Hi My name is Bill Hocutt, I am a Genealogy Host on AOL for the Alabama Chat room and I have built a TexasSites Web Page. My Page contains links to Genealogy pages that are Texas Specific in most cases. If you have a home page for Texas Research or you know of a good Texas Page please send me a link so I can add it to the page. My only interest is in helping other Texas Researchers. The site is still in the Formation stage so any links Yall could contribute would be greatly appreciated. The Link for the Page is<A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/tx2/UncleHiram/texassites.html"> TexasSites</A> The URL is http://www.angelfire.com/tx2/UncleHiram/texassites.html The surnames I am researching are HOCUTT, HOWCOTT, TRAYWICK, LUNSFORD, MOORE and DODSON. I would also like to invite Yall to visit my other sites 1) <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/tx2/UncleHiram/UncleHiram.html">Adventures in Genealogy</A> a weekly column about Genealogy with a Humorous outlook. This site has one a few awards and the column has appeared in the Dallas Genealogical Society newsletter and is a regular on the Golden Gates Genealogical Newsletter. If you decide to try this page, just click on the title of an article and it will come up. 2) <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/tx2/UncleHiram/NOMOCO1.html">Nomocotton</A> a page with my original fiction on it about a small town in East Texas. 3) <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/tx2/UncleHiram/AlabamaSites.html"> AlbamaSites</A> a page of Alabama Genealogical sites 4) <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/tx2/UncleHiram/index.html">Bio</A> my Personal Bio page including a photo of my family If I could have one more moment of your time I would like to call your attention to an article I wrote on the subject of Mail List Manners. The url for the article is http//www.angelfire.com/tx2/UncleHiram/manners3.html I am also enclosing a link to the article. <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/tx2/UncleHiram/manners3.html">Mail List Manners</A> Again, thank you for your time and thank you for indulging me. Bill Hocutt

I have a complete and up to the present listing of the Purves Live Oak Cemetery, I would be glad to look if any one needs it,,,, I also have some Old directions to most of the cemeteries in Erath County, this information is taken from the Cawyer surveys, and is old, but am working to bring it up to date, Also, we should be getting our Historical marker for the cemetery soon, we have paid for the marker and are waiting for the text to come back for approval... If you have any questions Please let me know Peggy McCleskey Broughton peggyj@our-town.com

Hey List! I've been stumped on some areas of my Erath Co. family lines. I have some of the Erath Co . cemetery inscription books and marriage books and have done many look ups for many of you on this list. I believe that if we will all help each other that great things will happen for everyone. Here are my big puzzlers. I have a 2nd great grandfather, Thomas PECK,that I know very little about. He was born abt. 1815 somewhere in North Carolina.Married Eliza BROWN in Texas(probably Erath Co.) abt.1837. Both of them are burried in the Turnbow cem. There isn't any dates on his stone. Her stone b.13 Feb 1818-23 Apr 1900. She was Choctaw Indian. They had my great grandmother,Melissa Louiza PECK b.5 May 1856 Texas d.16 Nov 1947. I know that she muust have had other sibblings. She married John Morgan Westley LOWERY 12 Oct 1876 Erath Co. I sure would like to know more about these relatives. Any help would be appreciated. I would still be glad to do look ups for anyone on the list. Betty Stinecipher stinecipher@ofgeorgia.com

Kathy, I just rememberred- the State School for the Blind and the one for the deaf in Austin were once called Asylums , if I am not mistaken. Marvin Shannon of Fort Worth married the niece of Susie Moxley- my great aunt. Marvin was legally blind and attended the school in Austin and became an attorney and blind golfer. He and his brother owned the Shannon Ambulances and funeral homes and cemeteries in Fort Worth. Seems there is a lot of money in these related businesses. Take care, Charles Wyly

Joe L. Ward had an automotive parts wholesale warehouse in Waco for about 50 years. He also had an automotive machine shop indowntown Stephenville in 1940-50s and a Joe Ward Automotive parts house in Stephenville on the south loop is still open. Nancy Ward was a high school girl from Selden, in Stephenville school. She had long black hair and olive skin. I have often wonderred if she was a descendant of the Nancy Ward, "Beloved Woman" of the Cherokees and head of the Women's Council, 1700-1800's? Nancy of Echota was married to Hiram Ward and lived in South Tennessee and North Georgia in the area my family were in then. She learned animal and poultry raising (dairy cows) and taught it to her Cherokee kin. The DAR built her and first husband Mankiller a monument for her aid in the Rev. War. Now that flies in the face of most Yankee history books today who say ALL Indians sided with the British. Why would they take sides against In laws??? Take care, Charles Wyly

I resent your calling the ex-Confederates who moved to Erath County "misfits." Margaret KARLA KT SHAHAN wrote: > > Dear Charlies Wyly, > > I am interested to know some information regarding these early families > that you have mentioned in your > previous post: > > "More "Anglo" and German settlers in Erath County had Eastern Indian > roots not obvious or worn as a chip on the shoulder- in fact it was > mentioned only to friends. > John R. Baylor and his Central Texas Rangers (Sometimes a legal posse- > sometime Vigilantes) drove these friendly defenders to Oklahoma- Caddo- > Chickasha area via Fort Phantom Hill, Abilene, then went to Arizona and > became governor. " > > Can you tell me where these settlers came from? Virginia and Tennessee? > From Gulf ports newly arrived in the US? What were some of the family > surnames? Were these families farmers or merchants, blacksmiths, > tinkers, tailors, or preachers? > > Were these people driven out... is that what you are saying, by the > Central Texas Rangers... the group of > ex Confederate misfits? > > Please elaborate, as you are so good at this. We really do enjoy your > posts. > Karla Shahan > ktshahan@juno.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > Get the Internet just the way you want it. > Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! > Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 1999 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com

Does any one have any information on John Hillard Yarbrough. b: 1825 in Al. d: 1897 in Morgan Mill, Erath Co. TX. I believe this is my g grandfather but cannot prove it. Thank you if you can help.

Hi, kathy I just noticed this. The Asylum was open in 1990 when one from Selden died there, but it is now a rest home where elderly from Wichita Falls and Rusk were sometimes sent if they were relatively calm and rational. How are my bees doing? It was so hot I didn't clean out everything I wanted- my heart has given me a scare or two. David Carey& tractor & scoop helpped tremendously. Used to work in that heat. No sense gambling on it now. Take care, Charles & Jeannie. P.S. the day after the hospital trip my grandson, a big football player, had 54 stings- in his ears, nose, mouth, and eyelids. He took his RX and slept. he said he never wanted to see that farm again. He lives in themiddle of one now in Falls County.

Hi, was cleaning out my overload and saw this. Did you send me something I missed ? Have found new info on Southern Trails site. Take care, Charles Wyly

Hi, I hve the family tree of Mary Jane Buffington with Georgia roots in Arkansas- both her Cherokee roots and Anglo Graves- Martin- Capt. John Stuartwho married the somn of Capt. William clark Wyly, C.S.A. of tyler , Texas and Clarkesville, Georgia. This Wyly line published the Cherokee Advocate in Tahlequah, I.T. and were accepted into the tribal council. Mary Jane has Buffington kin across the road from Blevins, Texas home of Jesse James or James Courtney. These Buffingtons are in Bruceville- Eddy, Texas with Maysville, Ark. roots, like Mary Jane. Send me a mailing address and I can send you a chart drawn by her grandson, a Wyly in Fort Worth, Texas. Take care, Charles Wyly

VINEYARD in my data. I hope this helps someone ... and me :) Karen in CA VINEYARD, Amanda Jane Abt. 1839 VINEYARD, Annie Abt. Jan-1880 TX-c VINEYARD, Berry R 09-Jan-1844 AL-c or MS-c Canon, Martha 28-Aug-1863 VINEYARD, Caroline Abt. Mar-1851 prob Pontotoc Co., MS Abt. 1883 prob Grapenine, Tarrant Co, TX Wynn, Jasper P Abt. 1873 VINEYARD, Charles H 28-Aug-1880 VINEYARD, Della Abt. 1875 Chickasaw Nation-c VINEYARD, Ellen J Abt. 1869 VINEYARD, Emily J Abt. 1840 AL Aft. 1880 prob TX Wynn, George Washington 28-Sep-1864 VINEYARD, Eraline Abt. 1864 VINEYARD, George Isaac 18-Mar-1889 VINEYARD, James C 13-Mar-1873 VINEYARD, James Madison 21-Jul-1847 Pontotoc, MS 26-Aug-1919 Alfalfa Co., OK Camp, Penelope Ann Bef. 1875 VINEYARD, Jessie 18-Jul-1870 AR-c VINEYARD, Jimmie 12-Feb-1883 VINEYARD, John Henderson 22-May-1878 VINEYARD, John Joseph, Jr. 15-May-1813 Madison, GA maybe no "e" in Vineyard Aft. 1880 prob. Ellis Co., TX SMITH, Cynthia Elizabeth Abt. 1832 VINEYARD, John William Bet. 1854 - 1858 MS-c Aft. 1880 prob TX Jones, Prescilla Abt. 1878 VINEYARD, Joseph M 20-Aug-1848 Pontotoc Co., MS Humphrey, Nancy 1868 VINEYARD, Joseph M 25-Dec-1882 VINEYARD, Josephine Abt. 1877 TX-c VINEYARD, Lucinda Abt. 1854 prob Pontotoc Co., MS Harris VINEYARD, Margaret Mary 04-Jun-1834 MS Aft. 11-Jul-1857 MS COLEY, James Marion 15-Oct-1853 VINEYARD, Nancy Elizabeth 1833 Vicksburg, MS ; also GA 1914 Tecumseh, , OK ; (prob Pottawatomie Co., OK Coley, William George Washington 25-Jan-1854 VINEYARD, Rosie Abt. 1879 TX-c VINEYARD, Samuel 16-Sep-1886 VINEYARD, Sarah F Abt. 1867 VINEYARD, Tabitha Abt. 1837 AL Aft. 1850 Colvin, J F VINEYARD, William Henry 16-Jan-1876

