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This is a photograph of the Dr. Dudgeon Bible Class of
Austin Avenue Methodist Church from Nov. 1947. |
Brad Willis |
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This is a photograph of the Wesley Baraca
Class of Austin Avenue Methodist Church from 1920. |
Brad Willis |
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This
is a photograph of Austin Avenue Methodist Church from the 1960s. |
This is a photograph of Austin Avenue Methodist Church
from the 1960s. |
Brad Willis |
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Philathea Class of Austin Avenue Methodist Church |
This is a photograph of the Philathea
Class of Austin Avenue Methodist Church. There is also a list of the last
names of those in the photograph. |
Brad Willis |
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This is a photograph of Rev. Dr. A. Norman Evans (1887-1968) who was a senior minister of Austin Avenue Methodist Church. He
is buried at Waco Memorial Park Cemetery. |
Brad Willis |
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Friendship
Class of Austin Avenue Methodist Church |
This is a photograph of the
September 14, 1975 reunion of the Friendship Class of Austin Avenue Methodist
Church, Waco. The photograph was taken by Ralph Hitt on the tower steps on 13th Street. |
Brad Willis |
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Men’s
Fellowship Bible Class of Austin Avenue Methodist Church at 1300 Austin Avenue |
This is a
photograph of the Men’s Fellowship Bible Class of Austin Avenue Methodist
Church at 1300 Austin Avenue, Waco. I believe the photograph was taken in the
1950s and was taken on the steps of the church tower on 13th
Street. |
Brad Willis |
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This is a
photograph of the home of Roy Elmer Beck, Elizabeth “Bessie” Howell Beck, and
Hester M. Beck at 1914 Mitchell Avenue, Waco. |
Brad Willis |
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This is a
photograph of the home of Charles Evans, Sr. and Nannie
C. Sleeper Evans at 2100 Colcord Avenue, Waco. |
Brad Willis |
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Myrtie Inez HOLLOWAY is pictured with three of her cousins from her mother’s
side of the family, Lee, Ida and Herman MATTHEWS. Myrtie was born June 23, 1898 and was the
last child born to Mary Alzada HOWARD HOLLOWAY of Mart, Texas. Myrtie’s
mother died March 8, 1899 when she was less
than a year old and was raised by her grandparents, Jasper H. and Mary
Elizabeth HOWARD, of Mart until she was about ten years old. At that
time, she went to live with her father, Frank Pierce HOLLOWAY, and her other
brothers and sisters in Omen, Smith County, Texas. She was married to Robert Andy DARK
born August 13, 1988 and died August 21, 1947. Myrtie DARK died in Tyler, Smith County, Texas May 21,
1980 |
Sandra Browning Fite |
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This is a
photograph of the John T. and Clara Evans Willis house at 2025 Colcord
Avenue, Waco, Texas |
Brad Willis |
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A picture of the
old North Waco School. My grandmother Elizabeth (Bessie) Howell Beck, taught
there for many decades. |
Brad Willis |
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Frank Pierce
Holloway Home in Mart, TX |
Sandra
Browning Fite |
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This
is a photograph/postcard of the original Austin Avenue Methodist Church which
was located at 12th Street and Austin Avenue in Waco. The church
was designed by William A. Cann of St. Louis and
was built in 1901-1902. Its cornerstone is now located in Oakwood Cemetery at
the grave of the first pastor, Rev. John R. Nelson. |
Brad
Willis 16 Jan 2010 |
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John Matthews Howard was seven years
old when his parents, Jasper H. and Mary Elizabeth Matthews Howard moved to Mart in McLennan County, Texas. Mr. Howard
purchased 200 acres and was a farmer and deacon in the Mart Baptist Church
until his death in 1902. |
Sandra
Browning Fite Gilmer,
Texas |
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Wedding
announcement for John Matthews Howard and Fay Breland
of Mart, Texas – July 26, 1903 |
Sandra
Browning Fite |
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Jochannah “Jennie” Cuccio Nicosia was born Dec 1889 in Waco, married
Vincent Nash Nicosia ca 1911, and died in Waco 18 Jun 1924. She was the
daughter of Giovanni John Cuccio and Antonina Lena Judia/Dean/Dini.
Jennie and Vincent had two children: Ralph Vincent and John Joseph. She is
buried at Holy Cross Cemetery. |
Nicole L
Martin 12 Jan 2010 |
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Metropole
Shoe shop, 319 Franklin, Waco ca. Jan 1925 (per calendar). Sam Pinto,
proprietor, left hand side. Joe Trapolino is probably center. Unknown
gentleman on right hand side. Sam Pinto
was my great-grandfather. He was born Salvatore Panepinto 23 Oct 1881
in Alia, Palermo, Sicily, Italy and died 30 Sep 1976 in Houston, Harris
County, Texas. The Pinto family lived in Waco 1108 N 9th
Street in 1921 and 1625 Franklin in 1923. |
Nicole L Martin 12 Jan 2010 |
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Photo of Rev.
Samuel Pascal Wright, 1838-1911 |
Brad Willis 10 Jan 2010 |
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Photo of Mary Wyatt
Harris Wright, 1838-1915 |
Brad Willis 10 Jan 2010 |
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Brad Willis 10 Jan 2010 |
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Brad Willis 10 Jan 2010 |
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Photo of Luedde, George Henry (Apr. 4,
1854-Oct. 30, 1918) |
Brad Willis 10 Jan 2010 |
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Photo of Luedde, Lucia Kate Elliott (Sept.
10, 1855-Feb. 1, 1899) |
Brad Willis 10 Jan 2010 |
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Honored at a “Pioneer Party” at the [Austin Avenue Methodist] church
this week, six women charter members of Austin Avenue Methodist Church were crowned
with wreaths of orchids and two men with crowns of gold. The party was given
by Mrs. J. R. Milam as the occasion marked Mr. Milam’s birthday
anniversary. However, this fact was not
known until the party was almost over. Pictured above are the honored
guests, left to right, first row: Mrs.
J. C. Kelly [Kelley], Mrs. J. W. Ragsdale, Mrs. E. M. Ainsworth, Mrs. A. D.
Adams; back row, Mrs. Walter Reese, W. H. McCullough, John Connor and
Mrs. Grace Wigley. |
Brad Willis 06 Jan 2010 |
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Photos of the WW l Rich Field flagpole. I took this picture around 20
years ago when it stood in the quadrangle of Richfield (now Waco) High
School. It has been relocated to some athletic fields near the school |
Brad Willis 06 Jan 2010 |
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This is a photograph of my great aunt, Sallie Letitia
Willis (1887-1971). She was a daughter of Thomas M. and Sallie Parker Willis
of Abilene, TX. She taught school in Fort Worth for many years, and is buried
in Abilene’s Masonic Cemetery. |
Brad Willis 02 Jan 2010 |
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A photograph of Dr. Alexander Archer Beville.
