I was in Quitman, Wood Co., TX today and found a little info about a man named O.P.Pyle. He's no relation to me, but thought it might be of benefit to someone somewhere. "The Mineola Courier was published by O.P.Pyle in the early 1890's. In 1894, Pyle aroused the wrath of Frank M. Sewell, editor of The Mineola Monitor as well as the enmity of Alfred Padon, editor of the Wood County Democrat. Pyle, a Populist, was in the wrong camp asn wa being lamasted by both newpapers. The Monitor solved the problem by following its usual practice of buying the opposition paper." -excerpt from Wood County 1850-1900 compiled and published by The Wood County Historical Society. From the "History of Mineola" by Lucille Jones, O.P. is also mentioned as owning a paper called "The National Co-Operator". O.P. and his wife built a home that is a historical landmark in Mineola. Their builder was a local craftsman, Alexander Wren and his brothers, William and Frank assisted in the planning and construction. The Pyle house was built on land purchased from A.H. Houston in 1898. The Pyles built a Victorian home in 1903-1904 which was later sold to J.S Reese, then W.D Kitchens, and in 1924 to the then-Mayor of Mineola, E. A. Tharp. The Tharps passed the home down to relatives. I don't know anything else about O.P., unfortunately. I'd love to know if anyone is related to him that is on the list. Another piece of trivia- Benjamin Garrett and his wife Mary Catherine Pyle came to Wood Co., between 1855-1860 and settled there. I don't know if they are any relation to O.P.,. I do have a book with a picture of O.P., if anyone wants a copy of the picture. RLH