These unidentified photographs are mostly from the Pierce, Wilson and Szpor families of Palo Pinto County, Texas. The Pierces and Wilsons lived around Gordon, and the Szpors lived in Thurber and Strawn before moving to a farm near Gordon.

• Unidentified Twin on Right (897 KB)
  Other half of "unidentified twin on left." I wonder if they are Mona and Myrhl Jiant, born 1903, who were first cousins to Lela Pierce Carson.
• A beautiful baby 9 months old. (191 KB)
  This photograph belonged to Webb and Cora Wilson Pierce.
• Unidentified lady (633 KB)
  This photograph belonged to Webb and Cora Wilson Pierce.
• A man and his three children (178 KB)
  This photograph was given to us by Jean Moore, and was taken at Leffler Studio in Fort Worth.
• Group Outing, Coalville, Texas, 16 October 1903 (111 KB)
  Webb Pierce on white horse in water. Man fishing is probably Newt Wilson. Sim Wilson seated center with guitar. Standing l. to r. probably Mr. Gardner, unidentified, Cora Wilson, unidentified, Bertha Perry, Alfonso Perry, Addie Pierce, unidentified, Viola Wilson, unidentified. Seated: Drusilla Wilson in white dress and Emmett Pierce in bowtie next to Drusilla
• Baby in chair (125 KB)
  This is probably one of Emmet & Drusilla Pierce's children. They had other photographs taken at this studio.
• Coalville, Texas, 16 October 1903 (133 KB)
  These people are also in the other group picture. We think this is at Clayton Spring on Clayton Mountain in Palo Pinto Co TX.
• Coalville School children, Palo Pinto County, TX (370 KB)
  Top row 3rd from right probably Drusilla Wilson, 2nd from right probably Viola Wilson. Third row seated 2nd from right Cora Wilson. Bottom row 2 boys with white collars look like Wilsons.
• Group at Lovers Retreat? (275 KB)
  "Lela and Mr. Gardner" is written on the back of this photo. We think it was made at Lovers Retreat in Palo Pinto Co TX about 1902. Standing l. to r. are Viola Wilson, Addie Pierce, Emmett Pierce, Drusilla Wilson, probably Alfonso Perry, Lela Pierce and Sim Wilson. Seated l. to r. probably Mr. Gardner, probably Bertha Perry, and unknown.
• Unidentified Couple from Strawn or Thurber (102 KB)
  This was in Kazimierz Georg Szpor's album, but it wasn't labeled.
• Unidentified Couple (79 KB)
  This is labeled as Albert and Viola (Wilson) Crawford, but it is not Albert. The lady looks like Viola but could be a relative. This picture belonged to Cora Wilson Pierce, Viola's sister.
• Unidentified Twin on Left (756 KB)
  This photo is broken in half and was too large to scan together. This is from the collection of Epple Carson Archer.

• My family tree on RootsWeb.
• Pierce DNA project
• Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation

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