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Life in Childress County Texas 1800 - 1950
O. O. Mills, Postmaster of Carey Texas in 1938

O. O. Mills, Postmaster of Carey Texas in 1938

The Postmaster of Carey Texas relaxes to smoke his pipe at a local filling station in 1938. Carey managed to make it through the Great Depression intact, despite its small size. Reportedly 25 families lived here in 1940. The 1980 census showed 57 residents served by a lone store and the post office. Both the 1990 and 2000 census counted 60 citizens.

 

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

Texas History in the 19th Century (Amazon)

Texas History by Category and Event

Remember in Childress, Texas when....

Books about Childress County People and Places

Books about Childress County People and PlacesBooks about Childress, Carey, Tell and Kirkland Texas

Life in Childress County Texas 1800-1950Early Life in Childress County
Childress County Unclaimed EstatesChildress County Unclaimed Estates

These Deceased Residents of Childress and Kirkland Texas left a total $28,521 in Unclaimed Money for their heirs. Please Share this with your Family and Friends to Let them know they can collect from the Texas Comptroller's Office . . . see the list

 

What's your Favorite Book about a Texas County, Town, Person or Place? Here's our best reads list County by County

 

Mysterious TexasTrue Stories of Amazing People and Places in Texcas
 Loneliest, Least Populated Counties in Texas
Texas Cowboy HistoryBooks about Texas People County by County

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