Ella Patton, born 1872 in Floyd County
Kentucky, was the daughter of William
and Mary E Adams Patton. The family
moved to Bowie County Texas in 1888.
Ella married Coley MacRay, a former
cowboy, or drover, as he prefered to
be called. Coley rode a Texas cattle
trail for several years. He related
that the drovers would ride for days
without seeing a tree. When they
stopped to rest or cook, cow chips
were used in campfires.
Coley and Ella settled in Foreman, AR
near where he leased a farm and grew
cotton.
Kentucky, was the daughter of William
and Mary E Adams Patton. The family
moved to Bowie County Texas in 1888.
Ella married Coley MacRay, a former
cowboy, or drover, as he prefered to
be called. Coley rode a Texas cattle
trail for several years. He related
that the drovers would ride for days
without seeing a tree. When they
stopped to rest or cook, cow chips
were used in campfires.
Coley and Ella settled in Foreman, AR
near where he leased a farm and grew
cotton.
Ella Patton, born 1872 in Floyd County
Kentucky, was the daughter of William
and Mary E Adams Patton. The family
moved to Bowie County Texas in 1888.
Ella married Coley MacRay, a former
cowboy, or drover, as he prefered to
be called. Coley rode a Texas cattle
trail for several years. He related
that the drovers would ride for days
without seeing a tree. When they
stopped to rest or cook, cow chips
were used in campfires.
Coley and Ella settled in Foreman, AR
near where he leased a farm and grew
cotton.
Kentucky, was the daughter of William
and Mary E Adams Patton. The family
moved to Bowie County Texas in 1888.
Ella married Coley MacRay, a former
cowboy, or drover, as he prefered to
be called. Coley rode a Texas cattle
trail for several years. He related
that the drovers would ride for days
without seeing a tree. When they
stopped to rest or cook, cow chips
were used in campfires.
Coley and Ella settled in Foreman, AR
near where he leased a farm and grew
cotton.
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