I tried to post the following message a few days ago so I wil make another attempt, because it seems it never reached the list. I was reviewing the 1910 census (Bowie County) and noticed some of my relatives were listed TWICE. One gr-gr-gr grandmother was listed the second time under another family. I was curious if anyone else has seen this in the census?

Hi folks, County and Surname lists are filled with varying information which is now being added to the various data bases on the Internet for birth, death and cemetery records. I thought I'd take a few minutes to get the various URL's and get them together in one message. So far, I have seen postings for Kaufman, Bowie and others near us. Please feel free to share this message with others. For information on what records are available and when for the State of Texas: http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs/registra/INDEX.HTM Rootsweb.com is gradually adding these data bases as they are transcribed by volunteers: This death data base covers 1964 to 1998: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/tx/death/search.cgi A great source to look for county records is to visit the vast records of the various counties of the US GenWeb Project. This is their main site, from there you can go to the state of choice and then to the county of choice. This is their home page, it list all their projects, all done by volunteers and varies from state to state and from county to county: http://www.usgenweb.com/ State Links http://www.usgenweb.com/statelinks-table.html State Archives - Building A Virtual Courthouse http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ Texas Information: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/txfiles.htm Cities and Towns in Texas http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/cities.htm Archives by County http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/txcounties.htm Folks, if you can help with transcribing any records, please consider contacting the appropriate persons, all help is appreciated and we all benefit, regardless of where the information is shared or who does it. These volunteers are undertaking a great work, and I, for one, appreciate all the help she and the other volunteers give so generously to everyone. In case you are interested, here are contacts for our neighboring counties: Send Abby Balderama any files for Kaufman county. Send Gordon Bennett any files for Cherokee county. Send Mary Love Berryman any files for Coke and Smith counties Send Virginia Crilley any files for Coryell, Ellis and Navarro counties Send Danna Elliott any files for Hopkins county. Send Susan Hawkins any files for Collin and Fannin counties. Send Phyllis Hill any files for Burnet, Kimble, Llano, Tom Green, Victoria and Williamson counties. Send Ray Jackson any files for Shelby county. Send Norman Lewis any files for Denton and Wichita counties Send Betsy Mills any files for Delta and Lamar counties. Send David Morgan any files for Hill, Limestone, McLennan and Nacogdoches counties Send Paula Parke any files for Grayson county. Send Gene Phillips any files for Red River county Send R. Mark Reid Jr. any files for Wood county. Send Vicki Richardson any files for Bowie county. Send Cynthia Samples any files for Rockwall county. Send Chris Skelly any files for Franklin county. Send Dana Thomas any files for Cass county.

Robert and Elizabeth, This has happened to me also with my gg grandfather. So, I guess its not all that uncommon. Becky Cowen-Cornelius ----- Original Message ----- From: Elizabeth Deihl <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 1:49 PM Subject: Re: [TXBOWIE] 1910 Census > Robert- > This does happen occasionally. I found my grtgrdftr and his wife twice > on the same census. He was at one place on one date and another on the > second date. So he made it twice. Check the dates of the day the census > was taken and you will probably see a different date on each listing. > Elizabeth > > Robert Hunter wrote: > > > > I tried to post the following message a few days ago so I wil make another attempt, because it seems it never reached the list. > > > > I was reviewing the 1910 census (Bowie County) and noticed some of my relatives were listed TWICE. One gr-gr-gr grandmother was listed the second time under another family. I was curious if anyone else has seen this in the census? > > > > ==== 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! > > > > ============================== > > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > > ==== 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! > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ >

Formerly announcing the Texas Death Records Data Base: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/tx/death/search.cgi <A HREF="http://userdb.rootsweb.com/tx/death/search.cgi">TX Death Records</A> Coming soon: Rootsweb Search engine for Texas Births General: 1926-1949 Summery: 1950-1998

Masons present community awards By JOHN FOOKS/Gazette Staff Two non-Masons and one Mason were honored Friday night in an awards ceremony sponsored by Border Lodge 672, Texarkana, Texas. Called the Community Builder Award, the Grand Lodge of Texas adopted the award in 1991 to recognize the good works of non-Masons within their communities. This year's awards were presented to Tom Sadowski and 202nd District Judge Bill Peek. "These awards are presented to individuals who, although they have never been initiated into Masonry, have followed the same precepts, ideals and standards that have been established for Masonic behavior," said Past District Deputy Grand Master Don Power, who presented the awards during the ceremony Friday evening. Dozens of Masons, members of the Order of Eastern Star, family and friends attended. Since moving to Texarkana in 1984, Sadowski has been involved in dozens of organizations and activities, from Boy Scouts to local veterans organizations to his church (St. Edward Catholic) to numerous civic and service organizations (March of Dimes, Senior Citizens Services of Texarkana, Texarkana Housing Authority, JAYCEES, Muscular Dystrophy Association). He is the owner/operator of McDonald's restaurants in Texarkana, Atlanta and Ashdown. Peek has been a civic leader, church leader, school board trustee, attorney and judge, serving in his community for the past 40 years. A graduate of Texarkana College and Baylor University, Peek served in the U.S. Army. He served as president of the Baylor Law Alumni Association in 1980-81. As a deacon at First Baptist Church, Peek served on the State Missions Commission and the Human Welfare Coordinating Board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. He practiced as a civil trial attorney in Arkansas and Texas and as president of the Northeast Bar Association and a director of the State Bar of Texas. Peek has served as a district judge for the past eight years. The Golden Trowel Award is reserved for Masons who have proved themselves outstanding in their service to Freemasonry and the community, Power said. This year's award went to James W. Jackson, who has been a Mason since 1952. "Brother Jackson is devoted to the teachings of Masonry and has served as president of the Bowie/Cass Shrine Club," Power said. "He has always been very much involved in our hospital drive funds and goes quietly but effectively on in his work for Masonry. He volunteers to drive children to the Shrine and Scottish Rite hospitals when needed and is always willing and ready to work for Masonry."

Days Gone By: Sons remember early years of father's business By JOHN FOOKS/Gazette Staff The small, white-frame building behind the home at East Fourth and Ash streets that the Lavender boys grew up in is still there and still holds fond memories for the brothers. It was where their father, Joseph "Joe" Lavender started Bell Radio, later to become Lavender Electronics, one of Texarkana's longest-serving electronics companies. The senior Lavender started the business in 1936, right before he and his wife, Josephine, got married. "Our mother was born in 1918 and graduated from high school in Little Rock's Central High School in 1936," said Jim Lavender, at 48 the middle of the three brothers. "She took a civil service exam and came down here and was one of the first of three employees for the Texarkana Social Security office." The couple met at Beech Street First Baptist Church. Josephine lived across the street from the church in a boarding house that would later become the church's administration building. During her first Sunday morning in church she noticed that one of the young men in the choir stood up and left the choir after hearing a siren screaming off in the distance. A few minutes later he returned and took his place among the choir as if nothing had happened. "Mother later learned that dad for some reason liked chasing fires and he had walked outside to see if he could tell which direction the fire truck was going and if it was close by," Lavender said. "It must have happened during the sermon. As much as daddy loved going to fires, I don't think he would have left the choir in the middle of a hymn." Whatever the original attraction, Joseph and Josephine Lavender were married in 1937. Robert Lavender, the oldest of the brothers, said none of the boys is exactly sure how or why their father started Bell Radio, a radio repair business, but they all remember it because they grew up with it. They figure he named the business after Alexander Graham Bell. But they do recall stories told at the dinner table about their father's early interest in radio. Like most youths in those years, radio held a special fascination for the young electronics buff. "Dad started working on whatever radios he could get his hands on when he was in high school, probably the 10th grade or so," Robert Lavender said. "He actually first opened a little business he worked in after school up on East Seventh Street, across from where Taco Bell is today. When he and mother bought the house on Ash Street he moved the business into that little white building and named it Bell Radio." Business apparently was good, because at one point the senior Lavender had seven people doing service work for him, including his brother-in-law. In the very early 1940s, as war was escalating overseas, Lavender decided he wanted to expand his business from simple radio repair and service to wholesale electronics- selling to people who were in the radio repair business. "I believe the first product line dad got and could sell as a distributor was Eveready Batteries," said the youngest son, George. "At first dad kept his wholesale business separate from his retail business." The physical end of the business tripled with the wholesale lines coming in. When Lavender ran out of room in the small white frame building he began keeping his stock in the house, some of which found itself under the couple's bed. Lavender moved the wholesale part of the business into the home's sunroom on the south end of the house and named it Lavender Radio Supply Co. He eventually sold Bell Radio to his brother-in-law, Stewart Beall. Almost as soon as he started the wholesale side of the business, Lavender had to leave it in the hands of his wife and his father, Joseph Melvin Lavender, while he went off to war. Not one to resist the call of his country, Lavender signed up with the Merchant Marines almost as soon as war was declared. Giving his wife and father quick lessons in how to order and resupply wholesale products, Lavender began his military career doing what he knew best-as a radio operator. The business survived the war, as did Lavender, who began building the business again after returning from the service, eventually moving the wholesale business to its primary location for the next 40 or so years in the 500 block of East Fourth Street. It later became Lavender TV & Radio and still later Lavender Electronics. Lavender stayed active in the business until his death in 1984. Today all three brothers work out of the same building in three different businesses. Robert, the oldest, owns Lavender Business Products, specializing in custom built computers, networks, upgrades, computer parts and technical support; Jim owns Lavender Imaging Products, specializing in re-manufactured toner cartridges for laser printers, copiers and fax machines; and George has a partnership in Ellco Distributing, an electronics parts dealership very similar to the original Lavender Electronics. http://www.texarkanagazette.com/

Bowie County Citizens Tribune Avery PTO will sponsor an "All School Reunion" on June 9 and 10 to honor all former students, teachers, and contributors of the Avery Independent Schools. The following schedule of events is being planned: June 9 - 8 p.m. Variety Show in the high school gym. June 10 - 10 a.m. Parade 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. individual class reunions l p.m. assembly and program, high school gym 3 p.m. Variety Show, high school gym 4 to 6:30 p.m., supper available by Avery PTO in the cafetorium 5 p.m., Variety Show, high school gym 7 to 11 p.m., dance in the high school gym All class floats are welcome in the parade on June 10, including organizational floats and family floats, as well as horses, vehicles and bicycles. Line up will be at the high school at 9:30 a.m. Be creative! For more information, call Cheryl Megason, 903-684-3562 or Rheta Pope, 903-684-3398

The 19th Spring Hill School reunion is set for Friday and Saturday, May 19 and 10, at the Holiday Holidome, 5100 No. State Line, Texarkana, Ark. The theme is "Millennium 2000 with the Yellow Jackets". Registration will begin Friday, May 19, at 5 p.m. on the terrace and dinner will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 20. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. and entertainment will begin at 12 noon. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. and at 2 p.m. there will be a brief business meeting. At 3 p.m. participants will embark on a chartered bus tour from Texarkana to DeKalb, Spring Hill, and up to Rawhide and back through DeKalb and return to Texarkana. At the noon meal, the class of 1950 will be honored.

Hi folks, This query was posted to the independent Bowie County Texas and Genealogy query board. If you can help this researcher, please clink on the link and answer her, being sure to post a copy of your message to our list so we can read the answer in case there is someone who needs the help also. Jo Autrey Bowie County Texas and Genealogy Subject: [Bowie County, TX Query Discussion Board] Humber Family > 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: (#90) Humber Family > > <http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/webbbs/queries/index.cgi?review=90> > AUTHOR: Peggy Sue O'Shi <[email protected]> > DATE: Thursday, 11 May 2000, at 4:44:59 p.m. > > Can any one do a death research for me on a Chalres Christain Humber, he would > have came to Texas from Alabama about in the late 1840's. His wife is buried > in Jefferson Co., Alabama. > > He was born in 1781. Thnaks > > peggy [email protected] > > *************************************************************************** >

Folks, I've been trying to find more sites on the Internet for migrations as I've been researching from NC to California, and my families have been everywhere at some point in time. I came across this in My Favorites folder, had forgotten about it. Please feel free to share it with others if you are interested in doing so. I have not visited all the sites listed, but have visited a few of them and am very impressed with the ones I visited. Some of the sites you can add your information to, such as the Texas Migrations, or their national site. Have fun, Jo Autrey [email protected] Jo's Front Page and Genealogy http://members.tripod.com/~JoMAutrey Dallas, Texas http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas/links/migrationtrails.html

Hi folks, Becky, Linda and I would like to invite you to send us your links you would like for us to add to our site, either as a family link or if you have a great Internet site you would think would be of interest to a Bowie County researcher. This can include sites such as African-American Heritage, Indian Tribes, or other research sites we can link to. If you have any suggestions as what you would like for us to include on our site, please feel free to contact us. Jo Autrey Becky Cowen-Cornelius Linda Binger

