Betty, as she was called, was born September 30, 1857, in Lavaca County, Texas. She had a twin brother who died before the age of five....

Rose Anne (Rosa) Thurman was born October 29, 1872, on the family farm near Teck (Travis Co.), Texas. The “Reserve” on Lake Travis now at...

Texans don’t think a Pennsylvania groundhog ought to predict our weather. Fourteen years ago, Terry Boothe called T by friends and...