CLARK WILSON BLACKLOCK
of Coryell Co. TX.

         Clark Wilson Blacklock and Amanda Louvenia Edwards Blacklock
and their children came to Coryell County Tx between 1902 and 1905.
Bringing their family of four boys, Tom, Bunt, Sam & Virge and
daughter Bessie.  They were farmers and settled near Purmela.  Where
little brothers, Pat and Bill joined the family.  Wilson and Lou
(as they were called)  had remained with her parents Robert A. 'Gus'
and Margaret F. 'Maggie' Ward Edwards, and had lived,  after their
marriage, in Callahan County, where most of the kids were born, and
had rejoined them in Coryell Co. Life pretty much went on as normal,
farming,  until about July 1920, when Wilson stepped on a rusty nail
and developed lockjaw, which he died of on July 15, 1920. Clark
Wilson Blacklock and Robert A. Edwards are buried in Smith Cemetery,
Coryell Co. TX.  Lou died in 1943 in Bangs, Brown Co. Tx, where she
is buried.
     Wilson was the youngest son of Richard Tyrus Blacklock and Agnes
Porter Blacklock, being born April 4, 1866, in Milam Co.  Tx.  Lou was
the oldest child in her family and was born Dec 31, 1872 in Washington
Co. TX.  They were married about 1892 (reportedly Washington Co. Tx,
but no record has been found). This photo was taken about 1903 before
the last two boys Pat and Bill were born.  This photo l>r is Sam,
Wilson, Tom, Bunt, Virge in the center, Lou and Bessie.

The youngest two sons, Pat and Bill taken about 1912 in Coryell co. Their children were:
1) Thomas Jefferson 'Tom' born April 21, 1893, in Callahan Co. TX. He married
Fannie M. Miller, Sept 10, 19121 in Levita, TX. Tom and Fannie raised a family of
two boys and three girls in Garza County, Tx. Both are buried in the Terrace Cemetery,
Post, Garza Co. TX. This photo back l>r is Pauline, Claudine, Roy and Ruby Nell
on Tom and Fannie's 50th wedding anniversary.
Durwood was killed in a car crash in 1961 in Kern Co. CA.

2) Bernard Marvin 'Bunt' born Nov 9, 1896 in Callahan Co, Tx. He married Gladys
Geneva Oney, Sept 25, 1916 in Coryell Co. TX. Bunt and Gladys had six boys and
one girl. One son Hulon died in March, 1936 and is buried in Smith Cemetery, Coryell Co.
Tx beside his grandfather and great grandfather. The remaining children were raised
after 1936 in Garza Co. where Bunt moved to join his brothers, Pat, Virge and Tom.
This photo is of his family, I think when he died. In the back l>r is Bobby, J
ackie, RJ and CW, front is Gladys, Billy and Sue Jean (I THINK!)

3) Samuel Dewey 'Sam' was born May 8, 1898 and married Velma Whitt before 1920 possibly in
Hill Co. Tx. Sam and Velma had two sons, Sam Jr. and Edwin. Sam died Aug 2, 1933 and is
buried in Hill Co. TX. NO PHOTO AVAILABLE 4) Bessie Lillian was born Feb 14, 1900 in
Round Rock, Williamson Co. Tx. She married John William Franks May 4, 1919 in Pearl,
Coryell Co. TX. He too, was a Coryell Co. native, the son of Dr. Franklin Franks and Nannie
Wright Franks. Bessie and JW lived their lives in Stephenville, Tx and had four daughters.
Bessie and JW are buried in West End Cemetery, Stephenville, TX. Bessie died in 1981, JW in 1970.

5) Virgil Richard 'Virge' was born Feb 14, 1902 in Callahan Co. TX. He married twice.
Opal Robertson was his first wife, having Glen ' Bill' Blacklock in 1921 in Coryell Co. They
divorced and Virge married Lorene Wallace. They had one son, Kenneth who died in
1933 in Hill Co. TX. and four daughters, who were raised in Garza Co. TX. Both Virge and
Lorene are deceased and rest in Terrace Cemetery, Post, Tx. Virge died in 1976,
Lorene in 1988. This is a photo of Virge and Lorene.

6) Vinson Dooley 'Pat' was born May 26, 1905 in Purmela, Coryell Co. TX. He
married Nancy Doyel Shedd, daughter of Alfred T. Shedd and Nancy Burnes Shedd
of Coryell Co. Tx. Doyel was born March 14, 1909 in Copperas Cove, Coreyll Co. TX.
She told me the way that he'd ask her to marry him was to say 'do you want to be my
cook?' They married aboard a horse drawn wagon on June 26, 1926, Pearl, Coryell Co.
TX. They were in Hamilton Co in 1927, when my mother Betty Lorene was born, then in
Hill Co. in 1928 when sister, Nora Jo was born. They moved to Garza Co. in about 1930,
joining her large family of siblings, then Ronnie Mearl was born in 1939. Both Doyel and
Pat are deceased and are buried in Terrace Cemetery, Post, Garza Co. TX. Photo taken
on the 50th wedding anniversary, back Nora Jo, Ronnie and Lorene, front, Pat and Doyel 1976.

7) Billy Haynes 'Bill' was born April 10, 1908 in Purmela, Coryell Co. Tx. He married Ruby
Louella Wallace, sister of Virge's wife, Lorene, Dec 3, 1931 in Coryell Co. TX. Bill and
Ruby had two children Betty Joyce and Carroll Dean. Bill is deceased and buried in MIles
Cemetery, Miles, Runnels Co. TX. The only photo that we have on Bill Blacklock who
died in 1974. This shows him, Ruby and their grandchildren.

Reba Teal Parks, grand daughter