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    1. [ERATH] Clairette
    2. flowerchild
    3. James what is the primitive baptist web site? And did you know any Duncan's out that way [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "James B. Rose" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 5:45 AM Subject: Re: [ERATH] Books about Erath County > Charles, > Does the Century Club calender have any old photo's of Clariette. If so do > you know how I can order. My Ggrandfather George Barnett Harvey, family and > brother (I believe) L. W. (or L. G. W.) Harvey settled there 1874 from > Choctaw County MS. They helped start the Hopewell Primitive Baptist in > Clairette and some other Primitive Baptist churches in the area. I have > been to the Primitive Baptist Church web site you mentioned once and found > them in some of the info. > Burt Rose > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles A. Wyly" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 4:34 PM > Subject: Re: [ERATH] Books about Erath County > > > > In addition to books already referred to you and most found in Tarleton > > College and/or Stephenville City library. > > The University of North Texas in Denton has one of the largest > > collections of Texas German records - books and newspapers in the German > > Language. Many have English translations. > > > > I have H. Grady Perry's GRAND OLE ERATH- THE STORY OF A CROSS TIMBERS > > COUNTY and a copy of Homer Stephen book of Frontier postmasters and > > notes on early Texas short reports. I got it from Homer when he was > > living- many oif his weekly philosophy and ad columns are in old > > Stephenville papers. Homer's Uncle was the Ox Cart Freight line operator > > from Bellmead, Texas RR station to Fort Belknap and Fort Graham and > > Homer's twin cousins were born in the Panther cave at Chalk Mountain, > > where Mr. Steven could stop going and coming on his Fort Graham ( Lake > > Whitney area) and Fort Belknap area and towns along the way. Back then, > > paddle wheel boats came up the Brazos from. the Gulf to Towash near > > Whitney when a rise allowed them to come up over the Marlin Falls. > > Downstream was easier. These trips gave Waco cheaper seacoast rates for > > Rail traffic than Stephenville had. > > > > Also, the old Historic Calendars published in 1970-80's by Town and > > Country Bank and Dan Young had a complete bibliography of the daily > > historic events and photos. A photo of downtown streets of Chalk > > Mountain, Clairette, Alexander, and others are on some calendars. The > > Century Club now publishes a similar burt smaller calendar. > > > > Charles A. Wyly > > > > ______________________________ > > > ==== 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 >

    10/08/2003 02:54:39
    1. Re: [ERATH] Clairette
    2. James B. Rose
    3. I don't have it bookmarked. Do a google search for "Primitive Baptist Church Texas" and that should narrow down the search. There are a lot of them. It seems to me the site I found was for Waco, but not sure. www.google.com for google. Burt ----- Original Message ----- From: "flowerchild" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 10:54 AM Subject: [ERATH] Clairette > James what is the primitive baptist web site? > > And did you know any Duncan's out that way > > [email protected] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James B. Rose" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 5:45 AM > Subject: Re: [ERATH] Books about Erath County > > > > Charles, > > Does the Century Club calender have any old photo's of Clariette. If so > do > > you know how I can order. My Ggrandfather George Barnett Harvey, family > and > > brother (I believe) L. W. (or L. G. W.) Harvey settled there 1874 from > > Choctaw County MS. They helped start the Hopewell Primitive Baptist in > > Clairette and some other Primitive Baptist churches in the area. I have > > been to the Primitive Baptist Church web site you mentioned once and found > > them in some of the info. > > Burt Rose > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Charles A. Wyly" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 4:34 PM > > Subject: Re: [ERATH] Books about Erath County > > > > > > > In addition to books already referred to you and most found in Tarleton > > > College and/or Stephenville City library. > > > The University of North Texas in Denton has one of the largest > > > collections of Texas German records - books and newspapers in the > German > > > Language. Many have English translations. > > > > > > I have H. Grady Perry's GRAND OLE ERATH- THE STORY OF A CROSS TIMBERS > > > COUNTY and a copy of Homer Stephen book of Frontier postmasters and > > > notes on early Texas short reports. I got it from Homer when he was > > > living- many oif his weekly philosophy and ad columns are in old > > > Stephenville papers. Homer's Uncle was the Ox Cart Freight line operator > > > from Bellmead, Texas RR station to Fort Belknap and Fort Graham and > > > Homer's twin cousins were born in the Panther cave at Chalk Mountain, > > > where Mr. Steven could stop going and coming on his Fort Graham ( Lake > > > Whitney area) and Fort Belknap area and towns along the way. Back then, > > > paddle wheel boats came up the Brazos from. the Gulf to Towash near > > > Whitney when a rise allowed them to come up over the Marlin Falls. > > > Downstream was easier. These trips gave Waco cheaper seacoast rates > for > > > Rail traffic than Stephenville had. > > > > > > Also, the old Historic Calendars published in 1970-80's by Town and > > > Country Bank and Dan Young had a complete bibliography of the daily > > > historic events and photos. A photo of downtown streets of Chalk > > > Mountain, Clairette, Alexander, and others are on some calendars. The > > > Century Club now publishes a similar burt smaller calendar. > > > > > > Charles A. Wyly > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > ______________________________

    10/09/2003 01:32:36