OK - no connection to Erath Co. I had an aunt, Edith McCormick McElroy that married in Erath Co. Really think she was born a Halbert, and her mother married John T McCormick. Edith married James Hubert McElroy. Dortha ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick and Susan" <rickandsusan@swva.net> To: <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [ERATH] Davis, Langston, Roberts, Benson > Dortha, > > It is George McCormick & his wife Virginia Terrill. He lived next to John > Henry Roberts in Virginia, now Henderson, WV. > I will thank you. > > Susan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dortha Greenlee > To: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 1:49 PM > Subject: Re: [ERATH] Davis, Langston, Roberts, Benson > > > Susan, > > You mention the name McCormick. Can you tell me more about the name, > please. > > I can help you to learn more about Rootsweb. If you will write me > off-line, > I'll be glad to help you. > > Dortha McElroy Greenlee > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick and Susan" <rickandsusan@swva.net> > To: <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 12:43 PM > Subject: [ERATH] Davis, Langston, Roberts, Benson > > > > Margaret, > > > > Thank you for the marriage date of Willie & Riggs. > > > > Riggs was, in 1910, living with his sister Theodocia Roberts Dawson, > > (Docia). > > These articles appeared in the Erath paper: > > ErathCounty Appeal Newspaper 12 Oct 1899 > > > > " J. N. Groenbeeck and Riggs Roberts visited the Dallas fair this > week." > > > > ErathCounty Appeal Newspaper 18 Oct 1900, page 831 > > > > "Riggs Roberts (age 31) and Tom Minter left Monday to attend the fair > at > > San Angelo. They expect to enter the shooting contest." > > > > ErathCounty Appeal Newspaper 19 July 1900 page 704 > > > > "The Greren-Roberts fishing party returned Saturday evening. It was > > composed of Riggs, Charley, Will and Leonard Roberts: and T. G. and Roy > > Geren. T. G. Geren returned on the 4th, the others were gone > twenty-three > > days and would have liked to stay a month longer." > > > > Riggs was a deputy town clerk in Stephenville in 1900. In 1904 Riggs > ran > > for tax collector against Davis S. Doyle. I wish I knew who won? > > > > Riggs & Willie are listed on the 1910 census. By 1912, Riggs was in San > > Benito Texas running an auto repair shop with his son Kane. I can't > find > > Riggs after that. Perhaps he died? > > > > Riggs' first wife was Mattie E. Unknown surname. They married circa > 1894? > > Mattie died 1 Apr 1899. They had Kyle Kane in 1895 and Cressie in 1 Oct > > 1898. She died 26 Mar 1899 & is buried in the Old Valley Grove > Cemetery. > > > > Riggs grandfather was John Henry Roberts who sailed down the > Mississippi > > with McCormick. John's sister Elizabeth Roberts Salmon received a land > > grant, Dec. 1839, in the Red River District, Erath. > > > > If you would like more info, let me know? BTW I am the one who > provided > > the Farrer website the Roberts information. I have not been able to > figure > > out how to put my stuff on RootsWeb, so I offered it to Randy Farrer > and > > he generously put it up for me. > > > > Susan Roberts > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > ==== 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 >