This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Grabener, Dodd, Springer, Jones Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8683 Message Board Post: Hello! I am looking for people who are descended from Theodore Julius Grabener who lived in Milam County Texas for many years up until his death in the 1880's. I am a descendant of his brother Rudolf Edward Grabener. I live in Shreveport, LA and would love to correspond with new cousins.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hill Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8682 Message Board Post: Cameron Herald, Thur., 2 June 2005 Joseph Lee Hill, 55, of Temple died May 30 in a Temple hospital. The Rev. Billy Crow will officiate at his funeral 10 a.m. today in the Kathryn W. Green Chapel of Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Cameron. Burial will follow in the Old Marak Methodist Cemetery. Hill was born Aug. 22, 1949 in Bessemer, AL and was a filler operator for Temple Bottling Company. He is survived by his wife, Rita Hill of Temple; daughter Carrie Spacek of Rogers; sisters Bertha Hill and Lola Hill both of Los Angeles, CA and granddaughter Hope Nicole Spacek. The family accepted visitors 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McKinney, Baskin, Ragsdale Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8681 Message Board Post: Cameron Herald, Thur., 2 June 2005 Judge Pat McKinney Baskin, 78, of Midland and formerly of Cameron died May 27 following a brief illness. Memorial services were held May 31 at First Presbyterian Church in Midland with the Rev. Ray Riddle and Steve Schorr officiating. Baskin was born Nov. 29, 1926 in Cameron to James Dollar Baskin Sr. and Ruth McKinney Baskin. He received his elementary education in Cameron and attended junior high and high school in Austin. He received a bachelor of arts from the University of Texas in 1948, his J.D. in 1950 and his master of arts in government in 1953. He was in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1946 and was a U.S. Army Lieutenant from 1951-1953. He married Joan Marie Ragsdale June 25, 1952. Baskin was active in numerous community groups, including Midland ISD's Academic Programs and a lifetime member of the Parent Teacher Association. He served as a municipal court judge from 1953-1958 and a state district court judge for 12 years. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Judge Jim Baskin Jr. of San Antonio. He is survived by his wife, Joan Baskin of Midland; children, Becky Ferguson of Midland; Bo Baskin of Austin; Steven Baskin of Marble Falls and JJ Baskin of Austin; grandchildren, A. J., Joanie, Katie, Annabelle, Mac, Liam, Wiley, Terrill, Virginia and Ben; and brother, Bill Baskin of Lake Jackson.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Patterson, Johnson, Tucker Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8680 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 2 June 2005 CAMERON - Graveside services for Thelma Aneta Patterson, 82, of Cameron, were held at 1 p.m. Friday, May 27, 2005, at Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev. Billy Crow officiating. Ms. Patterson died Wednesday in a Cameron hospital. Ms. Patterson, a homemaker, was born Sept. 23, 1922 in Cuero to Henry and Vadie (Johnson) Tucker. Five brothers and one sister preceded her in death. Survivors include son, David Eugene Patterson of Cleburne; four sisters, Bonnie Valchar, Shirley Lindley, Mona Robinson and Mozell Holland, all of Cameron.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Owens, Copeland Shepherd Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8679 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 2 June 2005 Wilma M. Owens, 82, of Rockdale died Monday, May 30, 2005 at Richards Memorial Hospital in Rockdale. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at the Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Rev. Chuck Salmon of Forest Grove Christian Church officiating. Burial will follow in Hugh Wilson Cemetery in Tanglewood. Ms. Owens was born March 7, 1923 in Liberty Hill to William T. (Tom) Shepherd and Martha (Mattie) Copeland Shepherd. She married Cecil Owens on Jan. 21, 1956 in Austin. Ms. Owens, a graduate of Liberty Hill High School, was a secretary/bookkeeper for Rockdale Ford for over 30 years. She was a resident of Rockdale since 1956 and a member of Forest Grove Christian Church and Young at Heart Club. Her hobbies included crocheting, cooking, reading and planting. Ms. Owens was preceded in death by her husband Cecil Owens; son, Thomas Wayne (Tony) Owens on March 14, 1999; brothers, Floyd, Claude, Fred, Charles and Kenneth Shepherd; sister, Emma Inman. Survivors include son, Calvin Estepp and wife Jean of Pflugerville; four daughters, Betty Kostelka and husband Emil of Bryan, Cil Howell and husband Joe of Houston, Linda Dodge and husband Bill of Cedar Park, Pat Owens of Houston; daughter-in-law, Faye Owens of Silsbee; brother, Hershel Shepherd of Georgetown; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Alvarado, Rios Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8678 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 2 June 2005 Lifelong Rockdale resident, Salvador Alvarado, 69, died Thursday, May 26, 2005 in Richards Memorial Hospital in Rockdale. Graveside services were held 2 p.m. Saturday, May 28, in St. Joseph Cemetery in Rockdale with Father Edwin Kagoo officiating. Mr. Alvarado, a truck driver, was born Jan. 23, 1936 in the Bushdale community near Rockdale to Horacio and Crisanta (Rios) Alvarado. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Raul R. Alvarado. Survivors include daughter, Nancy Ruth Lopez of Bentonville, AR; four sisters, Gloria Alvarado Cavazos of Hidalgo, Maria Elena Alvarado Ruiz of Rockdale, Mary Santos Alvarado Mata of Rockdale and Eva Alvarado Mata of Katy; three grandchildren, Faith Elizabeth Lopez, Lucero Hope Lopez and Nathan Rivers Lopez; and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Javier Ruiz, Moses Wayne Mata, Jaime Mata, Alberto Cavazos, George Mata, Manuel Ramos and Carlos Cavazos.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Garner, Williams, Walden Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8677 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 2 June 2005 A memorial service for Robert E. Garner, 67, was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2005, at First Presbyterian Church in Amarillo with Dr. Jim Bandkhead and Max Brown officiating. Graveside services were held Saturday, May 28, 2005, at Sharp Cemetery in Rockdale. Mr. Garner died Wednesday, May 25. He was born Dec. 2, 1937, in Milam County to Hicks and Bessie (Williams) Garner. Mr. Garner was a graduate of Sharp High School, received his undergraduate degree at Texas Tech University and his law degree from Baylor University School of Law. He began his 45 years of practicing law in Lubbock and in 1977 he moved to Amarillo. Mr. Garner was a partner of Whittenburg, Whittenburg, Garner & Stein at the time of his death. He was certified as a civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and certified in civil trial and personal injury law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. In December 2003, he was honored by the Panhandle Trial Lawyers Association as its first recipient of the Temple Houston Award in recognition of his skills and successes as a trial lawyer. Survivors are his wife, Carolyn Walden Garner; a son, Robert Kyle Garner of Amarillo; three daughters, Synde Garner and Ronald Matschek of Amarillo, Jan Garner Tankersley of Lubbock, Jennifer Garner and Tim Nicholson of Amarillo; eight grandchildren, Carter, Kelsey, Camron and Casen Matschek, Avrey and Allye Tankersley, Dolan and Margaret Nicholson; five sisters, Mildred Holcomb of Lubbock, Bonnie and Clayton Dark of Lufkin, Helen and Henry Abel of Buckholts, Martha and Dan Garth of Lubbock, Beverly and Norman Key of Austin. Memorials may be sent to the Sharp Cemetery Association, 7949 N. FM 487, Rockdale, TX 76567 or BSA Hospice in care of Olivia’s Angels, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001.

