Mr. Wyly, you are amazing. When are you going to publish the history of Erath and McLennan counties. You are so knowledgeable. I've been to the funeral home in West several times but didn't know the Aderholdt's were from Erath county. I grew up around Lacy Lakeview and have relatives from Erath county and can identify with a lot of what you write about. Keep it up, I love your stories and the history. Sandra Van Wyk Denton County ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles A. Wyly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 10:16 PM Subject: Re: [ERATH] Bushong-Montgomery-Solomon- White-Batchelor- McClure -Bushong Academy > 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. 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 > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > >