Hello Bill and Karli, That is interesting that you live in Amarillo. Amongst my great grandfather's papers were letters to and from he and his brother who started White and Kirk. They were obviously very close and loved each other dearly. It is sad when you read in one of his letters how he would love to visit and see them once more, but due to old age and funds he says something like "I know now that I will be unable to do so." My grandmother and great aunts used to speak of the "ones that went to Texas" as if they had just left and had only spoken a recently, when truth be known it had been many years. Unfortunately all contact died along with my great grandfather's generation. Also amongst his papers was some old newspaper clippings from Amarillo. One was an article about the first "Fire Wagon" in Amarillo, which included a pic of it, a horse drawn Fire Wagon. I sent this to the Amarillo Fire Dept a few years ago as I figured they would like to have it and would at least find it interesting. I never heard from, or a thanks from anyone. I hope the Amarillo Fire Dept. recieved the pic. If y'all by any chance know the descendents of Edward W.and Leota Alice (Kirk) White, the original co-owners of White and Kirk (the other owners were her brothers), or could by any chance give them a message for me if you know where they live, I would love to meet and/or correspond with these long lost cousins, descendents of my great grandfather's brother that he was so obviously close to. I also have some pics I would love to share with them as well.. I have a pic of the original "White and Kirk" store interior back in the old west, showing some people standing in front of and behind the counters, and pics of Edward Walker White and Leota Alice Kirk, and a couple of their kids. I would love to correspond with any of these distant relatives. I would be glad to share the pics with them as I am sure they would like to have them. I would love to share my White file with them as well. It goes back to Col. Henry White in Rev War South Carolina. I even have a pic of him in his Rev War uniform. He was a Lt. Col. in command of a regt of cavalry or mtd riflemen of S.C. Militia. I have a pic of who I believe is Lt. John Warren White, Co. "K" ("Spartan Rifles"), Palmetto SharpShooters, S.C. Vols.., in his Confederate uniform. John Warren White was the father of Edward Walker White and his brother Rev. Wm. Henry White (my gr. grandfather). John Warren White had four other brothers, only one of which survived the Civil War, Jasper "Jack" White. He too migrated to Texas and had two sons, Bert and William. I have no idea where he wound up though. I wish I could find his descendents. He was at the side of, and buried, the last two or three of his brothers to die. He was trying to bring my g.g.grandfather John Warren White home to S.C. after being shot in the neck at Petersburg in 1864, but John died on the way. So poor Jasper White buried the last of his brothers. Besides Jasper's pain and anguish at loosing four brothers, I can only imagine the pain and anguish of those boys' parents, Hiram and Agatha Gibbs White. They lost four sons in that war, three in 1862. Three of your children in one year. I can't imagine. Well, I reckon I had better go. Forgive me for rambleing on. Take care, David Edelen Millbrook, Al. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill & Karli Dye" <bdye5@cox.net> To: <TXCOOKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 12:22 PM Subject: Re: [TXCOOKE] Mt. Hope Cem, and Calverts, Wyatts, and Whites > > Hi David, > Interesting-- some of our family is from Cooke County and we even have > some buried in Spring Creek Cem., Cooke Co. as you can see below. > We live in Amarillo, and our counties are Potter/Randall. > > I'll forward your email on to one of the primary Genealogy Soc. people so > he can respond. > > BTW- I've bought many a dress, etc. and still have some of the hats that > came from White & Kirk. White and Kirk was an upper crust type store that > primarily carried nicer clothes, furs, etc. > > Thanks for any who relay info to us on our Dye family. > Karli Dye > > Descendants of Charles Greenville Dye > > > > 1 Charles Greenville Dye b: August 11, 1812 Hodgenville, Kentucky d: > August 27, 1891 Cooke County, Tx. Spring Creek Cemetery > > . +Gilly Crutcher Slaughter b: October 23, 1822 Kentucky d: May 26, 1873 > Grayson Co. Tx. Ole Kentucky Town Cem. m: September 18, 1845 LaRue Co. > Kentucky > > 2 Josephine Dye b: September 04, 1847 KY d: November 30, 1912 > > .... +M. M. Templeton m: October 17, 1871 > > 2 Elizabeth Nancy Dye b: May 07, 1849 Ky d: December 24, 1927 Gainesville, > Tx. Barnhart Cemetery > > .... +Curan A. Lankford m: April 16, 1879 > > *2nd Husband of Elizabeth Nancy Dye: > > .... +George Frasher b: 1849 Louisville, Ky d: March 05, 1925 Gainesville, > Tx. m: October 26, 1910 Cooke County > > 2 Abagail Sarah Dye b: March 20, 1851 KY d: October 01, 1912 Spring Creek > Cemetery, Gainesville Tx. > > .... +Edward Baxter Gaston b: July 23, 1842 Spartanburg or Greenville, > S.C. d: September 10, 1915 Spring Creek Cemetery, Gainesville Tx. m: > September 17, 1884 > > 2 Mary Livinia Dye b: February 05, 1853 Buffalo, Ky d: April 18, 1935 > Gainesville, Cooke Co, Tx., Fairview Cem. > > .... +Wiley B. F. Skinner b: January 22, 1821 Davidson Co. Tenn m: > February 25, 1885 > > *2nd Husband of Mary Livinia Dye: > > .... +R. P. Cummins b: 1838 d: October 23, 1935 Gainesville, Cooke Co, > Tx., Fairview Cem. m: 1921 > > 2 Robert Greenville Dye b: October 21, 1855 Hodginville, LaRue County, Ky. > d: November 26, 1930 Goodnight, Armstrong Co. Tx. > > .... +Ida Belle Collins m: June 1905 Sherman Co., Tx. > > 2 Amanda Frances Dye b: November 13, 1858 Buffalo, Ky d: January 31, 1932 > Spring Creek Cemetery, Gainesville, Tx. > > .... +Richard (Dick) H. Alwood d: July 12, 1929 Gainesville, Tx. m: June > 04, 1906 Gainesville, Tx. > > 2 Henry Slaughter Dye b: March 04, 1861 Larue County, Kentucky d: January > 01, 1917 Claude,Texas > > .... +Willie Ida Taliaferro b: March 02, 1869 Harrison Co. Tx. d: March > 14, 1901 Claude, Armstrong Co. Tx. m: January 02, 1887 > > *2nd Wife of Henry Slaughter Dye: > > .... +Ida Ellen Carr b: March 13, 1879 Anson Tex. Jones County d: > September 29, 1969 Claude m: September 20, 1903 Home of Rev. S. P.Tipton, > Palo Duro Canyon > > 2 William Miles Dye b: March 15, 1864 Kentucky d: April 25, 1918 Claude, > Armstrong Co. Tx. > > .... +Mary Ida Wilson b: August 11, 1869 Taney Co. Mo. d: March 25, 1954 > Claude, Armstrong Co. Tx. m: December 26, 1887 Cooke County, Tx. > > 2 Hanna Bell Dye b: December 24, 1867 Hardin Co., Ky d: March 08, 1893 > Spring Creek Cemetery, Gainesville, Tx. > > .... +R. L. Greer m: August 07, 1892 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Middleton Edelen II" <k98@bellsouth.net> > > > > Hello all, > > I wish someone knew where Mount Hope Cemetery, Gainesville, > > One of my gr.gr.grandmother's sons by her first marriage to > Mr. > > John W. White, Edward Walker White, migrated to Amarillo, Tex., marrying > a > > Miss Leota Kirk and having thee children; Fay White (mar'd Harry L. > > Kearns), Johnie White( mar'd Mr. Eislick), Edward Dean White. Edward > Walker > > White and his brothers in law started a store in Amarillo called White > and > > Kirk, sort of a general store I reckon. He also was very successful in > the > > copper mining business there. I would love to hear from Edward Walker > > White's descendents. Does Amarillo's county, whatever that is, have a > > "rootsweb" list address I can send e-mails too? Heck, I even have some > pics > > of them and their kids around here somehwere. Their descendents would > > probably love to have copies of them. Anyway, Isabella Jane (McDowell) > White > > had four mour children by Mr. Calvert. Around 1874, when his mom died in > > Cooke Co., my great grandfather Wm. Henry White, went back to S.C., > becoming > > a Presbyterian Minister, thus my family is still back here in the Deep > > South. I am sure there are a lot of distant White relatives still in > S.C. > > too. > >> Take care, > > David Middleton Edelen II > > Millbrook, Al. > > > > > > > ==== TXCOOKE Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain > letters, political announcements, current events, items for > sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) > is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration > for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett > kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >