And I thought I was the only one having this problem! I'll bet that the cause is all the new subscribers to Ancestry in order to take advantage of their offer at MyFamily.com (you had to have an Ancestry subscription by August 31st to get 100mb additional free space at your family site at MyFamily). It probably took down their server when all the new subscribers got online to access Ancestry. By the way, you can get into Ancestry.com now using the link Brian gave, but you still can't access any databases this morning. Glad to know the problem will be fixed soon! Terry Turner

Is anyone besides me having difficulty trying to get into Ancestry.com? I have been trying for 3-4 days and always get a message saying the site could not be found. Has something changed that I don't know about or is AOL just not communicating with their server? The links from Rootsweb.com do not work for me either. I just received the Ancestry Weekly Newsletter today, but there is no mention of the server being down. I would appreciate any insite into this problem. Sorry to send this to the list, but I can't communicate with Ancestry.com since I can't get into it. Thanks, Kay

In a message dated 09/01/2001 10:46:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time, vicki@rootsweb.com writes: > Everyone, > The connection problem for Ancestry.com has been fixed. Ancestry > expects it will be another day maybe two before the corrected > information is globally propagated. > You can connect use http://216.10.103.21/ to connect to Ancestry.com > -----Original Message----- > From: KAYNLINN@aol.com [mailto:KAYNLINN@aol.com] > Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 7:21 AM > Is anyone besides me having difficulty trying to get into > Ancestry.com? I have been trying for 3-4 days and always get a message saying the > site could not be found. Has something changed that I don't know about or > is AOL just not communicating with their server? The links from Rootsweb.com > do not work for me either. I just received the Ancestry Weekly Newsletter today, but > there is no mention of the server being down. I would appreciate > any insite into this problem.

Ladies and Gentlemen: In 1881 one of my ancestors, Phillip Harmon Zeigler, migrated to Gatesville Texas and there met and married Mary Jane Daugherty on August 19, 1889. They had 8 living children who married into the Watkins, Schloeman, Bone, Perryman, McKenzie, Halleman and Hamilton families. My dad was able to get the marriages of their children and I am in the process of trying to document the rest of the families and their children. I do have some information and would love to exchange information with anyone who might be related to my Zeigler relatives in that area. I thank you in advance for your help. My Rootsweb site is: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=kelyxii Herbert Ezra Zeigler \ Charles / Edd Preston King Ezra Lee Zeigler << Thomas >> Alice Cordelia King Lula Lee Glass / Zeigler \ Annie Belle Miller "genealogy is about preservation, not revelation"

Bobbie, Is the book from Eakin Press the new one or the old one?If it is the old one, when will the new one be out? Do I reserve a copy from you for the new one? I have the older one. Sylvia, in the Piney Woods of Deep East Texas _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

Neva, aren't you on this list, thought you might like to see this. >>>>>>>>>>>>I am interested in learning how I might access the Obit of J. M. CALHOUN which comes up when I use the search engine, but the obit is not there - only his name and submitted by Neva McClain, great-granddaughter. J. M. Calhoun was a brother of my Calhoun ancestor. Is Neva McClain a resident of your county? Do you know how I can get in touch with her? Thanks very much for your help. Flo Stevens<<<<<<<<<<<< Bobbie Ross, co-ordinator for Coryell County Texas http://www.rootsweb.com/~txcoryel/ Coryell County Genealogical Society http://users.htcomp.net/ccgs/index2.htm "Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again" Henry Ford

What does anyone know about the Smith and Tanner families of Coryell County. I am descended from Martha Matilda SMITH and George Washington TANNER. One of their daughters is Rosa Lee TANNER, who married Adolphus Franklin SMITH. I believe that G. W. TANNER built a stone house in the county that has been restored. I would love any information that anyone has! Thanks in advance for any and all help! Kim Warren Thomas researching: Smith, Tanner, Warren, Gholson, Langford and allied families in Coryell County.

Bobbie, I can not find anything in Coryell County on my Great Great Grandmother Vianna Lee. She married I. Alpha Lee., I.A. Lee or Isacc A Lee. They lived in Rusk County, Texas in 1860. She is on the 1860 censes. In April 1865 he married Elizabetb Boyles in Coryell. I went to the courthouse there to try to find anything with her name on it. Could she be on a cemetery list somewhere? Thank you Helen Smith

Dear List, It has just been brought to my attention that the Coryell County Family Book is available through Eakin Press and is depicted on their ad at http://www.eakinpress.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/countyhistory.htm?E+scstore Cost is $45 + $3. shipping. I know several had asked for copies. Bobbie Ross, co-ordinator for Coryell County Texas http://www.rootsweb.com/~txcoryel/ Coryell County Genealogical Society http://users.htcomp.net/ccgs/index2.htm

----- Original Message ----- From: Billl Cornwell <bcornwell98@worldnet.att.net> To: <TXCORYEL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 11:28 AM Subject: {not a subscriber} Walker/Cayce Coryell Co > Hi List, > > I'm trying to locate a gr uncle and family William H. WALKER who, according > to family history, was a doctor in Killeen, Tx, m. Belle Unknown. Also that > one of his children m. a CAYCE, who was later in Fort Worth. This is what I > have on them. Let me know if you can help; I need burial loc, marr records. > Nana > Descendants of William Howard Walker > > > > > Generation No. 1 > > > 1. WILLIAM HOWARD5 WALKER (JOHN ALEXANDER4, THOMAS H.3, JOHN F. (FRIANCH)2, > JAMES1)1 was born April 12, 1870 in Magazine Twp. Yell Co, Ar2, and died in > Killeen, Tx. He married BELLE UNKNOWN. > > > Children of WILLIAM WALKER and BELLE UNKNOWN are: > > i. JIM6 WALKER, b. Unknown; d. September 08, 1989, Bell Co, Tx. > > 2. ii. MARGARETTE WALKER, b. Unknown. > > iii. EDNA WALKER, b. Unknown; d. Killeen, Tx; m. UNKNOWN COLE. > > iv. WILLIAM HOWARD WALKER, JR., b. Unknown. > > > > Generation No. 2 > > > 2. MARGARETTE6 WALKER (WILLIAM HOWARD5, JOHN ALEXANDER4, THOMAS H.3, JOHN F. > (FRIANCH)2, JAMES1) was born Unknown. She married ? CAYCE. > > > Child of MARGARETTE WALKER and ? CAYCE is: > > i. JOHN H.7 CAYCE, b. October 07, 1924; d. January 06, 1999, Tx. > > > > > > Endnotes > > > 1. Danville, Ar; Yell Co; Marriage Records, Howard W., age 33; Amanda J. > Harrell, age 29, 3-11-1875. > > 2. Danville, Ar; Yell Co; Marriage Records, Howard W. rather than W. Howard > age 33 and Amanda J. Harrell age 29, 3-11-1875. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <TXCORYEL-D-request@rootsweb.com> > To: <TXCORYEL-D@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 5:02 AM > Subject: TXCORYEL-D Digest V01 #63 > > >

There is a "Little Cowhouse" cemetery in Hamilton Co. The cemetery has been adopted by Sarah Drake Bone SarDra4267@aol.com You can see the information in the "Texas Cemeteries Directory" on the volunteers web site for "Historic Texas Cemeteries". There is also a search feature on the home page where you can search for a cemetery by name. donna http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~txcemeteries/ PS: Please keep an eye out for the burial place of my great grandfather. His name was John Mitchell Webster born Feb. 1857 in Ark. and supposedly died around 1910 in Coryell County. Thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "jag" <jag@our-town.com> To: <TXCORYEL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 3:45 PM Subject: MT. ZION CHURCHES & COWHOUSE CEM./MOUNTAINS & SELLERS burial Thank you Elreeta for your reply. I checked out the Gazeteer and found it most interesting. I also found a LITTLE COW HOUSE CEMETERY. Do you or anyone know of the COWHOUSE MOUNTAINS either in CORYELL CO. or HAMILTON CO, TX.? I am searching for the grave of LYNIA JANE (GODWIN) SELLERS, b. 1828-1830 NC or SC, d. 1870 CORYELL CO. TX and is supposedly buried near GATESVILLE, "near COWHOUSE MTS., LEON RIVER". I've been to the library in Gatesville, TX and she was not mentioned in the Mortality Schedule for 1870 nor in any of the cemetery rosters. Now I'm wondering if she might be listed in a roster for this LITTLE COW HOUSE CEMETERY and if there are such COWHOUSE MTNS. Do you or anyone have a roster for the LITTLE COW HOUSE CEMETERY? Thank you, Lynda ---------- > From: Elreeta Weathers <ecw@htcomp.net> > To: jag@our-town.com > Subject: Re: MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH > Date: Saturday, August 11, 2001 2:46 PM > > Lynda, > > Lanham Methodist Church was called Mt. Zion Methodist Church when it was > formed in the 1870's. It is still located at the intersection of FM 1602 > (Road from Hico to Jonesboro) and TX22 (road from Hamilton to Meridian. > > My gazetteer is up today > <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gazetteer2000/> and you will find > a quick link to both from churches on the first page. Before 1900 Dr. > William Agee (for whom the Agee Community was named--west of Lanham) > attended church at Pleasant Valley--which was quite a distance to travel to > church at that time. > > My cousin, David, said that he did not have your Sellers in his database. > > Elreeta > ----- Original Message ----- > From: jag <jag@our-town.com> > To: <TXCORYEL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 10:09 AM > Subject: Fw: MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH > > ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

Thank you Elreeta for your reply. I checked out the Gazeteer and found it most interesting. I also found a LITTLE COW HOUSE CEMETERY. Do you or anyone know of the COWHOUSE MOUNTAINS either in CORYELL CO. or HAMILTON CO, TX.? I am searching for the grave of LYNIA JANE (GODWIN) SELLERS, b. 1828-1830 NC or SC, d. 1870 CORYELL CO. TX and is supposedly buried near GATESVILLE, "near COWHOUSE MTS., LEON RIVER". I've been to the library in Gatesville, TX and she was not mentioned in the Mortality Schedule for 1870 nor in any of the cemetery rosters. Now I'm wondering if she might be listed in a roster for this LITTLE COW HOUSE CEMETERY and if there are such COWHOUSE MTNS. Do you or anyone have a roster for the LITTLE COW HOUSE CEMETERY? Thank you, Lynda ---------- > From: Elreeta Weathers <ecw@htcomp.net> > To: jag@our-town.com > Subject: Re: MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH > Date: Saturday, August 11, 2001 2:46 PM > > Lynda, > > Lanham Methodist Church was called Mt. Zion Methodist Church when it was > formed in the 1870's. It is still located at the intersection of FM 1602 > (Road from Hico to Jonesboro) and TX22 (road from Hamilton to Meridian. > > My gazetteer is up today > <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gazetteer2000/> and you will find > a quick link to both from churches on the first page. Before 1900 Dr. > William Agee (for whom the Agee Community was named--west of Lanham) > attended church at Pleasant Valley--which was quite a distance to travel to > church at that time. > > My cousin, David, said that he did not have your Sellers in his database. > > Elreeta > ----- Original Message ----- > From: jag <jag@our-town.com> > To: <TXCORYEL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 10:09 AM > Subject: Fw: MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH > >

Thank Kirby, for forwarding the message. I didn't see it over the "list". My SELLERS folks could very well have been married at a Methodist Church. Most folks went to the community church at that time regardless of what denomination even as late as the 1940's. I was just guessing that it might have been Baptist since they were known to be Baptists later on. I know they all lived around Pancake, Turnersville & Jonesboro. Does anyone have a photo of the old Mt. Zion Church or possibly an early member roster? Thanks, Lynda ---------- From: Kirby L Pope <klpope@calpha.com> To: jag@our-town.com Subject: Fw: MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH Date: Saturday, August 11, 2001 9:51 AM Lynda, Second message with info regarding Mt. Zion. I'll try to find a map for approx location. Kirby ----- Original Message ----- From: Sue Duke To: klpope@calpha.com Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 7:20 PM Subject: Re: MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH Hi, I had to jump in on this discussion. Mt. Zion was a Methodist Church. It was located in the Pancake and Turnersville area. My dad Bob Weaver attended that school as well as went to church there. The Weaver family was very active in the community. I do have information not only on the school also the area. I do have five school pictures of the Mt. Zion school from about 1910-11 forward. If you could provide additional information I would be gald to provide information. Sue Weaver Duke >From: "Kirby L Pope" <klpope@calpha.com> >To: TXCORYEL-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH >Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 17:09:13 -0500 > >I assume Mt. Zion Baptist Church was near Mt. Zion School. My mom attended >there for several years. This would have been in mid 1920's. >Kirby > ----- Original Message ----- > From: jag > To: TXCORYEL-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 10:48 AM > Subject: Fw: MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH > > > > > ---------- > > From: jag <jag@our-town.com> > > To: TXCORYEL-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH > > Date: Thursday, August 09, 2001 10:46 AM > > > > Hi Listers: Does anyone know of a member roster or maybe a book that > cites > > information about the old Mt. Zion Baptist Church built in the last >half

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Hello, Noticed where the 1930 US Census is now on sale. I have got to order a copy of that Census for Coryell County. I'm on it. My mother said that I was 8 weeks old when the census taker came by. Time has caught up with me. Cassie

I assume Mt. Zion Baptist Church was near Mt. Zion School. My mom attended there for several years. This would have been in mid 1920's. Kirby ----- Original Message ----- From: jag To: TXCORYEL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 10:48 AM Subject: Fw: MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH ---------- > From: jag <jag@our-town.com> > To: TXCORYEL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH > Date: Thursday, August 09, 2001 10:46 AM > > Hi Listers: Does anyone know of a member roster or maybe a book that cites > information about the old Mt. Zion Baptist Church built in the last half of > the 19th century there in Coryell Co.? I believe it might have been > located close to Pancake or Turnersville and that Edmond Eldred Sellers was > a pastor there for a time and that his father Almond Lewis Sellers was > instrumental in its forming & building. > Thanks, Lynda ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

In 1873, 1875, and 1877 there was not a Mt. Zion Baptist Church in the Leon River Baptist Association--which included Baptist Church in Coryell, Hamilton, Bell, Bosque, Milam, Erath, and Lampasas Counties. The minutes of the annual associational meetings for these three years are difficult to read, however, neither Edmond Eldred Sellers nor his father, Almond Lewis Sellers were listed as a pastor or as a messenger from any member church. The minutes DO NOT include a church roll for each church. There was a Mt. Zion Baptist Church formed in Hamilton County at Old Hico--Honey Creek Trading Post. Mt. Zion Baptist Church at Old Hico was first associated with the Bosque River Baptist Association. "In 1861 Isaac Reed was involved in the organization of Mt. Zion Baptist Church at the Honey Creek Trading Post--Old Hico. Rev. A. D. Maroney and L. D. Stringer of the Leon River Baptist Association assisted in the organization and ordained Reed who became the first pastor of Mount Zion. Isaac Reed participated in Indian fights, had limited education, was a fluent speaker, and a good preacher." I have not found a mention of Sellers associated with this Mt. Zion Baptist Church. After the railroad came to Hico in Hamilton County, Honey Creek Trading Post/Old Hico moved to the new location of Hico and Hico Baptist Church was established. However, Edmund Eldred Sellers, was involved in the founding of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, in Hamilton County. "From my "People and Places: Gazetteer of Hamilton County, TX" <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gazetteer2000/> [Freepages server lost a disk last night so it is shut down until tomorrow.] "Pleasant Valley Baptist Church was founded Sunday, 10 September, 1876, and was one of the founders of the Hamilton County Baptist Association on 4 July, 1877. Daniel Babb preached the first sermon in the Pleasant Valley community under an oak tree. Pleasant Valley Baptist Church was organized by Rev. Daniel Babb, probably Rev. Noah T. Byars, and possibly Rev. Edmund Eldred Sellers." As per the minutes of Hamilton County Baptist Association, Edmund Eldred Sellers was pastor of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in 1878-1879. Elreeta Weathers ----- Original Message ----- From: jag <jag@our-town.com> To: <TXCORYEL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 10:48 AM Subject: Fw: MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH > > > ---------- > > From: jag <jag@our-town.com> > > To: TXCORYEL-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH > > Date: Thursday, August 09, 2001 10:46 AM > > > > Hi Listers: Does anyone know of a member roster or maybe a book that > cites > > information about the old Mt. Zion Baptist Church built in the last half > of > > the 19th century there in Coryell Co.? I believe it might have been > > located close to Pancake or Turnersville and that Edmond Eldred Sellers > was > > a pastor there for a time and that his father Almond Lewis Sellers was > > instrumental in its forming & building. > > Thanks, Lynda > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >

---------- > From: jag <jag@our-town.com> > To: TXCORYEL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH > Date: Thursday, August 09, 2001 10:46 AM > > Hi Listers: Does anyone know of a member roster or maybe a book that cites > information about the old Mt. Zion Baptist Church built in the last half of > the 19th century there in Coryell Co.? I believe it might have been > located close to Pancake or Turnersville and that Edmond Eldred Sellers was > a pastor there for a time and that his father Almond Lewis Sellers was > instrumental in its forming & building. > Thanks, Lynda

Seeking information that might lead to the identification of the father and other ancestors of Lavania Reatherford JONES b. 23 Nov. 1850 at Lumpkin, Stewart Co. GA. L. R. JONES and family migrated to Coryel Co., TX from Pike Co., AL between 20 Nov. 1882 and 4 Feb. 1885. At the time of the move, the family consisted of L. R. his wife Nancy Joanna DARBY b. 15 April 1861 in Pike Co., AL, and four sons, all born at Troy, Pike Co., AL: James J. b. 23 Aug. 1876, Henry Darby b. 20 Dec. 1878, Thomas Reatherford b. 21 Nov. 1881 and William David b. 20 Nov. 1882. Children born to L. R. and Nancy in Coryel Co. were Frank B. b. 4 Feb. 1885, Betty Iona b. 26 July 1887, Carrie Belle b. 23 Feb. 1890, Nettie b. 25 Aug. 1891, John Baptist b. 14 Jan. 1895, and Horace Benjamin b. 14 Nov. 1897. Thanks! Bill Bateman Midland, Texas

Hi, Bobbie and Listers! I sure hope y'all cool off a bit; from the weathermap it appears you're cookin'. Bobbie, wouldyou check your marriage records for me for the marriage of J. Allen and Jeffersonia Crittenden/Crittendon? I'd sure appreciate it. Thanks, and stay cool. Donna in Virginia