Hi MaryAnn, When you visit with the Cowserts would you ask them if they were any relation to Oscar? Becky MaryAnn Bartlett wrote: > > Bill, I just had a visit from the Cowserts...the people that have done the > update on the Bartlett Cemetery. What I sent you is already out of date. > They gave me an updated copy of the book and disk. They are working on the > updating of our cemetery and put me on to where I can find a copy of the Old > Cemetery and, maybe, the Black Cemetery. I will try to get those and > transcribe them for you, too. Let me jump over to AOL...I know how to do > attachments... > Ann > > ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== > Hosted By The Fine Folks At RootsWeb, For Genealogy > Bell County Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell

2 Mary Ann Griffin b: 1825 in AL ... +Thomas Duncan b: February 12, 1821 in TN m: December 18, 1845 in TX ================================================= I found, in THE STORY OF BELL COUNTY, TEXAS, on page 481 -482, a long discussion of Thomas DUNCAN who married Mary Ann Briffin. The bd for Thomas in this discussion is February 21, 1821. All the other data matches to your person. Since I am transcribing family group data from the book for Bill, I will transcribe this one in a bit...have to run an errand for my mom. I have not looked in the Vol. II for Moses Griffin but will. There are 8 pages of Duncans, beginning with Allen Duncan...On page 484, there are two small pictures of Claude Earl and Juanita GRIFFIN Duncan. Will get to work on this later... MA Bartlett Thomas Duncan was murdered in Bell County in 1865...says, "Thomas Duncan was a victim of the political upheaval and lawlessness spawned by the issues and aftermath of the Civil War. He was murdered in Bell County in 1865. Mary Ann Griffin Duncan died in Bell County on June 28, 1869." (Story of Bell County, Texas; Bell Co. Historical Commission; page 482) Submitted by: M.L. Jamison -----Original Message----- From: Possum <possum@gulftel.com> To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com <TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, April 24, 1999 10:23 AM Subject: [TXBELL-L] Some other Bell County folks |Hello everyone, |This was sent to another list that I am on. I can't put my finger on it, |but something in here is ringing bells for me. I thought I would send it |to the BELL list due to the fact they were from Bell County area also. I |hope someone out there can pen down this ringing bell and help them out. |Debbie___________________________________________________________ |The following is the line I have been researching. Does anyone recognize |Moses, born GA, died TX. Who are his parents, siblings? Have some |information on Barzella Curry, her father is Thomas. |Descendants of Moses Griffin

Bill, I just had a visit from the Cowserts...the people that have done the update on the Bartlett Cemetery. What I sent you is already out of date. They gave me an updated copy of the book and disk. They are working on the updating of our cemetery and put me on to where I can find a copy of the Old Cemetery and, maybe, the Black Cemetery. I will try to get those and transcribe them for you, too. Let me jump over to AOL...I know how to do attachments... Ann

Hello everyone, This was sent to another list that I am on. I can't put my finger on it, but something in here is ringing bells for me. I thought I would send it to the BELL list due to the fact they were from Bell County area also. I hope someone out there can pen down this ringing bell and help them out. Debbie___________________________________________________________ The following is the line I have been researching. Does anyone recognize Moses, born GA, died TX. Who are his parents, siblings? Have some information on Barzella Curry, her father is Thomas. Descendants of Moses Griffin 1 Moses Griffin d: July 28, 1858 in Little River, Bell Co., TX b: June 22, 1783 in GA .. +Barzella Curry d: June 22, 1873 in Little River, Bell Co., TX b: September 28, 1801 in Lincoln Co., GA m: Abt. 1823 in AL 2 Williamson Griffin b: 1824 in Washington Co., AL ... +Louisiana 3 Caldora Griffin b: 1850 2 Mary Ann Griffin b: 1825 in AL ... +Thomas Duncan b: February 12, 1821 in TN m: December 18, 1845 in TX 3 Frances Caroline Duncan d: 1923 b: December 06, 1846 .... +William T. J. Hartrick . 4 Mary L. Hartrick 3 Mahala Duncan b: 1849 3 Cora C. Duncan b: 1855 .... +Hugh Smith . 4 Minnie Smith 2 John Jones Griffin b: 1828 2 Joseph Walker Griffin b: 1829 in AL ... +Mary D. ?? 3 L. B. Griffin b: January 16, 1874 2 Aura Vann Griffin b: 1831 in AL 2 Avery V. Griffin b: 1831 in AL 2 James Edward Griffin b: 1833 in AL 2 David Curry Griffin d: Bet. 1910 - 1920 in OK b: 1836 in Milam Co., TX .. +Nancy Denmark d: Bet. 1900 - 1910 in OK b: 1848 in Madison Co., TN m: Abt. 1871 in TX 3 Faye Griffin 3 Wesley Danley Griffin d: March 16, 1950 in San Leandro, Alameda Co., CA b: March 21, 1872 in Belton, Bell Co., TX .... +Elizabeth Nance d: April 03, 1912 in Northfork, Okfuskee Co., OK b: February 17, 1883 in AK m: 1905 . 4 Zonie Griffin d: Bef. 1910 in Weleetka, Okfuskee Co., OK b: 1904 in Weleetka, Okfuskee Co., OK . 4 David Edmond Griffin d: 1971 in CA b: October 16, 1906 in Weleetka, Okfuskee Co., OK 4 Mary Elizabeth Griffin b: May 05, 1908 in Weleetka, Okfuskee Co., OK ..... +George Peloquin d: Abt. 1970 m: August 1941 . 4 Bertha Lee Griffin b: December 29, 1911 in Weleetka, Okfuskee Co., OK ..... +Howard Glenn Mackey d: August 1988 in Oakland, Alameda Co., CA b: April 27, 1908 in Aurora, Lawrence Co., MO m: November 26, 1936 in Van Buren, Crawford Co., AK .. 5 Glenda Lee Mackey d: April 29, 1991 in Manteca, CA b: September 16, 1943 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NB ...... +Dennis William Atkins m: June 15, 1959 in NV .. *2nd Husband of Glenda Lee Mackey: ...... +Anthony Rick Montoya m: December 19, 1971 .. *3rd Husband of Glenda Lee Mackey: ...... +Carl Ricky Winters m: April 12, 1981 . 5 Miles Danley Mackey b: October 17, 1937 in Henryetta, Okmulgee Co., OK ...... +Carolyn Rosalee Murphy b: November 13, 1939 in Oakland, Alameda Co., CA m: September 06, 1958 in Castro Valley, Alameda Co., CA .. *2nd Wife of Miles Danley Mackey: ...... +?? m: 1987 in Fortuna, Humboldt Co CA . *2nd Husband of Bertha Lee Griffin: ..... +Cecil Strutz m: October 06, 1968 in Oakland, Alameda Co., CA 3 Moses Griffin d: January 01, 1947 in Dustin, Hughes Co OK b: June 26, 1874 in Belton, Bell Co., TX .... +Stella ?? *2nd Wife of Moses Griffin: .... +Rhoda ?? *3rd Wife of Moses Griffin: .... +Emma Allsup m: 1901 in OK . 4 Jessie Lee Griffin d: in CA b: 1902 in OK ..... +Len Crawley d: in CA b: Abt. 1900 in OK .. 5 Lloyd Crawley .. 5 Bill Gene Crawley . 4 Louisa Lucille Griffin b: 1905 in OK 3 Robert Wells Griffin d: 1916 b: 1876 in Belton, Bell Co., TX .... +Ida . 4 Homer Griffin . 4 Connie Griffin 3 Willa Wave Griffin d: January 02, 1952 in Oklahoma City, OK b: December 20, 1878 in Belton, Bell Co., TX .... +Benjamin Carlisle . 4 Nancy Carlisle . 4 Charles Carlisle . 4 Connie Carlisle . 4 Allen Carlisle b: in OK ..... +Irene ?? m: in OK .. 5 Faye Carlisle *2nd Husband of Willa Wave Griffin: .... +?? Davis . 4 Grace Davis 3 James Bracken Griffin d: 1960 in Okfuskee, OK b: 1881 in TX .... +Willie Hanley *2nd Wife of James Bracken Griffin: .... +Myrtle Robertson . 4 James B. Jr. Griffin . 4 Vivian Lee Griffin b: in Weleetka, OK ..... +Paul Summers . 4 Troy Griffin b: in Weleetka, OK 3 William Curry Griffin d: April 27, 1920 b: March 21, 1888 in TX .... +Fannie Watkins . 4 William Jr. Griffin . 4 Adaline Griffin ..... +Buford Feathers .. 5 Randy Feathers .. 5 Rod Feathers .. 5 Larry Feathers .. 5 Stanley Feathers . 4 Carmen Griffin b: in Weleetha, Okfuskee Co OK ..... +Jimmy Fife *2nd Wife of William Curry Griffin: .... +Sadie Helton Taylor . 4 Greta Griffin . 4 Hazel Griffin . 4 Rubalee Griffin . 4 Robert Griffin . 4 Joan Griffin 2 Martha Jane Griffin b: 1838 in Milam Co., TX ... +W. J. Bunting b: Abt. 1835 in TX m: August 16, 1853 in Bell Co.TX Records, Hill & Martin, Marriage Book A, page 22A 3 John Bunting b: 1856 in Bell Co TX 3 George Bunting b: 1858 in Bell Co TX 3 Martha Bunting b: 1859 in Bell Co TX 2 Frances C. Griffin b: 1840 in Milam Co., TX ... +Churchwell Delafield d: October 28, 1863 in Point Lookout, Maryland b: January 30, 1827 in Alabama m: September 06, 1855 in Bell Co. TX Records, Hill & Martin, Marriage Book A, page 48A 2 Sibel Griffin b: 1842 in Milam Co., TX ... +William Perkins b: August 22, 1836 in Davidson Co TN m: 1866 in TX 3 Mary Bell Perkins 3 Laura Perkins 3 D. A. Perkins 3 Myrtle Perkins 3 William M. Perkins 3 Wade Perkins 3 Harry L. Perkins 3 George Perkins 2 Cornelia Griffin b: 1843 in Milam Co., TX ... +Newman Heard m: November 11, 1859 in Bell Co.TX Records, Hill & Martin, Marriage Book D, page 27 2 Caroline Griffin b: 1845 Bill & Carolyn Montgomery csprings@mcsi.net

