Mike or Gary, do either of you have J.E. Morrow, husband of Lula Johnson? She was born in 1885, his dob was probably close to that. Her Johnson family lived in Broyles Chapel, which is also in NW Anderson Co, I think. Cathy Researching my father's JOHNSON line, WILKINS, CRUTCHER, ADAMS, and others Researching my mother's VANCE line, ANDERSON, MAPP, HARRALSON, and others Family files may be viewed at <www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/Cathy-Garrett> Or see the whole compilation at http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~magarr/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael J. Vaughn" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 9:21 PM Subject: [[TXANDERS]] Re: [[TXANDERS]] Jacob Sutton MORROW and Ft Houston > Gary: > > I checked in Pioneer Families of Anderson County and it says that > Louisa's father, Rolen W. Box, was on the Houston County Tax list in > 1838 and was elected JP on 1 January 1839 in Houston County. > Therefore it seems likely that any M/L might have been there. Sadly > the Houston County records burned. > > But I would try Nacogdoches County just to know for sure. > > Jacob Sutton Morrow was on the tax roll in Houston County in 1839 and > 1840, so it seems that Houston County was the most likely place for > him to have obtained a marriage license. > > Now, maybe you can help me with a question. Another early settler in > Henderson and Anderson Counties was Jacob Sutton and his wife Rhoda > Hobby Bobo -- who came from Tennessee as well. > > Jacob Sutton was the son of James Huey Sutton and Polly Kirkland, > grandson of Jacob Sutton and Ann Knox of South Carolina. > > I understand that Jacob Sutton Morrow's mother was a Sutton -- and > have to wonder if she and James Huey Sutton might have been siblings, > both children of the earlier Jacob Sutton. > > I have long wondered about that connection. The Sutton family was one > of the earliest in the NW part of Anderson County, a particular focus > of mine. > > I look forward to hearing from you. Feel free to contact me directly > at [email protected] > > Mike Vaughn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 8:17 PM > Subject: [[TXANDERS]] Jacob Sutton MORROW and Ft Houston > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Surnames: Allen, Barton, Box, Brewer, Cole, Grigsby, Hannah, Key, > Morrow, Muse, Smithers > > Classification: Query > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XiB.2ACI/1350 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > I have been told that my g-g-grandfather Jacob Sutton MORROW (b. 05 > May 1813, d. 08 Jan 1895) was married to my g-g-grandmother Louisa > Adeline BOX (b. 30 Jan 1824, d. 12 Mar 1902) in Fort Houston on 05 Sep > 1839. I have been unable to find any proof of this marriage. Does > anyone know if the marriage records from Ft. Houston still exist, and > where they might be located? > > > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > ============================== > 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 >