TEXAS



“UNCLE WILLIS ..~DERSON“



Rfl?ERENCES

.A. Cor~rt~do‘~ Chu1d~ren-.-.J. Prank Dobie,
Fu.b. l9::~:?, Austin, Tex.

:3. Leon County News-.-.Centerville, Texas-.-.
Thurs~3y May 21, 1936.

C. Con~u1tant-.-.Unc1e Willis A~ter~on,
resid3llt o:‘: Centerviile, mex,
born ~~ri1 15, 1844.



	An interesting ch~ar~.c~er at Centerville, Texas, is “Uncle Willis“ Andersofl, an ex-.sle~ve, born April 15, 1844, 6 miles west of Ceriterville on the old. McDaniels plantation near what is now known t~s Hopewell Settlement. It is generally said that “Uncle Willis“ ~.s one of the oldest living citizens in the County, boack or white. He is referrea to generally for information con-. cerning d.a:irs gnne by and. for the history of th‘~t County, ~zpecia1ly in the irr~ mediate vicinit;i of Centerville.

	“Uncle Willis“ is an interestii~g fi~nre. He may be found sitting on the porches of the stores facIng Federal Highway Yo. 75, noddin~ or con— versing with small groups of white or colored people that gather around him telling of the days gone by. He also‘ likes to watch the Irnases and. ~tomobilee that pass through the small town musir~ and. comnientirg on the swiftness of thins today. Uncle Wil1i~ still cultivates a smailpatch five miles out fr#~i the town.

	“Uncle Willis“ is a tall dark, brown—skinned. man having a large heed covered with mixed gray w~.]y hair. ~e ha~ lost very few teeth considering

his age. ehen sitting on the porches of the stores the soles of his farm-.ehoes