Linda, I have Webb's and Vestal's in my family history also. Are yours from Eastland and Callahan County? Thanks Donna Irby ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Preston" <neecamp@juno.com> To: <TXEASTLA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 6:43 PM Subject: Re: [TXEASTLA] Santa Claus Bank Robbery > The Santa Claus Bank Robbery is one of our family's favorite stories. My > Dad, who is 91 years old, was in town during the Santa Claus Bank Robbery > -- as a matter of fact, he was heading for the bank and decided to stop > at the drug store and have a soda first. Upon hearing the news from a > passerby, he ran to the see what was going on. When he did see, he -- in > his words -- "got out of there fast." > > For those interested, the Cisco Police Department's Website discusses the > robbery. You can read that at > http://216.88.101.254/ciscopd/santaclaus.html. > > There's a book entitled "The Santa Claus Bank Robbery," by A.C. Greene, > published by the University of North Texas Press. > > I have a copy of a pamphlet that was printed by the First National Bank > years ago. I don't know if they still distribute this publication. I > don't want to take a chance on violating any copyrights, but if anyone is > interested, you might want to contact the bank to see if it is still > available: > > First National Bank > P.O. Box 1220 > Cisco, TX 76437 > (254) 442-2211 > > I was also surprised at how much a Google search for the Santa Claus Bank > Robbery turned up! > > Regards, > Linda > > *************************** > Linda Preston - Stuck in Southern California > Primary: neecamp@yahoo.com/Secondary: famtree5@juno.com > RESEARCHING: Camp, Nutt, Pippen/Pippin, Dennis, Neal, Webb, Vestal, > Rankin, Ray, Allen, and oh so many more! > > > ==== TXEASTLA Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Eastland Co., TX list, send only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to TXEASTLA-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest List > to TXEASTLA-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

List Tom LOCKHART just mentioned George CARMICHAEL who was killed in the Santa Claus Bank Robbery. George BEDFORD was the Chief of Police then and I have read that he was killed in the robbery. George was the brother of the Jessie Veisz BEDFORD who married my ggg uncle Logan JOHNSON. Who else was killed in this robbery? Marcia Hart Wilson in southern California

Looking for Caroline Brown, born approx. 1860 , Ga. m: John A. Boykin, Montgomery Co., Tx 1878 d: childbirth, approx 1897, Palestine, Tx.? I need definite information on her parents and her death. Stephanie Bertani

The Santa Claus Bank Robbery is one of our family's favorite stories. My Dad, who is 91 years old, was in town during the Santa Claus Bank Robbery -- as a matter of fact, he was heading for the bank and decided to stop at the drug store and have a soda first. Upon hearing the news from a passerby, he ran to the see what was going on. When he did see, he -- in his words -- "got out of there fast." For those interested, the Cisco Police Department's Website discusses the robbery. You can read that at http://216.88.101.254/ciscopd/santaclaus.html. There's a book entitled "The Santa Claus Bank Robbery," by A.C. Greene, published by the University of North Texas Press. I have a copy of a pamphlet that was printed by the First National Bank years ago. I don't know if they still distribute this publication. I don't want to take a chance on violating any copyrights, but if anyone is interested, you might want to contact the bank to see if it is still available: First National Bank P.O. Box 1220 Cisco, TX 76437 (254) 442-2211 I was also surprised at how much a Google search for the Santa Claus Bank Robbery turned up! Regards, Linda *************************** Linda Preston - Stuck in Southern California Primary: neecamp@yahoo.com/Secondary: famtree5@juno.com RESEARCHING: Camp, Nutt, Pippen/Pippin, Dennis, Neal, Webb, Vestal, Rankin, Ray, Allen, and oh so many more!

Thomas Colon LOCKHART was born 10 May 1845 in Marion County Georgia died 7 February 1930 Cisco Eastland County Texas buried 8 February 1930 Pleasant Hill Cemetery Eastland County Texas. He married Jemima Anna (Jemmie) WALL/WALLS 27 July 1866 in Butler County Alabama. Jemmie was born 20 February 1847 (some census reads Alabama others Florida). She died 7 September 1928 Pleasant Hill Eastland County Texas and is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery Eastland County Texas. (I am especially interested in any information on the family of Jemima Anna Wall/Walls) Their children were: Charles Howard LOCKHART born 22 April 1867 Greenville Butler County Alabama Ida Corrine LOCKHART born 2 March 1870 Butler County Alabama died 6 September 1952 Cisco Eastland County Texas married Nicholas Seymore KINARD on 2 March 1891 in Shady Grove Eastland County Texas Anna LOCKHART born 5 November 1874 Plano Collin County Texas died 14 August 1952 Cisco Eastland County Texas married Samuel Arthur CARMICHAEL on 5 December 1897 Eastland County Texas. (Was the George Carmichael who was law enforcement and killed in the Santa Clause bank robbery a brother of Samuel) (When and where did Nellie Carmichael, daughter of Anna and Samuel die) Almer Hightower LOCKHART born 25 July 1883 Cisco Eastland County Texas died 21 February 1960 Cisco Eastland County Texas buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery Eastland County Texas married Martha Francis MCMILLAN 4 December 1904 Eastland County Texas Burt Finley LOCKHART born 5 January 1885 Cisco Eastland County Texas died 8 December 1953 Los Angeles County California married Mabel ALTOM on 7 April 1909 Eastland Eastland County Texas Jemmie and Thomas Lockhart were both members on Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Two other children were born after Burt Finley that I have very little information - Benjamin born 15 May 1890 and Ada Tom Lockhart

My family Julias Lafettye Daniel b 12 Oct 1857 in Cherokee County, Alabama died 22 April ? Eastland County, Texas. He married Nancy Medora Harbin. Children Grady William Daniel b 1893 Alabama Leondis Daniel b 1879 Georgia Esco Daniel James Thomas Daniel Mattie Daniel Albert Daniel b Alabama Winter Daniel d Eastland County Texas Catherine Daniel Grady William Daniel married Sarah Eva Elizabeth Dollberry 1915. She is the daughter of Absalom Dolberry and Delilah Precise. Children: Dorthy Daniel Sylvia Daniel Edith Fayette Daniel b 1917 Hebert Lafettye Daniel b 1919 La June Maurice Daniel b 1922 Gladys Mae Daniel b 6 Feb 1924 Eastland County, Texas d 11 July 1990 Coleman, Texas Marcel Daniel b 1930 The other side of the family is General Marion Kimbrough b Tn died Eastland County married Savannah Ann Kimbrough b TN d Eastland County. Some of the Children Ardra Kimbrough Enoch Kimbrough General Onard Kimbrough Ava Kimbrough

William Horace REYNOLDS born 1867 in AL / died 9 Aug 1941 in Cisco, Eastland, TX married Conie Ellen ATWOOD 9 Sept 1888 in Bristol, Ellis, TX she was born 9 Feb 1870 in Kaufman county TX died 3 Oct 1961 in Cisco, Eastland, TX. they were in Eastland county by 1893. They had 11 children. The oldest Jesse Horace REYNOLDS Sr. was my grandfather. He married Edna Una Ratliff. They lived in Cisco and are buried there. Ezra Earl GRAVES born 6 Sept 1874 in Stephenville, Erath, TX , died 12 April 1939 in Harris county TX and is buried in Cisco. He married Lillie Mae BROWN 12 Aug 1894 in Erath county. She was born 12 Sept 1877 in TN. died 26 Feb 1934 in Tarrant county and is buried in Cisco. They moved to Cisco sometime between 1894 and 1898. They had 7 children. My maternal Grandfather was their second son Clyde Western GRAVES (Jack). He married Nellie B. HORN. They are both buried in Cisco. Hartwell Boswell HORN born 22 Jul 1838 in KY died 8 Jul 1929 in Olden, Eastland, TX he married Emma Jane Pearsall who was born in KY on 20 Apr 1838 and died 10 Oct 1910 in TX. They were in Eastland county by 1887 probably before. They had 6 children. One of which was my Great Grandfather Orla D. HORN born 18 Jan 1872 in KY died 21 Jun 1920 in Cisco he married Addie ADAMS born 21 June 1876 in Rockdale, Milam, TX died 24 Jul 1941. They are also buried in Cisco. Sandra

In my data base I have a John LASH married to Bettye. She was my great aunt. I found a marriage record in Hill Co., TX for John Lash and Bettye B MCKINNEY. I found a John F Lash and wife Bettye on the 1880 Wise Co. TX census. Someone told me they found a John Lash and family on an Eastland Co., census for 1900 or 1910. Does anyone have those census records? Also think on the 1900 Eastland CO census there was an Elizabeth McKinney listed as head of the house. It could be Betty's mother. Will appreciate any help. Dortha McElroy Greenlee ----- Original Message ----- From: <JMSTX2000@aol.com> To: <TXEASTLA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 2:35 PM Subject: Re: [TXEASTLA] Eastland Co Roll Call-DANIEL/DOLLBERRY/KIMBROUGH > My family > Julias Lafettye Daniel b 12 Oct 1857 in Cherokee County, Alabama died 22 > April ? Eastland County, Texas. He married Nancy Medora Harbin. > > Children > Grady William Daniel b 1893 Alabama > Leondis Daniel b 1879 Georgia > Esco Daniel > James Thomas Daniel > Mattie Daniel > Albert Daniel b Alabama > Winter Daniel d Eastland County Texas > Catherine Daniel > > Grady William Daniel married Sarah Eva Elizabeth Dollberry 1915. She is the > daughter of Absalom Dolberry and Delilah Precise. > > Children: > Dorthy Daniel > Sylvia Daniel > Edith Fayette Daniel b 1917 > Hebert Lafettye Daniel b 1919 > La June Maurice Daniel b 1922 > Gladys Mae Daniel b 6 Feb 1924 Eastland County, Texas d 11 July 1990 Coleman, > Texas > Marcel Daniel b 1930 > > The other side of the family is > General Marion Kimbrough b Tn died Eastland County married Savannah Ann > Kimbrough b TN d Eastland County. > > Some of the Children > Ardra Kimbrough > Enoch Kimbrough > General Onard Kimbrough > Ava Kimbrough > > > ==== TXEASTLA 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 > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I'm not sure how roll call works. Can you explain it? Thanks, Cari Bennett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen Burnett" <kathleenburnett@earthlink.net> To: <TXEASTLA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 9:47 PM Subject: [TXEASTLA] From List Mom: Let's have a Two day Roll Call > Dear List Members, > > Let's have a two Day Roll Call, Beginning tonight, Saturday, February > 8th ending Monday night, February 10th. > > Please remember to change the subject line to match your posting. > > Please give us dates if you know them and any additional information you > wish to share. It would help if you put your surnames in CAPS. > > If you do not want to participate in the Roll Call, just use your delete > key, it will be over Monday Night. > > Kathleen Burnett > List Mom > > > > > ==== TXEASTLA Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Eastland Co., TX list, send only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to TXEASTLA-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest List > to TXEASTLA-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Looking for information on Absalom James DOLBERRY and Delilah Frances Precise they settled in Eastland Co. around 1902 with nine or ten kids, 3 more were born in Eastland Co. Absalom and Delilah DOLBERRY are buried in Flatwoods Cemetery. Looking for information on their son William Lafayette Absalom DOLBERRY and his family, he is buried at New Carbon Cemetery. I am also looking for information on Julias L. DANIEL and Nancy Medora Harbin, not sure when they settled in Eastland Co. They are in the 1920 Eastland Co. census. They had the following children: Leonidas James Thomas Esco Mattie Albert Grady William Winter Catherine died in Eastland at age 20. Grady William Daniel married Sarah Eva Elizabeth Dolberry in 1915 in Eastland Co. They had seven children. I would appericate any information. Thank you. Rhonda Woodard

