Connellee, Charles Ulrich

Charles Ulrich Connellee (1851-1930) was a surveyor and Texas state legislator. He was known as the Father of Eastland because of his many and varied activities in Eastland during its early history. His first interests were in land and cattle.

Connellee served as county surveyor of Scott County, Kentucky, for a short time in 1874 before moving to Dallas, Texas, where he founded a real estate enterprise. In January 1875 he bought a public square on 320 acres located in Eastland County, and in May, he and two partners, Jack S. Dougherty and J. B. Ammerman, surveyed the town of Eastland and successfully lobbied to make it the county seat.

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