ELEANOR AND JAMES,APRRECIATE LOOKUP ON TRULL AND JENKINS AROUND 1900. THANKS,BOB TRULL Proud Roots Web Donor ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Goldston" <jgoldsto@trip.net> To: <TXELLIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:01 AM Subject: [TXELLIS] Milford, Texas > > We have a copy of "Milford, Texas" from 1850 to 1976 by Amy Bearden and an > index of persons listed in this history. > We have enjoyed having a copy of the history and will be glad to see if your > family members are included in the history. > Eleanor and James > >

Eleanor and James, You are very kind. Do you have any RITCHEY, MCKAY, ALLEN, OR DOBBS? Thanks, Helen

Hi do you have any Kimbrough's listed. thanks Glenna ----- Original Message ----- From: James Goldston <jgoldsto@trip.net> To: <TXELLIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 2:01 AM Subject: [TXELLIS] Milford, Texas > > We have a copy of "Milford, Texas" from 1850 to 1976 by Amy Bearden and an > index of persons listed in this history. > We have enjoyed having a copy of the history and will be glad to see if your > family members are included in the history. > Eleanor and James > >

Hi, Do you have any Kimbroughs in this book? thanks Glenna in Arizona. ----- Original Message ----- From: <CVinc86858@aol.com> To: <TXELLIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 12:55 PM Subject: [TXELLIS] Forreston Methodist Church 1886-1910 > I have recently acquired the use of the church records at the above named > church. I am in the process of indexing the names for a web page. But for > now I have made copies of one of the church register's so that I can do look > ups. These books are very fragile so I am taking my time. If anyone has a > clue that their family member was a member of this church I will be happy to > look up what I have. > The following information is what you will expect to learn. The pastors from > 1886 to approx. 1910. A few marriages, several baptisms of infants. Church > membership list. Who the bishops of that area were. > If you make a request for a lookup please type "Forreston Church" in the > subject line or use the one above. Carol Vincell > >

Thanks for the offer. I wish more people that have info would be as generous. Carol

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My Grandfather THOMAS S. SMITHWICK, was born in Milford later moving to Forreston. Do you have any listing for SMITHWICK'S. If so they are all related and I would love to have any family members you have listed. Carol Vincell

From: CVinc86858@aol.com Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 12:47:45 EDT Subject: [TXELLIS] Milford, Texas To: TXELLIS-L@rootsweb.com Reply-to: TXELLIS-L@rootsweb.com My Grandfather THOMAS S. SMITHWICK, was born in Milford later moving to Forreston. Do you have any listing for SMITHWICK'S. If so they are all related and I would love to have any family members you have listed. Carol Vincell There are 385 names in this little history book but no Smithwicks.

Does anyone have similiar information church records/burial records for St James AME church in Milford, or Milford Cemetary. I would really appreciate any information on records for Milford Texas. Pat Kimathi ---------- >From: CVinc86858@aol.com >To: TXELLIS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [TXELLIS] Forreston Methodist Church 1886-1910 >Date: Mon, Apr 24, 2000, 11:55 AM > >I have recently acquired the use of the church records at the above named >church. I am in the process of indexing the names for a web page. But for >now I have made copies of one of the church register's so that I can do look >ups. These books are very fragile so I am taking my time. If anyone has a >clue that their family member was a member of this church I will be happy to >look up what I have. >The following information is what you will expect to learn. The pastors from >1886 to approx. 1910. A few marriages, several baptisms of infants. Church >membership list. Who the bishops of that area were. >If you make a request for a lookup please type "Forreston Church" in the >subject line or use the one above. Carol Vincell > >

We have a copy of "Milford, Texas" from 1850 to 1976 by Amy Bearden and an index of persons listed in this history. We have enjoyed having a copy of the history and will be glad to see if your family members are included in the history. Eleanor and James

Hi, Would you be so kind as to look up any names for HAWKINS and MARSHALL? TIA Janice janiceh@airmail.net -----Original Message----- From: CVinc86858@aol.com <CVinc86858@aol.com> To: TXELLIS-L@rootsweb.com <TXELLIS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, April 24, 2000 12:57 PM Subject: [TXELLIS] Forreston Methodist Church 1886-1910 >I have recently acquired the use of the church records at the above named >church. I am in the process of indexing the names for a web page. But for >now I have made copies of one of the church register's so that I can do look >ups. These books are very fragile so I am taking my time. If anyone has a >clue that their family member was a member of this church I will be happy to >look up what I have. >The following information is what you will expect to learn. The pastors from >1886 to approx. 1910. A few marriages, several baptisms of infants. Church >membership list. Who the bishops of that area were. >If you make a request for a lookup please type "Forreston Church" in the >subject line or use the one above. Carol Vincell >

Would you check on a George Mitchell Williams. He was a minister for the Methodist denomination in Ellis County. Thanks, ...Wanda... PATSYBELL@aol.com wrote: > Hello Carol, > It is a weak clue, I know they were protestants and lived in Ellis Co. during > that time frame, would you look for: > James and Alice Edmondson > John Adam and Harriet Ulalah McCrory > ??? Barnett > Thank you for being so generous with your time, > Pat in San Antonio Texas patsybell@aol.com

Reply: This is a very generous offer. Thank you. I believe that members of my family were members of the Forreston Methodist Church from about 1897/98 to about 1910-1920 . Would look up the names of the following three families: William Edward Hasten and wife Anna D.Meadows Hasten. Anna D. died in 1904. Their children were Ernest Clifton (my grandfather) and Flora Hasten. Presley Hasten and wife Martha "Mattie" Meadows Hasten. Their daughter was Mary E. Jasper Newton Meadows and wife Rebecca Holt. - Jasper was also known as "Jap" Meadows. He was the father of the two sisters Anna D. and Martha "Mattie" who were wives of the two above named Hasten brothers. James McKenney and Elizabeth Jenny Lou Hasten McKenny and their children. Elizabeth Jenny Lous was a sister to William Edward and Presley Hasten. She died in 1910. Edward Case and Julia Orphelia Hasten (some records in TX spell her name Hastings) and children. Julia was a niece of the other Hastens named above. Thank you again for your time and efforts. I'm sure I'll have more relatives (Smiths) in those records, but don't want to selfishly burden you with look-ups. The Hasten Family, the Meadows, and the Smiths were all inter-related to each other several times in Limestone Co., AL. They all lived in/near Forreston and I'm told attended the Methodist Church there. Ruth On Mon, 24 Apr 2000 15:55:49 EDT, TXELLIS-L@rootsweb.com wrote: > I have recently acquired the use of the church records at the above named > church. I am in the process of indexing the names for a web page. But for > now I have made copies of one of the church register's so that I can do look > ups. These books are very fragile so I am taking my time. If anyone has a > clue that their family member was a member of this church I will be happy to > look up what I have. > The following information is what you will expect to learn. The pastors from > 1886 to approx. 1910. A few marriages, several baptisms of infants. Church > membership list. Who the bishops of that area were. > If you make a request for a lookup please type "Forreston Church" in the > subject line or use the one above. Carol Vincell > _______________________________________________________ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freelane.excite.com/freeisp

Reply: This is a very generous offer. Thank you. I believe that members of my family were members of the Forreston Methodist Church from about 1897/98 to about 1910-1920 . Would look up the names of the following three families: William Edward Hasten and wife Anna D.Meadows Hasten. Anna D. died in 1904. Their children were Ernest Clifton (my grandfather) and Flora Hasten. Presley Hasten and wife Martha "Mattie" Meadows Hasten. Their daughter was Mary E. Jasper Newton Meadows and wife Rebecca Holt. - Jasper was also known as "Jap" Meadows. He was the father of the two sisters Anna D. and Martha "Mattie" who were wives of the two above named Hasten brothers. James McKenney and Elizabeth Jenny Lou Hasten McKenny and their children. Elizabeth Jenny Lous was a sister to William Edward and Presley Hasten. She died in 1910. Edward Case and Julia Orphelia Hasten (some records in TX spell her name Hastings) and children. Julia was a niece of the other Hastens named above. Thank you again for your time and efforts. I'm sure I'll have more relatives (Smiths) in those records, but don't want to selfishly burden you with look-ups. The Hasten Family, the Meadows, and the Smiths were all inter-related to each other several times in Limestone Co., AL. They all lived in/near Forreston and I'm told attended the Methodist Church there. Ruth On Mon, 24 Apr 2000 15:55:49 EDT, TXELLIS-L@rootsweb.com wrote: > I have recently acquired the use of the church records at the above named > church. I am in the process of indexing the names for a web page. But for > now I have made copies of one of the church register's so that I can do look > ups. These books are very fragile so I am taking my time. If anyone has a > clue that their family member was a member of this church I will be happy to > look up what I have. > The following information is what you will expect to learn. The pastors from > 1886 to approx. 1910. A few marriages, several baptisms of infants. Church > membership list. Who the bishops of that area were. > If you make a request for a lookup please type "Forreston Church" in the > subject line or use the one above. Carol Vincell > _______________________________________________________ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freelane.excite.com/freeisp

