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Recovered / 72 images · 82 people and counting

A family archive that gets smarter every time we learn a name.

Every restored image is connected to its people, places, stories and evolving biographical record. Family memory is preserved as evidence—not promoted into certainty without documentation.

Together Again — A Film. Jessie, Tennie and Billy Guy in the complete approved film card.

RECOVERED / Family film

Together Again.

Three generations meet in a silent, imagined reunion. Watch the film, then follow the names into their family stories.

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Pop-art portrait of Ivana Sue reclining on a pink sofa

New / Recovered / October 9

The Faces We Keep.

A day at the scanner becomes a Birdwell family album: Ivana Sue, Papa Birdwell, Big Mama, and the lives that still shape ours.

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Begin with Clayton, or choose anyone in the tree. Follow the lines upward through generations; open a biography to meet the person behind the name.

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A dashed line means the relationship is preserved in the family record and its published biographies; it does not claim independent documentary proof for every generation. A solid line identifies a relationship supported by a specific document described in the biography. Selecting a name changes the starting person without changing the records.

Spouses, siblings, and other family connections are labeled separately from parents. A family connection does not assert biological parentage. Historical associates and people recorded in an enslaver’s estate have their own biographies in the directory and are not assigned as relatives. Living people’s dates, private circumstances, and unpublished parentage are excluded.

Portraits retain their source labels in the linked biographies. Gia’s portrait is AI-created; Daniel Perry III’s is interpretive.

People in the record

Every name opens a biography.

Family members, workers, witnesses and named people are connected to the images and stories in which they appear. Each page grows as more evidence is recovered.

Hover over an animated portrait to meet the person in motion. On a phone, select Play with sound. Portrait reconstructions, voices and dialogue are modern interpretations; each profile preserves its sources and image notes.

Barbara Gayle Perry Hansen wearing a black cowboy hat with a jeweled band against a blue background
HIM color portrait
Great-aunt

Barbara Gayle Perry Hansen

1937–2020

A clothing-store owner, family café worker and much-loved great-aunt, remembered for her dry wit, dancing and the sister trips.

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Nolan David Smith in his approved black-and-white studio portrait
Premium HIM portrait
Clayton’s great-great-grandfather

Nolan David Smith

1884–1962

Husband of Jessie Quenile Walker and father of Tennie Lee Smith Anderson.

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Joel Jackson Birdwell — supplied portrait
Supplied color portrait
Father of Oides “Bill” Birdwell

Joel Jackson Birdwell

Joel Jackson Birdwell, named in the family account as the father of Oides “Bill” Birdwell.

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Jessie Quenile Walker — detail from Jessie Quenile Walker
Interpretive image
Clayton’s great-great-grandmother

Jessie Quenile Walker

1886–1937

Tennie Lee Smith Anderson’s mother, whose story runs from Navarro County through Oklahoma to Dallas and Addison.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of Emma Myrtle Everett Birdwell
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
Mother of Mary Ellon Birdwell and Jimmie Doyle Birdwell

Emma Myrtle Everett Birdwell

Mary Ellon “Sissy” Birdwell’s mother and Oides Birdwell’s first wife.

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Traci Lee Hollingsworth — detail from Traci Lee Hollingsworth
Restored by Clayton Hollingsworth · detail
Wanda Dale Perry’s first-born grandchild

Traci Lee Hollingsworth

Wanda Dale Perry’s first-born grandchild, pictured in a childhood portrait.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of Margaret Jean Perry Howell
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
Clayton’s paternal great-grand-aunt

Margaret Jean Perry Howell

1937–2003

Jim and Julia Perry’s daughter and Raymond’s sister, later identified as Margaret Jean Howell of Snyder.

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Guy William Anderson — detail from Guy William Anderson — approved portrait
Interpretive image
Clayton’s great-grandfather

Guy William Anderson

1902–1983

Tennessee-born automobile mechanic, husband of Tennie Lee Smith, and father of Colleen, Patsy Ruth and Billy Guy Anderson.

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Imagined portrait film of Lula A. Sherrod Perry; modern artistic interpretationHover for video ↗
Imagined portrait film · animated interpretation
Clayton’s paternal third-great-grandmother

Lula A. Sherrod Perry

1871–1926 (family chronology)

Mother of James Albert “Jim” Perry and wife of J. Daniel “Dan” Perry, joining the Sherrod and Perry branches of Clayton’s direct ancestry.

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John Adams Marbut — detail from John Adams Marbut
Interpretive image
Clayton’s maternal fourth-great-grandfather

John Adams Marbut

1825–1900

Phillip Henry Marbut’s father, identified as a farmer in the supplied family history and as Reverend on his gravestone.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of Levi Sampson Bassham
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
Clayton’s maternal fourth-great-grandfather

Levi Sampson Bassham

1825–1893

Martha Ann’s father, identified in the supplied family history as a Tennessee-born blacksmith who lived in Limestone County, Alabama.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of Sarah Smith
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
Clayton’s maternal fourth-great-grandmother

Sarah Smith

1825–1908

Martha Ann’s mother, whose supplied family history connects the Smith and Bassham households in Tennessee and Alabama.

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Martha Ann Bassham Marbut — HIM solo portrait from the Marbut family photograph
Martha Ann Bassham Marbut. Identified by Clayton Hollingsworth in the front row, far right of the Marbut family photograph.
Clayton’s maternal third-great-grandmother

Martha Ann Bassham

1853–1928

Daughter of Levi Bassham and Sarah Smith, and mother of Mary Amby Marbut Pritchett.

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Della Mae Ferguson Hollingsworth — AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012
AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012
Clayton’s second-great-grandmother

Della Mae Ferguson

1886/1887–1974

A West Texas farmer, mother and determined keeper of a disputed Ferguson land story—and of the family clock that eventually reached Clayton.

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William Edward “Edd” Hollingsworth standing in a navy suit against a garden backdrop — AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012
AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012
Clayton’s second-great-grandfather

William Edward “Edd” Hollingsworth

1882–1962

A barber, cowboy, cedar cutter and farmer remembered for pairing a third-grade education with a searching civic intelligence.

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Reconstructed likeness of Daniel Perry III; modern artistic interpretationHover for video ↗
Reconstructed likeness · animated interpretation
Clayton’s fifth-great-grandfather

Daniel Perry III

1791–1869

A Texas revolutionary-era settler and local official whose biography also includes landholding and the enslavement of other people.

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Reconstructed likeness of Sarah Ann Courtney Perry; modern artistic interpretationHover for video ↗
Reconstructed likeness · animated interpretation
Clayton’s fourth-great-grandmother

Sarah Ann Courtney Perry

1839-1890

A Burleson County ancestor whose attributed portrait anchors one of the family’s surviving visual records from the Brazos era.

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Euna Mae Carden Perry — standalone colorized portrait
Restored and colorized portrait · interpretive derivative
Clayton’s paternal great-grandmother

Euna Mae Carden Perry

1921–1999

A farmer, bookkeeper, homemaker and later namesake of Holly’s Snack Shack, remembered for the full range of labor rural family life required.

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Phillip Henry Marbut — HIM solo portrait from the Marbut family photograph
Phillip Henry Marbut. Identified by Clayton Hollingsworth in the front row, far left of the Marbut family photograph.
Clayton’s maternal third-great-grandfather

Phillip Henry Marbut

1853–1921

Clayton’s maternal third-great-grandfather, whose family connects the Marbut, Pritchett and Birdwell generations.

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Mary Amby Marbut Pritchett — HIM solo portrait from the Marbut family photograph
Mary Amby Marbut Pritchett. Identified by Clayton Hollingsworth in the front row, fourth from left of the Marbut family photograph.
Clayton’s maternal second-great-grandmother

Mary Amby Marbut

1883–1967

Born in Tennessee, Mary Amby raised eight children with Pink Pritchett in Hill County; a portrait reconnects her face with the Marbut and Birdwell generations.

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Mabel Marzelle Pritchett — detail from Mabel Marzelle Pritchett Birdwell
Family archive photograph · detail
Clayton’s maternal great-grandmother

Mabel Marzelle Pritchett

1916–1995

The great-grandmother who carries Clayton’s direct maternal line from the Pritchett and Marbut families into the Birdwell family.

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Oides “Bill” Birdwell — detail from Oides “Bill” Birdwell
Family archive photograph · detail
Clayton’s maternal great-grandfather

Oides “Bill” Birdwell

1906–1986

The Hill County great-grandfather whose work, marriage records, photographs and family-kept stone-point collection anchor the Birdwell side of Clayton’s Hill County story.

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Ivana Sue Birdwell Anderson as a child — top-left detail from a HIM-restored group photograph
HIM restoration · detail
Clayton’s maternal grandmother

Ivana Sue Birdwell Anderson

1941–1975

Clayton’s maternal grandmother and the direct link between the Birdwell, Pritchett and Marbut research and Clayton’s mother, Gia.

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Ronny Birdwell as a child — top-center detail from a HIM-restored group photograph
HIM restoration · detail
Clayton’s maternal great-uncle

Ronny Birdwell

A living keeper of Birdwell family memory whose recollections reconnect Vaughan, Aquilla and Papa Birdwell’s framed stone-point collection.

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Patsy Ruth Birdwell as a child — top-right detail from a HIM-restored group photograph
HIM restoration · detail
Named in the Birdwell family photograph

Patsy Ruth Birdwell

Shown at the top right of a childhood group photograph from the family album.

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Billy Birdwell as a child — bottom-left detail from a HIM-restored group photograph
HIM restoration · detail
Named in the Birdwell family photograph

Billy Birdwell

Shown at the bottom left of a childhood group photograph from the family album.

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Debbie Birdwell as a child — bottom-right detail from a HIM-restored group photograph
HIM restoration · detail
Named in the Birdwell family photograph

Debbie Birdwell

Shown at the bottom right of a childhood group photograph from the family album.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of Kim Birdwell
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
Clayton’s maternal great-aunt

Kim Birdwell

A living member of Clayton’s Birdwell family whose participation helps keep family recollection connected to named people and places.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of Turner Pinkston Pritchett
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
Clayton’s maternal second-great-grandfather

Turner Pinkston Pritchett

1882–1965

The Hill County ancestor whose 1903 marriage to Mary Amby Marbut and grave at Vaughan place the Pritchett line in a precise family landscape.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of Travis Ruth Pritchett
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
Clayton’s maternal great-grand-aunt

Travis Ruth Pritchett

Big Mama’s sister and the source of the family story that she babysat Willie Nelson when he was a boy in nearby Abbott.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of Willie Pritchett
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
Clayton’s maternal great-granduncle

Willie Pritchett

Big Mama’s brother, remembered by Gia as a warm, mischievous uncle who mowed yards and gave children coins for Dr Peppers.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of William H. “Bill” Pritchett
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
Clayton’s maternal great-granduncle

William H. “Bill” Pritchett

Big Mama’s brother, buried immediately in front of his parents at Vaughan Cemetery and distinguished in family memory from Uncle Willie.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of Jimmie Doyle Birdwell
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
Clayton’s maternal great-uncle

Jimmie Doyle Birdwell

1930–2005

Papa Birdwell’s son, a Hillsboro native and longtime mayor of Ferris whose life entered the permanent record through a Texas Senate memorial resolution.

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Gia Anderson Hollingsworth seated in a green blouse, wearing a G pendant and an amethyst ring
AI-created portrait
Clayton’s mother

Gia Anderson Hollingsworth

Clayton’s mother and the living family connection through whom the Anderson, Birdwell, Pritchett and Marbut lines reach Clayton.

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Billy Guy Anderson — approved restored and colorized senior portrait
HIM-restored and interpretively colorized portrait
Clayton’s maternal grandfather

Billy Guy Anderson

A University of Tulsa quarterback whose number 14 and place in Astrodome history became part of a much larger family story.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of Daniel Perry II
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
Clayton’s sixth-great-grandfather

Daniel Perry II

Died 1827

A South Carolina ancestor whose estate record preserves both the material world of his household and the names of people it treated as property.

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Imagined likeness of Eliza J. Whitehead Perry; modern artistic interpretationHover for video ↗
Imagined likeness · animated interpretation
Clayton’s fifth-great-grandmother

Eliza J. Whitehead Perry

c.1802-1832 or 1833

The wife of Daniel Perry III and mother of James Whitehead Perry, connecting the Whitehead and Perry lines in the proved Texas family tree.

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Imagined portrait of James Albert “Jim” Perry; modern artistic interpretationHover for video ↗
Imagined portrait · animated interpretation
Clayton’s paternal great-great-grandfather

James Albert “Jim” Perry

1892–1943

A Stonewall County ancestor remembered in the Perry Ranch peanut-harvest photograph with his sons and the people who worked beside them.

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Julia Mae Riddle Perry seated in a pink suit and pearl necklace
Approved HIM portrait
Clayton’s paternal great-great-grandmother

Julia Mae Riddle Perry

1896–1979

A Stonewall County ancestor whose portrait with James Albert “Jim” Perry gives a face to the household from which Clayton’s great-grandfather Raymond descended.

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Imagined talking portrait of John Daniel “Dan” Perry; modern artistic interpretationHover for video ↗
Imagined talking portrait · animated interpretation
Clayton’s paternal third-great-grandfather

John Daniel “Dan” Perry

c. 1867–c. 1899 · working dates

The Perry ancestor between James Whitehead Perry’s Brazos generation and Jim Perry’s Stonewall County generation.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of Otis Wayne Perry
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
Clayton’s paternal great-granduncle

Otis Wayne Perry

Raymond Perry’s brother, present in family photographs of work and kinship on the Perry Ranch.

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Lorene Perry as a child
Restored childhood portrait
Clayton’s paternal great-grand-aunt

Lorene Faye Perry Pitcock

Raymond Perry’s sister, identified by the surviving caption on a childhood studio portrait with Alvin and Raymond.

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Alvin Perry as a child
Restored childhood portrait
Clayton’s paternal great-granduncle

Alvin Lee Perry

Raymond Perry’s brother, seated between Lorene and Raymond in a labeled childhood studio portrait.

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Wanda Dale Perry with green eyes and reddish hair — approved portrait
AI-assisted colorized portrait
Clayton’s paternal grandmother

Wanda Dale Perry

A family-memory source for life on the Perry Ranch and the grandmother through whom Clayton’s Perry line descends.

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Billy Joe Hollingsworth Sr. — detail from Billy Joe Hollingsworth Sr. in a cowboy hat
Family archive photograph · detail
Clayton’s paternal grandfather

Billy Joe Hollingsworth Sr.

Clayton’s paternal grandfather and the family custodian through whom Della Mae Ferguson’s clock reached Clayton.

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Perry Wayne Hollingsworth — detail from Perry Wayne Hollingsworth — approved headshot
Interpretive image
Clayton’s father

Perry Wayne Hollingsworth

1961–2012

Clayton’s father and the link through whom the Hollingsworth and Perry family histories became Clayton’s inheritance.

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Edgar Lee “Tex” Hollingsworth — AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012
AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012
Clayton’s paternal great-grandfather

Edgar Lee “Tex” Hollingsworth

1910–1972

A Texas-born Hollingsworth ancestor whose photographs and descendants connect the Rochester family to Clayton’s living line.

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Minnie Lee Hollingsworth — AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012
AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012
Clayton’s paternal great-grand-aunt

Minnie Lee Hollingsworth Conner

1908–1984

Tex Hollingsworth’s older sister, photographed with him and their parents at Rochester in 1911.

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Sandra Dee Perry — detail from The Perry family together
Restored by Clayton Hollingsworth · detail
Clayton’s paternal great-aunt

Sandra Dee Perry

Wanda Perry’s younger sister, appearing as a child in restored Perry-family photographs.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of Ramon (surname not yet established)
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
No kinship established; a recurring Perry Ranch farmworker remembered by Clayton’s family

Ramon (surname not yet established)

A migrant farmworker remembered by name as a valued, returning member of Raymond Perry’s harvest crew.

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Howard Twilley — detail from Howard Twilley, Miami Dolphins, 1969
Public-domain historical portrait · 1969
No family relationship; teammate and receiving partner in Billy Guy Anderson’s Astrodome story

Howard Twilley

1943–2025

The Tulsa receiver who caught Billy Guy Anderson’s touchdown pass in the first football game played in the Astrodome.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of Mary Ferguson Hollingsworth
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
Clayton’s second-great-grand-aunt

Mary Ferguson Hollingsworth

Della Mae Ferguson’s sister, identified by family notes as a member of the circa-1905 Ferguson group and later the wife of Jep Hollingsworth.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of Nora Ferguson Hibdon
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
Clayton’s second-great-grand-aunt

Nora Ferguson Hibdon

Della Mae Ferguson’s sister, identified by family notes as a member of the circa-1905 Ferguson group and later the wife of Oscar Hibdon.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of Thomas Taylor
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
No kinship established; named as an enslaved person in Clayton’s sixth-great-grandfather’s estate

Thomas Taylor

A person named in the 1827 estate transcription of Daniel Perry II, where the law treated his life as property.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of Jesse (surname not preserved)
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
No kinship established; named as an enslaved person in Clayton’s sixth-great-grandfather’s estate

Jesse (surname not preserved)

A person named only as Jesse in the 1827 estate transcription of Daniel Perry II.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of America (surname not preserved)
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
No kinship established; named as an enslaved person in Clayton’s sixth-great-grandfather’s estate

America (surname not preserved)

A person named only as America in the 1827 estate transcription of Daniel Perry II.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of Rachel (surname not preserved)
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
No kinship established; named as an enslaved woman in Clayton’s sixth-great-grandfather’s estate

Rachel (surname not preserved)

A woman named in the 1827 Perry estate with two children whose names the transcription omitted.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of Mingo (surname not preserved)
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
No kinship established; named as an enslaved person in Clayton’s sixth-great-grandfather’s estate

Mingo (surname not preserved)

A person named only as Mingo in the 1827 estate transcription of Daniel Perry II.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of Thomas Prigman
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
No kinship established; named as an enslaved person in Clayton’s sixth-great-grandfather’s estate

Thomas Prigman

A person named in the 1827 estate transcription of Daniel Perry II with a recorded first and last name.

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Anonymous silhouette; no assigned portrait of Arthur (surname not preserved)
Silhouette · portrait not yet assigned
No kinship established; named as an enslaved person in Clayton’s sixth-great-grandfather’s estate

Arthur (surname not preserved)

A person named only as Arthur in the 1827 estate transcription of Daniel Perry II.

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Imagined likeness of Samuel Perry; modern artistic interpretationHover for video ↗
Imagined likeness · animated interpretation
Son; reported in family accounts

Samuel Perry

Born before 1826; died before 1869

Samuel is reported as Daniel Perry III’s son in family accounts. The working register places his birth before 1826 and his death before Daniel’s in 1869.

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Imagined likeness of William Morton Perry; modern artistic interpretationHover for video ↗
Imagined likeness · animated interpretation
Son of Daniel and Louisa

William Morton Perry

1834-1863

William Morton Perry appears in the household of Daniel Perry III and Louisa Ann Morton Perry. The working family dates are 1834–1863.

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Imagined likeness of Daniel Perry IV; modern artistic interpretationHover for video ↗
Imagined likeness · animated interpretation
Son of Daniel and Louisa

Daniel Perry IV

1837-1852

Daniel Perry IV, also called Daniel Jr. in the household overview, appears as a son of Daniel Perry III and Louisa Ann Morton Perry.

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Imagined likeness of Laura Anne “Annie” Perry Bryant; modern artistic interpretationHover for video ↗
Imagined likeness · animated interpretation
Daughter of Daniel and Louisa

Laura Anne “Annie” Perry Bryant

1840-1883

Laura Anne “Annie” Perry Bryant appears as a daughter of Daniel Perry III and Louisa Ann Morton Perry. The working family dates are 1840–1883, and the household overview records her marriage to Charles C. Bryant.

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Imagined likeness of Mary Perry; modern artistic interpretationHover for video ↗
Imagined likeness · animated interpretation
Daughter of Daniel and Louisa

Mary Perry

1843-1852

Mary appears as a daughter of Daniel Perry III and Louisa Ann Morton Perry. The working family dates are 1843–1852.

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Imagined childhood portrait of Frank Perry; modern artistic interpretationHover for video ↗
Imagined childhood portrait · animated interpretation
Son of James Whitehead Perry and Sarah Ann Courtney Perry

Frank Perry

c.1858–between 1861 and 1865

Son of James Whitehead Perry and Sarah Ann Courtney Perry. Life years follow the working portrait register.

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Imagined talking portrait of Laura Ann Perry; modern artistic interpretationHover for video ↗
Imagined talking portrait · animated interpretation
Daughter of James Whitehead Perry and Sarah Ann Courtney Perry

Laura Ann Perry

1860–1924

Daughter of James Whitehead Perry and Sarah Ann Courtney Perry. Life years follow the working portrait register.

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Reconstructed animated portrait of William “Will” Perry; modern artistic interpretationHover for video ↗
Reconstructed animated portrait · animated interpretation
Son of James Whitehead Perry and Sarah Ann Courtney Perry

William “Will” Perry

1862–1896

Son of James Whitehead Perry and Sarah Ann Courtney Perry. Life years follow the working portrait register.

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Imagined talking portrait of Sarah Perry; modern artistic interpretationHover for video ↗
Imagined talking portrait · animated interpretation
Daughter of James Whitehead Perry and Sarah Ann Courtney Perry

Sarah Perry

Daughter of James Whitehead Perry and Sarah Ann Courtney Perry.

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Inside the archive

The photographs behind the stories.

Mary Amby Marbut Pritchett — HIM solo portrait from the Marbut family photograph
HIM-MARBUT-SOLO-MARY-AMBY-MARBUT-20261026HIM · Clayton Hollingsworth

Mary Amby Marbut Pritchett

Mary Amby Marbut Pritchett. Identified by Clayton Hollingsworth in the front row, fourth from left of the Marbut family photograph.

Record status
Approved family portrait
Treatment
HIM
Marbut familyFamily portrait
An older man in a black hat seated with six children on a wooden porch
HIM-FERGUSON-PORCH-20261026Restored by Clayton Hollingsworth

A Ferguson family photograph

Believed to be David Alston Ferguson with six children.

Record status
Tentative identification
Treatment
Restored and colorized photograph
Ferguson familyFamily photograph
Full-length black-and-white studio portrait identified in the family archive as Nolan David Smith, wearing a dark suit and bow tie
HIM-NOLAN-DAVID-SMITH-20261026Interpretive image · family research

Nolan David Smith — full-length studio portrait

Nolan David Smith. Premium HIM restoration from the supplied family portrait; damaged and indistinct details are interpretive.

Record status
Approved black-and-white HIM restoration
Treatment
Interpretive HIM restoration
Smith familyNolan David SmithFamily portrait
Colorized childhood portrait of Mary Ellon Birdwell, with a short bob and a pale blue dress, seated beside an ornate chair
HIM-MARY-BIRDWELL-CHILD-COLOR-20261025Interpretive image · family research

Mary Ellon “Sissy” Birdwell as a child

Mary Ellon “Sissy” Birdwell as a child, in a restored and colorized family portrait. Color is interpretive.

Record status
Restored and colorized family portrait
Treatment
Restored and colorized portrait
Birdwell familyMary Ellon BirdwellChildhood
Six members of the Perry family posed together in a living room in August 1961.
PERRY-FAMILY-AUG1961-HIMClayton Hollingsworth Family History Collection
Traci Lee Hollingsworth as a child, smiling in a white bonnet and floral dress, seated in a wooden chair
TRACI-LEE-HOLLINGSWORTH-20261025Restored by Clayton Hollingsworth
Six children in the family album
HIM-APPROVED-20261025-SIX-CHILDRENInterpretive image · family research

Six children in the family album

Back row, left to right: Duny, Bruce, Gary. Bottom row: Gayla, Susan, Perry. HIM restoration.

Record status
Exact restoration approved by Clayton Hollingsworth
Treatment
Approved HIM restoration
Family photographHIM restoration
Barbara and Wanda with birthday cakes
HIM-APPROVED-20261025-BIRTHDAY-BARBARA-WANDAInterpretive image · family research

Barbara and Wanda with birthday cakes

Barbara and Wanda in the family birthday photograph. Left-to-right positions remain unconfirmed. HIM restoration.

Record status
Exact restoration approved by Clayton Hollingsworth
Treatment
Approved HIM restoration
Family photographHIM restoration
Euna Mae holding a baby
HIM-APPROVED-20261025-EUNA-MAE-BABYInterpretive image · family research

Euna Mae holding a baby

Euna Mae holding a baby. The family album inscription reads “Mickey 1950”; the baby’s full identity is unconfirmed. HIM restoration.

Record status
Exact restoration approved by Clayton Hollingsworth
Treatment
Approved HIM restoration
Family photographHIM restoration
Brian, Granny and Dad
HIM-APPROVED-20261025-BRIAN-GRANNY-DADInterpretive image · family research

Brian, Granny and Dad

Left to right: Brian, Granny and Dad (Perry Wayne Hollingsworth). Brian and Granny’s full identities are not assigned here. HIM restoration.

Record status
Exact restoration approved by Clayton Hollingsworth
Treatment
Approved HIM restoration
Family photographHIM restoration
Colorized portrait of Mary Ellon Birdwell with dark rolled hair, a black dress and an ivory scalloped collar with a small black bow
HIM-MARY-YOUNG-ADULT-COLOR-20261025Interpretive image · family research

Mary as a young adult

Mary Ellon “Sissy” Birdwell in a restored and colorized family portrait. Colors are interpretive.

Record status
Exact finished color portrait approved for publication by Clayton Hollingsworth
Treatment
Restored and colorized portrait
Birdwell familyMary Ellon BirdwellPortraitHIM restoration
Ivana Sue Birdwell Anderson as a baby, seated in a wicker chair with one hand raised beside her head
HIM-IVANA-BABY-20261026Interpretive image · family research

Ivana as a baby

My grandmother, Ivana Sue Birdwell Anderson, as a baby.

Record status
Exact eye and upper-head corrected black-and-white restoration approved for publication
Treatment
HIM black-and-white restoration
Birdwell familyAnderson familyChildhood portraitHIM restoration
Mary Ellon Birdwell seated on a patterned sofa, wearing a pale gold blouse with an ivory collar
HIM-MARY-SOFA-COLOR-20261026Interpretive image · family research

Mary seated on a sofa

Mary Ellon “Sissy” Birdwell seated on a sofa. Restored colors are interpretive.

Record status
Saved conventional color version selected for publication by Clayton Hollingsworth
Treatment
Restored family portrait
Birdwell familyMary Ellon BirdwellPortraitHIM restoration
Twenty members of the Walker and Cope family standing in front of a house in Navarro County, Texas
HIM-WALKER-COPE-OUTDOOR-20261026Restored by Clayton Hollingsworth

Navarro County, Texas

The Walker and Cope family

The Walker and Cope family in Navarro County, Texas.

Record status
Restored family photograph
Treatment
Premium HIM restoration
Walker familyCope familyNavarro CountyHIM restoration
Mary Amby Marbut Pritchett seated in a wooden armchair beside a heater and a potted flower arrangement
HIM-MARY-AMBY-APPROVED-CROP-20261026Interpretive image · family research

Grandma Pritchett beside the heater

Mary Amby Marbut Pritchett—Grandma Pritchett—seated beside a heater and flowers.

Record status
Exact non-generative crop approved and identified by Clayton Hollingsworth
Treatment
HIM restoration · black and white
Pritchett familyMarbut familyFamily photographHIM restoration
Edgar Lee Hollingsworth seated outdoors with seven children; two children are partly obscured
HIM-EDGAR-SEVEN-CHILDREN-20261026Family archive of Clayton Hollingsworth

Edgar Lee Hollingsworth with seven children

Edgar Lee “Tex” Hollingsworth seated outdoors with seven children. The individual children have not been identified in this record.

Record status
Approved black-and-white HIM refinement of a family-attributed photograph
Treatment
Premium HIM black-and-white refinement
Hollingsworth familyEdgar Lee HollingsworthFamily photographHIM restoration
Julia Mae Riddle Perry seated in a pink suit and pearl necklace
HIM-JULIA-PINK-SUIT-20261026Family archive of Clayton Hollingsworth

Julia Mae Riddle Perry in pink

Julia Mae Riddle Perry, remembered as Granny Perry, in her pink suit.

Record status
Exact color portrait approved for publication
Treatment
Premium HIM portrait
Perry familyRiddle familyPortraitHIM restoration
Edgar Lee Hollingsworth in a cowboy hat standing beside a saddled donkey with parked cars behind them
HIM-EDGAR-DONKEY-20261026Family archive of Clayton Hollingsworth

Edgar Lee Hollingsworth with a donkey

Edgar Lee “Tex” Hollingsworth standing beside a saddled donkey.

Record status
Approved black-and-white HIM refinement of a family-attributed photograph
Treatment
Premium HIM black-and-white refinement
Hollingsworth familyEdgar Lee HollingsworthFamily photographHIM restoration
Black-and-white close portrait attributed to Edgar Lee Hollingsworth wearing a cowboy hat and striped shirt
HIM-EDGAR-COWBOY-PORTRAIT-20261026Family archive of Clayton Hollingsworth

Edgar Lee Hollingsworth in a cowboy hat

Edgar Lee “Tex” Hollingsworth in a cowboy hat and striped shirt.

Record status
Approved black-and-white HIM refinement of a family-attributed photograph
Treatment
Premium HIM black-and-white refinement
Hollingsworth familyEdgar Lee HollingsworthPortraitHIM restoration
Black-and-white outdoor portrait of Inez Jecilia Farris Hollingsworth seated in front with Edgar Lee “Tex” Hollingsworth beside her
HIM-TEX-INEZ-OUTDOOR-20261026Family archive of Clayton Hollingsworth
Black-and-white close portrait of Edgar Lee “Tex” Hollingsworth on the left and Inez Jecilia Farris Hollingsworth on the right
HIM-TEX-INEZ-CLOSE-BW-20261026Family archive of Clayton Hollingsworth

Tex and Inez, close portrait in black and white

Edgar Lee “Tex” Hollingsworth and Inez Jecilia Farris Hollingsworth in a close family portrait. Premium HIM black-and-white refinement of a supplied restored photograph.

Record status
Approved Premium HIM monochrome portrait
Treatment
Premium HIM black-and-white refinement
Hollingsworth familyFarris familyEdgar Lee HollingsworthInez Jecilia Farris HollingsworthPortraitHIM restoration
Interpretively colorized close portrait of Edgar Lee “Tex” Hollingsworth on the left and Inez Jecilia Farris Hollingsworth on the right
HIM-TEX-INEZ-CLOSE-COLOR-20261026Family archive of Clayton Hollingsworth

Tex and Inez, close portrait in color

Edgar Lee “Tex” Hollingsworth and Inez Jecilia Farris Hollingsworth together. Color and fine details are interpretive; the supplied restored monochrome photograph remains the reference.

Record status
Exact color interpretation approved by Clayton Hollingsworth
Treatment
Premium HIM interpretive colorization
Hollingsworth familyFarris familyEdgar Lee HollingsworthInez Jecilia Farris HollingsworthPortraitHIM restoration
Color-restored portrait of Tennie Lee Smith Anderson, wife of Guy William Anderson
TENNIE-LEE-SMITH-ANDERSON-20261025Interpretive image · family research
Lula Colleen Anderson Watson in an approved AI-assisted family portrait reconstruction
ANDERSON-PORTRAIT-20261025-LULA-COLLEEN-ANDERSON-WATSONInterpretive image · family research

Location unconfirmed

Lula Colleen Anderson Watson — approved portrait

Lula Colleen Anderson Watson in a photographic reconstruction based on the original family photograph. Exact portrait selected by Clayton Hollingsworth on October 25, 2026. Color and fine reconstructed details are interpretive; the original remains preserved privately.

Record status
Approved portrait
Treatment
AI-assisted historical reconstruction
Anderson familyHIM restoration
Guy William Anderson in an approved AI-assisted family portrait reconstruction
ANDERSON-PORTRAIT-20261025-GUY-WILLIAM-ANDERSONInterpretive image · family research

Location unconfirmed

Guy William Anderson — approved portrait

Guy William Anderson in an interpretively colorized portrait reconstructed from a small black-and-white source. Exact portrait selected by Clayton Hollingsworth on October 25, 2026. Color and fine reconstructed details are interpretive; the original remains preserved privately.

Record status
Approved portrait
Treatment
AI-assisted historical reconstruction
Anderson familyHIM restoration
Wanda Dale Perry smiling, with green eyes and reddish hair, in an ivory satin outfit
WANDA-HEADSHOT-20261025Interpretive image · family research

Family photograph

Wanda Dale Perry — approved portrait

AI-assisted portrait extracted from a family photograph, gently retouched and colorized. Selected by Clayton Hollingsworth.

Record status
Approved by Clayton Hollingsworth on October 25, 2026
Treatment
AI-assisted portrait extraction and colorization
Perry familyPortrait
Perry Wayne Hollingsworth in a tuxedo, bow tie and white rose boutonniere
PERRY-WAYNE-HEADSHOT-20261025Interpretive image · family research

Family photograph

Perry Wayne Hollingsworth — approved headshot

AI-assisted solo headshot derived from a family photograph, selected by Clayton Hollingsworth.

Record status
Approved by Clayton Hollingsworth on October 25, 2026
Treatment
AI-assisted portrait extraction
Hollingsworth familyPortrait
Supplied colorized portrait associated with John Adams Marbut
JOHN-MARBUT-PORTRAIT-20261017Supplied by Clayton Hollingsworth

Location unknown

John Adams Marbut

Portrait supplied with John Adams Marbut’s family profile by Clayton Hollingsworth. Already colorized when supplied; colors and prior reconstructed detail are interpretive. Original photographic provenance is unknown.

