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