Category Archives: Anderson

Dear Kinfolk, In 1860 the Anderson family was living in Fort Belknap, Texas.  Belknap was established in 1851 by General Wm.G. Belknap to protect the Texas frontier against raids by the Kiowa and Comanche Indians.  Prior to the outbreak of … Continue reading →

  Just like a scene from the movie, LONESOME DOVE.   Two cowboys throw a rope over a tree limb, a few words spoken to the third cowboy about to be  hanged,  a sad ending for a cattle thief. Except this … Continue reading →