This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Macon, Matula Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5534 Message Board Post: Cameron Herald, Thur., 10 Oct 2002 Donald L. Macon Jr. Donald L. Macon Jr., 73, formerly of Cameron died Sept. 19. His funeral was Sept. 23 and interment followed at Brookside Memorial Park in Houston. He was born, June 29, 1929, to Kathryn and D.L. Macon Sr. He was drafted into the US Army when he was 18. He operated the Cameron Courts motel which was built in Cameron in 1929 and owned by his parents. In 1991 he retired from Rainbow Bakery Co. with over 40 years of service. He is survived by his wife 42 years, Mary Macon; mother, Kathryn Matula; son, Donald L. Macon III; grandchildren, Ryan Austin, Corey James, Tyler Sean Macon; and sister, Barbara Reese.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Blaylock, Harden, Payne Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5533 Message Board Post: Cameron Herald, Thur., 10 Oct 2002 Dorothy Blaylock Harden Dorothy Blaylock Harden, 93, of Richmond, VA and formerly of Cameron died Oct. 6 at her home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron with the Rev. James E. Lafferty officiating. Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery. Harden, a retired speech teacher for Cameron and Gladewater school districts, was born Dec. 15, 1908 in Branchville to Leonard and Joe Payne Blaylock. She studied speech at Baylor College and the University of Texas-Austin. She and her sister, Gladys McLane, were co-owners of Harden's Jewelry and Gifts. She was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church in Cameron. She was preceded in death by her husband O.B. "Doc" Harden in 1999. She is survived by her daughter Rebecca Harden Weaver of Richmond, VA. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Assn., the First Baptist Church of Cameron or the First Presbyterian Church of Cameron.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cook, Calk Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5532 Message Board Post: Cameron Herald, Thur., 10 Oct 2002 Charles Wayne Cook Charles Wayne Cook, 57 of Ft. Worth, died Oct. 3 at his residence. A graveside service was held Oct. 9 at the Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery with the Rev. Harold Cook officiating. Cook, a grocery store butcher, was born to Dennis and Daisy (Calk) Cook on June 24, 1947 in McKinney. He was a US Army veteran. He is survived by his son Chance Cook; daughter Tammy Cook; brothers Harold Cook of Cameron, Bill Cook of Bastrop and Jerry Cook of Ft. Worth; and sisters Betty Lundy and Kay Cushman, both of Ft. Worth. Memorials may be made to the F.I.R.M. Area Baptist Missions Fund, 100 N. Central, Cameron TX 76520.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Watson, Leeper, Dickey Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5531 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 10 Oct 2002 Leeper HOUSTON – Services for Frances Margaret Watson Leeper, 80, of Houston were held at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 2002, at Brookside Chapel of Chimes in Houston. Burial was in Brookside Cemetery in Houston. Mrs. Leeper died Thursday, Oct. 3, in Houston. A resident of Houston for 2-1/2 years, she was born June 22, 1922, at Santa Anna, Coleman County, to Walter and Elsie Dickey Watson. She married Delbert Earl Leeper on Dec. 25, 1941, in Rockdale. Mrs. Leeper was a housewife. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Eleanor Watson Gill Irwin, and two brothers, Bedford Moore Watson and Benny Walter Watson. Survivors are her husband, Delbert Earl Leeper; two daughters, Linda Gail Leeper Lipp and husband Clifford of Houston and Vivian Ann Leeper Whiteman and husband John of Stafford; a brother, Charlie James Watson and wife Patricia of Rockdale; a sister, Nora Lee Watson Fisher of Houston; also, two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Honorary pallbearers were Jack Knowels, Eugene Luckey, Bob Irwin, James Fisher, Robert Fisher, Clyde Fisher, Rusty Garrison, Rodney Hodges, John Condrey, Lance Webb and Delbert Lipp.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cain Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5530 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 10 Oct 2002 Cain Memorial services for Daniel R. Cain I, 47, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Rockdale. Mr. Cain died Sept. 7 at his home in Oklahoma City, OK. He was a 20-year resident of Rockdale. He was born June 9, 1955 to Pat and Ray Cain. He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Cain; three sons, Tiger Cain, Kelley Cain, Kevin Cain and Kasey Cain, all of Rockdale; four daughters, Deborah Shivers and Kathleen Shivers of Oklahoma City, Christine Cain and Dawn Cain, both of Tennessee; his parents, Pat and Ray Cain of Florida; two brothers, Roger Cain and Bill Cain of Florida; and other special relatives and friends.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Tomek, Bartek, Pustejovsky Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5529 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 10 Oct 2002 Tomek CAMERON – Services for Cornelia Tomek, 76, of Cameron were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, 2002, at St. Monica’s Catholic Church with Rev. Tom Hanus officiating. Burial followed in St. Monica’s Cemetery. Rosary was recited at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron. Mrs. Tomek died Friday, Oct. 3, in a Rockdale nursing facility. She was born July 28, 1926, to Joseph and Julia Pustejovsky Bartek in Cameron. Mrs. Tomek worked as bookkeeper/secretary for Central Freight Lines, as well as working at St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Killeen and later for the Cameron Chamber of Commerce. She was a member of St. Monica’s Catholic Church and KJT No. 39. Mrs. Tomek was also member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Survivors are her husband, Charlie Tomek of Cameron; two daughters, Colleen Provasek and husband Ernie of Livingston and Judy Pilotte and husband David of Plano; three sisters, Viola Sevcik of Buckholts, Margie Vaculin and Jo Ann Zarosky of Cameron; and two grandchildren, Susan and Jared Provasek.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Plantt, Townsend, McCormick Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5528 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 10 Oct 2002 Plantt Services for Vernon Lee Plantt, 80, of Rockdale will be scheduled at a later date at Fort Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso. Mr. Plantt died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2002, at a Temple hospital. A resident of Rockdale for 8-years, he was formerly of El Paso. He was born March 28, 1922, in Angleton to Morgan Plantt and Letha Townsend. He married Rose McCormick in 1977 in El Paso. Mr. Plantt was a barber inspector for the State of Texas. He was a member of Forest Grove Christian Church at Forest Grove. Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Rose Plantt, on April 7, 1992; a daughter, Jeanette Plantt; a sister, Laverne Byrd; and five brothers, Ralph Plant, Pete Don Plant, Spence Blackwood, Obia Blackwood and Henry Lee Sims. Survivors are a son, Ricki Plantt and wife Billie of Odessa; a daughter, Sherry Landgraf and husband Carter Eiben of Odessa; three sisters, Dorothy Farmer of Houston, Billie Joyce Pearson of West Lake, LA, and Betty Lois Reeves of Rockdale; also, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hammond, Nobel Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5527 Message Board Post: I came across a very strange bequest in the will dated 27 November 1895 of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish industrialist. In the same document in which he sets up the Nobel prizes, he has the following clause: "Mr. Alfred Hammond, Waterford, Texas, U.S.A. will receive Ten Thousand Dollars;" Below, I append a copy of the complete will for your perusal. I was able to find that in 1889, Waterford, Texas became Burlington, Texas, and I suppose it was quite possible that Nobel, who lived in Paris (France, not Texas) was unaware of the change. Was there ever another Waterford, Texas? If so, I can't find it! And from the maps I can find, Burlington never had more than a couple of a hundred people, anyway. In any case, do you know who Alfred Hammond was, and what was his connection to Alfred Nobel? This is most intriguing. Thanks for any information you might have. Sincerely, Bill Estevens 4321 Blue Ribbon Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70814 (225) 273-9910 billmailnews@earthlink.net Text of Nobel will follows: I, the undersigned, Alfred Bernhard Nobel, do hereby, after mature deliberation, declare the following to be my last Will and Testament with respect to such property as may be left by me at the time of my death: To my nephews, Hjalmar and Ludvig Nobel, the sons of my brother Robert Nobel, I bequeath the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Crowns each; To my nephew Emanuel Nobel, the sum of Three Hundred Thousand, and to my niece Mina Nobel, One Hundred Thousand Crowns; To my brother Robert Nobel's daughters, Ingeborg and Tyra, the sum of One Hundred Thousand Crowns each; Miss Olga Boettger, at present staying with Mrs Brand, 10 Rue St Florentin, Paris, will receive One Hundred Thousand Francs; Mrs Sofie Kapy von Kapivar, whose address is known to the Anglo-Oesterreichische Bank in Vienna, is hereby entitled to an annuity of 6000 Florins Ö.W. which is paid to her by the said Bank, and to this end I have deposited in this Bank the amount of 150,000 Fl. in Hungarian State Bonds; Mr Alarik Liedbeck, presently living at 26 Sturegatan, Stockholm, will receive One Hundred Thousand Crowns; Miss Elise Antun, presently living at 32 Rue de Lubeck, Paris, is entitled to an annuity of Two Thousand Five Hundred Francs. In addition, Forty Eight Thousand Francs owned by her are at present in my custody, and shall be refunded; Mr Alfred Hammond, Waterford, Texas, U.S.A. will receive Ten Thousand Dollars; The Misses Emy and Marie Winkelmann, Potsdamerstrasse, 51, Berlin, will receive Fifty Thousand Marks each; Mrs Gaucher, 2 bis Boulevard du Viaduc, Nimes, France will receive One Hundred Thousand Francs; My servants, Auguste Oswald and his wife Alphonse Tournand, employed in my laboratory at San Remo, will each receive an annuity of One Thousand Francs; My former servant, Joseph Girardot, 5, Place St. Laurent, Châlons sur Saône, is entitled to an annuity of Five Hundred Francs, and my former gardener, Jean Lecof, at present with Mrs Desoutter, receveur Curaliste, Mesnil, Aubry pour Ecouen, S.& O., France, will receive an annuity of Three Hundred Francs; Mr Georges Fehrenbach, 2, Rue Compiègne, Paris, is entitled to an annual pension of Five Thousand Francs from January 1, 1896 to January 1, 1899, when the said pension shall discontinue; A sum of Twenty Thousand Crowns each, which has been placed in my custody, is the property of my brother's children, Hjalmar, Ludvig, Ingeborg and Tyra, and shall be repaid to them. The whole of my remaining realizable estate shall be dealt with in the following way: the capital, invested in safe securities by my executors, shall constitute a fund, the interest on which shall be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: one part to the person who shall have made the most important discovery or invention within the field of physics; one part to the person who shall have made the most important chemical discovery or improvement; one part to the person who shall have made the most important discovery within the domain of physiology or medicine; one part to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction; and one part to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations! , for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses. The prizes for physics and chemistry shall be awarded by the Swedish Academy of Sciences; that for physiological or medical work by the Caroline Institute in Stockholm; that for literature by the Academy in Stockholm, and that for champions of peace by a committee of five persons to be elected by the Norwegian Storting. It is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideration whatever shall be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be a Scandinavian or not. As Executors of my testamentary dispositions, I hereby appoint Mr Ragnar Sohlman, resident at Bofors, Värmland, and Mr Rudolf Lilljequist, 31 Malmskillnadsgatan, Stockholm, and at Bengtsfors near Uddevalla. To compensate for their pains and attention, I grant to Mr Ragnar Sohlman, who will presumably have to devote most time to this matter, One Hundred Thousand Crowns, and to Mr Rudolf Lilljequist, Fifty Thousand Crowns; At the present time, my property consists in part of real estate in Paris and San Remo, and in part of securities deposited as follows: with The Union Bank of Scotland Ltd in Glasgow and London, Le Crédit Lyonnais, Comptoir National d'Escompte, and with Alphen Messin & Co. in Paris; with the stockbroker M.V. Peter of Banque Transatlantique, also in Paris; with Direction der Disconto Gesellschaft and Joseph Goldschmidt & Cie, Berlin; with the Russian Central Bank, and with Mr Emanuel Nobel in Petersburg; with Skandinaviska Kredit Aktiebolaget in Gothenburg and Stockholm, and in my strong-box at 59, Avenue Malakoff, Paris; further to this are accounts receivable, patents, patent fees or so-called royalties etc. in connection with which my Executors will find full information in my papers and books. This Will and Testament is up to now the only one valid, and revokes all my previous testamentary dispositions, should any such exist after my death. Finally, it is my express wish that following my death my veins shall be opened, and when this has been done and competent Doctors have confirmed clear signs of death, my remains shall be cremated in a so-called crematorium. Paris, 27 November, 1895 Alfred Bernhard Nobel That Mr Alfred Bernhard Nobel, being of sound mind, has of his own free will declared the above to be his last Will and Testament, and that he has signed the same, we have, in his presence and the presence of each other, hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses: Sigurd Ehrenborg former Lieutenant Paris: 84 Boulevard Haussmann R. W. Strehlenert Civil Engineer 4, Passage Caroline Thos Nordenfelt Constructor 8, Rue Auber, Paris Leonard Hwass Civil Engineer 4, Passage Caroline

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/4665.1 Message Board Post: I am seeking information on Clarence Muse Sitman born June 18, 1876 and died October 4, 1897 in Rockdale, Texas. Would like to know about his ancesters. My father-in-law, Clarence Mayes Sitman, was the son of Clarence Muse Sitman. Would appreciate any help I can get. Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hamil/ McVey, McVeigh /Young/ Thornburg /Burgess Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5526 Message Board Post: Any info on this family would help. Possibly from Huntsville, Alabama, settled in Milam Co, TX. Elisha and wife raised Sarah?Sally Jane Young (born abt 1875) who married James Clifford Hamil. James was born in AL 1872, died in Rockdale, TX 1927. James remarried Mollie Thornburg 1905, they had eight children all born in Rockdale. James Clifford Hamil and Sarah/Sally Jane Young had three children: Nettye, Andrew and infant son. Sarah Jane/ Sally Jane Hamil was shot to death according to Rockdale Reporter May 21, 1903. Please contact me with any info, willing to share.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hamil / Young / Thornburg / Burgess/ Rockdale Texas Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5525 Message Board Post: Looking for info on Sarah Jane Young married James Hamil. Shot to death May 1903 as reported by Rockdale Reporter May 21, 1903. Three children: Nettye, Andrew and infant son. Please contact me if you have any info.

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/5524 Message Board Post: I am seeking information on Clarence Sitman born about 1873 and died in Rockdale, Texas on October 4, 1897. He was buried in Rockdale,Texas. I was married to his granddaughter.

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/5523 Message Board Post: The Dawdy's that I am searching for lived in Milam County in the 1880's and perhaps some still live there now....The Dawdy's were as follows: Mernerva/Manerva Elizabeth Walker? Dawdy, she was the widow of Howell B. (Blythe) Dawdy; John C. Dawdy; Napolian B. Dawdy; Catherine C. Dawdy; Minerva Elizabeth Dawdy Johnson (she is my greatgrandmother and I know where she lived and died); Martha D. Dawdy; Benton B. Dawdy; Jerusha J. Dawdy; Parthena T. Dawdy, Henson W. Dawdy, Maria A. Dawdy; and Marquis D. Dawdy.....If anyone has any info on these folks please contact my sister, Shirley Dunlap Parker in Haskell, Texas, phone # (940) 864-3506 or email SNJPARKER@AOL.COM....Thank you.....

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hamil / Hamel / Young / Thornburg / Burgess Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/45.1 Message Board Post: Pat, Sarah Ann Hodges and Alex Thornburg had a daughter Mollie/Maryetta Thornburg she was the 2nd wife of James Cilfford Hamil. They had eight children together. James 1st wife was Sarah Jane Young. They had three children together. They would be my maternal greatgrandparent. Would be willing to exchange info. Please contact me at anderson.catherine@att.net or cla200a@aol.com. Cathy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hamil / Hamel / Burgess / Thornburg / Young / McVeigh Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/583.1.3 Message Board Post: I'm researching the Hamil family of Milam Co. Texas, have some information to share. Need more on Elisha and Alabama. Are you sure Elisha married a McRay? My family records indicate her name as Mary Ellen McVeigh. Any enlightenment would be greatly appreciated. Please contact me at anderson.catherine@att.net or cla200a@aol.com.

