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Pioneer Businessmen (and women) of Kaufman County


Links to more Pioneer Businessmen of Kaufman County

  • Notable Men of Terrell -- From a 1900 publication about Kaufman County
  • Leading Men of Terrell -- From the Terrell Star December 24, 1882
  • Frank Cuellar Collection at the University of North Texas -- the Cuellars were Hispanic farm workers in Kaufman - their mother, Adelaida Cuellar, began selling tamales & tortillas in Kaufman the early 1900's & in the 1920's opened a small restauarant on the south side of Kaufman - from there they moved to Terrell in 1930's Dallas.  Within 40 years they built a multi-million dollar Mexican Restaurant chain!  EL Chico & El Fenix Restauarants - the best mexican food in Texas!!  This is a very good site with photos & accurate history.
  • Hetty Green owned the Texas-Midland RR that ran thru Kaufman County from north to south - their offices were located in Terrell.  She was the wealthiest woman in America!  Her son E. H. R. Green lived in Terrell.


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