Mrs. A. V. Gillett, a pioneer of Dublin, Texas, was born Arizona Vera Leslie in 1862. She was the first child born in "Old Doublin" in Erath County. Mrs. Gillett can tell many interesting stories of both the old and "New Dublin". The town was named for Dublin, Ireland and her husband Confederate officer Major L. E. Gillett had a role in laying out the town. Major Gillett and an Irishman named Cagney wrote to Dublin to model some of the streets names after the Ireland city. Mrs. Gillett now lives in Fort Worth, Texas. She makes writes stories of her childhood experiences to send to her grandchildren in North Carolina. Mrs. Gillett is sitting on a floral couch. She is wearing a blouse, blazer, skirt, pearl necklace, and a brooch.
This project was funded by Institute of Museum and Library Services/Texas State Library and Archives Commission.