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Early History of Comanche County Stressed by Reader
A letter from Dublin Texas dated August 17 1915 corrects a prior claim about the first furrow in Comanche county noting a prairie breaking plow and six oxen, and details Mercer's colony arrivals 1853 54 with names like Helmsley Collier Campbell and Cross plus early county site moves to Cora and later Comanche. The author Extols D H Cunningham as ideal to recount the counties early days and recalls Cave Creek fights with Confederates and state troops.
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Comanche County
Dublin
Texas
T.J. Helmsley
Jim Taylor
B. J. Holmsley
Jessie Mercer
Ransom Truggle
F. M. Collins
B. J. Helmsley
Jack McFarland
Gaines Holcomb
Oakes
Fort Gates
F. M. Collier
T. J. Helmsley
Kemp
J. M. Cross
John M. Froman
Cross & Mercer
T. A
Iufare
Comanche
Coryelle
Hamilton County
Cora
Mr. Collier
C. C. Campbell
Asa Reed
Jess Bond
John A. McGuire
Henry Martin
H. R. Martin
James Cunningham
Ben Goreh
Jennings
Aaron Cunningham
Mercers’ Creek
D. H. Cunningham, Sr
Cunningham
Cave Creek
D. Hl. Cunningham
Buck Barry
Totten
Fossett
Col. Barry
Captain Cunningham
F. M. Holmsley