Footprints of Fayette

David Breeding Photo Courtesy of Kathy Carter
David Breeding Photo Courtesy of Kathy Carter

A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical Commission

David W. Breeding

By Kathy Carter

David and Sarah Davis Breeding and five of their sons, John, Richard Landy, Napoleon Bonaparte, Fidelio Sharp and Benjamin Wilkens Breeding, came to Texas from Christian County, Kentucky in late 1832 and early 1833. The family settled along Cummins Creek near present-day Willow Springs. Before the end …