Posted on: Freestone County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Freestone/10548 Surname: GURNEY, JOHNSON, NUNLEY, REVELLE, THOMAS ------------------------- Kathye, I do not know if the following are kin to yours as I have not spent any time on this line. My concentration has been on the JOHNSON line. William B. NUNLEY md. Menervia Izzibell WHITLOCK They had at least one child: William Tallie NUNLEY (aka: Talley NUNLEY) b: September 24, 1888 in rural Coryell county TX d: December 22, 1962 in Waco, McLennan county TX Buried at: Moody Cemetery in Moody, McLennan county TX md. February 08, 1912 in McGregor, McLennan county TX to Octa Hellen JOHNSON b: February 24, 1889 in Buffalo, Leon or Freestone county TX d: December 28, 1977 in Waco, McLennan county TX Buried at: Moody Cemetery in Moody, McLennan county TX William Tallie NUNLEY and Octa Hellen JOHNSON had two daughters: Gemma Belle NUNLEY and Valla Dee NUNLEY. Octa Hellen JOHNSON was the daughter of Leonard Butler JOHNSON and Johnnie Willie THOMAS. Leonard Butler JOHNSON and Johnnie Willie THOMAS are my great-grandparents. Leonard Butler JOHNSON b: December 27, 1861 near Lanely, Freestone county TX (son of John L. JOHNSON, 1st and his second wife, Mary L. GURNEY, residents of Freestone county, formerly from Perry county AL) d: June 23, 1928 in McGregor, McLennan county TX Buried at: McGregor City Cemetery in McGregor, McLennan county TX md. March 16, 1882 in Buffalo, Freestone county TX to Johnnie Willie THOMAS b: March 09, 1868 in MS or Little Rock, Pulaski county AR (daughter of Jefferson Llewellen THOMAS and his first wife, Helen REVELLE) d. October 14, 1932 in McGregor, McLennan county TX Buried at: McGregor City Cemetery in McGregor, McLennan county TX

Posted on: Freestone County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Freestone/10542 Surname: NUNNELEE, NUNNELLE, ANDERSON, KEY, GRIFFIN ------------------------- (1) Cora Delana "Corine" [Nunnelee] was born Feb 1900 in the "Blackfoot Community" - was this in Freestone Co? She was the youngest daughter of Eugine Lavarsha Nunnelee (1847-1909) and 2nd wife Cora Ellizan [Anderson] (1867-1934). (2) Leighton Eddy [Nunnelee] married George Ernest Key in Freestone County - I am looking for any of her descendants. She was oldest daughter of E.L. and Cora E. Nunnelee. (3) Hadie Alice [Nunnelee](1879-1965) married John Henry Key. She was the daughter of Eugine Lavarsha Nunnelee and his 1st wife Hadie [Griffin] and he was the brother of George Henry Key. I am looking for any of her descendants. (4) Hadie [Griffin] Nunnelee (1856-1884) was the daughter of W.T. Griffin: guardianship papers on her 3 children were filed in Freestone Co after W.T. Griffin died (abt 1894) - does anyone know where I can find these + related papers? Thankyou! Note: NUNNELEE is often misspelled as Nunnelle, Nunnlee, Nunnally, Nunley etc

Where is Fairfield located in Freestone? What part of the county? Thank you for your help. Sharon Holland

For those of you who hold their family reunions at Fairfield Community Center/Senior Citizens Building. Due to an electrical fire the center has been closed. Eventually a new center will be built, but until then if you hold your family reunion at the community center, make plans to relocate. Ann Farnsworth

Posted on: Freestone County Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/FreestoneObits/10201 Surname: Day ------------------------- Do you have more information on Charlie Day and his mother? He is my Great Grandfather. Where is this cemetery? Would like to hear from someone on this line of Days? I was born in Freestone Co. and both sets of Grandparents lived there all their lives.

I am in the final stages of compiling newspaper clippings from Freestone Co. newspapers for the year 2000. These include obits, 50+ wedding anniversaries, 80+ birthdays, school, church & family reunions. If anyone would like a copy, contact me at <[email protected]> so as not to overload the mailing list. Ann Farnsworth

Posted on: Freestone County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Freestone/583 Surname: Headlee, Cooper ------------------------- Thanks for the information, Gwen. This is the family of Ruby Lillian Headlee. (I had the spelling wrong at the time I made the original post.) I am now looking for her son, Billy Cooper, who lived in Teague and worked for the Railroad. He was also in the Air Force. I think he was born about 1930, and I believe he is deceased and probably buried in the Teague area. Any help on this lead would be appreciated.

Posted on: Freestone County Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/FreestoneObits/231 Surname: Headlee ------------------------- Ann, Thank you for posting this. Dr. Emmet Headlee was married to my great grand aunt, Mary M Harrison. I have found this information on him that I hope other Headlee/Harrison reserachers find helpful: He was a founder of the town of Teague, Texas in Freestone County. He belonged to Freemason's Boggy Lodge #739. Excerpt from Freestone Frontiers - "Upon arriving in Brewer, Malone located two of the community's leading citizens. T.G. Blackmon and Dr. Emmett Headlee. Blackmon for years had faithfully served as county surveyor while Headlee, a family doctor, whose buggy and saddle horse was taking him about all the back country roads for miles wround helping the stork, healing sore throats, ailing ears and impaired eyes." Link: Goff and Hobbs Connections URL: <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guinevere60/index.html>

Posted on: Freestone County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Freestone/582 Surname: Headlee ------------------------- Jim, I found this information in the 1900 Freestone Co ED 38 Pct 6 pg 14b: 1900 Freestone Co TX Pct 6 240/242 Emmett Headlee Head W M Jun 1848 51 Mrd 27yrs MO TN KY Physician Owns 268 acres Mary Wife W F Oct 1849 50 Mrd 27yrs TX MS MS 10ch 6lv Emory Son W M Aug 1875 24 Mrd 1yr TX MO TX Physician Alta Dau W F Oct 1883 16 S TX MO TX Dollie Dau W F Sep 1885 14 S TX MO TX Clora Dau W F Jul 1884 12 S TX MO TX Horace H Son W M Dec 1891 8 S TX MO TX Allice DIL W F Feb 1878 22 Mrd 1yr TX AL AL 1ch 1lv Emmet V Gson W M Jan 1900 4mos TX TX TX Ting Bowers Servant B M Feb 1879 21 S TX AL AL Farm Laborer (Son Jervase Headlee is living next door.) 1900 Freestone Co ED 38 Pct 6 pg 14b 241/243 Jervase Headlee Head W M Nov 1881 18 Mrd 2yrs TX MO TX Salesman in Dry Good and Grocery Store Daisy Wife W F Jul 1881 18 Mrd 2yrs TX AL AL 0ch I hope that this is of some help in your Headlee/Headly research.

Sandy made a caring and proper comment about these old rural cemeteries. In many cases, the land was donated for a cemetery. The majority of the funds for the maintenance comes from those who care enough to make donations now. Antioch Cemetery at Luna has expanded its annual "bulletin" to include advertising space purchased by local businesses. Space may also be purchased by people who want to place a memorial in the bulletin in memory of someone who is buried there. This memorial space can include a picture of the deceased along with information. If a picture is not available, words alone make a wonderful remembrance. The earnings from the sale of space in the bulletin is put into the cemetery maintenance fund. If you are not on the mailing list for Antioch Cemetery Bulletin - but would like to be - send me your name and mailing address and I will print it out and hand it to the secretary/treasurer to be added before the bulletin is mailed out this year. If you are interested in purchacing space for a memorial for one of your loved ones buried in Antioch at Luna, contact me "off the list" [to keep from "cluttering" this list for others] for more details. Modene [email protected] Sandra J. Sharp wrote: (snip) these rural cemeteries are > supported by contributions from people who have folks buried there. (snip) > Sandy Sharp > [email protected] >

Helen, The Memorial at Shanks Cemetery is the first Saturday in June. Both my parents were born in Freestone Co. My Mother, Jessie Ezell, was born near Luna and my Dad, Joe Lincoln Sharp, at Shanks. When my Dad retired in the early 70s, they moved back to Freestone Co. to land that my Grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Sharp, bought from Drew King in 1922. As long as Mother and Daddy were able, they helped Traynham and Martha Faye Moore "keep" Shanks Cemetery. My Dad, my grandparents, and several aunts and uncles are buried at Shanks. Just a word from my soap box. All these rural cemeteries are supported by contributions from people who have folks buried there. Anyone who is interested in contributing to the upkeep of Shanks or Antioch at Luna can contact me and I can put them in touch with the secretary of the cemetery association. Sandy Sharp [email protected]

I have a survey record of New Hope Cemetery, if anyone needs a lookup. I will posting it to my website soon. I am Researching FOLEY, AINSWORTH, JORDON, CALDWELL. Cindy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Dearing" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 11:36 PM Subject: [TXFREEST] Freeston County Visit > Posted on: Freestone County Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Freestone/581 > > Surname: Hardy, Wilson, Nesmith, Goulding, Keys > ------------------------- > > Sherry, I plan to visit Cotton Gin Cem. this spring and will take photos > for you; just make me a list of those I should look for. I also plan to > visit Shanks and New Hope Cem. (if I have time) and Union (south of Teague). > Tell me again the names you are trying so hard to trace. The photos will > be digital so I can send them to you by email. In fact, if I can find that > disk . . . watch your e-mail. I hope you get down here soon. Cotton Gin > memorial reunion is the first Saturday in June, too hot to do any real > surveying but wonderful people to talk to. I'm in Houston--so close and > yet so far. I work full-time and sometimes 14 hours a day, so I don't get > to Teague as often as I'd like. > Look forward to hearing from you. > Helen Dearing, [email protected] > > > ==== TXFREEST Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >

Posted on: Freestone County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Freestone/581 Surname: Hardy, Wilson, Nesmith, Goulding, Keys ------------------------- Sherry, I plan to visit Cotton Gin Cem. this spring and will take photos for you; just make me a list of those I should look for. I also plan to visit Shanks and New Hope Cem. (if I have time) and Union (south of Teague). Tell me again the names you are trying so hard to trace. The photos will be digital so I can send them to you by email. In fact, if I can find that disk . . . watch your e-mail. I hope you get down here soon. Cotton Gin memorial reunion is the first Saturday in June, too hot to do any real surveying but wonderful people to talk to. I'm in Houston--so close and yet so far. I work full-time and sometimes 14 hours a day, so I don't get to Teague as often as I'd like. Look forward to hearing from you. Helen Dearing, [email protected]

Posted on: Freestone County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Freestone/580 Surname: Batey, Baty, Beaty ------------------------- Trying to find George Batey that was living in Fairfield per George W. Baty(Sam's son) He said there was a son with a nickname of Titch(sp?). He may still have relatives in the area.

Posted on: Freestone County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Freestone/579 Surname: David ------------------------- Yes, these are mine. James Clark David in Driver was a CSA soldier. William H. David in Dew was a CSA soldier. And their father, William H. David in Driver cemetery (w/ 2nd wife Sarah E. Carter Chambers David) was not a soldier as far as I've found. Are you still searching for CSA soldiers? Also, I moved back to Freestone County in December. This is my e-mail address now: [email protected] When are the Sons of the Confederacy meetings? My husband is interested? Thanks.

Posted on: Freestone County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Freestone/578 Surname: Beaty and Stauffer ------------------------- I was told that someone on your list might be looking for Maquite (Mary) Beaty who was born in North Carolina around 1808 and married Frederick Augustus Stauffer born in Switzerland. If anyone IS related, please contact me!

Posted on: Freestone County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Freestone/577 Surname: Frederick Augustus Stauffer ------------------------- I was told that someone on your list was looking for information on Frederick Augustus Stauffer. My Stauffer family came over from Switzerland in 1826 to America. He later married and moved to North Carolina. If anyone is looking for this family, please contact me. Frederick A. Stauffer was my Great-Grandfather. Thank you. Judi Shuman Currington [email protected]

Posted on: Freestone County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Freestone/576 Surname: Colgin ------------------------- Helen...thanks for the information. I have a picture of the house with my grandmothers cousins, Anline and Lenore Sims, standing in front of it. I have several letters that Aunt Ona wrote to my grandmother also. I am going to go back through them when I get time and see if there is anything that refers to the Keys side for you. At the time the letters were written, Ona and Nancy (Colgin) Sims lived there. I can't recall now but I believe another sister lived there also. I would love to visit Teague and surrounding areas to further research. (I live in Reno.) I am at a dead end on my great grandmothers side becuase I can't track the Ogden line down. My dream is to make a trip there and visit Cotton Gin cemetary and the court house records. thanks again. Sherry

Posted on: Freestone County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Freestone/574 Surname: David ------------------------- I was at the Dew Cemetery today and found the Grave of William H David 1835-1887. There was also a C. J. David born 1841-died 4-5-1881 do you know anything about him. also at Driver cemetery there is a William M. David b 11-13-1811==died 11-5-1886 and a Sarah E. David b sept 20-1837 and died sept 16- 1875 . Maybe this will help you. on the David family in freestone tx

Posted on: Freestone County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Freestone/573 Surname: Key, Epps, Brew, Green, Deering ------------------------- Any connection to a Thomas Calvin Key(Kaufman Co) who married Ellen Green of Leon Co. Could they have married in Freestone County? How about Phoebe Epps who married Charles Brew in 1870 in Freestone Co. and later married James Key in 1881?