I have much information on the Coryell Graves families. Tom Graves

All list members, please note article on first page of our home page about the festivities of this coming weekend. This weekend will mark the 100th birthday of our beautiful restored Courthouse. The events of the day are listed. Your response to requests of being lookups for your family lines has been great, I added a new page just for that. Keep them coming in! Bobbie Ross [email protected] County Co-ordinator for Coryell County, TX GenWeb project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txcoryel/ Now hosting the Coryell County Mailing List (to subscribe, send a message containing the single word subscribe to [email protected]) Ross Family Website:http://www.htcomp.net/ross Coryell County Society NSDAR:http://www.htcomp.net/ross/dar ICQ 18046713

Judge R. E. B. BAYLOR was one of three men who were founders of Baylor University and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor when they were founded as the same institution at Indepencence, TX, in 1845. In 1856 Coryell was still a young county since it was organized in 1854. Settlers were truly pioneers who lived among many dangers with Indian attacks for many years to come. Of necessity these pioneers had to be self-sufficient if they survived. In early Texas days, each county did not have a judge. In Hamilton County (formed in Jan. 1858) which shares a countyline with Coryell County, the sheriff would have to provide a protective escort for visiting judges from the countyline to the countyseat and then back again to the countyline after the court session. The protective escort was necessary because of lawless settlers. Hamilton County had a "Chief Justice" until 1866. Perhaps a chief justice did not function as a judge, because it was during that time that visiting judges came to Hamilton to hold court. Elreeta ---------- > From: Carole Hedger <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TXCORYEL-L] Re: Cooke / Garrard > Date: Thursday, October 01, 1998 9:32 AM ... ... ... ... The first court opened its session (16 June 1856),when this call was destined to suffer from the hands of the prosecuting attorney. Present and presiding, the Hon.R.E.B.Baylor, judge..and here the district attorney, N.W.Battle of Waco, opened fire on the illegality of the call for grand jurors, and secured a new call, which resulted in the first grand jury of the county being made up of the following..." ... ... ... > Carole

Karen, I would think the jury was selected much as it is now, from registered voter lists, or perhaps then, from property owners. A brief account in Vol IV states this, which I thought was interesting, and it was in reference to the group chosen for the 1st grand jury included Thomas GERARD. "...issuance of a call for a grand jury by T.B. Pollard, the district clerk. The names on his list were...The first court opened its session (16 June 1856),when this call was destined to suffer from the hands of the prosecuting attorney. Present and presiding, the Hon.R.E.B.Baylor, judge..and here the district attorney, N.W.Battle of Waco, opened fire on the illegality of the call for grand jurors, and secured a new call, which resulted in the first grand jury of the county being made up of the following..." Perhaps court records of this first proceeding would shed light or even give personal info on why he objected, and who he objected to. Carole

I am looking for any family information on William Mosby EASTLAND and his wife Evangaline YALLOWBY. William EASTLAND was the first officer to draw a black bean in the ill-fated MEIR EXPEDITION. They had one child in Pennsylvania named Caroline. Caroline married Benjamin F. CHEW and they had 3 children together. In the 1850 Texas Census, Benjamin had remarried and had several more children. I have no idea what happened to Caroline EASTLAND. I can only assume that she died but I don't know if she died before arriving in Texas. I know the CHEW's went back and forth between Virginia and Pennsylvania before moving to TEXAS. I can find all kinds of information about the MEIR EXPEDITION but nothing on the EASTLAND family at all. I would be grateful for any information or advice. Kristy

He's not from my husband's bunch of Farrar's. The father died in 1880 and his boys were all farmers and as far as I know none of the grandkids were named Joe, or went to college at A & M. You might check the Dallas phone book, I'll bet the # of Farrars will surprise you! Sorry, Bobbie ---------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TXCORYEL-L] Fw: Have you heard about this? > Date: Wednesday, September 30, 1998 4:06 PM > > I have to know. Farrar. In 1941 at Texas A & M College, there was a boy > named: > Joe Farrar. He was from Dallas, his dad was in the construction business. > Joe and > I were very good friends. A war sorta separated us. Joe had a sister. Joe > was big, > tough, wore his hair short short, was not handsome - but was beautiful inside. > Are > you people familiar with anyone who fits that description? > > O. M. Wilkinson > originally from Arkansas

Karen, I have one page from the book that a Mr. Norwood from Bynum, NC sent to me when he miraculously solved all of my problems. Jorial I's parents both died when he was a small child, so finding his parents through the census was impossible. I was corresponding with a Doctor in another state and he suggested I write to Mr. Norwood who lives in the same area Luke Bynum lived. I received a return letter saying that YES he could help me, his great grandparents, the Sipes had raised Jorial after his parents died. Mrs. Sipes was a sister of Amelia (Milly) Farrar and it was in her will that he should be reared by her sister. He sent me copies of their wills , etc. See there list members, don't ever give up, some day you may just "fall into it!" Karen, I would like to have anything that you would care to share about this family. Bobbie ------------ > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [TXCORYEL-L] Bynum famiily > Date: Wednesday, September 30, 1998 12:01 PM > > Hi Bobbie, > > I just visited your web site - very nice! > > I'm a cousin of your husband's too... Through Luke Bynum. There are also > some cousins in Mertens, including a lovely lady named Carrie Jean > Ferguson. Also, I have e-mail addresses for two more Luke Bynum > descendants (in NC and FL) if you'd like them. Do you have the book > Bynum and Baynham Families of America which gives Luke's ancestors? > > Regards, Karen Trouvat

I have to know. Farrar. In 1941 at Texas A & M College, there was a boy named: Joe Farrar. He was from Dallas, his dad was in the construction business. Joe and I were very good friends. A war sorta separated us. Joe had a sister. Joe was big, tough, wore his hair short short, was not handsome - but was beautiful inside. Are you people familiar with anyone who fits that description? O. M. Wilkinson originally from Arkansas

Hi Bobbie, I just visited your web site - very nice! I'm a cousin of your husband's too... Through Luke Bynum. There are also some cousins in Mertens, including a lovely lady named Carrie Jean Ferguson. Also, I have e-mail addresses for two more Luke Bynum descendants (in NC and FL) if you'd like them. Do you have the book Bynum and Baynham Families of America which gives Luke's ancestors? Regards, Karen Trouvat

Hi Carole, Many and sincere thanks for doing the COOKE and GARRARD lookups. The Cooke connection I'm hunting for would be to Augustus W. Cooke, first surveyor of Robertson County. Oh well, ... But the Thomas Garrard (Gerard, Girard) does seem to be the right one. I wonder if the county courthouse would have any records pertaining to those who served as jurors? Regards, Karen Trouvat

I WISH YOU WERE TOO! ---------- > From: Carole Hedger <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TXCORYEL-L] Fw: Have you heard about this? > Date: Tuesday, September 29, 1998 12:37 PM > > I wish I could be in Texas to help. > > Carole in California > > Bobbie Ross wrote: > > > > WORK DAY FOR ABANDONED OR DESERTED GRAVES ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS IN > > > TEXAS.

No, but I know the feeling, I always get weird things happening to mine. Last week I had to get a guy in, thought my floppy drive had gone out, told me every floppy, even new ones were "write protected", come to find out it was WalMarts fault, bunch of 50 floppies that got magnetized some way. Would have worked fine if I had reformatted them all! But I had paid for formatted ones, so took them back, used the first one of a new box of Sony ones last night AND it told me it was "write protected"! Don't know yet where we go from here. Cost me $50 to find out that the disks were defective! Then when I bought new ones, I had thrown away part of the defective ones, so they took the new ones out of my box to make up the 50! I'm not a really happy camper with Walmart at the moment. Appreciate the Farrar info, let me know what I have that you might want, can send you a descendancy chart? Bobbie ---------- > From: Sue <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TXCORYEL-L] Fw: Have you heard about this? > Date: Tuesday, September 29, 1998 11:53 AM > > Bobbie, > The Royall connection to the Farrar's is this: Joseph Farrar, (> Thomas> > William) of Goochland Co., VA, b. date unknow ( to me) died 1749, married Mary > Roayll, who was the widow of Josiah Woodson. Joseph's will was dated Aug. 14, > and proved Nov. 21, 1749. Names his son Joseph Royall Farrar, daughters Lucy > Farrar, & Elizabeth. His stepson Joseph Woodson. His wife, Mary and his > stepsons John and Joseph Woodson are the executors. Joseph Royall Farrar, the > above son of Joseph Farrar, was b. abt 1740 and lived in Goochland Co., Va, > until about 1785, when he moved to Fayette Co., KY. where he lived ntil his > death. (date of death not known) > He married three times. 1. Phoebe Harris, dau. of James of Cumberland Co. VA. > 2. Martha Gaines, 3. Janes, dau. of Thos. Ford of Goochland. > His Issue: by # 1 -a. Sarah Farrar, b. abt July 18, 1763, d. as an infant. > b. Sarah Farrar, b. Feb. 10, 1765, marr. John > Royster > c. Mary Farrar, b. Jan 27, 1767, marr. Wm. Harris > > d. Lucy Farrar, b. Feb. 19, 1769, marr. John > Crouch > By his 2nd Marr. to Martha Gaines > e. Judith Farrar, b. ? marr. John Flournoy > f. Elizabeth, b. ? marr. Dr. John Selman, of > Maryland. > g. Joseph Farrar, died at age 13. > By his 3rd marriage to Jane Ford: > h. William Farrar, who marrid and died young, > leaving children in Indiana. > i. Bernard Gaines Farrar > j. Jane Farrar, marr. Dr. Coleman Rogers of > Louisville, KY > k. Joseph Royal Farrar, marr. ____ a dau. of > Benj. Smith of Fayette Co., Ky, died leaving children. > I don't know why the Farrar's in Chatham, (John), would have named the son > after the a cousin but, the Clark's in Chatham were cousins, several times > over. And, I keep trying to find a connection to the Winnefred Clark that > married into the Farrar line to my earlier Clarks. The reason being. The old > William Clark in Chatham,( father of Alexander and grfather to William, father > of Mary L. Clark Farrar) was married first to Winnefred Webb and I only know > of Alexander, as their children. I believe this Winnefred Clark could be an > older sister to Alexander, that has not been documented. The only problem > being that Goochland is not the county of residence for the Clark's at that > time. They were in Richmond. All this is from the VA. Mag. of History. > Anyway, just a few tidbits more for you. I'm trying to get the pages > printed out for you to mail. > Oh, I have had the weirdest thing happen to me on my computer. All of a > sudden, I cannot connect to rootsweb. Just on my computer. On my husbands > everything is fine, but I cannot make a link between anything. Have any idea > what could be wrong ? > Sue > > > Bobbie Ross wrote: > > > Thought someone on the list might like this info. Bobbie > > > > > WORK DAY FOR ABANDONED OR DESERTED GRAVES ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS IN > > > TEXAS. > > > > > > To Whom This May Concern: > > > There will be allowed by Texas Law; Senate Resolution # 591 and House > > > Resolution # 1097, a work day the first Sunday of April and October each > > > year, therefore, OCTOBER 3, 1998, BEGINNING AT 9 O'CLOCK A.M. ENDING AT > > > 6 O'CLOCK P.M. [ SEE: http://members.aol.com/savegrave/ ]

I wish I could be in Texas to help. Carole in California Bobbie Ross wrote: > > WORK DAY FOR ABANDONED OR DESERTED GRAVES ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS IN > > TEXAS.

Bobbie, The Royall connection to the Farrar's is this: Joseph Farrar, (> Thomas> William) of Goochland Co., VA, b. date unknow ( to me) died 1749, married Mary Roayll, who was the widow of Josiah Woodson. Joseph's will was dated Aug. 14, and proved Nov. 21, 1749. Names his son Joseph Royall Farrar, daughters Lucy Farrar, & Elizabeth. His stepson Joseph Woodson. His wife, Mary and his stepsons John and Joseph Woodson are the executors. Joseph Royall Farrar, the above son of Joseph Farrar, was b. abt 1740 and lived in Goochland Co., Va, until about 1785, when he moved to Fayette Co., KY. where he lived ntil his death. (date of death not known) He married three times. 1. Phoebe Harris, dau. of James of Cumberland Co. VA. 2. Martha Gaines, 3. Janes, dau. of Thos. Ford of Goochland. His Issue: by # 1 -a. Sarah Farrar, b. abt July 18, 1763, d. as an infant. b. Sarah Farrar, b. Feb. 10, 1765, marr. John Royster c. Mary Farrar, b. Jan 27, 1767, marr. Wm. Harris d. Lucy Farrar, b. Feb. 19, 1769, marr. John Crouch By his 2nd Marr. to Martha Gaines e. Judith Farrar, b. ? marr. John Flournoy f. Elizabeth, b. ? marr. Dr. John Selman, of Maryland. g. Joseph Farrar, died at age 13. By his 3rd marriage to Jane Ford: h. William Farrar, who marrid and died young, leaving children in Indiana. i. Bernard Gaines Farrar j. Jane Farrar, marr. Dr. Coleman Rogers of Louisville, KY k. Joseph Royal Farrar, marr. ____ a dau. of Benj. Smith of Fayette Co., Ky, died leaving children. I don't know why the Farrar's in Chatham, (John), would have named the son after the a cousin but, the Clark's in Chatham were cousins, several times over. And, I keep trying to find a connection to the Winnefred Clark that married into the Farrar line to my earlier Clarks. The reason being. The old William Clark in Chatham,( father of Alexander and grfather to William, father of Mary L. Clark Farrar) was married first to Winnefred Webb and I only know of Alexander, as their children. I believe this Winnefred Clark could be an older sister to Alexander, that has not been documented. The only problem being that Goochland is not the county of residence for the Clark's at that time. They were in Richmond. All this is from the VA. Mag. of History. Anyway, just a few tidbits more for you. I'm trying to get the pages printed out for you to mail. Oh, I have had the weirdest thing happen to me on my computer. All of a sudden, I cannot connect to rootsweb. Just on my computer. On my husbands everything is fine, but I cannot make a link between anything. Have any idea what could be wrong ? Sue Bobbie Ross wrote: > Thought someone on the list might like this info. Bobbie > > > WORK DAY FOR ABANDONED OR DESERTED GRAVES ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS IN > > TEXAS. > > > > To Whom This May Concern: > > There will be allowed by Texas Law; Senate Resolution # 591 and House > > Resolution # 1097, a work day the first Sunday of April and October each > > year, therefore, OCTOBER 3, 1998, BEGINNING AT 9 O'CLOCK A.M. ENDING AT > > 6 O'CLOCK P.M. [ SEE: http://members.aol.com/savegrave/ ]

Thought someone on the list might like this info. Bobbie > WORK DAY FOR ABANDONED OR DESERTED GRAVES ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS IN > TEXAS. > > To Whom This May Concern: > There will be allowed by Texas Law; Senate Resolution # 591 and House > Resolution # 1097, a work day the first Sunday of April and October each > year, therefore, OCTOBER 3, 1998, BEGINNING AT 9 O'CLOCK A.M. ENDING AT > 6 O'CLOCK P.M. [ SEE: http://members.aol.com/savegrave/ ]

Bobbie, you done good. And I do thank you very much. Just as I thought. The lady at Ward Insurance Agency was probably a Powell. Adeline Powell Ward, I do believe. Thank you , Bobbie. Wilkie Wilkinson in Houston,

Mr. Wilkinson, this much I can tell you from the census: In 1860 census Powells, Norris and Saunders are living in proximity in Gatesville. The only James Powell, age 38. is in the Owl Creek area of the county with wife Malinda J., age 26. In the 1880 census James M. Powell, age 51, with wife Margaret E., age 49, are on page 402A #175-177 with son Robert E. age 24. # 188-191 is a Saunders, but Page 425A is James R. Saunders with daughter Bettie age 17. There are still Powell families living here today, about 3, different, apparently unconnected, lines. What more would you like for me to check? Bobbie ---------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TXCORYEL-L] newsletter > Date: Monday, September 28, 1998 9:20 AM > > I am Wilkie Wilkinson in Houston, TX and I need help. My wife was a Moorhead. > She descends from Thomas Benjamin Saunders and Adelia Norris. The older > bro.of > T. B. Saunders was James read Saunders, whose daughter, Elizabeth Adeline > (Betty) Saunders, m. in 1885, Robert Elias Powell, b. 6 Mar 1856. Can you > tell me > anything about that man??? > > Wilkie, 200 Sandgate Road, Houston, TX 77061-5016 713/ 643-7660

I don't guess I knew that, as I was not aware of any Graham connection. Will have to look that up. I am so glad to see members of the list helping each other, that more than doubles our research potential. Keep up the good work. Sue, if you will send me your main lines, I would like to add you to our look up list, which was just posted yesterday. Thanks, Bobbie Ross [email protected] County Co-ordinator for Coryell County, TX GenWeb project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txcoryel/ Now hosting the Coryell County Mailing List (to subscribe, send a message containing the single word subscribe to [email protected]) Ross Family Website:http://www.htcomp.net/ross Coryell County Society NSDAR:http://www.htcomp.net/ross/dar ICQ 18046713

Bobbie, Wanted to reply this time, to the list and if you know the answer maybe it will help others too. I was posting the reply to the Cook-Garrard query, (which had the Fanning family in the reply, from Carole Hedger). I said that Rev. Jesse Graham and his wife Martha Fanning Graham were from Jackson Co., AL. I also, should have said that Martha Fanning Graham and Middleton Fanning, II, were siblings. But, the question I have for you, since your related to the Thornton's, is.. Do you know who the Martha Thornton and Elizabeth Thornton girls are, that married the sons of Rev. Jesse ? They were Ozias Denton and Curtis Beason Graham. Just realized the connection when I went to look at my data base for the Graham-Fanning lines.. Thanks, Sue Bobbie Ross wrote: > How delighted I am that you found me, it really is a small world and > getting smaller every day thanks to the internet. I am so glad to hear > from someone that knows something, it is always the ones that "want" to > know everything! I have agonized over the name Jorial, or Josial, finally > decided that the prepondernece of the evidence pointed to Jorial and I > would go with it. We put a tombstone on his and his wife's graves about 5 > years ago. I will visit your page and get together with you. > See list members, what can happen when you advertise your lines! > Bobbie > > ---------- > > From: Sue <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [TXCORYEL-L] Web page > > Date: Sunday, September 27, 1998 7:01 PM > > > > Bobbie, > > I just visited your web page and discovered that your husband and I > are > > cousins. I am a Farrar relative. Jorial Farrar ( His name was a > contraction > > of Joseph and Royall.) The Farrar's having married into the Royall > family, > > in VA. There was a Rev. Joseph Royall and the name was used several > times > > as Jorial) Anyway, Mary Clark that married Jorial I was the sister of my > > ancestor. I also have the Farrar line in my Jefferson line. > > I can give you some more info. on the lines on back, especially the Clark > > line. > > My Chatham Co., NC Web page address is > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncchatha/chatham.htm if you want to visit it > and > > see what else you can find. > > It is such a small world, here I'm interested in the Coryell Co. page > > for my husbands folks and find some of mine.. ain't it great ? <VBG> > Sue > > Ashby > > > > Bobbie Ross wrote: > > > > > Well as of this day I have gotten our look up page on line, on the > first > > > table under "Surname Look ups". Continue to let me know what you can > do > > > lookups in and you will be added to the list. Have a good week. > > > Bobbie Ross > > > [email protected] > > > County Co-ordinator for Coryell County, TX GenWeb project: > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txcoryel/ > > > Now hosting the Coryell County Mailing List > > > (to subscribe, send a message containing the single word subscribe > > > to [email protected]) > > > Ross Family Website:http://www.htcomp.net/ross > > > Coryell County Society NSDAR:http://www.htcomp.net/ross/dar > > > ICQ 18046713

I transcribed the 1880 census from microfilm about 5 years ago. It has been for sale since then, advertised in Genealogical Helper and elsewhere. It is for sale now on my home page at: http://www.htcomp.net/ross there is also a book order blank at that site. Right now I am transcribing it again - from microfilm - for the GenWeb census project and it will also be on line on the Coryell Co. GenWeb site - at some point in the future. Bobbie ---------- > From: Lesley <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [TXCORYEL-L] 1880 Census Help > Date: Monday, September 28, 1998 9:31 AM > > Can someone tell me if there is a place on the web to order the entire 1880 > census for Texas? Can you even get it? If not how about the 1880 Johnson > County census? I live in New York and can't get to Texas so I will have to > order it if that is even possible. Thanks for your help. > Lesley > [email protected] >