* * * * * WHAT TO DO AND NOT TO DO WHEN WORKING IN A CEMETERY by Jeanne Robinson, Executive Director Oregon Historic Cemeteries Association [email protected] Historic cemeteries are in need of care, but there are many well-meaning folks who actually harm them. Here are a few hints to assure your visit to a cemetery will result in something positive. Old marble gravestones and wooden grave markers are very fragile. Do not lean on them or treat them roughly. Be careful with weed whips around the stones (concrete bases are much tougher). If necessary, hand-trim any weeds. Lawnmowers should never be run over a gravestone. Take care when mowing near markers, fencing, or curbing. Bumpers made of old tires on your mower will help prevent scraping. Cleaning of marble gravestones is NOT recommended. Even the most gentle cleaning methods (clear water and soft bristle brushes) will remove particles of stone. Never use bleach or wire brushes on ANY stone. NEVER power-wash or sandblast a grave marker of any kind. Please do not smoke in the cemetery. There are no ashtrays, and a stray spark could start a fire in dry grasses and weeds. Many old cemeteries were totally obliterated when fire swept away all of the old wooden markers. Please do not move or remove any metal funeral home markers -- even if they can't be read. They mark a grave. The same is true of fragments of gravestones or even what appear to be stray rocks. If you must move for mowing or weeding, please return them to the exact spot from which they came. Before you remove or mow plants try to identify them. Lilacs, roses, iris, and other flowers, trees, and shrubs may be antique specimens planted by pioneers. It is OK to remove trees if they pose a threat of getting big and harming nearby gravestones. Herbicides may be used in cemeteries, but be careful not to spray on the markers. Protect them from over-spray with garbage bags or dry cleaner bags. In most Oregon cemeteries [and elsewhere in the United States] you will find examples of four common types of grave markers. The following will help you identify each: Granite Gravestones: Granite is a very strong mineral used to identify graves since about the turn of the [20th] century when stone carvers developed tools to carve the lettering. It holds a polish well and generally will have multi-colored grains. Marble Gravestones: Marble was used for most early grave markers in Oregon [and in many other parts of the United States]. It is generally white or blue-gray and often shows veining. Because it is a soft mineral, early stone carvers often included beautiful artwork on their marble grave monuments. White Bronze Markers: These monuments look to be a gray-green color and often surprise folks when they realize they are metal (zinc). If you are in doubt about whether you are looking at a metal marker, tap it lightly. White bronze monuments are hollow. Wooden Markers: Early pioneers and settlers sometimes marked graves with wooden crosses or slabs. Some contemporary graves are also marked this way. Old wooden markers are hard to find and harder to read. [This article first appeared in the OHCA LEDGER, Volume 9, Issue 1 (June 2000) and is reprinted here with its kind permission and that of the author. OHCA LEDGER is a publication of the Oregon Historic Cemeteries Association, Inc., which is a nonprofit corporation formed to educate the public about our cemeteries, to build and maintain appropriate databases, and to protect our cemeteries and their records.]

Kay, this is great and indeed, a lot of fun:) It is now 12:24 a.m. Thursday morning and I just got off the phone with Becky. She has some records she will be sharing with us on Spring Hill School, many photos of cemetery markers, and has moved on from Bowie County to Fannin County. She has started walking several cemeteries in Fannin as well as visiting for several hours the library in Bonham, where she has found more family information. Unfortunately it has been raining, although we need the rain, so it has hindered the picture-taking tour of the various cemeteries.. Tomorrow she will be visiting the courthouse and more cemeteries to take more pictures. She will remain in Fannin County for a couple more days and then will be coming my way:) I can hardly wait as we both have burned the phone lines from Dallas to Alaska pretty much since last Fall. Folks, we will be adding a lot to our site when Becky returns home, we can hardly wait to share all the information with you. We may have to add a section for Fannin County as well:) Our Becky is having a ball in Texas, I'm ready to keep her here with us:) She said to tell everyone hello for her, she is taking advantage of every moment she can, so much to see and so many to visit. Jo A. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kay Ridley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 1:05 AM Subject: Re: [BowieCoTex] List Administrator in Bowie > I got to spend a couple of hours with Becky and her sister Dinah at the New > Boston Library. We had a great time and it was fun to meet her. Now I can > put a face with a name. She is so involved with genealogy that she will do a > great job on the website and is taking lots of pictures. Some for me as well > as I couldn't get to Springhill Cemetery. Isn't this fun!!! > > Kay

S & K Publishers will be mailing the census CD for the census years of 1850-1880 tomorrow to those who participated in the project. They are preparing the one for 1900, will keep us informed when they will be mailed. Thanks to all those who participated in this project. Jo Autrey Becky Cowen-Cornelius Linda Binger

Thank you Jan for your very generous offer. You may be overwhelmed by people like me who have not been able to make research trips for this type of material. Tammy Cox ----- Original Message ----- From: Jan Woodard <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 3:39 PM Subject: [TXBOWIE] 1850 & 1860 Bowie county census lookups > Hi All, I don't know if this will be of any help to anyone or not, but I > have the hard copies of the 1850 and 1860 Bowie county census and will be > happy to check for your family. You can email me personally, > [email protected], with your request or post it to the list. > Happy hunting, > Jan Woodard > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > ______________________________

Becky, Linda and I would like to introduce a new project for us. *Everyone* is welcome to participate and we hope you will feel free to do so.. If you have family or ancestors who celebrated or will celebrate at least their 50th wedding anniversary and you would like to share this with others on our website, please contact us. Since our site is mainly a family research site, we would be honored to have a section honoring those married at least 50 years. We would like to have a photo of the couple and any information you want to share about them. If you don't have a scanner, don't worry about it. If you will send me a picture, I'll scan it for you and return your picture, we will pay return postage. Be sure to give full names, date of marriage, location, and any other information you would like to include. If you do have a scanner, feel free to scan and send the picture, being sure to have it no larger than 300 pixels. We hope everyone will feel free to participate in our new project. Jo Autrey Becky Cowen-Cornelius Linda Binger Jo Autrey 3627 Middlefield St. Dallas, Texas 75253-3210

Hi folks, Just wanted to let everyone know Becky, our List Administrator of the TXBOWIE list, is actually in Bowie County! She is having a little trouble with their laptop in accessing the Internet, but just wanted to touch base with you and let you know she is fine and dandy. She hopes to be on-line by tomorrow, they are working on it:) Becky is currently visiting a lot of family members, walking several cemeteries, especially the Spring Hill Cemetery, taking pictures and will share them with us when she returns home to Alaska and adds them to our web site. BTW, if anyone has any good cemetery pictures of their family markers and would like to add them to our web site, please just let us know. If you can get a photocopy of the picture, we will be glad to scan it for you and add it to our cemetery section. Just send them to me: Jo Autrey 3627 Middlefield St. Dallas, Texas 75253-3210 In fact, if you have a scanner and want to start sending them, you can send them to me and I'll collect them for her. Becky will be here one day this week, we could have a surprise waiting for her:) If you have any questions, just let me know. In the meantime, our Becky is learning about Texas heat and rain:) It was a cool 70° when she left Alaska, she said this is like being in a steam bath, she loves it:) Have a good week everyone, good luck on your research. Jo Autrey [email protected] Jo's Front Page and Genealogy http://members.tripod.com/~JoMAutrey Dallas, Texas

Thanks, Jan, for this generous offer as there are probably many who are not able for whatever reason to visit their libraries. Folks, please feel free to send any questions, queries, or requests through our list, this is the purpose, historical and genealogical research of Bowie County Texas. There might be others who would be interested in any information which can be shared with us. Thanks again, Jan, for your offer to help on these census reports. Jo Autrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Woodard" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 3:39 PM Subject: [TXBOWIE] 1850 & 1860 Bowie county census lookups > Hi All, I don't know if this will be of any help to anyone or not, but I > have the hard copies of the 1850 and 1860 Bowie county census and will be > happy to check for your family. You can email me personally, > [email protected], with your request or post it to the list. > Happy hunting, > Jan Woodard >

Hi All, I don't know if this will be of any help to anyone or not, but I have the hard copies of the 1850 and 1860 Bowie county census and will be happy to check for your family. You can email me personally, [email protected], with your request or post it to the list. Happy hunting, Jan Woodard ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Just in case there are some new members who have joined the list, I would like to make you aware that the Texarkana USA Genealogical Society still has more than 9200 Original Marriage Certificates in their files. The Index has been updated and they are pre-booking orders for the Index until August 15. Then, they go to press and mailings should be complete by Sep 15th. Cost of the Index, alphabetized by Groom and also by Bride is $12 + $3 shipping. If you would like to reserve a copy, please let me know. I will provide you with details. If you are a member of the Society, this information is included in the Quarterly which you should be receiving in the next week to 10 days. Also, I will still do lookups for the marriage certificate of your ancestor and the Original Certificate can be obtained for a cost of $3.00 plus a lineage chart showing your connection to the couple. Thanks, Doris Lindblad

> > > > > > > > > This is a great website for Texas Probate listings for approximately > >30 > > > > counties. > > > > > > > > http://three-legged-willie.org/texas.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > ______________________________

Folks, An Autrey cousin, Cheryl Harris, and another friend sent these sites to me, I hope you will find them helpful. If you come across research sites which you think might be helpful to others on our list, please feel free to share them with us. Old family documents and photo's waiting to be found by family members. If you have some to submit, please contact them. These items are not for sale, but are offered with the sole hope of reuniting them with family members. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lykins/index.htm This is a relatively new site, so if you have information to share, please consider helping this site grow, it has great potential to be a great research tool. The Headstone Hunter's site: http://www.headstonehunter.com This site almost defies description, but it a treasure chest! It's only title is 300 Million Plus Records for Genealogy, but includes records for NC, TN, NC SC VA KY and many military sites. http://members.tripod.com/~rosters Jo Autrey

Hi folks, If you can help Susan, please do so by contacting her by private mail as she is not a member of our lists and sending her a private message will ensure her receiving your reply. Please do send a cc to our lists in case there other researchers who might be interested in your information. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#95) Edwards/Norris <http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/webbbs/queries/index.cgi?review=95> AUTHOR: Susan Thompson <[email protected]> DATE: Thursday, 8 June 2000, at 5:22:56 p.m. Searching for parents/ancestors of Bush B. Edwards b. Sept. 9, 1881. Father's name EDWARDS, Mother's maiden name NORRIS. Any connections in Bowie County? Thanks, Susan

Received this in my e-mail today from S-K Publications. Maybe all of you did also but did not see any comments to that effect. Doris ---------- To all purchasers of the 1850-1860-1870-1880-1900 Bowie County Census scanned images on CD: We're glad to announce that all of these census microfilms have arrived here, and we are in the process of scanning them. I would estimate that all these years will be completed by next Monday. We will let you know when we have them ready for mailing. Thanks! John

Rootsweb has added post-ems to their Texas birth records database, so you can add or post corrections to their site. That won't change the official state records or the records we are uploading, but it would be helpful if folks post corrections or additions to the Rootsweb sites. Lot of folks use their search engine. © VHR

Does anyone know where to get a copy of the pictures he is asking about? I have the Texarkana Pictoral book that has lots of pictures, and I could scan him some, but I have NO idea * where the "Water Co" and or "Shuffleboard" were located in 1936 - 1946. And is anyone going to the Texarkana College Library any time soon? for the Parade Paper article? ("Pet Parade" in abt 1936-37) Thanks, Vicki © VHR

Subj: Pictures Date: 6/5/00 12:10:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time From: [email protected] (Eddie Robinson) To: [email protected] I have enjoyed your pictures and comments on Old Texarkana. I was born at 1511 Olive St and the first I remember was when we lived at 108 Jerome St in Beverly Heights. We were the last house on the street and the pavement ended just past our house. I was 11 when we moved to Avery in late 1937-38. My Dad worked for Texarkana Water Co. for 18 years under Clay Fielden. My Uncle Otho Robinson ran a "joint ?" in 1946-7 called "The Shuffleboard" which was real close, on the Ark. side I think. I was in the "Pet Parade" in abt 1936-37 and won "The Smartest of the parade" I drove my Billy Goat, Wagon & 2 brother's in the parade. I'm sure to have relatives all over town, only I don't remember them. (Due to old age and 4 strokes)My grandmother was Ella Post and married Monroe Robinson. I have many fond memories of my childhood there. I wonder if you could help me acquire an aerial photo showing the Water Co and or the Shuffleboard. Also a copy of the Texarkana Gazette article relating the results of the Pet Parade. I sure have bragged about winning it and would like confirmation to back-up my story. Any advice you could give on how to obtain these would sure be appreciated. It would be almost impossible for me to do it. I moved to Oak Ridge, Tn in 1963 and have remained here since retirement. I worked for Oak Ridge National Lab doing research in Health Physics and Safety. I love Texas and as the saying goes "You can get me out of Texas, but you can't get Texas out of Me". I now know and understand the statement. Any help or advice you can give will surely be appreciated Thanks Eddie M. Robinson 203 Smith Road Kingston, Tn 37763 Tel & Fax: 865-376-9109 email: [email protected] © VHR

A Texarkana tradition: Guy's Orange celebrates 60 years Guy Glover has 60 years of memories pasted into scrapbooks. The scrapbooks tell the history of the business, but also the history of the city, where having a Guy's Orange has been a tradition. Staff photo by ROBB PITTARD. By SUNNI THIBODEAU/Gazette Staff Nash, Texas, is the one place on earth thirsty people can find a little taste of heaven. Guy's Orange has been a fixture in the Texarkana area for six decades, ever since the 22-year-old Guy Glover roamed into the city in search of a business location. The Lockesburg native had spent post-high school graduation years in Tulsa, Okla., picking up the lessons he would use to create a Texarkana tradition. "It was the only job I could find," he says of the Tulsa work experience, a job flipping burgers. But what a job. It was there that Glover first tasted the orange drink he would later make his own secret specialty. "The man I worked for made it, but he never did tell me what was in it," Glover said. "So, I made my own recipe." The recipe is a secret. Besides Glover, only his wife, Mabel, and his daughter know the ingredients. Mabel Glover passed away 19 months ago, leaving only Glover and daughter Sally McInvale to carry on the tradition. "We still grind the oranges fresh," Glover said. "I used to buy them off the trucks going up north." The tradition has been a long time in the making and Glover has always been innovative in his marketing strategies. When he opened the Seventh Street stand, he was one of the first fast food places in the city. The young entrepreneur needed a $125 loan to make change. He tried to get a Morgan Plan Loan in downtown Texarkana, but was told his business was "too risky." Down, but not out, Glover drove to Lockesburg and spoke to bankers there. "They loaned it to me and asked when I could pay it back," he said. "I told them 30 days. They said to make it longer and gave me 90 days." Glover returned to the bank in 30 days, bringing the money to pay the debt and interest. "I told them to keep that 2 percent interest," he said. "They deserved it." He never borrowed anything more. Prices were low back then. For one thin dime, patrons could dine on a hot-dog, a Guy's Orange and salted peanuts. He was the first to introduce chili dogs, an addition he tried in Tulsa and liked. In the 1950s he introduced his original "Guy's Texas Burger," a full quarter-pound of meat sitting on a six-inch bun. Before television made inroads into the nation's viewing habits, Glover set up a portable stand in Spring Lake Park and placed a screen on top to allow diners to view movies as they enjoyed a Guy's Orange. "The movies were free, and people would park around the stand to watch them," he said. Other locations followed the original, including one that succumbed to a spectacular fire at the West Seventh Street location. Glover keeps a scrapbook Mabel compiled with all of his old advertisements and articles written about the increasingly famous business. The Dallas Morning News did a story about the stand as did the now-defunct "Texarkana Today." Old photos of the early business picture a handsome young man and a petite, lovely young woman posed in front of the first stand. Another photo shows a perky, circa-1950s carhop carrying a tray of huge milk shakes to a car. Glover has had his share of celebrities visit the business, but his wall is decorated with a collage of past employees and photos of friends. He sold the business in 1979, but couldn't stay away. Pining for the hurried pace of fast food, he scouted locations, much as he had done nearly four decades before. He settled on the intersection of Kings Highway and U.S. Highway 82. "It had good traffic," he said. That was to have been a "transition into retirement." It was 20 years ago and Glover is still going strong, showing up for work at the stand every day to cater to a host of satisfied diners. Guy's Orange Stand of Nash celebrates its 60th anniversary today. Glover will take the day off, but hopes to see his regular customers when they come by for lunch Monday. He said he wouldn't change a thing about his life. "I guess I'd do it over again," he said. "I've made a good living." www.texarkanagazette.com © VHR

Myrtle Springs Baptist Church County Road 2111 Hooks, Texas ***** "This is one of the most loving congregations you could walk into. I appreciate the friendliness of the congregation and the love they express for one another-and if that is on target, everything else falls into place."-the Rev. James Seigler ***** Member James Lumbley compiled a history of Myrtle Springs Baptist Church which shows the church was built in 1843. An old deed dated July 30, 1855, describes the first church's location as "a place just off Myrtle Springs Road just south and east of a line between Cecil Eaton and the property just east of him just northeast of where that line intersects with Arthur Lumbley." Lumbley reprinted an article from "The Battle Book" written by Josiah Fort Battle, who died in 1928. The Battles are Lumbley's ancestors. Orren Battle and his three sons and other family members came to the Myrtle Springs community from Mississippi and settled in Myrtle Springs in 1842. In 1839, Dr. Josiah Fort and his family moved near Myrtle Springs, and two of Dr. Fort's daughters married Battles. Another daughter married John Rochelle, and the history written by Josiah Battle says they settled in Myrtle Springs. "These forbears were all Missionary Baptists and this community was composed almost exclusively of people of that faith," Battle wrote. They built the first Missionary Baptist church in Bowie County, he said. The first church building was built of hewn pine logs. The next building was built around 1893 at the church's present site on land given by Collie Moore, a granddaughter of Warren Hooks for whom Hooks was named. In 1947, the building was torn down and some of the lumber was used to build a new church. The church burned in 1973. A new church was built and dedicated the following year. The church has grown continuously, adding acreage and buildings as well as remodeling and updating older structures. The Rev. Lewis Ward Davis was the church's second pastor. His son was Arkansas Gov. Jeff Davis. The third pastor, the Rev. Daniel Buckner, was the father of Robert Buckner who founded Buckner's Orphan Home in Dallas. The Rev. James Seigler, current pastor, came to the church in 1996. "It's the best church in the country," Seigler said. "I appreciate the friendliness of the congregation and the love they express one for another. If that is on target, everything else falls into place." Other staff members include youth minister Gary Early, music director Kenneth Hall, Bible study director Eddie Anderson and discipleship director David Redden. Charlene Foltz serves as secretary. Seigler said the church has been completely remodeled and also has a new education wing. "This is the only church I have ever pastored that has done everything necessary for growth," Seigler said. "The church is growing and we are thankful for that. If we keep our eyes on the Lord it will continue to grow." ***** Affiliation: Southern Baptist Convention ***** Members: 700 ***** Services 10:15 a.m., 7 p.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Wednesdays For other activities, call 547-6256 ***** Pastor: the Rev. James Seigler www.texarkanagazette.com © VHR

Hi Everyone. Leslie Goodwin has keyboarded the 1918 issue of "The Texas Tigers Yearbook", and it is now uploaded to the Bowie Co., TXGenWeb Project page. You can go directly to the page by using the following URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbowie/TexasTiger.html The yearbook contains all of the names of the students and faculty for that year. We hope you will find some of your family members in the book. Good luck! Best regards, Jim Porter Bowie Co., TXGenWeb Project CC

Does anyone have further information on the murder in 1905 of William H. Preston, whom I assume was the brother of William E. Preston who married Minnie (Arminta) Cornelius in 1896 in Bowie County or in Texarkana. I am trying to locate the family of Aaron Cornelius(born AL in 1842) son of J. H.(Jefferson Harvey) Cornelius and Rosamond Williams Cornelius. Minnie Cornelius Preston married William Edward Torrans after the death of her first husband ,Mr. William E. Preston. Minnie eventually moved to LA and died there. I have written to the individual who supplied the IGI records with no success on several tries. Is there anyone who can help me clear up the relationship between William E. Preston and William H. Preston and tell me about the murder of William H.? Reply to [email protected] Many thanks, Barbara Hunt Gothie