Harrison, Thomas Jefferson | Coppell Historical Society

2-1021 - Newspaper article on Coppell called Gibb

From Irving News Record, Oct. 30, 1958. I never heard the name as Gibb, always Gibbs. The date for when the town became Coppell is wrong; it was 1892. This is the only reference I've ever seen of T. J. Harrison. (P. Wilson, resident, 12/25/11)

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2-1081 - Souvenir card - 3 sections - public school

Note "District No. 5." This would have been from the school located in downtown, 2 story, before the 1928 consolidation of schools. (P Wilson, resident, 3/16/13)

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2-1263 - "B. First Baptist Church"

Article on founding f Coppell's First Baptist Church.The original members are listed in the article. (P. Wilson, resident 3/9/14)

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2-159 - Large family posed in front of frame house.

Lizzi & Thomas J. Harrison, Claude L. & Bessie Plumlee, J.L. & Nora Ratliff, baby Tom Ratliff in buggy, Ell & Cora Harrison, Elgie & Ida Parr. In front: Nellie Harrison, Pearl Harrison & Lena Harrison. Circa 1904 (Lorene Pirkle, resident, 12/8/01)

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2-160 - Formal group posed - 8 women, 2 men.

Tom & Elizabeth Harrison family. Lena, Cora, Bessie, Ed, Nora, Ida, Nellie, Tom, Elizabeth, Pearl. (Zelma Plumlee, grandparents and family, 10/24/02)

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2-162 - Man standing in general store.

Thomas Jefferson Harrison, standing in his store. In 1925, Mr. Harrison sold his stock of goods and converted this building into a gym. This was the first building with lights and bleachers in this area for playing basketball at night. (Lorene Pirkle, grew up there, 12/8/2001) The following typed comments accompanied this framed photo elsewhere: "Clayta Harwell, Cleo Hodges and Weldon Plumlee are his grand-children. Billy Harwell, Howard Hod...

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2-243 - Man on porch o drug store

Was this the drugstore at corner of Bethel & old Coppel Rd. (now Southwestern)? If so, my father Joe Parrish tore it down in the late 1950s or early 60s, also an old bank building. (D. Parrish, Hawley, resident, 7/22/02) This is a picture of the building that W. O. Harrison built for his grocery store and the first Post Office. W. O. Harrison was the first Postmaster at Coppell. Over the years, several different men had a store in the same bui...

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2-245 - Four men and one lady

Back of photo said, "W. O. Harrison J.B. Harrison, T.J. Harrison. Businessmen & farmers of early Gibbs which became Coppell." (P. Wilson, resident) W O. Harrison had store in Coppell/Gibbs in early 1900s if not before 1900. He, T.J. & J.B.L. Harrison all lived in Coppell for several years. The other Harrison man went on the Keller, Texas where he stayed until his death. (Lorene Pirkle, born in Coppell, lived until 1973, 10/24/2002)

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2-327 - Large Victorian house Frame drawn around photo

"Uncle Tom Harrison's home." Probaby near corner of W. Bethel and Freeport. "Sanders house" - so identified by Lou Duggan on another print of same photo. "Uncle Tom Harrison hom in Coppell proper. Torn down and they buit the present house where Lana (sp) and Newt (Corbin) lived" - back of photo. (P. Wilson, resident, 9/12/06, 5/31/11, 1/12/19)

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2-411 - School children posed in front of white building. Sign held up at each end.

Sign on left says "Coppell School 1879." Sign on right identifies teacher and trustees. This photo was once printed n "Elm Fork Echoes." An original print was purchased in an antique shop and sold to Tamerah Ringo at Coppell ISD in 2009. That print was enhanced and enlarged at Freeman's Photography in Coppell by Pete Wilson. 2 large prints exist - one held by Coppell I.S.D. "Trustees: T.J. Harrison, G.T. Bullock, W.H. Sanders, T.W. Freeman...

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