Correction- the dairy is not on Honey Creek- that is a second cemetery. Also, the Wylie- Montgomery house in West, Texas also had a third connection to Erath County. There was also a Dr. Aderholdt of Erath County who opened the Aderholdt Funeral Home in West, Texas. His granddaughter was- or may still be, the administrator of the Retirement and nursing home on Highway 6 at the South side of Waco, near the Twin Bridges. Charles Wyly On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 14:59:17 -0700 flowerchild <[email protected]> writes: > Is this the same Montgomery's who are also buried > at Indian Creek. > > > > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles A. Wyly" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 12:22 PM > Subject: [ERATH] Bushong-Montgomery-Solomon- White-Batchelor- > McClure -Bushong Academy > > > > > > These graves are located 7miles south of Stephenville off Hwy > 281Selden- > > Salem- Duffau- Johnsville Road next open road past the Selden Road > and > > the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church. Some are buried in Honey Creek > > cemetery- near first Hico location on the Stanley Haedge Dairy. . > It is > > in a pasture and not fenced separate from the pasture. Most > headstones > > are flat on the ground now. I first saw the Cemetery, next to what > was > > the old O.C. Wyly farm on Hwy 281- in 1940's while working with > the > > Riggs- Hollis Thresher during WW2. Elderymen and some women were > filling > > in the labor needs , some men past 70. No one in a 30 man > thresher crew > > could remember the cemetery being used or worked in their > lifetime- > > except maybe Walter Hollis and he was rather quiet. some Hollis > family > > lived in that area- on a Duffau mail Route. My info is partly from > a > > cemetery Reading by Dorothy Scrimsher and Marilyn Mills Ewers. My > copy is > > dated 1990. I have been contacted by some with family connections > to > > Bushong and Montgomery, and Solomon Brothers of Hico( any > connections > > unknown, if any) have run stores there for 60 years or more. > > > > neighbors of these folk were Cox and Aycock. > > > > Thje only readable headstones they found in one formerly fenced > area were > > > > 1. Mary, wife of J.( Jacob) Bushong, born July 29-1840 d. 24 jan. > 1879 > > 2.M.E. Bushong, born 29 July 1840- died 30 March 1879. > > > > So much for Tom Arendell building the first house south of > Stephenville- > > Selden Area. > > > > Nearby are other stones- down and some broken. > > 1. Rev. Dr. F.M. Montgomery died 9/11/1872 age 42 years and 2 > days. His > > Masonic headstone appears from the way it fell to have been facing > North > > And South, We know he was a teacher and a Doctor. several other > gravesare > > in the area- some adult. In the 1940's they were all standing - > still > > fenced and grown up and several readable headstones were easily > seen. > > > > Could some of these misssing headstones be like the ones which > showed up > > in a Dallas Building Salvage and Antique Dealer - inside the > Trinity > > Levees?? This was widespread in Texas cemeteries not maintained > and there > > is a Texas law which makes such removal and sale a criminal > offense. > > > > The 1862 Voter registration list : > > Andrew J. Bushong Precinct 3, age 20, in County 6 years- Native > Texan > > > > George W. Bushong, age 20 yearsin Precinct 10 months- from Alabama > > > > Erath County Federal Census July 1870- Duffau Post Office- Duffau > Creek, > > Page 23, 144-156 > > > > Mary Bushong,,age 66 , Born in Tennessee. > > Soloman , Mrs. Mary L., age 41- Alabama > > Bushong, Sarah E. age 37, B. Alabama > > " Eveline, , 30, B. Kentucky > > " Andrew, age 26, " > > " Sallie A. G. 22 " > > White, George T.W. 18 Texas > > " James R.L. 16 " > > " Nancy A.T.. 14 " > > Bushong, G. W.T. 43 Alabama > > " Catherine 30 Texas > > " Mary M. 4 " > > " Sarah S.A. 1 " > > A close neighbor was Thomas Hollis. > > > > Several other Bushongs, Montgomery and Solomamn are in their > list-, > > Montgomerys were not in 1870 census. > > 6 Batchelors are also in this reading- will send more if someone > sees a > > link. > > > > Wendell Montgomery of West- of the pharmacy and Czech Kolache > kitchen > > was in his 50's in 1960 he said his dad was a Doctor and he had > moved > > tform bosque County and bought the old Wylkie hiouse in West as a > home > > and a clinic. > > > > Take care, > > Charles A. 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