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 > >

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