He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery. |
Brad Willis 02 Jan 2010 |
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Thomas Middlebrook Willis, 1859-1937 |
Thomas Middlebrook Willis, 1859-1937. He came with his parents Dr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Willis to Waco in
1866 from Alabama. A Texas Historical Marker was placed at his gravesite at
Abilene’s Masonic Cemetery earlier this year 2009. |
Brad Willis 02 Jan 2010 |
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The photograph is of Todd Willis, Kenneth Germond,
and Robert Germond. It was taken on Colcord
Ave. in Waco, probably in the late 1920s. They were neighbors. |
Brad Willis 31 Dec 2009 |
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This is a photograph of May Jones & Clara Evans (on right) in June
1916, probably taken in Waco. |
Brad Willis 31 Dec 2009 |
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photograph of my grandfather, Roy Elmer
Beck (1885-1944). He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery. This is an older
photograph of him. |
Brad Willis 01 Dec 2009 |
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interesting query on top of the Crowder
grave marker at First Street Cemetery. |
Brad Willis 01 Dec 2009 |
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1960 reunion of the Waco High School Class of 1910. The tall man on the back row is Champe
Fitzhugh. The woman on the middle row who is standing and has a dark hat is Clara Evans Willis. “3rd down from
Clara is Buena Clinton Smith.” |
Brad Willis 01 Dec 2009 |
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ca. 1950 photograph at Waco Memorial Park. On the left is Lucile Powell and on the right is Clara Evans. |
Brad Willis 01 Dec 2009 |
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He was an early Methodist minister and is buried in First Street
Cemetery. He has a Texas historical marker. |
Brad Willis 01 Dec 2009 |
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Funeral Notice of Rev. William McKendree
Lambdin |
Brad Willis 01 Dec 2009 |
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James
Kendrick (standing) and John Todd Willis, Jr. (seated) |
James Kendrick (standing) and John Todd Willis, Jr. (seated) in front
of the home of their grandparents, Charles & Nannie
Sleeper Evans. The house was at 2100 Colcord Ave., Waco, TX. |
Brad Willis |
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photograph of Hettie
Baker Tobin,1831-1901. She was born and died in Burkesville, Cumberland
County, Kentucky and was the wife of Warren Tobin. She was the sister to my
great-great-grandmother Sarah/Sallie Isabel Baker Evans who is buried in
Oakwood Cemetery. |
Brad Willis |
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a photograph of my great-great-great-grandfather,
John Todd Parker, MD (1799-1862). He
was born in Lexington, Kentucky and was the husband of Jane Logan Allen
Parker (1808-1844). They
were the parents of my great-great-grandfather, Robert Henry Parker (1828-1896).
Robert H. Parker was a Confederate veteran and is buried in the Masonic
Cemetery of Abilene, Texas. |
Brad Willis |
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photograph of my great-great-grandmother,
Feriba O’Rear Harp
(1815-1890). She
was born in Georgia and was the daughter of Benjamin O’Rear
(ca.1789-1855), a veteran of the War of 1812. She was the wife of Seaborn Harp/Harrup
(ca.1800-1873), and she is buried in the Sand Flat Cemetery, Johnson County,
Texas. |
Brad Willis |
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photograph and a 1922 calendar of my
father, John Todd Willis, Jr. (1921-1995). He
was the son of John T. and Nannie Clara Evans
Willis of Waco. He was the husband of Hester Beck Willis. They are buried in
Oakwood Cemetery. |
Brad Willis |
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photograph of my mother, Hester M. Beck
Willis (1924-2009). She
was the daughter of Roy E. and Elizabeth “Bessie” L. Howell Beck. She is
buried at Oakwood Cemetery. |
Brad Willis |
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photograph of Jewell Howell Christian
(1896-1981). She
was a daughter of Joshua C and Adalade Smith
Howell. She
was the wife of Shirley T. Christian of West, Texas. |
Brad Willis |
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photograph of Shirley T. Christian
(1898-1974). He
owned Christian Hardware Store in West, Texas, |
Brad Willis |
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photograph of Adalade
Smith Howell (1865-1951) and two of her children. Jewell
Howell is on the far left and Robert Howell is on the far right. |
Brad Willis |
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photograph of Mamie Ross Howell and her
sister, Elizabeth “Bessie” L. Howell (1891-1986). They lived in West,
McLennan County, Texas during their childhood. They were the children of
Joshua C. and Adalade “Addie” Smith Howell. Many of
the Howell family are buried in the Bell Springs Cemetery near Abbott. |
Brad Willis |
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photograph of my grandfather, Roy Elmer
Beck (1885-1944). He
is buried at Oakwood Cemetery. |
Brad Willis |
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photograph of my
great-great-grandmother, Sallie Clarke Parker (1831-1924). She
was the wife of Robert Henry Parker. They are buried in the Masonic Cemetery
of Abilene, TX. |
Brad Willis |
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photograph of my great-great-grandfather,
Robert Henry Parker (1828-1896). He was a Confederate veteran and is buried
in the Masonic Cemetery in Abilene, TX. |
Brad Willis |
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photograph of my great-great-grandmother, Letitia
Barnett Hutchison Willis (1828-1925).
She came with her husband, Dr. Thomas L. Willis, to Waco in 1866. They are
buried in the IOOF Cemetery in Denton, TX. |
Brad Willis |
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photograph of my
great-great-grandfather, Thomas L. Willis, MD, DDS (1824-1889). He and his
family came to Waco from Alabama in 1866. He attended the Medical College of
Georgia & the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. Buried in IOOF
Cemetery in Denton, TX. |
Brad Willis |
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Sallie
Ann Parker Willis (1865-1954) and Thomas Middlebrook
Willis (1859-1937) |
photograph of my great-grandparents,
Sallie Ann Parker Willis (1865-1954) and Thomas Middlebrook
Willis (1859-1937). Thomas M. Willis came to Waco from Alabama in 1866. They
are buried in Masonic Cemetery, Abilene, TX |
Brad Willis |
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Dewey Eugene McWhirter, age 2 years, 5
months, 516 South 11th Street, Waco, Texas |
Brad Willis |
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Kendrick School 1955 Mrs. Fox Waco Texas |
Sheila Melvin |
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my great grandfather, Charles Evans. He was born in 1851
& died in 1926. He
is buried at Oakwood Cemetery. |
Brad Willis |
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my great grandfather, Charles Evans. He was born in
1851 & died in 1926. He
is buried at Oakwood Cemetery. |
Brad Willis |
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Gertrude Westmoreland Christian at home, West, Texas |
Brad Willis |
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Stephen T & Gertrude Westmoreland Christian house, West, TX Built
in 1890s |
Brad Willis |
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Here is a picture of Clorinda Sleeper
Torrance Morgan, 1827-1907. She was the sister of my great-great-grandfather,
Gardner Southworth Sleeper. They are buried at
Oakwood Cemetery. |
Brad Willis |
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This is a photo of Sarah Elizabeth (Lizzie) Evans (1856-1926); she is buried
at Oakwood Cemetery. |
Brad Willis |
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A photo of my great grandmother, Nannie C.
Sleeper Evans. Born 1861 & died 1931.
Buried at Oakwood Cemetery. |
Brad Willis |
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A photo of my great-great-grandmother, Isadore
Elizabeth Causey Sleeper. Born 1838; died 1914. Buried at Oakwood Cemetery. |
Brad Willis |
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Emma
Shaw, born 1871, was a daughter of Dick & Emma Sleeper Shaw. She
married Ed Broiles at Waco. |
Brad Willis |
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photo of Maria Evans Sleeper (1862-1942); she is buried
at Oakwood Cemetery. |
Brad Willis |
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photo of my great-great-great-grandmother, Margaret
McDowell Sleeper (1793-1864); she is the mother of Gardner Southworth Sleeper. |
Brad Willis |
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my great-great-grandfather, Gardner Southworth
Sleeper, (1829-1890); buried at Oakwood Cemetery |
Brad Willis |
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photo of Rev. Dr. James D. Shaw, 1841-1926. He
was a pastor of Fifth St.
(now First) Methodist Church
of Waco. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery. He left the Methodist Church to
become a “free-thinker” and became the editor of “The Independent Pulpit.” |
Brad Willis |
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photo of my great-great-great-grandmother, Harriett L. Julian Clarke
(1798-1838) |
Brad Willis |
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photo of my great-great-great-grandfather, Joseph Clarke
(1793-1875); he was a veteran of the War of 1812. |
Brad Willis |
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photo of my great-great-grandfather, William George
Evans (1819-1901); buried at Oakwood Cemetery. |
Brad Willis |
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photo of Judge William Warren Evans (1858-1906); buried
in Oakwood Cemetery. |
Brad Willis |
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photo
of my great grandmother, Adalade Smith Howell
(1865-1951)? She is buried at Bell Springs Cemetery near Abbott, TX. |
Brad Willis |
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Was a veteran of the Texas Revolution.
Father of Adalade Smith Howell
(1865-1951) |
Brad Willis |
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Mother of Adalade Smith Howell (1865-1951) |
Brad Willis |
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Grandparents, John T. & Clara Evans Willis. They are buried at
Oakwood Cemetery. He was born in 1888 & died in 1968. She was born in
1890 & died in 1981. |
Brad Willis |
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my grandfather John T. Willis, Sr. (on the right). He
was born in 1888 & died in 1968. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery. |
Brad Willis |
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Rev. Dr. John R. Nelson who was the first pastor of Austin Avenue
Methodist Church. Headstone @ Oakwood
Cemetery |
Brad Willis |
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Wife of Rev. Dr. John R. Nelson |
Brad Willis |
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This is the cornerstone of the original/first edifice of Austin Avenue Methodist
Church at 12th Street & Austin Avenue. The cornerstone is
presently located in the Nelson plot at Oakwood. |
Brad Willis |
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William Warren Evans’ home in Waco ca. 1898. Top
row: Sallie I. Baker Evans (white apron), and her husband Wm. George Evans. Left
front group: Charles Evans, Jr. (boy), Aunt Lizzie Evans, William Warren
Evans seated & holding his daughter Lillian Evans (white dress), and his
wife Rosa Johnson Evans (with hat & white bonnet). Right
front group Harold and John Sleeper, and their
mother Maria Evans Sleeper (black ribbon at neckline). |
Brad Willis |
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home of Judge William Warren Evans. He & his wife
are buried at Oakwood Cemetery. |
Brad Willis |
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This is a picture of my grandmother, Elizabeth (Bessie) Lethella Howell Beck. She was born in 1891 & died in
1986, buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco. She was a daughter of Joshua C. &
Adalade (Addie) Smith Howell. |
Brad Willis |
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Brad Willis |
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Joshua
Calhoun Howell (1862-1901) & Elizabeth “Eliza” Martin Howell (1823-1898) |
Joshua Calhoun Howell (1862-1901) & Elizabeth “Eliza” Martin Howell
(1823-1898) are buried in Bell Springs Cemetery near Abbott, TX. |
Brad Willis |
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John Noah Howell (ca.1817-ca. 1890) is buried in Upson Co., Georgia. |
Brad Willis |
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First Photo is of the Plemons Family. They
moved from Ga to McLennan County. They still have a
reunion in the are every
June My Grandmother was the baby in the photo. She was Leila Lois Plemons who later Married Clarence Arthur Cobb |
Beth Lynch |
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This Photo Is the Man who I thought was my Great Great
Grandfather but later found out that my great great
grandmother was his house keeper in Alabama and she already had my Great
grandmother Martha Dobbs. They both moved to McLennan County Texas and where
he married Mary Jane Dobbs |
Beth Lynch |
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I received this From My Late Cousin Layton Wilson This is a picture
that includes my G Great Grandmother Mary Jane Dobbs in the picture from Left
to right is Ophelia young, Mary Jane Wilson and Emmett Young |
Beth Lynch |
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Mary Jane Wilson's Funeral 1927 Note on back of picture states Brother Boswell was Grandma Wilson's
pastor at Oglesby TX |
Beth Lynch |
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I believe this are the Wilson Children after AT Wilson and Mary Jane
were married On back of the photo is the note
Left to right Matt, Ophelia, Ada and Lucian. |
Beth Lynch |
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Plemons family photo with all the
names in the photo |
Beth Lynch |
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My grandfather Clarence Arthur Cobb Sr Leila Lois
Cob and My Aunt Annabel His father was William C. Cobb born In Mississippi His Mother
Martha Dobbs Cobb She was born in Alabama My Grandmother Was Born In Ga to Joseph L. Plemons and Julia Anderson Both Of Ga. |
Beth Lynch |
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Wedding Photo Of My Grandparents Clarence Arthur Cobb and Leila Lois Plemons |
Beth Lynch |
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Easter Lilies #1 Is Leila Lois Plemons and #
10 is Naomi Plemons her sister |
Beth Lynch |
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Caroline Madison Beville (Nov. 5, 1874-Aug.
27, 1912), a daughter of Dr. A. A. Beville. She is
buried at First Street Cemetery of Waco |
Brad Wills |
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Sallie Presnall Humberson
and John Oliver, Waco, about 1911 |
Virginia H. Owen |
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John Hence Humberson, with his wife, Sallie Presnall Humberson, daughters,
Minnie and Maud, and son, John Oliver. The house is thought to be on
Trice Avenue in Waco. |
Virginia H. Owen |
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Dr. & Mrs. William R. Guyton (Roy and Minnie), Waco, about 1920 |
Virginia H. Owen |
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About 1927, China Spring TX, Allyne Humberson, Virgie & Merrill Humberson,
Roy & Minnie Guyton, with daughters, Ouida and Annada. |
Virginia H. Owen |
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Postcard, postmark on the back is June (or July) 1908, "Main Street,
China Springs Texas". Individuals sitting on the porch are
identified as "Ralph, Clyde D., and Emmett". Mailed, with a
message, by Merriel Humberson
of China Spring to his brother, Art Humberson, in
South Fork, Colorado. |
Virginia H. Owen |
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Postcard, postmark on the back is Sept 26, 1908, "Fishing on the
Bosque", unidentified group. |
Virginia H. Owen |
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1912, China Spring, Virgie & Merrill Humberson,
and Minnie Humberson, standing
beside Merrill's 2-cylinder Maxwell. |
Virginia H. Owen |
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Billie ( Cobb ) Bulter age 23 |
Ken Baker |
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Crawford 1st Court House and Judge William Edward Costley |
Carol Costley Rabun |
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Ellis Butler and his friend Doug Lockwood at Camp McAuther
in Waco, Tx 1917 WWI |
Ken Baker |
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My Great Grandmother on the left Martha (Dobbs) Cobb. The other
two women are unknow to us.( middle and right
) taken In Waco, Texas around 1932 |
Ken Baker |
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Picture taken in 1928 family reunion in Waco. |
Ken Baker |
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My great-grandfather, William (Bill) Cobb, born in Texas around
1871, married Martha Dobbs in Waco, Texas, in 1893, and had children,
Bob, Ophelia, Billie, Evelyn, and Lucille. They lived on Clarence Cobbs's farm outside Waco |
Ken Baker |
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Mollie Sawyer, friend of Nettie Taylor |
Kathy Fuller |
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Elisabeth Burgin Taylor and son Herbert |
Kathy Fuller |
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John & Elisabeth Taylor with baby Herbert (right of uppersign) 1893? |
Kathy Fuller |
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John Taylor |
Kathy Fuller |
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Nora Taylor Anderson with children Ophelia, Carrie and Willie (James) |
Kathy Fuller |
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Nettie Taylor in middle - other two unknown |
Kathy Fuller |
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grandson of Nelson and Polly Thomasson
1914 |
Kathy Fuller |
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Picnic
at Lover's Leap 1898 Top
row left to right A.G. Thomasson, Mona Thomasson, Nettie Thomasson |
Kathy Fuller |
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Picnic
at Lover's Leap 1898 |
Kathy Fuller |
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Standing
left to right: Ed F., Hannah E., Holes C., Seated:
Polly Thomasson, holding Claudia; Molly; Archibald
G., Nannie; Nelson Thomasson,
holding Martha Clay ( Called Mattie) Photo
probably taken in 1879 in Kentucky, probably on their 25th Wedding
Anniversary. |
Kathy Fuller |
