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Garrett Siblings
Children of Leonard Lenore & Lucy (Hargrove) Garrett, a pioneer family from the Stranger community in Falls County, Texas.

Photo taken at Bernard & Alma Garrett Stewart's 50th wedding anniversary celebration held at Immanuel Baptist Church annex in Waco, McLennan Co., Texas in 1990.

(L-R)
Alma Garrett Stewart, Ruth Garrett Ihrke, Kenneth Garrett, Bernice Garrett Fitte, Hazel Garrett Wakefield Robert L. Haddock

Stranger Cemetery
Newspaper article from the Temple, Texas Newspaper dated June 14, 2004 about Stranger Cemetery.

Origin of Strange(r) name a Falls fable.

Note:
This is the same picture as below. It may be hard to read sized like this but it will give you some bearings when you read the below picture. Ken Gates

Stranger Cemetery
Newspaper article from the Temple, Texas Newspaper dated June 14, 2004 about Stranger Cemetery.

Origin of Strange(r) name a Falls fable.

Note:
This is the same picture as above but much larger to help you read it. Ken Gates

Rebecca Charity Jackson Harlan
Rebecca Charity Jackson Harlan oldest daughter of John W. Jackson and Lydia Berry Clements.

Rebecca and her husband Thomas D. Harlan came to Texas with the Jackson, Dillard and Harlan families in 1871.

She remained in Falls County until her death. She was killed when she was struck by lightning.

Just look at the character in that face! Jody Dillard

Tour of Ship
This is a photo taken of the group as they toured Yad's battleship.

l to r. George Woodland, Bertha Shieblich and her husband, O. A. "Yad" Edwards, Alma Woodland and her mother Clarac Alma Johnson Woodland, (George's wife).

Orr A. "Yad" Edwards was the son of Margie Jane Dillard and William Edwards and business partner to George Woodland.

Clarac Alma Johnson Woodland was the daughter of Lydia Clementine Jackson and J. J. Johnson. They all were from Falls County. Jody Dillard

Albert John Pickney Johnson
Albert John Pickney Johnson born Feb 14, 1847 in Laurens County, SC, came to Falls County, TX in 1872 with his parents Leroy and Louisa Johnson. He married Lydia Clementine Jackson in 1875. They had two children, a son who died at birth and a daughter Clarac Alma. He died in 1886 just before his 40th birthday. Albert lived only 4 years after purchasing a quarter league of land at Hog Island in Falls County. Clementine retained about 800 acres of it.

Lydia Clementine Jackson was the daughter of John W. Jackson and Lydia Berry Clements. She was born in Alabama but remained in Marlin the rest of her life. From the book, Families of Falls County

Submitted by Jody Dillard

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Lydia Ann Clementine Jackson Johnson
Lydia Ann Clementine Jackson Johnson, daughter of John Wesley Jackson and Lydia Berry Clements. Born Oct. 25, 1853 in Benton County AL. She married Albert Pickney Johnson on Aug 1, 1875 in Marlin, TX. After Albert died in 1886, she took her eight year old daughter, Alma Clarac and went to California for two years, to Seattle for a year to visit with relatives on the west coast. She returned to her in Falls County, TX where she raised her daughter and became a prominent member of the community. Clementine was the sister of my great grandmother, Manerva Jane Jackson Dillard. From the book, Families of Falls County

Submitted by Jody Dillard

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George and Clarac Johnson Woodland
Clarac Alma Johnson, daughter of Albert and Clementine Johnson married George Woodland in his in Marlin. After five years of marriage she told George not to come if he could not find them a better place to live. George walked down around the corner and bought the house and front three fourths acre at 525 Gift Street and Woodland Alley. He bought the remaining back three fourth acres in 1917. They built a carriage house, planted an orchard, pecan trees, gardens and a berry patch. They had a guest house in the back.

George was a cotton and corn farmer and a ginner. In 1916 he bought 117 acres south of Marlin and ran the Live Oak Dairy for many years. In 1928, George and Orr A. "Yad" Edwards son of Margie Dillard and William Edwards, was a Jackson cousin of Clarac, bought two sections of land at Encinal, TX. "Yad" subsequently sold out to George, and the land remained in the family until 1968 when his only daughter sold it. From the book, Families of Falls County

Submitted by Jody Dillard

Permission granted for posting.

Clarac Alma Woodland
Clarac Alma Woodland born March 4, 1908 the only child of George and Clarac Woodland. She married Kit Carson Pratt on Sept 3, 1932 in Marlin, TX. They had only one child, Alma Lavonne Pratt, born Oct. 25, 1935, just eighteen months before Kit was accidentally killed by a horse.

Alma managed the family estate after Kit's death--including the Marlin, Hog Island, and Encinal property (bought by her grandparents), until her death in 1975. She married second to Harold Waldemar Swensen, who was from Austin, Texas and was in the oil leasing business. From the book, Families of Falls County

Submitted by Jody Dillard

Permission granted for posting.

