 Whitesboro News-Record
June 28, 1937 Whitesboro Centennial, 1873 - 1973 Historical edition Diamond Family The Diamond family came from Georgia and lived about a mile west of town. In the early 1850s Mr. James R. Diamond and his brother John established the Diamond Ranch. The ranch was selected as a depot in the area when the Butterfield stage line started its trek across the United States. George Diamond went to Houston and founded a newspaper there called the "Houston Post". After eleven members of the family died of yellow fever in 1867, George returned to Whitesboro. ca 1912 Taken in Dallas, Texas  The four daughters of Frances Susan and Geo. W. Diamond
 L - R: Luella Diamond, d/o Susan Frances & G.W. Diamond Cora Harbenson Cora Diamond, d/o James J. & Amanda Diamond; w/o Frank Tomers Whitesboro History Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |