David, This one is on Champness T. Echols Freestone County History Book Vol-1 Paragraph 288 Pg. 349 By: Welda Carroll Norris and Helen Carroll Hunt Champness T. Echols, son of William Echols, was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia on Feb. 23, 1804. Agnes W. Clement, daughter of Adam Clement, one of the founders of Lynchburg, Virginia was born in Clarke County, Virginia on August 15, 1804. They were married in Virginia bur later they moved to Henderson County, Tennessee, where eight of their nine children were born. They were in Rusk County, Texas at the time of the 1850 census; however, they must not have stayed very long, because they were in Freestone County, Texzas by 1853. On the historical marker at Salem Cemetery Champness is listed as one of the founders of the Salem Predestinarian Baptist Church and Cemetery on December 3, 1853. He and his family are listed in the 1860 census of Freestone County. His occupation is listed as a farmer but he was a minister of the Predestinarian Baptist Church for a period of Forty Years. Chapness T. Echols died May 30, 1878 and is buried in Salem Cemetry. His widow died on October 3, 1889 and is buried in Salem Cemetery. Their children were Mary Echols Patton (John); Martha Echols Hendrix; Susan; Benjamin R.; Obediah; Juniah; Sarah Echols Patton (W. M.); Anna Virginia Echols Carroll; Moses C. Echols. Anna Virginia Echols was attending a Female Academy in Fairfield when the Civil War started, but during the war she taught school. She married Dr. Steadman D. Carroll on March 7, 1866. Champness T. Echols took and active part in the Fairfield Female College and was listed as a stockholder in the College in 1857 when construction on the College building began. Catherine ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Strickland" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 3:28 PM Subject: [TXFREEST] Benjamin R Echols + Martha S Carroll > Need death date, place of Benjamin R Echols and wife Martha S Carroll > Echols. > > Benjamin s/o Champness Terry Echols and Agnes T Clement. > Benjamin born 26 Feb 1838 Henderson CO, TN > moved to Rusk County, TX in 1850 Census > married Martha Carroll 9 Sept 1865 in Freestone CO, TX > living in Mills CO, TX in 1910 Census. > What happened to their known children below? Would like to correspond with > any of their descendants. > > B T Echols b. 1869 Freestone CO TX > Champness T Echols b. 1872 Freestone CO > Mary Echols b. 1874 Freestone CO > William Echols b. Sept 1877 Freestone CO > Elizabeth Echols b. Dec 1879 Freestone CO > Hamman Echols b. June 1881 Freestone CO > Virginia Echols b. July 1883 Freestone CO > Sarah Echols b. Sept 1886 Leon CO, TX > Thomas Echols b. Sept 1886 Leon CO, TX > > David Strickland > [email protected] > Dallas, TX > > > > ==== TXFREEST Mailing List ==== > Do not send attachments to the list. > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free record at RootsWeb > http://search.rootsweb.com/ >

David I have been following yours and Catherine's (Isn't she great!) conversation. I have some pictures of Salem & Union Cem on my website. I don't think of your family but there are pictures of the Historical markers of the Cem and the gates etc. You can click on the photos and get a bigger picture. If you can't read exactly what it says (I tried to make it clear!) I can look at my photos and write it down for you! There is a really nice small chapel at Salem but I don't have a picture of it by itself. I do have a photo of the front of it with people when we buried my Grandma there 3 yrs. ago that I can also send so you can see it. Let me know. Addy to my web page is below. Cindy [email protected] Check out my New Webpage!! It is still under construction! http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~caspencer/TexasTwigsIndex.htm