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COPPELL'S FIRST FAMILIES
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Here are some of the early families who settled here in
​Gibbs, Texas which was named Coppell in 1892. Its namesake was George Coppell.
  • George Coppell
  • Bullock
  • Cozby
  • Dobecka
  • Harwell
  • Harrison
  • Ihnfeldt
  • Kirkland
  • Ledbetter
  • Parr
  • Parrish
  • Plumlee
  • Ratliff
  • Stringfellow
​
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.

​COPPELL HISTORICAL SOCIETY, P.O. BOX 1871, COPPELL, TX  75019
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