Graves of Rev. Archibald E. Dallas (1894-1977) and Katherine Scott Dallas (1898-1974)

The final resting place of my great-grandparents Archibald and Katherine is located in Woodlawn Cemetery (4500 Woodlawn Pike, Knoxville, TN 37920).  This cemetery is located in South Knoxville just east of Chapman Highway (old U.S. Highway 441). Coming from Interstate 40, the fastest route is to take the James White Parkway south through downtown and

Notes On John Dallas, farmer at Culloden (b. abt. 1777), and His Possible Origins

It can be stated with a very high degree of certainty that my Dallas line is descended through William Dallas, born about 1818 to John Dallas, a farmer at Culloden in Inverness-shire. This is attested to in our family history notes (probably authored by my second-great grandfather, Rev. James Maxwell Dallas, b. 1861). Several other documents generated

Notes on Dallas Family History

I have uploaded a scanned copy of some notes passed down to me from my grandmother Dallas. The material I was given were probably first-generation copies, and are showing evident age. I believe the first two or three pages may have been written by James Maxwell Dallas about 1940, shortly prior to his death. I

“War”

A poem by Rev. James Maxwell Dallas, published 10 June 1915 in The Greenwood Index (Greenwood, S.C.), page four:

The Bond of Matrimony

I went digging today during a lull in work through the wonderful site maintained by the Shelby County, Tennessee Register of Deeds, Tom Leatherwood. One of the items I found was a copy of my grandparents’ marriage license, which I was surprised to find was in the “old fashioned” form of a marriage bond: This

Passport Application for James Maxwell Dallas, 1922

I am currently restarting work, and as part of that have renewed my Ancestry.com subscription. I had found my great-great grandfather’s 1922 passport application before, but hadn’t attached it as a source on my family tree. Since it is chock full of useful facts, I am sharing it here. The citation is: National Archives and Records

My Grandfathers, August 1983

Here is a photo of me (center) with my grandfathers, John Lyttleton Dallas (left) and Robert Taylor Archer, Jr. (right) The photo was taken in August 1983, probably near Surfside Beach, South Carolina. I have previously discussed my grandfather John Dallas here and here. I have also discussed my grandfather Bob Archer in passing (he is

Homer and Erna Carrell, May 1982

Here is a photo of me with my great-grandparents, Homer and Erna Carrell, who I have discussed previously. The photo is dated May 1982.

Some Facts About The Dallas Surname (from Archives.com)

I am currently working on a particularly challenging problem, to wit — figuring out the identity of the first husband of a great-great aunt on the maternal side of the family. They were only married for a short time, and while the census records suggest it might have been a young man named “Charles” who

Capt. John L. Dallas, USAF (Separation Papers)

I requested the military separation (DD-214) papers my grandfather, Dr. John L. Dallas, with the assistance of my father last month. I received a copy in the mail today from the National Personnel Records Center. I have uploaded them here. The DD-214 for my grandfather indicates that he was honorable separated from active duty on