thanks Helen. Just wondered if we were in TN. I guess thats where my Myers were. Katie >From: "HELEN" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [MOYERS] Old Salem Baptist >Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 20:50:50 -0500 > >the old Salem baptize church of Christ in larissa, Texas, right outside of >the town of Ballard and very close to mount >Selma, Texas....or half way between Tyler and Jacksonville on the old >Jacksonville highway or old 69. we have a new 69 which is wonderful but >old >69 goes from Tyler, Gresham, flint, Mt. Selma, and then Jacksonville, >Texas. >old larissa use to be a college town but that left many years ago. the old >Salem Baptist church of Christ is no longer there, but the cemetery is >there. that is the one that I have shed so many tears over. where David >hadean Myers is buried. it is in such bad shape...many of the stones were >put on a truck and sent somewhere to be dumped in a river. >they think that president Taylor's brother is buried there but no one knows >for sure. > >the church was started in 1849 but they started record keeping in about >1855 >I believe (from memory). > >need anymore info, will try and get it for you. > >blessings, Helen. > > >==== MOYERS Mailing List ==== >Rootsweb.com Email Newsgroups >-- THE MOYERS NEWSGROUP -- > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.