Hey Shelta~ I'd love to have a scan of this article. Annnnnd Melrose DOES still exist on Highway 60 in New Mexico, it's down the road a piece from a place called... "VAUGHN" !!!. Two of my Shrum uncles (okay great-uncles) farmed north of Tucumcari in Mosquero. For a short while in the early 1900's my Shrum gr-grandparents were in New Mexico as well, I believe in that easternmost section as well. Tim Cohea In a message dated 6/13/02 6:28:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > This relates to the surname SHRUM and I thought that some of you folks might > be interested. > > Shelta > > From: "Lea Head" <[email protected]> > > Hello, > > > > I recently ran across an article in our local paper (Herald Democrat, > > Sherman, TX) that included a reference to a Shrum family back in what > > sounds like late 1800's in an area of New Mexico near the town of Melrose > > (does it still exist.?.I don't know). What's fun about the article is > that > > this particular Shrum family was apparently more affluent than most folks, > > ran a sheep operation, had a daughter named Maude and the article relates > > some of the day to day life of the Vaughan family as it related to the > > neighboring Shrum family. The article is derived from a tape recording > > done in 1967-1968 of the author's mother, Annie Armilda Hendrix Vaughan > > recounting events, people and places in her first 35 years. > Unfortunately, > > there is no mention of the given Shrum names except Maude, the > > daughter. Samuel Benton Vaughan is mentioned as Annie's husband. > > > > I will save this article and if anyone is interested in reading it, I'll > > happily scan it to them. > >