Is anyone researching the BOUCHER family in Erath County? If so, I would love to hear from someone. Lola

Hi, once again I quote Homer Stephen in his book "The Frontier Postmasters", published in 1952 by the Dublin Progress. PURVES POSTMASTERS were John T Simmons, 8/21/1901, : Thomas J. White, 2/1/1907 : Jessie J. O'Connor 9/13/1897. They had a school and churches and a cemetery in the Purves area. If you do not have a Texas or Erath County map, I am almost sure Purves in on the Erath County page of the Texas Almanac published annually by the Dallas Morning News. Taker care, Charles Wyly

Thanks to all of you that sent me the information on Purves, TX. I appreciate all the help. Phyl Mailto:fvvpjv29@idt.net

> Does anyone know if there used to be a Purvas in Erath Co, in early > 1900's, and if so where would it have been located? > Thanks, > Phyl > -- Mailto:fvvpjv29@idt.net http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/PP/hnp64.html PURVES, TEXAS. Purves, on Farm Road 219 seven miles southeast of Dublin in southwestern Erath County, was named for William M. Purves, the first postmaster, and John Purves, who established a church in 1890. The population was 117 in 1900. The post office operated from 1897 to 1907. In 1947 the population was ninety-five, and the town had two businesses, two churches, and a school. By 1980 the population was fifty, where it remained in 1990. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Homer Stephen, Fragments of History: Erath County (Stephenville, Texas, 1966). Homer Stephen, History of Erath County (Stephenville, Texas: Dublin Progress, 1950). William R. Hunt The Handbook of Texas Online is a joint project of The General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas State Historical Association. © The Texas State Historical Association, 1997,1998,1999. Last Updated: February 15, 1999 Comments to: comments@www.tsha.utexas.edu Tim Walker Seawolf-Self tim@selfroots.com self@selfroots.com Self Family Association NetLetter http://www.selfroots.com listowner: SELF-L@rootsweb.com listowner: SWINDLE-L@rootsweb.com listowner: EDENS-L@rootsweb.com listowner: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com listowner: TXKING-L@rootsweb.com listowner: GAMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com listowner: TXGRAYSO-L@rootsweb.com listowner: NCCLAY-L@rootsweb.com listowner: LABOSSIE-L@rootsweb.com USGenWeb coordinator for CLAY County, NC http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncclay USGenWeb coordinator for MURRAY County, GA http://www.rootsweb.com/~gamurray TXGenWeb coordinator for KING County Texas http://www.rootsweb.com/~txking CSA 6th NC Cavalry Co.F(65th NC) CSA 7th Bat. Co.B NC Cavalry http://www.Route66AutoClub.com/ ROUTE-66 List -- SEND subscribe TO: ROUTE-66-L-request@travel.rootsweb.com ©1998 § Self Seekers: The Self Family Association tm®

Can anyone tell me more about the "J.D. Bishop" that laid out a townsite "which drew residents from old to new Dublin."? He may be my GG-Grandfather. Tim Walker Seawolf-Self tim@selfroots.com self@selfroots.com Self Family Association NetLetter http://www.selfroots.com listowner: SELF-L@rootsweb.com listowner: SWINDLE-L@rootsweb.com listowner: EDENS-L@rootsweb.com listowner: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com listowner: TXKING-L@rootsweb.com listowner: GAMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com listowner: TXGRAYSO-L@rootsweb.com listowner: NCCLAY-L@rootsweb.com listowner: LABOSSIE-L@rootsweb.com USGenWeb coordinator for CLAY County, NC http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncclay USGenWeb coordinator for MURRAY County, GA http://www.rootsweb.com/~gamurray TXGenWeb coordinator for KING County Texas http://www.rootsweb.com/~txking CSA 6th NC Cavalry Co.F(65th NC) CSA 7th Bat. Co.B NC Cavalry http://www.Route66AutoClub.com/ ROUTE-66 List -- SEND subscribe TO: ROUTE-66-L-request@travel.rootsweb.com ©1998 § Self Seekers: The Self Family Association tm® > Kim, > If you will go to the site I have below, you can read the story that > includes this line: > "J. D. Bishop laid out a townsite on the (railroad) line four miles south > of > Mount Airy, which drew residents from old to new Dublin." > Could it be that "New Dublin" started out as "Bishop", as there was > already > a town named "Dublin"? > Just a wild guess. > Connie Prater Reed > Dublin, Tx > http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/cgi-bin/web_fetch_doc?dataset=tsha.dst&db=handb > ook&doc_id=17870&query=bishop+erath > This site is off of The Handbook of Texas, which tells about many old > towns, > stories, etc., I even used it to read about my gggrandfathers unit in the > Confederacy by typing in the commanders name. It is undoubtedly my > favorite > site. > Handbook of Texas: > http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/index.html > ...........snip......... >>From: "FRED E EWERS III" <fredorkim@email.msn.com> >>To: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: [ERATH] Bishop, Texas >>Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 14:52:47 -0600 >> >>Does anyone know anything about BISHOP,Texas and where it was located? I >>saw it on the Erath County towns list and it may no longer exist. I have >>a >>letter written by my great-great grandmother postmarked Bishop, Texas. >>There is a Bishop, TX down close to Corpus Christi, but I was curious as >>to >>why my ancestor would have been there at the time she wrote this letter. >>If >>there was a Bishop in Erath County, that would make much more sense. >> >>Any info appreciated! Kim Ewers _______________________________________________________________ > Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Phyl, The site mentioned below was in a message yesterday about Bishop, Texas. Go to this link for the answer to your question. http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/PP/hnp64.html Everyone researching in Texas should bookmark this site: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online Margaret McCleskey, Arlington, TX fvvpjv29@idt.net wrote: > > Does anyone know if there used to be a Purvas in Erath Co, in early > 1900's, and if so where would it have been located? > Thanks, > Phyl > -- > Mailto:fvvpjv29@idt.net

I sorry I could not be of more help, I have tried to locate it also, my grandmother says there is one in Erath county she lives in Hood County, but I have never been able to locate it. Evelyn fvvpjv29@idt.net wrote: > Does anyone know if there used to be a Purvas in Erath Co, in early > 1900's, and if so where would it have been located? > Thanks, > Phyl > -- > Mailto:fvvpjv29@idt.net

Does anyone know if there used to be a Purvas in Erath Co, in early 1900's, and if so where would it have been located? Thanks, Phyl -- Mailto:fvvpjv29@idt.net

Hi, I'm looking for further information about; THOMAS PECK was born in North Carolina abt.1815. He came to Erath Co.,TX. yr. unknown>>>married ELIZA BROWN abt.1837 Erath Co.,TX. ?>>>ELIZA BROWN born Feb 13,1818 Texas>>she died Apr. 23,1900 Erath Co.,TX. They both are burried in the Turnbow cem. in Erath Co. I need a death date for him. His grave stone dosen"t have a date on it. It has been told to me that ELIZA BROWN was full blooded Choctaw Indian. Does anyone know how I would go about finding out? Thanks!! Betty Stinecipher stinecipher@ofgeorgia.com

Kim, If you will go to the site I have below, you can read the story that includes this line: "J. D. Bishop laid out a townsite on the (railroad) line four miles south of Mount Airy, which drew residents from old to new Dublin." Could it be that "New Dublin" started out as "Bishop", as there was already a town named "Dublin"? Just a wild guess. Connie Prater Reed Dublin, Tx http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/cgi-bin/web_fetch_doc?dataset=tsha.dst&db=handbook&doc_id=17870&query=bishop+erath This site is off of The Handbook of Texas, which tells about many old towns, stories, etc., I even used it to read about my gggrandfathers unit in the Confederacy by typing in the commanders name. It is undoubtedly my favorite site. Handbook of Texas: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/index.html ...........snip......... >From: "FRED E EWERS III" <fredorkim@email.msn.com> >To: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ERATH] Bishop, Texas >Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 14:52:47 -0600 > >Does anyone know anything about BISHOP,Texas and where it was located? I >saw it on the Erath County towns list and it may no longer exist. I have a >letter written by my great-great grandmother postmarked Bishop, Texas. >There is a Bishop, TX down close to Corpus Christi, but I was curious as to >why my ancestor would have been there at the time she wrote this letter. >If >there was a Bishop in Erath County, that would make much more sense. > >Any info appreciated! Kim Ewers > > > _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Charles, you always come up with the answer. I am looking for Lodge records in Lipan. Mt great-grandfather Leroy Jackson Blair was supposed to be a Mason. I haven;t found any record of it. Wanda

