Rob, Retha Mae Sevier Mitchell (1899-1995) was my step-grandmother & lived in Milford, Ellis Co., Texas. Her first husband (my grandfathers brother), Oscar C. Mitchell, died after being thrown from a horse in 1921; leaving her with three young children. In May 1923 about 9 months after my father was born, my grandmother, Ophelia Lindsay, (Joseph Jeffrey Mitchell's first wife), died of pnuemonia; leaving five young children. Retha Sevier & Joseph "Jeff" Mitchell married giving the minor children a home & loving parents. They later had three children together. Can you give me any additional information on my Mitchell/Lindsay/Sevier family? God bless, Phyllis Mitchell Strider :~) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Richardson" <Rob_Richardson@Prodigy.net> To: <TXELLIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [TXELLIS] First White Child In Ellis Co. > I do know that the Sevier, Sanford, and Weaver families were living between > Milford (Ellis) and Itasca (Hill) in the early 1840s, before statehood. > They all had children while settled there. The question is, Which side of > the county line were they settled? > > Rob Richardson > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Rob Yoder <agsa@fwst.com> > To: <TXELLIS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 9:45 AM > Subject: [TXELLIS] First White Child In Ellis Co. > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: FW: First White Child In Ellis Co. > > Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 06:33:08 -0500 > > From: "Sylvia Smith" <sylsmith@azmail.net> > > To: <agsa@fwst.com> > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sylvia Smith [mailto:sylsmith@azmail.net] > > Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 6:14 AM > > To: MSongy7777@aol.com > > Subject: First White Child In Ellis Co. > > > > Mr. Jonathan Erwin Prince. Jr., was born in 1850 in Waxahachie, Texas, > > and recorded as the first white child born in Ellis county. (supposed to > > be a plaque in the old courthouse, need information of what happened to > > the plaque when the new courthouse was built?)I read with interest and > > concern your statement (in italics above)...there were many settlements > > of "white people" in this area long before 1850 and no doubt many white > > children were born here prior to 1850. I would be more willing to > > accept the italicized statement above as a fact perhaps if it read:Mr. > > Johathan Erwin Prince, Jr., was born in 1850 in Waxahachie, Texas, and > > recorded as the first white child born following the creation of Ellis > > county. I wish I could tell you what happen to the Prince plaque you > > mention, but below is the text of a plaque presented to Ellis County on > > it's 150th birthday last year. > > ELLIS COUNTY 15OTH BIRTHDAY 1849-1999 > > > > ON DECEMBER 2Oth 1849, ELLIS COUNTY > > > > WAS CREATED BY AN ACT OF THE > > > > LEGISTRATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. > > > > IN CELEBRATION OF THIS SPECIAL > > > > SESQUICENTENNIAL OCCASION, > > > > RECOGNITION IS GIVEN TO ELLIS COUNTY > > > > CITIZENS OF 150 YEARS AGO, CITIZENS OF TODAY, > > > > AND FUTURE ELLIS COUNTY LEADERS. > > > > DONATED BY ELLIS COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION > > Thank YouSylvia Smith , Chairman Ellis County Historical > > Commissionsylsmith@azmail.net > > >