James Barker Lowrey, a son of Mark Lowrey and Margaret Barger, was born September 17, 1823, at Sparta, Tennessee, in White County. He married Elizabeth Hunter on November 25, 1845. She was also a resident of White County, the daughter of Dudley and Henrietta Hunter. She was a grand-niece of Daniel Boone. Both families had been early settlers in that section of the country.
James Barker was the seventh child of Mark and Margaret. He and Elizabeth, my great-grand parents, moved to Texas in 1859, and settled on land located on Pleasant Run Road in the southern part of Dallas County between Lancaster and Wilmer. During the Civil War he drove a stage and carried the mail between Dallas and Waco. Texas State Archives, File 1478, also indicate that he was a private in the Dallas Light Artillery, C.S.A. for a period of about a year. James was later in the mercantile business in Lancaster.
At one time, he owned two saloons, one in an area known as "Cockle Burr Patch", just outside the city limits of Lancaster, which was dry. The other saloon was in Wilmer, four miles down the road. He assembled over 2300 acres of farm land and in 1881 purchased 124 acres from Mrs. Malinda Pruitt out of the Goar Survey. His plans were to have a farm and home for each of his children as they came of age and married.
James and Elizabeth added to the small two-bedroom house that was on the property and had a large barn built. Several large pecan trees shaded the house that were just twigs when the house was first built. The builder of the barn was Mr. John Lott from St. Louis, Missouri. The lumber was hauled in by mule train from Louisiana.
The children of James Barker Lowrey and Elizabeth Hunter Lowrey were: Dudley B.; Nicholas O.; Seth C.; Ida H. and Henrietta. All lived in the area of Lancaster and Wilmer.
By John Carrick Winniford, great grandson, Dallas and Helen Hurst, Lancaster
James Barker was the seventh child of Mark and Margaret. He and Elizabeth, my great-grand parents, moved to Texas in 1859, and settled on land located on Pleasant Run Road in the southern part of Dallas County between Lancaster and Wilmer. During the Civil War he drove a stage and carried the mail between Dallas and Waco. Texas State Archives, File 1478, also indicate that he was a private in the Dallas Light Artillery, C.S.A. for a period of about a year. James was later in the mercantile business in Lancaster.
At one time, he owned two saloons, one in an area known as "Cockle Burr Patch", just outside the city limits of Lancaster, which was dry. The other saloon was in Wilmer, four miles down the road. He assembled over 2300 acres of farm land and in 1881 purchased 124 acres from Mrs. Malinda Pruitt out of the Goar Survey. His plans were to have a farm and home for each of his children as they came of age and married.
James and Elizabeth added to the small two-bedroom house that was on the property and had a large barn built. Several large pecan trees shaded the house that were just twigs when the house was first built. The builder of the barn was Mr. John Lott from St. Louis, Missouri. The lumber was hauled in by mule train from Louisiana.
The children of James Barker Lowrey and Elizabeth Hunter Lowrey were: Dudley B.; Nicholas O.; Seth C.; Ida H. and Henrietta. All lived in the area of Lancaster and Wilmer.
By John Carrick Winniford, great grandson, Dallas and Helen Hurst, Lancaster
James Barker Lowrey, a son of Mark Lowrey and Margaret Barger, was born September 17, 1823, at Sparta, Tennessee, in White County. He married Elizabeth Hunter on November 25, 1845. She was also a resident of White County, the daughter of Dudley and Henrietta Hunter. She was a grand-niece of Daniel Boone. Both families had been early settlers in that section of the country.
James Barker was the seventh child of Mark and Margaret. He and Elizabeth, my great-grand parents, moved to Texas in 1859, and settled on land located on Pleasant Run Road in the southern part of Dallas County between Lancaster and Wilmer. During the Civil War he drove a stage and carried the mail between Dallas and Waco. Texas State Archives, File 1478, also indicate that he was a private in the Dallas Light Artillery, C.S.A. for a period of about a year. James was later in the mercantile business in Lancaster.
At one time, he owned two saloons, one in an area known as "Cockle Burr Patch", just outside the city limits of Lancaster, which was dry. The other saloon was in Wilmer, four miles down the road. He assembled over 2300 acres of farm land and in 1881 purchased 124 acres from Mrs. Malinda Pruitt out of the Goar Survey. His plans were to have a farm and home for each of his children as they came of age and married.
James and Elizabeth added to the small two-bedroom house that was on the property and had a large barn built. Several large pecan trees shaded the house that were just twigs when the house was first built. The builder of the barn was Mr. John Lott from St. Louis, Missouri. The lumber was hauled in by mule train from Louisiana.
The children of James Barker Lowrey and Elizabeth Hunter Lowrey were: Dudley B.; Nicholas O.; Seth C.; Ida H. and Henrietta. All lived in the area of Lancaster and Wilmer.
By John Carrick Winniford, great grandson, Dallas and Helen Hurst, Lancaster
James Barker was the seventh child of Mark and Margaret. He and Elizabeth, my great-grand parents, moved to Texas in 1859, and settled on land located on Pleasant Run Road in the southern part of Dallas County between Lancaster and Wilmer. During the Civil War he drove a stage and carried the mail between Dallas and Waco. Texas State Archives, File 1478, also indicate that he was a private in the Dallas Light Artillery, C.S.A. for a period of about a year. James was later in the mercantile business in Lancaster.
At one time, he owned two saloons, one in an area known as "Cockle Burr Patch", just outside the city limits of Lancaster, which was dry. The other saloon was in Wilmer, four miles down the road. He assembled over 2300 acres of farm land and in 1881 purchased 124 acres from Mrs. Malinda Pruitt out of the Goar Survey. His plans were to have a farm and home for each of his children as they came of age and married.
James and Elizabeth added to the small two-bedroom house that was on the property and had a large barn built. Several large pecan trees shaded the house that were just twigs when the house was first built. The builder of the barn was Mr. John Lott from St. Louis, Missouri. The lumber was hauled in by mule train from Louisiana.
The children of James Barker Lowrey and Elizabeth Hunter Lowrey were: Dudley B.; Nicholas O.; Seth C.; Ida H. and Henrietta. All lived in the area of Lancaster and Wilmer.
By John Carrick Winniford, great grandson, Dallas and Helen Hurst, Lancaster
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