Dykes & Tapp Families

Contributed by Arthur O. Dykes, Jr.

 

Dr. Arthur O. Dykes, Sr. in front of his office on Main Street, Italy, Texas about 1963.

 

Jacob and Margaret Dykes family
Howard, Texas

Front row, left to right: Lena Frances Dykes, Jacob Hiram Dykes, A. O. Dykes, Margaret Frances Dickey Dykes, Mamie Edith Dykes

Second row, l-r: Fannie Ennice Dykes, Clara Brown, Joseph Ivory Dykes.

This family came from Rolla Mo. in 1900 and settled in the Howard Community, later lived in Waxahachie.

 

Billy and Maggie Tapp
Nash or Maloney, Texas

William Harper "Billy " Tapp and Margaret Louvenia "Maggie" Kennedy Tapp about 1900 just after their wedding, later lived in Italy.

 

William Bomar Tapp

He was master of Masonic Lodge at Nash about 1900. They lived at Maloney (adjacent to Nash, near Howard)

 

Rebecca Tapp Dykes
Italy, Texas

Rebecca is standing on a bridge about 1920 in her Italy High School graduation dress which she sewed.

 


click to enlarge image - (182 KB)

Italy High School Senior Class 1944

Pictured left to right:

Front row - Sammy Weir, Mary Dee Price, Dana Sue Finley, Charlotte Gardner, Mary Beth Hutchins, "Bill" Herrin, Betty Moore, Shirley Denn, James Upchurch.

Second row - Clydie Bell Davis, Homer Brown (Superintendent), Bert Elaine Hastings, Wilma Morgan, Virginia Ruth Cohagen, Alice Nell Wolaver, Eva Cockerham, Eva Lee Harris, Hallie Norman, Sue Ward

Third row - Billy Dykes, Howard Morgan, Evelyn Meharg (Class Sponsor), Odus Matthews, and C. D. Word.

 


 

Ellis County TXGenWeb Project
Copyright © 2008. All rights reserved

This page last modified on 6 Feb 2008.