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Weller was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, one of three sons of lawyers Carole Ann (née Breithoff) Weller (died 2017) and Francis Weller (1922–2018). [2] [1] [3] He is a 1984 graduate of Jesuit High School, a Catholic all-boys high school in New Orleans. [4] He graduated summa cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in ...
[9] [10] However, the actual inscription on Marker Number 6922 reads: "Swiss native Jacob Nussbaumer, a colonist in the pioneer La Reunion settlement of the Dallas area, purchased this land prior to the Civil War. In 1898 his wife Dorothea and children sold it to her niece Henrietta Frichot Wilson (1864-1953), the daughter of La Reunion settlers."
The building was built for John B. Wilson (1847–1920), who moved from Canada to Dallas with his brother Frederick P. Wilson, and together made their fortune in cattle during the 19th century. Designed by Sanguinet & Staats of Fort Worth , the plan of the building is E-shaped with rounded corners featuring intricate stone and brick work.
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John Neely Bryan, looking for a good trading post to serve Native Americans and settlers, first surveyed the Dallas area in 1839. [1] Bryan, who shared Sam Houston's insight into the wisdom of Native American customs, must have realized that Caddo trails he came across intersected at one of the few natural fords for hundreds of kilometers along the wide Trinity floodplain.
Solomon Robert Dresser invented a "packer", using rubber for a tight fit, and after taking out a patent on May 11, 1880, he began advertising and selling his product, the Dresser Cap Packer, from Bradford, Pennsylvania, in the heart of the oilfields. Dresser's packer was one of many available on the market, and it was another invention that saw ...
The Cedars was also the home of Dallas' Jewish community, and the neighborhood included the Shaareth Israel synagogue. (Stanley Marcus of Neiman Marcus fame was born in the Cedars.) By the early 20th century, however, light industry and growing population pressures had begun to take the bloom off the neighborhood's rose, and most of the city's ...
Will Ford Hartnett (born 1956), Dallas attorney and state representative, 1991 to 2013; Brad Hawkins (born 1976), actor (Ryan Steele on VR Troopers) Gibby Haynes (born 1957), singer/musician with Butthole Surfers; Jerry Haynes (1927–2011), children's TV show host (Mr. Peppermint, Peppermint Place) Josh Henderson (born 1981), actor (John Ross ...