Hi once more List, This time I have really put in everything I've got on my thirty-years-standing brick wall! First of all, if anyone has researched the HARLAN family, could you kindly get in touch with me? Now for the easy part. Again, please forgive the length; I promise not to do it again... Seeking information on the following: COOKE, Augustus W., (abt 1815)? Came to TX with first group of Sterling C. Robertson's rangers from TN in Jan 1836. First settled Franklin, Robertson, TX by end of 1836 with about 11 other families. A. W. Cooke named interim Co surveyor. Elected county Surveyor Nov 1838. A. W. Cooke had a general merchandise store from abt 1837. May have been related to John COOKE? COOKE, JOHN (?-?) John Cooke was a partner of Isaac Hughes as one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred families. The two received title to a league and a labor of land now in Harris County on August 10, 1824. The census of March 1826 classified Cooke as a farmer and stock raiser, a single man aged between twenty-five and forty. At one time he served as a surveyor for the Coahuila and Texas government. The ayuntamiento of San Felipe de Austin, meeting on December 15, 1830, to examine titles granted to settlers in Austin's first colony, ruled that Cooke and Hughes had abandoned the country in 1826 without improving their land and that the titles were null and void. COOKE, WILDS K. (1820-?) Wilds K. Cooke, physician and state legislator, was born in 1820, probably in Kentucky. He moved to Texas in 1840 and settled in Robertson County. He served as a representative in the Ninth Congress of the republic and in the First Texas Legislature and as a senator in the Third Legislature. Cooke practiced medicine near Springfield, Texas, in Limestone County. He is listed in the 1850 Census as a physician and in the agricultural census of that year as a farm owner. Robertson Co. TX marriages: COOKE, A. W. of TN m. HARLAN, Jane Elizabeth on 11-Oct-1838 COOKE, Jane E. m. STROUD, Logan A. on 19-May-1842 Also, COOK, Columbus T. C. to MARLIN, Mary on 10-Aug-1844 COOK, Nancy to TINRY, Thomas J. on 18-Jan-1846 COOK, Newton to PRUETH, Ruthy on 24-Jun-1841 COOK, Mary A. to Murphy, Joseph on 01-Feb-1854 COOK, Mary V. to TALBOT, Wm. B. on 24-Nov-1860 COOKE, Louiza to ROBERTSON, Henry on 21-Nov-1872 COOKE, Lucinda to PIKE, Henry on 06-Jul-1880 From: Patricia Oates To: [email protected] Re: [TXLIMEST] Cooke, Garrard, Harlan, Stroud, Wiles 1836-1873 <The Stroud family of Limestone Co. claim that Jane was married to Wiles <Cook before she married Logan Stroud. There has been some research done on <this family by a descendant. I feel that Jane Elizabeth HARLAN who married A. W. COOKE was not the same person as Jane E. COOKE who married Logan STROUD (and perhaps previously Wiles COOKE) as, according to later censuses, the latter would have been only 11 years old at the time of A. W. COOKE's marriage. Jane W.("Wells" or Wiles) COOKE? (b. abt 1839, TN - d. 1873 Calvert, Robertson, TX) was somehow connected to the COOKE family. She married Thomas GARRARD (GIRARD), b. abt 1829 in GA d. 1873 , Robertson, TX. 1850 census TX Limestone Co. Dwelling & Family No. 225 Town of Springfield 37. Wm. J. Gerard w/m 28 yrs Blacksmith $650 GA 38. S. A. Jarard w/f 33 yrs NJ (wife or sister of above?) 39. Thomas Garard w/m 24 yrs Blacksmith GA 1860 TX census & mortality schedule, Coryell Co. Rany's Creek beat, Gatesville P.O., Garrard, Thomas, 31, M, merchant, GA Jane W., 22, F, TN Elizabeth, 2, TX 1870 TX census & mortality schedule, Coryell Co., Gatesville, 28 Sept. 1870. Garrard, Thomas, 41, M, W, drygoods merchant/$800, GA Wells, 31, F, W, keeping house, TN Betty, 12, F, W, TX John, 10, M, W, TX Sophronia, 8, F, W, TX Jessie, 4, F, W, TX Family tradition speaks of "Betty Wiles Cooke." Jane's father is said to have been "Major COOKE," who was stationed in Calvert and "cut the road from San Antonio to Waxahachie/Dallas - fighting the Indians all the way." When Jane and Thomas GARRARD and their oldest daughter died in the yellow fever epidemic around Calvert in 1873, "... Major COOKE married again to a woman with a son who wouldn't have the grandchildren, so he gave them to different families..." Sophronia (see below) was, it's said, sent to the Bee Creek area near Maypearl in Ellis Co - possibly to an Aunt, name unknown. A generation later, the story becomes, "Grandmother's AUNT's married name was COOKE, married to Major COOKE." Jane's surviving children were 4. John C. GARRARD b. 1860 - never married, lived in St. Louis, buried Ellis Co. 6. Sophronia Eudora GARRARD b. 1862 m. 1876 Rufus A. McCain, Ellis Co, TX 8. Jesse GARRARD b. 1868 m. 1885 George Campbell Robertson Co., TX Recently, I've been told that on a renovated warehouse in the Dallas "West End" there is a historical marker mentioning Col.William COOKE, a surveyor of the road through Dallas! Thanks, group, and regards, Karen Trouvat in France PS I will post this query on the Robertson Co. list as well.

Barb Already you have told me something I did not know. W. C. Hart was a minister! Great! This is what the soundex told us: Soundex 1900 Texas Hart, William C. Vol 73 E. D. 51 Sheet 22 Line 13 White March 1844 56 y.o. b Tenn Limestone Pct 1 Groesbeck (city) Hart, Mary W Oct 1838 61 b NJ Whatley, Daisy I? boarder Oct 1887 12 y.o. TX William C. Hart was my gg grandfather, William Center Hart and he said that he was born in VA. I first find him in Woodbine, Whitley County, Kentucky in 1860 census. In 1870 William and his first wife Margaret Jane Carroll Hart and son John F. Hart are living with Margaret's family in Claiborne County, TN. A family Bible tells us that these additional children were born to William and Margaret: Wiley C. Hart 1872 (d. 1878 acc. to Bible) William Columbus 1874 Sarah Cathren Hart 1878 James B. Hart 1881 Albert Hart 1884 The 1880 census in Kosse Pct, Limestone Co, TX shows: Wm. Hart 36 Farmer Tenn., Margaret 29 keeping hse Ala, John 10 Tenn., Columbus 6 Tenn., Sally 2 Tenn. But by the 1900 census we find no evidence of any of these children other than William Columbus who has married in 1894 to Martha Frances Johnson. What could have happened to all my gg uncles and aunt? On March 28, 1884 Margaret Jane Carrol Hart died and is buried in Tidwell Cemetery, Limestone Co, TX. On Oct 21, 1884 W. C. Hart and Mary Overshiser were married in Limestone Co, TX. (We found the graves of Samuel T. and Mary P. Overhiser in Sc. G of the Faulkenberry Cemetery at Groesbeck, Limestone Co, TX.) (Mary P. Overhiser 10-2-1842 to 11-15-1907) (Samuel T. Overhiser 6-2-1825 to 5-30-1882). I appreciate any little thing you can tell me on this family. Other than my great grandfather (William Columbus Hart) we have totally lost all of this bunch of kids! Marcia in CA

Looking for info about Elizabeth "Ella" KENNEDY probably born between 1850-1860. She married James BRACKIN/BRAKIN/BRACKEN. He died in 1933 in Groesbeck. Their son-in-law, Edgar Shrimpton, is buried in LOST PRAIRIE CEMETERY. Is anyone working on a transcription of the tombstones of that cemetery?

I can tell you there were lots of Kenneys in Limestone Co. & without names & dates I can not tell you anything. I may not be able to help you even then. Pat Oates in TX. At 08:59 AM 4/17/2001 -0400, you wrote: >What can you tell me about the Kennedy family? > Kay

What can you tell me about the Kennedy family? Kay

Hi again List, And many thanks Pat and Sharon for your feedback on my query -- every little tidbit helps! Of course, now I have some more questions... 1) Concerning the following > Robertson Co. TX marriages: > COOKE, A. W. of TN m. HARLAN, Jane Elizabeth on 11-Oct-1838 > COOKE, Jane E. m. STROUD, Logan A. on 19-May-1842 (same person??) > If the census taker got the ages right, then these two Jane E.s may not be the same person, as Jane E. Stroud is reported being 23 in 1850 which would have her being 11 years old in 1838 when A. W. Cooke married. It is most interesting that, as Pat Oates reports, "The Stroud family of Limestone Co. claim that Jane was married to Wiles Cook before she married Logan Stroud. There has been some research done on this family by a descendant. ..." Is "Wiles Cook" the following person listed in the census 1850 Limestone Co. TX? Dwelling & Family No. 281 30. Wiles K. Cook w/m 31 yrs Physician $2,000 KY 31. Mary D. Cook w/f 21 yrs AL 32. Mary Cook w/f 10 yrs TX - S 33. Virginia B. Cook w/f 7 yrs TX - S 34. Louis P. Cook w/m 4 yrs TX 35. Joseph Elexander w/m 27 yrs Taylor TN If so, then, indeed, this listing could indicate a second marriage for Wiles Cook since Mary D., 21, would likely be too young to be the mother of Mary, 10, unless, of course, the ages are wrong... 2) Does anyone know what the A. W. stands for in "A. W. Cooke?" 3) Anyone know if there is a list of the original members of Sterling Robertson's Colony? Austin's Colony? 4) Has anyone ever heard of the following? "John COOKE "EVENT: Misc event 10 AUG 1824, Harris (Partner of Isaac Hughes) 1 lg. 1 la The ayuntamiento of San Felipe de Austin, meeting 12/15/1830, to examine titles made to settlers in Austin's first colony, ruled that Cooke and Hughes abandoned the country in 1826 without improving their land and that the titles were null and void. March 1826 census classified him as a farmer and stock raiser, a single man aged between 25 and 40." Handbook of Texas Online "COOKE, JOHN (?-?). John Cooke was a partner of Isaac Hughesqv as one of Stephen F. Austin'sqv Old Three Hundredqv families. The two received title to a league and a labor of land now in Harris County on August 10, 1824. The census of March 1826 classified Cooke as a farmer and stock raiser, a single man aged between twenty­five and forty. At one time he served as a surveyor for the Coahuila and Texasqv government. The ayuntamientoqv of San Felipe de Austin, meeting on December 15, 1830, to examine titles granted to settlers in Austin's first colony, ruled that Cooke and Hughes had abandoned the country in 1826 without improving their land and that the titles were null and void." Again, thanks for your help! Regards, Karen Trouvat

Marcia--- I found a William C. HART in Limestone, a minister, born in 1844 in TN. He is 56 years old. His wife is Mary, born 1838 in NJ. They have only been married 16 years. Could William have been married before? The census shows that Mary had only one child which was still living. The only other person in the household was Daisy Whatley (boarder), 12 years old, born in NJ. I have looked at 400+ Harts in TX in 1900. So far I have found in Limestone a cluster of Harts at Prairie Hill and there are some at Thornton. I noticed there are a bunch in Robertson Co., too. Can you give me some given names to search for? Do you have a clue as to where they lived in Limestone? The W.C. you found in the soundex-- what details did it give you? With a little more info I might be able to pinpoint something helpful for you. Let me know. Barb

Billie Boy I wish I had more to share but I just sent all I know about him at this time. I have not had a chance to pull any books to see if I have more on this family in my Phifer info. All I know about his is he married this Bead Lloyd. Pat Oates in TX. At 09:06 PM 4/16/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Pat... > >Would you share with me information on the Bill Nichols (ancestors & >descendents) family you mention here in Limestone Co., TX? I have a Marion >Nichols line in Leon Co., TX from abt. 1895 on.... there are two other Leon >Co., TX lines... and then two Nichols lines in Houston Co., TX that I am >looking at and have the history on with the intent of trying to determine >where these Nichols families in Freestone Co., Limestone Co., Leon Co., and >Houston Co., TX originated. > >Would sure like to see the information on yours to compare with these 5 >other lines. > >Thanks so much.... >Billie Nichols-Bennett >[email protected] > >-----Original Message----- >From: Patricia Oates <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Monday, April 16, 2001 7:17 PM >Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Moses Austin > > >>Rebecca >> The only Nichols I have is a Bill Nichols who married a Bead Lloyd dau. >>of Hap Lloyd & Nancy Phifer. This is part of my Husband's lines. I do not >>have their children in the computer but may can check my Phifer info. & see >>if I may have more on this couple she was born in 1858 in Limestone Co. TX >>but have nothing on him. >>Pat Oates in TX. >>

Pat... Would you share with me information on the Bill Nichols (ancestors & descendents) family you mention here in Limestone Co., TX? I have a Marion Nichols line in Leon Co., TX from abt. 1895 on.... there are two other Leon Co., TX lines... and then two Nichols lines in Houston Co., TX that I am looking at and have the history on with the intent of trying to determine where these Nichols families in Freestone Co., Limestone Co., Leon Co., and Houston Co., TX originated. Would sure like to see the information on yours to compare with these 5 other lines. Thanks so much.... Billie Nichols-Bennett [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Patricia Oates <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, April 16, 2001 7:17 PM Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Moses Austin >Rebecca > The only Nichols I have is a Bill Nichols who married a Bead Lloyd dau. >of Hap Lloyd & Nancy Phifer. This is part of my Husband's lines. I do not >have their children in the computer but may can check my Phifer info. & see >if I may have more on this couple she was born in 1858 in Limestone Co. TX >but have nothing on him. >Pat Oates in TX. > > >At 08:02 PM 4/16/2001 -0400, you wrote: >>Pat and Sharon, >>To get more info. on Moses Austin also get in touch with Marie Edgar(you may >>already have)she runs the Mine Au Breton Historical Society. I had Logan >>relatives that were there and married in his home in 1801. >>Marie Edgar >>Rt. 1 Box 3154 >>Potosi,MO 63664 >>Also Pat have you come across a Samuel Nichols in your research at all. I >>got in touch with a man who had researched alot of Sam Nichols none were >>mine. Mine married Narcissus Helen Mitchell abt 1876, one son William >Arthur >>Nichols b.1879. Helen is on the 1880 census ,can find nothing of Sam. >>Rebecca > > > >==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== >http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/ > >

Pat and Sharon, To get more info. on Moses Austin also get in touch with Marie Edgar(you may already have)she runs the Mine Au Breton Historical Society. I had Logan relatives that were there and married in his home in 1801. Marie Edgar Rt. 1 Box 3154 Potosi,MO 63664 Also Pat have you come across a Samuel Nichols in your research at all. I got in touch with a man who had researched alot of Sam Nichols none were mine. Mine married Narcissus Helen Mitchell abt 1876, one son William Arthur Nichols b.1879. Helen is on the 1880 census ,can find nothing of Sam. Rebecca

Rebecca The only Nichols I have is a Bill Nichols who married a Bead Lloyd dau. of Hap Lloyd & Nancy Phifer. This is part of my Husband's lines. I do not have their children in the computer but may can check my Phifer info. & see if I may have more on this couple she was born in 1858 in Limestone Co. TX but have nothing on him. Pat Oates in TX. At 08:02 PM 4/16/2001 -0400, you wrote: >Pat and Sharon, >To get more info. on Moses Austin also get in touch with Marie Edgar(you may >already have)she runs the Mine Au Breton Historical Society. I had Logan >relatives that were there and married in his home in 1801. >Marie Edgar >Rt. 1 Box 3154 >Potosi,MO 63664 >Also Pat have you come across a Samuel Nichols in your research at all. I >got in touch with a man who had researched alot of Sam Nichols none were >mine. Mine married Narcissus Helen Mitchell abt 1876, one son William Arthur >Nichols b.1879. Helen is on the 1880 census ,can find nothing of Sam. >Rebecca

Kay I have just this week started on the Kennedy family which lived east of Groesbeck around Lost Prairie over to the Leon Co. line. I do not know the Brackin or Shrimpton name at all. I have not done much work on families after 1910-20 since the records are good at that time. Sorry Pat Oates in TX. At 12:38 PM 4/16/2001 -0400, you wrote: >Pat, > I'm looking for information about James BRACKIN who died in Groesbeck on >Dec. 31, 1933. His wife's name was Elizabeth Kennedy. Their daughter, Emma >Iola BRACKIN, b. 9--22-1877, married Edward Edgar Shrimpton. > Do you know anything about BRACKINs or KENNEDYs or SHRIMPTONs in >Limestone County? > Kay Davis

Pat, I'm looking for information about James BRACKIN who died in Groesbeck on Dec. 31, 1933. His wife's name was Elizabeth Kennedy. Their daughter, Emma Iola BRACKIN, b. 9--22-1877, married Edward Edgar Shrimpton. Do you know anything about BRACKINs or KENNEDYs or SHRIMPTONs in Limestone County? Kay Davis

Sharon They were published by UTA & they are now out of print. When I got mine they had all vol. but #9 for some reason I have not been able to find 9. Most of the libraries in this area have some of these books. Joseph Lindley who was a nephew to my ancestor Samuel Washington Lindley was in TX before 1830 I have heard. I have not seen proof of this. He was the son of Simon Lindley & this Lindley family was in KY by 1790s. My Samuel Washington Lindley went to IL in 1810 & some of his bro. went to MO. We have lost a marriage record for Samuel Washington Lindley & Elizabeth Whitley some where between Christian Co. KY & IL in 1810. I am almost sure that this Lindley family along with the John Sadler family who married Samuel W Lindley's dau. Barsheba Lindley Sadler all came to TX when the Parker wagon train came in 1833. When I got a deed where Samuel Washington Lindley sold land in Coles Co. IL in 1833 to come to TX the next deed under his was Daniel Parker they were selling land to come to TX. & they all showed up at the same time. The Parkers were in Anderson Co. & the Lindleys were in Montgomery. Both Samuel & Joseph. Joseph Lindley came on into Limestone Co. along with the Sadler & some of the Martin family. Samuel Lindley died in Montgomery Co. TX. Samuel Washington & Elizabeth Whitley Lindley's son Jonathan Lindley died at the Alamo. He was just a young man with no wife. Jonathan Lindley , Joseph Lindley & John Sadler had all been at the battle of Bexar. Back to what I started to tell you was I believe that these early people that were in groups all knew each other & stayed in groups for some years even after they got to Texas. No one back in that time just hopped in a wagon & took their family to some unknown place with Indians trying to kill them at every turn. They had to stay in groups for protection. They had to travel in groups for the same reason & incase something happened there would be some help. I do cluster genealogy to help locate what I am looking for & so far it has worked for me. This is how I got off in the Limestone Co. genealogies. When I first started through the Robertson Colony Papers I was only doing my family genealogy so I need to start back at the front to check for other Limestone Co. families. I really enjoy seeing where these people came from & who they lived beside. With the marriage records for Limestone Co. gone before 1873 sometimes this may be the only way to find who someone married. I found my GGrandmother's sister this way by just reading the census around the family time & time again. After I found her I was able some yrs. later to find where the family went & proof that this was her. Pat Oates in TX. At 09:54 AM 4/16/2001 -0700, you wrote: >Pat, > >Did you buy the Robertson Colony Papers in original form or was it >published? I would love to buy a set. I got into the Upper LA and Missouri >Territorial Papers originals. I took a trip to Missouri. You are right >about a lot of the Early Texans coming from Missouri. Moses Austin was >living at Mine Au Breton in Missouri. He also had a cabin in Ste. >Genevieve. At one time they were considered Upper Louisiana and then became >Missouri. Moses found himself in a financial situation. He was really big >into mining for lead. When the mines stopped producing, Moses found himself >in debt. He was actually afraid of being taken to court like he took others >to court. (Hmm.... I guess I'm not sympathetic with him.) Times were >hard for many families. Moses saw going into Texas Territory as a way of >replenishing his dispair. Many of the people in Missouri were hit with the >financial situation and knew they too could be looking at jail. Leading >the colonists into the new territory was a way to help all of them. That is >why you see such a large number of the Missourians in Texas Territory. You >will also find that some of these people were in Kentucky, N.Y., CT among >other places even before Missouri. I find it very fascinating learning >about these early settlers. Also, some of these Missourians were in Old >Miller County Arkansas Territory just prior to Texas Territory. My David >Strickland was considered an Intruder of Indian land because he was south of >the Red River. That was Indian land. David died around 1824. I do believe >his wife Mary was an Indian. At one time Robertson Colony was considered >Robertson County, before it was divided up. Originally Freestone and >Limestone were a part of Robertson Land District. I would love to hear >what you have on the Stricklands. There was a David Strickland that was >living in Limestone County, Texas. He was the grandson of my David >Strickland and a brother to my James Samuel Strickland. > >Sharon Holland >http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/o/l/Sharon-L-Holland/ >[email protected]

Pat, Did you buy the Robertson Colony Papers in original form or was it published? I would love to buy a set. I got into the Upper LA and Missouri Territorial Papers originals. I took a trip to Missouri. You are right about a lot of the Early Texans coming from Missouri. Moses Austin was living at Mine Au Breton in Missouri. He also had a cabin in Ste. Genevieve. At one time they were considered Upper Louisiana and then became Missouri. Moses found himself in a financial situation. He was really big into mining for lead. When the mines stopped producing, Moses found himself in debt. He was actually afraid of being taken to court like he took others to court. (Hmm.... I guess I'm not sympathetic with him.) Times were hard for many families. Moses saw going into Texas Territory as a way of replenishing his dispair. Many of the people in Missouri were hit with the financial situation and knew they too could be looking at jail. Leading the colonists into the new territory was a way to help all of them. That is why you see such a large number of the Missourians in Texas Territory. You will also find that some of these people were in Kentucky, N.Y., CT among other places even before Missouri. I find it very fascinating learning about these early settlers. Also, some of these Missourians were in Old Miller County Arkansas Territory just prior to Texas Territory. My David Strickland was considered an Intruder of Indian land because he was south of the Red River. That was Indian land. David died around 1824. I do believe his wife Mary was an Indian. At one time Robertson Colony was considered Robertson County, before it was divided up. Originally Freestone and Limestone were a part of Robertson Land District. I would love to hear what you have on the Stricklands. There was a David Strickland that was living in Limestone County, Texas. He was the grandson of my David Strickland and a brother to my James Samuel Strickland. Sharon Holland http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/o/l/Sharon-L-Holland/ [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Oates" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 11:08 PM Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Moses Austin > Sharon > I bought the entire set of Robertson Colony Papers several years ago & am > trying to wade through all the set. Some of the reading is slow & boring > but there are some very interesting tidbits hidden in some of the books. I > could never understand why I kept finding all of these Limestone Co. people > all around the edges of Robertson Col. then show up in Limestone Co. I > also feel pretty sure the attack on Ft Parker kept some of the families out > for longer than the law suit. > I have also found a large group of Limestone Co. families in Coles Co. MO > in 1830. The Clendennen family was one of these. I also find them in > Hopkins Co. TX in 1850 they were slow getting into Limestone Co. TX. > Benjamin Webb was also in Coles Co. MO. > I would just love to have all these census records where I could search > them all without having to go to the library. I do have the 1850 TX census > & Limestone Co. but would like to search some of these other places. > I have come across the Strickland name in my research of Limestone Co. but > have not done anything with it. I remember hearing the name as a child in > Groesbeck. > Pat Oates in TX. > > At 11:37 PM 4/15/2001 -0700, you wrote: > >Pat, > > > >Hi. I had to respond to this message, because I have been doing a > >considerable amount of research on the Austin family and my Stricklands in > >Upper Louisiana/Missouri, Old Miller County Arkansas Territory and Texas > >Territory. Moses never did get to settle any of the colonies. He died > >around 1821 or 22. He met with the Spanish Government about bringing the > >settlers in. When he returned home, he was very ill and died. Before he > >died, he sent for his son Stephen Austin who was living in Ky I believe. I > >got into some pretty interesting reading material in Missouri and found out > >that Moses was taking EVERYONE to court. Its funny you don't read about > >these things in the History books. In fact he kept having my David > >Strickland thrown in jail over an outstanding debt. David and Moses were > >next door neighbors. Moses was quite a character! He kept old John Smith T > >busy in court suing everyone or atleast trying to. That is another story. > >My Stricklands were among the very first to come to Texas Territory. They > >spread their wings out all over Texas Territory. Stephen was in Old > >Miller County Arkansas / Red River Texas Territory area visiting some of his > >childhood Missourian peers. My James Strickland had a headright in > >Robertson County that ended up in Freestone County. His father David ended > >up with one in Red River Co. Texas even though it was originally part of the > >Old Miller Co. Ark. His wife Mary moved to Shelby along with some of her > >sons, Samuel, David, Henry, and Isaac. Their headrights are in Shelby, > >Panola, Cooke, and Tarrant Counties among others. > > > >My James Samuel Strickland, his brother David, Amos, and little sister > >Rachel moved to Freestone County. They later relocated to Limestone. Your > >explanation about the Indians could explain why the children waited to come. > > > >It sounds like we might be able to compare some names and places. I love > >getting into the territorial papers. > > > >Sharon L. (Fite) Holland > >http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/o/l/Sharon-L-Holland/ > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Patricia Oates" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 9:56 AM > >Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Cooke, Garrard, Harlan, Stroud, Wiles 1836-1873 > > > > > >> The Stroud family of Limestone Co. claim that Jane was married to Wiles > >> Cook before she married Logan Stroud. There has been some research done > >on > >> this family by a descendant. > >> Also I have a relative that was in the first group of people Sterling C > >> Robertson formed to control the Indians in the Colony after Ft Parker was > >> raided. The group was formed in TX. Robert Martin Ferguson was one of the > >> men in this company. > >> This came from Robertson Colony Papers by McLean. > >> Also in Robertson Colony Papers it makes reference to the fact that when > >> Sterling C Robertson was trying to settle people in Robertson Colony he & > >> Moses Austin were in a court battle over the Colony & they could not > >> settle. Some of these people were taken in by the surrounding colonies > >> till they could get the court case settled. If you do much Limestone Co. > >> research you will see most of the very early settlers that came to TX to > >> settle this area were first settled all around the edges of Robertson Co. > >& > >> finally moved into the area. Some waited a good while I think after the > >> Indians raided Ft Parker they were slow to come into the area. > >> Also my Grandmother's sister Ella Sadler married William Newton Jarrard. > >> This was in the 1880s in Limestone Co. TX. The Sadlers were also very > >> early TX people who settled finally in Limestone Co. TX but you will find > >> them in Montgomery/Walker Co. early like pre 1850. Also the Joseph > >Lindley > >> family was in Montgomery Co. the Ferguson family was in Washington/Brazos > >> Co. > >> Also your mention of MO I have found a big pocket of Limestone Co. > >settlers > >> in Coles Co. MO in the 1830 census. By 1850 some of this group were in > >> Hopkins Co. TX then made it on into Limestone early in the 1850s. > >> Christian Co. KY is another place there were many of the early settlers of > >> Limestone Co. TX. & some of this group went into IL. before coming to TX. > >> Pat Oates in TX. > >> > >> > >> At 12:22 PM 4/15/2001 -0400, you wrote: > >> >Hi List, > >> > > >> >I'll give a last try for any hints about this family bunch ... all in > >> >Robertson, Limestone and Coryell Co. TX from about 1836 to 1873. Please > >> >forgive the length, but I want to give this one all I've got! > >> > > >> >COOKE, Augustus W., > >> >born abt 1815, Robertson co TN? Went to TX with first group of Sterling > >C. > >> >Robertson's rangers in Jan 1836. First settled Franklin, Robertson co, TX > >by > >> >end of 1836 with about 11 other families. (Robertson co created Dec 1837 > >> from > >> >Bexar, Milam & Nacogdoches counties at the Second Congress of Texas.) A. > >> W. > >> >Cooke named interim Co surveyor. Elected county Surveyor Nov 1838. A. W. > >> >Cooke had a general merchandise store from abt 1837. > >> > > >> >Robertson Co. TX marriages: > >> >COOKE, A. W. of TN m. HARLAN, Jane Elizabeth on 11-Oct-1838 > >> >COOKE, Jane E. m. STROUD, Logan A. on 19-May-1842 (same person??) > >> > > >> >1850 Limestone County, Texas Census - Page 356: > >> >Dwelling & Family No. 185 > >> >8. L.A. Stroud w/m 35 yrs Farmer $3,000 AL > >> >9. Jane E. (Cooke) Stroud w/f 23 yrs SC > >> >10. Amarneth? Stroud w/f 8 yrs TX > >> >11. Terrissa Stroud w/f 5 yrs TX > >> >12. Ethan Stroud w/m 3 yrs TX > >> > > >> >Dwelling & Family No. 225 Town of Springfield > >> >37. Wm. J. Gerard w/m 28 yrs Blacksmith $650 GA > >> >38. S. A. Jarard w/f 33 yrs NJ > >> >39. Thomas Garard w/m 24 yrs Blacksmith GA > >> > > >> >1860 TX census Coryell Co., Rany's Creek beat, Gatesville PO, 5 June > >1860: > >> >Garrard, Thomas, 31, M, merchant, GA > >> >Jane W., 22, F, TN > >> >Elizabeth, 2, TX > >> > > >> >1860 GARRARD, William J. Jasper County, TX 401 Newton PO > >> > > >> >1870 TX census Coryell Co., Gatesville, 28 Sept. 1870. > >> >Garrard, Thomas, 41, M, W, drygoods merchant/$800, GA > >> >[Jane] Wells, 31, F, W, keeping house, TN > >> >Betty, 12, F, W, TX > >> >John, 10, M, W, TX > >> >Sophronia, 8, F, W, TX > >> >Jessie, 4, F, W, TX > >> > > >> >I believe Thomas GARRARD's wife Jane (Wells, pronounced Wiles) was > >connected > >> >to the COOKE family. Her mother died young and she was raised by (Cooke) > >> >relatives. (Curious coincidence?: Phoebe [Garrard] married William Wilds > >> >Cooke. Phoebe was born February 23, 1784 in Berkley County, Virginia She > >> >married on October 21, 1807 in Shelby County, Kentucky. She died July 15, > >> >1851 in Ralls County, Missouri.) > >> > > >> >Also, > >> > > >> >Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 > >> >From: Lynda Chalk Barefield <[email protected]> > >> >To: [email protected] > >> > > >> >Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Garrard Family > >> > > >> >Regarding the inquiry about Thomas Jarrard, on page 98 of the book "A > >> >History of Limestone County" by Ray A. Walter, is the following: > >> > > >> >"Frosa is located fourteen miles northwest of Groesbeck. It is > >> >reportedly named for Jose Frosa, one of the early settlers in the area. > >> >Frederick P. Morey was appointed postmaster in 1877, and the village > >> >contained two churches, a gin, school, and several businesses. Among > >> >the early settlers were Jacob Cozby, Nelson Allen, THOMAS JARRARD, > >> >Joseph Ratcliff, Isaac Lenoir, and William W. Cototon. A store and > >> >church mark the spot today." > >> > > >> >Thomas Garrard, his wife Jane and some of their children are listed as > >> >victims of the fever epidemic of 1873 in Robertson County. > >> > > >> >Most grateful for any help. Regards, Karen Trouvat > >> > > >> > > >> >==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/ > >> > > >> > >> > >> ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/ > >> > > > > > >==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/ > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com~txlimest/ > List adminstrator is David Morgan, [email protected] >

