This same lake that Mr. Rea dammed up, later became known as McNatt Lake thirty years later. The McNatt lake was famous for its clean spring fed water that provided a fishing and picnic area for local residents. The lake was also used as a baptismal lake.

The lake was a holding tank for the spring fed clear water that had been going down the branch and was the water source for the various whisky stills that were in operation at that time.

The sandy land made travel by horse and wagon convenient because the water would saturate into the soil and create little or nor problems for traveling.

Grandpa and Alla Rae were the parents of Lizzie and Ed Rea. Lizzie became the wife of James Sanders. The family continued to farm the large spread along with other family members who lived across the old road and to the west further up the running spring-fed creek.

In the early day census, this family was listed as white for the color of their skin. The old census records showing that a family member was white allowed them to continue to live in the neighborhood. If they listed their race as Cherokee, then they put their family members in danger to be discriminated against, because the removal order for Native Americans was still being enforced. The production of the local fruit jar beverage was also a sure way to stay alive.

Remember there were no Indians in Texas after the 1870's. They were all killed out. However, a few of the Native Americans survived under the disguise of Black Dutch or changing race to white, whichever sounded the best.

The local Cherokees of the State of Texas use the following saying to reflect their presence, "We are still here because we never left."

The photo with four people includes Grandpa Rea, Aunt Alla Rea with Lizzie Rea and Ed Rea.

The photo with the family and the wagon are James and Lizzie Rea Sanders, John Sullivan, a cousin, stands next to Dave Sanders in the front of the children are Homer and Sudie Sanders, and Minnie Sanders. Etta Sanders stands by Dave on the back row by the big wheel.

Sudie Sanders, granddaughter of Jim and Alla Rea married J.D. Milton. Her son Leon Milton says that he didn’t know whether his daddy was of Cherokee descent, but he strongly suspects that he was. Sudie’s sister Etta Sanders later married Herman Johnson, and there are many descendants of their family still active in the Aubrey area.