 Benjamin & Dora Hassberg Benjamin
and Dora Hassberg came to Texas about 1877. After selling their
residence in 1884, they moved to 211 Sears Street.
The original address was 211 Sears Street (as shown by the house numbers on the porch overhang). At the time the house was built, there were no other houses between it and Austin Avenue; it was described as being "on the corner". Houses were later erected at 201 and 205 but they disappeared before the photograph above was taken. The 209 address was added between 1908 and 1914. Mr. Hassberg had been a businessman in Denison for thirteen years. He had at first been in partnership with Mr. Goldsoll in the dry goods business. Later he worked at Jacob's Bazaar and had opened his own gentlemen's clothing store in the spring of 1890.   In
late June 1890 Mr. Hassberg committed suicide in his home by taking
morphine. The funeral was held at the family residence on
a Sunday morning and his remains were laid to rest in the Hebrew section of the city cemetery with Jewish and Masonic rites. The local paper mentioned in its June 29, 1890 noted that Mrs. Hassberg and children would be moving to Chicago. Later owners of the house were the Zabel family.  Probably Nettie Zabel standing on the porch at 209 Sears Street. Her daugheter and son-in-law, Marie and Fred Cook, lived in the west half (211) of the house. Fred was employed at Perrin Drive-In Theater.   Biography Index Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |
