My families, the Harkeys and the Smiths, were early pioneers and settlers in this area. They farmed along the flowing water of Wallace Creek and fought the Indians on a daily basis. They helped to form the county and were officers of the court and lawmen. They are on the first Federal Census of 1860.
I was not privileged to have been born here. My parents decided to move to Corpus Christi to work in the oil fields and that is where I was born. I grew up thinking that San Saba was home because that was where my families were. So as soon as I could, I moved “home”. I met and married a local man and we have raised our children here. For many years I worked in a local |