--part1_ec3c8872.24506a43_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This will never do. Please help stop them from passing this bill. Thanks, Marguerite Prince Songy --part1_ec3c8872.24506a43_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <ecw@htcomp.net> Received: from rly-zb05.mx.aol.com (rly-zb05.mail.aol.com [172.31.41.5]) by air-zb04.mail.aol.com (v59.4) with SMTP; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 01:19:30 -0400 Received: from hamextw01.htcomp.net (ns2.HTCOMP.NET [207.17.189.3]) by rly-zb05.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id BAA00873 for <MSongy7777@aol.com>; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 01:19:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ray (unverified [207.17.189.182]) by hamextw01.htcomp.net (Rockliffe SMTPRA 3.2.0) with ESMTP id <B0002493804@hamextw01.htcomp.net> for <MSongy7777@aol.com>; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 00:18:59 -0500 Message-ID: <B0002493804@hamextw01.htcomp.net> Reply-To: <ecw@htcomp.net> From: "Elreeta Weathers" <ecw@htcomp.net> To: <MSongy7777@aol.com> Subject: Re: Please Stop HB 836 Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 00:20:50 -0500 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Marguerite, It was my impression that this was a bill before the TX Legislature now. Is it also being considered by Congress in Wasington. Elreeta Weathers ---------- > From: MSongy7777@aol.com > To: senator@hutchison.senate.gov > Cc: Phil_Gramm@gramm.senate.gov > Subject: Please Stop HB 836 > Date: Thursday, April 22, 1999 12:00 AM > > As a genealogist, I am writing to implore you to stop HB 836, which will lock > up death and birth records for 25-50 years. This bill will set back > genealogical research, and for example, will put information that should be > immediately available on my father, who died in 1990, out of the reach of my > children and myself for another sixteen years...this is unthinkable. Please > do everything in your power to stop this bill. > Thank you for your time and assistance in this matter. > Sincerely, > Marguerite Prince Songy > 4025 Burke Road # 1208 > Pasadena, TX 77504 > --part1_ec3c8872.24506a43_boundary--

I am looking for the parents of my great-grandmother,Corinne MERRITT (ca 1862- 14 Jul 1881), and perhaps also known as Sarah Corinne MERRITT. She appears in the 1880 census in Marshall, Harrison,TX at age 18, living alone and working as a housekeeper. The records say she was born in Louisiana. Would anyone have access to the census records or other records to check if a likely MERRITT household is also living there at the time? She died in Galveston, TX in 1881 after giving birth to my grandmother. I have reviewed the Louisiana census records of 1870, and although I located many MERRITT households, I could find no clue for hers. I could have just overlooked it. I understand Marshall was an entertainment mecca in those days, so that may be what drew the young woman there. Thx for any pointers, help, etc. Bill Penny MN

Hello List, Hope this isn't too confusing, since there are 2 Joseph's in this query; one is husband and one is father. I have just signed on to the list, having gotten info yesterday that Joseph STORY's wife; "Tina/Tiney/Tennie/Tenie" was the daughter of Joseph HUMPHRIES. Joseph HUMPHRIES was reportedly married to Sarah ? and he died in Harrison co. Texas in 1844. Does anyone know more than this of Joseph and Sarah HUMPHRIES? I'll be happy to exchange info on descendants of Joseph STORY and "T/T/T/T" HUMPHRIES' descendants through their daughter Ellen.

