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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DS2_sutton-county-courthouse_Sonora-TX.html
Sutton County Courthouse. . This building, site of all land transactions incident to development of county. Water well, a few feet from building, was first water here, where sheepmen watered their flocks, hence locating here as a home. Father of f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28XR_joe-berger_Sonora-TX.html
Joe's uncle, Fred, arrived in Sutton County about the time of the county's organization working on the Ft. Terrett Ranch. Joe was born in Austria and emigrated to Sonora in 1907. Married Velma Mittle in 1922. Joe and Velma made land available to S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28XQ_william-lee-miers_Sonora-TX.html
Born September 2, 1900 on the Miers Ranch southwest of Sonora, "Willie" was the only son out of the seven children of William Andrew and Belle Birtrong Miers. Both his parents and his grandparents, Isaac and Victoria Miers and the Tom Birtron…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28XP_felipe-tomasa-lara-virgen_Sonora-TX.html
Felipe came from Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico with 3 sons in 1907 to work at the Fawcett
Ranch. In 1910 he brought all of his family to Sonora. Leonardo, Teadoro, Eligio, Felipe,
Jr., and Andres married in Sonora. Eufemia, the only daughter, did n…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28XO_albert-r-cauthorn_Sonora-TX.html
Driving 1000 head of sheep, A.R. Cauthorn, with 9 year old son, James Albert, and brother Dan came from Missouri to Abilene in 1882. Wife Marcina Green Cauthorn died in MO. Son Bob came to TX. in 1891. Unhappy with the land, A.R. drifted south, se…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28XN_leroy-p-martha-ann-valliant_Sonora-TX.html
"Lee" was born in 1847 in Pontotoc Co., Miss. and came west with a cattle drive. He began ranching in Mason Co. "Sis" was born in 1860 in Hunt Co. She lost her first husband and three children in a flu epidemic, sold her land in East Tex…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28X6_william-forrest-whitehead_Sonora-TX.html
Was born in Gonzales County in 1865-settled in the Sutton County area in 1880's. Married Minnie Amanda Bales in Junction 1890.
Children born
George Robert married Jennie Graham
Amor Bales (Boo) married Loddie Lee Rogers
Forrest Carl (Cotton) m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28X5_in-memory-of-ed-jackson_Sonora-TX.html
Early Sutton County pioneer
Organized the First National Bank
His sister
Winnie Reber Harris, married W. L. Aldwell
Rancher, Banker, and first Mayor of Sonora
Their four children were:
George Lea Aldwell
Roy Edward Aldwell, I
Ida A. Aldwel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28X4_w-j-viola-gibbons-fields_Sonora-TX.html
W.J., born in 1868, came to Sutton Co. from his home in Manor, TX. in 1887 to
operate ranch land his father Dr. J.D. Fields of Manor had owned since 1883. The land remains in the family in 1990. "Will" met Viola, daughter of Emory Gibbons, i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28WY_crawford-benton-dutch-wardlaw_Sonora-TX.html
Son of
Newton Jasper and
Nancy Josephine Cody
Married 12-24-1911 to Emma Leann
Whitehead 12-04-1887 - 02-07-1964
Daughter of
Walter and Mary Bell Martin
Children:
Cody Martin, Crawford Whitehead (Dink), Walter Hadley, Mary Emma Wardlaw Bru…