Hi Charles I thoroughly enjoy your ramblings. Although I am not researching any of these names and do not know any of these people, I love the stories. It is wonderful that you can remember these things. Callie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles A. Wyly" <wyly1@juno.com> To: <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 7:15 PM Subject: Re: [ERATH] Howdy Everyone > Hi, > Odell Wright and wife , a Holder , and 3 children my age and older lived > about a mile across the Dufau Creek from us- about a mile with the creek > lowland between us. Odell played the Fiddle some- on such Irish Mountain > tunes as Soldier's Joy, Sailor's Hornpipe, and others . We could hear > Mrs. Wright , on a still day and before present day noise pollution, as > she called her kids in from farm chores for supper. > > you mentioned that the lady you seek was Norwegian. Most Norwegians came > as a group to Bosque County, below Hico. The same man who led Norwegians > to Wisconsin later led the group to Texas - Norse Church, St. Olaf's > Kirke at Cranfils Gap, and Clifton area. They found German immigrants and > early Anglo settlers in the county, but land was plentiful and the River > and creek bottoms were good farming land. They used the rocks from the > hills to build houses and fireplaces and fences, and improved the rocky > pastures at the same time. > > There were other more independent Scandavian and/or Germans . I > attended school with some Andersons and Bordners- but the European > spelling was Bortner, and Andersen. It changed in Erath County. I > attended school with a Bordner Anderson , and he has kin buried in > Hatchett Cemetery in Selden, about 1 mile across 2 branches of Duffau > Creek from my childhood home. Bortners, Andersens, and Riggs families > came from Illinois or Wisconsin. > > My dad Eddie Wyly taught one year in Harmony School near Meridian, in > 1920's. he said all the first Grade was Bilingual- some spoke German and > others spoke Norwegian and some spoke both. One in first Grade was Lee > Ericson, Meridian High Girl's Basketball coach, who won State several > times. Dad went to farming when they married, and was on Johnsville > School board a few years when they moved a 2 apartment Teacherage to the > school ground, , and was backing the 3 Way School Consolidation of Pony > Creek, Johnsville, Chalk Mountain, and Inactive Greasy or Marble > School.These students attend Hico High School - before consolidation , > we attended Stephenville High School . > > Hope I did not bore you with rambling, but maybe something I mentioned > might be a dot that could connect to your info. If your family lived near > Hico, their records may be in Stephenville, Hamilton, or Meridian. > > On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 13:06:57 -0800 (PST) Carol & Joseph Williams > <joercaly@yahoo.com> writes: > > My grandfather John Franklin Wright was born in Erath Co. on April 1, > > 1895. His father went by Jake or Jakie and was born in Alabama. His > > mother went by Serena, she was born in Norway. At the time of his > > birth, he had three brothers: William Robert, Clarence Ulysses and > > Thomas Silas. He had two sisters: Lillian Margaret, Mary Lee. > > > > Any info during the time they were in Erath Co. would be > > appreciated. > > > > Carol Williams > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > 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 >