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Katie Daffan

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Pierce Park, NW Main St., Ennis, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 19' 39.628812", -96° 37' 39.542916"
 
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    Born in Brenham, Katie Litty Daffan was a well-known author, educator, journalist, and club-woman. She began her career as a teacher and was an officer of the Texas State Historical Assoc. She wrote several books, including a Texas history textbook. Active in the United Daughters of The Confederacy, she served from 1911 to 1918 as superintendent of the Confederate Woman's Home in Austin. She was literary editor of the Houston Chronicle from 1921 to 1928. Miss Daffan taught school in Ennis and was feature columnist for the Ennis Daily News, 1936-50. She died here in 1951.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Katie Daffan Historical Marker Location Map, Ennis, Texas

 
   
Related Themes: Texas C.S.A., Texas Confederate States of America, Confederacy
 
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