This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Walker Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XiB.2ACI/1302 Message Board Post: Could some one please look up the obituary for this person. I think he may be my great uncle: Carl Emerson Walker, born 18 Aug 1915, died June 1982 in Elkhart, TX, acording to the Social Security Index. If this is my great uncle, the parents will be William Granville Walker and DeLila Gulley Walker. Carl also had either a son or grandson named Gale Orville Walker. If this is my uncle I would like to get a copy of the text of the obituary, if not let me know and I will move on. I can be reached at [email protected] Thanks in advance... John

----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael J. Vaughn" <[email protected]> To: "Scott Fitzgerald" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 8:05 AM Subject: Supplement to Saturday's program > Scott: > > Could you post the statement below to the various lists, and email to > our members if we have a master mailing list. Bonnie Woolverton > raised a good question about the prison system and I did some further > checking. Several people seemed very irritated about this, notably > Charles, and I wanted to try to clear this up. > > Thanks for your help. > > Mike > > > Here is what I came up with: > > _____________ > > At the ETGS meeting on Saturday, January 11, 2003, during the program > on "Prisons, Asylums and Other Custodial Institutions", I made the > statement, and it is also contained in the handout, that records exist > for all prisoners in Texas prisons, beginning with prisoner #1 > sometime in the 1880's. > > That was the information provided to me by the Texas Department of > Criminal Justice when I prepared the presentation. > > In attendance at the meeting was Bonnie Woolverton, immediate past > president of the Anderson County Historical Commission and formerly an > employee of TDC. Bonnie said that the prison system had begun much > earlier than 1880, possibly as early as 1846. > > Further investigation has revealed that she was correct. Construction > on the first central state penitentiary was begun in 1848 in > Huntsville, and it housed prisoners as early as 1 October 1849 -- a > convicted horse thief from Fayette County. > > The "New Handbook of Texas" (available online) has a good discussion > of the Texas Prison System, found on Pages 341-344 of Volume 5. I > commend it to anyone who is interested in this subject. > > The only thing that I can deduce from the conflict in what I was told > and the information in the "Handbook" is that it is likely that there > are no records prior to the early 1880's. In 1879 the structure of > the prison system was radically changed, and that is probably when > record keeping began. > > Additionally, a question was raised about a penitentiary at Rusk. > That same article states that the Rusk Penitentiary opened in 1883; it > was opened to provide convict labor to develop iron ore deposits in > East Texas, and operated until 1917. Prisoners from that penitentiary > built the Texas State Railroad from Rusk to Palestine between 1893 and > 1909. > > I hope this helps clarify this matter, and apologize for any confusion > about this subject. > > Mike Vaughn > ______________________ > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XiB.2ACI/1301 Message Board Post: Does anyone have access to newspaper obits from Anderson County Texas in 1866? If so, would you please look for Lydia Turner BINYON died 1866 Tennessee Colony, Anderson Co., TX.

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/1300 Message Board Post: Jennie D. Haviland was married to Charles E. Rust on 10 Dec 1884 at the Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church South, Palestine, Anderson, TX, and Clara A. Haviland was married to Hyatt W. Ensign on 26 Aug 1885, at the same church. I would like any information that can be gleaned from these records and/or information as to purchasing copies of these records, etc. Thank you, Jennie L. Redmond

I would be interest in this program, but it is just too far for me to come, I am a cousin of Michaeal's and would like to have a tape of his program, I have an interest in this as one of my fathers brothers died in an institution in Austin in 1927.. Sincerly Peggy McCleskey Broughton (also Ashmore line)

Regular Meeting of East Texas Genealogical Society, Tyler, TX Saturday, January 11, 2003 Tyler Public Library - Taylor Auditorium 2:00 p.m. Speaker: Michael Vaughn Program: "Prisons, Asylums and other Custodial Institutions: The Macabre Side of Genealogy" The focus of Mr. Vaughn's program will be on how to find information on ancestors and relatives who were inmates at some kind of governmental custodial institution such as a prison, asylum, state hospital or orphanage. Detailed information will be given on searching court records to find criminal proceedings. State prison records will be identified and techniques for accessing the records will be discussed. There will be some discussion of state hospitals for the blind and deaf, or the insane, including information of all Texas institutions of that sort. Mike will also talk about state orphanages, with a brief mention of other orphanages and the kinds of records they have. Mike Vaughn is an attorney who specialized in real estate transactions and commercial law matters. He has taught various commercial law courses. Mr. Vaughn holds membership in many genealogical groups including Sons of Confederate Veterans, Society of Descendants of Colonial Clergy, Jamestowne Society, Descendants of Washington's Army at Valley Forge and ETGS. Some of the books Mr. Vaughn has authored are The History of Cayuga and Cross Roads, Texas; Early Records of Judson Baptist Church, Cayuga, Texas; The Family and Pedigree of William Jefferson Wright; and Cream Peas – Already Shelled: Traditional Cooking of East Texas the Rural South. 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 and Mary Love Berryman will present a program on "The Many Facets of GenWeb" which will explain the difference in the Project and Archives Pages and they will also discuss some of the special projects of the USGenWeb. 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. Surnames: HOLMES Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XiB.2ACI/1299 Message Board Post: Searching for burial of Maude Holmes d1972-8 Anderson Co., TX Not recorded in SS, TX State Library at Austin, cemeteries of Houston Co. where she attended clinic. She attended Seventh Day Adventist Church in Palestine where husband, Harold, was a minister. Church will not answer my queries by mail tho I included a SAS envelope. Any help appreciated. She is my grandmother.

In reply to: On 1/5/03 15:02, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > From: "Wanda Davis" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 14:04:13 -0600 To: [email protected] Subject: [[TXANDERS]] JOHNSTON/GOBER Wanda, Thanks for the info. We think our Johnstons left VA and moved to TE, for a one generation stopover, on the way to TX. I haven't found any of my Johnstons with connections in MS or LA. Will keep your info in mind, as I plow through a few more TE and VA Records. Charlotte Berger

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/1275.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Ansalem Robertson b. 1820 had two sisters that I know of: Sarah J. m. John J. Spivey and Mary b. abt 1834 m. Henry Rampy. Jeanette

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Robertson, Moore, Post, Heatly Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XiB.2ACI/1275.1.1 Message Board Post: Do you know if either Ansalem Robertson or George Robertson had sisters? My great great great grandmother Loucinda Mariah Robertson married R. Stanford Moore of Oakwood Tx, Leon Co. Her sister Nancy Robertson married James Heatley also of Leon Co. Both women are buried in Mt Pisgah Cemetery, Leon Co. Both families came from Georgia then lived in Shelby Co. Alabama, then lived in Spearville, Arkansas before coming to Leon Co. Birthdate for Mariah Robertson Feb 10,1822, Nancy Robertson? her husband James Heatley was born February 17, 1814. They would be the right age to be sisters to either man. Sue Helveston http://members.aol.com/SHelveston/home.html

Charlotte, My JOHNSTONs are: Samuel Wilburn JOHNSTON (1851 Newton Co. MS - 1911 Houston Co. TX) m. Mary Susan GOBER (1858 MS - 1916 Houston Co. TX) Samuel & Mary married in 1877 in MS. They moved to Texas abt 1885 w/ his sister & husband, Martha Ann (JOHNSTON) GOBER & Charles H. GOBER. Samuel & Martha JOHNSTON are c/o James J. JOHNSTON (1811 MS-1873 MS) & Manica A. (SMITH) JOHNSTON (1823 NC-1895 LA) Both the JOHNSTON/GOBER families above moved 1st to Anderson Co., then Samuel & Mary Susan to Houston Co. Martha & Charles lived 1st in Anderson Co. then in Cherokee Co. TX. Wanda Bowlin Davis - Kerrville TX - [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 5:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [[TXANDERS]] RE: [[TXANDERS]] CAMPBELLs/LIVELYs, 01/02/03 This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Johnston, Sikes, Thompson, Berger, Filer, McMorrough, Travis Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XiB.2ACI/1298 Message Board Post: In Reply to the Msg from Wanda Davis I am tracing my lines thru the Johnston, Sikes, and Thompson families of Limestone and Anderson Counties, in the late 1800s and the 1900s. My grandfather, Walter Eugene Johnston, born 27 Jan 1873, ??Anderson County ?? TX, died 14 Feb 1917, in Limestone County and married Mattie Lee Sikes on 25 Dec 1898 or 1899 in Limestone County. Family oral histories placed grandfather Johnston in Tennessee Colony before he arrived in Limestone County. I have located him; his widowed mother, Sarah Elizabeth; his sister, Lillian; and a cousin F.P. Goad in Precinct 2, Anderson County on the 1880 Census. The census document, had Sarah Elizabeth's birthplace as Tennessee. Further oral histories identified his father, Wheat Johnston, as the grandson of Peter Johnston of Prince Edward County, VA and the nephew of Sen John Warfield Johnston and the brothers Generals Sydney and Joesph Johnston. However, I can find no trace of Wheat Johnston. I noticed you were also working the Johnston's of Anderson County. I also saw there were more than one or two other Johnston households in Precinct 2 on that 1880 Census. Are you working the same Johnston line and do you know if any of these households may be related? Thanx for your help. Charlotte Berger ============================== 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. Surnames: ROBERTSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XiB.2ACI/1275.1 Message Board Post: Hello Jeanette, In my family I have a George A. Robertson that came to Anderson County somewhere after the l850 and before the l860 date. He was born in Ga. in Jan. of l813. He settled around the Frankston area and is buried in the Old Bethel Cemetery. He was married to Roanna Willingham in Tuscaloosa, Ala in l838. They lived in Fayette Co, Al. until moving to Texas. He had four children: JOHN A, HENRY H, FRANCIS LAFAYETTE, and MARY ANN. All the children were born in Ala. The three boys fought in the Civil war. None returned. I am looking for a connection with any Robertsons. Roanna WILLINGHAM'S sisters migrated to Anderrson Co., Tx with them. There married names were; RICHARDS, FREEMAN, POE, COOK, SLAUGHTER, ``````

Hi, I just updated my website with grave pictures from ANDERSON,HENDERSON and JOHNSON CO.TX and ANDERSON,GREENVILLE and LANCASTER CO.SC; I took these photos believing that they were my ancestors, only to find out once I was home, that they don't fit into my family tree. Maybe someone will recognize a name and can give me one or two generations back, which might help me fit them into my data. Please take a look at http://freepages.living.rootsweb.com/~mandaley/Graves.html there are 3 pages;thanks,Eleonore

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Johnston, Sikes, Thompson, Berger, Filer, McMorrough, Travis Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XiB.2ACI/1298 Message Board Post: In Reply to the Msg from Wanda Davis I am tracing my lines thru the Johnston, Sikes, and Thompson families of Limestone and Anderson Counties, in the late 1800s and the 1900s. My grandfather, Walter Eugene Johnston, born 27 Jan 1873, ??Anderson County ?? TX, died 14 Feb 1917, in Limestone County and married Mattie Lee Sikes on 25 Dec 1898 or 1899 in Limestone County. Family oral histories placed grandfather Johnston in Tennessee Colony before he arrived in Limestone County. I have located him; his widowed mother, Sarah Elizabeth; his sister, Lillian; and a cousin F.P. Goad in Precinct 2, Anderson County on the 1880 Census. The census document, had Sarah Elizabeth’s birthplace as Tennessee. Further oral histories identified his father, Wheat Johnston, as the grandson of Peter Johnston of Prince Edward County, VA and the nephew of Sen John Warfield Johnston and the brothers Generals Sydney and Joesph Johnston. However, I can find no trace of Wheat Johnston. I noticed you were also working the Johnston’s of Anderson County. I also saw there were more than one or two other Johnston households in Precinct 2 on that 1880 Census. Are you working the same Johnston line and do you know if any of these households may be related? Thanx for your help. Charlotte Berger

This is what I have on the CAMPBELL's buried at Muse Cemetery: 1. CAMPBELL, A. Ivan 1860--1899 2. CAMPBELL, infant no dates 3. CAMPBELL, infant 1898--1898 4. CAMPBELL, infant 1899--1899 My GOFF line married a LIVELY & is buried at Muse Cemetery. 1. LIVELY, Cornelia (GOFF) 01 Oct 1897--1995 d/o Henry C. GOFF & Niecy REID 2. LIVELY, Carlton 22 Sep 1895--11 Apr 1971 h/o Cornelia -- s/o Wm Henry & Mary C. (PENICK) The info I have on: John LIVELY (1780--c1865) I never could pin down the exact year of death for John, but 1865 was the most accurate I could get. Do you have "PIONEER FAMILIES of ANDERSON CO.,TEXAS prior to 1900" That has numerous CAMPBELL families. Wanda Bowlin Davis - Kerrville TX - [email protected] Researching in Anderson Co. TX: GOFF--REID--JOHNSTON--CARTER-- & Allied Families -----Original Message----- From: Linda [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 7:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [[TXANDERS]] Re: [[TXANDERS]] Re: "Willie" ROSS I am interested in your Livelys. Emma Rebecca Lively Died 25 May ----What Year? --- My primary family is Campbell who married Livelys. I got much info from Livelys of America 1690-1968, compiled by Dr. John F Valentine. Publ 1971 by National Association of Lively Families... I am sure the Lively families of America would appreciate your input...there were gaps in the records. (even I could add\ a few tidbits of data) There are Books 1&2. Here's a note from Book 1 about John Wesley Lively's father, in case you have not read it. I happened to find these books in the Crockett Library, and copied several (!) pages. "Various deeds indicate that John & Elizabeth Lively owned acreages along the 12-Mile River in SC. From there they moved to northwestern GA as land opened up and the family along with 9 slaves were in Cass Co. GA in 1840. Elizabeth is believed to have died in March of 1850 in Walker Co. GA for John aged 70 is living with unmarried daughter, Judea A.P. in August of 1850. When the family decided to come to Texas, John was in the second wagon train which was met at the border by Thomas, who guided them "home" to Houston Co. John stayed with one of his children then another after Judea married in 1856, and was last noted in the Anderson Co. home of John Wesley in 1860, aged 88. It is tradition that he is buried in an unmarked grave beside his daughter, Judea A.P. and one of her husbands in Muse Cemetery in Anderson Co." Linda Sykes <[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

I am interested in your Livelys. Emma Rebecca Lively Died 25 May ----What Year? --- My primary family is Campbell who married Livelys. I got much info from Livelys of America 1690-1968, compiled by Dr. John F Valentine. Publ 1971 by National Association of Lively Families... I am sure the Lively families of America would appreciate your input...there were gaps in the records. (even I could add\ a few tidbits of data) There are Books 1&2. Here's a note from Book 1 about John Wesley Lively's father, in case you have not read it. I happened to find these books in the Crockett Library, and copied several (!) pages. "Various deeds indicate that John & Elizabeth Lively owned acreages along the 12-Mile River in SC. From there they moved to northwestern GA as land opened up and the family along with 9 slaves were in Cass Co. GA in 1840. Elizabeth is believed to have died in March of 1850 in Walker Co. GA for John aged 70 is living with unmarried daughter, Judea A.P. in August of 1850. When the family decided to come to Texas, John was in the second wagon train which was met at the border by Thomas, who guided them "home" to Houston Co. John stayed with one of his children then another after Judea married in 1856, and was last noted in the Anderson Co. home of John Wesley in 1860, aged 88. It is tradition that he is buried in an unmarked grave beside his daughter, Judea A.P. and one of her husbands in Muse Cemetery in Anderson Co." Linda Sykes <[email protected]>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ross,Webb, Lively, Milligan,Mahue, Miller, Fitzgerald, Price, Bolt Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XiB.2ACI/144.145.177.2.1.1 Message Board Post: I have Emma Rebecca Lively, b 28 June 1864, Anderson CO, TX, md George T Bradford 4 Jan 1882, Anderson Co,TX, d 25 May & buried in Field's Cemetery, Anderson Co, TX. She is the daughter of John Wesley Lively & Rebecca Bathsheba Cherry & the sister of Jospeh Lafayette Lively, (my Great Great Grandfather). This information was found in the pages of Joesph Lafayette Lively's bible that I have been able to obtain a copy of. I have much more imformation of the Lively's if you are interested, as I would like to see what you may have to share. How are you connected to the Lively's? Hope this is of some help & please let me know what I can do to be of assitance.

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/144.145.177.2.1 Message Board Post: Did your Nancy Jane have a sister named Emma Rebecca who married George Thomas Bradford? I am looking for information about Emma Rebecca, my great, great grandmother. Thanks!

Eleonore, Your John and Nancy Fite are also mine. There son Lafayette Fite is my gg grandparents. I would love to exchange info. Sharon L. Fite Holland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eleonore Crespo" <> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 11:03 PM Subject: [[TXANDERS]] RICHARDSON GRAVES IN TX AND SC > Hi, I have just finished a web page with all my Richardson Graves, that I > can't fit into my data. Please take a look and see if you recognize anyone; > maybe if I have one or two generations back I can make the connection. Most > are from Anderson Co. and Johnson Co.TX and a few from Lancaster > Co.SC;thanks for your help > http://freepages.arts.rootsweb.com/~mandaley/Richardson1.html > just click onto the link for the grave pictures,thanks,Eleonore > > > ============================== > 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 > >

Hi, I have just finished a web page with all my Richardson Graves, that I can't fit into my data. Please take a look and see if you recognize anyone; maybe if I have one or two generations back I can make the connection. Most are from Anderson Co. and Johnson Co.TX and a few from Lancaster Co.SC;thanks for your help http://freepages.arts.rootsweb.com/~mandaley/Richardson1.html just click onto the link for the grave pictures,thanks,Eleonore