I found bunches for you and am still working on getting them copied...but sounds like John might be able to get even better information for you... Ann Bartlett Bartlett, TX ---------- From: John Galure <johng@ns.vvm.com> To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TXBELL-L] TENNESSEE VALLEY Date: Saturday, March 27, 1999 9:40 AM Hi, also, Rose Mary: I live close to the Tenneesee Valley area, but don't know the answer....BUT... I will make an attempt to find out for you. There are a TON of Garners & Bighams in Bell County.If you don't hear something from me in a few days, please remind me again. I'm real busy with the Sesqicentinneial committee for Bell County in 2000 year. Should be a good place to find your info. Be back later. JOHN DANLEY GALURE 5 BEAVER LOOP TEMPLE,TX. 76502 254-778-7181 At 05:12 PM 3/26/1999 EST, you wrote: >Hi, > > Would anyone know who the original settlers of the Tennessee Valley >were, or where I could find that information? I believe that the Garners and >Bighams were two of the families... > >Rose Mary > > >==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== >Hosted By The Fine Folks At RootsWeb, For Genealogy >Bell County Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell > > ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== Support Your Local Genealogy Or Historical Society... You Can Often Find Helpful Points Of Contact And Resources There.

Hi, also, Rose Mary: I live close to the Tenneesee Valley area, but don't know the answer....BUT... I will make an attempt to find out for you. There are a TON of Garners & Bighams in Bell County.If you don't hear something from me in a few days, please remind me again. I'm real busy with the Sesqicentinneial committee for Bell County in 2000 year. Should be a good place to find your info. Be back later. JOHN DANLEY GALURE 5 BEAVER LOOP TEMPLE,TX. 76502 254-778-7181 At 05:12 PM 3/26/1999 EST, you wrote: >Hi, > > Would anyone know who the original settlers of the Tennessee Valley >were, or where I could find that information? I believe that the Garners and >Bighams were two of the families... > >Rose Mary > > >==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== >Hosted By The Fine Folks At RootsWeb, For Genealogy >Bell County Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell > >

Descendants of Martha Stone Generation No. 1 1. MARTHA4 STONE (JOHN THOMAS3, EDMUND THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born April 06, 1891. She married JOHN FRANKLIN HAYNES Abt. 1908, son of BENJAMIN HAYNES and CATHERINE FAGIN. Notes for JOHN FRANKLIN HAYNES: his body was interred Wichita Falls, Texas Children of MARTHA STONE and JOHN HAYNES are: 2. i. JOHN LESLIE5 HAYNES, b. July 07, 1911, Roswell, Chavez Co., New Mexico; d. March 03, 1962, Houston, Harris Co., Texas. 3. ii. EDMUND HARRY HAYNES, b. Abt. 1911; d. December 29, 1981, Houston, Texas. 4. iii. KATHERINE LOUISE HAYNES, b. Abt. 1913. iv. FRANCES FREDONIA HAYNES, b. August 30, 1915. 5. v. STANLEY STONE HAYNES, b. August 26, 1917, El Paso, Texas; d. February 09, 1965, Houston, Texas. 6. vi. J. T. HAYNES, b. October 24, 1919, El Paso, Texas.

There is a new page on the web for the Bell County Historical Commission. It's VERY "under construction" and very rough. You might like to bookmark it, though, as it should be more helpful as more information is provided to include in it. Suggestions, ideas, and content are solicited!! The address is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbchc I'll start construction work for a West Bell Genealogical Society page ASAP. It will be at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txwbgs Bill Bost ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Hi John, I would appreciate any information you could find. My interests mainly concern the Garner/Herring lines--but I am beginning to think they're all related somehow or another to the other families who were in the Valley, such as the Allens and Drapers. Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from you! As you said, if I haven't heard from you in a few days, I'll contact you. Rose Mary

