Hello Billie, My uncles wife's maiden name was Newman. At least I think it was. They were living in the Texas area in the 1930's. Barb Thursday, February 26, 2009, 11:20:32 AM, you wrote: BG> Doug, BG> Do you have any Newman family connections in Titus County/Mt. Pleasant area? BG> My Gr Grandfather Daniel Cox's sister (they migrated from Tippah Co, MS BG> during the late 1800's) married a Newman, and they still have an annual BG> reunion in the Gladewater Community at the Gladewater Baptist Church. (This BG> is not Gladewater, Texas, but a "suburb" out of Mt. Pleasant.) They invite BG> me every year, and I've had a close association with one of the descendants BG> who is up in her 90's and still active and sharp. BG> Billie Ruth BG> PS The throwing away of those boxes broke my heart. BG> ----- Original Message ----- BG> From: "Doug Crabtree" <dcpossuman@embarqmail.com> BG> To: <tx-etgs@rootsweb.com>; "Janice Brown" <janicecb@suddenlink.net> BG> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 1:01 PM BG> Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] Luncheon 2/26/09 >> Good advise Janise. >> >> Last yeaer qwe drove to Rockdale and spent two days there searching >> through >> old cemeteries hunting my father's birth mother. Her maiden name was >> "Newman." >> >> I looked in the phone book and found a Newman. When Nancy and I drove >> over >> to her home she was just driving up with her daughter. She invited us in. >> When I told her what I was doing in Rockdale (east of Georgetown area) ahe >> said, "I wish you had been here about two months ago. >> >> A nephew that was in the service brought me two large boxes. He said, >> "this >> is the history of your ancestory." He did genealogy for years. She told >> me >> she got tired of looking at the two boxes and put them out for the trash >> men >> to pick up. I told her I bet her nephew was turning over in his grave >> right >> now. He was sick and dying. That was the reason he took the boxes to his >> aunt. What a shame that someone didn't tell her to take that information >> to >> the library. >> >> Doug >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com]On >> Behalf Of Janice Brown >> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:20 PM >> To: tx-etgs@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] Luncheon 2/26/09 >> >> >> Joyce, I read your note. If you find no where to put it, send it for the >> "Vertical Files" to your favorite library - maybe the one where most of >> the >> Adams families lived. I've done that before - just so I would not have to >> trash it, after all that work. Obviously, there are future researchers >> who >> will welcome your material. They also have great vertical files at Tyler >> Public Library and at Dallas Public Library. Put it in manila folders >> with >> a label. They have many that way, and they file it under the "A's" at >> Dallas. Janice Brown >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <joyceb@nctv.com> >> To: <tx-etgs@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7:20 PM >> Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] Luncheon 2/26/09 >> >> >>> sCOTT >>> i HAVE SOME GENEAGOGY ON ADAMS. I AM NEEDING TO GET RID OF IT. DO YOU >>> KNOW >>> OF ANYONE WHO HAS ADAMS GENEALOGY? LET ME KNOW PLEASE. 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