114 South Frio Street
Coleman, Texas

Legal Description: Original Townsite of Coleman, Block 12, southeast quarter


 


These maps show the Original Townsite, Block 12.  The location became 114 South Frio Street is on the southeast corner.
These maps shown show the changes as dwellings were built or removed.
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William Carter Dibrell and his wife, Margaret Caroline Dibrell and their family, came to Coleman County in 1883, buying land northeast of Coleman in the Camp Colorado area.  They also built a house in Coleman by 1888 at 114 South Frio Street, on the lot east of his son, James Carter Dibrell.  William Carter Dibrell's son, Frank Anthony Dibrell built a house one block north at 402 West Live Oak Street.  I have not learned which house was built first.



1888 map

1893 map

1898 map

1904 map


In 1900, Margaret Caroline (Jenkins) Dibrell, called "Maggie" on the 1880 Galveston County, Texas census, was living at 114 South Frio Street, which would later become 402 West Live Oak Street.  Her niece, Nannie Jenkins (daughter of Margaret's brother, James F. Jenkins) was living with her.  Margaret's husband, William Carter "W. C." Dibrell had died in 1898.  In 1910 census, Margaret was still at this location, and both Nannie and her father, James F. Jenkins, were living her.  Nannie had been living with her aunt Margaret, probably from soon after her birth, as she is shown living with them at age 4 on the 1880 Galveston County, Texas census, as Nannie Dibrell, daughter. 

The Dibrell's owned Block 12, and much of the block north of it.  Margaret died in 1918.  On the 1920 census, the dwelling at 114 South Frio Street is addressed on Pecan Street, as it faced Pecan Street on the south.  Living at this dwelling, in addition to Nannie Jenkins, who owned the house, was George Critz and his wife Ella, who were renting, and were in their 70s at the time.  He was a retired attorney.

Margaret's niece, Nannie Jenkins was still living at 114 South Frio Street on the 1930 census, lived in houses at 102 South Frio Street on the 1930 census and 112 South Frio Street at various times.  Margaret's granddaughter, Lotta and her husband, Harry Wooldridge lived to the west at 408 West Live Oak Street, next door to her parents, Frank and Mary Dibrell.  Her grandson, Harry Dibrell lived in the block east of her house at 112 North Frio Street in 1929.  Margaret Dibrell died in 1918. 

Nannie Jenkins was living at 114 South Frio Street on the 1930 census, and at 102 South Frio Street on the 1940 census.  Both of these censuses show that she owned both of these homes.  She must have inherited her aunt's house, but later moved to the smaller house at 102 South Frio Street. 

After Nannie had moved to 102 South Frio Street, which the article I wrote below in 2016, the locals knew it as the Nannie Jenkins home, since she had lived there for over 40 years.



1909 map

1916 map

1923 map

1930 map

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 "In 1929, Miss Nannie Jenkins was residing at 114 South Frio Street.  She was the owner of this dwelling. 
Also residing at this address were Thomas W. Martin, and his wife Jessie.  He was a bookkeeper at the Nehi Bottling Company.
  Mrs. Jessie Martin, a teacher at South Ward School."  (Coleman City Directory, 1929 - Hudspeth.)





114 South Frio Street showing the south (West Pecan Street) side of the dwelling in 1947. 
It had been bricked between 1930 and 1948.

It was purchased by Joe Stevens and was torn down in 1955 to make way for the new Stevens Funeral home, which faced south.  The new address was 400 West Pecan Street.

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                                       1948 map                                                               1950 aerial view, looking northeast with the west and vouth sides of 412 South Frio Street at the right


The 1948 map shows houses built at 106 South Frio Street, 106 1/2 South Frio Street, 114 1/2 South Frio Street and 114 1/3 South Frio Street between 1930 and 1948.  They were probably removed when Stevens Funeral Home was built in 1955.  None of these addresses are shown in the 1962 Polk City Directory of Coleman, but 112 South Frio Street is shown in this directory as vacant.  112 is probably the same as 114 1/3 on the 1948 map.  This small brick dwelling is now part of the Stevens Funeral Home property.  These dwellings have been removed to make room for Stevens Funeral Home vehicles and parking lot.

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The 114 South Frio Street address became 400 West Pecan Street in 1955.



 
 
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