First Marriage Licenses in Brewster County Are Noted
The 1887 record shows Samuel R. Taylor and Mary Musgrave as the first county couple. Other early unions include M B Chastain with Ella Darling in May 1887, and A P Peay with Lola Davenport in April 1887, marking Alpine’s pioneer marriage entries and local biographies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Taylor
Mary Musgrave
Bird
Samuel R. Taylor
Burrell Musgrave
Taylor
Valentine
Sam Taylor
W. B. Bloys
Alpine
Brewster County
M. B. Chastain
Ella Darling
Chastain
Marfa
Hh. A. Peay
Lola Davenport
Peay
Henry Runyan
Delia Brown
Oldest Business Question Debated in Alpine History
In Alpine Texas the oldest continuously operated firm is debated between the Garnett lumber store and the First National Bank, both dating to 1904. Local histories note the Garnett adobe building, the bank’s 1904 establishment, and earlier firms like Alpine Lumber, Alpine Drug Store, and Trans-Pecos Abstract Co with roots extending to the 1890s and 1897 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Bird
America Walker
Fort Davis
Jeff Davis County
Stuare
W H. Slaughter
David C
Cynthia
W. H. Harrison
Nannie
Frank Woodward
Alpine
J. C. Bird
Texas
Julius Caesar
G. W. Garnett
Edward
Walter
First National Bank
Alpine Lumber Company
Lumber Company
John Gillett
Fritz Weyerts
Morrison
Garnett
Walter Garnett
George W. Baines Junior
el Paso
Baines
George Baines the Younger
Mr. Baines
C. H. Larkin Company
C. A. Brown
Kinkaid & Altgelt
Waco
First National Bank of
H. L. Kokernot
A. S. Gage
D. B. Hornbeck
J. H. Derrick
Illinois
C. H. Larkin
Gillett
F. E. Gillett
West Texas
Sharp Bros
Shirley Scales
R. S. Carnes
North Sixth Street
Holland Avenue
W. B
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. T. Thornberry
John Weyerts
Emma Poehler
Riche Boehle
W. T. Henderson
Alice Stillwell
John Rooney
Lillie Musgrave
Edward Garnett
Mary Fuller
W. L. Granger
Carrie Roberts
Ft Davis
Cathedral
George W. Baines
George W. Baines Senior
Iva Guthrie
W. W. Turney
Larkin
Pioneer Store
Hornbeek
Birdie) Mitchell
Maria
F E. Gillett
Hayes
M. L. Hopson
New England
Real Estate Service
Martin L. Hopson
Trans-Pecos Abstract CO
F.H.A
General Insurance
Ionds
Ing
Ance
100% Real Estate Service
Trans-Pecos
Merritt M. Hopson
West Ave. E
Brewster CO
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