Abner and Luraney lived on the place between Marble Falls and Kingsland in Burnet County on the Colorado River, which had belonged to Hiram. His ancestors had served in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, Indian Wars, and the Civil War. So in the family tradition, in 1898, Abner served in the Spanish American War in Company C, First Regiment of Texas Infantry. Even in hard times, food was plentiful, and Luraney was a wonderful cook. Her venison and hot biscuits, as well as the ever-present teacakes were specialties.
Family members remember loving to visit and enjoy their gracious hospitality.
Abner's family was one of the first households in the area to have gaslights. After rearing their children to adulthood, surviving fire, floods and many other hardships and joys on the old homeplace, they sold the place and retired to Burnet, Texas in the early 1940's where they remained until their deaths. Luraney died in 1947. Although they took these changes in stride, there was always a touch of the Victorian nineteenth century with them. From Our Past You are our 218th visitor to this page.