Charles Connellee married Miss Mattie Payne in March 1875 in Campagne County, Illinois. She preceded him in death.
Charlies Connellee married Mrs. Buda Whittington of Eastland.
Charles U. Connellee, affectionately known throughout Central and West Texas as "the father of Eastland" was buried in the Eastland Cemetery, which is located on the ground once owned by Mr. Connellee and years ago given to Eastland as a burial ground.
As a young man, out of college, Charlie Connellee with a few friends came to Texas in October 1874 from Kentucky, his native state. Mr. Connellee had finished college and moved to Dallas where he lived for some time, engaged as a civil engineer. He came to Eastland county on Christmas week of 1874 to locate on the site now occupied by the city of Eastland, building his one-room log cabin home on the plot of ground now occupied by the magnificent Hotel Connellee, and laid out and established the town. Later, he gave his old home site for the hotel. He was instrumental in having the county site, which was located at Merriman, moved to Eastland. The election for this purpose was held in 1875. He had been a permanent resident of Eastland since May 1875.
Daugherty, Connellee and Ammerman made a proposition in the summer of 1875 to the citizens to move the County town from Merriman to Eastland. The election was held on 2 August 1875 with Eastland received the majority vote. The three gentlemen agreed to construct a two-story stone building and donate the second floor to the county for a courtroom as long as desired. The building stood on the northwest corner of the square. The three men offered the Texas and Pacific Railroad one-fourth of the lots in the town if the road were built through Eastland. In October 1880, the first train rolled into the county town.
In 1887, Mr. Connellee was elected to the Texas State Legislature and served one term. He served Texas on many important commissions, including that appointed by Gov. O.B. Colquitt for the location of the state tubercular sanitarium, which was located at Carlsbad. At the time of his death, he was on the board of regents for C.I.A. Denton.
For more than 50 years he was engaged in the upbuilding of his town, county, and state, taking much interest in every progressive movement. There is scarcely a church site in Eastland that does not show the signature of C.U. Connellee. He also donated the site on which Eastland County's new courthouse stands. When the Connellee Theatre was being erected in Eastland at the cost of thousands of dollars. Mr. Connellee said, "I have many friends here and they have children and grandchildren; and although I am sure I'll never realize a dime profit of this building, I am going to build it for my friends their children, and my children." Connellee Park, south of Eastland, was donated by many years by Connellee to the citizens of Eastland for a public playground. He discontinued the practice of allowing the park to be used by the public only because so many disrespected him and damaged his property. On a large ranch, Mr. Connellee owns near San Angelo, is a camp for girls and boys, which he has maintained for years for the benefit of the boys and girls of West Texas.
As a mark of respect, all businesses in Eastland closed at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, 3 December 1930 for the funeral services. The district courts and offices in the courthouse were closed during the funeral services.
Services for C.U. Connellee were held at the family home.
Survived by his wife; one sister - Mrs. Zyzing; one daughter - Mrs. John N. Graves; one nephew T.W. Connellee; granddaughter - Mrs. Ed Freyschilag, Mrs. Whitehead, Mrs. Mayes.
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HON. C. U. CONNELLEE, EASTLAND.
C. U. Connellee was born and reared among the picturesque hills of Eagle Creek in Scott County, Kentucky, and was educated in the A. & M. Department of the University at Lexington. He came to Texas in 1874, located in Dallas, and engaged in the real estate business and in the location of land certificates. In March, 1875, he married Miss Mattie Payne, of Champaign County, Illinois, and came with her direct to Eastland City, where he has ever since made his home. In these early days he was Chief Marshal of all the forces working for Eastland City and County, the general source of information for all prospectors and proposing immigrants. Others came and left, C. U. Connellee stayed on; when the settler came in wanting a quarter section of school land, C. U. Connellee knew of one to point out to him. In these days of railroads, telegraph wires and telephone lines, one can scarcely appreciate the difficulty of forwarding settlement in a heavily timbered county with no means of direct communication, only wagon roads over which to travel, and the nearest railroad one hundred and fifty miles away. But under all difficulties Mr. Connellee held firm his faith in Eastland County. As frontier agent for Daugherty, Connellee and Ammerman he located lands, making frequent trips west-even penetrating the Staked Plains for this purpose, where he encountered Indians a number of times. In 1887 he was elected to the State Legislature from the District comprising the counties of Eastland, Stephens and Palo Pinto. As Representative he served one term, and was connected with the enactment of several very important laws. His present wife was Miss Tullie Folts Hardeman, with whom he became acquainted while serving as Representative, and shortly afterwards married. The History of Eastland County, Texas. by Mrs. George Langston, Dallas, Texas, A. D. Aldridge & Co., Stationers, Printers and Book Binders, 1904
Charlies Connellee married Mrs. Buda Whittington of Eastland.
Charles U. Connellee, affectionately known throughout Central and West Texas as "the father of Eastland" was buried in the Eastland Cemetery, which is located on the ground once owned by Mr. Connellee and years ago given to Eastland as a burial ground.
As a young man, out of college, Charlie Connellee with a few friends came to Texas in October 1874 from Kentucky, his native state. Mr. Connellee had finished college and moved to Dallas where he lived for some time, engaged as a civil engineer. He came to Eastland county on Christmas week of 1874 to locate on the site now occupied by the city of Eastland, building his one-room log cabin home on the plot of ground now occupied by the magnificent Hotel Connellee, and laid out and established the town. Later, he gave his old home site for the hotel. He was instrumental in having the county site, which was located at Merriman, moved to Eastland. The election for this purpose was held in 1875. He had been a permanent resident of Eastland since May 1875.
Daugherty, Connellee and Ammerman made a proposition in the summer of 1875 to the citizens to move the County town from Merriman to Eastland. The election was held on 2 August 1875 with Eastland received the majority vote. The three gentlemen agreed to construct a two-story stone building and donate the second floor to the county for a courtroom as long as desired. The building stood on the northwest corner of the square. The three men offered the Texas and Pacific Railroad one-fourth of the lots in the town if the road were built through Eastland. In October 1880, the first train rolled into the county town.
In 1887, Mr. Connellee was elected to the Texas State Legislature and served one term. He served Texas on many important commissions, including that appointed by Gov. O.B. Colquitt for the location of the state tubercular sanitarium, which was located at Carlsbad. At the time of his death, he was on the board of regents for C.I.A. Denton.
For more than 50 years he was engaged in the upbuilding of his town, county, and state, taking much interest in every progressive movement. There is scarcely a church site in Eastland that does not show the signature of C.U. Connellee. He also donated the site on which Eastland County's new courthouse stands. When the Connellee Theatre was being erected in Eastland at the cost of thousands of dollars. Mr. Connellee said, "I have many friends here and they have children and grandchildren; and although I am sure I'll never realize a dime profit of this building, I am going to build it for my friends their children, and my children." Connellee Park, south of Eastland, was donated by many years by Connellee to the citizens of Eastland for a public playground. He discontinued the practice of allowing the park to be used by the public only because so many disrespected him and damaged his property. On a large ranch, Mr. Connellee owns near San Angelo, is a camp for girls and boys, which he has maintained for years for the benefit of the boys and girls of West Texas.
As a mark of respect, all businesses in Eastland closed at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, 3 December 1930 for the funeral services. The district courts and offices in the courthouse were closed during the funeral services.
Services for C.U. Connellee were held at the family home.
Survived by his wife; one sister - Mrs. Zyzing; one daughter - Mrs. John N. Graves; one nephew T.W. Connellee; granddaughter - Mrs. Ed Freyschilag, Mrs. Whitehead, Mrs. Mayes.
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HON. C. U. CONNELLEE, EASTLAND.
C. U. Connellee was born and reared among the picturesque hills of Eagle Creek in Scott County, Kentucky, and was educated in the A. & M. Department of the University at Lexington. He came to Texas in 1874, located in Dallas, and engaged in the real estate business and in the location of land certificates. In March, 1875, he married Miss Mattie Payne, of Champaign County, Illinois, and came with her direct to Eastland City, where he has ever since made his home. In these early days he was Chief Marshal of all the forces working for Eastland City and County, the general source of information for all prospectors and proposing immigrants. Others came and left, C. U. Connellee stayed on; when the settler came in wanting a quarter section of school land, C. U. Connellee knew of one to point out to him. In these days of railroads, telegraph wires and telephone lines, one can scarcely appreciate the difficulty of forwarding settlement in a heavily timbered county with no means of direct communication, only wagon roads over which to travel, and the nearest railroad one hundred and fifty miles away. But under all difficulties Mr. Connellee held firm his faith in Eastland County. As frontier agent for Daugherty, Connellee and Ammerman he located lands, making frequent trips west-even penetrating the Staked Plains for this purpose, where he encountered Indians a number of times. In 1887 he was elected to the State Legislature from the District comprising the counties of Eastland, Stephens and Palo Pinto. As Representative he served one term, and was connected with the enactment of several very important laws. His present wife was Miss Tullie Folts Hardeman, with whom he became acquainted while serving as Representative, and shortly afterwards married. The History of Eastland County, Texas. by Mrs. George Langston, Dallas, Texas, A. D. Aldridge & Co., Stationers, Printers and Book Binders, 1904
Charles Connellee married Miss Mattie Payne in March 1875 in Campagne County, Illinois. She preceded him in death.
