Newspaper Article on William Trezevant
The spotlight will continue to focus on William Trezevant. The following is another newspaper article on William Trezevant. Further, a
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William Troy Blackshear and Janey Trezevant
The Fort Worth Daily Gazette featured a short article on the marriage of William Troy Blackshear and Jane (aka Janey)
Beatrice Blackshear Carroll
Beatrice Blackshear , who is wearing a white blouse and pearl earrings, was born on 6 May 1892 in Fort
Edward L. Blackshear
Professor E.L. Blackshear was born in Montgomery, Alabama in1862. He was educated in the Negro public schools of Montgomery. So
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William Trezevant Jr. William Trezevant Jr. was born on 17 November 1877, in Fort Worth, Texas. His parents were William Trezevant Sr. and Neomi Davis. William had three siblings, Margaret Janie Trezevant, James Shannon Trezevant and Harry Trezevant. On 28 August 1896, William Jr. married Helen Carpenter in Tarrant County, Texas. He remarried on 18 March 1907, to Polly Cox, who died on 21 June 1924. According to the 1920 U. S. Census, William Jr. and Polly had two sons, L.E. and Harry. In 1901 William Jr. was employed as an expressman. In 1902 he was a porter for J.Z. Wheat Company. William Jr. worked as a porter for various Fort Worth saloons. He became the owner of a Negro Cafe in Fort Worth, Texas. When William Jr. registered for the draft in 1918, he listed his occupation as restaurant owner. The cafe remained opened until 1931. In 1916, William Jr. provided the chief of the police department with information
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