Background
Dykes, Jefferson Chenowth was born on July 20, 1900 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of George Richard and Melrose (Chenowth) Dykes.
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The biography of King Fisher is also the history of Dimmit County, Texas, during the period of unrest and upheaval along the Texas-Mexican border.
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Yet another dynamic personality emerges from the history of the American West in Cow Dust and Saddle Leather, the life story of Ben E. Kemp, cowman and lawman, as told by his son Benny. Kemp's deep commitment to family and neighbors put no limitations on his diversified talents and interests, and his days were filled with escapades and achievements to be envied by the most foolhardy and irresponsible adventurer. At twenty-one, he was considered the best broncobuster in his part of Texas. In the 1880s, he was a Texas Ranger and took part in the last fight between the Rangers and the Indians. His personal acquaintances included outlaws and grizzly bears, and "the hurricane deck of a Western mustang was his throne. He rode high and wide until drought and barbed wire closed in and open range was no more." In addition to newfound heroes, readers will meet many old friends here: Captain George W. Baylor, the Apache Kid, and Black Jack Ketchum are a few of the figures who appear under new guises in their associations with Ben E. Kemp. The primary source information about the life of the Texas Rangers and the Texas and New Mexico frontier makes this book a real find for everyone who reads western history—and anyone who likes a rattling good tale.
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Dykes, Jefferson Chenowth was born on July 20, 1900 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of George Richard and Melrose (Chenowth) Dykes.
Bachelor of Science, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1921; postgraduate, Colorado Agricultural College, 1924-1929.
Teacher vocation agriculture, Stephenville and McAllen, Texas, 1921-1929; professor agricultural education, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1929-1935; erosion specialist, Soil Conservation Service, Department Agriculture, Lindale, Texas, 1935; chief erosion control practices division, assistant regional conservator, Soil Conservation Service, Department Agriculture, Fort Worth, 1936-1942; assistant chief, Soil Conservation Service, Department Agriculture, 1942-1950; department chief, Soil Conservation Service, Department Agriculture, 1950-1953; assistant administrator field services, Soil Conservation Service, Department Agriculture, 1953-1963; deputy administrator field services, Soil Conservation Service, Department Agriculture, 1963-1965; western Americana dealer, since 1965.
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President Friends of Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University Library, 1979. Fellow Soil Conservation Society of America (council). Member Western Writers American, Range Society of America, Westerners International (president 1980, 81), Antiquarian Booksellers Association American.
Son of George Richard and Melrose (Chenowth) D. M. Martha Lewin Read, August 1, 1923 (deceased July 1989). 1 daughter, Martha Ann Dykes Goldsmith.