Descendants of Samuel Smith HUGHES - as I believe them to be 1 [1] Samuel Smith HUGHES b: 09-Oct-1854 in 1900 IT census = GA ; 1910 Pott. Co., OK census =GA; Lula's death cert = TX; Sam S HUGHES d. cert. = AL. d: 24-Jan-1941 in Golden, Wood Co., TX Number of children: 11 .. +Louisa Burton PORTER b: in 1910 Pottawatomie Co., OK Census = TX d: Bet. 1898 - Nov-1899 Number of children: 7 ..... 2 Thomas Shannon Hughes b: 08-Aug-1885 in TX per 1900 IT census, Gainsville, , TX or IT per b & m cert. lived in Tribby OK on mg cert. d: 27-Nov-1970 in Sunny Lane Cem., Midwest City, , OK Number of children: 2 .......... +Lillie May Eastep b: 20-Nov-1890 in Rogersville, AL, lived in Norman, ,OK on marriage cert d: 25-Aug-1979 in Oklahoma City, , OK Number of children: 2 m: 06-Mar-1909 in , Cleveland Co., OK Father: Thomas Andrew Eastep Mother: Elizabeth McClure ..... 2 Archie Aston Hughes b: 26-Sep-1893 in Loco, Carter Co., IT (cem letter says 1894, see notes); 1900 IT census = IT; d: 29-Sep-1942 in d. Nov 1942 Jamestown, Smith Co., TX.. see notes Number of children: 13 .......... +Rosa Lillie Wright b: 11-Mar-1897 in Johnsonville, IT d: 30-Nov-1977 in maybe near Alba, ,TX Number of children: 13 m: 11-Jan-1917 in TX .. maybe near the Ardmore, Carter Co., OK , border Father: John Dethridge Wright Mother: Mary Catherine McKee ..... 2 Lula Smith HUGHES b: 21-Oct-1878 in Gainesville, Cook Co., TX d: 08-Mar-1936 in Tulare, Tulare Co., CA Number of children: 11 .......... +Oscar Daniel HICKEY b: 05-Jan-1873 in or b. 1874 in bible &/or m. 1894; 1910 Census born in TX; per d.c. TX; per interviews near Ardmore IT; per e-mail 5/1/99, born Ardmore, IT OK d: 08-Sep-1939 in Shawnee/ Macomb, Pottawatomie Co., OK Number of children: 11 m: 23-Oct-1893 in Loco, IT OK, per e-mail Duncan IT (OK) Father: James William "Charley" HICKEY Mother: Minerva Catherine F. "Callie" WARD ..... 2 Jim b: 1879 in Gainesville, Cook Co., TX .......... +Lizzie Echord ..... 2 Ella M. Hughes b: 07-Mar-1887 in family says IT, OK; 1900 IT census = IT; d: 04-Aug-1942 in Jamestown, TX .......... +Dave E. Verner ..... 2 Etta Lee Hughes b: 27-Mar-1891 in per family = Loco, IT; 1900 IT census = IT; d: 25-Mar-1969 in Mineola, Wood Co., TX .......... +Robert R. Rouse m: 22-Jan-1905 ..... 2 Mauda E. Hughes b: 05-Jul-1896 in per family Loco, IT; 1900 IT census = IT; d: 03-Feb-1936 in Jamestown, Smith Co., TX .......... +Oscar Clemmons b: in or Clements spelling d: in , Smith Co., TX *2nd Wife of [1] Samuel Smith HUGHES: .. +Mary Jane Verner b: Abt. May-1865 in GA per census, 2nd wife to Sam Smith Hughes; I900 IT census = GA; d: Bef. 24-Jan-1941 Number of children: 8 m: 22-Nov-1899 in Loco, , IT ...Southern District Father: Was Mary J father a Verner Mother: Was Mary J mother also Verner? ..... 2 L Sam. Hughes b: 1901 in OK d: Nov-1931 in Jamestown, Smith Co., TX Number of children: 3 .......... +Illeta Grumpert b: 22-Aug-1907 d: 26-Nov-1931 in Jamestown, Smith Co., TX Number of children: 3 ..... 2 Floyd Hughes b: 18-Oct-1902 in Possibly Gainesville, TX d: 01-Aug-1951 in Jamestown Cem, Smith Co., TX - see notes Number of children: 2 .......... +Lola Newman d: 18-May-1992 Number of children: 2 ..... 2 John Ebb Hughes b: 07-Apr-1905 d: 26-Nov-1931 in Jamestown, Smith Co. TX .......... +Rosita ..... 2 [2] Ernest Hughes b: 1907 in possibly, , Cook Co., TX d: 1950 in not sure of the death year Number of children: 6 .......... +Mary Gilliams b: in divorced Earnest Number of children: 1 ..... *2nd Wife of [2] Ernest Hughes: .......... +Francis Amanda McQueen Number of children: 5 If anyone connect to any of these people please let me know. Thank you, Karen in CA

In the book "Confederate Indigent Families Lists of Texas 1863-1865, by Linda Mearse, the index lists a Wm. ORM of Erath County. Would anyone have knowledge of this William ORM(E)? Myself and some cousins have been searching for a lost William James ORME for some time. It is believed that after the Civil War, William's brother, Thomas, notified Elizabeth ORME that her husband had been killed in Texas. Would anyone know what information is in the records in the book by Linda Mearse? Rick Monroe Long Beach, CA RMonroe237@aol.com

Hi, I have seen the graves of McAdams in Indian Creek, Erath County, not Comanche co. My great grandparents and other kin are buried there, but I personally can't tell you any more about them I attended church at Selden and know they have complete church records of the Selden Baptist Church after a school was built outside the church at Garrett Springs (Selden) and Indian Creek Church and school was moved to Garrett Springs for the new church- 1 building committee. Pleasant Hill Methodist Church at Selden cutoff on Hico Highway once also met in the old Community building at Indian Creek. I wonder if the Adams families of Johnsville and Pony Creek (Pizarro , Skipper's Gap and Johnsville Post Offices. ) could have been the ones who dropped theMc. and went by Adams?? Take care, Charles Wyly On Fri, 10 Sep 1999 20:35:19 -0500 "George Dysinger" <gmdysinger@msn.com> writes: > > >-----Original Message----- >From: George Dysinger [mailto:gmdysinger@msn.com] >Sent: vendredi 10 septembre 1999 8:29 >To: Erath county >Subject: McAdams of Selden > > >I am interested learning about the McAdams who lived near Selden >around 100 >years ago, Thomas McAdams and his wife Jane. They are both buried in >the >Indian Creek cemetary near the Pleasant Hill Church. They had 4 >children >Celia, Tobie, David and Dan McAdams. Celia married Dr Lankford and >died in >1952, she is buried in Stephenville. Tobie married Silas Woodson >Pair, also >a doctor, who died in Denton county in 1936. David and Dan are also >buried >in the Indian Creek Cemetary along side their parents. > >

-----Original Message----- From: George Dysinger [mailto:gmdysinger@msn.com] Sent: vendredi 10 septembre 1999 8:29 To: Erath county Subject: McAdams of Selden I am interested learning about the McAdams who lived near Selden around 100 years ago, Thomas McAdams and his wife Jane. They are both buried in the Indian Creek cemetary near the Pleasant Hill Church. They had 4 children Celia, Tobie, David and Dan McAdams. Celia married Dr Lankford and died in 1952, she is buried in Stephenville. Tobie married Silas Woodson Pair, also a doctor, who died in Denton county in 1936. David and Dan are also buried in the Indian Creek Cemetary along side their parents.

