Category Archives: North Texas History

President Mayo’s Tombstone

Posted on October 12, 2020 by admin

(Complements of the late Otis C. Spencer, author of Cow Hill “Bits & Pieces”, An Irreverent History of Commerce and Its People, Volume One. Professor Mayo, the man who made the college great, died in 1917, hours before the realization … Continue reading →

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Two Presbyterian Churches Merge into One

Posted on October 12, 2020 by admin

Shortly after Greenville became a community in 1846, new residents began to build churches. The first was a Baptist Church followed by a Methodist Church. The third church built in town was organized as a Cumberland Presbyterian Church, circa 1863. … Continue reading →

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Why did Dr. Schoonover Come to Greenville?

Posted on September 27, 2020 by admin

One would be surprised to meet Dr. Schoonover on the streets of Greenville, much less to turn to him for medical problems. He was a Yankee, raised in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, and Captain of the Eleventh Indians Cavalry. And in … Continue reading →

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Limestone on the Blackland Prairie

Posted on September 5, 2020 by admin

From the time the first settlers arrived on the Blackland Prairie, they were full of pride to have found such a treasure. In the South, black clay is considered the best soil to plant cotton in. Throughout much of Hunt … Continue reading →

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An Undertold Marker in Hunt County

Posted on August 29, 2020 by admin

Hunt County officially received its one-hundredth Texas Historical Marker recently. This was not a normal historical marker, but only one of two special markers here in Hunt County. Both are considered Undertold Markers, a very unique way to recognize local … Continue reading →

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Touring Bucolic Hunt County

Posted on August 8, 2020 by admin

Last weekend we slipped out of our In-Shelter place and went for a drive. South Sulphur Cemetery was our goal, but we investigated other spots in northeast Hunt County along the way. It was a pleasant Sunday morning, with lots … Continue reading →

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Brigham Cemetery

Posted on July 25, 2020 by admin

Located on a slight rise off the highway between Campbell and Commerce, Brigham Cemetery is surrounded by lovely old-growth trees and filled with dappled sunlight. It overlooks an early, early trail into Hunt County. Entry to the cemetery is through … Continue reading →

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Pandemic influenza Then and Now

Posted on July 11, 2020 by admin

History has an unusual way of repeating itself. The whole world has been involved in a dilemma called Covid-19 for months. No one knows how much longer we will be quarantined in our homes, how many loved ones will suffer … Continue reading →

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Why Truett Majors?

Posted on July 3, 2020 by admin

Several years ago, I was asked why Majors Field was not named in honor of two young men from Celeste who died at Pearl Harbor in the early morning of December 7, 1941. At the time I had no idea, … Continue reading →

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Commerce’s Early Flyboy

Posted on June 27, 2020 by admin

Economic depressions such as the one we are experiencing now have a tendency to cause mental and emotional depression as well. The depression of the 1930s was a real whopper. Big businesses tended to find ways to help destitute people … Continue reading →

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