A picture of Aley Jane Pruitt Lackey

Thanks to Christie Ammirati for this, the only known picture of Aley Jane Pruitt Lackey(1844-1911), taken in about 1907 in Oklahoma or Kansas. Seated to her right is Annie Lackey Houser, the youngest daughter of her and Albert Lackey. Annie would only have been 8 years old at the time of the murders.
(BTW, if anyone knows the identities of the other children, Christie would greatly appreciate it.)

1880 Census of Blanco County

The 1880 census offers a good snapshot of Blanco County just prior to the murders. The proximity of all involved is illustrated in that (almost) every person involved can be found on pages 345 and 346 of the Blanco County Census from 1880. There is Al Lackey and his family, Greenberry and his, as well as John Nicholson and Charles Bundick. What is interesting, is that the Stokes' are not in this area, they were substantially further south on Sandy Creek. Which means Al must have had some particular complaint (in his mind) with the Stokes'.

Read this doc on Scribd: BlancoCountyTexas1880