I am new to this, and would like to know if i can get to any of the queries that are shown on this or any of the letters sent to me. I am intersted tin the Deaver line specifically in Bell County. My great great grandfather owned the land around Taylor's Valley. I also have Thompson and Wood from the Mofit, Bell Co. area. Thanks, Sharon Cheek

Dorice, Give me some time to find the disk but I have quite a bit of family history on John Dawson- There is also a Dawson Family history book, called "Dawson-Deaton, Pioneers to Texas", what I have are excerpts from the book and I will be happy to send them to you. There are descendants of this family in San Saba County, where I live- Becky Mysaxsjan@aol.com wrote: > > Does anyone know of or have info on the Dawsons of Bell Co. TX? - in > particular, John Dawson, c 1850's. I am happy to exchange any info that I > have. John may have had a son, Henry Jefferson Dawson, b. 1835, GA.. He m. > Mary Jane Peppers, d. of William M. Peppers and Evaline Kincheloe, of Bell > Co. TX ( "first white settlers on Peppers Creek" in Bell Co. TX. > Dorice > > ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== > Support Your Local Genealogy Or Historical Society... You Can Often > Find Helpful Points Of Contact And Resources There.

I found this on the www.rootsweb.com/~txcoryel/county.htm#lost. It doesn't give very much information though. Vickie CEMETERIES THAT ARE STILL INSIDE FORT HOOD These cemeteries can only be visited once a year, on the Sunday before Memorial Day, only then are family members permitted to clean the remaining cemeteries, replace markers damaged by gunfire, decorate the gravesites, meditate, visit with friends and relatives. It's a bitter sweet day.* BETHEL, BROWN, BRUCE, UNNAMED CEMETERY (WITH 66 GRAVES), ELAM, FRIENDSHIP, HALL, HENDERSON, HUBBARD, MAYBERRY, PLEASANT GROVE, POWELL, RUTH, SIBLEY, SPRING HILL, WALKER, and WHITE. These cemeteries contain over 849 graves, I do not have the number of graves in 3 of these cemeteries. * Taken from the Coryell County Family History Book, with permission.

I went through this exercise a few years ago. I doubt that it has changed but with that understanding . . . Contact the Barbara Jordan School of Journalism Library at UT. I have that name a little mangled but with that information and enough persistence in describing what you want to do with the UT operator, you'll eventually get to a helpful person. This library has/had an archive for every newspaper ever published in the state of Texas with microfilm access to those issues in its possession. It was the statewide depository. If memory serves, the Belton Library was working with the Jordan library to deposit with it, anything that Belton had that UT didn't already have. I think there was also some limited access at some period in the past at Belton. The UT/Barbara Jordan library had the larger collection at least at the time. Be forewarned. There is no index to the contents of the newspaper issues of course. You simply have to read the newspaper on microfilm and it is laborious. It is also rewarding. Interesting odds and ends appeared. They published the 'brands' used by each of the farmers. I found my g-g and g grandfather's brands and a few other odds and ends which escape me now. fyi ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: [TXBELL-L] Fwd: Re: Unmarked graves at Reed's Lake Cemetery Author: <TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com> at internet Date: 8/13/99 10:02 AM Forwarded to the list for additional "eyes" to see.. There were, of course, newspapers, but I'm not sure how far back issues go, or if they're microfilmed. I don't believe Betty is a subscriber, so answers can go directly to her at the email address in her header. Bill Bost TXBELL Listowner ----Original Message Follows---- From: bsarver <bsarver@sat.net> Subject: Re: Unmarked graves at Reed's Lake Cemetery Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 19:45:54 -0500 Joe and All, Can anyone tell me if there was a newspaper in Bell Co. in the late 1880's, and if there is microfilm of it? My husband's family has a mystery to solve and that might help. Thanks. Bettie Sarver _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== Support Your Local Genealogy Or Historical Society... You Can Often Find Helpful Points Of Contact And Resources There.

Does anyone know of or have info on the Dawsons of Bell Co. TX? - in particular, John Dawson, c 1850's. I am happy to exchange any info that I have. John may have had a son, Henry Jefferson Dawson, b. 1835, GA.. He m. Mary Jane Peppers, d. of William M. Peppers and Evaline Kincheloe, of Bell Co. TX ( "first white settlers on Peppers Creek" in Bell Co. TX. Dorice

I guess I have missed what the big gripe is?

Judy.. Contact the Bell County Museum at museum@vvm.com for details. That's where I got my copy. Bill Bost TXBELL Listowner ----Original Message Follows---- From: Judyap@aol.com Reply-To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXBELL-L] Bell History Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:57:49 EDT Hi All, can anyone tell me where I can buy the Bell County History book and what the cost is. I live in Oregon and can't travel so need to buy online or by mail. I would imagine there are others who would like a copy if they knew where to get one. My MIDDLETON family lived in Bell County in the 1850's and later. Thank you, Judy Peitsmeyer judyap@aol.com _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Forwarded to the list for possible responses. As Carolyn is not a subscriber to the list, please direct responses to her email address, and to the list if you'd like. Bill Bost TXBELL Listowner ----Original Message Follows---- From: "M.C. Shumate" <ccs5@flash.net> To: <longwired@hotmail.com> Subject: Bell County, Texas Cemeteries Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 13:47:02 -0500 Do you have a listing for "Bethel Cemetery" located on the Fort Hood property? I am trying to locate the grave sites for William Roland Stagner d. 3 June 1899 and Martha C. Stagner, date of death unknown. I would appreciate any help! Carolyn Shumate _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Forwarded to the list for additional "eyes" to see.. There were, of course, newspapers, but I'm not sure how far back issues go, or if they're microfilmed. I don't believe Betty is a subscriber, so answers can go directly to her at the email address in her header. Bill Bost TXBELL Listowner ----Original Message Follows---- From: bsarver <bsarver@sat.net> Subject: Re: Unmarked graves at Reed's Lake Cemetery Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 19:45:54 -0500 Joe and All, Can anyone tell me if there was a newspaper in Bell Co. in the late 1880's, and if there is microfilm of it? My husband's family has a mystery to solve and that might help. Thanks. Bettie Sarver _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Howdy Kay... Well, as I've mentioned before, I'll expect to hear more about the concerns at the BCHC monthly meeting 23 August, and will let the list know what I find out. Bill Bost TXBELL Listowner ----Original Message Follows---- From: kay ward <kward@centex.net> Reply-To: kward@centex.net To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TXBELL-L] BCHC Mailing Address Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 19:33:52 -0700 Bill, I subscribe to your list in the hopes that one day a familiar name will pop up. I haven't written before. I don't know the entire story about the bios but if proper credit was given to the source it's really a shame that all that work would have to be removed. What was the purpose in writing the book in the first place? Are they so afraid they'll miss a sale? This is an unfortunate situation. Kay Ward kward@centex.net _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Bill, I subscribe to your list in the hopes that one day a familiar name will pop up. I haven't written before. I don't know the entire story about the bios but if proper credit was given to the source it's really a shame that all that work would have to be removed. What was the purpose in writing the book in the first place? Are they so afraid they'll miss a sale? This is an unfortunate situation. Kay Ward kward@centex.net Bill Bost wrote: > Howdy Subscribers! > > Some of you have asked for the snail mail address for the Bell County > Historical Commission (BCHC). Here it is: > > Bell County Historical Commission > P.O. Box 1381 > Belton, TX 76513 > > The BCHC reports to the Bell County Commissioners Court. It has no email > address to which you can direct questions. > > The Bell County Museum snail mail address is: > > Bell County Museum > P.O. Box 1381 > Belton, Texas 76513 > > There is an email address for the museum to which you can send messages: > museum@vvm.com. Stephanie Turnham is the Director. > > ================================================ > Update on the SOBC/BCHC situation. > > It has been requested by the Museum Director that the biographies extracted > from the Story of Bell County (SOBC) also be removed from web pages. If that > is confirmed by the BCHC at the meeting on 23 August, I'll do that. The > cemetery listings mentioned in previous posts will NOT be affected, as they > are from publications put out by the West Bell Genealogical Society (WBGS). > > If you'd like your own copy of the SOBC, contact the Museum Director > (Stephanie Turnham) at museum@vvm.com for more information, or try an > Inter-Library Loan through your local library. The SOBC two-volume set price > from the Museum is between $80 and $90 dollars. The source material > (including the photographs in the book) from which the set was compiled is > located at the Lena Armstrong Public Library in Belton. The set was > published in 1988, so some of the information is out-of-date, but still > usable. > > What are your thoughts? If you'd like to send observations or comments, pro > or con (but not flaming, of course) to the BCHC, you can do so at the PO Box > for the BCHC, above. > ============================================================ > > MaryAnn Bartlett, who was doing almost all of the transcribing, has > unsubscribed from the TXBELL list, so she won't see any responses. However, > if you'd like to affirm all of her work, time spent, enthusiasm in seeking > information for you and all of that super work she did, please let her know > at: bartlett@vvm.com > > Bill Bost > TXBELL Listowner > > _______________________________________________________________ > Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > > ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== > Support Your Local Genealogy Or Historical Society... You Can Often > Find Helpful Points Of Contact And Resources There.

Howdy Subscribers! Some of you have asked for the snail mail address for the Bell County Historical Commission (BCHC). Here it is: Bell County Historical Commission P.O. Box 1381 Belton, TX 76513 The BCHC reports to the Bell County Commissioners Court. It has no email address to which you can direct questions. The Bell County Museum snail mail address is: Bell County Museum P.O. Box 1381 Belton, Texas 76513 There is an email address for the museum to which you can send messages: museum@vvm.com. Stephanie Turnham is the Director. ================================================ Update on the SOBC/BCHC situation. It has been requested by the Museum Director that the biographies extracted from the Story of Bell County (SOBC) also be removed from web pages. If that is confirmed by the BCHC at the meeting on 23 August, I'll do that. The cemetery listings mentioned in previous posts will NOT be affected, as they are from publications put out by the West Bell Genealogical Society (WBGS). If you'd like your own copy of the SOBC, contact the Museum Director (Stephanie Turnham) at museum@vvm.com for more information, or try an Inter-Library Loan through your local library. The SOBC two-volume set price from the Museum is between $80 and $90 dollars. The source material (including the photographs in the book) from which the set was compiled is located at the Lena Armstrong Public Library in Belton. The set was published in 1988, so some of the information is out-of-date, but still usable. What are your thoughts? If you'd like to send observations or comments, pro or con (but not flaming, of course) to the BCHC, you can do so at the PO Box for the BCHC, above. ============================================================ MaryAnn Bartlett, who was doing almost all of the transcribing, has unsubscribed from the TXBELL list, so she won't see any responses. However, if you'd like to affirm all of her work, time spent, enthusiasm in seeking information for you and all of that super work she did, please let her know at: bartlett@vvm.com Bill Bost TXBELL Listowner _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

I am looking for information on my g-grandmother, Julie Bris??? Died about 1904. First husband was ??? Walker. Their Children----Ollie-Willie-Bert- Lester, {female} and Bertie Lee {drown} 2nd husband was Ross Barnes their children---Katie Emma, my grandmother, J.P. [Jake} and Ceola. ONe of Julie granddaughter was Lois Walker who married ??? Truelove. Another granddaughter, Viola Pratt married Jim Ellis. Marlene Ellis Trewin trewin@flash.net

The books mention a John Madison Middelton. The Bell County Historical Commision can be contacted at: The Bell County Museum: Open Tues. - Sat. 1 - 5 p.m. 201 N. Main St.; free admission. 817/939-6110. John

Hi All, can anyone tell me where I can buy the Bell County History book and what the cost is. I live in Oregon and can't travel so need to buy online or by mail. I would imagine there are others who would like a copy if they knew where to get one. My MIDDLETON family lived in Bell County in the 1850's and later. Thank you, Judy Peitsmeyer judyap@aol.com

I bought a copy of The Story of Bell County last year and found it to be a treasure in finding my family history. Not only did it have pages of family members and detailed stories about them, but it also had a picture of my g-g-g-grandmother and my g-g-grandfather, and many of their siblings. It also told the story of how they arrived in Bell county after a three month long ox drawn wagon ride from Mississippi. I also have worked with the BCHC and one of the books authors, who I found both to be kind, generous and helpful in pointing me to other resources relating to the family . They also offered to take me to the cemetery that my family was buried in, when I had the time to fly to texas. Good old Texas hospitality never seems to end. Again, as far as the book, but it was the best money I ever spent, and gave me the biggest results of my family search in nine years. If the BCHC is not opposed I would be glad to do some limited lookups for those on the list. It is an amazing compilation of history and Bell county families. Thanks for all Bill's efforts, I wish one of my other rootsweb list owners could be as helpfull, friendly and hospitable as Bill has been to all on this list. John

That's most unfortunate. I could understand if they started out with that position, but not after so much work had been done. I have found the information to very helpful. I wonder if they would be willing to accept a fee/donation for allowing an online version. Are they non-profit? Perhaps our list subscribers could raise funds if that is the case. Joe D. Deaver Descendent of the Bell County Deavers jdeaver@eaze.net ======================================== Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 19:32:12 CDT From: "Bill Bost" <longwired@hotmail.com> To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXBELL-L] Story Of Bell County Howdy TXBELL Listers.. Interesting... apparently when I asked the Bell County Historical Commission (BCHC) for permission to put BCHC publications on the BCHC page (which was granted), and would begin with the Story of Bell County (SOBC), it was not understood that I meant eventually all of it. I gather there is some stress about the book being made available free to the internet, instead of just via sales. I have agreed to remove the SOBC entirely from the BCHC page for now, pending further discussion, and will be waiting for follow-on about the family histories that have been put onto the Biographies Board. Perhaps another case of what was said and what was heard was not sufficiently clear. This advisory is being provided for those of you who have been able to use the SOBC content posted to-date. It won't be there shortly. Bill Bost TXBELL Listowner

I found my missing family in Bell Co :-) Now lets see where we can go from here :-) Here is what I now have: B.F. Sims b 1861 Sebastian Co Ar married Malissie Jane Graves b 1865 Bell Co Tx. She was the daughter of Jesse Cox Graves and Josephine A. Coward. Both are b in Bell Co. Tx and Malissie is the only child listed. Malissie and B. F. had the following children: Nettie, Jesse P, Amanda A, Benjamin F, Rilla A, Lee Roy, Goldie E, Lue Rena, Vada Clestia, Onie, Nola Thanks Glitz

Howdy Elmer.. I gather you're back from wherever! Feel free to jump into the TXBELL whirlpool, and help where you can. Another place to look for queries needing responses is at the Queries Board on the TXBELL page at: www.rootsweb.com/~txbell You're already on the TXBELL mailing list, and you can participate in the exchanges of information, and all that sort of thing. If you have something you can do for the Moffat poster, just let them know via the TXBELL list or directly, and go for it. The Moffat cemetery isn't the only one in the Moffat area, and I didn't see the surnames listed in that specific cemetery's lists. Feel free to participate Bill Bost N5EMN TXBELL Listowner -----Original Message----- From: Elmer Boutin <kb5nju@excite.com> To: MaryAnn Bartlett <bartlett@vvm.com> Date: Monday, August 09, 1999 6:42 AM Subject: Re: Cemetery Checking I go out to Moffat every once in a while. I am willing to go out there and look for a cemetary to see if I can find those people that one post mentions. I can probably get out there sometime this week or next. Elmer _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Howdy All.. While I find the BCHC instruction to be disappointing, I'll ride with it for now, at least until the BCHC monthly meeting on August 23, when I expect to have some discussion about the matter. I'd hope folks and contributors will hang on until I get some feedback from the BCHC meeting, before abandoning ship completely! As I've pointed out, I'm not yet sure the request to remove SOBC from the BCHC page includes the biography information (of real use to genealogists, and about which the BCHC may not really care), and/or the cemetery list information extracted from another BCHC publication about Bell County Cemeteries. I intend to seek clarification as to what the BCHC understands the web page purpose to be, and what, if anything, they see as being made available through it. Let's wait and see how solid the iceberg of text holding is before abandoning this Titanic effort, okay? For Ann... even if the BCHC is firm, there may be some areas where things have NOT been published (like your Marriage Indices idea) that we can help people with), so please don't go away.. very far at least. Bill Bost TXBELL Listowner ----Original Message Follows---- From: "MaryAnn Bartlett" <bartlett@vvm.com> Reply-To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXBELL-L] Material Removal Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 21:13:23 -0500 To those of you who sent me pictures and copy of diary of Jeptha TALLEY family...I will return these things to you as soon as possible. Mrs. Adams, I can return your email containing the information about your family for posting or I can delete it. Anyone that sent me anything to be added to the biography page, the album page or any other pages...I can email it back or just delete it from my files....in fact, all of you may consider it done. Bill, please remove the BARTLETTs, BENSONs and DURETTs. These are my family and the information was submitted by family. Here is another instance of someone taking research done by other people and copyrighting it and then selling it. My personal copyright attorney tells me that information of public record CANNOT be copyrighted. To those of you who helped us with some of the material and those that had offered to help, thanks. Like Bill, I am...well, I'm tired. A lot of us put in a lot of work to build these pages. Ann Bartlett ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== RootsWeb Supports GenConnect Help Support RootsWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com