I have a letter dated 1878 from my great grandfather, William Smith Griffin, to my great grandmother before they married. In his letter he states that he is going to visit his brother (first name unknown) in Dexter who is in the manufacturing business.

William Lackey and his wife Susan P. Rogers lived in Dexter area between 1865 to 1873. William, his wife and an infant son died between Dec. 1873 and Feb. 1874. They are buried in the Mt. Gilead Cemetery located about 2 miles from Dexter. William had a brother Greenberry Jr. that lived in Dexter for a while and his son Joseph is buried in the North Dexter Cemetery.

Susan ROGERS Lackey had family also living in this area during the 1870's. It is believed that at least her brother J.B. Rogers lived here.

Sampson Marion (S.M.) Gann born 1825 in TN. Sampson and his wife Maria settled in Texas in the early 1850's living first in Rusk, Texas and then in Dexter, Texas where he farmed. By 1900 Maria (buried in North Dexter Cem.) and a daughter had died leaving S.M. with two granddaughters to raise. They were Via and Abie ROGERS. S.M. died in 1909 in Cooke Co., Texas. S.M. daughter married W.H. Rogers. Villulia ROGERS married _____ Griffin. Other Gann descendants were Wallace, West, Stadler, Conaway, Odom, Blair. If anyone has any information on these families, please contact me. All these are realted to me on different sides of my family. I will gladly exchange information.