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Donley County, Texas from 1850 to 1950 as pictured in archived government photographs, vintage postcards, old school yearbooks and newspapers. This was life in Texas as our parents, grandparents and ancestors saw it in Clarendon, Lelia Lake and Howardwick Texas.

In 1919 J.N. Garretson used his Fordson Tractor to power his threshing machine on a farm near Clarendon Texas

In 1911 the Faculty of the Clarendon Texas Public School posed for this great old photo

22 children from Clarendon Texas posed with their teacher for this wonderful class photo in 1911

Remarkable photo of boy riding a cow in Clarendon Texas in 1910

Some time in the 1930s the Reverend R. W. Moore posed with his horse and a post-hole digging shovel for this huge highly detailed photograph

Ten Cowboys Near Clarendon Texas in 1900s

Nine cowboys on horseback and one on a wagon at a ranch near Clarendon, Texas in the late 1800s or early 1900s. Ranch buildings and a windmill can be seen in the background.

Female members of the Sullivan family including Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wiley standing behind a picket fence in front of a house in Clarendon, Texas in 1930s

The male students, in a range of ages, and professors, are posed in rows. They are formally dressed and each has a ribbon attached to his jacket lapel. Individuals appearing in the image are: Front row, l-r, Jerry Fagan, Elmer Smith, Erchal Lacy, Bob Glenn; second row, Louis Hardy ... continued in artcle

In 1910 hundreds crowded around the scaffold to witness the last public hanging in Donley County and the sad event was captured by photographer H. Milkey

On July 19, 1907 someone from Clarendon Texas longed for a missing spouse and created this postcard in an attempt to convince them to come home ...

Eleven women and nine men graduated from Clarendon College and posed for this photo in June 1908

Photograph of the main building of Clarendon College in Clarendon, Texas in 1906. There are three children sitting on the ground in front of the building, and a girl is about to enter one of the doors.

Photograph of students in a classroom at a school in Clarendon, Texas. Most of the students are seated at desks, with a group of nine boys standing at the rear. An adult male is also standing at the rear of the class. The boy standing fifth from the left is identified as Harold Bugbee.

With home canned eggs and other produce in the background Mrs. Richard R Gill of Donley County prepares eggs for the market. The large containers are filled with homemade lard. Note that Mrs. Gill's attractive jacket is made from a sugar sack.

Group photograph of female students at Clarendon College in Clarendon, Texas, with Irene Biffle Williams on the 2nd row from the top, 3rd person from the left.

Resources:

West Texas History & Memories

Early Life in Texas County by County

Books about Texas People and Places

Amazing People from Texas County by County

These Deceased Residents of Donley County Left a total $8,374 in Unclaimed Money for their heirs. Please share this with your family and friends from Clarendon and Hedley Texas to let them know how to claim their inheritance from the Texas Comptroller's Office. . . see the list