This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UkB.2ACI/4826 Message Board Post: Would anyone be able to look up the obituary for James Elmer Thornhill, who died in McKinley, Collin, Texas on December 9, 1976? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UkB.2ACI/4823.1 Message Board Post: You will need to look at this record. I am not related. 1930; Census Place: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas; Roll: 2290; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 257.0 W A Watkins, age 50, born TX, father IA, mother IL Mary, wife, 39, TX GA AL John, 22 George, 20 ?...age 16, listed as female but name starts with R and I don't think this it is Nellie James, 13 Doty, dtr, 1920...possibly was Dorothy ? Myrtle, 1922 Hazle, 1925 Margret, 1929 http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/txsearch.html The above link for Texas Rootsweb has transcribed birth records beginning in 1926. I did not find that Margaret Watkins was born in Bastrop county. http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ Bastrop and Nacogdoches Counties have good family history websites on Rootsweb. I used the USGENWEB ARCHIVES SEARCH section to look for the birth record. From the 1941-1945 Death Index I find a William A Watkins - Nacogdoches Co - 1/26/1942, Certificate # 4027 Death Index www.david.adoptionsearching.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Taylor Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UkB.2ACI/4825 Message Board Post: My Grandfather was born December 28, 1908 in Celina. His Parents was Ples Taylor and Lillie Jane Lowery. Ples had worked a Taxi Service which ran from Celina to McKinney in the 1920's. Does anyone have a history of Celina or know of the Taxi Service.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UkB.2ACI/4824 Message Board Post: Seeking the burial location and dates of Lewis M. Bridges and his wife Selena Bridges. I have Selena dying in Josephine, Collin Co, TX abt. 1901. Thank you, george

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UkB.2ACI/1642.1813.2027.1 Message Board Post: I am also a relative of Thomas Jefferson McDonald. He was my great-great-great grandfather. Steve Baxter

In a message dated 11/14/2005 11:04:00 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Family researchers know that until recent years major relocations were accomplished by groups of people rather than individuals, usually lots of relatives and friends from the same area migrated together. This sort of thing still goes on. Years ago in Houston I taught with a young woman who had moved to Houston from New Jersey because her father had been transferred to Houston. With the young woman was her new husband. And they had just convinced their maid of honor and best man to also move to Houston. Today folks may not live as next door neighbors and they might not move all at the same time but the group influence is still there.

would you please email me the pictures of Davis.my husband is a Davis and am searching his line am not sure where all in Tx his line is from.appreciated it very much..his line started with Zachariah Davis of Madison Co.Ky down to Lee Davis of POLK CO>AR.. father was John Isaac Davis. Thanks very much [email protected] Pauline Davis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anna Bertram" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 4:24 PM Subject: [TXCOLLIN-N] DAVIS, BROWN, STINSON - Clinton Co., KY to Collin Co., TX > Hello! I am not a DAVIS researcher but found them near my husband's BROWN > grandparents in 1900 Collin Co., Texas. All were from Clinton Co., KY. I > have heard for years that a wagon train left the Clinton and Wayne Co., KY > area for Texas in the early 1900s but it now appears it may have been a > little earlier. > > I have a darling picture of two small children named Sophia and Garland > that was taken in Texas and mailed to my husband's great-grandfather, > Henry STINSON, in Clinton Co., KY. Now I know who they were. They were > children of General S. and Marion E. (UNKNOWN) DAVIS from the Piney Woods > of Clinton Co., KY. Sophia was born about 1893 in Texas and her little > brother, Garland, was born there in 1897. I'll be glad to share the > picture with anyone researching the DAVIS family. > > Generals' parents, Constant and Sophronia (UNKNOWN) DAVIS, were next door > to my husband's grandparents, George Washington and Martha Ellot (STINSON) > BROWN in Collin Co., Texas. I believe a relationship exists by blood or > marriage between Henry STINSON, Martha's father, and the DAVIS families > near them in Texas who were also from Clinton Co., KY. > > I am looking for the maiden names of Sophronia _____________ DAVIS, wife > of Constant DAVIS and also of Marion E. ___________ DAVIS, wife of General > S. DAVIS. > > Thanks for any and all help! I'm always glad to exchange information. > > Sincerely, > Anna Bertram > > [email protected] > > > > ==== TXCOLL-N Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to the > utility address [email protected] If you are trying to > unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same utility address but change > the -L- to a -D- > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/86 - Release Date: 8/31/2005 > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McKinney, TX Library Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UkB.2ACI/4819.1 Message Board Post: The library's address is 101 E. Hunt Street. It is two blocks north of the downtown square. Reference assistance can be obtained by calling the library's main number, 972-547-7323. The library does not currently offer e-mail reference assistance. What are the library hours? Monday-Thursday 10am-9pm Friday & Saturday 10am-6pm Sunday 1pm-5pm The Library Web Page is http://www.mckinneytexas.org/library/links/index.htm They have a great geneology links page http://www.mckinneytexas.org/library/links/genealogy.htm

Gale, Now it is my turn to say "Wow!" The DAVIS Reunion picture on the Blue Ridge website you sent hit it on the mark. I first heard of Blue Ridge yesterday when I looked for information on Constant Elisha Watson DAVIS (born 18 Dec 1836 KY) who migrated in the late 1800s to Collin Co., Texas from Clinton Co., Kentucky. The contributor whose work I saw mentioned Blue Ridge, but I did not see it on the 1900 Collin Co., TN Census I viewed for this family and his married son, General S. DAVIS. Where in Collin Co., Texas is Blue Ridge? Also, have you ever heard of Enloe, Delta Co., Texas? 1900 Collin Co., Texas Census, Justice Precinct #2; SD 2; ED 7; Sheet 6-A; Stamped Page 167-A; June 7th; Line 21; Household and Visit #96-100: DAVIS, General S., head, white, male, born March {?} 1866, age 34, married 15 years, born in KY, both parents born in KY, farmer; Marion E., wife, white, female, born March 1868, age 32, married 15 years, 5 children born - 5 children still living, born in KY, both parents born in KY; Ermon, daughter, born April 1886, age 14, KY KY KY; Stanley H., son, born April 1888, age 12, KY KY KY; Loula A., daughter, born Oct. 1889, age 10, KY KY KY; Sophia, daughter, born Nov. 1893, age 6, born in Texas, both parents born in KY; Garland E., son, born March 1897, age 3, born in Texas, both parents born in KY (I have a darling picture of the last two children taken in Farmersville, TX and mailed to Henry STINSON in Clinton Co., KY.) - next door - 1900 Collin Co., Texas Census, Justice Precinct #2; SD 2; ED 7; Sheet 6-A; Stamped Page 167-A; June 7th; Line 28; Household and Visit #97-101: DAVIS, Cue{? - Bet this is supposed to be initials C.W.E. or C.E.W.}, head, white, male, born Dec. 1836, age 63, married 32 years, born in KY, both parents born in KY, farmer; Sophronia, wife, white, female, born Feb. 1839, age 61, married 32 years, 9 children born - 8 children still living, KY KY KY; Ada, daughter, March 1879, age 21, single, KY KY KY; Arthur C., son, July 1883, age 16, KY KY KY (NOTE: the full name of the head of the household was Constant Elisha Watson DAVIS or C.E.W. DAVIS.) -next door - 1900 Collin Co., Texas Census, Justice Precinct #2; SD 2; ED 7; Sheet 6-A; Stamped Page 167-A; June 7th; Line 32; Household and Visit #98-102: BROWN, George, head, white, born April 1875, age 25, married 8 years, born in KY, both parents born in KY; Martha, wife, white, female, born July 1870, age 29, married 8 years, no children, KY KY KY (NOTE: My husband's grandparents who returned to Clinton Co., KY.) Looking forward to hearing back from you again! sincerely, Anna Bertram [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: EdwardWallen To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 6:51 PM Subject: Re: [TXCOLLIN-N] DAVIS, BROWN, STINSON - Clinton Co., KY to Collin Co., TX Hi Anna, Wow!! Your Clinton Co. KY info was very interesting. For years, I've tried to figure out a Blue Ridge/Collin Co. connection back to Clinton Co. KY. After my g grandfather's wife, Laura Graves, died in Blue Ridge in 1888, leaving him with three little girls, he somehow learned of Margaret Ann Smith in Clinton Co. KY (unmarried at 27). He courted her by mail and in 1891, traveled to Clinton Co. for their marriage in Albany and then brought her back home to Blue Ridge. http://www.blueridgetexas.com/History.htm Under Moyers - toward the bottom of the page is a picture of "Maggie" from Clinton Co. with her 4 daughters and 1 son born in Blue Ridge. I had always figured the matchmaker was a Clinton Co. Smith relative in Blue Ridge, but I could not connect any early Blue Ridge Smiths back to Clinton Co. I had no idea there was a whole wagon train from Clinton Co.!! Did any of the Clinton Co. folks that you mentioned live in the Blue Ridge area? Gale ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anna Bertram" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 4:24 PM Subject: [TXCOLLIN-N] DAVIS, BROWN, STINSON - Clinton Co., KY to Collin Co., TX > Hello! I am not a DAVIS researcher but found them near my husband's BROWN grandparents in 1900 Collin Co., Texas. All were from Clinton Co., KY. I have heard for years that a wagon train left the Clinton and Wayne Co., KY area for Texas in the early 1900s but it now appears it may have been a little earlier. > > I have a darling picture of two small children named Sophia and Garland that was taken in Texas and mailed to my husband's great-grandfather, Henry STINSON, in Clinton Co., KY. Now I know who they were. They were children of General S. and Marion E. (UNKNOWN) DAVIS from the Piney Woods of Clinton Co., KY. Sophia was born about 1893 in Texas and her little brother, Garland, was born there in 1897. I'll be glad to share the picture with anyone researching the DAVIS family. > > Generals' parents, Constant and Sophronia (UNKNOWN) DAVIS, were next door to my husband's grandparents, George Washington and Martha Ellot (STINSON) BROWN in Collin Co., Texas. I believe a relationship exists by blood or marriage between Henry STINSON, Martha's father, and the DAVIS families near them in Texas who were also from Clinton Co., KY. > > I am looking for the maiden names of Sophronia _____________ DAVIS, wife of Constant DAVIS and also of Marion E. ___________ DAVIS, wife of General S. DAVIS. > > Thanks for any and all help! I'm always glad to exchange information. > > Sincerely, > Anna Bertram > > [email protected] >

I am looking for James Seigler, born approx 1867 living in Collin County from 1860 to 1920 near Farmersville. He married a Derrick. Any information would be helpful Audrey Valente [email protected]

In the 1940's there was a Watkins family in Cass County, Texas living in a community named Mim's Chapel. This was in precinct two, I think, near the town of Avinger, Texas in Cass Co. [email protected] wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Watkins, Carpenter, White, Helms Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UkB.2ACI/4823 Message Board Post: Children are Johnie 12, Georgie 10, Nellie 8, Rueben 6, James 3 and wife Mary 31. They were in McCulloch County in 1910 so may have been short-term residents. I may have Rueben died in Nacogdoches 8-30-1990, am working on getting an obituary from Austin old newspapers. Any clues out there? Thank you, Grace in Alaska [email protected] ==== TXCOLL-N Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to the utility address [email protected] If you are trying to unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same utility address but change the -L- to a -D- ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Watkins, Carpenter, White, Helms Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UkB.2ACI/4823 Message Board Post: Children are Johnie 12, Georgie 10, Nellie 8, Rueben 6, James 3 and wife Mary 31. They were in McCulloch County in 1910 so may have been short-term residents. I may have Rueben died in Nacogdoches 8-30-1990, am working on getting an obituary from Austin old newspapers. Any clues out there? Thank you, Grace in Alaska [email protected]

Several people have asked me about the wagon train that left the Clinton and Wayne Co., KY area about 1900 bound for Texas so I will write the little I have pieced together about this. I have heard of it for over 40 years from my husband and his relatives. My husband's grandparents were George Washington and Martha Ellot (STINSON) BROWN of Clinton Co., KY. George was born in 1874 in Wayne Co., KY to Elijah and Jane (BERTRAM) BROWN. In 1892 he married Martha E. STINSON in Clinton Co., KY, the daughter of Henry and Lavina (RIGNEY) STINSON of Alpha, Clinton Co., KY. By 1900 George and Martha BROWN were in Justice Precinct #2, Collin Co., Texas. They were there with Constant E.W. and Sophronia (OWENS) DAVIS, as well as General S. and Marion E. or Mary E. _______ DAVIS. The two DAVIS couples were also from Clinton Co., KY and were on the 1880 Clinton Co., KY Census in the Piney Woods. Constant and Sophronia DAVIS were the parents of General S. DAVIS. I did not find a marriage for General S. DAVIS and Mary E. ____ in Clinton Co., KY but I am sure they married before migrating to Texas because their first three children are listed as being born in KY and the next two, Sophia and Garland are listed as being born in Texas. This means ! the DAVIS'S were there by 1893 and sometime after October 1889. I cannot prove it yet but think Mary E. ______ DAVIS was a sister to Martha Ellot (STINSON) BROWN. Since George and Martha BROWN married in 1892 the wagon train may have left KY about the time they married. General S. DAVIS and family remained in Texas but George and Martha returned to Clinton Co., KY sometime after 1900 by railroad train because Martha hated the Texas storms. I have been told that George BROWN'S uncle and aunt, Eli H. and Nancy (SMITH) BROWN, sold all they owned in Clinton Co., KY to go too, but went by William GWINN'S house, who was a brother-in-law, and he talked them out of it. It is well known that George Washington BROWN'S brother, Fount BROWN and his wife, Rhoda (STINSON) BROWN went to Texas and remained there the rest of their lives. I had always assumed they went at the same time as George and Martha but they may have gone a little later. Rhoda was a first cousin to Martha Ellot (STINSON) BROWN, and the daughter of Tilman C. and Artema Willa(WESTMORELAND) STINSON. Fount and Rhoda's first child was born in Clinton Co., KY in 1899 but the next one was born in Texas in 1904. In summary . . . there was at least one wagon train that went to Texas from the Clinton Co., KY area because I have heard several reference to it through the years. There may have been two different groups that went out there. The first one could have gone between 1889-1893 and the second one some time between 1899 and 1904. By Dec. 12, 1904 George and Martha BROWN were back in Clinton Co., KY for the birth of their first child. My husband is of the opinion that George and Martha BROWN were only gone about a year so that makes me think they went out about 1899, were enumerated there in 1900, and then hurried back home to Clinton Co., KY. I am sorry I cannot be more specific. Family researchers know that until recent years major relocations were accomplished by groups of people rather than individuals, usually lots of relatives and friends from the same area migrated together. I was taught early when I began to trace my roots to look at the neighbors for clues. If there is a transcription available of the 1900 Collin Co., TX census it probably will show other people from Clinton Co., KY. Hope this helps someone! Sincerely, Anna Bertram [email protected] ==== KYCLINTO Mailing List ==== All responses should be directed to the message poster, not to the KYCLINTO list in general. ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx

Hi Anna, Wow!! Your Clinton Co. KY info was very interesting. For years, I've tried to figure out a Blue Ridge/Collin Co. connection back to Clinton Co. KY. After my g grandfather's wife, Laura Graves, died in Blue Ridge in 1888, leaving him with three little girls, he somehow learned of Margaret Ann Smith in Clinton Co. KY (unmarried at 27). He courted her by mail and in 1891, traveled to Clinton Co. for their marriage in Albany and then brought her back home to Blue Ridge. http://www.blueridgetexas.com/History.htm Under Moyers - toward the bottom of the page is a picture of "Maggie" from Clinton Co. with her 4 daughters and 1 son born in Blue Ridge. I had always figured the matchmaker was a Clinton Co. Smith relative in Blue Ridge, but I could not connect any early Blue Ridge Smiths back to Clinton Co. I had no idea there was a whole wagon train from Clinton Co.!! Did any of the Clinton Co. folks that you mentioned live in the Blue Ridge area? Gale ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anna Bertram" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 4:24 PM Subject: [TXCOLLIN-N] DAVIS, BROWN, STINSON - Clinton Co., KY to Collin Co., TX > Hello! I am not a DAVIS researcher but found them near my husband's BROWN grandparents in 1900 Collin Co., Texas. All were from Clinton Co., KY. I have heard for years that a wagon train left the Clinton and Wayne Co., KY area for Texas in the early 1900s but it now appears it may have been a little earlier. > > I have a darling picture of two small children named Sophia and Garland that was taken in Texas and mailed to my husband's great-grandfather, Henry STINSON, in Clinton Co., KY. Now I know who they were. They were children of General S. and Marion E. (UNKNOWN) DAVIS from the Piney Woods of Clinton Co., KY. Sophia was born about 1893 in Texas and her little brother, Garland, was born there in 1897. I'll be glad to share the picture with anyone researching the DAVIS family. > > Generals' parents, Constant and Sophronia (UNKNOWN) DAVIS, were next door to my husband's grandparents, George Washington and Martha Ellot (STINSON) BROWN in Collin Co., Texas. I believe a relationship exists by blood or marriage between Henry STINSON, Martha's father, and the DAVIS families near them in Texas who were also from Clinton Co., KY. > > I am looking for the maiden names of Sophronia _____________ DAVIS, wife of Constant DAVIS and also of Marion E. ___________ DAVIS, wife of General S. DAVIS. > > Thanks for any and all help! I'm always glad to exchange information. > > Sincerely, > Anna Bertram > > [email protected] > > > > ==== TXCOLL-N Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to the utility address [email protected] If you are trying to unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same utility address but change the -L- to a -D- > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

Hello! I am not a DAVIS researcher but found them near my husband's BROWN grandparents in 1900 Collin Co., Texas. All were from Clinton Co., KY. I have heard for years that a wagon train left the Clinton and Wayne Co., KY area for Texas in the early 1900s but it now appears it may have been a little earlier. I have a darling picture of two small children named Sophia and Garland that was taken in Texas and mailed to my husband's great-grandfather, Henry STINSON, in Clinton Co., KY. Now I know who they were. They were children of General S. and Marion E. (UNKNOWN) DAVIS from the Piney Woods of Clinton Co., KY. Sophia was born about 1893 in Texas and her little brother, Garland, was born there in 1897. I'll be glad to share the picture with anyone researching the DAVIS family. Generals' parents, Constant and Sophronia (UNKNOWN) DAVIS, were next door to my husband's grandparents, George Washington and Martha Ellot (STINSON) BROWN in Collin Co., Texas. I believe a relationship exists by blood or marriage between Henry STINSON, Martha's father, and the DAVIS families near them in Texas who were also from Clinton Co., KY. I am looking for the maiden names of Sophronia _____________ DAVIS, wife of Constant DAVIS and also of Marion E. ___________ DAVIS, wife of General S. DAVIS. Thanks for any and all help! I'm always glad to exchange information. Sincerely, Anna Bertram [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bartlett, Butler, Gilbert, King, Polser, Short, Turner Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UkB.2ACI/4821.1.1 Message Board Post: Greenville Herald Banner, Thu, 7 Jul 1994, A: 2 Obituaries, Bobby Butler (55-Yo,10feb1939-5jul1994) __Bartlett, Patsy D., Father Of __Blue Ridge Cemetery, Blue Ridge __Butler, Bobby D. __Butler, Darren D., Father Of __Butler, Jerry Wayne, Brother Of __Butler, Linda, Husband Of __Butler, Robert Lee, Father Of __Butler, Woodrow, Son Of __Dallas, Texas, Employee __Edmonds, Brian, Rev., Officiant __Fielder-Baker Funeral Home, Blue Ridge __First Baptist Church, Blue Ridge __Gilbert, Linda L., Husband Of (20sep1965 __King, Lena Faye, Son Of __Polser, Donna Sue, Father Of __Short, Helen, Brother Of __Taylor, Kirk, Rev., Officiant __Turner, Sue, Brother Of source: http://www.huntnews.net/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UkB.2ACI/4706.1 Message Board Post: I do not have a lot of info, but my great grand mother was William Jasper's daughter, I do not know her name, she married Reeves, my grand mother was Helen Reeves Mooneyham. You will find several graves of Dalton, Parvin and Reeves in the Chambersville Cemetary. I will contact my aunt Mary and see if I can get you more info on the family. Every year, we have the Reeves/Dalton/Parvin family reunion at the church by the Chambersville Cemetary. It will be in May 2006, usually just after mother's day. E-mail at [email protected] and I will send you the exact date if you are interested

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UkB.2ACI/1575.2.1.1 Message Board Post: I'm not related, but I found this article in the DMN historical archives.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CRAKER, WILSON, McKEE, SNYDER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UkB.2ACI/1575.2.1 Message Board Post: I didn't make the post you replied to but am looking for CRAKER too. My wife's grandmother was the youngest of James Madison CRAKER. This a famil folk tale that no one had ever investigated. Are you researching CRAKER surname? Tom Stephens Llano, TX

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UkB.2ACI/1575.2 Message Board Post: I realize your message is old and your research may have moved on, but... Dallas Morning News October 03, 1932