Local visits link Yancy Gustine Merkel relatives
B G Norwood spent Thursday with Mrs. Gay of Yancy and Mrs. R M McGinnis of Gustine visited relatives here. Mrs. Sam Criswell of Merkel is visiting her daughter Mrs. R L Matthews.
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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1940
Page
9
B G Norwood spent Thursday with Mrs. Gay of Yancy and Mrs. R M McGinnis of Gustine visited relatives here. Mrs. Sam Criswell of Merkel is visiting her daughter Mrs. R L Matthews.
The article traces Comanche County’s origins from December 1854 settlements by Jesse Mercer and F M Collier near Mercers Creek, through county creation in 1856, and early leadership. It notes Troy then Cora as the seat, first courts in 1858 1859, and a series of early residents, raids by Indians, the Hardin era, and the rise of Comanche as a frontier town with its first newspaper the Comanche Chief and first editor G A Beeman. It lists numerous named settlers and officers, plus notable events from 1856 to 1873 including population growth and Indian conflicts.
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