I've sent your question to my mother, Linda Herring. Besides being an Erath County decendent, she is a school teacher and was just telling me the other day that she has a ton of Texas History stuff she is bringing home from school. She is retiring after this year (in 4 days!) and is cleaning out her classroom. Sarah :) --- PJHDNH@aol.com wrote: > My late husband's grandparents were William Avery > "Pappy" Huckabee b. 1875 > AL, d. 1962 Morgan Mill, Erath Co. Tx., married > Lamora Elizabeth Herring, > daughter of Mark Herring and Malissa Francis > Hightower. All of these were early > settlers of Morgan Mill area. I have heard many > stories about them, and would love > to hear more stories. > What I really want to find is a book that was > probably written in the late > 1950's about 'old time cowboys'. A young man came > to Ft. Worth, Texas and > interviewd "Pappy" Huckabee about his life as a real > cowboy as a young man before > and about the turn of the century ( late 1800's and > early 1900's). I was there > when the young man came for the interview but I > didn't get his name or who he > was from. And I did not hear the interview. > If anyone knows the name of the book etc, I would be > ever so grateful to know > this and where I can get a copy. I have heard that > "Pappy" actually was on > trail drives on the Chisholm and Goodnight trails. I > would like to have this > story for our grandchildren and no one in the family > seems to know who it was > that was writing the story. > Thanks for any help... > dh > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com > http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: > TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > Sarah Herring Claburn http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=sarclaburn Researching: Herring - Thornton - Sechrist - Lammert - Timian - Torrans - Squyres - Claburn Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/online.html

"The Trail Drivers of Texas" There is just a small line mentioning other good cowboys in a story by Fred Sutton of Oklahoma City called the Chisholm Trail, F.E. Herring of Elk City is mentioned. No Hightowers listed Tami Ramsey Dublin, VA ----- Original Message ----- From: <PJHDNH@aol.com> To: <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 10:14 AM Subject: Re: [ERATH] Old Cowboy Stories > Thanks... wondering if there was any Herring or Hightowers listed in that > book? > dh > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >

Thanks... wondering if there was any Herring or Hightowers listed in that book? dh

Is there anyone with the name of Jim Haile?

There is also a book called "The Trail Drivers of Texas" originally published in 1924. It is a fascinating compilation of oral histories from about 300 Early cowboys. It was re-published by the University of Texas in 1996 and can be found in most book stores. I checked but there wasn't a Huckabee in the index. Tami Ramsey Dublin, VA

No, those names are not familiar to me, but there are so many Thorntons that there are lots of them I don't know!! LOL I'm not sure when my grandmother's family left Stephenville, but I know they went to Lamb County (Littlefield) and set up shop there. My great grandparents owned the Thorton Cafe there. Sarah ;) --- "Charles A. Wyly" <wyly1@juno.com> wrote: > Hi, > Ever hear of MILES THORNTON? He was retired from > Texas Highway Patrol > early and was head Coach of football and > Basketball at Walnut Springs > High Schol. They had outstanding teams and his son > GLEN and 3 McCARTY'S > got football scholarships to College. Glen graduated > when I was Principal > and he was in the group we carried on a Senior Trip. > > > Miles remarried to the daughter of a Dr. Calhoun- > wANDA, Who had > inherited her dad's Calhoun Ranch where there were > Indian Burial grounds > on top of one mountain and another Indian Burial > Grounds in a valley > nearby. > > also. JENNA THORNTON was a sophomore in > Stephenvolle High and lived > with parents in Chalk Mountain- Plainview area on > their ranch near Moore > families. I was a Senior that year, and they had a > scotch- irish famil;y > party with ring games for all ages, mostly single, > while parents sat > under trees and made ice creasm, then we all ate > together and listened to > Country folk band music played by rural amateur > musicians. We rode the > same cus, and she had a 1 or mote bus ride. Oscar > Parham owned his School > bus and contracted to Stephenville High for student > transportation. He > ran about 100 miles a day, and between Runs he > worked at Stephenville > International Harvester tractor and truck House. > > MR. PARHAM WAS RAISED in Chalk mountain and knew > about the cavern > entrance which was filled in by locals who were > tired of loosing hounds > who chased Bobcats into it. The part visible today > has rock overhand > which would be dry shelter for a few hundred > sheep."Bull"ADAMS, a > retired Rhodes Scholar, also found 4 indian > burials under one overhang > of hill creek. this was where homer Stephen's uncle > lived when he ran the > ox cart supplies from Waco to Fort Graham and Fort > Griffin . > > Charles Wyly > > On Thu, 19 May 2005 15:01:38 -0700 (PDT) Sarah > Herring Claburn > <sbclaburn@yahoo.com> writes: > > Hi all! I haven't posted in awhile&#65533;been busy with > my 2 > > kids. Anyway, I had a WONDERFUL experience. I got > to > > see my Grandpa, Tullie Herring, for a few days. He > is > > 98? now and still has fairly decent hearing and a > good > > memory. I got him telling me stories - like when > he > > and Grandma Clara got married in a cotton field in > > Erath County for $2, and when he got 3 of his toes > run > > over by a train down in Willis, Tx. > > > > Anyway, my mother has her Thornton trilogy being > > re-published. Cindy knows about these books - it's > the > > story of the Daniel and Mary Anna Thornton > settling > > into Erath County. They should be on sale any time > now > > - they are in a set of 4 called "Texas Dreams" and > you > > can find them in Christian bookstores as well as > > WalMart. Oh, and her name is Linda Herring. > > > > Take care! > > Sarah Herring Claburn > > > > Sarah Herring Claburn > > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=sarclaburn > > > > Researching: > > Herring - Thornton - Sechrist - Lammert - Timian - > Torrans - Squyres > > - Claburn > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Yahoo! Mail Mobile > > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your > mobile phone. > > http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com > http://www.selfroots.com > > Unsubscribe request To: > TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ARCHIVES: > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com > http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: > TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > Sarah Herring Claburn http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=sarclaburn Researching: Herring - Thornton - Sechrist - Lammert - Timian - Torrans - Squyres - Claburn Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html

During the depression,,,,,the govt gave out grants to artists,,,,,writers, etc to go and write stories about their local area. One of these writers was Angie DeBoe who wrote about the indians in Oklahoma. It's her books that we all now read telling the history of the Indians from the east coast to the settlement of Oklahoma. I also found other stories about Texas,,,but this was years ago that I read them,,,,,it would be worth looking them up again. The govt has all these stories written by their grantees. eva

Tyler, I would love to hear any of Pappy's (Avery Huckabee) stories that you can recall. He was a facinating man to me. He died about 4 yrs after my husband and I married but we visited him several times and the last time he was about 85 yrs old. When we arrived we couldn't find him and we called out to him.. and he answered.. and we just kept calling and following his voice.. finally found him on the roof of his house making a repair... He was an amazing man. dh

Hi, Ever hear of MILES THORNTON? He was retired from Texas Highway Patrol early and was head Coach of football and Basketball at Walnut Springs High Schol. They had outstanding teams and his son GLEN and 3 McCARTY'S got football scholarships to College. Glen graduated when I was Principal and he was in the group we carried on a Senior Trip. Miles remarried to the daughter of a Dr. Calhoun- wANDA, Who had inherited her dad's Calhoun Ranch where there were Indian Burial grounds on top of one mountain and another Indian Burial Grounds in a valley nearby. also. JENNA THORNTON was a sophomore in Stephenvolle High and lived with parents in Chalk Mountain- Plainview area on their ranch near Moore families. I was a Senior that year, and they had a scotch- irish famil;y party with ring games for all ages, mostly single, while parents sat under trees and made ice creasm, then we all ate together and listened to Country folk band music played by rural amateur musicians. We rode the same cus, and she had a 1 or mote bus ride. Oscar Parham owned his School bus and contracted to Stephenville High for student transportation. He ran about 100 miles a day, and between Runs he worked at Stephenville International Harvester tractor and truck House. MR. PARHAM WAS RAISED in Chalk mountain and knew about the cavern entrance which was filled in by locals who were tired of loosing hounds who chased Bobcats into it. The part visible today has rock overhand which would be dry shelter for a few hundred sheep."Bull"ADAMS, a retired Rhodes Scholar, also found 4 indian burials under one overhang of hill creek. this was where homer Stephen's uncle lived when he ran the ox cart supplies from Waco to Fort Graham and Fort Griffin . Charles Wyly On Thu, 19 May 2005 15:01:38 -0700 (PDT) Sarah Herring Claburn <sbclaburn@yahoo.com> writes: > Hi all! I haven't posted in awhile…been busy with my 2 > kids. Anyway, I had a WONDERFUL experience. I got to > see my Grandpa, Tullie Herring, for a few days. He is > 98? now and still has fairly decent hearing and a good > memory. I got him telling me stories - like when he > and Grandma Clara got married in a cotton field in > Erath County for $2, and when he got 3 of his toes run > over by a train down in Willis, Tx. > > Anyway, my mother has her Thornton trilogy being > re-published. Cindy knows about these books - it's the > story of the Daniel and Mary Anna Thornton settling > into Erath County. They should be on sale any time now > - they are in a set of 4 called "Texas Dreams" and you > can find them in Christian bookstores as well as > WalMart. Oh, and her name is Linda Herring. > > Take care! > Sarah Herring Claburn > > Sarah Herring Claburn > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=sarclaburn > > Researching: > Herring - Thornton - Sechrist - Lammert - Timian - Torrans - Squyres > - Claburn > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail Mobile > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >

dh, I used to live in Morgan Mill and knew Avry very well, although I was much younger. I have been on hunting trips with him in south Texas.He sure did have some good stories. Tyler Pryor

My late husband's grandparents were William Avery "Pappy" Huckabee b. 1875 AL, d. 1962 Morgan Mill, Erath Co. Tx., married Lamora Elizabeth Herring, daughter of Mark Herring and Malissa Francis Hightower. All of these were early settlers of Morgan Mill area. I have heard many stories about them, and would love to hear more stories. What I really want to find is a book that was probably written in the late 1950's about 'old time cowboys'. A young man came to Ft. Worth, Texas and interviewd "Pappy" Huckabee about his life as a real cowboy as a young man before and about the turn of the century ( late 1800's and early 1900's). I was there when the young man came for the interview but I didn't get his name or who he was from. And I did not hear the interview. If anyone knows the name of the book etc, I would be ever so grateful to know this and where I can get a copy. I have heard that "Pappy" actually was on trail drives on the Chisholm and Goodnight trails. I would like to have this story for our grandchildren and no one in the family seems to know who it was that was writing the story. Thanks for any help... dh

Hi all! I haven't posted in awhile�been busy with my 2 kids. Anyway, I had a WONDERFUL experience. I got to see my Grandpa, Tullie Herring, for a few days. He is 98? now and still has fairly decent hearing and a good memory. I got him telling me stories - like when he and Grandma Clara got married in a cotton field in Erath County for $2, and when he got 3 of his toes run over by a train down in Willis, Tx. Anyway, my mother has her Thornton trilogy being re-published. Cindy knows about these books - it's the story of the Daniel and Mary Anna Thornton settling into Erath County. They should be on sale any time now - they are in a set of 4 called "Texas Dreams" and you can find them in Christian bookstores as well as WalMart. Oh, and her name is Linda Herring. Take care! Sarah Herring Claburn Sarah Herring Claburn http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=sarclaburn Researching: Herring - Thornton - Sechrist - Lammert - Timian - Torrans - Squyres - Claburn __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail

Sory about the obvious Goof-as a famous President said "The Buck Stops here. But Don Lawson was a student there in 1909. Miss Dixie Higgs was the teacher.Did they ever have 2 teachers? Charles Wyly On Fri, 13 May 2005 11:23:29 -0500 "Charles A. Wyly" <wyly1@juno.com> writes: > The above article has 43 student names. I can send it to those > interested. Also, did the ones I sent this to with photo enlarge it? > Did > anyone get it to Garvin Wood for tomorrow's Oak Dale Cemetery > historical > marker dedication ? If you want a readable copy of photo and print, > send > me your E mail request. > > Our Daughter Sandra Suter did an excellent job blowing up separate > sections of the article i had given Nancy Wyly Hise- never found my > first > copy. Some day it may fall out of a box somewhere. > > Don Lawson is a grandson of G.W. Lydia, one of first Erath County > setlers. Mr. Lydia came as a 12 year old boy before Civil War and > returned to Erath County after the war and raised 23 kids on the > same > farm. Don's mother was the 4 th child of Mr. Lydia. Those pictured, > 1909, > are > 1. George Watkins > 2.Johnnie Kimbrough > 3.Clifford Bunnell > 4.Douglas Fanning > 5. Don Lawson > 6.Leonard Lidia > 7.Prentice Bailey (Cousin of Carey family), > 8. Paul Bailey, > 9.Carl Birdwell > 10.Lynn Williams > > Second Row > 11.Ernest Foster > 12. Alfred Foster (Any connection to Foster's Foster home in > Stephenville, heavily > backed by Graham Street Church of Christ and individuals)??? > 13.Dossie Carey,first cousin of mom, Emma Carey Wyly) > 14.Bonnie Stewart ( Some Stewarts still attend Carey Reunions in > Garland. > Was > this Cap Stewart's family? Cap had a mechanic shop in 1930's > near low > water > crosing on old Hico Highway) > 15. Mary Lawson > 16. Miss Dixie Higgs, Mary Sikes > 17. Jewell Foster > 18. Jesse Lydia > 19.Lena Mefford > 20.Edward Carey (Mom's first cousin) > 21. Jack Kenney (Was this the family of Whitt and Banner? Kenney or > > Whit > ordered a 1949 GMC 5 window Cab pickup ith truck gears- one > of the > first > made after WW2. he drove it to match roping and rodeos and > the > auction > barn for less than 6months, and saw Dad at the auction and > told him > he had > orderred a 1950 Chevy 3 speed Pickup which would be faster and > cheaper for > his purposes, and on a private deal- no ads, sold the old one > to > dad, Eddie > Wyly. He drove the pickup 40 years until he retired from > farming > and parked > it at Selden Barn. They had a second pickup for light driving. > )? > > Third Row > 22. Jewell Watkins > 23. Grace Kerr > 24.Ada Carey- (Mom's older sister- Ada and mom were born in Hope , > Arkansas > Granmdad Henry Carey came in 1901 or 2 in a > coverred > wagon, > with stove, bed , pump organ, cow, and dog- > Probably > by "Historic > Pig Trail on Ouachita Mountain Ridge from Mena, > Ark > to the > Paris, Texas Crossing. He stayed with James T > stone > until > Grandma came by train to They farmed in pea > Ridge, > Huckaby, > Oak Dale, Valley Grove and Selden. ) > 25. Bernice Lydia > 26. Maurice Kenney > 27. Willie Stone > 28. Emma Stone > 29.Emma Carey- my mom > 30.Tommy Mefford > > Fourth row > 31. Audie Lydia > 32.Prentice Williams > 33.Ed Lydia > 34.Robert Foster > 35. Kay Lydia > 36.Hugh Johnson > 37.Arthur Hicks > 38.Guy Robinson (Or Gay Robinson???) > 39.Imond Bailey (Another Carey Cousin) > 40.Jessie Stone (Another Arkansas Rooted cousin) > Brian Woods > > Could someone get a printout of tis message to Garvin Wood. > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >

The above article has 43 student names. I can send it to those interested. Also, did the ones I sent this to with photo enlarge it? Did anyone get it to Garvin Wood for tomorrow's Oak Dale Cemetery historical marker dedication ? If you want a readable copy of photo and print, send me your E mail request. Our Daughter Sandra Suter did an excellent job blowing up separate sections of the article i had given Nancy Wyly Hise- never found my first copy. Some day it may fall out of a box somewhere. Don Lawson is a grandson of G.W. Lydia, one of first Erath County setlers. Mr. Lydia came as a 12 year old boy before Civil War and returned to Erath County after the war and raised 23 kids on the same farm. Don's mother was the 4 th child of Mr. Lydia. Those pictured, 1909, are 1. George Watkins 2.Johnnie Kimbrough 3.Clifford Bunnell 4.Douglas Fanning 5. Don Lawson 6.Leonard Lidia 7.Prentice Bailey (Cousin of Carey family), 8. Paul Bailey, 9.Carl Birdwell 10.Lynn Williams Second Row 11.Ernest Foster 12. Alfred Foster (Any connection to Foster's Foster home in Stephenville, heavily backed by Graham Street Church of Christ and individuals)??? 13.Dossie Carey,first cousin of mom, Emma Carey Wyly) 14.Bonnie Stewart ( Some Stewarts still attend Carey Reunions in Garland. Was this Cap Stewart's family? Cap had a mechanic shop in 1930's near low water crosing on old Hico Highway) 15. Mary Lawson 16. Miss Dixie Higgs, Mary Sikes 17. Jewell Foster 18. Jesse Lydia 19.Lena Mefford 20.Edward Carey (Mom's first cousin) 21. Jack Kenney (Was this the family of Whitt and Banner? Kenney or Whit ordered a 1949 GMC 5 window Cab pickup ith truck gears- one of the first made after WW2. he drove it to match roping and rodeos and the auction barn for less than 6months, and saw Dad at the auction and told him he had orderred a 1950 Chevy 3 speed Pickup which would be faster and cheaper for his purposes, and on a private deal- no ads, sold the old one to dad, Eddie Wyly. He drove the pickup 40 years until he retired from farming and parked it at Selden Barn. They had a second pickup for light driving. )? Third Row 22. Jewell Watkins 23. Grace Kerr 24.Ada Carey- (Mom's older sister- Ada and mom were born in Hope , Arkansas Granmdad Henry Carey came in 1901 or 2 in a coverred wagon, with stove, bed , pump organ, cow, and dog- Probably by "Historic Pig Trail on Ouachita Mountain Ridge from Mena, Ark to the Paris, Texas Crossing. He stayed with James T stone until Grandma came by train to They farmed in pea Ridge, Huckaby, Oak Dale, Valley Grove and Selden. ) 25. Bernice Lydia 26. Maurice Kenney 27. Willie Stone 28. Emma Stone 29.Emma Carey- my mom 30.Tommy Mefford Fourth row 31. Audie Lydia 32.Prentice Williams 33.Ed Lydia 34.Robert Foster 35. Kay Lydia 36.Hugh Johnson 37.Arthur Hicks 38.Guy Robinson (Or Gay Robinson???) 39.Imond Bailey (Another Carey Cousin) 40.Jessie Stone (Another Arkansas Rooted cousin) Brian Woods Could someone get a printout of tis message to Garvin Wood.

JoRtta, Tracing my tree if find I am of the Nicholas Pryor and I think The was related. Tyler Pryor

The surname Pryor, could they have ancestor's in Vernon County Missouri in the 1860 or 1870 time frame? My husbands great grandmother was Mary Agnes Pryor whose father was Daniel Pryor. JoRetta

Pat Pryor is our family Doctor in White Rock Clinic in Woodway. his wife was Pres. of Midway School board in the past. I left his Secretary an E mail from you. Not sure he got it. Concerning Sonny Boy, he was a living legend when we played pool in Stephenville or Hico. He was sometimes present- but not often enough to keep Winos from drinking Vanilla Flavoring or Cardui or Percy Medicine before they passed out around the corner from Majestic Theatre. I still think he did amateur boxing and later became a deputy- not the one who became the judge. Also, who was the man who Ross Wolfe paroled out of Huntsville Prison to be his mechanic in the Nursery shop? In the 1940's several of us teenagers who worked part time at Nursery on winter breaks, used to stop in nursery or fields for lunch. When we did, we heard the mechanic crank his souped up V8 and drag out to Jake and Dorothy's or the Onyx or the Ace Cafe. He made thje corner by Tarleton Monument around 60 mph and took a minute oir so to get actross town. he was paroled because of the WW2 extreme shortage of mechanics- many overseas. The man was a Master Mechanic- but National Speed limit was 45 mph, which was enough for those bootleg cheap retreads and mexican parts and booted tires. So far as I know, the mechanic lived a respectable life and kept his nose clean otherwise. Charles Wyly On Wed, 11 May 2005 22:18:11 EDT TYLERPRYOR@aol.com writes: > Charles, > I am the person who asked about "Sonny Boy Roberts," I knew one > person who > was called that. It was about the time of the WWll, and he was > reported to be > a bootlegger. And the story goes that he was sitting at a local Cafe > with a > Higginbotham shoe box wrapped, and the Agents were trying to catch > him selling > booze, when one came in and sit next to him and asked if he knew > where he could > buy some whiskey. Sonny, told him yes and if he would hold the shoe > box for > him and give him $5.00 he could get him a pint. The agent gave him > the money > and Sonny left the shoe box with the agent, after some time the > agent looked in > the shoe box and there was a pint of Whiskey. And Sonny was gone. > I used to live in Morgan Mill, but now in Fort Worth. My name is > Tyler > Wayne Pryor. > Born ion Bunyan Community. If this is incorrect person I apologize > to that > person. > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >

I know for a fact that they did bootlegging on the other side of chalk mountain going towards Glenrose,,,,,,so I am wondering if that Roberts is the group from around Duffau and Johnsville. I know they have a big family reunion everyear,,,,,,,,,that group of Roberts are kin to my cousin on his grandmother's side. Eva > Charles, > I am the person who asked about "Sonny Boy Roberts," I knew one person who > was called that. It was about the time of the WWll, and he was reported to be > a bootlegger. And the story goes that he was sitting at a local Cafe with a > Higginbotham shoe box wrapped, and the Agents were trying to catch him selling > booze, when one came in and sit next to him and asked if he knew where he could > buy some whiskey. Sonny, told him yes and if he would hold the shoe box for > him and give him $5.00 he could get him a pint. The agent gave him the money > and Sonny left the shoe box with the agent, after some time the agent looked in > the shoe box and there was a pint of Whiskey. And Sonny was gone. > I used to live in Morgan Mill, but now in Fort Worth. My name is Tyler > Wayne Pryor. > Born ion Bunyan Community. If this is incorrect person I apologize to that > person. > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >

My great-grandfather, Terrell Bryan, was superintendent of the poor farm in the late 1880s. I also know that he had peach orchards. Diana Bryan Quinn Virginia Beach, Virginia My Genealogy Pages http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bryanquinn/index.htm

Charles, I am the person who asked about "Sonny Boy Roberts," I knew one person who was called that. It was about the time of the WWll, and he was reported to be a bootlegger. And the story goes that he was sitting at a local Cafe with a Higginbotham shoe box wrapped, and the Agents were trying to catch him selling booze, when one came in and sit next to him and asked if he knew where he could buy some whiskey. Sonny, told him yes and if he would hold the shoe box for him and give him $5.00 he could get him a pint. The agent gave him the money and Sonny left the shoe box with the agent, after some time the agent looked in the shoe box and there was a pint of Whiskey. And Sonny was gone. I used to live in Morgan Mill, but now in Fort Worth. My name is Tyler Wayne Pryor. Born ion Bunyan Community. If this is incorrect person I apologize to that person.