Folks, I just wanted to let you know Christmas has come early to the Autrey home:) If you are not interested in this report, please delete. Last month I ordered some books from the New Boston Genealogical Society in New Boston, Texas. Within a week, I had the books and was harvesting information from them. The books I ordered I really didn't know how beneficial they would be to me, but I ordered them anyway. I ordered the Family Group Sheets and Pedigree books. I am amazed at all the families included in them, and even found some connections I need to complete some of my own files. I highly recommend them. Today, I received the books I ordered last month from the Texarkana USA Genealogical Society in Texarkana, Texas. It took a little longer to receive these books as mail is picked up only once a week and then the mail is handed to different people who have their own duties within the society. I am very pleased with the information from these books as well. The Federal Census books are very well done, and I look forward to using them with the census CD's I have ordered. These books will be a tremendous help to me. I also ordered the Bowie County Texas Historical Handbook by the Bowie County Historical Commission, compiled in 1976 as a Bi-Centennial Project, 1840-1876. In addition, I also ordered the 1995 and 1996 Funeral Lists and the 1865 Diary. I have also joined both societies and fully support their efforts. Folks, I do hope you will consider supporting these fine genealogical societies and perhaps even becoming a member. They provide a great service to all researchers of not only the families of Bowie County, but Bowie County itself and our memberships and funds we provide them by purchasing their books makes it possible for them to publish more research materials for us as their volunteers provide the work. New Boston Genealogical Society P. O. Box 104 New Boston, Texas 75570-0104 Memberships: Student: $5.00 per year Adults: $10.00 per year Family: $15.00 per year Texarkana USA Genealogical Society P. O. Box 2323 Texarkana, Texas 75504-2323 Memberships: Single: $12.50 Family $15.00 I can't possibly thank each volunteer who worked so hard to collect, transcribe, type and produce these wonderful research materials, but I want to thank each of you for your dedicated work. You have made my research of Bowie County so much easier, especially since I am not able to get out and about to the various libraries and especially to come to Bowie County. Just wanted to let you know how great these societies are working to provide so much information for us. Jo Autrey Dallas, Texas

Folks, I know my Autrey's served in the Confederate Army from La., our Robert Martin Autrey came to Bowie County, as did his sister and her family as well as a few other La. Confederate soldiers. I found some of my Bowie County Confederates, perhaps you can find some of yours as well. I am a member of Kelly's Claiborne Parish list. She is also the Lincoln Parish GenWeb County archivist in addition to the Claiborne Parish County Coordinator, our neighbors to the east. Hope these records are of help to you. Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: Kelly Priestly <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2000 11:34 AM Subject: [LACLAIBO] Booth's Book > Howdy Folks, > Was just cleaning out some of my email and ran across some notes > concerning Andrew Booth's set of books. These books are a compilation > of all (well prob not ALL) men who served in the Civil War and enlisted > in LA...first published in 1920. We are currently transcribing this > three volume set and putting it into the military archives. Go here to > take a look > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/military/civilwar/booth.htm > > Just trying to think of ways to help you sweet folks :o) > Kel > >

Please correct Dana's email address to be: [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: jmautrey <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 2:10 AM Subject: [TXBOWIE] Cass County Computer Interest Group > Folks, > > Dana Thomas, the TXCASS County Mailing List Administrator and the > Coordinator for the TXCASS US GenWeb county site, has begun a computer class > and mailing list for those interested in Computer and Genealogy. She has > assembled her lessons of 1999 , it is now available for those unable to > attend her classes. For those of you who are interested, please visit these > sites to learn more about the Computer Interest Group. > > Computer Interest Group & Classes > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~danasite/CIG/book_ad.htm > > Some of Dana's favorite links: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~danasite/CIG/index.htm > > > > > ==== 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! > > ============================== > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ >

Folks, Dana Thomas, the TXCASS County Mailing List Administrator and the Coordinator for the TXCASS US GenWeb county site, has begun a computer class and mailing list for those interested in Computer and Genealogy. She has assembled her lessons of 1999 , it is now available for those unable to attend her classes. For those of you who are interested, please visit these sites to learn more about the Computer Interest Group. Dana can be reached at: [email protected] Computer Interest Group & Classes http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~danasite/CIG/book_ad.htm Some of Dana's favorite links: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~danasite/CIG/index.htm

Forgot to post Vicki's e-mail address on the previous post. For 1880 Bowie Co Census lookups Vicki Richardson [email protected] Jim Porter Bowie Co., TX GenWeb Project CC

Hi Everyone, I want to let you know that the Bowie County, Texas archives have been updated recently with a great deal of new information. Vicki Richardson has been working long and hard to get these files posted to the Internet. Please take a look at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/bowie/bowitoc.htm Also, Vicki Richardson has volunteered to do lookups for the 1880 Bowie County Census. Please limit your request to one family per request. Good hunting and best regards, Jim Porter Bowie Co., TX GenWeb Project CC

Folks, this information was shared on another list, thought it would be of interest to others, permission is included in the message to share on other lists, so here is the complete message. Jo Autrey ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ----- Original Message ----- From: Berry Spradley <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2000 1:53 PM Subject: [TXCORYEL] > This information is excerpted from "How to Do Research on the Internet" > http://www.researchonline.net/res1.htm > Permission is explicitly granted to repost this message to other maling lists. > > > One of the frequent questions genealogist's face is where a particular place > is located. The Net has some wonderful resources, once you understand how to > use them. > > The popular search tools such as Mapquest and Switchboard often are useless > in locating things like cemeteries, streams, rivers, churches and place > names. But don't despair. You'll find the following tool really useful and > fun to use. > > 1. Access the Geographic Names Information System at Yale University > > http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/gnis/ > > 2. Search for the feature, name, and county of your choice. > > 3. Take the map coordinates information to the GNIS (Geographic Names > Information System) and draw a map of the area showing the place you're > looking for. > > http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html > > 4. Download the map for inclusion in your research notes. > > > Here's the results of a sample session: > > I accessed the GNIS server at Yale and initiated a request for Aiken, South > Carolina and the keyword CEMETERY. I received the following results. > > AIKEN MEMORIAL CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333636N 0814343W : Aiken > ASBILL CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 334952N 0813752W : Ridge Spring > BATH CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333045N 0815205W : Graniteville > BETHANY CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333411N 0814305W : Aiken > BROWN CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 334116N 0814622W : Trenton > BROWN CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 334930N 0813401W : Monetta > BUSBEE CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 334338N 0814614W : Trenton > CARTER CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333248N 0815128W : Graniteville > CEDAR BRANCH CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333152N 0813158W : Oakwood > CLARK CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333711N 0814636W : Graniteville > COURTNEY CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333925N 0813610W : Foxtown > CULLUM CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 334239N 0813605W : Foxtown > CUMBEE CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 334352N 0813923W : Aiken NW > EASTER BRANCH CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 334629N 0814013W : Ridge Spring > FIELDS CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333750N 0815138W : Trenton > GALPHIN CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 332256N 0814911W : Hollow Creek > GLOVER CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 332643N 0814936W : Hollow Creek > GLOVER CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 332848N 0815019W : Hollow Creek > GOSS CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333337N 0813118W : Oakwood > GRANITEVILLE CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333408N 0814740W : Graniteville > GREEN CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333904N 0814807W : Trenton > GREGORY CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 334445N 0814032W : Aiken NW > HAMMOND CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 332510N 0815145W : Hollow Creek > HAMMOND CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333135N 0815848W : North Augusta > HANKINSON CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 332232N 0815030W : Hollow Creek > HARTLEY CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 335039N 0813336W : Monetta > KNEECE CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 335002N 0813331W : Monetta > MOUNT HARRIS CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333005N 0814057W : Aiken > MOUNT PISGAH CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333807N 0813933W : Aiken NW > NEEDHAM BROWN CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333806N 0814454W : Aiken NW > NEW LANGLEY CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333045N 0815005W : Graniteville > NICHOLSON CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333930N 0815144W : Trenton > OLD LANGLEY CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333047N 0815028W : Graniteville > PLUNKETT CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333529N 0813617W : Oakwood > PLUNKETT CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 334037N 0813642W : Foxtown > SAINT MARKS CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 332612N 0814610W : Hollow Creek > SAINT MARYS CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333357N 0814618W : Graniteville > SANDERS CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 334525N 0813943W : Ridge Spring > SAWYER CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 334659N 0813346W : Monetta > SCOTT CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333340N 0813344W : Oakwood > SCOTT CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333742N 0814250W : Aiken NW > SEIGLER CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333830N 0813926W : Aiken NW > SEIGLER CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333849N 0813948W : Aiken NW > SEIGLER CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333853N 0813839W : Aiken NW > SPRING CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 332413N 0814245W : New Ellenton > SUNSET HILL CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 332951N 0815853W : Augusta East > (GA) > TIMMERMAN CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 334350N 0814424W : Aiken NW > WEEKS CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333531N 0813829W : Aiken > WILLIAMS CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333412N 0814919W : Graniteville > WILLIAMS CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 335016N 0813523W : Monetta > WILLIS CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333611N 0813934W : Aiken > WRIGHTS CEMETERY : cemetery : Aiken : 333440N 0813812W : Aiken > > Now I want to locate the Hammond Cemetery in North Augusta. - Actually, I > know where it is since my 5th ggpa is there, but anyway for the example: > > Go to > > http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html > > and fill in the request form using the data elements above. Actually you can > go directly to this form and play around with the options, but if you're > serious about finding something, you must first know their exact names, etc. > to locate it and it's much easier to go the the Yale site first and get a > complete list of the possibilities. > > Once you have entered the info., you'll get back a map showing the location. > > There's a couple of other URL's which directly access the TIGER MAPPING > DATABASE of the GNIS and can yield some interesting results. The first one > below requires that you move the decimal point two places to the right for > the lattitude and three places to the right for the longtitude. Thus the > info. from the chart above for the Hammond Cemetery > > 333135N becomes 33.31 > 0815848W becomes 81.58 > > and in the following example, I added a red pin for the Hammond Cemetery. > > http://bluefs.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapper/map.gif?lat=33.31&lon=-81.58&wid=.5& ht > =.5&iht=600&iwd=600&mark=-81.58,33.31,redpin,Hammond+Cemetery > > (this should all be typed on one line even though your mail program may wrap > it to two or more lines) > > Here's another site that accepts the coordinates in the same format as the > Yale server displays. Note you can also customize it to show the Cemetery > Name on your map. > > http://mapping.usgs.gov:8888/gnis/owa/MapServer?f_name=Hammond+Cemetery&f_st at > e=SC&f_latlong=333135N0815848W&server=TIGER > > Once you have the map displayed on your screen, point at it with your mouse, > click on the right mouse button, and save the map to your hard disk as a GIF > file. You can then use it in your own programs. > > ---> This GREAT! Genealogy Research Easy Access Tip is excerpted from > How to Do Research on the Internet > http://www.researchonline.net/res1.htm > > Thanks to John Rigdon for the above info. > > > > > > *********************************** > Hunting for SPRADLEY and KETCHUM > families. SPRADLEYs from SC to > TX via Al & GA. KETCHUMs to TX via > VA-TN-KY AL-IL. Some were preachers > and some were outlaws! Check my WWW > page for a searchable data base > of my ancestors. > <http://www.hal-pc.org/~berrys> > *********************************** > > > Berry Spradley > Spring, Texas > 281 353-0059 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE

(I am proud to say that Jason is from my neighborhood, and that I have known him since he started school. A senior at L.E., he deserves and works hard for any award he receives.) Students get DAR awards Jason Black of Liberty-Eylau High School was the overall winner in the Good Citizen contest sponsored by the Lone Star Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution. Black, son of Jerry and Jennifer Black, is automatically eligible for the Texas State competition. The other area winners were: Rachel Bayless of NAI Christian School, daughter of Dennis and Laurie Bayless; Ann White of Pleasant Grove High School, daughter of Stanley White; Jessica Smith of Redwater High School, daughter of Marsha Smith; and Brad Vinson of Texas High School, son of Jan and Eddie Vinson. The winners were announced at the George Washington Tea held in February. The Good Citizen contest, sponsored by DAR, encourages and rewards students who display qualities of exceptional citizenship.

Another Birth Record has been added to the Bowie County Texas Gen Web Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/bowie/bowitoc.htm Bowie County Births 1927 ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/bowie/vitals/births/bowieb27txt ****************************************************************** And for those of you interested in Cass County Records: Cass County Births 1927 ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/cass/vitals/births/cassb27.txt Cass County, Texas, 1943 birth files. ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/cass/vitals/births/1943/cassb43.txt ******************************************************************** This is a very slow process, and I will be sure and let you know when other years have been completed. Vicki