George W. Bush's wife Laura was a Welch. Perhaps we will all be interested in this from Orangeville. Nell -----Original Message----- From: Hawkins <hawkins@texoma.net> To: TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com <TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 10:48 PM Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Orangeville >wonderful. Anyone with such things I would love a scan ! I want to >develop a album for all the schools and am working on a list. I will >start again on things monday. >The other day I uploaded a page that promply disappeared when the backup >computer at rootsweb went offline. I give up for a short while till I >get the go ahead. I am familiar with Dr.Holmes name but not too much on >his columns and would love them. I heard that he had a cemetery at one >time that was a family cemetery originally just to the west of the >overpass near 121 and 69 intersection. But that when the railroad and >such things were built they moved them into the Burns cemetery. >Is that true? >Susan >I would love anything of Grayson also. The two counties are part and >parcel. Like two pieces of a puzzle they rely so much on each other and >the history roots are intertwined. > >Mike Barker wrote: >> >> My grandmother and great grandfather taught and lived at Orangeville. >> My mother was born and raised there. In fact I have the bell my great >> grandfather J.W. Henry rang at the school. I also have several >> pictures of classes taken in front of the school. Sometime I need to >> get with you Susan because I also have alot of old columns from the >> Trenton Tribune written by my other great grandfather Dr. W.C. Holmes. >> There might be some things you would like to scan. >> I also have a picture of a class at Pilot Grove. >> Deanne Barker >> >> > I have some stuff on Orangville , I will be having more time. I hated >> to >> > but I gave up three major websites so I could have more balance and do >> > better justice to the Grayson County and Fannin County lists and >> > website. >> > I shouldnt' have gotten in so deep ( It was fun though! I was >> > genealogically maxed out! )but I can put in more time starting >> Monday . >> > I was going to dig up your email and write you about that. Everyso >> > often some people don't leave my mind (or heart for that matter) Dr. >> > Welch is in that latter catagory. I sure would have liked to have >> known >> > him. >> > I would love a biographical story on him. With Genweb pages there >> is >> > no limit to sizes of pages so things do not have to be brief. >> > any pictures maps or document scans can be added. >> > susan >> > Oddly , I wonder --- since I believe with no doubts in the >> hereafter >> > -- am I doing this stuff for now or just so's I'll have lots of >> friends >> > up there when I get there? Some of your ancestors I have gotten to >> know >> > so well! Surely it will be an ice breaker when I get up yonder! >> > >> > >> > Betty Welch wrote: >> > > >> > > Dear Susan : >> > > >> > > If you run across anything on Orangeville, in all this stuff >> > > you are doing. Please send me any info on Orangeville. >> > > You will never know the joy you helped me to bring my >> > > father-in-law, before his death last year. He wanted to >> > > know where his grandfather was buried. With your assistance on the >> > > Dr.William Franklin Welch, of Orangeville, Fannin County, Texas. I >> was able >> > > to give him that info, and also the pictures of the graveyard, that >> > > you so kindly furnished me. I would like to do a kind of >> > > autobiography of this Dr. Welch if Possible. Thank you >> > > for all the endless work you do for all of us on this site. >> > > >> > > Betty S. Welch >> > > >> > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== >> > > Threaded Archives >> > > Search List by subject line in a time period >> > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ >> > >> > >> > >> >> -- >> Koyote Communications Web Mail >> http://www.koyote.com >

Nell : This is one reason that I would like to know more of Orangeville. Dr. William Franklin Welch was Mrs. George W. Bush's wife's grgrandfather. She is a cousin to my husband. It was very interesting to find this out. Betty Welch ----- Original Message ----- From: "NellT" <billnell@flash.net> To: <TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 10:23 PM Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Orangeville > George W. Bush's wife Laura was a Welch. Perhaps we will all be interested > in this from Orangeville. Nell > -----Original Message----- > From: Hawkins <hawkins@texoma.net> > To: TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com <TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 10:48 PM > Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Orangeville > > > >wonderful. Anyone with such things I would love a scan ! I want to > >develop a album for all the schools and am working on a list. I will > >start again on things monday. > >The other day I uploaded a page that promply disappeared when the backup > >computer at rootsweb went offline. I give up for a short while till I > >get the go ahead. I am familiar with Dr.Holmes name but not too much on > >his columns and would love them. I heard that he had a cemetery at one > >time that was a family cemetery originally just to the west of the > >overpass near 121 and 69 intersection. But that when the railroad and > >such things were built they moved them into the Burns cemetery. > >Is that true? > >Susan > >I would love anything of Grayson also. The two counties are part and > >parcel. Like two pieces of a puzzle they rely so much on each other and > >the history roots are intertwined. > > > >Mike Barker wrote: > >> > >> My grandmother and great grandfather taught and lived at Orangeville. > >> My mother was born and raised there. In fact I have the bell my great > >> grandfather J.W. Henry rang at the school. I also have several > >> pictures of classes taken in front of the school. Sometime I need to > >> get with you Susan because I also have alot of old columns from the > >> Trenton Tribune written by my other great grandfather Dr. W.C. Holmes. > >> There might be some things you would like to scan. > >> I also have a picture of a class at Pilot Grove. > >> Deanne Barker > >> > >> > I have some stuff on Orangville , I will be having more time. I hated > >> to > >> > but I gave up three major websites so I could have more balance and do > >> > better justice to the Grayson County and Fannin County lists and > >> > website. > >> > I shouldnt' have gotten in so deep ( It was fun though! I was > >> > genealogically maxed out! )but I can put in more time starting > >> Monday . > >> > I was going to dig up your email and write you about that. Everyso > >> > often some people don't leave my mind (or heart for that matter) Dr. > >> > Welch is in that latter catagory. I sure would have liked to have > >> known > >> > him. > >> > I would love a biographical story on him. With Genweb pages there > >> is > >> > no limit to sizes of pages so things do not have to be brief. > >> > any pictures maps or document scans can be added. > >> > susan > >> > Oddly , I wonder --- since I believe with no doubts in the > >> hereafter > >> > -- am I doing this stuff for now or just so's I'll have lots of > >> friends > >> > up there when I get there? Some of your ancestors I have gotten to > >> know > >> > so well! Surely it will be an ice breaker when I get up yonder! > >> > > >> > > >> > Betty Welch wrote: > >> > > > >> > > Dear Susan : > >> > > > >> > > If you run across anything on Orangeville, in all this stuff > >> > > you are doing. Please send me any info on Orangeville. > >> > > You will never know the joy you helped me to bring my > >> > > father-in-law, before his death last year. He wanted to > >> > > know where his grandfather was buried. With your assistance on the > >> > > Dr.William Franklin Welch, of Orangeville, Fannin County, Texas. I > >> was able > >> > > to give him that info, and also the pictures of the graveyard, that > >> > > you so kindly furnished me. I would like to do a kind of > >> > > autobiography of this Dr. Welch if Possible. Thank you > >> > > for all the endless work you do for all of us on this site. > >> > > > >> > > Betty S. Welch > >> > > > >> > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== > >> > > Threaded Archives > >> > > Search List by subject line in a time period > >> > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> Koyote Communications Web Mail > >> http://www.koyote.com > > > > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== > Your listowner Susan Hawkins & > she can be reached at owner-TXFANNIN@lists.rootsweb.com > >