Kathy, A reference to C. Sparks is made in the county road records of Hood county on Setp. 15, 1876. "On Setptember 15, 1876, the county commissioners appointed Robt. T. Foster as overseer of Sub Division Two of the Grandbury-to-Palo Pinto Road with these hands to help him: Green Lee, C. Sparks, Henry Thorpe, the Muggs, Rash Beavers, Douglas, Dr. Hall, Gunters, A. Rogers, Sullivans, L. Stavenhagen, Anderson, Martin, and Wm. Self." This information was supplied by the Granbury Historical Society. Kathy Tate wrote: >Clyde, >I have Matthews, Bishop, and Sparks families that settled in the Lipan/ >northern Erath county vicinity ...most are buried at Bishop Cem. I'm not >quite sure what years they came to the Lipan area but I think is was >between 1875 and 1877 ...the Bishops and Matthews came from Shackleford >county. If you run across any of these folks, please let me know. > >Thanks, >Kathy Tate > > > > > >>Currently I am researching the White and Middleton families who located >>in the Lipan area in 1856. I I realize Lipan is located in Hood county >>but if anyone is familiar with the area around Lipan I would appreciate >>hearing from you. I have names of numerous individuals who originally >>settled in the vicinity. >>Clyde Edmonds >> >> >> > > > > >==== 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 > > > >