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Home My WebLink AboutGrapevine Farmers, History ofWeldon G. Cannon History Files In this folder donated to the City of Euless, labeled GRAPEVINE FARMERS, are a few key documents and other materials from files donated to The University of Texas at Arlington for the Weldon Cannon Euless Collection in the Special Collections of the University Library. Following is a brief summary of materials in 1 folder under this subject that was donated to UTA. Folder Contents 1. Grapevine Farmers-- Records of Grapevine Farmers Association organized in 1880 by about 32 farmers for self protection in absence of adequate law enforcement in northeastern Tarrant County, Texas. They lived on the "Grapevine Prairie," southeast of present Grapevine and northeast of present Euless, near the Dallas County line. The foil o-Ang is copied from an old Lamer kept by GEURG& 1140MID JONES Of TARMT Mi NVO TEXAS and after ISP8 of Baylor County, Texas Copied by tars, Jo Audk, Jones, dw*h resin-l&v of the above G. H. Jonese and widow of his youngest child. Ledger is In her posaession at 6928 Glen Hills Rd, , Fort Worth. Tema 7613-8 as of January 3973. ber of _ SIX FLAW LRAM-R DAR# Fort Iforth In this ledger, G, A- Jones kept a variety of accounts, the first entry is herewith copleds On the fly leaf of this 8" x 14" lamer is vritteno "Record Book of the Grapevine farmers assoalation organized April the 20o V-80" Beth this in larger writting s " The Chord American Baptist Rib (or Pu-r r 50si ety a App rend - there we little or no lav enforcement , which resulted in the resldents of northeast Tarrant County forming, their ovn local proteotive organization. On the 'back side of the fly lea*'t ' ll of my own free will and acard der solemnly pledge myself in the presence of God and this association to sacredly keeu all the secrets of this awociation and not communicate ate them to any one except member of this or a kindred society, and to them after due trial and l further promise to obey all orders of the officers of this society and to pay all dues assessed by the society as long as I as a member therein and I further agxee to abide by the by1{ays and consti-tution of this eiety. " is aTI"u` ION and BYIAWS of the Grapevine MarMerS Associatica for the tectticn of property organized April 20, i''=rG e the undersioped citizens of '.'arra..nt County Texas do nuttaall agree and pledge Ourselves to submit to and wry out the following resolutions f! t Be it resolved that whereas our county is suffering O�eat2y on account of horse thieves and all other rsanner of thieving we organize OursOlves into an assoslation to be .known as the Farriers _,On for the purpose of protecting our property second Be it resolved that no person can become a. member of this a sso- S ati on without being recorzmded by two members of this assoalation. and balloted for by private ballot one black ball re;;ectirg Be it resolved that it be, our object to use every reascrAble means In our poorer to act in harmony with the lags of our country and assist the authorities in the protection of the same 4th Be it resolved that the officers of this au losia.tion shall consist of a President, two Vice Presidents and one sec ritary Tr asuror Doorkeeper. and stwart (notes later spelled correci-jv 'steward'# 5th) - Be it: resolved that It :shall be the duty of the president to pre- side at all sting direct all scouts and tanke general direction of all business of the assosla.tion as a m."ority of the nembers Pay direct: and In the absence of the President the Vice 1'resident shall act in his etead 6th) it shall be the dWy of the seeritary to ka--ep a record of all meet- ing., and collect all rioneys clue the assoelAtion and pay the over to the treasurer taking his receipt for the saswe, and keep a correct mount of all monoj received by h� 7th) The treasurer shall receive all manes from the secrita y receipt for the sa-me an.1 pay it out U. order of the ass tic silt ed by the President or siding officer a.nd secs. itarr Pth) the doorkeeper shall attend the door while the assaostation is In session and suffer none to panes or repass only membeers of the same 9th) The stewart. shall keep the house In offer and attend Lights etc ltlth) When any member of this association s}All. loose any property by theft he spay report t4 the President and? the President shall act promptly by consulting with the or bath of the Vice Presidents and devise thebest means in their judApent to recover the {=r€r ty Coxtsti.tuti-On & Bylaws cort'cs nth) This association Shall hold themselves responsible for all mine and money expended by any scout or mearbers of this association while on duty. 12) it shall be the