Thanks, John, for taking the time to look for me. One Simmons descendant suggested I check with the Cooper library as it has much on the Robnetts and Simmons. Linda Johnson -----Original Message----- From: justjohn@geusnet.com To: txhunt@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 4 Feb 2007 5:41 AM Subject: Re: [TXHUNT] William Cowden and Mary Clay ROBNETT SIMMONS obits A token obituary since in the Messenger: Greenville Messenger, Fri, 17 Mar 1916, : 5 (75-Yo, Died Last Wednesday In Yowell) __Simmons, W.C. -----Original Message----- From: txhunt-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:txhunt-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of lljohnsonc@aol.com Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 3:18 AM To: txhunt@rootsweb.com; TXDELTA-L@rootsweb.com; TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com Cc: jsmejkal@zianet.com; CHenry9973@aol.com; LLJohnsonC@aol.com; yellowrose1836@hotmail.com; shealy@neto.com; Shanna_Hoskison@TAMU-Commerce.edu Subject: [TXHUNT] William Cowden and Mary Clay ROBNETT SIMMONS obits List, I have a page which is from a collection on the ROBNETTs of Delta and HUNT Co along with SIMMONS who were descendants of Benjamin SIMMONS who received land grants on the North Sulphur River in Delta lCo. The problem is the page has been copied so many times that many words cannot be read. I am hoping that some of you of the SIMMONS-ROBNETT family have a better copy. The page is the obituary for William Cowden SIMMONS b 1840 in Green Co, MO and died in Yowell, Hunt Co, March 7, 1916, and his wife Mary Clay ROBNETT SIMMONS, d Sunday, May 19, 1918. It is obvious that the two are clippings from newspapers and were placed side by side to be copied. Both are signed by a "W. E. Mangum". The obits are very personal as he knew them well. The only clue as to where the obits may have been published comes in the statement: "Mr. Simmons was a charter member of our R. E. Lee Camp No. 231 U. C. V's Commerce, Texas." I have tried locating the obits at Greenville's library but there are no newspapers on microfilm for those dates. Are there any surviving records from the Lee Camp U. C. V's that might include the same obituary? Have any of you seen other obits by W. E. Mangum? Do any of you have clear copies that can be read? Linda Johnson Texas City, TX ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXHUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXHUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.