Thanks, Bertha. Some of that I had, some I didn't. Really appreciate you taking the time. Jan BerthaElen@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 10/22/99 12:25:48 PM Central Daylight Time, > erlabri@home.com writes: > > << First post to this list, looking for cousins researching the same > families. Or anyone with data from some old history books. > > I'm a descendant of the following Galveston, Chambers and Jefferson Cos. > former residents... nice way to say they're dead... ;-) > > Jones Shaw, 1790's-1840's, his wife Amanda Newman, 1812-1852, lived on > Bolivar Peninsula, had moved from LA > > Martin Dunman, d. 1840's, High Island, had moved from LA > "Early Texas Death & Legal Records from Joseph Franklin's Diary & John > Griffins's Sexton Records" > pg 32:May 1852 DUNMAN, Martin died at Bolivar Point, Galveston County. > July 1842 DUNMAN, Joseph brother of above died intestate in Galveston County > in July 1842. Martin Dunman administrates his estate. He left on wife, > children or father, his heirs were MARTIN DUNMAN,ROBERT DUNMAN,JAMES > DUNMAN,HENRY DUNSMAN. Susan Barrow & two minor children of John Dunman, > deceased. > pg 34:June 1884 DUNMAN, Joseph, died in Grimes County. > > James Taylor White, Turtle Bayou and Wallisville, had moved from LA > > William Benjamin Weaver, d. 1929, Cedar Bayou, had moved from Coweta GA > > James P. Magee, @ 1813-1886, Cedar Bayou, had moved from Amite Co. MS > > Keziah Beard Stocking, 1805-1876, Cedar Bayou, had moved from Mobile AL > > I'll gladly swap info. > > Thanks > Jan Garland > CA > > Jan > This is all that I found. > Sincerely > Bertha Ellen > Texas City