----- Original Message ----- From: FRED E EWERS III <fredorkim@email.msn.com> To: Charles A. Wyly <wyly1@juno.com> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 5:07 PM Subject: Re: [ERATH] Bishop, Texas > Mr. Wyly: This information is so very helpful and interesting, as the > Alexanders in my family lived in the Harbin area. This explains a lot! > The letter was postmarked May 8, 1892, so must have been just around the > time the name of the town changed. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Kim > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Charles A. Wyly <wyly1@juno.com> > To: <fredorkim@email.msn.com> > Cc: <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 3:50 PM > Subject: Re: [ERATH] Bishop, Texas > > > > Hi, again, > > > > In Homer Stephen's book "Frontier Postmasters" he lists John M. Harbin > > as the postmaster of Bishop, Erath County, Texas from 9/5/1890 to > > 5/2/1892, when either the name was changed to Harbin or the Harbin Post > > Office took over the Bishop post office area. > > > > Since Fred's grandad lived in maratheal's Gap (Greasy) School, a suburb > > of the Skipper's Gap area and served by the Skipper's Gap post office. > > Guess what Johnsville was called at first? Clara Stigler Atkins of Chalk > > Mountain and one of my first elementary teachers at Johnsville, said > > someone from Stephenville was out on a Sunday Drive on the old dirt U.S. > > 67 , where the Johnsville post office was located near the gin, > > Blacksmith shop, and Lodge hall, near the old school location. They saw > > some new houses being built and said "Whodathoughtit? They are building > > new houses out inthe middle of Nowhere". so, some called it Whodathoutit > > > > > Another nickname of the area was " Poodleville" because of the high > > number of dogs, mostly hunting dogs. The Post office was named Johnsville > > because of the high number of people- several to a family- with the first > > name of John- John Little, John Bunch, John Mills, John Skipper, John > > Crockett, John Keahey, John Cox, John Wallace, John Howell, John > > McNight, and several others, with 2 or 3 by that name living at the same > > time. Nicknames were popular to give one a personal identity. Why? > > > > Possibly the Anglo Saxon naming pattern (or Irish, English. Belgian, > > depending on sources) might explain this in a community where 3 and 4 > > generation families lived near each other. > > > > THE FIRST SON WAS NAMED FOR HIS FATHER'S FATHER. > > THE SECOND SON WAS NAMED FOR HIS MOTHER'S FATHER, > > THE THIRD SON WAS NAMED FOR HIS FATHER > > THE FOURTH SON WAS NAMED FOR HIS FATHER'S ELDEST BROTHER. > > > > THE FIRST DAUGHTER WAS NAMED FOR HER MOTHER'S MOTHER. > > THE SECOND DAUGHTER WAS NAMED FOR HER FATHER'S MOTHER. > > THE THIRD DAUGHTER WAS NAMED FOR THE MOTHER. > > THE FOURTH DAUGHTER WAS NAMED FOR THE MOTHER'S ELDEST SISTER. > > > > Take care, > > Charles Augustine Wyly ( the 5 th Augustine in honor of Judge Augustine > > Smith Clayton, a populas Georgia Judge- who wrote " Davey Crockett, by > > Himself" under the name Atticus and others by a Fitzramble name. > >

Hi, I was interrupted and the Georgia Judge was Augustin Smith Clayton who also wrote for newspapers., books, and periodicals. When he was a small boy at school, George Washington visited and heard him recite a patriotic speech. He was given an autographed book by George Washington. As I remember the story, this happened in Virginia. Take care, Charles Augustine Wyly

