Mr. Wyly(or anyone): Can you give a brief account of the story of McDowell's Hole? I used to hear it growing up in Erath County, about it being haunted. Didn't someone die or get killed there? Do you remember the names of those involved? Kim Ewers ----- Original Message ----- From: Charles A. Wyly <wyly1@juno.com> To: <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 1999 8:47 PM Subject: Re: [ERATH] Purves Live Oak Cemetery > 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 >