This was forwarded to me and I wanted to pass it on. I know it isn't specifically about genealogy but maybe someone might want this so they can understand what it truly means to be a Texan. Or if you're like me and far from home maybe to just remind us of what we are. Proud to be a Texan!!! When you're from Texas, people that you meet ask you questions like, "Do you have any cows?" "Do you have horses?" "Bet you got a bunch of guns, eh?" They all want to know if you've been to Southfork. They watched Dallas. Have you ever looked at a map of the world? Look at Texas with me just for a second. That picture, with the Panhandle and the Gulf Coast, and the Red River and the Rio Grande is as much a part of you as anything ever will be. As soon as anyone anywhere in the world looks at it they know what it is. It's Texas. Pick any kid off the street in Japan and draw him a picture of Texas in the dirt and he'll know what it is. What happens if I show you a picture of any other state? You'll get it maybe after a second, but who else would? Even if you do, does it ever stir any feelings in you? In every man, woman and child on this little rock the Good Lord put us on, there is a person who wishes just once he could be a real live Texan and get up on a horse or ride in a pickup. There is some bit of Texas in everyone. Did you ever hear anyone in a bar go, "Wow...so you're from Iowa? Cool, tell me about it?" Do you know why? Because there's no place like Texas. Texas is the Alamo. Texas is 183 men standing in a church, facing thousands of Mexican nationals, fighting for freedom, who had the chance to walk out and save themselves, but stayed instead to fight and die for the cause of freedom. We send our kids to schools named William B. Travis and James Bowie and Crockett and do you know why? Because those men saw a line in the sand and they decided to cross it and be heroes. John Wayne paid to do the movie himself. That is the Spirit of Texas. Texas is Sam Houston capturing Santa Ana at San Jacinto. Texas is Juneteenth and Texas Independence Day. Texas is huge forests of Piney Woods like the Davy Crockett National Forest. Texas is breathtaking mountains in Big Bend. Texas is shiny skyscrapers in Houston and Dallas. Texas is world record bass from places like Lake Fork. Texas is Mexican food like nowhere in the world, even Mexico. Texas is the Fort Worth Stockyards and the Bass Hall. Texas is life legends like Willie Nelson and Buddy Holly, Earl Campbell and Nolan Ryan, Denton Cooley and Michael DeBakey, Sam Rayburn, George Bush, and George W. Bush. Texas is great companies like Dell Computer and Compaq. Texas is huge herds of cattle and miles of crops. Texas is skies blackened with doves, and fields full of deer. Texas is a place where cities shut down for the Cowboys on Monday Night Football, and NIOSA River Parade in San Antonio. Texas is ocean beaches, deserts, lakes and rivers, mountains and prairies, and modern cities. If it isn't in Texas, you don't need it. No one does anything bigger or better than it's done in Texas. By federal law, Texas is the only state in the U.S. that can fly its flag at the same height as the U.S. flag. Think about that for a second. You fly the Stars and Stripes at 20 feet in Maryland, or California, or Maine, and your state flag, whatever it is, goes at 17. You fly the Stars and Stripes in front of Pine Tree High in Longview at 20 feet, the Lone Star flies at the same height - 20 feet. Do you know why? Because we place being a Texan as high as being an American down here. Our capitol is the only one in the country that is taller than the capitol building in Washington, D.C. We included these things in as part of the deal when we came on. That's the best part right there. WHEN WE CAME ON. Texas was its own country. The Republic of Texas. Every time I think of that I tear up. It makes you proud to be a Texan!! _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Hi Everyone, I hope this is proving to be a great year for you all so far? If I can ever get caught up with everything, mine will be better. I took a month or so "off" from everything, with a little bit of piddling mixed in. What fun! Our project each month will be a roll call. How this will work is: Each month for the first 7 days we will post surnames & other pertinent info that start with any letter of that month. Example: January--any surnames starting with J, A, N, U, R, or Y. Then in February it will be any surnames starting with F, E, B, R, U, A, Y, & so on. In December, starting on the 8th, we will post surnames starting with any letters that haven't been covered--I think K, Q, W, X, & Z are the only ones left, right? Let's start anytime you're ready & end on the 13th. On the 15th is when we have our favorite web site posting day, so don't forget that. Next month we will start on the 1st. Have a happy week, Bettie <>< -- God gave us two ends - one to sit on and one to think with. Success depends on which you use. HEADS YOU WIN - TAILS YOU LOSE! -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbosqu2/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~garichmo/

Over 30 cemetery listings have now been transcribed for Johnson County and are ready for your review. You can reach all the Johnson Co. cemetery listings here: http://users.htcomp.net/donnasdigs/links/jcci.htm If you're in a hurry there is a search engine on the home page here: http://users.htcomp.net/donnasdigs/ Scroll down the page a little to see the FreeFind search engine. It will only search on site, the cemetery listings on the Johnson Co., TXGenWeb will have to be gone through manually. Good luck with your searches, donna http://users.htcomp.net/donnasdigs Donna's Digs

I'm seeking more information on this family....is he the son of Gustaf Lueck? 1920 Bosque Co., TX census a friend sent this and did not put the surname in so I do not know if they were listed as Lueck or Leck or Luck Lueck Bayland (?) 36 Annie 33 Dau 13 Wayland 5 -- Peggy <'}}}}>< "Genealogy Begins as an interest, Becomes a hobby, Continues as an avocation, takes over as an obsession, And in its last stage is an incurable disease." Honnoll http://www.geocities.com/honnoll_honnell/index.html Winton http://www.geocities.com/mawpeggy1946/index.html

Emil G. Lueck b 1 Jan 1906 possibly in Bosque Co., TX d. 12 Oct 1978 possibly in Clifton, Bosque Co., TX buried Chase Cemetery, Womack, Bosque Co., TX. Did he marry? Did he have children?? -- Peggy <'}}}}>< "Genealogy Begins as an interest, Becomes a hobby, Continues as an avocation, takes over as an obsession, And in its last stage is an incurable disease." Honnoll http://www.geocities.com/honnoll_honnell/index.html Winton http://www.geocities.com/mawpeggy1946/index.html

http://www.forttours.com/index.htm Good site for Texas Researchers.

Can it be? almost 2003? It's been a fun-filled year with a wonderful "ending". Thanks to all of you for your contributions and sharing. Happy New Year to all of you, our family, our extended family, and our wonderful friends! Bettie <>< -- Count your blessings, not your troubles. -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbosqu2/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~garichmo/ -- All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002, http://www.symantec.com/

Can anyone identify these NEWS I found on the 1930 census? I would appreciate it very much. Thanks list, Linda New, Melvin Age: 20 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Texas Roll: T626_2289 Race: White Page: 7B State: Texas ED: 9 County: Bosque Image: 0949 Township: Precinct 3 Relationship: Head ---------------- New, Flora Age: 16 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_2289 Race: Page: 7B State: Texas ED: 9 County: Bosque Image: 0949 Township: Precinct 3 Relationship: Wife --------- New, Roy W Age: 35 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Texas Roll: T626_2289 Race: White Page: 8A State: Texas ED: 13 County: Bosque Image: 1029 Township: Precinct 6 Relationship: Head ----------- New, Essie D Age: 37 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_2289 Race: Page: 8A State: Texas ED: 13 County: Bosque Image: 1029 Township: Precinct 6 Relationship: Wife ----------- New, Wilson Age: 12 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_2289 Race: Page: 8A State: Texas ED: 13 County: Bosque Image: 1029 Township: Precinct 6 Relationship: Son -------------- New, Hazel Age: 11 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_2289 Race: Page: 8A State: Texas ED: 13 County: Bosque Image: 1029 Township: Precinct 6 Relationship: Daughter --------- New, Pearl Age: 10 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_2289 Race: Page: 8A State: Texas ED: 13 County: Bosque Image: 1029 Township: Precinct 6 Relationship: Daughter ---------- New, Nellie Age: 8 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_2289 Race: Page: 8A State: Texas ED: 13 County: Bosque Image: 1029 Township: Precinct 6 Relationship: Daughter ---------- New, William L Age: 6 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_2289 Race: Page: 8A State: Texas ED: 13 County: Bosque Image: 1029 Township: Precinct 6 Relationship: Son ------------ New, Ida Lee Age: 6 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_2289 Race: Page: 8A State: Texas ED: 13 County: Bosque Image: 1029 Township: Precinct 6 Relationship: Daughter ---------- New, Annie May Age: 1 7.12 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_2289 Race: Page: 8A State: Texas ED: 13 County: Bosque Image: 1029 Township: Precinct 6 Relationship: Daughter ----------- New, Faye Age: 1.12 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_2289 Race: Page: 8A State: Texas ED: 13 County: Bosque Image: 1029 Township: Precinct 6 Relationship: Daughter ----------- New, Ray Age: 1.12 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_2289 Race: Page: 8A State: Texas ED: 13 County: Bosque Image: 1029 Township: Precinct 6 Relationship: Son ----------

That poem rings true in every verse, as senior citizens can attest. Thank you Nana for sharing that with us. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL THE FINE PEOPLE ON THIS LIST. GEOFF

Here's a Christmas giggle for you all. Guys--you'll have to pretend to be female while you read this. Happy Holidays, Bettie <>< ---------------------- ~ If I were Santa ~ If I were ol' Santa, you know what I'd do, I'd dump silly gifts that are given to you. And deliver some things just inside your front door, Things you have lost, but treasured before. I'd give you back all your maidenly vigor, And to go along with it, a neat tiny figure. Then restore the old color that once graced your hair, Before rinses and bleaches took residence there. I'd bring back the shape with which you were gifted, So things now suspended need not be uplifted. I'd draw in your tummy and smooth down your back, Till you'd be a dream in those tight fitting slacks. I'd remove all your wrinkles and leave only one chin, So you wouldn't spend hours rubbing grease on your skin. You'd never have flashes or queer dizzy spells, And you wouldn't hear noises like ringing of bells. No sore aching feet and no corns on your toes, No searching for spectacles when they're right on your nose. Not a shot would you take in your arm, hip or fanny, From a doctor who thinks you're a nervous old granny. You'd never have a headache, so no pills would you take, And no heating pad needed since your muscles won't ache. Yes, if I were Santa you'd never look stupid, You'd be a cute little chick with the romance of a cupid. I'd give a lift to your heart when those wolves start to whistle, And the joys of your heart would be light as a thistle. But alas! I'm not Santa, I'm simply just me, The matronest of matrons you ever did see. I wish I could tell you all the symptoms I've got, But I'm due at my doctor's for an estrogen shot. Even though we've grown older this wish is sincere, Merry Christmas to you all and a Happy New Year!

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A Table of Kindred and Affinity, Wherein Whosoever Are Related Are Forbidden by the Church of England to Marry Together. A Man may not marry his: mother daughter adopted daughter father's mother mother's mother son's daughter daughter's daughter sister wife's mother wife's daughter father's wife son's wife father's father's wife mother's father's wife wife's father's mother wife's mother's mother wife's daughter's daughter wife's son's daughter son's son's wife daughter's son's wife father's sister mother's sister brother's daughter sister's daughter A Woman may not marry with her: father son adopted son father's father mother's father son's son daughter's son brother husband's father husband's son mother's husband daughter's husband father's mother's husband mother's mother's husband husband's father's father husband's mother's father husband's son's son husband's daughter's son son's daughter's husband daughter's daughter's husband father's brother mother's brother brother's son sister's son The term 'brother' includes a brother of the half-blood, and the term 'sister' includes a sister of the half-blood.

Sometimes, especially when working on your family history, it's handy to know how to describe your family relationships more exactly. The definitions below should help you out. Cousin (a.k.a "first cousin") Your first cousins are the people in your family who have two of the same grandparents as you. In other words, they are the children of your aunts and uncles. Second Cousin Your second cousins are the people in your family who have the same great-grandparents as you., but not the same grandparents. Third, Fourth, and Fifth Cousins Your third cousins have the same great-great-grandparents, fourth cousins have the same great-great-great-grandparents, and so on. Removed When the word "removed" is used to describe a relationship, it indicates that the two people are from different generations. You and your first cousins are in the same generation (two generations younger than your grandparents), so the word "removed" is not used to describe your relationship. The words "once removed" mean that there is a difference of one generation. For example, your mother's first cousin is your first cousin, once removed. This is because your mother's first cousin is one generation younger than your grandparents and you are two generations younger than your grandparents. This one-generation difference equals "once removed." Twice removed means that there is a two-generation difference. You are two generations younger than a first cousin of your grandmother, so you and your grandmother's first cousin are first cousins, twice removed. Relationship Charts Simplify Everything Now that you have an idea of what these different words mean, take a look at the chart below. It's called a relationship chart, and it can help you figure out how different people in your family are related. It's much simpler than it looks, just follow the instructions. Instructions for Using a Relationship Chart 1.. Pick two people in your family and figure out which ancestor they have in common. For example, if you chose yourself and a cousin, you would have a grandparent in common. 2.. Look at the top row of the chart and find the first person's relationship to the common ancestor. 3.. Look at the far left column of the chart and find the second person's relationship to the common ancestor. 4.. Determine where the row and column containing those two relationships meet.

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Pat, Below is what I have handy about Henry (my grandmother's uncle) and Annie Prescher. If you like I can send a picture of their headstone taken in 12/2001 and/or a copy of Henry's Funeral Notice. Terry HENRY ADOLPH PRESCHER (E. E., ERNST JULIUS) was born Aug 7, 1904 in Womack, Bosque County, TX, and died Sep 24, 1984 in Clifton, Bosque County, TX. He married ANNIE LENA HENNIG. She was born Oct 3, 1906, and died Nov 30, 2002. More About HENRY ADOLPH PRESCHER: Funeral Service: Sep 26, 1984, 2:00 PM, First United Methodist Church, Clifton, Bosque County, TX Burial: Sep 26, 1984, Clifton Cemetery, Clifton, Bosque County, TX More About ANNIE LENA HENNIG: Burial: Dec 2, 2002, Clifton Cemetery, Clifton, Bosque County, TX ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Pat Lyon" <patsroar@htcomp.net> To: TXBOSQUE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXBOSQUE] Hennig-Prescher Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 19:23:26 -0600 Annie Hennig Prescher, age 96 died Saturday. She was my dad's first cousin, but I always called her "Aunt Annie". When I started genealogy, she was already in the Sunset Home & difficult to communicate with. Uncle Henry died sometime in the 80's. I was living out of state so it didn't imprint with me as deaths usually do. They had no children. If anyone has access to Bosque County records & could find a marriage date, and Uncle Henry Prescher's birth & death dates, it would be appreciated. They married in 20's. Aunt Annie was born in 1909 so Uncle Henry would have been born around then or a few years earlier. If I can get to the funeral tomorrow perhaps I'll learn more. But I can't be sure I will. Pat Sommerfeld Lyon ==== TXBOSQUE Mailing List ==== A smooth sea never made a successful sailor. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

The lady looking for the Clifton Cemetery have you check out Clifton Memorial on Hwy. 199 it's on the right side of the hwy. going towards Meridian. My great aunt is buried there and my family always called it the Clifton Cemetery. Had to have my dad show me where it was at. Hope this helps. Christine Neal ccplay@aol.com

Annie Hennig Prescher, age 96 died Saturday. She was my dad's first cousin, but I always called her "Aunt Annie". When I started genealogy, she was already in the Sunset Home & difficult to communicate with. Uncle Henry died sometime in the 80's. I was living out of state so it didn't imprint with me as deaths usually do. They had no children. If anyone has access to Bosque County records & could find a marriage date, and Uncle Henry Prescher's birth & death dates, it would be appreciated. They married in 20's. Aunt Annie was born in 1909 so Uncle Henry would have been born around then or a few years earlier. If I can get to the funeral tomorrow perhaps I'll learn more. But I can't be sure I will. Pat Sommerfeld Lyon

My grandparents, Robert Lee Baldridge and Nora Olivia (Payne) Baldridge are buried in Clifton Cemetary. My mother, Dorothy Ellen (Baldridge) Kincheloe is buried in the same plot. She died January 1996. Lutheran and Clifton Cemetary are located SOUTH of Clifton on Highway 6 toward Valley Mills, TX. J.B. Darden and Fred Odom at Clifton Funeral Home, 303 South Ave. F, Clifton, TX 254-675-8611 would have additional information on location of plot of your family member. Check with them. Kay Kincheloe Warren Texan living in NJ Kaytexas46@aol.com

On Nov. 17 I placed an inquiry about a Norwegian connection in my family tree. Within a couple of days I had received two replies which gave me five generations of ancestors and other information. Many thanks to the two researchers who shared their information, and who gave me some ideas in their own work about how to approach Norwegian ancestry. My Bosque county relatives include not only the Norwegians, but Mays, Weehunts, and a bunch of others. Thanks for a great county web site and thanks to the very helpful folks on the Bosque mailing list. -- Buz Gerald Busby (aka Buz, aka The Buzzard) Dallas TX I am researching the families of Busby, Perritte, Shannon, May, Duke, Weehunt, Lechler, Drahn and others, and the migrations of these families into Texas.

It is nice when graves have readable headstones but that is not always the case. Don't give up just because there is no marked. First try and determine which cemetery the grave is located in. This can sometimes be done by information provided by a descendant or close family relative. Another source would be a death certificate or obituary which would give the name of the cemetery and/or the funeral home which handled the burial. Most funeral homes that handled the burial maintain records, maps, and section, lot, and grave number. Most public cemeteries normally has someone who must be contacted before a burial can be made in the cemetery. This person normally has records and maps to show who own or purchased the lot or grave and can show you where that lot of grave is located. This is certainly true for most modern burials. Once you have located an unmarked grave of your relative or ancestor be sure to place a headstone on the grave for future generations. Those who register cemeteries or make list of burials should not only list the tombstones but seek out the actual burial record keeper to record all burial in the cemetery. If the cemetery is divided up into sections, rolls, lots, and plot numbers, these locations should also be included with the tombstone or unmarked burial site. Does any one know who has the burial records and lot ownership records for the Brazos Point Cemetery???? James R. Rasco