This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Phillips, Philips, Jergins, Howard, Zuhn Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nNABAIB/5585 Message Board Post: Hello there, Anyone, My paternal grandmother was Mary Lee Gertrude (Jergins) (Weldy) Howard. Her father was William Edward Jergins and her mother was Susan Marie (Phillips) Jergins. I cannot locate either parent for Susan Marie (Phillips) Jergins who was born December 1871, possibly in Brownwood, Brown County, TX. We don't know for sure about the city, but the date is certain. She died in December 1905 when my grandmother was only 7 years old. A good-hearted soul looked up the following information from 1880 Census, Williams Ranch in Brown County, Texas and passed it on to me. Mary PHILLIPS, Widow, age 39, born in TX, House Keeper (could mean housewife), both parents were born in Alabama. The following were listed as living in her household and they were all born in Texas: Sarah PHILLIPS, age 12, both parents born in Alabama Charles PHILLIPS, age 10 Susan PHILLIPS, age 8 George PHILLIPS, age 3 This Susan Phillips could very well be my Great-great-grandmother; however, I have no way to verify the information or find out who Mary Phillips' deceased husband was. Can anyone help me out, please? I sincerely appreciate any and all help. Thanks so much, Cathey A. (Weldy) Cline

I went through the 1870 census images of Brown Co., TX that are on line. The only Phillips listed was as follows: Page 123A, #90/92 San Saba Post Office William Phillips, 25, b. MO Driving Cattle wife: Frances, b. AR, ag 18 Perhaps the family you seek was living in a neighboring county in 1870 when Sarah the oldest daughter shown would have been 2 years old. Charles may have shown as a new born depending on his birth date. This census was taken latter part of July. Your Mary would have been born abt. 1841. Maybe her husband was several years older and was a Civil War Vet. You may want to check the veterans listed for Brown Co., TX. Since the youngest child shown in 1880 is 3 years old, her husband probably died between 1886 and 1880. You may be able to find something in the cemetery listings if they were living in Brown Co., TX at the time of his death. Hope this helps some. Lou Ann kalypso56@yahoo.com wrote: > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Phillips, Philips, Jergins, Howard, Zuhn > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nNABAIB/5585 > > Message Board Post: > > Hello there, Anyone, > My paternal grandmother was Mary Lee Gertrude (Jergins) (Weldy) Howard. Her father was William Edward Jergins and her mother was Susan Marie (Phillips) Jergins. I cannot locate either parent for Susan Marie (Phillips) Jergins who was born December 1871, possibly in Brownwood, Brown County, TX. We don't know for sure about the city, but the date is certain. She died in December 1905 when my grandmother was only 7 years old. A good-hearted soul looked up the following information from 1880 Census, Williams Ranch in Brown County, Texas and passed it on to me. > Mary PHILLIPS, Widow, age 39, born in TX, House Keeper (could mean housewife), both parents were born in Alabama. > The following were listed as living in her household and they were all born in Texas: > Sarah PHILLIPS, age 12, both parents born in Alabama > Charles PHILLIPS, age 10 > Susan PHILLIPS, age 8 > George PHILLIPS, age 3 > This Susan Phillips could very well be my Great-great-grandmother; however, I have no way to verify the information or find out who Mary Phillips' deceased husband was. Can anyone help me out, please? I sincerely appreciate any and all help. Thanks so much, > Cathey A. (Weldy) Cline -- ************************************************************************** Lou Ann & Woody Lunsford NATIVE TEXAN 8310 Werner, Houston, TX 77037-3027 TEXAS PROUD 281/447-8803 Fax 281/447-2133 Never bend the right. Hold to your name. Stand on something. Fall for nothing. **************************************************************************