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There are about 20,000 Roma in Texas. In Texas, the two main Roma populations are Vlax and Romanichal. Romani Americans are concentrated in Houston and Fort Worth. Significant numbers of Romani families also live in Dallas, San Antonio, Austin and El Paso. Nearly every large town in Texas has some Roma residents. [58]
Lawrence A. Alexander (born 1943 in Fort Worth), law professor; Betty Andujar (1912–1997), first Republican woman in Texas State Senate (1973–1983) H.S. Broiles (1845–1913), 6th Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas [1] Joel Burns (born 1969), politician; Reby Cary (1920–2018), educator, historian, and member of the Texas House of Representatives
This is a list of notable hereditary and lineage organizations, and is informed by the database of the Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America.It includes societies that limit their membership to those who meet group inclusion criteria, such as descendants of a particular person or group of people of historical importance.
Following family tradition, the burial was made the following spring, and was attended only by thirty family members from around the country. More than fifty members of the extended Stanley family (including members of the Harrison, Jeffry, Young, Broadway and Jowles families) are interred in the family plot at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio .
Born and educated in Illinois. [4] Gertrude Abercrombie (1909–77), surrealist painter. Lived most of her life in Chicago and known for her association with the city. [5] Max Abramovitz (1908–2004), architect. Born and college-educated in Illinois. [6] Ben Abruzzo (1930–85), balloonist. Born and college-educated in Illinois. [7]
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Fort Worth settlers held slaves in its antebellum period. In 1860, Tarrant County had 5,170 whites and 850 slaves. When the question came to secede from the Union, most citizens were for secession, and Tarrant County voted for it. The effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction nearly wiped Fort Worth off the map during the 1860s. The city's ...
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History: Head to the museum for creepy-crawly fun at the annual “Ick-or-Treat” event on Halloween day. Families wear costumes, complete a scavenger hunt to win ...