The promised LDS site is up - still as a test site, but no password required. Expect delays, time-outs, page-not-found messages, etc. since it's been really busy. It's www.familysearch.org and you can read all about it at : http://www.ancestry.com/columns/eastman/index.htm I'm not LDS, and all I know is what I just wrote, so please don't ask me any questions about the site. I'd just have to tell you I dunno <g>! Gail

Methodist Church Services are held the 1st Sunday of every month at 11:00 at the Chapel at Scottsville Cemetery. My mom took my grandmother a couple of months ago, only about 10 folks were there. There is no choir or anything, just a nice little service. Lasted about 30 minutes. Thought someone might like to go sometime and visit. It's a beautiful little Chapel. Anita

Hi, (Sorry, I should know better than to send e-mail to the list as HTML!) I've just finished making some changes and additions to the Harrison Co. TXGenWeb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txharris/harrison.htm I did away with the background, which - hopefully - will make the text easier to read, and I've moved some of the links around. I really hope the site will be easier to navigate for you, but I'm always open to suggestions. I've added 4 more GenConnect Message Boards - Deeds, Pensions, Wills, and Bible Records. The entry page for all the GenConnect boards is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txharris/genconnect.htm and I'd love for you to post any of these records for others to see. Please follow the instructions and let me know if you have any problems. If you're planning to come to Marshall to do some research, you should know that the courthouse museum is undergoing a major roof renovation, which is scheduled to be completed by the end of November 1999, in time for Wonderland of Lights. All the exhibits have been moved to an off-site location, for safekeeping, but the Research Library will remain open, Tuesday thru Saturday, 10-5. It may be necessary to move the library materials at some point, and I'll let you know when that happens. Meanwhile, let me know - or write the museum at museum@shreve.net - if you're coming, so you won't have any unhappy surprises when you get here. If you'll be in the neighborhood April 10, there will be a Genealogical Seminar in Jefferson that day - it's put on by Everton's and should be very good. Details are on the web site. Gail

I am not really a genealogist. I consider myself more of a compiler. My father was a genealogist and died before he could organize his research. I have been compiling his work into a readable database. (I use Parson's Family Origins) I would be happy to share what information I have compiled. I have a very large number of lines since, from my daddy's perspective, there was never a rabbit trail too obscure to follow. The main ones are as follows: 1. Bogue (TX, NC, AR) I have about 4 generations on this line. Family of John Robert Bogue who live in and around Marshall, TX, Harrison County) Roberson/Robinson (TX, GA) (Descendants and Ancestors of Leola Pearl (Robinson) Bogue (1914 - 1995) of Marshall, Harrison Co., TX 2.Ancestors and Descendants of Claude B. Finley, Jr. (1930 - 1989) of Marshall, Harrison Co., TX 1. Finley (TX, TN, Scotland) (Ancestors and Descendants of Claude B. Finley, Jr. of Marshall, Harrison Co., TX A. Bullock (NC, TN, TX) (Ancestors of Holland Emma Bullock (1875-1953) and Claude B. Finley, Jr. of Harrison County B. Gurganeus/Gurganus (TX) (ancestors of the Bullock's) C. Hamilton (TX, GA) (Ancestors of Mary Elizabeth Hamilton (1911) living in Marshall, Harrison Co., TX (a) Rose (TX, Miss, NS, GA, Virginia, Scotland) (Ancestors of Mary Elizabeth Hamilton (1911) living in Marshall, Harrison Co., TX (b) Scott (TX, Miss, NC, SC, Virginia) (Ancestors of Mary Elizabeth Hamilton (1911) living in Marshall, Harrison Co., TX - descendants and ancestors of William Thomas Scott (1811 - 1887) (c) Scruggs (TX) (Ancestors of Mary Elizabeth Hamilton (1911) living in Marshall, Harrison Co., TX (d) Whatley (TX, GA, NC, Vir, England) (Ancestors of Mary Elizabeth Hamilton (1911) living in Marshall, Harrison Co., TX - Through Mary Elizabeth Scruggs (1856 - 1919) and Charity Antoinett Strong (1834 - 1920) (e) Washington (NC; GA; Vir; Thrapston, Northamptonshire) (Ancestors of Mary Elizabeth Hamilton (1911) living in Marshall, Harrison Co., TX 3. Shadions/Shadowens (TX) Descendants and Ancestors of Erbye Ophelia (Ratley) McCarty (1899 - 1995) of Marshall, Harrison County, TX Ratley (TX, TN) Ancestors of Erbye Ophelia (Ratley) McCarty (1899 - 1995) of Marshall, Harrison County, TX 4. McCarty (TX) Descendants and Ancestors of Herbert H. McCarty (1898 - 1974) of Marshall, Harrison County, TX a. Pruitt (TX) (don't have much on the Pruitt's, a new line) Parents of Ollie Irene (Pruitt) McCarty living in Marshall, Harrison Co., TX - descendants of Elonzo Edmund Pruitt and Willie Francis Harris (1896 - 1972) of Marshall, Harrison Co., TX possibly lived in Matinburg, Cass Co., TX for a time. Other lines of interest not of Harrison County - mostly in and around Portland, OR 5. Aigner (MN, OK, OR, Salzburg, Austria) Dietlein (MN, MD) McCarthy (MN, OK, ND, England) Lee Ann Aigner tmaigner@home.com

