Charles, Quick question ... can you educate me about Headrights and Patents for land? I have an ancestor that at one time had 3 million plus varas of land. Thanks. Debby McDanel ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Charles A. Wyly" <wyly1@juno.com> Reply-To: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com To: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ERATH] Purves Live Oak Cemetery Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 21:47:05 -0500 Hi, Yes, I taught my first year at Hamlin and taught a Billy Hallmark. All the folj were good folk , and it seemed that Texas A&M dominated the graduates there, possibly because of the Round Top Oil Field and the old Flat Top gravel topwn causing the area to be more profitable than some rolling Plains towns. I left to become a teaching Principal in Bosque County, nearer my family . You mentioned John Wallace. He lived across Hwy 67 from State Rep. H. Grady Perry's store- the New Johnsville or Threeway Store. The present 3 way school buildings are across the old Johnsville road from John Wallace home. Mom and dad saw their first TV at their house. I was in the army or Fort Worth. I thought John was buried in New Box- Pony Creek cemetery. Fooled me if he isn't . John Ben Rumph could tell you. He still lives on his mom's Beach land in a newer house. If you have a Wallace family tree, tell me if John is of the same Wallace family of Clarkesville, Ga. whom Gen. James Rutherford Wyly married after Sarah Hawkins Clark Wyly filed for divorce and custody of the 13 kids (Most were married & She lived with the older boys and managed Clark land) There are extensive court records in Clarkesville about Frances and sister and/or daughter being held for murder but they were not convicted. J.R. and Francis raised her daughter and Absolam Cleveland's son John. ,a young boy. J.R. and Sarah are buried side by side in the old Clarkesville Cemetery near the Episcopal church he built for Charleston tourists. about 1820 or 30. Do you havve any records of a murder in the Traveller.s Rest Inn? ''''''''Aunt Agness Hatchett Wyly had a tale about it but no names. The State of Georgia park guides say the dark spot in the floor is a varnish spill, not blood. It was tested in police labs in Atlanta. The book has some reports of this murder, more folklore than fact, apparently. We do know Jesse Walton was shot in the arm thyrough an Inn window by an Indian or Tory Anglo dressed like an Indian trying to stir up enough trouble to run the Indians out. M ack Mullins of Waco Library told me that about his Walton ancestor. Take care, Charles Wyly ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== --- Author Retains Copyright --- -- Copyright 1999 Author -- All Rights Reserved Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com