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Dolphin Ward Floyd

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FM 784, at courthouse, Floydada, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 33° 59' 5.44391000016", -101° 20' 5.5694900004"
 
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     When this county was created in 1876, it was named in honor of Dolphin Ward Floyd (1804-1836). A native of North Carolina, Floyd left his home in 1825 and arrived in Gonzales, Texas, about 1832. He married Esther Berry House and they had two children. In February 1836, Floyd, along with 31 other Gonzales residents, answered Lt. Col. William B. Travis' call for help at in San Antonio. During the battle that ensued, Floyd and his comrades were killed fighting for Texas' independence from Mexico. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

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