Leonard Tilliard Condra and his wife, Susan Priscilla (Parker), born April 20, 1847 in Tennessee, were Scotch-Irish descent. He served in the Confederate Army.  They came from Tennessee and were interested in the breeding of draft horses, farming and stock raising, to Florence, Williamson County, where Melinda Elizabeth (Pink) was born.  She was one of ten children, five brothers: Jack; Bea; Frank; Tom; and Jim; and four sisters: Emma; Mae, 1870-1956, buried Glen Cove, married Jess Phillips of Glen Cove; Martha, wife of Aaron Hollinger of Talpa, is also buried in Glen Cove (see Hollinger-Hamilton); and Cassie.  When Melinda was a little girl, her grandfather said to her, “You are as pretty as a Pink, “thereby giving her a nick name she carried the rest of her life, and later named one of her daughters “Pinkie Sue.”  The Guthries and Condras were neighbors in Williamson County and the Condras came to Glen Cove in 1904.  After many years there, they moved to Winters, where they spent their last years and are buried.

The first six children of Jack and Pink’s were born at Florence and the next four were born at Glen Cove.  At Glen Cove, the Guthries were members of the Baptist Church and Woodmen of the World.  Jack was a deputy sheriff, shopman and blacksmith.  He perfected a blacksmith weld, that not many could do.  He was also a specialist in horse shoeing.  The children attended school near his shop and we could hear his anvil ringing during the day.  His hobbies included training of saddle horses with his sons, Willie and Jim: also the running of wolf hounds with his sons and Uncle Sam Thurman and his boys; and raising honey bees.  Jack was an avid story teller and he entertained his children with many true stories, thus, the family enjoyed being together and was very close.  Pink was a seamstress, a busy mother, but always ready to help her neighbors.  In 1918, during a severe drought, Jack and Pink and nine of their children loaded their covered wagon to make a trip back to East Texas to work in the cotton fields.  We stopped at a small place, Egypt, good cotton country.  We worked there about two months.  We met other families from home and we were happy until we went to town for supplies and medicine for Dad who was ill.  We found groups of people talking about a new disease or illness, called “influenza” and thinking this must be what was wrong with Dad, carried the news home and soon loaded our wagon and headed for Coleman County.  We each took the flu on the way home.  We stopped in each town for doctors and medicine and continued on.  It took us 17 days and nights to reach home.  Luckily we reached there recovering, but our hearts were heavy as Willie had registered for the draft for WW I, and was to be soon inducted.  On November 11, 1918, the folks heard school bells ringing, yelling, whistling, and as they neared the school house, they could see a flag waving, and all kinds of jubilation.  News had been brought to school that the war was over:  Armistice had been signed.  The fall and winter of 1918-19 was a trying time.  The flu was still raging and many were dying, and crops had not been made that fall.  May Bertha and Lucy helped to nurse the sick.  It was also a sad time for families of boys who paid the supreme sacrifice - they were being brought home for military funerals.  I remember the names, Joe Duncan, Ransom Cole and Buddy Hector, all buried at Glen Cove.  Spring of 1919 was a better time and good crops were on the way.  In 1920, Dad bought a farm three miles east of Voss, at Starkweather.  That summer, five of the family were sick for three months with a fever of some kind.  Our neighbors, led by Elmer Creek, came and hoed and plowed our cotton crop.  In 1924, we moved to Voss, to be near school and Dad’s shop and farm.  We were members of the Baptist Church there.  Dad was a member of the school board, Odd Fellow Lodge at Doole and a deacon in the church.  Mother operated the switchboard, making $1.75 per quarter on day and night call.  Three daughters finished school at Voss.  We had a good four teacher school.  Syble was a member of the first formal graduating class in 1927, with Miss Daisy Adams the principal that year.  The other members of the class, Curtis Van Dalsem, Edd Pate, Jess Throgmorton, Vina Mae Raymer, Ruth Calahan, Lois Stewart and Carrie Howard.  Pink Guthrie died March 22, 1965 in Coleman, and Jack, January 12, 1945, both buried in Voss.  Each of the children lived most of their lives in Coleman County and five still live in Coleman.  The children are:

(1) Bertha Ellen, born August 3, 1894, married L. T. (Tom) Crenshaw, October 20, 1892-October 5, 1960, on June 5, 1920 in Voss, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Crenshaw, buried Voss.  Two children: (la) Jimmie, March 21, 1921 in Glen Cove, graduated from Mozelle High School in 1938, married Winston Lee Moore of Clyde, August 20, 1938. Winston died July 1, 1966, buried at De Leon. (lb) J. P., October 2, 1928 at Voss-July 19, 1966, buried Voss, married Thelma Graves, April 10, 1948.  They had a daughter and a son, Jerry.

(2) Mary May, June 16, 1896, married J. H. (Herman) Bishop of Abilene, February 2, 1898-January 10, 1969, buried Voss, on November 9, 1919.  Their home was Sweetwater, where Herman was an electrician and Mary retired from Southerwestern Bell Telephone, with 35 years service.  One son, James Lee, April 14, 1939.

(3) Lucy Lee, December 26, 1897-September 7, 1980 in Wichita Falls, married R. L. (Bob) Vincent of Glen Cove who died December 17, 1975, both buried in Wichita Falls.  One daughter, Ouida Ann, December 26, 1932.

(4) William “Willie” Edward, March 13, 1899, bought the Cooke farm southeast of Voss and farmed and raised stock for many years; also in business in Voss with his father.  Later, he moved to Coleman with his mother.  Here he met Mrs. Hattie Dawson and they were married in June, 1963.

(5) James “Jim” Wilburn, November 12, 1901, married Gladys (Gad) Anderson, November 22, 1924, the daughter of Joe and Maggie Anderson.  They lived on the Edd Anderson place many years until Jim bought the Van Dalsem farm and ranch northwest of Voss, where they lived until their children finished school at Mozelle High School.  Five children: (5a) Mary June married Robert Owen (see Bird Wilson); (5b) Juanell married Glen Hagler (see Thomas M. (Bud) Coleman); (5c) Sally (Morris); (5d) Billy Joe; and (5e) Larry Edward.  Jim and Gad live in Coleman.

(6) Pinkie Sue, June 22, 1903-June 1, 1980, buried at Voss, married J. T. Stewart, October 21, 1923, the son of Earl and Lydia Stewart of Voss (see Earl Stewart).  They lived in Voss (four of their children were born there, later moved to Freer, where J. T. was employed in oil production.  Five children: (6a) Willie Edna (Colbert); (6b) Gene (Lee); (6c) Jack Louis Edward; (6d) Ray; and (6e) Jerry.

(7) Nona Jewel, December 5, 1906, married Nathan (N. W.) Thacker, February 23, 1925 in Voss, and lived there and at Gouldbusk, where they were in charge of the telephone switchboard.  Two sons, born at Voss: N. W., Jr., and Bobby Glen.  Nathan and Nona now live in Coleman.

(8) Syble Lorene, June 22, 1910, married Grady Turner, February 10, 1929, the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Turner of Voss.  Three children: (8a) Grady Elizabeth, March 14, 1930 at Voss; (8b) Jack Guthrie, July 13, 1931 at Voss; (8c) Gary James, December 8, 1945, in San Angelo.  The family moved to San Angelo in 1943 (see Robert Ellison Turner).

(9) Gladys Ern, September 12, 1912, married Robert (R. J.) Thwing, son of John and Eva Thwing, December 29, 1933 (see Robert Ellison Turner).  Four daughters: (9a) Eva Beth (Mrs. Brit Brown); (9b) Peggy (Mrs. Don Boatright); (9c) Bobby (Mayo) (see Vanderford); and (9d) Pam (Mrs. David McGaugh).  They lived at Voss sending children to Mozelle High School, later moving to Coleman.

(10) Ivy Glynn, September 8, 1916, married A. E. (Smokey) Raymer, August 14, 1938 at Voss (see W. F. Raymer).  One daughter, Patsy (Compton).  Smokey has been soil conservation contractor since 1945, working Coleman, Brown and Runnels Counties.