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This is a place to share photos that
contain a bit about our family and county history. I'm looking for photos
of:
(1) old time Frio County
communities and historical areas,
(2) old time ancestral family photos -- share your family photos with
all our Frio County Web Site visitors, plus, you may be providing an unknown
relative with a glimpse of their family past, and
(3) old time homestead photos. By this I mean the farm, ranch, home,
etc., where your ancestors lived or worked.
If your willing to share part of your family history please contact
Frio County TXGenWeb Coordinator.
Thank you!
Click on thumbnails for larger
images.
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Communities & Landmarks |
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Old
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church - Pearsall, TX - Circa 1930 |
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Pearsall
Little Hotel and and Firestone Store - Circa 1930-1940 |
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Frio County Court
House before the third floor was removed in 1938. This photo was copied
from a "post card." |
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Frio
County Court House as it currently looks. |
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Pearsall Peanut Monument |
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Old Pearsall Jail as it
currently looks. This building also houses the Pearsall Chamber of Commerce
operation. |
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1895 Frio County
Map |
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Old Frio
City Jail. Built in 1872, it is said that some of the more famous occupants
of this jail were: Sam Bass, Jesse & Frank James, and O'Henry (William Sydney
Porter). |
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Bigfoot Church |
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Bigfoot Tree
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The attached picture was supposedly taken in Dilley, but
I'm not sure when. My grandfather is the man between the fourth and fifth woman
from the right. His name was Lawrence Frances Merl. I have been told that he
was once the Mayor of Pearsall and his wife Florence Merl was the publisher and
editor of the Dilley Harold. I have also found that my other grandfather owned
126 acres of land in Frio country in 1910.
S. W. Williams. |
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The attached photo taken in the late 1800's
or early 1900's is either the old drug store or possibly the general
store in Moore, Texas. Contributed by
Cindy Allen. If anyone knows the occupants in the picture
or anything about it, please contact her. |
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Ancestral - Families |
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Cowboys of the
Past - Tafolla, Vinton, Mancha Contribution by
Joe Tafolla |
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Tafolla Family
& Others Picture taken in San Antonio - Circa 1887. Contribution by Joe Tafolla |
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Tafolla Family
Reunion - 1940 Contribution by
Joe Tafolla |
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Winters Boys
Photos & Family Information |
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Taylor
Family - 1960, at the Old Taylor Ranch, Frio Town, TX |
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Ben
and Minerva Slaughter |
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Photo of Crecensio
Vinton of Pearsall, TX submitted by Lucinda Robinson.
This is my grandfather Crecensio Vinton. He is the son of Edmund Kirb
Crecensio Vinton. Grandson of Jacob Brown Vinton, G. Grandson of
Gen David Hammond Vinton, G.G. grandson of Gen. Jacob Jennings Brown. |
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This is a
picture of my father's and mother's class picture, Dilly HS Class of
1927. The names were recalled by my mother and I hope they are all
correct. The gentleman at the far left is not identified. Top Row: Floy
Stevens, Jewel King, Celia Ellis. Middle Row: O. D. Burnet. Jewel Mathews, Ruth
Merl, Vivian Carroll. Bottom Row: Lynn Newsome, Hazel Baker, Thellma Jacobs,
Lonnie Williams. Ruth Merl and Lonnie Williams later married and are my
parents. The color in the ladies dresses is interesting for that time.
Contribution by Larry Williams,
Concordia, MO. |
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Patricio Tamez's
Market, Pearsall, TX, Circa 1930. Contribution by
Ralph Tamez of Boise, Idaho
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School Photo ca. 1920
John, I have attached a picture that we just scanned. The picture has suffered
some damage along the way, but still identifiable. I believe the picture
originally was my grandmother's (Nettie Abigail Jones Shoemake), so I think it
could be a Big Foot school photo. I think two of the boys on the front row are
Shoemakes, but otherwise can't identify anyone. The picture would have been
taken in the early 1920's. I would like to have it posted to the Frio County
site to see if someone can identify it. Thanks,
Ann Bowman |
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Jones, Winters,
Whitley, and Reynolds Willis Morgan Jones, b. 4/4/1897, d.
3/21/1959 Buried in Old Alice Cemetery, Alice, TX, on the right is Johnnie D.
Winters, b. 1911? d.????. Behind Willis is Katy Whitley, and behind Johnnie is
Mary Reynolds. This picture was taken in Bigfoot, TX. Contribution by
Cindy Wager |
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Jones
Family Willis Morgan Jones and his children Dorothy Mae Jones,
b. 01/22/1927, d. 10/25/1999, and on the right is Willis Maureen "Billie"
Jones, b. 06/26/1930, d. 12/08/1977. Contribution by:
Cindy Wager |
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Alvin Alonzo
Silvey, born April 24, 1878 in Campbell County, Ga., died Sept 1, 1930 and
believed to be buried in Devine, TX. Lived most of his life in Frio County, TX
on a Ranch. (Contribution by Paul
Silvey) |
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Laxton Winters, 84
years old in 2000, sits in the Bigfoot Museum. He is the last surviving member
of the Winters family, which was among the largest in Bigfoot, TX |
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Frio School
Families Circa 1910 Contribution by
Daphne |
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Frio Children Circa
1910 Contribution by Daphne |
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Sam Barlow
Family. Contribution by
Barbara
Finney |
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Duncan Edward Ross & Ruby
Katherine Eaton Ross Family November 1943 Duncan Sr. -Ruby
Katherine-Charles L and Duncan E. Jr. all inter at Longview Cemetery
Frio County Texas |
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Frances Marie (Fannie) McMahon, born July 30,
1858, died February 4, 1921, daughter of A.C. McMahon & Sarah Jane
Riggan, married Samuel Jefferson Tilley. Contributed by
Margaret Meyer Simpson |
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Homesteads (Farm, Ranch,
Homes) |
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Bennett
Homestead - Pearsall, TX. Photo taken in 1951. Contribution by:
Henry Prather |
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J acal located on
unknown Frio County Ranch c. 1890s. Jacales housed the working ranch hands
known as "Peones." |
TXGenWeb,
Frio County - Photos
updated on
03/15/2006
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