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/5522 Message Board Post: Have picture of toddler left by my great Aunt Fannie Lewis who died in 1957. He is identified as Preston Lewis, Cameron, Texas. Furniture in picture looks like turn of the century but still used by many country people in the 20s, 30s and 40s. My great grandfather was Jefferson Franklin Lewis who was married to Margarette Jane Overton. They left North Carolina shortly after the civil war. Went to Missouri. Were censused in 1870 in Independence Missouri. Were censused in 1880 in Washington County, Texas. Neigboring families were my ggrandfather's parents, Thomas and Emaline Lewis. He had at least 2 brothrers, John & Jim. My ggrandparents later moved to Travis County, Texas but it appears that some went to Milam County. Appreciate any help. Shirley Tomlin Beaumont, Texas

WHO: Henry-Davis & Henry-Sharp Kith 'n Kin WHEN: All day on Saturday, October 19, 2002 WHERE: Rockdale, Milam County, Texas CONTACT: RockdaleTexas@aol.com DETAILS: This 2002 gathering is for descendants of the children of William Paschal Henry (1836~1912) & his bride, Josephine Wingfield Henry nee Davis (1842~1899): 1. Margaret Henry (1865~1868) 2. William Paschal Henry, Jr. (1868~1941) married Annie May Calvert (1874~1950) 3. Jerome Bonepart Henry (1870~1956) married Susie Viola Criswell 4. Emma Henry (1872~1944) married Samuel Houston Sharp, Jr. (1867~1921) 5. Edgar Henry (1872~1950) married Berta Mary Sharp (1873~1955) 6. Ella Mae Henry (1875~1967) married James David Hamilton (1872~1922) 7. Jesse Eugene Henry (born & died 1875) Henry twins, Emma and Edgar, married Sharp siblings, Sam and Berta -- Emma & Sam in 1889 in Milam Co., and Edgar & Berta in 1895 in Houston Co. Berta and Sam, Jr. are two of the children born in Houston Co. to Sam Houston Sharp and Mary Alexandrien "Nellie" Sharp nee LeMere (1843~1876). Sam and his sister, Margaret, were the children of John M. and Mahala Lee (Roberts) Sharp. Following John's death, Mahala married Joshua James Hall, and they had two children -- Berta and Horace. It is descendants of Horace Hall who will be joining the Henry-Davis clan in Rockdale this year. To read the entire on-line newsletter, go to: http://forgetmenot.faithweb.com/newsletter.html

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/4615.5.1 Message Board Post: William B. Jacobs (Speckled Bill) was my grandfather' s second cousin. After serving his term in prison for the killing of Lee Pool, he returned to the Jacobs Ranch in La Salle County and lived out the rest of his life there. He died in 1929 and is buried in the Covey Chapel Cemetery. The murder charges pending against him in La Salle County were dismissed as he had made a "through reformation".

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Moseley, Henson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/583.1.2 Message Board Post: Susan, I have a Ruby May Moseley born October 30, 1908 in Buckholts, Milam County Texas. She married Wilburn Madison Henson about 1928. I have no information on Ruby's parents. Does she sound familiar. Thanks Vanessa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hamil Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/583.1.1 Message Board Post: Susan, I have no information on Mosley/Moseley of Milam, but am searching for the Hamil family. Noticed in Generation No. 3 Robert Fraklin Hamil was Letha's 2nd husband. I am particuarly interested in Elisha Hamill and his family. Acually I'm stuck, not finding information on him. My great grandfather was Jame Clifford Hamil, Elisha was his father. Would you be willing to share anything would help. Cathy cla200a@aol.com