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.

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.

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."

Scrapbook page covering Buffalo Gap, Texas. These photos cover and identifies various people and views from the railroad that runs through Buffalo Gap.

Scrapbook page covering Buffalo Gap, Texas. The photos included cover different views within Buffalo Gap and those the photographer spent time with.

Scrapbook page covering Mineral Wells and Buffalo Gap, Texas. The first page includes photos of two groups from Buffalo Gap the "Comanches" and the "Apaches". There is also a photo of the hill that a group climbed in Buffalo Gap. The second page includes 2 photos take from a hill in the back of Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells. The last two photos show the hill behind the hotel and entrance of the hotel itself.

Photograph of a certificate certifying the marriage of Robert Henry Parker and Sallie Ann Clarke. The certificate features an ornamental, floral border with the image of a couple riding in a boat being led by a robed woman with a torch. According to the certificate, they were married on November 20, 1851. This marriage certificate was found in the R. H. & S. A. Parker Bible.

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.

Photograph of two soldiers in uniform holding rifles on their shoulders standing in front of a wooden structure at Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of the Lavinia Parker McDaniel and George W. McDaniel brick home at 774 Butternut, Abilene, Texas. The house is a brick two-story building, with a raised covered porch extending from the main structure with steps. The upper floor windows are lined with shutters. A pile of dirt is at center, next to bare trees and shrubs. A man in a top hat holds a baby at center, to the left of the covered porch. The McDaniel house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Photograph of the first two-story frame house in Abilene, Texas, located on the corner of South 2nd Street and Butternut Street. It was the home of Robert Henry Parker. A group of people, believed to be the Parker family, are gathered on the covered porch.