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Wilson County News in Floresville, Texas

21 Jun 1995

Page 9

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Wilson County News

Location

Floresville, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1995

Page

9

Swift's history of Fairview Part I

Editor's Note recounts Fairview's early years and institutions. It details the 1886 hurricane destroying the Masonic Lodge, the lodge's 1898 reformation, a two story building with lodge above and Seale's store below, and the 1936 fire erasing records. Jeptha Lodge merged with Floresville in 1941, the Church of Christ origins, and the Fairview Baptist Church founding in the 1880s.

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Fairview Floresville Roy L. Swift Pleasant Hill Masonic Lodge Masons Grand Lodge John L. Terrell G.D Drake) Gilliland Jack Seale Seale Jeptha Lodge Floresville Lodge Church of Christ Rabbit Hill I.B. Ray Alejandro Hernandez
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Fairview Church History and the Old School in Floresville

The article recalls Fairview and Floresville religious life from early days, noting merged Baptist churches in 1955, brush arbor services, and protracted meetings with communal dining. It mentions the Fairview public school’s growth from a one-story building to a 1913 two-story structure serving up to 158 pupils, and highlights E.W. Wynn Seale as a notable principal.

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Fairview Picosa Floresville el Mesias Jewell Westerman Brush Arbor E.W. (Wynn) Seale Nueces County Texas College of Arts and Industries Kingsville
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