Wimberley Legacy Portraits Rural Life in Hays County
An excerpt from Wimberley’s Legacy edited by Williedell Schawe recalls early settlers in Wimberley Texas and their daily lives. Remembrances describe rattlesnake oil usage, a grandmother’s loneliness by the Blanco River, and community anecdotes from ranch life, sharing humor, courage, and enduring ties to land and kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimberley
Hays County
Texas
Blanco River
Williedell Schawe
C. W. Wimberley
Adare
Mr. Rattlesnake
Grandpa
Blanco
Massey
Charlie Crawford
Crawford
Clay Gay
Nellie Wimberley Pyland
Zack Wimberley
Kansas
Brownie
Nellie
Julia Ann Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Bessie
Louise
Derrick Wells Dent
Rose Linda
Lila Grace
Ima Elizabeth
Ima
Dodsworth
Cedar land boom fades as bootleg trade reshapes Texas prairies
The narrative describes cedar land clearing shifts driven by government programs and bootleg trucking. Landlords push for clearance while new entrants, including greenhorns, risk cash to enter a growing cedar business amid high unemployment. Banks distrust cedar collateral and counterfeit checks plague some buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Kings
Cedarman
Hodges
Ole T
Greenhorn
Texas
Coleman
Panhandle
Herford Bull
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J. Frank Dobie
Louise Ellen
London
Rose
Lila
Diamond
Rio Grande
Texas Rangers
Dad
Rangers
Yan
C.W. Wimberley
Saga
Eve
Antiques & Collectibles
al and Rose Flocke
Wimberley, Texas
FDIC
the Book Shop
Wimberley North
Blanco Valley Ready Mix, Inc
Blanco, Texas
Waylend Feaster General Contractor