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/hkB.2ACE/110.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for your reply. For some reason I did not receive a notice when you replied and I just now found your response. I will continue to try to solve this puzzle. According to some sources online (?) it was James' younger brother, David William, who married a Kavanaugh and had a daughter named Ella. What I do know is that a James F. Arnett, born 1831 in MS, married in 1859 to a widow, Nancy Parsons, who had 2 children, Hugh and Sarah(Sally). They are listed in the Milam Co. census 1860. In 1880, Nancy was widowed and living with her son, William Hugh Parsons. I am trying to see if the two James F. Arnett's are one in the same. Thank you, Toni

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8675.1 Message Board Post: Suggest you begin reading the old Milam County newspapers on microfilm for the time-period in 1909 at the Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library in Rockdale, Texas. You will want to review the month before and the post-event newspapers.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8675 Message Board Post: I have always been told that my grandparents Luther Rogers and Mary Etta King were married at the county fair on July 17, 1909. The family story is that Luther entered a poetry contest and won a wedding at the fair (Rockdale?). They were given their wedding outfits and furniture to start housekeeping. Does anyone know where I could find more information on this and especially get a copy of the poem?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Schweke/Schwek/Sweek/Sweaks Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8674 Message Board Post: I'm researching the Schweke family of Milam County. I have found Richard Schweke born 1850 Germany, died 1888 Milam Co. Does anyone know of his parents or siblings? Richard married Mattie Hamil and Lina Luetge. Richard's children with Mattie Hamil were: William Elisha married Mary Hodges 9-25-1904 Mary Elizabeth married ? Lanham 1-6-1901 Hoarout "Harriet" Lenora married Isaac N. Lanham 8-11-1900/01 Annie Luvenia married Robert V. Caywood 4-3-1904 Looking for their children and/or grandchildren. Thanks! Please contact me at [email protected]

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/hkB.2ACE/8673 Message Board Post: Looking for info on William Locklin born 1815 in Mass or New York. Moved to Texas , I think in Hood county. Married to Louisa. Lived in Ind., Kansas, and Ark.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sanders, Smith, Hubert, Pickens Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8672 Message Board Post: Dallas Morning News, 26 Aug 1929 S. F. Sanders Buried Rockdale, Milam Co., Tex, Aug 26 – Funeral services where held for S. F. Sanders, 75, who died at the family home in the Minerva community. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ada Pickens Sanders, and several grown children, among them being Mrs. Walter Smith of Rockdale. A sister, Mrs. F. W. R. Hubert of Minerva and several grandchildren and nieces survive also.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hubert, Sanders, McBurnett, Robertson, Bonner Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8671 Message Board Post: Dallas Morning News, 10 Nov 1936 Resident of Rockdale Since Founding Dies Rockdale, Milam Co., Tex, Nov 9 – W. Frank Hubert, 89, died at his home at Minerva, seven miles north of Rockdale, Monday. Funeral services will be held at Minerva Tuesday. Hubert was one of the few surviving early day settlers of Rockdale. He was born at Nacogdoches, but came as a young man to this section of Milam County and soon after the founding of Rockdale, he opened a hardware and saddle business. He was the last surviving member of the old Rockdale Social Club, organized by a group of bachelors in 1874, the year Rockdale was established. Hubert married Miss Minerva May Sanders, whose grandfather came to Milam County in 1853 and for whom the town of Minerva was named. He had engaged in the farming industry at Minerva for many years and was known for his fine grape vineyards. He is survived by his wife, five children, Dr. J. S. Hubert of Cameron, Mrs. C. W. McBurnett of Dallas, Mrs. David Robertson and Ralph and Frank Hubert of Minerva, and one sister, Mrs. John S. Bonner of Rockdale.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lee Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8670 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 18 Mar 1999 Cameron - Funeral services for Bernie H. Lee, 51, of Cameron, were held at 3 p.m. Monday, March 15, 1999 at Green Funeral Home in Cameron with burial following in Minerva Cemetery. Father Tom Hanus officiated. Mr. Lee died Friday, March 12 in a Temple hospital. He was born Sept. 2, 1947 in Acworth, (Cobb Co.), GA and was a retired systems analyst for IBM. Mr. Lee was a Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Jane Lee of Cameron; two daughters, Tina Lee of Phoenix, AZ and Vickie Lee of San Marcos; his father, Harold Lee of Georgia; a brother, Gerald Lee of Cedartown, GA; and two sisters, Joyce Winters of Dallas, GA

