Seeking to exchange information on the families of Emory Woodley HUGHES [1852-1915]. Associated with Erath County after 1888. Toni Richard Turk turk@one-name.org

Hi, one suggestion with what you have, you need to go to the Col. Harold Simpson Confederate Research Center and Audie Murphy Gun museum. Contact Peggy Fox and let her help you. Hillsboro claims to be the home of Hood's Texas Brigade, C.S.A. Cousin Earlene Hatchett of Lubbock did so last week and found Georgia Military Records of Hatchetts in the Confederacy. Great Grandmother was a Hatchett. Her dad, Rev. and M.D. W.P. Hatchett was a conscientious objector to the Civil war at first, but soon began recruiting and giving a week or so of training at Valley Mills, Texas, He was a vet of the 1845 Mexican War. Earlene stopped Saturday in Stephenville at our reunion, then return to Lubbock. If your friends get bored with the museum, the Hillsboro Outlet Mall stores are 2 blocks away on I-35 north of Hwy 22. Happy hunting, Charles Wyly.

Charles, thank you for your suggestions and especially for your "memories" that you share. Do you know if either the Research Center or the Museum are online??? Thanks again, Annette in AZ >Hi, >one suggestion with what you have, you need to go to the Col. Harold >Simpson Confederate Research Center and Audie Murphy Gun museum. Contact >Peggy Fox and let her help you. Hillsboro claims to be the home of Hood's >Texas Brigade, C.S.A. > >Cousin Earlene Hatchett of Lubbock did so last week and found Georgia >Military Records of Hatchetts in the Confederacy. Great Grandmother was a >Hatchett. Her dad, Rev. and M.D. W.P. Hatchett was a conscientious >objector to the Civil war at first, but soon began recruiting and giving >a week or so of training at Valley Mills, Texas, He was a vet of the 1845 >Mexican War. Earlene stopped Saturday in Stephenville at our reunion, >then return to Lubbock. > >If your friends get bored with the museum, the Hillsboro Outlet Mall >stores are 2 blocks away on I-35 north of Hwy 22. > >Happy hunting, >Charles Wyly. > > >

Good morning, I'm trying to find more info on the HEAD family in Texas. James L/R/P/A HEAD was attached to the Confederate Cavalry in Texas in 1864-1865. The papers I have are for: James L HEAD Com Sgt, Co. B, Mann's Reg't Tex Cav (the above from the top of the form) Mann's (formerly Bradford's) Regiment Texas Cavalry was formed by the consolidation of Bradford's, Mann's and Hoxey's Batalions and Captain R. S. Pooles' Company Texas Cavalry, per S. O. No. 207, Hdqrd. Dist of Texas., N. Mex,. and Ariz., dated Juy 25, 1864. It was composed principally of former members of the Texas State Troopers. (the above from the bottom of the form) I am still try to "pin down" exactly which James HEAD is my relative. He is listed with so many different middle initials that I keep finding conflicting info. My James HEAD was married to Lucinda Rebecca KEITH whose father was Gabriel (George) KEITH. Lucinda and James were married 23 Dec 1858, Hunt co, Texas Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Annette in AZ

Thanks Charles, Looks like I really started a live discussion. However, Texasdog has sent me the information I needed. Found most of the people I was looking for and more. His Dau-in-law is descended from my great-uncle. I knew these list were good to have. Wanda

Greetings all, My great grandparents (John B. Barnes and wife Francis Fredonia Barnes) are supposed to be buried in the West End Cemetary, Erath Co. Coul someone please let me know if this is fact and if possible, send any words on tombstones. Thanks, Arthur W. Barnes, Jr.

Greetings all, My great grandparents (John B. Barnes and wife Francis Fredonia Barnes) are supposed to be buried in the West End Cemetary, Erath Co. Coul someone please let me know if this is fact and if possible, send any words on tombstones. Thanks, Arthur W. Barnes, Jr.

