Books:
Arrington, Fred. A History of Dickens County Ranches and Rolling Plains. Dickens, Texas: Nortex Offset Publications, Inc., 1971.
Baxter, J. R. Jr. and C. C. Stafford, "The New Song," in Songs of the Church, ed. Alton Howard. West Monroe: Howard Publishers, 1977.
"Boonville," The Handbook of Texas Online, http://tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles.
Clay, Judy and Kristi Bass. Hoover Family Favorites. Spur, Texas: 1988.
Elliot, W. J. The Spurs. Spur, Texas: The Texas Spur, 1939. Copyright renewed 1967 by Margaret A Elliot, et al. Reprinted Kerrville, Texas: Herring Printing Company, 1967.
Federal Writers Program, Works Projects Administration. Texas - A Guide to the Lone Star State.
Gracy, David B., II. Littlefield Lands: Colonization on the Texas Plains, 1912-1920. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1968.
Haley, J Evetts. The XIT Ranch of Texas and the Early Days of the Llano Estacado. Western Frontier Library Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1967.
________. George W. Littlefield, Texan. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1943.
Rathjen, Frederick W. The Texas Panhandle Frontier. Austin: Univ. of Texas Press, 1985.
Montgomery County Geological Society, Montgomery County History. A map shows Tillis Prairie just south of Mostyn, which is on Farm Roads 1488 and 149, south of the town of Montgomery. Copy provided by Irene Lemley.
Montgomery County Historical Commission. Men From Montgomery County Who Served in the Confederacy. 1861-1864.
Vidal, Gore. Burr. New York: Random House, 1973.
Watkins, Clifton. A Family Named Smith, From a Place Called Red Mud. Everett's Printing, Bossier City, Louisiana, 1992.
Younger, Lillye. Tennessee County History Series, Decatur County. p. 111
Newspapers:
The Jayton Chronicle. Undated clipping. (Moreland history)
The Jayton Chronicle. Undated clipping. (Death claims A. L. Brantner)
The Jayton Chronicle. Undated clipping. (Store modernization)
The Tennessean. December 3, 1992.
The Texas Spur, undated "Funeral Rites For Pvt. Lee W. Fry at Red Mud April 18."
Manuscripts, Booklets:
Brantner, C. R., "And I Held His Hand As We Said Goodbye." (Unpublished poem, 1987).
Brantner, Marie. "Family History." Unpublished notes, 1977. Original in author's file.
Fry, Erit. "Brantner Family History." Unpublished mimeograph.
Geeslin, Mark A. Ed., "Kent County, 1892-1992," Fun Fest and Centennial booklet.
Lemley, Irene. "The K. P. Brantner Family -- Pearl Marie & Kay Parrack." 1989.
Maness, Doris. "Life on the Plains, 1930-1944." 1989.
Pace, Georgia Martin. "The A. L. Brantner Family, From Tap, Texas." 1979.
Wooten, Alma Joyce Brantner Morin. "Memories - The Brantners." 1998.
Letters, Personal Interviews, Notes:
Bradley, Roberta Copeland to C. R. B., May 18, 1989.
Brantner, John V. to C. R. B., 1959.
Brantner, Kay to C. R. B., 1962.
________ to C. R. B., June, 1965.
________ to C. R. B., June, 1973.
Brantner, Marie to C. R. B., June, 1973.
________, to C. R. B., February 24, 1977.
________, to C. R. B., April 27, 1982.
Brantner, Ralph to C. R. B., December 29, 1992, (photocopy of brand record in file).
Cross, Leeoma Hoover to C. R. B., March 5, 1989.
Davis, Thomas N. Obituary of Noel Snow copied from a 1885 Mississippi newspaper. Copy given Pearl Marie Brantner. See Appendix.
Fry, Edd and Elizabeth to Irene Brantner Lemley, March 20, 1993.
Lackey, W. A., to Kay P. Brantner, July 29, 1966.
________ to D. J. Young, Sept. 1966. Reprinted in The Jayton Chronicle, Sept. 30, 1966.
Lemley, Irene to C. R. B., May 29, 1989.
_______ to C. R. B., October 30, 1989. Excerpt from a book on the history of Montgomery County.
_______ to C. R. B., January 11, 1990.
Maness, Doris to C. R. B., January 2, 1996.
Martin, Iva Smith to Irene Lemley, 1985. (Smith is a granddaughter of W. P. T. "Bill" Smith.)
McKay, Jack and Mary Lou to C. R. B., March 4, 1989.
Pectol, Ben to C. R. B., April 21, 1983.
Rankin, Ray L. to C. R. B., February, 1967.
________ to C. R. B., June 2, 1973. Interview.
Sampson, Norma to Jack McKay. Family history notes. Copy in author's file.
Sparks, Pat to A. M. Hoover, July 2, 1967. Copy of letter in author's file. Excerpt in Appendix.
Weaver, Johnnie to Kay P. Brantner. Poem included with "Get Well" card, May 13, 1973. See Appendix.
County Official Records:
Entry for E. V. Brantner; Limestone County, Texas, Index of Marriage Records - Male, January1, 1873 - December 31, 1894 (?), Certificate No. 18981059, filed September 27, 1898.
Microfilm, microfiche:
Tennessee State Library, Military Records.
Census of Population Records:
1850
Entry for Geo. H. Brantner; line 10, Justice Precinct 7, Decatur County, Tennessee; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington D.C.
Entry for Larkin Scott; p. 294-B, dwelling 461, District 25, Dade County, Missouri; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington D.C.
1860
Entry for Geo. H. Brantner; dwelling 670, Boonville Precinct 1, Brazos County, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Eighth Census of the United States, 1860: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington D.C.
Entry for Larkin Scott; p. 3, dwelling 19, Osage Township, Benton County, Arkansas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Eighth Census of the United States, 1860: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington D.C.
1870
Entry for G. H. Brantner; p. 3, dwelling 24, Tillis Prairie Precinct, Montgomery County, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Ninth Census of the United States, 1870: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington D.C.
Entry for John Brantner; p. 3, dwelling 24, Tillis Prairie Precinct, Montgomery County, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Ninth Census of the United States, 1870: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington D.C.
Entry for William I. Johnson; p. 3, dwelling 22, Tillis Prairie Precinct, Montgomery County, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Ninth Census of the United States, 1870: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington D.C.
Entry for Larkin Scott; dwelling 668, Osage Township, Benton County, Arkansas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Ninth Census of the United States, 1870: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington D.C.
Entry for David Hoover; dwelling 694, Osage Township, Benton County, Arkansas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Ninth Census of the United States, 1870: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington D.C.
Entry for James Hoover; Osage Township, Benton County, Arkansas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Ninth Census of the United States, 1870: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington D.C.
1880
Entry for David Hoover; p. 17, dwelling 138, Enumeration District 11, Justice Colville TWP, Benton County, Arkansas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington D.C.
Entry for Pleasant Smith; p. 48, dwelling 415, Enumeration District 146, Justice Precinct 6, Robertson County, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington D.C.
Entry for W. A. Smith; p. 48, dwelling 416, Enumeration District 146, Justice Precinct 6, Robertson County, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington D.C.
Entry for Susana Brantner; p. 27, dwelling 222, Enumeration District 144, Justice Precinct 5, Robertson County, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington D.C.
Entry for John M. Brantner; p. 26, line 6, Enumeration District 144, Justice Precinct 5, Robertson County, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington D.C.
1900
Entry for David Hoover; p. 22, dwelling 366, Enumeration District 133, Justice Precinct 5, Comanche County, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington D.C.
Entry for Barton H. Riggs; p. 19, line 37, Enumeration District 11, Esculapia Township, Benton County, Arkansas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington D.C.
Entry for John Brantner; p. 17, dwelling 49, Enumeration District 120, Justice Precinct 5, Robertson County, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington D.C.
Entry for George Brantner; p. 13, dwelling 58, Enumeration District 120, Justice Precinct 5, Robertson County, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Entry for Edward V. Brantner; p. 237-B, dwelling 297, Justice Precinct 4, Leon, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Entry for C. J. Smith; p. , line , Enumeration District , Justice Precinct 3, Dickens County, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Entry for W. A. McKay; p. , line , Enumeration District , Justice Precinct 3, Dickens County, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900: Records of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington D.C.
1910
Entry for Edward V. Brantner, sheet 92, Enumeration District 37, Justice Precinct 3, Limestone County, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Record of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Entry for Edward F. Fuqua; p. 6, line 109, Enumeration District 99, Justice Precinct 3, Dickens County, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Record of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Entry for David Hoover; p , line 415, Enumeration District 23, Justice Precinct 2, Erath County, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Record of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
1920
Entry for Alonzo M. Hoover; p. 6A, Dwelling 21, Enumeration District 148, Justice Precinct 3, Kent County, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920: Record of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Entry for Ambrose L. Brantner; Dwelling 22, Enumeration District 148, Justice Precinct 3, Kent County, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920: Record of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Entry for Milton P. Smith; Dwelling 23, Enumeration District 148, Justice Precinct 3, Kent County, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920: Record of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Entry for Willis A. Smith; Dwelling 24, Enumeration District 148, Justice Precinct 3, Kent County, Texas; Census of Population; National Archives Microfilm Publication: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920: Record of the Bureau of Census, National Archives, Washington,
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