Tammy: It looks like Genny's people have been outright telling her tales! That first Eddy Chambers, son of Washington Chambers and May Franklin, is the right one. Where did it come from? I could find nothing on the death index on him - where did he die? Yours, Dora --- Bastropcc@aol.com wrote: > Here are some Chambers burials for African > Americans and it looks like your > Eddie: > > Chambers, Eddie M B Unkn 8/21/1939 Son of > Washington Chambers and May > Franklin, died of Tuberculosis and buried at > Union Hill by King Funeral Home > in Austin, TX was 34 years old and divorced. > There may not be a record of > this at the courthouses. > Chambers, Francis F B unkn none dau > of Lee Chambers and Leola > Rollings. > Chambers, Green M B unkn 02/27/1925 > Fairview (Black section)(City > of Bastrop Hwy 95) > Chambers, Jessie B 10/31/1884 > 9/10/1963 Pleasant Hill > (Sayersville 179) > Chambers, Joe M B unkn 12/03/1919 son > of Green and Martha Chambers > Fairview (Black section)(City of Bastrop Hwy > 95) > Chambers, Lee M B Unkn 12/16/34 Son > of Green and Martha Wilbarger > Chambers. 36y 3m 6d Bastrop > Chambers, May F� B Unkn 11/22/30 Dau > of Nelson Overtell New Hope > (Black) (Camp Swift) > Chambers, Rufus M B unkn 04/16/1919 son > of Alex and Shivlet Chambers > Olive > Chambers, W. H. M B Unkn 3/20/35 Son of > Will and Sarah Chambers. 67y > 1m New Hope > > If Eddie was killed in Webberville, I'm not > sure you will find this in any > newspapers unless there was a trial. It is > kind of out there by itself, once > a thriving town. > > In a previous message you mentioned their > neighbors of Hodge? There is a > Linnie Hodge 52yrs old, Daughter of Houston > Hodge and Caroline, Af Amer, died > 1/1939 in Union Hill and also buried by King > Funeral Home in Austin. Hey > looks like we're on the right track. Jim > Howard and May Townsend had son > John Howard who died at age 16, buried at > Magnolia Cemetery by King Funeral > Home in Austin. There is a King Tears Mortuary > Inc in Austin at > 512-476-9128. Not sure if this is them, but > they may help. If you call > them, ask if they know where New Hope at Camp > Swift is or Union Hill. I don't > have it on my map but I know there are some off > of 95 near Camp Swift, in > pastures. > > > 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 > > > ==== TXBASTRO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, send an email with only the > word unsubscribe in the body of the email to > TXBASTRO-L-request@rootsweb.com (or > TXBASTRO-D-request@rootsweb.com for the digest > list) > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/