Archibald Black McDougald was a resident of Kemp, Kaufman County, Texas from 1849 until his death in 1905.  My grandmother Tennie is in the photo of the Archibald Black and Elizabeth (Parks) McDougald Homestead in the "Kith & Kin" section of this website.  My great-grandmother was Minnie Lee McDougald.

  I was given this document, about 10 years ago, by a distance cousin Winnie Richburg.  It is my understanding from her that on July 4, 1949, the McDougald family held a celebration of it being 100 years since the McDougald came to Texas.  This celebration was held in Kemp.  This document contains a lot of history and has been an excellent source of information for me in searching for the McDougalds.

July 4, 1949

Memorial Celebration Commencing the 100th Anniversary of the arrival of ARCHIBALD BLACK McDOUGALD to Kaufman County, Texas from Florida in 1849

The purpose of these notes is to list mostly in chronological order, some fragments of the family history in the life of this good man, beginning with the time his father came to America from Scotland and centering around the fact that it has been 100 years since he arrived in this community where he established a vest homestead that became the headquarters of other members of his father's family as they arrived from Florida in subsequent years.

It is not the purpose herein to list all his relatives and their descendents and the events of their lives, since each branch of the family has a history all its own.  Time does not allow a more lengthily recounting of their history at the present gathering.

It is our earnest desire to pay tribute on this occasion to the courage and fortitude of this sturdy pioneer who, like so many others of his day, came to Texas from other states and helped carve a new civilization of an existing wilderness.

A. B. McDougald's father, John McDougald was born in Scotland, August 15, 1793 and migrated to America with his brother Duncan McDougald in 1814 when he was 21 years of age.  They settled in the Scotch settlement of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina where John married Miss Katie Black, March 23, 1819.  To this union, six children were born:  3 boys and 3 girls of which A. B. McDougald was the first child.

In order of properly orient the listeners, and especially younger members of this family and friends, it might be well at this time to list the children of A. B. McDougald and his first wife, Miss Nepsie Buie and by his second wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Parks.  Together with members of their immediate families in order to better understand who "Uncle Archie" McDougald was, and then list his brothers and sisters a little later.

A. B. McDougald and Nepsie Buie were married in Quincy, Florida February 21, 1843.  Her father was John Buie, veteran of the Indian Wars who was born in Tattnall County, Georgia in 1803.  Lived at Quincy, Florida from 1836 to 1854 and died in Henry County, Alabama July 6, 1857.

The first child of A. B. McDougald and Nepsie Buie was Duncan J. McDougald who was born in Quincy, Gadsden, Florida on January 9, 1844.  Duncan's first wife was Cynthia Jane Reasonover who was born in 1849 and died in 1887.  His second wife was Caroline Reasonover, niece of his first wife, born in 1852 and died in 1927 ----- their children were the late Archie B. McDougald of Fort Worth and the late Lucinda J. McDougald of Kemp.

The second and third child of A. B. McDougald and Nepsie Buie were Catherine McDougald born December 8, 1845 and Johnnie McDougald born 1847 in Quincy, Gadsden, Florida.  They both died as small children in Palestine, Texas prior to the family arriving in the Kaufman community.

The fourth child of A. B. McDougald and Nepsie Buie was Mary Jane McDougald, born August 4, 1853.  She was married to John N. Blythe, February 23, 1871 and to this union 14 children were born of which six died early in life.  The following children survive:

                                Mrs. Lula Williams
                                Mrs. Will Jones
                                Archie Blythe
                                Harrison Blythe
                                Mrs. Bennett Cotton
                                Manion Blythe
                                Felix Blythe
                                Mrs. Edward Bowls

The fifth and only surviving child of A. B. McDougald and Nepsie Buie was William Hugh McDougald, born Christmas Eve, 1855.  He is here at this site of this occasion and now living in his 94th year.

His first wife was Miss Winnie Ledbetter.  To this union five children were born of which the following survives:

                                George McDougald
                                Cullen McDougald

His second wife is Mrs. Sarah Ledbetter Allen, sister of first wife.  She is still enjoying a remarkable state of good health at this time.  To this union four children were born of which the following survive:

                                Calvin McDougald
                                Robert McDougald
                                Marvin McDougald

The sixth child of A. B. McDougald and Nepsie Buie was Malcolm Calvin McDougald who was also born near this site April 4, 1857.

He was married to Miss Josephine Blythe, sister of aforementioned John N. Blythe on December 3, 1876.  To this union 9 children were born of which the following survive:

                                J. C. ("Nealy")
                                Delbert
                                Malcolm
                                Felix
                                Nepsie (Mrs. A. L. Huston)
                                Rollin

A. B. McDougald's second wife was Mrs. Elizabeth Parks.  To this union two children were born of  which one scurvies as follows:

Mrs. Minnie Lee Eubanks (youngest surviving child of A. B. McDougald)  Her children are as follows:

                                Maggie
                                Tennie
                                Flora
                                Katie
                                Bethel
                                Annie Mae

Now that living descendents of A. B. McDougald who are present on this occasion will know where they fit in, some information on his brothers and sisters will be given.

The children of John McDougald and Miss Katie Black were all born in Cumberland County, North Carolina.  The family migrated to Florida prior to the Civil War.  The children are listed according to birth as follows:

1.  Archibald Black McDougald, born February 23, 1820.  Was the first to arrive in Texas.

2.  Mary McDougald born April 12, 1822 was second to arrive in Texas, where she married a Mr. Tate.

3.  Hugh McDougald born June 21, 1824 was fourth to arrive in Texas.  He never married.

4.  Margaret McDougald born April 27, 1826.  Married Joshua English in Florida and never came to Texas.

5.  Flora McDougald born May 11, 1828 came to Texas in 1877 and was last to arrive.  She never married.

6.  John McDougald Jr., born Mary 30, 1831 was third to arrive in Texas.  He returned to Florida in 1883 to marry Miss Mary Gilchrist, after which they immediately returned to Texas.  He was the father of Mrs. Ed Reasonover and S. L. McDougald.

Minnie Lee McDougald Wilkins Barnes Eubank.
This photo was taken in 1958.

Maggie Wilkins, Minnie's daughter.
This was taken in 1928.

Tennie Elizabeth Barnes Collier.
This was taken in 1975.

  These photos belonged to my grandmother, Tennie Elizabeth Barnes Collier.  She was the daughter of Robert D. Barnes and Minnie Lee McDougald Wilkins.  She was also born in Kaufman County.  Upon her death in 1981, I was given this photo album by my aunts and uncles.  Unfortunately, there are no dates listed on the back of these photos.