It started with an insurance salesman and one small airplane. From there, it became an aviation empire and one of the most noted names in Texas aviation. From Braniff Airline’s humble beginnings, Tom Braniff’s story became one of many colorful tales of Texas pilots and businessmen and the quest to conquer the skies.
The word trust is the firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.
On May 11,1840, John Draper and Teletha/ Tabetha Davis were married in Butts County, Georgia. John Stanford Draper was born the following year on May 5th, A brother, Nehemiah was born in 1843 and a sister, Elizabeth was born in 1846, At this time they were living in Barbour County, Alabama.
Hilton started buying more hotels. By 1924, he built a new hotel in Dallas, the fourteen-story Dallas Hilton, which he completed for more than $1.3 million (or $23.3 million in 2024 dollars). In Dallas, he also settled down and married Mary Barron, with whom he would have three sons. He continued to expand, building new hotels in Abilene and Waco in the late 1920s. The popular Waco Hilton was completed in 1928.
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