This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wainscott, Dalrymple, McDonald, Jackson, Willingham, Leah, Stroud, Overton Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ikB.2ACE/375 Message Board Post: This might help someone since the early Montague County marriage records were lost from the courthouse burning. From the book Texas Ranger Indian War Pensions abstracted by Robert W. Stephens. HIRAM LEAF NOMA LEAF, Ind. Wid. No. 13651 Died March 10, 1906 in Marietta, Oklahoma (Love County). Married NOMA STROUD May 8, 1870 in Montague, Texas (early Montague County marriage records were lost when the courthouse burned), she was born May 27, 1854. Application based on service in Lieut. OVERTON’S company from Montague County from May or June 1871 to October 1872. Application rejected. CASH MCDONALD Ind. Surv. No. 12938 Born Sept. 16, 1849 in Lawrence County, Missouri, died January 13, 1923 at Bowie, Texas. Married MAHALA M. JACKSON Sept. 29, 1870 in Montague County, Texas (early Montague County marriage records were lost when the courthouse burned); she was born March 30, 1852 and died June 2, 1925. Application based on service in Lieut. J. J. WILLINGHAM’S Co. U. of Montague County from April 20, 1872 to October 1872. Application approved. HIRAM WAINSCOTT NANCY I. WAINSCOTT, Ind. Wid. No. 12806 Died July 23, 1909 in Montague County, Texas, married NANCY I. (maiden name not shown) Dec. 22 1870 in Montague County, Texas (early Montague County marriage records were lost when the courthouse burned); she was born March 3, 1854. Application based on service in Lieutenant JOHN J. DALRYMPLE’S Montague County Co. from April 20, 1872 to Oct. 1872. Application approved. After the pension was granted, it was discovered that Wainscott “did not have thirty days actual service in defense of Texas frontier against Indian depredations” and the pension to his widow was terminated. Willingham’s company was a Minute Man unit and served only when needed. It was noted in the application that Wainscott also served “in several campaigns” from 1869 to 1875.

Hi, I have some information on the MCDONALD & WAINSCOTT families of Montague Co. see comments below. At 06:51 PM 8/25/2006, missouriborn@hotmail.com wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Wainscott, Dalrymple, McDonald, >Jackson, Willingham, Leah, Stroud, Overton >Classification: Marriage > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ikB.2ACE/375 > >Message Board Post: > >This might help someone since the early Montague >County marriage records were lost from the courthouse burning. > > >From the book Texas Ranger Indian War Pensions > abstracted by Robert W. Stephens. > >HIRAM LEAF >NOMA LEAF, Ind. Wid. No. 13651 >Died March 10, 1906 in Marietta, Oklahoma (Love >County). Married NOMA STROUD May 8, 1870 in >Montague, Texas (early Montague County marriage >records were lost when the courthouse burned), >she was born May 27, 1854. Application based on >service in Lieut. OVERTON’S company from >Montague County from May or June 1871 to October 1872. Application rejected. > >CASH MCDONALD >Ind. Surv. No. 12938 >Born Sept. 16, 1849 in Lawrence County, >Missouri, died January 13, 1923 at Bowie, Texas. >Married MAHALA M. JACKSON Sept. 29, 1870 in >Montague County, Texas (early Montague County >marriage records were lost when the courthouse >burned); she was born March 30, 1852 and died >June 2, 1925. Application based on service in >Lieut. J. J. WILLINGHAM’S Co. U. of Montague >County from April 20, 1872 to October 1872. Application approved. I have that, Cash McDONALD was the son of Cassius "Cash" MCDONALD & Drucilla DAVIS. His father Cash Sr. was brother to Sarah MCDONALD who married John WAINSCOTT and Nancy MCDONALD who married John's brother Daniel WAINSCOTT. Cash Sr., Sarah and Nancy were the Children of Joseph McDONALD and Nancy WILLINGHAM. Not sure if Nancy was kin to Lieu. J. J. WILLINGHAM where Cash McDONALD served. >HIRAM WAINSCOTT >NANCY I. WAINSCOTT, Ind. Wid. No. 12806 >Died July 23, 1909 in Montague County, Texas, >married NANCY I. (maiden name not shown) Dec. 22 >1870 in Montague County, Texas (early Montague >County marriage records were lost when the >courthouse burned); she was born March 3, 1854. >Application based on service in Lieutenant JOHN >J. DALRYMPLE’S Montague County Co. from April >20, 1872 to Oct. 1872. Application approved. >After the pension was granted, it was discovered >that Wainscott “did not have thirty days >actual service in defense of Texas frontier >against Indian depredations” and the pension >to his widow was terminated. Willingham’s >company was a Minute Man unit and served only >when needed. It was noted in the application >that Wainscott also served “in several campaigns” from 1869 to 1875. I have that Hiram WAINSCOTT was son of John WAINSCOTT and Nancy (McDonald). He married Nancy I.(Isabel) DENNIS dau of John DENNIS. They are both buried in the Denver Cemetery, Montague Co., TX. I have a lot of Montague County, Texas information that is associated with my TOTTY family on my TOTTY web pages: http://totty-families.org/records/txmontgu.html To see a lot of early 1870 and 1880 information see the Diaries of Rhoda Spradling TOTTY who wrote from May 1876 until her death in Apr 1899, where she gave a lot of information found no where else on families of Montague Co. If interested go to: http://www.totty-families.org/diary/index.html Hope this helps someone in their research. Birdie McNutt >==== TXMONTAG Mailing List ==== >What do you mean my "grandparents didn't have any kids"? >List Administrator: owner@GerryWhite.net