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Synopsis Lillie Davenport (1877-1972) enters West Texas history from Georgia by way of Indian Territory. She marries cowboy Oscar Midkiff and moves to Texas in 1896. While Oscar is away on cattle drives, Lillie rides sidesaddle, shoots antelope with her .38, and raises twelve children. In 1940, just after her husband dies, Humble Oil approaches the Georgia peach and informs her that she is ranching over a prospective oilfield. As her sons leave for war, Midkiff Ranch becomes a practice target for the Army Air Corps, providing front porch nighttime entertainment while trainee bombardiers sortie overhead. Like her scratch biscuits and fried pies, Lillie s life rises up. From ghost town to boom town, Lillie s history is Midland s history.
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Mary Lou Midkiff was born in Los Angeles, California in 1937. In 1950, her family moved to Rankin, Texas where they lived in an oil camp as described in the book. Lillie Davenport Pioneer Mother is her second book. The author is currently at work on a biography of her own family.
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- PublisherOleo Publishing
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0976395517
- ISBN 13 9780976395515
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages344
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Lillie Davenport: Pioneer Mother
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Oleo Publishing Company, Midland, TX
(2008)
ISBN 10: 0976395517
ISBN 13: 9780976395515
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: as new. 1st edition. 329 pp. index, photos. sequal to " Midkiff A Texas Family" Introduction by Elmer Kelton. edited by Mike Cox tszz. Seller Inventory # 13-7481
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