Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Tx/Bowie/498 Surname: Shipps of Bowie County Texas ------------------------- Born in Bowie County, Texas John Henry Shipp b 10-23-1870 d 1-6-1939. Married Elvira Virginia Markham. b 6-13-1878 d 1939 Minerva Jane Shipp B 3-15-1872 d 2-13-1926 I believe she had brothers named Barney and Will. Minerva married (1) Joseph Holmes children Minerva Susan & Joseph Oscar Minerva married (2) Tilman McAdam Cantrell. Children:Ira Bain, John Marcus, Jewel Cullen,Horace Ector, Alice Regina, Lena Olivia, Tilman Marcus. e

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Tx/Bowie/497 Surname: Blocker ------------------------- Lec Blocker lived at Nash in Bowie County. He had two sons, Darrell and Dana. I believe Dana is still living in Sherman, TX. Hugh Blocker lived at Nash. He had two daughters, Dorothy Hugh and Jeanette. Dorothy married T. M. Cantrell about 1940. They were both Doctors of Psychology. They both died at Corvalis, Oregon. They had one daughter, Carol Ann who I believe is a lawyer in Houston but do not know her married name. Julia Clay

I knew Archie Hollingsworth. He was a classmate of mine at Wards Creek school. 1934,35,maybe 36. We played on the softball team. Our teacher was was Morris Tidwell. Another teacher, possibly, the principal was Mr. Autrey. Other classmates, G.F. Barrett, Nona Ruth Hale , Eliza Dee Barrett, Hub May, T. B, Dillard, Emma Lee Dillard, Hester and Chester Procter, They were twins. Also their older sister Nell Jo. I may come up with more info after looking in my records, Regards, Herchel McFadden

With just one more day left in January, I want to say that it has been a "VERY" good month for Genealogy. (Once we thawed out <smile>) Some of the new uploads to * note are: * Bates Rolfe Funeral Home Index, Part 1 ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/bowie/obits/bates1.txt * Unclaimed Marriage Certificates Index, Bowie County, Texas http://www.rootsweb.com/~txkusa/BowieUnclaimed.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~txkusa/GenSoc.html And * many more. Bios, births, deaths, marriages, obits, and some GREAT photo's. A "special thanks" to the contributers. To view all the recent uploads, go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/bowie/uploads.html <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/bowie/uploads.html">Bowie Co. Archives Uploads</A> Listed here: For January 2001 *Biography: James F. Rochelle *Biography: Judge William H. Elliott *Births: Bowie County 1944 Surnames: Abbott - Juarez *Births: Bowie County 1944 Surnames: Karr - Ziedy *Births: Bowie 1945 Births Surnames A - K *Births: Bowie 1945 Births Surnames L - Y *Deaths: Bowie Co. Deaths 1966 *Deaths: Bowie Co. Deaths 1967 *Deaths: Bowden Funeral Home: Last name starts with " R " *Deaths: Bowden Funeral Home: Last name starts with " S " *Deaths: Bates Rolfe Funeral Home Index, Part 1, A - C **** *Link: Early Settlers: Jones and Early *Link: Newspaper Microfilms at the Texarkana College List #1 *Link: Newspaper Microfilms at the Texarkana College List #2 *Link: Map of early communities in Bowie County *Link: Perpetual Calender *Link: "New" Web Site - Texarkana Genealogical Society *Marriages: 1966 in Bowie County *Marriages: Bowie County Unclaimed Marriage Certificates *Obit: S. M. Young, 1912 *Obit: Dabney Allen, 1912 *Obit: J. D. Jones, 1968 *Obit: Mrs. Roth Matilda Ivy, Maud, 2/5/1923 *Obit: J. R. Gibson, Texarkana, 2/5/1923 *Photo: Sand Hill School 1929 with names *Photo: Old Salem School 1939 with names For December 2000 *Births: Bowie Co. Births 1933 *Deaths: 1965 Death Files A - Z *Deaths: Bowden Funeral Home: Last name starts with "M" *Deaths: Bowden Funeral Home: Last name starts with "N" *Deaths: Bowden Funeral Home: Last name starts with "O" *Deaths: Bowden Funeral Home: Last name starts with "P/Q" *Obit: J. T. Dempsey, Obituary 1936 *Photo: William Monroe and Winona Diatema (Carney) Stacks *Photo: Photo taken in Mr. DeShong's Drug Store in 1904 New Boston *Photo: New Boston School 1914 Photo - 8th/9th Grade /names *Photo: 1915 Graduates, New Boston High Photo / names *Photo: 1898 Old Salem School Photo / names *Photo: DeKalb School 1915 Photo and names 7th & 8th grades *Photo: The 1928 DeKalb Girls Basketball Team *Photo: Wards Creek School 1909 *Photo: Mr. Mortensons Store - Dry Goods and Grocery Etc. Lake Drive, Txk * *Photo: Eylau Cemetery Photo's #1 *Photo: Eylau Cemetery Photo's #2 *Photo: Eylau Cemetery Photo's #3 *Photo: T. A. Fuller Mercantile, New Boston, Texas *Photo: Hwy 82 - 1912 Construction Crew *Photo: Moss Springs School 1910 *Photo: Oak Grove School in 1900 *Photo: Woodmen Parade, New Boston 1904 And last but not least: * Tresa Underwood will do look ups for obits in the Texarkana papers. They are on film in the Texarkana College Lib. All she asks is for a small donation to be made to the Texarkana USA Genealogical Society. If she finds anything, she will send you a printable copy through e-mail. Please only one name at a time. Narrow the death date down to within a week. * We now have a listing for these newspapers: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbowie/TXpage1.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbowie/TXpage2.html To find out more about the look-ups, contact Tresa Underwood [email protected] <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ar/miller/lookobit.html">Obituary Lookup</A> -and- Is there a photo from this area you would like to have, but just can't make the trip? See Web Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbowie/PhotoRequest.html <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbowie/photospage.html">Photos, Miller & Bowie Co.</A> Again, many thanks; Vicki R. http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbowie/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/bowie/bowitoc.htm <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbowie/">The Bowie Co., TX GenWeb Project </A>

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Bowie/496 Surname: ------------------------- You can find the index of Unclaimed Original Marriage Certificates on the Bowie County page. There is a link to get you to the listing which was just uploaded.

Glenda Ward, My mother family lived in the Knoxville, Chattanooga areas of Tenn. Some of them may very well have been in Alabama. I knew a Gordon Brock . We attended Wards Creek school in 1934,35,36. If I can recall any thing more will get in touch. Herchel McFadden

Kay Ridley, I recall my mother talking about visiting a "Mrs. Spears"when we lived at Malta. I dont know anymore particulars. This was about 1936. Also the attending doctor at my birth was a Dr. Spears. That was in 1924 at our farm house about a mile or so from the Malta postoffice, depot, etc.. If can come up with further info after going through old records I will be happy to share Herchel McFadden

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Tx/Bowie/495 Surname: shipp ------------------------- my grandmother was minerva shipp from bowie county.

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Bowie/494 Surname: LYNCH, HOLLEY, SHOCKLEY, SCHRIMSHIRE ------------------------- I have considerable info on these families and will be happy to share. James Harvey Lynch married Elizabeth SHOCKLEY and came to Bowie Co (Old Boston), TX in 1861. His son, Marvin Lynch, married Beulah SCHRIMSHIRE in 1899 and their son (my father), Herchel Lynch married Berline HOLLEY in 1933. I have the Lynchs back thru Jefferson Co, Ill (1827-61), then Smith Co, TN (1806-27) then Edgecombe Co, NC (before 1805). Also have the Schockleys back thru AL to SC in late 1780's and the Holleys and Scrimshires back to AL in the early 1800's. Also have lots of info on Boston (now Old Boston, Bowie Co, TX) from 1830 to 1880 including the Masons (1850-70), Civil War Units (Co D, 23rd Texas Cav) and other info. Will share what I have.

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Bowie/493 Surname: McCrights, Shockley ------------------------- Frances Poer Fox in New Boston, TX and Gene Lynch in Wake Village, TX have considerable info on the McCright families and their descendents. Robert Smith McCright married Frances Pleasant Shockley in 1846 in Al and came to Bowie Co, TX in Oct 1861. Contact us for additional info. Also their is a book in the New Boston Library "The Shockley Families" written by me with considerable help from Frances Fox which gives many of their descendents.

Hi, I am looking for information on the Griggs from Bowie Co,Tx My Grandfather Lewis Claud Griggs b. 1904 in Jonesville,LA moved to Bowie County ard. 1937. He was near quite a few other Griggs. Does anyone recognize his name. Thank you Robbie

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Bowie/492 Surname: Hall, Prince, Hodgson, Smith ------------------------- Carolyn, I am not aware of any connection with the Livingston/Carver families though I do not have the name of my ggggrandmother who was married to James Hall Sr. b.1770 NC. Children were Henry A., William, Nathan, James Jr., Peter and Robert Lafayette Hall. His second wife was Rachael Rye b.1800 NC and they had two children that I am aware of, George Washington Hall b.8/4/1818 AL who married Nancy E. Stanley and Nancy Elizabeth b.1836 who married Richard B. Fox. Children of my gggrandparents William Hall and Elizabeth Prince were my great grandmother, C. Susuann Hall b.6/24/1829 m.Joseph Hodgson, Harriet E. b.1832 m.Elton Blanchard, James H. b.1834 m.Emily, William N. b.1836, Mahala Jane b.1838 m.John Newton Foster, Levi Harrison b.11/12/1841 m.Louisa Emmeline Tidwell 2nd. Mary Ann Tyler Cook and 3rd. Rachael Una Matilda Hardin, Thomas P. b.1843, Mary Ellen b.1845 m.James M. "Joe" Hall first and then W. T. Owens, Josephat Nicholas Hall b.9/24/1847 m.Mary Elizabeth Tidwell. Sorry I couldn't be more help. Mary

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Bowie/490 Surname: CARVER ------------------------- Looking for my Carver Family, Can anyone help me in reguard to, Fannie Carver and W.R. Carver who are buried in Wooten Springs? Thanks, Carolyn Carver Carter

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Bowie/489 Surname: ------------------------- Mary, Thank you for responding. Do you have any connection to Livingston/Carver Families? Thanks, Carolyn

I was born in Malta .TX. in June 1924. My maternal grandparents lived just across the road from the Magnolia Cemetery. They were W. O. and Alice Palmer. They were old time settlers in the community. The church was also right next to the cemetery. My grandfather lead the singing on Sundays. They had four sons and two daughters. One of them being my mother. My parents and I and my sister , older than I lived in their house in the 30s.. I started to school at Highway School in 1930. We also lived in the Simms, Wards Creek area. I went to school at Wards Creek. One of my teachers was Morris Tidwell. Names I remember there were Barrets, Procters, Dillards, Hollingsworth, Hale, and I'm sure I could come up with more. I started high school in the fall of 1937 at New Boston High. Names that come to mind, Estes, Graham, LaRue, and I recall Leon Missildine the owner of the general store in New Boston. Many of my great uncles, grandparents, and cousins are buried in the cemetery at Magnolia.. I had a friend in high school ther e , last name Tyson. His father was a doctor think. One of my aunts was a nurse in Texarkana at the Michael Mayer hospital. I probably misspelled.An uncle retired from the Red River Arsenal. I still have some cousins living in the Hooks, Redwater area. We moved to El Paso after my half year at New Boston High. Have lived here ever since. with the exception of 4 years in the military in WW11. If I can be of any help with information I might have , will be happy to share with the group or individuals. Herchel N. McFadden

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Bowie/488 Surname: ------------------------- W.F. Taylor married Lillie Winer on 7-2-1893. There is a link about 10 lines below the place where you branch off to here that will link you to the right person to retrieve the license. The Bowie County marriage records were all handwritten and very difficult to read and lots of errors were made in transcribing them. The Bowie County Marriage files show a W.F. Taylor married a Wenes/Wines, Lillie on 7-2-1893 so a search for a Winer wouldn't have shown the marriage. Marland Old

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Bowie/487 Surname: Martin ------------------------- I am trying to locate information on the parents/siblings of John Wesley Martin, born 7/24/1840 in Helena, AR. He is listed on the 1860 Bowie County, TX census with his sister, Harriett. He eventually moved back to GA, where the family was originally from, and married Mary Elizabeth Lang in 1867. One of his 5 children, William Joseph Martin, died in TX in 1859. I believe at one time was living with Harriett, John Wesley Martin's sister. If anyone has any information on this Martin line, please email me. Thanks.

Are there any attorneys or paralegals on the list with paid access to the Texas Criminal Cases database from either Westlaw or Lexis-Nexis? I need a lookup on a case from the 1890's involving a family member. Please e-mail me privately at [email protected] if you are able to help. Thank you. Kris Researching Green, Spears, Kruegar and Park

Kay Ridley has contributed 3 pictures of her family from Bowie County. If you will go to the Bowie County Texas Genealogy site at http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/bowie/bowie.htm and click on the PHOTO link on the left side of the page, you will find the photo's of William Spear, his wife Mary Elizabeth Steel-Spear, and Noel Spear, listed in the photo index. Can anyone by chance, identify the Blacksmith Shop that Noel Spear is standing in? Thank you Kay for providing such great pictures! Regards, Becky Cowen-Cornelius

Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Bowie/484 Surname: Taylor, Black, Thomas, Hancock, Hightower ------------------------- Looking for information on A.J. Taylor, Henry L. Taylor, Thomas W. Taylor, Thomas F. Taylor. Julia Black, Lily Thomas Ruby Hightower all in Bowie County, Texas.