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/7242.2.1 Message Board Post: Shirley, I'm sending you a pdf file of my history on this family (as far as I have been able to establish). I had some trouble reading your e-mail address. Please let me know if you have not received the file. Cathy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gibbs, Harris Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8669 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 26 May 2005 CAMERON - Funeral services for Charles Henry Wayne Gibbs, 74, of Tomball, and formerly of Cameron, were held 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2005, in the Kathryn W. Green Chapel of Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Cameron with Rev. Mike Colston officiating. Burial followed in the Oak Hill Cemetery. Mr. Gibbs died Saturday in a Tomball Hospital. Mr. Gibbs was born March 10, 1931 in Cameron [son of Henry and Willie Otis (Harris) Gibbs] and was retired from the heavy equipment maintenance industry. Mr. Gibbs was a member of the Assembly of God Church. Survivors include two sons, Cecil Wayne Gibbs of Houston and Timothy Matterson Gibbs of Magnolia; daughter, Nancy Gayle Allen of New Caney; sister, Juanita Warren of Houston; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Grahamm Elsenburg Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8668 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 26 May 2005 Berry A. Graham, 40, died Monday, May 23, 2005 in Richards Memorial Hospital in Rockdale. Graveside services were held 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, in Hurt-Graham Cemetery near Milano with Burt Graham officiating. Mr. Graham was born Aug. 31, 1964 in Rockdale to Archie and Martha (Elsenburg) Graham. He was a graduate of Taylor High School and worked in the hotel industry as night auditor. Mr. Graham was a resident of Rockdale, Milano, Taylor, Sherman and then a number of years in Austin and before moving back to Rockdale. He was preceded in death by his father, Archie Graham. Survivors include his mother, Martha Graham of Rockdale; four brothers, William N. “Bill” Graham of Milano, Robert L. “Bob” Graham of Rockdale, Benjamin D. “Ben” Graham of Devine and Burton Frank “Burt” Graham of Temple; cousin, Tammy Telg Pounders of Rockdale.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cast, Sterling, Dent Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8667 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 26 May 2005 Services for Sylvia Cast, 74, of Thorndale were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 22, 2005, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Rev. Larry Griffith of First Baptist Church in Thorndale officiating. Burial was in Locklin Cemetery near San Gabriel. Mrs. Cast died Friday, May 20, at Richards Memorial Hospital in Rockdale. A resident of Thorndale for the past 37 years, she was born Nov. 1, 1930, in Waco to Earl Sterling Sr. and Sylvia (Dent) Sterling. She married John Taylor Cast on Dec. 29, 1957, in Galena Park (Harris Co., TX). Mrs. Cast was a teacher for 35 years, teaching in Thorndale, Galena Park, Harlingen, Beaumont and Rockdale. She retired from Rockdale ISD as a special education teacher. She was a member of Trinity Methodist Church in Thorndale. Mrs. Cast was a graduate of West High School and North Texas State University. She had a master’s degree in education. She and her husband owned and operated Bakery Cafe in Thorndale for 10 years. Mrs. Cast was preceded in death by a son, John Cast, on Sept. 27, 1987; a brother, Paul Sterling; and her parents. Survivors are her husband, John “Buster” Cast of Thorndale; a daughter, Catherine Ann Cast of Thorndale; a brother, Earl Sterling of Waco; a sister; Doris Mears of Gholson; and three grandchildren, Michelle Rivard of Rockdale, Jesse Taylor Garza of San Antonio and Sabrina LeeAnn Miller of Taylor. Pallbearers were Kenny Gifford, Frank Felton, Darrell Towery, Jesse Garza, Gus Pete Schramm and Trey Schramm.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Baldwin, Bradley, Gilliland Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8666 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 26 May 2005 Elmer M. Baldwin, 87, of Rockdale died Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at his home. Interment was held 11 a.m. Monday, May 23, at Pierson Township Cemetery in Michigan. He was born Oct. 25, 1917 in Sand Lake, MI, to Milford E. and Goldie M. (Bradley) Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin, a self employed farmer, married Odessa E. Gilliland on Aug. 6, 1939 in Pierson, MI. He was an U.S. Army veteran during World War II and also member of the Disabled Americans Veterans Association. Mr. Baldwin was preceded in death by his parents; son, Furl Louis Baldwin; brother, Eli Baldwin and granddaughter, Sherry Nevins. Survivors include his wife of 65 1/2 years, Odessa E. (Gilliland) Baldwin of Rockdale; three sons, Bertun D. Baldwin and wife Mila of Lansing, MI, Delmar J. Baldwin and wife Jean of Mechanicville, NY and Charles L. Baldwin and wife Darlene of Niles, MI; daughter, Arlene K. Baldwin of Grand Ledge, MI; sister, Elma Wilson of Lakeview, MI; 11 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Memorials may be made to the Hospice Organization.