Thought a look at Charlotte's place of destiny might be worth a look.
Rice, Navarro County, Texas has an Institution of higher learning that opened in 1912.
From the University web site
"The Rice Institute opened on September 23, 1912, the anniversary of Mr. Rice's murder, with 77 students and a dozen faculty."
In addition Rice is about 25 miles from Dallas.
An historical note on another web site
"As the 20th century unfolded, Dallas changed with the times: manufacturing, banking and center of the world cotton market in 1910s-'20s;"
Could Alan have had expertise in the world of cotton commerce coming as he did from Lancashire?
Last and probably totally irrelevant, a snippet from the Dallas Library Archive
ROBERTSON, E.B., COLLECTION
1892. 1 inch.
Two lists compiled by Robertson: "List and location of the Bounty, Donation and Headright Lands of the dead soldiers of Alamo and Goliad" and "Muster Rolls, Alamo and Goliad Massacres."
T/D
Is this Grandpa or Uncle and is this a family visit?
Transatlantic travel for business did occur. I have a family in my tree who had a child in New York, one back in England and a further family addition back in the good old U.S. of A. before growing old in Lancashire.
