Recently uploaded to the Colorado County TXGenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~txcolora/ are the known 2002 burials in the county along with obits for many of them. You may check the Cemetery and/or Obituary listing on the site or go to the Nesbitt Memorial Library Cemetery/Burial alpha listing http://www.columbustexas.net/library/cemetery.html to check for known burials in Colorado County. Additional obituraries will be uploaded as time (and energy) permit. The Colorado Citizen now puts their obituaries on line each week. You may view these at http://www.coloradocountycitizen.com/obituaries/ The also allowed me to use their disc to copy many of the 2001 and 2002 obits. The 2002 were uploaded at the same time as the burial listing. The 2001 will be uploaded as time permits. Remember, if you have old obits pertaining to Colorado County, we will be happy to put them online. Thanks, Dorothy Albrecht County Coordinator, Colorado County TXGenWeb Project

To: TXFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXFAY] Divorce Records Online Recently uploaded us an index for 1966-2001 Colorado County divorce records to the Colorado County TXGenWeb site. While these records are available elsewhere on the web, David Strickland has donated these to our site in a very easy to use format. Marriage dates, ages, and number of minor children are listed along with divorce dates. http://www.rootsweb.com/~txcolora/divorces.htm Thanks, David. Dorothy Albrecht County Coordinator, Colorado County TXGenWeb Project

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MOELLER, BURGER, ORTMANN, KOHLLEFFEL, LUTRINGER LUTHERINGER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XhB.2ACE/661 Message Board Post: I am researching subject families of Colorado County, Texas, and would like to contact other researchers. I am very interested in finding someone who might have a clue as to who the marients of Emilie M. MOELLER might be. She married Elo Edward LUTRINGER. Both are buried at St Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Will be happy to exchange information on any of these families.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Johnson, Amos Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XhB.2ACE/412.1 Message Board Post: I don't know if we are looking for the same people but my ggrandfathers name was Harrison Johnson and his father was Jack Johnson. His wifes name was Lucy Johnson. I have'nt gotten very far in my family research but they are found in the 1900 census in colorado County, tx Harrison married Lizzie Amos. He was deceased by the 1930 census. I believe his date of death was 1926/28

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/XhB.2ACE/259.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi-- The whole Miller-Gloger line has been very difficult to make progress and yours is the first reply. I don't think that there is a connection but am not sure because the time and place are exact as to where I've been looking. So I will keep the info and let you know if we connect. Thanks so much---- Good hunting--- Regards, Sharman P.S. How did the work on the prison project turn out???? very interesting---

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BURGER, OATMAN, LUTRINGER LUTHERINGER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XhB.2ACE/259.1 Message Board Post: I noticed one of your surnames is BURGER . . . am researching the family of Seraphin BURGER who married Caroline OATMANN. Their daughter, Emma BURGER, married Desederius LUTRINGER/LUTHERINGER. Does this family connect to yours? Emma and Desederius married in Columbus, Colorado, Texas on 25 Jan 1881. Would love to hear from you.

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/XhB.2ACE/660 Message Board Post: My name is Kurt Hoelscher and my father Kenneth Hoelscher was the son of Leonard W. Hoelscher both of TX. I never new how many Hoelschers there are in America. I would love to hear from any one who may be related to me/us. My dad and Grandfather are both passed away and I thought I was the last Hoelscher as I have never come across anyone with this surname except on a trip to Germany. I live in Los Angeles and work in Video production. If you are a Hoelscher I would really like to correspond/connect with my family. Kurt Leonard Hoelscher kurtca13@hotmail.com

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/XhB.2ACE/253.358.360.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Charles Henry Obenhaus was the son of Fredrick Gustav Obenhaus and brother of my wife's great grandfather. According to my records, he served in the War between the States and in 1871 married a Florence Trott. I do not have any other information on him. If you'll send me information after 1871, I'll send you all the info before that date and on what I have collected on the Obenhaus group. Get back in touch so we can trade e-mail and snail mail addresses. It might be better to make a copy of all the stuff I have. Cousin-in-law, Jim White

Need any information on the Family of Augustus Dillard Clements living in Colorado CO, TX in 1870 and 1880 Texas Census. 1880 family: Augustus 36 TX farmer IN TN Louisa (Townsend) wife 32 TX FL TN Spencer 11 son James A 9 son Jennie B 7 daughter William D 4 son Hiram E 1 son Louisa H Townsend mother in law 59 TN In 1870 there was an Eaton H Clements also in Oakland, Colorado CO, TX age 65 Is he the father of Augustus? Thanks David Strickland Dallas, TX

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XhB.2ACE/253.358.360.2.1 Message Board Post: I too have been working on the Obenhaus family history. M My fathers' name was "Charles Henry William Obenhaus", he later changed it to Charle H. Obenhaus. His family were wagon masters and built many types of wagons. One of the family was hung as a horse thief. I have history about his family of three sisters and their history. Other than this I don't have much. Any and all history would be greatly appreciated. Iam the only living person of the family to my knowledge. Thank You. Maurice D.Obenhaus

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Faykus Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XhB.2ACE/566.3 Message Board Post: Hi My daughter and my grandaughter's last name is (FAYKUS) through marriage.I seen that it was one of your surnames.Were from Ohio.I am so very interested and curious, because I know that the last name of (FAYKUS) is not common.PLEASE feel free to contact me A.S.A.P. at budlightbetty44135@yahoo.com looking forward to hear from you, Betty

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/XhB.2ACE/253.358.360.2 Message Board Post: I have been working on the Obenhaus family files for my wife. Her great grandfather and some brothers arrived in Texas from Germany in the 1800's. Arnold Obenhaus was born in Lippe-Detmold, Germany in 1813. He and several brothers came to this country in the early 1840's and settled first in Weimar, Colorado County, Texas. They later sent back to Germany for other members of the family. I have collected a good bit of info on my wifes direct lineage. Get back in touch...maybe we can share our efforts. Jim White

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mullin, Farley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XhB.2ACE/659.2 Message Board Post: Any one descended from this family please e-mail me at lenrein@aol.com. thanks, len

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mullin, Farley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XhB.2ACE/659.1 Message Board Post: Any one descended from this family please e-mail me at lenrein@aol.com. thanks, len

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mullin, Farley, Halbert Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XhB.2ACE/659 Message Board Post: If anyone is connected to John Halbert Mullin (b. circa 1833)and his wife Mary Alice Farley (b. circa 1848)... please e-mail me direct at lenrein@aol.com. John and Alice's children included: Thomas (b. circa 1872), Lizzie (b. circa 1875), Alice, Effie, Louisa and i think a few others. Sincerely, Len lenrein@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Whittington, Wall, Brooks Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XhB.2ACE/380.1 Message Board Post: Robert: There are now the obituaries for James Calvin and Mary Jordan Brooks Whittington, their son Gayde Z. Whittington, and his wife Virginia Shelburne Whittington listed on the Colorado county website. Also Sally Whittington Wall is there, along with her husband and child.

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/XhB.2ACE/631.1.1 Message Board Post: So much I would assume, since the big sugar plantations would be about the only ones who could afford to "rent" that many prisoners. But would these have been county prisoners? State prisoners? I'm not even sure where to look for the records, if any were kept. Thanks for your insights. -- jgr

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/XhB.2ACE/631.1 Message Board Post: They were probably guards over convicts who worked at the sugar plantations of Dunlavy and Eldridge.

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/XhB.2ACE/94.1 Message Board Post: Looking for Witte's in Texas. My Frederick and wife, Anna Schmidt, lived near Bellville, Texas. He was born in 1845 in Prussia and moved to Texas around 1875. Trying to find any one who may be kin to this line. The Mewis line is also a part of the line, but do not know how.

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/XhB.2ACE/573.1 Message Board Post: other then being related to the man i cant tell much more then that,his name was hiram spinks, brother to s.a. spinks,who was my great,great grandfather