. History of Texas, together with a biographical history of Tarrant and Parker counties; containing a concise history of the state, with portraits and biographies of prominent citizens of the above named counties, and personal histories of many of the early settlers and leading families. of the bar atFort \\orth is F. B. Stanley, sen-ior member of the well-known law firm ofStanley, Spoonts cS: Meek. Mr. Stanleywas born at Xenia, Greene county, Ohio,in 1852, and emigrated with his parents toIllinois in 1853, locating in Iroquois parents were honored members of theSociety of Friends a
. History of Texas, together with a biographical history of Tarrant and Parker counties; containing a concise history of the state, with portraits and biographies of prominent citizens of the above named counties, and personal histories of many of the early settlers and leading families. of the bar atFort \\orth is F. B. Stanley, sen-ior member of the well-known law firm ofStanley, Spoonts cS: Meek. Mr. Stanleywas born at Xenia, Greene county, Ohio,in 1852, and emigrated with his parents toIllinois in 1853, locating in Iroquois parents were honored members of theSociety of Friends and were of Englishorigin. At the age of five years, havinglost both parents, he went to reside with anauni, who died in 1863. From that timehe was dependent upon his own energy andindustry, and was employed in various oc-cupations,—farming, milling, clerking, etc.,—until the age of thirteen, when he emi-grated to Kansas, where for a time he wasemployed in driving teams, hauling freightin wagons across the plains, receiving highwages for that service, which then repre-sented an arduous and dangerous employ-ment. With the advent of railway enterprisesin that State he abandoned the wagon trainsand engaged in railway building, being in-terested in several construction (S^anJd^. sd/c. a/uei HISTORY OF TEXAS. 351 Always of an active, industrious and studiousdisposition, ambitious to succeed, andhaving been deprived of the educational ad-vantages of schools, he entered MarshallCollege, Illinois, and for six months de-voted his time to study. Over applicationimpaired his eyesight and general health,and he again sought the great plains, wherehe was employed as scout and courier inseveral Indian campaigns. He was at timesa buffalo hunter and guide for several expe-ditions. In 1871 he was employed as a DeputyUnited States Surveyor, and assisted in manyimportant Government surveys, includingthe survey and subdivision of Indian lands,the Chickasaw, Pottawattamie, Cheyenne,Ar
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