. 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. all of 1892 he was elected Justice ofthe Peace by a majority of 2,459, l^wt ^^^ snot a candidate for re-election, and will re-sume the practice of law upon the termina-tion of his term of office. In February, 1892, he was married toMary Susie Gambrell, a native of FortWorth, and daughter of John Gambrell, de-c
. 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. all of 1892 he was elected Justice ofthe Peace by a majority of 2,459, l^wt ^^^ snot a candidate for re-election, and will re-sume the practice of law upon the termina-tion of his term of office. In February, 1892, he was married toMary Susie Gambrell, a native of FortWorth, and daughter of John Gambrell, de-ceased, and they have one child, who isnamed John Gambrell Randle, now agedeighteen months. Judge Randle is Chancellor Commanderof the Knights of Pythias Lodge, and a sin-cere and exemplary member of the Chris-tian Church, and is a member of the StateBar Association. ^T* W. OGWIN, the leading contractorI and builder of Weatherford, was(J_y born in Waverly, Tennessee, March6, 1S56, a son of David OGwin, also amechanic. His death occurred in 1873, atthe age of forty-eight years. J. W , thefourth of nine children, six now living,gained a fair knowledge of the commonbranches in the villaj:^e school, and learnedhis trade under his brother-in-law, J. Mr. OGwin came to Texas in. (^. -(^. HISTORY OF TEXAS. 397 1879, and for the following three years wasengaged in farming in Collin and Elliscounties. Being unsuccessful in that ven-ture, he returned to the carpenters bench atAbilene. In 1883 Mr. OGwin removed toMcKinney, this State, where he spent sevenyears at his trade, and during that timeerected many of the costly and artistic resi-dences of the city. Since 1890 he has beena resident of Weatherford, and among themany structures erected by him are the resi-dences of Doctor and Professor Simm,Colonel Lanham, Major Penn, B. M. Por-ter, W. D. Taylor, H. B. Dorsey and JohnB. Gill, the Highland park addition andChautauqua park pavilion, the cotton-seedoil mill and the Christian Ch
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