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First group of men drafted from Weatherford in group picture on September 16, 1918. Men are identified on picture insert. This group of men trained at Camp Bowie. James C. Owens is among this group.
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Portion of the interior of the fort is shown. Old Fort Parker is a reconstructed fort that pays tribute to the Parker family and other pioneers who paid a high price to settle in Texas. The Parkers and other members of their church came to Texas from Crawford County, Illinois in 1833. In 1832, Daniel Parker, a staunch theologian, had gained permission to settle in Texas. After organizing those who wanted to go to Texas into the Predestinarian Baptist Church, they all left Illinois in July of 1…
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Portrait of James Allison Owens, father of James Powell Owens. He was born in Riceville, Tenn. on Nov. 26, 1866. He was the grandfather of James Couts Owens. He moved to Weatherford in May of 1894. He is buried in Weatherford Cemetery.
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James Allison Owens, his wife Elizabeth Ann Buckner Owens and their family and many relatives. Members are listed on isert. The picture was made at the Owens farm near Riceville, Tenn.
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Portrait of James Powell Owens, father of J.C. Owens. He devised a system of encoding checks to send them to proper banks. He also set up codes that are still in use today.
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Portraits of Mary Roach Owens and her cousin, Edna Roach Fitzgerald. The ribbon on Mary's left side is for the Young Women's Christian Temperance Union.
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Isaac Parker (April 7, 1793 – April 14, 1883) is the son of John and Sarah Parker. He served under Andrew Jackson in the Creek Wars. He served in Captain Elisha Clapp's Company in 1836 and in 1841 participated in the Village Creek fight with the Indians in Tarrant County. He helped bury John B. Denton, who was killed in the fight. Isaac was a member of the Texas House from 1838-1841. He introduced the legislation creating Parker County. Senator Jefferson Weatherford introduced the bill in…
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Monument, at Turner Cemetery, marking the grave of one of the members of the Parker family . The cemetery is located at the NE edge of Lake Weatherford.
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Two unidentified plowmen in the field at Frank Brawley's farm in Robert's community, about 12 miles north of Weatherford;it is in Parker County as is Weatherford.
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Roach Owens, born Jan. 29, 1889 and James C. Owens, born May 29, 1894. The picture was taken in Colorado in 1895. Roach Owens as a child. James Owens as a baby
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