Person Record

Metadata

Name

Kidd, Jesse W.

Othernames

Jess

Born

27 Apr 1872

Birthplace

Denison, Grayson Co., TX

Titles & honors

Retired October 9, 1938.

Father

William Kidd

Mother

Margaret Taylor

Notes

Drove the mule cars and then the first electric car in Denison in 1898. His death was by gunshot.

Fort Worth TX Star-Telegram, Friday, July 3, 1953, page 1, "Woman Charged: Denison Pioneer, 81, Is Slain." Buried Cedarlawn Cemetery, Denison, TX.

Occupation

Mechanic, Electrician (per wife's obituary, May 1953), Foreman, Motorman; Denison Street Railway, Texas Electric Railway.

Role

Motorman

Spouse

Margaret White

Children

J. C. Kidd, Lillie May Kidd Thompson

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