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Historical commission receives Distinguished Service Award

Historical commission receives Distinguished Service Award

The Cass County Commissioners’ Court presents the Distinguished Service Award to the Cass County Historical Commission for the 2019 year of service, awarded by the Texas Historical Commission. This annual award affirms Cass County CHC appointees for managing well-rounded history and preservation-related programs that enrich Texas communities.

War of 1812 Veterans who lived in Cass County

Charles Graham, born 29 January 1792 in NC (possibly Anson County), moved with his family to Perryville, Perry County, TN in the early 1800s, living on the banks of the Tennessee River. His father. Captain John Graham, is reported to have fought on the wrong side of a skirmish in Scotland and fled to North Carolina. Other than Charles, children of Captain and Mrs. Graham were Robert Crawford and Mary, and possibly others.

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