Details for Katie Daffan

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5139007090

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Marker Number 7090
Atlas Number 5139007090
Marker Title Katie Daffan
Index Entry Daffan, Katie
Address
City Ennis
County Ellis
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 723308
UTM Northing 3579230
Subject Codes journalists; educational topics; newspapers; women, women's history topics; writers and poets
Marker Year 1986
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Pierce Park, NW Main St., Ennis
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Born in Brenham, Katie Litty Daffan was a well-known author, educator, journalist, and club-woman. She began her career as a teacher and was an officer of the Texas State Historical Assoc. She wrote several books, including a Texas history textbook. Active in the United Daughters of The Confederacy, she served from 1911 to 1918 as superintendent of the Confederate Woman's Home in Austin. She was literary editor of the "Houston Chronicle" from 1921 to 1928. Miss Daffan taught school in Ennis and was feature columnist for the "Ennis Daily News", 1936-50. She died here in 1951.

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