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Alf Shedd and his Watkins Wagon

Submitted by:  Reba Parks

 

My great grandparents were Alfred Thompson Shedd and Nancy (Burnes) Shedd of Burnet Co. TX.   

"Alf" was born June 16, 1878 in Oakhalla, Burnet Co. Tx to John W. Shedd and Eveline Cannon Shed.  Nancy was born Sept 6, 1879 in Burnet or Travis Co. TX to William W. Burnes and Susan B. McNew.  They married April 23, 1896 in Lampasas, TX.  Most of the children were born in Coryell Co. TX.  

Their children were John William (also of Garza Co, TX) Verdie, of California, Birthia (died 1917, Gatesville, Tx) James W. "Jim" who died in 1965 in CA, Alma, who died in 1921 in Gatesville, TX.  

Nancy Doyel Shedd (my grandmother, who married V.D. Pat Blacklock and lived in GarzaCo. TX)  AT, Jr. who lived and died in California, infants who died in 1913 in Gatesville, Robert E. Shedd ( who also lived in and was married in Garza Co.), Rebecca Pauline who now lives in Buchanan Dam, TX, the only surviving girl, and Noble Francis, who lives in Arizona.

 

 

Photo:  Left to Right - Verdie, Berthia, Nancy, AT (baby), Nancy Doyel and Alma, about 1913, Gatesville, Tx

 

Nancy Doyel Shedd (my grandmother, who married V.D. Pat Blacklock and lived in Garza Co. TX)  AT, Jr. (who lived and died in California, infants who died in 1913 in Gatesville, Robert E. Shedd   who also lived in and was married in Garza Co.), Rebecca Pauline who now lives in Buchanan Dam, TX, the only surviving girl, and Noble Francis, who lives in Arizona.

 
Grandad just roamed, was a Watkins man, loved to fish.  Grandma Nancy died before I was born, in 1933 in Garza Co. of pneumonia.  She mostly held down the fort and kept the children working, I was told.  Grandad died of a heart attack while on a fishing trip in Aransas Pass, TX .  Both of them, along with Uncle John and his family, Uncle RE and his family and my grandparents, the Blacklocks are buried in Terrace cemetery, Garza Co. TX.