I have several family lines that have at one time or another lived in or crossed Falls CO. REED, DAVIS, OAKES, HAYLE, HOOPER, MCINTIRE & VERHEYDEN BJ Hayle [email protected]

----- Original Message ----- From: "courtney" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 8:12 AM Subject: Yates, Sandifer, Brodie, Hope > My ggrandmother, Mary Anne, was born in 1857,in the Blue Ridge area, to > John W. and Rena or Reba Yates. She married John Sandifer. She had one > son, Henry Clay, and two daughters, Mary Drucilla and Irene Ellanora > when she was widowed and took her children back home to her parents in > Blue Ridge. While there, she gave birth to my grandmother, Minnie Leah > Brodie, in Marlin 1881. There is no evidence she had ever married Martin > Luther Brodie and he went on to another life. He was teaching school in > Falls County at the time. I do not know anything about Henry but I have > Mary Drucilla from birth to death and Irene Ellanora married Robert > Hope.I have no more on her than that. I am still searching Falls County > for any burials and births of this family . I don't know if or when any > of them left Falls County except Drucilla.Any info would be greatly > appreciated. I so much want to know where my ggrandmother is buried. > Thank you and everyone who writes to your list. I read every one. > Connie. [email protected] >

I am researching the EAKIN family from Falls County. My gg-grandfather was Robert James EAKIN. He and my gg-grandmother Amanda Jane Stidham raised 11 children in the Chilton area. Most of them are buried in Carolina Hills Cemetery or the Chilton Cemetery. I am also trying to find out about the RODDEY family. My great-grandfather James Isom EAKIN married Willie E. RODDEY in 1905. I haven't been able to locate any of the RODDEY family though. I do know from a great aunt, that Willie's mother's maiden name was WHITAKER. In another line of my family, I am researching the POLK family....Elias Franklin POLK (a new discovery) is buried in Chilton Cemetery also. He was married to Sallie LADD in the 1860's. I don't know much about him. Thanks. Pat Hargus Sommerfield

I have several families that came to Falls County: My gggrandfather was Patrick Newton SHIELDS who settle in the Belvins area or Shields Community. His son George Robert SHIELDS married Isabelle KIRKPATRICK of Mooreville. Her grandfather was Robert MOORE. The other side of my SHIELDS connection is HUBER. My great grandfather was John HUBER married Cundigunda ROMMING. Their daughter Matilda HUBER married Roy H.SHIELDS. I live in Waco, have 4 children and 11 grandchildren. Run a home business and stay on the computer too much. Billie Brem [email protected]

Henry George Redding (Thomas Co, GA) was in Falls Co before the Civil War and served in a unit from Falls Co. He later married Caledonia Byers whose parents, James W Byers and Mary Ann Brandon Byers had come from Bartow Co, GA abt the time of the Civil War. James Byers Reddings, a son of Henry George and Callie Redding married Georgia Pearl Mathews, daughter of Willie Mathews (GA) and Nancy Lee Anna Brown Mathews (GA) Willie was the son of Little Berry Mathews and Salina Martin Mathews (both of Oglethorpe Co, GA). L B and his second wife came to Robertson Co, TX by way Alabama and settled in the Hearne, TX area a decade or so after the Civil War. Nancy Lee Anna was the daughter of Vincent Jefferson Brown and Temperance Gentry Brown who also came from Bartow/Polk Co, GA right after the Civil War. She was a first cousin of Big Charlie Brown, husband of Dee Roll Brown. Elaine

We have had a lot of new subscriber, so please take a few minutes, and write a short note, about who your family in Falls County were in the past. Please do not just list them, like a roll call. Please take a minute, and tell us a little about what you know about them. If you have any sucess stories, I am starting a Falls County sucess section on the Page. Please help me, if you can. Thanks and lets have a great week. Theresa

This is a good idea, Theresa I don't have much, but here goes, My name is Melinda, I live in Woodbridge, Virginia and I'm searching for the following: 1, Stiefer, This is the hard one, could be spelled different ways. but we spell it Stiefer, This is the one we are concentrating on the most at this time, but of course, and info on any of the others is welcome........................................ William Foy Stiefer married Alice Gertrude Byars They had Orion Lindell Stiefer 12/1896 in Blanco County Orion married Minnie Mae McCowan and they had Windell Warren Stiefer in 07/1917 Falls County, Texas Windell married a Kathryn Elizabeth Mahon 07/03/1939 had 2 children John and Allen, Allen died at the age of two in Waco, I have quite a bit on the Byars, nothing on William Foy Also searching Mahons', whos parents are Frank Joseph Mahon and Ella Mae Foulks , Kathryn was born in Waco, 1916 Ella Mae's Parents were John Donaldson Foulks and Sarah Frank Joseph's parents were: Michael Mahon and Agnes lynch Melinda

I am searching for information about the family of Phillip/Philip A. HAIRSTON. He was born in Hinds County, Mississippi in 1852. His parents were John L. (abt 1812 SC or GA) and Eliza (abt 1821 GA) HAIRSTON. The family moved to Falls County around 1866. Phillip married Lodema CRISWELL in 1873 and they moved to Erath County where they resided for more than 20 years before leaving for Baylor County. Phillip and Lodema had only one child, Myrtie HAIRSTON BRYAN (1880), my grandmother. I am searching for the families of Phillip's siblings in hopes to obtain more information about the HAIRSTON family. Possible siblings of Phillip A. Hairston: Permelia HAIRSTON m. Joseph Sidney NOAH. Permelia died in 1928 and is buried in Erath County. Mattie HAIRSTON (b.1858) m. (1)_______CHISUM (2) J. A. THOMPSON in Erath in 1884. Mattie may have had a daughter Stella CHISUM who married William GRESHAM and they had children Jack, Rex, and Hugh. Mattie also had the following THOMPSON children: Floyd D., Aaron, Phillip A. and at least two other children. Mattie died in 1931 and is buried in Erath County. Mary HAIRSTON (1840) may have married a Thomas B. GILBERT. Jane or Sarah Jane HAIRSTON (1845) was probably not married. William HAIRSTON (1846) Adeline HAIRSTON (1849) James HAIRSTON may also have been a brother. He died in Falls County in 1905. I would appreciate any help or suggestions. Diana Bryan Quinn Virginia Beach, VA

--part1_e.1f22715.26151f15_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_e.1f22715.26151f15_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-zb03.mx.aol.com (rly-zb03.mail.aol.com [172.31.41.3]) by air-zb03.mail.aol.com (v70.20) with ESMTP; Thu, 30 Mar 2000 16:17:41 1900 Received: from lists3.rootsweb.com (lists3.rootsweb.com [206.169.84.39]) by rly-zb03.mx.aol.com (v70.21) with ESMTP; Thu, 30 Mar 2000 16:17:27 -0500 Received: (from [email protected]) by lists3.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id NAA19044; Thu, 30 Mar 2000 13:17:07 -0800 Resent-Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 13:17:07 -0800 X-Original-Sender: [email protected] Thu Mar 30 13:17:05 2000 From: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 16:16:26 EST Old-To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 101 Subject: [TXFALLS] Re: TXFALLS-D Digest V00 #38 Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/124 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] I am looking for information on the following relatives who lived in your area: John M. Chenoweth Vince Chenoweth Henry Chenoweth Daniel Boone Cheneyworth Alfred Cheneyworth Bennie Chenyworth Henry Cheneyworth Leonard Cheneyworth If you have any information about them, please let me know. Don Cheneyworth ============================== Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. http://pml.rootsweb.com/ Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. --part1_e.1f22715.26151f15_boundary--

I am looking for information on the following relatives who lived in your area: John M. Chenoweth Vince Chenoweth Henry Chenoweth Daniel Boone Cheneyworth Alfred Cheneyworth Bennie Chenyworth Henry Cheneyworth Leonard Cheneyworth If you have any information about them, please let me know. Don Cheneyworth

