Richard "Dick" Tillery's parents are
Alexander Cole Tillery born in 1815
Sarah Love Born March 18, 1814
R. C. Tillery's statement, December 25th, 1885. Born March
12th, 1839, in Knox county, Tennessee, enlisted in the Tennessee state
service April 15th, 1861, for twelve months; soon after was mustered
into service for the war, company A., 1st East Tennessee batalion of
calvary commanded by Colonel Wm Branner of Jefferson county, Tennessee.
Reorganized into a regiment, 1862, and became company H., 2nd Tennessee
cavalry and was known as Ashbey's regiment; was attached to army of
Tennessee. He participated in battles of Mill Springs, Fish Creek,
Kentucky, Perryville, Kentucky, Richmond, Kentucky, was at the rout and
defeat of Bull Wilson and Shiloh, Tennessee, Chikmagua, Alabama. Came
to Texas soon after the war to Grayson county, post office Farmington,
and married Miss Mary Ann Ferguson, of Farmington. Moved to Runnels
county in the fall of 1879, help to organize the county and only lacked
one vote of being elected county assessor February 16th, 1880, on
organization of county, and was elected November, 1886. Wife and one
son living, Asby, named for General Asby. Member of Baptist church.
By occupation, farmer and stock raiser, post office Paint Rock.
Dick was a Sheepherder and played the fiddle in so many of the gatherings around the Wall and Paint Rock area. At one time the town of Crews, Texas almost named the town Tillery.
. Crews, Texas
Crews, Texas is located at the junction of Farm roads 53 and 382 in northeastern Runnels County. Various names were suggested for the town when the post office was established in 1892. One of the more popular names was Tillery, in honor of Richard Tillery a local sheepherder and fiddler who had a beard over five feet long. After some debate the name chosen for the town would be Crews for C. R. Crews, a Ballinger businessman. In 1892 J. D. Wise and a Mr. Broughton established a post office and store in Crews, with Wise as postmaster. The first school was held in the home of Betty Craig Sims. In addition to being the school teacher, she also rode to Glen Cove to get the mail. In 1888 a school was built a mile northeast of Crews. It had a dirt floor and split log benches and was referred to as the Pig Pen. A Mr. Dan Fannin was teacher. A frame building was built nearer town in 1890 and was called Lone Star. The Reverend Lockhart was the teacher there. In 1905 the school was move to Crews and it consisted of two rooms. A four-room brick school took its place in 1922. In 1930 the Dietrz school was consolidated with Crews and seven teachers were employed. A gymnasium was erected in 1940. The school was consolidated with others in 1948. Crews had many doctor through the years. The ones most popular were Dr. F.M. Hale, Dr. C.A. Watson and Dr. R.E.Burrus. In 1907 Dr Hale started a telephone system with the switchboard at his home and his wife as operator. At one time Crews had eleven business firms and two churches. The Methodist church was organized in 1890 and the Baptist in 1894. In 1922 the community's post office closed. Crews had one business and 150 residents in 1940. The Baptist church disbanded in 1968. In 1970 the Methodist church was all that remained of Crews
Alexander Cole Tillery born in 1815
Sarah Love Born March 18, 1814
R. C. Tillery's statement, December 25th, 1885. Born March
12th, 1839, in Knox county, Tennessee, enlisted in the Tennessee state
service April 15th, 1861, for twelve months; soon after was mustered
into service for the war, company A., 1st East Tennessee batalion of
calvary commanded by Colonel Wm Branner of Jefferson county, Tennessee.
Reorganized into a regiment, 1862, and became company H., 2nd Tennessee
cavalry and was known as Ashbey's regiment; was attached to army of
Tennessee. He participated in battles of Mill Springs, Fish Creek,
Kentucky, Perryville, Kentucky, Richmond, Kentucky, was at the rout and
defeat of Bull Wilson and Shiloh, Tennessee, Chikmagua, Alabama. Came
to Texas soon after the war to Grayson county, post office Farmington,
and married Miss Mary Ann Ferguson, of Farmington. Moved to Runnels
county in the fall of 1879, help to organize the county and only lacked
one vote of being elected county assessor February 16th, 1880, on
organization of county, and was elected November, 1886. Wife and one
son living, Asby, named for General Asby. Member of Baptist church.
By occupation, farmer and stock raiser, post office Paint Rock.
Dick was a Sheepherder and played the fiddle in so many of the gatherings around the Wall and Paint Rock area. At one time the town of Crews, Texas almost named the town Tillery.
. Crews, Texas
Crews, Texas is located at the junction of Farm roads 53 and 382 in northeastern Runnels County. Various names were suggested for the town when the post office was established in 1892. One of the more popular names was Tillery, in honor of Richard Tillery a local sheepherder and fiddler who had a beard over five feet long. After some debate the name chosen for the town would be Crews for C. R. Crews, a Ballinger businessman. In 1892 J. D. Wise and a Mr. Broughton established a post office and store in Crews, with Wise as postmaster. The first school was held in the home of Betty Craig Sims. In addition to being the school teacher, she also rode to Glen Cove to get the mail. In 1888 a school was built a mile northeast of Crews. It had a dirt floor and split log benches and was referred to as the Pig Pen. A Mr. Dan Fannin was teacher. A frame building was built nearer town in 1890 and was called Lone Star. The Reverend Lockhart was the teacher there. In 1905 the school was move to Crews and it consisted of two rooms. A four-room brick school took its place in 1922. In 1930 the Dietrz school was consolidated with Crews and seven teachers were employed. A gymnasium was erected in 1940. The school was consolidated with others in 1948. Crews had many doctor through the years. The ones most popular were Dr. F.M. Hale, Dr. C.A. Watson and Dr. R.E.Burrus. In 1907 Dr Hale started a telephone system with the switchboard at his home and his wife as operator. At one time Crews had eleven business firms and two churches. The Methodist church was organized in 1890 and the Baptist in 1894. In 1922 the community's post office closed. Crews had one business and 150 residents in 1940. The Baptist church disbanded in 1968. In 1970 the Methodist church was all that remained of Crews
Richard "Dick" Tillery's parents are
Alexander Cole Tillery born in 1815
Sarah Love Born March 18, 1814
R. C. Tillery's statement, December 25th, 1885. Born March
12th, 1839, in Knox county, Tennessee, enlisted in the Tennessee state
service April 15th, 1861, for twelve months; soon after was mustered
into service for the war, company A., 1st East Tennessee batalion of
calvary commanded by Colonel Wm Branner of Jefferson county, Tennessee.
Reorganized into a regiment, 1862, and became company H., 2nd Tennessee
cavalry and was known as Ashbey's regiment; was attached to army of
Tennessee. He participated in battles of Mill Springs, Fish Creek,
Kentucky, Perryville, Kentucky, Richmond, Kentucky, was at the rout and
defeat of Bull Wilson and Shiloh, Tennessee, Chikmagua, Alabama. Came
to Texas soon after the war to Grayson county, post office Farmington,
and married Miss Mary Ann Ferguson, of Farmington. Moved to Runnels
county in the fall of 1879, help to organize the county and only lacked
one vote of being elected county assessor February 16th, 1880, on
organization of county, and was elected November, 1886. Wife and one
son living, Asby, named for General Asby. Member of Baptist church.
By occupation, farmer and stock raiser, post office Paint Rock.
Dick was a Sheepherder and played the fiddle in so many of the gatherings around the Wall and Paint Rock area. At one time the town of Crews, Texas almost named the town Tillery.
