Young Co., TX., Biograph - Capt. Edward S Terrell ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted by: Dorman Holub txarchives@mac.com *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter,and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** Captain Edward S. Terrell An Interesting Confederate At an important meeting of old Confederates in Fort Worth, the special correspondent of the Dallas News says Judge C.C. Cummings moved that Col. Abe Harris, the oldest resident of Fort Worth, a 1849er and one of the United States dragoons, who came here in 1849, be requested to write Capt. Edward Terrell, now of Joplin, Jack county, to accompany the camp to Dallas on Confederate Day as its guest. Capt. Edward Terrell is the first white man to put foot on Fort Worth soil. Away back in November, 1843, he came to live oak grove now at the head of Samuels Avenue and there erected the first house ever built in Fort Worth, a log cabin, in which he dwelt for a long time and used it as a trading post with the redskins. He was accompanied by a companion Ð J.P. Loucks Ð who cut the logs of this first house, and had to go eastward 40 miles to White Rock, in Dallas County, for aid to assist in the first Fort Worth house raising. There they obtained the desired aid and on! their way back were captured by the Indians and held for several days and Capt. Terrell secured their released by dickering flour for the liberty of his companions. He is now in his 87th year, having been born in Murray County, Tennessee in 1811. Different members of the camp said that they would delight to honor this first of the first settlers by escorting him to the confederate reunion at the Dallas Fair. The Jacksboro Gazette Thursday, March 30, 1899