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