I KNOW I saw the name Houseworth....... I came across this site....it has a weird add. but it is not a joke. Alice................... Houseworth: http://members.tripod.com/Joke105105/housewor.htm

Burleson County: PENNINGTON, COLEMAN, FLANAGAN, STATHAM, McDOWELL Anderson & Sabine Counties: ALFORD, CUPIT Anderson & Houston Counties: TEEL, WORTHAM, POWELL, WATTS, HARDIN, HALL, MOORE Freestone County: GEHRELS, JONES, DONALDSON. MIKESKA Hope to find some cousins out there! Thanks, Shirley Alford (([email protected] m

RUSK PENITENTIARY The main building of the present Rusk State Hospital was built in 1878. The Penitentiary was receiving prisoners by January 1883 from the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, TX. These prisoners were used as convict labor for the iron industry in the area at that time. For more information on this institution, please check The Handbook Of Texas Online at the following address: <http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/RR/jjr1.html> Texas became a state in October of 1845, and in 1846 there was only one family living in Rusk. Rusk was chosen as the County Seat of Cherokee County and named after Thomas Jefferson Rusk, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. In 1880 it is interesting to look at the census records and see the dwellings listed in numerical order. There was a jail, dwelling #185-202 and the following are listed at this dwelling: W.A.G. Knight, 38, white, married, b. AL, Occupation - Jailer Father noted as being born in GA, mother in SC. Wife: S.J., 35, white, b. VA Her parents noted as both being b. VA All Children noted as white, being born in TX E.R., 14, daughter A.J., 12, son J.B., 8, son Emma, 5, daughter W. Sam, 2, son The following also noted at this dwelling as farm laborers: William Duke, 19, white, single, prisoner, b. TX. Parents noted being born in TN Ben Fewell, 29, black, married, prisoner, b. GA. Parents noted being born in GA Thomas Summers, 17, white, single, prisoner, b. TX. Father b. MS, mother b. TX Ector Johnson, 25, mulatto, married, prisoner, b. AR. Parents noted being born in AR Albert Owens, 28, mulatto, single, prisoner, b. TX. Father b. GA, mother b. MS. Occupation noted as school teacher John Clark, 28, black, single, prisoner, b. LA. Parents noted as being born in MS Mack Searls, 19, black, married, prisoner, b. TX. Parents noted as being born in GA C.C. Bell, 35, white, single prisoner, b. GA. Parents noted as being born in GA Ponip? Watson, 28, black, married, prisoner, b. TX. Father b. LA, mother b. GA Also noted in this dwelling: J.H. Langhorne, 25, white, single, boarder, b. TX. Parents noted being b. TN. Occupation noted as Deputy Sheriff Within ten dwellings on first one side or the other side of the above posted jail, the following occupations were noticed and I thought you may be interested. These people probably had their business in their homes or businesses on street level and lived above, sort of a two-story affair as was customary for the times: County Judge of Rusk County A Huckster District Clerk Gunsmith Laundress Blacksmith Sewing Machine Agent Grocer Attorney at Law Saddle & Harness maker Hack Driver Merchant Constable of Rusk County Store Clerks Cooks I just thought I would mention these, because I thought it interesting to see the dwellings around the jail. That is all I found listed as prisoners in Rusk Co., TX 1880 -- ******************************************************************** During our research trips, when a book is purchased relating to our family's history or listing information of the area, we buy two: One to keep and one to donate to our Clayton Genealogical Library in the family's name or a member of the family. Lou Ann & Woody Lunsford NATIVE TEXAN 8310 Werner, Houston, TX 77037-3027 TEXAS PROUD 281/447-8803 Fax 281/447-2133 ********************************************************************

PIERCE,HERRIN,LEWIS,KUYKENDALL.METCALF -- Davy in Carthage,TX Hanging on a limb in my Family Tree

Vaught, Ward, Honeycutt, Cobb, Milstead, Martin, Manning

Jo, My undrstanding is that, yes, you cannot get a virus from reading email. However, if there is an attachment that would launch aprogram and run upon opening, then a virus could be introduced. My policy is that I do not open attachments unless I know the person (or the group such as in a subscribed digest). I just trash the others. Deason Hunt sinca wrote: > My Win. 98 Outlook Express allows me to read my messages without opening > them. Isn't this much safer than opening an attachment? With that > possibility in mind, I'm unsubscribing from the Digests I'm on. Would > appreciate other opinions on this. > > Sincerely, > > Jo Sawyer

ggg-grandfather Joseph Thomas COOK, 1835-44 , Cherokee Co. married to Mary MOORE> gg-grandfatherJesse Tucker JONES, Siege of Bexar vet , b. GA in Texas 1830s-50s Cherokee Co. married to Rhoda COOK> g-grandfather Newton C. JONES b. 1844 Angelina Co. married to Mattie BEASLEY> g-grandfather Newton Evan JONES b. Angelina Co., died 1947 Kaufman Co., m. to Florence ALEXANDER b. Bell Co.> gg-grandfather Ben HEARN b. GA in East TX before Civil War> g-grandfather Jefferson Davis HEARN b. 1860 TX , lived Nacogdoches area before moving to Harris Co. (Houston) in 1920s> gg-grandmother Sarah BRANTLEY NELSON Blackburn Parker b. AL moved to Angelina Co.from LA. late 1840s. first husband Joe (?) NELSON > g-grandfather Benjamin Franklin NELSON b. TX 1852 died in 1940s Angelina Co. was married Ella CALVERT> gg-grandfather Joseph CALVERT Civil War vet from AL, died 1869 Angelina Co. was married to Mary Elizabeth CRAWFORD Cheatham of Angelina Co.> ggg-grandfather Thomas CRAWFORD b. 1806 member of first Angelina Co. Commissioners Court in 1840s, married to Martha REYNOLDS (Runnels?)> Following are ancestors of my husband:>.. James Robert ORTON b. 1830 NC died 1904 in Jasper County. was married to (1) Amy Bradshaw (2) Ann Thyrza THOMASON> Archie and Nannie YATES ORTON of Jasper Co. ,married 1887, moved to New Caney in Montgomery Co. TX. Dr. James CASEY , medical doctor in East TX after Civil War, d. 1879 Montgomery Co. was married to Eliza Ann MEYER. The Rev. John WALDING Jr.. Civil War vet from AL, Baptist minister, d. 1908 Montgomery Co. First wife Sarah VAUGHN was my husband's g-grandmother I'm sure this is more than anyone would ever want to know about our ancestors, but maybe, just maybe, there's someone out there who connects with one or more of these lines. Many thanks, Wanda Jones Orton Fredericksburg TX

I am searching the following names in East Texas: McKINLEY, ALEXANDER, DARNELL, GORDON, NEIL/NEAL They were in Smith, Cherokee, Wood, and later Upshur Counties. Joan McKinley Williams [email protected]

The rest are: JOHNSON - PERKINS - HOLLINSWORTH - GAUNTT - CHEATHAM - CANNON - MOORE - GLENN - NOLAN - FLOYD - FOREMAN - BARNETT - DAWSON - CARTER These were in almost every county of northeast Texas from Jasper Co. north to Bowie Co. and west to Navarro Co. I would like to see if I can connect to anybody out there who I'm not already connected to. Allen M. Muckleroy :-)

Burnet county, Hunt county, Delta county, Lamar County or Hopkins County 1850 to 1900

Ancestry.com - Ancestry Genealogy LibraryAddress: http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3471.htm

I'm interested in how many similiarities there are in East Texas and GA county and city names: Woodstock (city), Cherokee (county), etc. There is a good book for OK with short history and source of names of towns, etc. Is there such a book, website or other reference for East Texas? Thanks. Jo Sawyer "In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths."

My East Texas Surnames are: FOREMAN, GENTRY, BENNETT, PATE, SANFORD, AND CANNON Kathern Y. Horner

Researching (so far): McCAULEY-San Augustine Co. MITCHELL-Nacogdoches and San Augustine Co. SMITH-unknown co. NEWMAN-not sure, maybe Childress Co.(probably not considered East Texas) he was born in Arkansas but was in Arlie, TX around 1901 ANDERSON-Llano and Childress Co.(also probably not considered East Texas) WILSON-unknown co. Karen Dunn Little Rock, AR

RESEARCHING these African-American East Texas SURNAMES: BROOKS, HUGHES (TX - Cass Co.; Marion Co., BOWIE Co.); SHEPARD/SHEPPARD/SHEPHERD (TX - Marion Co.; Cass Co.); SANDERS (originally from GA - County unknown); (TX - Cass Co.; Bowie Co.; Marion Co.); SMITH (TX - Cass Co.); CASTEEL/CASTILL (TX - Cass Co.; AR - Miller Co.); WARREN (TX - Cass Co.; Bowie Co.; Marion Co.); BLACKWELL (TX - Bowie and Cass County) And many others Thanks, Clare =============================== Clare Sanders Washington UNIVERSITY OF CA, RIVERSIDE Department of History Riverside, CA 92521 (909) 787-5401, x1435 (work) (909) 683-5658 (home) E-MAIL: [email protected] ===============================

and more. BIn Jacksonville, Nacogdoches , eastward to Tn and westward to OK.Bette

Hello, everyone, As listowner, I find that Roll Calls are not helpful at all UNLESS we have a LARGE majority of people who are following the directions for making them worthwhile, and this has been a problem the last couple of times we have done this. Several people have suggested having a web page where people could put their surnames. I have felt that the best way to handle this would be to have a GenConnect Query board. Some months ago, I wrote and requested one and it was turned down, because they are not giving GenConnect boards for "regions". This morning when I came on and received HUNDREDS of "Roll Call" messages, I again wrote to the powers-that-be and asked them to reconsider. I even asked if they would give us one for a few months and then evaluate it. Unfortunately, I have received an answer and it is still 'No'. I will give some thought to what other alternatives might be available. In the meantime: It is okay with me if people want to have "Roll Calls" PROVIDED that everyone follows the Guidelines. I am going to set out the Guidelines, and I am going to ask everyone to pay attention and please follow them. I know there are a few people who think that 300-400 messages with the Subject: Roll Call, and message body content that gives NOTHING BUT a list of surnames is "fun" and helpful. This is simply not true and it really is not an option. Period. In order to have a Roll Call that is most effective and most helpful for ALL the members of East-Texas-Roots, please follow these Guidelines. 1. DO NOT use the the Subject Header 'Roll Call' all by itself. Put a Surname or two, County, and Dates -- briefly -- in the header. Ex: WHITE 1830s on Shelby->Nacogdoches. Or 'Roll Call: WHITE 1830s on Shelby, Nacogdoches. The best way to AVOID the problems involved in replying to someone else's header is to start a NEW MESSAGE rather than replying, and put your own meaningful subject heading. If your email software allows you to change the subject header and you know how to do it, great. Otherwise, start with a fresh message. 2. Please REPEAT the info from the Header in the body of the message for the sake of continuity and for those whose headers don't show up properly. 3. In the body of the message, you MUST give us more than just a SURNAME. EVERY query that you send, to East-Texas-Roots or anywhere else -- should have 3 elements: Name: it is best if you give both a GIVEN name and a SURNAME. Ex: Sarah WHITE. 2. Date: You MUST give a date in any query you send. If you do not know exact dates, give a range. NO QUERY that says 'WHITE' or even 'Sarah WHITE' is worth ANYTHING unless you tell us what *time period* you are talking about! Sarah WHITE ca 1787-1856. Or Sarah WHITE early-mid 19th C. or Sarah WHITE d. 1856 would all help the recipient of the query get a sense of WHEN your Sarah WHITE lived. 3. Place. You MUST give a geographical location. TEXAS and even EAST TEXAS is a *huge* place. Jasper, Harris, Cherokee, Red River -- it makes a *difference*. If Sarah WHITE lived in more than one county, specify the ones you know about. Ex: Sarah White ca 1787 NC ->Shelby 1830s -> Nacogdoches 1840s on. If you don't know some information and are looking for it, you can tell us that. I like to write detailed queries. Some people have complained that my queries are too wordy. You can write as much detail as you like or you can condense into one line: Sarah WHITE ca 1787-1856 NC->TN ca 1820->Shelby Co 1830s->Nacogdoches 1840s-1856. 4. You can list a number of individuals in the same message following the examples above. Sarah WHITE ca 1787-1856 NC-TN ca 1820->Shelby Co, TX 1830s->Nacogdoches 1804s-1856. Asa MOORE 1815-1890 NC->???->Nacogdoches, TX 1840s-1890. William Barnett CAMPBELL 1818?-early 1900s AL->Nacogdoches 1860 etc. or you can send a separate query for each related family. 5. If you are a NEWCOMER to Genealogy and/or to computers and/or to the Internet, please don't be discouraged by all this. It is a recurring issue and you are NOT to blame. Everyone was new once, and there is a great deal to absorb all at once. PLEASE just do the best you can and we will be glad to help. 6. If you are NOT a newcomer, then you need to take stock. What are you trying to accomplish? What do you want to give and receive on East-Texas-Roots? I believe that it is the responsiblity of the person who is LOOKING for information to take the time and trouble to gather the information they already have, assemble it into the correct form (as described above), and write a good query, then *proofread* it to make sure you don't have typos in either names or dates, and then send it. I do NOT believe that it is the responsibility of those who RECEIVE your query that says 'Surnames I am looking for: WHITE' to have to take the time and energy to write back to you and say, Please tell me more about your WHITE family. When did they come to Texas and where did they settle? Do you have a Sarah or an Elizabeth? What about a Wiley G. What about a Joseph?' The person who is writing a query -- and Roll Calls should be a series of well-written queries -- is asking for someone else to help them find their ancestor. I think we have gotten off the track re: what genealogy is all about if we assume we can dash off a message to East-Texas-Roots or anywhere else, not bother to put a meaningful subject header (just reply to 'Roll Call'), slap a list of surnames with no further information, send it to the list and expect the RECIPIENTS of the message to do all the work of finding out needed information and then proceed from there to help you find your ancestors. YOU are the person who needs help in finding your ancestors. YOU are the person who needs to do the work. You MUST take time and effort to write a reasonable query, proofread it, include the necessary information as described above: Surname and Given Name, Dates, Location. If you have a lot of surnames, it still applies. YOU must do the work. People (in general) have gotten the idea that finding ancestors on the Internet is super simple and easy and involves no work. It's not. What East-Texas-Roots provides us with is the chance to make *connections* with other researchers and exchange information. Very often, if it were not for the Internet, we would NEVER be able to connect with these other researchers, who may live anywhere in the world. It also gives us a chance to ask questions, like, does anyone know where the Christian Cemetery in Nacogdoches is located? -- and someone -- in this case, me -- may well have the answer. But no one should expect anyone else to do their research FOR them, and no one should get the mistaken impression that genealogical research -- on or off the Internet -- is not a lot of hard work. It is FUN and enjoyable and VERY rewarding -- but it is a lot of work. The Internet is a tremendous boon, but to use it well, we have to do our homework, and we have to be prepared to do our part. IF everyone follows the Guidelines I have set out, having a Roll Call will give everyone a chance to let everyone else know who they are searching for, and I believe that loads of connections are bound to be made. For instance, I have my WHITE family back to the 1600s. But if you just write "WHITE" in a Roll Call message, you will NEVER hear from me. WHITE is such a COMMON name, and I simply need to know more about it to know if there is a likelihood of a connection. Unless you give me that needed information, I don't have the time or energy to write to you and ask for it. BUT if you tell me that you are researching the WHITEs in Shelby and Nacogdoches County from 1840s on, you definitely WILL hear from me, and hopefully we can share information. Obviously, these procedures apply to ALL other surnames, not just WHITE (although this is a real example, and I would love to hear from anyone interested in this WHITE family). I am really disappointed at the decision not to grant us a GenConnect Board. I am going to be looking into various other options. One possibility is a free web-based forum (which is what GenConnect essentially is). It would involve each person registering. You'd then need to go to the web site, enter your query, and then check back from time to time. I don't think it has the option of email notification the way GenConnect does. In the meantime, here are a few more suggestions. 1. IF your ancestors were primarily in one or two counties, EVERY county in Texas now has its own email list. By subscribing to those county lists, you can connect with other researchers who are honing in on that county also. That makes the chance of making a connection greater. Of course, you are welcome to stay on East-Texas-Roots as well. 2. IF your ancestors were all over the map, and you don't want to subscribe to 6 different county lists, stick with East-Texas-Roots and we will work on coming up with our own "GenConnect Board" equivalent. 3. IF you know some counties but are not sure of the others where you ancestors lived, there is or will soon be a GenConnect Query board for 'Texas County Unknown' that you can use leave your queries on. One more thing. I can put up a web site for East-Texas-Roots that will give these and other general guidelines, instructions for subscribing and unsubscribing, etc. while I am researching what further we might want to do to provide a "permanent" web-based place for our surnames and queries. I hope this has been helpful. Please do NOT respond to this message on the list. Send comments or suggestions to me at [email protected] Thanks very much. Sincerely, Pam Phillips Listowner: East-Texas-Roots

Regarding Roll Call; More Texas counties surnames. KILBOURN (Kilborn) mostly Freestone Co. DELOACH Freesone Co LUMMUS Freestone, Leon & Limestone Coldison - Limestome, Milam, Trinity Co's and others Phariss Limestone, Freestone & other co's Any leads welcomed. Wanda [email protected]

Regarding Roll Call: My surnames: OWEN (S)---Limestone , Robertson, Wise, Walker, Freestone Harris - maybe other counties. MELTON-Roberson Co BUSBY -Robertson, maybe other counties CRAWFORD---Limestone, Harris perhaps other counties LEWIS unknown Texas Co's. Wanda [email protected] (in New Mexico)

Roll Call Names: HENRY and HARPER. William Henry Sheridan, AR