>From a different list. Around 1879, Marvel and Matilda Tidwell came to Hood County from Tennessee through Missouri and Paris, Texas. With them was their son Albert Tidwell and his wife Martha (Mattie). Albert had two sons in Kentucky and three more children after moving to Hood County. Albert was a farmer. In 1889, he retired and moved to Tolar and operated a livery stable with his son Lonnie Lee Tidwell. Lonnie Lee Tidwell married Anna May Sheppard in 1905. He stopped working at the livery stable and went to work on his own farm four miles southwest of Tolar, Texas. Four children were born through the years. They were: Marvel Tidwell B. 12/1810 Tennessee D. 4/9/1885 Hood County RockChurch Cem. Matilda Tidwell B. 1/8/1815 Tennessee D. 3/1/1894 Hood County Rockchurch Cem. 15 children: Radford Tidwell 4/6/1832 Colbert Tidwell 10/7/1833 Jones Tidwell 8/1/1835 Elander Tidwell 7/3/1837 - 1/18/1842 Giles Tidwell 2/8/1837 - 1/18/1861 Gideon Tidwell 8/3/1841 - 1/15/1863 Benton Tidwell 8/12/1843 Dallas Tidwell 6/13/1845 - 1913 Mt. pleasant Cem. Starling Tidwell 5/6/1847 Albert Tidwell 5/7/1849 - 11/2/1937 RockChurch Cem Celseylee Tidwell 3/21/1851 Amos Tidwell 7/19/1854 Artemisse Tidwell 5/10/1855 Felix Tidwell 1/31/1857 - 10/21/1862 Allas Gunter Tidwell 10/4/1859 - 12/2/1878 Albert Tidwell Martha (Mattie) Holmes B. around 1846 D. 4/17/1907 Hood County RockChurch Cem. Had 5 children Hudy Tidwell 1873 - 1959 Lonnie Lee Tidwell 9/11/1876 - 6/4/1955 Tolar Cem. Emma Tidwell West 10/11/1879 - 12/27/1904 Rockchurch cem. Tee Tidwell West married G.H. West (Emma's widower) George F. Tidwell 2/7/1885 - 1/24/1944 Tolar Cem. Lonnie Lee Tidwell Anna May Sheppard B. 1/9/1888 Llano County Llano, Texas M. 12/3/1905 Bluffdale, Texas D. 7/30/1978 Cleburne, Tx Tolar Cem Had 4 children Lee Roy Tidwell 9/9/1906 - 7/25/1990 Tolar Cem. Pauline Tidwell 6/17/1909 Still living Isabel Tidwell 12/13/1917 - 12/19/1996 Tolar Cem Jo Tidwell 9/9/1920 Still Living I anyone has any additional information on these ancestors I would greatly appreciate it being emailed to me at: theakins@hotmail.com Proud Roots Web Donor ----- Original Message ----- From: "David & Kathy Tidwell" <dkmct@ectisp.net> To: <TXELLIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 9:32 PM Subject: [TXELLIS] Surnames > My husband's Tidwell's did come from Blount County, Ala. > (Oneonta). My husband's Great Grandfather was Sidney > Wilson Tidwell, born July 21 1866 and died Dec 31 1952. > He is buried at Mt Peak cemetery Ellis County. Sidney was > one of fourteen children. Sidney and two of his brother's > migrated to Texas. Sidney and his brother Thomas Wheeler > Tidwell eventually settled in Ellis County. The other brother, > Rufus Marion Tidwell settled in Van Zandt County, Texas. > > I don't think I know a Bolivar Tidwell. I'll look in my files. > The name Nycum does sound familiar. > > Kathryn Tidwell > >