Please reply to: "Ed Walker" <edwalker@web-access.net> > I was in Bastrop attending a funeral Wed and Thurs last and, of course, > spent most of Thurs in the courthouse "digging". While there I met a very > interesting man named Howard New!! He offered to help with whatever I was > working on and proceeded to explain the intricacies of probate records and > where they can lead you..WOW!!!!!! He lead me to a treasure I never knew was > available to me..My great-uncle Martin Walker's probate file has a treasure > trove of original documents, invoices, receipts, will etc. etc.you can feel > extremely humbled just unfolding something that was written 110 yrs. ago, > and then to read it and try to put yourself into that time period..gives one > a really awesome feeling..I know it did me..anyway, this man Howard New is > none other than the father of one of our hardest working people and > friends --Tammy K Owen..Thanks Tammy for sharing yourself so much with > others!! > > Ed Walker > Brownwood, Tx > edwalker@web-access.net > > >