ok this is basically what happened you'll have to wait to get the details, but this is the substance. And anyone who can further help please say so...... On Christmas Eve, the vigilantes hung Thad McLemore, Wright McLemore and Henry Pfeiffer (Thad and Wright are buried in Baker cemetary Henry can't locate any family descendant or listing for him in any time in bastrop need help on him). Anyway,thad and wright's brother felix married a beaty. On Chrsitmas Day 1883, Jack Beaty, Heywood and AZ beaty went into town with some family members looking for thad and wright mclemore and happened to confront milton and bishop. A shoot out happened and Jack and Az were dead and Heywood although shot 17 times lived. I have collected over 13 articles on the shootings, newpaper articles and several pictures etc.. I will share them with you all when it is presentable. Melba sent me the article but I had already had it, I didn't know it was her grandfather that wrote it. Am honored to have a copy of it signed. She's been great and so have others........wait till you hear the story this is great history. Lisa ---------- > From: Bastropcc@aol.com > To: TXBASTRO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TXBASTRO] Christmas Shootout in McDade 12/1883 McLemore letter > Date: August 2, 2000 11:36 PM > > That is wonderful. I was a little worried that I might unintentionally start > an email shoot out as this is still a passionate story for all families > involved. One thing I noticed in the newspaper articles is that all parties > seemed to be friends before that day. Maybe rumors, a missunderstanding, and > hurt feelings that went further then they all expected? > A part of my family went to McDade first in about 1871, after leaving Georgia > REAL FAST, hiding in a chest in the wagon along the way. They went there > because that is where the train took them. Horses, cattle and a killing have > been mentioned for the exodious. They were out of McDade by 1881 though and > just did some moon shining, well except for the one time they stated the > train hit their horse and the court document was against them for making a > false claim. Wonder who all was on the list read at the saloon? > Look forward to reading the article by your grandpa. > > 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 ==== > Search the TXBASTRO-L archives for previously posted messages, > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=TXBASTRO > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/