Hello, I have some Kinney family in Navasota, Grimes, Texas from 1870-1900. They later moved to Denton, Texas. I have no information on them prior to 1870. They are Fred and Julia Kinney. I have heard the Venter name in association with the Kinney family several times but have yet to find a connection. Sharon James ----- Original Message ----- From: "shirley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 10:36 AM Subject: [TXGRIMES] Venters Family-African American > Posted on: Grimes Co. Tx Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Grimes/106 > > Surname: Venters > ------------------------- > > Like to make contact with anyone researching this African American family > who's slave migration brought them to Grimes County circa 1855? Jackson > (Jack Venters) was still in Grimes in 1880 but migrated soon afterwards > to Parsons, Labette County, Kansas. Possibly came to Texas with Stoneham > family--and may have been slave of or worked for, after slavery ended the > McIntrye family--Margaret or one of her sons. Lore claims the Venters came > to Texas as part of a large group of slaves--some of whom made the trip > with them to Kansas. Among that group may have been, Browns, Fagans, Bowens, > Dedmans, Teagues, and Kinneys. Interested in any of the above named as > well. > > > > ==== TXGRIMES Mailing List ==== > Grimes County TXGenWeb: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgrimes/ > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ >