Kimble County Roots and Pioneer Growth Chronicle
A retrospective overview of Kimble County Texas tracing its split from Bexar County in 1876, early pioneers and land grants, the rise of Junction City, key settlers like the Kountz and Patterson families, the 1884 courthouse fire, town development from London to Junction, early businesses, rail and telegraph lines, schools and churches, and the evolution into a modern county with parks and highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimble County
Bexar County
Gillespie County
George Kimble
Sutton County
Potter County
E. K. Kounte
Frank Latta
N. Q. Patterson
W. F. Gilleland
M. J. Denman
J. R Steffy
Junction City
Felix Burton
Bear Creek
Henry Pearl
Saline
Noah Knox
Devils River
Issac Kounte
Dr. Spears
North Liano
Junction
Johnson Fork
Towit
John A Miller
Jerry Roberts
Dan Baker
Bill Estes
Mesquite Flat
Kount N. Q. Patterson
Patterson
Spears
Spears Boy
Billie Waits
Billie Gilleland
Lemons
Moore
Kimbleville
Will Tavior
William McLane
McLane
Kimble
W. A. Williamson H. H. Alien
G W. Ragshill
Dr. Kountz
Issac Kountz
Geo. E. Stuart
Austin
Stuart
Frank L. Wilson
Tom Steveson
London
R. M. Steveson
Jasper Lewis
Ed Steveson
Len Lewis
E. W. Brewer
DP Maurice
Fred Wahrmund
L. M. Walton
Boyce Brothers
Bissett
Church of Christ
Jack Jorbes
Alma Smith
Sam Smith
Alice Graham
Creed Tayvior
C. Dragoo
S. H. McCaleb
E. K Kouitz
N C. Patterson
Junction Eagle
J. M. Bourland
Junction City Clipper
H. L. Winslett
M. Nichols
Kimble County Citizen
J. Marvin Hunter
Kimble County Crony
Junc
W. A. Williamson
H. H Allen
Judge Williamson
West Texas
H. Schmelter & Co
McInnis Dry
G. K. Gordon & Co
H. H. Allen & Co
Rock
Alex J. Hammer
Gann Grocery Company
J .A. Heyrman
Ninties
John M. Hawkins
Harrison & Martin
Hankins Drug Co
Hankins-Riley
Old Rock
Coke R. Stevenson
W. P. Riley
J. W. Burt
Masonic Hall
State Bank of
Junction State Bank
Kimble County State Bank
Masonic
First National Bank
Junction Hardware Co
Philip Joseph
M. Holekamp
Charles Schreiner
Schreiner-Hodges Co
T B. Phillips
Liano River Irrigation & Milling Co
C. W. Atchison
BE. Holekamp
Roosevelt
W. B Waggoner
John T. Wilson
Loxville
Devil’s River
Pioneer
J. H Parker
James River
Creed Taylor
Telegraph
South Llano
RT. Dupuy
Klak
O. B. Fleming
T C. Taylor
Peter Paterson
W. W Allen
S. H. Guthrie
Mack Huffman
Jinks Coleman
Felix Watson
J. 8. Fleming
A Griffith
J. W. Bartley
Theo Hunger
Andrew Peterson Segovia Cleo
Yates
Cleo
O. D. Nance
Brambletye
William Hall
House of Lord
England
Hall
Llane
Texas Terrace Records Smash Record Run in Farm Terracing
Texas farmers and 4-H clubs logged 868000 acres terraced or contoured in 1920 Counties and the Extension Service report a total of 3689000 acres protected to date West Texas leads in terracing growth with about 35000 acres per county annually in the basin Black land Belt shows 3500 acres per county Contouring rises in level counties and 3810 workers trained for terrace work across 136 counties
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
M. R. Bentley
Bentley
West Texas
Blackland Belt
Runnels
West
United States
Petition seeks sale of Cornstalk Products plant assets
In Danville Illinois on September 13 the receivers F E Butcher and Clint C Titon filed a petition in U S district court to sell the Cornstalk Products Company's Tilton plant and equipment. Judge Lindley set a hearing for September 27 and ordered notice to stockholders and creditors. company HQ is in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Tis
Gcornstalk Products Company
Tilton
United State District Court
F. E. Butcher
Clint C. Titon
Walter C. Lindley
New York City
County Officials Named in Job Listings
County clerk Albert E. Klett and county attorney Alex Jung appear among listed officials along with J. B. Wieser and justice of the peace candidates for Precinct No. 1 A W. Petmecky and John Heep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert E. Klett
Alex Jung
J. B. Wieser
Justice OF the Peace
A W. Petmecky John Heep
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kimble CO
Frontier Times
Bandera, Texas
Texas Terrace Records
Fredericksburg Bottling Works
Alfred Petsch
Wm. Dietel
F. H. Hammond
Hermann Usener
Emil H. Hopf
Alfred Klaerner
August Stz Louis W. Durst Ede. H. Tatseh Alfred C. Hermann Paul C. Pressler
Felix Meurer
Albert L. Petermann
Joseph P. Staudt
Louis Kordzik
Wn M. Petmecky
A. D. Stahl Henry
Langerhans
Walter E. Knoche
Lia Crenwelge
Adolph Gerhard
Fred Hahn
W. L. Brandon
Joe Heep
Max Beckmann
C. H. Herber
Edmund L. Stahl
Emil Welgehausen
Hy. Seduch
Joe T. McDonald
A. Hillmann
Basse Truck Line
San Antonio
E. Guenther St
Union Truck & Transportation Terminal
Crockett
Fredericksburg
Peanuts
R. M. Lewis
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Bank OF
Ocas