To Charles Wyly Just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your history in the form of stories. You are very knowledge and write with a great sense of humor. Are you only subscribing to Erath county. I believe that is the only place I see your responses. How about subscribing to McLennan and Comanche counties. Do you know much about these counties. Somewhere I believe you mentioned you now live in Bellmead. My roots are in Chalk Bluff. I am specifically looking for the George W Carter family who lived around Axtell 1875 - 1900. And then information on his son, my grandpa, James Brown Carter b. 1883. George W moved on to Hamilton and Comanche counties around 1900-1910 when the oil boom started. James stayed around Chalk Bluff and raised 7 children including my dad, Les Carter, who still lives at Chalk Bluff. I look forward to more of your history telling. I really hope people are taking notes from you. Sandra Carter Van Wyk Denton County TX ----- Original Message ----- From: Charles A. Wyly <wyly1@juno.com> To: <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 7:41 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [ERATH] Millerville, TX > Yes , it existed. I remember the Millerville road and grandad and dad > talked about th area. I think they had a community house like Cedar Point > shared by the school- 1 teacher- and used by various churches in a > rotating. basis. One church near Waco- Leroy area has both Baptist and > Methodist groups and the pastor was a Baptist Lay Minister. > > Some cemeteries in Texas were like the East coast- each church owned a > cemetery and most in each cemetery would be related to that church. The > Box- Pony Creek was mostly people who attended the Box Methodist or > Lodge, and the Pony Creek Baptist, about 100 yards apart. Most in the > Johnsville are members or kin of the Church of Christ- not the One Cup or > the modern groups. One man's leg is buried at Box, but he changed > churches and > the rest of him- a Robinson or Roberson , is buried at Johnsville. His > granddaughter was my Great aunt by marriage. Aunt Etta said he would wake > up screaming and hit where his missing foot should be with a fly swatter. > , as he was in pain, likr sometimes my bridge has a toothache. He sent > his sons to check his leg . They said the lid was bending his toes back > sharply- they turned it and straightened the toes and the man had no more > pain. Others tell a similar story about ants on the buried limb causing > the living pain. > > Take care, Charles Wyly > >

Yes , it existed. I remember the Millerville road and grandad and dad talked about th area. I think they had a community house like Cedar Point shared by the school- 1 teacher- and used by various churches in a rotating. basis. One church near Waco- Leroy area has both Baptist and Methodist groups and the pastor was a Baptist Lay Minister. Some cemeteries in Texas were like the East coast- each church owned a cemetery and most in each cemetery would be related to that church. The Box- Pony Creek was mostly people who attended the Box Methodist or Lodge, and the Pony Creek Baptist, about 100 yards apart. Most in the Johnsville are members or kin of the Church of Christ- not the One Cup or the modern groups. One man's leg is buried at Box, but he changed churches and the rest of him- a Robinson or Roberson , is buried at Johnsville. His granddaughter was my Great aunt by marriage. Aunt Etta said he would wake up screaming and hit where his missing foot should be with a fly swatter. , as he was in pain, likr sometimes my bridge has a toothache. He sent his sons to check his leg . They said the lid was bending his toes back sharply- they turned it and straightened the toes and the man had no more pain. Others tell a similar story about ants on the buried limb causing the living pain. Take care, Charles Wyly

Hi, I found Homer Stephen's Frontier Postmasters. He says the first postmaster at Millerville was Thomas H. Jordan, 1905. Miller Hill was near the old Pizarro Post Office on the edge of the Mitchell Creek- Pony Creeek, Paluxy valley. Take care, Charles Wyly

There is a Millersview in Concho County TX ----- Original Message ----- From: Margaret McCleskey <mamccleskey@worldnet.att.net> To: <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 1999 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [ERATH] Millerville, TX > I checked "The New Handbook of Texas." No Millerville there, either. > "The New Handbook of Texas" is on line at > http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/ > > If it is not in the Handbook, it did not exist. > > Margaret McCleskey > > Brit Ferguson wrote: > > > > I consulted my copy of The Roads of Texas (an invaluable resource, compiled > > by the Texas A&M Cartographics Laboratory and published by Shearer > > Publishing in Fredericksburg, TX) as well as the Texas Almanac and did not > > find a Millerville. Do you know where this place is located? I live in Erath > > County, and I do not know of a Millerville, or any former community starting > > with Miller. > > > > Let me know where Millerville is or was located and I'll try to help you. > > > > Best regards, > > Brit Ferguson > > Stephenville, Texas > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Larry W. Mabra <Larry_W._Mabra@onlineworks.com> > > To: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: Thursday, July 29, 1999 10:54 PM > > Subject: [ERATH] Millerville, TX > > > > >I need to know if there is a cemetery at Millerville, Tx. If so, is it > > >possible that someone has indexed it? > > > > > >I am researching, the NIX family, and the Giesekes > > > > > > > > >Larry W. Mabra > > >Lancaster, TX. > > >E-Mail = Larry_W_Mabra@onlineworks.com > > > > >

To all, There is a Millerville Cemetery which is just north of Hico and is in the edge of Erath County......this was where the Millerville community was at one time. It has nothing to with Miller Hill, Millersview, Miller Grove, or other similar names. Whether is is on a road map, almanac, world globe, or whathave you makes no difference. There was once a Millerville in Erath County and all that is left is those in the cemetery with all due respect to those still living nearby. It is located s.w. of Duffau or s.e. of Clairette...north of Hico. Marilyn Giesecke Mills Ewers published a community history in 1992 which will be in area libraries. The cemetery is one of those included in the three set "Erath County Cemeteries" of Hudson & Cawyer which are widely circulated and will contain listings of those buried before ca. 1970. HOWERTON, GIESECKE, NIX, LIVELY are some of the names of those buried there.

My map program (Travel Maps USA) does not show a Millerville. There is a "Millsville" on FM Rd 1069, NW of Aransas Pass, NE of Ingleside. and near the Prairer View Cemetery .Hope this helps... Arlon

I would be interested to know if Silas C. Blair is buried there. I had been told they were in that area. He lived with his dau and son-in-law Lucinda and Sim Johnson. Thanks, Wanda Wanda Blair Ruby granwan@aol.com ICQ41284435 http://members.xoom.com/granwan/index.html Pierce Genealogy Pages http://members.xoom.com/granwan/blair.html http://members.xoom.com/granwan/brackeen.html

Hi, Larry, I am back from a Family Reunion at the Holiday Inn at \stephenville Holiday Inn of Wyly Kin. I was chairman and very busy when I saw your request. We found out too late that the Wyly- Hufff related families of West Texas had one the same day. \They are cousins. Saw Marilyn Giesekie Mills Ewers at Stephenville Cross Timbers Country Opry and her husband Fred Ewers. Our reunion group always visits the Country Opry for the last 10 plus years. The M.C. is Durwood Rowell of KRLD radio in Dallas, an Okie, I think, and the host announcer of the network Baptist Hour. We enjoy having fun together- we can do our own thing when we get home. Now , for Millerville. I think some may confuse Millerville with Miller Hill in Erath County. Miller Hill is on the road from Johnsville to Pony Creek. There is a sharp right turn past the Pony Creek church a mile or so. If you went straight you would run through the Elvis Riggs home place and old Hurley land. Then there is a long hill down towards Mitchell Creek church and the old Pony Creek school site. Some of us as early teenagers used to ride our bikes to the foot of Miller Hill on Davis or Tarpley land and play Irish Swing games (Square dances or Ring Games to the singing of everyone, then set down about 9 or 9:30 P.M. and listen to country Classical instrumental music- Over the Waves Waltz, , Soldier's Joy, & others) while we rested and ate cookies or homemade ice cream, to regain our strength to pedal back up Miller's Hill, then home was only 3 more miles. Cemeteries nearby would be Box- Pony Creek, Beach Family Cemetery, possibly Mitchell Creek Baptist Church cemetery, and Cedar Point cemetery. One of the teachers at Johnsville and Selden Schools was Esther Miller. Will check H. Grady Perry's Grand Old Erath book later. Take care, Charles Wyly.

I was mistaken-- there IS a Millerville Cemetery in Erath County. It is located a few miles south of Duffau in the southeast corner of Erath County. My thanks to Bill McCarty for helping out. The text of his msg to me is below. Hindsight is always 20/20. I should have studied the map of Erath County instead of merely consulting the index. I've run across tiny cemeteries before that aren't indexed- I must be getting forgetful in my old age. :-) Best regards, Brit Ferguson > Brit, > The community of Millerville is gone.....all that remains is >the cemetery. > If you look at The Roads of Texas, there is a "cemetery" which is >back > west and south of Duffau. If one takes the highway 1824 and goes >west > a few miles, there is a road about half way to Clairette that >turns south > and eventually goes back into Hico. This road is where the >Millerville > cemetery is located. Maryilyn Giesecke Mills Ewers did a >community > history around 1992---a copy of which is in Stephenville Public >Library. > The cemetery is much smaller than either the Clairette or Duffau > cemeteries and many of the nearby residents at Millerville >preferred to > be buried at either Hico or Duffau with other family members. > I have communicated information to Larry Mabra who was interested >in > NIX families that were buried at Millerville. > > Regards, > Bill McCarty

I consulted my copy of The Roads of Texas (an invaluable resource, compiled by the Texas A&M Cartographics Laboratory and published by Shearer Publishing in Fredericksburg, TX) as well as the Texas Almanac and did not find a Millerville. Do you know where this place is located? I live in Erath County, and I do not know of a Millerville, or any former community starting with Miller. Let me know where Millerville is or was located and I'll try to help you. Best regards, Brit Ferguson Stephenville, Texas -----Original Message----- From: Larry W. Mabra <Larry_W._Mabra@onlineworks.com> To: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, July 29, 1999 10:54 PM Subject: [ERATH] Millerville, TX >I need to know if there is a cemetery at Millerville, Tx. If so, is it >possible that someone has indexed it? > >I am researching, the NIX family, and the Giesekes > > >Larry W. Mabra >Lancaster, TX. >E-Mail = Larry_W_Mabra@onlineworks.com >

Hi All My great Uncle was Dr. Musgove of Huckabay Texas in the early 1900. I am try to find out how I can get information on him. Would he have had a license in Texas? How Would I get a copy? He when to school in Al. Is there anyone out there that mite remember him, that was a long time ago. I am looking for any information. Thanks if any one can help. Annabeth

I checked "The New Handbook of Texas." No Millerville there, either. "The New Handbook of Texas" is on line at http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/ If it is not in the Handbook, it did not exist. Margaret McCleskey Brit Ferguson wrote: > > I consulted my copy of The Roads of Texas (an invaluable resource, compiled > by the Texas A&M Cartographics Laboratory and published by Shearer > Publishing in Fredericksburg, TX) as well as the Texas Almanac and did not > find a Millerville. Do you know where this place is located? I live in Erath > County, and I do not know of a Millerville, or any former community starting > with Miller. > > Let me know where Millerville is or was located and I'll try to help you. > > Best regards, > Brit Ferguson > Stephenville, Texas > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry W. Mabra <Larry_W._Mabra@onlineworks.com> > To: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Thursday, July 29, 1999 10:54 PM > Subject: [ERATH] Millerville, TX > > >I need to know if there is a cemetery at Millerville, Tx. If so, is it > >possible that someone has indexed it? > > > >I am researching, the NIX family, and the Giesekes > > > > > >Larry W. Mabra > >Lancaster, TX. > >E-Mail = Larry_W_Mabra@onlineworks.com > >

Charles, My house has high windows also. Who do you think they were trying to keep out. nice information. Wanda