http://helplist.org/usa/tx.shtml There are volunteers for almost every county in Texas. Jo Autrey http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jmautrey

I also truly hate to see that the Website of Wayne has been cancelled. I referred to his site(especially for Miller County) for information many, many times. I also referred many others to his site when they were looking for information in this area. Hate that something such as this has happened and do understand where Wayne is coming from; but sincerely hate the loss of so much valuable information to the public user. Special to Wayne- I do hope you will someday find it in your heart to forgive this despicable act and continue your contributions to the genealogy world. We need your time and talent. God Bless You Doris Lindblad Texarkana

Wayne Adcock has been a great inspiration to Becky and myself, both as a friend, genealogist and webmaster. We have proudly promoted his site which was a real treasure chest for the genealogist researching in and around the Bowie County, Texas area. http://www.texark.org/ .

Hello, I have just finished loading some great information I had collected during my trip to Bowie County. For those with interest in the Community of Springhill you will want to go and see this new information. Click on the link below, then click on the HISTORY link to the left of the main page, then in the HISTORY INDEX, look for SPRINGHILL COMMUNITY, and click on that. Enjoy!! http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/bowie/bowie.htm Regards, Becky

Brand names: Ranching history lives on by design By SUNNI THIBODEAU/Gazette Staff Cowboys in the Old West often made a game out of reading the brands of the cattle they tended. Sometimes, the game was taken so seriously there was bloodshed. Brands are still with us today, and they are every bit as personal as they were 100 years ago. Some have been with a family for generations, as in the Hart family. "The brand is one of the oldest in Texas and is on display in the Kleburg building at Texas A&M University," said Kathy Hart. The Hart brand came to Bowie County in 1888 with M.A. Hart Sr. in 1885 and passed to M.A. Hart Jr. in the 1930s, until his death in 1936. The brand was widely known in the state by the time J.C. Hart used it from the 1930s to the 1960s, and Joe Connor Hart still uses the brand today. The brand is a simple heart, but used in a variety of ways to denote each family member's livestock. On the left hip, it belongs to James Hart. On the left shoulder, the stock belongs to Joe Connor Hart. Kathy Hart's stock bears the heart on the right shoulder, and Joe Hart claims the upside down heart. The oldest brands in the state could be considered to be CortŽs' three crosses, but the oldest recorded brands are in Harris County, Texas, circa 1836. Most counties didn't record brands until the late 1870s. Some brands have brought their legacy to new owners. James Berryhill's unique brand is 5¢. Originally the brand came from Rancho Cinco Centavos in Southern California, and was owned by early settlers to the area. "I'm only the third owner of that brand," Berryhill said. He purchased the brand from the second owner, appropriately named Nickles, in 1977 and moved it to Bowie County when he bought the Crossbar Ranch in 1979. Brands are registered at the Bowie County Clerk's Office. They must be reregistered every 10 years. Listed in the book are the name of the registered owner, the design, location of the design on the animal and the date of registration. Some brands are used for both cattle and horses. Of those, some use the same placement for both types of livestock, while others change the location of the brand to fit the animal. The Telford Unit uses a star, but brands cattle on the left hip and horses on the left shoulder. No registered brand can be exactly the same, although it can be the same brand in different sites on the animal. To make the brand unique, registered owners have to be creative. Letters are tipped and turned, topped and circled to create variations on the theme. Over the years, names for the derivations of design developed. A letter on its side was called lazy, half turned was referred to as sleepy, and sitting on a half circle was called rocking. Letters could be boxed, blocked, tumbling or crazy. Bars, stripes, rafters, rails, chains, circles and diamonds could be added. Letters could be extended to make running letters, or tiny feet could be added to make walking letters. Wings make the letters fly. The variety of brands in the Bowie County records is impressive. Capitalizing on the letter "F," Larry Freeman claims the "Raising F" and Dale Freeman attached arrow points to create the "Shooting F." Tommy Batchelor has a capital "T" topped by a lazy" B." The "4 B" brand belongs to Charles Birdsong only slightly altered from Charles Brown's similar brand, the numeral "4" attached to the Letter "B." Frank Cox uses the letter "C" with an "x" inside an ""O" to spell "Cox" in a unique way. Jeff Carlton and his sister, Karla, use the same brand, a "J" attached to a "C," but in different areas of the cow. "That way we only have to buy one branding iron," she said. The "99" brand registered to Jesse Taylor and the "66" brand registered to Jimmy Taylor look as if they would have the same capability. Brands have to be made somewhere, and the job often falls to Justin Totty and his father at their T&H Welding in DeKalb, Texas. Most designs are already registered by the time the welders get the call, although some come in to have their branding iron built before they register. Much of the business comes from older ranches needing new irons, although some new ranches come in for first-time brands. "There are quite a few bars, but most go towards the flying," Totty said. "Any brand that has a "C " or an "O' in it is hard because if you aren't careful, the inside will peel. Most stick with letters or numbers." Some owners change their brands slightly. A registration on an open cloverleaf design shows the owner changing the brand into a closed cloverleaf the following year, citing equipment changes. Heat branding isn't the only method of branding, although it is probably the best known. In recent years, freeze branding, acid branding, microchip implantation and tattoos have all gained in popularity. "If you cross the state line with a horse, it needs a health certificate," said Deanna Crawford, a secretary and receptionist in the office of New Boston, Texas, veterinarian Dr. Edward Higgins. "It needs to be identified in one way or another." The new Equine Passport, allowing extended passage between states, requires a permanent identification such as a tattoo or a brand. Acid branding is not widely used in the area, partly because the extended period required to create the scar tissue is irritating to the animal. Horses are often freeze branded with a cold iron or tattooed on the inside of the upper lip and the numbers registered with their registry. Thoroughbreds are tattooed with an identifying number, but the number is required by the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau for racing identification purposes rather than Jockey Club registry purposes. Cattle are tattooed on the ear or wherever their particular registry requires the tattoo to be located. "A lot of owners do it for their own personal means of identification," Crawford said. Cattle breeders showing their best stock look for easy identification; those with cattle in the pasture need a way to identify their stock if it wanders into another pasture. Microchips are sometimes used for horses and were hailed as the ultimate means of identification when they were introduced, but they have been more widely used for smaller animals and ratites at the peak of that industry's popularity. When Bret Stubbs shod horses, he noticed that he could see the microchips under the horse's skin. "To me, that doesn't seem permanent," he said. Instead, he and his wife, Suzanne, use their Rising Star brand on both cattle and horses as a theft deterrent. Suzanne designed the brand using an "S" with a three-sided star rising from the top curve. They use a heat brand now, but he likes the option of freeze branding, believing it to be less stressful on the animal. The hair follicle is killed by the cold application. Dark hair turns white and light hair resembles a heat brand. Stubbs said it takes only 3 seconds to turn the hair white and only 8 seconds to resemble the heat brand. "I've got a horse I bought that was freeze branded," he said. "On a dark horse it really stands out."

Name: Charles Burkham and others Subject: Compensation as spies on the frontier of Arkansas Congress: 23d Session: 1 brought before house as: Senate Bill dept: Claims date of report: May 9, 1834 Nature of report: with't amendment no of bill: s.70 house : PASSED senate:PASSED date of act of congress: APP'D June 24, 1834 No further info at this time, however James Hopkins was listed as "see Charles Burkham". Who else may be included I do not know, this was found in a 3 volume index of congressional sessions. Titled " List of Private Claims presented to the House of Representatives of the United States from the 1st to the 31st congress" Note: Most of the book appears to be for work or pensions and buildings/land purchase or repair. Note : The copy I found is at the HOPKINS County Genealogical Society, Sulphur Springs Texas

Hi Everyone, As a courtesy, as well as the possibility that this can be of help to some of you on this list, I submit the following: Becky Cowen-Cornelius The Cass County Genealogical Society would like to ask the list managers of county lists for the surrounding area of Cass County to pass along the forwarded message to your email lists. Thanks, Dana Thomas ----------------- Forwarded Message: Subj: [TXCASS-L] Cemeteries With Cass County Connections on-line index Date: 7/7/00 2:49:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Dear Researchers: The master index for the 8 volume set of cemetery books for Cass County, Texas called "Cemeteries With Cass County Connections" currently published by the Cass County Genealogical Society is now on-line. This set of books is available for purchase via the Cass County Genealogical Society's order form at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~danasite/CCGS/publications/orderform.htm A page describing the set of books is at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~danasite/CCGS/publications/cemeteries.htm and other publications listed at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~danasite/CCGS/publications/publicat.htm We thank you for using the on-line index and encourage you to order any volumes that you find your surnames in. We'd also like to invite you to join our society. A printable membership form is located at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~danasite/CCGS/membership/membershipform.htm One great feature of having this index on RootsWeb is that users can add notes to their relative's page. If you do a search for the surname FORTUNE and you'll see my great grandfather Edgar's name. Click on the more inf. and you'll see the note I added by clicking on the "User-Added Notes (click here to add a note)" link. You can view it at: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/bookindexes/cgi-bin/bookindex.cgi?id=13033&d=Book _I ndexes&r=http://userdb.rootsweb.com/bookindexes/&s= The on-line index is searchable at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txcass/cem_search.htm or from: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~danasite/CCGS/cem_search.htm Thanks, Dana Thomas 1st Vice President Cass County Genealogical Society http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~danasite/CCGS/

Hi folks, I received this information today and thought it might be of interest. Jo ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pearl Duncan" <[email protected]> > The Los Angeles Times article about genealogy and DNA: > > http://www.latimes.com/news/comment/20000627/t000060615.html > > was picked up by BET.com (Black Entertainment Network), where the editors > have a discussion board asking for comments from anyone else you know who > has done his or her family's genealogy. If you know anyone, please let them > know. Thanks. > > http://www.bet.com/HEADLINES/0,1821,C-1-75-76570,00.html > > Thanks Hi Jo A: You have my permission to post the information about the articles, with my address. As you may have noticed, I have been responding to anyone who posts on the BET.com discussion board that accompanies the article. If you are African-American, see the information at africanancestry.com. Dr. Rick Kittles of Howard U. tests for paternal and maternal DNA for about $300. If you are of European descent, Dr. Bryan Sykes at Oxford ancestors is doing maternal tests for $180. Others will be offering the DNA tests soon. =snip= Good luck, and I will forward any new information about new DNA labs as I find it. Take care, Pearl Duncan >

I am back from a busy and very productive trip to Bowie County!! It has taken me 2 days to re-adjust to the time difference and overcome 12 hours of flying. I have so much that I will be adding to the Bowie County Genealogy Site, and will be announcing it on the list when something is added. I have MAJOR scanning to be done, not to mention just organizing the material I have collected, then typing it up, so this will take awhile. My sister and I walked 32 cemeteries in and around New Boston, DeKalb, Malta, and other towns. Survived the red ants, and have the scars to prove it!!!!!! Those things are simply awful! I visited my Aunt and many cousins in the DeKalb, Texarkana area and it seems in DeKalb anyway, that my line intersects with most, if not all the population of DeKalb!! I have gathered some wonderful material for those that have descendants of the Springhill area. My second cousin, Mary Edna (works at the bank in DeKalb) had lots of family information to share with us. Regards, Becky Cowen-Cornelius

This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ----__JNP_000_1e66.38d9.6df0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I got this on another list and thought it warranted passing on. Brad Burkham --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 00:57:09 EDT Subject: Fwd: National Cemetery Protection Act Message-ID: <[email protected]> In a message dated 07/02/2000 8:51:44 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << http://www.petitiononline.com/sg0001/petition.html >> ----__JNP_000_1e66.38d9.6df0 Content-Type: message/rfc822 From: "Nancie Dobyns" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 18:17:01 -0500 Subject: National Cemetery Protection Act Message-ID: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-yg01.mx.aol.com (rly-yg01.mail.aol.com [172.18.147.1]) by air-yg02.mail.aol.com (v75.18) with ESMTP; Sun, 02 Jul 2000 21:51:44 -0400 Received: from genealogy.org (genealogy.org [63.92.80.63]) by rly-yg01.mx.aol.com (v75.18) with ESMTP; Sun, 02 Jul 2000 21:51:21 -0400 Received: (qmail 18299 invoked by uid 531); 3 Jul 2000 01:43:46 -0000 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4029.2901 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: list X-Original-Sender: [email protected] Sun Jul 2 16:20:21 2000 X-Priority: 3 Old-To: <[email protected]> X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> Resent-Cc: recipient list not shown: ; Return-Path: <[email protected]> Resent-Sender: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/642 Resent-From: [email protected] X-Loop: [email protected] X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4029.2901 Resent-Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 16:20:22 -0700 To: The Congress of the United States of America We the undersigned citizens, call upon the Congress of the United States of America to introduce and pass a National Cemetery Protection Act that would ensure the protection and preservation of our nations historic cemeteries by defining specific rules and regulations pertaining to To read more follow this link: http://www.petitiononline.com/sg0001/petition.html Nancie L Dobyns [email protected] ============================== Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. http://pml.rootsweb.com/ Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. ----__JNP_000_1e66.38d9.6df0--

Hi Folks, The message below was posted to the independent query board at the Bowie County Texas and Genealogy site. If you have information which can help this researcher, please to the URL below and post your answer, and if you think someone on the list might interested in this information, please send a "cc" to our lists. Since this person may not be a member of our lists, it might be best to also send her a private message as well as posting the reply to the appropriate board. Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give her. Jo Autrey http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jmautrey +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following new message has been posted on Bowie County, TX Query Discussion Board at <http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/webbbs/queries/index.cgi>. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#99) Flanery Research <http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/webbbs/queries/index.cgi?review=99> AUTHOR: Melba Long <[email protected]> DATE: Sunday, 2 July 2000, at 7:12:20 p.m. I am seeking information on Rhoda Florence Flanery who was born in ARK in 1879. She is listed in the 1900 Bowie co. census with the family of Wiley Flanery. She and her brother Joseph Lee Flanery and sister Mary Flanery are listed as his neices and nephew. Rhoda Flanery married George Wesley Tidwell between 1900 and 1903. I need to locate the parents of both she and her husband. Joseph Lee Flanery married 1st,Pearl Kimball and 2nd Lizza King Ratliff. Mary Flanery married Earl Reed, all of Bowie co. Any help will be appreciated. Rhoda Flanery married 1st-George Wesly Tidwell----married 2nd W.T.Smith and lastly either married or lived with "Walking Tom Petty" Thanks Again! ***************************************************************************

National Archives has selected Civil War Tax Records available on microfilm. To learn more information, visit this site: http://www.nara.gov/publications/prologue/fox.html Maybe one day they will be available for viewing. Jo A.

This message was posted to the Bowie Co. Tx. & Gen. query board. If anyone can help this researcher, please do so. Since she may not be a member of our lists, please contact her privately to make sure she gets your information and if you think someone else on the list might be interested in the information, please consider sending a "cc" to the lists. You can also click on the URL below which will take you to the board and you can post your information there so anyone visiting it can find the information. Thanks, Jo A. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following new message has been posted on Bowie County, TX Query Discussion Board at <http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/webbbs/queries/index.cgi>. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#98) Carlisles in Morris/Cass Counties <http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/webbbs/queries/index.cgi?review=98> AUTHOR: Becky <[email protected]> DATE: Thursday, 29 June 2000, at 12:16:41 p.m. Searching for death certificates for grandfather, ggrandfather and gggrandfathers. Grandfather, Gus Whatley Carlisle died in the Naples, TX. hospital 12/15/1954, buried in Bryans Mill Cementary. G-Grandfather, Thomas Rufus Carlisle and G-G-Grandfather, Edmund Whatley Carlisle probably died and buried about same location. I would appreciate information on how to get the death certificates. Thank you. *************************************************************************** The following new message has been posted on Bowie County, TX Query Discussion Board at <http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/webbbs/queries/index.cgi>. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#98) Carlisles in Morris/Cass Counties <http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/webbbs/queries/index.cgi?review=98> AUTHOR: Becky <[email protected]> DATE: Thursday, 29 June 2000, at 12:16:41 p.m. Searching for death certificates for grandfather, ggrandfather and gggrandfathers. Grandfather, Gus Whatley Carlisle died in the Naples, TX. hospital 12/15/1954, buried in Bryans Mill Cementary. G-Grandfather, Thomas Rufus Carlisle and G-G-Grandfather, Edmund Whatley Carlisle probably died and buried about same location. I would appreciate information on how to get the death certificates. Thank you. *************************************************************************** The following new message has been posted on Bowie County, TX Query Discussion Board at <http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/webbbs/queries/index.cgi>. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#98) Carlisles in Morris/Cass Counties <http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/webbbs/queries/index.cgi?review=98> AUTHOR: Becky <[email protected]> DATE: Thursday, 29 June 2000, at 12:16:41 p.m. Searching for death certificates for grandfather, ggrandfather and gggrandfathers. Grandfather, Gus Whatley Carlisle died in the Naples, TX. hospital 12/15/1954, buried in Bryans Mill Cementary. G-Grandfather, Thomas Rufus Carlisle and G-G-Grandfather, Edmund Whatley Carlisle probably died and buried about same location. I would appreciate information on how to get the death certificates. Thank you. ***************************************************************************

Darline, no problem : ) Payne's- Payne, Eunice - pg 67 Payne, Frank - pg. 26 Payne, Kajo - pg. 163 Precinct Texarkana - 03 - 034 Payne, Eunice - M - F - age 6 - Granddaughter - Single - TX - Tx - Tx Living in the household of Nancy Kimble - B - F - 52 - Head - Widow, B. TN Others are Liza Williams - age 31 - daughter; Pinkney Reed - age 10 Grandson; Uda Hooks - age 5 Granddaughter; and Wm. Busick age 3Grandson. Precinct 1 - 25 - 129 Payne, Frank - B - M - age 24 - Boarder - Born MS Living in the home of W. R. Temple W - M - age 29 and wife M. J. age 30 from MS and AR. Others were G. F. Temple age 8 son; WM. Temple age 5 son; Charles Temple age 2 son. Precinct 2 - 273-298 Payne, Kajo - B - M - 22 - Single - b. TX Living in the home of Josiah Hooks - MU - M - 54 - Head - b. N.C. and wife Phillis B - F - 38 - b. MO. Others were: Lorina - age 17 Daughter; Sials age 10 son; and Francis age 5 daughter. 1880 PAYNE EMMA Bowie County TX 034 Texarkana is supposed to be in here, but must have missed the index, as I can not find her right now, but I will keep looking. There is also a Tony PAIN and a Ellen PANE. I can not copy all of the Smith's - But J. E. Smith shows on page 74. Precinct Texarkana J. E. Smith - W - M - age 27 - Head - Married - IL - IL - OH , Mary A. - W - F - 21 - Wife - Married - IL - KY - KY , M. G. - W - F - age 1 - daughter - b. TX I also find some that could be Lizzie - L. Smith, Pg. 189 L. A. Smith, pg. 213 Elizabeth Smith, pg. 223 Mary Smith shows on page 77 Precinct Texarkana Smith, Mary - W - F - age 64 - Widow Living in the home of L. C. DeMorse W. M. age 37 nd wife L. M. age 27. Others are R. B. Harrison age 21 cousin; MCalvin Shaver age 11 servant. Precinct Texarkana - 04- 041 Smith, Thomas - B - M - 26 - Married - TN - TN - TN , Nica - M - F - 28 - Wife - b. TN - NC - NC In a message dated 6/28/00 1:50:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Hi, I hate to take advantage of your kindness to Tammy Cox, but I found an index on the Bowie County website and then the page numbers did not match, so could you, would you please lookup for me the following names in the 1880 census and I will list the page numbers found on the Bowie site. Emma Payne District ..Texarkana..Page # 034 Frank Payne E.D. 1............Page # 014 Fannie Payne E.D. 3............Page # 057 J. E. Smith District ..Texarkana..Page # 037 Lizzie Smith " ..Texarkana..Page # 037 Mary Smith " ..Texarkana..Page # 037 Thomas Smith " ..Texarkana..Page # 034 Darline [email protected] >> © VHR

I got this from another list, I hope it is not out of line. >THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE > >Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the >Declaration >of Independence? > >Five signers were captured by the British as traitors and tortured before >they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their >sons >serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of >the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. >They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred >honor. > >What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven >were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, > >well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full > >well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. > >Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships >swept >from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay >his debts, and died in rags. > >Thomas McKean was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his >family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his >family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty > >was his reward. > >Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, >Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. > >At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British >General >Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly >urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and >Nelson died bankrupt. > >Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his >wife, and she died within a few months. > >John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 >children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to >waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home >to >find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later he died >from >exhaustion and a broken heart. > >Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. > >Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were > >not wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means >and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing >tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: "For the support of this >declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we >mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred >honor." > >They gave you and me a free and independent America. The history books >never >told you a lot about what happened in the Revolutionary War. We didn't >fight >just the British. We were British subjects at that time and we fought our >own government! > >Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn't. So, >take a few minutes this year while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and >silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they >paid. > Remember: freedom is never free! It's time we get the word out that >patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July has more to it than picnics, > >and baseball games. >

>THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE > >Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the >Declaration >of Independence? > >Five signers were captured by the British as traitors and tortured before >they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their >sons >serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of >the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. >They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred >honor. > >What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven >were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, > >well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full > >well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. > >Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships >swept >from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay >his debts, and died in rags. > >Thomas McKean was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his >family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his >family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty > >was his reward. > >Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, >Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. > >At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British >General >Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly >urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and >Nelson died bankrupt. > >Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his >wife, and she died within a few months. > >John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 >children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to >waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home >to >find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later he died >from >exhaustion and a broken heart. > >Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. > >Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were > >not wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means >and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing >tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: "For the support of this >declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we >mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred >honor." > >They gave you and me a free and independent America. The history books >never >told you a lot about what happened in the Revolutionary War. We didn't >fight >just the British. We were British subjects at that time and we fought our >own government! > >Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn't. So, >take a few minutes this year while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and >silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they >paid. > Remember: freedom is never free! It's time we get the word out that >patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July has more to it than picnics, > >and baseball games. >

Hi, I hate to take advantage of your kindness to Tammy Cox, but I found an index on the Bowie County website and then the page numbers did not match, so could you, would you please lookup for me the following names in the 1880 census and I will list the page numbers found on the Bowie site. Emma Payne District ..Texarkana..Page # 034 Frank Payne E.D. 1............Page # 014 Fannie Payne E.D. 3............Page # 057 J. E. Smith District ..Texarkana..Page # 037 Lizzie Smith " ..Texarkana..Page # 037 Mary Smith " ..Texarkana..Page # 037 Thomas Smith " ..Texarkana..Page # 034 Darline [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 11:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Fw: [TXBOWIE] Fw: Bowie County Census Images on-line Hello, I have the 1880 book here at home - In the index it shows: Henry Cox pg. 233 J. M. Cox pg. 159 J. N. B. Cox pg. 168 James E. Cox pg 238 John J. Cox pg. 240 Starting with the first one: Precinct 4 - 23 - HH # 191 Cox, Henry - W - M - age 20 - Laborer - Single - b. Al - Father b. SC - Mother b. SC He is living in the household of Jessie F. Davis, age 30 and wife Annice age 19, and their baby age 3/12. Others in the home are - Ann Buisson age 49 from Ireland and Mary Williams a servant age 11. Precinct 2 - 234-260 Cox, J. M. - W - M - age 55 - Widower - B. GA, both parents Georgia He is living in the household of D. S. Moore age 32 and wife Colie age 26 and their 3 children, ages 8, 6, 4. Others in the house are H. M. Smith age 55, and Alfna Smith age 11. Precinct 2 - 318 - 343 Cox, J. N. B. - W - M - age 25 - Married - B. LA, Father, GA - Mother LA. , P. R. J, - W - F - 22 - Wife - M - b. Ala. - GA - GA Earnest, J. E. - W - M - 23 - Brother in law - Ala - GA - GA Precinct 4 - 28 - 241 Cox, James E. - W - M - age 24 - Laborer - Single - Al - SC - SC living in the home of Elbert Wright age 51 and wife Mary e. age 46. Others are Abbie Wright age 16, Bettie Wright age 9, and Mary Martin age 9. Precinct 4 30 - HH # 250 Cox, John J. - W - M - age 52 - Married - SC - Sc - Sc , Druzillia J. - W - F - 36 - Wife - M - SC- SC-SC , John B. - W - M - age 22 - Son - Single - SC-SC-SC , Lula J. - W - F - age 7/12 - b. TX - Parents both SC © VHR In a message dated 6/28/00 5:12:41 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << > I show on the index the following information for the 1880 census Henry Cox page ED5-114 JM Cox page ED3-077 JNG Cox page ED3-081 James E Cox page ED5-117 John J Cox page ED5-118 We believe these are my husband's Great-Grandfather, GG-Grandfather and Great Uncle; but I cannot find these pages in the online files. I hate to seem less than intelligent; but is there something I'm missing ? thanks, Tammy Cox > > Folks, since these reports are not indexed but are exact copies of the > > original microfilm itself, you might be interested in purchasing the Index > > books for years 1850-1880 from the Texarkana USA Genealogical Society in > > Texarkana, Texas, they are perfect companions to the compact disks> > > > > > The 1850-1860-1870-1880-1900 Bowie County Census images are now on-line > in > > > the USGenWeb Archives at: > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/bowie/census/1850/ > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/bowie/census/1860/ > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/bowie/census/1870/ > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/bowie/census/1880/ > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/bowie/census/1900/ >> © VHR ==== TXBOWIE Mailing List ==== ============================== Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: http://pml.rootsweb.com/

Hello, I have the 1880 book here at home - In the index it shows: Henry Cox pg. 233 J. M. Cox pg. 159 J. N. B. Cox pg. 168 James E. Cox pg 238 John J. Cox pg. 240 Starting with the first one: Precinct 4 - 23 - HH # 191 Cox, Henry - W - M - age 20 - Laborer - Single - b. Al - Father b. SC - Mother b. SC He is living in the household of Jessie F. Davis, age 30 and wife Annice age 19, and their baby age 3/12. Others in the home are - Ann Buisson age 49 from Ireland and Mary Williams a servant age 11. Precinct 2 - 234-260 Cox, J. M. - W - M - age 55 - Widower - B. GA, both parents Georgia He is living in the household of D. S. Moore age 32 and wife Colie age 26 and their 3 children, ages 8, 6, 4. Others in the house are H. M. Smith age 55, and Alfna Smith age 11. Precinct 2 - 318 - 343 Cox, J. N. B. - W - M - age 25 - Married - B. LA, Father, GA - Mother LA. , P. R. J, - W - F - 22 - Wife - M - b. Ala. - GA - GA Earnest, J. E. - W - M - 23 - Brother in law - Ala - GA - GA Precinct 4 - 28 - 241 Cox, James E. - W - M - age 24 - Laborer - Single - Al - SC - SC living in the home of Elbert Wright age 51 and wife Mary e. age 46. Others are Abbie Wright age 16, Bettie Wright age 9, and Mary Martin age 9. Precinct 4 30 - HH # 250 Cox, John J. - W - M - age 52 - Married - SC - Sc - Sc , Druzillia J. - W - F - 36 - Wife - M - SC- SC-SC , John B. - W - M - age 22 - Son - Single - SC-SC-SC , Lula J. - W - F - age 7/12 - b. TX - Parents both SC © VHR In a message dated 6/28/00 5:12:41 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << > I show on the index the following information for the 1880 census Henry Cox page ED5-114 JM Cox page ED3-077 JNG Cox page ED3-081 James E Cox page ED5-117 John J Cox page ED5-118 We believe these are my husband's Great-Grandfather, GG-Grandfather and Great Uncle; but I cannot find these pages in the online files. I hate to seem less than intelligent; but is there something I'm missing ? thanks, Tammy Cox > > Folks, since these reports are not indexed but are exact copies of the > > original microfilm itself, you might be interested in purchasing the Index > > books for years 1850-1880 from the Texarkana USA Genealogical Society in > > Texarkana, Texas, they are perfect companions to the compact disks> > > > > > The 1850-1860-1870-1880-1900 Bowie County Census images are now on-line > in > > > the USGenWeb Archives at: > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/bowie/census/1850/ > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/bowie/census/1860/ > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/bowie/census/1870/ > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/bowie/census/1880/ > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/bowie/census/1900/ >> © VHR

Becky is still in Bowie County on her extended vacation and is currently visiting the different libraries. She contacted me and wanted me to forward this part of her message to the lists. > The cost for the indexes for the census's is as follows: > 1850 Census index 8.00 plus 1.00 ship and handling > 1860 Census index 10.00 plus 1.50 S & H > 1870 Census index 12.00 plus 1.50 S & H > 1880 Census index 15.00 plus 2.50 S & H > > Send to: > Texarkana USA Genealogical Society > P O Box 2323 > Texarkana, TX 75504-2323 > Jo Autrey Becky Cowen-Cornelius Linda Binger

I would suggest contacting both US GenWeb Archives as well as S & K Publishers with any questions regarding the on-line census information as there are many people involved in making these records available on line and as with anything, mistakes can be made anywhere along the line... John Schunk of S & K Publishers can be reached at: [email protected] Jo A. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Cox" <[email protected]> Subject: Fw: [TXBOWIE] Fw: Bowie County Census Images on-line > > I show on the index the following information for the 1880 census > Henry Cox page ED5-114 > JM Cox page ED3-077 > JNG Cox page ED3-081 > James E Cox page ED5-117 > John J Cox page ED5-118 > > We believe these are my husband's Great-Grandfather, GG-Grandfather and > Great Uncle; but I cannot find these pages > in the online files. I hate to seem less than intelligent; but is there > something I'm missing ?