>In answer to: "Where is the Carnegie Library located? I was not aware of this book." Carnegie Library is at 1101 N. Cedar St. in Palestine--it is the Paletine Public Library, actually, I guess. My dear aunt always called it the Carnegie Library because Andrew Carnegie gave a huge amount of money to libraries all across the country (one of which was the Palestine Library) and somewhere I got the notion that it was actually named the CARNEGIE LIBRARY. But I see on the library card I have, it does not say "Carnegie" anywhere. There is a genealogy room that has a wealth of books, family files, CD databases, etc. --very well-equipped, and friendly helpful staff. Hours: 12-8 Mon & Thurs; 10-8 Tues&Wed.; 10-6 Fri ; 10-4 Sat . The wonderful Death/Obituary/Cemetery book that I found in the Palestine Public Library is a compilation done by a former mayor of Palestine--oh, darn, his name escapes me at present, and he deserves so much gratitude for this loose leaf book. He went through newspapers, court house records, cemetery records, etc. --funeral home records, too, perhaps.--listing the names alphabetically with date of death, (birth too in most cases), where they are buried in Anderson Co. and such notes as "wife of", "son of", etc. It is an extensive work, and such a boon to people researching families in Anderson Co. What a service he has given to his community! Linda Sykes

Where is the Carnegie Library located? I was not aware of this book. Thanks, Wanda B. Davis - Kerrville TX - [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Linda [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 7:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [[TXANDERS]] Deaths in Anderson Co. ABT 1890 I have looked at the Death/Obituary/Cemetery book (What a wonderful source! Thank you so much!) at the Carnegie Library. And I have found some very good information on many of my family members, but I still have some people I have not been able to trace. I want to know WHEN they died and WHERE they are buried, if possible. [And maybe learn a maiden name for my Elizabeth (Hamilton), married to Ira Griffin HAMILTON [m 1848 in SC, arrived in Anderson Co. 1857; Listed as Planter in Anderson Co. TX (Footprints, Vol. 25 pg 93: Planters and Farmers in Directory of TX 1890-91). Lived at Brushy Creek early, possibly buried at Mound Prairie, but not listed there...just as several other family members I am researching, I suspect.] Is it likely that I could find death certificates for people who died 1890 to 1910 in the Court House? Are there funeral homes who might have records for this time period? I plan to make a trip to Palestine soon, and I want to make the best use of my time-- so I appreciate very much any advice on how to find information on deaths in this period before 1903-4 when Texas mandated that deaths be recorded. Thanks a lot. Linda M Sykes Email Address: [email protected] All Incoming and Outgoing mail scanned for virus control ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XiB.2ACI/1321.1.1.2 Message Board Post: OOPS! That is mailing list archives, you can write to Church Archives at: United Methodist Archives Center, Central Texas Conference, Texas Wesleyan Univ. West Library, Ft. Worth, TX 76105 ... Good Luck Gladys

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XiB.2ACI/1321.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Stepanie, Go here, you can search the Methodist Archives. Gladys http://www.rootsweb.com/~txparmer/resources/churchcem.htm

I have looked at the Death/Obituary/Cemetery book (What a wonderful source! Thank you so much!) at the Carnegie Library. And I have found some very good information on many of my family members, but I still have some people I have not been able to trace. I want to know WHEN they died and WHERE they are buried, if possible. [And maybe learn a maiden name for my Elizabeth (Hamilton), married to Ira Griffin HAMILTON [m 1848 in SC, arrived in Anderson Co. 1857; Listed as Planter in Anderson Co. TX (Footprints, Vol. 25 pg 93: Planters and Farmers in Directory of TX 1890-91). Lived at Brushy Creek early, possibly buried at Mound Prairie, but not listed there...just as several other family members I am researching, I suspect.] Is it likely that I could find death certificates for people who died 1890 to 1910 in the Court House? Are there funeral homes who might have records for this time period? I plan to make a trip to Palestine soon, and I want to make the best use of my time-- so I appreciate very much any advice on how to find information on deaths in this period before 1903-4 when Texas mandated that deaths be recorded. Thanks a lot. Linda M Sykes Email Address: [email protected] All Incoming and Outgoing mail scanned for virus control

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Palestine Methodist Churches Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XiB.2ACI/1321.1.1 Message Board Post: Gladys, Thank you for the information. But it was later than what I needed. Were there other Methodist Churches in Palestine from 1895-1900? How do I find their information regarding Baptisms, funerals, etc.?? I appreciate your help. My grgrandmother died either 1896 or 1897 in Palestine. I can not find a cemetery for her, so I thought we might try the Church. I know the family was all Methodist, as we are today. Stephanie

I am from Anderson county, I am researching the Bridges William Samuel Bridges married Louisa F. Nash children: James Fletcher, Willie, Albert, Ruby. Samuel, George, Leroy, Eddielou, and Alexander, a child that died Eddie Any help will be very much appreciated. Billye Bridges

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: O'Neal, Harrison, Black, Campbell, Pierce; McFarlane, Hamilton, Bolton, Sevier Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XiB.2ACI/330.1 Message Board Post: James B Woodard(b 1811 Kershaw SC) was the son of Charles Woodard and Rebecca Sutherland. Charles E Woodard (b 1757 SC? d Dec 1843 Marengo Co. AL.) and Rebecca (b 1776 SC, Greenville Dist. died 1856 in Anderson Co. TX ) had 10 children, all born, I believe, in Greenville District SC before 1812. Then the family moved to Clarke Co. AL, most of the children marrying there and living there (--or Marengo Co. AL) until their deaths. Moses Woodard and James B Woodard came to Anderson Co. TX in Dec 1851 in a wagon train that included Harrisons, Blacks, Days, Whites, and other early Anderson Co. residents. His wife, Telitha Harrison was the dtr of Nathaniel Harrison (b 9 Mar 1787 in Edgefield? SC, d 24 Feb 1871 in Marengo Co. AL, having formerly lived in Clarke Co. AL) He was married in SC Greenville District to Mary Zimmerman/Timmerman/Birdsong (still haven't found a marriage record) She was b 1 Jan 1793 in Greenville Dist. SC and died 21 Feb 1877 in Clarke Co. AL. They had 11! children, most of whom married in Clarke Co. AL. Telitha and James B Woodard brought their 10 children (all born in Clarke or Marengo Co. AL) to Anderson Co. and have many descendants in the area.

The Pioneer Families of Anderson Co. says James B Woodard was a Methodist Minister....don't have page no. --or who gave that info. I understand Methodist conference records are pretty complete...Call your local church & ask where they are kept. Linda Sykes Email Address: [email protected] All Incoming and Outgoing mail scanned for virus control ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 1:48 PM Subject: [[TXANDERS]] Rev. James B. Woodard (Methodist minister) (1811-1857) > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XiB.2ACI/1322 > > Message Board Post: > > I am seeking information on my ggg-grandfather, Rev. James B. Woodard. He was born 19 May, 1811 in Kershaw County, South Carolina and died 26 March, 1857 in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas. > > He is buried in the oldest section of the city cemetery in Palestine. > > Specifically, I seek any information on records that might document whether he served a Methodist congregation in Anderson County, Texas. > > I have a photo of his tombstone, which identifies him as a minister in the Methodist Church. His tombstone has fallen and only a partial fragment remains. > > Britt Thompson > [email protected] > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XiB.2ACI/1321.1 Message Board Post: I have the Methodist Church at Montalba, Anderson CO.on line for 19000 - 1901. Gladys Click here: ANDERSON CO. RECORDS CONTINUED - Page 2 http://members.aol.com/dba1013/RECORDS2.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XiB.2ACI/1322 Message Board Post: I am seeking information on my ggg-grandfather, Rev. James B. Woodard. He was born 19 May, 1811 in Kershaw County, South Carolina and died 26 March, 1857 in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas. He is buried in the oldest section of the city cemetery in Palestine. Specifically, I seek any information on records that might document whether he served a Methodist congregation in Anderson County, Texas. I have a photo of his tombstone, which identifies him as a minister in the Methodist Church. His tombstone has fallen and only a partial fragment remains. Britt Thompson [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Palestine Methodist Churches 1895-1900 Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XiB.2ACI/1321 Message Board Post: Does anyone know a any Methodist Churches in the Palestine area during 1895-1900? Do you know where Church records could be located? Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Willis Methodist Church 1880-1900 Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XiB.2ACI/1320 Message Board Post: Does anyone know if there was a Methodist Church in Willis during the period of 1880-1900? Is it still active? Where would I be able to find the old Church records? Thanks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Boykin/City Directories 1895-1900 Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XiB.2ACI/1319 Message Board Post: Are there City directories for Palestine area for the time period of 1895-1900? I am interested the family of John A. Boykin, wife, Caroline, etc.. Thanks for any help on this.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XiB.2ACI/609.614.819.1 Message Board Post: My mom married a Morris Scarborough in 1964 or65 in Dada co. Fl.Her name was Shirley Johnson but never knew if he had any family other than two sons and after she died he moved back to Lake City Florida but havent been able to find him since. Sarah

Permission was granted to pass on: Gladys The following is from David Morgan, the TxGenWeb coordinator. Hi Everyone: The old genealogy scam is back. www.genseekers.com Behind the password protection are links to the free genealogy on-line. There is no content of their own. In order to get the "5-day free trial" you have to surrender a credit card or bank account number. You have to cancel within 5 days or you get dinged. Guess what? The cancellation e-mail bounces. Does this surprise you? One person who recently fell for the come-on had his/her account dinged not once, but twice. It is time to remind folks on your state and county mailing lists about these scoundrels. It has been a couple of years since we have mentioned this. Permission is granted to pass this on. ==== TXCOLEMA Mailing List ====

I am trying to find my paternal great-grandmother's maiden name. My father's name was James Edward Baxter (born 10/9/1919). His father was Edward Buford Baxter and his mother was Ethel Mae Warnell. They are both buried in Palestine. I am trying to find Ethel Mae's mother's (my father's grandmother) maiden name. I know Ethel Mae's father was James Marion Warnell who died around 1925. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Kathy Baxter Wallace

Hello! I am looking for information on my Barnes family who were in Anderson County by 1900. My ggrandfather's name was William Wylie Barnes. His family was in Van Zandt County, TX on the 1870 and 1880 census. His parents were Henry C. and Mary Barnes. William's siblings were Mary Ella Victoria Barnes, James Albert Barnes, and Laura Barnes. I cannot find any sign of William's parents in 1900. His siblings, with the exception of Laura, are all found in Palestine, Anderson County. I would really appreciate any information that might be out there on these people. Thanks! Debbie -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .

Regular Meeting of East Texas Genealogical Society, Tyler, TX Saturday, March 8, 2008 Tyler Public Library - Taylor Auditorium 2:00 p.m. Speaker: Helen Garrison Program: "Cynthia Ann Parker, A Love Story" Our speaker, Helen Garrison, has been the featured storyteller at numerous festivals and events including the Texas State Genealogical Society Conference and the North Fort Worth Historical Society where she performed as Cynthia Ann Parker. She is a member of storytelling organizations in both Texas and Oklahoma, including, but not limited to, the Tarrant Area Guild of Storytellers, the Tejas Storytelling Association, and the Texas Historical Society. Cynthia Ann Parker was taken by Comanche Indians when she was a child and raised as one of their own. The story of this pioneer woman's unusual life shows her deep devotion to the Comanches who became her people. Helen Garrison (Granny G.), dressed in costume, will tell the thrilling story of Cynthia Ann's life in a first person narrative portrayal. Following a short refreshment period, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Computer Interest Group of the East Texas Genealogical Society will meet. Larry Oliver will present a video and host a discussion on "Global Positioning Systems". East Texas Genealogical Society represent six counties which are Anderson, Gregg, Henderson, Panola, Rusk and Smith counties. ETGS publishes the East Texas Family Records four times a year and a monthly newsletter The Bulletin. For more information, you may contact me at [email protected] or go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs/ Submitted by Scott Fitzgerald, President.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XiB.2ACI/1302.1 Message Board Post: Thank you very much to the Palestine Library for confirming with an obituary that Carl Emerson Walker was the son of William Granville Walker. Now I am trying to find Carl's son, Gale Orville Walker, who was living in Minneapolis at the time of Carl's death in 1982. Any ideas, anyone?