I remember Daddy telling about the move the family made from East Texas to San Angelo and then to Roswell. They drove a wagon downtown Ft. Worth ovber the old brick road that is still in use. They either slept in or under the wagon at night. Daddy was able to ease his team to a farmer in SanAngelo but couldn't find any work. After about 30 days he received a letter from his half brother Knox to come to Roswell Knox had found a job for Daddy that paid $1 a day and a house for the family. It took them 14 days to go from SanAngelo to Roswell. Daddy later made the trip with his family to visit Leoder and Luther in 1927 Dodge touring car in about 9 hours. That was 1928-29 or there abouts.

Is Anyone reading these besides me and Dorothy? I see no comments, no other posts, What's going on. I like this stuff. I think that some of the younger generation might have something to add. It is all very interesting. I recall, been using I remember too much, the time I caughty first fish. Daddy took me to Delta Lake out by Hargill, which is NE of Edinburg, which is N of Pharr which is south of Indiana, (thats for Debbie) and he told me that if I caught a fish he would buy me a fishing pole. Well I caught a catfish about 18 inches long and shore 'nuff he bought me my first fishing pole.

Fishing stories

I remember one Thanksgiving that the family spent at the Arroyo. Granddaddy and Grandmama were there also. Everyone got sick from eating the stuffing,deviled eggs and giblet gravy except me and Carole. We didn't eat any of that stuff. I still won't eat stuffing and giblet gravy today. Another time daddy and I was fishing under the lights on the Arroyo and caught over 250 trout. He caught a hardhead catfish and I caught 20 trout before he could get the hardhead off of his hook. All we caught were over 20 inches long. We went out on a boat to the mouth of the Arroyo once and caught about just as many but they were not as big. I have many outdoor stories to tell.

South McColl Rd was between Pharr and McAllen. There was a tangerine tree there as well as other citrus tree. My sisters would pick all the lower tangerines and I couldn't reach any. There is an expressway that runs now just about where the house was that we lived in.

Alan and Charlotte Wedding Anniversary

June 25,2009

Charlotte and I have been married for 43 years today. After our wedding, we headed for New Mexico. We spent the night in Ft. Stockton, Tx. We got up early and drove to Roswell just in time for church at Mountain View. The look on Grandmama's face was priceless When we walked in. She just beamed and then bent over and punched Granddaddy. They were in the Choir loft. We will never forget that look.

Alan

Little Brother's Memories

I remember one night when we lived on McColl Rd. The coyotes were howling and I remember Daddy running out the back door with his old double barrel shot gun and shooting at them. I also remember wanting a tricycle that was at the old Western Auto store in Pharr. Daddy brought it home to me and I escaped from Mother who was trying to give me a bath and I was outside without any clothes riding my new tricyle. I also remember Daddy's old Ford PU that whistled when he drove it. I could hear hime coming from a mile away. All this took place when we lived on South McColl Rd.

Alan