Mary Margaret Banks Manning was the d/o Matilda Busby Banks and Martin W Banks of Adair Co KY. She came to Freestone Co TX with her mother and her Uncles ca 1850 after Martin Bank's death ca 1843.  While in KY, Matilda & Mary Margaret lived in the home of Matilda's brother, Milton Busby. Another of Matilda's brothers, David T. Busby, also left KY ca 1850 and settled in Freestone Co, TX.  David T Busby later moved to Falls Co TX. His wife had also died earlier, in KY. In 1851, he married Sarah L Gray Seeley, widow of Dr. David Seeley in Falls Co TX. David T purchased land there and some of the descendants still live on that land today. Mary Margaret married Reuben Manning, JR in 1855. She was only 13 yrs old but family story is that after her mother married a 2nd time, she wouldn't live in the home of her new step-father. Reuben & Mary Margaret lived in Freestone Co TX all of their lives. Reuben died in Freestone Co in 1900 and Mary Margaret died ca 1919. I've never been able to find an exact date of death for her. They are both buried in Cotton Gin Cemetery just outside Teague, Freestone Co, TX. However, their graves were unmarked due to finances, and sometime in the early 1960's, a headstone for a Samuel N Archibald was placed where all of my relatives say Reuben & Mary Margaret were buried. We've never been able to find who ordered this stone or how to prove this is my Manning's gravesite. My uncle, who was born in 1909, told me he remembered going to his grandmother's funeral and burial at Cotton Gin and that he knew the Archibald headstone was placed in the wrong spot. He died in 2003 and died saying that the headstone was wrong. I've tried to find out who ordered the stone and what company placed it there, but have had no luck in solving this mystery. To make matters more difficult, Samuel N Archibald lived at one time in Reuben Manning's home; so there was some kind of connection there. Archibald has family in a cemetery a couple of miles down the road from Cotton Gin Cemetery, and I believe that he is really buried there and the stone should have been erected there, not Cotton Gin. But, again, no proof. If I could prove this and get his stone moved to the correct burial site, then I could get a CSA marker put up for Reuben as he served in that war. If anyone has any information on any of the people mentioned in this post, please contact me. I have lots more Busby info to share. Paula

Paula, Who owned and owns the cemetery now? If you don't no then the records are in the county court house. You may have to do a bit of research on this land but the owners would have the records or know where they are located Cindy On Feb 24, 2010, at 2:52 AM, TOM F DUNKLIN <dunk1432@verizon.net> wrote: > Mary Margaret Banks Manning was the d/o Matilda Busby Banks and > Martin W Banks of Adair Co KY. She came to Freestone Co TX with her > mother and her Uncles ca 1850 after Martin Bank's death ca 1843. > While in KY, Matilda & Mary Margaret lived in the home of Matilda's > brother, Milton Busby. Another of Matilda's brothers, David T. > Busby, also left KY ca 1850 and settled in Freestone Co, TX. David > T Busby later moved to Falls Co TX. His wife had also died earlier, > in KY. In 1851, he married Sarah L Gray Seeley, widow of Dr. David > Seeley in Falls Co TX. David T purchased land there and some of the > descendants still live on that land today. > > Mary Margaret married Reuben Manning, JR in 1855. She was only 13 > yrs old but family story is that after her mother married a 2nd > time, she wouldn't live in the home of her new step-father. Reuben & > Mary Margaret lived in Freestone Co TX all of their lives. Reuben > died in Freestone Co in 1900 and Mary Margaret died ca 1919. I've > never been able to find an exact date of death for her. They are > both buried in Cotton Gin Cemetery just outside Teague, Freestone > Co, TX. However, their graves were unmarked due to finances, and > sometime in the early 1960's, a headstone for a Samuel N Archibald > was placed where all of my relatives say Reuben & Mary Margaret were > buried. We've never been able to find who ordered this stone or how > to prove this is my Manning's gravesite. My uncle, who was born in > 1909, told me he remembered going to his grandmother's funeral and > burial at Cotton Gin and that he knew the Archibald headstone was > placed in the wrong spot. He > died in 2003 and died saying that the headstone was wrong. I've > tried to find out who ordered the stone and what company placed it > there, but have had no luck in solving this mystery. To make matters > more difficult, Samuel N Archibald lived at one time in Reuben > Manning's home; so there was some kind of connection there. > Archibald has family in a cemetery a couple of miles down the road > from Cotton Gin Cemetery, and I believe that he is really buried > there and the stone should have been erected there, not Cotton Gin. > But, again, no proof. If I could prove this and get his stone moved > to the correct burial site, then I could get a CSA marker put up for > Reuben as he served in that war. > > If anyone has any information on any of the people mentioned in this > post, please contact me. I have lots more Busby info to share. > > Paula > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BUSBY-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Hello Listers, I find it impossible to fathem that all the Kentucky Busby's would not have been related. Mine went north and it seems a lot of others went south and southwest. I had traced mine back to Matthew Busby from Ireland. Any other thoughts on this subject? Carolyn Earle

