Can anyone provide any information to this researcher as to how she would obtain information from the Bowden Funeral Home? Please contact Linda by private mail with a copy to our lists so others may have the information as well. I have removed personal comments to me from the message. Thanks, Jo Autrey [email protected] +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Vaughan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 12:12 PM Subject: Lincoln Parish & Bowie County info ...We have been searching for some of our family > in Bowie County and were wondering if you know anything about the funeral > records for Bowden Funeral Home...I understand it has changed hands, but > cannot locate who holds the records now..> snip> > Thank you > > Linda Bettell Vaughan > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com >

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Bowie/523 Surname: CROSS, RANEY, RAINEY, JOHNSON, PLATT, THOMPSON, HEFLIN ------------------------- Searching any connections to or desc. of: John Sidney CROSS (1854-1934) d. Bowie Co. TX, Henry David RANEY (d. 1880/1900 )Bowie Co., Mary Elizabeth (Johnson) Raney (b.1838 GA d. 1911/15 Bowie Co) Thomas RANEY (bro of H.D. Raney), Nicholas JOHNSON (bro. of Mary E. Johnson Raney) Clara Mae PLATT, Maggie Lee (RANEY) MARTIN THOMPSON CROSS, d. 1911 Bowie Co., "Cape" (FIELDS) SANFORD and Bailey B. SANFORD.

Posted on: Bowie County Deeds Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/BowieDeed/1 Surname: CROSS, RANEY, RAINEY, JOHNSON, JOHNSTON, HEFLIN, PLATT, THOMPSON ------------------------- Searching any connections to or desc. of: John Sidney CROSS (1854-1934) d. Bowie Co. TX, Henry David RANEY (d. 1880/1900 )Bowie Co., Mary Elizabeth (Johnson) Raney (b.1838 GA d. 1911/15 Bowie Co) Thomas RANEY (bro of H.D. Raney), Nicholas JOHNSON (bro. of Mary E. Johnson Raney) Clara Mae PLATT, Maggie Lee (RANEY) MARTIN THOMPSON CROSS, d. 1911 Bowie Co., "Cape" (FIELDS) SANFORD and Bailey B. SANFORD.

It is with great sadness I report the death of our uncle, Harvey Joy Autrey, of Wake Village, born April 10, 1918 in Maud, Bowie County, Texas. He died at home this past Saturday. Services were held today at 10 a.m. Chapelwood funeral Home Chapel, he was laid to rest in Chapelwood Memorial Gardens. Harvey was married to Maxine Jones in 1947, he had two children, Roy and Kathy and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. as well as other relatives. Harvey's father was Cisero "Pink" Autrey, son of Robert Martin Autrey and Elizabeth Kemp, son of Absalom and Elizabeth (Norris) Autrey. Jo Autrey [email protected] Jo's Front Porch and Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jmautrey .

Posted on: Bowie County Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/BowieObits/30 Surname: Endsley, Kemp ------------------------- HARVEY AUTREY Harvey J. Autrey, 83, of Wake Village, Texas, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, at his home. Mr. Harvey was born April 10, 1918, in Maud, Texas. He was retired from Red River Army Depot, a member of Friendship Baptist Church, a mason and a member of Border Masonic Lodge and an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Maxine Autrey of Wake Village; one son and daughter-in-law, Roy J. and Victoria Autrey of De Queen, Ark.; one daughter, Kathie Rutherford of Wake Village; one sister, Alma Turner of Texarkana; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services will be 10 a.m. today at Chapelwood Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Floyd Tuckett officiating. Burial will be in Chapelwood Memorial Gardens. Masonic Rites will be conducted by Border Masonic Lodge. The family will be at 520 Northwest Drive, Wake Village. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association, Greater Texarkana Area Chapter, 1315 Additional notes by Jo Autrey: Harvey is also survived by his sister-in-law, Janie (Crump) Autrey, widow of his late brother Horace Autrey. Janie is in her 90's and still lives at her home in Texarkana, Texas. Harvey is the son of Cisero "Pink" Autrey and Minnie Elizabeth ENDSLEY, son of Robert Martin Autrey and Elizabeth Kemp, son of Absalom Autrey and Elizabeth Norris of Dubach, Lincoln Parish, La. Harvey is also survived by many other friends and relatives. Link: Jo's Front Porch and Genealogy URL: <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jmautrey>

Texas Marriages, 1851-1900 (Update adding Bowie, Cooke, Crockett, Deaf Smith, Hopkins, Irion, Nolan, and Van Zandt counties) http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4325.htm Bowie County: Bowie County was formed in 1841 from Red River County. The records from the county in this database cover the years 1888 through 1899. Original data: Bowie County, Texas Marriages, 1888-99. County court records located at New Boston, Texas or Family History Library microfilm #1839644 and #1839950. Establishing an important family relationship, marriage records can be among the most informative type of records available to family historians. This database is a collection of marriage records from several counties in Texas in the latter half of the nineteenth century. This update adds marriage records from Bowie, Cooke, Crockett, Deaf Smith, Hopkins, Irion, Nolan, and Van Zandt counties to those from Atascosa, Comanche, Denton, Erath, Frio, Glasscock, Hunt, Kendall, Lipscomb, Llano, Newton, Pecos, Rains, Runnels, Rusk, Somervell, and Wheeler counties. Taken from microfilm copies of original county documents, each record provides spouses' names, marriage date, and county of residence. Source Information: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Texas Marriages, 1851-1900. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: See the Extended Description at the URL below for original data sources listed by county. <A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4325.htm">Search this database.</A>

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Tx/Bowie/522 Surname: FERRIS, SPEAR, SPEARS, STEVENS, HAWKINS, YOUNG, THREADGILL, BLEVINS, BELVINS, LANE, DOWNEY, WILLINGHAM, PAYTON, BRANTLEY ------------------------- I am searching for all of the people in the below family genealogy for a dear friend of mine. We are looking for any and all information on these persons. Unfortunately, what you see is all that we have. There is family oral history that says one of these lines are Wea or Miami Indiana, and another line Cherokee. Also some Irish or German. IF any of you have these persons in your line, or know something about them, please contact me ASAP. Thank you. Brenda @ [email protected] MORRIS FERRIS (3rd grt. grandparents) b) abt.??1795-1800 New York d) aft. 1880 Texas m) Ohio to) Nancy (?) (some say her last name was Beaver and she was either Wea Chief Yellow Beaver's Daughter or Sister.) GEORGE WASHINGTON FERRIS (2rd grt. grandparents) b) 3/3/1843 Bexar Co. TX. d) 12/14/1876 Round Rock, TX. m) to) AMANDA JANE STEVENS b) 6/19/1843 Danville, ARK. d) 6/30/1891 WILLIAM FERRIS (grt. grandparents) b) 10/30/1866 Benton Co. ARK d) 5/22/1919 Hot Springs, ARK m) 12/8/1887 Bowie Co. TX to) ADA ISABELLE SPEAR/SPEARS b) 5/26/1872 Bowie Co. TX. d) 12/6/1959 Johnston, OK JOHN FERRIS (grandparents) b) 12/18/1906 Oklahoma Territory d) 8/2/1978 Lubbock, TX. m) 1929 OK. to) ANN FERRIS COCKE' (mother) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` MORRIS FERRIS other children (3RD GREAT AUNT'S & UNCLES) 1. DAVID L. FERRIS B) 1830 OH. 2. ELY FERRIS 1831 OH. 3. MARY ANN FERRIS 1834 OH. 4. MORRIS FERRIS 1840 MO. 5. ELLEN J. FERRIS 1842 TX. 6. GEORGE W. FERRIS 1843 TX. 7. HENRY FERRIS 1848 TX. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` AMANDA JANE STEVENS (2rd grt. grandparents) b) 6/19/1843 Danville, ARK. d) 6/30/1891 Amanda's father was: JOSEPH B. STEVENS (3rd grt. grandparents) b) 4/8/1813 m) 8/16/1838 to) MITILDA HAWKINS b) 4/24/1818 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ANN FERRIS COCKE' (mother) Her Grandmother was: LIZZIE YOUNG THREADGILL BLEVINS (BELVINS) (grt. grandparents) b) 1880 d) 1978 m) #1 husband) ALLEN PERRY THREADGILL (2rd grt. grandparents) Lizzie's parents were: JOHN YOUNG b) ca. 1840-1860 m) to) ARMATHA LANE

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Bowie/521 Surname: delashmit ------------------------- MY FATHER WAS LEO ROBERT DELASHMIT FROM MISSOURI. HIS FATHER CHARLES MADISON, HIS FATHER GENERAL LEROY, HIS FATHER ALFORD ALEXANDER, MARRIED TO MARY MINERVA DEAN DELASHMIT. PLEASE REPLY FOR MORE INFO.

I would also like to have photos of my WHITAKER, JONES & HAYWOOD family, buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Texarkana, TX. I have two older photos, but they were not taken close enough to read the monuments. Is there a listing of the burials on the internet, that I've missed, of the Rose Hill Cemetery? Thanks, Sallie kay bradley wrote: > Hello Bowie folks, > I would love to have a photo of the Rose Hill Cemetery-and specifically the > gravesites of William Henry Dean, his wife Sophia Hynson Dean and William's > mother Mrs. R.N Dean( I would love to know what R and N are initials for!!) > The Dean family were early pioneers to Bowie County-Mr. Dean came from > DeKalb GA. > > I would be willing to reimburse anyone for expenses. Thank you so very much, > Kay Bradley > Albuquerque NM > > ==== TXBOWIE Mailing List ==== > Listowner: Becky Cowen-Cornelius [email protected] > webpage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rebalee/ > Those who say it cannot be done, should not stop those doing it! > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library

Hello Bowie folks, I would love to have a photo of the Rose Hill Cemetery-and specifically the gravesites of William Henry Dean, his wife Sophia Hynson Dean and William's mother Mrs. R.N Dean( I would love to know what R and N are initials for!!) The Dean family were early pioneers to Bowie County-Mr. Dean came from DeKalb GA. I would be willing to reimburse anyone for expenses. Thank you so very much, Kay Bradley Albuquerque NM

I know that there are a lot of you out there that have not posted your family lines or have, but have new e-mail addresses.!!!!!!!! Since I am the list manager, I get all of the bounces several times. If you have changed you address, you really need to post your information and say that you have changed your address so when people search the archives they can find you. Becky Cowen-Cornelius Cowen Family Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rebalee/ SURNAMES: Askew, Cannon, Cowan, Cowen, Cullen, Edmundson, Fox, Grace, Harden, Huddlestone, Lawhon, Long, Looney, Manor, Martin, McLean, Mitchell, Quinn, Shemwell, Sims, Smart, Stanton, Ward, White, Williams, and Wright.

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Bowie/520 Surname: Hargrove, Cheely ------------------------- M. S. Hargrove b TX 16 Jan 1873 m I. J. Cheely

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Bowie/519 Surname: Shaw, Shilling, Halderman, Cook, Platz, Postlewait ------------------------- Trying to locate cousins who live or did live in Texarkana, Bowie Co., TX or Texarkana, Ark. Would like to contact William Edgar Shilling or his children Donald Baxter Shilling or William Edgar Shilling III; Vivian Anne Halderman, John Riley Halderman, Charles Robert Halderman, Roberta Lynn Halderman, James Halderman or Harriet Eugenia Halderman; Harriet Jeannette Platz Cook, Virginia Ann Platz or Margaret Elizabeeth Potewaite, William Forrest Postlewait, James Carl Postlewait, or Mary Neeley Postlewaite...all are Shaw cousins of mine.Thank You, Lee Bartos, (Mrs. Jerry D. Bartos) 1911 Inglewood St., Henderson, TX 75654 - 903-657-6744 - or [email protected]

To Robert Autrey , The name of my teacher at Wards Creek about 1934,35. was D. C. Autrey. Never knew his first name. All the students called him Mr. Autrey as he was the principal. And did teach a class or two. Wish I could help you more, Herchel McFadden

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Bowie/518 Surname: ------------------------- Hello I am Ulises of Argentina, I wanted to know if somebody can give me information about J.B. BOBO the great magician that was born in Texarkana,Bowie County, Texas in Feb 12 of 1910 and that he died in 12 Sept 1996. I look for data about their life, family and/or with those that I can put on in contact. If somebody please knows something communicates with me to [email protected] Thank you for their kindness. Ulises

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Bowie/517 Surname: Carrick Adders McGonigal, Donald McGonigal, Edd McGonigal ------------------------- Researching McGonigal history: Carrick was my grandfather and married before marring my grandmother Martha. We know he had at least one son. Carrick sometime went by the name Edd McGonigal. Bowie, County, Texas

<< Gene, Do you have the charter information for the Boston Lodge, 69? If so help, I am doing research on this lodge. I need the charter members names. Chris Woodrow >> FROM GENE Here is part of the article I wrote for the New Boston Gen Publication Masonic Lodge at Old Boston - The Lodge was established in 1850 at Boston (now Old Boston). The first yearly report in Dec 1850 showed 27 members, consisting of the full range of occupations: 5 Physicians, 3 Attorneys, 2 Merchants, 1 Minister, 1 Carpenter, Planters, Farmers and County Officials. The Lodge met on the 2nd floor above the store owned by W. A. Lindsay which sit at the northeast corner of the old town square near where Mrs. Rainey's store was in the 1950-60's. According to the Grand Lodge of Texas Library and Museum, dispensation was given to establish a Lodge in 1850, Charter was issued Jan 24, 1951and the Lodge moved to New Boston in 1869. The yearly report for 1869 showed 76 members. A duplicate charter was issued in 1882 due to fire in 1881. Masonic Lodge in 1872 - In 1872, the Masonic Lodge had just moved from Old Boston to New Boston. The Dec 27, 1872 Yearly Report of the Boston Masonic Lodge # 69 shows the following officers, members, new members and fellow crafters. (Gene Lynch is researching the Lodge for the period 1850-1870) Officers 1872 Alexander, Lewis Burge, L. T. Eubanks, H. B. Harris, J. C. Johnson, A. Lindsay, W. A. Long, John Lynch, J. H. Weaver, J. W. Members Alexander, J. R. Akins, C. M. Braswell, M. G. Blanchard, Robt Barkman, J. B. Busick, T. C. Birdwell, E. T. Cravens, H. F. DeMorse, L. C. Estes, W. E. Estes, B. T. Gerdes, J. H. Hollaway, J. G. Hoskins, A. G. Hewitt, Solomon Hardy, A. V. Johnson, B. G. Johnson, M. V. Knapp, S. D. Lee, G. N. Miller, Council Morrow, T. A. McDougal, A. C. McDonald, S. B. McCoppom. G. C. McCrarey, Silas McCrarey,E. J. Moss, O. P. Morrow, C. W. Murray, S. P. Odell, U. J. Owen, W. T. Powell. L. C. Proctor, W. S. Rochell, H. P. Rochell, C. M. Roberinson, C. W. Swain, W. D. Thomas, F. R. Tillson, W. H. Terrall, S. C. Watson, J. W. Willis, A. F. Washington, J. Wright, E. L. Weaver, J. W. Entering Apprentices Allen, J. J. Byars, L. Barfield, Wn. Dunaway, J. Duke, P.M. Fowler, W. H. Knight, S. M. Massenburg, W. E. Martin, T. T. Narris, W. E. Read, R. W. Runnels, H. W. Rush, H. C. Swain, J. Stephens, A. Stewart, E. H. Sears, S. M. Scott, S. T. Watson, R. J. Fellow Crafts Barry, S. R. Elliott, W. R. Green, R. H. Hooks, T. W. Mathews, E. D. McFarland, A. Payne, W. A. Palmer, L. F. Dimissions/Transfers Featherstone, W. B. Leigh, W. L. P. Long, T. C. McCutcheon, J. O. Ward, H. Contact Gene Lynch with any information about the Lodge, 1850-1870. 1850 members (did not convert from EXCELL very good) 27-Nov-97 c = on Occupation & Notes o = officers m = members 1850 from 1850 & 1860 census last first census 1850-- Alford Jas P. (James) c Planter, Tax Col 1849 m Askew Jn. W. c Farmer m Ball I. M.(Issac) c Physican o Barkman J. W. (James) c Physican, Co Surveyor 1867 m Barkman Jacob D. c Planter m Cornelius M. (Martin) c Physican o Dotey J. W. (John) 1860 m Ellett J. W. (John) c Attorney, Post Mas 1848 m Elliott B. (B. E.) c Merchant o Fleming ? W. S. x m Freeman Jn c Minister, from England o Hayes Wm. J. c Farmer m Hooks W. H. (Warren) c Planter m Hoskins A. G. c Carpenter, Dist Clk 1869 m Leigh John W. c Planter, Co Judge 1856 o Lindsey R. M. c Lawyer, PM 1850, Judge 1858 o Numly Jn. W. x m Paxton H. S. c Planter m Peters Jas J. c Attorney m Peters Leml (Lemuel) c Physican m Ponder W. W. (William) 1860 Sheriff 1853 m Rice L. M. (Levi) c Planter, Co Clk 1840 o Runnels R.H. or H.H. m Simmons W. T. (William) c Physican m Simpson Dan E. x m Smith J. N. (James) c Planter, Co Judge 1840 m Smither Jn. H. c Dist Clk 1855, Co Clk 1850 m Williams J. J. c Merchant, Co Tres 1850 o

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Bowie/514 Surname: Lynch ------------------------- Yes, I have the membership rolls from 1850 until 1880 which I am trying to index and put in the Libraries. I published the Charter members in one issue of the New Boston Gen publication but I do not know the date and I have a copy on file that I can send you. Write me at my email address. GENE

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Bowie/513 Surname: Smith ------------------------- The Sterling Smith Graves are on Hubert Simpson's Land at Old Boston. The grave site sets SSW of the old courthouse square and about 600 feet SSW from Mr Hal Simpson's house which was the Old Boston School Teacherage. I think Noah Moody found it at one time. Hubert may know where it is. Uncle Jim Lynch did not show the Johnson graves were.

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Tx/Bowie/512 Surname: English ------------------------- Jerome English who was born abt. 1840-1846 and son of Henry English, Jr. of NC, fought in the Civil War, and then went to Texas. He was buried in Dekalb, TX in the English Cemetery, 30 miles from Texarcana; East toward Dallas. Can anyone tell me of a family that he might have had? I have several hundred pages of my English family genealogy, but can find nothing on Jerome English. I would love your help!