Charles, you're incredible. No wonder the Erath site is a favorite. Thanks for all your contributions. Keep up the good work! I've learned more about Erath County history from you than from years of research. I have four sets of grandparents in the county, none of which you are related, but I learn the real flavor of Texas from you each week. Thanks again for your input. Michael Holland, Dallas, TX ---------- > From: charles a Wyly <wyly1@juno.com> > To: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TXPARKER-L] History book > Date: Friday, February 05, 1999 7:42 PM > > Hi, > > The Soundex is in the Waco- Mclennan County library, Geneaology section. > I haven't had time to use it recently. Brady Richardson attends our > church in Hewitt and Richardson Creek in Erath County, a tributary of > the Paluxy River. Sid Richardson was a self made Texas oil millionaire > and left his estate with Corporate offices in Fort Worth, Texas willed to > his nephews, the Bass Brothers. Fort Worth is in 3 parts, North Main, for > example, runs from the Trinity River North. Main runs from the Trinity > south from the Courthouse seen on 'Walker, Texas Ranger"on tv, to East > Lancaster and the Railroad depot. From there south is South Main . Other > downtown streets are divided similarly. The Bass Brothers corporations > hire private security guards in uniform and disguise to supplement City > and County police in the downtown tourist area between the Convention > Center and the Courthouse, It is the safest downtown area in any town in > Texas , according to reports. > > Since you are in Ireland and are apparently a Riley, HELP! My wife's > grandad, James Whitcomb O'Riley died in Cleburne , Texas 1893 when her > dad Alvin Norman was about 6 years old. He was 43 or so. and was married > twice. , the second time to Alice Marie Renfro of Tennessee and Johnson > County, Texas. Jeannie's dad and his two sisters said Mr. O' Riley was an > Irish Catholic- red headed and freckled, just like 2 of his 3 second set > of kids. He lived on a farm in Ireland that raised prize race horses. He > was told to never ride, ESPECIALLY the Stalion when the family were gone > and he was home. One day, at age 12, he was jumping with the Stalion and > he fell and broke a lef. James did not want a Sheileigh threshing, so, at > age 12, he helpped the stalion to his stall, wrapped his leg, and packed > some sandwiches and clothes and stowed away in a lifeboat on an outbound > ship. Three days to sea he was seasick and gave himself up to the Sea > Captain ., who said he could work his way to the U.S. as many of the crew > were coming down sick. > > Since james was alone, he could not come through immigration with > parents, so the Sea Captain carried him to a Tinker.s shop (for sheet > metal supplies and buckets and tubs for the ship) in New York and James > signed on as an Aprentice Tinker. He came ti Cleburne, Johnson County, > Texas where he gardened, made sheet metal supplies like water tanks and > troughs and deliverred them on his weekly route where he sold Watkins or > Rawleigh products and took more orders for custom sheet metal work. > We have reason to believe one of my wife's dad's half brothers was a > Cleburne Texas barber and one ran a shoe factory in Boston Mr. Riley said > before he died that an attorney had once contacted him about being an > heir to the shoe factory and someons else had contacted him about the > farm in Ireland. He told them he had his own West Texas land and a > Central West Texas retirement home and if his dad had not bothered to > tell him and his mother about their inheritance, he was not interested. > > Does this ring any Bells? > > I also know a building in Dublin, Ireland and one in \Glasgow, Scotland > had our Wyly name carved in Stone over the door. My Great Grandad John > Milton Moxley married Mary Ann Fleming, both Ireland born,or 1 generation > removed, and Mary Ann's mom was Mary Murphy They are all buried in Indian > Creek Cemetery, Erath County , Texas. > . Some of his kids married aome Irish immigrants named Higdon, Arendell, > and Darnell. > > Great Grandad Dr. & Rev. Dr. W.P. Hatchett's (he buried in Erath County) > family were from Shrevesburg, England. One Hatchett was Burgess of > Shrevesburg. Great Great Grand's mother Eliza Tuggle (Tugglestine) (Also > buried in Erath County by his wive's parents, Rev. & Mrs Angelina > Isabella Stevens) had roots in Jamestown, Va. from the Tarrant, Tuggle > and Herndon families of Bradford, England, who made Navy uniforms for > World wide export and Tarrant County, Texas is rooted in the same family. > One built Christ Church in Bradford and donated it and land to the > community. > > Does any of this ring any bells? Just courious > > Thanks, > Charles Augustine Wyly > > On Fri, 5 Feb 1999 07:53:03 EST Arkivemom@aol.com writes: > >Does anyone out there have access to the 1880 soundex for TX? I am in > >Ireland > >and need to find out which county either of the two following were in > >in > >1880:James Buchanan RICHARDSON, who would have been 35, and/or Henry > >Clinton > >RICHARDSON, who would have been 30. I just need the county. Any help > >would be > >most appreciated. > >Charmaine Riley Holley > >arkivemom@aol.com > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > 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/getjuno.html > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]