Thank you, Dorice, for your info on the Peppers. All I have is a cemetery named for the Burns family in TN, no natural features named for family that I am aware of. There is a town named Burns, in NC, I think. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: <Mysaxsjan@aol.com> To: <TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 9:17 PM Subject: [TXBELL-L] Early Settlers/Milam/Bell Co. TX > My gr gr grandfather and gr gr grandmother were: William M. Peppers, b, > 1817, TN and Eveline Kincheloe, b. 1822, Blount Co. AL. Their dau.b. 1841, > ARK, Mary Jane Peppers was my gr grandmother. This family of three moved to > TX in 1842. They were the first white family to settle on Peppers Creek, > Bell Co. TX.( named for the Peppers family) This is written up in the Hand > Book of Texas. Also, they are written up in the History of Bell Co. by > George Tyler. Mary Jane Peppers married Henry Jefferson Dawson, b. GA. 1835 > in Uvalde. TX. William M. and Eveline finally settled in Burnet Co. TX where > their hand built log house still stands. It was built abt 1863. I have more > history on this family if anyone is interested. The Peppers owned land in > Bell Co. also. > Dorice Jeffries in Austin, TX > mysaxsjan@aol.com > 512-345-6199 > > > ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== > The Bell County Genealogy And History Page Is At: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell > >