[Portrait of Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Tintype photograph of Thomas "Tommie" Middlebrook Willis (1859–1937) of Abilene, Texas. He is depicted as a young man standing next to an armrest, facing forward. His cheeks are slightly tinted pink.
Date: 1872
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Law License for Thomas Middlebrook Willis] (open access)

[Law License for Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Law license from the Law School of Cumberland University acknowledging that Thomas Middlebrook Willis (1859-1937) has fulfilled the requirements for the degree. T. M. Willis practiced law in Abilene, TX for many years.
Date: January 18, 1883
Creator: Law School of Cumberland University
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sallie Parker and Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Photograph of Sallie Parker Willis and Thomas Middlebrook Willis. She stands behind a balustrade, wearing a polka dot dress and holding her hat in her left hand. He sits on the balustrade, and holds a bowler hat in his hand. The photograph has been ripped, and the bottom right corner is missing. There are several handwritten notes on the back.
Date: June 1886
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sallie Parker and Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Photograph of Sallie Parker Willis and Thomas Middlebrook Willis. She stands behind a balustrade, wearing a polka dot dress and holding her hat in her left hand. He sits on the balustrade, and holds a bowler hat in his hand.
Date: June 1886
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Invitation to the Wedding of Sallie Parker and Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Photograph of an invitation to the wedding of Sallie Ann Parker and Thomas Middlebrook Willis. A note in the top left corner reads "To Ma & Pa." The invitation reads: "Mr. & Mrs. R. H. Parker Request your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Sallie, to Thos. M. Willis, Wednesday Evening, June 16th, at 8:30 o'clock. First Presbyterian Church. Reception at 9 o'clock. At home. Abilene, Texas. 1886."
Date: June 16, 1886
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sallie Clarke Parker and Family]

Photograph of Sallie Clarke Parker and her family. Five women and two men stand behind a row of chairs. Four women are seated in the chairs, and a man on each end. The man on the left holds a young boy on his lap.
Date: [1890..1920]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Child in a Large Hat]

Photograph of an unidentified young child standing for a portrait on a wicker chair. The child wears a wide-brimmed hat, a light-colored tunic with an ill-fitting belt over dark tights, and dark shoes with bows on them.
Date: 1897~
Creator: New York Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[McDaniel Home, Abilene]

Photograph of the first home of Lavinia Parker McDaniel and George W. McDaniel in Abilene, Texas. This Victorian-era home, located at 774 Butternut, was built with lumber from the lumberyard of Robert Henry Parker, Lavinia Parker's father. The house has two stories, though the front is obscured by tall bushes and trees. A dormer emerges from the central hip roof which forms two gable ends in the front and one on each side of the house (one visible, at left). The house has two chimneys, and is bordered by a white picket fence. Members of the McDaniel family stand in front of the house, with the women standing behind the fence, a man in a vest and hat standing near the fence's gate, and four children standing or sitting on the dirt road.
Date: 1898
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Allen Davis, December 15, 1900] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Allen Davis, December 15, 1900]

Funeral program for Will Allen Davis, born 1898 and died December 14, 1900. The funeral was held on December 15, 1900 in the residence of R. H. Parker. He was buried in the Masonic section of the Abilene Municipal Cemetery in Abilene, Texas.
Date: December 15, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Roberta H. Willis]

Photograph of Roberta H. Willis (1904–1912), a daughter of Sallie Ann Parker and Thomas Middlebrook Willis of Abilene, Texas. Roberta is dressed in a white gown and is seated on a cushion. She smiles and looks forward.
Date: 1904/1912
Creator: New York Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Farmers and Merchants National Bank]

Photograph of John T. Willis, Sr. in a group Photograph of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank in Abilene, Texas. Willis stands on the right. Herman Pender stands next to Willis. Bob Adams sits in front of Pender, and Ben McAdams sits next to him. All four men are wearing suits.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Clearing House Association]

Photograph of John T. Willis, Sr. in a group photograph of the Abilene Clearing House Association. He stands in the middle of the back row with his hands on the shoulders of the man in front of him. All of the men are dressed in white shirts, and several have money in their pockets or hands. The men in the front row are Kirk -, Herman Pender, and Curtis Weaver. Roy McCollough is on the left in the back row, and Bob Adams stands on Willis' other side.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Meredith Lewis with Horn]