duty ref the secretary to levy a proratto tax on all the members to cover any and _ail just claims arAinst the association by order of a PA jority of the meabors resent at any Aeeting of the associa- tion 13th) 411 moons beconeing ambers of the association shall pay an pittance fee of twenty five cet is 14th) The president or el.th{er of the vice presidents in his absence shall, call the house to order within 15 minrtes of the time specified provided there are as many as five members preft-ent which nunber shall be considered a cltzoron and le ally auth€�rined. to transact all business that may core before rise then 15th) The President or in his absence 61ther of the vice presidents shall have the po r to can a meetine, of the associa.tton at any time haveing as y Cabers notified as pmeticable 16th) It shall be the duty of all officers and nembers to attend all rwetings of this association as pronptly as passible 17th) If aki nember refuses to pay any assesment he standz cut off fray all benefits of the association and may be excluded by a maJority= of the memberz pant at any neeting Vth) The above may be amended at any time by a. t1tweefourths vote of the : �embe- present at a re filar neeting 2nth) We the undereU ed subscribe to the above rasolutions James '° r orison nres H. F.. f-Forgew ''i• A• Beall Vice G. H. Wir1y` . B. Nwrell vice Ares C. t. Winfrey G. R. Jones Secretary James Cate Lm J. Borah Tresurer Wn :ate ft-ank Deskin 'Doorkeeper Thotr--s newton T. P • !Goodfellow steward Wm Kelley T. B. McC'all.ister V. 4. Cox C.D. Beall J. A. Vanes M. Goodfellow M. J. Vallis N. isitle, W. A* Crowley . 3. wakeham W. R, Terrill Minutes of six weekly meetings follow on the next pages In the ledger, but obviously all of the narnes si ed to the Goneti.tution and. Bye.aws were not present at the first reading, as as some of the men were voted of after they first meeting "bese meetings deal mainly with menbership and Bey. The Constitution ands Bylaws were adopted at the fit meeting, with the i'ollowine aeribers presents No �ti• email, churn, W. J. Borah G. Do Betel To B• ficAlli.ster PI. Litle Gs ji• Jones 1'2=k He€kin The first officer elected was G. R. Jones, Secretary vice- J, Mmonson was both recommended for membership and elected president at this meeting, though he was later president. Elm. F , Terrell was the first elected r esldent, also recommended that same meeting# but apparently nisi not choose to serve as Edmonson berme president. However, 1144 Beall, the Chairman, presided over the first five meetings, Names recommended for:er�bersip, 3n addition to those signatures are at the bottom of the Constitution and Bylawse Wm. Trigv= Jaw -le Ferrusen a:. *: , N evton Henry Lipscomb G. W. Jones 41 . D. F cCor liic J, Tom u:3ns p� ��ssa F 1. IF, Kill i an J. J, Goodfellow J. Uchl ine G, 4. zaewton L Shelton �. � • male After V • -s • Lorump was dropped from me mbership$ it eras resolved that an applicants for membership do so in writing by two sponsors for reconnend- ati.ons andd nares, voted on at the react meeting. No reason given for mare being drrapped, but simple non-ettendanc€a could be sufficient reason. The president, James - Inonson %-as J. G. P, roc—f SM. Other Northeast Thxxant Gounty residents mentioned in p;rsonal accounts Sr, .i. r. Jones (bro of G.R.j. & son of Joserih Fle ring Jones, decea-sed 1F*7F-') Fes• Js3nos {widnw of Joseph Fie minC.: Jcr+es. Za^. j J. >. Vs Crane t-'.'. Judith R. crane (i?r:u of jr v'r !�!am ,.fee Jones) On another p"I'i, there is a list of members paying the +atmitt-arse : 2_50, on this p:f_8. off to the side of the na,le col, 'there apt an ites with no related d mear:ingi Britten in larre handwriting with flourishes Nunekak- vhc hl aw Nation J F • Perhaps an Indian from the Chickasaw :.aticn was In the area. {t,vtea All spel-ni s copies exactly as read. e5dd3} I N D E X 'tames 6f moons BEALLO M. A. 0 Of Do 314 BORAHo 11- J* 14 at"TRI James* %ir'.9 coxv V. A. 3 G&MEt J. E. Mot Judith R.j 4 M OXTALEt W* J., 4 mmaua' tv. il., 3 MWIP, W. B. 4 MSIXIN, Frank, 3,4 Pl'!;'M�ONSIX'v Jamea- or %% Of P,, 3,4 ;UGjiTLVG, if* 4 4 3A G-M.M.-:�LLOV, T. P.0 P4, 394 ,is J*p 4 A* # 3 KNE14-1, Q. R. or merge Robert 1.1.4 G. V. 4, Jo Eck 14 40 J. F. or joseph Fleming 4,, ary lealke 4 Names of, Places Baylor C-,untyt Texar-. 1 Chickasaw Nation 4 Fort north, Texas I Grapevine, To. -as It 2, 4 Tarrant Co-anty, Ts Is 2 N�nes of Organizatiom SIX FAG:, CI-AW:ER MR GRAPEEMNE FABIMM ASSWIMOL 1, 2 C: —ICW1-AX NTATICAN, 4 KEUCY, 'em. 3 LMCGIM, Benny 4 ftALL13-4rM, To B. 3*4 VaCIORMUs is 3-1. 4 3 N MILLY-1W-4 4 is w,. 4g 'rhomAs 1-4 UM C ?U K 4 MHU-TOIN, To 4 TaMRILL0 Wo R* 3 T J. 4 TRIGGI Wm. 4 WAKla* 11. j. 3 WALM, 1-; - Js 3 WINMY, Go list C. T* 3