Ambrose, Texas, Grayson County

By Kirstyn Wheeler, Howe Middle School

Ambrose was a community without a name, but eventually it was named after a Bible it was named in 1901 The first survey crew from Denison, Bonham, and New Orleans Railroad came along and set up two plots A Tennessean man arrived at Ambrose in 1883, he bought land that was in Fannin County from which Grayson County would be cut off in 1846 Bible has also donated some land

In January 10, 1902 Ambrose was platted, by September a post office was opened For Ambrose, it was life line of a struggling community It provided a better way to market cotton and corn as well having stores, a gin, a bank, a barber shop, and two grocery stores

In 1907, a school was built which was donated by Ambrose Bible Soon Ambrose had a Methodist, Church of Christ, and a Baptist Church A new school was built in 1917 and the town eached its high-water mark two years later

Ambrose lies in Gayson County near Fannin, and the land owners had to pay taxes for both counties Since most people in the area were farmers, Ambrose had never had more than 60 people living in the town The DB&NO Railroad had went bankrupt in 1927 and the Ambrose post office had moved to Bells in 1930

In 1980 the population was estimated at 41 The former school is now used as a