Photograph of a young boy wearing a band uniform and holding a small trumpet while standing in a fenced yard with houses in the background. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo say, "South side of front yard, Hickory St. at 16th St. Looking east across Hickory (Person's house and barns in background)" and "Meredith Lewis, first mascot of first uniformed Simmons College Band, of which his father C.H. Lewis was director and organizer. Holding 'Daddy's horn.' About 1911 or 1912."
Date: [1911,1912]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Clearing House Association]

Photograph of John T. Willis, Sr. in a group photograph of the Abilene Clearing House Association. He stands in the middle of the back row with his hands on the shoulders of the man in front of him. All of the men are dressed in white shirts, and several have money in their pockets or hands.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. B. Bynum, April 14, 1913] (open access)

[Letter from E. B. Bynum, April 14, 1913]

Letter from E. B. Bynum of the First State Bank & Trust Company to whom it may concern, on April 14, 1913, recommending John T. Willis, Sr. to any position that he may be considered for.
Date: April 14, 1913
Creator: Bynum, E. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry James, April 14, 1913] (open access)

[Letter from Henry James, April 14, 1913]

Letter from Henry James at The Farmers and Merchants National Bank in regards to John T. Willis, Sr., in which James explains to the reader that Willis has been raised in Abilene, and will do well by anyone who chooses to employ him.
Date: April 14, 1913
Creator: James, Henry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe F. Garrison, April 14, 1913] (open access)

[Letter from Joe F. Garrison, April 14, 1913]

Letter from Joe F. Garrison at The Citizens National Bank regarding John T. Willis, Sr., in which Garrison recommends Willis to whomever is presented with the letter.
Date: April 14, 1913
Creator: Garrison, Joe F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men at Epileptic Colony of Abilene]

Photograph of a group of men at the Epileptic Colony of Abilene, Texas. Handwritten numbers written on the photo correspond with a note on the back of the photo identifying the men: 1. C. Walker (fireman), 2. T. Tapp (fireman), 3. Unidentified patient, 4. Mr. McGennis (blacksmith), 5. Mr. Hopkins (chief engineer), 6. Asa Akins (patient), 7. Harrie Green (patient), 8. George Hellman (patient), and 9. Robert Long (assistant engineer).
Date: January 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter Concerning John T. Willis, Sr., April 16, 1919] (open access)

[Letter Concerning John T. Willis, Sr., April 16, 1919]

Letter from an unknown assistant cashier at the First State Bank & Trust Co. of Abilene, Texas to whom it may concern expressing interest in the future of John T. Willis, Sr., and informing the reader of Willis' history at the bank and his competency in the field of banking.
Date: April 16, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sallie Ann Willis, J. T. Willis, Sr., and Margaret Ann Hudson]

Photograph of Sallie Ann Parker Willis, John Todd Willis, Sr., and Margaret Ann Hudson. Sallie Willis stands next to her son, and Margaret stands in front of Sallie holding a doll.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family Portrait at the Parker Home]

Photograph of a group of women seated together for a portrait on the porch of Robert Henry Parker's home in Abilene, Texas. Sitting on the first row are Lavinia Parker McDaniel and Nellie Parker Davis Jack. On the second row are Hallie Parker Adams, Sallie Ann Clarke Parker (wife of Robert Henry Parker and matriarch of those around her), and Bettie Parker Kelly. On the top row are Sallie Ann Parker Willis (wife of Thomas Middlebrook Willis), Neva Parker Woodward, and Margaret "Mag" Parker Field Cox.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Generations of the Parker Family]

Photograph of four generations of the Parker family. From left to right are Sallie Ann Clarke Parker, Sallie Ann Parker Willis, Neva Willis Hudson, and an infant, Margaret Ann Hudson.
Date: 1922~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Generations of the Parker Family]

Photograph of four generations of the Parker family posing for a photograph together. From left to right is Sallie Ann Clarke Parker holding a fan, Sallie Ann Parker Willis holding a book, Neva Willis Hudson, and Margaret Ann Hudson, held in Neva's lap.
Date: [1922..1924]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parkers at Funeral, First Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of the Parkers during the first funeral held at the First Presbyterian Church in Abilene, Texas. They stand on the threshold of the uncompleted south entrance to the church, with temporary wooden planks installed between short brick walls. Sallie Ann Parker Willis stands with two of her children at left. Her mother, Sallie Ann Clarke Parker, stands second from right, and Margaret Parker Cox stands at far right, seated against the right short brick all. All face forward.
Date: 1923/1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History