Thank you for the responses. That makes sense - recordings occurred where the person was, not where the land was if they differed. In fact, that means my ancestor was in Milam County at the time she made that 837 sale of the property near what would become Whitney. I always wondered where she was living, so that's a great clue! Thanks! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Bigham" <howbig@attbi.com> To: <TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 2:12 PM Subject: Re: [TXHILL] Land Records > Deven: > > Land records did not have to be recorded in county sold. Since people har > to use horse power they went to the County Court House that was the closest > to them. This happens often where a plot of land was sold in one county but > was regestered in anotheer simply because that courthouse was closer to > them. > Howard Bigham > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Deven Lewis" <dlewis00@earthlink.net> > To: <TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 2:24 PM > Subject: [TXHILL] Land Records > > > > There's something (a lot!) I don't understand about land records that I'm > hoping one of you experts might be able to help with. My ancestor sold a > piece of her property in 1837 that was situated near Whitney in Hill > County - it was Robertson County at that time. I found the transaction on > the Robertson County microfilm deed roll, but the actual grant was recorded > by the Milam County clerk. Similar situation in 1854 - a family member sold > property in Mercer's Colony which was in Dallas County, but the transaction > showed up in the land records for Hill County. Why would that be? > > > > Deven > > > > > > ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== > > Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ > > Barb's Photo > Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records , > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== > Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ > Barb's Photo Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Deven: Land records did not have to be recorded in county sold. Since people har to use horse power they went to the County Court House that was the closest to them. This happens often where a plot of land was sold in one county but was regestered in anotheer simply because that courthouse was closer to them. Howard Bigham ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deven Lewis" <dlewis00@earthlink.net> To: <TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 2:24 PM Subject: [TXHILL] Land Records > There's something (a lot!) I don't understand about land records that I'm hoping one of you experts might be able to help with. My ancestor sold a piece of her property in 1837 that was situated near Whitney in Hill County - it was Robertson County at that time. I found the transaction on the Robertson County microfilm deed roll, but the actual grant was recorded by the Milam County clerk. Similar situation in 1854 - a family member sold property in Mercer's Colony which was in Dallas County, but the transaction showed up in the land records for Hill County. Why would that be? > > Deven > > > ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== > Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ > Barb's Photo Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

There's something (a lot!) I don't understand about land records that I'm hoping one of you experts might be able to help with. My ancestor sold a piece of her property in 1837 that was situated near Whitney in Hill County - it was Robertson County at that time. I found the transaction on the Robertson County microfilm deed roll, but the actual grant was recorded by the Milam County clerk. Similar situation in 1854 - a family member sold property in Mercer's Colony which was in Dallas County, but the transaction showed up in the land records for Hill County. Why would that be? Deven

Thanks for the help with the Baylor microfilmed records. Do they have any county records which have not been microfilmed, and can be used only on site? I'm trying to determine if it would be worthwhile to include Baylor as a stop on my trip through the area later this summer. Terry researching Bailey, Paul, Pitts, Solomon, Woody

In a message dated 5/24/2003 9:03:38 AM Central Standard Time, TXHILL-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Thanks for the help with the Baylor microfilmed records. Do they have any > county records which have not been microfilmed, and can be used only on > site? > > There are other collections/libraries you can search at Baylor...just go to this website address: <A HREF="http://www.baylor.edu/libresearch.asp">http://www.baylor.edu/libresearch.asp</A> Good luck! Carol Anne

In a message dated 5/24/2003 9:03:38 AM Central Standard Time, TXHILL-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Thanks for the help with the Baylor microfilmed records. Do they have any > county records which have not been microfilmed, and can be used only on > site? > If you will go to this website address you can search the card catalog for the Texas Collection at Baylor. <A HREF="http://bearcat.baylor.edu/">http://bearcat.baylor.edu/</A> Happy Hunting! Carol Anne Wilson

Paul, Sounds good! Thanks for taking the time to reply! Shon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Prairiedale Cemetery Association" <prairiedale@earthlink.net> To: <TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 1:44 PM Subject: Re: [TXHILL] Hillsboro Cemetery Inventories > Shon, > > There is an office out at Ridge Park Cem. and a lady is supposed to be there > most of the day. There is a phone there, but I don't have the number. > I got it one time from Marshall & Marshall. Their # is 254-582-2581. > > I believe the lady at the cem. can locate graves for you. > However, I don't think there is a "public" inventory of the cemetery yet. > > Paul ... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shon Samples" <network.nut@verizon.net> > To: <TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, 17-May-2003 6:09 PM > Subject: Re: [TXHILL] Hillsboro Cemetery Inventories > > > | Diana, > | > | Hope your finals went ok. I was wondering if you had a chance to get a > plot > | map for Ridge Park Cemetery. > | > | No hurry, just thought I'd check... > | > | Thanks, > | Shon > | > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Diana R. Holland" <equusmaximus@cniemail.com> > | To: <TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com> > | Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 6:35 PM > | Subject: Re: [TXHILL] Hillsboro Cemetery Inventories > | > | > | > I believe I've seen Locklear in Ridge Park before... I intend to get > plot > | > map from funeral home to find my g grandmothers stone. Believe it's one > | > that is face down... and I can't lift it. I'm in intense nursing > program > | > and it's finals time for this semester... so I make no promises... but > | I'll > | > try to get that map tomorrow on way home. Might help you out too. And > I > | > need it to help a cousin figure out name on tombstone too. Just don't > | have > | > time to go walking thru whole cemetery now. I have a mess of tombstone > | > pics from Ridge park and the Old Cemetery near it, but none of those > | > surnames. > | > > | > Di > | > > | > > | > ----- Original Message ----- > | > From: "Shon Samples" <network.nut@verizon.net> > | > To: <TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com> > | > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 5:39 PM > | > Subject: Re: [TXHILL] Hillsboro Cemetery Inventories > | > > | > > | > > I am looking for the Surnames of "Locklear" and "Samples" buried in > one > | of > | > > these cemeteries between 1856 and 1861. These Surnames have various > | > > spellings so anything close would me more than I have. > | > > > | > > Alot of the websites have inventories of who is laid to rest and is > what > | I > | > > was asking about so I could look through the lists to see if these > | > Surnames > | > > showed up. > | > > > | > > > | > > Thanks, > | > > Shon > | > > > | > > > | > > ----- Original Message ----- > | > > From: "Diana R. Holland" <equusmaximus@cniemail.com> > | > > To: <TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com> > | > > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 4:54 PM > | > > Subject: Re: [TXHILL] Hillsboro Cemetery Inventories > | > > > | > > > | > > > Not sure about your question... but who are you looking for? > | > > > > | > > > > | > > > ----- Original Message ----- > | > > > From: "Shon Samples" <network.nut@verizon.net> > | > > > To: <TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com> > | > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 11:57 AM > | > > > Subject: [TXHILL] Hillsboro Cemetery Inventories > | > > > > | > > > > | > > > > Does anyone know if there has been an inventory completed for the > | > > > Hillsboro Old City Cemetery and/or the Ridge Park Cemetery? I've > been > | > on > | > > > several web sites including the rootsweb TXHill site and have been > | > > > unsuccessfull. > | > > > > > | > > > > Any input is appreciated. > | > > > > > | > > > > Thanks, > | > > > > Shon > | > > > > > | > > > > > | > > > > ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== > | > > > > Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html > | > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ > | > > > > Barb's Photo > | > > > Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml > | > > > > > | > > > > ============================== > | > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > | > > records, > | > > > go to: > | > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > | > > > > > | > > > > > | > > > > | > > > > | > > > ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== > | > > > Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html > | > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ > | > > > Barb's Photo > | > > Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml > | > > > > | > > > ============================== > | > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > | > records, > | > > go to: > | > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > | > > > > | > > > | > > > | > > ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== > | > > Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html > | > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ > | > > Barb's Photo > | > Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml > | > > > | > > ============================== > | > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > | records, > | > go to: > | > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > | > > > | > > > | > > | > > | > ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== > | > Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html > | > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ > | > Barb's Photo > | Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml > | > > | > ============================== > | > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > | go to: > | > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > | > > | > | > | ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== > | Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html > | http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ > | Barb's Photo > Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml > | > | ============================== > | To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > | > > > ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== > Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ > Barb's Photo Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Diana, No problem. I hope your daughter gets to feeling better soon and hang in there with school and all your other responsibilities! Shon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diana R. Holland" <equusmaximus@cniemail.com> To: <TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 6:03 PM Subject: Re: [TXHILL] Hillsboro Cemetery Inventories > Hi Shon, > > I did get to check with Marshall and Marshall... unfortunately... they don't > have a cemetery plot map showing each grave or family plot even. There is a > LOT map. They looked up my great grandmothers grave and told me what lot it > was in. I do have a copy of the lot map... > > I need to find out who manages the cemetery and if there is a cemetery > office somewhere... some relatives of mine, BOTTOMS, plotted out the > individual graves in the cemeteries... but it was donated... so I will have > to see if there's any way I can get a copy of it... > > Daughter had severe allergic reaction on Friday, so I pretty much lost my > days off. She's still not over it totally. I'm now back in school... and > working in the hospitals. Had all B's and A's on first semester... YEAH... > > Sorry, I don't have better news... > Di > > > ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== > Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ > Barb's Photo Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Some of the old Hill County court and vital records are said to have been archived at Baylor University in Waco. Does anyone know what records were sent to Waco, and what time period they cover? Thanks!! Terry

In a message dated 5/23/03 6:15:09 AM, list@mccollom.net writes: << www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/local/hill.html >> Thank you for a very informative site. Eileen in NY

If you go to <A HREF="http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/index.html">http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/index.html</A> , scroll down to "Local Records", select "Index of County Records on Microfilm", then select "Hill" you will get a list of what microfilm records are available from Baylor University. The Waco-McLennan County Library (Central Library downtown) has a wonderful genealogy collection as well. You can search their card catalog at <A HREF="http://www.waco-texas.com/city_depts/libraryservices/libraryservices.htm"> http://www.waco-texas.com/city_depts/libraryservices/libraryservices.htm</A> . If this link doesn't work, you can access the library through the City's webpage at <A HREF="www.waco-texas.com"> www.waco-texas.com</A> , then select the library from the "Popular Pages" drop-down menu. Happy Hunting! Carol Anne Wilson In a message dated 5/23/2003 2:07:00 AM Central Standard Time, TXHILL-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Some of the old Hill County court and vital records are said to have been > archived at Baylor University in Waco. Does anyone know what records were > sent to Waco, and what time period they cover? >

This site lists what Hill county records are there. http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/local/hill.html > -----Original Message----- > From: Terry Walker [mailto:imanokie@cox.net] > Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 6:27 PM > To: TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [TXHILL] Baylor University ? > > > Some of the old Hill County court and vital records are > said to have been archived at Baylor University in Waco. > Does anyone know what records were sent to Waco, and what > time period they cover? > > Thanks!! > Terry > > > ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== > Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ > Barb's Photo > Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online > genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=> 571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Baylor has some public records in the Texas Collection (254) 710-1268; located on the first floor, Carroll Library, HOURS: M-R 9:00-10:00; F 9:00-5; S 9:00-3:00. This will only be records of people that lived in TX. Moody Library supervisors are in a meeting right now, and the receptionist does not think that Moody has genealogy records. The TX Collection suggested the Waco Public Library (CENTRAL LIBRARY LOCATION 750-5941 PRESS 6) as it has a genealogy section located downstairs. HOURS: M-R 10:00-9:00; FS 10:00-6:00; S 1:00-5:00 Hope this helps, Diana R. Holland

