I am a pack rat, I pick up maps,old history books ,I don't go a lot now , but when I did go Yard sales and old book stores where some of my favorite places to go. old Texas Almanacs too, I guess any thing that pertains to Texas history especially, I GRAB for. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "emrog" <emrog@htcomp.net> To: <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 10:35 PM Subject: Re: [ERATH] Pony Creek > they dont peggy,,,,,,,,,,,that is good information u have > > eva > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peggy Broughton" <peggyj@our-town.com> > To: <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:00 PM > Subject: Re: [ERATH] Pony Creek > > > > I think I got those maps from the Chamber of Commerce in Stephenville, are > > we talking bout the ones that had all the cemeteries, marked with a > cross?I > > have 2 of those maps, on one I take file labels and wrote the name of the > > cemetery on it, then took that clear plastic, you can get in rolls from > Wall > > mart or some likely place.. I have names written in pencil on the other > map, > > I intend to enclose it the same way. > > I copied the names of the cemeteries from the Hudson Cawyer books,now we > are > > trying to get new driving directions from the intersection of 6 and 377 in > > Dublin, since we now have 911, the directions are not workable, unless you > > know the county well, right now, I have 163 entries , and have about 2 > pages > > to go. This will be a long term project, as we will add historic notes as > we > > find them... > > > > Since there were no names on the maps, I sat in the floor of a friends > house > > for almost 4 days, with her and her brother telling me where each > cemetery > > was located, and the name . It took a lot of patience and hard work, to > get > > that. I haven't seen the new maps, but don't think they even have the > > cemeteries marked on them, > > > > Peggy Broughton > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Peggy Broughton" <peggyj@our-town.com> > > To: <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 1:57 PM > > Subject: Re: [ERATH] Pony Creek > > > > > > > I have a list of all the cemeteries in Erath County,, that have a name. > I > > > do not have the surveys of the cemeteries. as far as I know, they have > not > > > been surveyed Since Hudson and Cawyer, in the late 70-80s- some have > been > > > kept up to date by the contact person for that* cemetery, > > > > > > Peggy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <mygen@att.net> > > > To: <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 11:01 AM > > > Subject: Re: [ERATH] Pony Creek > > > > > > > > > > I have such a map. We got several copies in 2000 to hand out at our > > > family > > > > reunion. It has Erath County and a street map of Dublin on one side > and > > a > > > > street map of Stephenville on the other. I did not get these maps. > > Paggy > > > > Broughton did. Maybe Peggy will read this message and respond with > the > > > source. > > > > > > > > Margaret McCleskey > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > > > From: emrog <emrog@htcomp.net> > > > > > Callie would like a county map and also a map of > > stephenville,,,,,,,,I > > > can > > > > > send you both if you would like that. > > > > > > > > > > Eva > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Callie Waits" <calliewaits@digitex.net> > > > > > To: <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 3:30 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: [ERATH] Pony Creek > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > All of this is very interesting. I love history of old places > like > > > this > > > > > > You spoke of a Duffau Creek, my husband's grandpa was born at > > Duffau, > > > Is > > > > > > this in that general area? Is there a listing for the Cemeteries > > > around > > > > > that > > > > > > area? > > > > > > Thanks for all the info > > > > > > Callie > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Charles A.Wyly" <wyly1@juno.com> > > > > > > To: <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 1:14 PM > > > > > > Subject: Re: [ERATH] Pony Creek > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > Pony Creek did not join Chalk Mountain- Marble or Martheal's > Gap. > > > > > > > commonly called "Greasy" School was between them. Brileys of > > > Indian > > > > > > > Creek were related to McCartys and had attended 'Greasy". it was > > > near > > > > > the > > > > > > > Howell Dairy and past the Bumper Gate road towards the Paluxy. > > and > > > the > > > > > > > other end went to Iredell back past Marshall Sherrod's and > through > > > > > > > Maratheal's Gap, east of Skipper's Gap. When Marble closed as > > > inactive, > > > > > > > Howells and McKnights came to Johnsville School and others went > to > > > Chalk > > > > > > > Mountain school, before Pony Creek (Which was made up of 3 > smaller > > > > > > > schools), Chalk Mountain and Johnsville consolidated to form the > > > Three > > > > > > > Way School on Hiway 67 across from the newer Johnsville store > and > > > the > > > > > > > Johnsville to Pony Creek road. On Hwy 67, the main or Prarie > > branch > > > of > > > > > > > the Duffau Creek crosses Hwy 67 twice, going south the second > > time, > > > then > > > > > > > you cross Pony Creek below the store, which runs north to the > > > Paluxy. > > > > > The > > > > > > > Evans and Gillentine and Box- Pony Creek cemeteries are between > > the > > > > > North > > > > > > > branch of Duffau Creek and the Pony Creek. Tjhe Box School was > > > cleared > > > > > on > > > > > > > weekends for dances or Community meals. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bro. Becker used to come out from Stephenville and hold Summer > > > Revival > > > > > > > Meetings under the Oak Trees at Pony Creek by the church, where > > it > > > was > > > > > > > cool. No tabernacle was used. Maurice Chandler and Autrey > Roberson > > > built > > > > > > > the present benches in the church and the 3 Sunday School rooms > > > upstairs > > > > > > > in the attic. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Some thought the water from the Evans- old Pony Creek cemetery > was > > > > > > > polluting the hand dug well between Pony Creek Church and the > old > > > Box > > > > > > > Methodist Church School, and lodge hall. Johnsville also had a > 2 > > > story > > > > > > > building across from Post Office and cotton gin - a Lodge > upstairs > > > and a > > > > > > > former Blacksmith shop was used by us kids of Johnsville School > > and > > > > > > > retired men for Horseshoes, Washer to, and Dominoes. Next to it > > in > > > > > > > Marion Mills' pasture was the Johnsville Baseball field used by > > > Bosque > > > > > > > Valley League. Billy Joe Stasey had left the Roswell team to > farm > > > the > > > > > > > Chalk Mountain home place and pitched for Johnsville against > > White > > > > > > > Settlement, Iredell, Dublin?, Tolar some, and Grandbury on > Sunday > > > > > > > afternoons. A Pony Creek Baptist Deacon and Johnsville Church of > > > Christ > > > > > > > Elder went to Stephenville together to a Judge who ordered that > > > > > charging > > > > > > > on Sundays was a violation of State Blue Laws of Sunday > > Observance, > > > sote > > > > > > > custom, was begun to pass the hat through the fans. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cled Pruitt of Purves taught us at Johnsville in the "Big Room" > > and > > > was > > > > > > > the Principal . Connie Herring, Ruby Beach Rumph,Clara Atkins, > and > > > > > others > > > > > > > had taught in the "Little Room"- grades 1 to 4. 4 th graders > > > taught > > > > > > > some spelling and reading to first graders and in doing so, > helped > > > > > > > themselves to better education. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cled's brother M.B. became a Baptist pastor and pastored at > Pony > > > Creek > > > > > > > while attending Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth. He later > > > pastored a > > > > > > > large church near Mesquite, Texas. . He told us one Sunday that > > at > > > one > > > > > > > time he could see 4 to > > > > > > > 6 fires "Burning Cedar Brush" where people were cooking off > > > Moonshine. > > > > > We > > > > > > > could see the ridge towards Comanche Peak and some other Hood > and > > > > > > > Somerville County hills across the Paluxy from the area. > Howard > > > Keith > > > > > > > of Stephenville- Dublin area also pastored there and Cedar > Point, > > as > > > did > > > > > > > Bro. Holt from Bluff Dale. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Lost yet? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Charles A. Wyly > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 03:50:21 -0800 Peggy Broughton > > > <peggyj@our-town.com> > > > > > > > writes: > > > > > > > > According to a map I have of the creeks in Erath County, it > is > > > some > > > > > > > > where > > > > > > > > around Chalk Mountain, I know there was a community there at > one > > > > > > > > time. > > > > > > > > The Handbook on line doesn't tell much about it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Peggy > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > > From: <mygen@att.net> > > > > > > > > To: <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:55 PM > > > > > > > > Subject: [ERATH] Pony Creek > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Can any one tell me where Pony Creek is in Erath County? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Margaret > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > > > > > > > > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > > > > > > > > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com > http://www.selfroots.com > > > > > > > > > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > ARCHIVES: > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > > > > > > > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > > > > > > > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > > > > > > > > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > > > > > > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > > > > > > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > > > > > > > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > > > > > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > > > > > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > > > > > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > > > > > > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > > > > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > > > > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > > > > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > > > > > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > > > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > > > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > > > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > > > > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > > > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >