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  2. Kerrville, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Kerrville is a city in, and the county seat of Kerr County, Texas, United States. [4] The population of Kerrville was 24,278 at the 2020 census. [5] Kerrville is named after James Kerr, a major in the Texas Revolution, and friend of settler-founder Joshua Brown, who settled in the area to start a shingle-making camp.

  3. Kinky Friedman - Wikipedia

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    Kinky Friedman. Richard Samet " Kinky " Friedman (November 1, 1944 – June 27, 2024) [a] was an American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician, and columnist for Texas Monthly, who styled himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain. [10] Friedman was one of two independent candidates in the 2006 ...

  4. Capt. Charles Schreiner Mansion - Wikipedia

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    1962. The Capt. Charles Schreiner Mansion is located in Kerrville in the U.S. state of Texas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Kerr County, Texas in 1975. It was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1962. The mansion is currently the home of the Hill Country Museum.

  5. Murder of Jessie Davis - Wikipedia

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    Mother. Patricia Porter. Jessie Marie Davis (May 27, 1981 – June 14, 2007) [1] was a murdered, near-term pregnant, 26-year-old American woman first reported missing from her home in Lake Township, Stark County, Ohio on June 15, 2007. The case drew an extraordinary response from the American media.

  6. Kerr County, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Kerr County, Texas. Kerr County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 52,598. [1] Its county seat is Kerrville. [2] The county was named by Joshua D. Brown for his fellow Kentucky native, James Kerr, a congressman of the Republic of Texas.

  7. Kerrville Folk Festival - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.kerrville-music.com. The Kerrville Folk Festival is a music festival with camping, held for nearly three weeks each year, in late spring/early summer, at Quiet Valley Ranch near Kerrville, Texas. The festival draws around 30,000 people. It aims to present established artists and promote new talent.

  8. James B. Adams - Wikipedia

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    Democratic. Education. Baylor University (BA, LLB) Military service. Branch/service. United States Army. Battles/wars. World War II. James Blackburn Adams (December 21, 1926 – April 25, 2020) was an American attorney, politician, and two-time associate director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

  9. Tony Lorick - Wikipedia

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    After his retirement from the NFL, Lorick made his home in Kerrville, Texas. His son, Anthony Maurice Lorick, grew to 6'6" and 275 pounds and was an All-District high school offensive lineman, going on to play at Howard University in Washington, DC at the end of the 1990s. [7] Tony Lorick died on February 17, 2013, at Kerrville. [8]