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I hope this is not spam.... but I am in the process of launching a web design business at www.crazymojo.com . I am offering to design web sites for free for a short time so that I can reference examples of my work to others. If you have always wanted a genealogy related site but have not had the time nor inclination to do it yourself, here is your chance to get one designed for free. I will design personal or organization sites. I am selling nothing at this point. I just want to be able to point others to examples of my work. Thanks, Wm Visit They-Speak.com at http://www.they-speak.com Though Silent, They Speak: Resources for Genealogists Visit my research website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wtbeau/ Researching Beauregard, Diemer, Holder, Haslam, Wright, McKnight, Lowery, Chappell, Hollander, Markham, Goodwin ...... ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

Old Smith, Redbluff and a previously undocumented private cemetery have been added to the East Texas Cemetery Index at www.they-speak.com . Thanks Wm Visit They-Speak.com at http://www.they-speak.com Though Silent, They Speak: Resources for Genealogists Visit my research website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wtbeau/ Researching Beauregard, Diemer, Holder, Haslam, Wright, McKnight, Lowery, Chappell, Hollander, Markham, Goodwin ...... ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

Hello there I am interested in knowing more about IRENE PRESTON nee SWITZER. As it says below she died in CONROE TEXAS. I know her body was taken to SALINA KANSAS for burial at Gypsum Hill Cemetery (where father Dr. Egerton Switzer buried) in Salina, Kansas. Longtime resident of Saline Kansas. If anyone has any information please contact me. I have information on both her parents families if anyone is interested. Judy in Canada Descendants of Egerton Ryerson Switzer (Dr.) 1 Egerton Ryerson Switzer (Dr.) 1837 - 1923 b: August 05, 1837 in Switzerville, Ernestown Twp L&A Cty, Ontario, Canada d: August 15, 1923 in Salina, Kansas, USA .. +Arminda Preston 1843 - 1933 m: November 04, 1873 in Saline Township, Kansas, USA b: 1843 in Lorraine, Ohio d: 1933 in Three Rivers, Texas, USA ...... 2 Claude Switzer 1874 - b: July 29, 1874 in Saline County, Kansas .......... +Anna Anderson 1878 - WFT Est. 1912-1973 m: June 20, 1907 in Salina, Kansas, USA b: December 06, 1878 in Salina, Kansas, ...... 2 Irene Switzer b: in Saline County, Kansas d: in Conroe, Texas .......... +Preston

FYI: Conroe Memorial Cemetery has been completely transcribed as of October 2000. Shannon Cemetery has also been added to the East Texas Cemetery Index at www.they-speak.com . Thanks. Wm Visit They-Speak.com at http://www.they-speak.com Though Silent, They Speak: Resources for Genealogists Visit my research website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wtbeau/ Researching Beauregard, Diemer, Holder, Haslam, Wright, McKnight, Lowery, Chappell, Hollander, Markham, Goodwin ...... ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

