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Thursday, October 2, 1975
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Written by EUNICE GRAY
as told by Tom Massengale.
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END OF A LONG TRIP William Harrison Massengale and
nine of his ten children on their arrival in Kentucky after a
covered wagon trip from Texas in 1921.
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would tell of Dick being able
to open the barn door and
help himself to feed. "Just
anytime we expect to see
him looking out the upstairs
window of the barn. I)ick
has his talents," the teacher
would report.
On that Labor Day, 1921,
the following children ac
companied their father on
the thousand mile journey
by covered wagon to
Kentucky: Clayton, May,
Tom and his twin, Ovie,
Audrey, Pearl, Elsie, Walter
Mamie and John. Traveling
with the musical Pennicuffs
who has been their neigh
hors in Texas added to the
adventure of the trip. With
Tom Massengale recounting
this trip, you almost wish
you could have been along to
enjoy a real trail drive from
Texas to Kentucky.
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They crossed the four mile
bridge at Memphis and
forded lots of cgeeks and
rivers; among the rivers
crossed by ferry were the
Red River, White River and
Tennessee River.
The families went to church
on Sunday as that was a day
of rest. There were no guns
out on Sunday. Sometimes
they camped near a church
and were always invited by
the members to attend.
When they reached Ken
lucky, their grandmother’s
house was ready for them.
She has moved to a new
home. Timber was bought
and logging began. Dr.
Briscoe, the family doctor,
kept in touch with the group
on the road and carried
messages to other members
of the family. The father
married in Kentucky, and
before long the family
decided to return to Cooke
County, Texas by train. A
school teacher bought Ole
Pet and Dick and in future
years, when they were
inquired about, the teacher
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two near tragedies on the
trip. On the other side of
Little Rock, Arkansas, a
brother six and his little
sister, four years oT age,
went to cut wood. The boy
laid his axe down and could
not find it. So as they
searched for it, they
wandered farther and far
ther away from the camp.
When they did not return,'
the group organized and
searched for them,
about an hour and
they were found,
while fishing on
Tom Massengale
alligator on
side of a log. He thought the
animal was dead and poked
it with a stick; the animal
lunged and Tom fell in the
water. It was a mad
scramble for the thirteen
year old boy to get back on
the bank and away to safety.
The mules couldn’t get used
and trains, and
some anxious
for the thirteen
LOSE FAT
STARTING TODAY
became a noon day meal
with left overs. After sett
ling for the night, a fire was
build and the evening meal
consisted of boiled or fried
potatoes, vegetables and
meat purchased along the
route.
Although the Pennicuffs
led the way, Bill Massengale
walked with his dog.
Bounce, by the side of the
wagons. He guided them
through the towns and acted
as the "straw boss" on this
trail drive from Texas to
Kentucky. There were three
dogs on the trip, Bounce,
Shep and Squirrely, Tom
Maggengale recalls, but only
Bounce survived the trip
through Arkansas. Some
prow lers came one night and
the dogs scared them away;
so poison for the dogs was
put out by someone who
must have planned to
return. Bounce got the
regular grease treatment for
poisoning, too, and managed
to survive. He got to ride in
awagon lor a few' days until
completely recovered. The
dogs that did not make it are
remembered with affection
by Mr. Massengale.
Besides the Spanish mules
owned by the Massengales,
there were two fine
percherons, Ole Pet and
Dick and a saddle horse.
These animals remained
Kentuckians; the family
made many trips back and
forth, torn between homes
and friends in both states,
but never did they make
another trip’by wagons. The
father and ten children made
the three day train trip
several times; then cars
were used to transport the
Massengales back to Ken
lucky, or Texas. Tom
Massengale has been back
only a few days from his
latest visit with relatives in
Kentucky.
In the evenings on the trip,
members of the Pennicuff
family played the guitar and
all would join in singing.
People would stop by and
visit with these people who
were enjoying a trip across
country. There were only
Three farms and ranches
from Denton County have
qualified for the 1975 Family
Land Heritage
according to
Commissioner
White.
They are part of 383
families that qualified this
year and help bring the
two year total of recognized
farms and ranches to 943.
These families will be
honored in special cere
monies at the State Fair,
Oct. 14, where Commis
sioner White will present
their Certificates of Honor.
"1 am very pleased that the
program generated the
same kind of enthusiastic
response this year that it did
when we started It last
year," White said. “And I am
looking forward to our
Awards Ceremony which
will be held in the Hall of
State this year.”
The Hall o<
Tewas" Is oper
ated by the Dallas Historical
Society and serves as a
museum.
The following families have
met the qualifications of
owning and working the
same land in Denton County
for 100 years or more:
The Crary Ranch, settled in
1853, owned by Mrs. Ruth
Martin Crary, Denton.
The William Gann Farm,
settled in 1870, owned by
Miss Gladys G. Gambill of
Denton and Judge Gambill
of Fort Worth.
The R Ranch, settled in
1854, owned by Mr. and Mrs.
Hershel Reid of Grapevine.
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From Texas to Kentucky
by Covered Wagon in
It was in 1921 that William
Harrison Massengale organ
ized his trip back to Albany,
Kentucky, by covered wag
ons, four of them; and it is
Tom Massengale of Era,
then thirteen years old,
whose eyes light up as he
recalls that eventful jour
ney. He drove the
wagon, sitting on a
hitched to two Spanish
mules, Rhody and Beck. His
hands were blistered early
on the trip from holding the
lines so tight
Crops had been bad that
year in Texas, and since
Kentucky had been home,
and logging was a profitable
business there, the head of
the family decidedc to
return, a thousand mile trip
at twenty eight miles per
day. The first day’s trip was
from Myra to Gainesville.
On Labor Day, 1921, the
four covered wagons with
the Massengales and their
neighbors, the Pennicuffs,
were Kentucky bound. They
made Sherman that night
and Bonham the next.
There1 were ten Massengale
children on the trip, the
oldest was seventeen. There
were six girls and four boys.
The mother had died a year
or so before, and the father
and children has made a
several month’s visit by
train to Kentucky earlier in
that year. There were six in
the Hasrvey Pennicuff
family and their wagon led
the way. They had not lived
in Texas very long and they
knew the way back home to
Kentucky.
They never traveled on
Sundays. There were six
Sundays on this trip, Mr.
Massengale recalls, and 38
driving days.
They got up at four each
morning and were on the
road by sun up. Bill Massen
gale cooked flap jacks, bacon
or ham and eggs. They
camped near water and near
towns. People were kind and
friendly to these Kentuck
ians headed home. As they
traveled they brought hams
from farmers, butter, eggs
and milk; pork and beans
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Cole, Ralph. The Sanger Courier (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 2, 1975, newspaper, October 2, 1975; Sanger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1282542/m1/2/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sanger Public Library.