Photographs and documents from the Ledbetter, Morris, Craig, and McDuffie family archives — spanning from 1910 to the 1970s.
Jim Morris in the barber shop, Huntsville, 1917Huntsville High School Glee Club, 1929. Margaret Morris in the group.Margaret McDuffie with daughter Barbara, 1936Col. John Jackson Ledbetter Jr., Norfolk, Virginia, June 1953Bill Ledbetter and Barbara McDuffie, Christmas 1953Col. Ledbetter with Allie Lackey, Christmas 1953Margaret Craig, 'Governor's Right Arm,' 1954Bill and Barbara, c. 1955Col. John Jackson Ledbetter Jr.Loraine Leonora Lackey LedbetterJohn Jackson Ledbetter Jr. and Leonora Lackey, 1925Bill and Barbara Ledbetter wedding reception, August 27, 1955Bill Ledbetter Sr. and Bill Jr., Christmas 1959Morris headstone, Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, TexasMargaret Craig and Barbara Ledbetter, 1975William Harry Craig and Vernie Jane Craig, shortly after their marriage, c. 1910Huntsville High School graduation, c. 1927. Margaret Morris, second row, right end.Bill Craig in his Navy uniform, 1939James Walter Morris Jr., c. 1941, during his Navy serviceMargaret McDuffie with her 14-point buck, 1944 — killed in one shotRichard Craig at his desk in the Texas House of Representatives, 1941McAdams Cemetery, Walker County, TexasThree families together: the Craigs, Morrises, and Ledbetters, c. 1961The four Ledbetter children: Bill Jr., Craig, Kathleen, and Paul, November 1967Bill Ledbetter Jr. with his new banana-seat bike, Christmas 1968Ledbetter children with grandparents Richard and Margaret Craig, Christmas 1972Elbert Sylvester and Jeann Olson McDuffie, 1945Bill Ledbetter, October 1947The Craig family, December 1939: Vernie Jane, Harry, Richard, and Billie CraigJohn Jackson Ledbetter Sr.Margaret Morris, c. 1928The Morris family, c. 1921–22. Ethel Arrine at bottom left.