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/IiB.2ACE/101.1.1 Message Board Post: Are you by chance interested in the Gregstons in Gregg County? I have info on them.

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/IiB.2ACE/212.1.1 Message Board Post: Oops, in the original message that I posted, I mistakenly transposed the numbers of the highway where Camp Fannin was located. It is Highway 271 (Tyler/Gladewater Road). Thanks, Etta Withers

Just a slight typo; the highway is 271 and not 217 ----- Original Message ----- From: esw@longview.net<mailto:esw@longview.net> To: TXGREGG-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:TXGREGG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 7:52 PM Subject: [TXGregg] Re: Camp Fannin 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/IiB.2ACE/212.1<http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IiB.2ACE/212.1> Message Board Post: Camp Fannin was an army base during WW II where they kept some German prisoners for a while. It was located on Hwy. 217 between Tyler, Smith County and Gladewater, Gregg County in Texas (later was called Owentown). UT Health Center Hospital is located near where the base once was. You might browse the Smith County TXGenWeb site and see what may have been posted there. I was a very small child during Camp Fannin's heyday, but do remember my hometown of Gladewater was booming during that time with all the soldiers coming "over the county line" to Gregg County to party and buy alcohol because Smith County was dry. I've noticed some historical markers along Hwy. 217 and a stretch of the road has been named in honor of Camp Fannin. If I can be of any more help, contact me here or by direct email at: esw@longview.net<mailto:esw@longview.net>. Thanks, Etta ==== TXGREGG Mailing List ==== For list problems, email: Sharon Pierce tdsfw@aol.com<mailto:tdsfw@aol.com> Elaine Martin McStumped@cox.net<mailto:McStumped@cox.net> ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx>

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/IiB.2ACE/101.1 Message Board Post: Did you get a response for any Gregstons living in Gregg County? Thanks, Etta Withers

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/IiB.2ACE/212.1 Message Board Post: Camp Fannin was an army base during WW II where they kept some German prisoners for a while. It was located on Hwy. 217 between Tyler, Smith County and Gladewater, Gregg County in Texas (later was called Owentown). UT Health Center Hospital is located near where the base once was. You might browse the Smith County TXGenWeb site and see what may have been posted there. I was a very small child during Camp Fannin's heyday, but do remember my hometown of Gladewater was booming during that time with all the soldiers coming "over the county line" to Gregg County to party and buy alcohol because Smith County was dry. I've noticed some historical markers along Hwy. 217 and a stretch of the road has been named in honor of Camp Fannin. If I can be of any more help, contact me here or by direct email at: esw@longview.net. Thanks, Etta

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: White, Stephens, Withers Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IiB.2ACE/251.1 Message Board Post: I maintain the burial records for Rosedale Cemetery in Gladewater, Gregg Co., TX. Frank and Sue White are both buried in marked graves in Sec. D which is a part of the original cemetery. They each have a large single marker. If you would like a photo of their graves, contact me at: esw@longview.net. Etta Stephens Withers

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bell, Sage, Legg, Stephens, Withers Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IiB.2ACE/751.2 Message Board Post: I can also be contacted at: esw@longview.net. Thanks, Etta Stephens Withers

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Johnson, Stephens, Withers Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IiB.2ACE/338.2 Message Board Post: I keep cemetery records for Rosedale Cemetery in Gladewater, Gregg Co., TX. Dock, Clarice and Henry Johnson are buried in Rosedale. Contact me and I will be happy to send you a photo of their grave markers. Etta Stephens Withers

The 6th Annual Family History Fair is set for Saturday, March 4, 2006 in Tyler, Texas. This seminar is open to the public at no charge. The East Texas Genealogical Society and The Family History Center will hold a free family history seminar at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints building, 1617 Shiloh Road, in Tyler. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. You do not have to be pre-registered to attend. The sessions will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m. A light lunch will be served. Topics covered will include Beginning Research, Deciphering Old Handwriting, Tips for Organizing Your Files, Computer Research Alternatives and PAF Software instruction. These classes will be taught by experienced members of The Family History Center and the East Texas Genealogical Society. New this year will be Hispanic Research classes, which will be translated for our Spanish-speaking visitors. The afternoon session of the Hispanic research track will be taught entirely in Spanish. For more information, contact: Tyler Family History Center, (903) 509-8322, Beverly Odom (903) 825-6896 or Email: TylerFamHist@aol.com or see website: www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs Espanol: George Schultz (903) 894-6954

Hi folks! My name is Linda & I work at the Longview Public Library in the genealogy department. I have long been a member of this email list and get all the messages mailed out. So if you try to email me at the library, It's like sending me a second request .... I got it the first time & will do my best to help as soon as time allows. When I see a request for information, be it an obit or a question for any kind of information regarding who, what, where, how, or when, for a person, place or thing in Gregg County - & I think I can help, I will respond. The list does not see the response, because it's sent out privately. Please continue to ask for research by way of the list... I may not be the only person who can help... You don't have to email me privately, here at the library. I work one weekend a month and am off 3 weekends. If you send an email after 6 p m on a Friday - please don't get upset if you don't get a response til Monday.... If I work that weekend, I will do the lookup as soon as I can after I get to work at 9 am that Saturday... Please keep the requests coming... I am more than happy to help anyone who is in need... Thanks! Linda H Laminack Genealogy/Local History Longview Public Library Longview, TX 75601 903 237 1359

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Herrington Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IiB.2ACE/810 Message Board Post: I am looking for any information on a Marshall Herrington who died in May 1977 in Longview. Does any one know who his parents were, where he was born, or if he had any children? Thank you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bottorff Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IiB.2ACE/809 Message Board Post: Seeking information on David C Bottorff who died in Longview TX 30 Dec 1943. Would like to know where buried. Also would like information on his wife Margaret (Murphy) Bottorff and their children, Petty L, Aleda "Leda" M, Stanley D, David E, Margaret A, Elaine G, and Beulah. Thank you for any information on this family.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Nelms Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IiB.2ACE/808 Message Board Post: I need an obituary for William J. Nelms who died in Gregg County 27 December 1989. Thank you in advance for your help.

The American State Papers have been useful for me. Now the Library of Congress has combined many congressional and other documents under one search engine. Hint: Don't search for "Washington." :-) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html Gary Pinkerton

Thought I'd try this again. Didn't get a single response. Anyone have access to City Directory or early business records? _____ From: Gary Pinkerton [mailto:gpinkerton@gt.rr.com] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 2:11 PM To: 'TXGREGG-L@rootsweb.com' Subject: Titsworth, Oldham I'm trying to locate relatives of a Joe Titsworth of Kilgore and an R.V. Oldham from Longview. Both men were identified as operating heavy equipment during a search of Hendricks Lake back in 1957-58. If anyone has any information, I would appreciate the help. Gary Pinkerton 409.201.8026

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bolt, Stephens, Withers Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IiB.2ACE/266.1 Message Board Post: I have four Bolt family members buried in Rosedale Cemetery located in Gladewater, Gregg Co., TX; i.e. Bernice Bolt, Johnnie R. Bolt, Oma L. Bolt and Roy Bolt. If interested, contact me. Thanks, Etta Stephens-Withers

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/IiB.2ACE/770.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you, I will check Shelby County again. Do you have any other information on Aaron Trice Castleberry (the st)?

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/IiB.2ACE/770.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I believe the Aaron Trice Castleberry you are looking for died in Shelby County, Texas, and is probably buried there.

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/IiB.2ACE/807.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you so much, I had the census for 1920, as they where living with my grandfather's, father and mother. When my grandmother died, my grandfather remarried. The twins died, then my grandmother died in her sleep. Ruth De Lois Biggs (my mother) was born on 20 Sep 1922, James Eldridge Biggs was born on 08 Oct 1919, Leon Dewey Biggs Jr. was born on 08 Dec 1924 and is living in Olney, Texas. But on both side of the family genealogy, they don't have a lot. Thank You So Much Gale

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/IiB.2ACE/807.1 Message Board Post: 26 Jan 1920; Census Place: San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas; Roll: T625_1844; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 194; Image: 849. 403 N Sherwood Street J O Biggs, head of household, 44, born TX, parents GA Lillie B, wife, 43, TX TN TN Cecil A, son, 16, TX Rudolph A, son, 12, TX Lillian, dtr, 7, TX L D, son, 22, TX Veda, dtr in law, 23, TX US TX E J, grandson, 2 mos Texas Genweb Project....birth records begin in 1926 The surviving children must have been born before the index started. Biggs, Clarence Willard 3-8-1927, Tom Green County Neda Wilbourn - L. D. Biggs Biggs, Thomas Rudolph 3-8-1927, Tom Green County Veda Wilbourn - L. D. Biggs Free Texas Birth and Death index at website called David Gray's People Finder. Infant twin of Leon D Biggs died 11 Mar 1927, Tom Green County, Texas file # 10691 Mrs. L D Biggs died 10 Apr 1927, Tom Green County, Texas file # 14255 If the other twin died at birth or was stillborn there may not be a death record? The 1900 US census indicates Veda, listed as "Veth" was born in Sept 1891, 1900 Cherokee county census. Her death certificate will give place of burial. Bigg's not found in the 1930 record.