Seeking information on D. W. SPEER, moved to Gordon, approx 1885. His son, Jeff Davis SPEER, lived in Gordon all his life and married Kate SWANK, approx 1892. Their children were Raymond, Tom, and Abbie. Thank You!

Seeking information on the family of John Perry Hamilton b. 12 May 1833 in Tenn. Came to Brad in Palo Pinto county in 1876 and lived there till he died at Brad in 1904. Married Nancy A. Burson in 1854. Children were: Mary A. Hamilton b. 10-4-1855 married Irvin John Perry Hamilton Jr. b. 110-25-1857 Amanda Hamilton b. 12-1-1859 married Clepper Russell Hamilton b. 1-4-1862 d. at 14 yrs. Sarah Hamilton b. 1864 James R. hamilton b. 5-19-1866 married Fitzgerald Annie Lou Hamilton b9-3-1868 married A.B. Smith Dorcus A. hamilton b 11-24-1870 married Williams George F. hamilton b 6-19-1873 Porter m. Hamilton b. 3-15-1876 Martha E. Hamilton b 8-27-1878 married Nicklas

Hello :) I am researching the following, maybe someone can help. 1. WILLIAM RILEY FULFER (JOSEPH (father), LELA ARMSTRONG (mother) was born October 11, 1865 in Commerce TX, Hunt County, and died January 11, 1960 in Mineral Wells, TX, Palo Pinto County. He married MARGARET HELEN DRIGGERS October 30, 1886 in Fannin County, TX, daughter of WILLIAM DRIGGERS and MALENDA or MALINDA ARMSTRONG. Children of WILLIAM FULFER and MARGARET DRIGGERS are: i. LINNEE3 FULFER. ii. MILLIE FULFER. iii. WILLIE FULFER. iv. LEAH FULFER, b. October 1888. 2. v. HENRY HOWARD FULFER, b. October 26, 1890, Texas; d. August 26, 1970, Greenbriar, AR, Faulkner County. m. SARAH ANNE TIRRELL vi. EDWARD FULFER, b. September 1892. vii. ANNIE L. FULFER, b. January 1895. viii. FREDERICK A. FULFER, b. August 1896. ix. HARRY A. FULFER, b. March 1899. x. CLORA J FULFER, b. 1901. xi. KINNY FULFER, b. 1903. xii. CORA M. FULFER, b. 1908. Thanks in advance, Pam McDonald rootspm@aol.com http://members.aol.com/rootspm/roots.htm

Hello: I am looking for a WILEY or WYLEY H. BURGESS from Franklin Co., Ga. who may have come to this county in Texas after the War Between the States. He was a cousin to members of the HARDY Family that came from Laurens Co., S.C. to Franklin Co., Ga. His uncle was HENRY H. HARDY. Henry had a son who was CHRISTOPHER HAZEL "KIT" HARDY and he married April 15, 1886 in Palo Pinto co., Texas to MARY ELLA MCCOUN daughter of Benjamin Warren and Elizabeth Jane Gary McCoun. I am wondering if he came to Palo Pinto County because Wiley H. Burgess his first cousin had already relocated here. I have no knowledge of who Wiley married or if he married. He served in the War In Galt's Ga. 1st State Line. He was the son of Berry and Nancy Hardy Burgess also from Laurens Co., S.C. who moved to Franklin Co., Ga. in 1851. Wiley was born in Laurens Co., S.C. in abt. 1843. Can anyone out there give me a lookup in the 1870 Texas Census Index for Wiley H. Burgess. I just know Wiley "went to Texas" from family history passed down. I know Texas is BIG state so I started in a county that other members of the family are KNOWN to have moved to. Any help will be greatly appreciated by this "GA. Girl". Thank you, please e-mail me at my private e-mail address as I am not subscribed to this list. Karen Thompson Ledford/Toccoa, Ga./ Stephens County

Cousin Caroline is looking for a SELF woman (first name unknown) who married James (Edward?) WATSON. She was born in Wood County, TX and may be buried there as well. She is said to be a full-blooded Cherokee and possibly James Watson's second wife. Her daughter, Martha Ann Watson, was born in September 1863 in either Arlington or Abilene, TX. James Watson was born in 1830, lived in Cross Timbers, TX after the Civil War, and was a justice of the peace there. He was possibly a descendant of Patrick Alfred Watson of Arlington, TX. Please contact Webmaster with any info at: Self Family NetLetter http://www.inland.net/~tim/

Need anything on DICK and NANCY (NANNIE) JANE MATTHEWS who adopted GRACIE THOMAS from an ANNIE THOMAS in 1884 in tarrant co. TX. They were orig. from NY. Dicks mothers maiden name was JULIA SMITH and he had a sister, JULIANA. They are somehow connected to a LORA BELL SHAWVER who, at some point, lived in Clarenden, TX. When Dick entered the civil war he changed his name to DAVID McHERD for some unknown reason. Thanx Brigitte

Thought you all might be interested in seeing the Sturdivant Cemetery listing for Palo Pinto County. Also, for those interested in Parker Co, Greenwood City cemetery is up. If anyone of you have cemeteries transcribed and would like me to put them on any of the county pages below, please send them attached to an email message to me. Also, photos, etc. can be included. --sue -- Sue Seibert P. O. Box 61 Mineral Wells TX 76068-0061 940/328-1028 voice/FAX pituso@neurotech.net Oak Cottage home page: http://www.neurotech.net/~pituso Home of "Ridin' Down the Canyon" Newsletter Armstrong County TX: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txarmstr Childress County TX: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txchildr Collingsworth County TX: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txcollin Donley county TX: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txdonley Hemphill County TX: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhemphi Jack County TX: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txjack Lipscomb County TX: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlipsco Palo Pinto County TX: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txpalopi Parker County TX: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txparker Roberts County TX: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txrobert Shackelford County TX: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshacke Stephens County TX: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txstephe Wheeler County TX: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txwheele Families: Ficke, Routh, McAnally, Bowden, Cain, Nowlin, McBee, Seibert, Haugh, Clifford

