Category Archives: Wilkinson

Another photo trip in the pasture in Real County, Texas

Posted on 2021-05-29 by Jan Wilkinson

Today, May 27, 2021, I had a nice slow drive in my Ranger behind a Dozer and skid-steer Bobcat headed to the back of our ranch to start work replacing a fence.  I was the ride home, but could take … Continue reading →

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Afternoon photos Real County Texas

Posted on 2021-05-23 by Jan Wilkinson

We are blessed to live in Real County, Texas on the original ranch first owned by my great grandfather, Alexander Kennedy Auld in the 1870’s. The headquarters are on the top of the Divide on the West side of US … Continue reading →

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Harryman/Bradford photos c1915-1925 Menard County, Texas

Posted on 2021-03-16 by Jan Wilkinson

I scanned a 28 page little black photo album that belonged to Laura Forrest Harryman Bradford. The photos are not labeled but are such a wonderful look at a time during the early years of circa 1915-1925 in Menard County, … Continue reading →

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Who was Martha Carolyn Spiller who marries W. J. Wilkinson?

Posted on 2019-07-17 by Jan Wilkinson

Who was Martha Carolyn Spiller and what is her family genealogy, has been asked by many family members.  This is the research I have been able to put together from many sources. Martha Carolyn Spiller was born 22 Dec 1852 … Continue reading →

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Wilkinson Family Photos

Posted on 2019-04-13 by Jan Wilkinson

We are lucky to have many family photos in our collection.  Facebook works for sharing but makes it hard to find in the future. Here are three Allen Studio, San Angelo, Texas photos of Wilson Lamar and Mayme Turner Wilkinson … Continue reading →

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1906 Menardville Texas killing of Tom Turner, hotel man

Posted on 2016-02-29 by Jan Wilkinson

After a decade long search for information on my husband’s great-grandfather Thomas Augustus “Tom” Turner; father of Mayme Louise Turner Wilkinson, wife of Wilson Lamar Wilkinson, I have finally found enough information to write a blog post. I found some … Continue reading →

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Obituary of W. J. Wilkinson of Menard County, Texas

Posted on 2016-01-24 by Jan Wilkinson

When I begin to write a historical blog post I always hope that I have everything but this one had many conflicts. This history of William Jackson Montgomery Wilkinson, son of Daniel King Wilkinson and Elizabeth Osborn Braden in Union … Continue reading →

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Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945

Posted on 2014-09-02 by Jan Wilkinson

My father-in-law Francis Lamar Wilkinson enlisted in the Navy 11 February 1942 and separated 15 November 1945. He was a Photographer’s Mate First Class and was stationed in Hawaii during the war as an aerial photographer. Here are five photos … Continue reading →

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Col. W. J. Wilkinson’s Indian Experience

Posted on 2013-02-17 by Jan Wilkinson

Here is a story about William Jackson Montgomery Wilkinson written in the Hunter’s Frontier Magazine in May 1916. This story is also told in the book, The West Texas Frontier, by Joseph Carroll McConnell. Col. W. J. Wilkinson’s Indian Experience … 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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