Tag Archives: “Menard County Texas”

Centuries of History

Posted on 2011-04-02 by Jan Wilkinson

Centuries of History By John Hallowell Mon, Oct 18, 2010 Menard has a century more history than most Hill Country towns, since the Spanish built a presidio here in the mid-1700s. Menard has a longer history than most Hill Country … Continue reading →

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W. J. Wilkinson Family Portrait

Posted on 2011-04-01 by Jan Wilkinson

About 1890, portrait of only part of the W. J. and Nancy Mires Wilkinson family.    

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First Sheep in Menard County, Texas in 1876

Posted on 2011-04-01 by Jan Wilkinson

Here is the San Angelo Standard Times article about the first sheep in Menard, Texas in 1876.  This is an interview of Nancy Mires Wilkinson in her later years of such an important event in her life and the new … Continue reading →

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Wilkinson’s – Pioneers of Menard County, Texas

Posted on 2011-03-27 by Jan Wilkinson

  Nancy Rosary Mires Wilkinson was born in Athens, Henderson County, Texas on 6 February 1860, to Patrick Henry “Paddy” Mires and Vianna Tidwell.  Nancy lost her mother in 1864.  In 1865, Mr. Mires brought his family to the new … Continue reading →

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