Right Charles, they settled around clifton, cranfills gap and built churches. the old church at cranfills gap is still there next to the cemetery, with no bathroom, lol. My son was married in that church. Its a lovely old church. and at one time a prince came from norway to see all the settlers. eva ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles A. Wyly" <wyly1@juno.com> To: <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 6:15 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 >