This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dyer, Cone Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5475 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 26 Sept 2002 Dyer Funeral services for Marie Dyer, 89, were held Monday, Sept. 23, 2002 at 10 a.m. at the Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Rev. Ronnie Dyer officiating. Burial followed in the Minerva Cemetery. She died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002 at the Manor Oaks Nursing Home in Rockdale. Mrs. Dyer, a Rockdale area resident all her life, was born July 11, 1913 in Milam County to Ryan G. Cone and Winnie Elizabeth Dyer. She and Boyce Wilburn Dyer (deceased) were married Nov. 19, 1934 at the First Baptist Church in Cameron. Mrs. Dyer, a housewife, was an active member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, teaching Sunday School and participating in various other church ministries. She was a 1932 graduate of Rockdale High School and loved to sing and all things with nature and enjoyed visiting with her family. Preceding her in death were her parents; husband, Aug. 21, 1961; infant son, Raymond Dyer; infant granddaughter, Kimberly Dyer; brothers, William Thomas Cone, Bernard Ray Cone and Henry F. Cone. Surviving are: Son, Wilburn Dyer and wife Carol of Rockdale; daughter, Shirley Caffey and husband Wayne of Rockdale; four brothers, Willard Cone of Minerva, Roger B. Cone of Temple, Conway Cone of Minerva and Emmitt Lee Cone of Waco; sister, Lucille Sutton of LaBelle, FL; five grandchildren, Bradley Dyer, Jaime Dyer, Pattie Schneebeli, Tammy Cass and Billy Caffey; five great-grandchildren, Matthew and Nathan Cass, Jessica and Amanda Schneebeli and Joshua Caffey. Pallbearers were Billy Caffey, Bradley Dyer, Mark Cass, Earl Wayne Schneebeli, Gary Cone and Roger Dale Cone. Honorary pallbearers were David Betchan, Matthew Cass, Nathan Cass and Joshua Caffey

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Overton,Glenn,Barnes Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5474 Message Board Post: I'm trying to get any info on my gggrandmother an her two husbands she must have had in Milam Co.If what I have is correct her first husband was a Joseph Glenn.She had her first child Joe Lee Glenn in 1880.I don't know what happen to him.My ggrandmother was born in Davialla,Milam Co.Jan.24,1892.I believe her father was WL Barnes.Her name was Ellen Martin Barnes.They had to be in Milam Co.in some census i hope.If there is anyone who can help me I will greatly appreciate it.Thank U in advance.Starla

Mr. Hunt, so good to hear from you. I am going to try to get a Texas Historical Cemetery Designation for the cemetery where Isaac B. Garner is buried. My great, great grandparents and my great grandparents are buried in the same cemetery which is called Millerton or Freezeout. First, I will have to determine which name to use as the primary name, I lean toward Millerton but what is your feeling? I believe my great, great grandfather E. D. Snodgrass who died in 1863 is the oldest recorded burial in the cemetery. I will need to write a history of the cemetery therefore I would like to know something about Isaac B. Garner since he is shown as a Texas veteran, he would be one of the most historical persons buried there. Would like to know if the people buried all lived in the same community and possibly if they had any common relationship. I only know personally about the eleven Snodgrasses buried there and Ruth Crump whose grandmother was a Snodgrass. Do you know who owned the land originally where this cemetery is located? Do any of the Garner deeds mention a cemetery that you know about? Also do you know who erected the chain link fence and/or when it was erected? When I was there prior to 1980 there was only a barbed wire fence. I need to know the exact size of the cemetery so if I could locate the person who erected the fence, this question might be answered. Too, this would be part of the history of the cemetery. Again thank you for answering and looking forward to hearing from you. Joy Neely joyn@industryinet.com

Yes, I can. What would you like to know about him? Are you related? Hilton Hunt ----- Original Message ----- From: <joyn@industryinet.com> To: <TXMILAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 1:50 PM Subject: [TXMILAM] Re: Garner, Isaac > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Garner > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5471 > > Message Board Post: > > Seeking information about Isaac B. Garner born 1810 died 1893. Would like to contact any descendants. Can anyone tell me anything about his service record as a Texas Veteran? > > Joy Neely > > > ==== TXMILAM Mailing List ==== > Milam County, Texas GenWeb page > http://www.geocities.com/milamco/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

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/5473 Message Board Post: I have found a photo of a toddler that had belonged to my great Aunt Fannie, who died in 1957. On the back the toddler is identified as Preston Lewis, Cameron, Texas. Appreciate it if anyone knows who he is. My great grandparents were Jefferson Franklin (Frank) Lewis and Margarette Jane Overton. They came to Texas from North Carolina by way of Missouri. I have found from a first cousin of my grandmother's that is still living that her father, John Martin Overton, left North Carolina with the Lewis family some time after the Civil War. The Lewis family changed their mind and decided to come to Texas. Her father returned to North Carolina. The Lewis' were censused in 1870 in Indepence Missouri which was the jumping off place for California.. By 1880 they were censues in Washington County, Texas. The father of Jefferson Franklin Lewis was Thomas Lewis. His mother was Emailine?.

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/5472 Message Board Post: I have found a photo of a toddler that had belonged to my great Aunt Fannie, who died in 1957. On the back the toddler is identified as Preston Lewis, Cameron, Texas. Appreciate it if anyone knows who he is. My great grandparents were Jefferson Franklin (Frank) Lewis and Margarette Jane Overton. They came to Texas from North Carolina by way of Missouri. I have found from a first cousin of my grandmother's that is still living that her father, John Martin Overton, left North Carolina with the Lewis family some time after the Civil War. The Lewis family changed their mind and decided to come to Texas. Her father returned to North Carolina. The Lewis' were censused in 1870 in Indepence Missouri which was the jumping off place for California.. By 1880 they were censues in Washington County, Texas. The father of Jefferson Franklin Lewis was Thomas Lewis. His mother was Emailine?.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Garner Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5471 Message Board Post: Seeking information about Isaac B. Garner born 1810 died 1893. Would like to contact any descendants. Can anyone tell me anything about his service record as a Texas Veteran? Joy Neely

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Snodgrass, Crump,Yoakum, Garner, Guthre and others. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5470 Message Board Post: Would like to contact anyone interested in the Millerton or Freezeout Cemetery or anyone who could help me with the history of this cemetery and area. Joy Neely

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BATTS, COOPER, DAVIS, EASLEY, ECHOLS, ESTES, EWING, GOODWIN, GREGG, HUNTER, JARRATT, JENKINS, KOVAR, LAW, LAWS, LIPSCOMB, MORRIS, ORSAG, PARKER, PRIHODA, RAGSDALE, SCARMARDO, SIMS, SIMPSON, SONTAG, TAYLOR, WILKINSON. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5469 Message Board Post: originally part of Milam County - An all-volunteer project, the Cemetery Association is proud to announce First Edition Publication of TOMBSTONES OF BRAZOS BOTTOM BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY BOOK (Old Tunis Cemetery) HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY available October 15th. A 72 page book with a brief history of Tunis, Burleson County, Texas (beginning in 1841) and some of the surrounding area, including biographies of those buried in the Cemetery, maps to the Cemetery, index of tombstones, photos, Czech folklore, pictures of two local schools and more. Send your name and check for $20.00 each with $5.00 each for postage & envelope to Old Tunis Cemetery Association C/O P. O. Box 58 Snook, Texas 77878.

09/27/2002 "Shuffield/Sheffield Family Reunion" On Saturday, October 19, 2002, the Descendants of James S. Shuffield will assemble for the "Annual Shuffield/Sheffield Family Reunion" at Bea’s Kitchen, 101 E. Main St. in Cameron, Milam County, Texas from 9am to 5pm. Catered bar-be-cue lunch will be served at noon, cost $6 per person. James S. Shuffield was born in 1824 and was married to Martha Speed. There were eight children: 1) Harmon Jasper [m. Sletha Jane McGee]; 2) Marcus N. "Mark" [m. (1) Jane/Jennie Unknown (2) Ada Donaldson]; 3) James [m. Lula Wingo]; 4) Emranda E. [m. Jesse Griffin Sherrill]; 5) Sally [m. (1) Columbus Clinton Hair]; 6) Andrew Newton [m. (1) Rose Lindsey (2) Sarah Newberry]; 7) Frannie W. [m. Jacob P. French]; 8) Elvira Abbie [m. William Newton McMillan]. James and his family moved to Milam County, Texas in about 1869 from Bartow County, Georgia (known before the Civil War as Cass County, Georgia). There is no information on the parents of James or his wife, Martha. The couple is buried in the Little River Cemetery, near Jones Prairie, with many of their children and other descendants. For more information on the Shuffield/Sheffield family history, visit the "My Loose Ends" database posted on the World Connect Project at RootsWeb.com < http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi? db=friday > To attend the reunion, contact Betty Shuffield Angel, 724 CR 240, Cameron, Texas 76520 or telephone 254/697-4806. = = = = = Lynna Kay Shuffield writes the "Our Loose Ends" genealogy column published in several weekly Texas newspapers and has written several books related to Texas genealogy and military history. She has spoken before numerous genealogy and veterans groups. Also, is a County Coordinator for Milam County and San Jacinto County of the Texas GenWeb Project. Regretfully, she cannot help with individual genealogical research. Please visit the website for her column at: < http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/COLUMN-001.htm >or contact her at: P. O. Box 16604, Houston, Texas ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Lynna Kay Shuffield P. O. Box 16604 Houston, Texas 77222 telephone: 713/692-4511 e-mail: friday@argohouston.com ---My webpages--- 'Our Loose Ends' Genealogy Column by Lynna Kay Shuffield http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/COLUMN-001.htm 'My Loose Ends' Family Tree Database by Lynna Kay Shuffield http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi? db=friday Note above URL wraps around onto the next line, cut & paste it onto the end of the first line in the 'location box' on your browser. 'Milam County War Dead Project' http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/ County Coordinator for the Milam County TXGenWeb http://www.geocities.com/milamco/ County Coordinator for the San Jacinto County TXGenWeb http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/SANJAC-01.htm TX-CEMETERY-PRESERVATION http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/CEMETERY-001.htm

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: mcsherry Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hkB.2ACE/4007.1 Message Board Post: I am looking for all information on Nellie, her father or her mother. Nellie's brother William Luke McSherry is my direct heir.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McLane Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5468 Message Board Post: Cameron Herald – Thur., 22 May 1902 Ex-Confederate Grave Decorated Aunt Eliza McLane, who while she did not take her musket and march against the hordes of the federal forces, she lent her time and efforts to the comfort and relief of the boys in grey who were so unfortunate as to fall sick from exposure and privations incident to a soldiers life or who fell wounded on the battle field. The following notes on her career and services were furnished by Dr. W. M. Woodson, now of Temple: “She was with Dr. Frank Hawthorn and Dr. Paul Jones of Alabama during the last years of the Confederacy and journeyed with them and their hospital over portions of the Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Only once did she leave her post of relief and duty. Just before the close of the war, she volunteered to make a trip from north Mississippi to her home in central Alabama to get needed supplies for use in the hospital. Transportation being cut-off, she resorted to private conveyance and securing a horse belonging to Dr. Woodson, who was then convalescing in the hospital, she with bags and bundles of bandages tied to her saddle, mounted the horse and rode from Wilcox Co., AL to join the hospital at West Point, MS, and was there during the battle, secreting the horse in a brick smokehouse, while the federals were in the town. After the battle, she mounted the horse again and rode alone over 200-miles to her home, having often to leave the road to avoid the squads of fed! eral troops who were not raiding that section of Alabama and delivered Dr. Woodson’s father the faithful horse and turned her attention to comforting the bereaved and sick at home."

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Whited Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5467 Message Board Post: Cameron Herald – Thur., 12 June 1902 Death - Miss Willie Whited, age 5, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Jim Whited died in the Meserve tank, just outside the Cameron city limits last Thursday afternoon. The Whited family have been at work this year on the Meserve farm and lived in a pasture near the water tank, from which they have secured drinking water during the year. Last Thursday all but Willie left the premises on a jaunt and sometime before sunset, Willie told her mother that she would go to the tank and get some water to wash her doll clothes. Her mother assented, not dreaming of the consequences of the trip. The children are small, have carried about all the water on the premises this year, and they have kept house while the parents have worked in the field. They dipped up water at a shallow place in the tank but this time Willie took a large bucket and the supposition is, not being able to sink it at the usual place, she went over to a deeper place near the dam and in attempting to fill it there she fell in an! d was drowned. She had been gone nearly an hour when it was thought time to make an inquiry as to here whereabouts. Near the tank is a family tenting and when it was learned she was not there, the mother, screamed as she hastened from the house to the tank. Her sister, a young lady with her, followed and when they reached the tank they discovered the dead body of Willie floating on the surface. Securing a pole, they pulled the body to the bank and the mother, frantic with grief, gathered the limp child in her arms and for some time refused to relinquish it. The father was at Green’s lake fishing and did not return home until dark to find learn of the events. Neighbors came and dressed the body and on Friday about 2 p.m. the child was buried in the old cemetery. [very lengthy article] Death - Julia Raby, little daughter of Mr. & Mrs. A. T. Raby died at Tracy on June 4th and was buried in the Zion cemetery on the Davilla and Tracy road. [lengthy article & poem]

Would some kind person please look at their 1900 Milam Co TX Census for John McKAY and tell me what they think the name of his wife is? Thank you for any time and trouble this may cause. Lee -- Emailto:lgarcia@ncia.com Leona Garcia PO Box 636 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 FAMILY TREE: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/Leona--Garcia-WA/ WALKINGSTICK:http://www.walkingstick.8k.com/index.html WALKINGSTICKS: http://www.angelfire.com/indie/walkingstick/walkingstick.htm ADKINS and ATKINS: http://www.genealogy.com/users/g/a/r/Leona-Garcia/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Skopek, Luedke, Brinkmann Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5466 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 19 Sept 2002 Skopek TAYLOR – Funeral services for Velma T. Skopek, 87, of Taylor were held Saturday, Sept. 7, 2002 at 1 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Rev. David Tietz officiating. Burial followed in the Caldwell Masonic Cemetery. She died Thursday, Sept. 5, 2002 at her home. Mrs. Skopek was born in Deanville, Burleson County on Jan. 1, 1915, the daughter of Mary (Brinkmann) and Otto R. Luedke. On Oct. 31, 1936, she was married to August Laddie Skopek. Mrs. Skopek had made her home in Taylor for the past 20 years. Preceded in death by her parents, her husband and one brother, Benny Luedke. Surviving are: Two daughters, Gloria J. Pimpler and husband Carroll of Round Rock and Rebecca Tatman and husband Jim of Mount Pleasant; five grandchildren, Richard and Lisa Pimpler of Florence, Wade and Tina Tatman of Evergreen, CO, Randall Pimpler of Taylor, Leslie and Peter Dill of Rochester, MI, Cheree and Rusty Peterson of Cypress; eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mary Dearen of Troy and Esther Heine of Austin; brother, Otto Luedke of Pflugerville. Pallbearers were Richard Pimpler, Randall Pimpler, Wade Tatman, Rusty Peterson, Bill Heine and Virgil Heine.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shannon Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5465 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 19 Sept 2002 Shannon HEARNE – Funeral services for William Ray Shannon, 60, of Hearne were held Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002 at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Hearne with Rev. Frank Aragon and Rev. Doug Springer officiating. Burial followed in Norwood Cemetery, Hearne. He died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002 at his residence. Mr. Shannon, a long time resident of Hearne, was born Dec. 9, 1941. He was a specialist in security, EMS and fire protection at Alcoa in Rockdale. Mr. Shannon was a member of State Fireman’s and Fire Marshall’s Association of Texas, Robertson County Association, affiliated with the Robertson County DPS officers, member of the Hearne Police Auxiliary, instructor for the Texas A&M Fire Training School, honor member of the Black Jack and the Hearne Fire Departments and was a manager for the Brookshire Brothers Supermarket in Hearne for many years. Surviving are: Friend and companion, Audrey Woodworth of Lexington; sons, David Shannon and wife Tammy of Hearne and John Shannon of Houston; daughter, Kay Ingram and husband James of Bryan; daughter-in-law, Kelly Shannon of Mumford; brothers, Burnice Shannon, E.J. Shannon, J.W. Shannon and J.R. Shannon; sister, Minnie Ryster; three grandchildren, Kayla Shannon, Justin Shannon and Zachary Johnson.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cole, Shattuck Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5464 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 19 Sept 2002 Cole CAMERON – Funeral services for Harvey S. Cole, 79, of Cameron and formerly of Lake Charles, LA, were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002 at Johnson Funeral Home in Lake Charles with Rev. Jerry Nash officiating. Burial followed in the Magnolia Cemetery in Ragley, LA. He died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002 in a Temple hospital. Mr. Cole, a retired machinist for Conoco, was born July 5, 1923 in Lake Charles, LA to Mancel A. and Katherine Alfreda Shattuck Cole. He married Edith Mary Spratt on May 2, 1942. She preceded him in death Jan. 10, 2002. Mr. Cole graduated from Le Tourneau College in Longview. He was an Army Air Corps Veteran of World War II and was a long time member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Lake Charles, but most recently a member of the First Baptist Church. Surviving are: Two sons, Spencer F. Cole of Cameron and Brian R. Cole of Tulsa, OK; daughter, Phyllis Tadlock of Kampala, Uganda; three grandchildren and one nephew.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Morgan, Salinas, Kelley Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5463 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 19 Sept 2002 Salinas CAMERON – Funeral services for Thelma Lucille Morgan Salinas, 82, of Rosebud, were held Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002 at 2 p.m. at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron with Rev. Richard Lee Ruzicka officiating. Burial followed in the Hurt Cemetery near Milano. She died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002 in a Temple hospital. Mrs. Salinas, a retired restaurant owner, was born June 15, 1920 to Walter and Edna Kelley Morgan in Milam County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gable Salinas. Surviving are: Six sisters, Vera Williams Montgomery, Miriam Morgan of Milano, Mary Ponder of Tomball, Minnie Ruzicka of Cameron, Edna Jean Olin of Tomball and Joan Griffith of Rockdale.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Williams, Bowling Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5462 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 19 Sept 2002 Williams GAUSE – Funeral services for Helen Bowling Williams were held at Gause Baptist Church Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2002 with Rev. Jimmy Sanders, church pastor, officiating. Burial followed in the Gause Cemetery. She died in a Franklin nursing home. Mrs. Williams was born and raised in Gause, moved away for a number of years, and then moved back to Gause several years ago. She was a member of the Gause Baptist Church where she served as church clerk. Surviving are: Two brothers, Maurice Bowling of Gause and Preston (Buddy) Bowling of St. Louis, MO; several nieces and nephews.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Penrose, Lamb Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5461 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 19 Sept 2002 Penrose MALAKOFF – Memorial services for Esther L. Penrose, 65, of Malakoff were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002, at Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home Chapel in Athens with Steve Lamb officiating. Mrs. Penrose died Sept. 9 in an Athens hospital. She was born June 19, 1937, in Buckholts to R.B. and Ernestine Lamb. A resident of Malakoff since 1977, she grew up in Rockdale and graduated from Rockdale High School in 1959. Mrs. Penrose was formerly employed at Henderson County Memorial Hospital and Spanish Trace Inn. Preceding her in death were her husband, Glen C. Penrose, in 1976 and two brothers, Johnny and Roy Lamb. Survivors include a son, Tarrance Penrose of Malakoff; two daughters, Virginia Penrose of Lewisville and Joy Dyer of Eustace; three brothers, Don Lamb of Athens, Jim Lamb of Morgan and Steve Lamb of Kaufman; two sisters, Barbara Bevers of Kerens and Cora Gali of Rusk; and two grandchildren, Austin Dyer and Sarah Dyer. Memorials may be made to your favorite charity.