This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Beckyrisor Surnames: Breazeale Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/2765/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for any information on the Breazeale Family in Burnet, Llano and surrounding area. My Great Great Grandfather was Capt. Franklin Breazeale. He had serveal Brothers, Jefferson, Harrison, Clinton & Columbus. I would be interested on any information on them. I am also looking for information on Morris Breazeal of Hoover Valley, and locating his son Jim Breazeale. In some of my research and in the 1870 Census, it list serveal of the Breazeales living in The Cove Settelment near Llano, does anyone know where this was? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SteveRossignol Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/2714.1.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear Jean-- Good hearing from you. I believe I ran into you at the Texas State Archives and Genealogy a couple of years ago and you were quite helpful then. Thanks for the continuing info on Elizabeth Simpson. I am pretty much convinced that the legends of her being a "witch" are pretty much urban folklore, and pretty recent folklore at that, brought on by the spooky insciption on her headstone. There may have been hangings outside the cemetery, but this would not have been incidental to anything concerning Elizabeth Simspon, I don't believe. I also have similar dates for Elizabeth Simpson and Elizabeth Spencer, which is odd. But Vol 1 of Williamson County Cemeteries (in the Scheyli Cemetery) show them as two different people. Somewhere I think that there was an error in transcription. There are also 2 different graves at the cemetery. Anyway, I will send you all I have here in a moment, Please feel free to share. I am trying to figure out how to post this as attachments to the Gen Web site. And, of course, if you come up with anything new, I would love to hear from you. Thanks Steve Rossignol Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JeanShroyer65 Surnames: Bittick, Stewart, Jones, King, Varan, Faubion, Ashabranner, Shepherd, Shroyer Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/2714.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Steve, got a note of request from BCGS member stating your wishing to find info on the Elizabeth Simpson (possibly practicing witchcraft) in Wmsn. Co.,TX area during 1860's period. I have read some of the posts here and do not recall any such stories handed around by folks in the county. Helen Swenson, now dec'd, was related to some of the folks buried in that locale and she would have been some help probably. However, I compiled the History on Wmsn. Co.,TX for our wCGS group in 1982-1985 and remember many pioneer names and sketches sent to me for our book. None of the sketches or names mention the Elizabeth Simpson. However, I checked the listings for Bittick Cemetery on Michael Shepherd's cite he compiled online for Wmsn. Co.,TX Cemeteries (data he used from various sources)and the names listed in that cemetery are few! Bittick, Stewart, King and Jones. There is an Elizabeth Stewart buried in Bittick Cemetery with similar dates for the lady you call Elizabeth Bittick. There again as you state. If she had been a slave, it is doubtful she was buried in a White cemetery during that time remembering that our Round Rock (old RR Cem. ) on Sam Bass Rd. had years prior the early pioneers buried in the main cemetery (white families) and next to this section, slave cemetery. I resided in 1980's in Round Rock on Sam Bass Rd. and worked on the History for 2 1/2 yrs. and knew about some of the county names. Clara Scarbrough just past away not long ago. Mr. Asabraner, and others who sat on Historical Commission Board in 1980's probably could have been of help on this topic. However, they have all gone before us now! Laverne Faubion, once Pres. of Historical Commission is passed on too and I am not sure about Mrs. Irene Varan, a friend and former Pres. of the Hist. Commission and our WCGS too at one time may be still residing in Cedar Park, TX, but not sure if Irene is in the best of health today. She may have some idea of the story! I wanted to state in the cemetery listing for Bittick Cemetery there is an Elizabeth Stewart who was born 10 APR 1831 and died 21 SEP 1861. These are close dates to your Elizabeth Simpson you mentioned. You state Elizabeth Simpson was born 10 APR 1834 and died 24 SEP 1864. Are we possibly speaking of the same lady buried in Bittick Cemetery? In 1980's my friend and I worked on cemeteries for the Hist. Commsn. and printed them in our WCGS quarterly publications with permission. The earlier cemeteries in the Cedar Park/Leander/Jollyville area were already surveyed/documented in Vols. 1 and II of the Cemetery books. Carol and I worked on Vol. III of the cemetery books for the commission at the time. I also have worked on Travis Co.,TX Cemeteries that AGS began in 1999 and I left the project in 2004! If I can help please email me at TxJean@aol.com (Jean Shroyer)lookups for Travis and Wmsn. Co.TX. Also have you searched the obits, newspapers for any accounting of the incident involving Elizabeth's theft of horses or such events? Criminal court minutes in county Courthouse in Georgetown for 1860's? Not sure the Round Rock Leader has any newspapers this early but the Sun Newspaper may report some stories and horse stealings. Hope to help. Thanks Jean Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rjstrong128 Surnames: Woods Cottle Brown Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/92.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Marilyn, I know your request is pretty old now, but I thought I'd let you know it seems unlikely that the Woods you have are connected to the original query's Caroline & Andy (Andrew Jackson) Brown. It was Andy's family who was in Burnet Co., and Caroline moved there with him. Caroline Cottle Woods is the daughter of Norman B. Woods & Jane Boyd Wells, and they were all from Fayette and DeWitt Counties, originally from Missouri. Caroline's brothers who would have been Woods are Martin and Henry, and her Woods uncles are Montraville (m. Isabel), Leander (d. unmarried) and Gonzalvo (Gon) (who married Jane after Norman's death). I don't know of any of the Woods men who ended up in Burnet Co. but it's posible. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rjstrong128 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/1733.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, would love to see whatever information you've been able to find on these Fisher-Frys. Thanks. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rjstrong128 Surnames: Fisher Fry Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/1733.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am descended from Zan & Sarah's son Samuel Alexander "Acey" Fisher. I show Alexander "Zan" as bring born 9 Feb 1835 in Prebble County, Ohio, and died 2 Jul 1922 in Burnet, Burnet Co., Texas. I believe he and Sarah Jane are both buried in the Fisher/Fry Cemetery there. According to the information I have found, their children were John C. (1858-1859, also buried in Fry Cemetery), Robert A. (1859-1881), Mary Cathrine (1862-1948), Lucy Eulalia (1865-1887), Samuel Alexander (1867-1934), Thomas Edward (1869-1965), Peter Lindsey (1872-1930), Frank (1875-1945), and William Orien "Bill" (1878-1950). I have his father listed as Richard, born in 1800 in Ohio. No mother, and no other siblings. I'm hoping to be able to dig around in Ohio a little and find more, as this is the origin of the Fisher name for my family. Of course, I have plenty of information going forward! :) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SteveRossignol Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/2714.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear ksmhorton2861-- I would be more than happy to send you the information I have, as well as to any member on th list who is interested. I have the photo of the headstone, a couple of newspaper articles and maybe an odd or end. The inscription itself reads: "Elizebeth Simpson was borne April the 10 1834 and dide September the 24 1864 An remember as yo ar pasing by Yo must dy as well as I" I suspect that it is the "spooky" tone of the insciption which has lead Elizabeth to be branded as a "witch", but similar insciptions is not that uncommon and are found in many other locations. The hand carved nature of the inscription might also lend to the "witch" theory. But, based on some research with help from several folks, I can determine that, contrary to my original theory, Elizabeth Simpson was NOT an escaping slave (in fact, she was white), she was NOT hung for horse thievery or witchcraft (this may have started because of the hanging tree just outside the Bittick Cemetery), and she probably was not a Unionist. I will email you those items here shortly if I can access your email, but please confirm that you (or anyone else so interested) would like to receive this stuff. Steve Rossignol Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SteveRossignol Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/2714.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear ksmhorton2861-- I would be more than happy to send you the information I have, as well as to any member on th list who is interested. I have the photo of the headstone, a couple of newspaper articles and maybe an odd or end. The inscription itself reads: "Elizebeth Simpson was borne April the 10 1834 and dide September the 24 1864 An remember as yo ar pasing by Yo must dy as well as I" I suspect that it is the "spooky" tone of the insciption which has lead Elizabeth to be branded as a "witch", but similar insciptions is not that uncommon and are found in many other locations. The hand carved nature of the inscription might also lend to the "witch" theory. But, based on some research with help from several folks, I can determine that, contrary to my original theory, Elizabeth Simpson was NOT an escaping slave (in fact, she was white), she was NOT hung for horse thievery or witchcraft (this may have started because of the hanging tree just outside the Bittick Cemetery), and she probably was not a Unionist. I will email you those items here shortly if I can access your email, but please confirm that you (or anyone else so interested) would like to receive this stuff. Steve Rossignol Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ksmhorton2861 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/2714.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: i would like to know the inscription and more about Elizabeth Simpson's history Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: blsross1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/234.4.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Check this site out to see if you find more family info: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=dianelmahoney&id=I09028 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: STorline Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/1627.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Era was my grandmother. Please feel free to contact me at: dopey1011@hotmail.com ~ Sarah Torline Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: STorline Surnames: Rau, Gaulden Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/1402.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for posting this. My grandmother was an incredible woman. One small correction, though... Era Gaulden & Fred Rau were married on December 24, 1942. They eloped on Christmas Eve. ~ Sarah Torline Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: wijohansson Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/58.169.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, I noticed that you mentioned Leadville above . . . Does anyone of you have old photos from Leadville? I have some unidentified photos from Leadville during the same period as you are discussing. Would you be kind to check if you can find any match between your photos and my photos or you might have information about some of the persons on my photos? My unidentified photos are published at the Internet page http://oldphotos.homeip.net/Photos.htm I'll be grateful for every single clue that will help my research; my contact information will be found at the Internet page http://oldphotos.homeip.net/Photos.htm Thanks! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: PatrickRyan192 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/2763.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for your effort. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: PatrickRyan192 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/2763.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for all the great information. There were Demands in MO in 1860, because my ggrandfather, Heinrich (Henry) was born here in 1853, and our church records indicate that his oldest sister was born in 1850. Thanks, again, for your effort. I appreciate it. Linda Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tem_moody Surnames: Demand Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/2763.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: A review of the on-line indices of the Burnet County Clerk's Office, Burnet, Texas failed to locate any birth, death or marriage record for the surname "Demand". Sorry. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Deercamp97 Surnames: Demand Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/2763.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The following census results are from Heritage Quest. --------------- In 1860, there were no Demand families in Missouri. --------------- In 1870, these German-Born Demand families were in Missouri at these locations: (These are all heads of households) Surname,GivenN, age,sex,race, birthpl, state, county, city DEMAND DORA 84 F W HANO MO PETTIS FLAT CRK TWP 1870 DEMAND GEORGE 40 M W HANO MO PETTIS FLAT CRK TWP 1870 DEMAND HENRY 42 M W HANO MO PETTIS FLAT CRK TWP 1870 DEMAND HERMAN 47 M W HANO MO PETTIS BOWLING GREEN TWP 1870 ---------------- In 1880 German-born Demand families were in Missouri, PETTIS County, LAKE CRK Surname,GivenN. age,r bp st county location census year DEMAND GEORGE H. 60 W GERM MO PETTIS LAKE CRK 1880 DEMAND HENRY 52 W GERM MO PETTIS LAKE CRK 1880 DEMAND MAGGIE 46 W GERM MO PETTIS LAKE CRK 1880 DEMAND MARGARET 56 W GERM MO PETTIS LAKE CRK 1880 ------------------- In 1900 these Demand families were still in Missouri: Surname,GivenN age,sex,race, birthplace, county, location DEMAND MOLLIE 22 F W KS MO BUCHANAN 4-WD ST JOSEPH 1900 DEMAND HERMAN J 44 M W MO MO LAFAYETTE 3-WD LEXINGTON 1900 DEMAND DENNIS 42 M W MO MO PETTIS LAKE CRK TWP 1900 DEMAND EDWARD 32 M W MO MO PETTIS 4-WD SEDALIA 1900 DEMAND GEORGE H 37 M W MO MO PETTIS SMITHTON TWP 1900 DEMAND HENRY 72 M W GERM MO PETTIS SMITHTON TWP 1900 DEMAND HENRY 47 M W MO MO PETTIS LAKE CRK TWP 1900 DEMAND HENRY S 52 M W MO MO PETTIS SMITHTON TWP 1900 DEMAND MARY 71 F W GERM MO PETTIS SMITHTON TWP 1900 DEMAND GEORGE J 32 M W GERM MO ST LOUIS 17-WD ST LOUIS 1900 DEMAND JACOB 35 M W GERM MO ST LOUIS 8-WD STLOUIS 1900 None were in Texas in 1900. --------------- In 1910 the following were in Missouri: DEMAND HERMAN D.54 M W MO MO JOHNSON 2-WD WARRENSBURG 1910 DEMAND AMELIA 41 F W MO MO PETTIS SMITHTON TWP 1910 DEMAND ED 44 M W MO MO PETTIS 4-WD SEDALIA 1910 DEMAND GEORGE W 59 M W MO MO PETTIS SMITHTON TWP 1910 DEMAND HARRY 54 M W MO MO PETTIS LAKE CRK TWP 1910 DEMAND HENRY S 62 M W MO MO PETTIS SMITHTON TWP 1910 DEMAND JOHN 53 M W MO MO PETTIS LAKE CRK TWP 1910 DEMAND LOUIS 51 M W MO MO PETTIS LAKE CRK TWP 1910 DEMAND VERNON 20 M W MO MO PETTIS 3-WD SEDALIA 1910 Only two females with Demand Surname were in Texas in 1910: both mixed race; one in San Antonio and one in Houston. ---------------- In 1920, one Demand family was in El Paso, Texas: DEMAND HERMAN 25 M W MO TX EL PASO EL PASO 32-PCT 1920 -- Living with him was wife, Eva, age 24, b. Georgia and son, William, age 7/12, b. Texas. I found a Herman P. Demand and Wife Eva living in Sacramento County in 1926. There were still 14 Demand families living in Missouri in 1920. ------------ 1930 records are not online at Heritage Quest for MIssouri or Texas. However, according to a Demand surname census search on Ancestry.com there were many Demand families in Texas in 1930, but none living in Burnet County. Look in Johnson, Titus, Navarro, or Harris Counties. ------------ Hope this helps with your search. As far as I can tell, the Demand family did not come to Burnet County. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: PatrickRyan192 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/2763.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Unfortunately, that was what I was hoping you could tell me. I can trace our family all the way back to Germany, when a mother and 3 sons immigrated in around 1840. I am from the oldest son, Jurgen(George).b. 1819. The other sons were Herman,b. 1822, and Heinrich, b. 1823. They settled in central MO. We lost track of some of them. I have a lot of information and pictures if you feel we are connected. Linda Demand Ryan Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Deercamp97 Surnames: Demand Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/2763.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Do you have any idea when the Demand family may have come to Burnet County? Can you give us some names and possibly dates of birth? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: PatrickRyan192 Surnames: Demand Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/2763/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am seeking information about the Demand family in Texas. I am a Demand from Missouri. I know some moved to Texas. If you have any information to share, please contact me. Linda Demand Ryan Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.