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BEBE, TEXAS
Gonzales County,
Central Texas S
Highway 97
11 miles NW of Nixon
14 miles SW of Gonzales
Not on TXDoT map
Population 52 (1990)
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A closed store
Photo courtesy Jim & Lou Kinsey |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Originally named Stroman, two men opened a store here in the 1890s.
One of them was named Stroman and the other wasn't. (The man who evidently
lost the coin toss was named Perry).
The community got tired of tri-weekly mail service from Gonzales so
they applied for a post office. In 1900, the name Stroman was rejected.
The name submitted was supposed inspired by advertising signs of B.
B. Baking Powder.
After the post office opened H. R. Oakes opened a store and by 1915
Bebe had a population of twenty. The town acquired a blacksmith, a
barber, garage and a cotton gin. In 1916 local schools merged with
the Bebe school, which, in turn, merged with the Nixon ISD in the
1940s.
After WWII as roads and transportation improved, Gonzales County's
smaller towns lost population - Bebe was no exception. |
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