Sorry Charles,,,,,,,,,,,,that land was owned by the Rogers family. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles A. Wyly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 6:20 PM Subject: Re: [ERATH] Erath County Confederate Veterans > Hi, > in 1960's, wasthe Flat Top Ranch owner Charles Petty or Charles Pettit< > Some of this ranch was in Chalk Mountain- 3 Way District now, and some in > Bosque County . Children living on the ranch attended Walnut Springs and > Meridian , Texas. Was this a name change from Petty to Pettit? He > shipped registerred bulls as far as California and Colorado in his own 14 > wheel trailer trucks. The Antelope pasture caught fire around Flat Top > Mountain- grass and green cedar. I went out on a Walnut Springs Fire > truck. Kopperel, Meridian, Glen Rose, Cleburne and Stephenville had sent > fire trucks out. Stephenville trucks had to contact home station on a > skip to Comanche Fire Radio and they relayed messages back to > Stephenville. > > Mr. Pettit or Petty had a son in law- a Major Long, who owned the Rough > Creek Ranch near Glen Rose. Todfay the Ranch is an Executive Resort or > retreat with all amenities found on any Texas Hill Country resort ranch. > > > Take care, > Charles A. Wyly > > On Sun, 7 Sep 2003 16:04:43 -0700 CHARLES PETTY <[email protected]> > writes: > > Greetings Y'all > > Charles Petty here, residing in Pinellas County Florida. I have > > followed this > > list for about > > three(3) years now, I've been silent for some timenow, however, the > > present > > interest in > > War Between the States Reunions, has perked my interest again. > > My GGFather Francis Marion (F. M. Petty) resided in Dublin from > > about 1870, > > until approx. > > 1906. > > He is listed in the Erath Register of Marks and Brands, under the > > Laws of 1874, > > pg. 80/81? > > My GFather John Henry Petty, was born in Dublin in Feb 1877. > > Anyone with "any" information about F.M. Petty, please contact me > > privately at: > > > > [email protected] > > > > Thanking Everyone in advance, I remain, > > > > Your Most Humble Servant, > > > > Charles Petty > > > > Doe Vindice > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > > Unsubscribe request To: [email protected] > > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: [email protected] > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >