Family stories related that great-grandfather Andrew J. Cox bought several bolts of cloth at a time in New Braunfels. He took the material home for his wife to make clothing for their large family and perhaps sheets, curtains, tablecloths, etc. During the Civil War, many cattle browsed the range with little or no care. When the soldiers returned, there were many unbranded cattle. The men who were the most expert with the rope and branding iron got more than their share of the cattle.
History books are full of talk of cattle drives as well as many other interesting life struggles.
Animals other than cattle had to get to market. Less has been written about these drives. Turkeys were driven to market as were hogs. One hog drive that was of special interest to me was told in a story by Herman Fischer, a friend of my grandfather, Sidney Cox. Five or six hundred were gathered from the woods and driven from Llano to Blanco City, Fischer Store, and over the Devil's Backbone to San Marcos.