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Cochran County, Texas
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The settling of West Texas, Cochran County was made up in part of hardy Oklahomans. Members of a family came out to work, usually to pull cotton. They would stay together and encourage
other family members and friends to come to the beautiful plains of West Texas. Herman Enos was the fourth member of his family to move to Morton. Two brothers and a sister had moved here in the forties.
Herman, a native Texas, was born in Alvord, Texas May 2, 1915; the oldest son of Mike and Sadie (Drumgould) Enos. Dorothy Nix, second child of Lonzo and Emma (Bussey) Nix was born on September 7, 1920 in Ryan, Oklahoma.
Herman and Dorothy were married December 7, 1935 in Waurika, Oklahoma. They lived in and around Ryan, Oklahoma a few years where both their children were born. Tracy Wayne was born July 28, 1941 and Billy Don was born
July 30, 1944. They had moved to Henrietta, Texas shortly before Billy Don was born. Herman managed the Thaxton ranch there until 1950.
Tracy Wayne had asthma and the hope that the dry climate of West Texas would help this condition was the main reason for moving west. They drove in to Morton in late afternoon December 28, 1950 in a 1950 Ford pulling a trailer with most
of their belongings.
Herman rented a house from Glenn Thompson and settled his family. The house was on the site of the present day county county swimming pool. Herman went to work immediately in Ted Wallaces Welding Shop for a few months.
Then he and his brother Woodrow, opened a welding shop on Northeast First Street.
This partnership was dissolved when Woodrow moved to Plainview. Herman then bought a building north Main and moved his welding shop there. In 1960, he bought a larger shop building at 400 North Main; became a dealer for Allis
Chambers, enlarging the building for parts and farm supplies.
The GMC dealership was added in 1966. Herman's younger brother Junior worked for him during these years. The two boys grew up working in the shop. Tracy Wayne as a welder and Billy Don in the parts department. Dorothy
did the bookkeeping and helped Herman with management. They bought a farm in the southern part of the county in 1968 and eventually sold the welding shop in 1971, continuing to farm until 1977.
Herman and Dorothy bought their first home on East Grant in 1953. Several ofther family members lived there over the years. They were living on southeast Ninth when Dorothy died in December 1975. She had contracted Encephalitis in 1963 and had
health problems off and on until her death. Dorothy was a member of the Rebekah Lodge, joining in 1966. She enjoyed this organization. She held every office at least once; serving as Noble Grand twice.
Tracy Wayne married Brenda Blackstock September 12, 1959. He was a senior and she a junior at Morton High School. Tracy graduated the following year. Brenda graduated in 1962. Brenda was the oldest daughter of Tolbert and Juanita (Wyatt) Blackstock.
She was born in Midland, Texas May 26, 1943.
Tracy and Brenda had four children. Wayne was born August 11, 1965; DaRene was born on July 5, 1967; Darin on May 16, 1976 and Dusty May 6, 1980. All four children attended Morton Schools.
Brenda has worked in Morton and Threeway schools as a teacher's aid for nine years and is presently working as a migrant aid in Morton High School.
DaRene married Tod Zuber, son of Wilburn and Debbie (Barker) Zuber in 1982. They have two little girls. Jennifer Nicole was born August 10, 1982 and Amanda DaRene was born May 29, 1986.
Wayne was killed in a motorcycle accident March 6, 1983 during his senior year in high school.
Tracy was in the trucking business for fourteen years after the family sold the welding shop. He lived in Lubbock for a time, moving back to Morton during the summer of 1986. He has a welding shop in the old Raymond Hoffman
building on North Main. He and Brenda and the two little boys live in Morton.
Billy Don married Kay Cunningham, daughter of Melba and R. B. Cunningham, in 1965. They had two children. Billy Scott was born October 28, 1966 and Pamela Diane was born October 30, 1970. Both were born in Cochran Memorial
Hospital. Billy and Kay were divorced in 1971. Billy gained custody of the children and lived with his parents for a time. Billy moved to Lubbock in 1972 and went in the trucking business.
Billy Don and Gradene (Parvin) Ross were married in Lubbock May 25, 1975. Gradene had a daughter by a previous marriage, Serena Deann Ross. Serena is married to Jess Mayo and has two sons; Robbie who is five and Bobby who is nine months. They live in Lubbock.
Billy Scott is working for John Puckett Trucking and lives in Muleshoe. Pamela Diane is living with her mother in Muleshoe and is a sophomore in high school.
Gradene is Director of Surgery at Methodist Hospital. Billy Don took disability retirement from the trucking company at the end of 1986. Billy and Gradene live in Lubbock.
Herman Enos and Opal Hobgood were married in 1976. The Hobgood and Enos families had been friends over the years. They lived in Lubbock several years but now reside in Morton.
Submitted by Tracy and Billy Don Enos
This family history came from Cochran County Legacy Vol. II Copyright Cochran County Historical Commission. Published with permission. The information contained on this page may not be reproduced or published elsewhere without the express written permission of the Cochran County Historical Commission
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