Harvey Harrison Thrailkill was born in Belcherville, Texas on June 22, 1892. He died in Pollok, Texas on October 8, 1975. He married Edna Rose Monroe between 1916 and 1920. They had four children, Harvey, Clyde, Mary Ellen, and Verdie Joe. HarveyHarrison, his father, and his brothers were stone and brick masons. He originally handwrote this memoir in 1972, but a family member typed this copy from the original manuscript.