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Floyd County, Texas 1905 to 1964 as pictured in archived government photographs, vintage postcards, old school yearbooks, family albums and newspapers in Alcino (ghost town), Barwise, Cedar Hill, Dougherty, Edgin (ghost town), Fairmont, Floydada, Gray Mule (ghost town), Lockney and South Plains
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![]() In 1914 Lockney Texas entered their exhibit in the Floyd County Fair to show off a wide varity of agricultural products produced locally. |
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![]() In 1905 Joe Botelier was plowing a field with his two-horse team near Floydada Texas when someone captured this huge highly-detailed photo |
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![]() In 1948 T.D.H. (Kalb) Whitaker his wife Katie Sands Whitaker, Maggie Whitaker, and Maggie's son Eli Whitaker's wife Faye Jolly Whitaker posed for this great old photo at the Whitaker Farm near Lockney, Texas |
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![]() In 1916 a reluctant Reed Harper posed with his sister, Mae Dean Harper, for this remarkable portrait in Floyd County Texas |
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![]() In 1922 some of the early settlers of Cedar Hill in Floyd County Texas sat on the grass behind the Cedar Hill Baptist church for this photo. Their names are included below the photo. |
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![]() Sometime around 1922 fourteen early pioneers of the Cedar Hill community in Floyd County Texas were gathered at the Baptist church when this huge photo was captured |
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![]() In 1921 Virgil Lemons and Germany Ferguson posed in front of the Cedar Hill Baptist Church in Floyd County Texas |
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![]() In 1935 the Lockney Longhorn football team posed for their team photo in Lockney Texas. The players names and even nicknames are attached to this rare find |
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![]() Sometime in the 1910s a group of Floyd County pioneers posed with their cars in front of the City Hotel and Pitts & Gamble Real Estate office in Floydada |
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![]() The Floydada Whirlwind football team in Floydada Texas in 1922 with some of the players names noted |
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![]() Quiet day in Lockney Texas at the Methodist Church in 1913 |
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![]() In 1916 a barnstormer landed on the Harper farm near the Lone Star community in Floyd County. In this photo, Ruby Jewell Harper, (standing tallest) with her Lockney friends for their first plane experience . . . read more and see full size |
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![]() On July 13, 1951 Lockney Texas got their first access to dial phone service. "These New fangled machines, like Lockney's new dial telephone system, doesn't bother Mrs. J. B. Harper or Mother Harper, as she is known. Just turned 95 years of age, ..." |
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![]() In 1921 Virgil Lemons, the pastor of First Baptist Church in Lockney officiated at Baptism of Germany Ferguson somewhere in Floyd County. Germany stood 6'9 and Pastor Lemons was 5'5 so this is no optical illusion. Many thanks to Brent Lemons for providing this photo of his grandfather performing a baptism. |
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![]() In 1878 the Hutcherson family were on their way to Texas when this wonderful photograph of Julia Ann Oliver Hutcherson holding Samuel Carl Hutcherson. They settled first in Wilbarger County where Julia started the Post office with her name (Julia) as the town. By 1881 the family had the bank, store and post office in Julia, Texas. Next they moved to Floyd County, then Scurry and Borden county near Fluvanna. They then traded two acres for every 'one' in Castro county where they still ranch and farm to this day. |
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![]() In this wonderful old photo from 1945, eleven month old J D Woody pets a calf on his grandparents farm in Dougherty Texas 20 miles west of Matador 17 miles east of Floydada. Debbie Brauneck provided this photo of her father from her mother's collection |
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![]() In 1909 a large crowd of people gathered in Lockney Texas in front of the J.A. Baker Building. They came on horseback, in buggies and on foot to witness something that looks like a mechanical horse ... |
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![]() On May 20, 1922 five well-dressed women posed from the back of their passenger car at the depot in Lockney Texas on their way to Plainview in this huge highly-detailed photo . . . see it full size |
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Sometime in the 1930s a family in Floyd County Texas posed for this great old photo of the Newberry family picking cotton. Dale Newberry provided this photo and was able to identify his Grandfather Harvey, his dad Orval, and uncles Skeet... continued |
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![]() In 1954 T.H. Chatham, well known Floyd County Farmer from Lockney appeared in a national ad |
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![]() Combine unloading milo grain in to a GMC on a farm near Lockney Texas in 1954. The photo was part of an ad for a two-speed truck axle. |
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![]() In 1916 a woman posed for this photo of her home outside Lockney Texas. There appears to be someone else peering out of the second floor window . . . take a closer look |
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![]() Stores, Model T's, a July Clean-Up Sale and a strange vehicle driving down the street in Floydada in the 1920s . . . see the detail |
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![]() Model T cars and trucks line the dirt street on the west side of main street in front of Morgan & Co. Farm Machinery, Mercantile, Groceries and Dry Goods, in Lockney Texas in early 1920s . . . tap thumbnail to view full size |
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![]() Looking north on main street in Lockney in 1920s you would see farm-made trucks and model T's in front of CS Morris & Company Groceries, Elayres Dry Goods and Riley Brewster & Reed on the right side of the dirt street . . . take a look |
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![]() In 1927 Zant Scott and a friend set off in their Model T on an 1400 mile adventure to follow the wheat harvest from Floydada Texas to Canada. Hand written on the back of the car someone had written, Canada Bound and Mamma's Wandering Boys. To leave no doubt as to where . . . read more see full size |
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![]() Very busy day in downtown Floydada in 1926. Cars take up all the parking spaces in front of Clark-Wood Dry Goods, Stephens Store, Woody Drug and Stansell & Collins Groceries and Hardware and crowds gather to get into the movie theatre . . . view this photo full size |
