This collection contains papers of the Eddleman family including genealogy records, correspondence, historical and biographical information about David Jones Eddleman.
David Jones Eddleman was born in Kentucky in 1834 to James Eddleman and Cynthia Ann Douthitt. The Eddleman family came to America from Germany in 1762 and participated in the Revolutionary War, later also becoming involved in the Civil War where DJ Eddleman and two of his brothers served with the Confederate Army. Afterwards, DJ Eddleman assisted in bringing up the town of Denton, Texas, by serving twice as mayor and Masonic Grand Lecturer of Texas, helping to establish the first local Christian church, and participating in many of its leading enterprises including beginning the first daily newspaper in the territory.
David Jones Eddleman and Mary Daugherty married in 1866 and remained active members of their community throughout their lives, being instrumental in many ways to the fostering of Denton, Texas and Muskogee, Oklahoma. David died in 1922, while Mary died in 1943; they are buried together in Greenhill Cemetery in Oklahoma.
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Access Notes: Collection is housed in the UNT Special Collections department vault. The UNT Special Collections department requires a 24 hour notice from patrons in order to page materials from the vault and ready the materials for use. Please contact the UNT Special Collections department for further information.
Preferred Citation:David Jones Eddleman Collection, University of North Texas Special Collections
Finding Aid Revisions: A box level inventory was added by Catherine Keenan from a legacy paper finding aid and observed box contents on April 27, 2017.
Scope and Contents: Contains the papers of the Eddleman family concerning the genealogy and history of the family and the life of David Jones Eddleman, early settler of Denton County, Masonic Grand Lecturer of Texas, and publisher of the first daily newspaper in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) including an autobiography, birth certificates, clippings, correspondence, literary productions, personal notes, photographs and wills.
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