Dear Listowner, I included the Rutherford, Tennessee List on this message because there were some of you that ask some great questions, which I hope I've found some possible answers for them. I also surmised that perhaps there were others out there 'listening' on the list that might be as interested in this subject as to 'why did they go to Texas' like myself, who has already found out and have lived in Texas for about 6 yrs now... Here's a few possible answers to the question 'what was the draw to Texas, and in particular, Red River County, Texas. This below author wants to sell her book over the internet, but what I know from experience from living in Texas, (I'm from California, and my family (Warmack) lived in Davidson, Benton, and within your Rutherford area early on) if you go to your librarian and give him/her the title and author, dollars to donuts, he/she will be able to find this book for free via an interlibrary loan request which would undoubtedly go through the Texas Library system, and your questions concerning 'what was the draw to Texas' early on would be answered with only a short wait for the book. Here's a small overview: The colorful history of Red River county in Northeast Tesas has been greatly neglected in the past by historians. No other county in the State of Texas can boast of such a beginning, and "Gateway to Texas - History of Red River County" by Martha Sue Stroud was written to enable readers to be informed of this. This book will be of interest to anyone who loves history and not just to those from this area. The nineteen chapters begin in 1684 with LaSalle's exploration and cover a period up to the 1940's. Texas under six flags, the Red River, the Native Americans who were here first, pioneer families, the County Seat, the Civil War and its effects on Texas, early medicine, education and dwellings, cemeteries, and the Orphan Train stopping in Clarksville are discussed. The last chapter contains interviews between the author and twenty-four men and women of Red River County, advanced in age, who recall experiences from the past in their various walks of life. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- The author, Martha Sue Stroud, is a native of Clarksville and grew up around the historic Red River County courthouse where her father, Jim Claiborne, served as Justice of the Peace for fourteen years. She credits her love of Texas history to this time in her life. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- DON'T BUY THE BOOK, GET IT INTERLIBRARY LOAN AND GET SOME ANSWERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The book, "Gateway to Texas - History of Red River County", by Martha Sue Stroud may be obtained by ordering from: Martha Sue Stroud 514 Baylor Drive Greenville, TX 75402 Be sure and remit $ 36.42. (Cost of book $ 29.95 tax $ 2.47 and shipping $ 4.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- Here's another book that has been out for awhile which you might not have to wait for so long than the one above. This book even has a BIBLIOGRAPHY which means things have been documented and there are other places to investigate!! ROSALIE, TEXAS. Rosalie, on Farm Road 909 in southwestern Red River County, was originally known as Wayland. By 1880 the town had a population of 200, several stores, two churches, a school, a flour mill, and a gin. The population apparently peaked about 1900 and declined as changes in transportation routes shifted trade to nearby towns. The community's once-famous springs, for centuries an oasis for travelers, were by the 1970s on private property. By the 1980s a cemetery, a church, a one-room community center, and several highway markers were all that remained of Rosalie. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Tom Watkins, Rosalie (MS, Red River County Historical Society, Clarksville, Texas, ca. 1978). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- Here's some more history: >From my own knowledge, German immigrants arrived in Texas, in 1831, which made up the most well known civil war fighting men and this was the initial time Sam Houston declared Texas, an independent state and independent from the already established United States. Clarksville is actually one of the oldest cities in Texas. It came into being in 1837, but was already an established settlement in the 1820s. However, because of confusing boundary lines carved out of the Louisiana Purchase, surveyors placed it in Miller County, Arkansas. After independence, the U.S. government ceded the area to the Texas Republic. Seems only fair, since Red River County citizen Albert Latimer was one of the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Another influential figure to come out of Clarksville was Charles DeMorse. He began publishing The Northern Standard, one of the Republic's first newspapers, in 1842. A true confederate, he changed the name of the paper to simply The Standard when he believed the Union got too pushy. Clarksville also has the distinction of being one of the only towns in the state that never suffered through a fire. Consequently, the courthouse contains records from the beginning of the Republic until today. The county clerk's office is always teeming with genealogy folks looking for clues - including those studying their African American roots. Names of the slaves that lived in the county from the earliest times can be found in old probate records. http://www.red-river.net/history1.htm Rebecca Hale of the Red River County Historical Society says that they plan to open several museums. Right now, all they have is a small, private museum. http://www.red-river.net/histsoc.htm Their motto is worded,' Welcome To Red River County, Texas, "Where people are willing to help people"...if you don't take this as an invitation to ask a question, that Souther Hospitality isn't coming home to you!! http://www.red-river.net/rrcgs.htm http://www.historictexas.net/cemeteries/2r/redriver.htm Here's place someone could ask a question and get an answer. http://www.red-river.net/restoration.htm The Red River County Courthouse is being renovated after 116 yrs of operation...perhaps they would also be able to answer some questions/look for some items for you... Red River County Historical Society Attn: Calendar Committee P. O. Box 1261 Clarksville, Texas 75426 ------------------------------------------ http://hometown.aol.com/texascountyflags/redriver.html This website has a maplocator for all the counties in Texas....which I thought was a great find. Rhonda Warmack Houston (rfhouston@mindsprng.com)

Rhonda, this is great information, thank you for taking the time to share it with us. I am a 7th generation Texan, John McCarley received a land grant in Red River Co, TX in 1835. I will definitely check out the sources you provided. Thanks Again Diane Miller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rhonda Houston" <rfhouston@mindspring.com> To: <tnruther@rootsweb.com>; <Seg420@aol.com>; <dianermiller@cox-internet.com>; <Cheasa@bellsouth.net>; <flostevens@cablelynx.com> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 7:17 AM Subject: Red River County Texas information > Dear Listowner, > > I included the Rutherford, Tennessee List on this message because > there were > some of you that ask some great questions, which I hope I've found > some > possible answers for them. I also surmised that perhaps there were > others > out there 'listening' on the list that might be as interested in this > subject as to 'why did they go to Texas' like myself, who has already > found > out and have lived in Texas for about 6 yrs now... > > Here's a few possible answers to the question 'what was the draw to > Texas, > and in particular, Red River County, Texas. This below author wants to > sell > her book over the internet, but what I know from experience from > living in > Texas, (I'm from California, and my family (Warmack) lived in > Davidson, > Benton, and within your Rutherford area early on) if you go to your > librarian and give him/her the title and author, dollars to donuts, > he/she > will be able to find this book for free via an interlibrary loan > request > which would undoubtedly go through the Texas Library system, and your > questions concerning 'what was the draw to Texas' early on would be > answered > with only a short wait for the book. > > > Here's a small overview: > The colorful history of Red River county in Northeast Tesas has been > greatly > neglected in the past by historians. No other county in the State of > Texas > can boast of such a beginning, and "Gateway to Texas - History of Red > River > County" by Martha Sue Stroud was written to enable readers to be > informed of > this. > This book will be of interest to anyone who loves history and not > just > to those from this area. The nineteen chapters begin in 1684 with > LaSalle's > exploration and cover a period up to the 1940's. Texas under six > flags, the > Red River, the Native Americans who were here first, pioneer families, > the > County Seat, the Civil War and its effects on Texas, early medicine, > education and dwellings, cemeteries, and the Orphan Train stopping in > Clarksville are discussed. The last chapter contains interviews > between the > author and twenty-four men and women of Red River County, advanced in > age, > who recall experiences from the past in their various walks of life. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > The author, Martha Sue Stroud, is a native of Clarksville and grew > up > around the historic Red River County courthouse where her father, Jim > Claiborne, served as Justice of the Peace for fourteen years. She > credits > her love of Texas history to this time in her life. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > DON'T BUY THE BOOK, GET IT INTERLIBRARY LOAN AND GET SOME > ANSWERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > The book, "Gateway to Texas - History of Red River County", by > Martha Sue > Stroud may be obtained by ordering from: > Martha Sue Stroud 514 Baylor Drive Greenville, TX > 75402 > > Be sure and remit $ 36.42. (Cost of book $ 29.95 tax $ 2.47 and > shipping > $ 4.00 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > Here's another book that has been out for awhile which you might not > have to > wait for so long than the one above. This book even has a BIBLIOGRAPHY > which > means things have been documented and there are other places to > investigate!! > > ROSALIE, TEXAS. Rosalie, on Farm Road 909 in southwestern Red River > County, > was originally known as Wayland. By 1880 the town had a population of > 200, > several stores, two churches, a school, a flour mill, and a gin. The > population apparently peaked about 1900 and declined as changes in > transportation routes shifted trade to nearby towns. The community's > once-famous springs, for centuries an oasis for travelers, were by the > 1970s > on private property. By the 1980s a cemetery, a church, a one-room > community > center, and several highway markers were all that remained of Rosalie. > > BIBLIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Tom Watkins, Rosalie (MS, Red River County > Historical > Society, Clarksville, Texas, ca. 1978). > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > Here's some more history: > > From my own knowledge, German immigrants arrived in Texas, in 1831, > which > made up the most well known civil war fighting men and this was the > initial > time Sam Houston declared Texas, an independent state and independent > from > the already established United States. > > Clarksville is actually one of the oldest cities in Texas. It came > into > being in 1837, but was already an established settlement in the 1820s. > However, because of confusing boundary lines carved out of the > Louisiana > Purchase, surveyors placed it in Miller County, Arkansas. After > independence, the U.S. government ceded the area to the Texas > Republic. > Seems only fair, since Red River County citizen Albert Latimer was one > of > the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Another > influential > figure to come out of Clarksville was Charles DeMorse. He began > publishing > The Northern Standard, one of the Republic's first newspapers, in > 1842. A > true confederate, he changed the name of the paper to simply The > Standard > when he believed the Union got too pushy. > > Clarksville also has the distinction of being one of the only towns in > the > state that never suffered through a fire. Consequently, the courthouse > contains records from the beginning of the Republic until today. The > county > clerk's office is always teeming with genealogy folks looking for > clues - > including those studying their African American roots. Names of the > slaves > that lived in the county from the earliest times can be found in old > probate > records. > http://www.red-river.net/history1.htm > > Rebecca Hale of the Red River County Historical Society says that they > plan > to open several museums. Right now, all they have is a small, private > museum. http://www.red-river.net/histsoc.htm Their motto is worded,' > Welcome > To Red River County, Texas, "Where people are willing to help > people"...if > you don't take this as an invitation to ask a question, that Souther > Hospitality isn't coming home to you!! > > http://www.red-river.net/rrcgs.htm > > http://www.historictexas.net/cemeteries/2r/redriver.htm > Here's place someone could ask a question and get an answer. > > http://www.red-river.net/restoration.htm > The Red River County Courthouse is being renovated after 116 yrs of > operation...perhaps they would also be able to answer some > questions/look > for some items for you... > Red River County Historical Society > Attn: Calendar Committee > P. O. Box 1261 > Clarksville, Texas 75426 > ------------------------------------------ > > http://hometown.aol.com/texascountyflags/redriver.html > > This website has a maplocator for all the counties in Texas....which I > thought was a great find. > > Rhonda Warmack Houston > (rfhouston@mindsprng.com) > > >