Looking for any connection to STUBBS family in Erath county....... Thanks, Jerry McDaniel Midwest City http://www.telepath.com/mcdaniel Oklahoma

James Bates b ca 1825 Lincoln Co., TN, married Mary Ann Gayle on 29 May 1855. Mary Ann was b. ca 1833. James and Mary Ann Bates left TN and went to TX. In 1870 they were in Johnson Co., TX and in 1880 and 1900, they were in Erath Co. TX. Some of their children were: William, Thomas, Hannah, Mahala, Martha and Alice. Alice married _____ Stewart. Bertha Stewart listed as granddaughter in HH of James Bates in 1900 Erath Co. Alvin Bates b ca 1830 married Elizabeth Gayle b ca 1836 on 23 Sept 1854 in Lincoln Co., TN. They left TN and went to TX. They are listed in 1880 census of Johnson Co. and in 1900 census of Tarrant Co., TX. Some of their children were: Lucinda b 1857 TN, James b 1859 TN, Margaret A. b TN ca 1865, William A. b TN ca 1878, July E. b ca TN 1872. July E. married _____ King. King grandchildren in HH of Alvin Bates in 1900 were: Eddie, Claud, Ola and Bessie. Would be grateful for any information on this family. Thanks, Jean Gayle.

The nearest town is Dublin. The Dublin progress and possibly 1 or 2 more were printed in Dublin. Stephenville had the Empire, the Tribune, then the Empire tribune, both weekly and daily. & others. Dublin or Stephenville had a Gazette and the Star. Hico, Hamilton is down hwy 6 and they had the Mirror and other papers in the past. Take care, Charles Wyly On Wed, 11 Nov 1998 11:49:53 EST Delo1025@aol.com writes: > I am looking for an obiturary that may have been in the newspaper in >1892. >Was there one in production in any of the larger surrounding towns of >Stephenville, or near Alexander, in Erath Co.? >Thanks, Delo > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_910834413_boundary Content-ID: <0_910834413@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII --part0_910834413_boundary Content-ID: <0_910834413@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline From: Nieceie@aol.com Return-path: <Nieceie@aol.com> To: seawolf@glendale.cc.ca.us Subject: Re: Welcome to Erath County! Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 18:45:54 EST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Thank you for your wonderful welcome.I'm Berniece Bullard Hill an I'm looking for the Bullard's.They are all over Texas.Lets go back wards starting with me. My-Father=Matthew Mathanley Bullard Jr. My-Grandfather=Mathew Mathanley Bullard Sr. My-Great Grandfather=Asa Dow Bullard My-Great-Great=Grandfather=Asa Lorenzo Bullard We are working on this one Wright Bullard an that he was born in 1770 Ireland.We have know proof on Wright Bullard just hear say. Thank you for your help Berniece --part0_910834413_boundary--

