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Thomas & Elizabeth Sallas |
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Generation No. 1
1. T HOMAS1
SALLAS
was born 1815 in Georgia. He married ELIZABETH.
She was born 1817 in GA.
Children of T HOMAS
SALLAS
and ELIZABETH
are:
2. i. B ENJAMIN
F.2
SALLAS,
b. 27 Feb 1849, Georgia; d. 26 Apr 1915.
ii. J OHN
W.
SALLAS,
b. 1861, Georgia.
Generation No. 2
2. B ENJAMIN
F.2
SALLAS
(THOMAS1)
was born 27 Feb 1849 in Georgia, and died 26 Apr 1915. He
married SARAH
JENNIE.
She was born 29 Aug 1843 in Georgia, and died 03 Mar 1915.
Notes for B ENJAMIN
F.
SALLAS:
Benjamin F. Sallas
and his wife owned and operated the Sallas Hotel across the
street from the Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot, and also
developed the Depot Addition and the Crockett Heights Addition
in the western section of Crockett. The owned land in the
Antioch Community near Lovelady.
1880 Houston Co. TX Pct. #4: SALAS, Benj. F., 31, farmer, GA
GA GA; Sarah J., 37, wife, k/h, GA SC NC; Leonidas A., 8, son,
AL; Almarena K., 6, dau, AL; Osceola L., dau, 5, AL; Claudia B.,
2, dau, TX; Joe D., 2/12, son, TX
More About B ENJAMIN
F.
SALLAS:
Burial: Glenwood
Cemetery, Crockett, Houston Co., TX
More About S ARAH
JENNIE:
Burial: Glenwood
Cemetery, Crockett, Houston Co., TX
Children of B ENJAMIN
SALLAS
and SARAH
JENNIE
are:
3. i. L EONIDAS
AVON3
SALLAS,
b. Oct 1871, AL; d. 20 Aug 1912, Houston Co.,
TX.
ii. A LMARENA
K. "ALMA"
SALLAS,
b. 1874, AL; m. JOHN
C.
SULLIVAN,
25 Sep 1890, Houston Co., TX.
iii. O SCEOLA
L. "OLA"
SALLAS,
b. 1875, AL; m. SAM
H.
BARRINGTON,
23 Apr 1893, Houston Co., TX.
iv. C LAUDIA
B.
SALLAS,
b. 1878, TX; d. 26 Jun 1966; m.
JAMES
THOMAS "TOM"
KNOX,
20 Dec 1903, Houston Co., TX; b. 1873; d. 1962.
More
About C LAUDIA
B.
SALLAS:
Burial: Antioch Cemetery, Lovelady, Houston Co.,
TX
More
About J AMES
THOMAS "TOM"
KNOX:
Burial: Antioch Cemetery, Lovelady, Houston Co.,
TX
v. J OE
D.
SALLAS,
b. Apr 1880, TX; m. TENNIE
KNOX,
16 May 1915, Houston Co., TX.
4. vi. J OHN
BENJAMIN "BEN"
SALLAS,
b. 18 Jul 1883; d. 16 Oct 1918.
Generation No. 3
3. L EONIDAS
AVON3
SALLAS
(BENJAMIN
F.2,
THOMAS1)
was born Oct 1871 in AL, and died 20 Aug 1912 in Houston Co.,
TX. He married VIRGINIA
"JENNIE"
THOMASON
30 Oct 1893 in Houston Co., TX. She was born Feb 1877 in TX.
Children of L EONIDAS
SALLAS
and VIRGINIA
THOMASON
are:
i. L EONADAS
AVON4
SALLAS,
JR.,
b. 28 Sep 1894, TX; d. 19 Feb 1965, Houston Co.,
TX; m. MAE
KELLEY;
b. 22 Sep 1902.
More
About L EONADAS
AVON
SALLAS,JR.:
Burial: Evergreen Memorial Park, Crockett,
Houston Co., TX
ii. E ARL
ALBERT
SALLAS,
b. Jul 1899, TX; d. 22 Mar 1953, Houston Co.,
TX.
4. J OHN
BENJAMIN "BEN"3
SALLAS
(BENJAMIN
F.2,
THOMAS1)
was born 18 Jul 1883, and died 16 Oct 1918. He married
AUGUSTA
IONE "GERTIE"
PORTER
21 May 1911 in Houston Co., TX, daughter of JONATHAN
PORTER
and FLORENCE
LUNDY.
She was born 09 Dec 1885, and died 30 Mar 1973 in Houston Co.,
TX.
Notes for A UGUSTA
IONE "GERTIE"
PORTER:
Gertie Sallas was a
Teacher in the Crockett schools. She also served as Principal of
the Crockett Elementary School.
Children of J OHN
SALLAS
and AUGUSTA
PORTER
are:
i. J ONATHAN
BENJAMIN "J.B."4
SALLAS,
b. 10 Jan 1914, Houston Co., TX; d. 23 Sep 1995,
Houston Co., TX.
Notes
for J ONATHAN
BENJAMIN "J.B."
SALLAS:
J.B
Sallas attended first grade at the Center School
in Antioch, the rest of his elementary and high
school years in Crockett. He attended Schreiner
College in Kerrville, then entered the
University of Texas School of Law in 1937 and
graduated with a Bachelor of Law Degree in 1940.
He served as State Representative from
1940-1949. He then devoted full-time to the
practice of law.
In 1962 he was elected Mayor of the City of
Crockett and served as Mayor until 1977.
In 1965 Gov Price Daniel appointed J.B.
Sallas a Director of the Neches River
Conservation District for a term of three years.
He was re-appointed for a term of three years by
Gov. John Connally; he was then re-appointed by
Gov. Preston Smith for a three year term.
J.B. Sallas served as president of the Texas
Highway 19 Association, president of the Deep
East Texas Council of Governments and he was
elected to serve as the first chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Houston County
Hospital.
ii. W OODROW
PORTER
SALLAS,
b. 07 Mar 1915, Houston Co., TX; d. 10 Oct 1977,
Houston Co., TX.
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