Unless you’re a history buff or a descendent, chances are you’ve never heard of J. Frank Conner.A granite monument on the courthouse lawn was dedicated by his family members back in 1996.He was once a farmer, a cattleman, a two-term Dawson County sheriff, and the reason why Lamesa is what it is.The town nor the county bare his name, but because of his land acquisitions, Lamesa’s first cemetery and its lay-out is partly due to him.Dawson County is named after Nicholas Mosby Dawson, who fought in the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836. Arthur L. Wasson suggested the town’s name,