In my research on my McCandless Cherokee links I've run across these two names many times. In the past several folks have asked me if there was a McBee link to the Cherokee and I don't know of one but if there is it might come from the Hix/Hicks or Burgess/Burges lines. There are certainly no certainties there but possibilities that need research if anyone is interested in that issue. Ron McCandless Source: BURGESS-L@rootsweb.com From: Joby89@aol.com Subject: [BURGESS] VARDERY BURGESS This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ClG.2ACIB/1583 Message Board Post: LOOKING FOR CHILDREN OF VARDERY MCBEE BURGESS AND MARTHA HIX. ===================================================================== Match: magbee OR mackbee OR magby or McBee Source: FOWLER-L@rootsweb.com From: Patricia Westmoreland <patsgen@swbell.net> Subject: Fowler Obits I have the following obits but can't connect them to my Fowler if some one can help identifie them or use them I will copy them and send it to them. These are from Adair Co Mo. Found among some old papers. Pauline Biswell dau. of Wm. Francis and Susan Daisy (Cassidy) Fowler Icel May Tade dau. of Wm. and Daisy Fowler Birney Harvey Suiter son of Wilbur and Vera Fowler Paul Eugene Fowler son of Ivy Newton and Opal Fowler Birney Elwood MC Bee son of Aaron Lewis and Etta Lorena McBee Zona Fowler dau. of James and Martha Ellenburger. Zona married Albert Fowler

Don't know if anyone can use this, it is not my family. Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Fowler" <sfowler@cvok.net> To: "John & Elnora Wyrick" <ejwaa@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 8:40 PM Subject: Mc Bee This came through on Fowler list, didn't know if something you need. Jim Fowler Canadian, Ok Subject: Fowler Obits > I have the following obits but can't connect them to my Fowler if some one can help identifie them or use them I will copy them and send it to them. These are from Adair Co Mo. Found among some old papers. > Pauline Biswell dau. of Wm. Francis and Susan Daisy (Cassidy) Fowler > Icel May Tade dau. of Wm. and Daisy Fowler > Birney Harvey Suiter son of Wilbur and Vera Fowler > Paul Eugene Fowler son of Ivy Newton and Opal Fowler > Birney Elwood MC Bee son of Aaron Lewis and Etta Lorena McBee > Zona Fowler dau. of James and Martha Ellenburger. Zona married Albert Fowler > > > ==== FOWLER Mailing List ====

Source: IAMILLS-L@rootsweb.com From: lamarandsue@webtv.net Subject: [IAMILLS] Russell Mills This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mills Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/nk.2ADI/778 Message Board Post: I am looking for a Russell Mills around 1950 in Detroit Mi. He married Edna McBee Rector from Tn. He is my dad and I have never met him. The divorce was around 1952. My mother is deceased and I need to find him concerning medical problem I am having. I was told he had a sister named Delores and that his Dad was in New Mexico

Could someone tell me what the term Innholder mean? Term in a will stating his friend Isaac Lenoir, Innholder. time frame 1702, Jamaica, Queens County, NY. Thanks Clare

Glad I was able to help. You have such a grasp on the history of our family I didn't believe I could assist you. Talk to you later!! Xavier ----- Original Message ----- From: Nelda Percival Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 4:06 AM To: MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [McBEE] McBee/Goins Hi, Wow this is so interesting! I went to the url site you sent...Looks good. We were just discussing on the ClabnTN list about a law suit between a Goins and Mayes cause the Mayes person was accusing them of being malato. So there is some connection here. I think I will send this to the Claiborne Co., TN mailing list. Thank you Nelda From: "MITCHELL XAVIER" <Mxavier1@msn.com> Reply-To: MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com To: MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [McBEE] McBee/Goins Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 19:43:27 -0500 Nelda, Finally located the other set of Goins. Take a look and let me now what you think. http://www.charleston.net/diaspora/feature.html ----- Original Message ----- From: MITCHELL XAVIER Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 12:06 PM To: MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [McBEE] McBee/Goins Sending again, with additions, because the first one appeared to not have made it. I received a "failed delivery" status. ----- Original Message ----- From: Nelda Percival Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 11:32 PM To: MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [McBEE] McBee/Goins Hi, Is your first name Mitchell or Xavier? I have more questions. Xavier is my first name. I. ggg grandmother (name?) I. Vardry McBee (1775-1864) I don't how many others the above two produced, but I know they produced my II. gg grandmother - last name was Goins (first name?) QUESTION: WAS THIS LADY FREE OR A SLAVE? COULD SHE HAVE BEEN SOLD TO THE GOIN(s) FAMILY? HOW DID SHE GET THE LAST NAME OF GOINs? I don't think she was sold even though some "masters" did sell their offspring. I'm assuming the name came from this guy (and I believe they were married) whom my mother said "looked like an Hasidic Jew". When she died, at an extremely early age, she left two very young girls and this fellow "disappeared". He could have been murdered, had amnesia, just left them on purpose, etc. Another puzzle. III. g grandmother - Annie Elizabeth Goins (1886-1951) sister - Mary Goins QUESTION/STATEMENT: Annie Goins, 1886-1951 born in Greenville, South Carolina., became Annie Jones after marriage. DO YOU KNOW THE HUSBANDS NAME AND BIRTH INFO? OR WHEN THEY MARRIED?...DUE TO DATES ANNIE WOULD HAVE BEEN BORN FREE, COULD HER MOTHER HAVE CHOSEN THE NAME GOINs? Yes, Annie was born free. Her husband was Wilton Jones. I don't know the date of their marriage nor his birth date. They had to have been married circa 1908 or 1909 because my grandmother was born 1910. Wilton was not a good man for he left his young wife and daughter. The black man, (during slavery) was robbed of his manhood. He had no say so with his wife and children because what master said was the law. He was not the man of his house. This station in life can effect generation after generation after generation in a very bad way. I have no idea nor excuse why men (from all groups of people) leave their families now. Every group has its share of broken homes with fathers leaving.

This woman posted this to a list and I thought it might be of use to some of our folks. If you already have it, sorry but I have no way of knowing if you do or not. Source: GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com From: "Claudia Cannady" <CannadyGal@msn.com> Subject: [GAEMANUE-L] Abstracts of Ga. Wills I purchased the Abstracts of Ga Wills on CD. It does not show Emanuel County but I am providing info from Bulloch. Hope it helps someone - hasn't helped me as yet. It listed Bulloch as being on Pages 61 and 62. Page 62 seems to be all Butts County but I am showing page 62 just in case. Good luck, Claudia RACHEL MAGBEE, 10/9/1833:11/7/1833, p. 239 Ch: Laban, Tabithy Maxcy, Elizabeth Apperson. Grch: William, Susan and Mary Pryor. Grandson-in-law: John P. Wyatt. Exrs: Son, Laban Magbee and friend, E. W. Lane. Wits: James Thompson, Josiah Crain, George L. Thompson.

ID: I43638 Name: Jane ALEXANDER Given Name: Jane Surname: Alexander Sex: F Birth: 1 MAY 1783 in Rutherford County,North Carolina Death: 13 MAR 1864 in Greenville,South Carolina Note: If any questions please contact me at pastor2003@aol.com or Chris Gardner 8123 Hall Rd. Knoxville, TN 37920 Change Date: 30 JUL 2001 at 00:57:12 Father: Elias ALEXANDER b: 1718 in Rutherford County,North Carolinia Mother: Nancy Agnes MCCALL Marriage 1 Vardry Echols MCBEE b: 19 JUN 1775 in Spartunburg,South Carolina Married: 16 AUG 1804 in Home of the Bride: Father's Green River Plantation Children Joseph Gallishaw MCBEE b: 20 AUG 1805 in Lincolnton,North Carolina Malinda Penelope MCBEE b: 15 OCT 1807 in Lincolnton,North Carolina Silas Le Roy MCBEE b: 27 SEP 1809 in Lincolnton,North Carolina Luther Martin MCBEE b: 13 JAN 1812 in Lincolnton,North Carolina Hannah Echols MCBEE b: 13 OCT 1813 in Lincolnton,North Carolina Martha (Patsy) Adeline MCBEE b: 1 MAY 1816 in Lincolnton,North Carolina Vardry Alexander MCBEE b: 17 APR 1818 in Lincolnton,North Carolina William Pinkney MCBEE b: 7 AUG 1820 in Lincolnton,North Carolina Stephen Alexander MCBEE b: 22 MAY 1822 in Lincolnton,North Carolina ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Name: Jane Alexander Given Name: Jane Surname: Alexander Sex: F Birth: 1 MAY 1783 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Death: 13 MAR 1864 in Greenville, South Carolina Burial: Christ Church Cemetery, Greenville, S.C. Marriage 1 Vardry Echols McBee b: 19 JUN 1775 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina Married: 16 AUG 1804 in her father's home Green River Plantation Children Joseph Gallishaw McBee b: 20 AUG 1805 in Lincolnton, North Carolina Malinda Penelope McBee b: 15 OCT 1807 in Lincolnton, North Carolina Silas Le Roy McBee b: 27 SEP 1809 in Lincolnton, North Carolina Luther Martin McBee b: 13 JAN 1812 in Lincolnton, North Carolina Hannah Echols McBee b: 13 OCT 1813 in Licolnton, North Carolina Martha (Patsy) Adeline McBee b: 1 MAY 1816 in Lincolnton, North Carolina Vardry Alexander McBee b: 17 APR 1818 in Lincolnton, North Carolina William Pinkney McBee b: 7 AUG 1820 in Lincolnton, North Carolina Stephen Alexander McBee b: 22 MAY 1822 in Lincolnton, North Carolina cya LuAnn kluann@juno.com

Hi Xavier, Sorry it took me so long to answer you. Here is what I have found by a lot of digging. Vardy Echols McBee, Birth: 19 Jun 1775, Place: Spartanburg Dist, SC; Death: 23 Jan 1864, Place: Greenville, SC Father: Vardy McBee (1734-1805) Mother: Hannah Echols; (®303 note says Point of contact for this person is Jane at pioneerwoman@qwest.net) He married Jane Alexander, her birth info is unk. Death: Mar 1864, Place: Greenville, SC Point of contact for this person is Jane at pioneerwoman@qwest.net. (This could be your connection! Look at Jane Alexander's death place Greenville, SC..and Annie Elizabeth Goins (1886-1951) birth place of Greenville, SC....Looks promising.) now the daughter would have to be a McBee who married a Goins. Your: II. gg grandmother - last name was Goins (first name?) Then would be your: III. g grandmother - Annie Elizabeth Goins (1886-1951) sister - Mary Goins, Annie Goins, 1886-1951 born in Greenville, South Carolina., became Annie Jones after marriage. Yes, Annie was born free. Her husband was Wilton Jones. I don't know the date of their marriage nor his birth date. They had to have been married circa 1908 or 1909 because my grandmother was born 1910. Wilton was not a good man for he left his young wife and daughter. IV. grandmother - Azerine Elizabeth Jones (1910-1993) only child married Wendle Steele. Then your mother is a Steele? who married ? Then you Xavier Mitchell ? I really hope this works out for you...You will have to do the leg work to get documentation for this if it is in fact right. But it sure looks good. Nelda From: "MITCHELL XAVIER" <Mxavier1@msn.com> Reply-To: MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com To: MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [McBEE] McBee/Goins Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 19:43:27 -0500 Nelda, Finally located the other set of Goins. Take a look and let me now what you think. http://www.charleston.net/diaspora/feature.html ----- Original Message ----- From: MITCHELL XAVIER Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 12:06 PM To: MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [McBEE] McBee/Goins Sending again, with additions, because the first one appeared to not have made it. I received a "failed delivery" status. ----- Original Message ----- From: Nelda Percival Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 11:32 PM To: MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [McBEE] McBee/Goins Hi, Is your first name Mitchell or Xavier? I have more questions. Xavier is my first name. I. ggg grandmother (name?) I. Vardry McBee (1775-1864) I don't how many others the above two produced, but I know they produced my II. gg grandmother - last name was Goins (first name?) QUESTION: WAS THIS LADY FREE OR A SLAVE? COULD SHE HAVE BEEN SOLD TO THE GOIN(s) FAMILY? HOW DID SHE GET THE LAST NAME OF GOINs? I don't think she was sold even though some "masters" did sell their offspring. I'm assuming the name came from this guy (and I believe they were married) whom my mother said "looked like an Hasidic Jew". When she died, at an extremely early age, she left two very young girls and this fellow "disappeared". He could have been murdered, had amnesia, just left them on purpose, etc. Another puzzle. III. g grandmother - Annie Elizabeth Goins (1886-1951) sister - Mary Goins QUESTION/STATEMENT: Annie Goins, 1886-1951 born in Greenville, South Carolina., became Annie Jones after marriage. DO YOU KNOW THE HUSBANDS NAME AND BIRTH INFO? OR WHEN THEY MARRIED?...DUE TO DATES ANNIE WOULD HAVE BEEN BORN FREE, COULD HER MOTHER HAVE CHOSEN THE NAME GOINs? Yes, Annie was born free. Her husband was Wilton Jones. I don't know the date of their marriage nor his birth date. They had to have been married circa 1908 or 1909 because my grandmother was born 1910. Wilton was not a good man for he left his young wife and daughter. The black man, (during slavery) was robbed of his manhood. He had no say so with his wife and children because what master said was the law. He was not the man of his house. This station in life can effect generation after generation after generation in a very bad way. I have no idea nor excuse why men (from all groups of people) leave their families now. Every group has its share of broken homes with fathers leaving. IV. grandmother - Azerine Elizabeth (1910-1993) only child QUESTION: AZERINE WAS BORN A JONES? WHO DID SHE MARRY? Yes, she was born a Jones and married Wendle Steele. DO YOU WANT ME TO SEND THE CUPP/MCBEE & CUPP/GOIN & FULL GOINs LINE TO MCBEE MAILING LIST OR TO YOU PERSONALLY. There is a web page for the Goins someone sent. I have been searching but have been unable to locate it. It mentioned this set was from Charleston, SC and were never enslaved. Many, many could "pass" and did. They were all the colors of the rainbow as black families are. Send it to mailing list or personally. 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Hi, Wow this is so interesting! I went to the url site you sent...Looks good. We were just discussing on the ClabnTN list about a law suit between a Goins and Mayes cause the Mayes person was accusing them of being malato. So there is some connection here. I think I will send this to the Claiborne Co., TN mailing list. Thank you Nelda From: "MITCHELL XAVIER" <Mxavier1@msn.com> Reply-To: MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com To: MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [McBEE] McBee/Goins Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 19:43:27 -0500 Nelda, Finally located the other set of Goins. Take a look and let me now what you think. http://www.charleston.net/diaspora/feature.html ----- Original Message ----- From: MITCHELL XAVIER Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 12:06 PM To: MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [McBEE] McBee/Goins Sending again, with additions, because the first one appeared to not have made it. I received a "failed delivery" status. ----- Original Message ----- From: Nelda Percival Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 11:32 PM To: MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [McBEE] McBee/Goins Hi, Is your first name Mitchell or Xavier? I have more questions. Xavier is my first name. I. ggg grandmother (name?) I. Vardry McBee (1775-1864) I don't how many others the above two produced, but I know they produced my II. gg grandmother - last name was Goins (first name?) QUESTION: WAS THIS LADY FREE OR A SLAVE? COULD SHE HAVE BEEN SOLD TO THE GOIN(s) FAMILY? HOW DID SHE GET THE LAST NAME OF GOINs? I don't think she was sold even though some "masters" did sell their offspring. I'm assuming the name came from this guy (and I believe they were married) whom my mother said "looked like an Hasidic Jew". When she died, at an extremely early age, she left two very young girls and this fellow "disappeared". He could have been murdered, had amnesia, just left them on purpose, etc. Another puzzle. III. g grandmother - Annie Elizabeth Goins (1886-1951) sister - Mary Goins QUESTION/STATEMENT: Annie Goins, 1886-1951 born in Greenville, South Carolina., became Annie Jones after marriage. DO YOU KNOW THE HUSBANDS NAME AND BIRTH INFO? OR WHEN THEY MARRIED?...DUE TO DATES ANNIE WOULD HAVE BEEN BORN FREE, COULD HER MOTHER HAVE CHOSEN THE NAME GOINs? Yes, Annie was born free. Her husband was Wilton Jones. I don't know the date of their marriage nor his birth date. They had to have been married circa 1908 or 1909 because my grandmother was born 1910. Wilton was not a good man for he left his young wife and daughter. The black man, (during slavery) was robbed of his manhood. He had no say so with his wife and children because what master said was the law. He was not the man of his house. This station in life can effect generation after generation after generation in a very bad way. I have no idea nor excuse why men (from all groups of people) leave their families now. Every group has its share of broken homes with fathers leaving. IV. grandmother - Azerine Elizabeth (1910-1993) only child QUESTION: AZERINE WAS BORN A JONES? WHO DID SHE MARRY? Yes, she was born a Jones and married Wendle Steele. DO YOU WANT ME TO SEND THE CUPP/MCBEE & CUPP/GOIN & FULL GOINs LINE TO MCBEE MAILING LIST OR TO YOU PERSONALLY. There is a web page for the Goins someone sent. I have been searching but have been unable to locate it. It mentioned this set was from Charleston, SC and were never enslaved. Many, many could "pass" and did. They were all the colors of the rainbow as black families are. Send it to mailing list or personally. Many thanks for your comments, information, and support. Xavier _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ==== MCBEE Mailing List ==== Need help writing *excellent* queries? 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In the District court records of one of the counties, probably Lamapasas you should find some mention of the case. Looking at the Red Book I find that Lampasas is what you want to hope for since their court records exist back to 1873 while the court records of Llano Co only go to back to 1882. As you know I've been trying to find a court case myself but the tracks are sometimes hard to find. I think there are more records about the cases in the Texas State Library and Archives, I have a good friend and historian that works there and I'll see if I can contact him to find out. I don't know if either counties court records have been done by LDS to Microfilm. Let me know what you find about Robert's line. Ron McCandless John & Elnora Wyrick wrote: > > Is there anyone that has access to Newspapers for Llano and Lampasas > Counties, 1876-1880 that can shed some light on the below information; > > Robert (?B) McBee b: 1850 in Kaufman Co., Texas d: 31 August 1880, > Huntsville, Walker Co., TX, he married Mrs Mahalia (Morris) Jay on 01 > November 1868 in Van Zandt Co., TX. She was born Abt. 1844 in (Possibly) > Louisiana. She married #1. C.P. Jay, 1863 in Cherokee Co., TX. and she > married > #3. J.W. Powell on 28 Oct 1880. Bosque Co., TX, > > 1880 Census Place: Texas State Prison in Huntsville, Walker Co., TX > Bob MC BEE, ( Single, White, Male, age 30), Prisoner, Laborer, born TX > > Convict number: 8719; Name: Bob McBee; County: Lampasas > His crime appears to be "Assault to Murder". The handwriting is rather > difficult to read. > I checked the distribution of offenses in the Biennial Report of the Texas > State Penitentiary for 1880-1882, and this seems to be the closest match. > There also seems to be two counts of this offense. His sentence was four > years, of which he served about three months, as he was killed while trying > to escape. > > Date of conviction as 19 May 1880, his residence had been in Llano Co., > arrived in Huntsville on 27 May 1880 and date of death during an attempt to > escape on August 31, 1880. Looks like he possibly committed the > crime/crimes in Lampasas Co., but was living in Llano Co., TX or > (vise/versa). Sentence was for 4 years, may have committed 2 "Assaults to > Murder", as the sentence reads (2 and 2 yrs), Release date was to have been > 19 May 1884. > His physical description reads, age 30, 5-1/2 ft, weight as 135lbs, > complexion as Dark, eyes as Blue, hair as Brown, no physical marks, use of > Tobacco as yes, habits as (Intemperate) or in other words heavy drinker. > > I would like to know who he assaulted and where, Llano or Lampasas Co. > and of course any additional information that may be posted in an article. > > I would appreciate any information on this information. > Thanks, Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick > > ==== MCBEE Mailing List ==== > Don't forget our Message Board, courtesy of Rootsweb! Queries, Bible > records, Biographies, Deeds, Obits, Pensions, Wills and other data: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/board/rw/surnames.mcbee > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I live in Lampasas Co and am planning to go to the courthouse within the week. I will certainly look for the news article. Dont remember seeing any McBee facts there but I will check again. Ann Wise

If you can get Nightline (ABC), you might want to tune in..... -v -------- Original Message -------- Subject: NIGHTLINE: An Old Friend Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2002 11:09:43 -0800 From: Nightline <listeditor@abcnews.go.com> To: "Nightline Mailing List" <nightlinemail-l@alist0.starwave.com> TONIGHT'S SUBJECT: About a year ago, we introduced you to an architect named Sambo Mockbee. His work was in great demand by the rich, but he spent most of his time building houses for the poor, using old tires and other junk that had been thrown away. We were saddened to learn over the weekend that he had passed away, and so we want to run our profile of him one more time. When we set out to do stories, and by "we" I mean all journalists, someone, an editor, or a coworker, correspondent or producer, will say something to the effect of "You need to find a good character." Meaning an interesting person who will make what might otherwise be a run-of-the-mill story something more special. Sometimes, you don't even need a broader story, sometimes the person is a story in and of themselves. That's the case with Sambo Mockbee. I don't want to give away his whole story, but he grew up in the segregated South, served in the Army, which challenged his conceptions and experience of race, and went on to be a celebrated architect. He was so good that last year he was awarded a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant. That foundation gives cash awards to people determined to be geniuses in their field. But what made Mockbee so much more than just a talented architect, of which I'm sure there are tens of thousands, was his sense of the obligation we all have to be decent. The way he put that into practice was to build houses for people who desperately needed them. Actually he built homes, and I think the distinction between house and home is important in this case. Mockbee and his students would gather up things like old tires, or car windows, or other stuff that had been thrown away, and turned them into buildings. The students learned how to be creative, poor people got new homes, and Mockbee was able to give back in the way he thought was necessary. Robert Krulwich's profile of him ran about a year ago. Yesterday, we all opened the Sunday paper only to see his obituary. He had died of complications from Leukemia last week. It just seems fitting to air the program again tonight. I hope that those of you who saw the broadcast the first time will want to revisit an old friend, and for those of you meeting him for the first time, it will be a real treat. And finally, the last Monday Night Football game of the season will air tonight. Starting next week, we'll be back to our regular schedule. Monday, January 7, 2002 Leroy Sievers Executive Producer Nightline Offices Washington, D.C. ----------- If you have questions or comments regarding this message or a recent "Nightline" broadcast, please do not hit reply; simply click on this link to send your message directly to the "Nightline" staff: http://abcnews.go.com/sections/nightline/Nightline/Nightline_email_form.html Or log on to the new "Nightline" Message Board: http://boards.go.com/cgi/abcnews/request.dll?LIST&room=nightline Chat with "Nightline" guests and find articles, transcripts and video excerpts on our Web site at: http://abcnews.go.com/Sections/Nightline/ Ask your friends to sign up! Send them this link: http://abcnews.go.com/sections/nightline/DailyNews/nightline_login.html

Is there anyone that has access to Newspapers for Llano and Lampasas Counties, 1876-1880 that can shed some light on the below information; Robert (?B) McBee b: 1850 in Kaufman Co., Texas d: 31 August 1880, Huntsville, Walker Co., TX, he married Mrs Mahalia (Morris) Jay on 01 November 1868 in Van Zandt Co., TX. She was born Abt. 1844 in (Possibly) Louisiana. She married #1. C.P. Jay, 1863 in Cherokee Co., TX. and she married #3. J.W. Powell on 28 Oct 1880. Bosque Co., TX, 1880 Census Place: Texas State Prison in Huntsville, Walker Co., TX Bob MC BEE, ( Single, White, Male, age 30), Prisoner, Laborer, born TX Convict number: 8719; Name: Bob McBee; County: Lampasas His crime appears to be "Assault to Murder". The handwriting is rather difficult to read. I checked the distribution of offenses in the Biennial Report of the Texas State Penitentiary for 1880-1882, and this seems to be the closest match. There also seems to be two counts of this offense. His sentence was four years, of which he served about three months, as he was killed while trying to escape. Date of conviction as 19 May 1880, his residence had been in Llano Co., arrived in Huntsville on 27 May 1880 and date of death during an attempt to escape on August 31, 1880. Looks like he possibly committed the crime/crimes in Lampasas Co., but was living in Llano Co., TX or (vise/versa). Sentence was for 4 years, may have committed 2 "Assaults to Murder", as the sentence reads (2 and 2 yrs), Release date was to have been 19 May 1884. His physical description reads, age 30, 5-1/2 ft, weight as 135lbs, complexion as Dark, eyes as Blue, hair as Brown, no physical marks, use of Tobacco as yes, habits as (Intemperate) or in other words heavy drinker. I would like to know who he assaulted and where, Llano or Lampasas Co. and of course any additional information that may be posted in an article. I would appreciate any information on this information. Thanks, Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick

Happy New Year All, I am still looking for marriage dates and locations for 2 of my Great Grand Aunts, that lived in Kaufman and Van Zandt Conties, TX Could have been in AR, TX, LA, TN, or Indian Territory. Rebecca McBee to Peter Karber, 1845-46 and Nancy Jane McBee to Unknown Ballard, 1845-47 In response to a request for a lookup in Fannin Co., TX this is what I got back; A.M. McBee to Sarah Moore 21 March 1871 in Fannin Co., TX. Does anyone know who this is?? Happy Hunting, Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick

PS: That is Pittsylvania Co., VA; Sorry about that! Elnora ----- Original Message ----- From: "John & Elnora Wyrick" <ejwaa@worldnet.att.net> To: <MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 10:26 AM Subject: Re: [McBEE] RE: G.S. McBee - Oklahoma > Hi, > There are to my knowledge 2 Obediah McBees. > > Mine that was born 1774 in Pittsylvania, married Catherine Fann > in 1797 in Greene Co., TN then in 1818 moved on to Perry Co., TN > (don't know his route exactly) then on to Hardeman Co., TN > where he died in 1826. > > The other Obediah that belongs to Bill and Jean McBee > (matmom@aol.com or BillMac8@aol.com)are; > Obediah McBee b.1802-5 TN or NC d. after 1880 married to > Sarah McCullough b. abt 1812 TN or GA. He went on to > Marion Co TN. > > There is no G.S. McBee in my Group. > > Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "pioneerwoman" <pioneerwoman@qwest.net> > To: <MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 6:09 AM > Subject: [McBEE] RE: G.S. McBee - Oklahoma > > > > This is not my line of McBee but I do know that some Obediah McBee's > > descendants were in TX and various counties in OK. This may provied some > > clues for you. > > > > > http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/y/r/Elnora--F-Wyrick/FILE/0005p > > age.html > > > > There is also a McBee (and various spellings) forum at: > > > > http://genforum.genealogy.com/mcbee/ > > > > Jane a/k/a Pioneer Woman > > My web sites: > > http://justjanes0.tripod.com/ > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ron McCandless [mailto:ronmcctx@texas.net] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 8:39 PM > > To: MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [McBEE] G.S. McBee Cherokee citizenship App > > > > > > Does anyone know a G. S. McBee who would have been in OK in 1896??? > > > > Ron McCandless > > > > > > ==== MCBEE Mailing List ==== > Don't forget our Message Board, courtesy of Rootsweb! Queries, Bible > records, Biographies, Deeds, Obits, Pensions, Wills and other data: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/board/rw/surnames.mcbee > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi, There are to my knowledge 2 Obediah McBees. Mine that was born 1774 in Pittsylvania, married Catherine Fann in 1797 in Greene Co., TN then in 1818 moved on to Perry Co., TN (don't know his route exactly) then on to Hardeman Co., TN where he died in 1826. The other Obediah that belongs to Bill and Jean McBee (matmom@aol.com or BillMac8@aol.com)are; Obediah McBee b.1802-5 TN or NC d. after 1880 married to Sarah McCullough b. abt 1812 TN or GA. He went on to Marion Co TN. There is no G.S. McBee in my Group. Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "pioneerwoman" <pioneerwoman@qwest.net> To: <MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 6:09 AM Subject: [McBEE] RE: G.S. McBee - Oklahoma > This is not my line of McBee but I do know that some Obediah McBee's > descendants were in TX and various counties in OK. This may provied some > clues for you. > > http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/y/r/Elnora--F-Wyrick/FILE/0005p > age.html > > There is also a McBee (and various spellings) forum at: > > http://genforum.genealogy.com/mcbee/ > > Jane a/k/a Pioneer Woman > My web sites: > http://justjanes0.tripod.com/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron McCandless [mailto:ronmcctx@texas.net] > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 8:39 PM > To: MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [McBEE] G.S. McBee Cherokee citizenship App > > > Does anyone know a G. S. McBee who would have been in OK in 1896??? > > Ron McCandless >

This is not my line of McBee but I do know that some Obediah McBee's descendants were in TX and various counties in OK. This may provied some clues for you. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/y/r/Elnora--F-Wyrick/FILE/0005p age.html There is also a McBee (and various spellings) forum at: http://genforum.genealogy.com/mcbee/ Jane a/k/a Pioneer Woman My web sites: http://justjanes0.tripod.com/ This email and attachments are virus free. Checked by Norton Antivirus. -----Original Message----- From: Ron McCandless [mailto:ronmcctx@texas.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 8:39 PM To: MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [McBEE] G.S. McBee Cherokee citizenship App Full Context of Dawes Commission Index, 1896 Application for reinstatement of citizenship. NOT THE DAWES ROLLS. Surname: MCBEE First Name: G Middle Name: S Tribe: Cherokee Case Number: 4873 Records are at the Ft. Worth National Archives Also found at the Oklahoma History Society http://www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/arch/genfee.htm Does anyone know a G. S. McBee who would have been in OK in 1896??? Ron McCandless Ron McCandless ______________________________

Ron, The G. S. McBee did not necessarily have to live in OK to file, although that certainly was a requirement for tribal membership. There were numerous McBee´s in the SW corner of MO who I believe migrated from NE TN. My gggmother tried to enroll several of her daughters in Neosho, MO who married McBee. It is well worth the price to order and get access to all the McBee family info that would be included in the file. Duane Mills >Full Context of Dawes Commission Index, 1896 Application for >reinstatement of citizenship. NOT THE DAWES ROLLS. > >Surname: MCBEE >First Name: G >Middle Name: S >Tribe: Cherokee >Case Number: 4873 > >Records are at the Ft. Worth National Archives >Also found at the Oklahoma History Society >http://www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/arch/genfee.htm > >Does anyone know a G. S. McBee who would have been in OK in 1896??? > >Ron McCandless

Full Context of Dawes Commission Index, 1896 Application for reinstatement of citizenship. NOT THE DAWES ROLLS. Surname: MCBEE First Name: G Middle Name: S Tribe: Cherokee Case Number: 4873 Records are at the Ft. Worth National Archives Also found at the Oklahoma History Society http://www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/arch/genfee.htm Does anyone know a G. S. McBee who would have been in OK in 1896??? Ron McCandless Ron McCandless

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HNz.2ACEB/83.153.156 Message Board Post: Linda, I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to get back at you. Can you tell me anymore about other great uncles (Charlie) or about Samuel. Riley was my grandfather. Lonnie Samuel was his son. I'm Lonnie Kenneth. My son is Brye Samuel. His two sons are Justis and Elijah.