PARDON ME- I noticed that I mispelled Tarleton- my fingers stutterred and i hit an F instead of a T. All you old Tarleton Plowboys and newer Tarleton State University Texans please forgive me. I attended there 3 years when it was a Junior college (Changed from Engineering to Education after Army time, 1950-52. By the way, Tarleton now turns out more Agriculture teachers than Texas A&M and the entire A&M system trains more Army officers than does West Point. Every tree on the main campus is named for a combat veteran, most killed in action, if my memory serves me right . That list of trees might enrich quiet a few family trees. Sorry about that, Charles Wyly On Sat, 07 Nov 1998 08:22:54 -0600 "Kisha M. Dante" <kishad@hia.net> writes: >Helo all, >I am new to the list and wanted to introduce myself and let ya'll know >who I am researching. My name is Kisha and I have been doing >genealogy >research since this past summer. I have been incredibly fortunate in >my >research. One reason for this is that I live near Houston and have >access to a verry good genealogy library. The other reason for that >is >that I have stumbled across some very helpful people on the internet >who >have steared me in the right direction in my research. > >Here is the Erath Co. research that I am doing. My grandmother, >Francis >Aline BISHOP was born in Erath Co. in July 26, 1914. Her Father >Walter >BISHOP born December 1885 in Erath Co. Tx. His parents were Jim R. >BISHOP born july 1853 and Alvira/Elvire E. ? born June 1851 both in >Mississippi. They had six children that I know of: Alice b. 1874 in >Mississippi, Bula b. 1877 in Erath Co., Joseph/Robert b. 1880 in Erath >Co., Walter b. 1885 in Erath Co., Neffie b. 1887 in Erath Co and >Millie >B. 1890 In Erath Co. From what I understand, Walter left the family, >and my grandmother would never talk about him. I don't know if there >was a divorce or not, but I really don't have any information other >than >what I have written above. > >Frances Aline BISHOP's mother was Gertrude ELMORE b. 1893 in Indian >Territory Gertrude's parents were Francis ELMORE b. 1862 in Illinois >and Mary Ida ELLIOTT b, October 1875 in Erath Co. I beleive that >Francis ELMORE and Mary Ida ELLIOT were married in Erath Co. July >1892. >They had the following children: Gertrude b. 1893 IT. Seldan b. 1894 >IT, Goldie b. 1898 IT, Audrey b. 1900 IT, Jewell b. 1902 IT, Georgia >B. >1903 IT. Dovie B. 1907 IT and Fannie B. 1908 in Erath Co. The family >was still in Erath Co. for the 1910 census, but I believe they moved >to >Strawn, Palo Pinto Co. shortly after. Mary Ida (ELLIOTT) ELMORE died >1942 and in burried in Strawn. I have yet to be able to find any >death >information for Francis ELMORE. > >Mary Ida ELLIOTT's parents were Hugh S. ELLIOTT and Betty ROBERTS b. ? >in Arkansas. Hugh S. ELLIOTT was born May 24, 1849 in Missouri. I >have >found him on the tax rolls for Erath Co. starting in 1874. He died in >Erath Co and is burried in Mt Zion cemetery Mrch 24, 1924. He >re-married Maggie F. (?) ELLIOTT in 1888. I can find him listed on >the >census after he married Maggie, but nothing but the tax records when >he >was married to Betty Roberts. The story from my aunts is that Mary >Ida >ELLIOTT was 1/2 or 3/4 Cherokee. I think they may have been hiding >from >the census takers...who knows? > >Sorry this is so long, but I wanted to put as much information here as >I >had in hopes that it would ring a bell with someone and maybe tie in >with someone else's research. Also, can anyone tell me what type of >holdings the genealogy society in Erath Co. has? I would like to make >a >trip up there to dig around. And is it quicker to send directly to >Erath co for records than it is to send off to the state? That one >month plus turn around time from Austin is just too much for an >impatient person like me. > >Thanks for the read > >Kisha Dante > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

I am looking for an obiturary that may have been in the newspaper in 1892. Was there one in production in any of the larger surrounding towns of Stephenville, or near Alexander, in Erath Co.? Thanks, Delo

The name is Lingleville. The flowing script Capitols made it possible to mistake a Capitol L for an open Capitol S. Lingleville is on a paved state hwy from the north side of Stephenville through Lingleville to De Leon or Gorman. The cross road there goes from Dublin north to I-20. There once was a college- academy there and still is a high school, last time I checked. One of Grandma HiPP- Carey's Copeland cousins settled there near Grandad Carey's Stone cousins. They were all from Arkansas- 1890 to 1905. Could it have been Erath County Savings and loan? Sounds too far back. Could it have been S.F. for Santa Fe railroad land? Just guessing. Take care, Charles Wyly On Mon, 09 Nov 1998 09:29:25 -0600 "Kisha M. Dante" <kishad@hia.net> writes: >Can anyone tell me where the town of Singleville is or was located in >Erath Co.? According to the tax lists, my gggggrandfathers land was >in >Singleville. It also said that the land grantor was Erath Co. SL, >does >anyone know what this means? He acquired the land in 1881. Thanks in >advance for the help. > >Kisha Dante > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Can anyone tell me where the town of Singleville is or was located in Erath Co.? According to the tax lists, my gggggrandfathers land was in Singleville. It also said that the land grantor was Erath Co. SL, does anyone know what this means? He acquired the land in 1881. Thanks in advance for the help. Kisha Dante

Did you know you can borrow microfilm thru the Library Loan Program? Read about it on Texas State Library site> Wanda

HI Do you have anymore information on Elliott's? I am looking for a John Crockett Elliott md Lucenda Frances Butler when? where Where was he born? He had a bro Thomas and Robert murdered at Texarkana, TX or Ark? He had a son Cyrenious b Tn and dau Lilly b Ark. Wanda

Hi, I went to high school with Elaine Bishop of Chalk Mountain, 1944-46. She and Dixie Stasey and several more were on the bus when it got to my stop. In Stephenville, you want to check the public library AND thge Farleton State University library. The 10 year collection of historic calendars by Dan Young for Town and Country Bank had daily notations with source for each. Many newspapers have come and gone, and don't forget Hico mail routes cover a lot of southeast Erath County, but all of Hico City limits is in Hamilton County. Their Historic society is on the Internet. Iredell and Walnut Springs are in Bosque County. Will check, but I don't see Bishops listed in Marilyn Mill Ewers's Three Way School PTA history. For a few years records in Erath County were kept in Waco, possibly Milam County before that. These Waco records in the McLennan County Tax office are very brittle but are available to r4esearchers. Most of my research has been in Waco Public Library Geneaology section, some in Texas State Library in Austin (especially good for Spanish and Republic of Texas History), and working and visiting in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee (Sevier Reunion), Georgia, and South Carolina, The University of North Texas in Denton has an unusually large collection of history of Texas Germans in both German and English, Sons of Hermann Lodges might help direct you to Texas German history and the SPJST lodges in Dallas, Ennis, West, Cameron , and Houston & Fayette County & El Campo can do the same for the Czechoslovakin researchers, sometimes reported as German, depending on when Germany was ruling the Moravian Provinces. The best research for Civil War period concerning Texas is the Confederate Research Center at Hill College, Hillsboro, Texas, next to a 100 store outlet Mall. Hood's Texas Brogade gatherred nearby and went east to disaster. Happy hunting,, Charles Wyly On Sat, 07 Nov 1998 08:22:54 -0600 "Kisha M. Dante" <kishad@hia.net> writes: >Helo all, >I am new to the list and wanted to introduce myself and let ya'll know >who I am researching. My name is Kisha and I have been doing >genealogy >research since this past summer. I have been incredibly fortunate in >my >research. One reason for this is that I live near Houston and have >access to a verry good genealogy library. The other reason for that >is >that I have stumbled across some very helpful people on the internet >who >have steared me in the right direction in my research. > >Here is the Erath Co. research that I am doing. My grandmother, >Francis >Aline BISHOP was born in Erath Co. in July 26, 1914. Her Father >Walter >BISHOP born December 1885 in Erath Co. Tx. His parents were Jim R. >BISHOP born july 1853 and Alvira/Elvire E. ? born June 1851 both in >Mississippi. They had six children that I know of: Alice b. 1874 in >Mississippi, Bula b. 1877 in Erath Co., Joseph/Robert b. 1880 in Erath >Co., Walter b. 1885 in Erath Co., Neffie b. 1887 in Erath Co and >Millie >B. 1890 In Erath Co. From what I understand, Walter left the family, >and my grandmother would never talk about him. I don't know if there >was a divorce or not, but I really don't have any information other >than >what I have written above. > >Frances Aline BISHOP's mother was Gertrude ELMORE b. 1893 in Indian >Territory Gertrude's parents were Francis ELMORE b. 1862 in Illinois >and Mary Ida ELLIOTT b, October 1875 in Erath Co. I beleive that >Francis ELMORE and Mary Ida ELLIOT were married in Erath Co. July >1892. >They had the following children: Gertrude b. 1893 IT. Seldan b. 1894 >IT, Goldie b. 1898 IT, Audrey b. 1900 IT, Jewell b. 1902 IT, Georgia >B. >1903 IT. Dovie B. 1907 IT and Fannie B. 1908 in Erath Co. The family >was still in Erath Co. for the 1910 census, but I believe they moved >to >Strawn, Palo Pinto Co. shortly after. Mary Ida (ELLIOTT) ELMORE died >1942 and in burried in Strawn. I have yet to be able to find any >death >information for Francis ELMORE. > >Mary Ida ELLIOTT's parents were Hugh S. ELLIOTT and Betty ROBERTS b. ? >in Arkansas. Hugh S. ELLIOTT was born May 24, 1849 in Missouri. I >have >found him on the tax rolls for Erath Co. starting in 1874. He died in >Erath Co and is burried in Mt Zion cemetery Mrch 24, 1924. He >re-married Maggie F. (?) ELLIOTT in 1888. I can find him listed on >the >census after he married Maggie, but nothing but the tax records when >he >was married to Betty Roberts. The story from my aunts is that Mary >Ida >ELLIOTT was 1/2 or 3/4 Cherokee. I think they may have been hiding >from >the census takers...who knows? > >Sorry this is so long, but I wanted to put as much information here as >I >had in hopes that it would ring a bell with someone and maybe tie in >with someone else's research. Also, can anyone tell me what type of >holdings the genealogy society in Erath Co. has? I would like to make >a >trip up there to dig around. And is it quicker to send directly to >Erath co for records than it is to send off to the state? That one >month plus turn around time from Austin is just too much for an >impatient person like me. > >Thanks for the read > >Kisha Dante > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Helo all, I am new to the list and wanted to introduce myself and let ya'll know who I am researching. My name is Kisha and I have been doing genealogy research since this past summer. I have been incredibly fortunate in my research. One reason for this is that I live near Houston and have access to a verry good genealogy library. The other reason for that is that I have stumbled across some very helpful people on the internet who have steared me in the right direction in my research. Here is the Erath Co. research that I am doing. My grandmother, Francis Aline BISHOP was born in Erath Co. in July 26, 1914. Her Father Walter BISHOP born December 1885 in Erath Co. Tx. His parents were Jim R. BISHOP born july 1853 and Alvira/Elvire E. ? born June 1851 both in Mississippi. They had six children that I know of: Alice b. 1874 in Mississippi, Bula b. 1877 in Erath Co., Joseph/Robert b. 1880 in Erath Co., Walter b. 1885 in Erath Co., Neffie b. 1887 in Erath Co and Millie B. 1890 In Erath Co. From what I understand, Walter left the family, and my grandmother would never talk about him. I don't know if there was a divorce or not, but I really don't have any information other than what I have written above. Frances Aline BISHOP's mother was Gertrude ELMORE b. 1893 in Indian Territory Gertrude's parents were Francis ELMORE b. 1862 in Illinois and Mary Ida ELLIOTT b, October 1875 in Erath Co. I beleive that Francis ELMORE and Mary Ida ELLIOT were married in Erath Co. July 1892. They had the following children: Gertrude b. 1893 IT. Seldan b. 1894 IT, Goldie b. 1898 IT, Audrey b. 1900 IT, Jewell b. 1902 IT, Georgia B. 1903 IT. Dovie B. 1907 IT and Fannie B. 1908 in Erath Co. The family was still in Erath Co. for the 1910 census, but I believe they moved to Strawn, Palo Pinto Co. shortly after. Mary Ida (ELLIOTT) ELMORE died 1942 and in burried in Strawn. I have yet to be able to find any death information for Francis ELMORE. Mary Ida ELLIOTT's parents were Hugh S. ELLIOTT and Betty ROBERTS b. ? in Arkansas. Hugh S. ELLIOTT was born May 24, 1849 in Missouri. I have found him on the tax rolls for Erath Co. starting in 1874. He died in Erath Co and is burried in Mt Zion cemetery Mrch 24, 1924. He re-married Maggie F. (?) ELLIOTT in 1888. I can find him listed on the census after he married Maggie, but nothing but the tax records when he was married to Betty Roberts. The story from my aunts is that Mary Ida ELLIOTT was 1/2 or 3/4 Cherokee. I think they may have been hiding from the census takers...who knows? Sorry this is so long, but I wanted to put as much information here as I had in hopes that it would ring a bell with someone and maybe tie in with someone else's research. Also, can anyone tell me what type of holdings the genealogy society in Erath Co. has? I would like to make a trip up there to dig around. And is it quicker to send directly to Erath co for records than it is to send off to the state? That one month plus turn around time from Austin is just too much for an impatient person like me. Thanks for the read Kisha Dante

Hi, Connie. will share some Thomas info with you. Guess you know thwt Mont Thomas was Erath County sheriff for many years and his chief deputy was "Blackie" Martin. - 1940's 50's, or possibly earlier. Also a "Buck" Thomas of Peoria, Hill County, Texas was a farmer. He was cleaning trash from his power takeoff corn stripper, power takeoff running, and his arm got caught in the stripper, A lump of stalks clogged the stripper and killed the tractor motor with his arm caught and badly mangled. He took out his pocket knife and finished amputating it just below the shoulder, and was walking away for help when found. Buck became Hill County- Hillsboro District Clerk and served until he died a natural death, I think. May have retired a year or so. I attend church with a Frank Thomas in Hewitt, Texas who is a University of North Texas , Denton, Graduate and was a Chevrolet dealer in Duvall County or nearby. There are two colums of Thomas families in the Waco phone book. I was on the road in sales work a year or so and made connection with close cousins of my Grandmother Nancy Hipp Carey of Erath County, Texas in South Carolina and Texas by calling blind in the phone books. Seema all South Carolina Hipp families were connected through 3 brothers from Manheim, Germany before 1760 or thereabouts. Have also found a few of the 400 plus Wyly families this way at night in Motels. Sure beats more TV and sometimes a more exciting story than TV is coming up with lately. Happy Hunting Charles Wyly On Fri, 6 Nov 1998 15:04:27 EST CONNIE1304@aol.com writes: >Hi all, > >I'm new to this list and this is who I'm researching: >Descendants of James Y. Thomas > > 1 James Y. Thomas b: 1826 in Kentucky d: >Bef. 1900 in TX Fact 1: 1880 >Erath County, TX, Census: page #90; Enumeration Dist. 153; >.. +Melissa C. Boyd Marler b: May 29, 1844 in >Arkansas d: September 23, 1915 >in Goldthwaite, Mills Co., TX Fact 1: bu. Rock Springs Cem., >Mills County, TX >......... 2 Amiti C. Thomas b: 1867 Fact >1: name may be Mittie, who >married "Marler", lived in Mills Co., TX >......... 2 Samuel A. Thomas b: 1868 Fact >1: res. Mills Co., TX >......... 2 Ranal Dean "R.D." Thomas b: January >1876 in Stephenville, Texas, >Erath County d: January 13, 1954 in Kilgore, Texas >............. +Arminda Jean Cox b: May 30, 1880 >in Hamilton County, Texas m: >August 01, 1897 in Comanche County, Texas d: August 10, 1961 in >Stratford, >Sherman County, Texas/Buried in Kilgore Cemetery, Kilgore, TX. Fact >1: May 31, >1997 received obituary from Roland Ryder, Amarillo, TX Fact 2: >OBITUARY; see >notes >......... 2 Maria E. Thomas b: 1879 Fact >1: Name possibly Marietta >............. +Eddie Brady m: August 23, >1897 in Erath County, Texas >Connie in TX > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

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Hi all, I'm new to this list and this is who I'm researching: Descendants of James Y. Thomas 1 James Y. Thomas b: 1826 in Kentucky d: Bef. 1900 in TX Fact 1: 1880 Erath County, TX, Census: page #90; Enumeration Dist. 153; .. +Melissa C. Boyd Marler b: May 29, 1844 in Arkansas d: September 23, 1915 in Goldthwaite, Mills Co., TX Fact 1: bu. Rock Springs Cem., Mills County, TX ......... 2 Amiti C. Thomas b: 1867 Fact 1: name may be Mittie, who married "Marler", lived in Mills Co., TX ......... 2 Samuel A. Thomas b: 1868 Fact 1: res. Mills Co., TX ......... 2 Ranal Dean "R.D." Thomas b: January 1876 in Stephenville, Texas, Erath County d: January 13, 1954 in Kilgore, Texas ............. +Arminda Jean Cox b: May 30, 1880 in Hamilton County, Texas m: August 01, 1897 in Comanche County, Texas d: August 10, 1961 in Stratford, Sherman County, Texas/Buried in Kilgore Cemetery, Kilgore, TX. Fact 1: May 31, 1997 received obituary from Roland Ryder, Amarillo, TX Fact 2: OBITUARY; see notes ......... 2 Maria E. Thomas b: 1879 Fact 1: Name possibly Marietta ............. +Eddie Brady m: August 23, 1897 in Erath County, Texas Connie in TX

Dear Turks- Have some general Mitchell info which may help. The Mitchell cemetery is at Iredell, Texas, Bosque County, just off Hwy 6. Carl Mitchell- German, was from Dublin., Texas. His daughter married my wife's nephew, Joe Mack Riley & they run a dairy on the dirt road from Dublin cemetery to Lake Proctor, which is on the Leon River. Back in Georgia, Habersham County, Martha Catherine Mitchell was the third wife of Oliver Cromwell Wyly and niece of his first wife, Lucy Eddins, my great-great grandmother. The Kay family claim that the "Miss Pitty Patt" in Gone with the Wind" was a copy of one of these Wyly girls and her personal servant in Atlanta. One Mitchell wrote "\Gone with the Wind". Lucy and Martha had Yowell ancestors- also the ancestors of the present Yowells of Waco, Texas. Pennsylvania Dutch or German. and Scottish and Irish heritage. Martha Mitchell was also the great Granddaughter of Col. Ben Cleveland through Patsy Cleveland and a Moulder- some records show a Col. Von Moller-German , then Moulder. The Waco Yowells claim to trace to Germany, families of Uhl & other phonetic spellings. Velma Kay Hugghins of Houston, a Wyly Granddaughter and a certified Geneaologist, says the Yowells wer e Scottish and on clan rosters. Tell me if I am wrong- but isn't that like argueing if the Tennessee Seviers came from England, France, or Navarre? (Xavier of Royal Burbon Family. Prince Juan Carlos of Spain today is of this family and , as longest ruling family in Europe, rides his Motor Scooter to Parliament without bodyguards. ) They came from all 3 at different times. Does this give you any ideas, or just smoke the issue up. Charles Wyly On Sun, 1 Nov 1998 14:54:26 -0700 Toni Turk <turkt@do.sanjuan.k12.ut.us> writes: >Seeking to establish the exact dates of death and localities, if >possible, for the following Erath County deaths: > >Mrs. Elizabeth Victoria James Hughes died in 1886 >Mrs. Martha Ann Bullard Southern died abt 1889/1890 >Mrs. Sarah A. Southern Mitchell in 1894 > >Toni Richard Turk >turkt@do.sanjuan.k12.ut.us > > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Seeking to establish the exact dates of death and localities, if possible, for the following Erath County deaths: Mrs. Elizabeth Victoria James Hughes died in 1886 Mrs. Martha Ann Bullard Southern died abt 1889/1890 Mrs. Sarah A. Southern Mitchell in 1894 Toni Richard Turk turkt@do.sanjuan.k12.ut.us

Seeking to establish exact date and locality, if possible, of the following Erath County marriages: Edgar D. Hughes & Sarah Berton (Sallie) Cox abt 1905 Emory Christian (Jinkie) Hughes & Mable Pearl Strange abt 1912 Any help will be appreciated. All information will be shared. Toni Richard Turk turkt@do.sanjuan.k12.ut.us

Tracy, I'm not sure this is helpful but I descend from Rev. Wesley Ellesberry CANTRELL and Sarah Callahan of Ruth. Co. NC. Rev. Wesley Ellesberry had three known children: Eliz.C., John P.W., and Mary E. The first two md. MYERS sibs and the last may have as well, although there is indication she may have md. MONGER instead. Anyway, I have not traced John P.W.'s children completely although I know that a dau. md. Will DAVIS and was in Okla in 1900/1910. One of her brothers was named Ellesberry and brought her out to Okla. The other named John C. went to ALA where Ellesberry later joined him. There were others but anyway seeing the name Wesley CANTRELL in your data made me suspect a connection. Seeeing he was born in Marion Co. ALA perhaps he is off John C.'s line. DEBBIE

Hi, Can.t help you on this one. Stephenville- Erath County is the Number 1 Dairy producing County in Texas, far surpassing Sulfur Springs and Hopkins County. About 1/2 the county is busy 7 days a wee. milking, hunting and growing feed, hunting Holsteins in Wisconsin, or hauling the milk and manure off. They are blamed for poluting Lake Waco, but they have recently found nitrates in the soil at the Old Rockedyne Missle Base from ammunition and rocket fuel on the South Bosque near McGregor. Seems like politicians have pat answers, but sometimes their set of questions is either incoplete or deliberately misleading. Ever see an Environmental impact study on firing rockets? If I run across anything I will contact. One of Sheriff Mont Thomas. deputies - a Martin had recently posted inf on Erath county pages. He might help you with Erath County Thomas families. Take care, Charles Wyly On Tue, 27 Oct 1998 10:50:45 -0800 Kerry Acker <kacker99@server02.ultravision.net> writes: >Hi y'all, >Could someone living in Erath Co. try to find an obituary for M.I. >(Miller Irving) Thomas. He died 2 Aug 1936. He lived about a mile from > >Dublin. I sent an e-mail to the library in Stephenville but got no >response. Maybe they are too busy this time of year. I am especially >interested in the names of his parents. Thanks for any help you can >provide. >Kerry > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]