Very cool site I just found today:
DeadFred.com
Family tree of Herde, Ratcliff, and Lemons families. Other family names are George, Herde Porter, Key, Jones, Lemons Parker, Lincycomb, Johnson, Ratcliff, Ross, Schooler, Hawkins, VanSkyke, Wharton, Bourne, Pagel, Preusner, Preussner, Brewer, Bartholmew, Williams, Emery, Price, Daniels, Broadwell, Richards, Pardon, Bogardus, Searing, Whitehead, Wilmot. Is all this information exactly right? Probably not, but I try.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Richard L. Taylor of Leonard TX

Richard (RL) Taylor, custom memorial pencil portrait drawn by Darla Dixon
Richard's mother was Amelia Elizabeth Lemons Ratcliff Taylor.
Richard was my father's half-brother.
The following is the newpaper data extraction from his obituary/news story.
TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME FOUNDER,72, DIES(RICHARD,-12NOV,PHOTO)
DONIHOO, WILMA, BROTHER OF ...(they got this wrong, the last name is spelled Donohoe)
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, LEONARD
FRONT PAGE PICTURES
KENT, ROBIN, STEPFATHER OF
LEMONS, AMELIA ELIZABETH, SON OF
LEONARD CEMETERY
LEONARD CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
LEWIS, SHANNA, STEPFATHER OF
RATCLIFF, JAMES, BROTHER OF
RATCLIFF, VON, BROTHER OF
RIDDLE, RUTH, HUSBAND OF (2JAN1983)
SORRELLS & SONS FUNERAL HOME
STROUD, BETH, FATHER OF
TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL, LEONARD
TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME, FOUNDER (1968)
TAYLOR, JIM, FATHER OF
TAYLOR, RICHARD L.
TAYLOR, RUTH, HUSBAND OF
TAYLOR, WILLIAM THOMAS, SON OF
TODD, SCOTT, STEPFATHER OF
WRENN, CHARLES, OFFICIANT
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