--part1_3d.2ff9e41.27340779_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_3d.2ff9e41.27340779_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <BETWIL@aol.com> From: BETWIL@aol.com Full-name: BETWIL Message-ID: <59.24912d2.273260a1@aol.com> Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 01:16:01 EST Subject: Walker County Genealogical Soc. Nov. 2000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en To: undisclosed-recipients:; X-Mailer: Windows AOL sub 114 WALKER COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY FOUNDED IN JUNE 1965 THE WALKER COUNTY TEXAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY P O BOX 1295 HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS 77342 VOLUME FOUR #9 NOVEMBER 2000 NEW SITE FOR THE WALKER COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY WEBPAGE: www.DickensonResearch.com.wcgen.htm REGULAR MEETINGS: Third Saturday of each month except December, June, July,=20 and August at 9:30 A. M. We meet at the Forrest Masonic Lodge #19 at 1030=20 Twelfth Street in Huntsville unless otherwise announced. EVENT THIS MONTH: SECOND SATURDAY MEETING AT THE FORREST MASONIC LODGE #19 A= T=20 1030 TWELFTH STREET IN HUNTSVILLE AT 9:30 AM NOVEMBER 11, 2000 Hostesses & refreshments: Nona Pebworth & Judy Kayse PROGRAM: Our annual Question and Answer Session. Be thinking about the=20 questions you would like answered. Bring your questions on index cards. GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY BOARD MEETING AT THE HUNTSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ON=20 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 AT 5:00 P.M. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: DUE TO TREMENDOUS INTEREST, THE DEADLINE FOR WALKER=20 COUNTY PIONEER CERTIFICATES AND WALKER COUNTY FIRST FAMILY CERTIFICATES HAS=20 BEEN EXTENDED. APPLICATIONS MAY BE PICKED UP AT THE HUNTSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, OR YOU MAY=20 REQUEST A FORM BY WRITING TO PIONEER REGISTRY AT P O BOX 1295, HUNTSVILLE,=20 TX, 77342. =20 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A MEMBER OF OUR GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, DUES ARE $10=20 PER INDIVIDUAL AND $15 PER COUPLE. ANNUAL DUES ARE PAYABLE IN MAY. Please send your dues to: Linda Parish, Treasurer 31 F.S. Road 214 New Waverley, TX=20 77358 936 295-9570 MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE WALKER COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY =E2=80=93 MONEY OR BOOKS, SOUNDEX, MICROFILM, YOU NAME IT. Your contributions make it possible for us to purchase additional=20 genealogical materials which may help you to research some of your ancestors= =20 in the local library. Please be generous! HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR ADDRESS? Please send changes of address to Beth Williamson betwil@aol.com or call her at 295-3170. A young woman at Copy Time acted as if she thought the genealogical=20 society was doing some sort of experimentation with genes! PROGRAMS FOR 2000-2001 January 20, 2001 Eleanor McIntyre =E2=80=9CCensus 2000" February 17, 2001 Janet Gardner and Joyce Hilliard present =E2=80=9CHumor i= n=20 Genealogy=E2=80=9D=20 March 17, 2001 Dr. Caroline Crimm =E2=80=9CTexas After 1836" April 21, 2001 Mrs. Vernon Schuder =E2=80=9CRiverside and Cincinnati=E2=80= =9D May 19, 2001 Annual Picnic at Dickenson=E2=80=99s REQUEST FOR FEBRUARY PROGRAM Those of us who do genealogy seriously often find ourselves against a blank=20 wall and suffer from acute depression. Doing genealogy is like solving a=20 giant international puzzle but it can also have its humorous side! If you=20 have a funny or intriguing story, please let Janet or Joyce put you on the=20 agenda for our February meeting on =E2=80=9CHumor in Genealogy.=E2=80=9D We= =E2=80=99d love to hear=20 your stories. Janet Gardner and Joyce Hilliard OUR OFFICERS FOR 1999-2001 PRESIDENT=E2=80=93 JOHNNIE JO DICKENSON 936 295-5551 info@DickensonResearch.com FIRST VICE PRESIDENT=E2=80=93 JANET GARDENER SECOND VICE PRESIDENT=E2=80=93 JOYCE HILLIARD SECRETARY=E2=80=93 CLARA MALAK CORRESPONDING SECRETARY=E2=80=93 VERNA BANES TREASURER=E2=80=93 LINDA PARRISH REGISTRAR=E2=80=93 MARY EDWENA VICK LIBRARIANS=E2=80=93 GORDIE REAVES, ELLIE WOOD HISTORIAN=E2=80=93 BARBARA BANCROFT Walker County Genealogical Society Minutes of Meeting October 21, 2000 Call to Order The Walker County Genealogical Society met in regular session at the Forrest Masonic Lodge, 1030 12th Street, on Saturday, October 21, 2000, at 9:30 a.m. with President Johnnie Jo Dickenson presiding. The President welcomed all and led the pledges to the American and Texas flags.=20 Registrar Edwena Vick introduced visitors J. D. Dickenson (whom she thanked=20 for all he does for the Society), Bob Sieckmann, Gloria Swor, and Vera=20 Wimberly. She also introduced new member Chrys Miller. =20 Minutes Minutes for the September meeting were read and approved. Future Minutes will be included in the newsletter. Clara Malak read a Recommendation from the Executive Board (recorded in New Business). Reports Treasurer Linda Parrish distributed a financial statement showing deposits, expenditures, and a balance of $11,790.06. =20 Registrar Edwena Vick announced that we have 135 members. This update includes two who moved out of the area and new member Chrys Miller. Thirty-three=20 members were present. The library is in desperate need for volunteers, especially on Tuesday and=20 Thursday. =20 Monitor Linda Pettitt presented a financial progress poster for The Roster of Confederate Soldiers 1861 - 1865 announcing that $700.00 has already been=20 donated toward the $1230.00 total cost for the 16 volumes. She also reminded members to=20 fill out a donor sheet for their Adopt-a-County Internet contributions. Corresponding Secretary Verna Banes displayed a copy of Time Magazine's publication Digital which is about genealogical research on the computer. =20 The site is=20 www.timedigital.com=20 Click "Web Features" and read the article "When the past is relative." Other reports include T-shirts, sweat shirts, and note cards for sale,=20 and 618 Pioneer Registry Certificates have been processed and one more=20 received this morning to be processed. The last T-shirt was sold upon=20 announcement. Unfinished Business The north Walker County cemeteries book is in progress. A list of counties that are adopted and directions for preparing the=20 Internet extractions was distributed. Thirty-three counties in 15 states=20 have been adopted, including two additions received today. New Business The Recommendation made by the Executive Board on October 18th: The Executive Board recommends that we sponsor an annual Texas Genealogical Fair to be composed of various family research societies and organizations on Saturday, June 9, 2001, possibly at the Walker County Fairgrounds. Clara Malak moved that the recommendation be accepted, and Linda Pettitt seconded the motion. The vote was all "ayes" with no "nays." In addition to time and location, discussion included selling vendor tables for $10.00 and a concession stand. Laverne=20 Dixon discussed the Cherokee County area fair. Committees will be named and work will begin immediately for the First Annual Texas Genealogy and=20 Family Research Fair. From: The Montgomery County=20 Genealogical Society Page www. cyndislist.com - links to excellent sources www.usgenweb.com - listing by state, county - some have great information www.ancestry.com - some free material, some by membership - now has census images on-line www.glorecords.blm.gov - land records www.tsha.utexas.edu Handbook of Texas www.amazon.com - great book store that saves you money www.genealogybulletin.com - publication with lots of hints Program Barbara Franz, genealogical librarian for Montgomery County Library presented the program on Louisiana research. Adjournment Being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:30. The next regular meeting will be November 11th, the second Saturday= . Clara Malak, Recording Secretary DONATIONS TO THE GENEALOGY LIBRARY In memory of Mr. Albert Hall, Mary Edwena Vick donated The 1820 Census of th= e=20 Territory of Arkansas by James Logan Morgan. In memory of Johnnie Jackson, Mary Edwena Vick donated the Index to Arkansas= =20 Pension Applications. Clara Malak made a cash contribution to be used as needed. Bill Hill donated An Account of Marriages Solemnized by Tolaver Robert Sloan, made a cash donation for book binding, donated Upper South Caroline Genealogy and=20 History, Volumes IX-XII, The Piedmont Historical Society Quarterly Volumes=20 1-2, and Upper South Carolina Genealogy and History, Volumes III-IV. Mary L. Owen donated Louisiana St. Helena Parish 1850 Census and Louisiana=20 St. Helena Parish 1830 Census, both by D. W. Johnson. In memory of Captain William Owen Clegg, Joyce C. Robinson paid for the=20 purchase of one volume of The Roster of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865. In honor of Barbara Franz, The Walker County Genealogical Society gave The=20 Register of the New England Historical and Genealogical Society Volume XLVII= I. Irmadene Cauthen made a cash contribution toward the purchase of The Roster=20 of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865.=20 Sue Martin donated The Townsend Newsletter. In honor of Elmore, Lewis, and Hill, Ed Pfeil donated Alabama and Mississipp= i=20 Connections: Historical and Biographical Sketches of Families Who Settled on= =20 Both Sides of the Tombigbee by Judy Jackson, and An Atlas of Louisiana Surnames of French and Spanish Origin by Robert C.= =20 West, a cash donation, and 2 boxes of periodicals. In honor of W. W. Shepperd, Kameron K. Searle donated The History of=20 Montgomery County by Robin Montgomery. In memory of James Potter Collins, Jerry McMillian gave Autobiography of a=20 Revolutionary Soldier by James Potter Collins. J. M. Pollard donated The Civil War Reader by Richard Harwell, and made a=20 cash contribution toward the purchase of The Roster of Confederate Soldiers=20 1861-1865. In honor of Johnnie Jo Dickenson, Phyllis R. Nichols donated "The Civil War CD ROM". David Lehr made a cash contribution to be used as needed. THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO BE IN CHARGE OF COFFEE AND SNACKS=20 AT OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS: 2000 NOVEMBER: NONA PEBWORTH & JUDY KAYSE 2001 JANUARY: SUE SMITH AND CLARA MALAK FEBRUARY: BETH WILLIAMSON AND SANDY ROGERS MARCH: GRACIE COUNTZ AND SUE HARDY APRIL: NONE [WE MEET AWAY] MAY: NONE [PICNIC] SWEATSHIRTS Walker County Genealogical Society sweatshirts are now available for $20. =20 They are royal blue with white lettering. Get yours at the November meeting= ! WEIRD AND WONDERFUL! I found a new cousin on the Internet, a descendant of the sister of my=20 2nd great grand father Matthew Wilkins. On closer comparison of our=20 lineages, she is also a descendant of the sister of my 3rd great grandfather= =20 James Moore! I had been quite successful in hunting down the Moores, but had thought=20 Matthew must be an orphan. It turns out he is one of 12 children of John=20 Wilkins and his wife who is probably Mary Love. Two older brothers of=20 Matthew's had come down to Texas before 1844. When John Wilkins died in=20 October 1844, his widow and 9 of her children came to Texas and settled=20 first in the Mercer Colony just south of Dallas. =20 BW NEW MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY: Crys Miller 690 FM 247 Huntsville, TX 77320 295-4242 THANKS! Thanks to Gordie Reaves and all the rest of you who assisted in the Sweet=20 Feast for Friends of the Huntsville Public Library. "It was a sweet success.= " WHY WE CHANGED OUR MEETING DATE: Montgomery County Genealogical and Historical Society's Fall Seminar is bein= g=20 held on November 18, 2000 at The Lone Star Convention Center, Bluebonnet Room, 9055 Airport Rd [FM 1484]=20 Conroe, Texas. Speaker is George K. Schweitzer; his topics are Migration Routes and Settlement Patterns & Georgia Research. Time is 8:30=20 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Cost at the door, including lunch, is $35. Many of our Walker=20 County Genealogical Society members expressed a desire to go, and we will=20 have a table to display our publications. If you go, please wear either you= r=20 yellow T-shirt or your blue sweatshirt with our society logo. OUR PUBLICATIONS GET STATE RECOGNITION! Johnnie Jo announced that the Texas State Genealogical Society had informed=20 us that Walker County Black Cemeteries received an honorable mention award,= =20 and South Walker County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 received "an award" to be=20 presented at the annual banquet on November 11th. Would you like to voluntee= r=20 to go to the state convention and collect these awards? Please call Johnnie= =20 Jo! =20 THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO BE IN CHARGE OF COFFEE AND SNACKS=20 AT OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS: 2000 NOVEMBER: NONA PEBWORTH & JUDY KAYSE 2001 JANUARY: SUE SMITH AND CLARA MALAK FEBRUARY: BETH WILLIAMSON AND SANDY ROGERS MARCH: GRACIE COUNTZ AND SUE HARDY APRIL: NONE [WE MEET AWAY] MAY: NONE [PICNIC] SWEATSHIRTS Walker County Genealogical Society sweatshirts are now available for $20. =20 They are royal blue with white lettering. Get yours at the November meeting= ! WEIRD AND WONDERFUL! I found a new cousin on the Internet, a descendant of the sister of my=20 2nd great grand father Matthew Wilkins. On closer comparison of our=20 lineages, she is also a descendant of the sister of my 3rd great grandfather= =20 James Moore! I had been quite successful in hunting down the Moores, but had thought=20 Matthew must be an orphan. It turns out he is one of 12 children of John=20 Wilkins and his wife who is probably Mary Love. Two older brothers of=20 Matthew's had come down to Texas before 1844. When John Wilkins died in=20 October 1844, his widow and 9 of her children came to Texas and settled=20 first in the Mercer Colony just south of Dallas. =20 BW WATCH FOR NEW FEDERAL FORM 86 Verna Banes says a new federal form for making genealogical inquiries, form=20 86, is not yet ready for public use, but should be ready soon. It replaces=20 several different forms which used to be required. CHALLENGE: How many generations back can you illustrate with photographs or paintings o= f=20 ancestors? I can go back to a second great grandfather in my Tenney line and= =20 to a second great grandmother in my Carver line. A poster of this kind woul= d=20 be wonderful to show to young children in the family to help them develop an= =20 interest in their ancestors. I don't have a picture of Isaphronia Carver's father, but I did find one= =20 of her uncle, Moses Carver, who lived in Newton County, Missouri. He really hated slavery, but had no children to work on his farmso he=20 bought a young slave woman.. She had children with a slave on a neighboring=20 farm. =20 Her son George was born right at the end of the Civil War. He and his mother were kidnapped by southern sympathizers and taken into=20 Arkansas to be sold. =20 Moses had paid $700 for Mary, so she and her child were quite valuable. Moses hired a Union scout t= o=20 go into Arkansas and bring back Mary and her baby. He returned with baby=20 George but no trace of Mary was ever found. =20 Moses and his wife Susan reared George and his brother Jim who called=20 their foster parents Uncle Moses and Aunt Susan. George was recognized at a= n=20 early age to be a genius with plants and Moses and Susan did everything they= =20 could to help him get an education. He grew up to be an outstanding scientist and educator, George Washingto= n=20 Carver. =20 The only document he had to prove the existence of his mother was the bill o= f=20 sale that Moses Carver gave him. BW LAST BUT NOT LEAST: At our October meeting, we voted to begin work on a new project for June=20 2001. On June 9, we will hold the first annual Texas Genealogical and Family History Fair at the Walker County Fairgrounds.= =20 We will invited folks from all over the state, from genealogical societies=20 and historical societies. There will be display tables. Please volunteer t= o=20 help with this exciting project. If you were not at the meeting, you may=20 already be on a committee! =20 --part1_3d.2ff9e41.27340779_boundary--