Four Generations of Dillard - Jacksons
This is Manerva Jane Jackson Dillard (wife of Thomas Milton Dillard, daughter of John W. Jackson and Lydia Berry Clements of Blue Ridge) in the center, surrounded by some of her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

L to R: Bob Dillard Sr., and Bob, Jr., Katie Dillard Barron holding Glenn Barron, Manerva, Lee Dillard holding Katie's son Neal, Jerry Clements Dillard (Manerva's son and father to the others), and Ross Dillard holding his daughter Martha. Jody Dillard

Manerva Jackson Dillard's family
I will list the people and then put who they belong with as Tom Jr.,(T. M.), John (J. D.), Jerry (J. C.) and Minnie Herring as (M. H.).

L to R back: Daniel D. Dillard (JD), Lila Dillard (JD), Malissa Dragoo Dillard (TM's wife), Annie Gilbert Dillard (JD's wife, from the Gilbert - Varnado family of Falls County, TX) Esther Herring (MH), Matthew Dillard (JC), Leona Cowan Dillard (JC's wife), Newton Herring (MH's husband), Fannie Dillard (JC), Robert Dillard(JC)

Seated center row; Katie Dillard (JC), Newton Herring (MH), Thomas Milton Dillard, Jr. holding his daughter Reba, John Duckett Dillard holding Varney, Manerva Jane Jackson Dillard (Mother), Jerry Clements Dillard holding Claris Zelma, Minnie Catherine Dillard Herring, holding Millard, Hazel Herring, (MH), Eula Dillard (JD).

Children in front sitting: J. T. Dillard (JD), Azalea Dillard (TM), Lee Dillard (JC), and Ross Dillard (JC). Jody Dillard

Thomas Milton Dillard and Manerva Jane Jackson Dillard
Thomas Milton Dillard and Manerva Jane Jackson Dillard. Thomas was born in Laurens County, South Carolina. His parents, Samuel and Lydia Duckett Dillard moved to Alabama where they were neighbors to the John Wesley Jackson family. Later the T. M. Dillard and Jackson families moved to Sevier County, Arkansas. T. M.'s first wife died in Arkansas so he took his neighbor for his young bride, Manerva Jane Jackson to help him raise his first children. They had seven children of their own. They moved to Falls County, Texas in 1871 with the Harlan and Jackson families and T. M.'s brother, Odell and sister Alcey.

Although most of the Jackson family stayed in Falls County, Manerva had to leave to go to Bell County after the death of her husband who was killed while herding cattle near Mart, Texas. He is buried next to his brother in Blue Ridge Cemetery. Jody Dillard

Newspaper Article about Stranger and Blue Ridge
Newspaper Article about Stranger and Blue Ridge. Lena Stone Criswell

