Photograph of John T. Willis, Sr. on a bankers camping trip. He stands in between two other men, Bob Adams on the left and Fritz Fulwiler on the left. Willis wears a hat and holds a pipe in his mouth. The campsite is visible behind the men.

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.

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.

Photograph of the Sallie Ann Clarke and Robert Henry Parker home in Abilene, Texas. This structure was the first two-story frame house in the town, located at the corner of 2nd Street and Butternut. The house contains a covered porch with a balcony above, with two chimneys. A gutter along the roof carries water to a cistern for rainwater at left. A white picket fence demarcates the house's lawn. The Parker family sits on the porch in front of the main door, and a small child looks out the window at left.

Photograph of the Sallie Ann Clarke and Robert H. Parker home in Abilene, Texas. The house is a two-storied building with a hip roof and vines and trees obscuring walls and windows for privacy. A hedge of bushes grows along the road at right. Under a small grove of trees and shade sits Sallie Ann Clarke Parker in a wicker rocker, wearing a black dress and surrounded by family.

Photograph of the cover of a leather-bound Holy Bible belonging to the Robert Henry Parker family. The initials R.H. and S.A. Parker are engraved underneath the title, which is set in a decorative typeface. An intricately engraved border surrounds the title.

Photograph of a soldier in uniform holding a rifle in front of a wooden structure at Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Photograph of John T. Willis, Sr. in a group portrait with three other men. Willis is seated in the lower left hand corner.

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.

Photograph of Sallie Ann Parker and Thomas Middlebrook Willis' home in the 900 block of Poplar Street, Abilene, Texas. The house is a two-story home with clapboard siding, a covered front porch, narrow windows, a small balcony on the second floor, a hip roof, and lightning rods on top. The lot is demarcated with a short wooden picket fence, with an arched picket gate partially opened at center. Two women, the one in the threshold of the front entrance holding a child, stand on the porch of the house, looking forward. Three children stand between the women.

Photograph of the home of Thomas Middlebrook Willis on Poplar Street in Abilene, Texas. It is a two-story wooden house, with a picket fence, a porch, and a balcony on the second floor. Several people stand at the front door. There are trees in the background.

Photograph of the home of Thomas Middlebrook Willis at 402 Peach Street in Abilene, Texas. It is a two-story wooden house, with a picket fence and a porch. There are trees in the front yard. A note at the top of the photo reads: "402 Peach St just back of Momma's house on Jeanette." Sallie Ann Parker Willis is seated on the porch.

Postcard image of the front and east side of the Hotel Wooten in Abilene, Texas. The floor level of the hotel has large rounded windows facing the street. Pedestrians are outside the hotel on the sidewalk and there are automobiles in the street.

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."

Postcard of John Todd Willis (2nd from left) and three other men standing in a corn field among the ears of corn with an empty field in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "J. C. Russell's Farm Abilene Tex."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.