Most of my Dallas area ancestors were part of the Peter's Colony. These would be the families of Enoch and Martha Stinson Horton, John William Wright, Nimrod Philips and his daughter Jane who married James Horton, Russell and Eliza Fletcher who settled in the Garland, TX area and Benjamin Franklin Frost who also settled in the Garland area. The Crossman's came to the Garland area after 1880. I have several brick walls in these families. They are as follows: Charles B. Horton, b. 1853 Dallas, TX, son of James and Jane Philips Horton of Dallas. I am looking for any information on him, especially after 1875. Jane Philips Horton. We are looking for her death date. It happened before 1870. (She is buried in the Old Horton family cemetery) John William Wright. We are looking for information on his life and his death date and place of burial. Death happened in 1892. Russell Fletcher. We know he died May, 1856. Where in Garland was he buried? Elizabeth Crossman Proctor is buried in Knights of Pythias Cemetery in Garland. Her second husband was Samuel Proctor. Does anyone have any information about him? Where was he buried? Benjamin Franklin Frost is buried in Big Spring Cemetery, Garland, TX. He had a married daughter b. 1818 in Shelby Co., AL, by the name of Emily Frost Hill - wife of Henry Jefferson Hill. Where is she? Her daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Hill married Thomas Benton Fletcher, son of Russell and Eliza Fletcher. Thomas died in 1881 and is buried in the White Rock/Garland area? Does anyone know where? His farm is now under WhiteRock Lake. Can anyone tell me where I can look to see what was done with cemeteries before that area was flooded? Susanna Clark-Smith "The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for." --- Louis L'Amour

I'm researching all in the Dallas area; John H. Middleton b. 1829 Ohio d. abt. 1906 Dallas m.Mary Funk Christian Co. Illinois 1853. Mariah Louisa Middleton Crosthwait. b. 1832 Ross Co., Ohio m. G.W. Crosthwait 1852 Christain Co., Ill d. 1906 Dallas W. H & O.C. Crosthwait. O.C. was the County auditor for many years. James E. Flanders in Dallas 1876-1913 Architect of many of the buildings, courthouses, and Churches in the Dallas area. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 5:02 PM Subject: TXDALLAS-D Digest V02 #272

I am looking for the family of John Fitts Sanford who actually changed his name from John Sanford Fitts. He married a Mexican woman, Isabel Rocha, with whom he had at 5 sons, Tandy, Julio, Roberto, Antonio & Bolivar. John was born in 1859 in TN and died in El Paso, TX on January 14, 1921. I am also looking for the surnames Sifuentes, Rocha, Slaughter & Sheppard. Any help would be greatly appreciated and thanks for calling the roll. Glenda Sheppard Campbell

1870 census, Richland Station, Sumner Co., TN: Fitts, Sanford, M, W, age 76, b. VA Fitts, Francis, F, W, age 55, b. TN In the household immediately preceding this one was: Fitts, D.R.(or D.K.?), M, W, age 34, b. TN, farmer Fitts, S. J., F, W, age 23, b. KY Fitts, T. B., F, W, age 4, b. TN Fitts, T. F., F, W, age 9, b. TN I'm not sure I read all the initials correctly -the handwriting is rather elaborate. Also, I suspect that the Francis listed is actually a Frances. In any case, your ancestor was most likely this elderly man's namesake. There is a black family named Fitts in the same location, with a 4-yr. old son named John. If you are interested in them, please let me know. You might want to check the 1860 slave schedules for TN to see if some of your Fitts families owned slaves, thus the names. There were other Fitts families, black and white, listed in the same county, but not in the same Twp., and others elsewhere in TN. Have you checked the 1880 census in TN for John S. Fitts? (There's a 21-yr. old one listed.) That census is available at familysearch.org There is a younger John F. Sanford (17) in TN in 1880 and there are some John Sanfords in TX in 1880 too but not born in TN. Hope this helps. Genie --- Glenda <[email protected]> wrote: > I am looking for the family of John Fitts > Sanford who actually changed his name from John > Sanford Fitts. He married a Mexican woman, > Isabel Rocha, with whom he had at 5 sons, > Tandy, Julio, Roberto, Antonio & Bolivar. John > was born in 1859 in TN and died in El Paso, TX > on January 14, 1921. I am also looking for the > surnames Sifuentes, Rocha, Slaughter & > Sheppard. Any help would be greatly > appreciated and thanks for calling the roll. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

Howdy Garland, TX began recording deaths at the state level in 1903. If your G-grandparents were in TX the 1900 U.S. census, their deaths may have been recorded by the state. You can get a lookup from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Scroll to the bottom of the page and e-mail your request to them. [If they have the records, their response will also tell you how to get their death certificates.] They can also lookup your grandparents death records and tell you how to get their death certificates. [Gethie Naomi (Young) WALKER's death certificate should name her parents.] Texas State Library and Archives Commisson, Texas Vital Statistics: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/vitalfaq.html TX Death Records online: Allen Parks WALKER Sr. died 14 Apr 1983 in Smith County. (Tyler is the county seat.) For his death certificate, go directly to the Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistcs: http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs/default.htm Bill Allen <[email protected]> Garland Walker wrote: > My Great Grand Parents were John Franklin Walker b 1846 d ? and Sarah Ann Parker b?-D?. They moved from Alabama to Ellis County Texas, their on the 1900 census. My Grandparents were John Walker b 1888 or 1889 in Alabama, d 1952 in Dallas Texas he married Gethie Naomi Young b 1894 Mississippi, d 1941 Dallas Texas, Their children were Wallace Walker, Homer Walker, Velma Walker, Loretta Walker, Minnie Walker and my father Allen Parks Walker b 10/15/23 in Dallas Texas , died 1983 in Tyler Texas. > > My fathers children were Judy Walker, Shirley Walker Allen Parks Walker Jr. , James T. Walker and (ME) Garland Jerry Walker. > > If anyone can help me please do so, I am stumped on the Young side of my family. > > > > Garland Walker

This doesn't help with her death date, but she is in the 1850 census for Dallas Co. as: Page 92B 292 300 Jefferson Weatherford, 39, M, farmer, TN Mary 39 F OH Harbird 16 M farmer, Ill Burrell 13 M Ill Thomas J 9 M Ill Milbery 6 F Ill William 2 M Tex 293 301 Frances Weatherford, 73, F, VA Martha Moore 17 F Ill There was a 53-yr. old Nancy Weatherford, b TN, with several children, on the same page. --- Barbara Samuels <[email protected]> wrote: > I am looking for the date of death of Frances > SPRAGGINS WEATHERFORD. I think it was in the > 1870's, she was the mother of Jefferson > WEATHERFORD. Any helpp appreicated. Barb __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

I am looking for the date of death of Frances SPRAGGINS WEATHERFORD. I think it was in the 1870's, she was the mother of Jefferson WEATHERFORD. Any helpp appreicated. Barb

Rollcall! Seeking info on the family names of Verschoyle, Largent, Terry, Kirkpatrick, Wood and White...from the Celina, McKinney and Dallas Areas. Happy Hunting, J. Verschoyle [email protected]

My Great Grand Parents were John Franklin Walker b 1846 d ? and Sarah Ann Parker b?-D?. They moved from Alabama to Ellis County Texas, their on the 1900 census. My Grandparents were John Walker b 1888 or 1889 in Alabama, d 1952 in Dallas Texas he married Gethie Naomi Young b 1894 Mississippi, d 1941 Dallas Texas, Their children were Wallace Walker, Homer Walker, Velma Walker, Loretta Walker, Minnie Walker and my father Allen Parks Walker b 10/15/23 in Dallas Texas , died 1983 in Tyler Texas. My fathers children were Judy Walker, Shirley Walker Allen Parks Walker Jr. , James T. Walker and (ME) Garland Jerry Walker. If anyone can help me please do so, I am stumped on the Young side of my family. Garland Walker --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now

Researching Newtons of Eagle Ford, including Ezra Williams Newton, wife Persis (Mallory), their son Ernest (md Lula ?), and dau Frankie (md. William Bell). Ernest, md. before 1904, d. 1909, Lula d. 1913. They left 4 young daughters orphaned - Iona (Margaret?), Hazel, Mabel, and ???. What happened to the girls? What was Lula's maiden name? Any possibility of a marriage record for Ernest and Lula? __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

Looking for information on descendents and ancestors of William Bart Starr born December 6, 1882 and died May 15, 1968 in Dallas, Texas. His parents were William Henry Starr and Mattie Jane Chambers. William Henry Starr was born April 5, 1864 in Georgia and died June 21, 1919 in Dallas, Texas. They are both buried in Grove Hill Cemetery in Dallas, Texas. William Henry Starr and Mattie Jane Chambers had the following children: William Bart Starr b. 12/6/1882 Viola Starr b. 1884 James W. Starr b. 1885 Edgar Lee Starr b. 12/12/1892 Otto Hamilton Starr b. 11/21/1895 Willie Starr b. 1896 Helen Arminda Starr b. 2/4/1902 Luther Oldrick Starr b. 3/1/1904 William Bart Starr had several children including: Frank Lee Starr b. 11/6/1903 Dallas, Texas d. 6/27/1970 Waller, Texas Virgil Starr b. 3/20/1907 Dallas, Texasd. 10/29/1982 Dallas, Texas Dorothy Ellen Starr b. 3/25/1919 Dallas, Texas (married William Cook) Henry Roland Starr b. 1923 Dallas, Texas d. 1965 Dallas, Texas For more information please contact me or visit my website http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=vburzynski Vanessa Burzynski

Greetings, List Members: As you know, for the past several years, roll calls have been initiated the list during June and December. Our December roll call is usually the largest because so many people with new computers or new Internet software make their way on to the lists. As part of the roll-call each member is invited (not required) to post a message with a brief synopsis of the ancestors they are researching, including relevant dates, places, etc. to the list. An example would be as follows: Seeking information on the John Jay DOE family. John Jay DOE, born 12/12/1810, Richmond, VA, died 01/01/1901, Austin, Texas Married ( on 04/04/1844 in Long Island, NY) Elizabeth Sue SMITH, born 01/09/1817, Richmond, VA, death date & place unknown (or something along those lines.) Please remember to CHANGE THE SUBJECT of the message when you reply. The subject should read something like: John & Myra Winston DOE Family. (Accurate subjects also help when the messages are archived by rootsweb.com) The roll call will end at midnight on January 1, 2003. All list members are asked to respond to the roll call (should they desire) prior to that time. Roll Calls are conducted twice a year and only on the instruction of the list administrator. This is so the list won't get flooded for roll call requests every time someone new joins the list. Best Wishes & Happy Holidays, Vince Leibowitz List Moderator

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/ZkB.2ACI/1973.1.1 Message Board Post: My JORDAN line were in TN until mid 1850s, where Mary JORDAN, daughter of Andrew J JORDAN, married Henry Wilson HOUSTON, then they migrated to Pope Co, AR, before arriving in Rusk Co, TX about 1860. we aren't sure what happened to Andrew, but Mary and Henry casme on to Dallas county and settled around lancaster by 1870. any conncetion? happy holidays, anna HOUSTON PRICE

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: LITTLE, STONER, LAVENDER, TOOF Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZkB.2ACI/1977 Message Board Post: Searching WILLIAM LITTLE,( d.. 1888, Dallas Co, ) wife MARIA FOX STONER, JOHN GRUBBS LITTLE & wife MARY BELLE TOOF LITTLE, 1870'S 1880's,(homesteaders) , Geo. WASHINGTON STONER, and LAVENDER families in DALLAS CO. Appreciate guidance to records or reading materials which may include these Dallas Co. families from Ky and TN, in that era. Thank you. (Mrs.) Robin Fentress Kernan <[email protected]>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Jordan, Coombs, Calhoun, Wolford Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZkB.2ACI/1976 Message Board Post: The Wolford's went to Garland from KY in mid 1800's. Later Calhoun's followed. Then Coombs from Indiana and Jordan's from (?)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Jordan, Coombs, Calhoun, Wolford Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZkB.2ACI/1973.1 Message Board Post: I see that you have a JORDAN as a surname. I also have Jordan's in Dallas Co. I just found mine in Garland 1900. Mine is Susan V. married Charles Coombs. Do we have a possible match?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bowland Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZkB.2ACI/1780.1 Message Board Post: My name is Gary Bowland. Herbert was my Great Uncle. My Grandfather was Leroy Bowland. Both are decended of Boyd Mercer Bowland and Alexander Bowland. I have Alexander's will and Boyd Mercer's Civil War records. Contact me.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Peters Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZkB.2ACI/1975 Message Board Post: Am trying to locate my grandfathers half-sister, born Annette Peters, born between 1919-1926 or so. Her father is Delbert Peters, her half-brother, William Ray Peters. She would be between 83 or few years younger. Need to find her to let her know that her missing brother has been found after 40 years.email [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Friday Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZkB.2ACI/1974 Message Board Post: requesting a lookup for me on a Joseph Friday who bought land in 1838.

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/ZkB.2ACI/1968.2.1 Message Board Post: I apologize for being late in posting this message... thanks to a kind soul on this board I now have this obit. Many thanks to everyone who offered help, and Happy Holidays! Judy