N. M. Davis Dallas Morning News
January 25, 1941 Civil War Veteran To Fete 97th Birthday Van Alstyne, Texas, Jan. 24 - N.M. Davis, Van Alstyne's oldest citizen and probably the only surviving Civil War veteran in this immediate vicinity, will hold open house Sunday at his home in celebration of his ninety-seventh birthday. He came to Texas seventy years ago and settled first at Pilot Grove, later moving to Van Alstyne. He enlisted at the age of 17. Military Veterans Susan Hawkins © 2024 |