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History in
a Pecan Shell
A cattle
and cotton market, Jud had two
cotton gins and 31
people in 1915, decreasing to 25 by 1940. |
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of Jud Baptist Church by Jennifer Holmes |
Jud Baptist
Church
My father, Randolph
Wilson was the pastor of this Jud Baptist Church when I was a little
girl. The photos are of the church in later years. The picture on
the inside is an indication of how old it was at that time. This was
taken in the 1990s. It has since fallen in completely. The first one
is an oil painting I did of the church for my parents. They are both
gone now. This was the only painting I did of this church and so now
it is in my home. I hope you put these in Jud Texas Escapes because
it would be my way of honoring the people who were such a great influence
on me when I was very young. I remember them all and so many things
about them. Thank you very much. - Jennifer Holmes, January 31, 2013
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Jud Baptist
Church
Photo courtesy Jennifer Holmes, 1990s |
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Jud Baptist
Church interior
Photo
courtesy Jennifer Holmes, 1990s
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Jud, Texas
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Dear TE, Just
a note to say that I grew up a few miles north of Jud, almost due
west and ten miles from O'Brien and
east of Kiowa Peak on the Salt Fork of the Brazos. My father worked
for an oil company and I attended Knox
City schools. I write fiction and have had published many stories,
using Jud as a partially fictional town, peopled with colorful characters.
These stories are published in small, mostly university literary
magazines but I hope one day to put together in a collection.
Thank you two for the work that you are doing. I think it's wonderful
and you should be applauded. I was both surprised and happy to find
Jud and other local communities (many which were much larger and
more 'alive' in the late 50s when I graduated from HS and moved
on). Thank you and best wishes - Jim Finley, Friendswood,
Texas, August 15, 2006
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