I also love the stories. I never met my g-grandmother, Jennie Bell Head, but the stories give me a warm fuzzy feeling...like I have been there. Julie Peggy McCleskey Broughton wrote: > My name is Peggy McCleskey Broughton and I live in Erath County on the south > side very close to the Hamilton -Comanche county line, in a once thriving > community called Purves, not there is nothing here except the Purves Baptist > Church, the other business where gone in about 1947 when the school closed > and the students went to Dublin, > We have lived in the community since 1989 and in Erath County since 1970,,, > 3 of our children graduated from Dublin High School and I now have 3 grand > children in school there, > > I enjoy the Wyly stories so much and know so many of the people. > Thanks for the history lessons. > > Peggy M. Broughton > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Texasdog@aol.com> > To: <TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 16, 1999 12:37 AM > Subject: Re: [ERATH] This weeks Biography > > > In a message dated 10/15/99 5:29:46 PM Central Daylight Time, > > peggyh@pernet.net writes: > > > > << I am excited to hear what this weeks upcoming Biography will be. How > > about it Bill, can you give us a sneak preview of what is to come? I have > > been reading about family and friends of family in these articles and > can't > > wait to see what is next >> > > > > Peggy, > > I appreciate your kind words.....the Fort Worth Genealogical Society > > has granted to use the RUCIDLO papers ( 3 reel set ) in order to use > > the writings and collective papers of the late Mrs. Rucidlo in order to > > adapt biography pieces for this Erath County project. This week's > > submitted biography is on Bertha Cappleman Williamson, b. 1876- d. 1976 > > who was a long time resident of Stephenville. Mrs. Williamson had a > > very sharp mind and was interviewed by Mrs. Rucidlo around 1973/74 when > > Mrs. Williamson related many family stories of her family to Mrs. Rucidlo. > > This piece is really more in relating stories by Mrs. Williamson > (somewhat > > lik those of Charles Wyly except I think Mrs. Williamson was a little bit > > older than Charles although I am sure not by much...) RUCIDLO papers > > is copyright of the FWGS and I know that one set of the films are in the > > Fort Worth Public Library and we have one here in the Odessa library. > > This week's piece should be up on the webpage by sometime Sunday. > > If anyone is interested in submitting biographies for Erath County, they > > may contact me or Alice Moore (xmasmom@juno.com). If one would like > > to volunteer in the statewide project or would like to submit a biography > > for another county, Cindy Radway of Iraan is the state project chairman. > > Her E-mail address is: radway@tenet.edu > > > > To contact the FWGS, their president is Pat Gordon...E-mail: > patg@flash.net > > > > I think there are more than one Peggy on this list. Where do you live > > if I may ask? I know there is one lady from Dublin but there must be > > two of you unless you have more than one E-mail address?! > > > > Bill McCarty Odessa,Texas <A > > HREF="http://members.tripod.com/cindyradway/Erath/erath.html">Erath > > County--Biographies--Home Page</A> > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > ==== 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