Thanks to all for the kind response regarding the obits. I truly love reading the old newspapers. There is a wealth of information reflecting the politics and general activities of the era. I encourage anyone that has the oportunity to read the old papers. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Sharp" <sjsharp@hctc.net> To: <TXFREEST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [TXFREEST] Obits from The Fairfield Recorder > Ann, > Thank you so much for your posting of obits. I love reading about the > happenings in and around Freestone Co. even if the folks are not my family. > Sandy > > > ==== TXFREEST Mailing List ==== > Do not send attachments to the list. > > > ============================== > 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 > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by FasTraxs Anti-Virus Powered by Declude] > > > --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by FasTraxs Anti-Virus Powered by Declude]

There are a number of cemeteries around Butler, but none by that name that I'm aware of. Or is this a Butler family cemetery? Can anyone else help??? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Teach A Kid" <teachakid@charter.net> To: <TXFREEST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 2:00 PM Subject: [TXFREEST] Butler Cemetery > Can anyone tell me if there is another name for "Butler Cemetery"? Where is > Butler Cemetery? Thanks for the help! > Tracie Soderstrom > > > ==== TXFREEST Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > 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 > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by FasTraxs Anti-Virus Powered by Declude] > > > --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by FasTraxs Anti-Virus Powered by Declude]

Black Jaundice (Wiel's Disease) Black jaundice is a common term for Wiel's Disease. It is quite common in northeast England near mines, farms and sewage and floats about in water. It is caused by a micro-organism and thus is a bacterial infection (of the liver) and not a virus, as in hepatitis. It is carried by rats and secreted in their urine. It is usually not fatal, in present time, to humans. It is, however, rapidly fatal to dogs and cats, who can eventually gain a resistance, but either way can pass it on. -----Original Message----- From: JLKB@aol.com [mailto:JLKB@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 1:59 PM To: TXFREEST-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TXFREEST] Obits from The Fairfield Recorder Can someone enlighten me as to what "black jaundice" was? It was the cause of death in many obits. Thanks! Mike ==== TXFREEST Mailing List ==== ============================== 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

Can someone enlighten me as to what "black jaundice" was? It was the cause of death in many obits. Thanks! Mike

Can anyone tell me if there is another name for "Butler Cemetery"? Where is Butler Cemetery? Thanks for the help! Tracie Soderstrom

Ann, Thank you so much for your posting of obits. I love reading about the happenings in and around Freestone Co. even if the folks are not my family. Sandy

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/AiB.2ACE/1126 Message Board Post: >From the issue of Sept. 6, 1895 of THE FAIRFIELD RECORDER H.C. Nussbaum, the 5 year old son of Jos. Nussbaum of Mexia was run over by a carriage and killed in Galveston last week. ~~ Corsicana Democrat The little 18 month old child of Mr. and Mrs. M.T. Jackson died at the residence of its parents Saturday evening. ~~ Groesbeck New Era Rev. R. Oden, a local preacher in the M.E. Church, South, well known and universally respected, died at the home of Mr. G.M.D. Prichard, his son in law, Monday afternoon and was buried yesterday at Lewisville graveyard where his faithful wife was laid to rest only three weeks ago. ~~ Groesbeck New Era Quite a sad and fatal accident happened last Wednesday evening to Walter Jonston, one of Kosse’s best and noblest young men. While attempting to clean up his target rifle, not knowing that it was loaded, the gun fired, the ball penetrating the stomach, ranged upward and lodged in the lung. He lived through the night until 7 o’clock Thursday morning when death relieved him of his suffering. ~~ Wortham Vindicator At the residence of his father, near Wortham, last Friday evening, Thomas Allen Lee, quietly breathed his last after about a month with slow fever. ~~ Wortham Vindicator After an illness of some time, Mr. C.H. Prowel of the Nip and Tuck neighborhood died Friday night. He leaves a wife and several children to mourn his death. ~~ Mexia Eagle After an extended illness, Miss Florence Carpenter, daughter of Mr. E.L. Carpenter, of this city succumbed to the ravages of that dread disease consumption Monday night. ~~ Mexia Herald Echo Saturday night Henry Johnson and wife, colored, living on the Chas. Penner place, left their five children in the house went to church. When the services were over they returned they found their home a heap of ashes and three children among the ruins. The other two escaped.

Thanks for these news bits. I hope you keep it up. Thanks again Wanda

There is microfilm of The Fairfield Recorder and the Teague Chronicle. These can be found in some of the larger libraries and/or archives. We have both at the Freestone County Genealogical Society research room. We also have some of the issues of The Wortham Journal on microfilm. You can come to the room on the first or second Sunday of each month between 1 and 4 pm and look at the microfilm. If you must come at another time, volunteers', who can open the room for you, phone numbers are posted in the window. Bill Allen wrote: > Hi Kathye, > > Obituary Lookup Volunteers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl/ > > The state may have death certificates for those that died after 1903. Scroll to the bottom of the TSLAC web page and e-mail you lookup request to them. > > Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas Vital Statistics: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/vitalfaq.html > > If the state doesn't have their death certificate, contact the county clerk of Freestone County. > > Freestone County Vital Records Office > Freestone County Clerk > P.O. Box 1017 (or Freestone County Courthouse, Room 307) > Fairfield, TX 75840 > (903) 389-2635 > > Bill Allen <misterbill@pdq.net> > > kupham@neto.com wrote: > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > > > Are there any surviving Freestone County newspapers or other published sources that might include the death dates or obituaries for the persons below? > > Oliver Hazard ANDERSON died Saturday, 23 Mar 1889 > > Wm English ANDERSON died Monday, 12 July 1909 > > Pinckney ANDERSON died Friday, 02 Dec 1910 > > > > My GG-Grandpa William English Anderson and his 3 brothers Pinckney, Oliver Hazard, and Felix Grundy moved to Freestone County in the late 1860's where they lived until their deaths. They were the sons of Bailey Anderson Jr & Elizabeth Ann [McFadden] who came to "Texas" in 1818. > > 3g-Uncle Felix was living with his brother Oliver in the Rehobeth area per the 1880 Freestone County census and died before 1893. > > My GG-Grandpa William died in Winkler and 3g-Uncle Pinckney died in Wortham. They were all Baptists. > > My heartfelt thanks for any information you might share with me. > > Kathye [Payne] Upham > > ==== TXFREEST Mailing List ==== > Do not send attachments to the list. > > ============================== > 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

Hi Kathye, Obituary Lookup Volunteers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl/ The state may have death certificates for those that died after 1903. Scroll to the bottom of the TSLAC web page and e-mail you lookup request to them. Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas Vital Statistics: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/vitalfaq.html If the state doesn't have their death certificate, contact the county clerk of Freestone County. Freestone County Vital Records Office Freestone County Clerk P.O. Box 1017 (or Freestone County Courthouse, Room 307) Fairfield, TX 75840 (903) 389-2635 Bill Allen <misterbill@pdq.net> kupham@neto.com wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > Are there any surviving Freestone County newspapers or other published sources that might include the death dates or obituaries for the persons below? > Oliver Hazard ANDERSON died Saturday, 23 Mar 1889 > Wm English ANDERSON died Monday, 12 July 1909 > Pinckney ANDERSON died Friday, 02 Dec 1910 > > My GG-Grandpa William English Anderson and his 3 brothers Pinckney, Oliver Hazard, and Felix Grundy moved to Freestone County in the late 1860's where they lived until their deaths. They were the sons of Bailey Anderson Jr & Elizabeth Ann [McFadden] who came to "Texas" in 1818. > 3g-Uncle Felix was living with his brother Oliver in the Rehobeth area per the 1880 Freestone County census and died before 1893. > My GG-Grandpa William died in Winkler and 3g-Uncle Pinckney died in Wortham. They were all Baptists. > My heartfelt thanks for any information you might share with me. > Kathye [Payne] Upham

Hello, My wife's great great grandfather was a brother to Dr. James S. Wills. We don't have any pictures or know anyone that does. I have family information as to when & where he was born & died. Who he married & his children & his parents. I know this is not what you are seeking, but its all we have. Glenn E. Thrapp

Can anyone help him? ----- Original Message ----- From: Doug Brackenridge To: TXFREEST-admin@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 8:21 AM Subject: James S. Wills I tried to access your queries link but it would not open. I am a professor at Trinity University in San Antonio and would like to find a photograph and/or information regarding James S. Wills, who served as postmaster in Cotton Gin, Texas when it was establisded in 1851. He also served on Trinity's board of trustees for many years. If you can direct me to any likely source of information I would be deeply appreciative. I am writing a history of Trinity and would like to include a photo of Wills in the book. Thanks. R. Douglas Brackenridge, Professor emeritus.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ANDERSON, McFADDEN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AiB.2ACE/1125 Message Board Post: Are there any surviving Freestone County newspapers or other published sources that might include the death dates or obituaries for the persons below? Oliver Hazard ANDERSON died Saturday, 23 Mar 1889 Wm English ANDERSON died Monday, 12 July 1909 Pinckney ANDERSON died Friday, 02 Dec 1910 My GG-Grandpa William English Anderson and his 3 brothers Pinckney, Oliver Hazard, and Felix Grundy moved to Freestone County in the late 1860's where they lived until their deaths. They were the sons of Bailey Anderson Jr & Elizabeth Ann [McFadden] who came to "Texas" in 1818. 3g-Uncle Felix was living with his brother Oliver in the Rehobeth area per the 1880 Freestone County census and died before 1893. My GG-Grandpa William died in Winkler and 3g-Uncle Pinckney died in Wortham. They were all Baptists. My heartfelt thanks for any information you might share with me. Kathye [Payne] Upham

Have you look under Robison? We have a Bell descendant ,Roy Washington Bell b 1903 married Anna Robison in Freestone Co, Tx.

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/AiB.2ACE/973.1.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for the opportunity to join the group. I will gather my Robertson names in hopes I can find some leads. Thanks again, Nina

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/AiB.2ACE/380.375.381.1.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Yes. I have additional information on Douglas Carroll. He was a Revolutionary War Soldier in NC. He is list in GA as having been granted land. I do have references if you are looking for documentation. I will check my files for France Marion Carroll. Dudley Burwell

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/AiB.2ACE/1089.1.1 Message Board Post: I found Sam and Mary in the 1870 census for Trinity Co.TX. They had a dau. Hatti 1 yr. and were living with my GGGrand father along with Mary Massingale who was about 79 born in TN. Sam was 19 born in TX Mary was 22 born in Mississippi. I'm looking for my GGGrandfather, Andrew Rice b.1823-24 born in Madison AL and thought a connection with the aforementioned folks might help in finding his parents from TN. I am not aware of the Rices you mentioned.

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/AiB.2ACE/532.2 Message Board Post: SHERRY, I am still searching for more information on Josiah. I do know he lived in New Orleans for a time and later met and married Anne Aurelia Cartwright from Richmond Texas. Her father was Jessie Hunter Cartwright. He came to Texas with Stephen F. Austin and settled near present day Richmond Texas in Ft. Bend County. After Anne and Josiah married they moved to Freestone county and had three daughters. I am still searching for his parents. It is possible Josiah was born in NYC. Not for sure. I do know Josiah was born in 1801 and Anne abt 1830. I"ll let you know if anything turns up. Laura Teer Fritsche

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/AiB.2ACE/973.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: I have no information. but do have a small all free group at yahoo. i will send u a invitation u can join if u like. it is all free. some of the members might be able to help u. sorry abt taking so long Joe

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cherry, Anderson, English, Hudson, Crocker, McElroy, Warner, Clark, Ener Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AiB.2ACE/1073.1 Message Board Post: Perhaps this is simply a reference to the Panola Watchman, the newspaper in Carthage, Panola County, Texas. It is known as simply "The Watchman"