Jesse J. Farmer was born in Devine, Texas in 1926, the first of three children born to James T. and Bessie (Rogers) Farmer. In his early childhood, his family moved to Uvalde. His father became chronically ill there while working for a car dealership, so they moved to Llano, the parental home of Jess’ mother. After some months in Llano, her family set her up in business and she operated a store in Travis County at “4-points” (intersection of today’s RM 2222 and RM 620). When Jess was about 13, his mother turned the store over to her brother and they moved into Austin. They lived in the 10th Ward in east Austin where he attended 6th grade. His mother found work doing...