Hezekiah "Khi" Balch and Mattie Kate Boswell are show in 1902. Khi and Katie married April 20, 1902, at the Boswell home, 310 W. Broad St. They had six children: Marie, William, Katherine, Roland, Mildred and Hezekiah Jr. They were married for 25 years. Katie wrote poems and songs for her husband to express her love for him and their children.
To learn more about Mansfield history, check out the Mansfield Historical Museum, 102 N. Main St., open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free. For more info, call 817-473-4250, emailmuseum@mansfieldtexas.gov or go to mansfieldhistory.org.
Photo courtesy of the Mansfield Historical Society.
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