A great story from :Steve Hathcock Don Chenche’s early life was uneventful for the most part. Born in San Luis Potosi Mexico his family first moved to the Matamoros area sometime after Texas won its independence from Mexico and then … Continue reading The Famous Don Chenche – Port Isabel, Texas
A True Area Legend JANUARY 25, 1932 – MAY 29, 2026 Floyd Matthew Cantwell, age 94, passed away peacefully early Friday morning in Liberty Hill, Texas surrounded by his loved ones. Born on January 25, 1932, Floyd lived much of his life … Continue reading Floyd Cantwell
This story is about my G-Grandmother’s Family, The Clark’s. I let May 30 pass this year without mentioning Momma May, which would have been her 147th birthday. I knew this story was around somewhere from a previous post and finally … Continue reading Father Knows Best
Dial the clock forward to the fall of 1979. My brother had joined me in 1976 in the construction business after he finished a six year stint in the Army. We had contracted to build a nice housing subdivision on … Continue reading Glenn and the Hat Story:
This is a story about an old couple that showed up in Smithwick when I was just a kid. This story doesn’t involve actual family members. It does include the Smithwick Cemetery and a couple that were a part of … Continue reading Charlie and Minnie Campbell – A Love Story
Standing on the Corner in Marble Falls, Texas – that would be at the intersection of Second St. & US 281. There is so much to take in from this iconic photo taken by high school student at the time, … Continue reading A Familar Marble Falls Scene
The link below is a “true story” of becoming an old man and not realizing it in time to avoid spending money chasing a dream, chasing your younger self. In my case I got it in my head that I … Continue reading Being the Open-Book that I seem to be:
The Faith Family I had always heard of the Faith Family and knew there was a connection with them and Smithwick. Since they were all gone by the time I came along I never knew anything about them.I found this information online. There are references here to them operating a cotton gin in Smithwick and having members of both the Stinnett and Boultinghouse families (both of which I’m related) marrying into that family.It also gives a little insight into the old Jim Cox home that was across the street and where I spent many hours visiting my childhood friend Jim … Continue reading A Cotton Gin In Smithwick
I was talking to my granddaughter Emma last night. We were saying what a great thing it is that she is teaching at Faith Academy. I know she loves her job and that the kids that she teaches love her. … Continue reading The Butterfly Effect
Usually you think of multi-car wrecks happening in Austin or Houston or Dallas. A little known fact is there was a wreck that happened right in Marble Falls, Texas that involved 13 vehicles back in the spring of 1970. I was involved. It was my senior year and I only went to school in the mornings and worked at a local car dealership in the afternoon. This one afternoon things weren’t to busy at the car lot so I ran home and grabbed a small trailer mounted air compressor and headed to Kingsland to drill a few holes for dynamite … Continue reading A 13 Vehicle Accident In Marble Falls
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