He may be the one person in that strange little place I can't help but wish someone alive could tell me the WHY of it all. Look at this map. http://www.rootsweb.com/~txfannin/top1.html If Your Ancestor is the one there I would love to know the why of it.It is the strangest map feature I think I have ever seen. I will work on the rest of those topographical maps this week Susan Darrell Hart wrote: > > Thanks, that may explain why I can't find him on the 1890 census. His obit > says he "died at his late residence in the extreme northeast corner of this > county". He is said to have died in Dec. 1892. Maybe he was missed by the > census taker or maybe he is listed on the Lamar census. Will have to check > this out further. Nancy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Hawkins <hawkins@texoma.net> > To: <TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 11:09 PM > Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Franklin Talbott > > > OOpS ! Lamar County I mean , I was thinking of Bloomington when I > > answered > > > > Darrell Hart wrote: > > > > > > Is there a Blossom Prairie Cemetery in Fannin County, or surrounding > area? Understand that Dr. Franklin Talbott is buried there. > > > Can anyone help? Nancy Hart > > > > > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== > > > He who dies with the most ancestors wins! > > > > > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== > > He who dies with the most ancestors wins! > > > > > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== > Search List Archives by keyword > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl
I must admit it is a tiny, strange shaped bit of land. Guess that is why it was referred to as extreme northeast corner, and maybe the census taker couldn't find them. He and his wife raised 4 children there. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: Hawkins <hawkins@texoma.net> To: <TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 6:26 PM Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Franklin Talbott > He may be the one person in that strange little place I can't help but > wish someone alive could tell me the WHY of it all. Look at this map. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txfannin/top1.html > If Your Ancestor is the one there I would love to know the why of it.It > is the strangest map feature I think I have ever seen. > I will work on the rest of those topographical maps this week > Susan > > Darrell Hart wrote: > > > > Thanks, that may explain why I can't find him on the 1890 census. His obit > > says he "died at his late residence in the extreme northeast corner of this > > county". He is said to have died in Dec. 1892. Maybe he was missed by the > > census taker or maybe he is listed on the Lamar census. Will have to check > > this out further. Nancy > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Hawkins <hawkins@texoma.net> > > To: <TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 11:09 PM > > Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Franklin Talbott > > > > > OOpS ! Lamar County I mean , I was thinking of Bloomington when I > > > answered > > > > > > Darrell Hart wrote: > > > > > > > > Is there a Blossom Prairie Cemetery in Fannin County, or surrounding > > area? Understand that Dr. Franklin Talbott is buried there. > > > > Can anyone help? Nancy Hart > > > > > > > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== > > > > He who dies with the most ancestors wins! > > > > > > > > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== > > > He who dies with the most ancestors wins! > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== > > Search List Archives by keyword > > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== > So many dead men! So little time! > >