    Thomas W. Dollarhide 1856 - 1941 The Denison Press
Wednesday, May 14, 1941 pg. 1 DEATH ROLL Thomas W. Dollarhide, 83, resident of Denison 64 years and retired hardware dealer, died this morning at 10:50 at his home, 630 W. Woodard, following an illness of 1 week. Funeral arrangements were incharge of Short-Murray. Mr. Dollarhide was born in Walton, Indiana, December 18, 1857, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dollarhide. He accompanied his parents to Wamege, Kansas, where he finished his education and later accompanied his parents to Muskogee. He came to Denison April 1, 1876 and entered service with the Katy railroad as fireman. He had served previously on railroads at Wamege and Muskogee. He was promoted to engineer in 1880 and although he left railroad service in 1882 to become a partner with his brother, George Dollarhide, in a gun store business, he retained his membership in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. In 1896, the Dollarhide, Maynard and Harris hardware was established, later becoming the Dollarhide and Harris firm. Mr. Harris died here June 24, 1938 and Mr. Dollarhide continued operating the business until he sold his interest to his grandson, Griffin Dollarhide, Jr. in O ctober 1939. He was married to Miss Cora L. Griffin at Denison, December 29, 1881. Surviving are his widow, 3 sons, Fred of Chicago; Tom of Good Hope, Illiniois; and Griffin of Denison; 9 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.  Elizabeth Victor Dollarhide 1832 - 1919 Sherman Daily Democrat
Wednesday, February 26, 1919 pg 5 Mrs. Elizabeth Dollarhide, nearly 87 years of age, and a well known and highly respected resident of Denison since 1878, died Tuesday morning at 3 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. O. Harris, 531 West Woodard street. Funeral services were held at the residence this morning at 10 o'clock, conducted by Rev. H. G. Hennessy, rector of St. Luke's Episcopal church. Interment will follow in Fairview cemetery. Mrs. Dollarhide was born in Bainbridge, Ohio, May 7, 1823, and resided in Kentucky during her early womanhood. She was married to Tom Dollarhide of Ohio, later going to Logansport, Ind., where her family was reared. From Logansport the family removed to Kansas, coming from there to Denison in 1878. Deceased is survived by two sons and two daughters, T. W. Dollarhide of this city, J. R. Dollarhide of Norman, Okla., Mrs. O. Harris, at whose home death occurred, and Mrs. Beschdol of Walton, Ind. In addition she is survived by fourteen grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
  Jesse Dollarhide 1886 - 1929 Jess
Dollarhide, 43 years old, a native Denisonian, died at his home, 630
West Woodard street, Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock after a brief
illness. He first became ill Tuesday evening.
Mr. Dollarhide was born in Denison, the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Dollarhide, Jan. 4, 1886, and attend the public schools here, graduating from the High School in 1902. He entered the railway mail service and was among the postal clerks to pass examination for foreign service, going to France where he served for sixteen months assisting in handling the large volume of mail sent to the boys "over there." It was in this service for his country that Mr. Dollarhide is believed to have contracted the illness from which he never fully recovered. Soon after his return, he and a brother, Tom Dollarhide, who also saw active service in the World war, took over their father's interest in the Dollarhide and Harris hardware store here. After a year or more, the pair disposed of this interest and went to Mexia where they opened a hardware store for themselves. Within a short time, Tom Dollarhide sold his share and went to Lansing, Mich. Jess Dollarhide retained his share of the store until some nine months ago when he sold out to enter the oil business. Fairview Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |
