Charles, I am from Alabama Rose line. As far as I know, I have no Rose connections to Erath County, Just Harvey. Burt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles A. Wyly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 6:31 PM Subject: Re: Re: [ERATH] Books about Erath County- Rose Family > Hi, in 1960, Sam Rose and Ira Hurley were the barbers in Walnut Springs, > Texas, where they are now buried. Ira Hurley grew up in Duffau and Pony > Creek & married Lela Belcher, a cousin of my Great Aunt Etta Robinson > Moxley. They are descenhded from Bill Robinson who pastored at > Stephenville and Dublin- "Choctaw Bill" and organized some churches like > Pony Creek and one in Hico , with Great Great Grandad Dr. William > Pinckney Hatchett. Dr. hatchetty organized at least 17 Churches at > Gonzales and on the Bosque after War with Mexico, 1845 and his completed > contract of a Texas Ranger Volunteer Scout for Gen. Taylor's American > Army from Fort Jessup, La. on Old Spanish Road. Fort jessup and Raylene > were inold Spanish Texas- east of tne Sabine River, in Present day > Louisiana- west of Natchitoches and the Cane River. > Charles Wyly > > ______________________________