Hi, Cindy. I'm not sure who owns the cemetery. The land was donated back in the 1800's for that use and I know that people who have family buried there can be buried there without having to purchase a plot. Or, at least it was that way when I was growing up. Unless things have changed, there was no charge for keeping the graves nice or mowing, but, I guess that could have changed, as well. Your suggestion sounds "right on" and makes sense to me. I never thought about it, but I guess someone/some organization has to pay taxes on it. Sadly, back then a lot of people didn't keep good records and I've been told that many times the family just took their loved ones to the cemetery, dug a hole and buried them. So....makes things harder to solve but the court house would be a good place to start. Next time I go home, I'll have to make a trip to the Courthouse and see what I can find. Thanks so much for the thoughts. Paula ________________________________ From: Cindy Hofmeister <hofsearch@aol.com> To: "busby@rootsweb.com" <busby@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wed, February 24, 2010 5:11:04 AM Subject: Re: [BUSBY] Mary Margaret Banks Manning, born ca 1842 Adair Co KY - Died ca 1917-1919 in Freestone Co TX Paula, Who owned and owns the cemetery now? If you don't no then the records are in the county court house. You  may have to do a bit of research on this land but the owners would  have the records or know where they are located Cindy On Feb 24, 2010, at 2:52 AM, TOM F DUNKLIN <dunk1432@verizon.net> wrote: > Mary Margaret Banks Manning was the d/o Matilda Busby Banks and  > Martin W Banks of Adair Co KY. She came to Freestone Co TX with her  > mother and her Uncles ca 1850 after Martin Bank's death ca 1843.  > While in KY, Matilda & Mary Margaret lived in the home of Matilda's  > brother, Milton Busby. Another of Matilda's brothers, David T.  > Busby, also left KY ca 1850 and settled in Freestone Co, TX.  David  > T Busby later moved to Falls Co TX. His wife had also died earlier,  > in KY. In 1851, he married Sarah L Gray Seeley, widow of Dr. David  > Seeley in Falls Co TX. David T purchased land there and some of the  > descendants still live on that land today. > > Mary Margaret married Reuben Manning, JR in 1855. She was only 13  > yrs old but family story is that after her mother married a 2nd  > time, she wouldn't live in the home of her new step-father. Reuben &  > Mary Margaret lived in Freestone Co TX all of their lives. Reuben  > died in Freestone Co in 1900 and Mary Margaret died ca 1919. I've  > never been able to find an exact date of death for her. They are  > both buried in Cotton Gin Cemetery just outside Teague, Freestone  > Co, TX. However, their graves were unmarked due to finances, and  > sometime in the early 1960's, a headstone for a Samuel N Archibald  > was placed where all of my relatives say Reuben & Mary Margaret were  > buried. We've never been able to find who ordered this stone or how  > to prove this is my Manning's gravesite. My uncle, who was born in  > 1909, told me he remembered going to his grandmother's funeral and  > burial at Cotton Gin and that he knew the Archibald headstone was  > placed in the wrong spot. He > died in 2003 and died saying that the headstone was wrong. I've  > tried to find out who ordered the stone and what company placed it  > there, but have had no luck in solving this mystery. To make matters  > more difficult, Samuel N Archibald lived at one time in Reuben  > Manning's home; so there was some kind of connection there.  > Archibald has family in a cemetery a couple of miles down the road  > from Cotton Gin Cemetery, and I believe that he is really buried  > there and the stone should have been erected there, not Cotton Gin.  > But, again, no proof. If I could prove this and get his stone moved  > to the correct burial site, then I could get a CSA marker put up for  > Reuben as he served in that war. > > If anyone has any information on any of the people mentioned in this  > post, please contact me. I have lots more Busby info to share. > > Paula > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BUSBY-request@rootsweb.com >  with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and  > the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BUSBY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message