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Weatherford (/ ˈ w ɛ ð ər f ər d /) [5] is a city in and the county seat of Parker County, Texas, United States. In 2020, its population was 30,854. [ 6 ] Weatherford is named after Thomas J. Weatherford, a State senator and advocate for Texas's secession to the Confederate States during the American Civil War .
He established the Walt Garrison Multiple Sclerosis Foundation and later resided in Argyle, Texas. Walt Garrison died in Weatherford, Texas , on October 11, 2023, at the age of 79. [ 20 ]
Buster Welch was born on May 23, 1928, [2] near Sterling City, Texas. [3] Buster's ancestral heritage dates back to Tennessean roots and family settlements in Texas before the Civil War. He was born and raised to early childhood near the divide of the Colorado and Concho Rivers, north of Sterling City, Texas.
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A man was hit by a vehicle and killed Sunday morning after a crash on westbound Interstate 20, according to Fort Worth police. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as ...
Here are some of the earliest photographs of Weatherford, the Parker County seat, from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives, as well as scenes from the 1930s through the 1950s.
Mary Virginia Martin (December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990) was an American actress and singer. A muse of Rodgers and Hammerstein, she originated many leading roles on stage over her career, including Nellie Forbush in South Pacific (1949), the title character in Peter Pan (1954), and Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1959).
Born in Waurika, Oklahoma, [1] Chapman grew up in De Leon, Texas, [2] the son of an Assemblies of God pastor, the Rev. Terry W. Chapman, who ministered for 56 years before his death in 2009. [3] [4] Chapman performed in bands throughout high school and college.