Whitney Messenger Friday, July 22, 1952 Son of Pioneer Family Buried Here J.R. (Robert) Griffith, 58, passed away at his home in Bandera, Friday July 18. Funeral services were held at Compton Funeral Home in Waco at 10 a.m. Monday, Rev. Flyod B. Conditt of Fort Worth officiating. Burial was at Bethlehem Cemetery in Whitney. He is survived by his widow, two sons, Harold of Houston and J.R. of Austin, two brothers; I.L. Griffith of Breckenridge and E.L. Griffith of Waco; one sister, Mrs. Cliff Parson of Lubbock and his 97 year old father J.D. Griffith of Waco. The J.D. Griffith family were pioneer settlers of this section, coming here in 1879. The original town of Whitney was once a portion of the Griffith farm. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Some will books were stored in the basement of the Hill Co. courthouse. Does anyone know if these records were destroyed in the last fire? Charlotte

Look in your telephone book to see if there is a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Not the Reorganized church. If one is listed, call and ask them if they have a Family History Library with Census viewers. Nothing takes the place of the experience of viewing these census records in person. It costs $3.25 to order a roll of film which you will have 5 weeks to examine. The libraries also have many rolls of film on hand that you may view free. You might get lucky & they might just happen to have the census you want to see. It happened for me. I live in a small town in Arkansas & was so surprised that they had one of the Limestone County Texas census on hand for free. Also, I work full time, but they are open for me on Sat morning & Wed evenings. The library is staffed by volunteers & they do not try to push their religion on you in any way. They also have a machine that will take photocopies of the census image for 25 cents per copy; very nice for your records. >From: "Chip, Karen & Hunter King" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: 1880 Census Hill County >Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 10:29:25 -0500 > >I am trying to locate someone who can help me find a John Hearst (was >married to Malinda Ann Presley). I have found a John Hearst who was in the >1880 Hill County Texas Census on page 349, but would like to see the entire >record to see if he is "my man". > >Does anyone have this census available? Or can someone tell me how I can >locate a copy of this? > >Thanks in advance for your help. > >Karen King >[email protected] > > >==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== >Please visit our website by Debbie >http://homepages.go.com/~disco77/HillTx.html >Also check out the picture website by Barb >http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4293428835 > >============================== >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

PHILLIS, SEND YOUR INFORMATION TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL NO. [email protected] MARGARET ALLEN I ALSO KNOW SOMEONE WHO WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HER. SMALL WORLD.

That is interesting. I work with a guy that went to High School with Farah, I will have to pass all of this along to him. I too liked Lee Majors. Phyllis

PHILLIS, JIM, ALSO FURNISHED THE PEOPLE THAT CLEANED THE BANK AND MOVED THE FURNITURE. HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD OF OTHER BANKS IN THE AREA, I JUST DON'T REMEMBER. MARGARET ALLEN

JIM, HAD A BROTHER DARRAL I THINK, HE RAN A INSURANCE COMPANY DOWN ON 1960 IN THE CHAMPIONS AREA, I WORKED FOR FIRST IT WAS CHAMPIONS BANK, THEN ALLIED, NOW WELL FARGO, I LEFT THE BANK BACK IN 1984. JIM'S WIFE NAME WAS PAULINE, JIM'S BROTHER DARRAL FAWCETT MOTHER IN LAW WAS THE SWITCH BOARD OPERATOR , WHEN I WORKED IN THE BANK, HER NAME WAS MARGARET HOUSTON. JIM, WOULD BRING FARAH IN THE BANK SOME TIMES WITH HIM, AND HE WOULD BRING HER TO YOUR DESK SO YOU COULD MEET HER, HE BROUGHT RYAN O'NEAL IN ONE DAY BUT I WASN'T AT THE BANK. WHAT I HEARD THAT JIM REALLY LIKED LEE MAJORS WHEN FARAH WAS MARRIED TO HIM. JIM ALSO HAD ANOTHER DAUGHTER, WHO WORKED AT A BANK IN ANOTHER AREA BUT I DON'T REMEMBER HER NAME.

Yep, he sure was. My Mother remembered him

I have heard that about Red Duke too, My Mother passed away last year so I cannot ask her about him. But my Uncle Buddy ( G. H) Carpenter who ran with Jim Fawcett is still alive, but not real well in Ft. Worth. Phyllis

I knew she grew up in Houston but didn't know he was from Hillsboro.

INTERESTING ABOUT THE FAWCET'S, I WORKED IN A BANK BACK IN 1984, JIM FAWCET, FARAH DAD WAS ON THE BOARD OF THE BANK. FARAH FAWCET GREW UP AND LIVED ON CHAMPIONS GOLF COURSE DOWN ON 1960 AREA OF HOUSTON. THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION I ALSO HAVE HEARD THAT DOCTOR RED DUKE WAS FROM HILLSBORO, HE USE TO ON ONE OF THE TV CHANNELS HERE IN HOUSTON MARGARET ALLEN

Did you all know that Farah Fawcet the actress Dad was from Hillsboro. He ran around with my Uncle before he moved his family to Corpus Christi, where Farah was born and went to parochial school, until high school. Just A tibit of information. Phyllis Rummel

My great uncle, William Henry Frazier, was married to a Tommie Brunson 24 Dec 1899. He died 16 Aug. 1900; so she probably married again. That is all I have on her , but have more on him if you are interested. -----Original Message----- From: Lee Edwards <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, February 11, 2001 3:56 PM Subject: Reed in Hill Co. >Posted on: Hill County Queries >Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Hill/1108 > >Surname: Reed, Brunson >------------------------- > >Looking for info on Reed's living in Hill County. David Shelby Reed father >of Dunk W. (my grandfather) who married Tommie Lee Brunson in Hill county >in 1920.s. was also the father of Fannie and Katie , who were born and >died in Hillsboro. Any info on Reeds or Brunson's could help alot. > > >==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== >Website by Debbie: http://homepages.go.com/~disco77/HillTx.html >Photosite by Barb: http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4293428835 > >============================== >Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history >learning and how-to articles on the Internet. >http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >

Susie Havins Stephen wrote: > > Posted on: Hill County Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Hill/1104 > > Surname: Havins, Gotcher, Smith, Bell, Hill, McAnally, Barnett, Taylor > ------------------------- > Dr. William R. Hill married Augusta Ellis Smith July 25, 1883 in Bell County. They both died in Vaughan ( which I think is Hill County). Are they related to your Smith and Hill families? Darlene

Posted on: Hill County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Hill/1109 Surname: Fawsette-Fawcette ------------------------- Meredith, There are some Fawcette's buried at Hillsboro in the new cemetery. I saw them when I went there to take pictures of my relatives headstone's. I don't remember seeing "Fawsette" spelled with an "s" but they could be there. Just thought I'd let you know. Coque Franklin Lawson

Posted on: Hill County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Hill/1108 Surname: Reed, Brunson ------------------------- Looking for info on Reed's living in Hill County. David Shelby Reed father of Dunk W. (my grandfather) who married Tommie Lee Brunson in Hill county in 1920.s. was also the father of Fannie and Katie , who were born and died in Hillsboro. Any info on Reeds or Brunson's could help alot.

I am trying to locate someone who can help me find a John Hearst (was married to Malinda Ann Presley). I have found a John Hearst who was in the 1880 Hill County Texas Census on page 349, but would like to see the entire record to see if he is "my man". Does anyone have this census available? Or can someone tell me how I can locate a copy of this? Thanks in advance for your help. Karen King [email protected]

Posted on: Hill County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Tx/Hill/1106 Surname: Hearst, Hurst, Presley ------------------------- I am trying to locate someone who can help me find a John Hearst (was married to Malinda Ann Presley). I have found a John Hearst who was in the 1880 Hill County Texas Census on page 349, but would like to see the entire record to see if he is "my man". Does anyone have this census available? Or can someone tell me how I can locate a copy of this? Thanks in advance for your help. Karen King [email protected]

Posted on: Hill County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Tx/Hill/1105 Surname: Hearst, Hurst, Presley ------------------------- I am trying to locate someone who can help me find a John Hearst (was married to Malinda Ann Presley). I have found a John Hearst who was in the 1880 Hill County Texas Census on page 349, but would like to see the entire record to see if he is "my man". Does anyone have this census available? Or can someone tell me how I can locate a copy of this? Thanks in advance for your help. Karen King [email protected]

Posted on: Hill County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Hill/1104 Surname: Havins, Gotcher, Smith, Bell, Hill, McAnally, Barnett, Taylor ------------------------- I am related to this line also. Have some information on Gotcher/Havins.. I am interested to know your connection... My maiden name is Havins..... It looks like we could be related... Interested in sharing info. Hope to hear from you soon. Susie Havins Stephen