Mark and Lilly; Is it possible that the shaving mug insignia was that of a lumberman's union or something similar? Perhaps a special gift from a friend. Daphne N. Richey (nee Garrison) > > Subject: [WILLIAMS] Williams\Brown > Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 21:38:31 EST > From: Marknlilly@aol.com > To: WILLIAMS-L@rootsweb.com > > Does anyone know if a pattern with a bird, a leaf, an ax, an ox yolk and a > pair of log rolling tongs means anything. This on is on a shaving mug above > the name W. D. Williams. the cup is ca1920s and seems pretty elaborate for a > depression era family to own unless it is from some sort of organization. > > The mug belonged to W. D. Williams b.abt 1883 TX d. abt 1945 TX m.Sally A. > Brown abt 1905/6 TX. They ran a railroad restuarant that followed the rail > lines to logging camps in east Texas in the early 1900s to the 1920s. They > owned property in Tyler Co. just outside of Woodville. > I'm looking for any info on him.