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_922240154_boundary Content-ID: <0_922240154@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII In a message dated 3/23/99 7:42:16 AM Central Standard Time, rexbrown@shreve.net writes: Hi, I am a newbie.. have been reading the posts and not replying much yet. I am Janet Grace and live in the small town of Hallsville. Have lived in Harrison county all my life. I am currently researching the Family of Joseph Franklin Hughes - and this is what i have so far Joseph Franklin Hughes (Joseph aka Joe or Pat Hughes) was born July 31, 1884 died April 2, 1933. Married Mary Ann Cornelius. She died October 20, 1927 in Texarkana, Texas He was a street car conducter & farmer. Joe had 2 kids - Ruell & Ruthie Hughes before he married my grandmother..They had 2 sons - Harlan (deceased) and Herman (Jack) Orvis Hughes. (currently resides in Marshall) Joe's brothers: Jake, John & Denson Sisters - Millie & Laura. I believe most to have come from the Texarkana, Ark area..but Ruell died in Louisiana. Anyway, that is the most i have come up with! - Appreciate any help on either side. Thanks Janet << Hi, There have been several new listmembers recently, and I'd like to invite you to introduce yourselves to the group. Let us know which lines you're researching, when and where they lived in Harrison County. I'm probably the only one on the list who has no ancestors from the county, and the man I married is a "newcomer", too, since his father was born in Upshur Co., not Harrison, and his mother was from way off in OK. Anyway, let us hear from you! If you haven't done so already, please post a query at the Harrison County Query Forum http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Harrison If you have any obits or bios, you can post them at http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/HarrisonObits or http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/HarrisonBios Please do not post queries at the Bios or Obits Forum >> --part0_922240154_boundary Content-ID: <0_922240154@inet_out.mail.shreve.net.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <TXHARRISON-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yc04.mx.aol.com (rly-yc04.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.36]) by air-yc01.mail.aol.com (v58.13) with SMTP; Tue, 23 Mar 1999 08:42:16 -0500 Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27]) by rly-yc04.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id IAA19781; Tue, 23 Mar 1999 08:42:04 -0500 (EST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id FAA26152; Tue, 23 Mar 1999 05:38:51 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 05:38:51 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <005201be7532$c1853620$76f610cf@the-brown-s> From: "Gail Brown" <rexbrown@shreve.net> Old-To: "TXHARRISON List" <TXHARRISON-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: New Listmembers Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 07:40:45 -0600 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Resent-Message-ID: <"O1fQC.A.eYG.rl592"@bl-11.rootsweb.com> Resent-From: TXHARRISON-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <TXHARRISON-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/323 X-Loop: TXHARRISON-L@rootsweb.com To: TXHARRISON-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Errors-To: TXHARRISON-L-request@rootsweb.com Resent-Sender: TXHARRISON-L-request@rootsweb.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Hi, There have been several new listmembers recently, and I'd like to invite y= ou to introduce yourselves to the group. Let us know which lines you're researching, when and where they lived in Harrison County. I'm probably t= he only one on the list who has no ancestors from the county, and the man I married is a "newcomer", too, since his father was born in Upshur Co., not Harrison, and his mother was from way off in OK. Anyway, let us hear from you! If you haven't done so already, please post= a query at the Harrison County Query Forum http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Harrison If you have an= y obits or bios, you can post them at http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/HarrisonObits or http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/HarrisonBios Please do not post queries at the Bios or Obits Forums. They will be removed. I'm going to add the rest of the GenConnect suite to the web sit= e soon. This includes Wills, Deeds, Bible Records, and Pensions. I spent most of yesterday battling a real computer virus - not a hoax - an= d finally got it off. McAfee tech support said they'd had tons of calls on this one. It's W32.CIH.SPACEFILLER, and I'd strongly suggest you get a go= od virus scan program to check your computer. Please do not write to the lis= t about this, but write me privately rexbrown@shreve.net or gailwbrown@bigfoot.com if you have any questions about it. Please do not pass this on to another mail list - I don't want to get a "thing" going, b= ut this is a real virus, not a hoax. Gail www.rootsweb.com/~txharris/harrison.htm =3D=3D=3D=3D TXHARRISON Mailing List =3D=3D=3D=3D Unsubscribe from the mail list by sending a message to mailto:TXHARRISON-L= - request@rootsweb.com that contains the word unsubscribe in the body of the message. --part0_922240154_boundary--

