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/765 Message Board Post: I found the following in the book "Music in Texas" by Lota M. Spell: The Eastern Texas Vocal Musical Convention met in 1858 "on the Thursday before the third Sabbath in October at the Christian Church on the Saline Road, six miles west of Camden in Rusk Co." I expect "Saline" is a misprint and should be "Sabine". Would this be the old Christian Union church? I'm not that familiar with the layout of that area circa 1858, but it seems that the Christian Union church would probably fit location-wise. Was it six miles west of Camden? What was there in Rusk County in 1858 would probably be in Gregg County now. Thanks.
I'm not absolutely sure, but I believe Gregg County was carved out of Smith, Upshur, and Harrison counties. I can't see how any of Gregg County would have originally been in Rusk County. -----Original Message----- From: rl_vaughn@yahoo.com To: TXGREGG-L@rootsweb.com Sent: 14 Mar 2005 09:42:09 -0700 Subject: [TXGregg] Where is this church? 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/765 Message Board Post: I found the following in the book "Music in Texas" by Lota M. Spell: The Eastern Texas Vocal Musical Convention met in 1858 "on the Thursday before the third Sabbath in October at the Christian Church on the Saline Road, six miles west of Camden in Rusk Co." I expect "Saline" is a misprint and should be "Sabine". Would this be the old Christian Union church? I'm not that familiar with the layout of that area circa 1858, but it seems that the Christian Union church would probably fit location-wise. Was it six miles west of Camden? What was there in Rusk County in 1858 would probably be in Gregg County now. Thanks. ==== TXGREGG Mailing List ==== For list problems, email: Sharon Pierce tdsfw@aol.com Elaine Martin McStumped@cox-internet.com ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx