Harrington Chapel
          • Liberty Baptist
          • Plano Baptist
          • Plano Christian
          • Plano Methodist
          • Plano Presbyterian
          • Rowlett Creek Baptist
          • Shiloh, Plano
        • Pleasant Grove Methodist
        • Aleo Baptist
        • Prosper Methodist
        • Prosper Presbyterian
      • R Churches >
        • Renner Baptist
        • Rosemond Baptist
      • S Churches >
        • Shady Grove
        • Shiloh, Wylie
        • Snow Hill Baptist
        • St. Paul, Melissa
        • St. Paul, St. Paul
        • Stiff Chapel
        • Stony Point
      • V Churches >
        • Valdasta Baptist
        • Van Alstyne Methodist
        • Verona Baptist
        • Verona Methodist
      • W Churches >
        • Walnut Grove Presbyterian
        • West Shady Grove Baptist
        • Westminster Baptist
        • Weston Christian
        • Wilmeth Chapel
        • Wilson Chapel
        • Wylie First Baptist
        • Wylie First Methodist
  • Communities
    • Community list >
      • A Communities >
        • Aleo
        • Alla
        • Allen
        • Altoga
        • Anna
        • Ardath
        • Arnold
        • Ash Grove
      • B Communities >
        • Barksdale
        • Bethany
        • Biggers
        • Bilderback
        • Bishop
        • Blue Ridge
        • Blythe Chapel
        • Bomer Chapel
        • Bosbie
        • Branch
        • Brushy
      • C Communities >
        • Cairo
        • Callis
        • Celina
        • Chambliss
        • Clear Lake
        • Cliff
        • Climax
        • Coffman
        • Copeville
        • Corinth
        • Cottage Hill
        • Cow Skin
        • Crossroads
        • Culleoka
      • D Communities >
        • Dallas
        • Delba
        • Decatur
        • Desert
        • Dixon
        • Donna
        • Dublin
        • Dump
        • Dunn Memorial
      • E Communities >
        • Empire
        • Emerson
        • Enloe
        • Erudia
        • Eureka
      • F Communities >
        • Fairview
        • Farmersville
        • Faulkner
        • Fayburg
        • Fitzhugh Mills
        • Foncine
        • Foote
        • Forest Grove
        • Frankford
        • Franklin
        • Frisco
        • Frognot
      • G Communities >
        • Glen
        • Graybill
      • H Communities >
        • Halltown
        • Hart Springs
        • Hedgecoxe
        • Helm
        • Henslee Chapel
        • Higgins
        • Highland
        • Hominyville
        • Honaker Chapel
        • Honey Creek
        • Hopewell
      • I, J, K Communities >
        • Illinois
        • Josephine
        • Kelly
        • Kreymer
      • L Communities >
        • Lavon
        • Lebanon
        • Liberty
        • Lone Elm
        • Lolaville
        • Lone Star
        • Lone Tree
        • Long Street
        • Longneck
        • Lovejoy
        • Lowry Crossing
        • Lucas
      • M Communities >
        • Mantua
        • Marilee
        • Martin's Box
        • Maxwell
        • McKinney
        • McKinney Communities >
          • Bloomdale
          • Bois d'Arc
          • Bowlby
          • Buckner
          • Chambersville
          • Lewisville
          • McDonald
          • White's Grove
          • Wilmeth
        • McMinn Chapel
        • Melissa
        • Mesquite
        • Milligan
        • Millwood
        • Mississippi
        • Monkey Run
        • Moreland
        • Morris
        • Mt. Pisgah
        • Murphy
      • N, O Communities >
        • Nevada
        • New Albany
        • New Hope
        • New Life
        • Nickelville
        • Orchard Gap
      • P Communities >
        • Parker
        • Parris
        • Pedigo
        • Petersburg
        • Pike
        • Plano
        • Possum Trot
        • Princeton
        • Prosper
      • R Communities >
        • Red Oak
        • Renner
        • Rhea Mills
        • Rhymer
        • Richardson
        • Richland
        • Rock Hill
        • Roland
        • Roseland
        • Rosemond
        • Routh
        • Rowlett
        • Russellville
        • Ruth
      • S Communities >
        • Sedalia
        • Sellers
        • Shepton
        • Sleepy Hollow
        • Snow Hill
        • Spring Creek
