Mrs. A. V. Gillett

Creator

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Identifier

20030865

Description

Mrs. A. V. Gillett, a pioneer of Dublin, Texas, was born Arizona Vera Leslie in 1862. She was the first child born in "Old Doublin" in Erath County. Mrs. Gillett can tell many interesting stories of both the old and "New Dublin". The town was named for Dublin, Ireland and her husband Confederate officer Major L. E. Gillett had a role in laying out the town. Major Gillett and an Irishman named Cagney wrote to Dublin to model some of the streets names after the Ireland city. Mrs. Gillett now lives in Fort Worth, Texas. She makes writes stories of her childhood experiences to send to her grandchildren in North Carolina. Mrs. Gillett is sitting on a floral couch. She is wearing a blouse, blazer, skirt, pearl necklace, and a brooch.

Archival Date

1944-02-23

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-331

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Gillett, Arizona Vera; Leslie, Arizona Vera; Brooches