Record status
Family photograph
Treatment
Supplied colorized portrait
Marbut family
HIM restored Marbut family group: Mary Amby is bottom row fourth from left, Phillip Henry Marbut far left and Martha Ann Bassham far right
MARBUT-FAMILY-20261017HIM · Clayton Hollingsworth
Restored studio portrait of six young Ferguson relatives
HIM-2026-021Restored by Clayton Hollingsworth
High-integrity restored photograph of Della Mae Ferguson holding the family clock
HIM-2026-022Restored by Clayton Hollingsworth

Circa 1965–1973 / Texas

Della Mae and the clock

Clayton’s second-great-grandmother Della Mae Ferguson holds the ornate clock that later came to Clayton through his paternal grandfather, Papa Bill Hollingsworth.

Record status
Family photograph; date estimated from visual evidence
Treatment
Conservative restoration; faces and documentary details preserved
Della Mae FergusonClockHeirloomsProvenance
Restored family portrait of Edd Hollingsworth and Della Mae Ferguson with Edgar and Minnie
HIM-2026-012Restored by Clayton Hollingsworth
Interpretive historical portrait of Daniel Perry III
HIM-PERRY-001Interpretive image · family research

Nineteenth century / interpretive image / Fort Bend County, Texas

Daniel Perry III

An interpretive portrait prepared from family research. No surviving camera portrait has been established; this image is presented as interpretation, not photographic evidence.

Record status
Interpretive image; biography documented separately
Treatment
Clearly labeled interpretation
Perry familyFort Bend CountyTexas Revolution
Restored paired portraits attributed to James Whitehead Perry and Sarah Ann Courtney Perry
HIM-PERRY-002Restored by Clayton Hollingsworth

Circa 1870s–1880s / Texas

James Whitehead and Sarah Ann Courtney Perry

Clayton’s fourth-great-grandparents James Whitehead Perry and Sarah Ann Courtney Perry. The date is estimated from their known lives, clothing and photographic format.

Record status
Attributed according to family memory
Treatment
Conservative restoration; faces and documentary details preserved
Perry familyBrazos RiverMigrationPaired portrait
Restored peanut-harvest photograph showing members of the Perry family and Ramon
HIM-PERRY-003Restored by Clayton Hollingsworth
Restored outdoor portrait of members of the Perry family
HIM-PERRY-004Restored by Clayton Hollingsworth
Restored black-and-white childhood studio portrait of Lorene, Alvin and Raymond
HIM-PERRY-005Family archive of Clayton Hollingsworth
Euna Mae Carden Perry at left and Raymond John D. Perry at right.
HIM-PERRY-006Clayton Hollingsworth Family History Collection
Colorized studio portrait identified as James Albert Perry and Julia Mae Riddle Perry
HIM-PERRY-007Family archive image supplied by Clayton Hollingsworth
Color wedding portrait of Ivana Sue Birdwell
HIM-BIRDWELL-001Family photograph supplied by Clayton Hollingsworth

Wedding portrait / Texas / exact place unconfirmed

Ivana Sue Birdwell

Clayton’s maternal grandmother Ivana Sue Birdwell in her wedding portrait.

Record status
Approved Premium HIM wedding portrait
Treatment
Supplied image preserved as received
Birdwell familyIvana Sue BirdwellWedding portraitFamily archive
Portrait of Oides Bill Birdwell
HIM-BIRDWELL-002Family photograph supplied by Clayton Hollingsworth
Portrait of Oides Birdwell and Mabel Marzelle Pritchett Birdwell
HIM-BIRDWELL-003Family photograph supplied by Clayton Hollingsworth
Nine worked-stone points arranged in a framed family display
HIM-BIRDWELL-004Photograph supplied by Clayton Hollingsworth

Photographed September 2026; object dates unclassified / Family collection / exact find locations not published

Papa Birdwell’s framed stone-point collection

This framed collection of worked-stone points belonged to Papa Birdwell. The objects have not been archaeologically classified.

Record status
Family-attributed collection; archaeological identification and provenance unconfirmed
Treatment
Documentary photograph preserved as received
Birdwell familyWorked stoneOral historyProvenance
Billy Guy Anderson in a restored and interpretively colorized senior yearbook portrait
HIM-ANDERSON-002Original yearbook page supplied by Clayton Hollingsworth

Senior year / Institution to be verified

Billy Guy Anderson, senior portrait

Billy Guy Anderson in his senior yearbook portrait. Restored and interpretively colorized from the family photograph. The yearbook page names him as a senior and one of the school’s “Most Popular” students; the full source page remains preserved.

Record status
Exact HIM color portrait approved by Clayton Hollingsworth
Treatment
HIM restoration and interpretive colorization
Billy Guy AndersonYearbookPortraitAnderson family
Black-and-white portrait of Billy Joe Hollingsworth Sr. wearing a cowboy hat
HIM-HOLLINGSWORTH-020Family photograph supplied by Clayton Hollingsworth

Place unconfirmed

Billy Joe Hollingsworth Sr. in a cowboy hat

Clayton’s paternal grandfather Billy Joe Hollingsworth Sr.—Papa Bill—in a cowboy hat.

Record status
Family photograph
Treatment
Supplied image preserved as received
Hollingsworth familyBilly Joe Hollingsworth Sr.PortraitCowboy hat
Conservatively restored black-and-white football portrait of young Billy Joe Hollingsworth Sr.
HIM-HOLLINGSWORTH-021Restored for the family archive from an original supplied by Clayton Hollingsworth

Youth football portrait / Place unconfirmed

Young Billy Joe Hollingsworth Sr. in football gear

A young Billy Joe Hollingsworth Sr. in football gear. The restored derivative removes age damage while preserving his face, helmet, uniform, original composition and handwritten signature; the damaged source remains archived.

Record status
Family photograph
Treatment
Conservative black-and-white restoration; identity, composition, equipment and signature preserved
Hollingsworth familyBilly Joe Hollingsworth Sr.FootballPhoto restoration
Restored portrait of Phillip Henry Marbut
HIM-MARBUT-001Restored by Clayton Hollingsworth

Circa 1910–1920 / United States

Phillip Henry Marbut

The family archive identifies this sitter as Clayton’s maternal third-great-grandfather Phillip Henry Marbut, 1853–1921. The restoration preserves his closed left eye and other individual features.

Record status
Family photograph; direct-line documentation in progress
Treatment
Conservative restoration; faces and documentary details preserved
Marbut familyDNAGenealogyPortrait
Restored photograph of Billy Guy Anderson throwing a football in jersey number 14
HIM-ANDERSON-001Restored by Clayton Hollingsworth

Circa 1950s / Texas

Billy Guy Anderson, number 14

Clayton’s maternal grandfather Billy Guy Anderson, wearing football number 14. The approximate date follows the uniform, photographic style and family context.

Record status
Family photograph
Treatment
Conservative restoration; faces and documentary details preserved
Billy Guy AndersonFootballNumber 14Anderson family
Color portrait of Howard Twilley in a Miami Dolphins jersey, looking to his right
PUBLIC-TWILLEY-1969Glendale Stamps, 1969 · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain in the United States

1969 / United States

Howard Twilley, Miami Dolphins, 1969

Glendale Stamps portrait, 1969. Wikimedia Commons identifies this image as public domain in the United States. Original small-format image preserved without alteration.

Record status
Publicly identified historical portrait
Treatment
Original 171 × 280 image; no AI enhancement
FootballUniversity of TulsaHistorical portrait
William Edward Hollingsworth — AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012
HIM-2026-012-RECON-EDD-HOLLINGSWORTHFamily archive of Clayton Hollingsworth

Modern reconstruction from a family portrait dated 1911 / Source photograph attributed to Rochester, Haskell County, Texas

William Edward Hollingsworth — reconstructed portrait

AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012. William Edward Hollingsworth, reconstructed from the family portrait identified as Rochester, Texas, 1911. The setting, color and reconstructed details are interpretive; the preserved 1911 family photograph remains the source record.

Record status
Controlling reconstructed likeness explicitly selected by Clayton Hollingsworth on October 25, 2026; preserve this master for future portraits, cards, crops and requested animation
Treatment
AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012
Hollingsworth familyHIM-2026-012Historical reconstruction
Della Mae Ferguson Hollingsworth — AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012
HIM-2026-012-RECON-DELLA-MAE-FERGUSONFamily archive of Clayton Hollingsworth

Modern reconstruction from a family portrait dated 1911 / Source photograph attributed to Rochester, Haskell County, Texas

Della Mae Ferguson Hollingsworth — reconstructed portrait

AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012. Della Mae Ferguson Hollingsworth, reconstructed from the family portrait identified as Rochester, Texas, 1911. The setting, color and reconstructed details are interpretive; the preserved 1911 family photograph remains the source record.

Record status
Person identified and portrait publication authorized by Clayton Hollingsworth on October 25, 2026
Treatment
AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012
Hollingsworth familyHIM-2026-012Historical reconstruction
Minnie Lee Hollingsworth — AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012
HIM-2026-012-RECON-MINNIE-LEE-HOLLINGSWORTH-CONNERFamily archive of Clayton Hollingsworth

Modern reconstruction from a family portrait dated 1911 / Source photograph attributed to Rochester, Haskell County, Texas

Minnie Lee Hollingsworth — reconstructed portrait

AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012. Minnie Lee Hollingsworth, reconstructed from the family portrait identified as Rochester, Texas, 1911. The setting, color and reconstructed details are interpretive; the preserved 1911 family photograph remains the source record.

Record status
Person identified and portrait publication authorized by Clayton Hollingsworth on October 25, 2026
Treatment
AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012
Hollingsworth familyHIM-2026-012Historical reconstruction
Edgar Lee “Tex” Hollingsworth — AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012
HIM-2026-012-RECON-EDGAR-LEE-TEX-HOLLINGSWORTHFamily archive of Clayton Hollingsworth

Modern reconstruction from a family portrait dated 1911 / Source photograph attributed to Rochester, Haskell County, Texas

Edgar Lee “Tex” Hollingsworth — reconstructed portrait

AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012. Edgar Lee “Tex” Hollingsworth, reconstructed from the family portrait identified as Rochester, Texas, 1911. The setting, color and reconstructed details are interpretive; the preserved 1911 family photograph remains the source record.

Record status
Person identified and portrait publication authorized by Clayton Hollingsworth on October 25, 2026
Treatment
AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012
Hollingsworth familyHIM-2026-012Historical reconstruction
AI-assisted reconstructed family group of Ed, Della Mae, Minnie Lee and Edgar Lee Hollingsworth
HIM-2026-012-RECON-FAMILY-20261025Family archive of Clayton Hollingsworth

Modern reconstruction from a family portrait dated 1911 / Source photograph attributed to Rochester, Haskell County, Texas

The Hollingsworth family — reconstructed group portrait

AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012. The supplied reconstructed group is retained alongside the earlier preserved family photograph; color, setting and reconstructed details are interpretive.

Record status
Supplied by Clayton Hollingsworth on October 25, 2026
Treatment
AI-assisted historical reconstruction based on HIM-2026-012
Hollingsworth familyHIM-2026-012Historical reconstruction

The standing image rule

Restore the photograph. Preserve the person.

Every archival image displayed by UNSUPERVISED* carries a treatment note. Original scans remain preserved; restored and colorized derivatives are labeled. Faces, bodies and historically meaningful objects are not cosmetically rewritten.

Identifications are recorded according to family memory and revised as documentary evidence improves. When no date survives, the caption uses a defensible circa range based on known lives, clothing, photographic format, setting and visual evidence.