This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HERRING, LYNAM, WILLIAMS, BOYER, McGEE, SMITH Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jlB.2ACI/1771 Message Board Post: Per the obituary of Mrs Elizabeth Rebecca [Herring] Williams who died 20 Oct 1933 in Houston Tx, she was survived by her brother F.T. HERRING and her sister Mrs M.O. LYNAM both of whom were living in Bishop, Nueces Co Tx, at that time. I cannot be sure the surname spellings are exactly correct.....? Elizabeth married Thomas Robert WILLIAMS and had 6 chn named in her obituary with 4 of them living in Houston : John Harper b 25 Dec 1884 Prairie Grove, Limestone Co Tx (He married Lera Bess Williams 1912 in Hill Co Tx) Fred Carroll (married+divorced Catherine + he died 1944) C.O. (Claud? Cecil?) Grace (married Raymond W. Boyer) Ola (married W.A. Smith and lived in Delia, Limestone Co Tx) "Mrs J.A. McGee or Magee" (lived in Van Nuys, California) I want to identify Elizabeth's parents & siblings as well as better identify her children - any and all help will be deeply appreciated. Kathye
Without dates about as close as I can come is Rebecca Herring b: abt 1856 ALA dau of Franklin Herring b:abt 1825 ALA wife Elivra Unknown b: abt 1834 ALA other kids are: Catherine, Lou , Jane, Chambers. 1870 Limestone Co TX census page 190 I do have a T R "Tom" Williams b: apr 1862 TX married 1882 LCT Fannie L Harper b: Jun 1869 TX Elisha Herring family had a John Harper Herring but no Rebecca that I have listed. Hope this help a little. Pat Oates in TX At 03:16 PM 2/20/2005 -0700, you wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: HERRING, LYNAM, WILLIAMS, BOYER, McGEE, SMITH >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jlB.2ACI/1771 > >Message Board Post: > >Per the obituary of Mrs Elizabeth Rebecca [Herring] Williams who died 20 Oct 1933 in Houston Tx, she was survived by her brother F.T. HERRING and her sister Mrs M.O. LYNAM both of whom were living in Bishop, Nueces Co Tx, at that time. >I cannot be sure the surname spellings are exactly correct.....? > >Elizabeth married Thomas Robert WILLIAMS and had 6 chn named in her obituary with 4 of them living in Houston : >John Harper b 25 Dec 1884 Prairie Grove, Limestone Co Tx >(He married Lera Bess Williams 1912 in Hill Co Tx) >Fred Carroll (married+divorced Catherine + he died 1944) >C.O. (Claud? Cecil?) >Grace (married Raymond W. Boyer) >Ola (married W.A. Smith and lived in Delia, Limestone Co Tx) >"Mrs J.A. McGee or Magee" (lived in Van Nuys, California) > >I want to identify Elizabeth's parents & siblings as well as better identify her children - any and all help will be deeply appreciated. >Kathye