I plead ignorant about what the Clayton Genealogical Library is. I have some immigration references. . .passenger lists. . .from the CGL. Is this an actual library located in Texas? Or can the information be accessed from other places, e.g., public library/Family History Library? Tkx for educating me. . . Sally

A new message, "Hilliard W. Wheeless Family," was posted by Aubrey Doggett on Mon, 06 Sep 1999 on the Galveston County, Texas, Genealogy web page Queries section: Surname: Wheeless, Penry NAME: Aubrey Doggett EMAIL: acdoggett@aol.com DATE: Sep 06 1999 Looking for information on the ancestors and decendants of Hilliard W. Wheeless (1850-1926) and Mary Jane Penry Wheeless of Texas City, Galveston Co., TX. Children were William O. and Eula Lee. This is for a project on four Wheeless siblings who migrated to Texas in the 1870's. Aubrey Doggett 2417-B Potomac Dr. Houston, TX 77057

Beth Next time I am at Clayton Genealogical Library, I could do a look up. For whom are you looking? Adrian At 09:22 AM 09/06/1999 -0700, Beth Callahan wrote: >Does anyone know where I can purchase a copy of the 1910 Galveston County >Census? Is there someone who does lookups on this document? > >Thanks, >--Beth > > > > > >

Does anyone know where I can purchase a copy of the 1910 Galveston County Census? Is there someone who does lookups on this document? Thanks, --Beth

----- Original Message ----- From: <Remri@aol.com> To: <TEXAS-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 04, 1999 9:30 PM Subject: [TEXAS-ROOTS-L] 1910 or before census look-up > Am looking for 1910 census look-up for Galveston County or anything before > the 1900 hurricane for the names Ratzman (Ratzmann) or Schirmer. Thanks. > > Remri@aol.com > > > ==== TEXAS-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > See TXGenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ > NO Chain Letters, Spam or "Flaming" Allowed > >

Hi all.... I am following a small tidbit of a lead, hence my subscription to your list. My great grandfathers brother James Norman KELLY married a woman by the name of Louise GORDON. They were last known to have lived in Harris County at his untimely death in 1909. They were married about 1900. I have only been able to find of one instance of a Louise GORDON and she is listed in the 1880 Galveston County Census. I am at a brickwall like many of you are. If anyone has any info or knows where I might be able to find Louise I would appreciate any and all help. Thank you....Mike firewalker@gibralter.net

Am looking for the names Ratzmann (Ratzman) or Schirmer in the Galveston census for 1910 or before the 1900 hurricane. Any help appreciated. Thanks Remri@aol.com

Seeking info on an A. W. (Alfred William) MORRIS, who died in 1825 in Galveston, TX. He was 1st mar. to Mary Permelia "Molly" Bobbitt, who died in 1891. He had 3 additional wives, all having died prior to his death. He was buried in Palestine, TX, next to his 1st wife. Would appreciate info on this MORRIS line. Thanks, Sallie Cannon

There is a cemetery on 197 loop around Texas City, Texas near the s.h. 146. Many that did not survive the disaster are buried there. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Turner <jnturner@gte.net> To: <TXGALVES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 8:27 AM Subject: [TXGALVES] Surname: Foster > A new message, "Foster/SS Grand Camp," was posted by Sally Wisdom on > Tue, > 31 Aug 1999 on the Galveston County, Texas, Genealogy web page Queries > section: > > Surname: Foster > > NAME: Sally Wisdom > EMAIL: wordsfromwisdom@nctimes.net > DATE: Aug 31 1999 > > Looking for info about the SS Grand Camp fire at Texas City in the 1940s > and my "Uncle > Lee". My g-uncle LeBec (Lee) Foster died in, or as a result of the fire. > His wife and children now are deceased. Any information will be so > wonderful. > > Tkx.. > >

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A new message, "Female BIRDSONG," was posted by Dana Beavers on Tue, 31 Aug 1999 on the Galveston County, Texas, Genealogy web page Queries section: Surname: Birdsong, Hemphill NAME: Dana Beavers EMAIL: 18feb00@gte.net DATE: Aug 31 1999 I am looking for my mother's sister who was born between 1948 and 1950. My mother, Georgia Nadine Birdsong, was born in Houston, Harris County, TX and her younger sister may have been as well--possibly Galveston County. If I am not mistaken, my mother and her sister were in the Galveston County Orphanage at one time. The ony information that I know about this sister is that her parents were Robert Walker Birdsong and Georgia Henrietta (HEMPHILL) Birdsong. My mother was born in 1947 and her sister was one to two years younger. Please email me if you have information regarding this female BIRDSONG. Thanks!.

A new message, "Foster/SS Grand Camp," was posted by Sally Wisdom on Tue, 31 Aug 1999 on the Galveston County, Texas, Genealogy web page Queries section: Surname: Foster NAME: Sally Wisdom EMAIL: wordsfromwisdom@nctimes.net DATE: Aug 31 1999 Looking for info about the SS Grand Camp fire at Texas City in the 1940s and my "Uncle Lee". My g-uncle LeBec (Lee) Foster died in, or as a result of the fire. His wife and children now are deceased. Any information will be so wonderful. Tkx..

Birdsong is an old North Carolina family name. Circa 1900, some lived near Sanford, N.C. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: Dana Beavers <18feb00@gte.net> To: <TXGALVES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 6:58 AM Subject: [TXGALVES] Female BIRDSONG > I am searching for a female BIRDSONG who was possibly born in Galveston > or Harris County between the years of 1948 and 1950. Up until two years > ago, my mother, Georgia Nadine BIRDSONG, never knew who her father was. > After searching for quite sometime, I finally discovered that he was > Robert Walker BIRDSONG, born in Alabama in 1910. After receiving copies > of his military records, I also discovered that he had an older daughter > from his first marriage named Dorothy (Dottie) Verlon BIRDSONG (my > mother's half sister). Now, after alot of searching again, I found her > living in MS. She tells me that my mother has a full sister that was > 1-3 years younger than my mother but doesn't know what her name is/was. > She also said that she remembers the two girls being placed in the > Galveston County Orphanage at one time. This female BIRDSONG's father > would have been Robert Walker BIRDSONG and her mother, Georgia Henrietta > HEMPHILL. They were married in the 40's and lived in the Houston and > Galveston areas. My mother was born in Houston at the Jefferson Davis > Hospital which leads me to believe that her sister may have been born > there as well. If you happen to have any information regarding this > female BIRDSONG, please write to me. I am an amateur at genealogy and > would also be open to any suggestions as to how I might locate this > person. My email address is 18feb00@gte.net. > > Thanks! > Dana Beavers > >

I am searching for a female BIRDSONG who was possibly born in Galveston or Harris County between the years of 1948 and 1950. Up until two years ago, my mother, Georgia Nadine BIRDSONG, never knew who her father was. After searching for quite sometime, I finally discovered that he was Robert Walker BIRDSONG, born in Alabama in 1910. After receiving copies of his military records, I also discovered that he had an older daughter from his first marriage named Dorothy (Dottie) Verlon BIRDSONG (my mother's half sister). Now, after alot of searching again, I found her living in MS. She tells me that my mother has a full sister that was 1-3 years younger than my mother but doesn't know what her name is/was. She also said that she remembers the two girls being placed in the Galveston County Orphanage at one time. This female BIRDSONG's father would have been Robert Walker BIRDSONG and her mother, Georgia Henrietta HEMPHILL. They were married in the 40's and lived in the Houston and Galveston areas. My mother was born in Houston at the Jefferson Davis Hospital which leads me to believe that her sister may have been born there as well. If you happen to have any information regarding this female BIRDSONG, please write to me. I am an amateur at genealogy and would also be open to any suggestions as to how I might locate this person. My email address is 18feb00@gte.net. Thanks! Dana Beavers

Hi, I don't know where you live, but Texas has an index to birth records. It only lists the persons name and date of birth and county of birth. It is indexed by year and I think up till 1975. It is on microfilm at Clayton Library in Houston. If the girls were born at Jefferson Davis Hospital which has been torn down you could get the birth certificate copy from the City of Houston Bureau of Vital Statistics. Jeff Davis was the County Hospital, but since it was in the city limits the records would be with the City of Houston. I am looking for a half-brother myself and I recently got information from the State of Texas regarding the Central Adoption Registry for Texas. You can get information from their website www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs. Bureau of Vital Statistics Central Adoption Registry (ZZ055) P.O. Box 140123 Austin, TX 78714 (512) 458-7388 >From: Dana Beavers <18feb00@gte.net> >Reply-To: TXGALVES-L@rootsweb.com >To: TXGALVES-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [TXGALVES] Female BIRDSONG >Date: Wed, 01 Sep 1999 06:58:34 -0400 > >I am searching for a female BIRDSONG who was possibly born in Galveston >or Harris County between the years of 1948 and 1950. Up until two years >ago, my mother, Georgia Nadine BIRDSONG, never knew who her father was. >After searching for quite sometime, I finally discovered that he was >Robert Walker BIRDSONG, born in Alabama in 1910. After receiving copies >of his military records, I also discovered that he had an older daughter >from his first marriage named Dorothy (Dottie) Verlon BIRDSONG (my >mother's half sister). Now, after alot of searching again, I found her >living in MS. She tells me that my mother has a full sister that was >1-3 years younger than my mother but doesn't know what her name is/was. >She also said that she remembers the two girls being placed in the >Galveston County Orphanage at one time. This female BIRDSONG's father >would have been Robert Walker BIRDSONG and her mother, Georgia Henrietta >HEMPHILL. They were married in the 40's and lived in the Houston and >Galveston areas. My mother was born in Houston at the Jefferson Davis >Hospital which leads me to believe that her sister may have been born >there as well. If you happen to have any information regarding this >female BIRDSONG, please write to me. I am an amateur at genealogy and >would also be open to any suggestions as to how I might locate this >person. My email address is 18feb00@gte.net. > >Thanks! >Dana Beavers > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

A new message, "William Beckman Born 1840, Germany," was posted by Billy F. Beckman on Tue, 31 Aug 1999, on the Galveston County, Texas, Genealogy Web Page, Queries section. Surname: William Beckman NAME: Billy F. Beckman EMAIL: BeckAmericana@webtv.net DATE: Aug 31 1999 William Beckman, Born 1840, Saxoney, Germany. Came in at Galveston about 1860, was in Co. F, 2nd Texas. Inf. joined Spring of 1862. After war lived in Clarke Co. MS. Would like any information on Parents, etc. Appreciate your help..

If you are to find the info anywhere, the best place to go is Rosenburg Library. It has a great History area and a super Librarian named Shelly who can't be beat. ---------- > From: Oh21Putt@aol.com > To: TXGALVES-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [TXGALVES] COLVIN/ZINTGRAFF > Date: Thursday, August 26, 1999 10:18 PM > > Would appreciate information re Elizabeth COLVIN b. Galveston 1858; father > JW(?) Colvin may have been the editor of the local NEWSPAPER. Elizabeth > married Herman ZINTGRAFF (New Orleans, LA and Denison, TX). They had five or > six children. Sam, Fred, Clara, Lilli and Adelaide. Herman is reported to > have worked for the newspaper before relocating to California never to be > heard from again. One of their children Adelaide ZINTGRAFF b. Galveston > October 24, 1876, married Hugh L. ROSS. Any information would be greatly > appreciated. I will be visiting Galveston in October for one day and would > like to find as much information before then as I can. Thanks, Sheilah Ross

Before your trip, be sure to check out the list of genealogical resources on the Rosenberg Library web page. It will give you a good idea what is available in the Galveston & Texas History Center and their hours. It's available at: http://rosenberg-library.org/gthc/rosenhis.htm Shelly Kelly Galveston TX

Would appreciate information re Elizabeth COLVIN b. Galveston 1858; father JW(?) Colvin may have been the editor of the local NEWSPAPER. Elizabeth married Herman ZINTGRAFF (New Orleans, LA and Denison, TX). They had five or six children. Sam, Fred, Clara, Lilli and Adelaide. Herman is reported to have worked for the newspaper before relocating to California never to be heard from again. One of their children Adelaide ZINTGRAFF b. Galveston October 24, 1876, married Hugh L. ROSS. Any information would be greatly appreciated. I will be visiting Galveston in October for one day and would like to find as much information before then as I can. Thanks, Sheilah Ross

Thank you Jim, I needed this information. You are always so helpful. I especially liked the story of the little boy and the train, his memoirs. Tonya Aultman-Harris mtharris@ev1.net Researching: Aultman (AR, TX, MS),Cox (TX, OK), Jackson (MS, TX), Parker (LA, TX), Peyton (MS) ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Turner <jnturner@gte.net> To: <TXGALVES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:41 AM Subject: [TXGALVES] WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS AT NARA > WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS AT NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS > ADMINISTRATION, SOUTHEAST REGION (Date Issued: August 23, 1999) > > The following information is provided by the National Archives > and Records Administration, Southeast Region, in response to > recent postings on several list serves concerning World War One > (WWI) Draft Registration cards maintained at our facility. > Unfortunately, the original posting, and subsequent, altered > postings provided incorrect information about these holdings > and related reference procedures. To better serve the public > and the research community, we provide the following information > and guidance concerning the WWI Draft Registration cards: > > 1. The original cards, in excess of 24 million, were received > at our facility a number of years ago. Upon their receipt, they > were boxed and arranged by NARA employees. The original > arrangement was by state, thereunder by county or draft board, > and thereunder alphabetically by the registrant's last name. > The cause for arrangement by draft board instead of county is > due to the size of certain cities. For example, New York City > had in excess of 180 boards, Chicago had over 80. As a result, > we require a street address when searching for cards in most > large cities. > > 2. The cards were later microfilmed by representatives of the > Genealogical Society of Utah in the exact order they were > originally arranged; each NARA regional facility has a copy of > the microfilm for the states in the region that it serves. Any > patron wishing to use microfilm will find the cards arranged > exactly as they are in the box. The arrangement of the cards has > never been changed. > > 3. NARA, Southeast Region, has provided a request form for these > records for a number of years. The forms can be ordered via e-mail > (archives@atlanta.gov), telephone (404-763-7383), or in writing > (NARA, Southeast Region, 1557 St. Joseph Avenue, East Point, GA > 30344). > > 4. At a minimum, the following information is required from the > requestor for NARA staff to conduct a search for draft > registration cards: > > o Full name of registrant > o Complete home address at the time of registration > (to include county) > o Name of nearest relative > > 5. Additional information, if known, which can improve the > thoroughness of a search includes: > > o Birth date > o Birthplace > o Occupation of registrant > > 6. In July, 1997 NARA established an updated fee schedule for > services provided to the public. The minimum mail-order fee for > photocopies for each WWI Draft card was increased from $6.00 to > $10.00, a fee which includes both sides of the card. Patrons > need not request that both sides of the card be copied, and > patrons need not submit a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) > with their request. > > Walk-in customers can make self-service photocopies of the > original records for $0.10 per side. Please contact individual > regions for their policies regarding microfilm copies. These > fees are copying fees only; there is no charge for searches > when a record is not located. > > The staff of the NARA, Southeast Region, remains committed to > assisting our patrons in anyway possible, including the timely > and accurate dissemination of information concerning our > holdings and services. The WWI Draft Registration cards > represent only one of many significant collections of > historical records maintained by the Region that are invaluable > for genealogical research. For additional information regarding > our holdings and services, visit our home page at > <http://www.nara.gov/regional/atlanta.html>. > > JAMES J. MCSWEENEY, Regional Administrator > National Archives and Records Administration, Southeast Region > > * * * * * * > > Previously published by RootsWeb.com, Inc., RootsWeb Review: > RootsWeb's Genealogy News, Vol. 2, No. 34, 25 August 1999. > RootsWeb: <http://www.rootsweb.com/> > >