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John S. Armstrong
John S. Armstrong (November 18, 1850 – April 26, 1908) was an American real estate developer. He was the co-founder (along with Thomas Marsalis) of the former City of Oak Cliff (now incorporated into Dallas) and founder of the town of Highland Park, Texas, Highland Park, Texas. Armstrong was also a founder of the State Fair of Texas. John Scarborough Armstrong was born November 18, 1850 in Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee to J. W. and Pauline Armstrong. He was one of thirteen children. He married Alice J. White on July 3, 1878, in Lancaster, Kentucky, Lancaster, Kentucky. With his brothers, Dr. V. P. Armstrong and Henry C. Armstrong, he established the Armstrong Meat Packing Company, a wholesale grocery business. Around 1906, he purchased land north of Dallas which he had developed into the residential community of Highland Park. Armstrong died April 26, 1908 in Dallas, Texas and is buried at Oakland Cemetery. He was survived by his wife, Alice J., and two daughters: M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Marsalis
Thomas Lafayette Marsalis (October 4, 1852 – April 20, 1919) was an American developer. With John S. Armstrong, the founder of Oak Cliff, he was one of the key developers of what is now known as the Dallas area. Early life Marsalis was born in Amite County, Mississippi, near New Orleans, Louisiana. The Marsalis family were Dutch Reformed who had immigrated to North America in 1661. They had settled in New Jersey before Thomas Marsalis's grandfather moved to Mississippi. Marsalis spent his childhood in Louisiana. He moved to Corsicana, Texas, where Marsalis and a partner started a wholesale grocery house. In 1872 he moved to Dallas to start his own wholesale business. This was reportedly one of "the largest and most successful operations of its kind in the South, doing $750,000 worth of business annually by 1877." Marsalis and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Josephine Crowdus, the daughter of a prominent Dallas physician and future mayor, married November 29, 1873. They had three childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |