Acknowledgments - Coleman County, Texas

(From A History of Coleman County and Its People, 1985
edited by Judia and Ralph Terry, and Vena Bob Gates - used by permission.)

We wish to thank the following:

     Milton and Roy Autry and the Coleman County Chronicle and Democrat-Voice Staff for the donation of their entire back newspaper files, the micro-filming of those files and for the use of their newspapers to advertise and generate interest in this book. Also, for the use of their extensive collection of photographs, and as Milton has always reminded me, "When we write it, it is news: but when you write it, it is history."

     Leona Bruce for the use of her material from her books. "Santa Anna's Peak," "Trickham" and "They Came in Peace" and her many newspaper articles over the years.

     Gladys Nevins Hunter for the use of material from her books, "Discord, Texas" and "Historically Speaking" and her various newspaper articles.

     Glynn Mitchell for the use of material from his Master's Thesis, "The History of Coleman County," written in 1949.

     Olene Cliett for the use of material from her Master's Thesis, Consolidation of the Public Schools in Coleman County," written in 1958.

     Mildred (Mrs. Roy D.) Holt for the use of material from her Master's Thesis, "The History of Public Schools of Coleman County, 1858-1926," written in 1926.

     Esther Terry for all the extra time and effort put into addressing letters, sending out book order forms individuals and libraries and proofreading much of the final copy for the book.

     All of the editors, reporters and sponsors of the old "Round-Up" newspapers of Coleman High School, from which some information was gained.

     Barbara Kingsbery of the Santa Anna News for use of information, publicity and general encouragement.

     The City of Coleman, Coleman Public Library Board and Edwina Justice, librarian, for use of the library for preparing this book and housing the Coleman County Historical Commission Archives.

     Everyone who encouraged their friends, neighbors and relatives to write their family histories, with a special thanks to Gwendolyn Walker of Santa Anna and Gertrude Martin of Trickham.

     KSTA Radio Station for their publicity and for their files from the 1958 Coleman County Centennial Broadcast.

     The First United Methodist Church in Coleman for use of their folding tables.

     A special thanks to those for the use of pictures of general interest and their knowledge of Coleman County, especially Lucille Diamond, Elizabeth Alexander, Mrs. J. S. Weathered, Wayland Gordon, Theatus J. Le May, the Don Sawyers, Lucy Rodden, and John Warren.

     Hugh Capps, Frank Dunlap, Charlie Moore, Jess Moore, Fidel Eggel, Anton Eggel, J. W. Martin, J. B. Chambers, all of the other photographers who have preserved the heritage of our county.

     Those who have donated material to our county archives and wish to thank in advance anyone who would like to donate pictures, scrapbooks and other historical items to the county archives, so that they man be preserved and used by present and future generations.

   Lorena (Boe) Nixon, Edith Jameson, Charlyne Griffith and the family of the late Fred Jackson for the use of their serapbooks of the county.

     Randy Briscoe for donation of his files of material on the county from the Texas State Archives.

     The churches of the county for helping us to distribute our family history information sheets.

     Our families, who put up with our late hours, long weekends, and general grouchiness while we put the book together. Maybe we will get to visit now that the book is finished.

     Everyone who contributed to this book with both family and general stories, pictures and enough interest to buy books and let us know they appreciated our efforts.

     We hope we have given credit where credit was due, not only in all the help given, but also in the writing of histories, as in some cases, a story was written by one person, but sent to us by another.