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| Bill Bedford - cousin on Hunt side |
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3 ranch pics. This one is a sure nuff blast from the past. This is Bill
Bedford, a cousin of my grandmother's. On the back of the photo is
written ~ Bill at his cow camp in Mexico. No date or exact location.
From what I know, I can guess it would be northern Sonora in the very
early 1900's. My grandmother's family were from the deep south. The
Civil War took them from being people of means to people
with nothing. They migrated to Texas first, then on to southeastern
Arizona and northern Mexico. They all wound up in the cattle business.
My dad said Bill had the rep of being a real good hand, and plenty
ropey. Dad also said Bill was so fluent in Spanish that if a Mexican
heard him talk but couldn't see him, they would assume Bill was a
Mexican. Part of me wishes I could have lived back then. Today I
nominate 2 of my cowboy artist amigos, Stephen Lee and Stephen Jones. These two guys live the cowboy life that they sculpt.
Some comments:
Dale Parker Thanks for the picture and the story! I worked for an old man here in Fort Davis. He ran away from Bandera when he was 12 and was raised by one of the ranching families here. He could speak Spanish as fluently as one native-born. He cowboyed here when the Davis Mtns were unfenced. Not many of those kind left.
Stewart Williamson Dale, how could you pick a prettier to place to punch cows than the Davis Mountains back in open range times. Elmer Kelton's book "The Smiling Country" was based on that. I'll be at Alpine for the Trappings in April. We need to get together and have a pow wow!
Dale Parker Thanks for the picture and the story! I worked for an old man here in Fort Davis. He ran away from Bandera when he was 12 and was raised by one of the ranching families here. He could speak Spanish as fluently as one native-born. He cowboyed here when the Davis Mtns were unfenced. Not many of those kind left.
Stewart Williamson Dale, how could you pick a prettier to place to punch cows than the Davis Mountains back in open range times. Elmer Kelton's book "The Smiling Country" was based on that. I'll be at Alpine for the Trappings in April. We need to get together and have a pow wow!
Julie Carter BIG STOUT horse!! What a cool pic from a long time ago! Wagon AND adobe in the background ...makes me want to explore.
Stewart Williamson Thanks Julie, me too! My dad spent a chunk of time in Mexico with that part of the family in the early 1930's. He had so many wonderful stories. A page out of the old west!
Betty Williamson Everyone thinks this is a big horse, but maybe it’s a small horse and Bill was a teeny-tiny cowboy. Alas. We will never know. One more mystery from THE FAMILY PICTURE BOXES.
Betty Williamson Probably the stole the horse...or the saddle. That would make him more in line with our relatives.
Stewart Williamson Quien sabe? Part of that side of the family were supposed to have been horse thieves in Scotland before they came here. Maybe Bill was like Hank Williams Jr, just carrying on the family tradition lol
Sherry Lee Littlefield Snyder Stewart Williamson it was the Williamson's that are part of the McKay clan in Scotland. Scoundrels...
Stewart Williamson Dale, how could you pick a prettier to place to punch cows than the Davis Mountains back in open range times. Elmer Kelton's book "The Smiling Country" was based on that. I'll be at Alpine for the Trappings in April. We need to get together and have a pow wow!
Dale Parker Thanks for the picture and the story! I worked for an old man here in Fort Davis. He ran away from Bandera when he was 12 and was raised by one of the ranching families here. He could speak Spanish as fluently as one native-born. He cowboyed here when the Davis Mtns were unfenced. Not many of those kind left.
Stewart Williamson Dale, how could you pick a prettier to place to punch cows than the Davis Mountains back in open range times. Elmer Kelton's book "The Smiling Country" was based on that. I'll be at Alpine for the Trappings in April. We need to get together and have a pow wow!
Julie Carter BIG STOUT horse!! What a cool pic from a long time ago! Wagon AND adobe in the background ...makes me want to explore.
Stewart Williamson Thanks Julie, me too! My dad spent a chunk of time in Mexico with that part of the family in the early 1930's. He had so many wonderful stories. A page out of the old west!
Betty Williamson Everyone thinks this is a big horse, but maybe it’s a small horse and Bill was a teeny-tiny cowboy. Alas. We will never know. One more mystery from THE FAMILY PICTURE BOXES.
Betty Williamson Probably the stole the horse...or the saddle. That would make him more in line with our relatives.
Stewart Williamson Quien sabe? Part of that side of the family were supposed to have been horse thieves in Scotland before they came here. Maybe Bill was like Hank Williams Jr, just carrying on the family tradition lol
Sherry Lee Littlefield Snyder Stewart Williamson it was the Williamson's that are part of the McKay clan in Scotland. Scoundrels...
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