Sylvia, thank you for correcting my post as to who added additional material to the original Ellis County History published in the Lone Star State series. Barbara Knox -----Original Message----- From: Sylvia Smith <sylsmith@azmail.net> To: TXELLIS-L@rootsweb.com <TXELLIS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, March 18, 2000 6:32 PM Subject: [TXELLIS] ELLIS COUNTY HISTORY BOOK > Across the brown cover of this 774 page book are the words: THE LONE >STAR STATE > >The first page inside this edition reads: >Ellis County History > The Basic 1892 book >(With the Presidents Section deleted) > with > Additional Biographies > compiled by the >Ellis County Historical Museum > and > Art Gallery, Inc. > Waxahachie, Texas > In Memory of > the >Courageous Pioneers and Builders > of > Ellis County > >Copyrighted 1972 by >Ellis County Historical >Museum & Art Gallery, Inc. > >Printed by >Historical Publishers >Fort Worth & Arlington, Texas > >Page 577 reads: > >AN ADDITION TO OUR MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF ELLIS COUNTY > MOST OF THE BASIC PORTIONS OF THESE GREAT STORIES HAVE BEEN GATHERED, >EITHER IN WRITTEN FORM OR PASSED ON DOWN THROUGH TRADITION BY THE ANCESTORS, >BUT LEFT OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PUBLICATION DUE TO LACK OF COMMUNICATION, OR >FOR OTHER UNKNOWN CAUSES. > THIS SECTION CONTAINS SOME OF THE GREAT STORIES WHICH WILL MAKE THE >DESCENDANTS PROUD WHEN THEY KNOW MORE ABOUT THE WONDERFUL WORK OF OUR >ANCESTORS, HOW THEY CAME TO A WILD UNTAMED COUNTRY WITH LITTLE TO WORK ON, >HOW THEY TEAMED TOGETHER TO DEVELOP ONE OF THE GREATEST AREAS IN AMERICA. >HOW MANY OF THEIR DESCENDANTS BECAME GREAT LEADERS, STATEMEN, DOCTORS, >LAWYERS, RANCHERS, FARMERS, AND PROMINENT BUSINESS MEN. > OUR EMOTIONS RISE TO THE HIGHEST, AND IT MAKES OUR HEARTS PROUD WHEN WE >READ THE BIG STORIES OF THESE PIONEER MEN AND WOMEN- OUR ANCESTORS. > WE ARE HAPPY TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS GREAT WEALTH OF MATERIAL. >ELLIS COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, INC. >WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS > > This work is not Indexed... it does have a Table of Contents which list >the Subject of each Article. > > >Thank You >Sylvia Smith >Sylvia Smith >sylsmith@azmail.net > >