1860-1900
Headstone of Malinda Dwight Hill at Lonesome Dove cemetery. Malinda and 14 others survived the 1836 raid on Fort Parker, infamous for the Comanche kidnapping of Cynthia Ann Parker
"Old Dove Church House," one of several early Lonesome Dove Baptist Church buildings, circa 1880s. Courtesy Tarrant County College District Archives, Fort Worth, Texas
Granite marker in front of the Lonesome Dove Baptist Church, located at 2380 Lonesome Dove Road in Southlake.
The words of the inscription on the Lonesome Dove Baptist Church granite marker
LDBC Homecoming 1899
Cate family reunion in the Dove community. Courtesy Tarrant County College District Archives, Fort Worth, Texas
Fannie Cate and her son, Stephen Milton, in front of their Dove community house. Courtesy of Tarrant County College District Archive, Fort Worth, Texas
In 1881, Robert Emmett Wilson purchased property near Keller-Grapevine Road, which is now Davis Blvd. at FM1709. The area came to known as Jellico and included a general store and a post office. Courtesy of E. I. Wiesman
Robert Wilson's house in Jellico, pictured here in a circa 1900 photo, began as a log house and over the years was altered. The house stood on the east side of Davis Blvd., south of FM1709. Courtesy of E. I. Wiesman
The Wilson house as it appeared in 1990. The house was razed in 2018. Courtesy of the Historic Preservation Council for Tarrant County, Texas
Jarrett Foster, seated center, moved to the Dove community with his father, Ambrose, and is buried in Lonesome Dove cemetery. His headstone reads, "Last survivor of the first settlers of Missouri Colony…" 1896. Tarrant County College Dist Archives
Spencer Graham married Martha Ann Reynolds in 1862 according to family records. Their house pictured in this undated photograph was located on N. Peytonville Avenue between Hood cemetery and W. Dove Road. Courtesy of Shivers family
Deed to William Graham, Spencer Graham's father, dated 1869. Courtesy of Shivers family
Spencer Graham, seated at far right in the front row, W. O. Medlin and five other surviving soldiers from Co. G, 18th Texas Cavalry attending their 40th Confederate Army reunion which was held in Dallas in 1902. Courtesy Denton Public Library
Spencer Graham's civil war service was verified in this letter dated 1944 and signed by the Texas State Library archivist. Courtesy Shivers family
Confederate Army medal belonging to Spencer Graham
Spencer Graham's 1906 obituary mistakenly gives his interment at Medlin Cemetery (located in Trophy Club) rather than Hood Cemetery (located in the Coventry Manor subdivision in Southlake). Courtesy Shivers family
This circa 1920s photograph shows Spencer Graham's obelisk marker that reads, "S. Graham, Born Dec. 14, 1840, Died Mar. 7, 1906." Courtesy of Shivers family
Spencer Graham's widow, Martha Ann Reynolds Graham, in her later years. She remained in the Dove community after her husband's death in 1906 and is buried in an unmarked grave next to his in Hood cemetery. Courtesy Shivers family
Spencer Graham's daughters, Bertha (born 1873) and Ora (born 1875), grew up in the Dove community. Courtesy of Shivers family
Spencer Graham's family record of his marriage and children. Courtesy of Shivers family
John R. Torian moved to the Dove community in the 1870s and in 1886 bought a cabin "built along a creek at the edge of the Cross Timbers." The cabin was donated to the City of Grapevine in the 1970s and sits on Main Street. SHS archives
John R. Torian in his later years. SHS archives
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Mary Hemphill, age 15, stands between her sisters, Maria and Eveline, circa 1879. SHS archives
Woodmen of the World was a men's group organized in 1890 to provide life insurance and other benefits. There was a Woodmen of the World lodge in the Dove community. This badge belonged to a Torian family member.
Benjamin Wilkinson, seen here, and his wife, Nancy Austin Wilkinson, moved to the White's Chapel community in 1892. They joined her parents, Mary Ann and Stephen Blevins Austin, who settled the area in 1870. Courtesy of Tarrant County College District
Sarah Wilkinson Castleberry, pictured with her husband, children and father-in-law, was the daughter of Benjamin and Nancy Austin Wilkinson. Courtesy of Tarrant County College Archives, Ft. Worth, Texas
By the 1890s, White's Chapel school had two rooms, one made of logs and the other wood framed. The school had no well from which to draw water, so the teachers and students got water from a water tank west of the church. Courtesy of Shivers family
James Joyce was born in 1810 in Georgia and married Miranda Grandberry in 1835. The couple moved to Texas in 1852 where he served as a deacon in Lonesome Dove and Mt. Gilead Baptist Churches. Courtesy Joyce family
Joyce's land grant was issued by the Texas General Land Office for 320 acres and is dated January 25, 1860. Courtesy of Joyce family
Miranda Grandberry Joyce holds the family Bible. Miranda died in 1870 and her husband, James, died in 1882. Both are buried in Mt. Gilead cemetery in Keller, Texas. Courtesy Joyce family
James J. Joyce, the youngest child of James J. and Miranda Joyce, attended Sams School then college before holding various positions with the Tarrant County Court House where he was respected for his expert handwriting. Courtesy of Joyce family
Mt. Gilead Baptist Church was established in 1852 in present-day Keller. In 1881, two acres were purchased for a "Burial ground," a portion of which came from the "James Joyce Reserve," according to this warranty deed. Courtesy of Joyce family
11e The Joyce children attended Sams School, established in the late 1870s on land donated by Calvin A. and Lucinda Sams. The school, shown in this circa 1895 photograph, was located near Dove and Sams School roads. Courtesy of Joyce family
Sams School pay voucher dated December 5, 1879. Courtesy Shivers family
John Dolford "Bob" Jones was born in 1850 in Arkansas, one of five children born to Leazer Jones, a white businessman and his slave, Lizzie. The family moved to Roanoke, Texas around 1859. Courtesy of Jones family
When Bob Jones was eleven his father, Leazer, returned to Arkansas where he had left his white wife and children. Bob and his brother stayed with their mother and sisters and later bought the 60-acre farm from their father. Courtesy of Jones family