. 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. ; Florence, wife of AlexanderHenderson, resides on a farm in Tarrantcounty, Texas; Alexander died at the age oftwenty-one years; William died and left awidow and eight children; and Hannah, wifeof James Sutter, is deceased. Mrs. Farmer was present at the organi-zation of the Baptist Church of Fort Worth,and al
. 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. ; Florence, wife of AlexanderHenderson, resides on a farm in Tarrantcounty, Texas; Alexander died at the age oftwenty-one years; William died and left awidow and eight children; and Hannah, wifeof James Sutter, is deceased. Mrs. Farmer was present at the organi-zation of the Baptist Church of Fort Worth,and also at that of Enon. Of this churchshe has been a consistent member for manyyears. HMOS M. QUAYLE, one of Tar-rant countys leading men, wasborn in Ontario county, New York,July 15, 1830, fourth son of Charles andJane (King) Ouayle. Charles Ouayle and his wife were nativesof the Isle of Man, where they lived untilafter two of their children were born, andwhence, about 1829, the\- emigrated toAmerica, and settled in Ontario York. They lived on a farm in thatcountv until the time of death. He wasborn in i 800 and died in i 848, and she wasborn in 1796 and died in 1837. They hadseven children, four of whom are now liv-ing,—one in Missouri, two in New York,andone in ^ HISTORY OF TEXAS. 543 The subject of our sketch spent the firsttwenty-seven years of his life in his nativeState. His ambitious spirit then led him tosee something of the wild West. He wasengaged by the Louisiana & HontonpeckCompany to go to Mexico and transact somebusiness, and was detained there about tenmonths. On his return he made a visit toan older brother in , expecting to goback to New York in a short time, but, ashe expresses it, he has not got his visit outyet. Thus he has been a resident of Texassince 1857. Buying some land near GrapeVine, Tarrant county, he made his home onit until the outbreak of the civil war. Heenlisted in i S62 in John Morgans army,Third Kentucky Cavalry, and s
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