. Crews, Texas
Crews, Texas is located at the junction of Farm roads 53 and 382 in northeastern Runnels County. Various names were suggested for the town when the post office was established in 1892. One of the more popular names was Tillery, in honor of Richard Tillery a local sheepherder and fiddler who had a beard over five feet long. After some debate the name chosen for the town would be Crews for C. R. Crews, a Ballinger businessman. In 1892 J. D. Wise and a Mr. Broughton established a post office and store in Crews, with Wise as postmaster. The first school was held in the home of Betty Craig Sims. In addition to being the school teacher, she also rode to Glen Cove to get the mail. In 1888 a school was built a mile northeast of Crews. It had a dirt floor and split log benches and was referred to as the Pig Pen. A Mr. Dan Fannin was teacher. A frame building was built nearer town in 1890 and was called Lone Star. The Reverend Lockhart was the teacher there. In 1905 the school was move to Crews and it consisted of two rooms. A four-room brick school took its place in 1922. In 1930 the Dietrz school was consolidated with Crews and seven teachers were employed. A gymnasium was erected in 1940. The school was consolidated with others in 1948. Crews had many doctor through the years. The ones most popular were Dr. F.M. Hale, Dr. C.A. Watson and Dr. R.E.Burrus. In 1907 Dr Hale started a telephone system with the switchboard at his home and his wife as operator. At one time Crews had eleven business firms and two churches. The Methodist church was organized in 1890 and the Baptist in 1894. In 1922 the community's post office closed. Crews had one business and 150 residents in 1940. The Baptist church disbanded in 1968. In 1970 the Methodist church was all that remained of Crews
Alexander Cole Tillery born in 1815
Sarah Love Born March 18, 1814
R. C. Tillery's statement, December 25th, 1885. Born March
12th, 1839, in Knox county, Tennessee, enlisted in the Tennessee state
service April 15th, 1861, for twelve months; soon after was mustered
into service for the war, company A., 1st East Tennessee batalion of
calvary commanded by Colonel Wm Branner of Jefferson county, Tennessee.
Reorganized into a regiment, 1862, and became company H., 2nd Tennessee
cavalry and was known as Ashbey's regiment; was attached to army of
Tennessee. He participated in battles of Mill Springs, Fish Creek,
Kentucky, Perryville, Kentucky, Richmond, Kentucky, was at the rout and
defeat of Bull Wilson and Shiloh, Tennessee, Chikmagua, Alabama. Came
to Texas soon after the war to Grayson county, post office Farmington,
and married Miss Mary Ann Ferguson, of Farmington. Moved to Runnels
county in the fall of 1879, help to organize the county and only lacked
one vote of being elected county assessor February 16th, 1880, on
organization of county, and was elected November, 1886. Wife and one
son living, Asby, named for General Asby. Member of Baptist church.
By occupation, farmer and stock raiser, post office Paint Rock.
Dick was a Sheepherder and played the fiddle in so many of the gatherings around the Wall and Paint Rock area. At one time the town of Crews, Texas almost named the town Tillery.
. Crews, Texas
Crews, Texas is located at the junction of Farm roads 53 and 382 in northeastern Runnels County. Various names were suggested for the town when the post office was established in 1892. One of the more popular names was Tillery, in honor of Richard Tillery a local sheepherder and fiddler who had a beard over five feet long. After some debate the name chosen for the town would be Crews for C. R. Crews, a Ballinger businessman. In 1892 J. D. Wise and a Mr. Broughton established a post office and store in Crews, with Wise as postmaster. The first school was held in the home of Betty Craig Sims. In addition to being the school teacher, she also rode to Glen Cove to get the mail. In 1888 a school was built a mile northeast of Crews. It had a dirt floor and split log benches and was referred to as the Pig Pen. A Mr. Dan Fannin was teacher. A frame building was built nearer town in 1890 and was called Lone Star. The Reverend Lockhart was the teacher there. In 1905 the school was move to Crews and it consisted of two rooms. A four-room brick school took its place in 1922. In 1930 the Dietrz school was consolidated with Crews and seven teachers were employed. A gymnasium was erected in 1940. The school was consolidated with others in 1948. Crews had many doctor through the years. The ones most popular were Dr. F.M. Hale, Dr. C.A. Watson and Dr. R.E.Burrus. In 1907 Dr Hale started a telephone system with the switchboard at his home and his wife as operator. At one time Crews had eleven business firms and two churches. The Methodist church was organized in 1890 and the Baptist in 1894. In 1922 the community's post office closed. Crews had one business and 150 residents in 1940. The Baptist church disbanded in 1968. In 1970 the Methodist church was all that remained of Crews
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