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.