Hi Pat! As you may have noticed, while I am searching for my elusive ggrandfather Edward in Limestone Co., I have been trying to send in info from the 1900 Census on names people ask you about. I love paying back for the help I've been given in my searches! Anyway, for Kay Davis: couldn't find Brackin in 1900 Limestone Census and too many Kennedys to know which ones. Can you give me some given names? As to Shrimpton--- Edgar, age 29 and his wife Iola, age 22 are shown with one son, Claudie(?) L., age 2. Happy Hunting to everyone! Barb McCaig Nannery in MS

Sharon I bought the entire set of Robertson Colony Papers several years ago & am trying to wade through all the set. Some of the reading is slow & boring but there are some very interesting tidbits hidden in some of the books. I could never understand why I kept finding all of these Limestone Co. people all around the edges of Robertson Col. then show up in Limestone Co. I also feel pretty sure the attack on Ft Parker kept some of the families out for longer than the law suit. I have also found a large group of Limestone Co. families in Coles Co. MO in 1830. The Clendennen family was one of these. I also find them in Hopkins Co. TX in 1850 they were slow getting into Limestone Co. TX. Benjamin Webb was also in Coles Co. MO. I would just love to have all these census records where I could search them all without having to go to the library. I do have the 1850 TX census & Limestone Co. but would like to search some of these other places. I have come across the Strickland name in my research of Limestone Co. but have not done anything with it. I remember hearing the name as a child in Groesbeck. Pat Oates in TX. At 11:37 PM 4/15/2001 -0700, you wrote: >Pat, > >Hi. I had to respond to this message, because I have been doing a >considerable amount of research on the Austin family and my Stricklands in >Upper Louisiana/Missouri, Old Miller County Arkansas Territory and Texas >Territory. Moses never did get to settle any of the colonies. He died >around 1821 or 22. He met with the Spanish Government about bringing the >settlers in. When he returned home, he was very ill and died. Before he >died, he sent for his son Stephen Austin who was living in Ky I believe. I >got into some pretty interesting reading material in Missouri and found out >that Moses was taking EVERYONE to court. Its funny you don't read about >these things in the History books. In fact he kept having my David >Strickland thrown in jail over an outstanding debt. David and Moses were >next door neighbors. Moses was quite a character! He kept old John Smith T >busy in court suing everyone or atleast trying to. That is another story. >My Stricklands were among the very first to come to Texas Territory. They >spread their wings out all over Texas Territory. Stephen was in Old >Miller County Arkansas / Red River Texas Territory area visiting some of his >childhood Missourian peers. My James Strickland had a headright in >Robertson County that ended up in Freestone County. His father David ended >up with one in Red River Co. Texas even though it was originally part of the >Old Miller Co. Ark. His wife Mary moved to Shelby along with some of her >sons, Samuel, David, Henry, and Isaac. Their headrights are in Shelby, >Panola, Cooke, and Tarrant Counties among others. > >My James Samuel Strickland, his brother David, Amos, and little sister >Rachel moved to Freestone County. They later relocated to Limestone. Your >explanation about the Indians could explain why the children waited to come. > >It sounds like we might be able to compare some names and places. I love >getting into the territorial papers. > >Sharon L. (Fite) Holland >http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/o/l/Sharon-L-Holland/ > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Patricia Oates" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 9:56 AM >Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Cooke, Garrard, Harlan, Stroud, Wiles 1836-1873 > > >> The Stroud family of Limestone Co. claim that Jane was married to Wiles >> Cook before she married Logan Stroud. There has been some research done >on >> this family by a descendant. >> Also I have a relative that was in the first group of people Sterling C >> Robertson formed to control the Indians in the Colony after Ft Parker was >> raided. The group was formed in TX. Robert Martin Ferguson was one of the >> men in this company. >> This came from Robertson Colony Papers by McLean. >> Also in Robertson Colony Papers it makes reference to the fact that when >> Sterling C Robertson was trying to settle people in Robertson Colony he & >> Moses Austin were in a court battle over the Colony & they could not >> settle. Some of these people were taken in by the surrounding colonies >> till they could get the court case settled. If you do much Limestone Co. >> research you will see most of the very early settlers that came to TX to >> settle this area were first settled all around the edges of Robertson Co. >& >> finally moved into the area. Some waited a good while I think after the >> Indians raided Ft Parker they were slow to come into the area. >> Also my Grandmother's sister Ella Sadler married William Newton Jarrard. >> This was in the 1880s in Limestone Co. TX. The Sadlers were also very >> early TX people who settled finally in Limestone Co. TX but you will find >> them in Montgomery/Walker Co. early like pre 1850. Also the Joseph >Lindley >> family was in Montgomery Co. the Ferguson family was in Washington/Brazos >> Co. >> Also your mention of MO I have found a big pocket of Limestone Co. >settlers >> in Coles Co. MO in the 1830 census. By 1850 some of this group were in >> Hopkins Co. TX then made it on into Limestone early in the 1850s. >> Christian Co. KY is another place there were many of the early settlers of >> Limestone Co. TX. & some of this group went into IL. before coming to TX. >> Pat Oates in TX. >> >> >> At 12:22 PM 4/15/2001 -0400, you wrote: >> >Hi List, >> > >> >I'll give a last try for any hints about this family bunch ... all in >> >Robertson, Limestone and Coryell Co. TX from about 1836 to 1873. Please >> >forgive the length, but I want to give this one all I've got! >> > >> >COOKE, Augustus W., >> >born abt 1815, Robertson co TN? Went to TX with first group of Sterling >C. >> >Robertson's rangers in Jan 1836. First settled Franklin, Robertson co, TX >by >> >end of 1836 with about 11 other families. (Robertson co created Dec 1837 >> from >> >Bexar, Milam & Nacogdoches counties at the Second Congress of Texas.) A. >> W. >> >Cooke named interim Co surveyor. Elected county Surveyor Nov 1838. A. W. >> >Cooke had a general merchandise store from abt 1837. >> > >> >Robertson Co. TX marriages: >> >COOKE, A. W. of TN m. HARLAN, Jane Elizabeth on 11-Oct-1838 >> >COOKE, Jane E. m. STROUD, Logan A. on 19-May-1842 (same person??) >> > >> >1850 Limestone County, Texas Census - Page 356: >> >Dwelling & Family No. 185 >> >8. L.A. Stroud w/m 35 yrs Farmer $3,000 AL >> >9. Jane E. (Cooke) Stroud w/f 23 yrs SC >> >10. Amarneth? Stroud w/f 8 yrs TX >> >11. Terrissa Stroud w/f 5 yrs TX >> >12. Ethan Stroud w/m 3 yrs TX >> > >> >Dwelling & Family No. 225 Town of Springfield >> >37. Wm. J. Gerard w/m 28 yrs Blacksmith $650 GA >> >38. S. A. Jarard w/f 33 yrs NJ >> >39. Thomas Garard w/m 24 yrs Blacksmith GA >> > >> >1860 TX census Coryell Co., Rany's Creek beat, Gatesville PO, 5 June >1860: >> >Garrard, Thomas, 31, M, merchant, GA >> >Jane W., 22, F, TN >> >Elizabeth, 2, TX >> > >> >1860 GARRARD, William J. Jasper County, TX 401 Newton PO >> > >> >1870 TX census Coryell Co., Gatesville, 28 Sept. 1870. >> >Garrard, Thomas, 41, M, W, drygoods merchant/$800, GA >> >[Jane] Wells, 31, F, W, keeping house, TN >> >Betty, 12, F, W, TX >> >John, 10, M, W, TX >> >Sophronia, 8, F, W, TX >> >Jessie, 4, F, W, TX >> > >> >I believe Thomas GARRARD's wife Jane (Wells, pronounced Wiles) was >connected >> >to the COOKE family. Her mother died young and she was raised by (Cooke) >> >relatives. (Curious coincidence?: Phoebe [Garrard] married William Wilds >> >Cooke. Phoebe was born February 23, 1784 in Berkley County, Virginia She >> >married on October 21, 1807 in Shelby County, Kentucky. She died July 15, >> >1851 in Ralls County, Missouri.) >> > >> >Also, >> > >> >Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 >> >From: Lynda Chalk Barefield <[email protected]> >> >To: [email protected] >> > >> >Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Garrard Family >> > >> >Regarding the inquiry about Thomas Jarrard, on page 98 of the book "A >> >History of Limestone County" by Ray A. Walter, is the following: >> > >> >"Frosa is located fourteen miles northwest of Groesbeck. It is >> >reportedly named for Jose Frosa, one of the early settlers in the area. >> >Frederick P. Morey was appointed postmaster in 1877, and the village >> >contained two churches, a gin, school, and several businesses. Among >> >the early settlers were Jacob Cozby, Nelson Allen, THOMAS JARRARD, >> >Joseph Ratcliff, Isaac Lenoir, and William W. Cototon. A store and >> >church mark the spot today." >> > >> >Thomas Garrard, his wife Jane and some of their children are listed as >> >victims of the fever epidemic of 1873 in Robertson County. >> > >> >Most grateful for any help. Regards, Karen Trouvat >> > >> > >> >==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/ >> > >> >> >> ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/ >> > > >==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== >http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/ >

Pat, Hi. I had to respond to this message, because I have been doing a considerable amount of research on the Austin family and my Stricklands in Upper Louisiana/Missouri, Old Miller County Arkansas Territory and Texas Territory. Moses never did get to settle any of the colonies. He died around 1821 or 22. He met with the Spanish Government about bringing the settlers in. When he returned home, he was very ill and died. Before he died, he sent for his son Stephen Austin who was living in Ky I believe. I got into some pretty interesting reading material in Missouri and found out that Moses was taking EVERYONE to court. Its funny you don't read about these things in the History books. In fact he kept having my David Strickland thrown in jail over an outstanding debt. David and Moses were next door neighbors. Moses was quite a character! He kept old John Smith T busy in court suing everyone or atleast trying to. That is another story. My Stricklands were among the very first to come to Texas Territory. They spread their wings out all over Texas Territory. Stephen was in Old Miller County Arkansas / Red River Texas Territory area visiting some of his childhood Missourian peers. My James Strickland had a headright in Robertson County that ended up in Freestone County. His father David ended up with one in Red River Co. Texas even though it was originally part of the Old Miller Co. Ark. His wife Mary moved to Shelby along with some of her sons, Samuel, David, Henry, and Isaac. Their headrights are in Shelby, Panola, Cooke, and Tarrant Counties among others. My James Samuel Strickland, his brother David, Amos, and little sister Rachel moved to Freestone County. They later relocated to Limestone. Your explanation about the Indians could explain why the children waited to come. It sounds like we might be able to compare some names and places. I love getting into the territorial papers. Sharon L. (Fite) Holland http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/o/l/Sharon-L-Holland/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Oates" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Cooke, Garrard, Harlan, Stroud, Wiles 1836-1873 > The Stroud family of Limestone Co. claim that Jane was married to Wiles > Cook before she married Logan Stroud. There has been some research done on > this family by a descendant. > Also I have a relative that was in the first group of people Sterling C > Robertson formed to control the Indians in the Colony after Ft Parker was > raided. The group was formed in TX. Robert Martin Ferguson was one of the > men in this company. > This came from Robertson Colony Papers by McLean. > Also in Robertson Colony Papers it makes reference to the fact that when > Sterling C Robertson was trying to settle people in Robertson Colony he & > Moses Austin were in a court battle over the Colony & they could not > settle. Some of these people were taken in by the surrounding colonies > till they could get the court case settled. If you do much Limestone Co. > research you will see most of the very early settlers that came to TX to > settle this area were first settled all around the edges of Robertson Co. & > finally moved into the area. Some waited a good while I think after the > Indians raided Ft Parker they were slow to come into the area. > Also my Grandmother's sister Ella Sadler married William Newton Jarrard. > This was in the 1880s in Limestone Co. TX. The Sadlers were also very > early TX people who settled finally in Limestone Co. TX but you will find > them in Montgomery/Walker Co. early like pre 1850. Also the Joseph Lindley > family was in Montgomery Co. the Ferguson family was in Washington/Brazos > Co. > Also your mention of MO I have found a big pocket of Limestone Co. settlers > in Coles Co. MO in the 1830 census. By 1850 some of this group were in > Hopkins Co. TX then made it on into Limestone early in the 1850s. > Christian Co. KY is another place there were many of the early settlers of > Limestone Co. TX. & some of this group went into IL. before coming to TX. > Pat Oates in TX. > > > At 12:22 PM 4/15/2001 -0400, you wrote: > >Hi List, > > > >I'll give a last try for any hints about this family bunch ... all in > >Robertson, Limestone and Coryell Co. TX from about 1836 to 1873. Please > >forgive the length, but I want to give this one all I've got! > > > >COOKE, Augustus W., > >born abt 1815, Robertson co TN? Went to TX with first group of Sterling C. > >Robertson's rangers in Jan 1836. First settled Franklin, Robertson co, TX by > >end of 1836 with about 11 other families. (Robertson co created Dec 1837 > from > >Bexar, Milam & Nacogdoches counties at the Second Congress of Texas.) A. > W. > >Cooke named interim Co surveyor. Elected county Surveyor Nov 1838. A. W. > >Cooke had a general merchandise store from abt 1837. > > > >Robertson Co. TX marriages: > >COOKE, A. W. of TN m. HARLAN, Jane Elizabeth on 11-Oct-1838 > >COOKE, Jane E. m. STROUD, Logan A. on 19-May-1842 (same person??) > > > >1850 Limestone County, Texas Census - Page 356: > >Dwelling & Family No. 185 > >8. L.A. Stroud w/m 35 yrs Farmer $3,000 AL > >9. Jane E. (Cooke) Stroud w/f 23 yrs SC > >10. Amarneth? Stroud w/f 8 yrs TX > >11. Terrissa Stroud w/f 5 yrs TX > >12. Ethan Stroud w/m 3 yrs TX > > > >Dwelling & Family No. 225 Town of Springfield > >37. Wm. J. Gerard w/m 28 yrs Blacksmith $650 GA > >38. S. A. Jarard w/f 33 yrs NJ > >39. Thomas Garard w/m 24 yrs Blacksmith GA > > > >1860 TX census Coryell Co., Rany's Creek beat, Gatesville PO, 5 June 1860: > >Garrard, Thomas, 31, M, merchant, GA > >Jane W., 22, F, TN > >Elizabeth, 2, TX > > > >1860 GARRARD, William J. Jasper County, TX 401 Newton PO > > > >1870 TX census Coryell Co., Gatesville, 28 Sept. 1870. > >Garrard, Thomas, 41, M, W, drygoods merchant/$800, GA > >[Jane] Wells, 31, F, W, keeping house, TN > >Betty, 12, F, W, TX > >John, 10, M, W, TX > >Sophronia, 8, F, W, TX > >Jessie, 4, F, W, TX > > > >I believe Thomas GARRARD's wife Jane (Wells, pronounced Wiles) was connected > >to the COOKE family. Her mother died young and she was raised by (Cooke) > >relatives. (Curious coincidence?: Phoebe [Garrard] married William Wilds > >Cooke. Phoebe was born February 23, 1784 in Berkley County, Virginia She > >married on October 21, 1807 in Shelby County, Kentucky. She died July 15, > >1851 in Ralls County, Missouri.) > > > >Also, > > > >Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 > >From: Lynda Chalk Barefield <[email protected]> > >To: [email protected] > > > >Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Garrard Family > > > >Regarding the inquiry about Thomas Jarrard, on page 98 of the book "A > >History of Limestone County" by Ray A. Walter, is the following: > > > >"Frosa is located fourteen miles northwest of Groesbeck. It is > >reportedly named for Jose Frosa, one of the early settlers in the area. > >Frederick P. Morey was appointed postmaster in 1877, and the village > >contained two churches, a gin, school, and several businesses. Among > >the early settlers were Jacob Cozby, Nelson Allen, THOMAS JARRARD, > >Joseph Ratcliff, Isaac Lenoir, and William W. Cototon. A store and > >church mark the spot today." > > > >Thomas Garrard, his wife Jane and some of their children are listed as > >victims of the fever epidemic of 1873 in Robertson County. > > > >Most grateful for any help. Regards, Karen Trouvat > > > > > >==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/ > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/ >

Hi List, I'll give a last try for any hints about this family bunch ... all in Robertson, Limestone and Coryell Co. TX from about 1836 to 1873. Please forgive the length, but I want to give this one all I've got! COOKE, Augustus W., born abt 1815, Robertson co TN? Went to TX with first group of Sterling C. Robertson's rangers in Jan 1836. First settled Franklin, Robertson co, TX by end of 1836 with about 11 other families. (Robertson co created Dec 1837 from Bexar, Milam & Nacogdoches counties at the Second Congress of Texas.) A. W. Cooke named interim Co surveyor. Elected county Surveyor Nov 1838. A. W. Cooke had a general merchandise store from abt 1837. Robertson Co. TX marriages: COOKE, A. W. of TN m. HARLAN, Jane Elizabeth on 11-Oct-1838 COOKE, Jane E. m. STROUD, Logan A. on 19-May-1842 (same person??) 1850 Limestone County, Texas Census - Page 356: Dwelling & Family No. 185 8. L.A. Stroud w/m 35 yrs Farmer $3,000 AL 9. Jane E. (Cooke) Stroud w/f 23 yrs SC 10. Amarneth? Stroud w/f 8 yrs TX 11. Terrissa Stroud w/f 5 yrs TX 12. Ethan Stroud w/m 3 yrs TX Dwelling & Family No. 225 Town of Springfield 37. Wm. J. Gerard w/m 28 yrs Blacksmith $650 GA 38. S. A. Jarard w/f 33 yrs NJ 39. Thomas Garard w/m 24 yrs Blacksmith GA 1860 TX census Coryell Co., Rany's Creek beat, Gatesville PO, 5 June 1860: Garrard, Thomas, 31, M, merchant, GA Jane W., 22, F, TN Elizabeth, 2, TX 1860 GARRARD, William J. Jasper County, TX 401 Newton PO 1870 TX census Coryell Co., Gatesville, 28 Sept. 1870. Garrard, Thomas, 41, M, W, drygoods merchant/$800, GA [Jane] Wells, 31, F, W, keeping house, TN Betty, 12, F, W, TX John, 10, M, W, TX Sophronia, 8, F, W, TX Jessie, 4, F, W, TX I believe Thomas GARRARD's wife Jane (Wells, pronounced Wiles) was connected to the COOKE family. Her mother died young and she was raised by (Cooke) relatives. (Curious coincidence?: Phoebe [Garrard] married William Wilds Cooke. Phoebe was born February 23, 1784 in Berkley County, Virginia She married on October 21, 1807 in Shelby County, Kentucky. She died July 15, 1851 in Ralls County, Missouri.) Also, Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 From: Lynda Chalk Barefield <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Garrard Family Regarding the inquiry about Thomas Jarrard, on page 98 of the book "A History of Limestone County" by Ray A. Walter, is the following: "Frosa is located fourteen miles northwest of Groesbeck. It is reportedly named for Jose Frosa, one of the early settlers in the area. Frederick P. Morey was appointed postmaster in 1877, and the village contained two churches, a gin, school, and several businesses. Among the early settlers were Jacob Cozby, Nelson Allen, THOMAS JARRARD, Joseph Ratcliff, Isaac Lenoir, and William W. Cototon. A store and church mark the spot today." Thomas Garrard, his wife Jane and some of their children are listed as victims of the fever epidemic of 1873 in Robertson County. Most grateful for any help. Regards, Karen Trouvat

The Stroud family of Limestone Co. claim that Jane was married to Wiles Cook before she married Logan Stroud. There has been some research done on this family by a descendant. Also I have a relative that was in the first group of people Sterling C Robertson formed to control the Indians in the Colony after Ft Parker was raided. The group was formed in TX. Robert Martin Ferguson was one of the men in this company. This came from Robertson Colony Papers by McLean. Also in Robertson Colony Papers it makes reference to the fact that when Sterling C Robertson was trying to settle people in Robertson Colony he & Moses Austin were in a court battle over the Colony & they could not settle. Some of these people were taken in by the surrounding colonies till they could get the court case settled. If you do much Limestone Co. research you will see most of the very early settlers that came to TX to settle this area were first settled all around the edges of Robertson Co. & finally moved into the area. Some waited a good while I think after the Indians raided Ft Parker they were slow to come into the area. Also my Grandmother's sister Ella Sadler married William Newton Jarrard. This was in the 1880s in Limestone Co. TX. The Sadlers were also very early TX people who settled finally in Limestone Co. TX but you will find them in Montgomery/Walker Co. early like pre 1850. Also the Joseph Lindley family was in Montgomery Co. the Ferguson family was in Washington/Brazos Co. Also your mention of MO I have found a big pocket of Limestone Co. settlers in Coles Co. MO in the 1830 census. By 1850 some of this group were in Hopkins Co. TX then made it on into Limestone early in the 1850s. Christian Co. KY is another place there were many of the early settlers of Limestone Co. TX. & some of this group went into IL. before coming to TX. Pat Oates in TX. At 12:22 PM 4/15/2001 -0400, you wrote: >Hi List, > >I'll give a last try for any hints about this family bunch ... all in >Robertson, Limestone and Coryell Co. TX from about 1836 to 1873. Please >forgive the length, but I want to give this one all I've got! > >COOKE, Augustus W., >born abt 1815, Robertson co TN? Went to TX with first group of Sterling C. >Robertson's rangers in Jan 1836. First settled Franklin, Robertson co, TX by >end of 1836 with about 11 other families. (Robertson co created Dec 1837 from >Bexar, Milam & Nacogdoches counties at the Second Congress of Texas.) A. W. >Cooke named interim Co surveyor. Elected county Surveyor Nov 1838. A. W. >Cooke had a general merchandise store from abt 1837. > >Robertson Co. TX marriages: >COOKE, A. W. of TN m. HARLAN, Jane Elizabeth on 11-Oct-1838 >COOKE, Jane E. m. STROUD, Logan A. on 19-May-1842 (same person??) > >1850 Limestone County, Texas Census - Page 356: >Dwelling & Family No. 185 >8. L.A. Stroud w/m 35 yrs Farmer $3,000 AL >9. Jane E. (Cooke) Stroud w/f 23 yrs SC >10. Amarneth? Stroud w/f 8 yrs TX >11. Terrissa Stroud w/f 5 yrs TX >12. Ethan Stroud w/m 3 yrs TX > >Dwelling & Family No. 225 Town of Springfield >37. Wm. J. Gerard w/m 28 yrs Blacksmith $650 GA >38. S. A. Jarard w/f 33 yrs NJ >39. Thomas Garard w/m 24 yrs Blacksmith GA > >1860 TX census Coryell Co., Rany's Creek beat, Gatesville PO, 5 June 1860: >Garrard, Thomas, 31, M, merchant, GA >Jane W., 22, F, TN >Elizabeth, 2, TX > >1860 GARRARD, William J. Jasper County, TX 401 Newton PO > >1870 TX census Coryell Co., Gatesville, 28 Sept. 1870. >Garrard, Thomas, 41, M, W, drygoods merchant/$800, GA >[Jane] Wells, 31, F, W, keeping house, TN >Betty, 12, F, W, TX >John, 10, M, W, TX >Sophronia, 8, F, W, TX >Jessie, 4, F, W, TX > >I believe Thomas GARRARD's wife Jane (Wells, pronounced Wiles) was connected >to the COOKE family. Her mother died young and she was raised by (Cooke) >relatives. (Curious coincidence?: Phoebe [Garrard] married William Wilds >Cooke. Phoebe was born February 23, 1784 in Berkley County, Virginia She >married on October 21, 1807 in Shelby County, Kentucky. She died July 15, >1851 in Ralls County, Missouri.) > >Also, > >Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 >From: Lynda Chalk Barefield <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Garrard Family > >Regarding the inquiry about Thomas Jarrard, on page 98 of the book "A >History of Limestone County" by Ray A. Walter, is the following: > >"Frosa is located fourteen miles northwest of Groesbeck. It is >reportedly named for Jose Frosa, one of the early settlers in the area. >Frederick P. Morey was appointed postmaster in 1877, and the village >contained two churches, a gin, school, and several businesses. Among >the early settlers were Jacob Cozby, Nelson Allen, THOMAS JARRARD, >Joseph Ratcliff, Isaac Lenoir, and William W. Cototon. A store and >church mark the spot today." > >Thomas Garrard, his wife Jane and some of their children are listed as >victims of the fever epidemic of 1873 in Robertson County. > >Most grateful for any help. Regards, Karen Trouvat > > >==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== >http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/ >