This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wheat, Baggs, Rainey, Longstreet Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4gC.2ACE/962 Message Board Post: My Great Grandfather, Newton Alexander Wheat, was born in Choctaw Nation Indian Territory on 4-13-1875. He married Mary Ellen Baggs (b. 1-22-1875) on 12-25-1892. Does anyone have any information about the Wheat family line?

I found the following at a Grayson, TX site - the Dumas family came from Choctaw, MS prior to this 1. John Pinkney Wheat, born 1852 in Collin Co.,TX; died 1921 in Sherman, Grayson Co. Tx. He married (1) Lasoro M. Dumas 1876 in Probably Grayson Co., TX. She was the daughter of James Pinkney Dumas and Mary A. E. Thompson. Notes for John Pinkney Wheat: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/tx+index+2828810452452 87+F West Hill Cemetery, Sherman , Grayson Co. Tx WHEAT JOHN PINKNEY 1852 1921 WED LOSERO DUMAS 1876 2ND KATE I TYREE OF ALABAMA S/O- WILLIAM W & CYNTHIA ANNA MAYNARD WHEAT BORN GRAYSON COUNTY TEXAS WHEAT KATE ISOBELL TYREE MAY 4, 1864 1954 W/O- JOHN PINKNEY WHEAT BORN ALABAMA ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/grayson/history/sherdir1.txt CITY DIRECTORY OF THE CITY OF SHERMAN, GRAYSON CO, TEXAS FOR 1876 & 1877 GRAYSON COUNTY GOVERNMENT Court House on Public Square. The next election takes place in 1878: the present officers hold office till that time. Silas Hare, County Judge and Superintendent of Schools: J. R. Cowles, Attorney:W. C. Everheart, Sheriff: E. G. Douglas, Deputy Sheriff: M. O'Callahan, DeputySheriff: W. H. Lankford, Clerk District Court: G. A. Dickerman, County Clerk: H. N. Tuck, Deputy County Clerk: J. C. Williams, Deputy County Clerk: J. P. Loving, Treasurer: W. P. Stone, Assessor: G. M. Etter, Tax Collector: R. M. Hall, Surveyor: E. E. Winn, Physician: T. A. Allen, Hide and Animal Inspector. Commissioners - W. W. Wheat, J. M. Batsell, J. W. Stewart and T. A. Sullivan. http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgrayso/newspaper1.html Sherman Daily Register Oct. 27, 1885 J.P. Wheat , who has had a severe attack of dengue, is at place of business today. Monday Nov 9 1885 WHEAT, GREER & CREAGER - Corner Pecan & Walnut SHERMAN, TEXAS. Sherman is in central Grayson County seventy-five miles north of Dallas on U.S. Highway 75. More About John Pinkney Wheat: Fact 1: James W. Wheat on Dawes roll Fact 2: S/O- WILLIAM W & CYNTHIA ANNA MAYNARD WHEAT Fact 3: 2ND wife KATE I TYREE OF ALABAMA Notes for Lasoro M. Dumas: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:343652&id=I2618 DUMAS Book: Date of Birth listed as 9 May 1863 which would be 7 days before birth of Walter M. DUMAS. ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/grayson/cemetery/dumas.txt DUMAS CEMETERY ,Grayson County Texas Dumas Cemetery is located at Cannon Texas James P. Dumas came to Texas in 1845. as a. surveyor. His services were much in demand and he became county surveyor of Grayson County, Texas. His services were paid for in land and he became richest man in county. Mr Dumas daughter Miss Texana Dumas born 1846 believed herself to be first white child born in Grayson County, Texas. Miss Dumas married Reese M. Cannon in 1861. Cannon Texas was named for her husband who settled there in 1852. Census was taken in 1998 by Michael Cross --- alpha@texoma.net Made available to the USGenWeb Archives by Michael Cross --- alpha@texoma.net NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE COMMENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ JAMES PINKEY DUMAS SEP 12,1820 FEB 1,1875 BORN GREENVILLE DISTRICT S.C. MARY A .E THOMPSON DUMAS DEC 26,1824 AUG 8,1901 BORN FAYETTE CO. ALABAMA WALTER M. DUMAS MAY 16,1863 SEP 14,1888 S/O JAMES P & MARY A.E. RODGER J. HERMAN JUN 1, 1873 JUN 23, 1885 LOSERO M. WHEAT MAY 9,1860 NOV 27,1886 W/O J. P. LESLIE L. DUMAS DEC 5,1858 DEC 16,1858 D/O JAMES P.& MARY A.E. FILMORE J. DUMAS JUL 20,1842 JUL 24,1843 S/O JAMES P.& MARY A.E. BURIED ON LITTLE RIVER MILAM COUNTY TEXAS SHERMAN, TEXAS. Sherman is in central Grayson County seventy-five miles north of Dallas on U.S. Highway 75. More About Lasoro M. Dumas: Fact 1: also sp. LOSERO Children of John Wheat and Lasoro Dumas are: i. James Wheat, born Unknown. ii. Iva Wheat, born Unknown. iii. Dumas Wheat, born 1884 in Van Alstyne, Grayson Co. Tx; died 1920 in Van Alstyne, Grayson Co. Tx. Notes for Dumas Wheat: WEST HILL CEMETERY 1304 WEST LAMAR STREET SHERMAN TEXAS WHEAT DUMAS 1884 1920

Solomon Wheat was in Mississippi Territory by 1806. His land was located near present-day Alabama-Mississippi stateline-- Township 5, Range 1 West, St. Stephens Meridian. He may have had a Choctaw family --oral history, no written proof. Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: <anastasha7@msn.com> To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 12:19 PM Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] Choctaw Wheats > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Wheat, Baggs, Rainey, Longstreet > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4gC.2ACE/962 > > Message Board Post: > > My Great Grandfather, Newton Alexander Wheat, was born in Choctaw Nation Indian Territory on 4-13-1875. He married Mary Ellen Baggs (b. 1-22-1875) on 12-25-1892. Does anyone have any information about the Wheat family line? > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > Got a PROBLEM?? Got a GRIPE?? Just wanna'WHINE?? Don't post it to the list...write to me at CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-admin@rootsweb.com > >