        • Spring Hill
        • Squeezepenny
        • St. Paul
        • Stiff Chapel
        • Stinson
        • Sugar Hill
        • Stony Point
        • Swayback
      • T Communities >
        • Thompson
        • Throckmorton
        • Ticky
        • Trinity
      • V Communities >
        • Valdasta
        • Van Alstyne
        • Verona
        • Vineland
        • Viney Grove
      • W Communities >
        • Walnut Grove
        • Warden
        • Water Ridge
        • Westminster
        • Weston
        • Wetsel
        • Wilson
        • Wilson Chapel
        • Winningkoff
        • Womble
        • Wood Dale
        • Woodlawn
        • Wylie
  • History
    • History list >
      • County history >
        • Beginnings
        • County Seat
        • Farming
        • Geographic features
        • Peters Colony
        • Preemption Claims
      • Hangings
      • Indians >
        • Indian Massacres
        • Muncey Massacre
      • Lodges and Clubs >
        • Empire Masonic
        • Farmersville Masonic
        • Lee Masonic
        • McKinney Masonic
        • North Texas Masonic Lodges
        • Pike Masonic
        • Plano Debating Society
        • Prosper IOOF
      • Medical >
        • Doctors
      • Fire Department >
        • Firemen's Band
        • McKinney Fire
        • Sheriffs
      • Railroads >
        • Clear Lake Rail
        • Farmersville Depot
        • Eastline
        • Frisco Depot
        • Interurban
        • Murphy Depot
        • Melissa Station
        • Plano HTC Station
        • Plano Texas Electric
      • Tornados
      • Wars >
        • Buckner Volunteers
        • Civil War
        • Civil War Old Timers
        • Civil War Roll
        • Civil War Veterans
        • Fitzhugh's Regiment
        • Fitzhugh's Texas Rangers
        • Hedgcoxe War
        • Mexican War
  • Maps
  • Places
    • Places list >
      • A Places >
        • Allen Station
        • Altoga Bank
        • Allen Railroad Dam
        • Altoga Store
        • Aston Building
      • B Places >
        • Barnom Meat
        • Battle Harness
        • Blue Ridge Store
        • Boils Store
        • Branch Store
        • Bridges >
          • CR122
          • CR277
          • CR475
          • CR476
          • CR579
          • CR581
          • FM1378
          • McKinney Railroad Bridge
        • Bush Springs
        • Butler's Drug Store
      • C Places >
        • Carlisle Grocery
        • Central National Road
        • Clear Lake Store
        • Climax Store
        • Coffey Stable
        • Collin McKinney Cabin
      • D, E Places >
        • Daniel Gin
        • Desert Store
      • F Places >
        • Fairview Railroad District
        • Farmers Gin
        • Farmersville Bank
        • Forest Grove Store
        • Fossil Fish
        • Frisco Journal
      • G Places >
        • Gordon Millinery
        • Gulledge & Bros
        • Gumbo Pits
      • H Places >
        • Hick City Market
        • Hillis Store
        • Horseshoe Plunge
        • Housewright Feed
        • Housewright Hardware
        • Hudson Harness
      • L, M Places >
        • Lebanon Store
        • McCauley Gin
      • McKinney Places >
        • Ashburn Hospital
        • Blurton Hotel
        • Bullock's Motors
        • C & E Steak House
        • Caldwell Sanitorium
        • Coliseum
        • Collin County Bank
        • Collin County Flour
        • Cotton Mill
        • Courthouses
        • Dixies
        • Elm Saloon
        • Gotcher Nursery
        • Johnson Furniture
        • McKinney Bank
        • McKinney City Hall
        • McKinney Hospital
        • McKinney Post Office
        • McKinney Union Depot
        • Mississippi Store
        • Poor Farm
        • Pope Motor
        • Pope Theatre
        • Prison
        • Smith Drug
        • Throckmorton Law Office
        • White Lumber
      • N, O Places >
        • Nelson Hotel
        • Old Settlers Park
        • Old SH5
        • Onion Shed
      • P Places >
        • Plano Bank
        • Plano Star Courier
        • Pot Rack Creek
        • POW Camp
        • Prosper Flour
        • Pud Joplin Hole
      • R Places >
        • Raymond's Restaurant
        • Red River Bridge
        • Rhea Mills Store
      • S Places >
        • Sapp Bros. Cafe
        • Schimelpfenig Store
        • Shawnee Trail
        • Shephard Mule Barn
        • Sherley Bros. Store
        • Stiff Creek Bridge
        • Stony Point Store
      • T Places >
        • Thompson Gin
      • W Places >
        • Weston Drug
      • White Blacksmith
      • Wylie Grocery
      • Wylie Hotel
      • Young Drug Store
  • Schools
    • Schools list >
      • A Schools >
        • Alla School
        • Anna School
      • B Schools >
        • Baccus School
        • Bishop School
        • Bloomdale School
        • Blue Ridge School
        • Bush School
      • C Schools >
        • Celina School
        • Chambersville School
        • Climax School
        • Colleges
        • Copeville School
        • Culleoka School
      • D Schools >
        • Doty School
      • Early Schools
      • E Schools >
        • Empire College
      • F Schools >
        • Finch School
      • G Schools
      • H Schools >
        • Higgins School
        • Hobbins School
      • J, K Schools >
        • Johnson School
        • Jones Academy
        • Kelley School
      • L Schools >
        • Lavon School
        • Lone Elm School
        • Lovejoy School
      • M Schools >
        • Mantua School
        • McKinney Central Ward
        • Melissa School
        • Mendenhall Elementary
        • Milligan School
        • Murphy School
        • Muse Academy
      • N, O Schools
      • P Schools >
        • Plano High School
        • Prosper School
      • R Schools >
        • Rhea Mills School
        • Robertson School
        • Rock Hill School
      • S Schools >
        • Sedalia School
        • Spring Creek School
        • Stiff Chapel School
        • Stony Point School
      • T, U Schools
      • V Schools
      • W, Y Schools >
        • White Rock School
        • Wilmeth School
        • Wilson School
        • Winningkoff School
  • Timeline
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    • October
    • November
    • December
  • People
    • Houses >
      • A Houses >
        • Abernathy-Crouch
        • Aldridge
        • Angel
        • Aron-Harris
      • B Houses >
        • Bain-Honaker
        • Barnes-Largent
        • Bass
        • Beverly - Harris
        • Bingham
        • Board - Everett
        • Board - Jones
        • Bolin
        • Brown, John
        • Brown, Thomas
        • Burris - Finch
        • Burton
        • Burton, Dr.
        • Bush
        • Bush, Sterling
      • C Houses >
        • Campbell
        • Carlisle House
        • Carpenter
        • Clardy
        • Clark
        • Clark, Matt
        • Clifton
        • Cline-Bass
        • Coggins
        • Coit
        • Comer
        • Crouch-Perkins
        • Crozier
      • D Houses >
        • Daniel
        • Davis, Harvey
        • Davis, John
        • Davis, Olney
        • Davis-Hill
        • Ditto Dowell
        • Dowell, J. S.
        • Dowell BB
        • Dowell McKinney
        • Dulaney Cottage
        • Dulaney
      • E, F Houses >
        • Estes
        • Faires
        • Faires-Bell
        • Ferguson
        • Foote
        • Foreman
        • Fox
        • Fox-Caldwell
      • G Houses >
        • George
        • Giles
        • Goodner
        • Gough-Hughston
        • Graves
        • Greer
      • H Houses >
        • Hart
        • Heard, Charles
        • Heard, John
        • Heard-Craig
        • Herrington, Delta
        • Herrington, John
        • Hill, Ben
        • Hill, John
        • Hill, Moran
        • hill,wr
        • Hill-Robberson
        • Hoard
        • Holsonbake
        • Hood
        • Howell
        • Howell-Merritt
        • Isbell
      • J, K, L Houses >
        • Johnson, John
        • Johnson, Thomas
        • King
        • Kinnamon
        • Kirkpatrick
        • Lamm
        • Largent
      • M Houses >
        • Magnolia
        • Martin
        • Matthews
        • McKinney Cabin
        • McKinney, Younger
        • McKinney Area Houses
        • Merritt - Dowdy
        • Metz
        • Miller
        • Mitchell
        • Mormon
      • N, O Houses >
        • Neathery
        • Noel
        • Nenney
        • Newsome, R. F.
