THE FAMILY TREES OF
COPPELL'S FIRST FAMILIES
COPPELL'S FIRST FAMILIES
This page is under construction as we add family trees to it. If you need to dive deeper into any of the linked trees, please send us an e-mail at: info@coppellhistoricalsociety.org
In 1841, a land grant was made by the Republic of Texas to William S. Peters and investors to establish Peter's Colony. The area around what is The City of Coppell today was called the Parrish Community where the Parrish family had settled. The Bethel Community and Gentry Community soon sprung up. It wasn't until 1887 that the first post office was built and named after Lieutenant Governor Barnett Gibbs. In 1890, a railroad depot was built two years after track had been laid through the town. The railroad named the stop Coppell after a major investor in New York. Two years later, the town changed its name to Coppell.
- Barnett Gibbs
- George Coppell - George Coppell stated that they had traced their family line back into the 1400s. Unfortunately, we have not been able to go back that far, but we are working on it.
Here are some of the early families who settled here in
Gibbs, Texas which was named Coppell in 1892. Its namesake was George Coppell.
Gibbs, Texas which was named Coppell in 1892. Its namesake was George Coppell.
Family trees for these families will be posted here in the future....
First families listed in an article in the Irving Record dated 10/30/1958 stated that the first settlers were:
- Corbin, G.R.
- Corbin, Ruff
- Cribbs, John
- Gentry, J.E.
- Hurst, Mrs. Myrtle
- McGee, T.B.
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