Stockdale History Mentions Open Range Cattle Brand Tale
A fragment from Hoffmans history references a 1860s open range in Wilson County with a Lightfoot Water Hole and a branding dispute. The anecdote, relayed by Chester Freasier, touches on cattle branding and ownership during lawless days before modern property laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald D. Hoffman
Stockdale
Wilson County
Nixon
Gonzales County
Hoffman
Bird Cemetery
Chester
Buster” Freasier
Pandora
Lightfoot
Vigilantes in stockdale area linked to hanging tale of frontier justice
Local notes recount a vigilante crackdown after cattle thefts, recounting a possible on site hanging and burial link in a Caddo area cemetery. Family ties among Birds Taylors and Wests are explored as motive and connections are traced through generations.
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Chester
Lightfoot
Mary Louisa Goodbread
Minerva Goodbread Bird
Daniel
Nancy Goodbread Taylor
Creed
Sally Goodbread West
Martin
Birds
Taylors
Wests
Range Law
Bird Cemetery
J.W. Whitfield
Garvin Wiley
Glen Wake
Jack Jackson
Karen Mac Smith
Glen
Hoffman
Nixon
Bobby Joe Hastings
Stockdale
S.E. Pearson
Bobby Joe
Solomon Earl
South Main Street
U.S. 87
Cooper
Dorothy Jean Sample Richter
Randy Poseys
Ron Wintreks
Las Vegas
Larry Hummels
Big Daddy's
Box
Food Pantry Path Area Plans Community Food Fair
The Food Pantry Path Area will hold a food fair on Wednesday December 20 to distribute food and products to qualified families in need. The pantry partners with the San Antonio Food Bank to provide assistance and fight hunger in southwest Texas. Dorothy Gonzales at 830-484-2324.
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Food Pantry Path Area
Food Pantry
San Antonio Food Bank
Food Pantry Path
Texas
Dorothy Gonzales
H E B Feast of Sharing at Henry B Gonzalez Center
The 4th annual H E B Feast of Sharing will be held Saturday December 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p m at the Henry B Gonzalez Convention Center Exhibit Halls A and B in San Antonio. The free dinner offers ham with sides and apple pie along with live music children s activities and free health and family services. VIA and VIATrans provide free transportation to attendees confirming the dinner as destination. For volunteering contact United Way at www unitedwaysatx org or call 210 223 2772.
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Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
VIA
Viatrans
United Way
Unitedwaysatx
Convention
North Market Street
San Antonio
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Ann Cooper
Gvec
Junior Childress
Food Pantry Plans Fair
Party Room
Snoga's
Goliad Road
Pollok
Comery
Falls City
Jews Ry, Glas, Gel Logan
Bullfrog Books
Chihuahua
la Vernia
Bullfrogbooks.com
Stockdale Garden Club
Sat. & Sun
John R. King
Dian Savage
Andy
Vanessa Bosanko
Big Red
la Vérnia
Ftoresville
Tenth St
Ste
Nenana
Soup Kitchen
White House
Floresville
Jennifer Mueller
Maria Marshall
Amas Carques
Floresville Auto Supply
Hwy
H-E-B
ATV
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