First Car in Gordon |
Hit and killed SAFRONIA MAYO, wife of
Moses Henry C. Blue (1846 1936) who also died in Palo Pinto County. |
| First child delivered by Dr. R. H. Smith after he
came to this county. |
John Ballenger |
| First Doctor & School Teacher |
Dr. Taylor
per Cindy Gettle |
| First Sheriff |
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| First Store |
Willis Mills and Ansell Russell opened a store on old Fort
Worth and Belknap road, about one and one-half miles west of
the present town in 1856. Information from forttours.com
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| First woman elected as a school superintendent
in Palo Pinto County |
Edith Holden Clark, daughter of Dr. John Holden
(dentist)
per Harry Brownslow Brittan, Jr. |
First child born in Palo Pinto County |
It is assumed that Mattie Brown was the first child born in Palo Pinto County. Mattie married a Mr. Kinsolving. Her father was James Brown and her mother was a Wright. |
| Forty-Two Domino Game |
Forty-Two is an adaptation of Auction Pitch. It was invented
by W. A. Thomas during his boyhood in Garner, Parker County, Texas,
about 1885. |
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