MURPHY
ON THE WING
Daily Courier Gazette, January 22, 1912
S. J. Moulden was
reared in this community. 1901 was his lucky year for Miss Mattie Cothes became
his better half and since then the mother of his three children. Lives on his
father's old home farm, the latter having moved into the town. He's going to
read the Democrat-Gazette a year and our pockets jingled with more silver.
J. L. Moulden,
ex-sheriff of Collin county serving two terms in that office. One son, J. P.
(Pat) was for four years the efficient county clerk and now chief clerk in the
comptroller's office at Austin; R. L. Moulden, another son, is a prominent
attorney of Farmersville. An honored citizen of Collin county, we take pleasure
in acknowledging renewal to the Daily Courier-Gazette, a paper he has been
reading several years and appreciates.
L. Cloninger
formerly lived near Pottsboro, Grayson county, but became a citizen of grand old
Collin six years ago. With his pockets bulging with green goods, we relieved him
of $1.75 to pay one year's freight on the Democrat-Gazette and Sherman Democrat.
Mrs. L. E. Emberton
came from Missouri fifty-five years ago and has lived on the same farm all that
time. Mother of several children, but all married and settled in homes of their
own. We thank Mrs. Emberton for a dollar on subscription to a paper that will
furnish the news, local, state and national. The Democrat-Gazette meets all
classes and conditions, and is the people's paper.
Lincoln Parish,
Louisiana, lost a good man when W. A. Jackson packed his duds for Texas. Was
married eight years ago and can show up six children. Our lands are productive
and people prolific. come to Collin county and raise big crops. It cost only a
dollar to provide the home with a good paper-the Democrat-Gazette.
contd
ON
THE WING
Weekly Democrat Gazette, January 10, 1913
T. C. McMillen is a young married man with a
wife and two children. Miss Minnie Matlock became Mrs. McMillen in May, 1907. We
commend Tolly for the exercise of good judgment in providing his home with the
very best literature, such as contained in the Democrat-Gazette.
Comfort A. McMillen is perhaps the oldest man
in Collin county. Born in Arkansas and near the Missouri state line, January 29,
1818, which puts him within a few days of ninety-five years of age. His sister,
Purminda, at the advanced age of 93 and who lives with her brother, Lewis, near
Allen whose age is 91, form a trio whose combined ages age 279 years. "Uncle
Allen" landed in Collin county January, 1845, acquiring in the course of time
several hundred acres of land on which he has reared a large family of children.
Has seen his fourth generation, but he has no idea as to the number of his
descendants. Was converted and united with the Cumberland Presbyterian church in
1839 and for seventy-four years has lived the life of a Christian. We have know
this veteran of the cross since 1889, and it was a rare treat indeed to spend an
hour in his presence and hear him relate the history of his life and refer
occasionally in terms of affection to his deceased wife who has preceded him to
the glory land. He gave us a dollar to add his name t our thousands of Collin
county readers and the Democrat-Gazette appreciates the honor conferred by this
aged and highly respected citizen.
W. J. Harris, living on the late Dr. King farm
one mile east of town and who has cultivated it for a number of years, gives a
dollar in exchange for the Democrat-Gazette one year.
B. F. Berryman was born in Tennessee, but in
the fall of 1870 came to Texas and ten years later was married to Miss Jessie
Brigham. Three times has the stork visited them, leaving two pretty girls and
one boy. On his 145 acre farm there is a modern residence and a new, large barn
costing several hundred dollars. Nothing but thoroughbred stock will satisfy him
and scrubs don't pay at any price. His brother, James, was justice of the peace
for a term in precinct 5, but now is police judge in Mangum, Okla. We are glad
to enroll Mr. Beryman on our big list of readers and the dollar paid on
subscription will help pay our pastor's salary.
W. H. (Bud) Brigham is a native of Collin
county, catching his first glimpse of a new world in 1858. When only 24 years of
age, was married to Miss Fannie Daniels, daughter of "Uncle Bill: Daniels, an
early settler of this community. Mr. and Mrs. Brigham are the parents of seven
children and five of them girls-all single except one daughter and son. Their
second son, Jimmie, is now a student in Polytechnic College at Fort Worth, while
one of the daughters, Miss Vera, is one of the teachers in the high school at
Wylie, being a graduate of the North Texas Normal college, at Denton. Mr.
Brigham and family are loyal Methodists and consistent members of theat church.
He is an Odd Fellow, Mason and a Woodman. An upright citizen, devoted husband
and father it is needless to say that his is also a most successful farmer,
recently purchasing two tracts of land in addition to his already large realty
holdings. It is a source of pride for us to realize that his excellent family
from now on will be readers of the bid Democrat-Gazette.
In 1904 W. W. Combs had to get a move on
himself to keep the other fellow from stealing his best girl, Miss Stella
Housewright. There are "four and no more" in the Combs family and they will read
some very interesting items for the next twelve months, as published in the
Democrat-Gazette.
WYLIE
H. U. Corzine, a prosperous and industrious
farmer of that bustling little city south of McKinney, dug up a dollar for the
Democrat Gazette one year.
MURPHY
Eight years ago H. R. Wood and Miss Maggie
Starnes were united in the hold bounds of wedlock and have only four children.
We knew Hosea in his boyhood, and we take pleasure in adding his scalp to our
belt and sending the Democrat-Gazette to another good family.
J. E. Starnes persuaded Miss Cora Stinson to
change her name in 1902. Their three robust children are the strongest evidence
of peace and prosperity in the home. We pulled him for his last dollar and the
Democrat-Gazette is again happy.
Mrs. W. B. Franklin, whose husband was absent
building a house near Allen, subscribed for the Democrat-Gazette for which she
will accept our thanks.
J. R. Strange was just one by himself until he
met Miss Allie Daniel in 1898. since then two others, a boy and a girl, have
entered their Strange home. The daughter, Miss Fay, is studying music under Miss
Ruth Brigham in connection with other studies in the school at Murphy. Mr.
Strange owns 80 acres of the homestead of "Uncle Billy" Daniel and there is no
better dirt in that section. With twenty bales of cotton unsold he could well
afford $1.75 for the Democrat-Gazette and Dallas News one year.
Charlie McCauley is an old citizen of Texas,
hailing from the old Tar Heel state but unfortunately was water bound in
Arkansas for thirty-five years before forsaking the paw-paw diet. Twelve years
ago he had the misfortune of losing a barn with all of its contents, including a
span of mules purchased only two weeks before. Last October he was again visited
by the fire fiend and another barn with all of his corn with the exception of a
few wagon loads remaining in the field, went up in smoke. He and Mrs. McCauley
are warm personal friends of Senator Perkins, for during the latter's early
struggles in establishing the Wylie Rustler, he boarded with these good people.
Albert McCauley is their son and at present the superintendent of the county
farm. Mc. McCauley pushes his figures up another year by one dollar on renewal.
Contd
Murphy Baptist Church
Herring Cemetery
McMillan Cemetery
Murphy Cemetery
Murphy Family
Cemetery
Communities Index
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"Murphy
- Collin County Communities," Collin County,
Texas History and Genealogy Webpage by Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries,
Inc., <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>
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