Sory about the obvious Goof-as a famous President said "The Buck Stops here. But Don Lawson was a student there in 1909. Miss Dixie Higgs was the teacher.Did they ever have 2 teachers? Charles Wyly On Fri, 13 May 2005 11:23:29 -0500 "Charles A. Wyly" <wyly1@juno.com> writes: > The above article has 43 student names. I can send it to those > interested. Also, did the ones I sent this to with photo enlarge it? > Did > anyone get it to Garvin Wood for tomorrow's Oak Dale Cemetery > historical > marker dedication ? If you want a readable copy of photo and print, > send > me your E mail request. > > Our Daughter Sandra Suter did an excellent job blowing up separate > sections of the article i had given Nancy Wyly Hise- never found my > first > copy. Some day it may fall out of a box somewhere. > > Don Lawson is a grandson of G.W. Lydia, one of first Erath County > setlers. Mr. Lydia came as a 12 year old boy before Civil War and > returned to Erath County after the war and raised 23 kids on the > same > farm. Don's mother was the 4 th child of Mr. Lydia. Those pictured, > 1909, > are > 1. George Watkins > 2.Johnnie Kimbrough > 3.Clifford Bunnell > 4.Douglas Fanning > 5. Don Lawson > 6.Leonard Lidia > 7.Prentice Bailey (Cousin of Carey family), > 8. Paul Bailey, > 9.Carl Birdwell > 10.Lynn Williams > > Second Row > 11.Ernest Foster > 12. Alfred Foster (Any connection to Foster's Foster home in > Stephenville, heavily > backed by Graham Street Church of Christ and individuals)??? > 13.Dossie Carey,first cousin of mom, Emma Carey Wyly) > 14.Bonnie Stewart ( Some Stewarts still attend Carey Reunions in > Garland. > Was > this Cap Stewart's family? Cap had a mechanic shop in 1930's > near low > water > crosing on old Hico Highway) > 15. Mary Lawson > 16. Miss Dixie Higgs, Mary Sikes > 17. Jewell Foster > 18. Jesse Lydia > 19.Lena Mefford > 20.Edward Carey (Mom's first cousin) > 21. Jack Kenney (Was this the family of Whitt and Banner? Kenney or > > Whit > ordered a 1949 GMC 5 window Cab pickup ith truck gears- one > of the > first > made after WW2. he drove it to match roping and rodeos and > the > auction > barn for less than 6months, and saw Dad at the auction and > told him > he had > orderred a 1950 Chevy 3 speed Pickup which would be faster and > cheaper for > his purposes, and on a private deal- no ads, sold the old one > to > dad, Eddie > Wyly. He drove the pickup 40 years until he retired from > farming > and parked > it at Selden Barn. They had a second pickup for light driving. > )? > > Third Row > 22. Jewell Watkins > 23. Grace Kerr > 24.Ada Carey- (Mom's older sister- Ada and mom were born in Hope , > Arkansas > Granmdad Henry Carey came in 1901 or 2 in a > coverred > wagon, > with stove, bed , pump organ, cow, and dog- > Probably > by "Historic > Pig Trail on Ouachita Mountain Ridge from Mena, > Ark > to the > Paris, Texas Crossing. He stayed with James T > stone > until > Grandma came by train to They farmed in pea > Ridge, > Huckaby, > Oak Dale, Valley Grove and Selden. ) > 25. Bernice Lydia > 26. Maurice Kenney > 27. Willie Stone > 28. Emma Stone > 29.Emma Carey- my mom > 30.Tommy Mefford > > Fourth row > 31. Audie Lydia > 32.Prentice Williams > 33.Ed Lydia > 34.Robert Foster > 35. Kay Lydia > 36.Hugh Johnson > 37.Arthur Hicks > 38.Guy Robinson (Or Gay Robinson???) > 39.Imond Bailey (Another Carey Cousin) > 40.Jessie Stone (Another Arkansas Rooted cousin) > Brian Woods > > Could someone get a printout of tis message to Garvin Wood. > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >