My grandparents Reddick/Redic BRYAN and Myrtie HAIRSTON were married in Erath Co in 1900. Reddick/Redic was the son of Terrell BRYAN and Harriet ALBRITTON. Myrtie was the daughter of Lodema CRISWELL and P.A. (Philip?) HAIRSTON. Reddick and Myrtie resided in Erath for a while and later moved to Baylor Co. In Baylor, Reddick/Redic served as Tax Assessor and County Treasurer. Other names associated with this part of my family are BIGGS, HAMMETT, LATTA, EVANS, WYLIE, and KEITH. Is anyone researching this family? Diana Bryan Quinn Virginia Beach, VA

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

L = looking for you my dear sweet elusive gg-grandmother! O = oh, where oh where has my gggrandma gone? U = using all the resources I can find, including lotsa coffee. I = I will not give up 'till I find you, I won't, I won't. S = seeking any and all clues to the mysteries of you. A = always on my mind, and in my heart! She died abt 1898 , probably in IT, TX or OK. Married Samuel S. HUGHES. Anyone know of her? Karen in CA

Joeann wrote requesting information about the Kuykendalls. My great grandmother's sister, Ellen Eugenia Ely married a W. K. Kuykendall on Sept 30, 1886 in Clyde, TX, which I believe is in Callahan County. (The Ely family lived in Erath County.) Kendrick Kuykendall was a favorite uncle, and supposedly one of the first postmasters of Clyde, TX. There is a family story about him documented in a book, Joyful Trek, written by his nephew (and my great-uncle) Robert H. Williams. Do you know if Kendrick Kuykendall is related to the Kuykendalls that you are researching? Carol Crockett

Hi, Brenda. Guess you knew the Tarrant, Tuggle, and Herndon families were makers of Navy uniforms for over 400 years in Bradford, England, where one built the Christ Church in Bradford and gave it to the people. Their uniforms were sold worldwide. Some of them came to Jamestown, Va. One Tuggle was my great great great grandmother, Elizabeth Tuggle, buried in Erath County, Selden, Hatchett cemetery on the Duffau creek. Her son Dr. & Rev. and Pharmacist and land speculator Dr. William Pinckney Hatchett is buried near her and near his in laws Rev. B.T.Stevens of Pine Mountain, Ga. and Selden, Erath County, Texas. Dr. Hatchett and brother were Texas Ranger scouts who accompanied Taylor's army to Mexico. In Belgium the Tuggle forebearers were Tugglestine. I only recently made this connection to Tarrant County Do you have any more info on the Bradford connection? Dr. Hatchett's ancestirs included the Burgess of Shrevesburg. Thanks for your info. Charles A. Wyly On Wed, 26 May 1999 07:46:24 -0500 Brenda Hay <tracers@imagin.net> writes: >Hi, >Our newest project at CENSUS ONLINE is the Who's Who list of Tarrant >County, TX residents in 1855. This is a database of 288 names. >This >new database can be viewed at >http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/census1.htm Also included at this >site >are: 1870 Hood Co, TX census, 1860 Gordon Co, GA census, 1830 and >1840 >Crawford Co, IN census and 1820 Hart Co, KY census along with a few >other databases. >Happy Searchin' >Brenda > >-- >GENEALOGY = always meant to be shared! >Always digging up SMELSER / WALDROP / WALDROUP / ROBERTS/ > / LOOPER / LUPER / STARKEY / WALKER / > HALEY / TATMAN and HOUSE > >Visit my web sites! Lots of databases online! >CENSUS ONLINE: >http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/census1.htm > >Visit our Smelser/Smeltzer homepage >http://members.tripod.com/tracers >

Hi, Our newest project at CENSUS ONLINE is the Who's Who list of Tarrant County, TX residents in 1855. This is a database of 288 names. This new database can be viewed at http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/census1.htm Also included at this site are: 1870 Hood Co, TX census, 1860 Gordon Co, GA census, 1830 and 1840 Crawford Co, IN census and 1820 Hart Co, KY census along with a few other databases. Happy Searchin' Brenda -- GENEALOGY = always meant to be shared! Always digging up SMELSER / WALDROP / WALDROUP / ROBERTS/ / LOOPER / LUPER / STARKEY / WALKER / HALEY / TATMAN and HOUSE Visit my web sites! Lots of databases online! CENSUS ONLINE: http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/census1.htm Visit our Smelser/Smeltzer homepage http://members.tripod.com/tracers

--part1_81985376.247b9542_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_81985376.247b9542_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: Texasdog@aol.com From: Texasdog@aol.com Full-name: Texasdog Message-ID: <81985376.247b8a67@aol.com> Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 01:08:55 EDT Subject: Re: ROBERTS-ROSENBAUM-SHORT-SPANGLER-TELLES- CLEVELAND-EDWARDS-FINCH To: wyly1@juno.com CC: TXErath@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 Charles, There are several reasons that my father (not grandfather) may have been named Wyly McCarty. (He was nearly 71 when I was born however.) In the 1880 census his name is given as Felix W. as the order of names may or may not have been reversed after he was older. He was three at the time. The initials F.W. were consistent with that of Flavius William McCarty, a first cousin of his father, who lived nearby at the time he was born. Later in life, my Dad usually went by "W.F." when dealing with the public. One did not see the name written often by him but when he received correspondence from family members or friends, the name was most often spelled "Wiley", or "Wylie" or "Wyley" but when he did spell it, he used "Wyly". He had a cattle brand registered in Dickens County, Texas as WYLY. (Note the Italic slant to the brand.) Now then, his uncle in one case was John Marshall "Marsh" Wylie, the son of Samuel Wylie and Nancy Lee. His Uncle Marsh and Aunt Nancy (McCarty) Wylie lived near his parents when he was born. He had a cousin, born about three years before him, who was named James Wylie McCarty, although I have seen this man's middle name also spelled Wiley. James W. McCarty is buried at Hurst Ranch Cemetery in Hamilton County. Now then, James W. McCarty's father was John W. McCarty who was born in 1840 in Tippah County, Mississippi. John W. McCarty was known as "Uncle Bud" to my father. My Dad would tell stories about his "Uncle Bud" and he never called him anything else. It is believed that the middle name of "Uncle Bud" was either Wiley or Wylie which would predate any family connection with Uncle Marsh Wylie. Now "Uncle Bud" had an uncle named John W. McCarty (1805-1860) who he was likely named for thus the reason that he was known as Bud even as a boy. Chances are that this John W. McCarty who by the way was the father of Flavius McCarty-----also had the middle name Wiley/Wyly/ Wylie. Now then, my Dad's brother, Alvin McCarty, named his oldest boy Wylie Darwin McCarty. This nephew was born in 1890 and was killed in a flash flood near Sacramento in 1940. The California death records spell the name "Wylie". I suspect that he was named for Uncle Marsh Wylie. Now then, his son, W.D. McCarty Jr. was listed in the Madera, California, phone book as Wiley D. McCarty at the time of his mother's death in 1978. Go figure ?! Now then....being a pragmatist and a politician as my Dad was two term county commissioner and two term tax assessor-collector of Dickens County, he nearly always just used "W.F.". I suspect WYLY made a neater cattle brand than WYLIE or WILEY. He had the cattle brand registered long before he became a politician or he might have used WF. In short, I don't know why he was named as he never came to give an explanation to me. Erath County marriage records in the cursive writing of 1895 corrupted the name to "Willie" on his marriage license with Annie Fretwell. I don't know how it was spelled on the 1925 Erath license to my mother, Ollie Carr. Probably W.F.----he was older and wiser by then. Regards, Bill McCarty --part1_81985376.247b9542_boundary--

--part1_448f456.247b9523_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_448f456.247b9523_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: Texasdog@aol.com From: Texasdog@aol.com Full-name: Texasdog Message-ID: <448f456.247b8a68@aol.com> Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 01:08:56 EDT Subject: RE: Suggestion on the papers that you have received To: wyly1@juno.com CC: TXErath@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 Charles, The late Hazel Evelyn Kingsley Rucidlo <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/texastag/rucidlo.html">Sally Rucidlo</A> compiled vast amount of family research on hundreds of families during her time that she served as secretary of the Fort Worth Genealogy Society. On her death, her husband donated the papers to the FWGS who had a committee organize and microfilm the materials. I am still amazed at the amount of research that Mrs. Rucidlo did over that period in her life after she came back from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait which I am sure had very poor facilities to do American genealogy research. Perhaps FWGS or other like body might do the same. Just be sure they will act on the project and not let the research efforts go to waste. --part1_448f456.247b9523_boundary--

Hi, i think you will find all Spanish land was surveyed into Leagues, Labors (Pronounced laboors), and Varas. Austin's colonists were granted land in these terms. On the High Plains of Texas where all roads run east & west or north and South, older farmers measure their cotton in Labors and Varas . the so called section lines would be less than a Labor if you count to the road Right of Ways. Earlier county roads were counted as personal property to the center line. The land owners granted easements for the roads, which took a few acres out of crop production. The abstracts on Great Great Grandad Dr. Hatchett's land in Bosque and Erath Counties was first listed in Leagues, Labors, and Varas in the Milam County records before McClennan and Bosque and Erath Counties were organized out of Milam County. Spanish and early colonial buggies were made with a front wheel of a circumference of 16 1/2 feet or whatever made the system easy to multiply. They would tie a white rag to a spoke and count the revolutions of the front wheel to double check land measurements. Beats walking and dragging a chain and toting surveyor's stakes, especially in grass waist high with rattlesnakes & Copperhead Snakes. . My brother in Law Roy Whittenburg of Levelland used to talk of his cotton in Labors, not sections, until he retired a few years ago. We did not use the term in Erath County in my 70 years. Take care, Charles Wyly

I had asked this same question before and this is the reply I got and saved! FIRST CLASS HEADRIGHT GRANTS Issued to those who arrived before March 2, 1836. Heads of families received one league (4428 acres) and one labor (177.1 acres), while single men received 1/3 league (1,476.1 acres). SECOND CLASS HEADRIGHT GRANTS Issued to those who arrived between March 2, 1836 and October 1, 1837. Heads of families received 1280 acres, while single men received 640 acres. THIRD CLASS HEADRIGHT GRANTS Issued to those who arrived between October 1, 1837 and January 1, 1840. Heads of families received 640 acres and single men received 320 acres FOURTH CLASS HEADRIGHT GRANTS Issued to those who arrived between January 1, 1840 and January 1, 1842. The amounts issued were the same as for Third Class grants, plus the requirement of cultivation of 10 acres. This information is from the "Archives and Records Division" of the Texas General Land Office

What is a Leaque Flag? Why was land given(?) to the people and how do I find more info on specific names that received land? Thank you, Karen in CA BOSQUE Co TX land Survey - Person or Concern bearing the land certificate at time survey filed. Block - Block number. Grantee - Person or Concern to whom the land was actually awarded. Leag - League Flag. L = 4,428 acres, B = League + Labor. Labor = 177 acres. Section - Section Number Abs - Number of the Abstract on file at county courthouse and at theTexas General land Office in Austin. Survey Blk Grantee Leag Section Abs - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------

Please, does anyone know these people,? Karen in CA Descendants of Oscar Daniel HICKEY Generation No. 1 1. OSCAR DANIEL2 HICKEY (JAMES WILLIAM "CHARLEY"1) was born 01/05/1873 in Per 1910 Census born in TX, per interviews NearArdmore IT, per e-mail 5/1/99, born Ardmore, IT OK, and died 09/08/1939 in Shawnee/ Macomb, Pottawatomie Co, OK, buried in Tulare Co., CA. He married LULA SMITH HUGHES 10/23/1893 in Loco, Indian Territory OK, per e-mail Duncan IT (OK), daughter of SAMUEL HUGHES and LOUISA PORTER. Children of OSCAR HICKEY and LULA HUGHES are: i. LUCY3 HICKEY, d. Tribbey, /McComb, Pottawatomie Co., OK. ii. JUANITA "NELLIE" ELLEN HICKEY, b. 08/01/1895, Near Duncan, Ind. Terr; d. 07/26/1957, Coyle, OK (near Tx & OK boarder); m. (1) JOHN NEWTON "NEWT" LAFAYETTE JONES, Tribbey, OK; m. (2) WILLIAM "BILL" H. SOLLEY. iii. JAMES WILLIAM "BUD" HICKEY, b. 09/13/1897, Near Duncan, IT 1; d. 12/22/1973, Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co., OK Buried Tecumseh Mission Cem (per e-mail on cem)1; m. LUCY JANE WRIGHT, 12/03/1916, Near Tribbey, Pottawatomie Co., OK. iv. THOMAS DANIEL HICKEY, b. 01/23/1902, Tribbey, Pottawatomie Co., OK; d. 05/15/1957, Hanford, Kings Co., CA. Buried in Hanford Cem; m. JESSIE LEE TAYLOR, 1921, OK. v. BERTHA BEA HICKEY, b. 03/31/1904, Tribbey, Pottt. Co., OK; d. 05/06/1969, Dale, OK buried in Blackburn Cem. W. Shawnee; m. CLARENCE ALFA AYRES. vi. BEULAH "BOOTS" GLADYS HICKEY, b. 11/07/1906, Tribbey,(or Macomb) Pottawatomie Co., OK2; d. 07/06/1991, Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co., OK Blackburn Chapel Cem.2; m. (1) DOC COLEY, 1921; m. (2) EDWARD JAMES WESTON, 03/19/1932, Norman, OK; m. (3) CLARENCE ALFA AYRES, 1970. More About BEULAH "BOOTS" GLADYS HICKEY: Occupation: Farmer and later raised & sold flowers Marriage Notes for BEULAH HICKEY and DOC COLEY: After Buelah and Doc divorced he remarried Onetia "Toad" (unknown surname, and lived in OK City. vii. MARJORIA AURELIA "RELIA/RITA" HICKEY, b. 1909, (LDS has her as Marjoris Auriela Hickey b. 1909)); m. (1) LEONARD WHITLEY; m. (2) W GANNETT; m. (3) RAY WOOLEY. viii. PEARL RUBY HICKEY, b. 03/31/1911, Tribbey,, Pottawatomie Co., OK; d. 10/03/1957, Shawnee, OK Buried in Tecumseh, OK; m. DAVE HIGGIN WRIGHT, 11/26/1925. ix. HARLEY BECK HICKEY, b. 10/18/1913, Tribbey,, Pottawatomie Co., OK3; d. 10/06/1976, Hanford, Kings Co., CA Buried in Hanford Cem3; m. AUBREY CLEO DEWIS, 05/22, Arizona. x. FLOYD SAMUEL HICKEY, b. 04/23/1916, ( LDS has Smith as middle name) Tribbey Pottawatomie Co., OK; d. 11/12/1958, Hanford, Kings Co., CA - buried in Hanford Cem; m. PAULENE MELVINE, 07/24/1934. xi. MAUDE (IE) LILLIAN HICKEY, b. 08/27/1900; d. 08/05/1905, Buried in Prospect Cem., Tribbey, OK (confirmed with cem canvas).

does ANYONE have these people in their data??? Please contact me if you know anything about these people! Karen in CA Descendants of James William "Charley" HICKEY 1 James William "Charley" HICKEY b: in Mississippi, Murdered in Loco (ok History Pott. Co) near Ardmore, Indian Terr.. d: 03/19/1875 in Near Ardmore, Loco, IT (killed, gunshot) Number of children: 2 .. +Minerva Catherine F. "Callie" WARD b: 03/15/1855 in maybe town of Tallibenela, ( Ponotoc Co., Missisippi from Pott. Co. history book) d: 07/01/1923 in Tribby, Pott. Co., OK - buried Prospect Cem. Tribbey OK (confirmed w/ cem canvass) SS w/ WL Roberts) Number of children: 6 m: 01/11/1870 in Loco, Stephens Co. IT Father: Thomas H. WARD Mother: Penelope Catherine TAYLOR ..... 2 Oscar Daniel HICKEY b: 01/05/1873 in Per 1910 Census born in TX, per interviews Near Ardmore IT, per e-mail 5/1/99, born Ardmore, IT OK d: 09/08/1939 in Shawnee/ McComb, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, buried in Tulare Co., Ca Number of children: 11 .......... +Lula Smith HUGHES b: 10/21/1878 in Gainesville, Cook Co,. TX d: 03/08/1936 in Tulare, Tulare County, California Number of children: 11 m: 10/23/1893 in Loco, Indian Territory OK, per e-mail Duncan IT (OK) Father: Samuel Smith HUGHES Mother: Louisa Burton PORTER ..... 2 Sallie Mahaney HICKEY b: 01/01/1871 in (LDS has her as Sallie Mahaney HICKEY feb 1 1870) d: 10/10/1906 in Lucy said West Coast Number of children: 7 .......... +James Ezra HEAD b: in TX Note: Ezra, TX, and OR may not be correct! d: Abt. 1910 in OR Number of children: 7 m: in Loco, Ind Terr,

I am looking for information that might lead me to finding the names of the parents of DANIEL TURNEY. Daniel was born in TN. or IL. in 1829. He married Elizabeth Catherine Smith March 20, 1851, in Cherokee County, TX. Family tradition says Daniel died while in the service of the Confederate Army in May 1864 and is buried in Tyler, TX. Catherine Elizabeth and her five children moved to Erath County in the 1880s. The names of the five children are: Nancy Amanda Turney (married a John Bruce Purves)--buried in NM. in 1926 Henry Petty Turney--buried in Pecan Cemetery in 1947 John Reuben Turney--buried in Pecan Cemetery in 1962 James Russell Turney--buried in Carlton, TX. in 1915 William Jefferson Turney--buried at Alfalfa, OK. in 1929 Daniel and Elizabeth Catherine are my great grandparents. William Jefferson is my grandfather. All correspondence regarding the Turneys will be appreciated. Ron Waters OKC, OK.

Pat, That is very clever, but I much prefer the original story. I have a g-g-grandaunt who murdered her husband because he was abusing her. Thank goodness she did because the court papers of the trial and settlement of the murdered husband's estate had the proof I needed to prove the parents of my g-g-grandmother. Margaret McCleskey, Arlington, TX Pat wrote: > > Hi all you genealogist: > > Hope you haven't seen this before. Even if you have, it is so cute I > am forwarding it on to you. In my husband's family (note I am > clarifying it is my husband's family) he had a relative that: Died > while making and unauthorized withdrawal from a bank. > > Pat > > HOW TO BE CREATIVE WITH TROUBLESOME KIN > > > > > > > > >Let's say that your great-great uncle Remus Starr, a fellow lacking > in > > >character, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in > Montana > >in1889. > > > > > >A cousin has supplied you with the only known photograph of Remus, > > >showing him standing on the gallows. On the back of the picture are > the > > >words: Remus Starr: > > >Horse thief, sent to Montana Territorial Prison, 1895. Escaped 1897, > > >robbed the Montana Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, > >convicted > > >and hanged,1889. > > > > > >Pretty grim situation, right? But let's revise things a bit. We > simply > > >crop the picture, scan in an enlarged image and edit it with image > >processing > > >software so that all that is seen is a head shot. > > > > > >Next, we rewrite the text: > > > > > >Remus Starr was a famous cowboy in the Montana Territory. His > business > >empire > > >grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets and > intimate > > >dealings with the Montana railroad. Beginning in 1885, he devoted > several > > >years of his life to service at a government facility, finally > taking > >leave > > >to resume his dealings with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key > player in > >a > > >vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. > In > >1889, > > >Uncle Remus passed away during an important civic function held > > >in his honor when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed > > _____________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Free instant messaging and more at http://messenger.yahoo.com

Pat, That is very clever, but I much prefer the original story. I have a g-g-grandaunt who murdered her husband because he was abusing her. Thank goodness she did because the court papers of the trial and settlement of the murdered husband had the proof I needed to prove the parents of my g-g-grandmother. Margaret McCleskey, Arlington, TX Pat wrote: > > Hi all you genealogist: > > Hope you haven't seen this before. Even if you have, it is so cute I > am forwarding it on to you. In my husband's family (note I am > clarifying it is my husband's family) he had a relative that: Died > while making and unauthorized withdrawal from a bank. > > Pat > > HOW TO BE CREATIVE WITH TROUBLESOME KIN > > > > > > > > >Let's say that your great-great uncle Remus Starr, a fellow lacking > in > > >character, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in > Montana > >in1889. > > > > > >A cousin has supplied you with the only known photograph of Remus, > > >showing him standing on the gallows. On the back of the picture are > the > > >words: Remus Starr: > > >Horse thief, sent to Montana Territorial Prison, 1895. Escaped 1897, > > >robbed the Montana Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, > >convicted > > >and hanged,1889. > > > > > >Pretty grim situation, right? But let's revise things a bit. We > simply > > >crop the picture, scan in an enlarged image and edit it with image > >processing > > >software so that all that is seen is a head shot. > > > > > >Next, we rewrite the text: > > > > > >Remus Starr was a famous cowboy in the Montana Territory. His > business > >empire > > >grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets and > intimate > > >dealings with the Montana railroad. Beginning in 1885, he devoted > several > > >years of his life to service at a government facility, finally > taking > >leave > > >to resume his dealings with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key > player in > >a > > >vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. > In > >1889, > > >Uncle Remus passed away during an important civic function held > > >in his honor when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed > > _____________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Free instant messaging and more at http://messenger.yahoo.com

Hi all you genealogist: Hope you haven't seen this before. Even if you have, it is so cute I am forwarding it on to you. In my husband's family (note I am clarifying it is my husband's family) he had a relative that: Died while making and unauthorized withdrawal from a bank. Pat HOW TO BE CREATIVE WITH TROUBLESOME KIN > > > > > >Let's say that your great-great uncle Remus Starr, a fellow lacking in > >character, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Montana >in1889. > > > >A cousin has supplied you with the only known photograph of Remus, > >showing him standing on the gallows. On the back of the picture are the > >words: Remus Starr: > >Horse thief, sent to Montana Territorial Prison, 1895. Escaped 1897, > >robbed the Montana Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, >convicted > >and hanged,1889. > > > >Pretty grim situation, right? But let's revise things a bit. We simply > >crop the picture, scan in an enlarged image and edit it with image >processing > >software so that all that is seen is a head shot. > > > >Next, we rewrite the text: > > > >Remus Starr was a famous cowboy in the Montana Territory. His business >empire > >grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets and intimate > >dealings with the Montana railroad. Beginning in 1885, he devoted several > >years of his life to service at a government facility, finally taking >leave > >to resume his dealings with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key player in >a > >vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. In >1889, > >Uncle Remus passed away during an important civic function held > >in his honor when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed _____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Free instant messaging and more at http://messenger.yahoo.com

With all this well documented and well researched PORTER information I am reading why is it that one Louisa Burton PORTER doesn't exist for onyone but me.? Surely there is at least one other person that know of her. To the "one other person" please contact me. Louisa Burton PORTER married Samuel Smith HUGHES possibly in TX or IT. She died abt 1898. Please, please someone let me hear from you. I have been searching for info on her for 5 years now and have not gained any information in that length of time. She is my gggrandmother. Karen in CA

--part1_c65ec671.246b0e38_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Charles, Here is the attachment of the poem et al./// Bill McCarty --part1_c65ec671.246b0e38_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; name="BRUSHY~1.TXT" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline; filename="BRUSHY~1.TXT" <HTML><FONT SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D10>Subj:=09<B> Re: McCarty- Dunn- & Ollie Rob= erts AKA Brushy Bill,aka William Bonney aka Billy the Kid</FONT><FONT SIZE= =3D3 PTSIZE=3D10></B><BR> Date:=095/5/99 5:34:47 AM Central Daylight Time<BR> From:=09wyly1@juno.com (charles a Wyly)<BR> To:=09Texasdog@aol.com<BR> CC:=09wyly1@juno.com<BR> </FONT><FONT SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D10><BR> </FONT><FONT SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D8><BR> Hi, will have the net running in a couple of weeks. Sure has been a busy<BR> time. Will tell more later. <BR> <BR> According to a flyer I picked up in Hico, Texas, Brushy Bill was a hero<BR> of New Mexico Spanish, defending them against the ecncroachment of Anglos<BR= > who refused to honor generations old Spanish and Mexican land grants. I<BR> think the King Ranch and others have had similar accusations. <BR> <BR> He is DR. JANARY P.VALDEZ, OF OUTLAW PUBLICATIONS, p.o. bOX 280627<BR> Dallas, Texas, 75228. - 214-504-6608.<BR> or Dr. Janary Valdez, Box 3043,DeSoto, Texas 75115 . Same phone. <BR> <BR> <BR> He says Billy was born 1859 in Buffalo Gap, Texas and died in Hico,<BR> Texas. I knew "Brushy Bill", whoever he was. . His father was BOB HENRY<BR> "TWO GUN" ROBERTS a Confederate soldier . His mom was ADELAINE DUNN who<BR> died in Buffalo gap when her son was an infant. His aunt CATHERINE BONNEY<BR= > came and took him to Indian Territory to raise. Her first husband in<BR> New York was MICHAEL McCARTY. wHEN HIS DAD CAME HOME AND FOUND HIS WIFE<BR> DEAD, HE JOINED Quantrill' s Raiders and introduced his son to the<BR> Youngers and James Brothers, who taught him how to ride and shoot. His<BR> funeral was in Hico First Baptist Church, best I remember. <BR> Jesse James also attended Baptist Churches.<BR> <BR> A hand written note says "This poem may be reprinted with proper credit<BR> given. signed Jannay P. Valdez"<BR> <BR> THE SAGA OF BILLY THE KID<BR> <BR> <BR> It was 1859 when Billy the Kid was born--<BR> on a cold and blistery winter morn.<BR> <BR> At the Buffalo Gap in Texas, his home,<BR> where the Renegade Comanches freely did roam.<BR> <BR> The soldiers from Ft. Phanthom Hill-- and the Butterfield Stage<BR> were preparint this wild country for the dawn of a new age. <BR> <BR> This baby boy, WILLIAM HENRY ROBERTS, his real name,<BR> would someday be called Billy the Kid, in fame.<BR> <BR> His father, Two Gun ROBERTS, left to serve in the Civil War--<BR> the just Southern cause which took him afar.<BR> <BR> Leaving his wife and small child--<BR> victims of hardship, a life so wild.<BR> <BR> Not yet 3, Billy's mother passed away, <BR> and a little baby Billy cried day after day.<BR> <BR> His sad blue eyes filled with tears for his mother--<BR> not realizing that soon, he'd have another<BR> <BR> .Katherine Bonney from the Indian Territory came--<BR> took William Henry Roberts and changed his name. <BR> <BR> They moved around, from state to state, <BR> with Mr. Antria as her new mate. <BR> <BR> Finally to New Mexico, Silver City, the town, <BR> searching for gold and silver, they settled down.<BR> <BR> William H. Bonney, as he was now known--<BR> (would be called Billy The Kid, later when grown.). <BR> <BR> Troubles with the law soon began--<BR> escaping from jail-- to Arizona he ran. <BR> <BR> In self defense-- here his first kill--<BR> big bully loudmouth named Windy Cahill.<BR> <BR> Now on the run and dodging the law, <BR> he worked as a cowboy, a life hard and raw.<BR> <BR> Mesilla, Las Cruses, San Elizario--<BR> gambling and women, always on the go. <BR> <BR> A drifter, an outlaw, a kid with no name--<BR> till John Tunstall,a gentleman , from England came. <BR> <BR> He gave Billy a home-- stability.<BR> but the Santa Fe ring wouldn't let that be. <BR> <BR> Sheriff Brady's son in a dastardly deed, <BR> murderred John Tunstall for the ring's vile greed.<BR> <BR> The Lincoln County War had now begun--<BR> the only choices were to fight or run.<BR> <BR> The Regulators, sworn deputies, with warrants in hand,<BR> sought the murderrers of Tunstall throughout the land. <BR> <BR> This was war-- death a companion of such, <BR> it finally ended, but the blood was much.<BR> <BR> The war was now over, things had settled down--<BR> the Peace Parley was held in Lincoln Town. <BR> <BR> The murder of Lawyer Chapman, a deed unjustified, <BR> caught Billy in the middle, for a pardon testified. <BR> <BR> A pardon--NO!--but chains instead--<BR> for Brady's Murder, to be hung until dead.!<BR> <BR> The crooked judge did his part so well-- <BR> Billy's words to him, "Go to Hell, Hell, Hell."<BR> <BR> At Lincoln, chained and shackled, he waited, <BR> Constantly guarded by Ollinger, whom he hated. <BR> <BR> To escape death and the gallows, he killed Ollinger and Bell,<BR> and proudly walked out of the Lincoln County Jail. <BR> <BR> To Chelsa, to Paulita-- to Fort Sumner he ran, <BR> now seeking his friends-- a wanted man.<BR> <BR> Soon Pat Garrett came to kill Billy the Kid--<BR> on the 14 of July in Pete Maxwell's room he hid.<BR> <BR> But Billy, tipped off at the dance,<BR> moved cautiously, quietly, not taking a chance.<BR> <BR> Billy Barlow, half dressed because of the heat, <BR> went to Maxwell's house to cut some meat. <BR> <BR> He stopped and talked to McKinney and Poe, <BR> and not being " the Kid" they let him go. <BR> <BR> They, like Maxwell, din't know Pat Garrett would'<BR> kill in cold blood, whenever he could.<BR> <BR> Like O'Folliard and Bowdrie-- ambushed at night--<BR> this was Garrett's version of a fair fight. <BR> <BR> "Brave" Garrett in the dark cowardly standing--<BR> Barlow--"Who's there? Who's There?-- was demanding. <BR> <BR> "Quien es? Quien es?" helpless Barlow said--<BR> Garrett carefully aimed, then shot him dead. <BR> <BR> "You've shot the wrong man," Poe loudly declared, <BR> all looked down at Barlow and shockingly stared.<BR> <BR> Garrett and his men quickly worked out a plan<BR> to cover the murder of this innocent man. <BR> <BR> This gunfire at Maxwell's , late in the night--<BR> no witnesses--doors were locked--people in fright!<BR> <BR> They buried Barlow (as Billy the Kid) in a grave--<BR> dark skinned with mustashe, needing a shave.<BR> <BR> Not Billy the Kid (Peach fuz face, you know) --<BR> to cover this murder, they put on quite a show. <BR> <BR> The Kid was told that he could leave<BR> if he'd keep the secret, let his friends grieve.<BR> <BR> He could leave behind Brady, Ollinger, and Bell--<BR> convictions for which would hang him in hell.<BR> <BR> Garrett, a murderrer, no one would know;<BR> Billy the Kid, now "dead", could freely go. <BR> <BR> This secret in New Mexico, closely kept, <BR> friends, believeing it, often wept.<BR> <BR> Billy the Kid, a new man, with often a new name, <BR> many other outlaws did the same.<BR> <BR> But wherever he went he carried his gun, <BR> his past always with him-- ready to run. <BR> <BR> Brushy Bill Roberts-- his final last name, <BR> was Billy the Kid of old Western fame. <BR> <BR> The years passed, he finally grew old--<BR> by a slip of the tongue, his secret was told.<BR> <BR> Now 90 and realizing his weakening health, <BR> only wanted forgiveness, not a penny of wealth.<BR> <BR> A hearing was granted, but, again double crossed--<BR> his appeal was denied, all seemed lost. <BR> <BR> He returned to Hico, Texas in a heart- breaking defeat--<BR> to his wife and humble house on Lena Street. <BR> <BR> With his arm on a car on the main street of Hico--<BR> Old Billy the Kid , finally let go. <BR> <BR> He'd taken his last step, had his last ride--<BR> twas no longer necessary for Billy to hide.<BR> <BR> He had asked for a pardonn made his last bid--<BR> it was finally was the end for Billy the Kid.<BR> <BR> After all those years, his peace with God found--<BR> Billy the Kid lay dead on the Ground. <BR> <BR> Published in 1995. <BR> <BR> >From Charles Wyly- one of my New Mexico cousins studied under a<BR> professor at Texas Tech- don't know if it was Doctor Valdez- but he<BR> published similar stories of Billy and she is doing a book on Billy now.<BR> The Tombstone, Arizona Epitath historic newspaper has published the<BR> story and of other Texas & Oklahoma outlaws.<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0f0f0f" BACK=3D"#fffffe" SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D10><BR> <BR> ----------------------- Headers --------------------------------<BR> Return-Path: <wyly1@juno.com><BR> Received: from rly-zb02.mx.aol.com (rly-zb02.mail.aol.com [172.31.41.2]) by= air-zb03.mail.aol.com (v59.4) with SMTP; Wed, 05 May 1999 06:34:47 -0400<BR= > Received: from m3.boston.juno.com (m3.boston.juno.com [205.231.100.198])<BR> =09 by rly-zb02.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0)<BR> =09 with ESMTP id GAA27800 for <Texasdog@aol.com>;<BR> =09 Wed, 5 May 1999 06:34:46 -0400 (EDT)<BR> Received: (from wyly1@juno.com)<BR> by m3.boston.juno.com (queuemail) id D9UNKATH; Wed, 05 May 1999 06:34:29 ED= T<BR> To: Texasdog@aol.com<BR> Cc: wyly1@juno.com<BR> Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 21:58:22 -0500<BR> Subject: Re: McCarty- Dunn- & Ollie Roberts AKA Brushy Bill,aka William <BR> =09Bonney aka Billy the Kid<BR> Message-ID: <19990505.053425.10334.4.Wyly1@juno.com><BR> References: <4f100047.36eaad7f@aol.com><BR> X-Mailer: Juno 1.49<BR> X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0,2-3,7-8,10-13,22-24,26-203,208-211<BR> From: charles a Wyly <wyly1@juno.com><BR> <BR> </HTML> --part1_c65ec671.246b0e38_boundary--

Lists; I had several requests about my query about a gen. conf. in Plano. I must have been dreaming when I was reading. But below is some info that may be useful to you (or not). DeWayne Wallace -----Original Message----- From: LaDarlaK@aol.com <LaDarlaK@aol.com> To: dewayne@apex2000.net <dewayne@apex2000.net> Date: Sunday, May 02, 1999 9:17 AM Subject: Re: Seek Conference Info > <A HREF="http://www.dallasgenealogy.org/">DALLAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY</A> >I believe the conference you are speaking of is mentioned here. The Gen. >group is based in Plano, but the conference will be held at the Dallas Public >Library, this year, downtown. And the cost is $200 per person. >Details at the above location. > >La Darla