        • Newsome-King
        • Ogle
        • Ogle, Dr.
        • Ownsby
      • P, R Houses >
        • Pate
        • Pitts
        • Rhea
        • Robbins
        • Roller
      • S Houses >
        • Scott, A.M.
        • Scott, L. A.
        • Scott Barker
        • Smith
        • Sparks, James
        • Sparks, John
        • Stallcup
        • Stibbens
        • Stiff
        • Stone
      • T Houses >
        • Taylor
        • Taylor, J. H.
        • Taylor, Two Bit
        • Thomas, Ben
        • Thomas, James
        • Thompson
      • W Houses >
        • Waddill
        • Webb
        • Wells
        • Wiley
        • Wilmeth
        • Wilson, Ammie
        • Wilson, A. G.
        • Wilson, G. A.
        • Wilson Creek
        • Woodman
        • Wyatt
      • Y Houses >
        • Yeager
        • Young, John
        • Young, Wesley
    • People list >
      • A Surnames >
        • Ab Surnames >
          • Abel
          • Abernathy >
            • Abernathy, Homer
            • Abernathy, JR
            • Abernathy, Jewell
            • Abernathy, Mrs. Mollie
            • Abernathy, Robert
            • Abernathy, William Roberts
            • Abston
        • Ad Surnames >
          • Adams >
            • Adams, George
            • Adams, James
            • Adams, Mrs.
          • Adamson >
            • Adamson, Amelia
            • Adamson, Larkin
          • Addington
        • Ai, Ak Surnames >
          • Airhart
          • Akers >
            • Akers, Abraham
            • Akers, Pearl
          • Akin >
            • Akin, Asbury
            • Akin, J. W.
        • Al Surnames >
          • Alder
          • Aldridge >
            • Mrs. Lively Aldridge
            • James Kinnon Aldridge
          • Alexander
          • Allee
          • Allen >
            • Allen, A. W.
            • Allen, Annie Louise
            • Allen, Doria
            • Allen, Ebenezer
            • Allen, Grandma
            • Allen, Mrs. J. H.
            • Allen, Mrs. Nancy
            • Allen, W. C.
            • Allen, Weston
          • Allison >
            • Allison, RD
            • Allison, SB
            • Allison, Wm
        • An Surnames >
          • Anderson >
            • Anderson, Mrs. AL
            • Anderson, Annie Jane
            • Anderson, Dixie
            • Anderson, JL
            • Anderson, Will
          • Andrews >
            • Andrews, FG
            • Andrews, Moses
            • Andrews, Raine
            • Andrews, TW
            • Andrews, Tom
            • Andrews, WM
            • Andrews, Wm, Jr
          • Angel >
            • Angel, JL
            • Angel, JR
          • Antione
        • Ar Surnames >
          • Archer
          • Armstrong >
            • Armstrong, PM
            • Armstrong, Stokley
          • Arnold
          • Aron
        • As Surnames >
          • Ashby >
            • Ashby-Howe
            • Ashby-Stiff
          • Ashlock
          • Askew
          • Aston
        • At Surnames >
          • Atkinson >
            • Atkinson, Andy
            • Atkinson, Jesse
          • Atterberry >
            • Atterberry, Eva Ruth
            • Atterberry, HA
            • Atterberry, John
          • Aven
      • B Surnames >
        • Ba Surnames >
          • Bac Surnames >
            • Baccus >
              • Baccus, Jacob
              • Baccus, Jacob, Jr.
              • Baccus, John
            • Bacon
            • Bagwill
          • Bai Surnames >
            • Bailey >
              • Bailey reunion
              • Bailey, Bertha
              • Bailey, Thomas
            • Bain
            • Baines
            • Baird
            • Baker >
              • Baker, Joseph
              • Baker, Mary
              • Baker, Royal
          • Bal Surnames >
            • Balch
            • Baldridge >
              • Baldridge, JE
              • Baldridge, Lula
              • Baldridge, WF
              • Baldridge, WH
              • Baldwin
              • Bales >
                • Bales, Flossie
                • Bales, Thurman
              • Ball >
                • Ball, AT
                • Ball, Hilary
              • Ballard
              • Ballew >
                • Ballew, Stephen
          • Bar Surnames >
            • Barker
            • Barkley
            • Barnard
            • Barnes >
              • Barnes, Birdie
              • Barnes, Ellender
              • Barnes, Mrs. HC
              • Barnes, Joe
              • Barnes, TS
              • Barnes, Thomas
            • Barnett >
              • Barnett family
              • Barnett, James
              • Barnett, Jennie
            • Barnum
            • Barron
            • Barrow >
              • Barrow, Clyde
              • Barrow, EL
            • Barry
            • Barton
          • Bas Surnames >
            • Bass >
              • Bass, Frank
              • Bass, Jonas
              • Bass, Sam
              • Bass, TA
            • Bassham
          • Bat Surnames >
            • Bateman >
              • Bateman, Althea
              • Bateman, Quait
            • Bates >
              • Bates, Bessie
            • Battle
          • Baugh
          • Baxter >
            • Baxter, Elijah
            • Baxter, Ernest
            • Baxter, Mary
        • Be Surnames >
          • Bea Surnames >
            • Beaty >
              • Beaty, Eliza
              • Beaty, Henry
            • Beaver
          • Bec Surnames >
            • Beck >
              • Beck, John
              • Beck, Richard
              • Beck, Sanford
            • Beckham
          • Bel names >
            • Belden
            • Belew >
              • Belew, Melvin
              • Belew, Mood
            • Bell >
              • Bell, Baxter
              • Bell, Eugene
            • Belt >
              • Belt, Bertha
              • Belt, Clifford
            • Bennett
          • Ber Surnames >
            • Berry >
              • Berry, Alex
              • Berry, Eliza
              • Berry, George
              • Berry, Samuel
            • Berryman
          • Betty
          • Beverly >
            • Beverly, Joe
            • Beverly, John
            • Beverly, Mrs. John
            • Beverly, WT
            • Beverly, Wm
        • Bi Surnames >
          • Bibles
          • Bic Names >
            • Bickham
            • Bickley >
              • Bickley Family
              • Bickley, WP
          • Big Surnames >
            • Biggers
            • Biggs >
              • Biggs, Ben
              • Biggs, Horace
              • Biggs, JW
              • Biggs, Joab
              • Biggs, Lottie
          • Bil Surnames >
            • Bilderback
            • Billingsley
          • Bingham
          • Birdwell
          • Bishop >
            • Bishop, Frankford
        • Bl Surnames >
          • Blackburn
          • Blakeman
          • Blalack >
            • Blalack, Mrs. Frank
            • Blalack, Tilden
          • Blalock
          • Blankenship
          • Blasingame
          • Blazer
        • Bo Surnames >
          • Boa Surnames >
            • Boals
            • Board
            • Boatwright
          • Bog Surnames >
            • Bogard
            • Bogart
          • Boils
          • Bol surnames >
            • Bolin
            • Bolton
          • Bom Surnames >
            • Boman
            • Bomar >
              • Bomar, Avery
              • Bomar, Dave
              • Bomar, Elmer
              • Bomar, James
              • Bomar, Lonnie
              • Bomar, Nora
              • Bomar, Thomas
              • Bomar, William D.
          • Bone
          • Boone
          • Boren >
            • Boren, Bertie
            • Boren, Mike
          • Bos Names >
            • Bostick
            • Boswell
          • Bounds >
            • Bounds Family
            • Bounds, Joe
          • Bow Names >
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Community list                     Verona Methodist                Verona Baptist               Verona Cemetery                    Womble             Wells Cemetery                           Blue Ridge
Verona - Blue Ridge
The community of Verona was named for a daughter of A. R. Womble. At one time the area was called Mississippi and Womble. The Verona post office opened on September 17, 1876 with Malcolm N. Stroup as postmaster. It was discontinued on November 39, 1901.
ON THE WING

McKinney Weekly Democrat Gazette, February 18, 1901

Verona, Tex., Feb. 18.

Editors Democrat:

Jupiter Pluvius does nothing by halves and who can say that we need any more rain?

Wheat looks better, is growing nicely and oats will be sown just as soon as the industrious farmer can prepare the soil.

About ten days ago I called on Prof. Charles Samuels the hustling teacher of the Milligan school. The patrons are well pleased, the children in love with him and when these conditions prevail, good results will follow. Up to that time nearly 65 had been enrolled with an attendance of about 56.

After spending a night with my friend, G. C. Hill near Water Ridge last week, I took advantage of an opportunity to visit the school of Prof. T. L. Huggins. This is a small school quantitatively but great qualitatively. Luther is in the right place and giving, I am proud to say, good satisfaction. As the rains ha caused a suspension of all work, I "winged" into my home school -Verona. It didn't require but a few minutes to convince me that I was in the busiest school in Collin county. 81 enrolled with an average attendance of 65 and only one teacher! Verona always gets the best, hence Miss Cassie Clark is our worthy teacher and is rounding out the first half of her second term. As an educator, Miss Clark stands in the front rank, possessing the qualifications of a first-class teacher and endowed with all the graces that adorn womanhood.

Miss Effie St. Clair is giving lessons on the organ to a number of pupils near Fayburg.

Jas. Scott, of Bee, I. T., and Miss Ida Anderson of this place were married at the home of the bride's mother yesterday evening, by Rev. A. J. Standifer of Arnold.

After diagnosing my case Dr. Slick pronounced the malady that has affected me so long heart disease. While this is a sad disclosure, I find a ray of hope in his further statement that it is not necessarily fatal. Fortunately, my insurance policy antedates this eminent specialist's examination.

In making my rounds I had occasion to pass through Calamity City, and halted to have a talk with Hazel Eyes. During the course of our conversation I hinted several times that now would be a good time to write up a wedding as material was at hand, but for some reason best known to herself, she didn't "catch on."

ON THE WING

McKinney Weekly Democrat-Gazette,  August 21, 1913

Closing a ten days singing school at Lavon last Thursday, 14th, we returned to McKinney that evening accompanied by our niece, Miss bonnie Leigh, of Sulphur Springs, who had joined us two days before. On Friday evening we arrived in Verona, where on the following day, we were present on the occasion of the third quarterly conference held in the new church on the Blue Ridge circuit by the presiding elder of the Spragins. A large attendance of the official board was present on this occasion than had met him before on this circuit. The reports of the stewards showing good collections, all enterprises and institutions of the church in a flourishing condition and the outlook decidedly favorable. The good women had prepare for the "inner man" and dinner was served on the ground, spread on improvised tables under the pavilion adjacent to the church. The feast proved to be a real feature of the occasion and no one present appropriated more chicken to his own private use than our "beloved." Sunday was set apart months ago for the dedication of the new church recently built and finished in lieu of the one destroyed by a cyclone just one year ago, and Verona Methodism was up with the lark to make ready for the occasion and the event that would give them a place of honor at the next annual conference. Our beloved presiding elder of the McKinney District, Rev. Spragins, had been selected by the trustees on the church to preach the sermon and Matt. 16:18, was the text chosen as the foundation for his discourse. The crowd was large, attentive and expectant, the minister, who had evidently tarried at Jerusalem, preached as one having authority. The message fresh from God's throne warmed each Christian heart, supplying every hungry soul with the bread of life. The house is modern in design, beautifully finished, and would be a credit to a town of some pretensions, but Verona, an unpretentious village strives only for the best, and the spire of this house dedicated to Almighty God, as it points toward heaven is a reminder to those who see it from a distance, of the many personal sacrifices, earnest prayers and loyal devotion of the faithful few who planned while others slept, worked while some criticized and accomplished what some said could not be done.

J. L. McCrummen, one of Lavon's best citizens, renews for the Democrat-Gazette.

J. W. McCormick, a prosperous farmer of Climax, subscribes for the best of all county weekly newspapers, the Democrat-Gazette.

We are under obligations to Postmaster N. A. Burton for the courtesies extended ourself and niece while being shown through the post office last Friday morning. A Federal building is a credit to any town and the people ought to demand more of them. They are constructed not alone for the convenience and dispatch of our mails, but Uncle Sam believes in the adage, "Cleanliness is next to Godliness." A janitor and janitress are always on duty, every floor, every vault and every closet must be kept scrupulously clean, so that perfect sanitation enables toe employees to discharge their duties without endangering their lives. Our "Uncle" is very exacting, but he's the very best of employers.

