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Doc Kerley 95th birthday celebration near Carlton
Doc Kerley celebrated his ninety fifth birthday Sunday October 24 in the Carlton community near Comanche County. About 150 relatives and friends attended with a feast featuring barbecue goat and other dishes. The event included songs, violin music, and a brief religious service with local ministers. Doc recalled frontier days including Chisholm Trail cattle drives and a Red River crossing under drive boss John Slaughter. He remember Indians attacking a nearby school and Cynthia Ann Parker’s capture.
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Dawson
Hico
Doc Kerley
Carlton
Arkansas
Besley’s Creek
Comanche County
Carlton Baptist Church
Dock
Doc
Yesteryear
Comanche
Erath
Hamilton
Bosque
Chisholm Trail
Red River
Denison
Dodge City
Kansas
John Slaughter
Hera
Josse
Cynthia Ann Parker