Charlies Connellee married Mrs. Buda Whittington of Eastland.
Charles U. Connellee, affectionately known throughout Central and West Texas as "the father of Eastland" was buried in the Eastland Cemetery, which is located on the ground once owned by Mr. Connellee and years ago given to Eastland as a burial ground.
As a young man, out of college, Charlie Connellee with a few friends came to Texas in October 1874 from Kentucky, his native state. Mr. Connellee had finished college and moved to Dallas where he lived for some time, engaged as a civil engineer. He came to Eastland county on Christmas week of 1874 to locate on the site now occupied by the city of Eastland, building his one-room log cabin home on the plot of ground now occupied by the magnificent Hotel Connellee, and laid out and established the town. Later, he gave his old home site for the hotel. He was instrumental in having the county site, which was located at Merriman, moved to Eastland. The election for this purpose was held in 1875. He had been a permanent resident of Eastland since May 1875.
Daugherty, Connellee and Ammerman made a proposition in the summer of 1875 to the citizens to move the County town from Merriman to Eastland. The election was held on 2 August 1875 with Eastland received the majority vote. The three gentlemen agreed to construct a two-story stone building and donate the second floor to the county for a courtroom as long as desired. The building stood on the northwest corner of the square. The three men offered the Texas and Pacific Railroad one-fourth of the lots in the town if the road were built through Eastland. In October 1880, the first train rolled into the county town.
In 1887, Mr. Connellee was elected to the Texas State Legislature and served one term. He served Texas on many important commissions, including that appointed by Gov. O.B. Colquitt for the location of the state tubercular sanitarium, which was located at Carlsbad. At the time of his death, he was on the board of regents for C.I.A. Denton.
For more than 50 years he was engaged in the upbuilding of his town, county, and state, taking much interest in every progressive movement. There is scarcely a church site in Eastland that does not show the signature of C.U. Connellee. He also donated the site on which Eastland County's new courthouse stands. When the Connellee Theatre was being erected in Eastland at the cost of thousands of dollars. Mr. Connellee said, "I have many friends here and they have children and grandchildren; and although I am sure I'll never realize a dime profit of this building, I am going to build it for my friends their children, and my children." Connellee Park, south of Eastland, was donated by many years by Connellee to the citizens of Eastland for a public playground. He discontinued the practice of allowing the park to be used by the public only because so many disrespected him and damaged his property. On a large ranch, Mr. Connellee owns near San Angelo, is a camp for girls and boys, which he has maintained for years for the benefit of the boys and girls of West Texas.
As a mark of respect, all businesses in Eastland closed at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, 3 December 1930 for the funeral services. The district courts and offices in the courthouse were closed during the funeral services.
Services for C.U. Connellee were held at the family home.
Survived by his wife; one sister - Mrs. Zyzing; one daughter - Mrs. John N. Graves; one nephew T.W. Connellee; granddaughter - Mrs. Ed Freyschilag, Mrs. Whitehead, Mrs. Mayes.
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HON. C. U. CONNELLEE, EASTLAND.
C. U. Connellee was born and reared among the picturesque hills of Eagle Creek in Scott County, Kentucky, and was educated in the A. & M. Department of the University at Lexington. He came to Texas in 1874, located in Dallas, and engaged in the real estate business and in the location of land certificates. In March, 1875, he married Miss Mattie Payne, of Champaign County, Illinois, and came with her direct to Eastland City, where he has ever since made his home. In these early days he was Chief Marshal of all the forces working for Eastland City and County, the general source of information for all prospectors and proposing immigrants. Others came and left, C. U. Connellee stayed on; when the settler came in wanting a quarter section of school land, C. U. Connellee knew of one to point out to him. In these days of railroads, telegraph wires and telephone lines, one can scarcely appreciate the difficulty of forwarding settlement in a heavily timbered county with no means of direct communication, only wagon roads over which to travel, and the nearest railroad one hundred and fifty miles away. But under all difficulties Mr. Connellee held firm his faith in Eastland County. As frontier agent for Daugherty, Connellee and Ammerman he located lands, making frequent trips west-even penetrating the Staked Plains for this purpose, where he encountered Indians a number of times. In 1887 he was elected to the State Legislature from the District comprising the counties of Eastland, Stephens and Palo Pinto. As Representative he served one term, and was connected with the enactment of several very important laws. His present wife was Miss Tullie Folts Hardeman, with whom he became acquainted while serving as Representative, and shortly afterwards married. The History of Eastland County, Texas. by Mrs. George Langston, Dallas, Texas, A. D. Aldridge & Co., Stationers, Printers and Book Binders, 1904
Charlies Connellee married Mrs. Buda Whittington of Eastland.