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![]() In 1914 a large group of worshipers showed up at Carr's Chapel a small country church in the Allmon community in Floyd County Texas located on FM378 10 miles northeast of Petersburg, 14 miles southwest of Floydada . . . See it full size |
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![]() The Lockney Beacon published this report in September 1909 about two boys age 5 and 7 who undertook an incredible journey from Guthrie Oklahoma to Santa Fe New Mexico on horseback with a stop in Silverton Texas. Here's the story as told by Judge Kinder. |
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![]() Cowboys, their horses, corrals, barns, and bunkhouse can be seen in this amazing photo taken in the Blanco Canyon south of Floydada in 1904. . . . look closer |
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![]() In 1907 the Lynn County News documented a family's journey from Tahoka to Floydada via Lubbock, Plainview and Lockney in a Buick named Cassie. It's a fascinating story of the people they traveled with and the people From Tahoka, Lubbock, Plainview, Lockney and Floydada . . . see the article |
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![]() Lockney Christian College was established by Charles Walker Smith and St. Clair W. Smith, two evangelists of the Church of Christ. The first school year began on October 2, 1894, in a frame building, with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Burleson as the first teachers. The school opened with sixteen students and had fifty students by the end of the year . . . |
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![]() In 1908 these nine construction workers posed for a photo of the Lockney Christian College they were building. The photo shows the wood frame building the stone structure will replace. Once the building was completed, the college was renamed the Lockney College and Bible School . . . see full size |
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![]() In 1909 the Lockney College and Bible School Posted this in the Lockney Beacon showing names and photos of the teachers and board of directors as well as photos of the college, and eight girls who were boarded there . . . See the full image |
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![]() Man walks his horse down an empty main street in Lockney Texas in 1909 in this rare old photo . . . look closer |
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![]() 18 members of the Lockney High School Football team posed for this group photo with their coach in 1939 . . . see full size |
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![]() The Quitaque Railway Tunnel or Clarity Tunnel is a 582 feet railway tunnel in Floyd County, Texas about 10 miles southwest of Quitaque. Construction started in 1927, and the tunnel was completed and opened for use in 1930. The tunnel cuts . . . see this rare photo and read more |
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![]() On December 17, 1928, residents of Quitaque and Turkey Texas turned out for this crystal clear photo of the the first locomotive to come through their end of the Clarity Tunnel |
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![]() Somewhere on the prairie in Floyd County Texas two families camped in the 1920s. It's unclear if this was recreational or a layover to repair one of the cars in this photo captured by Wilson Studios Floydada Texas . . . see full size |
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![]() Grading for the railroad extension to connect Plainview, Lockney and Floydada was completed by mule and ox teams on November 4, 1909 in Lockney . . . see large photo and read more |
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![]() Meet the men who connected Floyd County with the rest of the world in 1927 |
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![]() Horses and wagons on dirt streets in Floydada Texas in 1908. By 1910 the population of Floydada would reach 664. |
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![]() North side of square in Floydada Texas including images of period cars and people of the hardware store and (Believe it or Not) a cafe that also sold gas and oil . . . See for yourself |
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![]() Shoppers in front of hardware, dry goods and drug store on Floydada's dirt street in late 1800's to early 1900's |
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![]() Photo features Boerner & Nelson's Cash Grocery, Snodgrass Dry Goods and farmers bringing wagon loads of grain to town . . . see full size |
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![]() West side of square in Floyd City Texas (Floydada) showing pedestrians in front of the Hardware store, Floyd City Dry Goods, drug store and more. I'm dating this photo as 1890's because . . . read more and see the full size photo |
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![]() Incredible photo of southwest corner of square in Floydada in 1921 showing Leach's, Brown Brothers, Mitchell Bros Furniture and Implements, First National Bank, Houston's Dry Goods, Stephen Store and Woody Drug Co. |
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![]() Four boys stand on the porch of Floydada schoolhouse and talk with younger boy on donkey in this postcard dated 1907 |
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![]() Rainy day on Main Street in Floydada in 1950's |
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![]() The Tastee-Freeze was a popular place to eat in Floydada Texas in the 50s and 60s. |
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![]() Boerner-Nelson's Mobile Store ready to deliver leather goods and groceries to surrounding communities, farms and ranches in 1907. |
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![]() Marysue Burleson and her brother Stanley "Teen" Burleson grew up on a large ranch near Matador and Floydada. The ranch is still owned and operated by the Burleson family. |
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![]() Photo from early 1900's picture postcard depicts C.W. Thagard's Oat Farm near Floydada Texas. |
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![]() Mrs. Stewart, Kenneth Ring, Sam Bradford, Buster Rucker, G.W. Rezineck, Bettye Sue Roe, Syble Roe, Bradley Boyd, Eual Bradford, J.W. Jackson, Ethel Lee Reznieck, Kenneth Poole, Sudduth Moore, Elrea Autry, (unnamed) Rucker, F.J. Reznieck and Felix (children's cat) |
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Resources: Floyd County (Texas) Community Texas History in the 19th Century (Amazon) Amazing People from Texas County by County Vintage Texas Photos (eBay) Floydada Ex-Student's Association (Facebook) |
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Floyd County Unclaimed Estates
These Deceased Residents of Floyd County Left a total $6,587 in Unclaimed Money for their heirs. Please share this with your family and friends from Floydada and Lockney to let them know how to claim their inheritance from the Texas Comptroller's Office. . . see the list |
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Rare Artifacts, Memorabilia, Ancestry and History Records from Floydada, Lockney, Aiken, Barwise, Dougherty and South Plains, Texas | |||||
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