Charles, I have really enjoyed reading your recollections of Erath County. My gggrandfather and gggrandmother are buried at Pony Creek ( Thomas Smith), and my ggggrandmother supposedly died and was buried in the county. I was wondering if you ever remember any of the Smith' related to Thomas or any of the Russell's. Nacy (Smith) Russell was my ggg-aunt. Buddy Smith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles A. Wyly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 6:18 PM Subject: Re: [ERATH] Riley > Hi, Flowerchild- and no- they are not proven to be related to other Erath > County Rileys- one posibility. > > My wife's grandad James Whitcomb O'Riley , born appx. 1850 , in Irtish > Catholig Rase Horse country ran away from home in Ireland at age 12 > after an accident which broke a prize Stallion's leg. He wrapped the leg > and stowed away in a lifeboat of a ship for 2 days with a small lunch > and the Capt. needed help- crew was sick. The Capt. knew he could not > enter without parents, soi he brought him to a New York Tinker's (Sheet > Metal) shop where the ships bought buckets and such and signed him on as > an AprenticeHe had a family Back east - the wife died and one son had a > small shoe factoiry. he then came to Cleburne, Texas and married Alice > Marie Renfro- they had 3 children and the immigrant died appx. 1890 and > is buried in Cleburne. My wife was the baby of 5 girls and two Riley > Boys, most born in Levelland, Texas. O(ne brother is buried at Van, Texas > and Jim is buried at Dublin- he had bought a farm at Muleshoe from Vernon > Basker, then a Carleton Ranch from the same man, then traded the ranch > for a smaller Sandy land farm near Don Mitchell's Dairy, which Joe Mack > and and Donna still run- between an old Dublin Fenced road west of > Carleton Road and Lake Proctor. > > It is posible that some of Mr. Riley's half brothers came to Texas- but > no proof and the family denies it- One is buried in new York State. > > Take care, Charles 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 >
did Nancy Russell,,,,,,,,,,,,,marry a Dock Stephens [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Buddy Smith" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 6:01 AM Subject: Re: [ERATH] Riley > Charles, > > I have really enjoyed reading your recollections of Erath County. My > gggrandfather and gggrandmother are buried at Pony Creek ( Thomas Smith), > and my ggggrandmother supposedly died and was buried in the county. I was > wondering if you ever remember any of the Smith' related to Thomas or any of > the Russell's. Nacy (Smith) Russell was my ggg-aunt. > > Buddy Smith > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles A. Wyly" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 6:18 PM > Subject: Re: [ERATH] Riley > > > > Hi, Flowerchild- and no- they are not proven to be related to other Erath > > County Rileys- one posibility. > > > > My wife's grandad James Whitcomb O'Riley , born appx. 1850 , in Irtish > > Catholig Rase Horse country ran away from home in Ireland at age 12 > > after an accident which broke a prize Stallion's leg. He wrapped the leg > > and stowed away in a lifeboat of a ship for 2 days with a small lunch > > and the Capt. needed help- crew was sick. The Capt. knew he could not > > enter without parents, soi he brought him to a New York Tinker's (Sheet > > Metal) shop where the ships bought buckets and such and signed him on as > > an AprenticeHe had a family Back east - the wife died and one son had a > > small shoe factoiry. he then came to Cleburne, Texas and married Alice > > Marie Renfro- they had 3 children and the immigrant died appx. 1890 and > > is buried in Cleburne. My wife was the baby of 5 girls and two Riley > > Boys, most born in Levelland, Texas. O(ne brother is buried at Van, Texas > > and Jim is buried at Dublin- he had bought a farm at Muleshoe from Vernon > > Basker, then a Carleton Ranch from the same man, then traded the ranch > > for a smaller Sandy land farm near Don Mitchell's Dairy, which Joe Mack > > and and Donna still run- between an old Dublin Fenced road west of > > Carleton Road and Lake Proctor. > > > > It is posible that some of Mr. Riley's half brothers came to Texas- but > > no proof and the family denies it- One is buried in new York State. > > > > Take care, Charles 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 > > > > > ==== 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 >