The Faces of Liberty County Texas

04/22/2024

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John Cherry

John was born in Highland County, Ohio on November 23, 1808. He came to Texas with his father, Aaron Cherry in 1818 and settled near a Coushatta Native American village. In 1838 he was commissioned by President Sam Houston to act as an interpreter for Native Americans in a treaty parley.

He was also a soldier in Captain William Logan’s company, 2nd regiment, Volunteers in the Texas war for independence in 1836. He received 2 Texas land grants.

He was married 3 times and had a total of 14 sons and 7 daughters. He died on April 12, 1891 at the age of 82.



Links related to him:
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=179185
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7197898/john-cherry

07/15/2023

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Reagan “Shorty” Campbell

Shorty was born in Liberty, Texas on January 19, 1942, right in the middle of World War 2, to Sam Houston Campbell & Reba Catherine Poe. Reagan’s parents gave the nickname “Shorty” to Reagan and “Skinny” to his twin brother Raymond, nicknames that forever followed them both. In the year 1952, when Shorty was just 10 years old, gas was $0.20/gallon, the average income was $3,515.00 & a loaf of bread was $0.16.

The youngest of ten children, he spent the majority of his youth in the South Liberty Oil Field. His family moved numerous times throughout his childhood. Shorty was a gifted athlete growing up, he broke many school records and had his jersey retired from Liberty High School. In 1960, Shorty had just turned 18. The U.S. entered the Vietnam War, JFK had just been sworn in as the 35th President of The Union, and Salvatore Giancana ruled the streets of Chicago.

Shorty married Miss Connie Pat Howle on November 18, 1965, at the young age of 23. Together they had three children.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1964-1968 attaining the rank of Sergeant (E-5). Shortly after returning to civilian life in 1968, MLK & Bobby Kennedy were assassinated, Nixon was sworn in, and the infamous music festival known as 'Woodstock' would kickoff in the fall of that year.

Shorty worked in the oilfield throughout his life starting as a roughneck and retiring as a Petroleum Consultant. During his career Shorty attended numerous schools to advance his knowledge in his field. He loved to fish and hunt, but loved most to cook and be with his family.

Shorty died on September 4, 2016 and is buried at Hardin Chapel Cemetery, in Hardin, Texas.

Much of this information was taken from:
https://www.allisonfuneralservice.com/tributes/Reagan-Campbell
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169398514/reagan-campbell

07/11/2023

A parade in Dayton, Texas back in 1950. You're looking South on Main. The young man on the left with the American flag is Donald Johnson. On the right holding the Texas flag is Floyd Gilmore. Visible on the left is the Dayton Hotel, Mansfield's drug store, the Dayton Cafe, the appliance store, and the 1919 Dayton State Bank building. On the right we see McGinty's Drug Store, Western Auto, and the Rio Theater.

07/11/2023

Eugene Sewell 'Gene' Abshier was born on November 1, 1896 in Devers, Texas to Francois Monroe Abshier and Mary Emelia LeNormand. He married Anna Jane Abshier and they had two children together, James Lowell and Eugene Earl. Mr. Abshier died on January 2, 1960 in Liberty, Texas and is buried in the Abshier Cemetery in Devers, Texas.

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03/20/2023

03/19/2023

Bertha Boyce, 98, died in Liberty on March 26, 2010.

Born Bertha Louise Sheppard in Watkins Glen, NY, on March 8, 1912. The family moved to Richmond, Virginia, when she was a teenager, where she graduated from John Marshall High School. She then returned to New York to attend Meakers Busines Institute in Elmira, New York. She married in 1937 and had four daughters. After her first marriage ended, she married Trevor Boyce in 1946, and they came to Houston. She and Trevor began Trevor Boyce Associates. The company was incorporated in 1959, and they moved to Dayton in 1960. Working side by side, Mr. and Mrs. Boyce built the business, and Mrs. Boyce continued to run it for several years after his death. She retired at the age of 70. Asked once what her hobbies were, she replied, "I didn't have time for hobbies. I worked all my life." However, in addition to her professional work, she worked diligently to make her community a better place for all. She was a worthy matron of Rebecca Lodge of Eastern Star from 1984 to 1985. She was also a member of Pilot Club and helped establish Helping Hands. She was a board member of the Liberty County Project on Aging, and served with the volunteer auxiliary at Liberty-Dayton Hospital. She was a member of the local AARP, and served the Tri-County Mental Health-Mental Retardation in Liberty. She collected toys and food for the Dayton Police Department to distribute, and when she could no longer drive, she organized toy and food drives each year in the Dayton Retirement Center where she lived. When she was unable to serve the various groups to which she belonged in any other way, she could be counted on to make phone calls to the members, reminding them of meetings or giving them important information. She continued serving in that way until her vision became so poor she could not read the phone numbers. She was a member of the Liberty-Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, and was recognized as Dayton's Citizen of the Year for 2004. She was well-known in the community as someone to whom one could turn for help with any worthwhile project. A lifelong Episcopalian, Mrs. Boyce became a member of St. Stephen's Church shortly after moving to the area, and remained active in the church until her death. She was designated a 2010 Woman of Honor Episcopal Churchwomen of the Diocese of Texas.

In addition to her husband Trevor, Mrs. Boyce was preceded in death by her parents William and Bertha Smith Sheppard, her sister Lillian Sheppard Bosley, and brothers Russell Sheppard and Bruce Sheppard.

-Taken from Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50326507/bertha-louise-jayne_boyce

03/18/2023

Geraldine Elizabeth Lasha was born on September 29, 1931, in Oakdale, Louisiana, her father, Lloyd, was 27, and her mother, Hattie, was 23. She married James Earl Brinson and they had three children together. She then married in October 1958. She died on February 23, 2005, in Dayton, Texas, at the age of 73.

03/18/2023

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03/17/2023

Rev. Jackson Wycliff Gregg was born on December 10, 1858, in Liberty, Texas, the son of Ann and David. He had three sons and four daughters with Ellen Shaw Stuart between 1880 and 1898. He died on June 4, 1944, in Antlers, Oklahoma, at the age of 85.

03/16/2023

Joseph Henry Waring was born on November 7, 1931, in Douglassville, Texas, his father, Winfred, was 28 and his mother, Minnie, was 21. He married on January 31, 1966, in Hope, Arkansas. He died on May 21, 2011, in Liberty, Texas, at the age of 79, and was buried in Cass, Texas.