could Linda stansell please contact me privately concerning genealogy. mike LaRue,[email protected]

I have added a link on the left side of the Bowie Co Genealogy site for Military articles. I have added the Pension Application of Robert Martin Autrey to this link. Once we get more military articles I will make an index for these articles. Thanks to Jo Autrey for submitting her husbands ancestors Pension Application. If you have something you would like to contribute to the site, please submit your articles to me and I will be happy to put them up on the site. http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/bowie/bowie.htm Regards, Becky

Hello, Today I uploaded information and photos on The John A. LaRue Family and The Harris A. Musgrove Family. This information was submitted to me by Mike LaRue. Thank you Mike! http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/bowie/bowie.htm To see this information click on the url to the Bowie County Genealogy site above, and click on the PHOTO link on the left hand side of the main page. You will find the LaRue and Musgrove Families in the index there, along with other family photos that have been submitted. Regards, Becky

Folks, I was just made aware of this new project, please visit if you are interested it participating. It's easy to use and the form is quick. http://www.rootsweb.com/~lineage/ Jo Autrey [email protected] Jo's Front Page and Genealogy http://members.tripod.com/~JoMAutrey Dallas, Texas

A photo of William H. (Bud) Watson and his wife Cynthia, has been added to the photo section on the Bowie Co site. Click on the link the the main page (below) and click on the photo link on the left. You will find this photo listed in there along with the others photos that have been submitted. This information was submitted by Diane Bender. Thanks Diane :) Becky http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/bowie/bowie.htm

I got this from another list, and thought someone might find it helpful. Becky :) READING THE HANDWRITING One of the most difficult challenges in doing genealogical research is reading the handwriting of some of the recorders, such as clerks and priests. You may find that some recorders didn't write entirely in English; they mixed in letters from their native language. For instance, you may encounter vowels written in German script, such as an "e" that looks like an "n"; an "s" that looks like a loop hanging down; or an "h" that resembles an "f." For tips on how to read some of the handwriting, go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~genclass/110/gen110_14.htm You'll find examples of handwriting from different centuries as well as examples of different types of Germanic and Latinized script. Mic

A researcher friend sent this to me and requested it be forwarded to others, so please read and respond if you are interested. This will eventually affect all researchers. From what I have learned, we will be getting the complete files, regardless of how many pages the files have in them. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > >The NARA proposal to revamp the system and fees for providing copies of > > >Military Service Records, Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Files, and > > >Pension Application Files has been published in the 25 April 2000 issue > > >of the Federal Register. Public comment is invited and should be > > >directed to > > >NARA Regulation Comment Desk > > >8601 Adelphi Road > > >College Park, MD 20740-6001 > > >Fax: 301 713-7270 > > >The comment period closes on 26 June 2000. NARA prefers that you use > > >either the postal address or fax number to submit our comments rather > > >than e-mail. > > >A complete copy of the Federal Register notice is available from the > > >NARA Web site at http://www.nara.gov/nara/fees-pro.html. > > >The proposed Reproduction Fee Schedule covers a number of items, but the > > >Military Service Records, and the Pension and Bounty-Land Warrants are > > >of the greatest concern to genealogists. NARA proposes three major > > >changes: > > >1. The NATF Form 80 would be discontinued, to be replaced by two new > > >forms: NATF Form 85 to request both Bounty-Land Warrant application > > >files and Pension files (more than 75 years old), and NATF From 86 to > > >request Military Service Records (more than 75 years old). > > >2. For all three types of files, NARA would no longer send a selection > > >of pages, but would send the complete file. This would eliminate the > > >two-step process currently used and should be beneficial to most > > >genealogists. > > >3. The fees for all three types of files would be raised. For Military > > >Service Records the new fee would be $17.00, regardless of the number of > > >pages included in the file. For Bounty-land Warrants the fee would be > > >$17.25, again without regard to the number of pages. For Pension Files > > >the fee would be $40.00, regardless of the number of pages. > > >Finally, the proposal would go into effect on 1 September 2000, if > > >approved. > > >Many genealogists may consider the proposed fees to be excessive. NARA > > >specifically invites comment on the proposed fee schedule. The FGS/NGS > > >Records Preservation and Access Committee urges everyone who wants to > > >comment to carefully read the full proposal before submitting comments. > > >The proposed fees are intended to cover the actual cost of locating, > > >copying and mailing the records, plus 10% as authorized by law, and are > > >based on the average size of the files. NARA states that the average for > > >Military Service Records and Bounty-land Applications is somewhere under > > >20 pages, while the average for full Pension Files is 105 pages. > > >The FGS/NGS Records Preservation and Access Committee will be looking at > > >the NARA proposal carefully, and will submit comments as appropriate. > > >Individuals who would like to provide input to the Committee's > > >evaluation are welcome to do so but are also encouraged to comment > > >direct to NARA at the address given above. Comments for Committee > > >consideration should be e-mailed to [email protected], or mailed to > > >Federation of Genealogical Societies, Attention: RPAC, PO Box 200940, > > >Austin, TX 78720-0940. In order for the Records Preservation and Access > > >Committee to adequately evaluate such input it must be received by 26 > > >May 2000. The deadline for comment to NARA, however, is still 26 June > > >2000. > > >Posting of this message to other mail lists is encouraged. A copy of > > >this message will also be available on the Records Preservation and > > >Access page of the FGS Web site <http://www.fgs.org/fgs-recordsnews.htm> > > >and on the NGS Web site <http://www.ngsgenealogy.org> > > >**** > > > > > > > > > Jeanette > > Alabama > > > >

Thanks for sending this update to us.:) Please feel free to continue sending us notices of updates as they are made to this wonderful site. Folks, be sure to visit the US GenWeb TXBOWIE site if you have not done so or if you have not visited recently, hosted by Jim Porter, as there is much information there. It takes all of us working together to find our families. If anyone has another site they would like for us to visit, please feel free to let us know of them. Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 12:37 AM Subject: [TXBOWIE] [TXARCHIVE] Bowie County Births 1943 > The first of the vital records files are now in the archives:1943 birth files > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/bowie/bowitoc.htm > See message below: > > Subj: [TXARCHIVE] Bowie County Births 1943 > Date: 4/25/00 2:22:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time > From: [email protected] (Lawrence E. Oliver) > > I have just uploaded the Bowie County, Texas, 1943 birth files. > > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/bowie/vitals/births/1943/bowib43a.txt > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/bowie/vitals/births/1943/bowib43b.txt > > Uploaded by: Lawrence E. Oliver - [email protected] > Uploaded on: April 25, 2000 > >

Hi ya'll..... The new history page is up and all indexed. I had to change all the links, and I am VERY happy to say they are all working. Its much more organized now! :) You can access it by going to the main url link to the Bowie Co Genealogy Site below and clicking on the link on the left that says HISTORY. http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/bowie/bowie.htm Becky

William Absalom Autrey, 1866-1927 Looking for anyone connected to or knows of this family. This is my husband's uncle, and connections were lost many years ago. I would like to find our family. This is all the information I have on our uncle and his family. William Abslaom Autrey, b. 1866 in Dubach, Lincoln Parish, La. is the first child of Robert Martin Autrey and Elizabeth Jane (Kemp) Autrey, of Bowie County, Texas. He m. Mae Hill Alexander in 1907 in Maud, Bowie County, Tx. He died 1927 in Post, Texas and is buried in Post. She died 1974 in Gladewater, Tx. and is buried in Hawkins, Wood Co. Tx. They had 6 children born in Maud, Bo. Tx.: 1. Estell Autrey was b. 1901, married Ernest Dawkins 1920. 2. William Ray Autrey b. 1908, m. Opel West 1935, he d. 1975 in Hawkins, Tx. 3. Beivi L. Autrey, b. 1909, m. Clarence Chandler 1926, she is buried in Post, Tx.. 4. Normie May Autrey, b. 1911, m. Clyde Chandler 1926, died 1930. 5. Joseph Perry Autrey, b. 1913, died 1916. 6. Frances Ollene Autrey, b. 1916, m. Robert West 1934. I would like to know why this family went to Post, Texas and if there are still family membes living in the area....where did they go to? Did they move back to Bowie? We would like to any of our cousins and have them to join us at our family reunion in September in Maud, Tx. If you are an AUTREY, or researching that surname, you are invited to join the Roots AUTREY surname list. Please visit my site and let me know if you find any connections.

http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/bowie/bowie.htm A list of the Springhill School Dist 52, students, teachers, trustees, etc., now can be found by going to the link above to the main page of the Bowie Co. Genealogy Site, and clicking on the history link on the left. Then scroll down as it is all the way to the bottom of the list in history. (Still working on indexing this page.....) Many thanks to Linda Binger for submitting this. My father and some uncles are on this!!!!!!!!! Becky :)

The first of the vital records files are now in the archives:1943 birth files http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/bowie/bowitoc.htm See message below: Subj: [TXARCHIVE] Bowie County Births 1943 Date: 4/25/00 2:22:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time From: [email protected] (Lawrence E. Oliver) I have just uploaded the Bowie County, Texas, 1943 birth files. ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/bowie/vitals/births/1943/bowib43a.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/bowie/vitals/births/1943/bowib43b.txt Uploaded by: Lawrence E. Oliver - [email protected] Uploaded on: April 25, 2000

An article was added on the Bowie site today on the Last Oil Boom in East Texas. Click on the url below to the main page, then click on the history link on the left, and you will find the article listed in there. Becky http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/bowie/bowie.htm

Also uploaded to the Bowie Genealogy site today was: Baccalaureate/Commencement Exercises of Hooks High School 1947 and Civil War Roster of Bowie Co. 1861 Both submitted by Jo Autrey.......Thanks, Jo! Both of them can be found by clicking on the link below to the main page and then clicking on the history link on the left. http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/bowie/bowie.htm I will be indexing the history page in the near future. Becky

Couple items added to the Bowie Genealogy site today are, Photo of students of Malta School in 1929, (hit photo link on main page) Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-1901 (hit govermnent link on main page) http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/bowie/bowie.htm Becky

Folks, I've been spending hours on the Internet attempting to find used or discounted books for my areas of research. Another researcher told me of a place and I hope you will visit this site if you are interested. You can search by state and by county. http://www.mountainpress.com/

Becky and I would like to introduce our new team member at Bowie County Texas and Genealogy. To read more about her, please visit: http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/bowie/linpg.htm ***Please do not copy and paste or forward this message to any mailing list or other individuals without her approval *** Please contact Linda Binger at: [email protected] Linda will be our Census Specialist, but available for other research.as well. In the meantime, to give a glimpse into the experience she brings to us, here is a bit of her involvement in history, genealogy, and the Internet. Linda's Current Involvement and experience: USGenWeb Project Census State Coordinator for the states of Arkansas, Illinois, Nebraska, and Texas NeGenWeb County Coordinator for Greeley and Lancaster counties in Nebraska Administrator to the boards for Greeley and Lancaster county, Nebraska Administrator to the board for the surname BINGER Census Transcriber for 1860 Bowie and Red River counties Cemetery Transcriber Bowie county volunteer Researcher Linda has volunteered to be a researcher and volunteer for our lists and those visiting our site at: http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/bowie/bowie.htm Linda has limited time, so when you contact her for a lookup, please be considerate and limit your request to two individuals , allowing her time to get back with you. She will take the request as they are received She has a lot to offer us in our search for our families, let's be kind to her:). Materials she has for lookup requests from our members and visitors. books Red River County Deed Abstracts before 1846 National Queries Southern Queries Surnames from 1790 US Census Ft. Worth's Geneological Quarterly Stirpes (Texas State Genealogical Society Quarterly) Genealogical Helper Tennessee Family Connections Heritage Quest Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Quarterly Genealogical Research Directory 1990 CD's World Family Tree Volumes 1 - 10 WFT SS records 1937 - 1993 1860 Census on selected counties in 39 different states (does not include AK, HI, MD, MI, MO, ND, OH, OR, RI, SD, & WY) Geneologies of Mayflower Families, 1500's - 1800's 3.5 disks some death and cemetery records of Lamar county some calvery listings of northeast Texas some Lamar county Marriages, Land survey abstracts, and Military info some cemetery and census records in these Kentucky counties; Barren, Bell, Hopkins, & Webster some surnames in Illinois; Crawford, Edgar, Lee counties some marriage, cemetery, and census records in Missouri; Lawrence, Stone, Worth counties surnames in Nebraska Welcome aboard, Linda, and thanks for joining us:) Jo Autrey Becky Cowen-Cornelius

Go to the Bowie Site link below and click on the OBITUARIES link on the left, then scroll down to see a link to Bowie County Deaths 1993-2000. Thanks to Linda Binger for typing and submitting this. Becky http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/bowie/bowie.htm

Once again, by going into the history link off of the main page, you will find excellent reading from a diary submitted by Gene Lynch, on his Shockley Families trip to Texas. Thanks Gene! Becky http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/bowie/bowie.htm

In the history link off of the main page you will find an article I put up today, on People who lived in Old Boston during 1840-70's. This is some great information submitted by Gene Lynch. Thank you Gene! http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/bowie/bowie.htm Becky