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!!