Orville L. Pollard was born in I.T. in 1894. Was living in Tarrant Co. in 1920 and in Eastland in 1930 and thereafter. Wife was Viola. We think Orville was supposedly Orville L. Branham at birth. His mother left the father when he was about two years old and evidently gave him the name of Pollard later. She supposedly left with a traveling salesman one day and took the baby with her. Probable father was Robert J. Branham of Indian Territory and Oklahoma. Thanks so much

Hello, my family in the Cisco area includes GALLAGHER, DONICA, and the related lines of CUTTING, STEPHENS, and McCRACKEN. My sister-in-law's PENN family also has roots in Cisco. Sheryl McNeely Shaw SJMcS@aol.com

My James J. WALLACE family were one of the pioneer families in Eastland Co, TX. The names that WALLACE's are linked with in Eastland Co are: CANNON; CONE; COURTNEY; DINGLE; DONOVAN; EVANS; JACOBS; PENN; POWERS; NIX. Bev

Nathan Dempsey "Dempse" Ricker B: 1870 in Nashville TNN D: 1950 in Stephens Co. TX M: Mary Jane Bradford B: 1871 Greene Co. TNN D: 1913 Ranger, Eastland Co., TX James Laney Ricker (Pete) B: 1894TNN Emmett Darryll Ricker B: 1896 TNN Hazel Gilbert Ricker (Red) B: 1899 TX Cecil Pearl Ricker B: 1902 Bonnie Ruth Ricker B: 1905 TX Edith Blanche Ricker Stacey Bell Ricker Dempse M#2 Leecey Thomas Bradford (M1 Wesley Bradford) child: Ruby Lasso Ricker Benjamin Franklyn Ricker (Frank) B: 1867 TNN (Was a Patrolman in Eastland Co. TX) M: Florrie Bradford 1868 GA children: Nellie Ricker Myrtle Ricker Minus Ricker Herbert Ricker Shorty Ricker (rodeo rider) Blackie Ricker Delia Ricker Pauline Ricker Benjamin Franklin Reynolds B: 1849 TNN D: 1927 Ranger, Eastland Co. TX M: Flora Viola Speck B: 1862 Overton Co. TNN D: 1937 Ranger, Eastland Co., TX Walter Reynolds Benjamin Allen (Wart) Reynolds Dovie Reynolds Iilian Twilight Reynolds Jesse Reynolds Truly Reynolds Solomon Frances Copeland B: 1843 Overton Co. TNN D: 1921 Midland TX Bur: Pioneer Cemetery, Ranger, Eastland Co., TX wife: Nancey Finley B: 1838 Overton Co., TNN D: 1914 Eastland Co, TX, Bur: Pioneer Cemetery, Ranger TX Ephraim Elijah Barnes B: 1881 Eastland Co. Tx (Ranger) D:: 1940 Ranger B: bullock Cem, Eastland Co. Edna Leah Allison B: 1880 Millam Co. TX D: 1980 Rising Star TX B: Bullock Cem, Eastland Co., TX This is just the tip of the iceburg on my Eastland Co, Family :) If anyone has info on any of these guys, or would like to look at the stuff I have on the, i'd be happy to share :) Rachell

Roll call for the following surnames in Eastland Co., TX.: VIRGINIA ANN CREAMER, b. Eastland Co., TX; m. LANE HOLMAN JACKIE COY CREAMER, b. Eastland Co., TX; m: JENNIE UNKNOWN. Had two sons; John and James Thanks, John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen Burnett" <kathleenburnett@earthlink.net> To: <TXEASTLA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 9:47 PM Subject: [TXEASTLA] From List Mom: Let's have a Two day Roll Call > Dear List Members, > > Let's have a two Day Roll Call, Beginning tonight, Saturday, February > 8th ending Monday night, February 10th. > > Please remember to change the subject line to match your posting. > > Please give us dates if you know them and any additional information you > wish to share. It would help if you put your surnames in CAPS. > > If you do not want to participate in the Roll Call, just use your delete > key, it will be over Monday Night. > > Kathleen Burnett > List Mom > > > > > ==== TXEASTLA Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Eastland Co., TX list, send only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to TXEASTLA-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest List > to TXEASTLA-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hello List Jessie Veisz BEDFORD b 1866 in Marshall County, Alabama [daughter of Jonas Monroe BEDFORD and Ann Sappington OWEN] married 1882 in Eastland County Texas to Joseph L. "Logan" JOHNSON b ca 1853 in Louisiana [son of Thomas "Albert" JOHNSON and Diannah (maiden name unknown)] Both were listed on a deed in Eastland County in 1887, however I do not find them on the 1900 census. By 1901 they are listed on Eastland deeds as being "of Chaves County, Territory of New Mexico. I find Jessie with two sons living in Roswell, Chaves County, NM in 1910 census. She is listed as mother of three living children. Looking for anyone who knows anything of this family. Marcia Hart Wilson in southern California

Dear List William Columbus HART b 1874 d 1947 [son of William Center HART and Margaret Jane CARROL] married 1894 in Breckenridge, Stephens County TX to Martha Francis JOHNSON b 1877 d 1960 [daughter of Robert David JOHNSON and Nancy L. NAVARRE] children 1. Virgil James HART b 1895 d 1940 married about 1924 to Edna (maiden name unknown) 2. unnamed boy HART b 1902 d 1902 3. William Samuel HART b 1904 d 1978 married 1925 Wichita County, TX to Winnie Fay REYNOLDS b 1905 d 1983 4. Elbert HART b 1906 d 1931 never married In the 1900 Eastland County Texas census living next door to this family was Martha's sister: Nettie JOHNSON b 1882 d 1961 in Eastland Co TX. [daughter of Robert David JOHNSON and Nancy L. NAVARRE] married 1897 in Navarro County TX to Robert Walter SMITH b 1871 d 1965 in Eastland Co TX. [son of Green Lafayette SMITH and Eliza Mariah KARNES] 13 children not listed as several are still living. I truly believe that Mattie (Martha) and Clum (William) HART had no other descendants other than my father and my two sisters and I. However Nettie had many many descendants. Would love to correspond with them. Marcia Hart Wilson in southern California

Hello list, i am still seeking information on my edwards family, JOSEPH N. EDWARDS B; 1860 EASTLAND COUNTY TX also HUBERT E. EDWARDS FAMILY 1913- 1920 eASTLAND CO. thanks , and would like to take the time to say I do enjoy reading the e-mails that come from all you folks,,,, lou

When my grandmother, Lulu (Louisa) FORKNER died in 1941 or 42, she was living with a daughter, Jessie LEE, (Mrs. Charlie LEE) in Rising Star. Does anyone have any info on FORKNERS or LEES? Peter William and Louisa FORKNER lived in Sipe Springs, Comanche Co., in 1901 when my father was born. Mary F. Anderson

James IRBY - 1850-1925, Justice of the Peace, County Commissioner in Eastland County his wife Sarah Jane DEENS 1856-1941 a few of his siblings: Martha Mattie Jane IRBY BUSBY (wife of William Jackson)1858-1943 William Francis IRBY 1856-1923 Lucy Ann IRBY HENRY DEENS ( wife of 1) Thomas Jefferson HENRY, 2) Thomas Ransom DEENS) Samuel Blackwell WEBB 1856-1931 his wife Amanda Josephine HAYWARD 1869-1954 Jasper Watson LACY 1888-1953 his wife Hettie Cenora WEBB 1893-1986 Thanks, Donna Irby