ROSEBUD, TEXAS
Rosebud is on
State Highway 77 thirty-eight miles south of Waco in southwestern Falls County.
It was developed by the Texas Townsite Company in 1889 and was incorporated on
November 7, 1905. The original settlement, known as Pool's Crossing or Greer's
Horsepen, was on the west bank of Pond Creek. In 1884 Albert G. Tarver
established a post office there called Mormon, after a group of Mormons who had
settled in the area. The settlement was destroyed by fire in 1887, and Tarver
resigned as postmaster. Allin Taylor took up postmaster duties in his home, at a
site now in southwestern Rosebud. Taylor wanted to name the post office Mullins
to honor a local family known for their beautiful roses, but a Mullins community
already existed in Texas, so he named it Rosebud instead; the post office
officially became Rosebud on April 23, 1887. Please see all of this information
and more at
The Handbook of Texas Online.
Copyright © Texas State Historical Association with written permission
granted to use above information.
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Postcard Postmarked Mormon, Texas Before It Was Named Rosebud, Texas |
This is the front of a postcard postmarked and sent to Susan Virginia (Thorne)
Gott from New York on August 27, 1886. |
Larry W. Johnson |
James David Williams
1879
Look at Pearl Handle Gun |
Sylvia Williams Gresham |
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Elbert and Mable Weaver |
James H. Weaver |
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E. Jack Lavender
1900 Rosebud, Falls Co., Texas E.
Jack Lavender was a Traveling Merchant |
James H. Weaver |
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Town of Rosebud |
James H. Weaver |
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Cora Bell Long, Lafayette King Long, and Carroll L. Weaver |
James H. Weaver |
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Walter D. Howard |
James H. Weaver |
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Robert Lafayette Howard
Age 21 |
James H. Weaver |
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Gus, Albert, Martha, Robert, and William Howard |
James H. Weaver |
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Arminta Lee James |
James H. Weaver |
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Lafayette K. Long, Doris (Howard) Lofton, and Cora Long |
James H. Weaver |
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Margaret and Bessie E. Long
1901 |
James H. Weaver |
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Powers Chapel Cemetery |
James H. Weaver |
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Powers Chapel |
James H. Weaver |
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Rosebud Saloon |
Kay Ward |
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N. Ward, Sara E. Chick Ward, and George Washington Ward, & N. Ward
from Rosebud, Falls Co., Texas |
Kay Ward |
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Augusta L. (Howard) Lanier
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James H. Weaver |
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Robert Readwright Howard
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James H. Weaver |
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Bessie E. (Long) Howard
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James H. Weaver |
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Robert Emmit Long
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James H. Weaver |
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Inside Rosebud Saloon
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Kay Ward |
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From left to right: |
From Idella Willey
Ward Collection |
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Benton Willey in Rosebud |
Kay Ward |
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R. N. Ward, George Washington Ward, Sr. and Sara Elizabeth Chick Ward |
From Ann Ward
Shaunfield Collection |
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Newspaper article from the Temple Daily Telegram: |
Ken Gates |
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Francis “Frank” Asbury Looney
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Larry W. Johnson |
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Dennis Asbury, Mary Emma (McBride), & Zola Mae Looney |
Larry W. Johnson |
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I
"think" this is a picture of a Williams / Griffin Family reunion at Powers
Chapel Cemetery in early to mid 1940's. |
Karolyn Griffin |
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Main Street
This picture postcard of downtown Rosebud, looking eastward, was sent to Miss
Annie Z. Marek in Brenham, Texas. The notation at the top of the postcard
reads:
"With best wishes to the family and yourself,
On the left margin of the postcard is the following:
"Miss Annie, how are you? I received your pretty Easter greeting, thanks very
much for same."
Along the right margin of the postcard is the inscription:
"Our store here" I believe this is referring to the building shown on the far right of the postcard, possibly indicating that the individual sending this postcard is pointing out the location of their business in the photo. |
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Roper's Flour & Oil Mill
This picture postcard shows the Roper Flour & Oil Mill in Rosebud, Texas. The
notation along the right side of the postcard reads:
"This is Mr. Roper's Mill. Note: George Roper was the manager of the Rosebud Oil & Cotton Company. |
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2 Unknown Humpus Men |
Bobbi Jones |
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Tommy Humphus |
Bobbi Jones |