The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-17
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VOTES FROM THE FIELD
aND CURRENT COMMENT.
BY BILL cox. =
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Among the pioneer
,s,s county another family which
.,r;buted largely to the organize
-. and building of the material.
10, and educational stability of
- county was the Powers family.
:. tho year ls47 Jordan and Shady
nawsrs both unmarried. along with
.sa Newtous and Laughlins, came
s.or Newton county, Missouri and
..,,,ed on Long Branch near where
MIN stamford now lives. Uncle
shady. as he was called. never mar
r,ad but lived to good ripe old
He was called a water-witch
IA was even consulted concerning
,ho whereabouts of strayed stock and
Iost articles. His tastes were of a
nrimitiye kind and he lived life
free from all interference in with
Mis- fellowmen. Uncle Jordan Pow
ers. rather late in life. married Miss
oua Smith. a sister of James E.
cm,th. an early settler here, and
for several terms tax assessor OF FL
rs county. To Uncle Jordan and
Aunt Sue there were born several
children, the oldest married James
couch. now of Waxahachie, the
naxt married Will Dorman who has
been dead several years. Mrs. Err
win. wife of Contractor Erwin and
mother of Neil Erwin, late city attor-
new of Waxahachie, is fourth
daughter and Mrs. A. j. Jordan on
East Marvin avenue is the young
est of the family.
Porter Laughlin married Celia
Powers, a sister of Jordan and
Shady Powers, and came to Texas
about the same time the others came,
settling near Ovilla at the place
known in late years as the John
Bryson place. There was a large
family of children but most of them
have crossed over the river and
believe the only descendant of any
Of them now in the county is EN-
nett Lauglin of Waxahachie who
lives with his mother, Mrs. Bette
Laughlin. Meade, the Oldest son,
was soldier in the Confederate ar
my. He left this country and set
tied in Louisiana soon after the
war William settled the place now
occupied by ]. H. Hickman as a
homestead, but only lived there a
few years. He has been dead many
years. He was the father of En-
NETT and Ed.
Young married daughter of Pro-
fessor Lowery who at one time
was principal of the old Waxahachie
academy which stood ON the ground
now occupied by the Sims library.
Young Laughlin has also been dead
many years. John left here many
years ago and is also dead. Bob
moved to Denton county several
years ago and l suppose, is still liv-
ing.s Finis'left here many years ago
and l think is dead Annie mar
ried one of the Gibson boys, ]
think Henry, and moved west many
years ago. The other daughter,
whose name l have forgotten, also
married and left the country. ! can
not keep track of our old citizens
who leave the country and as there
we're a great many of them and ]
depended on my memory for large
portion of these biographical notes
] am liable at any time to overlook
some one or even to mistate facts.
7. w. Robnett was in from the
farm last Monday ard invested in
six months subscription to the
Daily Light lam under obligations
70 L. A. Moore for a good ride to
Palmer and back in a new model
Hupmobile. 1t is mover and an
easy goer. While at Palmer | call
ed on M. and Mrs. j. w. Stacks at