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 Beas 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