Ira P. DeLoache

DeLoache was born on September 21, 1879, on a plantation in North Carolina. DeLoache moved to Dallas in 1909 and sold cigarettes there until 1915. In 1922, DeLoache flew in an airplane over Dallas and decided to become a developer. He purchased one hundred acres to start developing the area later to become known as Preston Hollow in 1930. He retired in 1960. He died on October 31, 1965, in a retirement facility in Dallas, Texas. He was eighty-six years old. == Family ==

DeLoache married Nelle Slaughter (May 24, 1892 – January 1, 1964), the daughter of Christopher Columbus Slaughter (February 9, 1837 – January 25, 1919), in 1913. They had three children, Ira Averill DeLoache (1917-1938), Nelle Jourdan DeLoache (1919-1975) and James Ira DeLoache (1923-2007). They resided on Preston Road in Preston Hollow, Dallas, Texas. ==References==