Hi, I mentioned to you or someone about my Great Aunt Etta Robinson Moxley and her cousin Lela Belcher Hurley telling me about Jesse James hiding silver in Johnsville or Pony Creek and the efforts of some to find it. Now , does this seem that ridicilious when we consider that John Crockett of Pony Creek , Texas and Pizarro Post office area had ridden with Quantril's Raiders and Jesse James was associated with them during the Clvil War? Mr Crockett had gone to Old Mexico during Reconstruction abuses with some of Quantril's Raiders. Some say some of Jese james's crew went to Mexico with them and some visited Argentina or Brazil at that time. IF Jesse settled at Blevins, Texas or Grandbury, Texas or Grosebeck, Texas why is it so amaxing he might have stopped in Pony Creek and visited his friend from the Civil War, John Crockett ? He and or Crockett could have later dug the silver up as needed. Going west from the Grady Perry (Three Way) store, the first draw going north across U.S. 67 is Pony Creek or a branch of it. Over the next hill is the Hurley branch of the Duffau, running South. . Most digging in 1930'ds was on Duffau west of old Johnsville store and postoffice. on old U,S, 67. The Three Way Store did not exist in Crockett's day. Aunt Lela and "Aunt Lela" said the site was on a northwest slope of Pony Creek, betewwn Box Church and school and the Three Way School. What you bet it has been found? I doubt the finder would have publicized it. Any suggestions or other tales of this treasure and John Crockett and Jesse James? Thanks, Charles Wyly On Fri, 5 Feb 1999 21:40:37 -0600 "Michael Holland" <mai-holland@worldnet.att.net> writes: >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] > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. 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