Miss Katie's hair ribbons

Few Ennis residents are left who remember Katie Daffan, once a famous literary figure in Texas who lived her final years in Ennis. “Miss Katie,” as she was affectionately known, was born in Brenham but grew up in Ennis. She later moved to Austin and Houston where she spent the bulk of her most successful years. But from time to time she returned to her family home in Ennis and sometimes taught cou…