This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Garza, Reyes Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8465 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 10 Mar 2005 Garza Services for Manuel Garza, 59, of West Columbia will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 12, 2005, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Rockdale with Rev. Edwin Kagoo officiating. Burial will be in Garza Cemetery near Rockdale. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at Baker Funeral Home in West Columbia and 7 p.m. Friday, March 11, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home. Mr. Garza died Monday, March 7, in West Columbia. A self-employed welder, he was born Oct. 20, 1945, to Anastacio R. and Guadalupe (Reyes) Garza. Mr. Garza was a veteran of the Vietnam War, having served in the U.S. Marines. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Robert Garza. Survivors are his wife, Lucinda Garza of West Columbia; a daughter, Audrey Dawn Morton and husband David; seven brothers, Juan “John” Garza and wife Esther of San Antonio, Cruz Garza and wife Regugia of Rockdale, Alfred Garza of Rockdale, Jim Garza and wife Sharon of Mount Pleasant, Joseph Garza and wife Ruth of Austin, Arthur Garza and wife Sharon of Rockdale and Ruben Garza and wife Vickie of Rockdale; five sisters, Cecilia Garza of San Antonio, Isabel Ortiz of Houston, Mary Helen Ortega of Rockdale, Josephine Garza of Austin, and Angie Grafe and husband Stuart of Evergreen, Colorado. Pallbearers will be Charles Cervantez, Ernest Garza, Freddie Garza, John Anthony Garza, Cruz Garza Jr. and Marcus Revilla. Honorary pallbearers will be Steve Barrera, Lee Cloud, Donnie Foytik, Larry Geserick, Butch Gless, James Jacubec, Billy Menning, Jimmy Prihoda, Curtis Redding, Ellis Roundtree and Gary Wells.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Avrett, Bownds Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8464 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 10 Mar 2005 Avrett Graveside services for William Doyle Avrett, 74, of Temple were held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 7, 2005, at Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Rockdale with Rev. John Warren of St. John’s United Methodist Church officiating. Mr. Avrett died Friday, March 4, in a Taylor nursing facility. He was born Nov. 11, 1930, in the Pleasant Hill community near Rockdale to Ralph and Annie Claudia Bownds Avrett. He was a resident of Temple for the past eight years, having previously lived in California and Oregon. Mr. Avrett was an accountant and enjoyed photography and art. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Avrett was a Methodist. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Maline Avrett Caraway; and three brothers, Howard, Floyd and Marshal Avrett. Survivors are a sister, Florine Sorenson of Thorndale, and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins. Pallbearers were Bobby Yount, Charles Yount, Kregg Yount, Greg Yount, Bill Avrett and Jimmie Survant.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Whiteley, Eiland Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8463 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 10 Mar 2005 Whiteley Lona Marie Whiteley, 80, of Killeen died Tuesday, March 1, 2005, in Temple. Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Thursday March 3, 2005, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Dr. Joe Rich officiating. Burial followed in I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Rockdale. Ms. Whiteley, a 38-year resident of Killeen, was born March 3, 1924, in Rockdale to Calvin and Freda Eiland. She was a graduate of Rockdale High School and a member of Memorial Baptist Church, and worked with Killeen-Cove-Hood Special Olympics. She was an avid gardener, homemaker and worked in consolidated aircraft in Fort Worth as a metallurgist during the 1940s. She was preceded in death by her husband Edward A. Whiteley in 1991; sisters, Thelmer Staffelbach and Margaret Lee Gifford; and her parents, Calvin and Freda Eiland. Survivors include sons Michael A. Whiteley of Killeen, Edward T. Whiteley of Atlanta, GA, Dick W. Whiteley of Killeen and Patrick L. Whiteley of Cedar Hill; brothers, Elmer Eiland of Ennis and Elbert Eiland of Taylor; sisters, Euteva Talley of Rockdale and Lois Wilkins of Gause; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lester, Wigham, Lockwood Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8462 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 10 Mar 2005 Lester Amy D. Lester, 86, of Rockdale died Saturday, March 5, 2005, in the Kings Daughters Hospital in Temple. Graveside services were held 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, in Oak Lawn Cemetery in Rockdale with Rev. Jack Chelf of First Baptist Church in Rockdale officiating. Mrs. Lester was born Sept. 19, 1918, in Ringling, OK, to James Thomas and Susie (Lockwood) Wigham. She married Fred Lester on April 1, 1935, in Ringling, OK. Mrs. Lester, a homemaker, was a member of First Baptist Church in Rockdale. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Fred Lester on Dec. 19, 1995. Survivors include three sons, Doug “Bud” Lester and wife LuAnn of Blythe, CA, Dean Lester and wife Sue of Blythe, CA, Gene Lester and wife Carol of Pearland; two daughters, Mary Alice Stewart and husband Tim of Milano, Gaila Jo Lester of Rockdale; brother, Claude Wigham of Oklahoma City, OK; sister, Mary Frances Hill of Ryan, Oklahoma; 13 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers included Jeff Lester, Doug Lester, Dean Lester and Tim Stewart.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Moreno, Hernandez Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8461 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 10 Mar 2005 Moreno Lifelong Rockdale resident, Martina Moreno, 81, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2005, in Scott & White Hospital in Temple. Funeral services were held 10 a.m. Friday, March 4, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Rockdale with Father Edwin Kagoo of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Rockdale officiating. Burial followed in I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Rockdale. A homemaker, she was born Nov. 12, 1923, in Lovelady to Sam and Maria Angela Hernandez. She married Jesse “Jesus” Moreno. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesus Moreno, on Dec. 29, 1995; her parents; and all of her brothers and sisters. Mrs. Moreno is survived by sons, John Moreno and wife Irma of Rockdale, Simon Moreno of Austin; daughters, Mary Moreno and husband Robert Vasquez of Rockdale, Delores Johnson and husband James of Rockdale; eight grandchildren, Joe Moreno, John Moreno Jr., George Dockery Jr., Andrew Cruz Jr., John Aldama, Jessica Castillo and husband Salvador, Gracie Moreno Macias and husband Adair Sr., and Marisa Moreno; 12 great-grandchildren, Anita and Gabby Moreno, Alicia and Gracie Castillo, Blanca and Erica Aldama, Cora Louise Cruz, Christopher Moreno, Adair Macias, John Jadon Moreno, Anthony Castillo and Salvador Castillo Jr. Pallbearers included Andy Cruz, John Aldama, David Macias, George Dockery Jr., Johnny Hernandez and Jesse DeLeon. Honorary pallbearer was John Moreno Jr.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Giles, Todd, Yoakum, McQuinn Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8460 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 10 Mar 2005 "Grandson of longtime local resident killed in Iraq" The war in Iraq has reached closer to Rockdale than ever before as the 19-year-old grandson of a longtime resident was killed in a Baghdad suburb. Army Pvt. Landon Scott Giles, grandson of Alyne Yoakum, died Feb. 26 when a homemade bomb went off while he was on patrol. Giles, a resident of Arkadelphia, AR, and Pfc. Min Choi, 21, of River GilesVale, NJ, were killed in the blast. Giles was the son of former Rockdale resident Kim (Todd) Giles of Gurdon, AR. “Landon always took up for the underdog,” his mother said in a news conference, held at an Arkansas National Guard Armory. “I believe that’s why he was in Iraq.” Funeral services for Giles were held Sunday in Gurdon, AR. = = = = = Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 10 Mar 2005 Giles GURDON, AR - Services for PVT Landon Scott Giles, 19, of Gurdon, AR, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2005, at Third Street Baptist Church with Rev. Chris Morrison, Rev. Lloyd Baumgardner and Chaplain Creek officiating. Interment was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. PVT Giles died Saturday, Feb. 26, in Baghdad, Iraq. He was born Feb. 1, 1986, in Arkadelphia, AR, the son of Alan Dale and Kimberly Beth Todd Giles. He was a soldier in the U.S. Army and a Baptist. Mr. Giles was preceded in death by a brother, Douglas McQuinn, and grandparents, Dennis Todd and Joe Giles. Survivors are his mother, Kim (Todd) Giles of Gurdon, AR; his father and step-mother, Alan and Cindy Giles of Conifer, CO; a brother, Geremy Giles of Conifer, CO; four sisters, JoAnn Giles of Bakersfield, CA, Jennifer “Jenny” Giles and fiancé Jason Whitworth of Arkadelphia, AR; Angela and Alan Giles, both of Conifer, CO; grandparents, Pat Giles of Arkadelphia, AR, and Alyne Yoakum of Rockdale; and a nephew, Trenton Jones of Bakersfield, CA. Honorary pallbearers were B.J. Taylor, Mark, Bobby and Matt Hanks, Michael Shepherd, Justin Rogers, Bobby Pye, Josh Spradlin, Barry Nolan, Donnie Vasquez, Robert Green and Brad Hardman. = = = = = KATV - Little Rock, AR Gurdon, AR - Family and friends are mourning the loss of an Arkansas soldier who was killed in Iraq. Private Landon Giles of Gurdon served with the army. He was based in Fort Stewart, Georgia. His family lives in Gurdon in Clark County. While everyone is looking forward to our troops coming home soon, the loss hits home in Clark County. Nineteen-year-old Private Landon Scott Giles was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was among two U.S. soldiers killed in a bomb blast over the weekend in Iraq. Military officials say a U.S. patrol was hit by homemade bombs, similar to the attacks that have been happening all over the region. Private Giles graduated from Arkadelphia High School last May. The news of his death was unbelievable to those who knew him. He is remembered as a good student and a courageous young man. Here at the Clark County Courthouse, flags are flying at half-staff in Private Giles' Honor. Funeral arrangements have not yet been finalized.

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/8459 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 10 Mar 2005 "Grandson of longtime local resident killed in Iraq" The war in Iraq has reached closer to Rockdale than ever before as the 19-year-old grandson of a longtime resident was killed in a Baghdad suburb. Army Pvt . 2nd Class Landon Scott Giles, grandson of Alyne Yoakum, died Feb. 26 when a homemade bomb went off while he was on patrol. Giles, a resident of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and Pfc. Min Choi, 21, of River GilesVale, New Jersey, were killed in the blast. Giles was the son of former Rockdale resident Kim (Todd) Giles of Gurdon, Arkansas. “Landon always took up for the underdog,” his mother said in a news conference, held at an Arkansas National Guard Armory. “I believe that’s why he was in Iraq.” = = = = = KATV - Little Rock, AR "Arkansas Soldier Killed in Weekend Blast" Gurdon, AR - Family and friends are mourning the loss of an Arkansas soldier who was killed in Iraq. Private Landon Giles of Gurdon served with the army. He was based in Fort Stewart, Georgia. His family lives in Gurdon in Clark County. While everyone is looking forward to our troops coming home soon, the loss hits home in Clark County. Nineteen-year-old Private Landon Scott Giles was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was among two U.S. soldiers killed in a bomb blast over the weekend in Iraq. Military officials say a U.S. patrol was hit by homemade bombs, similar to the attacks that have been happening all over the region. Private Giles graduated from Arkadelphia High School last May. The news of his death was unbelievable to those who knew him. He is remembered as a good student and a courageous young man. Here at the Clark County Courthouse, flags are flying at half-staff in Private Giles' Honor. Funeral arrangements have not yet been finalized.

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/8457.2 Message Board Post: A great big thanks to the clerks at the vital records department. With a phone call I received the info I needed and the check is in the mail for the copy.

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/8458.1 Message Board Post: In Texas, birth records are sealed for 75 years ... no one but the individual or the next of kin can obtain copies ... next of kin, by law, are the following: parents, spouse, brother / sister or child ... grandchildren, by law, cannot obtain a copy even if the person and all other legal next of kin are alive ... There is no one who can do this look-up ... It is not acceptable request to expect someone to violate the law to do a look-up ... Please review the law regarding release of Texas Vital Records on-line at the Texas Dept. of Health ...

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/8458 Message Board Post: looking for a birth certificate for my grandmother annie lee west born in milam co 28 may 1935 do i need to contact the courthouse or are there sites i may do look ups? thanks betty [email protected] also looking for any family members

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/8457.1 Message Board Post: The Milam Co. Marriages post-1896 have not been trascribed and put into book form. The only records are the original records at the Milam Co. Clerk's Office in Cameron, Texas. You will need to contact that office to obtain a photocopy of the marriage license ... cost is $1 per page for non-certified copies.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: hammack-hammock-west Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8457 Message Board Post: i believe my parents marvin thomas "bob" hammack and lorene o henry were married in cameron, tx 12 nov 1937? could anyone do a lookup for me thanks betty [email protected]

Have you looked in the index / abstract of Milam Co. Newspapers on-line [email protected] wrote: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/8412.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for all your help on the divorce lookup. I guess I will have to look elsewhere for that. Have a good day. Do you know how I would go about finding a possible obituary in Milam on Martha A. Morris Pool who died in 1907? She was raised in Milam County, but died in Smith County. Shari Johnson ==== TXMILAM Mailing List ==== Milam County, Texas GenWeb page http://www.geocities.com/milamco/ ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 Lynna Kay Shuffield - P. O. Box 16604 - Houston, Texas 77222 'Our Loose Ends' Genealogy Column http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/COLUMN-001.htm Milam County TXGenWeb - http://www.geocities.com/milamco/ San Jacinto County TXGenWeb http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/SANJAC-01.htm

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/8412.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for all your help on the divorce lookup. I guess I will have to look elsewhere for that. Have a good day. Do you know how I would go about finding a possible obituary in Milam on Martha A. Morris Pool who died in 1907? She was raised in Milam County, but died in Smith County. Shari Johnson

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Walker Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8456 Message Board Post: Dallas Morning News, 23 Dec 1899, p.8 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Miss Walker Recovering Rockdale, Tex., 22 Dec – Miss Oran Walker, who was accidentally shot at Navasota has arrived home and is getting along nicely.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cruz, Segano, Marino, Moor, Moore Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8455 Message Board Post: Dallas Morning News, 11 Dec 1899, p.1 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas It Occurred at Black Diamond Coal Mine – One Person Killed and Others Injured Rockdale, Tex., 10 Dec – A row occurred at a negro supper and dance given at the Black Diamond coal mine, two miles north-east of Rockdale last night, in which Ancleto Cruz was killed and Andres Segano was fatally and Travonio Marino dangerously wounded. A German boy, whose name cannot be learned, was stuck with a spent ball, but not badly wounded. A 41-calibur Colts pistol was the weapon used. Henry Moor, a young negro, surrendered to the officers. Justice Wells went to the scene of the difficulty and got the principal facts in the case and the names of the witnesses to tragedy and will finish the inquest proceedings at his office in Rockdale tomorrow.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Spater Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8454 Message Board Post: Dallas Morning News, 11 Nov 1899, p.3 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Shot and Killed Cameron, Tex., 10 Nov – J. D. Spater was shot and killed near here early this morning. Officers left for the scene and met a party coming to town to surrender, saying he had shot Spater.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burton Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8453 Message Board Post: Dallas Morning News, 08, Nov 1899, p.4 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Felony Case Cameron, Tex., 7 Nov. – Bob Burton pleaded guilty to an assault with intent to murder and was given two years.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Carlos Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8452 Message Board Post: Dallas Morning News, 08, Nov 1899, p.4 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Two Felony Cases Cameron, Tex., 7 Nov. – The case of the state vs. J. A. Carlos was called in the district court this morning, but the court was delayed a while for unique purpose. The defendant last night blackened his face with grease and charred cork, so that he looked just like a negro. This was reported to Judge Talliaferro and he ordered the defendant washed, so after an hour of scrubbing the defendant came into the court room with one eye inflamed from the effects of the soapy water, and upon the announcement of ready for trial on the part of the state, the defendant announced ready and in answer to the court’s inquiry, pleaded guilty and asked the mercy of the court. The jury found him guilty of theft of property over the value of $50 and gave him two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. Carlos is the young man who went to the office of Dr. Lott and while the doctor was out of the office took a watch from the vest of Dr. Lott that was hanging on the wall and mailed two packages immediately afterward, one to Dallas and one to Rockdale. In the latter was found the doctor’s watch. Carlos has made more than one effort to escape imprisonment, and once succeeded in getting out of the cell by means of a wire around broom handle that he utilized as a wrench. His excuse for changing his color was he feared his picture would be taken during the trial. Bob Burton pleaded guilty to an assault with intent to murder and was given two years.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Henry Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8451 Message Board Post: Dallas Morning News, 30 Oct 1899, p.4 A Very Sad Accident Rockdale, Milam Co., Tex., 29 Oct – A very sad accident occurred about three miles north of Rockdale late yesterday afternoon in which Mrs. W. P. Henry, a lady about 60 years old lost her life. While driving home from her son’s her horse became frightened, ran away and smashed the buggy into kindling wood and when found Mrs. Henry was dead. It is supposed she was killed instantly. She leaves a husband, a large family of children and many friends to mourn her untimely death.