I have been a lurker for some time but enjoy this list very much. Please could we keep it on the subject which is Fayette County. There are other lists to discuss this type of thing. Thank you

The Ship "Estafette" that arrrived Oct. 3, l850, there were 27 names listed. Amonge whom were two families from the Village of Winzlar, Hannover, West Germany. #6 was W. EBERHARD, 2 PERSONS (MAN & WIFE?) #7 WAS F HOERMANN, 6 PERSONS. F. Hoermann was my Gr-Gr Grandfather. I don't know who the 6 people were, I only know of 4.'' Was there a family connection between Hoermann and the Eberhard family? Where did the Eberhard family settle, in Fayette Co. as did the Hoermanns ? Any info on these families appereciated. Will share what I have.

----- Original Message ----- From: RUSSELL GATES To: Bette Arnold Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 11:26 AM Subject: Fw: Fw: Paul Harvey and Prayer ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Shultz To: rshultz@rgv.rr.com Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 7:32 AM Subject: FW: Fw: Paul Harvey and Prayer Subject: FW: Paul Harvey and Prayer Paul Harvey and Prayer Paul Harvey says: I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I'm not going to sue somebody for singing a Ho-Ho-Ho song in December. I don't agree with Darwin, but I didn't go out and hire a lawyer when my high school teacher taught his theory of evolution. Life, liberty or your pursuit of happiness will not be endangered because someone says a 30-second prayer before a football game. So what's the big deal? It's not like somebody is up there reading the entire book of Acts. They're just talking to a God they believe in and asking him to grant safety to the players on the field and the fans going home from the game. "But it's a Christian prayer," some will argue. Yes, and this is the United States of America, a country founded on Christian principles. According to our very own phone book, Christian churches outnumber all others better than 200-to-1. So what would you expect-somebody chanting Hare Krishna? If I went to a football game in Jerusalem, I would expect to hear a Jewish prayer. If I went to a soccer game in Baghdad, I would expect to hear a Muslim prayer. If I went to a ping pong match in China, I would expect to hear someone pray to Buddha. And I wouldn't be offended. It wouldn't bother me one bit. When in Rome... "But what about the atheists?" is another argument. What about them? Nobody is asking them to be baptized. We're not going to pass the collection plate. Just humor us for 30 seconds. If that's asking too much, bring a Walkman or a pair of ear plugs. Go to the bathroom. Visit the concession stand. Call your lawyer! Unfortunately, one or two will make that call. One or two will tell thousands what they can and cannot do. I don't think a short prayer at a football game is going to shake the world's foundations. Christians are just sick and tired of turning the other cheek while our courts strip us of all our rights. Our parents and grandparents taught us to pray before eating; to pray before we go to sleep. Our Bible tells us to pray without ceasing. Now a handful of people and their lawyers are telling us to cease praying. God, help us. And if that last sentence offends you, well ... just sue me. The silent majority has been silent too long. It's time we let that one or two who scream loud enough to be heard... that the vast majority don't care what they want. It is time the majority rules! It's time we tell them, you don't have to pray; you don't have to say the pledge of allegiance; you don't have to believe in God or attend services that honor Him. That is your right, and we will honor your right. But by golly, you are no longer going to take our rights away. We are fighting back ... and we WILL WIN! God bless us one and all ... especially those who denounce Him. God bless America, despite all her faults. She is still the greatest nation of all. God bless our service men who are fighting to protect our right to pray and worship God. May 2005 be the year the silent majority is heard and we put God back as the foundation of our families and institutions. Keep looking up. If you agree with this, please pass it on. If not... delete and God bless you. Darla Trevino

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mkB.2ACI/365.2 Message Board Post: The court records are on microfilm which can be borrowed from a Mormon Family History Center and viewed there by you. The one here is only open from 10 am till 2pm 4 days a week and one evening, so call to see what hours they keep. The people who work there are very helpful. I have seen most of the records concerning these families, as they are my ancestors, but I have not seen that document. I knew about it from this site. After T. J. Walker died on Apr 30, 1881, Julia sold all of the assets of the estate and moved away. I suppose that the slaves were free by then. There are 2 unmarked graves in the Mullens Prairie Cemetery (where Asa Simmons Mercer, Martin Riser and T. J. Walker are all buried) which are thought to be slaves.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mkB.2ACI/382 Message Board Post: LOOKING FOR INFORMATIONON A MISS THOMAS V WILLIAMS, SHE MARRIED JAMES PORTER JOHNSON IN 1882, WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HER NAME AND ANY INFORMATION ABOUT HER. THANK YOU

Is this Louis Melcher the family of a Melcher who married Margie Bruns born about 1918 Cedar, Fayette Co., TX. >From: TXFAYETT-D-request@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: TXFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com >To: TXFAYETT-D@rootsweb.com >Subject: TXFAYETT-D Digest V05 #94 >Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 07:00:33 -0600 > >Content-Type: text/plain > >TXFAYETT-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 94 > >Today's Topics: > #1 Unidentified photo Recognized at T [RoxAnnJohn@aol.com] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from TXFAYETT-D, send a message to > > TXFAYETT-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >To contact the list administrator, send mail to >TXFAYETT-admin@rootsweb.com. > >______________________________ >X-Message: #1 >Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 20:01:31 EDT >From: RoxAnnJohn@aol.com >To: TXFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <d4.304cb19d.3058c25b@aol.com> >Subject: Unidentified photo Recognized at TXGenWeb site >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > >Hi, everyone. > >Thanks to Sandy Otto, one of my previously unidentified family photos has >just been identified. See the Louis Melcher photograph at >http://www.rootsweb.com/~txfayett/unidentifiedphotos.htm > >This is the second one of my personal photos that someone has recognized >online. Though Sandy and I aren't related, we do have common relatives >and she >had photos of the same girls. I strongly encourage you to try your luck >at >posting your unidentified photos. You never know when the right person >will >see them, but that can't happen if they're stuck in a box or thrown in the >trash. > >You can e-mail me jpeg images or you can mail me really good photocopies to >get your photos put online at the Fayette County TXGenWeb site. (By the >way, >I do the same thing on my Lavaca County site.) > >Rox Ann Johnson >Coordinator, Fayette County TXGenWeb Project

Hi, everyone. Thanks to Sandy Otto, one of my previously unidentified family photos has just been identified. See the Louis Melcher photograph at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txfayett/unidentifiedphotos.htm This is the second one of my personal photos that someone has recognized online. Though Sandy and I aren't related, we do have common relatives and she had photos of the same girls. I strongly encourage you to try your luck at posting your unidentified photos. You never know when the right person will see them, but that can't happen if they're stuck in a box or thrown in the trash. You can e-mail me jpeg images or you can mail me really good photocopies to get your photos put online at the Fayette County TXGenWeb site. (By the way, I do the same thing on my Lavaca County site.) Rox Ann Johnson Coordinator, Fayette County TXGenWeb Project

Seeking parents and siblings of Samuel K. Lewis b abt 1807 in SC. He married Marshall Ann (maiden name unknown). He is shown on the 1850 census of Fayette Co., TX as a farmer with $8K in real estate. He is living in dwelling #171 with his wife and 8 children. He was living in MS in 1833 and had migrated to TX sometime after 1835. Would like to know more about the family, friends, and activities (war service etc) of Samuel K. Lewis. Thanks, Teresa

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Census Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mkB.2ACI/381.1.2 Message Board Post: You wrote: If you're in Spring, a quicker first trip than Fayette County would be the Clayton Genealogical Library (http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton/). You can check their holdings of Fayette County microfilm/fiche before you go at http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton/clmca22.html#Texas. - - Even quicker if you have a Houston Public Library card (I got one even though I don't live in Houston, I think as a county resident). From the Library Web site, you can access Heritage Quest, search and get census page images. http://catalog.houstonlibrary.org/validate/http:%2F%2F0-persi.heritagequestonline.com.catalog.houstonlibrary.org:80%2Fhqoweb%2Flibrary%2Fdo%2Fcensus%2Fbrowse

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Justice, Hutchins, Sledge Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mkB.2ACI/381.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you! I'm going to go check out those census records. Hopefully this will bring me one step closer. I haven't been to Clayton in many many years. I've been considering a day trip there also. :) I'm hoping that in Fayette Co I can find some of those records that aren't going to be in a library. Thanks again, Tammy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mkB.2ACI/381.1 Message Board Post: Tammy: Do you have access to the 1860 U.S. census? I think roll M653_1294, page 354 (physical document page 191), Fayette Co., TX, Oso Post Office may be of interest. A Francis Justice, age 32, born Alabama, is listed on line 37 as living alone in dwelling 1958, but is shown as female...I have Francis Marions and May Martins and other males in my line showing up constantly as female on census data, so I thought this might be a hit. But of particular interest is that Justices sprinkle that page and the next, including the family of D.W. Justice, 39, born Alabama; D.P. Justice, 58, evidently widowed, born New York; Joseph Justice, 22, born Alabama; John C. Justice, 20, born Alabama. Taking a big leap of faith that these families are all related and moved to Texas at the same time, the ages and birth locations of D.W.'s children would indicate the line came through Mississippi circa 1847-1850, and arrived in Texas after 1850 but before 1855. That said, D.W. (David) Justice, his wife Sarah, son John, and daughter Daria seem to be living in the household of Alexander McDonald, 69, a minister born in Alabama, according to the 1850 census, Mississippi, Pontotoc County, roll M432_380, page 91. Of interest here, though, is the adjacent family of Tabitha P. Justice, 48, evidently widowed, born North Carolina, with children Franklin, 25; Mary, 21; Eliza, 18; Joseph, 16; Deletilia (sp?) 12; John, 11; Sarah, 8; all born Alabama except Sarah, who was born in Mississippi. No sign of the D.P. Justice seen in Fayette Co. in the 1860 census, who would be about the same age as Tabitha P. Justice. If you're in Spring, a quicker first trip than Fayette County would be the Clayton Genealogical Library (http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton/). You can check their holdings of Fayette County microfilm/fiche before you go at http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton/clmca22.html#Texas. Happy hunting!

There is an obit for Mrs Justice on the Colorado County TXGenWeb site. At the time that she died (1902) her husband was still alive and living in the Live Oak community of Colorado County. You will find a copy of her obit at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txcolora/obits/obitsj1.htm#Justice,%20Anna A list of the known burials in the Live Oak Cemetery may be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txcolora/cemeteries/cemeteries_l.htm#Live%20Oak I do not know if the grave of Mrs. Justice is marked or not. I do know that there are many unmarked graves in the cemetery. Mr. Wagley was lovingly marked any area which he found that indicated a grave site with a wooden cross. Hope this is helpful, Dorothy Albrecht County Coordinator, Colorado County TXGenWeb Project On Sep 5, 2005, at 3:00 PM, TXFAYETT-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > TXFAYETT-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 89 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Francis Marion Justice & Anna Sled [tamdino39@yahoo.com] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from TXFAYETT-D, send a message to > > TXFAYETT-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > To contact the list administrator, send mail to > TXFAYETT-admin@rootsweb.com. > > ______________________________ > > > From: tamdino39@yahoo.com > Date: September 5, 2005 1:22:40 AM CDT > To: TXFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Francis Marion Justice & Anna Sledge (Mrs Harrell) > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Justice, Sledge, Hutchins, Booth > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mkB.2ACI/381 > > Message Board Post: > > I am looking for any traces of my ancestors in Fayette County, Texas. > I remember seeing them listed there somewhen, but I lost my data and > am having to rebuild everything. I hope to make a trip to Fayette, > but want to see what others have prior to making the trip. > > I am looking for: > > Francis Marion Justice, born late 1820's in Alabama. He married Mrs. > Anna Harrell, widow of William Harrell. She was the daughter of > Lunsford A. Sledge and Harriett Byron Booth. They are listed in the > 1880 census of Colorado County, TX with children: Luther B. Justice > and Anna Laura Justice. > > I have found Anna Sledge in the Cemetery records of the Nesbitt > Library Online as "Mrs. F. M. Justice". However, Francis Marion is > not listed. I know they lived in Fayette Co and I think he may have > been buried there. If you know of any online resources or if you have > any information that you can post or email to me I would greatly > appreciate it. > > Sincerely, > Tammy Stark Blandino > Spring, TX > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Justice, Sledge, Hutchins, Booth Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mkB.2ACI/381 Message Board Post: I am looking for any traces of my ancestors in Fayette County, Texas. I remember seeing them listed there somewhen, but I lost my data and am having to rebuild everything. I hope to make a trip to Fayette, but want to see what others have prior to making the trip. I am looking for: Francis Marion Justice, born late 1820's in Alabama. He married Mrs. Anna Harrell, widow of William Harrell. She was the daughter of Lunsford A. Sledge and Harriett Byron Booth. They are listed in the 1880 census of Colorado County, TX with children: Luther B. Justice and Anna Laura Justice. I have found Anna Sledge in the Cemetery records of the Nesbitt Library Online as "Mrs. F. M. Justice". However, Francis Marion is not listed. I know they lived in Fayette Co and I think he may have been buried there. If you know of any online resources or if you have any information that you can post or email to me I would greatly appreciate it. Sincerely, Tammy Stark Blandino Spring, TX

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HORN, FLOWERS, BLEDSOE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mkB.2ACI/380 Message Board Post: Searching for information on the family of Oliver J. HORN, born in Alabama cl821 and wife, Marilda FLOWERS. This family was in Fayette Co Texas in mid l800s from Pike Co Alabama. Am tracing family of their son, Isaac Cancy HORN, born cl861 in Ala....wife was Annie Laura BLEDSOE (?) believed to have married in Fayette Co in l895. Will exchange information. Am also trying to locate John JOHNSTON who is researching this family.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Horn, Flowers and Bledsoe Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mkB.2ACI/95.1 Message Board Post: John ....I have a descendant of Oliver and Marilda Horn....descendants of their son Isaac Cansy Horn who married Annie Laura Bledsoe? Would like to exchange information.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mkB.2ACI/365.1.2.1 Message Board Post: I have. I've identified the names of the planters. However, I haven't located any plantation records as of yet. I plan to visit the NARA this month and search the Freedman Bureau records, and the slave rolls. I really would like to get my hand of the plantation records. They can contain a wealth of information.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mkB.2ACI/379 Message Board Post: My gggrandparents came from the Marengo Co area of AL in late 1840's and setted in Fayette Co TX. Joseph Berry Pope (aka J. Berry, J.B., Joberry) and wife Sarah Jane Anderson had children Selain (aka Salem), Margarette, Andrew J., Hannah, Mary Virginia, Emma Lucinde, Lee and Sally (aka Sarah). John B. Anderson and Hannah Newton Anderson came from the same area in AL and moved to Fayette Co TX abt the same time as Joberry, Sarah Jane and Selain. John B. And Hannah had children: Pheba, Mary, William, John, Martha, Hannah Ann, and Willis. I can't find graves of Joberry and Sarah Jane Pope...I know Joberry and Sarah Pope were around Fayette Co as late as 1880...They farmed land near Ross Prairie...Any help anyone might give will be appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BUCKHANNON LYLES OBAR Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mkB.2ACI/378 Message Board Post: There is a marriage listed 27 Jun 1867 Fayette Co., for L.R. Buckhannon and Mary Ann Knight. Does anyone know what happens to this couple? I'm searching for my Mary Ann, that married a Buckhannon and can not find her. I do not see this couple in the 1870 census. My Mary Ann was getting married again in 1871. Could there possibly be a death date for L.R. before 1870? L.R. was 30 yrs old and Mary Ann was 15 when they married. Any help appreciated!! Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Batla, Bacak Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mkB.2ACI/377 Message Board Post: Looking for information regarding the family of Joseph W. Batla Sr., from the Fayetteville area. He reportedly immigrated with his parents in 1870, through Galveston. His wife was named Frances, and they had two children: Louise F. Batla and Joseph W. Batla Jr. Joseph Sr. had a half-sister named Annie/Anna Batla, born abt 1863 in Moravia; married Frank Bacak in Fayette County, 1884, and died 1 May 1903 in Elk, McLennan County, Texas. I am trying to find the names of the parents of Joseph Sr and Annie Batla. Thank you for taking the time to read this mesage. Sincerely, Richard Martin