I seek to digitally preserve historical photos for others that might be looking for them. When possible I reunite the original copies with descendants, free of charge. Here are more photos in my ever growing collection. 

If any of these are your ancestors please contact me. 

Back reads: "Ad. SMITH, Pueblo Colorado"

This is possibly Adam Rayburn SMITH

Back reads: "Mr. WATERHOUSE, Los Angeles, Calif."

 I seek to digitally preserve historical photos for others that might be looking for them. When possible I reunite the original copies with descendants, free of charge. Here are more photos in my ever growing collection. 

These few items were picked up at an antique store in Dallas TX. They pertain to Richard L. PREECE/PRIEST of Texas. 

First is a letter written by Richard's nephew, William Martin PREECE to Richard May 12, 1891. 

Mr. R.L. Preece,

Dear Uncle, I will try and write you a few lines this morning. This leaves me well and hope this will find you all the same. I would have wrote sooner but I have had do much to do I never had time. We have got good crops up here. Corn and oats look well and are having plenty of rain. It's raining today. We have had bad luck with our well drill. We lost the drill in a well about six weeks ago and had to order a new drill. I think that I will sell out here this summer. I have made a trade with a man in New Mexico to go to work at his Ranch to commence between the 1 and 15 of September. I want to sell out to you before I go for I don't know when I will come back. If you think you will want the place let me know and I will try and come down before I leave. Well I must close for this time. Give my love to all. Write soon. I remain as ever, Will Preece. 

Address Lampasas Texas.

  I seek to digitally preserve historical photos for others that might be looking for them. When possible I reunite the original copies with descendants, free of charge. Here are more photos in my ever growing collection. 

If any of these are your ancestors please contact me.

Mother and "Pete" at Peg's home 1942. Back of the photo reads:

Mother age 61. David James Temple MAYHALL b. Dec 13, 1941 

(at one minute of ten o'clock at Seaton Infirmary)

Back reads: "Myra Lynn HERRING. Age 7 1/2 months. Weight 17 pounds

Back reads: To Leola CALLAHAN from Uncle Will HARDY

Bessie and Cordie

Lola, Billy, Cordie, and Pop

Back reads: Lillie SHUMAN (or SHERMAN) Esseck St. San Antonio Texas 1918

Back reads: "Mom REOUX Husband & Baby Henry E. REOUX Jr. (Big Henry)

Back reads: Rhodes-Charles & Charles. Ages 18 days & 32 years.

Unknown Mother and baby. there is a date on back. Born July 5, 1907

At an antique shop in Austin Texas I found a small collections letters written to Gena WORLEY (later Gena PREWITT). I have scanned and transcribed them and tried to connect them to the appropriate family members. Gena appears to have been interested in family history as well. 

Nile, Texas. Feb. 20. 1900

Miss Gena Worley

Dear little niece. I will ans. your letter that I got few days ago. I was proud to hear from you. Gena I am not going to school now. I had to quit. Our school has bout broke up on the account of the smallpox. There is lots of it and plenty of measels. You was talking bout sending me a handkerchief - you needn't 

mind, the hart your your Uncle Eden (Aden Lee WORLEY) gave me is coming open. Dora has been real sick with cold. I wish you all would come down to see us. Kiss old Gano for me. I wish I could see you all. I must close for I am in a big hurry to get this letter off on the train. Write soon. From your Aunt Anna. (Anna Louise WORLEY JACKSON)

P.S. Gena your grandpa said he was coming up there in a few days and bring your grandma up and Aunt Emerica [possibly America Worley BAILEY] with him so bye.

LETTER # 3

Sugar Land, Texas

October 3, 1926

I have been intending to write you for the last month, but there has been so much to straight out that I have neglected letter writing. First I want to tell you that I certainly did enjoy my short visit to Taylor, and I hope to make a longer one next summer. I am liking Sugar Land rather well now. The school work is much lighter and easier than it was at home. The business part of town is not as large

as that of Thrall but there are about 2000 people living here. The entire town belong to Mr. Elridge, the owner of the sugar refinery. The houses are all built alike, five room bungalows, and none is privately owned. They have all modern convenience including gas. I have a lovely room with  charming people, just a man and his wife; he is the county engineer, a graduate of Princeton University. I also like my room mate very much. We take our meals in a private home about five houses down.

the street. What is nicer still, we have many opportunities to go over to Houston. I think that I have been very fortunate so far. The Sunday before I left home, I got what information I could from Grandma about her grandfather who fought in the Revolutionary War. This is the way the line runs:

Margaret Emma JONES SMITH. Daughter of Phoebe Roe GRAY and Rueben Anderson JONES (born in 1812. Phoebe Roe GRAY was the daughter of James H. GRAY (from Ireland) and Elizabeth WEIR. Rueben Anderson JONES was the son of Leah CARTER and John JONES. John JONES was 8 years old when he came over from Wales; must have been about 1748.

I don't know whether you can decipher all of this or not. Of course this is not all necessary but I thought you might be interested. John Jones is the one who was in the Revolutionary war, but Grandma knows nothing about the dates and things like that. But Leah Carter Jones, the wife of John Jones, received $1000 pension from Washington while she was living in Fayetteville, Tennessee for his service in the war. Evidently there will be a war record and consequently, I think it should not be hard to trace. Grandma said that she remembered when her grandmother received this pension. let me know what you do and what the cost is. How are Mary Ann and Little Brother? I am planning to go to Austin Thanksgiving and then home for the remainder of the week. I must close now.

Lovingly yours, Pearl (Pearl FLETCHER)

This little addendum was enclosed in the envelope on a separate piece of paper. 

 I have a habit of purchasing antique ephemera with identification when I am out and about since I don't like the thought of them being destroyed. Here are just some in my ever growing collection that I would love to reunite with descendants. 

Red Cross membership Card for Rosella S. TRACY

Birth Announcement for Robert Landrum HICKMAN. Born Sept. 17, 1931. Son of Terrell and Nell Opal HICKMAN

Funeral Services Program for Mr. G. F. DURDEN (George Franklin DURDEN). 

Scripture given by William H. JONES, Prayer by Rev. Robert L. ROWE, Resolutions of the American Woodmen Camp No. 3 by Mrs. Myrtle D. HERBERT, Acknowledgements by Dr. C. R. YERWOOD, Solo by Mrs. V. M. DeWITTY, and Eulogy by Rev. B. F. WHITE.

Funeral Services Program for Mr. G. F. DURDEN, died May 11, 1951 at 3:40 A.M. 

Casket Bearers: G. M. CORLEY, Reuben LOTT, Webb SMITH, C. H. MADISON, Arthur MASON, and E. L. DENNIS. 

Grave Side Ceremony by C. H. MADISON, Commander of American Woodmen Camp No. 3. Rev. B. F. WHITE, Officiating. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery.