We have been given a gift in the form of newspaper extracts from the Bastrop Advertisor 1854-1881. Sara, the submitter, owns microfilm that contains the Bastrop Advertisor on them and a few years ago, for a project, she pulled names, dates, etc out and typed them up. She has gratiously submitted her work to the Bastrop County website. The amazing thing to me is that she doesn't have ancestors from here but just chose Bastrop County for her project. We can make her an honorary cousin. The first file that has been uploaded is Bastrop area businesses, by date then alpha by person's name (and includes the date listed in the newspaper). These are from 1854-1879. I am splitting up the other file, containing all other information from 5/27/1854 to 2/26/1881, into smaller files, by date and will upload these as soon as I finish. She has more notes to type up and will forward those later. She also has another film, not indexed, that she is willing to do lookups for if the date of the event is known (such as death date). I will put the specific information in the Lookup section of the Bastrop page. If you don't have access to the microfilm and would like a copy of a page that is mentioned in the extracts, to receive the complete article, Sara would be happy to do that for reimbursement of expenses (one whole dollar) that will help with gas to the library, postage, and copy fee. Sara is as excited about this project as we are so if you find her information beneficial to your research, please let her know. Her email address is at the top of the page with the abstract/extract. I would also like to take the opportunity to thank Curtis Craig for sharing his obits with us on the Craig and Outlaw families from McDade. Good Work! PS. The Pettytown reunion is the first Sunday in May at the Pettytown Cemetery. Bring a dish. A special MyFamily.com website has been set up for Petty researchers. Look for Margie Petty's queries on the query page and email her if you want to subscribe to the site. Take Care! Tammy Owen Bastrop CO, TX Coordinator Bastropcc@aol.com http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbastro/bastrop.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~txtammy/bastrop/bastropmain.html

Does anyone have the following information on any of the Beatty's? David Thomas Beatty b May 22, 1844 in Delkalb GA buried?wife? John Jack Widsom Beatty b Sept 27 1847in Delkalb d Dec 25 1883 in McDade buried?wife? Isabell Clarissa Beatty b Jan 21, 1849 in Delkalb GA d Aug 24 1888 m/Felix Harrelson McLemore Jerry Asberry Beatty b Oct 31, 1850 d Dec 25 1883 in McDade TX wife? buried? Eliza Ann Beatty b May 22, 1851 in Shelby TN d? Buried? husband? Walter Marion Beatty b July 1 1853 in Delkalb GA d Sept 19 1907 buried in Cox Cemetary in Milsap TX Mary Marchella Beatty b May 8 1959 Shelby TN d? married? Nathan Heywood Beatty b May 30, 1861 Shelby TN d June 1 1940 Ft Worth, Tarrant TX buried in Cox Would appreciate any info thanks Lisa

At 11:07 PM 04/23/2000 -0400, Bastropcc@aol.com wrote: >http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs/registra/bdindx.htm > >TEXAS  BIRTH AND DEATH INDEXES >Availability The 1943 Bastrop county births have been uploaded to the Bastrop County USGENWEB archive. The url is ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/bastrop/vitals/births/1943/bastb43 .txt Currently two people are dividing the huge databases into counties and uploading them to the archives for the years 1926 & 1943. I'll let you know when new additions are uploaded. If you would like to know the procedure one of them uses for converting the data I can send it to you. You will need MS Access as a first step in working with the data. While I'm on the subject I need to tell you of the other things in the archives. Quite a few cemeteries, 1850 census and a few other items are available in the archives. The url is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/bastrop/basttoc.htm I am also in the process of transferring the archive project email to a Juno account. So if you have any submissions send them to genephillips@juno.com Gene Phillips USGENWEB Southeast Texas Archive manager. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs/registra/bdindx.htm TEXAS BIRTH AND DEATH INDEXES Availability Birth indexes from 1903-1925 and death indexes from 1903-1963 are available on microfiche only. As of March 2000, birth indexes from 1926-1995 and death indexes from 1964-1998 are available on the Internet, microfiche or CD-ROM. Death indexes will be available approximately six months after the end of the index year. Birth indexes will be available approximately 42 months after the end of the index year. The time lag for the birth index is necessary in order to protect the confidentiality of adoptions and paternity determinations. Marriage indexes are available on microfiche or CD-ROM from 1966-present and divorce indexes are available from 1968-present. [They may be available on the Internet in the future (depends on customer demand).] Cost The birth and death general and summary indexes available on the Internet are free of charge Most computer viewers won't handle the large files so download their viewer first. Then download the files. They are large. I tried to open one year in wordpad and it took 5 minutes for it to do any keystroke. I used their viewer and was moving real fast in my searches. Now, for the adventurous who want to help with a project. You can download a year, open it in a database file (they say Microsoft Access works great) , have it get the Bastrop files, save it as a separate database, convert it to a .txt file and submit it to the Texas Archives page. There are some volunteers doing this now for certain years or counties. Seems like this project could go real fast as the computer does all the work. The slowest time will be waiting for the file to download and upload. Send completed year to dataman@telepath.com (Gene Phillips) for uploading. You can do the whole year separating each county out or just grab Bastrop info. We need to get these files on line before some legislation comes along and stops it. Tammy Owen Bastrop CO, TX Coordinator Bastropcc@aol.com http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbastro/bastrop.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~txtammy/bastrop/bastropmain.html

Hi, I am looking for information about James Franklin Cunningham who married Emily Scallons, probably in Bastrop, Texas. Children all born in Bastrop were: Gid (may have been Gideon) Tom (Thomas) Sarah Rebecca (Sallie) my grandmother b. 19 Oct 1889 d. 31 May 1980 Ida Lena Elword b. 2 Sept 1898 d. 22 Jan 1963 Frank b. 15 Mar 1895 d. 22 Dec 1917 Tradition says that one of the grandfathers, maybe James Franklin or maybe his father, was in English Navy and jumped ship when it arrived and went awol and ended up in Texas. Does anyone have a history like this in your family that might help make a connection. Thank you, Betty Wingo Crowley, Texas

Thanks for the info, Tammy. In reference to the Tree Stump with the Gillespie name carved in it at the Bastrop Courthouse, James Hiram Gillespie continues to be a big mystery for me. I am certain that he was the County Clerk of Bastrop for about 10 years. I'm fairly certain he carried the rank of "Capt." with the Bastrop Volunteers Regiment during the 1840s. He also served on the Board of Trustees of an old school academy in Bastrop, so he appeared to be fairly prominent in the early history of Bastrop. However, the Gillespie name seems to show up as being spelled several different ways (I realize that this is common in geneology research). The Bastrop Historical Society sent me several references to J.H. Gillespie, Jas. Gillespie, Capt. Gillespie, etc. I can't determine if this is one person or several different Gillespies. Nowhere in the Bastrop Census does any other J.H. Gillespie appear except my James Hiram Gillespie. The Historical Society shows 2 entries in the Fairview Cemetary for a Capt. J.H. Gillespie. Neither of them has the correct date of birth for my James Hiram Gillespie. Could this be an error in bookkeeping, records, etc.?. I know you don't have the answers to this but I hope someone on the list my have a clue to this puzzle. Thanks again for the terrific job you are doing on this list. Rick -----Original Message----- From: OWENTK@aol.com <OWENTK@aol.com> To: TXBASTRO-L@rootsweb.com <TXBASTRO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 9:18 PM Subject: Re: [TXBASTRO-L] new posts >Rick, >I hadn't heard of Beaukiss, Tx before so I did a search and found a map of >where it is. > >http://www.geocities.com/Athens/3886/ > >This is the Lodge's website. Click on map to Beaukiss and you will see it is >north of Elgin. It mentions a Hill City, too. Hill's Prairie is about 6 >miles south of Bastrop on Hwy 304. When I took the pictures, I stopped by >the Court House and old Jail and took pictures. There is an old tree stump >with Gillespie's name and dates etched in it and I took a picture of that >too. Will know tomorrow if they turn out. > >Tammy Owen >Owentk@aol.com >Bastrop CO, TX Coordinator >Bastropcc@aol.com (for Bastrop queries) >http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbastro/bastrop.htm >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~txtammy/bastrop/bastropmain.html > > >============================== >Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. >RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >

I have wondered about that tree stump with Gillespie's name. Does anyone know how this piece of petrified stump landed in the court house lawn? Just curious, no relationship. I don't recall this artifact always being there - but showing up sometime after the last renovation of the court house? Dale

Rick, I hadn't heard of Beaukiss, Tx before so I did a search and found a map of where it is. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/3886/ This is the Lodge's website. Click on map to Beaukiss and you will see it is north of Elgin. It mentions a Hill City, too. Hill's Prairie is about 6 miles south of Bastrop on Hwy 304. When I took the pictures, I stopped by the Court House and old Jail and took pictures. There is an old tree stump with Gillespie's name and dates etched in it and I took a picture of that too. Will know tomorrow if they turn out. Tammy Owen Owentk@aol.com Bastrop CO, TX Coordinator Bastropcc@aol.com (for Bastrop queries) http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbastro/bastrop.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~txtammy/bastrop/bastropmain.html

Hi, Tammy Quite a few of my Gillespie relatives were born, raised, died, etc., at Hills Prarie, TX circa 1900. My grandparents are buried in Beaukiss, TX. I assume this is near Hills Prarie. Do you have any references on the history of these areas? Thanks for all your hard work. Rick -----Original Message----- From: Bastropcc@aol.com <Bastropcc@aol.com> To: TXBASTRO-L@rootsweb.com <TXBASTRO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, March 27, 2000 10:36 PM Subject: [TXBASTRO-L] new posts >Please be sure to visit the obits and pension files on the Bastrop County >page. We have had several submissions with more being posted everyday. Just >click on the puzzle pieces at the top of the page. > >I have some pictures being developed of the A. W. Hill house in Hill's >Prairie. At least I hope I have as the camera jammed. The digital camera >couldn't get close enough to take good pictures. Will know on Wednesday if I >have any that are good enough to put on the page. > >I'm working on the marriage indexes and the census indexes. So will post >each as I make progress on their formulation. > >Thanks Diane and Curtis for your posts! Everybody take care. The >bluebonnets are in full splendor! Some fields are covered with fushia >colored flowers and the indian paint brushes are raising their heads. Ahhh >Spring. > >Tammy Owen >Bastrop CO, TX Coordinator >Bastropcc@aol.com >http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbastro/bastrop.htm >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~txtammy/bastrop/bastropmain.html > > >============================== >Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. >

Please be sure to visit the obits and pension files on the Bastrop County page. We have had several submissions with more being posted everyday. Just click on the puzzle pieces at the top of the page. I have some pictures being developed of the A. W. Hill house in Hill's Prairie. At least I hope I have as the camera jammed. The digital camera couldn't get close enough to take good pictures. Will know on Wednesday if I have any that are good enough to put on the page. I'm working on the marriage indexes and the census indexes. So will post each as I make progress on their formulation. Thanks Diane and Curtis for your posts! Everybody take care. The bluebonnets are in full splendor! Some fields are covered with fushia colored flowers and the indian paint brushes are raising their heads. Ahhh Spring. Tammy Owen Bastrop CO, TX Coordinator Bastropcc@aol.com http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbastro/bastrop.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~txtammy/bastrop/bastropmain.html

Many of you would probably like to help submit information to the Bastrop page but don't know what is needed. Here's a thought: I'd like to build the census records around the indexes that are on line. I have copies of a lot of the pages from census' for my family. Each of you probably has pieces pertaining to your relatives, maybe even the whole page of the census. You've probably typed it up already and put it in your notes section of your database. You know for sure how the name is spelled. If you could send me an email with the year of the census, ED and page (if you have it) plus the information (whatever you've copied as in whole page or just a section of a page), I can add it under the name on the index. Later I can fill in the missing pieces by going over the census, making adjustments as necessary. Please put census info in the subject line of your email. If you'd like, I can add your email address after your family information so you can be contacted by other researchers. This can be for any of the census'. Also, if you have a scanner and don't want to type, scan the document and I will type it up (if I can read it) and put it on the page where it fits, such as obits, deeds, etc. Thanks! Tammy Owen Bastrop CO, TX Coordinator Bastropcc@aol.com http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbastro/bastrop.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~txtammy/bastrop/bastropmain.html

Surname Redding living in Bastrop Tx in 1850. Glenda rgwalch@canby.com

OK my friends, I'm typing up the marriage index, or at least the Groom Marriage Index. I copied A, B, and C today and am typing as fast as I can to get them on line, putting them on the Bastrop County website as I go, so keep checking back. They are from the mid 1800's to the 1970's. I will get the whole groom index online as time and money permits. If anyone wants to help with this project... Tammy Owen Bastrop CO, TX Coordinator Bastropcc@aol.com http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbastro/bastrop.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~txtammy/bastrop/bastropmain.html

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------54AC5C521C7622CAAC73B8E8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The following is my response to another lister's questions as to why there were no vital records in Texas prior to 1900. Thought I would pass this along. --------------54AC5C521C7622CAAC73B8E8 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Message-ID: <38CB3B6A.C0E33240@swbell.net> Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 00:38:35 -0600 From: Vanessa Burzynski <burzynsk@swbell.net> Organization: Southwestern Bell Internet Services X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en]C-SBIS-NC404 (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ORANGEBURGH_SC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Passenger Lists and Texas Records References: <25.2e2cff1.25fad762@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Fellow Listers, I am a native Texan, and although Texas as a state did not keep birth or death records in the 1800's, most all Catholic churches did keep birth/baptism, marriage and death records. Don't forget this valuable resource. Texas also has census records beginning in 1850. You can write or visit the Catholic Arhives of Texas at this address: 1600 N. Congress, P. O. Box 13327, Capitol Station, Austin, Texas 78711 or call (512) 476-4888. They do charge $10/hour and $2.50 per record found or you can do your own research. You must know the name of the church or parish and/or the area (county) they lived in. There is no central index of names. My ancestors came to Texas in 1846 and my husband's in 1889. We have found a wealth of information through church records. Each church was responsible for keeping their own records. Some records were destroyed in fires as was the case in St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Grimes County. "The earliest Catholic churches in what is now the State of Texas were: San Fernando (in modern day San Antonio) established 1739, San Elizario (El Paso), established 1777, San Augustin (Laredo), established 1789, St. Mary's (Victoria), established 1840, Sacred Heart (Nacogdoches), established 1847, and smaller missions sponsored by these churches. In 1847, the Diocese of Galveston was founded and new parishes were established." Vanessa Burzynski Katy, Texas DaneBowen@aol.com wrote: > There were no passenger lists from the Deep South to Texas because it was not > international travel---at least after 1845 and no records much anywhere > before---and no immigration records involved. > > Texans seemed to be too busy fighting Mexicans and Indians and scratching out > an existence to care for records. Incredibly my Gfather Bowen was b. to a > woman b in Texas 1850 and there are no death records o

Your turn! I have activated the bulletin boards for Bastrop County Wills, Pensions, Bios, Bibles, and Obits so that you can share your valuable research. You will find the links on the main page. Look for the puzzle piece icons. Please submit your information, listing sources and dates. Queries should be placed on the queries bulletin board using that icon. I've got my signature block working now so you know who this is. LOL. I'm going to work on taking the frames off of the website as some don't like them or can't see the information. Any suggestions for the Bastrop County page are welcome. Let me know if you see something neat that we may be able to do on our page. Volunteers are welcome! Would also like to find others that can go to the courthouse or library (state or local) from time to time. Tammy Owen Bastrop CO, TX Coordinator Bastropcc@aol.com http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbastro/bastrop.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~txtammy/bastrop/bastropmain.html

I hope I'm addressing this to the appropriate source..I wish to ask for forgiveness for a foolish action today, I thought to copy and paste a portion of the Hill family info to send to the above geneology group that I have copied to with this message.. Having been very politely corrected for the action, I can readily see how it could severely detract from proper attention being directed to you and your website..I hope you'll believe me when I say I meant no credit for myself!! Thank you, W. E. (Ed) Walker edwalker@web-access.net Brownwood, Tx.

Maryann, I'm severely embarrassed and ready to take my 40 lashes..please, everyone, forgive me!! Standing back, looking, I readily see how unthoughtful I was..in the interest of brevity, I suppose I've become paranoid about using the copy and paste mode to eliminate tons of headers and such on emails and never stopped to realize how brief a left click on forward really is!! I will personally send an apology to the website for my actions..it truly was never meant for personal recognition, and yet it certainly became that with me in control of the URL. Thanks again for the corrective criticism, we all need some from time to time.. edwalker@web-access.net ************************* http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/5780 ******************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: <Mdmcounty@aol.com> To: <edwalker@web-access.net> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 3:06 PM Subject: Re: [TXBASTRO-L] found and pasted from a website.. > In a message dated 3/8/00 6:20:35 AM Central Standard Time, > edwalker@web-access.net writes: > > > ************************************ > > I hope this is permissable, first time I ever tried it, maybe there's > > someone looking for this info, if so I can give the associative website. > > > I'm sure they would have no objection - given the use it was put to, but out > of courtesy, it is appropriate to write to the web page owner and ask > permission. Then that owner should be given the credit for their work. > However, I do want to thank you for sharing the information with us. Will > you please give us the address where this was found? > > Maryann Dixon Moseby > Listkeeper >

Much of this information courtesy of Louise Martin. LAWRENCE HILL, b. abt. 1782, NC; d. 1819 in Monticello, GA. married BETSY GOODWIN, March 7, 1811. ASA HILL, (Please note that Asa is often confused with Abraham Webb Hill, a cousin of Asa's. In 1932, the book "Heroes of San Jacinto" by Dixon & Kemp, first incorrectly published Asa's name as Abraham Asa Webb Hill, and the error has been picked up and perpetuated since by subsequent researchers and authors.) He was born 1784 Martin Co., Edgecombe, NC; married ELIZABETH BARKSDALE, daughter of Jeffery (who was in the Revolutionary War) and Phebe Barksdale, October 6, 1808 at Sparta, Hancock Co., GA; Lived in Jasper Co., Hancock Co., & Muscogee Co., GA before 1834. He traveled to TX about 1834 with his son, Wm. C.A.J. Hill and nephew, Isaac Lafayette Hill, moving his family to TX in 1835, settling in Washington Co., and later Fayette Co., TX. He joined the Texas Army in 1836. (See Historical Hill Documents page) After the burning of Gonzales, Gen. Sam Houston ordered him to travel east to warn those in the path of the approaching Mexican Army, and consequently Asa did not serve! at the battle of San Jacinto. In 1839 he settled in Rutersville, Fayette Co., TX. He was part of the Somervell Expedition and the Mier Expedition. He was captured along with two of his sons, Jeffrey Barksdale and John C.C. Hill and was part of the "Black Bean Episode", where he drew a white bean and was spared execution by the Mexicans. He was released in 1843, but was weakened from the experience. He died July 15, 1844, (possibly 1845) Rutersville, Fayette Co., TX. His remains were removed from their original Cedar Creek site in 1973 and reinterred in the old City Cemetery at La Grange. After Asa died, Elizabeth married Alexander Thomson, Jr., May 28, 1850, Fayette Co., TX. Elizabeth was born Jan. 3, 1795, Troupe Co., GA; died Jan. 23, 1883, Waelder, TX and is interred in the Waelder Cemetery. Some family information is said by Robert Hill to be from the Bible of Isaac Lafayette Hill, once owned by daughter Lollie Hill, and written in Isaac Lafayette Hill's own hand ************************************ I hope this is permissable, first time I ever tried it, maybe there's someone looking for this info, if so I can give the associative website. Ed Walker edwalker@web-access.net

Here is a great site. They have put many old documents on line. I searched "Bastrop" and got 136 hits, which included the names of Gillespie, Burleson and Smith. http://www.umdl.umich.edu/moa/

--part1_ae.22c1446.25f73a8c_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here's an interesting project. --part1_ae.22c1446.25f73a8c_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <TXGEN-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-zd01.mx.aol.com (rly-zd01.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.225]) by air-zd02.mail.aol.com (v69.17) with ESMTP; Tue, 07 Mar 2000 18:17:54 -0500 Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [209.85.6.30]) by rly-zd01.mx.aol.com (v69.17) with ESMTP; Tue, 07 Mar 2000 18:17:35 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id PAA08361; Tue, 7 Mar 2000 15:16:32 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 15:16:32 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 17:14:34 -0600 Message-Id: <200003071714.AA9437508@argolink.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: "Lynna Kay Shuffield" <friday@argohouston.com> Reply-To: <friday@argohouston.com> X-Sender: <friday@argolink.net> Old-To: <TXGEN-L@rootsweb.com> X-Mailer: <IMail v6.00> Subject: [TXGENWEB] Texas Slavery Project Resent-Message-ID: <36K_-.A.VCC.P3Yx4@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: TXGEN-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: TXGEN-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <TXGEN-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1622 X-Loop: TXGEN-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: TXGEN-L-request@rootsweb.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I rec'd the following from Erich Walther on the NEW Texas Slavery Project ... I'll be profiling this project in my column for Thur., March 9th ... Please help him out by checking by the webpage and forward this to anyone on your person mailing list who might be interested ... This will be a major imporvement for all genealogists in adding resources for Afr-Amer research in Texas ... pass the word .... Thanks .... Lynna Kay ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Eric Walther <ewalther@UH.EDU> Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2000 12:05:14 -0600 Howdy. One of the things I hope to catch up on next week during Spring Break is getting in touch with my friends and bring them up to date on the Texas Slavery Project ... http://www.texasslaveryproject.uh.edu It's very under construction, but it's a start--and the more hits I record, the better funding I'm likely to have! I'll be very glad to recieve comments, criticisms, & suggestions. Thank you. Eric * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Lynna Kay Shuffield P. O. Box 16604 Houston, Texas 77222 telephone: 713/692-4511 e-mail: friday@argohouston.com My webpages: "Milam County, Texas: List of Honor -- Individuals Who Have Given Their Lives in the Defense of Their Country from World War I through Vietnam" http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/2670/ "USS Houston (CA-30) Crew List - 1 Mar 1942" http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/2670/crew.htm County Coordinator for the San Jacinto County TXGenWeb http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/2670/SANJAC-01.htm "Our Loose Ends" Genealogy Column by Lynna Kay Shuffield http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/2670/COLUMN-001.htm ==== TX