Waterloo veteran John Ney linked to Old D Hanis frontier founders
The article traces John Ney of D Hanish frontier settlers of Texas after fighting at Waterloo. It notes his service with Napoleon, migration to America, and role in founding Old D Hanish near Castroville, Texas, with vivid frontier tales including Barbara Grosenbacher and Big Foot Wallace. It mentions Fort Lincoln, Indian conflicts, and Ney’s death in 1873.
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Waterloo
Marshal Blucher
Wellington
Ney
Napoleon
John Ney
France
Old D'Hanis
Texas
Castro
Seco Creek
Castroville
D'Hanis
Barbara Grosenbacher
Barbara
Big Foot Wallace
Big Foot
Antonio
el Paso
Fort
Lincoln
Capt
Oaks
Indiana
Ney family records anchor Medina County frontier heritage
John Ney, keeper of family records, is described as the father of Raymond Neysi, a World War I soldier who went to France. The Ney family, tied to Marshal Ney and the Little Corporal, has roots in Medina County Texas where John Ney served as county commissioner from 1896 to 1938 in the D’Hanis district. The piece notes local figures and a tire ad from Howard Fitzgerald’s Lone Star Station, plus cabbage plants, piano tuning services, and Edwin Markham’s poem about The Forgotten Man dedicated to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Bin
Loo
John
John Ney
D'Hanis
France
Joseph Ney
Hondo
Medina County
of Ney
Marshal Ney
Texas
Howard Fitzgerald
Lone Star Station
Goodrich Tires
Goodrich
Edwin Markham
Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wiles Meg Markham
Dostal Family Moves to Needville for New Business
Mrs. P. H. Dostal, Henry Dostal and Miss Alice Dostal left last week for Needville where the family will reside and Mr. Dostal recently opened a shoe repair and harness shop. He asks readers to change the mailing address of his Headlight to Needville.
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P. H. Dostal
Henry Dostal
Alice Dostal
Needville
Mr. Dostal
Honor the One Forgotten Voice of the Man Forgotten
A devotional verse extols the unnamed worker who bears burdens, fuels nations, builds infrastructure, and sustains daily life. It urges remembrance and bread for the man who quietly supports society, calling him the voice for the voiceless and asking readers to honor his labor.
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Hie
Garwood Presbyterian Church Announcements
Rev J W Van Dyke reports a profitable stewardship program and reveals plans for morning and evening services. Sermons focus on world peace and spiritual renewal as the Armistice anniversary nears. Women’s Missionary Society meets November 9 with study on Indian missions. The notice invites broader attendance and spiritual uplift.
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J. W. van Dyke
Woman's Missionary Society
Bruce Fling
Ember
Old-Time Dance in Nada Election Night
A community notice invites residents to an old-time dance at J. J. T. Hall in Nada on Tuesday night November 8 with an old-time orchestra. Admission is 40 cents for men, ladies free. the event promises a full program of period dances and social attendance.
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Nada
J. J. T. Hall
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Turkey
Tal
the Boettcher Company
Weimar, Texas
Plomerr
John Ney Dal
América
Driversal Motor CO
xBeuc
Earl Alley
Ramsey
H. W. Hafer
Eagle Unke
Beckman’s
Avalon Theatre
Tom Brown
Marian Davies
Blondie OF the Follies
Jackie Cooper
Conrad Nagle
Lewis Stone
Norma Shearer
Harold Lloyd
Rim
Earth
Joss
Jack
J.C. Penney Co. Inc
Eagle Lake, Texas
Elesne
Peaney
Penney's
Garwood Presbyterian Church
J. H. Mickow
George Lang
Cecelia Carney
Addie Mickow
Maurine Heffey
Houston
R Fling
Gar- Wood
Afr
B. S. Field
Regie Lake
Joan
J. H Lowry
Mrs
Ben F. Reiger
Boustec
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