Looking for information and connections to James Ross born about 1843 in Ala. He was married to Frances Ward. They first appear on the Bell County census in 1870. They are still there in 1900. I haven't checked the 1910 or 1920 yet. If you have any information or connection to this family would love to hear from you. Thanks Pat

One other note...Milam County Courthouse burned many years ago and there was a great loss of records. I am not telling you that it is useless to search in Milam...some records were saved and some were restored....I don't remember when it burned...maybe Bill can tell us. Why is Milam so important to Bell Co. history and records......remember, Bell was Milam County originally. Ann -----Original Message----- From: MaryAnn Bartlett <bartlett@vvm.com> To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com <TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, April 23, 1999 11:09 AM Subject: [TXBELL-L] Surnames for Bell County |I don't want you all to think I have forgotten about you...I am working on a |long list of names you all have sent. I have the ALLEN grave site pictures |back and have some more to develop for others. Just don't give up on |me....know that I am working each day on your names. | |Some of your ancestors went to Williamson County before finally settling in |Bell County. If your ancestors lived in Bartlett, they may have done |business in one county and lived in the other. The Bell-Williamson county |lines run down the middle of Bartlett. My dad lived in Bell County but all |his farm property was in Williamson county...and he could walk across the |street by his house and be standing in one of his fields. The counties here |really did a lot of tap-dancing in the early days so where your ancestors |ended up may not have been where they started out. Sometimes, their homes |and properties did not change, just the county line changed...or a new |county was formed.....like Bell and Williamson, and many others, were carved |out of Milam County. Coryell County was formed from the original Bell |County........... | |Sorry I am so slow but there are lots of sources to check...also...please |understand that what I send may be all the instances of your surname...and |if I find information that your ancestor married into a family, I try to |find that family too. I am slow but I will get there.... | |Ann Bartlett | | | |==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== |Boards Are Available At The Bell County Page To Post Bible Records, |Wills, Pensions, Obituaries, And Biographies, And For Surname Queries. | http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell |

I don't want you all to think I have forgotten about you...I am working on a long list of names you all have sent. I have the ALLEN grave site pictures back and have some more to develop for others. Just don't give up on me....know that I am working each day on your names. Some of your ancestors went to Williamson County before finally settling in Bell County. If your ancestors lived in Bartlett, they may have done business in one county and lived in the other. The Bell-Williamson county lines run down the middle of Bartlett. My dad lived in Bell County but all his farm property was in Williamson county...and he could walk across the street by his house and be standing in one of his fields. The counties here really did a lot of tap-dancing in the early days so where your ancestors ended up may not have been where they started out. Sometimes, their homes and properties did not change, just the county line changed...or a new county was formed.....like Bell and Williamson, and many others, were carved out of Milam County. Coryell County was formed from the original Bell County........... Sorry I am so slow but there are lots of sources to check...also...please understand that what I send may be all the instances of your surname...and if I find information that your ancestor married into a family, I try to find that family too. I am slow but I will get there.... Ann Bartlett

Forwarded to the TXBELL List, if someone wants to respond to the poster directly. The requester is not presently a list subscriber. Bill Bost TXBELL Listowner >From: Chocokee@aol.com >Reply-To: Chocokee@aol.com >Subject: RE:FREEMAN >Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 15:43:31 EDT > >I am looking for the 1910 census for Bell County. (Belton) with the >name Richard Freeman/Anna with children listed as Cecil and Albert. >I have the 1900 but need this one as well. Also, an obituary if >possible before 1922 of a Jack Freeman. If you cannot get this >information could you please tell me how to get it? Thank you very >much. _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Hey Bill, in that last list you sent out. You forgot me down here in Alabama. If I can help just holler, I have puter and fingers, and time. Just have no records. Debbie ---------- From: Laurel Burns <leburns@mosquitonet.com> To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXBELL-L] Have computer...Will type.... Date: Saturday, April 10, 1999 11:01 PM Bill, You asked if I'd like a copy of the cemetery list -- I'll be happy to do one or two. In case it matters in the last mail you sent in which you included e-mail addresses you omitted the '.com' off my e-mail address. leburns@mosquitonet.com ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== RootsWeb Supports GenConnect Help Support RootsWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html

Bill, You asked if I'd like a copy of the cemetery list -- I'll be happy to do one or two. In case it matters in the last mail you sent in which you included e-mail addresses you omitted the '.com' off my e-mail address. leburns@mosquitonet.com

Snail Mail Address; MaryAnn Bartlett P.O. Box 606 Bartlett, TX 76511 254-527-4639 ---------- From: Bill Bost <longwired@hotmail.com> To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXBELL-L] WEB2000 Volunteers Date: Friday, April 09, 1999 8:24 AM Howdy All.. I attended a meeting of the Bell County Sesquicentennial Committee, as an observer, and can tell you there are quite a number of things envisioned for Bell County's 150th birthday year in 2000. I haven't heard back about approval or not for a RootsWeb page for the Committee, but I'm hopeful. Several folks have expressed an interest in contributing time and/or data for the different web pages and Archives Bell County is evolving, and I wanted to review email addresses for current interested people. If you do not see your email address below, and either you sent one, or are now interested, please send one more time... things are busy enough to where I've probably missed it somewhere! If I need your snail mail address please email me OFF-LIST so it doesn't go to the archiver (I've already done that once by mistake for someone and don't want to repeat that error). (This same message is going to some other groups as well.) Current Volunteers for WEB2000 "stuff" bartlett@vvm.com (Need snail mail address) leburns@mosquitonet (Address - OK) johng@ns.vvm.com (Address - OK) Bjryder@aol.com (Address- OK) Bill Bost Bell County Coordinator (TexasGenWeb) TXBELL Listowner Listed below are the kinds of things the genealogy Archives are interested in: Federal Census (free, slave, mortality, agriculture, veterans... schedules) State Census Vital Records 1.marriage 2.birth 3.death 4.divorce (or under court?) Court records (county, federal, civil, circuit, probate....) Church records (members lists, baptisms, burials...) Bible Records Newspapers (obits, marriage & birth announcements, local events...) Prison Records Military Records (rosters, muster rolls, service records, pension applications...) 1.Revolutionary 2.Civil War 3.Indian Wars 4.Mexican 5.Spanish-American 6.War of 1812 7.WWI 8.WWII 9.Korean 10.Viet Nam 11.Persian Gulf Land Records (deeds, land transfers, federal land grants, surveyor's records...) Tax Records (land, property, state, federal, local....) Local Histories Local Directories (phone books, old county and city directories....) Occupational (Depends on item) (Mining inspector's reports, Accident reports, railroad reports, company newsletters....) Educational (Depends on item) (school histories, newsletters, school census, yearbooks) Cemeteries Deeds/grants Misc (Depends on item) Newspapers/obits Ship Lists Tax lists Wills _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== Hosted By The Fine Folks At RootsWeb, For Genealogy Bell County Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell

Howdy All.. I attended a meeting of the Bell County Sesquicentennial Committee, as an observer, and can tell you there are quite a number of things envisioned for Bell County's 150th birthday year in 2000. I haven't heard back about approval or not for a RootsWeb page for the Committee, but I'm hopeful. Several folks have expressed an interest in contributing time and/or data for the different web pages and Archives Bell County is evolving, and I wanted to review email addresses for current interested people. If you do not see your email address below, and either you sent one, or are now interested, please send one more time... things are busy enough to where I've probably missed it somewhere! If I need your snail mail address please email me OFF-LIST so it doesn't go to the archiver (I've already done that once by mistake for someone and don't want to repeat that error). (This same message is going to some other groups as well.) Current Volunteers for WEB2000 "stuff" bartlett@vvm.com (Need snail mail address) leburns@mosquitonet (Address - OK) johng@ns.vvm.com (Address - OK) Bjryder@aol.com (Address- OK) Bill Bost Bell County Coordinator (TexasGenWeb) TXBELL Listowner Listed below are the kinds of things the genealogy Archives are interested in: Federal Census (free, slave, mortality, agriculture, veterans... schedules) State Census Vital Records 1.marriage 2.birth 3.death 4.divorce (or under court?) Court records (county, federal, civil, circuit, probate....) Church records (members lists, baptisms, burials...) Bible Records Newspapers (obits, marriage & birth announcements, local events...) Prison Records Military Records (rosters, muster rolls, service records, pension applications...) 1.Revolutionary 2.Civil War 3.Indian Wars 4.Mexican 5.Spanish-American 6.War of 1812 7.WWI 8.WWII 9.Korean 10.Viet Nam 11.Persian Gulf Land Records (deeds, land transfers, federal land grants, surveyor's records...) Tax Records (land, property, state, federal, local....) Local Histories Local Directories (phone books, old county and city directories....) Occupational (Depends on item) (Mining inspector's reports, Accident reports, railroad reports, company newsletters....) Educational (Depends on item) (school histories, newsletters, school census, yearbooks) Cemeteries Deeds/grants Misc (Depends on item) Newspapers/obits Ship Lists Tax lists Wills _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Put me down on the I'll be glad to help list Bill- Becky Cockrum Cherokee, TX Bill Bost wrote: > participate in a WEB2000 project, along with anyone else I can cajole > into helping. So, when you see references to WEB2000, that's what I'm > talking about. It isn't yet clear how to divvy up some of the cemetery > lists, to start with, but I appreciate the expressions of willingness > > Bill Bost > TXBELL Listowner > WEB2000 Project > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== > Support Your Local Genealogy Or Historical Society... You Can Often > Find Helpful Points Of Contact And Resources There.

Howdy, Listers! In talking with members of the West Bell Genealogical Society, and the Bell County Historical Commission, it seemed like a good idea to *gell* my suggestion about a concerted effort to send material to the TexGenWeb Archives, and to put information in the WBGS and BCHC web page archives. Projects begun this year, and earlier, seem to be obliged to have the term *2000* in them somewhere, so I'm suggesting that the TXBELL listers participate in a WEB2000 project, along with anyone else I can cajole into helping. So, when you see references to WEB2000, that's what I'm talking about. It isn't yet clear how to divvy up some of the cemetery lists, to start with, but I appreciate the expressions of willingness to help... so hold those open, please. Concurrently, I'm looking to firm up the *warm fuzzy* I presently have about putting the Bell County Historical Commission publications on-line, on the BCHC page, the WBGS page, and/or in the TexGenWeb Archives. (The BCHC gave an okay, but I want to check with the editors as a courtesy, first.) So, WEB2000... we'll see what TXBELL can do with it.. I've mentioned before that anyone can send genealogy-related material about Bell County to the TexGenWeb Archives.. and please do so. If you're not sure about formatting, send your proposed submission to me and I'll see if it's ready to go. I think once you get the hang of it, it goes pretty well. TXBELL listers probably already have suitable material, from your own family history.. things like wills, or pension records, or obituaries, and so forth. Just be careful not to include material from copyrighted sources, unless you have permission. Questions? Bill Bost TXBELL Listowner WEB2000 Project Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Good Morning, Listers... Let me hasten to correct an error I've probably made respecting the content of *The Story Of Bell County* volumes, in that while the volumes in large part (pages 277-1032) contain family histories (biographies), the first part of Vol I contains all sorts of other local history items. Lots of short narrative histories of Bell County communities, for example. I'd hate to do the work a major disservice! Bill Bost Listowner Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Howdy All.. I visited the Bell County Museum today and was able to purchase copies of both the 2-volume set *Story Of Bell County*, and the Tyler book, *History of Bell County*. They're both hardback items, so they're not cheap! The *History* is written from a 1936 general date, and the *Story of Bell County* contains biographies of Bell County citizens. If you'd like lookups from these two resources, volunteers are listed on the Lookups page at the Bell County Genealogy & History site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell If I ever get oriented adequately on the contents, I'll try to help with information as well. I think I've seen some responses on the Query Board for Bell County citing one or the other of these references. A reminder, again, to post your queries to BOTH the Query Board at the Bell County site, as well as here. They are indexed separately, and using both places improves your chances of a response. Bill Bost TXBELL Listowner Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Looking for info on this family.. Samuel Salisbury b abt 1857 in in ?, KY May be part of this family in Bell Co, 1880 Bell Co. TX Fed Census pg 273 Saulisbury, Wiley 24 farmer KY KY KY Rhoda 45 mother KY KY KY Walker 22 bro KY KY KY Sam 23 bro KY KY KY Easter 18 sis KY KY KY Samuel married Lizzie D. Annie Stewart abt 1881 in Bell Co..... I do not have their children

Yes I will do look-ups in this book for any one searching the names below!! Thanks Bill for pointing others my way!! Lyn >*Lyn Rose will do lookups in her book - TENNESSEE VALLEY, TEXAS >1851-1951 by Ann Joseph. It has a description of this area >approximately 8 miles NW of Belton. Much of the area is now under Lake >Belton. There are small family trees and short chapters of stories on >each of the following families: >ALLEN/DRAPER/HOWELL - BIGHAM - BIRDSONG - BOUNDS - >CORNELISON/CROW/WHITEL - CROW - COX - CRASS - EUBANKS - FRANCIS - >GARNER/PITTMAN - HERRING - MILLER - MOORE - MORGAN - NORMAND - PAULK - >RANEY - SCOTT - STEWART - TALLEY - THOMAS - THOMPSON - WALDIP* >-------End------- >Might be some additional help there. The direct URL for the lookups page >is: > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell/lookups.htm > >Lyn Rose's address is: rosebud8@jps.net (if I copied it correctly). > >Bill Bost >TXBELL Listowner

They left all the names out.....we can only guess. If any one hasn't seen it -- Vol. 2, No. 13, 31 March 1999 (second Blue Moon of 1999) had a really nice success story and all 'blamed' on this list and a particular researcher. BACK ISSUES OF ROOTSWEB REVIEW are available for download from: <ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/>. Bill, I'm glad you canvassed people and agreed to go with surnames. Laurel

There are STOKES still living here in Bartlet and there is a family plot where several are buried in the Bartlett Cemetery. I gathered information on them for a relative that lives in NC, I believe. I have a copy of The Story of Bell County, TX by the Historical Commission and it has STOKES, BIGHAM and some of the other names you mentioned. Belton Library has a copy of the two volumes as well as the roughly-bound original copies. I also have a copy of the 3-volume set about Bartlett, Bell Co., TX that E.A.Lemmer compiled. It has information about many of the early families not only of Bartlett, but also of Bell Co. These three volumes are not indexed so it takes time to read through them and find all entries of any given surname. The Bartlett Library has a set of these and Belton Library may have a set. I know a Mrs. Dillard in Temple that has done extensive research of the DILLARD line and some of the collateral lines. The next time I see her, I will pass your message on to her. She does not have a computer so I may have to get her snail mail address and send it to you. Hope this helps. Ann Bartlett ---------- From: Bill Bost <longwired@hotmail.com> To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXBELL-L] Re: {not a subscriber} Belton Early Families Date: Thursday, April 01, 1999 8:53 AM Howdy Jody! You've got quite a bit of connection with Bell County... I'll copy your query also over to the Query Board of the Bell County Genealogy page, as those are indexed differently than messages on this list, and you might get some different responses. Would you like to be subscribed to the TXBELL list? I haven't found other places for Bell County local history books, but there are some at the Bell County Museum. (I did a quick check of amazon.com and they did have one of the Bell County history books, although I've forgotten which one.) Check the Bookstore page of the Museum website at http://www.vvm.com/~museum Stephanie Turnham, the Director, has several different titles that are of value for Bell County local history. Bill Bost TXBELL Listowner >From: Jody Dillard <okielady@postoffice.att.net> >To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: {not a subscriber} Belton Early Families >Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 20:21:44 -0800 (PST) > > >Hi, > I am a direct descendent of the COWAN, McDOWELL, DILLARD, & JACKSON >families of Bell County. Would like to know if anyone has the names of the >parents of William and Mary Margaret McDowell of Ireland who now rest in >the McDowell cemetery. > I also am related to BARRON, BIGHAM, HERRING, PITTMAN, GARNER, STOKES, >DUKE, EDWARDS, ESTES and many more. A new country estates is being built >on the very spot where my father, Jack Dillard was born at the family farm. > I think the name of the development is either Country Ridge or Hunters >Ridge. Something like that. But the two huge trees that my father played >under as a small boy are still at the entry to the complex. It was quite a >thrill to be able to visit the area last month and see so much of the place >my father and uncles often told me about. > > Is there any place I can buy a copy of the book "The History of Bell >County"? >Thanks, >Jody Dillard Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== Please Help Keep Discussions Related To Bell County Genealogy And History!!