Category Archives: 1900’s

Aulds established prosperity in Real, Kerr counties

Posted on 2013-11-12 by Jan Wilkinson

HOMESTEAD: Aulds established prosperity in Real, Kerr counties Family hit marks in oil, hunting By Jerry Lackey Posted November 2, 2013 at 6:31 p.m. “Daniel Auld spent late years of his life enjoying safaris in Africa. The life of Alexander … Continue reading →

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Dan Auld, Kerrville

Posted on 2013-11-09 by Jan Wilkinson

My good friend Joe Herring wrote this blog post back on Saturday, September 3, 2011 Dan Auld, Kerrville Dan Auld is pictured in several of the photographs that I (author: Joe Herring) received in the Gussie May Brown collection; there … Continue reading →

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Mystery Photos

Posted on 2013-10-29 by Jan Wilkinson

Do you have any “Mystery Photos” in your family albums? Our family has quite a few of them and it would be great to know who they are! Thought I’d share. This “Mystery Photo” was in Lamar Wilkinson’s album which … Continue reading →

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Rangers Meet at Menard 1923

Posted on 2013-05-23 by Jan Wilkinson

Rangers Meet in Menard 1923 March 30, 2020, my friend, Ginger Andrews colorized this wonderful photo and shared on Facebook in the Menard County History page. The middle gentleman has been identified as Olfert Gottleib Striegler, with many family in … Continue reading →

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Powell Family Photos

Posted on 2013-04-03 by Jan Wilkinson

Here are some Powell family photos of my grandparents, Guy Moreland Powell dob 7 June 1902 in Red Oak, Ellis County, Texas dod 19 Oct 1960 Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, married 7 Aug 1926 in Texas A&M College Chapel, College … Continue reading →

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Menard Texas 1898, 1899 and 2013

Posted on 2013-02-21 by Jan Wilkinson

Our sleepy little valley town on the San Saba River has many centuries of history. Menard was originally Menardville before the railroad came in 1911. Please plan a visit to our Free State of Menard. Buddy and I took this … Continue reading →

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San Antonio Texas – Battle of Flowers at Alamo Plaza Postcard

Posted on 2012-12-26 by Jan Wilkinson

This is a postcard I found on eBay of the Battle of Flowers Parade in San Antonio, Texas. The publisher got the date wrong on the Battle of San Jacinto; which as we all know was April 21st. I was … Continue reading →

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1950 Kaibab National Forest Non-Typical Mule Deer

Posted on 2012-11-19 by Jan Wilkinson

My family was able to hunt in the Kaibab National Forest on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in 1950. You can read about the trip at my blog post titled; 1953 April Outdoor Life – Five of a … Continue reading →

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The Tivy High School Record – May 29, 1914

Posted on 2012-10-26 by Jan Wilkinson

I recently found in my mother’s files a 1963 letter sent by her father Dan Auld. It contained a copy from Howard E. Butt of The Tivy High School Record written May 29, 1914, Vol. 1 No. 8. It is … Continue reading →

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1953 April Outdoor Life – Five of a Kind

Posted on 2012-09-30 by Jan Wilkinson

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 … Continue reading →

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