D. W. Leigh

A. R. WOMBLE WAS VERONA'S FIRST POSTMASTER 

McKinney Examiner, June 5, 1952 

Verona, Collin County, started in the fall of 1882, when A. R. Womble built a store near his gin and grist mill just south of the present Methodist Church. The next year he became postmaster when the post office was established in his store. A school had been started there in 1880, called the Mississippi School on account of the number of settlers in the vicinity from Mississippi. This was changed to Womble later, though it had gone by that name from the first. The post office authorities re-named the locality Verona, but Womble still retained its name for the school.

The old Womble grist mill was about a mile south of the present store in Verona. Womble later built a sawmill there, and used four of the biggest oxen in Collin County to snake logs to the mill. These steers were also used to haul tremendous loads of cottonseed to Farmersville, trip lasting all day, and sometimes two. There is no school in the vicinity now, the children all going by bus to Princeton and Blue Ridge.

Verona lies five miles northeast of Princeton, and some three due south of Altoga. It can be reached over Farm Road 1377 from Princeton; leaving that road at Climax and continuing on north over a good dirt road; or by way of Altoga and to the east. This is a nice drive, lasting about two hours, but the road around from Climax to Altoga might be slippery in wet weather.

Mr. C. A. Brockman run the only store now in Verona, situated north of the original blacksmith shop and store on the crest of the hill. Mr. Brockman, who was born a mile and a half north of Verona, has operated the present store - a new building - for two years. It is a general store, filling station and a farm road feed store. Mr. and Mrs. Brockman, the former Miss Nettie Chumbly, have two children, a boy and a girl. The daughter, Miss Barbara, is employed in the Collin County National Bank in McKinney.

Verona reached its height in the 1890s, when it had a population of about 70 people. The one store, the Methodist Church and the Baptist Church are the only public buildings there now. The Baptist Church is situated a half mile south of the store, and has for its pastor the Reverend E. C. Coleman. At present the Methodist Church has no pastor, but functions under the guidance of Miss Nettie Stroup, who lives a short distance to the southeast.

Miss Nettie Stroup is one of the great missionaries of Texas. She has traveled all over the worked, but her missionary work has been confined to the United States in which she has worked steadily for 35 years. This missionary work in the Methodist Church has taken her to Saint Louis, Kansas City, New Orleans, Okla. City, Nashville, Knoxville, South Carolina and other places. Miss Nettie is retired now, and lives with her sister, Mrs. E. P. Gifford of Verona. She has retired from her missionary work, but enters actively into all the social and church activities of her community.

Some of those living in and in the immediate vicinity of Verona are Nick Alder, W. L. Rowan, H. C. Alder, Edwin Stroup, Ed's father, A. C. Stroup, Will King and J. T. Grifhan. Mr. Grifhan is one of the few old timers left at Verona. Most of the fine old men are gone. There was for instance, Uncle Jot Woodall who lived just south of the old town. Uncle Jot was noted as one of the staunchest Democrats in all Collin County. And Uncle Louis Scott who, when a neighbor wanted to borrow a hundred dollars, told him he was too busy hoeing cotton, and for the neighbor to go to the house and look behind a sack of sugar and get what he needed.

Like all our rural settlements, Verona has gone down hill. Good roads and the automobile have about finished them. Some have clung on, the one or two stores filling a need for the community that the bigger towns cannot furnish. This writer believes this is for the best; the people of the county now work together more as a unit than they did fifty years ago when each community was self sustaining.

On August 8, 1912, a terrific northwest wind swept the eastern half of Collin County, leveling houses, public buildings and uprooting trees at Blue Ridge, Sedalia, Pilot Grove, Donna, Westminster and Verona. This was a straight hard wind, reaching a height of 150 miles an hour. Several were injured but the only loss of life was that suffered at Westminster when a lightning bolt struck a home and killed the entire family.

The Reverend Joseph Jamison had, only a few years before, organized Methodist Churches at Verona, Blue Ridge and Pleasant Grove. At those places good church buildings had been erected - big, for those days, and modern. The storm wrecked them all. The one on top of the hill at Verona was completely destroyed, the only building in the little town severely damaged. Another building was erected here, larger and more substantial, on the original site, and the Verona Methodist Church still carries on.


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