I have been tacking the families of Limestone Co & early Robertson Colony to see how many of them had connections before coming to TX. I have found in VA,TN, ARK, TX connection with the Looney/Luna, Hogan , Lauderdale, now Sharp & McClelland families that all ended up in the same area in TX. I find this interesting & it will also help others locate their ancestors who are not as lucky as we have been in locating ours. I made several trips to TN before I was able to iron the kinks out of my Looney/Luna line. I do not want any "stuff" I just found some info in a book I ordered & was able to connect it up with documents I found concerning the Sharp & McClelland families & thought it might help some one else. I am a Looney/Luna descendant & have much info I have collected over the yrs. In fact one of the descendant of a brother of the original Peter Looney <my line> signed my DRT Papers. I have visited the grave site of old Peter Luna in Marshall Co TN. I can not tell you the number of families that I have worked out of Limestone Co & found ancestors for. I only work on Sharp or McClellan family in connection with my Limestone Co data base. I always keep my eye open for info on a family in my LCT data base & keep the email addresses of the people I work with behind their family so if I find someone working the same lines I can send them on to their own group. No great interest in the Sharp/McClelland lines just another Limestone Co family. I was born & raised in Limestone Co & have found connections between families that have shocked me. The families in Limestone Co have been great to help me with this project since I started some yrs ago. I have helped lots of others also & want to thank all that have helped me. Most of the people I want to thank are not even on the internet. I found a 1st cousin of a friend of mine last month that she did not even know existed, she is in her 80s & he is in his 90s & lives in TN she is in Limestone Co. Pat Oates in TX At 08:39 PM 2/13/2005 -0500, you wrote: >As a great granddaughter of Spencer Sharp, I have oodles of McClellan, Looney >and Sharp info. > >There were lots of McClellans who came to Oklahoma in its very early days, >iand pioneered in Arkansas. There is one branch of the family in Texas, in >Walker and Montgomery counties. > >How much stuff do you want? > >I don't have as much on the Looneys, but I do correspond with a Looney >descendant who has given me some info. Again, how much do you want? > >love >joan >

Wanda I have not done a lot of McClelland work just what I find in Limestone Co that changed the spelling I think to McLelland. I have a few McClellan family members. I have done some work in Robertson Co but usually it was chasing a Limestone family. I have spent way too much time today looking for my documentation on the John McClelland family in VA. Pat At 04:12 PM 2/13/2005 -0600, you wrote: >Are you aware there are McClellands buried in Robertson County? If you would >like more info, I will put my notes together and send to you. Thanks, >...Wanda...

As a great granddaughter of Spencer Sharp, I have oodles of McClellan, Looney and Sharp info. There were lots of McClellans who came to Oklahoma in its very early days, iand pioneered in Arkansas. There is one branch of the family in Texas, in Walker and Montgomery counties. How much stuff do you want? I don't have as much on the Looneys, but I do correspond with a Looney descendant who has given me some info. Again, how much do you want? love joan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jlB.2ACI/1769 Message Board Post: Wilmer J. COX was living in Groesbeck as a physician 1900-1930. He was born in Louisiana November 1867. Is anyone familiar with this family? In 1930 son Henry is also a practicing physician. (I am researching the COX family in Louisiana and found Wilmer born about 1867 living with his brother Matthew Madison COX in Claiborne Parish, LA. Is this the same Wilmer?) Any assistance appreciated.

Are you aware there are McClellands buried in Robertson County? If you would like more info, I will put my notes together and send to you. Thanks, ...Wanda... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Oates" <trish@texasinternet.com> To: <TXLIMEST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 11:08 PM Subject: [TXLIMEST] Sharp/McClelland Decendants INFO > Got a surprise today when I received the Lauderdale book I had order . I > was working on the Limestone Co TX Lauderdale family & what do I find but > my own ancestress Margaret Lauderdale Looney McCain b: 1739. The > Lauderdale descendants in Limestone Co came from a brother to my Margaret > Lauderdale Looney McCain. > What really surprised me was when I went searching the Limestone Co data > base & find a Robert Looney Sharp. Then I get into the old Looney info > out > of Botetourt Co VA records I find this from Leroy Tilton's Early Looneys > in > America. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > At about the same time, when the will of Edward Sharp, dated 8 May, 1770, > was probated in Botetourt County (Will Book A;1), the Executors were > father-in-law, John McClelland and brother-in-law, William McClelland. > John > Sharp was granted administration. The widow was Jane Sharp, and the > securities were David(2) Looney and Abraham McClelland. (The widow, Jane > McClelland Sharpe had married second, Samuel Gamble.) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > The above David Looney who married Mary McClellan/McClelland it the bro to > my Peter Looney who married Margaret Lauderdale. > This Mary McClellan had a sister Jane who married Edward Sharp the > Grandfather of Anthony & Spencer Sharp who came to Limestone Co TX. > This is how Anthony & Spencer Sharp's brother Robert Looney Sharp got his > name. > We may also find a McClelland connection to the ones that came to > Limestone > Co TX. > I now have 4 kids of John McClelland & am looking for more in all my > Looney > info. > Pat Oates in TX > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > The Limestone County Resource Page is at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/TX/Limestone/ > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Got a surprise today when I received the Lauderdale book I had order . I was working on the Limestone Co TX Lauderdale family & what do I find but my own ancestress Margaret Lauderdale Looney McCain b: 1739. The Lauderdale descendants in Limestone Co came from a brother to my Margaret Lauderdale Looney McCain. What really surprised me was when I went searching the Limestone Co data base & find a Robert Looney Sharp. Then I get into the old Looney info out of Botetourt Co VA records I find this from Leroy Tilton's Early Looneys in America. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At about the same time, when the will of Edward Sharp, dated 8 May, 1770, was probated in Botetourt County (Will Book A;1), the Executors were father-in-law, John McClelland and brother-in-law, William McClelland. John Sharp was granted administration. The widow was Jane Sharp, and the securities were David(2) Looney and Abraham McClelland. (The widow, Jane McClelland Sharpe had married second, Samuel Gamble.) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The above David Looney who married Mary McClellan/McClelland it the bro to my Peter Looney who married Margaret Lauderdale. This Mary McClellan had a sister Jane who married Edward Sharp the Grandfather of Anthony & Spencer Sharp who came to Limestone Co TX. This is how Anthony & Spencer Sharp's brother Robert Looney Sharp got his name. We may also find a McClelland connection to the ones that came to Limestone Co TX. I now have 4 kids of John McClelland & am looking for more in all my Looney info. Pat Oates in TX

It is halfway between Mexia and Wortham, on the right side, in the middle of a huge pasture without roads (as of 1976 or so). I believe at that time it was owned by a Dr. Johnson. Gate was locked. Admission by permission only. I have as complete a transcription as I could get at that time. One part was fenced and well cared for. The other part - where the Lindley family was - was overgrown badly and cows had overturned and broken almost all the stones. The last time I was in the area I could not remember the dirt road to take to get to the locked gate. The cemetery was NOT withing an easy walk of the gate. ----- Original Message Follows ----- From: MikePruit9@aol.com To: TXLIMEST-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXLIMEST] Lindley Cemetary Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 21:16:06 EST > Does anyone know where the Lindley Cemetary is located > near Mexia, Tx and who owns the land and it is accessible > to the public?   Thanks > > Mike Pruitt > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ===The Limestone County > Resource Page is at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/TX/Limestone/ > > =============================New! Family Tree Maker 2005. > Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same > time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >

Does anyone know where the Lindley Cemetary is located near Mexia, Tx and who owns the land and it is accessible to the public?   Thanks Mike Pruitt

Does this Roark line include a writer named Garland? Garland Roark wrote several books in the 1930-40 years, including "Wake of the Red Witch" which was made into a movie starring John Wayne. My mother, who was born in Limestone County in 1900 and grew up there, always told us she knew Garland Roark well when she was young, but I don't know the particulars. love joan

Just found a Quinton Roark in the 1850 Choctaw Co MS census western div living with the Thomas Flint Waller family. This Thomas F Waller came to LCT by the mid 1850s. Quinton Roark 30 GA Thomas F Waller & his wife Martha Louisa Stephens both were born in Baldwin Co GA so this may be a good place to look for the Quinton Roark family . Pat Oates in TX

Debra and Heather, I could not find them in the 1870 either, not his first name or her's. They could be living with someone else and just not showing up. Debra , if you are using HQ and Internet Explorer Browser, you can send the actual image, not as an attachment. My ISP sometimes won't let attachments through. I don't know about the other ISPs. Heather, I did find Quinton and Kathrine on GenCircles. She shows there to have been married before to a J. R. McAlester. It is in Trotter/Foy ancestors by Berry Kirkland. Hope all this helps someone. Good luck on all your research. Gracie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff and Debra LaMel" <dlamel@sw.rr.com> To: <TXLIMEST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 3:34 PM Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Need census look-up, please > Heather > if you would like the actual image via email please let me know it will > come as a attachment > this is 1860 > > Name Home in 1860 > (City,County,State) Age in 1860 Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Gender > Date of census was 7-14-1860 Census page was 42 Family # was 330-292 > Quinton was listed as a laborer Value of Personal estate was listed at > 300.00 and it also states that him and Catherine where married within the > year so she apparently was not the mother of these children unless they were > her children before the marriage so the female M E Mcalester might be from > her previous marriage J M Davis was Asst Marshall who enumeratored the > census > > Quinton Roark Precinct 5, Limestone, TX 44 1815 South Carolina Male > Catharine Roark Precinct 5, Limestone, TX 39 1820 Indiana Female > Jessee Roark Precinct 5, Limestone, TX 13 1846 Texas Male > Olonzo Roark Precinct 5, Limestone, TX 10 1849 Texas Male > M E Mcalester Precinct 5, Limestone, TX 10 1849 Texas female > this last person was also in household as well in 1860 > the town was Personville PO > > I did not find them in the index for 1870 > maybe someone else can help with the 1870 > > Debra LaMel TX > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <emeraldsnow9@yahoo.com> > To: <TXLIMEST-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 5:01 PM > Subject: [TXLIMEST] Need census look-up, please > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Surnames: roark > > Classification: Lookup > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jlB.2ACI/1764 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > Need census look up for 1860 & 1870 in Limestone Co. > > Looking for Quinton N. Roark (1816) & wife Catherine (1823). > > > > Thank you, > > Heather > > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > > The Limestone County Resource Page is at > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/TX/Limestone/ > > > > ============================== > > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > To unsub send a blank email with unsubscribe > in the subject line to TXLIMEST-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >

Heather if you would like the actual image via email please let me know it will come as a attachment this is 1860 Name Home in 1860 (City,County,State) Age in 1860 Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Gender Date of census was 7-14-1860 Census page was 42 Family # was 330-292 Quinton was listed as a laborer Value of Personal estate was listed at 300.00 and it also states that him and Catherine where married within the year so she apparently was not the mother of these children unless they were her children before the marriage so the female M E Mcalester might be from her previous marriage J M Davis was Asst Marshall who enumeratored the census Quinton Roark Precinct 5, Limestone, TX 44 1815 South Carolina Male Catharine Roark Precinct 5, Limestone, TX 39 1820 Indiana Female Jessee Roark Precinct 5, Limestone, TX 13 1846 Texas Male Olonzo Roark Precinct 5, Limestone, TX 10 1849 Texas Male M E Mcalester Precinct 5, Limestone, TX 10 1849 Texas female this last person was also in household as well in 1860 the town was Personville PO I did not find them in the index for 1870 maybe someone else can help with the 1870 Debra LaMel TX ----- Original Message ----- From: <emeraldsnow9@yahoo.com> To: <TXLIMEST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 5:01 PM Subject: [TXLIMEST] Need census look-up, please > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: roark > Classification: Lookup > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jlB.2ACI/1764 > > Message Board Post: > > Need census look up for 1860 & 1870 in Limestone Co. > Looking for Quinton N. Roark (1816) & wife Catherine (1823). > > Thank you, > Heather > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > The Limestone County Resource Page is at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/TX/Limestone/ > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: roark Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jlB.2ACI/1764 Message Board Post: Need census look up for 1860 & 1870 in Limestone Co. Looking for Quinton N. Roark (1816) & wife Catherine (1823). Thank you, Heather

Searching for John M Grammer (my gg-grandfather) In 1875 (August 12) He shows up in the LIMESTONE CO. TX records with a marriage license to Susan Predonia Champion. In 1880 he shows up in the HUNT CO. TX Federal Census Records as: John M. Grammar born in Mississippi about 1856, parents born in Alabama. He is married to Susan with two small girls, Lillia 4 yrs old and Ella 2 yrs old. At the time of the census, in June, his wife Susan was pregnant with their third and last child, William Henry Grammer who was born December 24, 1880. (Notice the spelling has changed from one record to the next) What happened next?? In August of 1882, Susan remarries in LIMESTONE CO. TX to Calvin C. Jones. She would NEVER speak of him (John M Grammar) again to anyone. Sometime between June 1880 and August 1882 John M Grammer disappears. Did he die? Run off? Our family has been searching for the answer to this question since Susan's death in 1938. We appreciate your help. BTW: There were several other Grammer's in the 1880 HUNT CO. Census records that could have been John M Grammer's brothers/relatives, but I have not been able to pin anything down. THANKS, Kendra Grammer Brown

Hugh Smith Hope - dates and locations unknown married Isabell McNabb - dates and places unknown son Abner McNabb Hope born April 1840 in Texas died between 1900 & 1910 censuses in Limestone County TX Abner married first unknown @ 1861 in Texas. she died 1866-1872 TX children V Y Hope - 1862 - male Riley M Hope born Sept 1862 living 1910 census Margaret Alice Hope b. 28 Jan 1866 died 28 Oct 1895 Lott, Falls, TX (my line) married Andrew Johnson White - see more below Abner Hope then married 2nd S C Unknown born @ 1850 TX died 1880s TX children O B Hope b. 1872 male E J Hope Sept 1874 mael John W Hope b. June 1876 living 1930 census married Sallie C unknown in Limestone CO, TX Ano G Hope b. Jan 1879 male married 1898 Mollie --- Susie Hope born Aug 1880 Robertson CO, TX Abner Hope born Aug 1884 Texas Sollie C Hope male born Jan 1887 Texas Abner McNabb Hope then married 5rd Mary unknown about 1888 She was born May 1854 and had 5 children, 4 living but none in the 1900 census Andrew Johnson White 1865 Robertson CO, TX - 21 Dec 1925 Navarro County, TX s/o Leonard White & Cynthia Jane Prestice married Margaret Alice Hope above 15 July 1880 in Robertson CO, TX known son Willey or Wiley McNabb "Mack" White 1885-1957 Andrew Johnson White is said to have had 14 children by 2 wives. Willey is the only one I can prove. I'm having great difficulty finding him in any census records. Thanks for any help David Strickland Carrollton TX dnstrickland@access4less.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Thames Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jlB.2ACI/1763 Message Board Post: 8 July 1906 Dallas Morning News, p. 3 THAMES - Mexia, Tex., July 6 - W. H. Thames of this city died early yesterday morning and was buried at Tehuacana yesterday evening.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Irly Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jlB.2ACI/1762 Message Board Post: 8 July 1906 Dallas Morning News, p. 3 IRLY - Mexia, Tex., July 5 - Elijah P. Irly, an old citizen of this county, died at his home in Personville Monday.

Jake I know some of Williams family also came to Limestone co Tx from Jasper co Tx might check there as well Debra LaMel they traveled with the Richardson Family and the Crocketts ----- Original Message ----- From: <jwilliam@mail.smu.edu> To: <TXLIMEST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 12:41 AM Subject: [TXLIMEST] Williams line AL >Leake county MS 1850-1870 > Hill co. TX 1877 to present > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Williams Greer Stafford Blocker Bennett Simmons Sudduth Hutson > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jlB.2ACI/1761 > > Message Board Post: > > I am trying to find more information about > George Washington Williams b. April 12, 1840 in Alabama > > I believe his father was born in Virginia but sometimes it says Kentucky. His mother is always listed as from Tn. Don't know their names. > > 1860 Census Leake County, Ms marries Nancy Jane Greer d/o Micajah Henry Greer and Jane Hutson. > > 1862 musters into service with Co. E 27th Miss. Infantry "Leake Rovers". He was captured by Jame Harrison Wilson's Cavalry late 1864. > > 1870 Census Leake County, Ms back on the census > then leaves Ms. with serveral families in a Wagon trail to Texas. > These families include (Leake co.) Blocker, Bennett, Sudduth, and Simmons (Attala co.) families. There are probably more. Still researching this. Many of these men in the wagon served in the Civil War together. esp. Co. E 27th Miss. Infantry > > 1880 Census Hill County, Tx > These families settle in Hill, Ellis, Limestone counties. And of course DFW area today. > > George W. Williams dies Sept. 13, 1912 and is buried in Point Enterprise Cemetery, Limestone County, TX. > I have all of his children info. many of his descendants still live in Mexia in Limestone County. > > My branch went to Mexia > Maypearl > Ft. Worth > Austin, Tx today. > > I found two large Williams families in Leake County that could work but have not been able to make the connection yet. The John Philemon Williams/Solomon Taylor Williams branch that seems the best fit. Since it has a Va. male line and Tn. female line. And a Lott W. Williams. neither seems to fit yet. > > Would like to hear from relatives of Williams Greer Stafford Blocker Bennett Simmons Sudduth families and other Mississippi families as well any helpful info. > > Thanks > > Jake Williams > jwilliam@mail.smu.edu > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > You can search the Archives for old messages > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=TXLIMEST-L > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Williams Greer Stafford Blocker Bennett Simmons Sudduth Hutson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jlB.2ACI/1761 Message Board Post: I am trying to find more information about George Washington Williams b. April 12, 1840 in Alabama I believe his father was born in Virginia but sometimes it says Kentucky. His mother is always listed as from Tn. Don't know their names. 1860 Census Leake County, Ms marries Nancy Jane Greer d/o Micajah Henry Greer and Jane Hutson. 1862 musters into service with Co. E 27th Miss. Infantry "Leake Rovers". He was captured by Jame Harrison Wilson's Cavalry late 1864. 1870 Census Leake County, Ms back on the census then leaves Ms. with serveral families in a Wagon trail to Texas. These families include (Leake co.) Blocker, Bennett, Sudduth, and Simmons (Attala co.) families. There are probably more. Still researching this. Many of these men in the wagon served in the Civil War together. esp. Co. E 27th Miss. Infantry 1880 Census Hill County, Tx These families settle in Hill, Ellis, Limestone counties. And of course DFW area today. George W. Williams dies Sept. 13, 1912 and is buried in Point Enterprise Cemetery, Limestone County, TX. I have all of his children info. many of his descendants still live in Mexia in Limestone County. My branch went to Mexia > Maypearl > Ft. Worth > Austin, Tx today. I found two large Williams families in Leake County that could work but have not been able to make the connection yet. The John Philemon Williams/Solomon Taylor Williams branch that seems the best fit. Since it has a Va. male line and Tn. female line. And a Lott W. Williams. neither seems to fit yet. Would like to hear from relatives of Williams Greer Stafford Blocker Bennett Simmons Sudduth families and other Mississippi families as well any helpful info. Thanks Jake Williams jwilliam@mail.smu.edu

Debra As far as I know this Gordon Roundtree in Waco does not fit into this James W Roundtree family I am searching for. I have not heard anyone say where Gordon Roundtree came from. I forgot about him being in Waco. I will ask around & see if anyone knows where he came from to Waco. Pat Oates in TX At 11:08 PM 1/31/2005 -0600, you wrote: >Patricia >i have a connection to Gordon Roundtree of Waco car dealership >His exwife Carolyn's natural mother married my moms brother >that is all i know about them however >he owns Roundtree Motors in Waco Tx >I believe that is his business name > >Debra