A history of Texas and Texans . the esteem of his business and the confidence of all with whom he hadtransactions. On October 23, 1867, Mr. Renfro was married inShelby county, Texas, to Miss Alif A. Tillman, of Scotchdescent, daughter of Elijah and Elga (Modlock) Till-man, the former of whom was engaged in farming formany years in Shelby county. Eight children havebeen born to Mr. and Mrs. Renfro, four sons and fourdaughters, all of whom are living, six being residentsof Brownwood, while the oldest son is in business inForth Worth, and another is a farmer and stockman ofWagner. Ok
A history of Texas and Texans . the esteem of his business and the confidence of all with whom he hadtransactions. On October 23, 1867, Mr. Renfro was married inShelby county, Texas, to Miss Alif A. Tillman, of Scotchdescent, daughter of Elijah and Elga (Modlock) Till-man, the former of whom was engaged in farming formany years in Shelby county. Eight children havebeen born to Mr. and Mrs. Renfro, four sons and fourdaughters, all of whom are living, six being residentsof Brownwood, while the oldest son is in business inForth Worth, and another is a farmer and stockman ofWagner. Oklahoma. All are married. Mr. and Mrs. Renfro are spending their last days intheir comfortable home in Brownwood, surrounded bytheir many friends. They are faithful members of theMethodist Episcopal church. South. Always a stanchdemocrat, Mr. Renfro has been active in his supportof his partys candidates, while his fraternal connectionis with the local lodge of the Masonic order, with themembers of which he is decidedly (yV~%-<i—-<i,^ ^^ Con-x^ TEXAS AND TEXANS 1801 Heber Stone. One of the ablest and most usefuloituens of Washington county and of the state wasthe late Heber Stone, who died at his home in Bren-ham September 22, 1906. Among Texas bankers heheld a high place, and the varied activities of his careerwhether in business or in citizenship were a valuablefactor in Washington county for nearly thirty of people knew his work, his public service,his high character and his great business enterprise, andthroughout his continuous business success he was alwaysguided by lofty ideals and dominated at all times by astrong sense of duty. Heber Stone was born in Louisburg, North Carolina,August 26, 1853, a son of D. C. and Mary (Yarbarough) ,Stone. The family moved to Texas about 1858, locatingat Galveston. D, C. Stone was one of Galvestons mostprominent citizens. A successful cotton factor, he hadthe honor of election as the first president of the
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