Rose Mary, go to this site and enter one of the two surnames: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ussearch.htm There was something on the TX matches I got the other day that mentioned TN Valley...watch for Taylor Valley...the name may have changed......I don't remember the details of the article. I'll check in a book I have here at the house. Ann Bartlett ---------- From: BADOVINAC3@aol.com To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXBELL-L] TENNESSEE VALLEY Date: Friday, March 26, 1999 4:12 PM Hi, Would anyone know who the original settlers of the Tennessee Valley were, or where I could find that information? I believe that the Garners and Bighams were two of the families... Rose Mary ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== Hosted By The Fine Folks At RootsWeb, For Genealogy Bell County Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell

Hi Ann, Thank you for suggesting the rootsweb site, but, I looked in that just a few days ago. That is where I found J. Swan Bigham's obituary notice. It mentions that his father moved to the Tennessee Valley with thirteen other families, and I know the Garners were one of them. William L. Garner is my ggg grandfather. It will be interesting to see how these families all tie into one another... Thanks again, Rose Mary

Hi, Would anyone know who the original settlers of the Tennessee Valley were, or where I could find that information? I believe that the Garners and Bighams were two of the families... Rose Mary

I am researching for information on my Great Great Grandparents and their daughter. Washington Asberry MIDDLETON and Nancy TUBBS were married 13 June 1853 in Bell County. Their daughter, Mary Emily MIDDLETON was born May 4, 1854, in Bell County. Nancy TUBBS parents were Abraham M. and Emily TUBBS. Washington MIDDLETON's parents were John Washington MIDDLETON and Mary Ann CHALK. Would appreciate any information on this family. Thanks, Judy judyap@aol.com

Hi List, I live in California, near San Francisco, and my interest in Bell County is with my STORM family who lived there for a time. James B. STORM and Sarah LEYLAND had at least one son born in Bell County: my great-grandfather, Wallis Isaac (aka Isaac Wallace) STORM. His SS application says he was born 14 Jan 1878 in Belton, Bell Co. Sarah was born in England, but had been living in Texas. She had previously married a Mr. BIRD, presumably in TX, and had a son, Samuel BIRD on 10 Dec 1863, also in TX (according to a bible notation). I have no name or death date on Mr. BIRD, but in 1867, Sarah married James B. STORM in Jasper County, MO. Their three daughters were born there between 1868 and 1872. Then in 1874, their son Norman James (aka James Norman) was born in TX. And in 1878 as mentioned already, my great-grandfather Wallis was born in Bell Co. In 1880, they're enumerated in the Coryell Co census. They were back in Jasper County, MO in 1900. James died 25 Nov 1903, which I have from a copy of a funeral card, but no place is given. Sarah, however, died 25 Dec 1904 and is buried in Orange Co, CA. These folks moved around a LOT! :-) James and Sarah were both members of the Reorganized LDS Church. I don't know much about the history of this group, but have often wondered if it had something to do with their moving back and forth between Texas and Missouri. If anyone can shed some light on this possibility, I'd be very interested. Thanks in advance if you can help on this, or the mysterious "Mr. BIRD". If anyone has San Francisco ancestors, I host the USGenWeb site for that county, and have a few lookup offers listed on the page that I can help with. Best of luck to all of you with your own research. Take care, Pam psw@pop.sfo.com Pamela Storm Wolfskill

Hi, My interests are largely genealogical, but I love to look at the history in connection with my ancestors. I have three lines that went to Bell Co. that I know of. William BURNS and wife Mary Ann VANNOY arriving in Old Howard, Bell Co. in early 1860s--coming from Bedford Co. TN to Benton Co. AR, to TX. Hugh O'KEEFFE and wife Mary Ann MORGAN, arrived Bell Co in 1853. --( from KY to IL to TX.) Simon KUYKENDALL and wife Martha BOX, both b. TN, lived Miss, AR, Miss, then TX by 1854. We've recently found several relatively close cousins. Always glad to have more. I think you are doing a great job, Bill. I'm sure you make a dynamite sousaphone player, too. (With luck I'll get my dad and brother to join this list, too.) Laurel Burns

Hi Anita, The book I have, The Life History of Mother and Dad by Helen Mewhinney Dobbs from Holland, mentions Charlie, Estelle and Louis Fulcher. If these are some of your cousins, I'll be glad to tell you what is said. Regards, Rich Anita Powers wrote: > I'm Anita Powers in Minnesota. "No, it's not snowing here!" (-: > > My grandfather, John Anderson POWERS was born in Belton, TX in 1864. My > grandmother, Victoria (Fulcher) POWERS was born in Holland? TX in 1878. > John's siblings were Mary, Sallie, Tom (Teak), and Hudson (Hut) POWERS. > Victoria's siblings were Clara, Jane, Buddy, Maude (m Amos SAULS), Wiley, > Mary, Marguerite, Troy, Elonora, John, Gertrude, Roxie, and Alonzo FULCHER. > > It appears that every African-American POWERS, SAULS, and FULCHER in and > around the Bell Co. area, are related to me. Although I am working to > identify the descendants of the above mentioned gr Aunts and gr Uncles, I > am more interested in obtaining more information on my gr grand parents, > Thredric POWERS with wife Tennie? and George FULCHER with wife Margaret Ann > MATTHIS. If anyone ever comes across these names in wills, property lists, > etc. I would be grateful if you'd pass along the info. > > Good Luck Everybody! > > ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== > Please Clear Off-Topic Posts With The Webmaster FIRST! The List Archives > Are At: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/archives/TXBELL-L/

Try this search site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ussearch.htm I got 127 matches for the POWERS name in Texas and 44 matches for the FULCHER name in TEX. I have not found Thredric Powers or George FULCHER yet...but will keep looking. In DeWitt County, TX, I did find the following in a land records file: Survey Blk Grantee Leag Sect Abs Benjamin Fulcher B. Fulcher 7 19 Benjamin Fulcher B. Fulcher 190 Graves Fulcher G. Fulcher 10 21 Churchill Fulcher LGE C. Fulcher 1 20 Good luck, good searching Ann ---------- From: Anita Powers <ADPowers@worldnet.att.net> To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXBELL-L] POWERS/FULCHER Connections Date: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 10:27 PM I'm Anita Powers in Minnesota. "No, it's not snowing here!" (-: My grandfather, John Anderson POWERS was born in Belton, TX in 1864. My grandmother, Victoria (Fulcher) POWERS was born in Holland? TX in 1878. John's siblings were Mary, Sallie, Tom (Teak), and Hudson (Hut) POWERS. Victoria's siblings were Clara, Jane, Buddy, Maude (m Amos SAULS), Wiley, Mary, Marguerite, Troy, Elonora, John, Gertrude, Roxie, and Alonzo FULCHER. It appears that every African-American POWERS, SAULS, and FULCHER in and around the Bell Co. area, are related to me. Although I am working to identify the descendants of the above mentioned gr Aunts and gr Uncles, I am more interested in obtaining more information on my gr grand parents, Thredric POWERS with wife Tennie? and George FULCHER with wife Margaret Ann MATTHIS. If anyone ever comes across these names in wills, property lists, etc. I would be grateful if you'd pass along the info. Good Luck Everybody! ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== Please Clear Off-Topic Posts With The Webmaster FIRST! The List Archives Are At: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/archives/TXBELL-L/

I'll see what I can find for you...Bartlett is about 17 south of Holland, TX. It was originally called Mountain Home. I'll look tomorrow through some files. Ann Bartlett ---------- From: Anita Powers <ADPowers@worldnet.att.net> To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXBELL-L] POWERS/FULCHER Connections Date: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 10:27 PM I'm Anita Powers in Minnesota. "No, it's not snowing here!" (-: My grandfather, John Anderson POWERS was born in Belton, TX in 1864. My grandmother, Victoria (Fulcher) POWERS was born in Holland? TX in 1878. John's siblings were Mary, Sallie, Tom (Teak), and Hudson (Hut) POWERS. Victoria's siblings were Clara, Jane, Buddy, Maude (m Amos SAULS), Wiley, Mary, Marguerite, Troy, Elonora, John, Gertrude, Roxie, and Alonzo FULCHER. It appears that every African-American POWERS, SAULS, and FULCHER in and around the Bell Co. area, are related to me. Although I am working to identify the descendants of the above mentioned gr Aunts and gr Uncles, I am more interested in obtaining more information on my gr grand parents, Thredric POWERS with wife Tennie? and George FULCHER with wife Margaret Ann MATTHIS. If anyone ever comes across these names in wills, property lists, etc. I would be grateful if you'd pass along the info. Good Luck Everybody! ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== Please Clear Off-Topic Posts With The Webmaster FIRST! The List Archives Are At: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/archives/TXBELL-L/

I'm Anita Powers in Minnesota. "No, it's not snowing here!" (-: My grandfather, John Anderson POWERS was born in Belton, TX in 1864. My grandmother, Victoria (Fulcher) POWERS was born in Holland? TX in 1878. John's siblings were Mary, Sallie, Tom (Teak), and Hudson (Hut) POWERS. Victoria's siblings were Clara, Jane, Buddy, Maude (m Amos SAULS), Wiley, Mary, Marguerite, Troy, Elonora, John, Gertrude, Roxie, and Alonzo FULCHER. It appears that every African-American POWERS, SAULS, and FULCHER in and around the Bell Co. area, are related to me. Although I am working to identify the descendants of the above mentioned gr Aunts and gr Uncles, I am more interested in obtaining more information on my gr grand parents, Thredric POWERS with wife Tennie? and George FULCHER with wife Margaret Ann MATTHIS. If anyone ever comes across these names in wills, property lists, etc. I would be grateful if you'd pass along the info. Good Luck Everybody!

I know...just found them and sent them in case...the next one has OM HOOD. I'm tired and I think I started to get yours and someone else's mixed up...sorry. It has been a long day. Try this addy: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ussearch.htm I entered HOOD and chose TX and got 118 matches to that name. I'll look again tomorrow...maybe I can get into Belton and the courthouse. Nite, Ann ---------- From: VEWhite@aol.com To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TXBELL-L] HOOD - Bell Co. TX 1880s Date: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 8:23 PM Mary Ann, Thanks. But these aren't my HOODs, at least I don't think they are. Take care. Vickie Elam White ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== RootsWeb Supports GenConnect Help Support RootsWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html

Coryell Co., TX Land Records Survey Blk Grantee Leag Sect Abstract Hood, Joseph L 4 J.L. Hood L 11 OM Hood, Sr O. Hood 1317 ---------- From: VEWhite@aol.com To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXBELL-L] HOOD - Bell Co. TX 1880s Date: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 7:39 PM Looking for information about Onslow Marshall HOOD and his brother, John Erskine HOOD. They both appeared on the 1880 Bell Co. TX census: Onlsow on pg. 457 (or it is his son Marshall) and John on pg. 407. Could someone possibly look at these census entries and tell me what they are? Any "cousins" out there? Vickie Elam White ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== Support Your Local Genealogy Or Historical Society... You Can Often Find Helpful Points Of Contact And Resources There.

Coryell, Texas 1880 Federal Census (File 9 of 27 for the county -- File 1 of 1 for Town of Gatesville) This Census was transcribed by Bobbie Ross and proofread by Frankie Boswell Glaze and Carol Smith for the USGenWeb Archives Census Project http://www.usgenweb.org/census. Copyright (c) 1998 by Bobbie Ross. Note: Please see the file "precinct.txt" which describes the 8 Justice Precincts in force in 1880 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ 1880 Census Reference Chart: 1) Dwelling # 14) Months unemployed this year 2) Family # 15) Currently ill? if so, specify 3) Name of every person whose place of 16) Blind abode on 1 June 1880 was in this family 17) Deaf and Dumb 4) Color 18) Idiotic 5) Sex 19) Insane 6) Age 20) Disabled 7) Month born if during census year 21) School this year 8) Relationship to household head 22) Cannot read 9) Single 23) Cannot write 10) Married 24) Birth place 11) Widow / Divorced 25) Father's Birthplace 12) Married within census year 26) Mother's Birthplace 13) Profession, occupation, or trade of each person male or female ============================================================ ============ Census_Year 1880 Microfilm # T9-1298 State Texas County Coryell Supv.Distr 4 Enum.Distr (Note: See the file "precinct.txt" which describes Enumerator Thos. Rock the 8 Justice Precincts in force in 1880) Township Town of Gatesville -----------------------------------------------Begin Actual Transcription------------------- ============================================================ ================ |Pg# |Ln#|Dw# |Fm# |Last Name |First Name |Color|Sex|Age |Born|Relationship |Sgl|Mar |W/D |Mar/|Occupation |#mo |Ill? |Blind|Deaf|Idoitic|Insane|Disab|Sch|Read|Write|Birthplace |Father |Mother |Comments | | |(1) |(2) |(3) |(3) |(4) |(5)|(6) |(7) |(8) |(9)|(10)|(11)|(12)|(13) |(14)|(15) |(16) |(17)|(18) |(19) |(20) |(21|(22)|(23) |(24) |(25) |(26) | ============================================================ ================ 424A 29 536 542 Hood John C. W M 24 . . . X . . Farmer . X . . . . . . X X Texas Ala Ala . 424A 30 536 542 Hood Mallie W F 21 . wife . X . . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . . Ark Ark Ala

Found the following in Coryell Co., TX...remeber that Coryell was made from part of Bell Co. Pg. # Line# Last Name First Name Age Birth Place File Name ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- 429B 49 ROUNTREE John C. 20 Arkansas p.0427a ============================================================ ==== This was from the index. When I looked at the next match, it was the detail and listed this John C. ROUNTREE as "step son". I'll look for some more in the morning. Just remeber to include Coryell Co., TX as well as Bell Co. Nite, yall! Ann ---------- From: Robin Howsden <rhowsden@earthling.net> To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXBELL-L] WHO/WHAT/WHY Date: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 5:22 PM Hello Listers! My interest in Bell County lies with my great great grandparents: John C. ROUNTREE and Ella (WILLIAMS) ROUNTREE, both reported to be buried at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple. Ella's brother, Isom WILLIAMS, is also supposed to buried somewhere in Temple, TX. I have been able to find information on the ROUNTREEs but am having a lot of difficulty with the WILLIAMS, perhaps due to its being such a common surname. Should anyone be familiar with the Temple Cemetery Company (ca.1930), please let me know. I'd like to obtain any records available for Isom WILLIAMS but have been unable to determine if TCC has gone out of business or been subsumed by a larger cemetery. Thank you for any assistance, Robin ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== The Bell County Genealogy And History Page Is At: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell

I get information for people from Hillcrest. I will see if your WILLIAMs are out there. I know what you mean about common names...my maternal line is Jones-Williams-Hixson. I can get pictures of the grave sites if you want and can check in the records area in Belton if you want. The Temple Library has a good genealogy room if you are ever there. Ann ---------- From: Robin Howsden <rhowsden@earthling.net> To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXBELL-L] WHO/WHAT/WHY Date: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 5:22 PM Hello Listers! My interest in Bell County lies with my great great grandparents: John C. ROUNTREE and Ella (WILLIAMS) ROUNTREE, both reported to be buried at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple. Ella's brother, Isom WILLIAMS, is also supposed to buried somewhere in Temple, TX. I have been able to find information on the ROUNTREEs but am having a lot of difficulty with the WILLIAMS, perhaps due to its being such a common surname. Should anyone be familiar with the Temple Cemetery Company (ca.1930), please let me know. I'd like to obtain any records available for Isom WILLIAMS but have been unable to determine if TCC has gone out of business or been subsumed by a larger cemetery. Thank you for any assistance, Robin ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== The Bell County Genealogy And History Page Is At: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell