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 >