Alexander - Drinkard Familes - Family Histories

     Frank (Babe) Alexander was born in 1890, and moved to Talpa from Bastrop County in 1908. He worked for his uncle, Mr. Slayton. at a cotton gin and years later became a gin owner. He married Bernice Parker in Talpa on October 6, 1912. Bernice was born in 1894 at Glen Cove, daughter of J. M. and Sarah Louise (Hipp) Parker (see Parker-Hipp and Hipp Families). She moved to the Talpa community with her family when she was seven years of age. Babe and Bernice had one child, Maxine, born in Talpa on May 9, 1919. Frank (Babe) died in 1973.

     Maxine married Clifton B. Drinkard, horn August 16, 1917 in Eden, son of Clarence and Ola Drinkard. He attended Eden Public Schools, Howard Payne and the University of Texas. He retired from the U. S. Civil Service in January, 1976. They lived away from Coleman County for thirty-three years. In 1974, Maxine and Clifford bought the home of the J. T. Blair family on West College Avenue and began to restore it to its original beauty. They moved in on January 6, 1976.

     Cliff was given the "Outstanding Citizen" award in Coleman for 1980. Both Drinkard and his wife give much of their time to civic work and are active in the Presbyterian Church. They have no children.

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Frank Alexander Bernice Parker Alexander

Clifton B. Drinkard Maxine Alexander Drinkard