Ever hear of Emory Rawls of Rawls, , Texas- High Plains northeast of Lubbock? The town was named for his Grandfather, I think. He had a ranch between Glen Rose, Eulogy, and Walnut Springs , Texas on Hill Creek.His wife was a PTA officer and made occasional trips on Cruise ships as a hostess and bridge instructor. His daughter Cynthia worked in my office at Walnut Springs, one period a day, filing and answering the phone. She and her little brother rode the bus I drove into the edge of Erath County- 55 miles full route. Hill Creek started from a spring running from solid rock in a waterfall at the upper end of Panther Cave, where a Stephens left his wife while he ox carted supplies from Waco to Fort Graham and could stop and see his wife both directions. Oscar Parham, my high school bus driver said there was once a cavern which dogs did not return from when chasing varmits into- itr was said to have a drop off and was filled with a dozer for safety. Near the pool at the foot of the waterfall one could hang one cowhide and have a large comfortable room.a hundred or so sheep could be shelterred under the overhang on the other side if it did not flood too much. Mrs. Stephens had twins there- named Cliff and Cave. Both lived past 90, living in 1950's. On the opposite side, "Bull " Adams , Glen Rose Rhodes Scholar dug up remains of some Indians and artifacts and screnned the dirt. It is on private property, well protected from north wind, and don't ask what went on there during prohibition days. Mrs. Adams was a Glen Rose Science teacher 1950's. It is very hazardous to amateurs and loaded with Grandaddy Rattlesnakes. The dirt fill in the cavern part has sunk enough for rattlesnakes to go over it. I once carried science students from the local area who knew the surroundings there to gather science specimens. Mrs. Stephens was once doing her laundry by the waterfall with a tub, turned and saw a Panther coming down the tree toward her twins. She grabbed her gun and shot and killed it. Thus the name Panther Cave. It drains into the Brazos above Lake Whitney. This has been published in Stephenville and other papers. Early roads did not follow the black land mud roads of Hwy 6 route, but the gravel ridges and mountain passes. There was one Bumper Gate Road from Cranfils Gap to Iredell to Black Stump Valley to Chalk Mountain to Maratheal's Gap to Paluxy to Tolar or Bluff Dale. The only operating bumper gate I know of today is on Hwy 77 near Rosebud- Loot in the Mennonite farm area south of Waco. Before fences, Mr Stephens went to Graham and past with freight for Army and Indians. A barn still standing on the old Rough Creek Ranch road was a stagecoach stop for Waco north pasengers. There were Jacksons in Chalk Mountain and Hico. One has run a store there in recent years. I rode Mr. Parham's bus to Stephenville High with one. He lived by Stacey famil;y. Luther Jackson attended Pony Creek Church and was converted past 40. He was a good neighbor. he waited until Spring to be Baptized in Buck Little's pasture on the Duffau, refusing offers of an indoor baptistry- He said he wanted to follow Jesus's pattern as near as he could. Jeff Jackson teaches Vocational Agriculture at Midway High School, Hewitt. On Tue, 4 Aug 1998 17:45:18 -0500 "patm" <patm@lcc.net> writes: >Searching for information on my GG grandfather, Albert J. Jackson. >Presumably, he was born abt. 1871 in Alabama (Limestone or Madison >County?) > He moved to Texas, (maybe to the Marlin, Kosse, Thornton area) at >some >point. > >He married Annie? (Nan?) Rochelle. Not sure if they married in >Alabama or >Texas. > >Albert and Annie had six children. > > Oran > Bennie Rawls > Shelly > Birdie > Rabe > Cora > >Any help will be greatly appreciated. > >Pat > > > _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]