The Rosenberg Library holds the lists of the victims for the 1900 Storm. These are not complete lists as over 6000-8000 people died on the Island alone (not including the mainland) and the lists have about 4900 names. I checked for the surnames above, but they did not appear in the lists. The names also do not appear in the 1899-1900 city directory. Have you found them on the 1900 Census?? Shelly Kelly Galveston TX

Galveston County, Texas, Queries A new message, "Victims lists 1900 Hurricane?," was posted by Ron McCandless on Sat, 10 Apr 1999 --- NAME: Ron McCandless EMAIL: ronmcc@urjet.net SURNAMES: McCANDLISS, McCANDLESS, McCANLESS DATE: Apr 10 1999 QRYTEXT: Walter (Tex) McCanliss was orphaned at about age 10 or so, losing his parents in the great Galveston Hurricane of Sept. 8, 1900. He was married first to Ava Box (three sons), and later to Opal Walker (1924). He died in Minco, Oklahoma, in 1948 and is buried in nearby El Reno, OK. Looking for the names of his father and mother in lists of victims but where are those lists?.

Galveston County, Texas, Queries A new message, "REIFEL FAMILY," was posted by Larry Christensen on Fri, 09 Apr 1999 --- NAME: Larry Christensen EMAIL: LHChristen@aol.com SURNAMES: REIFEL, GIRARD DATE: Apr 09 1999 QRYTEXT: Charles [Karl] Reynolds REIFEL, born circa 1835, came from near Heidelberg, Germany, through New Orleans. When did he come, and on what ship? He married Sarah GIRARD, who was born 1843, died 1922. Both Charles and Sarah died in Galveston, Texas. Their son, Alexander Lawrence REIFEL, died in San Antonio, Texas, in 1929. His son, Alexander Francis REIFEL, was born in Galveston, Texas, in 1900, and died in Houston, Texas, in 1973. Seek any information about these folks at all. Writing this on behalf of Mary Lou REIFEL of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mary.Lou.Reifel@worldnet.att.net .

A new message, "RAPHAEL, GALLISHAW, HENDERSON," was posted by Rosemary Sodolak Ermis on Wed, 07 Apr 1999 on the Galveston Co., TX Genealogy Web Page Queries section: --- NAME: Rosemary Sodolak Ermis EMAIL: RErmis@compuserve.com SURNAMES: RAPHAEL, GALLISHAW, HENDERSON DATE: Apr 07 1999 QRYTEXT: John Baptiste RAPHAEL (1871-1923) m. 1899 to Mary Meixner (1883-1926) & lived in Galveston, TX in Galveston County. Children: 1) John A. Jr. (1898-1933) 2) Fred (1901-1970) m. Bernice Hoecker 3) Claude (1903-1984) m. 1945 Vera Engla 4) Irma (1906-1986) m. 1924 Joseph D. GALLISHAW 5) Dominic b. 1909 6) David 7) Milam (1911-1972) m. Mabel ? 8) Mary Louise m. ? HENDERSON 9) Robert Roy (1914-1979) 10) Leonard m. 1950 Kathleen Russell 11) Sister Loretta I am kin to the RAPHAELs and wish to correspond with other family researchers of the above names. RSErmis RErmis@compuserve.com.

A new message, "SIVORI, JOHNSON, MILLS CAPSIN," was posted by Rosemary Sodolak Ermis on Wed, 07 Apr 1999 on the Galveston Co., TX Genealogy Web Page Queries section. --- NAME: Rosemary Sodolak Ermis EMAIL: RErmis@compuserve.com SURNAMES: SIVORI, JOHNSON, MILLS, CAPSIN DATE: Apr 07 1999 QRYTEXT: George B. Sivori (1849-1915) m. Madeline Cueno (1850-1894) & lived in Galveston, TX in Galveston County. Children: Johnny (1871-1933) m. 1901 Bella Porrier, Henrietta/Nettie b. 1874 m. 1900 James F. JOHNSON then m. 1928 Will JONES, & Frank Dominic (1877-1935). Johnny & Bella SIVORI daughter Bessie m. E.W. CANNADY & ? ROBINSON. Nettie & James JOHNSON children: Cecile m. 1831 Hermon MILLS, Louise m. 1930 Joseph CAPSIN, Charles, & Helen. I am related to the SIVORI family and wish to correspond with others researching the above family names. RSErmis RErmis@compuserve.com.

A new message, "FLAKE, MOREY, LOCKWOOD," was posted by Rosemary Sodolak Ermis on Wed, 07 Apr 1999 on the Galveston County, Texas, Genealogy Web Page Queries. --- NAME: Rosemary Sodolak Ermis EMAIL: RErmis@compuserve.com SURNAMES: FLAKE, MOREY, LOCKWOOD DATE: Apr 07 1999 QRYTEXT: Katie Raphael (1863-1914) m. 1882 to E.M. FLAKE (1860-1946) & lived in Galveston, TX in Galveston County. Children: Ethelo b. 1883, Charlotte Ellen b. 1885 m. 1906 Oliver MOREY, Naomi (1887-1969) m. M.P. Lockwood, Arthur b. 1889, Ray b. 1891, Lloyd b. 1896 & Leon b. 1898 I am related to Katie Raphael and wish to correspond with other family researchers of above names. RSErmis RErmis@compuserve.com.

Passenger records for the Port of Galveston exist between 1846-1872 and again after 1900. Even the early ones are scattered and not complete. If you have someone who arrived between 1872-1900, the record may not exist at all. I recommend you check the 1900 Census to see if they became a naturalized citizen. If they did, check the county courthouse where they lived for the declaration of intent (1st papers) or the naturalization certificate (2nd papers). Shelly Kelly Galveston TX

Looking for Passenger List from Germany to Galveston. The name Im looking for is Gustau Lockstadt. He came to Tx. sometime befour 1900.

The Rosenberg Library holds copies of the old publication "House of Moody" which was a periodical publication for Moody employees. Just at a quick glance there is a photo of the Moody Club championship girls softball team which was going on a tour in June to play 15 games, including two games at Madison Square Garden in New York. Unfortunately, there is no Tillie McNamara in the photo. The girls pictured are: Dorothy Lee, Irma Sticklen, Edith New, Ruth Dean, Clara Roche Jones, Charlotte Smith, Verda Pearson, Clara Kaiser, Lorene Jackson, Ardis Held, Lillie Hill, Ena Aldridge, Frances Williams, Helen Cathcart, Lottie Jackson and Phyllis White. The picture appeared in House of Moody Vol 7, No. 1, June 1939. Shelly Kelly Galveston TX Jim Turner wrote: > Galveston County, Texas, Queries > A new message, "Anicos 1939 AAU National Ladies Basketball Champs," was > posted by Winnie McNamara Howard on Mon, 05 Apr 1999 > > --- > NAME: Winnie McNamara Howard > EMAIL: mchoward@hotmail.com > SURNAMES: Ponkoney, McNamara > DATE: Apr 05 1999 > QRYTEXT: My mother, Ottilie "Tillie" Emma Ponkoney McNamara was recruited to > play basketball and softball for the American National Insurance Company teams. > She was from Thorndale, Milam County, Texas. The 1939 team won the National > Championship at that time Tillie was a young player. There is a photo at the > American National Insurance Company Museum but Tillie is at the far left of the > photo and cut out. Is there any way to locate a photo of entire team with their > names? The only other team member I can name is Helen Cathcart. The only other > photo I have is a copy from the Galveston Daily News and it is very poor > quality. These same players played on several State Championship Softball teams > as well. Any way to locate a good copy of an actual photo. Anyone have any of > the old photos I could copy?.

Winnie Howard wrote: >Is Potter's Field now part of the cemetery on Broadway? Potter's Field is now called Oleander Cemetery and is located within the boundaries of the large cemetery system located at Broadway between 40th and 43rd Streets. I believe Oleander is the corner of Broadway and 43rd. Their cemetery records are held by the Galveston Parks & Recreation Department, but no written records exist prior to the 1900 Storm. The cemetery has also undergone at least two grade raisings. If there was a headstone prior to the 1900 Storm and it did survive, it is possible that it is buried now. > They were Lutheran. Where would baptismal records be? Any recorded in the 1870's? The congregrational records for the First Lutheran Church, which were kept in German, are housed on microfilm at the Galveston & Texas History Center at the Rosenberg Library. The baptismal records do go back to the 1870s. If you have specific names and approximate dates, the staff at the library will search the records and make copies for you. They do charge $5.00 to do this research. >He died at St. Mary's Infirmary in 1900. Could he have been Catholic since he went to St. Mary's or was that >the only hospital at the time? St. Mary's was one of two hospitals in Galveston at the time. The other was John Sealy, which was a teaching hospital owned by the University of Texas. Currently, John Sealy is the only one in Galveston -- they bought out St. Mary's about three years ago. The records for St. Mary's MAY BE accessible through the Galveston-Houston Catholic Diocese, PO Box 907,Houston TX 77002-0907. The Archivist there is Lisa May. Many people went to St. Mary's for treatment-- you did not have to be Catholic to receive care there. Shelly Kelly Galveston TX

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone knew of any info regarding a Jesuit College in Galveston. I have found a card of some sort that belonged to my great-great uncle, George E. Schmidt. The card has the following information, with handwritten info in quotes: A.M.D.G. JESUIT COLLEGE Galveston, Texas "Preparatory A" Class Second Premium in Application Awarded to Master "Geo Schmidt" "Oct" 19"10" Rev. A.E. Otis, S.J., President Does anyone know what this means and/or where the college was located in Galveston? And can I find out if my uncle "graduated" from this course? Thanks for any info. Kim Elkins

Galveston County, Texas, Queries A new message, "Anicos 1939 AAU National Ladies Basketball Champs," was posted by Winnie McNamara Howard on Mon, 05 Apr 1999 --- NAME: Winnie McNamara Howard EMAIL: mchoward@hotmail.com SURNAMES: Ponkoney, McNamara DATE: Apr 05 1999 QRYTEXT: My mother, Ottilie "Tillie" Emma Ponkoney McNamara was recruited to play basketball and softball for the American National Insurance Company teams. She was from Thorndale, Milam County, Texas. The 1939 team won the National Championship at that time Tillie was a young player. There is a photo at the American National Insurance Company Museum but Tillie is at the far left of the photo and cut out. Is there any way to locate a photo of entire team with their names? The only other team member I can name is Helen Cathcart. The only other photo I have is a copy from the Galveston Daily News and it is very poor quality. These same players played on several State Championship Softball teams as well. Any way to locate a good copy of an actual photo. Anyone have any of the old photos I could copy?.

Galveston County, Texas, Queries A new message, "Geldmacher," was posted by Winnie Howard on Mon, 05 Apr 1999 --- NAME: Winnie Howard EMAIL: mchoward@hotmail.com SURNAMES: Schulze, Geldmacher DATE: Apr 05 1999 QRYTEXT: Wilhelm Geldmacher b 1837 Adorf, Waldeck (now Hesse) Germany arrived Galveston 1859 married Marie Luise Schulze b 1842 in Annaburg, Germany. They lived in Galveston from about 1865/66 to 1878. Four of their 13 children died there including William who at age 10 on 23/June/1877 drowned at Ave L and the end of the railway tracks. Anna Christine, a twin infant whose first name began with W. (a boy) b 1875 and another boy. They were buried in Potter's Field. Is Potter's Field now part of the cemetery on Broadway? Wilhelm, Sr. was a ship's machinist. They were Lutheran. Where would baptismal records be? Any recorded in the 1870's? Wilhelm, Sr. served in the 1st TX Heavy Artillery at the Battle of Galveston. Family moved to Williamson Co. about 1878 after young William drowned. Whilhelm, Sr. returned to Galveston in 1899 to work. He died at St. Mary's Infirmary in 1900. Could he have been Catholic since he went to St. Mary's or was that the only hospital at the time? He is buried at Lakeview Cemetery..

Galveston County, Texas, Queries A new message, "Passenger Lists/Galveston," was posted by Winnie Howard on Mon, 05 Apr 1999 --- NAME: Winnie Howard EMAIL: mchoward@hotmail.com SURNAMES: Geldmacher, Schulze DATE: Apr 05 1999 QRYTEXT: Postings in Ethel Hander Geue's "New Homes in a New Land" list Johann Wilhelm Geldmacher arriving on the Iris in 1859 and his future wife, Marie Luise Wilhelmine Schulze arriving on the "Fortuna" in 1860. Any idea where the newspaper, a German language one, written/published in Galveston might be archived? Any microfilm rolls?.

Galveston County, Texas, Queries A new message, "Stephen Ray McNamara," was posted by Winnie McNamara Howard on Sun, 04 Apr 1999 --- NAME: Winnie McNamara Howard EMAIL: mchoward@hotmail.com SURNAMES: McNamara, Devona DATE: Apr 04 1999 QRYTEXT: Seek information on half-brother. Stephen Ray McNamara was born August 13 in Pasadena, Harris County, Texas. It was 1967 or 1968. His mother was Ruth Devona who had a daughter Michelle Devona. Stephen's father was Marvin Francis McNamara. Ruth worked at the Wagon Wheel in Austin, Travis County, Texas. There are divorce records in the Galveston County Courthouse that show that Ruth Devona McNamara lived in Dickinson in the 1960's. Any information would be appreciated. .

The following message was recently posted on the Galveston County Genealogy Web page queries: --- NAME: Kimberly Thompson EMAIL: barkiest@postoffice.swbell.net SURNAMES: Strickland, Edmonds DATE: Apr 02 1999 QRYTEXT: Looking for any information about Wilson Strickland,Abiel(Abel) Strickland,Elizabeth Strickland(possibly Edmonds)and Abigail Strickland.1847-? Believe they were in Galveston, Texas during this time.Believe that one of the girls died from Yellow Fever.May have been taken in by the Little Sisters of Incarnate Word. Looking for any information of Stella Jewell Colyott..

The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 1999 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. - LDS Databases Are Now Available Online For years, many of us have predicted that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) would place many of their databases online. In the March 9, 1999 edition of this newsletter (available at: http://www.ancestry.com/columns/eastman/eastmar09-99.htm) I wrote about the rumors and some of the news stories circulating at that time. The Mormon Church remained quiet until this week. Finally, they made an announcement that we have all been waiting years to read: Public Test Begins for New Genealogical Service Salt Lake City, Utah- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has begun a brief public test of a new genealogical service for the Internet. The developmental test is open to anyone with Internet access, and the site can be found at www.familysearch.org. No special password or clearance is required. Present plans are for the test site to be available over the next few weeks. Due to test requirements the site may be unavailable at times or experience periods of slow response. The Church believes that, once the test is completed and the service is formally launched, it will greatly enhance the way people trace their family history. Depending on evaluation of the test, the full service may be launched this spring or summer. At that time, but not until then, detailed explanation will be made of the site and its various elements. The Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is an international leader in genealogical research with the world's largest collection of family history records made available to the public through a system of 3,200 Family History Centers located around the world. For media inquiries, contact: Michael Purdy (801) 240-2363 Dan Rascon (801) 240-1977 Dale Bills (801) 240-4377 Paul Nauta (801) 240-6498 The http://www.familysearch.org/ site obviously has been very busy since the announcement. I have used it a number of times and have frequently seen error messages of "Not Available" or "Server Too Busy." Such messages are to be expected in the "developmental test" and anyone who encounters them should not be surprised. Keep in mind that this test is designed as a session for identifying and eliminating software bugs and capacity issues. As such, you should not be surprised to encounter a few unsolved problems in the early weeks. So what is available on the new FamilySearch site? When first entering the site, a very simple "fill in the blanks" page appears, suggesting that you enter at least your ancestor's first and last name and then click Search. On my first attempt I simply entered my own surname without any first name and then clicked on Search. Within seconds the database identified 226 records that matched my search criteria. I could click on any of them to display a more detailed page. To show the type of information available, I did a cut-and-paste of the first record I displayed: FamilySearch(r) International Genealogical Index (tm) British Isles IGI Record Aaron EASMAN Sex: M Event(s): Christened: 6 Jun 1830 Lingfield, Surrey, England Parents: Father: William EASMAN Mother: Source Information: Film Number: 1903555 Page Number: Reference Number: You can see that this particular record is from the International Genealogical Index. I can view all the details by visiting a local Family History Center near me and renting microfilm number 1903555. I can now easily do the basic research at home, go to the Family History Center with a list of films to order, and then return a few weeks later to view the microfilms after they arrive. This certainly is a time saver, especially for those of us who lead busy lives and cannot easily get to the local center to spend time searching the records on CD-ROM. The particular search that I performed on my own surname produced records from the Ancestral File, the Family History Library Catalog, the International Genealogical Index for several countries, the FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File, and from some Web sites. Of course, a "brute force" approach of searching for all entries of a particular surname will not be very effective unless it is a rare name. In most cases, the best method is to refine the search by entering a first name, too. You can do somewhat more sophisticated searches, such as by Keyword or by a Custom Search of any one of the Mormon databases. Since I have an interest in Penobscot County, Maine, I did a Keyword search on "Penobscot." That search produced 37 "hits" with most of them being for books available in the Family History Center's library. Apparently you can not yet filter by multiple words. For instance, I could not specify a search of "all references for the town of Corinth in the County of Penobscot." The Custom Search allows for tailoring a search to a specific database. This is effective for anyone who is already familiar with that database and knows how the information is organized. For instance, you can search the International Genealogical Index for a name, for a spouse's name, for parents' name(s), by region, and even by Batch numbers. A search of the Ancestral File can be tailored by name, spouse's name, or parents' name(s), as well as by file number. I have known for some time that the Mormon Church was planning to place their databases online, but I still received several surprises when I finally used it myself. They have more than just their own databases available. They also have searched the Web to find good databases that other people have created. For instance, I found brief descriptions and links to hundreds of online databases such as: early Waldo County, Maine marriage records, the Dublin, Ireland Directory of 1850, a Carpatho-Rusyn Knowledge Base, a 1790 Virginia Census Map, a listing of the Census Schedules and Microfilm Roll Numbers for Ohio: 1890 Special Schedules, and much more. The FamilySearch Web site says that it contains the following: * Ancestral File(tm) - Over 35 million names organized into families and pedigrees * International Genealogical Index(r) - Over 285 million names extracted from vital records around the world * Family History Library Catalog(tm) - Over 2 million rolls of microfilm and hundreds of thousands of books and maps described and catalogued * Family History Centers(tm) - Locate the nearest Family History Center where you can access microfilm described in the Family History Library Catalog(tm) and SourceGuide(tm) * SourceGuide(tm) - Over 150 research outlines, an extensive glossary of word meanings, and Catalog Helper * Web Sites - Thousands of web sites categorized by our volunteers * Collaboration Lists - Collaboration mailing lists created by registered users of FamilySearch Internet The left side of every menu has a prominent link called HELP. I used it several times and found brief but useful help for each function that I tried. Genealogy novices and experts alike will find the Web site easy to use. The FamilySearch Web site is a major advance for online genealogy research. I suggest that you bookmark this site and visit it often. Even with the present server loading issues, this has to be a valuable online resource for almost everyone. For more information, look at: http://www.familysearch.org/

Hello Everyone We have added 22 new 1600's ancestors and included their children on the Ancestor Roll of Honor on America's First Families web site at; http://www.linkline.com/personal/xymox/ When you enter the site, scroll down to near the bottom of the page where the Ancestor Roll of Honor is located. On the same page you will also find a link to the 1600's Ancestor Data Base that contains over 14,000 names of proven ancestors from that era. Enjoy Harold Oliver Director

In a message dated 3/29/1999 5:08:10 PM Central Standard Time, Kelki@aol.com writes: << I just inherited a lot of old family papers regarding my Schmidt and Ohlhausen families from the Galveston Co. (and Brazoria Co.) area. There are some Mayfields mentioned, >> Kim--- As much as I would like to claim kinship to the Mayfields you mentioned, I can't. None of those names sound familiar. :( I appreciate your kindness in offering to share, however. Wish there would have been a connection. Thanks... Liz

In a message dated 3/26/99 7:37:49 PM Mountain Standard Time, jnturner@gte.net writes: << NAME: Liz EMAIL: LZL1712@aol.com SURNAMES: Mayfield, Herndon DATE: Mar 26 1999 QRYTEXT: I am searching for descendants of Dr. John Crutcher MAYFIELD >> Hi Liz, I just inherited a lot of old family papers regarding my Schmidt and Ohlhausen families from the Galveston Co. (and Brazoria Co.) area. There are some Mayfields mentioned, who apparently were family friends (based on info from a 70-year-old cousin that remembers them). The following paragraph is a quote from one of her emails to me: "Bessie Mayfield Welch was quite a character, and a family fixture for years. Somehow I got the idea that her mother died when she was quite young, so she sort of grew up in the Schmidt household in Alta Loma. We knew Bessie and her husband Warren well. They had two sons about the ages of my sister and me, and a much younger daughter (adopted) named Alice Marie. The boys were Warren, Jr. and I can't remember the other. Warren Jr. died in the Pacific in WWII. I know that Bessie had two sisters--Louise and Mabel--and I think she had a brother too, but I don't ever hearing him mentioned." Also, I have two letters from 1918, from a Pvt. William H. Mayfield, to the Schmidt family (one in July 1918, from Camp Travis, San Antonio, TX; and one from September 1918, from Camp Wheeler, Macon, GA). If any of this sounds like it might be part of your family, just let me know. I'm glad to share what I have. Regards, Kim