This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kemp, Williams Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5565 Message Board Post: I'm am looking for info on these Kemp children born to Benjamin Franklin Kemp and Hettie Angeline Williams. Any help would be most appreciated. George E. Kemp b. February 1888 Mary E. Kemp b. June 1890 Rhoda Kemp b. April 1894 I can be reached at irishfan@pan-tex.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kemp, Williams Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5564 Message Board Post: If anyone close to North Elm Cemetery with a digital camera, I could use a couple of headstone pictures.I would be most appreciative as I'm trying to get a booklet together before Christmas for an Aunt, the last of her generation. I need these: H. A. Kemp 4/11/1865 10/2/1895 J.N. Kemp 12/16/1892 3/25/1896 Please look close at the J. N. headstone. The transcription says it was J. N., but there is a good chance it could be J. H. as his grandfather was Jasper H. Kemp. Thanks in advance, Roger M. Pace irishfan@pan-tex.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dreher, Rozell, Gentry Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5563 Message Board Post: THE BAY CITY TRIBUNE Wednesday, October 23, 2002 Matagorda County, Texas DREHER William Hiram “Jack” Dreher, 79, of Bay City, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2002. He was born October 26, 1922, in Rockdale, Texas, to Jerome J, Dreher and Myrtle Rozell Dreher. He was a lifelong resident of Bay City, he was a renowned and avid fisherman, a retired paint contractor, a member of the Masonic Lodge, a member of the Shriners, and a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force. He is survived by his wife, Flossie Gentry Dreher of Bay City; by his daughter, Denise Gentry Phillips of Houston; by his son, Robert W. Gentry of Houston; by his sisters, Vera H. Robinson of Houston, Estelle Muston, Jeraldine J. Hosek, Peggy L. Hosek, Marilin Orsak and Johnnie Sue Roberts, all of Rockdale; and by his grandsons, Ryne Genty Christesen and Preston Russell Christesen of Houston. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 23, 2002 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, with the Rev. Chester Sassman officiating. Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City. Veterans’ graveside honors will be provided by P.H. Parker VFW Post 2438 of Bay City. Pallbearers will be Charles Hahn, Chuck Hahn, Jerry West, Wayne Bruening, Pete Hale and George Clements, Jr. Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SCARBOROUGH, GARNER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5562.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I have not yet found John Garner on the 1880 census, but I will attempt that very soon. Please send me your name and email address. My email address is Lorlauvan@aol.com. When I find that listing on the 1880 census, I will let you know. What gave you a clue that Mary Scarborough Morgan married J. H. Garner? Thanks for your reply.

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/5562.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for the response. I have no additional information on the Garner/Morgan marriage. Do you have John Garner in 1880?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SCARBOROUGH, ADDISON, GARNER, BRICKHOUSE, LANGFORD/LANKFORD Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5562.1 Message Board Post: My ancestor, Permelia Brickhouse Langford/Lankford married John Garner about 1885. They had no children. I am wondering if John GARNER and J. H. GARNER are the same person. You state that Mary Scarborough Morgan might have married J. H. Garner in 1878. Do you know whether Mary and J. H. Garner had any children? I have been searching for John Garner's first wife but had no idea who she was. This is a possible clue for me, and I thank you for it. I am related to both the GARNERs and the BRICKHOUSEs. If you learn anything more about J. H. Garner and a marriage to Mary Scarborough Morgan, please share your information with me. I will share any information I have or discover with you. Thanks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Williamson - Morgan - Norris - Staggers - Garner Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5562 Message Board Post: I am searching for information on these families who settled in Milam County Texas between 1875 and 1876. All were children or grandchildren of Addison Scarborough (c1780 - 1868) of Burke Co GA and Conecuh, Dallas, Wilcox, and Butler Cos AL: A. C. Williamson married the widow Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Holmes Staggers in 1889. She was the widow of John H. Staggers. Did the Williamsons have any children? Joseph C. Norris & wife Amelia C. Scarborough Norris - lived in Butler Co AL between 1850 and 1875, when they came to Milam County with her sister Nancy M. Scarborough and niece Mary Elizabeth Holmes Staggers. Mary Scarborough Morgan - may have remarried in 1878 to J. H. Garner. She was a sister to Amelia C. Scarborough Norris above. Moved to Milam County Texas in the early 1870s from Butler Co AL with her large family of daughters.

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/5561 Message Board Post: I would like to contact anyone working on the Ben Arnold Cemetery history or any officer of a cemetery association. I would like to transcribe the cemetery. Any help or suggestions appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shepherd, Rice, Raford, Stephenson Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5560 Message Board Post: Certificate No. 402 Name of Deceased: Bessie SHEPHERD Place of Death/Local Address: Dallas County Gender: Female Marital Status: Married Race: Colored Name of Father: Sam Rice Maiden name of Mother: Eliza Raford Date of Death: 6 Oct 1924 Cause of Death: Typhoid fever Name/Address of Physician: J. H. Stephenson, Dallas Place of Burial: Rockdale, Tex. Date of Burial: 6 Oct 1924 Name/Address of Undertaker: E. J. Crawford Und. Co., Dallas Found online at Jim Wheat's Dallas Co. TX Archives http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~jwheat/index.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Marks, Werner Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5559 Message Board Post: Dallas Daily Times Herald, May 12, 1901, p. 2, col. 4. PIONEER WOMAN DEAD. Mrs. J. A. Marks, one of Texas' pioneer women, died Friday afternoon at 21 Polk avenue, Oak Cliff. She was born in Owenboro, Ky., in 1818 and came to Dallas county in 1872. She lived at Rockdale several years and had been living in Oak Cliff thirteen years. She leaves two sons, M. B. Marks, of Oak Cliff, and D. E. Marks of Calvert, and a daughter, Mrs. W. E. Werner, of Oak Cliff.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Flurry, Lewis, Polk Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5558 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 24 Oct 2002 Flurry ROSEBUD – Services for Edna Mae Flurry, 96, of Rosebud were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, 2002, in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud with Rev. Don Fulton officiating. Burial followed in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud. Mrs. Flurry died Thursday, Oct. 17, in a Temple nursing facility. She was born Sept. 6, 1906, in Falls County to Robert Lewis and Ava Thomas Polk. She lived in Falls County most of her life. Mrs. Flurry was a homemaker and a member of New Salem Baptist Church. She married Tom E. Polk who preceded her in death in 1961. She then married Tommy Flurry who preceded her in death in 1982. Survivors are three sons, Leonard Polk of Rosebud, Thomas Polk of Rockdale and Lewis Polk of Rosebud; six daughters, Lois Lorene Burns of South Houston, Ruthie Lee Tidwell of Temple, Mildred Josephine Cleckler of Abilene, Marjorie Frances Cernoch of Zion, IL, Lula Belle Witteman of Billings, MT, and Dorothy Mae Wilkerson of Gilmer; and a brother, Elbert Polk of Porter; also, 35 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Newman, Finley, Shaffner Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5557 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 24 Oct 2002 Finley ARTESIA, NM – Graveside services for Eloise Newman Finley, 95, of Milano were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, 2002, at Twin Oaks Cemetery in Artesia, NM, with Rev. Dean DeSelms of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Carlsbad, NM, officiating. Mrs. Finley died Tuesday, Oct. 15, in Cameron. She was born April 11, 1907, in Milano to Louis and Millie (Shaffner) Newman. Raised in Milano, she lived in Artesia, NM, for 41 years before moving back to Milano in 1986 where she resided for the past 16 years. She married Harry E. Finley on Dec. 20, 1947, in San Angelo. Mrs. Finley attended school at Southwest Texas Teacher College (now Southwest Texas State University) in San Marcos and also at New Mexico State and Colorado State universities. She taught school in Artesia, NM, from 1945 until her retirement in 1972. She taught in Abbo Elementary, the first completely underground school in the United States. She also taught in Liberty, Milano, Friendswood and Lexington. Mrs. Finley was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Carlsbad, NM, a life member of New Mexico PTA, and a member of the Lake Arthur No. 24 Order of the Easter Star in Artesia, NM. Preceding her in death were her husband, Harry E. Finley; three brothers, Dan, Carl and Walter Herbert Newman; and a sister, Ester Mae Newman. Survivors are two sisters, Mildred "Tootsie" Martin and husband U.W. "Bully" of Garrison, and Evelyn Watson of Chesapeake, VA; a sister-in-law, Martha F. Newman of Milano; two nieces, Mary Lou Martin Pogue and husband Kenneth of Grapeland and Gay Watson Turner and husband Rick of Chesapeake, VA; four nephews, Gregory Newman and wife Lynne of McDade, Bill Watson of Beaumont; Kenneth Martin and wife Rene of Lufkin and Mark Newman and wife Carol of Milano; also, a number of great-nieces and nephews.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Vansa, Kalina, Sustek Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5556 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 24 Oct 2002 Vansa CAMERON – Services for Frank Joe Vansa, 95, of Marak were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, 2002, at Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church in Marak with Rev. Walter Matus officiating. Burial followed in Saints Cyril & Methodius Cemetery. Mr. Vansa died Thursday, Oct. 17, in a Cameron nursing facility. Rosary was recited at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, 2002, at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron. A lifelong farmer, he was born Sept. 3, 1907, in Flatonia to John and Anna Kalina Vansa. He married Louise Sustek on April 17, 1928. Mr. Vansa was a member of Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church in Marak. Preceding him in death were a son, Joe Frank Vansa, on June 23, 1936; two brothers, John Vansa and Louis Vansa; and a sister, Marie Vansa. Survivors are his wife, Louise Vansa of Marak; three sons, Alfred Vansa of Marak, Eugene Vansa of Cameron and Billy Vansa of Temple; three daughters, Dorothy Mueck of Cameron, Evelyn Bravenec of Seaton and Margie Sommer of Humble; and a brother, Joe Vansa of Marak; also, 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Warhol Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5555 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 24 Oct 2002 Warhol BREMOND – Services for Fred Lige Warhol Sr., 84, of Bremond were held at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 21, 2002 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Bremond with Monsignor Lonnie Urban of St. Mary’s in Taylor officiating. Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Bremond. Rosary was held at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20. Mr. Warhol died Friday, Oct. 18. He was born July 23, 1918, in Bremond where he lived his entire life. Mr. Warhol was a retired maintenance technician for the Texas Dept. of Transportation (TxDOT). He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Mr. Warhol was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors are his wife, Jo Ann Warhol of Bremond; a son, Fred Warhol Jr. and wife Betty of College Station; two daughters, Brenda Penick and husband Joe of Eddy and Cynthia Urban and husband Robert of Rockdale; a brother, Marion Warhol of Bremond; and four sisters, Margaret Swick of Bremond, Lillian Rekieta and husband Stash of Bremond, Clara Nowaski of Marlin and Betty Joe Margoitta and husband Vince of Marlin; also, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Glaser, Balusek, Drozd Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5554 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 24 Aug 2002 Glaser CAMERON – Services for Albert Lewis Glaser Jr., 55, of Buckholts were at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron with Rev. David Gililland officiating. Burial was at Bryant Station Cemetery near Buckholts. Mr. Glaser died Tuesday, Oct. 15, in Orange. He was born Aug. 28, 1947, in Cameron to Martha Drozd and A.L. Glaser Sr. A lifelong resident of Buckholts, he was a retired electrical maintenance supervisor for Alcoa and was most recently employed at ABB Power T&D out of Houston. Mr. Glaser graduated from Buckholts High School in 1965 and from Southwest Texas University in 1969. He married Dana Balusek on Sept. 2, 1972, in Buckholts. Mr. Glaser was a member of the Evangelical Brethren Church of Buckholts. He was preceded in death by his father, A.L. Glaser Sr. Survivors are his wife, Dana Glaser of Buckholts; a daughter, Brooke Glaser of Buckholts; a son, Brian Glaser of Buckholts; and his mother, Martha Glaser of Buckholts.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lewis, Wise, Brown Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5553 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 24 Oct 2002 Lewis Services for Agnes Lewis, 88, of Houston, formerly of Rockdale, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, 2002, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Rockdale with Rev. Robert Herald of St. Joseph’s officiating. Burial was in I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Rockdale. Mrs. Lewis died Monday, Oct. 14, in a Houston nursing facility. A resident of Rockdale for 50 years, she then lived in Beaumont for five years and in Houston for the past two years. She was born Dec. 29, 1913, in Alco, LA, to John A. and Louanna (Brown) Wise. She married Caleb Warner Lewis in Leesville, LA, on Sept. 28, 1935. Mrs. Lewis was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Rockdale. Preceding her in death were her husband and four sisters, Nellie Edwards, Evilina Edwards, Sweetie Lewis and Eva Parker. Survivors are a daughter, Linda Yates of Houston; a brother, John Wise of Nederland; two sisters, Mag Singletary of Leesville, LA, and Doris Leonardy of Nederland; two grandchildren, Heather Dalton and husband Clay of Houston, and Corey Yates of Houston; and a great-granddaughter, Hannah. Pallbearers were Johnny Yates, Paul Dixon and Clay Dalton.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Appel, Marten, Bargfrede, Merkord, Roos, Cutter Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5552 Message Board Post: The Austin American Statesman - Oct. 17, 2002 Rev. Vernon M. Appel, 77, of Thorndale died Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at an Austin hospital. Prayer service will be 7:00 p.m., Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Thorndale. Celebration of Life Services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 18, 2002, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Thorndale with Rev. James Mann, Rev. Martin Doering, and Rev. Jim Linderman officiating. Burial to follow at St. Paul Church Cemetery in Thorndale. Arrangements have been entrusted to Providence Funeral Home of Taylor. Vernon Martin Appel was born on April 15, 1925, to Rev. Carl J. and Anna (Marten) Appel in Orange, Texas. He grew up in Washington County, Texas, and was a 1950 graduate of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. On August 20, 1950, he and Lavona Bargfrede were married at Flora, Missouri. Rev. Appel served in parish ministry for 52 years. His churches included Hope Lutheran in Dallas, St. Paul Lutheran in Thorndale, and Christ Lutheran in Noack. He and his wife, Lavona have lived in Thorn! dale since 1959. Rev. Appel loved the church. He found the preaching of the gospel and visiting the sick and homebound especially rewarding. His Grandpa Jacob was the pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church of West Taylor and Wuthrich Hill and his father Carl was pastor of Christ Lutheran in Noack. Rev. Appel enjoyed hunting and fishing with his friends as well as following Texas sports. He also loved spending time with his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Carl Appel. He is survived by his loving wife, Lavona Appel of Thorndale; sons, Rev. Paul Appel and wife, Sharon of Rowlett and Philip Appel and wife, Kim of Helotes; daughter, Becky Merkord and husband, Joey of Maryville, TN; sisters, Dorothy Appel of La Marque and Ruth Roos of Pearland; six grandchildren, Jenny Cutter and husband, Thomas, Joel Appel, Tim and Melissa Appel, and Sara and Scott Merkord. Memorials may be made to Christ Lutheran Church, P O Box 146, Thorndale, TX. 76577, or St! . Paul Lutheran Church, P O Box 369, Thorndale, TX. 76577 or to the charity of ones choice. An online tribute has been established to celebrate the life of Rev. Vernon Appel at www.Providencefuneralhome.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Henry, Isaacs Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/4456.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Upon reading the following version of the death of my g-g-grandmother, I remembered a faded photo from the album of my g-grandmother, Berta (Sharp) Henry. That photo of the gray mare and buggy is attached -- the driver is Josephine -- the other woman is unidentified at this time. Rockdale Messenger, Thur., 2 Nov 1899. Accident - Mrs. W. P. Henry who has lived on the Cameron road, 3-miles from Rockdale for over 20-years left her son’s home on the Dr. A. C. Isaacs farm, about 3-miles beyond her home, to come home and as was her habit, she pushed her buggy animal, a GRAY MARE that she has driven for several years, into a lope.... To read the rest of the story as well as other happenings from 1899, go to Lynna Kay Shuffield's excerpts posted at -- ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/milam/newspapers/rock1899.txt

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/4504.1.1 Message Board Post: Wilma, Don't know of a connection, but, welcome your info and will watch for your names. Jan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: collins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hkB.2ACE/4504.1 Message Board Post: I'm also looking for Collins of KY. my grandmother was Bessi Collins bornDec.18,1908 married Thomas Manley "TM" Laxton in Wyoming Co. WV. 1925.her mother was Maggie Fairchild father was George Collins The birth record is hard to read Ithink it say they were from Johnson Co.KY.my grandmother said she was born in Free Burn ,KY.Mye-mail is morris7631@yahoo.com.Ilive in WV.hope this helps us both