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W.W. AULICK, a merchant of Rein-bardt, Dallas county, Texas, was born in Kentucky, in 1845, son of C.E. and Parthenia D. (Adams) Aulick, natives of Kentucky. His great-grandfather, Aulick, came to this country from Germany, and settled near Falmouth, Kentucky, where he engaged in farming. C. E. Aulick was a prominent and successful farmer. He and his wife were the parents of nine children, namely: N. D. and James A., residents of Kentucky; W. W., the subject of our sketch; N., deceased; Nancy F., deceased; Albert who resides in Kentucky; C. J., deceased; L., a resident of Kentucky. Mr. Aulick died in 1889, at the age of seventy-two ears. Mrs. Aulick died in 1871, aged sixty- even. By a former marriage she bad two children Thomas and Robert Duley, residents of Illinois and Kentucky respectively. Both Mr. and Mrs. Aulick were members of the Baptist Church, and for many years he had been associated with the Masonic fraternity.

W. W. Aulick received his education in the common schools of his native county, and when he was twenty-two years of age began farming on his own account. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits in Kentucky until 1871, when he came to Texas and located in Dallas county. The first year lie worked by the month, and the second year rented land near Dallas. In 1873 lie gardened and made considerable money, chiefly on onions. He continued to rent land, raising corn and cotton, until 1880, when he bought a farm in partnership with W. P. Peary. Three years later be disposed of his interest to his partner, and bought the farm he now owns, 193 acres, for which he paid $26.50 per acre. It is DOW valued at $10 an acre. In 1884 be erected a cotton gin, which he ran until 1889. That year he sold the machinery in it and placed new and improved works in the building. He continued his farming operations until 1890, when be engaged in the mercantile business at Reinhardt, carrying a general stock of goods and doing a business of some $10,000 annually. For a number of years lie has made a study of and given much attention to bee culture, now having about fifty stands, which are doing well.

Mr. Aulick has been twice married. In 1874 be wedded Miss Mildred S. Chitton, daughter of A. G. Chitton, of Texas. Her father, a native of Missouri, came to this State soon after the war. By this union Mr. Aulick had three children, Arthena D., Rufus B. and Ella 0., the last two being deceased. Mrs. Aulick died in 1878, at the age of twenty-one years. In 1885 he was united in marriage with Mrs. Lee Hart (nee Rupert), daughter of Erasmus C. and Martha (Inglis) Rupert, of German and Scotch-Irish parentage. They came to this State from Missouri, where Mrs. Aulick was born. By his present companion he has one child, - Roscoe R.

Mr. and Mrs. Aulick are members of the Baptist Church.

John Henry Brown's History of Dallas County, 1892, pp. 482-483

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