I really don't know who was the most prosperous person in my family tree. However, my great-uncle Earl Bates Lomax did pretty well for himself. In the 1930 Federal Census he is listed as a bookkeeper at a garage in Rocksprings Texas. In 1932 he married his wife Lois and they were listed in the 1940 Census as owning a retail grocery business in Sonora, Texas. Uncle Earl's 2001 obituary says that for 23 years he owned and operated the Piggly Wiggly grocery store as well as the Sonora Locker Plant.
He ranched in Hamilton County, Texas then later moved to Tipton, Oklahoma where he developed the Lomax Housing Addition. After he retired he used his contracting and carpentry skills to remodel numerous kitchens in the cottages at the Tipton Childrens Home.
Left to right: Brothers Eric, Homer and Earl Lomax date unknown (maybe Mom or Amy will remember when this was taken)
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