Holiday Publication Sale MontgomeryCounty, Texas Cemeteries              Vol.I              $7.50 MontgomeryCounty, Texas Cemeteries                Vol.II               $7.50 Metcalf Funeral Home Records, Montgomery Co, TX            Feb 18, 1938 to Feb 28, 1942     Vol. I      $7.50 Metcalf Funeral Home Records, Montgomery Co, TX            Mar 5, 1942 to Apr 8, 1945             VolII      $7.50 WahrenbergerFuneral Home Records, Montgomery Co, TX            1940-1960               Vol. I     $7.50 St. Joseph'sCatholic Church Baptismal Records.            Houston, Harris Co., TX, 1880-1892             $7.50 Montgomery County Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc. P. O Box 867 Conroe, TX 77304-0867 If you don't need any of these books, consider donating any of the following books to any library or genealogy society.  Please add $2.00 for postage and $1.00 per any additional books. Send your check to above address. Charge my: AmericanExpress_______Mastercard________Visa_______Discover_______ Card #_______________________ Name on Card______________________________ Expiration Date___________________________________________________________ Signature_______________________________________________________________ Orders can be faxed to 936-273-4888  

I have added a map of Montgomery Co. cemeteries at www.they-spreak.com . If you prefer, here is the direct URL: http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapgen/.gif?lat=30.3158&lon=-95.4433&wid=.70&ht=.70&&iwd=750&iht=500&on=counties,majroads,BACK&off=CITIES&murl=http://www.they-speak.com/cems . The cemeteries marked in purple have been surveyed. Visit They-Speak.com at http://www.they-speak.com Though Silent, They Speak: Resources for Genealogists Visit my research website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wtbeau/ Researching Beauregard, Diemer, Holder, Haslam, Wright, McKnight, Lowery, Chappell, Hollander, Markham, Goodwin ...... ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

Scott's Ridge, Whispering Pines and Hickory Grove cemeteries have been added to the East Texas Cemetery Index at www.they-speak.com . These cemeteries are in Montgomery Co, TX. Visit They-Speak.com at http://www.they-speak.com Though Silent, They Speak: Resources for Genealogists Visit my research website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wtbeau/ Researching Beauregard, Diemer, Holder, Haslam, Wright, McKnight, Lowery, Chappell, Hollander, Markham, Goodwin ...... ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

Montgomery County Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc. Montgomery County Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc. (MCG&HS, Inc.) proudly announces the fall seminar on November 18, 2000 to be given by the noted  Dr. George K. Schweitzer, Alumni Distinguished Professor at the University of Tennessee, holds the MS, and PhD in Chemistry, the MA in History of Religion, the PHD in History of Science, and the ScD (Doctor of Science) in the Philosophy of Science. He is Phi Kappa and is listed in Who's Who in America. His hobby is the use of historical reenactment as a method teaching genealogy, and tracing the ancestries of his grandchildren. He has authored over 220 public including 19 genealogical research guidebooks. Professor Schweitzer has lectured at over 400 universities and over 200 genealogical and historical societies in United States, Canada, England, and Germany. Dr. George K. Schweitzer will give two sessions on  Migration Routes and Settlement Patterns in frontier costume and one session on Georgia Genealogical Research techniques in colonial costume. There will be time at the end of the seminar for questions and answers. This is a great opportunity to hear a nationally acclaimed speaker right in our own area. You will not want to miss this all day seminar. The seminar will be held at new state-of-the-art The Lone Star Convention Center, in the Bluebonnet Room, 9055 Airport (FM 1484), Conroe, Texas 77303. Registration starts 8:30 a.m. and the seminar begins at 9:00 a.m. When: November 18, 2000 Where: The Lone Star Convention Center Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. Vendors Close at 4:30 p.m. Cost: $30.00 (per person) including Lunch until Nov 3rd $35.00 including Lunch after Nov 3rd $35.00 At Door including Lunch Vendors: $10.00 per Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------- Print and Mail MCG& HS SEMINAR REGISTRATION  P. O. Box 867 Conroe TX 77305-0867 Member________ Non Member________New Member________ NAME___________________________________________________________ ADDRESS________________________________________________________ CITY/STATE/ZIP____________________EMAIL_________________________ FEES: Cost: $30.00 (per person) including Lunch until Nov 3rd $35.00 including Lunch after Nov 3rd $35.00 At Door including Lunch Vendors: $10.00 per Table CHECK AMOUNT___________CHECK #______________ AMERICAN EXPRESS______MASTERCARD______VISA________________ CARD #_________________________EXP. DATE ______________________ NAME ON CARD_________________________________________________ SIGNATURE______________________________________________________ This can be faxed to: 936-273-4888

--part1_3e.223675a.2719ac50_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_3e.223675a.2719ac50_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <BETWIL@aol.com> From: BETWIL@aol.com Full-name: BETWIL Message-ID: <cb.a321c8e.27186d98@aol.com> Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 09:52:24 EDT Subject: Walker Co. Genealogical Soc. October 2000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en To: undisclosed-recipients:; X-Mailer: Windows AOL sub 114 WALKER COUNTY=20 GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY FOUNDED IN JUNE 1965=20 VOLUME FOUR #8 OCTOBER 2000 THE WALKER COUNTY TEXAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY P O BOX 1295 HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS 77342 DON=E2=80=99T FORGET TO VOTE ON NOVEMBER 7! REGULAR MEETINGS: Third Saturday of each month except December, June, July,=20 and August at 9:30=20 A. M. We meet at the Forrest Masonic Lodge #19 at 1030 Twelfth Street in=20 Huntsville unless otherwise announced. EVENT THIS MONTH: MEETING AT THE FORREST MASONIC LODGE #19 AT 1030 TWELFTH=20 STREET IN HUNTSVILLE AT 9:30 AM October 21, 2000 PROGRAM: =E2=80=9CLouisiana Research=E2=80=9D presented by Barbara Franz, Li= brarian,=20 Montgomery Co. HOSTESSES ARE JANET GARDNER AND MAURINE CLAYTON. GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY BOARD MEETING AT THE HUNTSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ON=20 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 5:30 P.M. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: DUE TO TREMENDOUS INTEREST, THE DEADLINE FOR WALKER=20 COUNTY PIONEER CERTIFICATES AND WALKER COUNTY FIRST FAMILY CERTIFICATES HAS=20 BEEN EXTENDED. APPLICATIONS MAY BE PICKED UP AT THE HUNTSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, OR YOU MAY=20 REQUEST A FORM BY WRITING TO PIONEER REGISTRY AT P O BOX 1295, HUNTSVILLE,=20 TX, 77342. =20 SWEET FEAST SUPPORTS PUBLIC LIBRARY=20 MEMBERS OF THE WALKER COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY WILL SERVE AS HOSTS AND=20 HOSTESSES FOR THE ANNUAL SWEET FEAST SPONSORED BY FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY.=20 SWEET FEAST IS SUNDAY, OCT. 22 FROM 12:30 TO 3:30 AT THE HOME OF BOB AND=20 COLLEEN MARKS, 821OVERBROOK IN THE ELKINS LAKE SUBDIVISION OF HUNTSVILLE. TH= E=20 DESSERTS ARE HEAVENLY AND THE FUNDS HELP OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY. NEW SITE FOR THE WALKER COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY WEBPAGE: www.DickensonResearch.com/wcgen.htm <http://www.DickensonResearch.com> COMPUTER MOMENTS www.cyndislist.com <http://www.cyndislist.com> Links to excellent sources www.usgenweb.com <http://www.usgenweb.com> By state, county =E2=80=93 some=20= have=20 great information www.ancestry.com <http://www.ancestry.com> Some free, some by membership=20 [now has actual census images] www.rootsweb.org <http://www.rootsweb.org> Good source to find others=20 working on your surname www.familysearch.com <http://www.familysearch.com> LDS [Mormon site] www.pbs.org/kbyu/ancestors.charts <http://www.pbs.org> Free charts and form= s IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A MEMBER OF OUR GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, DUES ARE $10=20 PER INDIVIDUAL AND $15 PER COUPLE. ANNUAL DUES ARE PAYABLE IN MAY. Please send your dues to: Linda Parish, Treasurer 31 F.S. Road 214 New Waverley, TX 77358 936 295-9570 NEW MEMBERS Marilyn Adams 44 Woodland Hills Dr. Huntsville TX 77320 Henry Johnson, Jr. 422 Oakhill Dr, Conroe TX 77304 Sherrell McMillian 7603 Midpark Ct. Austin TX 78750-7936 Nelda Roberts 1015 S. Ripple Creek #15 Houston TX 77057 NEW MEMBER Joneil Sorrell 478 Elkins Lake Huntsville TX 77340 MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE WALKER COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY =E2=80=93 MONEY OR BOOKS, SOUNDEX, MICROFILM, YOU NAME IT. Your contributions make it possible for us to purchase additional=20 genealogical materials which may help you to research some of your ancestors= =20 in the local library. Please be generous! HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR ADDRESS? Please call Beth Williamson at 409 295-3170 if your address changes. We lik= e=20 to keep our mailing list up to date. Don=E2=80=99t let us lose you! Send e-= mail=20 addresses to: betwil@aol.com <mailto:betwil@aol.com> PROGRAMS FOR 2000-2001 November 18, 2000 Our annual Question and Answer Session. Be thinking about= =20 the questions you would like answered. Bring your questions on index cards. January 20, 2001 Eleanor McIntyre =E2=80=9CCensus 2000" February 17, 2001 Janet Gardner and Joyce Hilliard present =E2=80=9CHumor i= n=20 Genealogy=E2=80=9D=20 March 17, 2001 Dr. Caroline Crimm =E2=80=9CTexas After 1836" April 21, 2001 Mrs. Vernon Schuder =E2=80=9CRiverside and Cincinnati=E2=80= =9D May 19, 2001 Annual Picnic at Dickenson=E2=80=99s REQUEST FOR FEBRUARY PROGRAM Those of us who do genealogy seriously often find ourselves against a blank=20 wall and suffer from acute depression. Doing genealogy is like solving a=20 giant international puzzle but it can also have its humorous side! If you=20 have a funny or intriguing story, please let Janet or Joyce put you on the=20 agenda for our February meeting on =E2=80=9CHumor in Genealogy.=E2=80=9D We= =E2=80=99d love to hear=20 your stories. Janet Gardner and Joyce Hilliard OUR OFFICERS FOR 1999-2001 PRESIDENT=E2=80=93 JOHNNIE JO DICKENSON 936 295-5551 info@DickensonResearch.com <mailto:info@DickensonResearch.com> FIRST VICE PRESIDENT=E2=80=93 JANET GARDENER SECOND VICE PRESIDENT=E2=80=93 JOYCE HILLIARD SECRETARY=E2=80=93 CLARA MALAK CORRESPONDING SECRETARY=E2=80=93 VERNA BANES TREASURER=E2=80=93 LINDA PARRISH REGISTRAR=E2=80=93 MARY EDWENA VICK LIBRARIANS=E2=80=93 GORDIE REAVES, ELLIE WOOD HISTORIAN=E2=80=93 BARBARA BANCROFT THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO BE IN CHARGE OF COFFEE AND SNACKS=20 AT OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS: 2000 OCTOBER: JANET GARDNER AND MAURINE CLAYTON NOVEMBER: SUE SMITH AND CLARA MALAK 2001 JANUARY: NONA PEBWORTH AND JUDY KAYSE FEBRUARY: BETH WILLIAMSON AND SANDY ROGERS MARCH: GRACIE COUNTZ AND SUE HARDY APRIL: NONE [WE MEET AWAY] MAY: NONE [PICNIC] DONATIONS TO THE GENEALOGY COLLECTION Lucy Stewart made a cash contribution. The Capt. James Gillaspie Camp #226 SCV made a contribution toward the=20 purchase of Roster of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865. Don Matthews made a contribution toward the purchase of Roster of Confederat= e=20 Soldiers 1861-1865. Gordie Reaves donated Benjamin B. Weisiger III=E2=80=99s=20 Marriage Bonds and Ministers=E2=80=99 Returns of Chesterfield Co Virginia 18= 16-1853. In memory of Johnnie Jackson, James and Cheryl Patton donated Index to=20 Arkansas Confederate Pension Applications. Sue Smith made a cash contribution. Maurine Clayton made a contribution toward the purchase of Roster of=20 Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865. She also gave Brent Holcomb=E2=80=99s Ninety= Sixth District South Carolina Will Book, and The Filson Club History Quarterly Vol= .=20 6, No. 1, and Vol 7, No. 20 of the Kentucky State Historical Society. Bill Hill donated Upper South Carolina Genealogy and History Volumes V-XII,=20 and An Account of Marriages Solemnized by Tolaver Robert Sloan. Colonial Dames of the XVII Century donated Texas Legacy- Old San Antonio Road and Three Maps published by the Texas=20 Department of Transportation. Sue Martin donated Volume H of Roster of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865. J. Turner made a contribution toward the purchase of Roster of Confederate=20 Soldiers 1861-1865. Beth Williamson made a contribution toward the purchase of Roster of=20 Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865 in honor of Stuart Williamson. In memory of Josiah Joseph Hennis, Janet Gardner donated five volumes of=20 Kentucky Ancestors and Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society. In memory of Capt. William Owen Clegg CSA, Joyce C. Robinson made a donation toward the purchase of Roster of=20 Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865. Dot Aldrich gave two volumes of Leon County history. SWEATSHIRTS Walker County Genealogical Society sweatshirts are now available for $20. =20 They are royal blue with white lettering. Get yours at the October meeting. ADOPT A COUNTY Please contact Clara Malak at 295-9483 for information about submitting your findings from the county you have adopted.= =20 We will bind submissions and place them in our genealogy library. HOW IMPORTANT IS 1 VOTE? Editor=E2=80=99s note: The following article was reprinted with permission f= rom the=20 Mount Olive Pickle Company=E2=80=99s newsletter, Food for Thought. *In 1645, one vote gave Oliver Cromwell control of England. *In 1649, one vote caused Charles I of England to be executed. *In 1776, one vote gave America the English language instead of German. *In 1845, one vote brought Texas into the Union. *In 1868, one vote saved President Andrew Johnson from being removed from=20 office. *In 1875, one vote changed France from a monarchy to a republic. *In 1876, one vote gave Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency of the United=20 States. *In 1923, one vote gave Adolph Hitler leadership of the Nazi Party. *In 1941, one vote saved Selective Service - - just weeks before Pearl Harbo= r=20 was attacked. Please remember to vote this November 7. Your one vote can make a difference. --part1_3e.223675a.2719ac50_boundary--

Tamina Cemetery in Montgomery Co. has been added to the East Texas Cemetery Index at http://www.they-speak.com. Visit They-Speak.com at http://www.they-speak.com Though Silent, They Speak: Resources for Genealogists Visit my research website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wtbeau/ Researching Beauregard, Diemer, Holder, Haslam, Wright, McKnight, Lowery, Chappell, Hollander, Markham, Goodwin ...... ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

Subject: Seminar in Houston 28 October 2000 If you live in South East Texas - and within a couple of hour's drive of Houston - The Houston Genealogical Forum invites you to its all day Genealogy Seminar on Saturday, 28 October 2000, in Houston near the Houston Medical Center. The seminar will feature a nationally recognized genealogy lecturer who will be discussing the following topics; "MY ANCESTOR'S DEAD - WHERE DID THE MONEY GO?" 1.) CLUES CONTAINED IN PROBATE RECORDS 2.) POST-DEATH COURT RECORDS OTHER THAN PROBATE 3.) SEARCHING AND MAKING EFFECTIVE USE OF PROBATE RECORDS 4.) WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE? Each lecture lasts approximately one hour, with a 30 minute break between each one. During the break, attendees can browse the vendor area where up to a dozen vendors of genealogical material will be displaying their large collections of maps, reference books, record abstracts from around the U.S.A., software, aids, etc. There will be a 90 minute break for lunch and vendor shopping. The seminar begins at 9:00a and continues through until 4:30p. However, the vendor area will open at 8:00a If interested in attending, please go to The Houston Genealogical Forum web site by <clicking> on the following link and then selecting the "October 28, 2000 Seminar" icon. You will find more details about the lectures; an on-line, printable registration form; and an on-line printable map to the seminar location. http://www.egroups.com/files/Houston_Genealogical_Forum/HGF.htm Our speaker will be: MR. MICHAEL JOHN NEILL, M.S. Mr. Neill is currently an instructor at Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illinois, and is on the staff of the Genealogical Institute of Mid America. He is also presenter/coordinator of the Carl Sandburg College's Genealogy Computing Workshops offered each March. As a published professional research writer since 1987, his writings appear as a regular columnist for the Ancestry Daily News, and the Federation of Genealogical Societies' FORUM. He writes frequently for magazines Ancestry, Heritage Quest, and the Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly, plus occasionally for a number of other genealogical print and web-based publications, including, Family Tree Maker Online, Journal of Online Genealogy, and maintaining 2 family web sites. He has also prepared staff training on Internet usage and online course design, and is solely responsible for the creation and maintenance of the rootdig.com web site. If you do not live near Houston, or cannot attend, find a genealogy seminar in your area to participate in - we're never too old to learn more! * * * * *

New Zion Cemetery in Trinity Co., TX, has been added to the East Texas Cemetery Index at http://www.they-speak.com. I would also like to invite all to register any look-ups you are willing to do for others on my classified ads page. Additionally, all of the known on-line Texas obituary sites are listed in our User Contributed Resources page. Thanks, Wm Visit They-Speak.com at http://www.they-speak.com Though Silent, They Speak: Resources for Genealogists Visit my research website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wtbeau/ Researching Beauregard, Diemer, Holder, Haslam, Wright, McKnight, Lowery, Chappell, Hollander, Markham, Goodwin ...... ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

MONTGOMERY COUNTY GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S FALL SEMINAR DR. GEORGE SCHWEITZER 18 NOVEMBER 2000 LONE STAR CONVENTION & EXPO CENTER 9055 AIRPORT ROAD (FM 1484) CONROE, TX 77303 8:30AM-4:30pm Cost: $30.00 including lunch until Nov 3rd after $35.00 Mail payment to MCGHS P O BOX 867 Conroe, TX 77305-0867 Two Sessions on Migration Routes and Settlement Patterns (In Frontier Costume) One Session on Georgia Genealogical Research (In Colonial Costume) Dr. George K. Schweitzer, Alumni Distinguished Professor at the University of Tennessee, holds the BS, MS, and PhD in Chemistry, the MA in History of Religion, the PHD in History of Science, and the ScD (Doctor of Science) in the Philosophy of Science. He is Phi Beta Kappa and is listed in Who's Who in America. His hobby is the use of historical reenactment as a method for teaching genealogy, and tracing the ancestries of his grandchildren. He has authored over 220 publications including 19 genealogical research guidebooks. Professor Schweitzer has lectured at over 400 universities and to over 200 genealogical and historical societies in the United States, Canada, England, and Germany. thanks, Jane Keppler

<A HREF="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=923859&BRD=1569&PAG=461&dept_i d=180945&rfi=6">Click here: The Courier</A> Click on this to see the story. The Freeman Cemetery was vandalized again. This is horrible. Just thought any of you who have family buried there should see this. Jane Keppler

The East River Cemetery, Montgomery Co., TX, has been completed and is available at http://www.they-speak.com Visit They-Speak.com at http://www.they-speak.com Though Silent, They Speak: Resources for Genealogists Visit my research website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wtbeau/ Researching Beauregard, Diemer, Holder, Haslam, Wright, McKnight, Lowery, Chappell, Hollander, Markham, Goodwin ...... ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

Vick Cemetery in Montgomery Co. has been added to the East Texas Cemetery Index at www.they-speak.com . Visit They-Speak.com at http://www.they-speak.com Though Silent, They Speak: Resources for Genealogists Visit my research website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wtbeau/ Researching Beauregard, Diemer, Holder, Haslam, Wright, McKnight, Lowery, Chappell, Hollander, Markham, Goodwin ...... ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

OCT. 7, 2000 10:00AM - noon (remember we voted to have 2 Saturday meeting a year, and this is one of them) Charles Hereford will present a program on archiving and protection of documents. NOV. 18, 2000 DR. GEORGE K. SCHWEITZER, PHD. SCD. 8:30 am 'til 4:30 pm at the Lone Star Convention Center in Conroe in the Blue Bonnet Room. He will speak two sessions on migration and one on Georgia. Registrants are encouraged to LIst (5) Surnames Researching: Please include Surname, Date, & Location Fees: All fees include lunch Early Registration until November 3rd: 30.00 After November 3rd: All 35.00 At Door: 35.00 Payment can be made by check or credit card. By check: Send to MCG&HS P O Box 867 Conroe, TX 77305-0867 Send credit card info: email jeans@hal-pc.org or fax: 936-273-4888 DECEMBER 4, 2000 Annual Christmas Social Bring your favorite Christmas dish. 7:00PM thanks, Jane Keppler