I have heard a story about the owner of the King Ranch being a homeless person from New York, that came to Texas and somehow aquired the land that is now called King Ranch, of course you never know if these old tales are true, and how would you prove it, after all these years. Callie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles A. Wyly" <wyly1@juno.com> To: <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 10:04 AM Subject: Re: [ERATH] KING and HARDIE > If your Kings were from Missouri or Tennessee, they may be listed in the > SEVIER FAMILY HISTORY and letters and Geneaology charts. The Gov. King > of Missouri as a judge presidover Missouri- Navoo City Mormopn Polygamy > trials, then several members of hisa family came to Stephenville where > other Sevier Descendants were settling. Some of this family srtarted > King Abstract abd King and Brauer Businesses in Stephenville. > > We met a descendant of these families east of San Marcos , a Motel > manager with Missouri and Sevier roots. She said her dad took the > family to town to meet the King Ranch owner. Her dad had a missing > brother or cousin who might be him. > Now, The King Ranch Owner joined Merchant Marine- Maratime worker in St. > Louis and travelled the world of Commercial routes. Was this the same > man as left the Coast and bought the King Ranch?? > > I was told that The George Parr Ranch was financed by the Lykes lines > andd were rivals odf the Kennedy Shipping interests. Connecting dots > is a way to start research- some may be false connections, Anyway, the > lady from Seguin said they sat in their wagons until a Black Stage with > black curtains had a voice from the window calling her dad. He got in the > Stage and they were gone an hour or twqo and when they returned, her dad > got in the wagon and they started home. Finally her mom asked her dad if > that was his brother. he stopped the wagon, turned quietly and said " I > do not want to ever talk about it again. ", and he didn't . > > Have other King records form several states researched by Cousin Mattiew > Roberts Somerville, deceased, who was a leader in DAR and Natchitoches, > La. Geneaological Society . He husband told us that she was begging to > suspect connections of her Roberts- McCArty- Telles ancestors to Brushy > Bill Roberts of Hico AKA Billy the Kid. Haven't had time to pursue this > to my Roberts ancestors on the Hatchett line. > > Charles A. Wyly > > On Sat, 21 May 2005 20:49:32 -0700 (PDT) Sarah Herring Claburn > <sbclaburn@yahoo.com> writes: > > I don't think so…it's Georgia and Bentley. Their 2 > > sons are Jim and John. They were in Monahans but moved > > out to Ft. Stockton after their kids got out of > > school. > > > > Sarah :) > > > > --- mygen@att.net wrote: > > > Did one of your Kings in West Texas happen to marry > > > a woman named Mrs. Stuckey who had a son names > > > Bryan? > > > > > > Margaret > > > > Sarah Herring Claburn > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=sarclaburn > > > > Researching: > > Herring - Thornton - Sechrist - Lammert - Timian - Torrans - Squyres > > - Claburn > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > ==== 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 >

Callie, He was a steamboat captain. From king-ranch.com: Founded in 1853 by Captain Richard King, King Ranch sprawls across 825,000 acres of South Texas with land that varies from fertile black farmland to low-lying coastal marshes to mesquite infested pastures that mark the beginning of the great Texas brush country. Covering almost 1,300 square miles, it is larger than the entire state of Rhode Island. Captain King�s descendants continue to play an active role at King Ranch working with professional management to build on traditions of the past and innovations for the future. --- Callie Waits <calliewaits@digitex.net> wrote: > I have heard a story about the owner of the King > Ranch being a homeless > person from New York, that came to Texas and somehow > aquired the land that > is now called King Ranch, of course you never know > if these old tales are > true, and how would you prove it, after all these > years. > Callie Sarah Herring Claburn http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=sarclaburn Researching: Herring - Thornton - Sechrist - Lammert - Holder - Timian - Torrans - Squyres - Claburn __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Thanks, Sarah I will have to check out that website. I am curious to know how he got all that land, even though I haven't found any kind of connection to him. A curious mind wants to know. Callie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Herring Claburn" <sbclaburn@yahoo.com> To: <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 10:15 PM Subject: Re: [ERATH] KING and HARDIE > Callie, > > He was a steamboat captain. > > From king-ranch.com: > Founded in 1853 by Captain Richard King, King Ranch > sprawls across 825,000 acres of South Texas with land > that varies from fertile black farmland to low-lying > coastal marshes to mesquite infested pastures that > mark the beginning of the great Texas brush country. > Covering almost 1,300 square miles, it is larger than > the entire state of Rhode Island. Captain King's > descendants continue to play an active role at King > Ranch working with professional management to build on > traditions of the past and innovations for the future. > > --- Callie Waits <calliewaits@digitex.net> wrote: > > > I have heard a story about the owner of the King > > Ranch being a homeless > > person from New York, that came to Texas and somehow > > aquired the land that > > is now called King Ranch, of course you never know > > if these old tales are > > true, and how would you prove it, after all these > > years. > > Callie > > > Sarah Herring Claburn > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=sarclaburn > > Researching: > Herring - Thornton - Sechrist - Lammert - Holder - Timian - Torrans - Squyres - Claburn > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== 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 >