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Leesville memories bloom amid flood and farm life in Leesville
Ertha McFarland Houston recalls Leesville era from 1899 to the 1930s flood and rural toil. She recalls family roots, the Fly family doctor, plowing as a child, six sisters, and a thriving town with stores, a telephone system, and cattle exchanges. A separate note highlights a stamp giveaway in La Vernia and Floresville with Baumann's ads.
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Ertha McFarland Houston
Nixon
Old Leesville
Leesville
Texas
Sam
Ann McFarland
John Fly
Ertha
Willie McFarland Brown
Alice
Annie Brown
Mrs. Houston
Batey
Holmes - Brown Mercantile
Linceumm