Hi, I remember in the 1930's and 1940's we attended the Allard Reunions in Glen Rose, Texas at Oakdale Park (once the city park with strong sulfur water that would kill your chiggers). I know of no family connections but dad and mom knew a bunch of the family. Marilyn Mills Ewers's book for Three Way School has some info on Wyly families. Will look for it and let youknow something. Take care, Charles Wyly On Sun, 06 Jun 1999 14:31:51 -0500 "George F. Nixon, Jr." <trialsci@tucomm.net> writes: >I've done a great lot of genealogical research and have found >information on >my grandmother's family--the Allards. Her parents were Ira Aaron >(Dutch) >Allard and Lura Langdon. Dutch's parents were Aaron Hardin Allard, >Jr., and >Sarah Ann Colbert. At any rate, I was wondering whether someone might >have >some information on this family. > >Sincerely, > >Donna Walker-Nixon >

I've done a great lot of genealogical research and have found information on my grandmother's family--the Allards. Her parents were Ira Aaron (Dutch) Allard and Lura Langdon. Dutch's parents were Aaron Hardin Allard, Jr., and Sarah Ann Colbert. At any rate, I was wondering whether someone might have some information on this family. Sincerely, Donna Walker-Nixon

Hi, this is a wild shot, but i have always wonderred if Pickett and Pickens families are connected? There is a slew of Pickens families in McClennan County- some teachers and some run 3 auto salvage and recycling yards. I do know in old 1800's maps there is a Wiley's Road- the Tugaloo(Tenn-Ga) turnpike built by Gen. J.R. Wyly, so some early officials were careless about spellings. Take care, Charles Wyly On Sun, 06 Jun 1999 11:36:55 -0500 Vonnie & Pete <munntex@dialaccess.com> writes: >Hi! > >I am searching for family connections and any other information on >the >following found in the Texas Confederate Pension Applications Index: > >PICKETT, T. M. (Mrs.) 35194 >County: Erath >Husband: Joseph > >I have sent for a copy of this pension application but hope to make >contact with descendants. I think this might be Dr. Joseph T. >Pickett >who was a Confederate Surgeon, captured in AR and sent to Camp Chase >Prison Camp in OH where he died and was buried in Columbus, OH. > >If anyone has cemetery records for Erath Co, a lookup would be very >much >appreciated along with any census records available for 1870. > >Thank you! >Vonnie Looper Munnerlyn >

Hi, When I was a kid there were some Picketts who attended church at Selden Baptist and Pleaant Hill Methodist activities ands I think they are buried about a mile behind the Methodist church in the Indian Creek Cemetery, Erath County, south of Stephenville. My grandparents jnew them well. If they had Arkansas roots in Civil War, they may have the older generations buried in Huckaby cemetery or Lingleville or Pea Ridge, Texas. Nathan Pickett was the youngest I remember. Take care, Charles Wyly On Sun, 06 Jun 1999 11:36:55 -0500 Vonnie & Pete <munntex@dialaccess.com> writes: >Hi! > >I am searching for family connections and any other information on >the >following found in the Texas Confederate Pension Applications Index: > >PICKETT, T. M. (Mrs.) 35194 >County: Erath >Husband: Joseph > >I have sent for a copy of this pension application but hope to make >contact with descendants. I think this might be Dr. Joseph T. >Pickett >who was a Confederate Surgeon, captured in AR and sent to Camp Chase >Prison Camp in OH where he died and was buried in Columbus, OH. > >If anyone has cemetery records for Erath Co, a lookup would be very >much >appreciated along with any census records available for 1870. > >Thank you! >Vonnie Looper Munnerlyn >

Hi! I am searching for family connections and any other information on the following found in the Texas Confederate Pension Applications Index: PICKETT, T. M. (Mrs.) 35194 County: Erath Husband: Joseph I have sent for a copy of this pension application but hope to make contact with descendants. I think this might be Dr. Joseph T. Pickett who was a Confederate Surgeon, captured in AR and sent to Camp Chase Prison Camp in OH where he died and was buried in Columbus, OH. If anyone has cemetery records for Erath Co, a lookup would be very much appreciated along with any census records available for 1870. Thank you! Vonnie Looper Munnerlyn

In the book published in 1980, "History of Erath County,Texas" by the Erath County Historical Commission......there is a writeup of the the family of Aaron Hardin "H" Allard and wife Sarah Ann Colbert. His parents were Aaaron Hardin Allard Sr. and Polly Weaver. "H" and Sarah were both born In Missouri. The ALLARD families were in Hopkins County, Texas, by 1850. Most of the Erath County members are buried in Allard Cemetery......some went to Sterling City and are buried there.

Dear Vonnie, I think this Joseph Pickett of Erath Co. TX, was married to Tabitha Millicent Glenn, and they came out of Gilmer Co. GA. Joseph Pickett was the son of Joseph Pickett and Caroline Amanda Edney of Gilmer Co. GA. Joseph Jr. died in 1893 and he and Millicent are buried in The Glenn Cemetery, in Bluff Dale, Texas. Hope this helps. Karen Robertson

Hello, list subscribers! I wonder if any of you have access to old issues of the Stephenville Empire newspaper (a weekly, I think.) I need to get a copy of a June 1885 article. The article mentions Daniel and Martha Anderson selling their Erath County place and moving in with their daughter (Martha Leona and Wm. Rufus Woodall) in Hill County, TX, 6-23-1885. If you can get a copy of this paper or tell me where I can get a copy, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks. Sandy Crowley (CA) 74777.3203@compuserve.com

And the reason it was made from wood, you ask? It was built during the war, so almost all metal was reserved for factory use in order to build ships, planes and other machines of the war. Hughes picked Spruce because it was a light wood and he though that would help the weight. The Goose was supposed to be a cargo plane for civilian companies. Unfortunately it was still too heavy. Even without cargo, the Goose only flew for a few seconds and never got more than a few feet of the water (the Goose was designed as a water take-off craft). Jason -----Original Message----- From: Charles A. Wyly [mailto:wyly1@juno.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 9:30 PM To: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ERATH] Howard HUGHES & the "Blue Goose" Hi, It was called The Spruce Goose because much of it was made from layers of pressed and laminated Spruce wood. When I worked at Convair Fort Worth ,1950-57, the B 36 from fully loaded on the ground to in flight at 60,000. feet the wingtips with 6 gas - 28 cylinder Pratt & Whitney pusher engines and 4 jet engines flexed 23 feet. The Spruce Goose was supposed to be more flexible than the B- 36. Take care Charles Wyly On Tue, 1 Jun 1999 10:16:30 -0500 "Monte Neece" <lontour@flash.net> writes: >Don't know about Hughes' genealogy, but his plane is the "Spruce >Goose," not >the Blue Goose. If you do a search for Howard Hughes you get several >sites. >If you search Howard+Hughes+Genealogy you get several more, but I >don't know >if any are the same HH you are looking for. > >Monte Neece > >-----Original Message----- >From: KLPaints@aol.com <KLPaints@aol.com> >To: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Sunday, May 30, 1999 1:20 PM >Subject: [ERATH] Howard HUGHES & the "Blue Goose" > > >>Re: Howard HUGHES ......... originator of the airplane "Blue Goose". >Is >there >>a web page or a web site that has his genealogical chart? >> >>Karen in CA >> >> >

Hi, It was called The Spruce Goose because much of it was made from layers of pressed and laminated Spruce wood. When I worked at Convair Fort Worth ,1950-57, the B 36 from fully loaded on the ground to in flight at 60,000. feet the wingtips with 6 gas - 28 cylinder Pratt & Whitney pusher engines and 4 jet engines flexed 23 feet. The Spruce Goose was supposed to be more flexible than the B- 36. Take care Charles Wyly On Tue, 1 Jun 1999 10:16:30 -0500 "Monte Neece" <lontour@flash.net> writes: >Don't know about Hughes' genealogy, but his plane is the "Spruce >Goose," not >the Blue Goose. If you do a search for Howard Hughes you get several >sites. >If you search Howard+Hughes+Genealogy you get several more, but I >don't know >if any are the same HH you are looking for. > >Monte Neece > >-----Original Message----- >From: KLPaints@aol.com <KLPaints@aol.com> >To: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Sunday, May 30, 1999 1:20 PM >Subject: [ERATH] Howard HUGHES & the "Blue Goose" > > >>Re: Howard HUGHES ......... originator of the airplane "Blue Goose". >Is >there >>a web page or a web site that has his genealogical chart? >> >>Karen in CA >> >> >

Don't know about Hughes' genealogy, but his plane is the "Spruce Goose," not the Blue Goose. If you do a search for Howard Hughes you get several sites. If you search Howard+Hughes+Genealogy you get several more, but I don't know if any are the same HH you are looking for. Monte Neece -----Original Message----- From: KLPaints@aol.com <KLPaints@aol.com> To: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, May 30, 1999 1:20 PM Subject: [ERATH] Howard HUGHES & the "Blue Goose" >Re: Howard HUGHES ......... originator of the airplane "Blue Goose". Is there >a web page or a web site that has his genealogical chart? > >Karen in CA > >

Hi, contact Mack Mullins . He is the former Education Service Center director in Waco and since retirement he is a volunteer in Geneaology Section. The Waco- McLennan County Library is on line. He is a direct descendant of Jesse Walton of Owl Swamp and Traveller's Rest Inn, Toccoa, Ga. When Jesse left for the Georgia Gold fields he sold the Inn to Gen. James Rutherfort Wyly and wife Sarah Hawkins Clark, my great grandad's parents. Actually Jesse let his son in law Gen. Joseph Martin sell it for him. , appx. 1812 or so. In the 1840's or so it was sold to the Lucas- Jarrett families who lived there until the present owners, The State of Georgia Department of Natural Resources run it as their smallest park and sell a book of general history of Waltons, Martins, Wylys, Jarret- Lucas & others. My ancestor did the contract of opening the Tellico Turnpike from Tellico Plains to Toccoa, Ga. It was a major stage stop between Virginia and Atlanta and between Clemson. Univ. area of John C. Calhoun. Wylys sold the Habersham County Iron smelter and forge works to Calhoun and ran it for him for a time. It was also the path from Charleston to summer homes in Clarkesville- Alpine Helen, Pine Mountain -Shipley- Hiawasse ,Georgia. The Wyly, Cleveland, Yowell, "Hackett" (Hatchett? )Walton , jarrett, Lucas & Martins lived there when still a lease from the Cherokee tribe . Let me know more. Oliver Cromwell Wyly , son of james and sarah was habersham County sheriff and brother Ben. F. and Uncle Augustine Clayton Wyly ran a 4 story Wholesale grocery in Atlanta before 1850. Sherman did not burn it- the Brick still stands at Peachtree & Pryor, Atlanta, downtown. They had a 36 wagon train of Habersham and Atlanta which left the Wyly cotton yard 1865 & got to Erath County 1868- women, kids, and livestock. Wonder if any Waltons were with them or in contact with them before they left? One Wyly was named Dr. Walton Wyly. J.R was Col. Ben Cleveland's grandson and Sarah was Col. & Gov. Sevier (Tennessee) granddaughter. Their parents and grandparents fought in Rev. War. You can get the Traveller's Rest book fronm the State or on loan from your library fron Clemson or Talahasse. Gen. Wyly was, in 1812, second in charge of Ga. Militia which sacked and Burned Talahassee- 700 Anglo and 400 Cherokee troops out to punish the Rebelious Seminole for backing the British in still trying to destroy the U.S. and regain their colonies. We paid the friendly Cherokee of Nancy Ward's Blue Peace City of Refuge with the Trail of Tears. Mr Mullins said Jesse Walton was shot in the arm through a window by an Indian or a paid British agitator dressed as an Indian, with an arrow. He built higher windows in one house. Gen. Wyly boilt over 1/2 of the present 3 story Inn. For common folk there was a large upstairs room with several beds and they rented two to a bed if strangers. One man started taking his shoes off and told the occupant that he had the seven year itch. The occupant said that was O.K. , he had had it 4 years himself. A British traveller this was the only house between Virginia and Atlanta with glass windows- and the Wylys had a large bookshelf when their neighbors could not read and write. Most of our family are reported to have a personal library or access to a public one. Most kept family records. Why did Georgia Red Clay mountain folk pick Erath County black land? Were Wylys, Hatchetts, and Waltons that close in Georgia?Dr. Hatchett and brothers were in Texas before 1845 and Dr. hatchett's wives were Stevens from Shipley their parents Rev. & Mrs. B.T. Stevens are buried in Selden Hatchett cemetery, Erath County on the Duffau Creek, 9 miles from Stephenville. One of the Eades boys i finished Stephenville High with now lives near Clarkesville and leaves only for Stephenville Reunions. Take care and happy hunting. Charles Augustine Wyly On Mon, 31 May 1999 10:37:26 -0400 "Anthony Davis" <jadfl@email.msn.com> writes: >Researching family connections for a Jesse Moody WALTOM, m. Mary >Francis >CRUCE (CRUSE) in Coweta Co., GA ca. 1857 and moved to Stephenville >shortly >after that. Had three known children, possibly others. > >Tony > >CASH, DAVIS, LEDBETTER, WALTON > > >

Researching family connections for a Jesse Moody WALTOM, m. Mary Francis CRUCE (CRUSE) in Coweta Co., GA ca. 1857 and moved to Stephenville shortly after that. Had three known children, possibly others. Tony CASH, DAVIS, LEDBETTER, WALTON

I hit the delete on the response to Karen of CA re: finding cemeteries in Erath Co. Would someone please forward that to me again? We leave for TX later in the week, and plan to spend time in the Dublin, Thurber and Stephenville areas. We are looking for more information on my husbands' lines. His father was John Tolbert Blair b. 9/1/1900 in Dublin John T. Blairs' father: Andrew James (Mac) Blair b. ca 1856 in TX Hunt Co. probably mother: Susie Bendy Brown . b. ca 1869 in Texas. First spouse named Penny Mac was raised in Hunt Co according to census, but some of the Blair clan came early to Erath Co. Mac is buried by his mother Eveline (Evaline) in the old Dublin cemetery. Mac was a watchman at the cotton compress in 1900. Oral history said he had a saloon in Erath Co, He died in Thurber in 1907. This group came from SC>GA>TX arriving in Titus Co. in 1844 or early 45 Some of Mr. Wyly's info on Thurber give lots to ponder on. Wish those records were available. Thank you for what you are sharing! Susie was born in Texas, we do not know where. With a name of Brown, not very hopeful in tracking her line. The only clue is her middle name Bendy, which I speculate may be a family name. While an unusual name, I noted there are two listed in an Eastland Co. cemetery. Susie had at least two girls with Penny before he died. Of course I hope someone will be able to give us something more. Evaline had brothers and sisters who may have settled in Erath or Palo Pinto. Definitely in Hunt and Bosque. One called J. R. His boys went to school in Walnut Springs in Bosque Co. Names known include Tolbert, Elbert, William, James R. and a girl named Willie. Any descendants out there? Thank You! Regene Blair

The most complete readings I have heard of were by the wife of Telfus Cawyer, 10 or 20 years ago. Check Stephenville cithy library or Tarleton State Univ. library on line. I can tell you some she may have missed. Her husband was a Church of Christ minister who sometimeds preached at Johnsville. He ran the Cawyer Drog store in Stephenville. Stephenville Chamber of Commerce is Chamber@ourtown.net. Stephenville outdoor Museum and buildings is at Levina Lorman at LLOLR@ourtown.com. if none of this helps, contact me again. Thurber records are locked in the TP Coal and oil library in Thurber. The Thurber cemetery- or one of them, may be in Palo Pinto County on the Johnson Ranch, nearer Mingus. One is buried there in a glass coffin in fluid. walled up now to keep Stephenville partiers to Mingus from leaving drunk friends by the glass coffinin the 1940-50-s. No I was not there, the Big Boys told me about it. . The county seat is not Mineral Wells. I think there is a cemetery south of New York Hill towards Pea Ridge where some of mom's Careys, Stones, & Copelands of Arkansas lived. One of Grandad Carey's uncles , after the civil War, laid on the Pea Ridge, Ark. battlefield, wounded, among corpses, before someone saw him move. Now, where do you suppose Pea Ridge, Texas got its name??? Take care, Charles Wyly On Sun, 30 May 1999 20:32:35 -0500 Margaret McCleskey <mamccleskey@worldnet.att.net> writes: >What would be the best source for a maps showing the location of >graves >at various cemeteries in Erath County? I was in Stephenville last >week >end and visited the cemetery across the street from Tarleton and one >in >Morgan Mill. Family tradition says that we have relatives buried >there >and in other cemeteries around the county. I could not find the >graves >I was seeking. > >I know all about Mt. Pisgah at Patilo. Nathaniel Turk McCleskey was >my >g-g-grandfather. > >Margaret McCleskey, Arlington, TX >

What would be the best source for a maps showing the location of graves at various cemeteries in Erath County? I was in Stephenville last week end and visited the cemetery across the street from Tarleton and one in Morgan Mill. Family tradition says that we have relatives buried there and in other cemeteries around the county. I could not find the graves I was seeking. I know all about Mt. Pisgah at Patilo. Nathaniel Turk McCleskey was my g-g-grandfather. Margaret McCleskey, Arlington, TX

Re: Howard HUGHES ......... originator of the airplane "Blue Goose". Is there a web page or a web site that has his genealogical chart? Karen in CA

Thank you to everyone who replied to my question. Who says you can't teach and old dog something new. You have given me a direction to go. However, since I feel this part of the family was always on the lower end of the dollar scale, this is probably not the William Pollman I am looking for in my search. If anyone comes across a William Pollman or a Louis Pollman, b. Thurber, Tx, let me know. Again, thank you for the help. Pat _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/tx+index+20420568642+F Could someone go to the above sight for Texas and look at the name William Pollman and tell me what this is and where to get more information??? I hate to sound stupid, but this one looses me. I have no idea what it means...help Pat _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Hi, my grandfather and grandmother John Henry Carey and Nancy Elizabeth Hipp Carey are buried in Huckaby cemetery by their Stone and possibly Copeland cousins from Arkansas. Didn't know that Huckaby had two cemeteries. Oak Dale has one and Pea Ridge probably has one south of Thurber, then Lingleville. The only West End cemetery i knew was on U.S. 67 across from Tarleton College main campus to the Tarleton Animal Husbandry labs- the old poultry farm. Some Wylys, Cherry, and Pannils are buried there. The East End Cemetery is on the Mineral Wells Highway near the overpass and not far from the old County poor farm for destitute elderly. Have you read the Crockett and other Quantrill- Younger- Jesse James postings in the last 3 months? John Crockett had ridden with Qyantrill in the Civil War. He and others left for Mexico during the Reconstruction efforts to try all Confederate officers as criminals, in spite of Lincoln's pardons. . He returned to Pony Creek, Erath County and had a running fued with some Beach Boys. He killed one of them and left for Quannah, Texas after the grand jury no billed him. One beach married his daughter. Later, Mr. Crockett was killed in a hunting accident. The Crockett School between Pony Creek and Selden was named for the Crockett family. Davey Crockett's wife is buried in Acton Cemetery, Hood County, Texas across the Paluxy valley from Pony Creek. One young lady sent a note that her Mullins great grandad at Chalk Mountain, Texas had ridden with Quantrill and Jesse James and a member of his family was hanged in Missouri (Unless this was another chance to allow a man to start over, but he would have changed his name. Another told me the Canrtells of Bluff Dale changed their name from Quantrill to Cantrell. Knew some of them. Have not verified this. Jesse James was buried at Blevins, Texas, near Troy & Eddy & Westphalia, Texas according to a new book by one of his granddaughter. Courtney was the name Jesse took in Falls County and a Frank james who used his real name lived in Falls County, also. Another Alamo hero's wife is buried in Nancy Smith Cemetery, under the Chalk Mountain Hill towards Glen Rose- once Erath County. Her husband was Deaf Smith of the Alamo. If you can't scan the messages I mentioned tell me & I may can forward them from about 600 E mails, as time allows. Take care, Charles Wyly On Fri, 28 May 1999 00:06:20 EDT Cecrockett@aol.com writes: >I am seeking information about the Lingleville (West End) Cemetery. I > >believe my great-great grandfather, John Horatio WILLIAMS, is buried >there. >If any one can pass on hints or information, it would be appreciated. >We >know very little about his past, and according to family tradition, he >told >those who asked questions about his family history, "Better to leave >them >alone!" >Thank you. >Carol Crockett >