In a message dated 4/24/00 6:37:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time, lrbee@flash.net writes: << Would you check on a George Mitchell Williams. He was a minister for the Methodist denomination in Ellis County. Thanks, ...Wan >> Wanda, I do not show a listing for a pastor Williams. These books have many entries for a large range of dates ( in the same book) However the pastors list seems to be filled in covering most of the above years. Carol

In a message dated 4/24/00 5:07:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time, PATSYBELL@aol.com writes: << James and Alice Edmondson John Adam and Harriet Ulalah McCrory ? Barnett >> The Edmonson family listen in the registration are Jno. D, Mrs Eudor A., J. D. , Daisy, Kate,who later married Calvin Brooks, Laura, Osca O. They all joined the church 3/22/1903. The pastor at that time appears to have been R. J . Tooley. Hopes this helps. These are not complete as many were lost. Carol

Hello Carol, It is a weak clue, I know they were protestants and lived in Ellis Co. during that time frame, would you look for: James and Alice Edmondson John Adam and Harriet Ulalah McCrory ??? Barnett Thank you for being so generous with your time, Pat in San Antonio Texas patsybell@aol.com

I would like to correspond with descendants of Zebedee Anderson b abt 1792,Tn. Married to Mary ?,b abt 1809. By the 1830's were living in Union Co,Il. About the 1860's,most of this family moved to Ellis Co,Tx. Their children;Uriah b 15 Oct 1816,m to Nancy Owen,he d 1 Sept 1895;John b 21 Feb 1820,m Elizabeth Owen,d 24 Oct 1901,Ellis Co,Tx;Patten Anderson b 1821;Eliza- beth(my ancestor),m Matthew Stokes,1836,Union Co,Il,d a few years later;Jefferson Anderson b 18 Mar 1823,m Cassandra Owen, he d 25 Apr 1903,Ennis,Tx;Tirjah Anderson,m Matthew Stokes(her sis' widow),1841,Union Co,Il; Parmelia Anderson b 25 Apr 1831,m Joshua Wilson Owen,she d 5 Feb 1904,Ozona,Crockett Co,Tx. This family is enumerated on the 1850 Union Co,Il,Fed Census,so they moved to Ellis Co,between 1850 & 1860. Sure would appreciate meeting some Texas Kin! Kevin Kelly,St Louis web page,http://www.nightowl.net/~ktkelly

My grt-grt grandparents were John & Ann A. Pritchard Davis. Their daughter Jennie Teresa (or Teressie) was my grt. g.m. and was born in Ennis, Ellis Co., 1877. Mary Elizabeth "Molly" was born 1879 and do not know for sure but assuming at this point she was born in Ellis Co. also, being middle child and other two were. The youngest, Joe Monroe was born 1881 in Waxahachie, Ellis Co. Through the help of a volunteer lookup on the Ellis Co. site I've just found that John and Ann were married in Ellis Co. September 11, 1874. She did not locate any Pritchards in the Co. at that time but there was a 20 yr. old John w/parents in '70 census that could be a clue. They were Joel & Catherine (Patton from what I found in an archived post). She didn't locate my family of John & Ann there in '80 though would seem they would be with Joe's birth in '81. I have been told they probably moved from Ellis Co. by the time Jennie was 8, following the death of Ann. Does anyone have info on this line perhaps or know if I might can request a certified copy of the 1874 marriage record of John & Ann from the county clerk's office? Any suggestions or help appreciated; obviously I don't have much to share at this point but willing to with what I have. Thanks, Sandra

I have recently acquired the use of the church records at the above named church. I am in the process of indexing the names for a web page. But for now I have made copies of one of the church register's so that I can do look ups. These books are very fragile so I am taking my time. If anyone has a clue that their family member was a member of this church I will be happy to look up what I have. The following information is what you will expect to learn. The pastors from 1886 to approx. 1910. A few marriages, several baptisms of infants. Church membership list. Who the bishops of that area were. If you make a request for a lookup please type "Forreston Church" in the subject line or use the one above. Carol Vincell