The following families at one time lived in Cass Co., Tx. and then moved to other locations. Many of these families are not shown on Cass Co., Tx. census records since they resided here in non-census years.

Galloway

W.J. GALLOWAY, of the firm of GALLOWAY & MOORE, dealers in general merchandise, Station Belden, Texas, was born in Troup county, Ga, Jan 22, 1832. His father, WILLIAM GALLOWAY, was a native of NC, and soon after his marriage moved to Ga., and thence to Ala., and died in Pike County, after a residence of several years. He was a farmer by occupation, was also a minister of the Primitive Baptist Church, and did a vast amount of good for his fellow-men. He was twice married, and had a large family of children. His first wife was SALLIE, daughter of CRAWFORD FULLER, of NC, and their children were MARTHA, ELIZABETH, FANNIE, JORDAN, WILLIAM, JACKSON, SIVIE AND HARRIET.

W.J. GALLOWAY was reared in Troup and Talbot counties, Ga., moving to Pike Co., Ala, with his father, when a young man. He lived in Pike and Tallapoose counties until 1869, when he moved to Cass County, nine miles west of Linden, the county seat, and engaged in farming until 1885, when he moved to Belden, Morris, Co., Tx. and embarked in the mercantile business, and the firm of GALLOWAY & MOORE is now one of the leading firms of the county.

MR. GALLOWAY was married in Nov 1854 to MARTHA ALLEN, a native of Troup Co., Ga., daughter of CHURCHILL ALLEN, of Tallapoosa Co., Ala. they had a family of seven children: RIGGIE, WILLIAM C., THURSTON, ULA, ADA, ARTHUR and MARVIN.

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Ellington

B.F. ELLINGTON, a cashier of the Bank of Atlanta, at Atlanta, Cass Co., Tx., is a son of JOHN J. and FRANCES A. (FERRELL) ELLINGTON. His father was a native of Abbeville district, SC and his mother of Florida, a daughter of BENNETT FERRELL. The father moved to Tx. in 1854 and settled in Cass Co., twelve miles west of Atlanta, Cass Co., Tx., where he improved a farm and spent twenty years of his live, dying Nov 12, 1887 in the seventy-fifth year of his age at Queen City, Tx., his home. He was a plain, unassuming farmer, but accumulated considerable property. He was a member of the Methodist Church the greater part of his life and for many years was a member of the Masonic fraternity.

Fourteen children were born to him, seven of whom died in infancy and one at the age of twenty six years, MRS JULIA C WARREN, a daughter. Six were living in 1889: WILLIAM M., BENNETT F., JOHN E., MAY B., F. HOOPER and SALLIE L.

BENNETT F. ELLINGTON was born in Russell Co, Ala on Dec 16, 1847, and was reared mainly in Cass Co., Tx. For some years he engaged in teh mercantile business at Jefferson, Marion Co., Tx. He was very successful and in 1880 went to Ft Worth and was there engaged in business six years. He was still connected with the Merchant's National Bank of Ft Worth to the extent of $20,000, and the State National Bank of the same place to the amount of $5,000, both institutions on a sound financial basis. After his return to Cass Co., Tx. he became a stockholder in the Bank of Atlanta, owning a sixth interest and on Mar 20, 1888, was appointed cashier.

MR ELLINGTON was a man of fine business ability and the success of the bank is due mainly to his good management. In addition to his interest in the bank, he has large outside interests, having land and cattle in the West. Reared in Texas, he had meager educational opportunities, and is now one of the shrewdest and most successful men in the country. He served sixteen months in the Confederate armn when but a boy, thus taking a portion of the best years of his life. Genial and affable in his manner, he has gained many friends and is especially adapted for the position he now occupies.

Source: Biographical Sketches of the State of Texas, 1889 edition, by REV. S. EMMETT LUCAS, JR.

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Ellington

FRANKLIN H. ELLINGTON (B.F.'s Brother) is a native Texan, born Feb 13, 1857, a son of JOHN J. AND JANNIE A. (FERRELL) ELLINGTON, natives of Ala. who moved to Texas in their early married life in 1854 and b ecame prominent citizens of Cass Co. They were prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and MR. ELLINGTON was a member of teh Masonic fraternity. He died Nov 12, 1887, and the mother was still living in 1889 on the homestead. That had a family of ten children: WILLIAM M., BENJAMIN F., JOHN E., FRANKLIN HOOPER, EMILY B., SALLIE L., JULIA, ORVILLE T., BLUNT F. AND FANNIE.

FRANKLIN HOOPER ELLINGTON was reared on a farm, and followed that vocation until 1881, when he opened a general mercantile store in Queen City and built up a large trade. He has been successful in his business ventures, and now owns 2,300 acres of valuable land, and in interest in 3,000 acres left by his father. He has 100 acres of his land under cultivation, and it is very productive, yielding fine crops of the cereals grown in this part of the country. Nov 15, 1882, MR ELLINGTON married MRS. LULA D. JOHNSON, daughter of J.D. McQUIRTER, a native of Ga., and they have 2 children: LILA D. and JOHN O. MR. ELLINGTON is a member of the Knights of Honor.

This was taken from the Cass County Connections, Vol 26, Sept 2000, pg. 67