This is a wonderful story written in the April 1953 – Outdoor Life magazine about an unbelievable hunting trip taken by my grandfather Dan Auld Sr., his son Dan “Jack” Auld, and his twin sister my mother Joan Auld Powell and my dad Milroy Powell along with the author and first cousin Robert “Bob” Ramsey. Their trip was in the Kaibab National Forest on the “North” Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The “five of a kind” hunters were able to take five non-typical mule deer and had memories for a lifetime.
As you can tell from the story; the five were the happiest hunters in TEXAS, too!!
My Mother Joan Auld Powell’s 1950 non-typical mule deer had 39 points and 33 inches between the widest points and scored a 230 6/8. Mother and Daddy went to New York for the Boone and Crockett Club Awards ceremony at the Museum of Natural History to receive her award in late fall of 1953. Side note: she happened to be very pregnant with me; I was born December 15, 1953.
My Dad’s mule deer were also in the Boone and Crockett record books.
Rank 8
Boone and Crockett
Non-Typical Mule Deer
Killed by Milroy Powell
1950 – Kaibab Forest, Arizona
Score 188 5/8: 89 5/8 = 278 2/8
Rank 15
Boone and Crockett
Non-Typical Mule Deer
Found by Milroy Powell and Dan Auld Jr.
1952 – Kaibab Forest, Arizona
Score 210 4/8: 58 2/8 = 268 6/8
All my younger years were spent living with these deer and I am very proud to own my Mother’s deer shown below.
In my previous post in the Auld Wedding 130 years ago, I discussed the pinon pine log cabin built by my great grandfather, Alexander Kennedy Auld. The Auld Ranch headquarters is in the Texas Hill Country at the highest point of the Edwards Plateau on the “Divide” which was first Edwards County and then became Bandera County and since 1913 now Real County, Texas. Alex built his homestead below a high bluff to the north and a flowing spring. The home of pinon pine logs was one of the largest log homes in Texas.
In 1976, my grandfather Dan Auld donated his birthplace home and barn so all could enjoy, to the City of San Antonio. It was added as a public improvement for the “Texas Flora” area of the San Antonio Botanical Center’s Garden. It was considered a priceless addition, and, as stated by Ronald R. Darner, director of the Department of Parks and Recreation of San Antonio letter dated January 31, 1977, he describes how the home and new surroundings will be admired and appreciated by thousands of people every year.
As told by Dan Auld, Sr. in a letter dated February 11, 1977, to Gilbert M. Denman, Jr., Chairman of The Ewing Halsell Foundation (Mr. Halsell and Dan Auld were close personal friends); says, the house has quite a history, “My father and a group of young Scotsmen cut these pinon logs for this home up on top of one the hills on the ranch, carried them to the valley, put them on ox carts and carried them to the present location.” My grandfather never got to see the completion of his gift; my mother Joan Auld Powell finished the delivery of the gift after his death in 1980.
Through the direction of James E. Ketter, Landscape Architect, the house and barn were indexed, dismantled, relocated and reconstructed at the newly built San Antonio Botanical Gardens Center. The Gardens funding for ground work began in 1970, when San Antonio voters approved $265,000 in bonds. This money, along with a grant awarded five years later by the Ewing Halsell Foundation, other contributions from organizations and individuals, and a significant grant from the Economic Development Administration helped pay for the project. Ground-breaking ceremonies were held on July 21, 1976. The official opening was May 3, 1980.
Young Dan Auld on the porch of Auld Home. Dan born in 1896, photo abt. 1900
Real County – Auld Homestead with barn and out-buildings, photo abt 1970
Photo taken from top of north cliff above home
Our daughter Sarah had her bridal portraits made in the fall of 2007, at her great-great grandfather Alex Auld’s home at the Garden. Her wedding in April 2008 to Jason Thigpen was held at the springs on the west prong of the head waters of the Frio River on the original Alex Auld ranch. Alex’s great-granddaughter, Jan and Buddy Wilkinson, now own this part of the ranch. The Auld ranch has been in a continuous family ranching operation since its inception in the late 1870’s.
Below are current photos of the Auld House at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens.
I understand you can contact the Botanical Gardens to rent the facilities for events and functions.
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Originally published on 15 Sep 2011.
