Sandra L. Myres Papers, 1847-1968 and undated

Van Zandt, K. M. (Khleber Miller), 1836-1930

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Confederate soldier, legislator, merchant, banker, community leader. Born 1836 in Salem, Tennessee. Moved to Texas in 1839. Also, spent part of childhood in Washington D.C. where his father, Isaac Van Zandt (1813-1847) negotiated the annexation of the Republic of Texas. Served as a Confederate officer during the Civil War. Following the war, moved to Fort Worth, Texas, and became a merchant and advocate of railroad construction. In 1873, organized the Tarrant County Construction Company which su...

Myres, Sandra L.

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A historian, author, and educator, Myres was born in 1933 in Columbus, Ohio. She received her B.A. and M.A. degrees from Texas Tech University and her Ph.D. (1967) from Texas Christian University. She joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Arlington in 1967, and was made full professor in 1983. Her published works include Westering Women and the Frontier Experience, Ho for California, The Ranch in Spanish Texas, and Force without Fanfare: the Autobiography of K.M. Van Zandt . Active in...

Myres, S. D. (Samuel Dale), 1871-1953

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Saddlemaker. Born November 22, 1871, in Johnson County, Texas, to David Rittenhouse Myres and Mary Jane Dale Myres. Bought a saddle shop Sweetwater, Texas, in 1898, which became famous throughout the west for superior craftsmanship. Served as mayor of Sweetwater, Texas, (1908-1911), president of Sweetwater Commercial Club and school board member (1914-1915). Moved his company to El Paso, Texas, in 1920. Known as "Tio Sam," Myres met virtually all of the western personalities during his career in...

Van Zandt, Oclavia Pendleton

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S. D. Myres Saddle Company

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Born on November 22, 1871 in Johnson County, Texas, Samuel Dale Myres was the son of David Rittenhouse and Mary Jane Dale Myres. The oldest of six children, Myres opened the S. D. Myres Saddle Company in Sweetwater, Texas, in 1898. He was involved in many civic organizations including serving as president of the Sweetwater Commercial Club, serving on the local school board from 1914-1915, and being the mayor of Sweetwater from 1908-1911. In 1920, Myres moved his company to El Paso, ...