William
Carter Dibrell
and his wife,
Margaret
Caroline
Dibrell came
to Coleman
County in
1883, buying
land northeast
of Coleman in
the Camp
Colorado
area.
They also
built a house
in Coleman by
1888, in the
lot west of
his son, James
Crockett
(Jimmy of J.
C.) Dibrell,
at 114 South Frio Street.
William Carter
Dibrell's son,
Frank Anthony
Dibrell built
a house one
block north at
402 West Live
Oak Street.
James
(Jimmie) Crockett born April 11, 1861,
Hallettsville, and his wife, Margaret
(Maggie) Virginia Mooney, born February
10, 1865, Prairie Lea, daughter of
Thomas and Phoebe Clementine (Johnston)
Mooney, were married December 15, 1886
in the Methodist Church of Luling. They
had
eight children: Marguerite; Clement; James
(Jim) Crockett; Carter Mooney;
Louise; Helen; Virginia; and Mary
Elizabeth.
The Dibrells made their home in
Coleman, here at 416 West Pecan
Street. J. C. Dibrell operated a
mercantile business, Dibrell and Newsom,
until 1903, when the family moved to
Echo Ranch.
Maggie named the ranch Echo
Ranch because her voice echoed us and down
the Jim led Creek valley when she
called her children. The
community of
Echo took its name from the ranch. J.
C.
continued the registered Hereford cattle
herd his rather had started. He
also had banking interests. They
were active members of the Methodist
Church in Coleman. J.
C died March 29,
1930 at Echo Ranch, and Maggie died
January 16, 1933 at Echo Ranch, both
buried
in Coleman.
Children of Frank A. and
Mary P. Dibrell.
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south
side - 1888 map
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On the 1888 map a very small dwelling or
storage building is located in the middle of
the lot, to the east side.
"Ben F. Roby and Minnie Dibrell married
April 24, 1907, and they moved into the
house at 416 West Pecan Street. This
house had been built in 1890 by Jim C.
Dibrell. By 1907, he had moved to a
large ranch at Echo." (A History of Coleman
County and Its People, "John Horace
Robey," compiled by Minnie E. Flippen,
1985.)
In 1890, this large 1 1/2 story home had
been built. The address of the
dwelling changed, until the standardized
numbering system came about in the
1920's. The dwelling of the south
(Pecan Street) side of the lot has remained
much the same since in was built, until
today (2006). The barn was torn down
and replaced with commercial building in the
1920's.
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south
side - 1993 map
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south
side - 1898 map
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south
side - 1904 map
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south
side - 1909 map
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south
side - 1916 map
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south
side - 1923 map
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On the 1923 map, the barnyard
of the Benjamin F. Robey house to the south at
416 West Pecan Street, was located at what would
become 415
West Live Oak Street. Sometime
between 1923 and 1929, Benjamin F. Roby built
the complex of brick buildings on the northwest
part of his lot, on West Live Oak Street and on
South Neches Street.
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| "In 1929, Benjamin F. Robey, and
his wife Minnie D., were residing at 416
West Pecan Street. He was a the owner
of Robey's Service Station and also the
Coleman postmaster. Living at this
address were Benjamin F. Robey, Jr., a
student; Horance D. Robey; and Miss Minnie
E. Robey, a student." (Coleman City Directory,
1929 - Hudspeth.) |
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North
(back) and West sides of 416 West
Pecan Street -
March
2003
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