MeIver Home Five Generations Later
Frank M. Luecke recounts the MeIver Baskin family history beginning with their 1883 Cameron arrival aboard a Santa Fe train. The one story house grew into a two story home with early double parlors and social prominence during Cameron’s Gay Nineties, hosting dances, weddings, and a May 1895 Cotton Palace queen parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MeIver
Baskin
Santa Fe
Cameron
Meliver
Flora
Callie
Mary Ella
Charles
Julian Baskin
Charles Pitts
Meclver
Union Springs
Ala
Melver
Callie Melver
Cotton Palace
Waco
Austin Avenue
King Cotton
T. S. Henderson
Ail Cameron
Camero n Texans Herald recounts McIver family history
The article traces the McIver lineage from Dallie McIver and Colonel W R Young through five generations, noting marriages to Streetman Pace and Paden, moves to Dallas and Houston, service by the Johnsons, and the restoration of the McIver home by Dellie Green Moriarity. It mentions Civil War era Colonel Iris North and the family’s long civic ties.
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Citvens
Dallie Mclver
Mcclver
Texas
Flora Mclver
Sam Streetman
Austin
Dallie
W. R. Young
Dallas
Estelle
Will Paden
Houston
Charles
Mary Ella
Johan W. Pace
Melver
Johnson
Herald Consultants
Lawrence Wright
Meiver
Colonel Young
Young
Fence
Ness Limien Atkinson
Myre Averiett
Callie Young
Iris North Carolinian
Union Springs Institute
Alabama
University of North Carolina
Pitts
Melvers
B. Vocel
Induction Reporting for Local Board No 92
Eleven registrants reported for induction and fifteen for pre induction examination to Dallas on July 2. Induction group includes Or lester Dykes Jerry D Downey Fred W Kirkfield Robert T Ho wards Joe M Cavazos Douglas W Beathard Lucio Moroz Dennis P Ruzicka James T Thompson William M Campbell Howard W Harver. Examination group lists Robert L Lened James L Jones Paul Banks Raymond W Clinard Joe A Mitchell Maxie D Morgan Rudy Castaneda Robert L Thompson Donnie R Betchan Nolan KR Keen Norvell B Barrett Herman J Davis Sam FE Lawdon Ladisa Marek Otis Maston. Also David S Burd registered with a Florida board. Colonel served Cameron public school board and city council elder. died January 11 1896. House remains.
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Induction
Orlester Dykes
Jerry D. Downey
Fred W. Kirkfield
Robert T. Howards
Joe M. Cavazos
Douglas W. Beathard
Lucio Moroz
Dennis P. Ruzicka
James T. Thompson
William M. Campbell
Howard W. Harver
Robert L. Lenn
James L. Jones
Paul Banks
Raymond W. Clinard
Joe A. Mitchell
Maxie D. Morgan
Rudy Castaneda
Robert L. Thompson
Donnie R. Betchan
Nolan KR. Keen
Norvell B. Barrett
Herman J. Davis
Sam FE. Lawdon
Ladisa Marek
Otis Maston
David S. Burd
Florida
Alabama
Berniece
Cameron
Presbyterian Church
Newspaper Assn to Open Dallas Office in Expansion Push
The Texas Press Association plans a Dallas advertising sales office with a two person staff to promote newspapers and supply merchandising data. The Dallas office will also handle PRESS CLIPS and The Texas Press Messenger, with Vern Sanford remaining in Austin and Yvonne Justice as central office manager. A note on C secions cites medical records showing women may have up to ten cesarean operations with little danger.
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Texas Press Association
Dallas
Winn Crossley
Madisonville Meteor
Texas
Crossley
Vern Sanford
Yvonne Justice
Austin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank M. Luecke
John Gorden
Camp Law Offices
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
McIver
Texas’ Herald
Dellie Green Moriarity
Local Board No. 92
Colonial Nursing Home
East 11Th Street
Cameron, Tex
McIntosh
Sale
PRICE
IPA
Sociation’s
The
Texas Press Messenger
Pontiac
Air & Power
R. J. Woodum
Sam Jones
Woodum Auto Sales
Cameron, Texas
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