Amarillo, TX, United States
Melissa Dora Oliver-Eakle. A descendant of two prominent 17th-century families in Virginia and Georgia, Melissa Dora Callaway (1860-1931) was a graduate of Georgia Female College. In 1884, she married industrialist Capt. William Oliver. Following his death, she visited her brothers in Amarillo in 18
89, purchased land in Potter and Randall Counties in 1890, and in 1895 moved to the frontier town of Amarillo. Mrs. Oliver's personal fortune allowed her to invest in the town at a time when money was
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