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Hood County Historical Figures

Hood County Historical Figures. The people who helped form the community, establish the government, and run local businesses. . Hood County Historical Figures. The people who formed the community. . Hiram Bronson Granbury.

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Hood County Historical Figures

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  1. Hood County Historical Figures The people who helped form the community, establish the government, and run local businesses.

  2. Hood County Historical Figures The people who formed the community.

  3. Hiram Bronson Granbury Our city is named after this Confederate general who led the Texas Brigade during the Civil War. General Granbury died in the Battle of Franklin in Tennessee in November of 1864. He was buried in Columbia, Tennessee, but re-buried in the Granbury Cemetery in 1893.

  4. General John Bell Hood Our county is named after this Confederate general who commanded the army of Tennessee during the Civil War.

  5. Hood County Historical Figures Government Officials

  6. Abel Landers: First Hood County Judge This man was the first Hood County Judge and was instrumental* in selecting the site for the town of Granbury. *He selected land that belonged to his family (the Nutt family) causing arguments and disputes among other community members. picture top right : Lander’s headstone, picture bottom left: Nutt brothers

  7. A.J. Wright: First Hood County Sheriff This man was a captain in the Confederate Army and when Hood county was organized in 1866, he was elected sheriff.

  8. Hood County Historical Figures Business Owners

  9. Captain W.L Bond: Established First Newspaper This man established the first newspaper, “The Granbury Vidette”. Ashley Crockett (grandson of Davy Crockett) took over “The Vidette” and changed the name to “Granbury Graphic”.

  10. DR. EDWIN AUGUSTUS HANNAFORD: Established First Pharmacy This man was a pharmacist and opened the first drugstore under a tent. This a picture of his home located in Granbury.

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