William Asa Vines
William Asa "W.A." Vines (born May 6, 1853, in Troy, Alabama), a son of Chesley Daniel Vines and Elizabeth Matheny. He was orphaned as a boy and worked for two years in order to earn his passage to Texas by wagon train. Later, he hired himself out as a farmhand for more than 13 years before saving enough money to buy his own land. Vines married Martha Caroline Welch and had five children.
Vines and his family eventually moved to Plano. Later, Vines went on to be the director of Plano National Bank. His wife, Martha, died in 1911. Vines died in 1929 at the age of 76.
Vines High School, founded in 1976, in Plano, Texas rests on the former farmland of William Vines. His home was just west of Vines High School.
Sources
- "William Asa Vines 1853-1929". Ancestry. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- "Schools & Other Facilities / Vines High School Landing Page". pisd.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
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