Hello Mr. Wyly, You seem to be quite a source of information on folks in Erath County and I have enjoyed reading your contributions to this mail list. I would like to tell the story of my great grandfather ending up in Erath County and ask if you know of any of that family. Thomas Zebelon Parks fled from Ellijay in north Georgia in his late teens or early twenties. He was drunk and had gotten in a fight with another man and hit him in the head with a rock, causing a lot of bleeding. Others seeing all the blood went to get the Law. Tom ran back to his house, but soon the Sheriff and a posse had surrounded the house and tried to take him. Tom slipped away and walked through the mountainous back woods all the way to Dalton, GA where he hitched wagon rides to Texas. In 1903 Tom married Mattie Gertrude Chandler in Stephenville, TX. You might say he robbed the cradle because he was now 26 years old and she was only 13. The marriage was performed by a Justice of the Peace instead of a minister, which combined with her age makes me wonder if it might not have been a "shotgun wedding". Sometime before 1910 Tom and Mattie moved to Copper Hill, TN where Tom worked as an "oiler" with a mining company. Copper Hill is right on the TN/GA border and not many miles to Tom's home down of Ellijay. This made it easy for him to slip across the border to visit family and then get back without the Law catching him. He was still worried about the fight incident. Then before 1920 the family, now with three children, moved back to Stephenville and settled there for good. Tom and Mattie had a total of eleven children. The 5th child was Harry Weldon Parks, my grandfather. Mr. Wyly, if you have any information or stories on any Parks or Chandlers in Erath County I would love to hear from you about it. Also I have been unable to find any information about great grandmother Mattie Chandler's birth family and am interested in any Chandler stories you might know. Thanks for your contributions to this list Eddie (Parks) Bradley Birmingham, Alabama !

I'm looking for descendents or anyone researching the William MORRISON family. He lived in Alexander around 1890 but I don't know the names of his wife or children. He was born in Bradley Co. AR ca 1854 and died, presumably in Alexander, after 1890. He was the brother of Leucretia Ann MORRISON who was married to Silas JACKSON - the Jacksons lived in Stephenville. This has been a very difficult family to find any info on so I would really appreciate any information you might have. Thanks, Jan Morrison

William Bye Whitacre, md 2nd Phebe Jane Boydstun-Tucker ca 1901 Phebe 1sr husband was John C. Tucker, son of James Madison Tucker & Susana Laughlin. Anyone have any info on a town called Desdemona ? Any info appreciated. Lana

Mr. Wyly, Do you have any stories on the Foxes that lived in Erath Co. TX? My Great Great Grandparents were William A. Fox and wife Lettie Roberts Haile Fox. William A. Fox died in 1897 and is buried in Turnbow Cemetery. Thank you, Joy Goade Zowie

Mr. Wyly, I certainly am enjoying all of the interesting stories you have been sharing with all of us. Just thought I would throw out my surnames with the hope you might have a story to tell about one of them. My gg-grandparents were John and Sarah Bryson Herring. My g- grandmother, Pearl Herring, was born in Chalk Mountain and the family later moved to Duffau. She married Michael Edwards who is said to have been a U.S. Marshall. My grandmother, Hattie, married an R.L. Hailey and they lived in both Dublin and Hico. Do you know anything about any of them? Thank you, Judi Clark

I knew some Robersons and Robinsons at Pony Creek and Johnsville school. Some more at Chalk Mountain. Yes, I k new of the Wolfe's from Great Grandpa Moxley's family at Indian Creek and Grandma used to talk about them, but did not know them well myself. Aren't some of them buried at Indian Creek. One Wolfe pastored at Selden church, connection if any not known. Autrey Robison or Roberson and wife Dorma Aycock Roberson used to attend Pony Creek (Box )church when I was a teenager. Ring any bells? Charles Wyly On Sun, 09 Aug 1998 19:09:35 -0500 Joe Lee <jlee@centex.net> writes: >Dear Mr. Wyly. >I've been reading with great interest your recent messages 7 you seem >to >be extremely knowledgable about the area.Was wondering if you might >have >a good story or two about the Robersons who lived in the Duffau area & >the Wolfes of Clairette.My wife's ggrandfather & mother were Thomas >Walker Roberson( son of Tom & Peggy Emerson Roberson) & Mary Parlee >Wolfe Roberson( daughter of Samuel Henry Wolfe(killed in Civil War)& >Diannah Clark Wolfe, who after Samuel's death, married John S Laney & >moved from NC to Erath County...Looking Fwd to hearing from you...Joe >Lee in Evant, Texas > > _____________________________________________________________________ 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 Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Dear Mr. Wyly. I've been reading with great interest your recent messages 7 you seem to be extremely knowledgable about the area.Was wondering if you might have a good story or two about the Robersons who lived in the Duffau area & the Wolfes of Clairette.My wife's ggrandfather & mother were Thomas Walker Roberson( son of Tom & Peggy Emerson Roberson) & Mary Parlee Wolfe Roberson( daughter of Samuel Henry Wolfe(killed in Civil War)& Diannah Clark Wolfe, who after Samuel's death, married John S Laney & moved from NC to Erath County...Looking Fwd to hearing from you...Joe Lee in Evant, Texas

Contact Fred and Marylin Ewers for a copy of her Erath County cemetery readings completed since 1990. Don't think she missed one. nor marked single graves. Fred and Marylin Ewers 900 Glen Rose Highway Stephenville, Texas 76401 Can't find mine right now. Take care Charles Wyly On Sun, 9 Aug 1998 17:03:35 -0000 "Zowie" <joyz@bcni.net> writes: > >"The Families of Turnbow Cemetery" Erath County, TX > by: Alice Callaway Moore > > Alice will do look-ups. :-) > > Joy Goade Zowie > > > _____________________________________________________________________ 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 Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Most Keiths were between Dublin, De Leon, and Proctor in good peanut and now dairy country. Most attended BMA Missionary Baptist Churches, nor Southern Bro. Ernest Ripetoe was raised near them at Pontotoc and other small churches. Howard Keith was a Grocery truck driver who was ordained by the Rev. Emil Becker, pastor of First Baptist in Stephenville when Bro. Keith was well past 40. He pastored at Pony Greek Baptist , across a brach from the Box Methodist church, school, and Lof=dge Hall, all now gone but for the Baptist and it is inactive. Bro. Keith was a strong doctorinal pastor with 1 hour or more sermons, but no one dozed- he was too interesting. His wife, on the front seat, was Methodist. Once he bought a retired minister from a rest home on Sunday and deliberately misread the scripture. The older man shouted NO! Bro Keith said- What's wrong- The old man told him to read it right or don't read it. Then Bro, Keith said "That's Right- some of the rest of you said nothing. A Communist could misread scripture and make you believe it. Don't believe anything a preacher says unless you study the scripture and decide you agree, but let it be your decision, not his. "We all laughed, and he said they had planned this lesson on the way from the Nursing home. In Scotland The Clan Keith was near the castle of Clan Gunn, which included Wylys. They were enemies at one time. A Gunn was planning her wedding and the Keiths raided and took her captive and locked her in a castle tower. She died jumping from a window rather marry a Keith. Some of the Stone kin in Stephenville were Gunns- mom-s distant Arkansas cousins in Stephenville. We all got along great in Erath County except when the Whites and Blacks got their rifles and barricated the Comanche Hwy and stopped a Comanche Lynch mob from burning Black homes in Dublin- The Dublin party sent the Vigilantes home . They had left both black farm hands and a white drifter or two for the murder of a farm wife. Murderrer was never proved- the black farm hand was in the field working when she was killed, some neighbors said, but the Central Texas Rangers under John R Baylor had learned how to stage raids and blame Caddo Indians to have an excuse to send them to Caddo Oklahoma via Fort Phantom Hill in Abilene. Happy hunting, Charles Wyly On Sun, 9 Aug 1998 02:22:07, -0500 SYLB26A@prodigy.com (MS DEBORAH L WOOLF) writes: >hi again. > > Leucy KEITH I think goes back to Nickodemus KEITH also, but >I do not show him to be an immigrant so maybe we are talking >different generations. I could be wrong and it is a Nickodemus >BRUMBLEOW line. I have to pull out this data and get it together for >you before I can be sure of anything. I have not worked it for >several years but looked up much a few years back for a cousin who is >direct descendant of the Leucy KEITH md. Chana MULLINS. Abijah KEITH >is also familiar, and I'm thinking this was father of my Leucy.....so >let me get back to you okay? > >Chana MULLINS was born @ 1865-69 ARK to Wm. Maston "Willie"MULLINS >and Nancy Lue BRIGGS FERGUSON (widow of Ward FERGUSON). The >FERGUSON children she had md. in TX and some remain ni Erath Co. area. > > >Coincidentally I have a TN THOMPSON line which is rather hard to >trace. I see your have it as a middle name for ROSS....perhaps >someday we'll find a connection to that line as well. > my THOMPSONs were the children of Elizabeth "Betsey" LONG who md. > unk. THOMPSON man and > lived in Ivy Long, Union Co.GA 1850. Her son James M. (Manuel?) >THOMPSON md. Sarah (Louisa > or Matilda) LEATHERWOOD and moved to Marshall Co. ALA by 1880 >and then into OKLA and TX. > James M. THOMPSON listed as widower in 1920 Live Oak Co. TX >living with son Hiram Virgil. > sibs of James M. included: Louada Ann \ > Caroline / unsure >if they came to OKLA or TX but names they > Lavada / may have >md. include: FORTNER and HUNLEY > children of James M. included: Sarah Louada "Ada" md. (1) Lee >ANDERSON (2) ESSARY > Cordelia "Della" md. > MOORE > Cinda Arvie/Orvie >or Cintha md. John ? > Florence md. Will >or Arthur DUNN > >so if these THOMPSON look familar please respond. I've very >interested in the CHerokee connections to THOMPSON for several >reasons, one is that LEATHERWOOD is reportedly mixed heritage and (2) >Eliz. LONG THOMPSON family lived close to many mixed heritage >families in Ivy Log, GA including David THOMPSON group. This group >descends from the STARR and RIDER/RYDER lines. >I'm leaving for about one week and will look for Brumbelo then. > >Thanks,Debbie > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ 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 Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Are there any Johnson or Davis graves in Turnbow Cemetery? Patricia A ---------- > From: Zowie <joyz@bcni.net> > To: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ERATH] Turnbow Cemetery, Erath Co. TX > Date: Sunday, August 09, 1998 12:03 PM > > > "The Families of Turnbow Cemetery" Erath County, TX > by: Alice Callaway Moore > > Alice will do look-ups. :-) > > Joy Goade Zowie >

All cemeteries in Erath County have been read and book published since 1990 by Marylynn (Giesekie)(Mills) Ewers. She found marked single graves such as Tom Arendell and the no longer maintained Pony Creek (Box Church) cemetery in front of Pony Creek Church, not the one maintained behind the church nor the Beech Family cemetery nearby. Contact her for a copy at Fred and Marylin Ewers, 900 Glen Rose Highway, Stephenville76401. I got a copy at Johnsville First Grade 60 year reunion- we were all there. Can't find it at the moment. Pardon me, Sociologists, if poverty breeds crime we would all be criminals, not teachers, and business and ranch owners. On Fri, 07 Aug 1998 09:21:51 -0500 Susan Morris <smorris2@flash.net> writes: >Hello, >I can do look ups for the Glenn Cemetry in Bluff Dale, Erath County, >Texas. >I have Morris' and Greenwood and connecting surnames for Erath County. >Susan Morris > > _____________________________________________________________________ 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 Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

"The Families of Turnbow Cemetery" Erath County, TX by: Alice Callaway Moore Alice will do look-ups. :-) xmasmom@juno.com Joy Goade Zowie

"The Families of Turnbow Cemetery" Erath County, TX by: Alice Callaway Moore Alice will do look-ups. :-) Joy Goade Zowie

In the "Index to Marriage records Erath County 1896-1908" that is listed on the Erath USGenWeb page I found a record for one of my families. Hale HH to Jones, Miss Pearl May in book G 423 If I order a copy of this, can anyone tell me what information I will get? Do these early records for Erath Co. have parents names listed? Am I likely to only get the place, their signatures and witnesses??? Thank you in advance for any assistance with this. Sheila I Hale Fort McMurray,AB,Canada

hi again. Leucy KEITH I think goes back to Nickodemus KEITH also, but I do not show him to be an immigrant so maybe we are talking different generations. I could be wrong and it is a Nickodemus BRUMBLEOW line. I have to pull out this data and get it together for you before I can be sure of anything. I have not worked it for several years but looked up much a few years back for a cousin who is direct descendant of the Leucy KEITH md. Chana MULLINS. Abijah KEITH is also familiar, and I'm thinking this was father of my Leucy.....so let me get back to you okay? Chana MULLINS was born @ 1865-69 ARK to Wm. Maston "Willie"MULLINS and Nancy Lue BRIGGS FERGUSON (widow of Ward FERGUSON). The FERGUSON children she had md. in TX and some remain ni Erath Co. area. Coincidentally I have a TN THOMPSON line which is rather hard to trace. I see your have it as a middle name for ROSS....perhaps someday we'll find a connection to that line as well. my THOMPSONs were the children of Elizabeth "Betsey" LONG who md. unk. THOMPSON man and lived in Ivy Long, Union Co.GA 1850. Her son James M. (Manuel?) THOMPSON md. Sarah (Louisa or Matilda) LEATHERWOOD and moved to Marshall Co. ALA by 1880 and then into OKLA and TX. James M. THOMPSON listed as widower in 1920 Live Oak Co. TX living with son Hiram Virgil. sibs of James M. included: Louada Ann \ Caroline / unsure if they came to OKLA or TX but names they Lavada / may have md. include: FORTNER and HUNLEY children of James M. included: Sarah Louada "Ada" md. (1) Lee ANDERSON (2) ESSARY Cordelia "Della" md. MOORE Cinda Arvie/Orvie or Cintha md. John ? Florence md. Will or Arthur DUNN so if these THOMPSON look familar please respond. I've very interested in the CHerokee connections to THOMPSON for several reasons, one is that LEATHERWOOD is reportedly mixed heritage and (2) Eliz. LONG THOMPSON family lived close to many mixed heritage families in Ivy Log, GA including David THOMPSON group. This group descends from the STARR and RIDER/RYDER lines. I'm leaving for about one week and will look for Brumbelo then. Thanks,Debbie

I have information about Thomas Alpha Sawyer born Dec. 03. 1872 in Ft. Worth, Tx.. Lived in northern Erath county for many years. Died 1951 & buried in Exray Cemetery, Erath county, Texas.

Susan, I used to go to church with a Herschel Goad about 30 years ago, He was past 40 then. I think that was in Walnut Springs, Bosque County- could have been Venus, Johnson County. His family were quiet and prosperous and well liked. Happy hunting, Charles Wyly- also at Wyly1@mci2000.com. On Fri, 7 Aug 1998 12:17:13 -0000 "Zowie" <joyz@bcni.net> writes: >Susan, > >Would you have any GOADE'S? > >Joy >-----Original Message----- >From: Susan Morris <smorris2@flash.net> >To: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Friday, August 07, 1998 2:21 PM >Subject: [ERATH] Glenn Cemetry > > >>Hello, >>I can do look ups for the Glenn Cemetry in Bluff Dale, Erath County, >>Texas. >>I have Morris' and Greenwood and connecting surnames for Erath >County. >>Susan Morris >> > > _____________________________________________________________________ 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 Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Could his name have been spelled Goade? I know that it can be spelled both Goad and Goade. My line spelled theirs with the "E" and I have had a heck of a time getting past my Great Grandfather. I am searching for Nathaniel Goade b: abt 1860 MO d: abt 1884-1887 ? married 1877 Wise Co. TX Elizabeth Hellums b: MO d: Marshall Co. OK. My Hilley & Fox families were from Erath Co. TX. So I am searching all. Thanks Joy -----Original Message----- From: charles a Wyly <wyly1@juno.com> To: joyz@bcni.net <joyz@bcni.net> Cc: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, August 07, 1998 7:53 PM Subject: Re: [ERATH] Glenn Cemetry >Susan, I used to go to church with a Herschel Goad about 30 years ago, He >was past 40 then. I think that was in Walnut Springs, Bosque County- >could have been Venus, Johnson County. His family were quiet and >prosperous and well liked. > >Happy hunting, >Charles Wyly- also at Wyly1@mci2000.com. > >On Fri, 7 Aug 1998 12:17:13 -0000 "Zowie" <joyz@bcni.net> writes: >>Susan, >> >>Would you have any GOADE'S? >> >>Joy >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Susan Morris <smorris2@flash.net> >>To: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> >>Date: Friday, August 07, 1998 2:21 PM >>Subject: [ERATH] Glenn Cemetry >> >> >>>Hello, >>>I can do look ups for the Glenn Cemetry in Bluff Dale, Erath County, >>>Texas. >>>I have Morris' and Greenwood and connecting surnames for Erath >>County. >>>Susan Morris >>> >> >> > >_____________________________________________________________________ >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 >Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Hello, I can do look ups for the Glenn Cemetry in Bluff Dale, Erath County, Texas. I have Morris' and Greenwood and connecting surnames for Erath County. Susan Morris

Susan, Would you have any GOADE'S? Joy -----Original Message----- From: Susan Morris <smorris2@flash.net> To: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, August 07, 1998 2:21 PM Subject: [ERATH] Glenn Cemetry >Hello, >I can do look ups for the Glenn Cemetry in Bluff Dale, Erath County, >Texas. >I have Morris' and Greenwood and connecting surnames for Erath County. >Susan Morris >