The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-27

the list of hardy pioneers who
braved the hardships and privatIons
attending the opening up OF this
country and laying tho foundation
for the splendid civilization OF our
country. would be to do to tho sub
ject but poor justice. In fs49 John
Pace and family broke off from the
old associations in Tennessee. After
a long wagon trip they stopped not
far from whore the thriving little
city of Palmer now stands and be-
gan To lay the foundation for tho
farms which are still in the possess
sion of the family. Three sons and
four daughters composed the chill
dren OF the family. The oldest.
Lambert. married Sarah Poplin, who
| 10 deceased, and to them were born
James. who lives In Fort Worth:
John, at Palmer: WIN. who is stiil
on tho old homestead; Sallie, who
married Albert Wilson and lives In
Tennessee: Lou. who married j. s.
Pinson, and lives In Oklahoma: Lin
ME, who married Sid Keith, and
| lives in Nolan county; Maggie. who
married John Souselman: I.ottie, who
married Charlie Noble. and Gussie,
who married George Smith, and
lives in Oklahoma. The second son
of John Pace was James, who was
killed In battle during the civil war.
William Pace, the third son, was al
80 In the army and after tho war
settled In the old neighborhood and
died a few years ago, bachelor.
Edible Pace married George Smith.
Linnic Married Allen Lemon, another
pioneer. Emily married g. M. Bar
nett, who lives on his farm ut Trum-
bull and his son is In q bank at
Palmer. The old set of PAGES were
noted for attending to their own
business and never speaking evil OF
others, and were said to have been
as brave soldiers az shouldered arms
for tho confederacy. Lambert alone
remains OF the original family and
was today, in his SIND year. here
In town, and gave me the data from
which this is written. He lives COM
fortably on his farm three miles
north of Palmer. Having been hero
81 years / suppose he could truth
fully be called one OF our very oldest
settlers. In fact | am not sure that
he is not the oldest.
Sylvester. Texas, Nov. 0, 1915.
Mr.. Bill Cox:
Inside you will find dollar to
pay for my Enterprise. ] can hardly
do without tho old paper. / like to
hear from old Ellis county, for !
lived there for more than 20 years,
but like out hero fine fop when /
came out here / only had 100000
and now own 160 acres of land and
have two good houses on It and
plenty of water and nice orchard !
and some good cows and mules. |
Land is going up every year here.
will close, T. w. PARSONS.
Mr.. Parsons was mostly reared at
Red Oak and all who know him |
realize that he deserves prosperity |
and his friends will rejoice to hear
that no Is doing well.
j. b. Robertson. who always meets |
one with welcoming emile. on
route A, added some coin to his |
pleasant smile last week. Clyde |
Kennon. well and favoranly konwn |
at Waxahachie. Is now business |
man at Bardwell. being head of the |
Konnon Drag company of that place.
Mrs. G. ID. Pearson, nee Miss Villa |
Stevenson OF Tulsa. Oklahoma, is
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Mike Stevenson. Col. Al Null Of |
Forreston distinguished himself last |
week by being the first man to even |
pay 30 cents for cotton. John Turn |
err was the lucky farmer. l.. NJ.
Jolly of Rocket changed from the |
Enterprise to the Light. ]. f.
Hughes. a prominent farmer on
Waxahachie ID, was doing business |
Ia town last week. l.. Adair. who |
moved to Gunter. Texas. some time |
since, was visiting friends aud rela-
tiyes here last week. lie was looking
prosperous and fine. John Turner,
or Forreston y. made me happy |
j. l.. Daniel OF Forreston was
here looking handsome and pros
porous. l relieved him of some !