Posted on: Llano County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Llano/381 Surname: isenhower, pointer, trammell ------------------------- At last, we have found the wife of Barnett Isenhower. from book "A" page 208 taken from the court house at MT. Ida Arkansas. "I do certify that I did solomnized (... ....) of matrimony between Burnetta Isenhower and Polly Ann Pointer residents of Montgomery County, Arkansas. B. V. Page 18 James H. May JP" Sarah E. (the aunt) lived to be 101, she married Lewis Trammell, in Arkansas.in 1847 she was 18 and he was 23. she was born in Cape girardeau county, missouri. Her father died in 1844. Thank you Pat and merry Christmas Roberta

Posted on: Llano County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Llano/380 Surname: Blevins, Pointer, Icenhower, Love ------------------------- Mary "Polly" Ann Pointer Blevins is my Great Great Grandmother. She married Squire Blevins sometime after 1850, probably in Milam County, Texas, but possibly Llano County. She first shows up on the census with Squire in 1860 in Coryell Co, or Johnson Co. Can't locate records at this time. There were 4 Icenhower children listed with them at this time. Sarah E., Elizabeth A., John, and Texana who married Richard, the son of Squire. Texana died not long after they married along with a baby. I placed the new marker on Polly Ann's grave in Thorpe Springs about 14 years ago. I do not have the death date for her, it was not visable or not on the old one. Squire's marker had been replaced by another cousin who did not know that Polly Ann was his 2nd wife. Also, his date of birth is off by 10 years. He was born in 1824 not 1814. Would love to hear from any of you cousins out there. Pat

Posted on: Llano County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Llano/378 Surname: isenhower, pointer ------------------------- Mary (polly) ann pointer was married to Barnett isenhower on the 14th of may in 1847 in montgomery, arkansas. i only have record of two girls. sarah, b. 1848 and elizabeth, b. 1850 both in montgomery county, arkansas. barnett was ehe son of john and sarah (bayley) isenhower. john died in 1844 in cape girardeau c. missouri. sarah died on a trip from arkansas to texas in about 1852.

� Could your FRY line be related to the FRY families that lived in Denton, Denton Co.,TX that had a connection to the JACKSON/TAYLOR/BARKER families that lived in Llano in the 1860's and went to Carroll Co, and Yell Co., AR and returned to TX in 1871 and settled in Denton,TX. I have heard this surname mentioned in my family lines. Michelle Moreland Orlando TXLLANO-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > TXLLANO-D Digest������������������������������� Volume 00 : Issue 88 > > Today's Topics: > � #1 [TXLLANO] William K. (BILLY) Davis�� ["Karylon A. Russell" <krussell@mom] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from TXLLANO-D, send a message to > > ������� TXLLANO-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > ������� unsubscribe > > and no other text.� No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > � ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: [TXLLANO] William K. (BILLY) Davis > Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 07:38:34 -0800 > From: "Karylon A. Russell" <krussell@moment.net> > To: TXLLANO-L@rootsweb.com > > Posted on: Llano County Biographies > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/LlanoBios/13 > > Surname: DAVIS, MAXWELL, FRY, JOHNSTON, HAMLIN, TOW > ------------------------- > > William K. (BILLY) Davis was one of the earliest Anglo settlers in Llano > Co., arriving soon after the David Cowan family, around 1853. Both families > were instrumental in readying the Salt Works for operation in the northeastern > corner of Llano Co. (present day Tow/originally Saline) > The Davis Ford was named in honor of Billy who first discovered it. Its > location was where the old bridge at Old Bluffton crossed the Colorado > River prior to the building of Buchanan Dam. > > Billy Davis, as he was called, was born circa 1803 in Roane Co. TN to Edward > Davis, Sr. Soon after Giles Co. TN became a county, the family moved there > where Billy grew to manhood, taking a wife, Elzira ?, circa 1824. In the > early 1830's, however, Billy and family joined his brother and other family > members in Arkansas, settling first in what was known as Crawford Co., > but which became Johnson Co. AR. Edward, Sr. died there in 1839, and some > of Billy's siblings remained in Johnson Co. the rest of their lives, but > Billy had moved slightly south prior to 1840, in what was originally Scott > Co. AR. However, when Yell Co. AR was created prior to 1850, the family > found themselves living withing its boundaries. > > The family left Arkansas in 1852 for Texas. They first settled in Williamson > Co. TX where they are found on tax lists for that county. However, it is > obvious that Billy was in contact with David Cowan in Williamson Co. and > that Billy and his older sons entered what became Llano Co. at least a > full year before the rest of the family was moved there officially in 1854. > Ironically, the importance of Billy Davis to early Llano Co. history is > highly accepted and documented, but he was never really able to have a > huge impact because he died in 1854. He registered a brand (circle D) in > Williamson Co. in May of 1854, possibly on his way to Arkansas to conduct > family "business." His son, Edward W. NED went with him. Some time and > somewhere in Arkansas, Billy died during the summer of 1854. Ned returned > to Texas, bringing with him his brother-in-law, Isaac Byler IKE Maxwell, > younger brother to Ned's wife Mary B. Maxwell. Later, Ike would become > his DOUBLE brother-in-law since Ike married Ned's youngest sister, Margaret > Melcenie MAGGIE Davis late 1856. The two men crossed the Colorado Sept. > 8, 1854. > > Even though Billy died in 1854, his widow, Elzira ?, brought their younger > children to Llano Co., settling on land that later would encompass the > entire community of Old Bluffton, TX. They built their family homeplace, > the foundation/chimney/cistern/plum grove which can still be seen when > Lake Buchanan lowers to around the 900 level during droughts. Elzira continued > in Llano Co., although she is incorrectly listed as ELVIRA, on the 1860 > Census. In that year, she was one of Llano County's major slave holders--3 > mulattos. Elzira died circa 1864, but her burial spot is not known. > > The family of Billy and Elzira--all who were important factors in the settlement > of early Llano Co.--is as follows: > Thomas Henry Davis, born 1825, m. in Arkansas, Martha Ann Fry; Edward W. > NED Davis, born 1827, m. in Arkansas Mary B. Maxwell; Caleb A. Davis, born > 1829, m. Sarah Ann Tow in Llano Co.; Benjamin F. Davis m. Missouri Catherine > Johnston in Burnet Co.; Lucy Parthena Davis, m. early Tow store owner and > Civil War officer, A.D. (Alvis) Hamlin; MDL-Marcus DeLafayette (Fayette/Fett) > Davis, m. Sarah's sister, Mary Isabel Tow; and Margaret Melcenia MAGGIE > Davis m. Ike Maxwell--their marriage license supposedly the first one issued > in Llano Co. after the county was created. > > Thomas Henry, called HENRY, and Ned were the first to hack a trail between > the Salt Works and Fredericksburg in a wagon to sell salt to the German > community. In 1860 Henry made his way to San Antonio and officially purchased > the majority of the land in the horseshoe bend of the Colorado River from > its original grantees. Later, Henry opened the way for the community of > Bluffton to begin by laying off lots, etc. Although the community of Bluffton > was named by Ike Maxwell, in honor of his Yell Co. home, Bluffton, Arkansas, > it was Henry who had the authority in the family to near-give the land > for the cemetery at Bluffton for $1.00. > > All the Davis men, as well as A.D. Hamlin and Ike Maxwell, served in the > Civil War frontier units in Llano Co. except Ben, who had moved to the > Field Creek area of Llano Co. prior to 1860 and appears to have served > in units out of San Saba Co. > > After Elzira died in 1864 and Ned succombed to pneumonia in 1870, the family > homestead was given by the other heirs to Caleb A. Davis whose family continued > to own the property until it was covered by the Colorado River. > > There are still many descendants of this family in Llano Co. today. We > appreciate the sacrifices and hardships our early ancestor BILLY DAVIS > and his family endured many years ago to make Llano Co. what it is today.

Posted on: Llano County Biographies Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/LlanoBios/13 Surname: DAVIS, MAXWELL, FRY, JOHNSTON, HAMLIN, TOW ------------------------- William K. (BILLY) Davis was one of the earliest Anglo settlers in Llano Co., arriving soon after the David Cowan family, around 1853. Both families were instrumental in readying the Salt Works for operation in the northeastern corner of Llano Co. (present day Tow/originally Saline) The Davis Ford was named in honor of Billy who first discovered it. Its location was where the old bridge at Old Bluffton crossed the Colorado River prior to the building of Buchanan Dam. Billy Davis, as he was called, was born circa 1803 in Roane Co. TN to Edward Davis, Sr. Soon after Giles Co. TN became a county, the family moved there where Billy grew to manhood, taking a wife, Elzira ?, circa 1824. In the early 1830's, however, Billy and family joined his brother and other family members in Arkansas, settling first in what was known as Crawford Co., but which became Johnson Co. AR. Edward, Sr. died there in 1839, and some of Billy's siblings remained in Johnson Co. the rest of their lives, but Billy had moved slightly south prior to 1840, in what was originally Scott Co. AR. However, when Yell Co. AR was created prior to 1850, the family found themselves living withing its boundaries. The family left Arkansas in 1852 for Texas. They first settled in Williamson Co. TX where they are found on tax lists for that county. However, it is obvious that Billy was in contact with David Cowan in Williamson Co. and that Billy and his older sons entered what became Llano Co. at least a full year before the rest of the family was moved there officially in 1854. Ironically, the importance of Billy Davis to early Llano Co. history is highly accepted and documented, but he was never really able to have a huge impact because he died in 1854. He registered a brand (circle D) in Williamson Co. in May of 1854, possibly on his way to Arkansas to conduct family "business." His son, Edward W. NED went with him. Some time and somewhere in Arkansas, Billy died during the summer of 1854. Ned returned to Texas, bringing with him his brother-in-law, Isaac Byler IKE Maxwell, younger brother to Ned's wife Mary B. Maxwell. Later, Ike would become his DOUBLE brother-in-law since Ike married Ned's youngest sister, Margaret Melcenie MAGGIE Davis late 1856. The two men crossed the Colorado Sept. 8, 1854. Even though Billy died in 1854, his widow, Elzira ?, brought their younger children to Llano Co., settling on land that later would encompass the entire community of Old Bluffton, TX. They built their family homeplace, the foundation/chimney/cistern/plum grove which can still be seen when Lake Buchanan lowers to around the 900 level during droughts. Elzira continued in Llano Co., although she is incorrectly listed as ELVIRA, on the 1860 Census. In that year, she was one of Llano County's major slave holders--3 mulattos. Elzira died circa 1864, but her burial spot is not known. The family of Billy and Elzira--all who were important factors in the settlement of early Llano Co.--is as follows: Thomas Henry Davis, born 1825, m. in Arkansas, Martha Ann Fry; Edward W. NED Davis, born 1827, m. in Arkansas Mary B. Maxwell; Caleb A. Davis, born 1829, m. Sarah Ann Tow in Llano Co.; Benjamin F. Davis m. Missouri Catherine Johnston in Burnet Co.; Lucy Parthena Davis, m. early Tow store owner and Civil War officer, A.D. (Alvis) Hamlin; MDL-Marcus DeLafayette (Fayette/Fett) Davis, m. Sarah's sister, Mary Isabel Tow; and Margaret Melcenia MAGGIE Davis m. Ike Maxwell--their marriage license supposedly the first one issued in Llano Co. after the county was created. Thomas Henry, called HENRY, and Ned were the first to hack a trail between the Salt Works and Fredericksburg in a wagon to sell salt to the German community. In 1860 Henry made his way to San Antonio and officially purchased the majority of the land in the horseshoe bend of the Colorado River from its original grantees. Later, Henry opened the way for the community of Bluffton to begin by laying off lots, etc. Although the community of Bluffton was named by Ike Maxwell, in honor of his Yell Co. home, Bluffton, Arkansas, it was Henry who had the authority in the family to near-give the land for the cemetery at Bluffton for $1.00. All the Davis men, as well as A.D. Hamlin and Ike Maxwell, served in the Civil War frontier units in Llano Co. except Ben, who had moved to the Field Creek area of Llano Co. prior to 1860 and appears to have served in units out of San Saba Co. After Elzira died in 1864 and Ned succombed to pneumonia in 1870, the family homestead was given by the other heirs to Caleb A. Davis whose family continued to own the property until it was covered by the Colorado River. There are still many descendants of this family in Llano Co. today. We appreciate the sacrifices and hardships our early ancestor BILLY DAVIS and his family endured many years ago to make Llano Co. what it is today.

Posted on: Llano County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Tx/Llano/377 Surname: Williams ------------------------- Address correction for Llano County, James H. Williams query. Should have been whenry1964@msn.com.

Posted on: Llano County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Llano/375 Surname: Wiliams ------------------------- James H. Williams and wife Mary are burried in Broad Branch Cemetery in Llano County Tx. They were from Jefferson co. Tn. Their Children are: 1.Sarah 2.Ida 3.James 4.William 5.Cally 6.Della [Married John W. Borden or Border]. Does anyone know what became of this family?

Need information on Daniel RICKS (b 1855/9, GA) and his wife Louisa METTS (b 1859, FL). children: Anna Jane (1879), John A. (1883); Mary L. (1889); Robert L. (1892); William J. (1895) and Martha E. (1899). They were living in Llano Co census 1880 and 1900, but then moved over into Burnet Co. There may have been more children as the 1900 census says she's the mother of 9 kids but only 6 are living. Would like to know if there are children buried in Llano Co. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Posted on: Llano County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Llano/373 Surname: keng, bardin, williams, garrett, walker ------------------------- I am writing in regards to the messages you posted regarding the death of loved ones in llano county. I am the great granddaughter of sallie mamie keng, my grandmother was annie ruth lee, father was sidney hugh johnson that would make frederich wilhelm keng my great great grandfather and nancy emma bardin my great great grandmother ! I am kin to all! please email me dream16@flash.net I also live in texas .

Posted on: Llano County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Llano/372 Surname: Ricks, Metts ------------------------- Looking for anyone in the Daniel RICKS (b 1855/9, GA); md Martha METTS abt 1877 (b1859, FL); children Anna Jane (1879), John A. (1883), Mary L. (1889), Robert L. (1892), William J. (1895) and Martha E. (1899). I believe Daniel is listed in the 1920 Llano Co census, but I cannot read the copy available to me. Would anyone have access to that? I don't know the census pg, household #. Will gladly share information.

Posted on: Llano County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Llano/371 Surname: GOOCH, JENNINGS, CLENDENNEN, WHEELER, COPPEDGE ------------------------- Thank you for answering my query. I would like to exchange Gooch information with you. How are you related to the Gooch's? Thomas and Verlinda were my great grandparents. Several years ago, my husband and I searched for Thomas and Verlinda Gooch's graves in the Bluffton cemetery. Of course, we didn't find them there. We looked at cemetery books in the Llano Library and found they were buried in the New Bluffton Cemetery and read the story of the moving of the graves. The notation in the cemetery book indicated the graves were unmarked, but were located in Lot 65, graves 1 & 2. We didn't take time to look for their graves that day. Based on Thomas Gooch's military records with the War of Mexico, we ordered a veteran's marker for Thomas. In the meantime, Dayna Jacob sent me a picture of Thomas and Verlinda's tombstone. Someone, apparently, has placed a headstone in place for them. I will send you a copy of the photo. We planned to take the veteran's marker down on our way to spend Thanksgiving with my son's family. We decided against carrying it on this trip, since our car was loaded with Christmas gifts and luggage. We plan to take the marker down within the next few days when we find a warm, pretty day suitable spending time outdoors. We will place the veteran's marker at the foot of Thomas' grave. We will have to find a little time hunting the grave and the cemetery. We have seen in census records where Thomas and Verlinda lived next to Verlinda's parents in San Saba Co. A few years back, we researched Thomas' family in the Llano Courthouse and found some things about him and his family such as land records. Wiley Gooch, that you mentioned, was my grandfather. My mother was Lois Gooch Wheeler. Wiley died in 1931 in Winters, Runnels Co., TX. Also, we used to visit with my mother's cousin, Ed (Edward) Clendennen and his wife, Georgia. They lived in Buffalo Gap and Abilene, TX. Ed died in Abilene and Georgia moved to Clyde TX next door to her daughter, Ann Coppedge. Georgia died in Clyde and I believe Ann Coppedge has passed away too. Betty Thomason

Greetings All, I am not in Texas and I have been looking for one list that would cover all of Texas. I have checked rootsweb with out any luck. Have I over looked something or is there not a list for the entire state? Would someone be kind enough to let me know. Victoria

Lockhart, Samuel -- b. June 7, 1823 d. Jan 9, 1858

Posted on: Llano County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Llano/369 Surname: Lockhart ------------------------- Samuel Lockhart is buried in the Tow Cemetery in Llano County.

Posted on: Llano County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Llano/368 Surname: GOOCH ------------------------- I have some information on Thomas Gooch and his wife, Verlinda Jennings. They were both originally buried at Old Bluffton, but when Buchanan Dam was built, their graves were moved to New Bluffton Cemetery, Lot 65, Graves 1 & 2. Their graves were moved 9-17-1931 with the following persons contacted prior: Sons, Jack of Winslow, AZ and Wiley of Winters, TX and grandson, Tom Clendennen of Tow, TX Let me know what you are specifically interested in. I do NOT think Tom and Verlinda have marked graves, which I think is a shame since they were among some of the areas earlier settlers. The GOOCH FORD across the Colorado was named for Thomas, and I assume the ford was on his land, which was on the river, west of Old Bluffton. This ford was not the first ford used in this area, but it became a major one in later years. Thomas was a blacksmith by trade, and even though his property was in the area of Bluffton, he had a shop in the town of Llano, I believe--will have to doublecheck this. In 1860, he was in San Saba Co. TX living adjacent Verlinda's parents, BUT as the crow flies, the land of William Jennings was a very short distance from the community of Tow, TX, which is just upstream from Old Bluffton. Tow is located near the San Saba/Llano Co. lines. Karylon A. Russell, Box 823, Llano, TX 78643 krussell@moment.net

Posted on: Llano County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Llano/367 Surname: BARRINGER, HENDERSON, BOWERS, SMITH, ASHABRANNER ------------------------- The man you are referring to is John H. Barringer who became the owner of the land near the Colorado River on the Llano Co. side that was the location of the famous BARRINGER HILL, an upraised area of land that contained a myriad of mineral deposits that were considered very rare. One of the minerals was gadolite, or something like that, that was only found here and in Russia and was necessary for one of Edison's earliest lights. For a while, the mineral was "mined", but when Edison improved his light to be able to use tungston, which was cheaper, it was no longer feasible to mine the rarer mineral. When Buchanan Dam was built in 1937, Barringer Hill was covered up by the rising waters of the Colorado. It would have been located in the deeper part of the lake not far from the dam itself. Census records say John H. Barringer was born in GA with parents from NC. He married in Burnet Co. TX Fannie Henderson (Record H-269). I do not have the date, but it would have been circa 1900. He is buried in the New Bluffton Cemetery, Lot 74 Grave 2 along side his wife. He was born 2-14-1855 and died 6-12-1928. His Burnet death certificate is #24590 Since he died before 1937, he was originally buried at Old Bluffton, which was also covered by the Colorado when the dam was built, so his grave was moved and relocated at New Bluffton on 9-11-1931. His wife, Fannie D. Henderson was born 1873 and 1945. She did not die until after the dam was built, so she was just buried at New Bluffton. When the grave of John was moved, the following people were contacted for permission: Mrs. Birdie Ashabranner of Burnet, a daughter; his wife, of Burnet; and sons, John D. Barringer and Joe, both of Burnet. Also, a brother William Barringer--location not given and a sister--Jane Davis, location also not given. John' death certifcate says his father was Alfred Barringer, born in Sergia (??) and mother, Josephin Honeycutt, born in Texas. Fannie was born in Jacksonville, TX (Cherokee CO.) and her parents were Newt Henderson, born in AL and Sarah COker, born Jacksonville. She died of cardiac failure and he died of appoplexy. I have a little more information, if this is what you are interested in. Karylon A. Russell, Box 823, Llano, TX 78643 krussell@moment.net

Posted on: Llano County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Llano/366 Surname: ROGERS ------------------------- I wish I had an answer on your Rogers in Llano County but unfortunately I don't. What I am wanting to ask though is if you have anything on a Mattie L. Rogers? I believe she died young (teens-early 20s) and I would think that would have been 1890-1900. Thanks. Teri Blount

please send your replies to Ron. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Robertson" <rrobertson@athletics.tamu.edu> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 1:35 PM > Looking for information on the Units formed from LLano Co. > > > Ron Robertson > r-robertson@tamu.edu > >

Posted on: Llano County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Llano/365 Surname: Stewart ------------------------- My great grandfather, Joseph Gilbert Stewart moved to Llano county with his wife, Louisa M Grumbles and three children, sometime before 1880. He is listed in the 1880 census on page 500, family # 321, commisioner's precinct 4, E D 98. He purchased 200 acres from D J & R A Knight and J A & M A Williamson on 9/11/1882 in Samuel Craft's league. Does anyone know the physical descriptions of either of these places. Family tradition says it was Babyhead.

Does anyone remember a Williams Nursing Home in Llano around the 1960's? What became of it? Where was it located? Was it owned by a Williams family?