It was 130 years ago that my maternal great-grandparents, Alexander Kennedy Auld, who was born 14 Nov 1852, in Paisley Road, Glasgow, Scotland and Susanna Lowrance Gibbens, who was born 12 Mar 1857, in Little Rock, Arkansas, were married on 14th day of September 1881, in Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas. (Also has her name spelled with an “h” as Susannah, and, Alec shown for Alex)
Their marriage certificate was issued under the seal of office on the 12th day of September 1881, by A. McFarland, Clerk of County Court. They were joined in marriage by W. A. Gibbens, J.P. Precinct 1, Kerr County on 14th day of September 1881. Mr. Gibbens was distant kin to Susanna’s first husband.
Alex came to America at the age of 25, from his homeland of Scotland on the ship “Spain”; landing in New York on 28th Aug 1878, and then through the port of Galveston.
Ship “Spain” taken by Alex Auld to come to America 1878
Manifest for Ship “Spain” coming to Ellis Island
Alex is in the 1880 United States Federal Census in Precinct 1, Kerr, Texas at age 27, living as a boarder with Cornelius G. Peterson and wife, Mary A. Peterson and their two children, Thomas and Kate at Turtle Creek and listed as farmer and he was buying and running cattle. He also worked as an apprentice surveyor for Adolph Rosenthal where he was taking pay in land on the “Divide”.
At the same time, Susanna was living just 5 doors down from the widow of Joshua D. Brown, Sarah Brown and her children the youngest Potter Brown, age 9. Susie as she was known, was age 23 and already a widow and living with her mother Leah Ann Thompson Lowrance with Susie’s second born child, Mary Ida “Dollie” Gibbens and Susie’s younger siblings. Susie lost her first born child, James Alfred Gibbens at the age of 5 days and her husband, William Alfred Gibbens died on 29 Jul 1879; said to have been an accident while grinding meal at a grist mill or could have been drilling a water well. Both are buried at the Starkey Cemetery in front of Walmart in Kerrville, Texas.
The newly married couple and her daughter Dollie Gibbens moved to the Auld Ranch headquarters on the Divide below a high bluff to the north and a flowing spring. The Auld ranch was in Bandera County about 12 miles above the town of Leakey, Texas. In 1913, the county became Real County. They constructed a home of pinion pine logs cut from the ranch becoming one of the largest log homes in Texas. (Update: Dan Auld donated this log cabin to the Botanical Gardens in San Antonio in 1976 and can be seen there today.)
Near the house were the horse barns, corn crib, and Auld Ranch School. The only fences on the ranch were at the headquarters; the corrals were built of six-foot high cedar posts and a four-foot high dry-stacked rock fence surrounded the corn fields, garden and house.
These rocks were donated by Alex’s son, Dan Auld to construct the Auld Chapel at the Kerrville State Hospital and the memorial fountain for Joshua D. Brown on the lawn of the Kerr County Courthouse. (Update: Unfortunately the Kerr county judge and county commissioners tore down the memorial fountain and placed a different memorial. Only in Kerrville can a memorial be torn down.)
Eight children were reared in this family; Dollie Gibbens married Archie McFadin; Maggie married E. E. Bushong; Annie married Bob Davis; John married Viola Grigsby; William married Hilda Haby; Archie married Dora Haby (sister of Hilda); Dan married Gussie May Brown; Marcus (J. M.) married Helena Brown (sister of Gussie); all were ranchers.
There was a tragic accident that caused the death of Alex on 27 July 1905 at the Auld Ranch and Susanna continued running the ranch and raising their children into great adults. She died on Christmas day 1925.
Originally published on 15 Sep 2011.
You might like to read a post Alexander Kennedy Auld and Susanna Lowrance Auld More Historical Documents
Alec Auld and Hog Drives of the Frio Canyon in the Texas Hill Country in the late 1800’s
This is part of a great trilogy about my great grandfather Alexander Kennedy Auld and his family and neighbors living and working in the Texas Hill Country in late 1890’s. It is well researched and written by Linda Kirkpatrick of Leakey, Texas for the site Texas Escapes with Part I in December 2007, and Part II January 2008, and Part III in March 2008, and is titled; Hog Drives of the Frio Canyon.
Hog Drives of the Frio Canyon
A Trilogy
Part I: “Git Along Little Piggy”
Late 1890’s —Early 1900’s
published December 8, 2007
By Linda Kirkpatrick
The Frio Canyon suffered hard times in the late 1800’s. Lipan Apache still made soirees through the area, money was scarce, and times were just plain tuff. The folks, who built up the early ranches in the Leakey area, did what they could to just get by. They were hardy individuals who suffered many hardships that would seem impossible to bear in these days. They “made do” with what little they had and when opportunities came along cattle drives of old but just not as classy or as romantic or as written about were the hog drives of the Frio Canyon. And with that thought, imagine an old, night-herding, hog driving they jumped on the chance to take advantage of each situation. Like the cowboy singing, “Get along little piggy, get along, get along.”
The blood lines on these hogs proved to be as interesting as the hogs themselves. Most were a cross between domestic “listed” hogs, better known as “Hampshire”, and the imported European’s, commonly called Russian hogs. The settlers ran their animals on open range and as a result many of the hogs just went feral. Round-up time was very interesting to say the least!
Hog Drives at Rock Pens
Bud Huffmon, Fred Large, Jared Huffmon, Jeff Thompson, Alex Auld, John Auld (Jan’s edit; John is Alec’s oldest son)
Alexander (Alec) Auld, an early rancher in the area known as the Divide, became the entrepreneur of these hog drives. He furnished the holding pens. The pens were actually large pastures where the surrounding ranchers would bring their hogs until enough were gathered for the drive to the rail head in either Kerrville or Sabinal. The pastures, known as the East Pasture and the Maverick Camp, supplied an abundance of oaks that in the fall became laden with acorns. These acorns supplied the main food source necessary to keep the pigs fat and sassy.
The composition of the hog drives was much like that of the cattle drives of old. Each rancher would spend several weeks gathering their hogs. They drove these hogs to Maverick Camp and East Pasture. Then they gave the drover the number of head that they put in the pens. The drover recorded the total number of rancher’s hogs and then released them into the holding pen with the rest to await the drive to Kerrville. At the end of the drive the rancher collected money for the number of hogs that he released into the holding pasture. The hogs would feed on the acorns and continue to fatten until the drovers had enough gathered and were ready to hit the trail for the rail road some sixty-five miles away. “Enough” would equal several thousand hogs. Jake Haby, a descendant of one of the drovers, said, “As the story goes, when they hit the trail with the pigs you could see hogs from one horizon to the other.” Now that folks is a lot of little porkers.
Group of men standing
L to R: Walter Large, Luke Large, Drew Large, Jeff Thompson, Callie Bell, Fred Large, Holmes Ferguson and their favorite hog dogs.
Alec Auld and about ten to fifteen other men made up the drovers. Some of the names included: William Putum, Whittum Holmes, Fred Large, Walter Large, Luke Large, Drew Large, Jeff Thompson, Dave Huffmon, Pete Lowrance, Bud Lowrance, Callie Bell and Holmes Ferguson. Along with the drovers there would be a chuck wagon and a couple of corn wagons. And we must not leave out the dogs as they played an important role in moving the pigs along.
As the gate opened on an early fall morning, the number of pigs released could total from one to two thousand head of fat pigs. Keep in mind these were wild hogs, hogs with a very aggressive attitude. It took a tuff drover, with a tuff horse and with extra tuff dogs to get the herd over the sixty five miles of rough terrain.
Alex Auld, Fred Large and favorite dog…Rat
One drover owned about ten to fifteen hog dogs. These dogs were probably hound crosses. The dogs would intimidate the hogs until the hogs would relent. The hog dogs had to be quick, agile and fearless. I am quite sure that several dogs probably lost their lives trying to control these aggressive pigs. The hogs, when on the fight, would attack man, horse or dog. As the ranchers came upon these wild hogs during the year they would rope, castrate or spay them in order to control the population and make them easier to fatten and drive later. Most of the ranchers would rope the hogs but not Alec Auld. He would run into the herd on foot, grab a hog by the hind leg and take it to the ground. Other ranchers kept telling him that one day one of the hogs would get him and sure enough one day David Huffman came upon Alec sewing up his arm with a spaying needle. As Alec grabbed for a hind leg the hog turned and a well-aimed tusk ripped a gash in his arm.
Besides good dogs, each drover had to have a pair of durable leggins’. The leather had to be extra heavy duty, strong enough to resist the bite or slash of a nasty boar. The leggins’, as we call them in this part of the world-you may correctly call them chaps, needed to have a special alteration. Most leggins’ are buckled in the front with a belt like piece of leather. The smart cowboy removes the buckle and replaces it with a heavy string, one that would break should a bucking horse cause the top of the leggins’ to hang up on the saddle horn. Keep this thought in mind for a future story. (Jan’s note: Alec Auld (spelled Aleck on death certificate) died on July 27, 1905, when he roped a steer and unfortunately hung up on his saddle and came off the horse and was drug by his horse. It fractured his skull and he lingered at home for three days. The accident happened at the Grapevine Springs pens.)
Hog drive to Sabinal. The town in the background was identified to me as Sabinal, Texas
L to R: Drew Large, Holmes Ferguson, Fred Large, Alex Auld, unidentified drover, Callie Bell, unidentified drover
When enough hogs were gathered, it was then time to hit the trail. A few gentle hogs mingled with the wild hogs in hopes to keep the herd going in the direction of the rail head in either Kerrville or Sabinal. The corn wagon, loaded with corn, would lead the hogs. Someone would ride in the back of the wagon and entice the gentle hogs by throwing corn out to them. The gentle hogs would chase after the corn and the rest of the hogs would, for the most part, follow. The wilder hogs would soon get the idea and before long they were, as in the days of cattle drives, trail broke! And for those hogs that just refused to conform, the drovers had a little trick for them. A drover would rope the obnoxious beast. The pig was then enticed to bite a cedar stave and when he did the drover quickly wrapped leather straps around his snout in order to keep the pig from biting and gnashing the dogs and drovers. For some, it became more severe. Before their release, their eyelids were sewn shut so that they could not see to attack or escape. They would follow the rest of the herd by scent alone. The journey to the rail road could take up to three weeks. Some of the drovers rode horses while others would walk along behind the herd prodding and yelling to keep them on the move. The dogs constantly barked and nipped at the heels of the pigs that lagged behind. This is truly not as romantic as the cattle drives of old.
The ranchers found the hog business to be quite lucrative it was actually more lucrative than anything else that they did. They could make three to five cents a pound for the critters. All good things usually come to an end and so did the hog drives. The weevil that hit the acorn crops proved to be the demise of this business. This weevil would burrow into the acorns and eat the meat. The wild hog market soon fell by the wayside. But since these little porkers can produce three litters a year, they began to replace the acorns with rancher’s sheep, goats. To this day, they can literally wreak havoc everywhere they go.
Hunting hogs soon became a popular sport which continues today. Sport hunters do it for the thrill of the hunt; ranchers do it out of necessity. The January column will feature stories of the hog hunters.
Part II: “This Little Piggy Stayed Home” published January 5, 2008
Part III: “Here a Pig, There a Pig” Third and Final Event of the Pig Trilogy published March 8, 2008
Thank you Linda for permission to reprint part of this great trilogy. Click the above links to read the rest of the story and more about Linda Kirkpatrick at the link: http://www.texasescapes.com/LindaKirkpatrick/Linda-Kirkpatrick.htm
My family and I still own and ranch this wonderful land of my great grandfather Alexander Kennedy Auld. We are blessed with his forethought and fortitude to be the first owner of this ranch. During his time it was Bandera County and in 1913 it became Real County. There will be a centennial celebration next year 2013 in Leakey.
Originally published on 26 May 2012, but changed to 22 Jun 2012.
My grandfather, Guy Moreland Powell died on 19 October 1960, in Kerrville, as a very young man at the age of 58. He sadly suffered and was taken by a glioma, a malignant brain tumor. He was crippled at the age of 7 from “tuberculosis of the hip”. He wore a four inch built-up sole on his shoe but that didn’t stop him from living a life full of community service and help to all. His obituary tells his story and was written by my grandmother, Agnes. I remember him so well and miss him. Many from Kerrville might remember him also.
Kerrville Mountain Sun, Kerrville, Texas, October 27, 1960
Guy, Emily and Agnes Powell at their home on Indian Creek in Ingram, Texas
My father, Milroy Powell, his mother, Agnes Milroy Powell, Guy standing, John Powell and Emily Powell (Knake).
Baby brother, Cecil Powell born 1905 and Guy Moreland Powell born 1902, childhood photo
This unusual photo of the Alamo I found recently in a post about Richter’s Bakery: a San Antonio Original written on April 12, 2012, on the UTSA Libraries Top Shelf blog.
The photo was taken in 1904 of the Retail Merchants Association of Texas members standing on the Alamo, San Antonio. Only identified was William L. Richter on the right. Interesting photo!
Richter’s Bakery Collection, MS 57, UTSA Special Collections.
For additional information about Richter’s Bakery, please see “The story of William Louis and Emma Solcher Richter and Richter’s Bakery” by Rudolph William Richter in collaboration with Mary Ann Noonan-Guerra [F394.S2 R53 1980]. This 45-page booklet about the company and the family can be found in both UTSA Libraries Special Collections reading rooms, as well as in the Richter’s Bakery Collection. Materials from the manuscript collection have recently been digitized and can be found in our online repository Richter’s Bakery digitized content. The collection is relatively small and digitized content primarily consists of photographs and a microfilmed copy of the July 3, 1937 San Antonio Light insert commemorating the business’ 45th anniversary.
UPDATE 14 Jun 2012:
The Manuscript Curator sent me this message: In your Alamo Photo 1904 post, you utilize an image from the UTSA Libraries Special Collections blog (http://utsalibrariestopshelf.wordpress.com/). The image you use is cropped from a larger image depicting the Retail Merchants Association of Texas members standing on the Alamo (Full image – http://digital.utsa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15125coll9/id/8117).
We would very much appreciate an update to the post to reflect the proper citation for the image. The citation should read: Retail Merchants Association of Texas photograph, Richter Bakery Collection, MS 57, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
My parents, Joan Auld and Milroy Powell were married on Saturday, June 12, 1948. Here are the newspaper articles with their marriage announcement and other celebrations. I wish I had a photo of their wedding, but that is what happens when parents get divorced; somehow the pictures seem to leave, too.
Kerrville Mountain Sun, 1948-06-17
MARRIED SATURDAY EVENING
The marriage of Miss Joan Auld, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Alexander Daniel Auld, to Milroy Powell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Powell, was solemnized Saturday evening in the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. William M. Logan, pastor of the church, officiating. The church was in stately decoration of greenery, white tapers and a fan shaped arrangement of white gladioluses, Marconi daisies and stock. Mrs. J. S. Colley played a prelude of organ music, and used the traditional marches for the entrance of the bridal party. She also accompanied the soloist, Mrs. Stanton Morris of San Antonio,who sang Cadman’s “At Dawning;” Greig’s “Ich Liebe Dich,” and Mallott’s “The Lord’s Prayer.”
The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a smart new fall suit of blue gray woolen, with a blue blouse and navy accessories. Her picture hat was of natural straw, and over it she wore a wide mesh veil in the deeper shades. Her flowers were an arm bouquet of pink roses. She was attended by her sister, Miss Aydeen Auld, as maid of honor, who wore a suit of gray with coral hat and flowers. Miss Marjane Auld, cousin of the bride, wore a suit of beige, with white accessories.
Jack Auld, twin brother of the bride, was the best man, and James Stacey the groomsman. The ushers were Aime Frank Real and John Powell.
The reception in the Riverside Terrace of the Blue Bonnet Hotel followed the wedding. White feverfew, Marconi daisies and gladiouses were used to arrange the tables for the occasion. Mrs. Marcus Auld and Mrs. William Auld, aunts of the bride, served the wedding cake, and Mrs. Robert Ramsey and Mrs. Barton Dismukes, cousins, served the punch. Mrs. Med N. Estes, Jr., sister of the bride, presided over the bride’s book.
The bride and groom left for a wedding trip, after which they will be at home in the Turtle Creek community.
Kerrville Mountain Sun, June 10, 1948
MISS AULD NAMES BRIDAL PARTY
Miss Joan Auld, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Auld, whose wedding to Milroy Powell will be an event of Saturday evening in the First Presbyterian Church, has announced the members of the bridal party.
Miss Aydeen Auld will be her sister’s maid of honor and their cousin, Miss Marjane Auld, will be the bridesmaid. Jack Auld, twin brother of the bride, will be the best man, and James Stacey will be the groomsman. Ushers will be Aime Frank Real and John Powell, brother of the groom.
Rev. William Logan, pastor of the church, will read the nuptial vows, and Mrs. Stanton Morris of San Antonio, accompanied by Mrs. J. S. Colley at the organ, will be the soloist.
A reception at the Blue Bonnet Hotel will follow the wedding.
LUNCHEON HONORS NIECE
Miss Joan Auld, a popular bride elect, was the honoree at a luncheon given Monday at the Green Tree when Mrs. Will Auld of the Divide was the hostess.
Summer flowers were used to arrange the tables for the occasion, and the guests included members of the family and intimate friends of the honor guest.
This is a scan of Jake Landers’ book of the history of Palmer School. Mr. Landers had taken many years to compile and collaborate this information and is very generous to donate it to the Menard County Library.
My good friend and fellow blogger, Joe Herring had this post today about the early maps of Kerr County. As he stated, I found these on the Internet and shared with him. He also said; while these are not really quality images, because you can’t magnify them and see all the details, they do give you a rough idea of what the area looked like in the early days of the county. The oldest, from around 1850, doesn’t show Kerr County or Kerrville; the nearest marked landmark is Bandera Pass. Many thanks to Joe for the post and sharing these with all of us. Click HERE to visit Joe’s history blog.
Red outline for Kerr County c1850. Note Bandera Pass on the map.
 Historic map of Kerr County c1855 (Texas General Land Office) |
 Historic Map of Kerr County c1873 (Texas General Land Office).
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My husband’s grandfather; Wilson Lamar Wilkinson was the fourth child of Nancy Mires and William Jackson Montgomery Wilkinson; born 17 September 1882 in Menard County, Texas. As a young boy, Lamar attended Peacock School for Boys. It was also known as Peacock Military Academy in San Antonio, Texas. It is believed to have been about 1898 when he was 16 years old.
Here is the “PSB” baseball team and Lamar is sitting on the second row and is the second from the left.
Lamar told the story that one time before going on the field he heard two young girls in the stands say, “What does PSB stand for? and the other girl said, “Poor Sonsofbitches”. He just laughed!
Lamar is on the top row fifth from the left. Photo is believed to have been taken about 1898.
1894 Peacock School for Boys later renamed Peacock Military Academy
You can read about the Battle of Flowers Parade in San Antonio where Lamar participated in a float while attending Peacock School for Boys.
Lamar Wilkinson is riding on the second wagon, middle row on the outside. In front of the Menger Hotel, San Antonio, Texas c1898
PEACOCK MILITARY ACADEMY. Peacock Military Academy, in San Antonio, also known as Peacock School for Boys, Peacock Military School, and Peacock Military College, was established in 1894 by Wesley Peacock. The institution was one of the first private preparatory boarding and day schools in Texas for boys between twelve and eighteen years of age. In 1900 two blocks of land adjoining the school were purchased, and a 2-½-story building for dormitories and classrooms was erected. The school was chartered by the state of Texas in 1904 and was recognized by the United States government as a military institute, junior ROTC unit. It was designated an honor school in 1908 by the Department of the Army. From 1920 to 1926 the United States Veterans Bureau leased the school plant, where 5,000 former servicemen were rehabilitated and given vocational training under government supervision. In 1933 the school was rechartered as a nonprofit educational corporation, a change that had been a longtime ambition of the founder. During World War II a training and research unit of the Texas State Guard was maintained at the facility. The school was fully accredited by the Texas Education Agency and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and was a member of the Southern Association of Independent Schools, the National Association of Military Schools, and the Texas Preparatory League.
Peacock Academy grew from nine boarding students and seventeen day students until enrollment had to be limited to 200 students. Weekly dress parades were held by the battalion of cadets on Sunday afternoons during the spring semester; high ranking officers from the local military bases were guests as reviewing officers. After the parade ceremonies, several distinctive drill teams-the Zouaves, the McKinnon Rifles, and the mounted “Monkey” Drill Team-performed. Wesley Peacock, Sr., was president until 1926, when he gave active management to his sons. Col. Wesley Peacock, Jr., became superintendent, and Col. Donald W. Peacock became commandant of cadets. The academy ceased operation in June 1973, and the entire school plant, over fifteen acres and fifteen buildings with their furnishings, was conveyed to the Salvation Army.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Vertical Files, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
Citation
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.
Sharon R. Crutchfield, “PEACOCK MILITARY ACADEMY,” Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/kbp09), accessed January 09, 2012. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.