Aubrey

History

Aubrey, the town, was officially founded in 1867, when Civil War veteran Lemuel Noah Edwards (1838–1910) built the second frame house there. Edwards eventually gave each of his 10 children a lot on which to build a home. The Edwards family was instrumental in several civil developments. Dancing was not allowed, but the townspeople often gathered in the Edwards home for singing and listening to music performed on an organ that Edwards had imported. In 1881, the Texas and Pacific Railway completed a track and station in Aubrey and commenced operations. In 1885, Edwards offered a lot to each congregation that would build a church within a year. In 1882, Edwards and Louis Caddel Sr. donated land for a one-room schoolhouse in town. Edwards, through one of his daughters—Edna Mae Edwards (1884–1975), who married Hugh Tobin (1884–1929)—was the grandfather of Louise Tobin, a prolific big-band jazz vocalist who attained national acclaim in 1932. Eventually, Aubrey became known for the peanut farms that surrounded the town. By 2009, horse ranches surrounded Aubrey. Around that time, houses were constructed in Aubrey, replacing the grounds of the old peanut farms.

Geography

Aubrey is north of Denton.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7,455
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  4,907
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,783
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  4,722
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,498
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,891
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  3,687
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,664

Most recent

• M 3.1 — 2024-05-01
  7 km SSW of Mansfield, Texas
• M 3.2 — 2024-05-01
  7 km S of Mansfield, Texas
• M 2.51 — 2023-09-25
  10 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma
• M 2.9 — 2023-07-11
  10 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma
• M 2.51 — 2022-07-20
  9 km WSW of Lebanon, Oklahoma
• M 2.53 — 2021-12-20
  14 km ENE of Leon, Oklahoma