We are interested in contacting decendants of anyone listed in the decendant tree below. Thanks for your help. Rena and Weldon http://www.texramp.net/~pittman/reunion.html Descendants of Pickens Earl Harris 1 Pickens Earl Harris b: January 16, 1832 in South Carolina (from pension application) d: February 10, 1916 in Durango, Falls County, Texas Burial: Union Cemetery, Durango, Falls County, Texas .. +Drucilla Simmons b: December 1835 in Laurens County, South Carolina m: 1852 in South Carolina d: 1918 in Durango, Falls County, Texas Burial: Union Cemeter, Durango, Falls County, Texas ...... 2 William Tulley Harris b: June 13, 1853 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi d: May 10, 1940 in Brown County, Texas Burial: pleasant Valley Cemetery, Brown Co. Tx .......... +Mollie Livingston b: Abt. 1856 m: 1873 d: December 29, 1874 in Boonville, Prentiss County, Mississippi .............. 3 Frances "Fannie" Helen Harris b: December 15, 1874 in Boonville, Prentiss County, Mississippi d: January 04, 1964 in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas .................. +William Henry Pittman b: September 16, 1875 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama m: October 15, 1898 in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas d: December 21, 1937 in Zephyr, Texas, on Clark Place, Mills County, Texas ...... *2nd Wife of William Tulley Harris: .......... +Tennessee Bell Hatley b: September 11, 1861 in near Newton, Hardin County Tennessee m: July 11, 1878 d: July 29, 1885 in Temple, Bell County, Texas Burial: Durango, Falls County, Texas .............. 3 Hannah Bell Harris b: September 18, 1879 in Newton, Hardin County, Tennessee d: June 07, 1963 .................. +Angus Nicholson Lee b: July 17, 1865 in Clay County, Georgia m: July 07, 1901 in Regency, Mills County, Texas d: January 30, 1951 in Stephenville, Erath County, Texas .............. 3 Emma Jane Harris b: December 30, 1881 in Newton, Hardin County, Tennessee d: February 08, 1950 in Trickham, Coleman County, Texas .................. +Thomas Lafette Paulson b: October 13, 1874 m: December 26, 1906 in Regency, Mills County, Texas d: April 09, 1923 in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas Burial: 1923 Brownwood, Brown Co, TX .............. 3 Marcus Lafayette Harris b: June 15, 1884 in Durango, Falls County, Texas d: November 01, 1972 in Brown County, Texas .................. +Zillah Bee Pittman b: November 07, 1889 in Brooksville, Coosa County, Alabama m: December 24, 1905 in Holder, Brown County, Texas d: May 09, 1952 in Brown County, Texas Burial: Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Brown Co. Tx .............. *2nd Wife of Marcus Lafayette Harris: .................. +Mary m: Aft. 1952 .............. *3rd Wife of Marcus Lafayette Harris: .................. +Betty Jones m: Aft. 1953 .............. *4th Wife of Marcus Lafayette Harris: .................. +Laura Carter m: Aft. 1954 ...... *3rd Wife of William Tulley Harris: .......... +Sallie Ann Hatley b: May 04, 1864 in nearNewton, Hardin County, Tennessee m: December 06, 1885 d: October 21, 1892 in Wilderville, Falls County, Texas Burial: Bell County, Texas .............. 3 William Oscar Harris b: June 26, 1890 in Durango, Falls Co. Tx d: March 23, 1968 .............. 3 Etta Harris b: January 06, 1892 in Wilderville, Falls Coounty Tx d: November 13, 1986 .................. +Amos Luther Barrington ...... *4th Wife of William Tulley Harris: .......... +(widow) Martha Jane Mashburn b: July 17, 1843 m: June 29, 1895 d: May 19, 1912 in Ebony, Mills County, Texas ...... 2 Martha Marie Harris b: January 09, 1855 in Mississippi? d: January 26, 1918 in Parker County, Texas Burial: Poolville, Parker County, Texas .......... +William Browning Homsley b: 1856 in Waterloo, Lauderdale County, Alabama d: February 14, 1926 in Poolville, Parker County, Texas .............. 3 Bruce Homsley b: January 19, 1886 in Poolville, Parker County, Texas .................. +Etta Wilkins b: September 24, 1882 m: August 12, 1906 d: November 06, 1971 .............. 3 John L. Homsley .............. 3 Marcie Ellen Homsley b: July 27, 1887 in Poolville, Parker County, Texas .................. +William Hubbard Brogden b: August 31, 1886 ...... 2 Mary Catherine Harris b: January 30, 1857 d: January 25, 1918 in buried Union Cemetery near Durango, Falls Co. Tx .......... +_?_ Henderson ...... 2 Sarah Jane Harris b: September 26, 1858 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi d: November 08, 1943 in Waco, McLennan Co. Tx .......... +John Calvin Meares b: January 12, 1840 in Robeson County, North Carolina m: February 23, 1888 in Falls County, Texas d: October 01, 1910 in Falls County, Texas Burial: Union Cemetery, Durango, Falls County, Texas .............. 3 Madena Blanche Meares .............. 3 Leroy Gordon Meares b: November 04, 1889 in Falls County, Texas d: September 23, 1959 in Houston, Texas .................. +Nannie Jefferson Steele b: April 30, 1896 in McLennon County, Texas m: August 26, 1914 in Waco, McClennan County, Texas d: November 24, 1977 in Willis, Montgomery County, Texas .............. 3 Elmer Wade Meares b: September 02, 1891 in Falls County, Texas d: February 15, 1965 in Waco, McClennan County, Texas .................. +Nora Elizabeth Howze b: 1893 m: January 01, 1913 d: 1958 .............. 3 Martha Pearl Elizabeth Meares b: February 22, 1897 in Falls County, Texas d: July 03, 1943 in Waco, McClennan County, Texas .................. +Jack Noonan ...... 2 James Benjamin "Beno" (Reno) Harris b: March 14, 1860 d: March 01, 1899 in Poolville, Parker County, Texas .......... +Willie Lee Meares b: May 01, 1869 in Robeson County, North Carolina m: August 25, 1888 d: May 25, 1950 .............. 3 Infant Harris b: Abt. 1889 d: Abt. 1889 .............. 3 Lester Alvin Harris b: August 02, 1890 in Lott, Falls County, Texas d: September 17, 1956 in Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas .................. +Alice Pearl Spivey b: October 20, 1886 in Indian Gap, Hamilton County, Texas m: November 20, 1913 in Hamilton County, Texas d: November 17, 1961 in Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas .............. 3 Perry Calvin Harris b: September 09, 1892 in Regency, Mills County, Texas d: April 15, 1972 in San Leandro, Alameda County, California Burial: April 20, 1972 Mesa, Maricopa Co, AZ .................. +Annie Maybelle Laird b: May 13, 1892 in Carbon Hill, Walker County, Alabama m: September 15, 1911 in Caradan, Mills County, Texas d: November 01, 1962 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona Burial: Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona .............. *2nd Wife of Perry Calvin Harris: .................. +Nettie IdellL Porter b: May 31, 1892 m: July 12, 1963 in Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas d: March 25, 1970 .............. *3rd Wife of Perry Calvin Harris: .................. +Stella Yarbrough Buss m: September 21, 1970 in Lompac, Santa Barbara County, Califiornia .............. 3 Grace Earnest Harris b: December 10, 1894 in Lott, Falls County, Texas d: August 09, 1971 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas .................. +Stephano Talanco b: July 14, 1890 in Attre, Italy d: October 18, 1947 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas .............. 3 Flora Harris b: August 02, 1896 d: October 23, 1900 .............. 3 Bennie Lee Harris b: September 22, 1899 d: October 20, 1995 in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas .................. +Ocie Pitts Toland b: May 21, 1891 in Texas m: February 04, 1915 d: November 20, 1925 in Lott, Falls County, Texas ...... 2 Octavia Harris b: 1862 ...... 2 Pickens Earl Jr. Harris b: 1864 d: in buried Parker Co. Tx ...... 2 Louisa K. Harris b: May 23, 1866 d: April 20, 1947 in buried in Baby Head Cemetery, Llano County, Texas .......... +_?_ Stovall ...... 2 Theodocia Earnest "Docie" Harris b: March 01, 1868 d: April 14, 1962 in buried in Crosby County, Texas .......... +George Alldredge .............. 3 Georgia Alldredge .................. +Jesse Bass ...... 2 Laurence Orr Harris b: July 18, 1869 in Hardin County, Tennessee d: April 18, 1933 in Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas Burial: Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas .......... +Lucy Mae Meares b: May 08, 1873 in Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina m: October 26, 1890 in Marlin, Falls County, Texas d: September 30, 1938 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas .............. 3 Rosa Catherine Harris b: August 23, 1891 in Lott, Falls County, Texas d: July 27, 1955 in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas .................. +Jesse Lee James b: December 18, 1886 in Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas m: August 04, 1910 in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas d: December 08, 1962 in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas .............. 3 Ann Elizabeth "Ann Eliza" Harris b: July 31, 1893 in Marlin, Falls County, Texas d: November 08, 1968 in Las Cruces, New Mexico .................. +Robert Sandifer Alexander b: December 05, 1887 m: September 28, 1909 in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas d: June 30, 1968 in Belen, Valencia County, New Mexico .............. 3 Edith Belle Harris b: February 16, 1895 in Lott, Falls County, Texas .................. +Jim Sample .............. *2nd Husband of Edith Belle Harris: .................. +Tom Raymond .............. *3rd Husband of Edith Belle Harris: .................. +Ogden Marlin .............. *4th Husband of Edith Belle Harris: .................. +Fred Landreth .............. *5th Husband of Edith Belle Harris: .................. +Columbus Earl Giles .............. 3 Callie Modena Harris b: June 19, 1897 in Lott, Falls County, Texas d: August 19, 1990 in Liberty, Liberty County, Texas Burial: Hardin, Liberty County, Texas .................. +Luther Angus Lewis .............. *2nd Husband of Callie Modena Harris: .................. +Seab Augusta Watson b: June 11, 1891 in Rome, Georgia m: October 25, 1912 in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas d: November 19, 1935 in Henderson, Rusk County, Texas Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Rusk County, Texas .............. 3 Katie Vivian Harris b: March 21, 1899 in Lott, Falls County, Texas d: October 12, 1971 in Whitney, Hill County, Texas .................. +Richard Walker Call b: August 18, 1897 in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas m: January 18, 1919 in Waco, McClennan County, Texas d: April 03, 1974 in Whitney, Hill County, Texas .............. 3 Tuelah Blanche Harris b: February 20, 1901 in Rosebud, Falls County, Texas d: July 18, 1923 in Waco, McClennan County, Texas .................. +Gordon Reese Alderman m: February 09, 1918 in Waco, McClennan County, Texas d: 1942 in Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas .............. 3 Mary Jane Harris b: August 14, 1904 in Chilton, Falls County, Texas d: December 03, 1983 in Irving, Dallas County, Texas .................. +Harfford Quitman Bodiford b: November 20, 1899 in Hillsboro, Texas m: March 01, 1919 in Waco, McClennan County, Texas d: September 23, 1977 in Irving, Dallas County, Texas .............. 3 IvaLee Ellen Harris b: September 09, 1909 in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas d: July 14, 1941 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas .................. +Louis Clifford Clements m: December 31, 1928 ...... 2 Luther Taylor Harris b: October 15, 1871 d: April 08, 1952 .......... +Kate Pruett .............. 3 I. Z. Ellen Harris b: 1901 ...... 2 Perry Harris b: 1873 d: 1894 in Died age 21, buried May Cemetery, Brown County, Texas ...... 2 America Harris b: 1875 .......... +Hiram H.C. Floyd .............. 3 America Margaret Floyd .................. +Horace C. Walters

I am like everyone else, I guess. I am looking for any information I can find on the Powell family that lived in Falls County during the mid to late 1800's. My great grandparents (John & Nancy Powell) are buried in the Powell-Tull Cemetery in Chilton. John died and was buried in March, 1889 and Nancy in July, 1903. I have two lists of names of persons who are suppose to have been buried in this same cemetery, but there are not near enough markers to know if these are accurate. I am hoping that someone has additional information and is willing to share it with me. I will certainly be glad to do the same. The information I have obtained from the internet, Falls County has many cemeteries. Any of these cemeteries could have Powell ancesters buried there. If there is someone I can make contact with, that might have a cemetery register of names for these cemeteries, I would appreciate being contacted. I know this is a lot to ask, but I'm not sure where to go next. I need you help. Thanks John E. Powell, Sr. [email protected]

Will the person seeking information about the family of Dr. White please send me their e-mail address. I have a referral to give you. Jean [email protected]

The Marlin Libary is located at 301 Winter Street Marlin Tx 76661 there is only 1 lady, one microfilm, that will not print, so if she finds a obit, she needs alot of info. not just a year, and because of having to hardwrite , then type, and to cover maybe getting a new microfilm, the cost is $5.00, for obit, and other things. I don't think she charges if she does find it. Theresa -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, March 20, 2000 8:48 PM Subject: [TXFALLS] Need an address >I am looking for an address for the Falls County Library? Is there a Library >in Marlin, Texas, and could I get that address also? Is there an address for >a Library in Farwell or Slaton, Texas? I need those addreses also. >Thanks, >Barb > > >============================== >The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. >http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > >

I was wondering if someone would please look for an obit for the personlisted below: .RUPERT ROBERTSON 31 Mar 1895 15 Jan 1968 76661 (Marlin, Falls, TX) (none specified) 467-54-4171 Texa Thank you, Barb

I am looking for an address for the Falls County Library? Is there a Library in Marlin, Texas, and could I get that address also? Is there an address for a Library in Farwell or Slaton, Texas? I need those addreses also. Thanks, Barb

Hello Carol Lee Forest in listed in the Mart cemetery, His name is Lee Forrest. He was my uncle, and is buried beside his brother Barney Forrest. Thanks. Lacy sends.. At 02:12 PM 3/16/2002 -0600, you wrote: >Many people who had ties to Falls County also were in McLennan County, so I >am copying this to this list in case it will help any of you. I have >transcribed the Mart Cemetery Caretakers report for the years of 1939 - >1955. This was his monthly report of burials, but I am not sure that he >didn't miss some so there may be others that aren't listed. Since Mart is >so close to the County Line, many people who were in Falls County in earlier >years ended up here. If you think any of your family is here, go to: > >http://www.usgw.org/tx/mcclennan/caretaker/ > >Hope some of you find some familiar names!! > >Carol Couch > > >==== TXFALLS Mailing List ==== >Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; >http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html >The Falls Co., TX Webpage is located at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txfalls/ > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > SOME THINGS CAN'T BE LEARNED. THEY MUST BE REMEMBERED

I am looking for any info on Mitas White, he an d his wife Mary A. Keahey White lived in Marlin, Falls County Texas. Their children are listed in a family bible as being born in Marlin, their kids are Joe Si Maben White, b. May 10, 1877 in Marlin, Sarah Isabell White b. Apr. 29,1882 in Marlin, and a Sam Houston White b. 1868 in Marlin. Sarah was married to Emerson Alvey in Falls County in 1901. In Sarah's bible she said her father was a doctor. I have been unable to find any proof of them being in Falls Co. except for Sarah's marriage record. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Matias White's first name might have been Thomas. The only other family lore is that Joe Si Maben White was in the Spanish-American War. If anyone knows how I would go about finding proof if he was in that war, please let me know. I've hit a brick wall with this family. Thanks, Teresa Moore Smart ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------54AC5C521C7622CAAC73B8E8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The following is my response to another lister's questions as to why there were no vital records in Texas prior to 1900. Thought I would pass this along. --------------54AC5C521C7622CAAC73B8E8 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 00:38:35 -0600 From: Vanessa Burzynski <[email protected]> Organization: Southwestern Bell Internet Services X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en]C-SBIS-NC404 (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Passenger Lists and Texas Records References: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Fellow Listers, I am a native Texan, and although Texas as a state did not keep birth or death records in the 1800's, most all Catholic churches did keep birth/baptism, marriage and death records. Don't forget this valuable resource. Texas also has census records beginning in 1850. You can write or visit the Catholic Arhives of Texas at this address: 1600 N. Congress, P. O. Box 13327, Capitol Station, Austin, Texas 78711 or call (512) 476-4888. They do charge $10/hour and $2.50 per record found or you can do your own research. You must know the name of the church or parish and/or the area (county) they lived in. There is no central index of names. My ancestors came to Texas in 1846 and my husband's in 1889. We have found a wealth of information through church records. Each church was responsible for keeping their own records. Some records were destroyed in fires as was the case in St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Grimes County. "The earliest Catholic churches in what is now the State of Texas were: San Fernando (in modern day San Antonio) established 1739, San Elizario (El Paso), established 1777, San Augustin (Laredo), established 1789, St. Mary's (Victoria), established 1840, Sacred Heart (Nacogdoches), established 1847, and smaller missions sponsored by these churches. In 1847, the Diocese of Galveston was founded and new parishes were established." Vanessa Burzynski Katy, Texas [email protected] wrote: > There were no passenger lists from the Deep South to Texas because it was not > international travel---at least after 1845 and no records much anywhere > before---and no immigration records involved. > > Texans seemed to be too busy fighting Mexicans and Indians and scratching out > an existence to care for records. Incredibly my Gfather Bowen was b. to a > woman b in Texas 1850 and there are no death records o