T. J. had a new neighbor in 1892, his father, Josiah Robert, who bought land and lived there for a number of years.  The house and well, dating from that year, are still in use and owned by the Lancaster family.  Thomas Jefferson passed away in Brownwood, October 4, 1929.  Fannie Belle stayed at the home place a short time, then moved to Santa Anna and lived in the Kitty Baxter home for awhile.  She then moved to an apartment with Mrs. R. C. Gay, then moved back to live with Lige due to bad health.  On December 25, 1940, she went to be with her Lord, buried in Trickham.

Joe K. Lancaster died November 7, 1967, in San Angelo, buried in Sonora.  Uncle Joe was a carpenter and Sheriff of Sutton County.  He ran a store in Whon for 5 years.  He married Julia Risinger, February 7, 1911, at Winchell.  She was born October 13, 1888 in Lee County, died January 1960 in Sonora, daughter of B. R., February 9, 1852 in Fayette County - December 8, 1932 in Santa Anna, and Josephine Belle Risinger, February 1, 1856 in Fayette County - October 1922 in Santa Anna (see B. R. Risinger).  Three children were born to Joe K. and Julia: (1) Thomas Seth, November 20, 1911 in Coleman County and moved to Sonora in about 1920 with his parents.  On June 7, 1936, he married Reba Collan.  Seth was an employee in a local business until 1945, then he bought the Club Cafe which he operated until his death.  One son was born, Joe Richard, April 20, 1937, at San Angelo.  Seth died May 19, 1952, in Sonora.  Reba is now Mrs. Reba Hudson and lives in Sonora.  (2) Robert Dewitt, born in Coleman County January 19, 1914, was a carpenter.  On December 23, 1939, he married Zella Thorp.  Their children: Ray Dewitt, October 8, 1944, and Judy Irene, April 25, 1947, both in San Angelo. (3) Frances Jo, August 12, 1928, married first Claud O. Bolen Jr., November 5, 1948, had one son, Dave Christopher, married second Raymond L. Munson in 1954 in Midland.  One son, Les D., married Gloria Bagley.  Dave married Michelle Welch, one son, Ben K.

Neta Kate Lancaster married Pleas Williamson, born February 23, 1881 in Falls County and came to Coleman in 1910, on January 8, 1911 in Santa Anna.  They lived on the Gill Ranch a number of years, then moved to a place near Rockwood and farmed.  He has farmed on the Lancaster home place most of the time.  His pastime was raising turkeys and hunting with his hound dogs.  He was active in community affairs and served as Justice of the Peace and Deputy Sheriff.  They will be remembered as a good neighbor and staunch Democrats.  They always enjoyed going to the Whon Picnic every April 1st.  Just a few days before he passed away, April 14, 1954, at home near Trickham, he went to the picnic.  He is buried at Trickham.  Neta died May 9, 1978, buried at Trickham.

Thomas Ernest Lancaster died January 17, 1970, buried at Trickham, married Ethel Sasser, born January 8, 1890 in McLean, daughter of J. N. Sasser, June 28, 1847 - September 5, 1925 at Memphis and E. M. Allen, July 24, 1856 - November 4, 1918 at Memphis, on December 22, 1912 at Memphis.  They had one son, Odean Hays, born October 29, 1913, in Coleman.  The Thomas Lancaster’s lived in the Silver Valley community for many years and farmed.  They lived in the county from 1912 until 1950, when he moved to Evant to run a store, then to San Marcos, returning to Coleman County in 1968.  They went to Holiday Hill Nursing Home in Coleman where Thomas passed away January 7, 1970, buried in Trickham.  Ethel stayed in Coleman awhile, then moved to a Sweetwater Nursing Home where she now resides.  Odean married Annie B. Smith, born April 28, 1916, in Coleman.  Four children: Thomas Dean, June 11, 1938, is now Supt. of Winters Schools; Louise (twin) June 10, 1940, lives in Temple; Lou Ann (twin) June 10, 1940, lives in Conroe; Charles Hays, May 20, 1942, lives in Kyle, all were born in Coleman.  Odean and family moved to Kyle.  On June 12, 1958, he passed away and was buried there.  Annie B. Lancaster Young died November 1982, in Kyle.

Elijah Robert (Lige) Lancaster went to school at Trickham and married Mamie King, born May 10, 1895 at Chilton, on July 13, 1919 at Rockwood (see James Campbell King).  Mamie went to college and got her degree.  She taught school at Chilton, Concho Peak and Trickham, where she met Lige.  They had a three room house next to the road on the Lancaster home place.  Three children were born: Virgil, May 28, 1921 in Coleman; Lucille, September 10, 1922 in Brownwood and Robert Earl, March 10, 1924 in Brownwood.  In about 1926-27 Lige and Mamie bought a house at Trickham from the Green estate, now the Oscar Boenicke place. Lige and Mamie and their children were Baptist.  Our mother was sick so much in 1968, so on July 13, 1969, children and grandchildren celebrated their Golden Anniversary, a happy anniversary for them.  Our Daddy greeted everyone, not at the door, but at the front gate.  Mother’s health got better, but in December 1969, Daddy took real sick.  He passed away December 10, 1969, in Abilene, buried at Trickham.  Mamie stayed on the farm until 1972.  Lige and Mamie belonged to the Farm Bureau in Coleman.  Mamie would take her tablecloths, pillowcases and scarves she had made to the Coleman Fair and won a number of ribbons.  She moved to the Mountain City Apartments in Santa Anna and lived there until she fell and broke her hip in November 1979.  On March 3, 1982, she went in peace to be with her Lord, buried at Trickham.

(1) Virgil King attended first grade in Brownwood, then went to Featherston school.  Our father was one of the trustees.  He graduated from Santa Anna High School in 1940 (see Elmer Haynes).  In 1942, he went into the service with the 89th Infantry Division stationed at Camp Carson, Colorado, then on to Germany and France and back home in 1947.  He worked at the Ceramic Tile Plant in Santa Anna until 1955 when he moved to Woodville, opening a tile plant there and also worked in the aluminum plant.  In November 1969, Virgil moved back to Coleman County as he was needed on the farm.  He moved to the Lamar Turner Ranch and September 3, 1979, married Marie (Matthews) Muder, born March 21, 1924.  Marie has three children: Jean Marie (Erickson), born October 3, 1940, has two children, Richie and Lorie, who live in Brownwood; Carl Casper, December 31, 1946, has four children, Dana, Cami, Misty, and Jennie, who live in Alaska; and Sherry (Ellsworth), September 28, 1948, her children are Ronnie, Rusty and Robbin of Arizona.  Marie’s parents lived in Bangs and moved to Santa Anna in 1940.  They are Roger William, October 15, 1889 - June 13, 1969 and Ethel Rose (Jackson) Matthews, born March 24, 1899 and now a resident of Santa Anna Nursing Home.  They had three boys and six girls.  Marie is a big help to Virgil on the ranch, where they live, and they take care of the Lancaster home place.  He is one of the trustees of the Trickham Cemetery Association, taking over his daddy’s job.

(2) Robert Earl went to Featherston school, Trickham and graduated from Santa Anna in 1942.  In February 1945, Robert Earl entered the Air Force.  He went to the Philippines and Okinawa.  On his release in December 1946, he had a Sergeant rating.  He worked in the lumber yard in Santa Anna and belonged to the First Baptist Church there.  He moved to Woodville in July 1958, and worked in the Coastal Tile Plant.  Here he met Mary Alice Hanks and they were married February 11, 1961.  In July 1981, he had throat surgery in Houston and has retired.  They live in Woodville.

(3) Lucille went to Featherston and Trickham schools and graduated from Santa Anna in May 1939.  In September 1939, I entered Howard Payne College in Brownwood.  In 1941, I got my teaching certificate and taught school at Mukewater and Leedy.  In August 1945, I married Osbourne Lenton Oakes, born May 22, 1913, graduated from Santa Anna (see James Turner Oakes).  O. L. was with the famous 36th Division.  He retired from service after 37 years.  We had three children: Robert Lenton, August 14, 1946 in Santa Anna; Lenda Carol, July 20, 1947, in Santa Anna; and Charlotte Ann, December 20, 1951, in Coleman.  In 1950, I received my B.S. degree from Howard Payne, elementary major, and working on my Masters.  In 1952, O. L. and Lucille moved to Brownwood.

(3a) Robert Lenton attended Santa Anna his first year and graduated from Brownwood High in 1964.  He then joined the National Guard and served six months in the active service, came home and stayed in the Guard until his time was up.  He entered Howard Payne University and graduated with a B.S. degree in 1970.  He began work with the United States Steel Corporation; oil well division.  He met and married Jody White, August 20, 1977 in Houston.  They have two children: Kimberly Leigh, stillborn, June 9, 1978 in Metarie, Louisiana, buried in Trickham, and Justin Ryan, January 11, 1980 in Houston.  Robert is now Sales Manager, Oil Well Division, and living in Midland.

(3b) Lenda Carol, graduated from Brownwood in May, 1965.  She worked at Radio Station KBWD and the Bowie Theatre as Assistant Manager while going to Howard Payne.  She graduated in 1970 with a B.S. degree and a Teaching Certificate in Business/History.  She taught at the Durham Business College in Corpus Christi and at the Brownwood State School for Girls.  She married Edward George Hughes, Jr. August 26, 1972 in Brownwood, son of Edward George, September 21, 1923 - December 4, 1980 in Brownwood and Wilma Doris Hughes, born August 18, 1926.  They moved to Brownwood from Corpus Christi April 26, 1968.  They have a son, Brian Edward, born in Daleville, Alabama and attends school (a fifth grader) in Ozark, Alabama. Edward works for General Telephone and Lenda at Fort Rucker.

(3c) Charlotte Ann, was born with a hole in her heart “blue baby.”  In 1954 Dr. Denton Cooley and Dr. Dan McNamara recommended surgery to correct the defective heart.  In 1958, she underwent surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital.  She was able to enter school the next year; always had a smile for everyone.  She graduated from Brownwood High in May 1970, also graduated from Business College in Brownwood, employed as secretary and filing clerk in the insurance office of the Brownwood Community Hospital.  Charlotte was ill for three weeks, before passing away March 18, 1972 in Austin on the way to the hospital in Houston, buried at Trickham.

Lucille married second John H. Carter in Brownwood September 25, 1965, born October 15, 1909 in Brown County, the son of George J. and Josephine Jane (Brown) Carter.  He worked for Holly Chevrolet and also Weatherby Motor Company for 27 years.  Retiring in 1974, Lucille and John live in Brownwood.  John has three children, Carolyn, Wanda and G. W.  In September 1975 Lucille went to work for the Brownwood Independent School District at the Brownwood High School Cafeteria; presently employed as the Manager of the Brownwood Jr. High Cafeteria.