Hi Sue, I will add a comment to Scott's. Take a look at Hopkins County, too. I did a Walker historical research analysis in Upshur, Titus, and Hopkins Counties for two years in 2004 and 2005 for descendants of Henry Tandy Walker (1779-1841) and his wife, Mary Cureton (1780-1849), and wrote a book which I titled, "The Life and Times of Sylvanus Walker and His Descendants" (April 2, 1803-1865/66). This Walker group migrated from Virginia, to Laurens/Greenville Co. SC, and from there to DeKalb Co. GA ca 1825, then to Randolph Co., Alabama in 1836-1837, and from there to Upshur Co., TX. Sylvanus brought all seven of his children (four married couples and three other minors) on this journey. The parents of Sylvanus were Henry Tandy Walker and Mary Cureton, both born in Lunenburg Co. VA. Sylvanus Walker and all of his children are found on the tax rolls of Upshur, Titus and Hopkins County, as early as 1847. Sylvanus died in Hopkins Co. between the summer of 1865 when he last paid taxes on his farm, and the next summer of 1866 when his wife, Sarah, began paying the taxes. In the spring of 1869, she and her oldest son, Henry Tandy Walker (jr) moved to Sebastian and Polk Co., Arkansas. I followed the tax, deeds, and marriage records of this family who of course came to Texas, when 31 newly created counties had just been formed at the end of the Republic of Texas, and pre-emption land was being offered to entice folks to come to Texas for "land." Thus, the now famous signs left on doors of old vacated homeplaces scattered across the South -- "Gone to Texas." That's when the big migration to Texas began to take place, tho many came when it was still a Republic. I did find another family of Walker's in -- I think it was Titus and Hopkins County - who were (if I remember correctly) from Missouri. I tried, but I never found a connection to the Sylvanus Walker group from Alabama and Georgia. I did try to run down some of those Walkers in Franklin and Camp counties, but still made no connection. Your names do not sound familiar, but then, my research was several years ago. . Do any of these names sound familiar to you? Felix Henry Walker, b. 1800; John Mansfield Walker, b. 1805; Sarah Moon Blagrave Walker, b. 1808; Mary Hudson Walker, b. 1810, Elizabeth Cureton Walker, b. 1815. These were all the other children of Henry Tandy Walker and Mary Cureton. Sylvanus Walker was Henry Tandy's second son and those listed above were siblings of Sylvanus. Hopkins County Genealogical Society's Library has excellent resources, and volunteers who will help for a fee (and some for free). Their website is outstanding! Good Luck, Janice Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Fitzgerald" <scottfitzgerald@tyler.net> To: <tx-etgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 7:20 AM Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] WILLIS BERRY WALKER D. 1900 FRANKLIN COUNTY, TX > Hi Sue, > > I am not sure if this helps or not but Franklin County has an active > genealogy society. ETGS has traded with them and have most if not all of > their books at the Tyler library. I am not sure about Upshur Co. > > The Longview library may have something also so you might check there. > > Good Luck, Scott > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] >> On Behalf Of SusieKnu1@aol.com >> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:34 PM >> To: tx-etgs@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [TX-ETGS] WILLIS BERRY WALKER D. 1900 FRANKLIN COUNTY, TX >> >> I HAVE A REAL DILEMA TO SOLVE, HOPING SOMEONE CAN HELP ME OUT. I HAVE AN >> ORANGE WALKER WHO IS BURIED IN UPSHUR COUNTY, TEXAS HOWEVER HEHAD A SON >> WILLIS >> BERRY WALKER WHO WAS A CIRCUIT RIDER AND A METHODIST MINISTER. WILLIS B. >> DIED IN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN 1900 BUT NO ONE CAN LOCATE HIS BURIAL OR DEATH >> CERTIFICATE. WE DO HOWEVER SHOW AN OBIT FOR HIM IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. >> JUST THOUGHT >> PERHAPS SOME OF YOU WHO LIVE IN WOOD, CAMP, FRANKLIN OR UPSHUR MIGHT HAVE >> SOME CEMETERY RECORDS WHICH MIGHT SHOW HIS STONE SOME PLACE CLOSE TO THE >> BORDER >> OF FRANKLIN COUNTY AND ONE OF THESE OTHER COUNTIES. I HAVE LOOKED JUST >> TODAY >> IN UPSHUR COUNTY BUT NO SUCCESS. HERES HOPING SOMEONE MIGHT RECOGNIZE >> THIS >> MAN. THANKS, SUE K IN SEATTLE VISITING IN EAST TEXAS >> >> >> >> ************************************** See what's new at >> http://www.aol.com >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the >> subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >