Hello Billy22 - I don't know if you have received any info on your query about a train wreck, but I will send this to you for everyone to see. There was a "staged" train wreck in September 1896 in the area north of West, TX. I was just reading about it in "Handbook of Texas Online". I thought that wreck might be the one you were asking about, though it is earlier that the time period you mentioned.You can go to www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online, enter "train wreck", in quotes, and get about 7 articles. The one I read is about #3. If you think this could be the one you are interested in, I might suggest you contact the newspapers in Waco, Hillsboro, or Temple, or even the MKT, for more information. Best wishes to you in your search. Carl Williams, in Parker Co., TX ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 9:09 PM Subject: [TXBELL] MKT train wreck in 1915-1920 > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CkB.2ACI/1886 > > Message Board Post: > > I am looking for information on my grandfather's death. He was John T. McDaniel, an engineer for MKT railroad, and was killed in a train wreck and died shortly after the wreck in a Temple hospital. I think the wreck was at Huber switch near the town of West. I don't know the exact date but I think it was in 1918.I would appreciate any help anyone can give me. > > > ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== > Please Clear Off-Topic Posts With The Webmaster FIRST! The List Archives > Are At: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/TXBELL > > >

Guess most of you have been wondering where I have been. I've been lurking, but unfortunately not participating much or working on the website. Work hours and the new house continue to take up most of my time. I do have several updates lined up for this week, starting with the surname list updates I have completed this evening: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell/surname.htm As the week goes by, I hope to work on updates for several cemetery pages and add a couple more sections for family photos. I previously did some work on converting Mary Duke's alpha index for Hillcrest Cemetery burials to web format. I still need to create a page pointer index table, but you can see what we have so far at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell/cem/hillcrest/index/hillcrest_index.html The time situation does not look to improve in the near future, but I will continue to put what effort I can into adding more material to the Bell County pages. I really think I am going to have to solicit for a couple of assistant coordinators from our volunteers to make the workflow a little more efficient in addition to getting to the new projects. Thanks Joe D. Deaver TXBELL Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CkB.2ACI/1886 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on my grandfather's death. He was John T. McDaniel, an engineer for MKT railroad, and was killed in a train wreck and died shortly after the wreck in a Temple hospital. I think the wreck was at Huber switch near the town of West. I don't know the exact date but I think it was in 1918.I would appreciate any help anyone can give me.

I subscribe to Census images on Ancestry.com   Their version of the 1900 census is not indexed. I am trying to locate information on Alice Cora Williams.  First married to J.M. Cox in Bell County around 1890.   Later married to ? Hightower.  She was last known to live at Cameron, Milam County, in 1935.  I have been unable to locate any documentation of her using Internet sources. If anyone on the list subscribes to the images on Geneaolgy, I would apprecite a look up.  I am looking for an entry for Alice Cox or Alice Hightower in either Bell County or Milam County.  I am also not sure how long she was married to Cox.  The listing might be under the Cox name.  She had a child named Robie (Robert?) Cox born some time between 1890 and 1900.  Any help appreciated. Larry

Seeking any information on Robert Williams. Born 1862, Pickens County, Alabama. Recorded in the 1870 census of Pickens County. Recorded as age 18 in the 1880 census of Phillips County, AR. The Williams' moved on to Bell County, Texas, where they reportedly arrived in 1883. They settled near Holland. Robert's mother passed away in 1892 and is buried in the Dallas Cemetery near Holland. One of Robert's brothers, Andrew moved to neighboring Milam County before 1900. Another brother, Benjamin moved to Grayson County before 1897. Robert is not mentioned as a survivor in the obituary of the brother Ben indicating that he died before June 1935. Does anyone recognize this Robert Williams?

I received the same email about E-Bay. I deleted it right away because I have never traded on E-Bay. But, I could sure write a book on Identity Theft! My purse was stolen going on two years now. The only thing that saved me for not paying for all the merchandise and credit card applications was that they had broken into my vehicle. I had a police report. The perpatrators waited 9 months to start using my checks, social security card, driver's license, but tried to use the credit cards right away. I notified the 3 credit reporting agencies (which took some doing). They racked up thousands of dollars in instant credit and cashed the checks out-of-state. The stores had them on security tapes of them using my checks and applying for instant credit. They came back to this state and tried to return some of the merchandise and was almost caught. With the help of the stores, I found out who they were and reported it to the Police Fraud/ID Theft Department and it took months and lots! of phone calls from me for them to write up a report for me. The people that did all this damage to my credit were never arrested or anything else. The stores where the merchandise was purchased did not persue the perpatrators for prosecution and wrote it off as a loss to the stores. With the stores not prosecuting and the police department not doing anything, no wonder that ID theft is so easy. I have just touched the "tip of the iceberg" for the problems I have had with my ID theft. My biggest problem now is that I cannot go out and purchase a vehicle, apply for a loan, or purchase a house. I cannot just throw "junk" mail (credit card applications mostly) away as before, I have to open it and make sure that the people have not tried using my ID again. So, I have an idea what your son-in-law is going through and I hope some day it will all end for him. Signed: A Victim glswings <[email protected]> wrote:First of all let me say I sure hope they don't do too much damage to you before you get everything taken care of. My son in law is still having problems 15 years after his wallet was stolen. The person that stole it uses his ss number and has even tried to file tax returns using my s-i-l number. Right now the guy is a wanted fugitive. My son in law has to carry a notorized document with him when he comes to the main land(he lives in Hawaii) stated he is who he is and that he is not the one wanted. I know it has sure been a hassle for him. The things that have happened to him because of this guy stealing his wallet could fill a book Anytime I receive anything asking for personal information I never answer but instead call the company that it is suppose to originate from. If it comes through email you can also contact the Attorney General for your state.Don't delete the email as they will want it. If it is via phone ask for a phone number and tell them you will call back. You can almost bet they will hang up without giving you a number. Everyone just needs to remember that NO legitimate company will ever ask for your PIN number because it is exactly what the letters stand for Personal Identification Number, Nor will they ask for passwords.When those things are asked for is your first clue it is a fraud and should be reported immediately starting with you local police department. > I want to share something that happened to us yesterday, as I think folks need to know about this. > > We received an email from eBay saying that we had been suspended from trading until we filed an update of our personal information. ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== HINT: If you would like to maintain all of your Rootsweb e-mail discussion list subscriptions, Password Central is the place: http://passwordcentral.rootsweb.com/ I --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software

First of all let me say I sure hope they don't do too much damage to you before you get everything taken care of. My son in law is still having problems 15 years after his wallet was stolen. The person that stole it uses his ss number and has even tried to file tax returns using my s-i-l number. Right now the guy is a wanted fugitive. My son in law has to carry a notorized document with him when he comes to the main land(he lives in Hawaii) stated he is who he is and that he is not the one wanted. I know it has sure been a hassle for him. The things that have happened to him because of this guy stealing his wallet could fill a book Anytime I receive anything asking for personal information I never answer but instead call the company that it is suppose to originate from. If it comes through email you can also contact the Attorney General for your state.Don't delete the email as they will want it. If it is via phone ask for a phone number and tell them you will call back. You can almost bet they will hang up without giving you a number. Everyone just needs to remember that NO legitimate company will ever ask for your PIN number because it is exactly what the letters stand for Personal Identification Number, Nor will they ask for passwords.When those things are asked for is your first clue it is a fraud and should be reported immediately starting with you local police department. > I want to share something that happened to us yesterday, as I think folks need to know about this. > > We received an email from eBay saying that we had been suspended from trading until we filed an update of our personal information.

I want to share something that happened to us yesterday, as I think folks need to know about this. We received an email from eBay saying that we had been suspended from trading until we filed an update of our personal information. There was a link to a form that asked all sorts of personal information, including social security number, complete banking information, pin number to ATM cards, passwords to eBay and PayPal accounts...just about everything that could be known about us. Assuming that this was legitimate, we filled out the form. THEN we learned that this was something eBay calls "Spoof Email"...someone gaining access to accomplish Identity Theft! The term is misleading, for it is no "spoof"! I immediately called the bank and froze our accounts (we live on direct deposits for retirement). I changed the passwords on eBay and PayPal. I notified the Social Security Administration of the situation. But it is going to take lots of time and trouble to change everything over...will have to have a new bank account, have to notify credit bureaus in case someone uses our data to get credit, notify all the direct debits on our account (we pay bills online automatically)...you can imagine. If you trade on eBay, I suggest you access their help pages and read about account/identity security. It will be worth your time. And if you get an email asking for your personal information, send the email to ebay [email protected] so that they can investigate. Bill and Gayle H. Cloud

I am not related to the following, but am looking for descendants and/or information about the following men and their service (or non-service) in the Civil War. This is a project of my husband's Sons of Confederate Veteran Camp. They plan to place markers on all CW veteran graves in Bell Co. Buried in Donohoe Cemetery, near Bartlett, TX: BOWEN, Joseph F. Sept 10, 1847-Sept 9, 1891 HUTTO, D. Sept 11, 1842-Nov 30, 1909 JONES, Elkin T. Dec 9, 1809-Dec 12, 1883 LEATHERMAN, S.G. Apr 18, 1799-Mar 3, 1888 McCASLAND, A. J. 1815-1870 McCASLAND, J. L. Mar 4, 1845-June 20, 1905 McCASLAND, T. T. 1827-1875 MOORE, Henry A. 1848-1914 MOUNGER, John R. Aug 25, 1849-June 13, 1935 PAYNE, Jerry M. May 20, 1831-Dec 22, 1892 PRUETT, Jacob Oct 17, 1816-Dec 29, 1893 TULLOCK, W. L. 1818-1888 YOUNCY, Stephen 1819-1894 ---------------------------------------------- Dallas Cemetery, near Bartlett, TX: BRADBURY, Richard B. 1812-1899 CAMP, Hurbert b. ? d. 1893 FORD, Isaac M. 1829-1896 If you have CW information about your ancestor who was buried in Bell Co, please email their name, cemetery, regiment and company to me. [email protected] Thanks, Marcia

There is a Nancy WOODARD on the 1960 Bell County, Texas. She is 32 years old. No husband listed. She was listed as born in Missouri. There are 4 children: James, age 15, b. Louisiana; Jasper, age 10, b. Texas; L. (Woodard); age 2 b. Texas(female); and Adeline, age 6 b. Texas. I would like to find out who Nancy WOODARD's husband was and what her maiden name was. She is listed following James BIGHAM (BINGHAM) who was also born in Missouri. Is it possible that they are siblings? Jackie Morgan

I sent an email about where to find this. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 12:28 AM Subject: [TXBELL] obit look-up > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Montgomery > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CkB.2ACI/1885 > > Message Board Post: > > I don't even know where to post this. I have posted an inquiry on the Milam board with no responses. This is very important to the father of this child. Infant Joshua Kyle Montgomery born in Rockdale Tx (Milam county) on July 31, 1980. He died on August 17, 1980 in Temple, Tx (Bell county). Burial was in Rockdale. The father cannot remember the place of burial. I am his wife. I have promised him I will visit his son's grave. He cannot. Very important. > > > ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== > Support Your Local Genealogy Or Historical Society... You Can Often > Find Helpful Points Of Contact And Info. Bell County Resources: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell/resource.htm > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Montgomery Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CkB.2ACI/1885.1 Message Board Post: You can try posting this to the Milam County Cemetery Board. There might be someone in Milam Co. who will do a lookup for you. Very few of the Milam Co cemetery have a listing of burials online.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Montgomery Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CkB.2ACI/1885 Message Board Post: I don't even know where to post this. I have posted an inquiry on the Milam board with no responses. This is very important to the father of this child. Infant Joshua Kyle Montgomery born in Rockdale Tx (Milam county) on July 31, 1980. He died on August 17, 1980 in Temple, Tx (Bell county). Burial was in Rockdale. The father cannot remember the place of burial. I am his wife. I have promised him I will visit his son's grave. He cannot. Very important.

Thank you Gayle for the census look up for Stephen Pearce. Your help is much appreciated. Carla

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WOLF, ADAMS, SMITH, TINNIN, SAPP, WALLIS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CkB.2ACI/1884 Message Board Post: I would like assistance in locating information about the death of this young wife and mother. I believe she and her husband Asa M. Wolf, came to the county in 1867 with her parents ,John Quincy and Elizabeth Avarillo Tinnin Adams. The couple had a daughter Georgia A. Wolf born in AR in 1864 and a son Urah Lee Wolf born in 1868 in Texas. There were other Wolf and Adams families on the wagon train from Izard County AR to Texas. Azariah and Amanda Wolf Tinnin were part of the group and they were in Salado when he died in 1869. Asa's parents may have been part of the group also. they were George Washington and Malinda McFelch Wolf. Two of their daughters married and lived in Milan County. One married Dr. J.H.P. Wallis and one married Dr. Sapp of Cameron. Our family records say Sarah Adams Wolf died in Bell County but gave no burial data only the death date. Would there be any way to locate the burial site from the date only? Our records show that Asa M. Wolf had a sec! ond marriage in Robertson County to Myra Smith in 1875. So, I do not know when he left the area of Bell county for Robertson and eventually settled in Coryell County for the 1880 census. Sarah Adams Wolf's father died in Coryell County in 1904. Any help you could give me in this matter would be greatly appreciated. [email protected]

1900 Bell County, Texas Census, Precinct #1, District 15. (note says this was south of ?G P & S RR (first letter hard to read). Census was taken 2 June 1900 by Joseph F. Alsep (Alsup?). Page 15 (second of the two pages for 15) Family 34, Dwelling 34: Pearce, Stephen May 1840, age 60 b. Al, parents Va/GA Emily Oct 1845 55 MS, Unk/VA Enola Oct 1868 31 LA AL/MS David P. Jul 1880 19 LA Emily Jul 1882 17 TX Stephen and Emily married 34 years, 8 children born, 6 living Stephen is a farmer, owns his farm. Census is very dim and has notations written over some of the family data...not able to read names of families on either side of Stephen, but there are Pattons in the area. Hope this helps Gayle H. Cloud North Little Rock, AR

Thanks Andrea. The Stephen Pearce family was in Bell County in 1880, 1910, and 1920. That was reason I was looking for them on the 1900 census. On the 1880 census, he was listed as S.A. Pearce, on the 1910 as Stephen Pearce, and on the 1920 as Steve Pierce. Carla

I have tried every combination of names and still can't find your family in 1900. I am using genealogy.com. It is good except for the fact that you can't search with an index by counties or use a soundex. I will try tomorrow again. Do you have an idea whether or not they were in Bell for the 1900 census? Andrea [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Carla Brigance To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:07 PM Subject: [TXBELL] 1900 Bell Co. census look up You all were very helpful in locating S.A. (Stephen) Pearce in the 1910 and 1920 census records of Bell County. I would appreciate it if someone could check the 1900 Bell County census for him also. Many thanks to you all. Carla ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== The Bell County Genealogy And History Page Is At: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell

Hi Andrea, I haven't come across a Rosie or Walter C. Pearce yet. Stephen and his brother, David L. Pearce both went to Bell Co. after residing in Bienville Parish, LA. Prior to LA, they resided in Bibb County, AL. If any of this is familiar, let me know. Thanks for your help. It was very kind of you. Carla

You all were very helpful in locating S.A. (Stephen) Pearce in the 1910 and 1920 census records of Bell County. I would appreciate it if someone could check the 1900 Bell County census for him also. Many thanks to you all. Carla