ADAMS, Andy M.

Two newspaper pages from The Highlander, 11 Jan and 18 Jan 1973, with article about Llano County men being driven off and 4 cattle herds captured by Indians in raids in West Texas, 1867. Andy Adams, a "beef drover, driving beef cattle from this frontier to Ft Sumner and to Denver City has lately lost on the plains. . .three large droves of beef cattle which were captured by the Indians..." Others in charge of herds that were captured were Edwin B. Hepburn, Joel D. Hoy, and Orville A. Oatman, who was a resident of Llano. Accounts of claims made to and paid by the US government for losses, testimony and names of witnesses are also in the story.

ADAMS, Harvey Alexander

• (1) 2 pages of text from an unnamed book telling about Indian raids and murders in Burnet County in 1859. "The first white man killed in Burnet County by the Indians was Robert Adams, a stockman who lived on Morgan's creek."
  
• (2) Also contains short story about Harvey A. Adams being killed on Morgan Creek in 1870.
• (3) Lake Country Life,  17 May 2008, "A Towering Legend", by Dale Fry, about White Bluff and Robert Adams, who was killed there by Indians.
  

ADAMS, Henry

Progenitor information back to 1600s in England of the family whose descendants eventually came to Burnet County. County residents begin with Hervey Alexander Adams, who was born 1812 and died 1895 in Fayette County, Texas. One of his children, Elisha Quincy Adams lived in Burnet County until his death in the 1920s. Cites family members who lived and died in Burnet County.

ADAMS, Jim W. family

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ALDERSON, George D.

Family info from Virginia back to early 1700s, plus copy of old manuscript (The Aldersons In America, written by Col Geo. Alderson, 22 pages--note says first 4 pages were missing), and letter to Col Geo Alderson dated 19 Apr 1867 from son Thomas M. Alderson. (see descendant chart for William Franklin Alderson -- relationship to George Alderson not known)

ALEXANDER, Ella

Two photographs: (1) small oval, undated of Ella Alexander. (2) extremely faded photo of man in buggy with what looks like a white horse harnessed to it: on back is "Will Alexander and his horse and buggy."

ALEXANDER, Samuel

1.  3 pictures:

• a 5x7 picture of the L.E. Alexander Family Home, built in N. Burnet County in 1854;
• a picture of 6 men: John A. Frazier, Bert Legon, Lewis Alexander, Russel Keele, James Keele and Arnold Warden, c. 1920; and
• a picture of Thurzy Ross Alexander taken about 1865. Also contains transcription of tape from 21 Apr 1976 of Betty Alexander, Bethel, Oak Hill, Sage and copy of record from family bible, including slave births.

ALLEN, Carroll

Folder contains a 2 1/2 page transcript of taped interview, 30 Jan 1978.

ALLEN, Dr. George Scott

Undated newspaper clipping, with picture of Dr. Allen, which describes his clinic and hospital in Burnet, and gives a brief biography.

ALLEN, et al (see also REED/NOBLE/ALLEN)

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ALLEN, George W.

Contains Family chart of George Washington Allen, born 15 Jun 1860, Burnet County; died 27 Nov 1934.

ALLEN, M.R. and Clarence

3 photographs:

• (1) two women, labeled Mrs Mary N Allen and Mrs. Clarence Allen, sister-in-laws. "Lena was I guess my best friend", is handwritten on back;
• (2) four women, date stamped 2 Apr 1937, labeled Mrs. Asher, Mrs. Merrson Allen, Mrs. Asher, Lena's sister-in-law, Lena Allen;
• (3) elderly man and woman standing in front of a residence, date stamped June 1952, labeled Lena and Clarence Allen, our good friends.

ALTMAN, Daniel

1.  82 page booklet, "Last Frontier West", for the Altman, Graham, Lee and McNew Families in the Tularosa Basin of South-Central New Mexico, 1885-1915, with family pictures. Not indexed. References to Burnet County residents.

2. "Altman Family Migrate to Burnet County in 1850"

ALTMAN, John I.

Newspaper clipping from "The Highlander", dated 21 Sep 1972, about the family and a group photo; photo of Eliza Rolef, b. 2-10-1848; photo of John I. Altman, b. 1-28-1841; typed manuscript, "The John I. Altman Story" by Frank C. Rigler; copies of court documents pertaining to claim against the U.S. government for Indian Depredations; correspondence and notes.

ANDERSON, Thomas

The genealogical record of the Anderson family prepared for Willie Carroll Basham. Begins with Thomas Anderson I, an immigrant from Glasgow, Scotland, in early 1700s, and follows family through Daniel W. Anderson, b. 22 Mar 1875, d. 23 Apr 1919. 14 pages, typewritten.

ANDREWS, William

Copies of newspaper article from Burnet Bulletin, 16 Feb 1905, about a fire that destroyed several businesses, including the undertakers' establishment of W. H. Andrews & Son. Also, an obituary of Mollie Andrews, wife of W. H. Andrews, who died at age 27 in 1886. Copy of death certificate for William H. Andrews dated 23 may 1921 and notarized statement entitled "Proof of Heirship" dated 30 Jul 1929.

ASHABRANNER, Myrtle

Typed sheet, two paragraphs, undated:

"I'm from Burnet and I went to school there. I went to Packsaddle, OK, and Fairland country schools. Some of the other people there were Alta Holland, Edna Haywood, Elsie Fiddlee (?). My father was a farmer who grew cotton, corn, maize, cane, and oats. I never did help with that work. I had three sisters and one brother.

"My maiden name is Daugherty. My father was Edwood Daugherty's cousin. I married John Ashabranner when I was 24. He was a rancher and we lived at Burnet. I remember going to the opera house on the north side of the square in Burnet to see a Shirley Temple movie that cost 50 cents. I worked at the sewing room, and the supervisor took me to the movie."

ASHER, Buck

Newspaper article from "The Libertarian", 3 Feb 1977, titled "A Touch of Glass, Joppa Diamonds" about Joppa's local jeweler, Buck Asher, and how he manufactures jewelry from antique glass.

ASHMORE, Frank

Obituary newspaper clipping from Bertram Enterprise, dated 1958

ASKEW, George C.

2 page typed history of Askew Family, beginning with George C. Askew, b. 28 Jan 1809 in Burke County, NC. Submitted by Mary Ann (Carson) Sarrels, of Tucson AZ in Sept 1993.

ATER, Ethel Price

5 page typed transcription of interview with Ethel Price Atter done on 23 Aug 1975.

ATER, Fred

newspaper clipping from San Angelo Standard Times, 29 Jun 195_ with picture of Fred Ater, pioneer railroad agent who was retiring as freight agent after 52 years of railroading, mostly in West Texas.

ATKINSON, Bertha (see also FAIRES, Bertha Atkinson)

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ATKINSON, Eliza

Widow's Confederate Pension Application

ATKINSON, Henry Franklin

ATKISON, Mutt

full page newspaper story, with pictures from The Austin American, 4 Oct 1955 of "Mutt" Atkison

1.  Partial copy of "Memoirs and Heritage of Lt. Evans Atwood, M.D."
2. "A Wagon Trip in 1912" by Frank Rigler  telling of a wagon trip from Liberty Hill to Austin.  Mentions Herman E. Atwood,  John Wilson Atwood , and Clifford W. Atwood as well as Gaddy Family.

ATWOOD, William Eli