Good Morning Harrison County Researchers, It's been so quiet on the list and glad Gail woke us up this morning. I am not new to the list but thought I would introduce myself to those of you who are. I am Jacqueline Busby Cochran better known as "Jackson", live in rainy Northern CA but my roots are deep in the East Texas soil of Harrison County. My direct line surnames in Harrison County are. THOMAS 1793-1888 KY>MS>AR>Harrison County, TX (1840) RICHARDSON 1826-Present TN>Harrison County, TX (1849) LOVELACE 1838-Present NC>GA>Harrison County,TX (1862) HICKEY 1845-Present KY>AL>Rusk County TX> Harrison County, TX (1860) I also have some information on these surnames that are associated with my line. BOLDING CANNON COLEMAN DAWSON DICKARD DRAPER FLINT GOODWIN HILL HILL JAMES KOON MCLAIN SNOWDEN Look forward to meeting everyone and seeing who you are looking for. Glad to share information, so don't hesitate to ask. Jackson

Hi, There have been several new listmembers recently, and I'd like to invite you to introduce yourselves to the group. Let us know which lines you're researching, when and where they lived in Harrison County. I'm probably the only one on the list who has no ancestors from the county, and the man I married is a "newcomer", too, since his father was born in Upshur Co., not Harrison, and his mother was from way off in OK. Anyway, let us hear from you! If you haven't done so already, please post a query at the Harrison County Query Forum http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Harrison If you have any obits or bios, you can post them at http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/HarrisonObits or http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/HarrisonBios Please do not post queries at the Bios or Obits Forums. They will be removed. I'm going to add the rest of the GenConnect suite to the web site soon. This includes Wills, Deeds, Bible Records, and Pensions. I spent most of yesterday battling a real computer virus - not a hoax - and finally got it off. McAfee tech support said they'd had tons of calls on this one. It's W32.CIH.SPACEFILLER, and I'd strongly suggest you get a good virus scan program to check your computer. Please do not write to the list about this, but write me privately rexbrown@shreve.net or gailwbrown@bigfoot.com if you have any questions about it. Please do not pass this on to another mail list - I don't want to get a "thing" going, but this is a real virus, not a hoax. Gail www.rootsweb.com/~txharris/harrison.htm

To All Whom It May Concern: The purpose of this message is to inform all genealogists & researchers who subscribe to TEXAS Rootsweb Lists, of a very important web site that now has a searchable database of over 1,650 U.S. Regular Army soldiers who once served at the short-lived Buffalo Barracks, between 1835 and 1846. Many of these soldiers had fought in the Indian Wars in Florida and also the War with Mexican, and then the Civil War. It is without doubt that some of the descendants of these men are most likely in every county of the great state of Texas. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT: The 1840 Census of Buffalo, NY lists Colonel James M. Bankhead, of Virginia, and a total 'quantity' of 671 individuals, ranging in age from 1 to 60, as being under his command and/or responsibility. Unfortunately, the census does not list each of these barracks residents by name....only by 'quantity.' (ie. 426 males 20-30 yrs, or 34 females 20-30 yrs) HOWEVER, The Buffalo Barracks Historical Web Site has turned most of the 'quantities' into actual names. The list of these officers and soldiers (and some of their wifes and dependants...see the Barracks Notebook section) are available, free of any charge. The URL for this outstanding web site is: [ http://www.buffalonet.org/army ] There, you will discover the "Descriptive & Historical Register Data of Enlisted Soldiers in the U.S. Army," for those who served at this federal military post on the Niagara Frontier. Also available is a wealth of rare and interesting information pertaining to the Buffalo Barracks and it's unique historic value. I encourage everyone to take the time to visit this site. Perhaps you have an ancestor who once served there? Enjoy your visit, Cliff Williams 104740.372@compuserve.com buffalobarracks@hotbot.com

Sorry that I apparently jumped the gun on spreading the word about the LDS web site. I'd been reading about its coming for a couple of weeks and got the word, from another list, that it was up yesterday. This morning I got in, but the server was "too busy". Now, apparently they have closed the site to select Beta testers. This is probably not a bad thing. They will work out the bugs, then refine the system, before making it available to all. The final show may not be online for a few weeks/months, but I'll let you know when it happens. I'm not LDS, so have no inside knowledge, but it looks like it will be a great help to our online searching when it's finally online. Worth the wait! Gail

The LDS has finally put its searchable web site online - at least temporarily. This is a test site which will be up until March 28, when they will take it down for refinement. Only problem is that when I've tried to use it, everyone else is, too, so I keep getting "server too busy" message. Anyway, if you're a night owl, maybe you can get on in the wee small hours of the morning! It looks very promising! See http://eval.familysearch.com/Browse/browse.asp for more info. Gail

Could whoever forwarded the message concerning corrections to the Scottsville Cemetery listing please forward me the message with attachment again. Fingers were quicker than the brain, and I can't find it any any of the deleted items files. TIA, Bruce C. Cook AKA "Rusty" bccook@nh.ultranet.com

As you know, most virus messages are hoaxes - this one apparently is not. HAPPY99.EXE doesn't appear to very damaging, so there's no reason to panic, but I thought you'd want to know about it. My apologies if you've already gotten this message from another source. The following site: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/3652/SKA.HTM gives this information: "This virus is attached to newsgroup and e-mail messages as an attachment called Happy99.exe. You cannot get infected with this virus just by reading a newsgroup or e-mail message. You have to execute the attachment. Almost always, the person who sent it does not know that they are sending it out. It does not show up in their Outbox. If you didn't execute the attachment, you can just delete it and move on. If you execute an infected attachment, it will display a firework display." It's always best to be on the safe side. Having received HAPPY99.EXE from my aunt (who didn't realize what she was sending), I had run it - thought the fireworks display was neat. I've just followed the instructions for removal, given at the above-mentioned site, and everything seems to be OK. Have a great day, Gail Listowner

Hi Renee', Vernon is in Wilbarger Co., per the USGS Mapping Information site http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html My husband has a Coppedge line (England to VA to TX) - I don't find your Mary in my readily accessible files, but if I come across anything I'll let you know. Gail -----Original Message----- From: RF1961@aol.com <RF1961@aol.com> To: TXHARRISON-L@rootsweb.com <TXHARRISON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, February 25, 1999 8:32 PM Subject: Coppedge/Ward >I am looking for information on Mary E. Coppedge born 1866 HArrison Co. Texas. >Married to a John R. Ward and passed away in Hopkins County, Tx. 1934. Also >can anyone tell me where Vernon, Texas is?? >SURNAMES: COPPEDGE, COPPAGE, MORRIS, WINGO, GREER, PRINCE , ROBERTS > >THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY INFORMATION. ALL WILL BE GRATELY APPRECIATED! > >Renee' Roberts Fields >Eagle, Colorado >RF1961@aol.com > > >==== TXHARRISON Mailing List ==== >Be sure to visit Harrison County TXGenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txharris/harrison.htm > >

I am looking for information on Mary E. Coppedge born 1866 HArrison Co. Texas. Married to a John R. Ward and passed away in Hopkins County, Tx. 1934. Also can anyone tell me where Vernon, Texas is?? SURNAMES: COPPEDGE, COPPAGE, MORRIS, WINGO, GREER, PRINCE , ROBERTS THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY INFORMATION. ALL WILL BE GRATELY APPRECIATED! Renee' Roberts Fields Eagle, Colorado RF1961@aol.com

Thought you all might want to see the latest project for TXGenWeb. I won't forward further issues to the list, unless there's special mention of Harrison Co., so make note of the URL included where past issues will be online. The part in this newsletter that's important is the request for support for Rootsweb, which makes this mail list possible, as well as all the USGenWeb sites housed on their server. If you haven't become a supporting part of Rootsweb's cooperative effort, please do consider it. Have a great day, Gail -----Original Message----- From: Trey Holt <holt@txcyber.com> Date: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 9:51 PM Subject: TXGW News & Review, Vol 1, No 1 > >The TXGenWeb Project News and Review > >A Summary of Events and Topics >of Interest to Texas Genealogists > >Vol. 1 No. 1 - February 23, 1999 > > >visit The TXGenWeb Project at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ > >Past issues of this Newsletter are available at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/review/index.htm > > >============================================================ > >Copyright (C) 1999 by The TXGenWeb Project. All rights reserved. >Editor: Trey Holt <holt@txcyber.com> > >The TXGenWeb Project News and Review is distributed regularly >to the txgen-l mailing list. This newsletter may be freely >distributed to others with interest in Texas genealogy. > >All volunteers of The TXGenWeb Project are encouraged to send >any new items of interest and announcements to holt@txcyber.com. > >============================================================ > > >The RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative provides a great >deal of support and help to The TXGenWeb Project and its >volunteers through its commitment to providing free on-line >genealogical resources. > >DONATIONS TO HELP SUPPORT ROOTSWEB ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED. For >details about support levels/benefits and payment options,please >visit: <http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html> >or send e-mail to: <RW-info@rootsweb.com>. RootsWeb's address is: >RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative, P.O. Box 6798, Frazier >Park, CA 93222-6798. (Please include your e-mail address on all >correspondence and checks.) > >============================================================ > >IN THIS ISSUE: > >- A Word About The TXGenWeb Project News and Review >- Coryell County TXGenWeb Highlights >- Gillespie County TXGenWeb Resources >- Texas Census Images On-line >- New Host for Bell County TXGenWeb >- Lavaca County Mailing List > >============================================================ > > - A Word About The TXGenWeb Project News and Review > > This is the first issue of what I hope will be a continuing > effort to promote the work and efforts of the volunteers of The > TXGenWeb Project. I will be the editor of this newsletter until > a permanent editor volunteers. If you are interested in taking > on the job of editing this newsletter please let me know. I > also hope to in the near future obtain a dedicated mail list for > this newsletter. Trey Holt, holt@txcyber.com > >============================================================ > >- Coryell County TXGenWeb Highlights > >On the Coryell County home page we have on-line: the 1880 Coryell >County census in it's entirety; the 1884 Coryell County Tax roll; >the first brand book of Coryell County; the index to the big >book of "Coryell County Families"; all Historical Markers in the >County; early Post Offices, dates and first Post Masters; early >Schools with dates; all cemeteries in the County; cemeteries >inside Ft. Hood; towns lost to Ft. Hood; Civil War veterans of >Coryell Co.; Early towns and maps of the County; The >government's purpose behind each census; Coryell County History >and history of the Court House. Gatesville addresses and phone >#'s of those you might need to contact; the meaning of legal >terms in relation to genealogy; the meaning of tombstone >inscriptions; Occupations of our Ancestors; What Dr's called the >diseases of our ancestors (what we find on death certificates); >dates of wars and epidemics in USA; the GenWeb project to >identify landmarks and vanishing material about our county; >native American resources; many, many links to help our >research; as well as lookups and available material written >about Coryell Co. Try us, you might like us! We have been >on-line for less than a year and are averaging about 60 hits a day! >Bobbie Ross, CC for Coryell County, Texas. > >============================================================ > >- Gillespie County TXGenWeb Resources > >I have put Naturalization records, a few new cemeteries, and >Marriage Records w/link to family trees on the Gillespie Co site >http://lonestar.texas.net/~wandaq/gillespie/ >I am now working on the town lots for 1847 and trying to put >them with ships they arrived on and where they were from. >Wanda Qualls, CC Gillespie County <wandaq@texas.net> > >============================================================ > >- Texas Census Images Online > >1860 Van Zandt County TX >http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/vanzandt/census/1860 > >1870 Austin County TX >http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/austin/census/1870 > >============================================================ > >- New Host for Bell County TXGenWeb > >The new host for Bell County is Bill Bost <longwired@hotmail.com> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell/ >Please welcome Bill to the group. > >============================================================ >- Lavaca County Mailing List > >Lavaca County now has its own mailing list, thanks to the help >of Gwen Boucher <boucher2@pdq.net> who will be taking care of >the list. 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Hi All, The Marshall News Messenger today 16 Feb. 1999, included the front page of the Feb. 16, 1899 Marshall Messenger, as the newspaper was known then. There's an obit for Mrs. A. E. Starnes, which I'll post here, as well as on the obit forum. <quote>Another one of Marshall's oldest citizens passed away when Mrs. Amanda E. Starnes died at 7:25, Wednesday night, Feb. 15th, 1899, at the residence of Mrs. B. R. Perry, which has been her home for some years past. Funeral services at the house at 9 o'clock Friday morning. Burial at Scottsville, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. The remains will start for Scottsville at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Starnes was born in Mississippi Jan. 14, 1823. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jno Graves, moved to Mobile, Ala., when she was four years old, and at the age of 14 she was married to Mr. John R. Smith, who died two years later, leaving her one child, Miss Cammie Starnes, who alone of her immediate family survives her. Mrs. Starnes is the last of fourteen children. Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Sarah Braves still lives on the old home place. Mrs. Jennie Coleman and Mrs. Mittie Bell, of Marshall, Mrs. Wm. Bradburn, of Houston and Mrs. Mattie Daniels, of Jack County, are her nieces, and Dr. W. F. Adkins and T. Y. Adkins, are her nephews. Mrs. Starnes was taken sick Dec. 25th and never got up. She was conscious up to twelve hours before she died, and in the last hours, as in all the years that had gone before, she showed that she was a christian - a real christian and was not afraid to die. For more than fifty years she has been a consistant member of the Methodist church. She not only professed christianity, but she lived it, and lived it so that it left its influence upon those around her. She had a short simple rule that she applied to things, and they had to square to it to meet her approval - it was: "Is it right?"<unquote> An added note - Other members of the Starnes family buried in Scottsville Cemetery are Ada Amanda - b. 11 Sep, 1852, d. 15 Oct, 1858 and Dr. W. A. Starnes - d. 4 Jul, 1878