Shon, There is an office out at Ridge Park Cem. and a lady is supposed to be there most of the day. There is a phone there, but I don't have the number. I got it one time from Marshall & Marshall. Their # is 254-582-2581. I believe the lady at the cem. can locate graves for you. However, I don't think there is a "public" inventory of the cemetery yet. Paul ... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shon Samples" <network.nut@verizon.net> To: <TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, 17-May-2003 6:09 PM Subject: Re: [TXHILL] Hillsboro Cemetery Inventories | Diana, | | Hope your finals went ok. I was wondering if you had a chance to get a plot | map for Ridge Park Cemetery. | | No hurry, just thought I'd check... | | Thanks, | Shon | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Diana R. Holland" <equusmaximus@cniemail.com> | To: <TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com> | Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 6:35 PM | Subject: Re: [TXHILL] Hillsboro Cemetery Inventories | | | > I believe I've seen Locklear in Ridge Park before... I intend to get plot | > map from funeral home to find my g grandmothers stone. Believe it's one | > that is face down... and I can't lift it. I'm in intense nursing program | > and it's finals time for this semester... so I make no promises... but | I'll | > try to get that map tomorrow on way home. Might help you out too. And I | > need it to help a cousin figure out name on tombstone too. Just don't | have | > time to go walking thru whole cemetery now. I have a mess of tombstone | > pics from Ridge park and the Old Cemetery near it, but none of those | > surnames. | > | > Di | > | > | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "Shon Samples" <network.nut@verizon.net> | > To: <TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com> | > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 5:39 PM | > Subject: Re: [TXHILL] Hillsboro Cemetery Inventories | > | > | > > I am looking for the Surnames of "Locklear" and "Samples" buried in one | of | > > these cemeteries between 1856 and 1861. These Surnames have various | > > spellings so anything close would me more than I have. | > > | > > Alot of the websites have inventories of who is laid to rest and is what | I | > > was asking about so I could look through the lists to see if these | > Surnames | > > showed up. | > > | > > | > > Thanks, | > > Shon | > > | > > | > > ----- Original Message ----- | > > From: "Diana R. Holland" <equusmaximus@cniemail.com> | > > To: <TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com> | > > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 4:54 PM | > > Subject: Re: [TXHILL] Hillsboro Cemetery Inventories | > > | > > | > > > Not sure about your question... but who are you looking for? | > > > | > > > | > > > ----- Original Message ----- | > > > From: "Shon Samples" <network.nut@verizon.net> | > > > To: <TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com> | > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 11:57 AM | > > > Subject: [TXHILL] Hillsboro Cemetery Inventories | > > > | > > > | > > > > Does anyone know if there has been an inventory completed for the | > > > Hillsboro Old City Cemetery and/or the Ridge Park Cemetery? I've been | > on | > > > several web sites including the rootsweb TXHill site and have been | > > > unsuccessfull. | > > > > | > > > > Any input is appreciated. | > > > > | > > > > Thanks, | > > > > Shon | > > > > | > > > > | > > > > ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== | > > > > Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html | > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ | > > > > Barb's Photo | > > > Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml | > > > > | > > > > ============================== | > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy | > > records, | > > > go to: | > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | > > > > | > > > > | > > > | > > > | > > > ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== | > > > Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html | > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ | > > > Barb's Photo | > > Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml | > > > | > > > ============================== | > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy | > records, | > > go to: | > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | > > > | > > | > > | > > ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== | > > Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html | > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ | > > Barb's Photo | > Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml | > > | > > ============================== | > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy | records, | > go to: | > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | > > | > > | > | > | > ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== | > Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html | > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ | > Barb's Photo | Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml | > | > ============================== | > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, | go to: | > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | > | | | ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== | Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html | http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ | Barb's Photo Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml | | ============================== | To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 |

Hi Shon, I did get to check with Marshall and Marshall... unfortunately... they don't have a cemetery plot map showing each grave or family plot even. There is a LOT map. They looked up my great grandmothers grave and told me what lot it was in. I do have a copy of the lot map... I need to find out who manages the cemetery and if there is a cemetery office somewhere... some relatives of mine, BOTTOMS, plotted out the individual graves in the cemeteries... but it was donated... so I will have to see if there's any way I can get a copy of it... Daughter had severe allergic reaction on Friday, so I pretty much lost my days off. She's still not over it totally. I'm now back in school... and working in the hospitals. Had all B's and A's on first semester... YEAH... Sorry, I don't have better news... Di

Looking for info on Georgia Patterson. Lived in Hill CO. in 1886. Had twins born there that year. Husband Wm. Clarence Hendrix is also a blank. I have searched courthouse records for them and found nothing. On her social sec. app, daughter Rosa Mae listed Hill CO. as place of birth. Thanks for any help Butch Cockerham

Does anyone know if there are any City Directories or Telephone Directories for 1942 to 1950? I am trying to locate some cousins that lived in Hillsboro in 1942 when their half brother passed away. Their names were Josephine BRYAN and Dan BRYAN. Thanks for any help in confirming that they did live in Hillsboro at that time and where they lived. Thanks again. vernon cockerham <butch39@worldnet.att.net> wrote: Looking for info on Georgia Patterson. Lived in Hill CO. in 1886. Had twins born there that year. Husband Wm. Clarence Hendrix is also a blank. I have searched courthouse records for them and found nothing. On her social sec. app, daughter Rosa Mae listed Hill CO. as place of birth. Thanks for any help Butch Cockerham ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ Barb's Photo Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.

Cindy, I, too, would like to know about a source for court papers in Hillsboro, Hill Co., TX so I am glad you posted this question. I enjoyed reading your account about the boys. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: <Cindyfau56@aol.com> To: <TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 9:35 PM Subject: [TXHILL] Court Papers: Alf Spears & Hop Spears 1896 > I'm wondering if there was any source for court papers in Hillsboro, Hill Co, > TX. > My grandfather, Alf[red] SPEARS and his brother, Hop SPEARS were > arrested by the Sheriff, Tom Bell in Hillsboro, TX. A letter from the > Sheriff dated 1 June 1896 was sent to Zachariah LaFever in Hudgens, TN > advising that he had in custody Alf Spears and Hop Spears, charged with > unlawfully carrying a pistol and that they alleged that they went by the name > Spears in TX and LaFever in Tennessee. I'm wondering if Zachariah is my > grgrandfather. > The Sheriff asked Zachariah LaFever for information on the boys. > Unfortunately, > we don't have his reply. > I am trying to trace further back into the parentage of Alfred Willie Spears > b. 11 April 1874 Sparta, White, TN. He is my grandfather. > If anyone has any ideas on tracing these court papers, please advise. > Thank you, > Cindy Spears Faulkner > > > > ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== > Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ > Barb's Photo Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

The ladies at the county clerks office are very helpful with things like this. If there is a record you might try and find out through them. I recently went through some birth, death, marriage , and old probate records there and they were very helpful to a stranger. Butch Cockerham ----- Original Message ----- From: <Cindyfau56@aol.com> To: <TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 7:35 PM Subject: [TXHILL] Court Papers: Alf Spears & Hop Spears 1896 > I'm wondering if there was any source for court papers in Hillsboro, Hill Co, > TX. > My grandfather, Alf[red] SPEARS and his brother, Hop SPEARS were > arrested by the Sheriff, Tom Bell in Hillsboro, TX. A letter from the > Sheriff dated 1 June 1896 was sent to Zachariah LaFever in Hudgens, TN > advising that he had in custody Alf Spears and Hop Spears, charged with > unlawfully carrying a pistol and that they alleged that they went by the name > Spears in TX and LaFever in Tennessee. I'm wondering if Zachariah is my > grgrandfather. > The Sheriff asked Zachariah LaFever for information on the boys. > Unfortunately, > we don't have his reply. > I am trying to trace further back into the parentage of Alfred Willie Spears > b. 11 April 1874 Sparta, White, TN. He is my grandfather. > If anyone has any ideas on tracing these court papers, please advise. > Thank you, > Cindy Spears Faulkner > > > > ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== > Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ > Barb's Photo Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I'm wondering if there was any source for court papers in Hillsboro, Hill Co, TX. My grandfather, Alf[red] SPEARS and his brother, Hop SPEARS were arrested by the Sheriff, Tom Bell in Hillsboro, TX. A letter from the Sheriff dated 1 June 1896 was sent to Zachariah LaFever in Hudgens, TN advising that he had in custody Alf Spears and Hop Spears, charged with unlawfully carrying a pistol and that they alleged that they went by the name Spears in TX and LaFever in Tennessee. I'm wondering if Zachariah is my grgrandfather. The Sheriff asked Zachariah LaFever for information on the boys. Unfortunately, we don't have his reply. I am trying to trace further back into the parentage of Alfred Willie Spears b. 11 April 1874 Sparta, White, TN. He is my grandfather. If anyone has any ideas on tracing these court papers, please advise. Thank you, Cindy Spears Faulkner