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| Thumbnail | Information & Link | Contributor |
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 | Rev & Mrs W S Lackey Golden Wedding Anniversary | Holly Jentsch |
 | Bridge at Davidson Creek postcard | Linda Houck |
 | Iron Bridge This bridge is near Birch, Texas | Linda Houck |
 | Bridge near Somerville postcard | Linda Houck |
 | Eagle Hotel The Eagle Hotel, Caldwell. This hotel had other names in past, including Rowland and Addision. Date on back of this picture postcard was 1912. | Linda Houck |
 | Godby Hotel This is the old Godby Hotel in Caldwell. It was located near the Eagle Hotel [it can be partially seen in background] and was replaced by the former post office, which was completed in 1937. That post office is no longer in use, as a new one was built several years ago at a different location. | Linda Houck |
 | Eagle and Godby Hotels Hotels are facing Fox Street which runs East & West. They were there until mid 1930's. | Linda Houck |
 | Immanuel Lutheran Church | |
 | Baptist Church, Caldwell, 1910 | Linda Houck |
 | Black Jack Church | Linda Houck |
 | Brewers Hill Church | Linda Houck |
 | Catholic Church | Linda Houck |
 | Center Line/County Line Baptist Church There is a cemetery behind the church. | Linda Houck |
 | Church of God, Somerville | Linda Houck |
 | First Baptist Church This is the church formerly known as Dove Baptist Church. This is an older view of the church. There was a wooden structure before the brick one. | Linda Houck |
 | First Baptist Church Somerville | Linda Houck |
 | First United Methodist Church This building was dedicated in 1936. | Linda Houck |
 | Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church | Linda Houck |
 | Holy Rosary Catholic Church | Linda Houck |
 | Liberty Baptist Church | Linda Houck |
 | Lutheran Church | Linda Houck |
 | Lyons Methodist Church Plaque Organized at High Prairie (5 mi. NW) before 1880. The Rev. John R Dunn was the first pastor.After the railroad came to Lyons, moved here. Erected 1887, this is the oldest church building in regular use in this area. | Linda Houck |
 | Methodist Church at Lyons | Linda Houck |
 | New Tabor Brethren Church | Linda Houck |
 | New Tabor Brethren Church Sign historical marker | Linda Houck |
 | Presbyterian Church | Linda Houck |
 | Sandy Grove Cemetery | Linda Houck |
 | Sandy Grove Cemetery | Linda Houck |
 | St. Paul A.M.E. Church | Linda Houck |
 | Chapel at Sweet Home Cemetery | Linda Houck |
 | Whites Chapel | Linda Houck |
 | Little Deanville Church | Gracie Jackson |
 | Nelms House | Linda Houck |
 | Cromartie House | Linda Houck |
 | James House There are 6 family members in the picture (from left to right), Alma Farmer James (Mother), Maude James Taylor (Daughter [seated]), Gwilym Eynon James (Father), Hugh Eynon James (Son) [almost hidden in shrubs], (Seated in swing), Ray James Broaddus (Daughter), Thomas Franklin Farmer (Grandfather). Ray was born in 1900 and Thomas died in 1905, so 1903 or 1904 is pretty accurate for a date. James Family homestead from about 1904. It was located on South Thomas Street across from 1st Baptist Church in Caldwell, and I believe that the Billy Broaddus family still owns that lot (with another house built on it). Alma Farmer James' youngest daughter was Ray James Broaddus, Billy's Mother. | Linda Houck |
 | Reeves House 1907 | Linda Houck |
 | Jacob B. Allbright | Gayle Triller |
 | Jesse Allbright Son of William I and Rosa Allbright | Gayle Triller |
 | Sarah Jane Allbright | Gayle Triller |
 | William Isley Allbright | Sharon Courtney |
 | W I Allbright I have dated this photo and it was taken sometime between 1870-1880. That would make this WI Allbright the son of Jacob and Jane Francis Allbright born 1856 in Burleson Co. and the grandson of W I Allbright. | Nancy Brown |
 | Samuel Baggerly Family Samuel Baggerly and his wife, Sarah Caroline Grimes Baggerly, oldest daughter Isa Ola top middle, Flossie Lorene just below her and Barney Leonidas in his mom's lap. | Ricky Baggerly |
 | Will Bell | Nancy Brown |
 | Judge Broaddus | Linda Houck |
 | Brymer Family Brymer family standing in front of their house in Burleson County taken about 1912. William Brymer and Parthena A. Brymer, boy left - Bert Brymer, baby in mother's arms - Billy John Brymer, holding Dad's hand - Curtis Brymer, girl - Lillie Brymer, boy on right - James Bryant Brymer. | D. Brymer |
 | Thomas and Orphelia Cadell | Nanci Presley-Holley |
 | Mary Capps | Susan Bockoven |
 | Susan Elizabeth Flanagan Coleman Susan Elizabeth Flanagan Coleman, born 30 May 1835 Gwinett, Georgia, died 27 Jan 1919 Somerville, TX. Susan's parents were Andrew Jackson and Abigail Briton Tippen Flanagan. | Shirley Groce Bergeron |
 | William Johnson Coleman born 1 March 1819, Elbert County, Georgia, died 26 June 1906, Cooks Poin, Texas. | Shirley Groce Bergeron |
 | Ben Copeland | Nancy Brown |
 | John Copeland | Nancy Brown |
 | John Berry Eubanks and his wife Carrie Hemenes holding their grandchildren sometime around 1941 or 42 | Kathy Hendrix |
 | Joseph Jackson Eubanks and Nancy Helon Scott on their farm in Burleson County | Kathy Hendrix |
 | Fitts Family top row (l-r) Martha "Mattie" (Fitts) Scott; Mary E. (Fitts) Buckellew; Ellen H. (Fitts) Bates; bottom (l-r) Richard Fitts; James M. Fitz | BG |
 | Buck Evans Oldest Man in Burleson County | Linda Houck |
 | Gasper Wedding A wedding picture of Erich Louis Gasper and Loraine Elizabeth Dulin. They were married 10 March 1910, in Chriesman, Burleson Co., Texas. Erich was the son of Emmerick Gasper and Albertina Busch, both German immigrants. All four of these are buried in the Chriesman Cemetery. Loraine "Rainie" was the daughter of Columbus Calvin Dulin and Laura Alice Woods. | Lorraine Provine |
 | Bessie Leona Thomas Groce She was only 14 years old when she married my father and lived to be 87 years old. | Shirley Groce Bergeron |
 | Marion William Groce taken in 1910 - He was born in Williamson County, moved to Burleson Cty around 1900, married Bessie Leona Thomas and they lived there and in Somerville until they moved to Houston in 1922. | Shirley Groce Bergeron |
 | Virginia Chiles Higgason Mrs. Higgason was the first white child born in Burleson County | Linda Houck |
 | L.H. Kilpatrick Based on his clothing this photo was taken between 1870-1880. L. H. Kilpatrick ... is probably Levi H. Kilpatrick, b. 29 Sept 1861, N. Carolina, d. June 1918, Burleson Co, TX, buried in Mission Cemetery, m. Anna Stokes or Stakes 1891. | Nancy Brown |
 | Charlie Kruger & John Crow | Michael Reese |
 | Nathanial Green Family Nathaniel Arthur & Martha Ann Barham Green family circa 1899. back row - Thomas Coffee Green, Mattie Mariah Green Krohne Lewis, William Nathan Green middle - Nathaniel Arthur Green, Seth S. Green, Harry Barnett Green, Martha Ann Barham Green front - Mary Macedonia Green Flanagan, Liddie Melissa Green Little, Roger Quinton Mills Green, Alice Viola Green Groce | Colleen Flanagan |
 | Earl Lytle In front of the Lytle Store. | Michael Reese |
 | James Earl Lytle Family James Earl, Nellie (mother) Jessie, Ozue and Leola. | Michael Reese |
 | Deanville Cotton Gin James Earl Lytle, is in the upstairs window on the left. Clem Kaltwasser is standing in the wagon. Later on, Clem lost an arm while working at the gin. | Michael Reese |
 | Amos Norcross and family | Nanci Presley-Holley |
 | Amos Norcross and Family 2 Amos Franklin Norcross, his wife, Lucy Virginia Tilton and sons Milton Frank and Walter Roscoe. Amos Franklin Norcross was the son of George Washington Norcross and Mary Emeline Shaver. | Nanci Presley-Holley |
 | Aaron Norcross & wife Harriett Elizabeth Shaver Aaron Norcross and his wife, Harriett Elizabeth Shaver. Aaron Norcross was the son of Allen Norcross and Eleanor Vanata. Harriett was the daughter of Hiram L. Shaver and Martha Ann Poindexter. | Nanci Presley-Holley |
 | Dr. James P. Oliver | Linda Houck |
 | Agnes Elizabeth Porter and Richard Tyrus Black | Reba Parks |
 | Benjamin Porter | Reba Parks |
 | Robert Porter | Reba Parks |
 | Julius Joseph Pressley ca mid-1920s. | Nanci Presley-Holley |
 | Mary Catherine Sherrill Pressley Age 16, she was the daughter of William Morgan Sherrill and Elizabeth Norcross and the wife of Julius Joseph Pressley. | Nanci Presley-Holley |
 | Mildred Pressley as infant, daughter of Julius Estace Pressley and Charlotte Matilda Cadell. | Nanci Presley-Holley |
 | William Bryan and Amelia Franklin Pressley Amelia was the adopted daughter of Julius Joseph Pressley's second wife, Rebecca Franklin. | Nanci Presley-Holley |
 | Ritter and Steel Families | *Linda Jackson |
 | Burgess G. Rowland was elected the first mayor of Caldwell, in 1891, forty years after he town had been established. Mr. Rowland was still mayor when he died in 1897. | Linda Houck |
 | Dr. Carl Sherrill | Nanci Presley-Holley |
 | Dr. Carl Sherrill 2 Younger woman may be one of his daughters. The older woman is unknown. | Nanci Presley-Holley |
 | Dr. Carl Sherrill and wife, Emma Squires Sherrill | Nanci Presley-Holley |
 | Possibly Dr. Carl Sherrill | Nanci Presley-Holley |
 | Elbert Alfred "Fred" Sherrill, wife and son Winnie Estelle German and Ernest Alfred "Al" Sherrill. Elbert was son of Dr. Carl Sherrill and Emma Squires. | Nanci Presley-Holley |
 | Possibly Julius Joseph and Mary Catherine Sherrill Pressley | Nanci Presley-Holley |
 | Tommy Sherrill, Amelia Franklin & Custis Pressley 1. Thomas Oren "Tommy" Sherrill son of John William Sherrill and Sarah Frances Nunley (John William was son of William Morgan Sherrill and Elizabeth Norcross). 2. Amelia Franklin, adopted daughter Rebecca Aletha McDonald (second wife of Julius Joseph Pressley) and her 2nd husband, William Plummer Franklin. 3. Milton Curtis Pressley, son of Julius Joseph Pressley and Mary Catherine Sherrill. | Nanci Presley-Holley |
 | William Morgan Sherrill may be the man on the right may be the man on the right; man on left is unknown. | Nanci Presley-Holley |
 | Possibly Winnie German Sherrill | Nanci Presley-Holley |
 | Possible Sherrill woman | Nanci Presley-Holley |
 | Miss Alice Siddall was born 26 May 1872, in Texas, dau of William and Hamutal Siddall. She married a man name Gambrell. | Nancy Brown |
 | Mary Louise (Shannon) Stapp with school teacher friends Concord 1907. 4th from left | |
 | Mary Louise (Shannon) Stapp | |
 | Ben Shannon graduation, 1914 | |
 | James Reuben Thomas-Martha Jane Smith Thomas | Velma Greer |
 | John Curtis Thomas b 25 Dec 1844, Georgia; d 27 July 1907, buried Providence Cemetery. | Shirley Groce Bergeron |
 | Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" Coleman Thomas born 29 Nov 1852, in Mississippi, died 10 Oct 1942 in Houston, Texas, buried at Oaklawn Cemetery, Somerville, Texas. She was about 65 years old when this picture was taken, which would be around 1917. She lived in Burleson Cty most of her early life, moving to Houston in 1922 and lived there until she died in 1942. | Shirley Groce Bergeron |
 | J H Truax | Nancy Brown |
 | Miss Bessie Withers | Nancy Brown |
 | Elmer Woodworth Family | Jim Woodworth |
 | 12 Men All 12 men appear to be high ranking elders in the RLDS Church. Most of the names can be found on attendance rosters of RLDS conferences in the 1880's and 1890's. This is how they appear on the document - 1. Gomer T. Griffith, front center, 2. James Kelley, to the right hand front, 3. Butterworth, 4. Frank Curtis, 5. Peter Anderson, 6. Arthur Gillian, 7. John Rushton, rear center, 8. F.M Sheehy, rear to the left hand, 9. Rob Russell, 10. Wm. Ayler, 11. Paul Hansen, 12. U. W. Green. | Nanci Presley-Holley |
 | Gasper Band | Lorraine Provine |
 | Masonic Lodge This photo is of the members of the Caldwell Masonic Lodge taken June 24, 1889, printed in July 20, 1939, issue of newspaper. | Linda Houck |
 | First Somerville Government First on left, Judge J.J. McCain. Do you know the others? | D. Brymer |
 | Campfire Girls Camp Fire Girls at Iuka House in Caldwell. Does anyone know who any of these girls are? | Carol Gibbs |
 | 1902 graduating class Caldwell High School. | Carol Gibbs |
 | Graduation Class 1908 Caldwell High School | Linda Houck |
 | Porters Chapel School the students in 1908. | Linda Houck |
 | Cooks Point School 1912 | Linda Houck |
 | Black Jack School early 1900's | Linda Houck |
 | Deanville School 1916 | Linda Houck |
 | Somerville High School | Linda Houck |
 | San Antonio Prairie School | Linda Houck |
 | New Tabor School | Linda Houck |
 | Caldwell High School 1900 | Linda Houck |
 | Caldwell School of Nov. 1917 Carl & Mabel Reese and the entire school. | Michael Reese |
 | Caldwell School abt 1896 First row, third from right end is William Mobley Gray, born 11-22-1889. Second row, third from left is George William Gray, born 12-8-1886. Second row, middle standing is Virginia Carrie Gray. Back row, third from right is Hal, Harry Gray. They were all born in Caldwell to Dr. James William Gray and wife Virginia Williams "Jennie" Gray. | William M. "Bill" Gray, Jr. |
 | May Day Caldwell on May Day, 1904, on Buck Street which is the main street. | Linda Houck |
 | Caldwell View of Caldwell, ca. 1925. Cobb's store is in foreground, on right. | Linda Houck |
 | Caldwell postcard of business section | Linda Houck |
 | Caldwell | Michael Reese |
 | Somerville Tie Plant | Linda Houck |
 | Oil Mill This company is not in business anymore. Cotton seed oil mills were once a thriving industry in the area. | Linda Houck |
 | Electric and Ice Plant Early 1900's | Linda Houck |
 | National Bank Photo from 1934 newspaper | Linda Houck |
 | State Bank Photo from 1939 newspaper | Linda Houck |
 | Cobbs Store This advertisement drawing of Cobb's Store in Caldwell was copied from an issue of the 1899 newspaper. Cobb's is a part of the past and no longer remains. It survived into the 1900's. | Linda Houck |
 | Harvey House & Santa Fe Railroad Depot Somerville, Texas | Linda Houck |
 | Railroad Depot Santa Fe Depot in Caldwell. It was built in 1912 and demolished in 1988. There was an effort on the part of the community to try to save the historical building but it failed. | Linda Houck |
 | Courthouse | Linda Houck |
 | Clay Station Do you know any of the people in this photo? | Linda Houck |
 | Clay, Texas, Train Station | Jim Woodworth |
 | Lytle Store | Michael Reese |
 | Gilley's Store | Linda Houck |
 | Simpson's Grocery Store Established in 1900, no longer in business. | Linda Houck |
 | Four Children | Susan Bockoven |
 | Two babies These were in an old picture album given to me by my aunt, Clara Irene Gasper, daughter of Erich Louis Gasper and Loraine Elizabeth Dulin. I do not know who they are or when they were taken, but I would guess the 1900s or 1910s. | Lorraine Provine |
 | Two girls and a baby These were in an old picture album given to me by my aunt, Clara Irene Gasper, daughter of Erich Louis Gasper and Loraine Elizabeth Dulin. I do not know who they are or when they were taken, but I would guess the 1900s or 1910s. | Lorraine Provine |
 | An elderly man | Jim Thomson |
 | A golfer | Sharlene Thomas |
 | A pretty young woman | Sharlene Thomas |
 | A pretty young woman taken by J Zahn in Galveston | Nancy Brown |
 | W.T.S. A young man, taken by Stone in Caldwell | |
 | Another young man taken at Swartz Art Parlor in Ft Worth | Nancy Brown |
 | Another woman | |
 | Another woman |
