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Deane Keller (1901 - 1992)

Keller (December 14, 1901–April 12, 1992) was an American artist, academic, soldier, art restorer and preservationist. He taught for forty years at Yale University's School of Fine Arts and during Worl...

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4/20/2015
10/13/2023
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4/20/2015

Deane Keller (1901 - 1992)

Keller (December 14, 1901–April 12, 1992) was an American artist, academic, soldier, art restorer and preservationist. He taught for forty years at Yale University's School of Fine Arts and during Worl...

10/13/2023

Amanda Cartwright Taylor (1879 - 1977)

Amanda Cartwright Taylor, historical preservationist, second of ten children of Mary Cynthia (Davenport) and Matthew Cartwright, was born on March 21, 1879, at Terrell, Texas. She was a descendant of J...

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11/20/2011
5/6/2023
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11/20/2011

Amanda Cartwright Taylor (1879 - 1977)

Amanda Cartwright Taylor, historical preservationist, second of ten children of Mary Cynthia (Davenport) and Matthew Cartwright, was born on March 21, 1879, at Terrell, Texas. She was a descendant of J...

5/6/2023

Arthur Pope Watson, Jr. was a well-known interior designer in Austin, Texas. Arthur Pope Watson, Jr., grandson of A.O. Watson and the great-nephew of the Popes, conducted his decorating business in t...

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3/29/2023
3/29/2023
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Arthur Pope Watson, Jr. was a well-known interior designer in Austin, Texas. Arthur Pope Watson, Jr., grandson of A.O. Watson and the great-nephew of the Popes, conducted his decorating business in t...

3/29/2023

Annie Lee Warren Roberts (1895 - 1990)

Annie Lee Warren Roberts, philanthropist and historical preservationist, was born in Terrell, Texas, in 1895, the only child of Annie (Cartwright) and state Senator Robert Lee Warren. Following graduat...

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1/2/2009
3/4/2023
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1/2/2009

Annie Lee Warren Roberts (1895 - 1990)

Annie Lee Warren Roberts, philanthropist and historical preservationist, was born in Terrell, Texas, in 1895, the only child of Annie (Cartwright) and state Senator Robert Lee Warren. Following graduat...

3/4/2023

Mary Moody Northen (1892 - 1986)

Mary Elizabeth Moody Northen, philanthropist, was born on February 10, 1892, the eldest child of Libbie Rice (Shearn) and William L. Moody, Jr. A frail, shy girl, she was privately tutored in Galveston...

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1/24/2023
2/20/2023
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1/24/2023

Mary Moody Northen (1892 - 1986)

Mary Elizabeth Moody Northen, philanthropist, was born on February 10, 1892, the eldest child of Libbie Rice (Shearn) and William L. Moody, Jr. A frail, shy girl, she was privately tutored in Galveston...

2/20/2023

Bertha Kirkley (1868 - 1949)

Bertha Kirkley, teacher, daughter of James Ellison and Elizabeth (Hollis) Kirkley, was born in San Augustine, Texas, on January 10, 1868. Her family later moved to Beckville, Panola County, where she a...

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2/10/2023
2/10/2023
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2/10/2023

Bertha Kirkley (1868 - 1949)

Bertha Kirkley, teacher, daughter of James Ellison and Elizabeth (Hollis) Kirkley, was born in San Augustine, Texas, on January 10, 1868. Her family later moved to Beckville, Panola County, where she a...

2/10/2023

Hobart Key, Jr. (1913 - 1986)

Hobart Key, Jr., businessman, author, and historical preservationist, was born on March 15, 1913, the son of Hobart and Dolly Bell (Rutherford) Key, in Marshall, Texas. A paternal ancestor had one of t...

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2/24/2007
2/6/2023
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2/24/2007

Hobart Key, Jr. (1913 - 1986)

Hobart Key, Jr., businessman, author, and historical preservationist, was born on March 15, 1913, the son of Hobart and Dolly Bell (Rutherford) Key, in Marshall, Texas. A paternal ancestor had one of t...

2/6/2023

Benjamin Grady O'Neal (1874 - 1960)

Benjamin Grady Oneal, Texas state senator and historical preservationist, was born in Grenada, Mississippi, on August 20, 1874. After moving to Breckenridge, Texas, with his parents at the age of four,...

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1/20/2023
1/20/2023
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1/20/2023

Benjamin Grady O'Neal (1874 - 1960)

Benjamin Grady Oneal, Texas state senator and historical preservationist, was born in Grenada, Mississippi, on August 20, 1874. After moving to Breckenridge, Texas, with his parents at the age of four,...

1/20/2023

Major General William Allen Harris was born into a military family, Feb. 3, 1911, in Ilo Ilo, Philippines, where his father was serving. While his father was stationed in San Antonio, Harris was a st...

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9/25/2011
1/17/2023
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9/25/2011

Major General William Allen Harris was born into a military family, Feb. 3, 1911, in Ilo Ilo, Philippines, where his father was serving. While his father was stationed in San Antonio, Harris was a st...

1/17/2023

Adina Emilia de Zavala (1861 - 1955)

Adina Emilia De Zavala, preservationist, eldest of six children of Augustine and Julia (Tyrrell) De Zavala and granddaughter of Lorenzo and Emily (West) de Zavala, was born on November 28, 1861, in Har...

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1/10/2023
1/10/2023
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1/10/2023

Adina Emilia de Zavala (1861 - 1955)

Adina Emilia De Zavala, preservationist, eldest of six children of Augustine and Julia (Tyrrell) De Zavala and granddaughter of Lorenzo and Emily (West) de Zavala, was born on November 28, 1861, in Har...

1/10/2023

Josephine Lockhart Reid (1925 - 2016)

Mill City - Josephine was born on March 21, 1925 in Galveston, Texas to John W. and Frances Harris Lockhart. She began school at the age of four and graduated from Ball High School in Galveston at ag...

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12/30/2022
12/30/2022
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12/30/2022

Josephine Lockhart Reid (1925 - 2016)

Mill City - Josephine was born on March 21, 1925 in Galveston, Texas to John W. and Frances Harris Lockhart. She began school at the age of four and graduated from Ball High School in Galveston at ag...

12/30/2022

Lucy Madison Maverick (1883 - 1967)

Lucy Madison Maverick, artist and conservationist, the daughter of George Madison and Mary Elizabeth (Vance) Maverick, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on January 5, 1883. She was the fourth of six chi...

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10/25/2008
12/28/2022
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10/25/2008

Lucy Madison Maverick (1883 - 1967)

Lucy Madison Maverick, artist and conservationist, the daughter of George Madison and Mary Elizabeth (Vance) Maverick, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on January 5, 1883. She was the fourth of six chi...

12/28/2022

Rena Maverick Green (1874 - 1962)

Rena Maverick Green, historian, artist, suffragist, conservationist, and civic leader, daughter of George Madison and Mary Elizabeth Vance Maverick, was born in Sedalia, Missouri, on February 10, 1874,...

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10/25/2008
12/28/2022
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10/25/2008

Rena Maverick Green (1874 - 1962)

Rena Maverick Green, historian, artist, suffragist, conservationist, and civic leader, daughter of George Madison and Mary Elizabeth Vance Maverick, was born in Sedalia, Missouri, on February 10, 1874,...

12/28/2022

Mary Vance Green (1903 - 1987)

Mary Vance Green, teacher, artist, and preservationist, the third of four children of Robert B. and Rena (Maverick) Green, was born in San Antonio on February 7, 1903. She attended the Balcones School ...

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12/28/2022
12/28/2022
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Mary Vance Green (1903 - 1987)

Mary Vance Green, teacher, artist, and preservationist, the third of four children of Robert B. and Rena (Maverick) Green, was born in San Antonio on February 7, 1903. She attended the Balcones School ...

12/28/2022

Margaret Murphy Ezzell (1902 - 1987)

Margaret Murphy Ezzell, civic leader and historic preservationist, was born on November 11, 1902, in Hillsboro, Texas, the daughter of Joshua Elmer and Linnie (Lovejoy) Murphy. She was active in civic ...

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11/10/2022
11/10/2022
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11/10/2022

Margaret Murphy Ezzell (1902 - 1987)

Margaret Murphy Ezzell, civic leader and historic preservationist, was born on November 11, 1902, in Hillsboro, Texas, the daughter of Joshua Elmer and Linnie (Lovejoy) Murphy. She was active in civic ...

11/10/2022

Clara Driscoll (1881 - 1945)

"Savior of the Alamo"

Clara Driscoll, businesswoman, philanthropist, and historic preservationist, was born on April 2, 1881, to Robert and Julia (Fox) Driscoll in St. Mary's, Texas, near the site of present Bayside. Her an...

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3/13/2008
4/23/2022
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3/13/2008

Clara Driscoll (1881 - 1945)

"Savior of the Alamo"

Clara Driscoll, businesswoman, philanthropist, and historic preservationist, was born on April 2, 1881, to Robert and Julia (Fox) Driscoll in St. Mary's, Texas, near the site of present Bayside. Her an...

4/23/2022

Emma Richardson Cherry (1859 - 1954)

Emma Richardson Cherry, artist and preservationist, was born in Aurora, Illinois, on February 28, 1859, the eldest of four children of James Perkins and Frances Ann (Mostow) Richardson. Her father was ...

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1/2/2011
2/23/2022
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1/2/2011

Emma Richardson Cherry (1859 - 1954)

Emma Richardson Cherry, artist and preservationist, was born in Aurora, Illinois, on February 28, 1859, the eldest of four children of James Perkins and Frances Ann (Mostow) Richardson. Her father was ...

2/23/2022

Charles L. Bybee (1900 - 1972)

Charles L. Bybee, banker and philanthropist, was born in Willis, Texas, on July 7, 1900, the son of Charles T. and Ianthe (Lewis) Bybee. The family moved in 1913 to Houston, where Bybee attended Height...

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2/7/2022
2/7/2022
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Charles L. Bybee (1900 - 1972)

Charles L. Bybee, banker and philanthropist, was born in Willis, Texas, on July 7, 1900, the son of Charles T. and Ianthe (Lewis) Bybee. The family moved in 1913 to Houston, where Bybee attended Height...

2/7/2022

Patrick Henry Butler III (1945 - 2016)

Patrick Henry Butler III, historian, curator, and historic preservationist, the son of Patrick Henry Butler, Jr., and Rebecca Ann (Johnson) Butler, was born in Alexandria, Virginia, on July 3, 1945. He...

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2/7/2022
2/7/2022
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2/7/2022

Patrick Henry Butler III (1945 - 2016)

Patrick Henry Butler III, historian, curator, and historic preservationist, the son of Patrick Henry Butler, Jr., and Rebecca Ann (Johnson) Butler, was born in Alexandria, Virginia, on July 3, 1945. He...

2/7/2022

Emma Kyle Burleson (1869 - 1941)

Emma Kyle Burleson, preservationist, was born in August 1869 near San Marcos, Texas, the daughter of Lucy Emma (Kyle) and Edward Burleson, Jr. Her father was a Confederate veteran, a Texas Ranger, and ...

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7/20/2008
2/4/2022
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7/20/2008

Emma Kyle Burleson (1869 - 1941)

Emma Kyle Burleson, preservationist, was born in August 1869 near San Marcos, Texas, the daughter of Lucy Emma (Kyle) and Edward Burleson, Jr. Her father was a Confederate veteran, a Texas Ranger, and ...

2/4/2022