Category Archives: Kerr County Texas

Joshua D. Brown, Founder and Father of Kerrville

Posted on 2018-06-11 by Jan Wilkinson

THE FIRST SETTLER OF KERR COUNTY, TEXAS; JOSHUA D. BROWN, FOUNDER AND FATHER OF KERRVILLE Paper and oral history by Jan Powell Wilkinson for the Edwards Plateau Historical Association meeting and publication. Those of us here today love history and … Continue reading →

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Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Brown Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary With Festive Occasion at Country Home

Posted on 2014-01-28 by Jan Wilkinson

Kerrville Mountain Sun, Kerrville, Texas, November 20, 1941 (Typed exactly as published; without corrections)   Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Brown celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Tuesday in their home on the Harper Road when their three children were present … 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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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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Auld wedding – 130 years ago

Posted on 2012-06-23 by Jan Wilkinson

11-30-19 Thank you to all the new visitors to this post. If you have any questions or want to share, please leave a message. Originally published on 15 Sep 2011. It was 130 years ago that my maternal great-grandparents, Alexander … Continue reading →

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Alec Auld and Hog Drives of the Frio Canyon in the Texas Hill Country in the late 1800’s

Posted on 2012-06-22 by Jan Wilkinson

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 … Continue reading →

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Guy M. Powell died at an early age

Posted on 2012-06-14 by Jan Wilkinson

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 … Continue reading →

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June 12, 1948 – Joan Auld and Milroy Powell wedding

Posted on 2012-06-12 by Jan Wilkinson

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 … Continue reading →

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Early Maps of Kerr County

Posted on 2012-05-11 by Jan Wilkinson

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 … Continue reading →

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Friends of Schreiner Mansion Museum

Posted on 2011-12-01 by Jan Wilkinson

There is a new Facebook page called Friends of Schreiner Mansion Museum in Kerrville, Texas, and as of December 1, 2011, has 25 followers. The page was made by Leadership Kerr County 2012 to revitalize “Where Kerrville’s Story Began” with … Continue reading →

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