Frank Locke shares insight into Rockwall’s earliest settlers through Republic-era land records
Rockwall Pioneers
By Frank Locke
Member, Rockwall County Historical Foundation and Rockwall County Historical Commission
At the Rockwall County Historical Foundation’s Sheri Stodghill Lecture Series on October 10, the evening’s topic was The Settlement of Rockwall County by Original Land Patents. Speaker Frank Locke—member of both the Rockwall County Historical Foundation and the Rockwall County Historical Commission—offered a fascinating look into how early land grants help us understand who settled here and when…