Hi, Can't help you on this one from memory or my records. Stick your head out the door and shout and one of mom's cousins might hear you. Ever hear of Copeland-Carey-Hipp-Stone- Bateman-Ramage- Hawkins-Winn- or dad's family Sevier-Buffington ?I especially need more Bateman info as Sarah Bateman and james T Stone were my ancestors and Loudelia Bateman of Stephenville married John Henry Eugene Wyly in Stephenville or unorganized Breckenridge- Stephenville records. Mom was born in Hope and grandad said he, the Stones, and a Copeland came from Hope and Nashville on a pig trail. to Huckaby- Pea Ridge, Texas, Erath County. Wonder if he meant the prehistoric Ouachita Mountain Ridge Road from Mena to Broken Bow area, called the Pig Trail. Would miss Caddo Lake and a lot of swamps and rivers that way, then to Paris or Greenville, Texas, then to Erath County. Take care, Charles Wyly On Wed, 8 Sep 1999 20:18:42 -0700 (PDT) Glenita Guthrie <glenita_g@yahoo.com> writes: > > Family members I am trying to locate in Erath Co. are E. Randolph >who >married Eliza Jane Farley on Aug. 27, 1879. Ed's brother, Lum, may >have >live there for a while. He returned to Benton County, Arkansas in >1897 >where he drowned while fishing with relatives. Lum had a son William >who spent time in Dublin with the family. He grew up to be a rodeo >star >and a trick rider known as Red Randolph. Any information on this >family >would be appreciated.. This is a lost line of my family. Glenita >Randolph Guthrie > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com >

Family members I am trying to locate in Erath Co. are E. Randolph who married Eliza Jane Farley on Aug. 27, 1879. Ed's brother, Lum, may have live there for a while. He returned to Benton County, Arkansas in 1897 where he drowned while fishing with relatives. Lum had a son William who spent time in Dublin with the family. He grew up to be a rodeo star and a trick rider known as Red Randolph. Any information on this family would be appreciated.. This is a lost line of my family. Glenita Randolph Guthrie __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com

Hi, Willie Gail Stephens is two years older than I and we attended Selden School, Stephenville High, Tarleton, and both worked at Convair Fort Worth to finish college. He taught Industrial Cooperative Training and nurse aid coop students in Stephenville while I taught it in West and Midway High Schools, McLennan County. We had both taught academic math or history to qualify for training for the ICT certification school. His dad was Gail Stephens, a peanut farmer and primitiveBaptist elder. I did not know Willie's grandad. Please remember that Stephenville was named after a Stephen family and some Stevens families, including great great Grandad Rev. B.T. Stevens of Shipley (Pine Mountain) , Georgiaand Texas. He and his wife and daughter Angelina Stevens who married Rev. W.P. & Dr. & pharmacist W.P. Hatchett of Shipley and Central Texas. Last time i visited the Selden Hatchett cemetery on the Duffau Creek I noticed one generation headstones were Stephens and the other generation was Stevens, but they had no connection to the Stephen families of Waco, Chalk Mountain, or Stephenville. Take care, Charles Wyly On Wed, 8 Sep 1999 17:20:17 -0500 "Lee Bahan" <gpblhb@compuage.com> writes: >Thanks to a very kind email from Mr. Dysinger on our list, telling how >to >email the Texas State Library, I learned today that the Wylie STEPHENS >who >d. Erath Co., 1975, was not my Dad's guardian. (Also, he d. 25 Jan. >1975, >not in Feb. as SSDI says.) The Wylie in Erath was Wylie S. Stephens, >and >I'm looking for Wylie Newton Stephens. Hugs and kisses to all for >the >speed with which you helped me to cross this possibility off my list. >On >to the next likely Wylie ... > >Best wishes, >Lee Harlin Bahan > >

Thanks to a very kind email from Mr. Dysinger on our list, telling how to email the Texas State Library, I learned today that the Wylie STEPHENS who d. Erath Co., 1975, was not my Dad's guardian. (Also, he d. 25 Jan. 1975, not in Feb. as SSDI says.) The Wylie in Erath was Wylie S. Stephens, and I'm looking for Wylie Newton Stephens. Hugs and kisses to all for the speed with which you helped me to cross this possibility off my list. On to the next likely Wylie ... Best wishes, Lee Harlin Bahan

I really am overwhelmed by the kindness of people on this list. This is the friendliest, most helpful list I have been on. I'll answer all messages in detail in the morning, but I did want to say thanks to everyone. Goodnight, Lee Bahan, searching for Wylie