Rena & Eldon Brown
Only Couple Missing in Group Photo at Right
Quannah Dudley. Mom once asked Dad, "How did he get a name like Quannah?" Dad answered, "Some Indian chief up on The Divide." Uncle Quannah's son, Larry, said his dad was named after a "Quanah Parker." Uncle Quannah was born in 1922; the last and greatest Comanche chief Quanah Parker had died in 1911. Quanah Parker had gained celebrity status, non only to Comanches on reservations, but among American whites. Having successfully transitioned to a successful cattleman and builder of a great home of which any white cattleman would be proud, he lobbied often in Washington on the behalf of his people. President Teddy Roosevelt once visited Quanah Parker at his home. Uncle Quannah's name is demonstration enough of the status that Quanah Parker had once held even among Texans against whom he had made brutal and unsuccessful war.
Maureen & J.E. Jaynes, Mildred & John Rister, Jan & Junior Dean
Bernie & Leroy Riney, Myrtle & Elbert Dean, Pauleen & Buster Hester
Boots & Quannah Dudley, Margaret & Clyde Foster
(Undoubtedly taken my first Thanksgiving in Texas when we had tables set up outside of Margaret's house and loaded with food. I was impressed with the size of Dad's family. After dinner some of us walked over to "Blowout Mountain" as Dad called it. Janna Hey Dean)
1983 Reunion, Siblings Dwindling
Seated: Boots, Myrtle
Standing: Mildred, Maureen, Elbert Jr., Jan, Pauleen