Hi, again, In Homer Stephen's book "Frontier Postmasters" he lists John M. Harbin as the postmaster of Bishop, Erath County, Texas from 9/5/1890 to 5/2/1892, when either the name was changed to Harbin or the Harbin Post Office took over the Bishop post office area. Since Fred's grandad lived in maratheal's Gap (Greasy) School, a suburb of the Skipper's Gap area and served by the Skipper's Gap post office. Guess what Johnsville was called at first? Clara Stigler Atkins of Chalk Mountain and one of my first elementary teachers at Johnsville, said someone from Stephenville was out on a Sunday Drive on the old dirt U.S. 67 , where the Johnsville post office was located near the gin, Blacksmith shop, and Lodge hall, near the old school location. They saw some new houses being built and said "Whodathoughtit? They are building new houses out inthe middle of Nowhere". so, some called it Whodathoutit > Another nickname of the area was " Poodleville" because of the high number of dogs, mostly hunting dogs. The Post office was named Johnsville because of the high number of people- several to a family- with the first name of John- John Little, John Bunch, John Mills, John Skipper, John Crockett, John Keahey, John Cox, John Wallace, John Howell, John McNight, and several others, with 2 or 3 by that name living at the same time. Nicknames were popular to give one a personal identity. Why? Possibly the Anglo Saxon naming pattern (or Irish, English. Belgian, depending on sources) might explain this in a community where 3 and 4 generation families lived near each other. THE FIRST SON WAS NAMED FOR HIS FATHER'S FATHER. THE SECOND SON WAS NAMED FOR HIS MOTHER'S FATHER, THE THIRD SON WAS NAMED FOR HIS FATHER THE FOURTH SON WAS NAMED FOR HIS FATHER'S ELDEST BROTHER. THE FIRST DAUGHTER WAS NAMED FOR HER MOTHER'S MOTHER. THE SECOND DAUGHTER WAS NAMED FOR HER FATHER'S MOTHER. THE THIRD DAUGHTER WAS NAMED FOR THE MOTHER. THE FOURTH DAUGHTER WAS NAMED FOR THE MOTHER'S ELDEST SISTER. Take care, Charles Augustine Wyly ( the 5 th Augustine in honor of Judge Augustine Smith Clayton, a populas Georgia Judge- who wrote " Davey Crockett, by Himself" under the name Atticus and others by a Fitzramble name.

Does anyone know anything about BISHOP,Texas and where it was located? I saw it on the Erath County towns list and it may no longer exist. I have a letter written by my great-great grandmother postmarked Bishop, Texas. There is a Bishop, TX down close to Corpus Christi, but I was curious as to why my ancestor would have been there at the time she wrote this letter. If there was a Bishop in Erath County, that would make much more sense. Any info appreciated! Kim Ewers

Hello. I just found the 3 volume set of Erath County Cemetery listings and was dismayed to find that at the library I went to they only had volumes 2 and 3. If anyone has access to volume 1, could I please ask someone to look up the Neely family in it. My family is from the Duffau and Stephenville area and I found one group buried at the Duffau cemetery, but the rest of the family was present. I''d really appreciate it. I live in Oakland California and at this time just don't have the means to get back to Texas. Thank you Robin Reed

Seeking to locate marriage place and date of a couple who should have been married in Erath County about 1905, but they don't show up in the index for 1896-1908. Edgar D. HUGHES married Sarah (Sallie) BERTON COX about 1905. Edgar's family is associated with Erath County between 1890 and 1910. It is assumed that BERTON was a previous married name for Sarah, but that's not for certain Willing to share all records! Toni Richard Turk turk@one-name.org

I am seeking to confirm that the following marriages occurred in Erath County, and where my dates are approximations to obtain the correct date of marriage. Any help will be appreciated. Willing to share all my data. (1) Edward Jefferson MERRITT & Lona Lee MARTIN - 15 Oct 1915 (2) Thomas Franklin MERRITT & Nettie Elizabeth HANDLEY - 24 Dec 1931 (3) Addison Randolph MERRITT & Mary Pearl TOMPKINS - about 1932 Toni Richard Turk turk@one-name.org

Seeking to confirm that the following marriages occurred in Erath County. Would also appreciate help with establishing exact dates of marriage. Will exchange data. (1) Ephraim Wyatt WITT & Josie Estell HUGHES - 1927 (2) Willie Kindred (Bill) FELTS & Jessie May HUGHES BARRON - about 1949 (3) Joe Houston BALENTINE & Josie Estell HUGHES WITT - 1955 (4) Joe LOMAS & Rachel Ann HUGHES SNIDER HUDSPETH - 1956/1964 Toni Richard Turk turk@one-name.org

Seeking information on J. K. TERRETT. He married Harriet Melinda (Hattie) BURNS 9 Apr 1885 in Erath County. Toni Richard Turk turk@one-name.org