The fellow in the very last row, third from the right, wearing a black hat is Moses Edward THOMPSON (#47). The girl he married, the year after this was taken, is in the second row from front, third woman from left, wearing a white hat and a black belt - her name was Bula SLOAN (#16).
There are other Thompsons on there but I don't know which ones.
THIS IS A RESPONSE I RECEIVED ON THE ABOVE PICTURE
I am writing concerning the photo of the Montague Co. Farmers Union Photo. Moses Edward Thompson was my grandmother (Elvie Thompson Sloan's) brother and Bula Sloan was my grandfather (Dee Franklin Sloan's) sister. The man in the dark shirt on the 3rd row behind the lady in the dark dress is William Greenlee (Buck) Thompson (#24). I am researching the Thompson's and if you have anything to share, I would be very thankful. Sincerely, June Barnes Texarkana, Tx
CHATTERBE2 @ aol.com
Here is another response I received on the above picture:
My name is Don Beasley. The man in the front row the fifth from the right is my great-grandfather Marion Beasley (#6). He died in 1922 in Nocona at the age of 109. There is more info on him in a book "The Biographical Record of North and West Texas" by Capt. B.B. Paddock. Also there is a book named "Story of Montague county, Texas-Its Past and Present" that has 1,200 stories of families, towns and communities with lots of pictures. It was great to see my Great-grandfather. Also my cousin Bob confirmed that it was him. Don.Beasley @ wsd.k12.az.us
Here is another response I received on the above picture:
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 23:31:48 EDT From: KBoCamp @ aol.comThat is a great picture of the Montague County Farmers Union! I am fairly certain that the man in the front row 4th from the left is James Thomas Davenport (#4). It looks just like a picture I have of him and he would have been 70 years old. Thanks for sending it! Kimber Camp
Here is another response I received on the above picture:
Subject: 1909 farmers union picture Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 00:20:29 -0700 From: "Don & Maxine Blair" DMBLAIR @ USASN.COM The man on the front row with a white long beard and balding forhead looks like Julius M. Foust (#6). I can't be sure but it looks like him to me. Maxine Hughes Blair
Here is another response I received on the above picture:
Subject: genealogy Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 18:42:09 -0600 From: "Brandie Reed" BREED @ EATON.K12.CO.US I wish I could help you with this photo. My family is from Spanish Fort and other areas in Montague county. I have many photos from that area. My family name is West if you come across anyone looking for West family members please send them on to me my email is dwright311 @ yahoo.com . I would be more than happy to send on any copies of photos that my have related names on them. Thank you, Debra Wright
Here is another response I received on the above picture:
Subject: Thompson's line Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 10:02:44 -0400 (EDT) From: okrutha @ webtv.net To: Chaterbe2 @ aol.com to June Barnes: My name is Ruth Y. Thompson Plank daughter of Elijah Bacum Thompson. I am also researching the Thompsons.... I came across your response to this photo and was excited to see pictures of my Uncles Moses and Greenlee (Buck). Your grandmother Elvie Thompson Sloan would be my Aunt... I was 3 years old when my father Elijah died. Would love to hear from you and any information you would like to share. Thank you in advance. Looking forward to hearing from you. Ruth Y. Thompson
Here is another response I received on the above picture:
Subject: Re: Photo of Farmers Union Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 21:31:44 EDT From: Farley6765 @ aol.com I am wondering if anyone has identified the gentleman on the first row left. He is on his knees wearing a dark suit and appears to be a large man. My ggrandfather owned a farm in Montague Co. I have a picture of him as an elderly man and this picture surely resembles him right down to the mustache. I never knew him but would love to know if this might be him. His name was Churchaway Little Rolls (#1). Thank you, Rhonda Lepisto
Here is another response I received on the above picture:
From: CamifromFW @ aol.com
Date: Thu Dec 27, 2001 12:32:01 AM US/Central
Subject: Montague County Farmer's Union Picture
I may be wrong, but I believe the man 4th from the right (the
viewer's right) is my ggrandfather, Doc Gray (#7). This would have been taken
about a year before his death. It is my understanding that his given
name was Daniel, his wife's name was Clara, and he had three sons by her,
Charles Edwin, William Lee, and Edwin Robert (my grandfather).
If you know anything about the Grays I would be grateful to find out
anything that you know.
Thank you!
Camille Gray Madison
Fort Worth Texas
Correction: Received 5/16/2004
The Farmer's Union picture has ( I believe) my great grandfather Daniel (Doc) Gray.
He is number six not number 7. Thank you!
CamifromFW @ aol.com
Here is another response I received on the above picture:
From: "Clay Rippenhagen" CRIPPEN @ NUCENTRIX.NET Date: Tue Jan 15, 2002 12:10:59 PM US/Central Subject: Montague County farmers union pic Hi, I am a great great grandson to Rev. Marion Beasley (#6), who has been identified as the front row 5th from the right. I wonder if there is a way to get a higher resolution copy of this picture file? JPEG is fine. I want to blow it up to see the faces better. Thanks very much, Clay Rippenhagen
Here is another response I received on the above picture:
From: kwjmonroe1 @ aol.com Date: Sat May 04, 2002 02:14:04 PM US/Central Subject: 1909 Montague County Farmers Union I may be wrong but the man on the front row 4th from the left with a beard looks an awful lot like my grandfather who was James Preston Byford (#4) who owned a farm in Mallard, Texas. In one of your responses to the picture another person identified the gentleman as someone else but he sure looks like a picture I have of him to be my grandfather. Respectfully, Joyce Monroe
From: "Rebecca Finnick" desertfrek @ msn.com Date: 8 Nov 2002 Hello: My name is Rebecca L. Thompson. I found your picture on the net. I am talking with my grandfather but I think the man in first row second from the left, is my Great-Great Grandfather Thompson (#2). We do not know his first name. His First born is Marion Carddle Thompson my Uncle and his second is David Carse Thompson, my Great-Grandfather. I have other pictures if you would like to see. If you know his name would you please email me back. Sincerely, Rebecca Thompson
From: defink @ alltel.net Subject: 1907 Farmer's Photo ID #5 Date: March 26, 2005 5:28:20 AM CST I'm almost 99.9% certain # 5 is my great grandfather James Madison McNabb. I have an old photo of him and they appear to be the same person. If you can look at his eyes closely one is a glass eye, he lost it in the Civil War. I would dearly love to have a copy of this photo. Thanks Elaine A Fink Grandview Texas
From: tskokowski @ cox.net Subject: union picture Date: March 30, 2005 6:49:39 PM CST hello I think i may have seen my g grandfather? his name was William Warren Crawford ....he died in 1912. was married to Alice West Crawford. I have lots of pictures i have just inherited from my grandmother who passed at 101! Born in Nocona. I have a picture of theÊmontague co court house...1920! before it burned down. may i make a copy of this picture for my mother to view. thank you teresa skokowski
From: daraspringer @ yahoo.com Subject: Montague County Farmers Union Date: March 11, 2007 12:03:00 AM CST I do believe that the man under number five who is the fifth person from the left in the first row kneeling with a light colored hat that is upside down bears a resemblance to my great-great-great-grandfather Captain Charles Samuel "Sam" Atchison. His name has been misspelled as ATCHESON and Atkinson on some documents posted on the web. He was a captain of a steamboat on the Mississippi River prior to moving to Queen's Peak, Montague County, Texas. Please see the attached photo that was taken of him at the time for comparison.Thanks for your dedication and sharing of this photo, Dara Atchison-Springer
From: Robin Bray Ezell Date: July 7, 2007 Hi there, Number 13 is Lucinda Vance Hankins Bray, daughter of Jesse and Gilletha Rogers Hankins. Number 18 is John Henry Bray, son of George Washington (1820) and Eliza Jane Nevitt Bray. I added the 1820 because there were several Bray ancestors named after our founding fathers and this will help keep the confusion down. I noticed there are several Hankins in the area at this time; however, it is more likely that the Bray family was in Texas helping or working for their son in-laws - the McCarley and McDuffee families. Feel free to share my email address, I'm always happy to share. Robin Bray Ezell Bridgeport, TX Robi-d @ embarqmail.com Spaces are added!
From: jilloftrades @ fastmail.fm Date: Aug. 7, 2007 If you're still interested in learning who's who about the photo, the man kneeling in front (would be #1), is my grandmother's father. If you're still at this address, I have pictures of him and his wife, as well as one of him when he was older. Kathleen
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