This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: james_norred Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/2739.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Now this is cool! Howdy Nick. Thanks for finding this jewel. Let me introduce myself. James C Norred I remember that store and even more so now after reading Teresa's piece. Not near as well as she does as I only got to go to Burnet and Bretram on family vacations. We came at least once a year sometimes more to visit with relatives and fish at Buchanan lake. Let me explain my connection and reason for my post. I am the oldest living male descendant of George Cullen Norred, son Of James Oliver Norred. James Oliver came to Burnett county sometime between 1845 and before the 1850 census where he is found in the household of Cullen Curlee Arnett, his stepfather at age 17. I believe this was Milam county but would have to check to be sure. He shows up on the 1860 census still with the Arnetts in Burnet county and marries Margaret Amanda Coon in 1861. George Cullen married Nelle May Newton in 1891 and had three children. Lena May (One of my very favorite aunts), Georgia, and James Calvin Norred, my grandfather. George Cullen died one year later in 1897. Nelle may moved to Bertram, built a home (still trying to find out where)and tried to operate a "millinery shop" (not sure exactly what that is) form her home. She didn't seem to have any success and remarried Baxter Euens Burns about 1904. They had one child Minnie Jewel Burns who later married Eppa Debo. Hence my Uncle Eppa and Aunt Jewel and their little ranch just north of Burnet, as the crow flies. This is usually where we stayed when we visited. My aunt Lena moved into a small trailer on the ranch after selling her house in Burnet because of health reasons. My aunt Lena was the family historian and she started her research back in the 1950's and continued until her death in 1969. I used to sit and listen to her tell the family stories for hours in the evenings after supper sitting on aunt jewels and uncle Eppa's back porch. Like Teresa mentioned in her story about how she wished she had those broaches today, I wish I had written down some of those stories. Hind sight is 20/20 right? I have inherited that research or whats left of it after being passed to and fro among different relations over the years. it is mostly from these documents come the story I have been telling you. Now that I have battered you with exposition let me get to my purpose. I do tend to be verbose (run off at the mouth or keyboard). Lena not only got all the ole dry, boring, and dusty dates and documents but told a story about each one of these people that she knew or knew of from stories told to her. This is like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for someone doing family research. The mother load like a long lost family bible! I am trying to do the same thing as I document my linage. My grandfather James Calvin married Annie Alice Hibler, daughter of Felix Hibler. We have the Hibler book and their is some rich material there but a tad "clinical?" in some places. I would like to ask that if you do publish an article on this store and Bertram I would love to be able to use some of it in my tree. I want to include as much about Bertram and Burnet as well as the county so that when someone someday reads about the times and places I document, I can put them there like Teresa did with her story. I visited that store many times in the late 50's and 60's. Think the last time was when we burred my aunt Lena in Bear Creek Cemetery in 1969. Half my family is burred there. Teresa Nyquist Tucker The Nyquist almost sounds familiar. But you can't hardly scratch the dirt around there without bumping into one of my relatives. Anyhow Teresa if you reply I would love to quote that wonderful story in my tree with you as the author of course. Thank you so much for that trip down memory lane. James C. Norred james.norred@norreds.com 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.