TITLE	DESCRIPTION	CONTRIBUTED BY
Garrett Siblings	Children of Leonard Lenore & Lucy (Hargrove) Garrett, a pioneer family from the Stranger community in Falls County, Texas. Photo taken at Bernard & Alma Garrett Stewart's 50th wedding anniversary celebration held at Immanuel Baptist Church annex in Waco, McLennan Co., Texas in 1990. (L-R) Alma Garrett Stewart, Ruth Garrett Ihrke, Kenneth Garrett, Bernice Garrett Fitte, Hazel Garrett Wakefield	Robert L. Haddock
Stranger Cemetery	Newspaper article from the Temple, Texas Newspaper dated June 14, 2004 about Stranger Cemetery. Origin of Strange(r) name a Falls fable. Note: This is the same picture as below. It may be hard to read sized like this but it will give you some bearings when you read the below picture.	Ken Gates
Stranger Cemetery	Newspaper article from the Temple, Texas Newspaper dated June 14, 2004 about Stranger Cemetery. Origin of Strange(r) name a Falls fable. Note: This is the same picture as above but much larger to help you read it.	Ken Gates
Rebecca Charity Jackson Harlan	Rebecca Charity Jackson Harlan oldest daughter of John W. Jackson and Lydia Berry Clements. Rebecca and her husband Thomas D. Harlan came to Texas with the Jackson, Dillard and Harlan families in 1871. She remained in Falls County until her death. She was killed when she was struck by lightning. Just look at the character in that face!	Jody Dillard
Tour of Ship	This is a photo taken of the group as they toured Yad's battleship. l to r. George Woodland, Bertha Shieblich and her husband, O. A. "Yad" Edwards, Alma Woodland and her mother Clarac Alma Johnson Woodland, (George's wife). Orr A. "Yad" Edwards was the son of Margie Jane Dillard and William Edwards and business partner to George Woodland. Clarac Alma Johnson Woodland was the daughter of Lydia Clementine Jackson and J. J. Johnson. They all were from Falls County.	Jody Dillard
Albert John Pickney Johnson	Albert John Pickney Johnson born Feb 14, 1847 in Laurens County, SC, came to Falls County, TX in 1872 with his parents Leroy and Louisa Johnson. He married Lydia Clementine Jackson in 1875. They had two children, a son who died at birth and a daughter Clarac Alma. He died in 1886 just before his 40th birthday. Albert lived only 4 years after purchasing a quarter league of land at Hog Island in Falls County. Clementine retained about 800 acres of it. Lydia Clementine Jackson was the daughter of John W. Jackson and Lydia Berry Clements. She was born in Alabama but remained in Marlin the rest of her life.	From the book, Families of Falls County Submitted by Jody Dillard Permission granted for posting.
Lydia Ann Clementine Jackson Johnson	Lydia Ann Clementine Jackson Johnson, daughter of John Wesley Jackson and Lydia Berry Clements. Born Oct. 25, 1853 in Benton County AL. She married Albert Pickney Johnson on Aug 1, 1875 in Marlin, TX. After Albert died in 1886, she took her eight year old daughter, Alma Clarac and went to California for two years, to Seattle for a year to visit with relatives on the west coast. She returned to her in Falls County, TX where she raised her daughter and became a prominent member of the community. Clementine was the sister of my great grandmother, Manerva Jane Jackson Dillard.	From the book, Families of Falls County Submitted by Jody Dillard Permission granted for posting.
George and Clarac Johnson Woodland	Clarac Alma Johnson, daughter of Albert and Clementine Johnson married George Woodland in his in Marlin. After five years of marriage she told George not to come if he could not find them a better place to live. George walked down around the corner and bought the house and front three fourths acre at 525 Gift Street and Woodland Alley. He bought the remaining back three fourth acres in 1917. They built a carriage house, planted an orchard, pecan trees, gardens and a berry patch. They had a guest house in the back. George was a cotton and corn farmer and a ginner. In 1916 he bought 117 acres south of Marlin and ran the Live Oak Dairy for many years. In 1928, George and Orr A. "Yad" Edwards son of Margie Dillard and William Edwards, was a Jackson cousin of Clarac, bought two sections of land at Encinal, TX. "Yad" subsequently sold out to George, and the land remained in the family until 1968 when his only daughter sold it.	From the book, Families of Falls County Submitted by Jody Dillard Permission granted for posting.
Clarac Alma Woodland	Clarac Alma Woodland born March 4, 1908 the only child of George and Clarac Woodland. She married Kit Carson Pratt on Sept 3, 1932 in Marlin, TX. They had only one child, Alma Lavonne Pratt, born Oct. 25, 1935, just eighteen months before Kit was accidentally killed by a horse. Alma managed the family estate after Kit's death--including the Marlin, Hog Island, and Encinal property (bought by her grandparents), until her death in 1975. She married second to Harold Waldemar Swensen, who was from Austin, Texas and was in the oil leasing business.	From the book, Families of Falls County Submitted by Jody Dillard Permission granted for posting.
Four Generations of Dillard - Jacksons	This is Manerva Jane Jackson Dillard (wife of Thomas Milton Dillard, daughter of John W. Jackson and Lydia Berry Clements of Blue Ridge) in the center, surrounded by some of her grandchildren and great grandchildren. L to R: Bob Dillard Sr., and Bob, Jr., Katie Dillard Barron holding Glenn Barron, Manerva, Lee Dillard holding Katie's son Neal, Jerry Clements Dillard (Manerva's son and father to the others), and Ross Dillard holding his daughter Martha.	Jody Dillard
Manerva Jackson Dillard's family	I will list the people and then put who they belong with as Tom Jr.,(T. M.), John (J. D.), Jerry (J. C.) and Minnie Herring as (M. H.). L to R back: Daniel D. Dillard (JD), Lila Dillard (JD), Malissa Dragoo Dillard (TM's wife), Annie Gilbert Dillard (JD's wife, from the Gilbert - Varnado family of Falls County, TX) Esther Herring (MH), Matthew Dillard (JC), Leona Cowan Dillard (JC's wife), Newton Herring (MH's husband), Fannie Dillard (JC), Robert Dillard(JC) Seated center row; Katie Dillard (JC), Newton Herring (MH), Thomas Milton Dillard, Jr. holding his daughter Reba, John Duckett Dillard holding Varney, Manerva Jane Jackson Dillard (Mother), Jerry Clements Dillard holding Claris Zelma, Minnie Catherine Dillard Herring, holding Millard, Hazel Herring, (MH), Eula Dillard (JD). Children in front sitting: J. T. Dillard (JD), Azalea Dillard (TM), Lee Dillard (JC), and Ross Dillard (JC).	Jody Dillard
Thomas Milton Dillard and Manerva Jane Jackson Dillard	Thomas Milton Dillard and Manerva Jane Jackson Dillard. Thomas was born in Laurens County, South Carolina. His parents, Samuel and Lydia Duckett Dillard moved to Alabama where they were neighbors to the John Wesley Jackson family. Later the T. M. Dillard and Jackson families moved to Sevier County, Arkansas. T. M.'s first wife died in Arkansas so he took his neighbor for his young bride, Manerva Jane Jackson to help him raise his first children. They had seven children of their own. They moved to Falls County, Texas in 1871 with the Harlan and Jackson families and T. M.'s brother, Odell and sister Alcey. Although most of the Jackson family stayed in Falls County, Manerva had to leave to go to Bell County after the death of her husband who was killed while herding cattle near Mart, Texas. He is buried next to his brother in Blue Ridge Cemetery.	Jody Dillard
Newspaper Article about Stranger and Blue Ridge	Newspaper Article about Stranger and Blue Ridge.	Lena Stone Criswell