Charles U. Connellee, affectionately known throughout Central and West Texas as "the father of Eastland" was buried in the Eastland Cemetery, which is located on the ground once owned by Mr. Connellee and years ago given to Eastland as a burial ground.
As a young man, out of college, Charlie Connellee with a few friends came to Texas in October 1874 from Kentucky, his native state. Mr. Connellee had finished college and moved to Dallas where he lived for some time, engaged as a civil engineer. He came to Eastland county on Christmas week of 1874 to locate on the site now occupied by the city of Eastland, building his one-room log cabin home on the plot of ground now occupied by the magnificent Hotel Connellee, and laid out and established the town. Later, he gave his old home site for the hotel. He was instrumental in having the county site, which was located at Merriman, moved to Eastland. The election for this purpose was held in 1875. He had been a permanent resident of Eastland since May 1875.
Daugherty, Connellee and Ammerman made a proposition in the summer of 1875 to the citizens to move the County town from Merriman to Eastland. The election was held on 2 August 1875 with Eastland received the majority vote. The three gentlemen agreed to construct a two-story stone building and donate the second floor to the county for a courtroom as long as desired. The building stood on the northwest corner of the square. The three men offered the Texas and Pacific Railroad one-fourth of the lots in the town if the road were built through Eastland. In October 1880, the first train rolled into the county town.
In 1887, Mr. Connellee was elected to the Texas State Legislature and served one term. He served Texas on many important commissions, including that appointed by Gov. O.B. Colquitt for the location of the state tubercular sanitarium, which was located at Carlsbad. At the time of his death, he was on the board of regents for C.I.A. Denton.
For more than 50 years he was engaged in the upbuilding of his town, county, and state, taking much interest in every progressive movement. There is scarcely a church site in Eastland that does not show the signature of C.U. Connellee. He also donated the site on which Eastland County's new courthouse stands. When the Connellee Theatre was being erected in Eastland at the cost of thousands of dollars. Mr. Connellee said, "I have many friends here and they have children and grandchildren; and although I am sure I'll never realize a dime profit of this building, I am going to build it for my friends their children, and my children." Connellee Park, south of Eastland, was donated by many years by Connellee to the citizens of Eastland for a public playground. He discontinued the practice of allowing the park to be used by the public only because so many disrespected him and damaged his property. On a large ranch, Mr. Connellee owns near San Angelo, is a camp for girls and boys, which he has maintained for years for the benefit of the boys and girls of West Texas.
As a mark of respect, all businesses in Eastland closed at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, 3 December 1930 for the funeral services. The district courts and offices in the courthouse were closed during the funeral services.
Services for C.U. Connellee were held at the family home.
Survived by his wife; one sister - Mrs. Zyzing; one daughter - Mrs. John N. Graves; one nephew T.W. Connellee; granddaughter - Mrs. Ed Freyschilag, Mrs. Whitehead, Mrs. Mayes.
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HON. C. U. CONNELLEE, EASTLAND.
C. U. Connellee was born and reared among the picturesque hills of Eagle Creek in Scott County, Kentucky, and was educated in the A. & M. Department of the University at Lexington. He came to Texas in 1874, located in Dallas, and engaged in the real estate business and in the location of land certificates. In March, 1875, he married Miss Mattie Payne, of Champaign County, Illinois, and came with her direct to Eastland City, where he has ever since made his home. In these early days he was Chief Marshal of all the forces working for Eastland City and County, the general source of information for all prospectors and proposing immigrants. Others came and left, C. U. Connellee stayed on; when the settler came in wanting a quarter section of school land, C. U. Connellee knew of one to point out to him. In these days of railroads, telegraph wires and telephone lines, one can scarcely appreciate the difficulty of forwarding settlement in a heavily timbered county with no means of direct communication, only wagon roads over which to travel, and the nearest railroad one hundred and fifty miles away. But under all difficulties Mr. Connellee held firm his faith in Eastland County. As frontier agent for Daugherty, Connellee and Ammerman he located lands, making frequent trips west-even penetrating the Staked Plains for this purpose, where he encountered Indians a number of times. In 1887 he was elected to the State Legislature from the District comprising the counties of Eastland, Stephens and Palo Pinto. As Representative he served one term, and was connected with the enactment of several very important laws. His present wife was Miss Tullie Folts Hardeman, with whom he became acquainted while serving as Representative, and shortly afterwards married. The History of Eastland County, Texas. by Mrs. George Langston, Dallas, Texas, A. D. Aldridge & Co., Stationers, Printers and Book Binders, 1904
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