CONFEDERATE BIOGRAPHY: D. H. Connally - Smith County, TX

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Submitted by Doris Peirce - ginlu@charter.net
24 February 2002 
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TEXANS WHO WORE THE GRAY by Sid S. Johnson 
D. H. CONNALLY

D. H. Connally was born Dec. 3rd, 1837 in the state of Georgia, and 
removed to Smith county, Texas, in November, 1866.  Enlisted in company 
F, 1st Georgia regiment volun­teers and gave the South four years of
service. He was first appointed hospital steward and soon after  
assistant sur­geon and was rapidly ad­vanced to the position of post 
surgeon, as a skilled man in his profession.  Dr. Connally graduated 
in medicine from the Atlanta Medical College in 1860 and entered into 
part­nership with his preceptor, Dr. W. S. Moreland, profes­sor of surgery, 
until the war between the states. when his services were promptly 
offered to his country. After the war he practiced one year in Georgia 
and in November, 1866, located in Jamestown,Tex; and after two years 
of successful practice he located on the Seven Leagues in Smith county. 
During his residence at the last mentioned place he erected a Methodist 
church building and organized a Sunday School. In 1879 he removed to 
Tyler and settled at the pretty and com­fortable home where he now 
resides. In 1878 he was a dele­gate to the General Methodist Conference 
that met at At­lanta, Ga.  He has been county and city health officer 
for the past 12 years and still holds these two very important 
positions.  On the 1st day of January, 1863, he was married to Miss 
Sallie M. Winship, a daughter of Joseph Winship, of Atlanta, GA.  Mrs. 
Connally died Nov. 1, 1886. Mr. Walter Connally, a leading business 
man of Tyler, is a son.  Dr. Connally is a representative man of Texas 
and loyal to the history and traditions of the Southland.