Joyce Rodgers wrote: Anyone researching the sunames in PaloPinto,Eastland,Erath,Parker,and Comanche Counties. MITCHELL/MOORE/NICHOLS/WALKER/BONEY/KITCHENS. Thanks Joyce

My grandfather was George Sandefer SMITH b Aug 1 1872 d July 30, 1933. He married Isabell PUTT b 1890 d Dec 1947. They grew up in Santo, Texas. George Sandefer SMITH's parents were S.A. SMITH b Nov 1, 1842 d Nov 11, 1921 and Harriett E. (Hattie) RUSSELL SMITH. They are buried at Santo East Cemetery. They had 10 sons and 4 daughters. The ones I know of are; George Sandefer SMITH, Arthur SMITH, Jim SMITH, Tom SMITH, Tony SMITH, May SMITH BRANUM, Tallie or Callie SMITH BAKER. Isabell PUTT SMITH's parents were Oliver? and Amanda PUTT. Their children were Clyde H PUTT wife Ethel (Santo), John Putt (Mineral Wells),A.M. PUTT MARTIN, Lizzie PUTT GUESS (Arizonia), Doily PUTT GREENE, Sarah PUTT DENNING, Rebecca PUTT NEWBROUGH, and Isabell PUTT SMITH. I would like any information on any of these families. Best Regards Carole Vaught

Can anyone tell me if newspaper obits are available for Palo Pinto Co., if so when do they start? Thank You, Mary Ellen Baker ------------------------------

Searching this county for the Lindsey/Lindsay family. Thomas Lindsey was listed on 1860 Palo Pinto Co., Census living with John Hitson. Can anyone tell me anything about this family? Thank You, Mary Ellen baker ------------------------------

We have changed servers due to limiting of time on the net. Please see below our address. By the way, hope you guys will start an introduction to the list. You can see us at our web page. Let us all know about you! --sue -- Ralph & Sue Seibert <pituso@neurotech.net> P. O. Box 61 Mineral Wells TX 76068-0061 817/328-1028 voice/FAX Oak Haven Home Page: http://www.neurotech.net/~pituso Palo Pinto County TX: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txpalopi Parker County TX: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txparker Jack County TX: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txjack Stephens County TX: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txstephe Shackelford County TX: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshacke Wheeler County TX: Http://www.rootsweb.com/~txwheele "Curosity is natural to the soul of man."--John Filson, 1784, from THE ADVENTURES OF COLONEL DANIEL BOONE Coming soon--Hemphill and Collingsworth Counties ------------------------------

Hi I just subscribed to this list. My roots to Palo Pinto County don't go back real far, but my mother and father both grew up in Palo Pinto county (MW and Graford), and my grand parents all moved there as young adults. I am wondering if there is a general info file, and what kind of list server is used (so I will know the various commands for info, etc) Thanks...gm Greg Morrow ------------------------------

Looking of descendants of my grandparents John Boyd PRATT and/or Lee Agnes MOORE. Or any kind of relationship to them....whether it be cousins, nieces, nephews, etc.....no matter how far removed. Have had a very difficult time making any progress on these 2 lines so would appreciate any assistance. John Boyd PRATT (went by the name of Boyd) (1874-1959) born in SC, lived in TX, NM, AZ, and CA where he died in Los Angeles, CA. Not much info on his sibs. Parents: Joshua Wood PRATT (1846-1911) and Sarah Nancy DYE (1848-1925) Siblings: Lona Pratt Will P. Pratt, born in SC....possibly married to LuLu Mary A. Pratt, born in TX Lee Agnes MOORE (went by the name of Agnes) (1878-1961) born in TX, lived in NM, AZ, and CA where she died in Los Angeles, CA Parents: William Bryant MOORE (1847-1927)....he was born in FL and died in Los Angeles, CA... and Mary Jane (Molly) RONEY (1854-1899) she was born in FL....died in TX. Siblings: Annie L. MOORE born about 1872 perhaps in FL....d in Los Angeles but date is unknown....she was married to Ralph ROLAND. William D. (might be Denham) MOORE, born abt 1876 perhaps in TX...died in Dallas, TX but date is unknown. Golden MOORE birth date and place as well as death date unknown, however he may have died in Chicago, IL Mayme MOORE possibly born 15 Oct 1889 in TX, married surname was GIBSON...died in Snyder, TX...poss Jan 1983 Richard MOORE possibly born 16 Dec 1891 (place unknown but think TX) Died sometime in the 1980s in Inglewood, CA...first wife's name was Florence (surname unknown). 2nd wife's name was Louise. She probably died sometime during the 1980s....perhaps 1989....in Inglewood, CA Can't tell you how much I am looking forward to hearing from someone! Thanks, Kathy Pratt 1131 North 185 West Orem, Utah 84057 kpratt@enol.com ------------------------------

To all you Palo Pinto County Genealogists, I have just update the page to include a query surname page from the queries of all the northwest Texas I have. I hope to add others as I go. Sue Seibert <sseibert@wf.net> P. O. Box 61 Mineral Wells TX 76068-0061 817/328-1028 voice/FAX http://www.wf.net/~sseibert http://www.rootsweb.com/~txpalopi http://www.rootsweb.com/~txparker http://www.rootsweb.com/~txjack http://www.rootsweb.com/~txstephe http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshacke Coming soon--Wheeler, Hemphill, Collingsworth Counties ------------------------------

I have the following people in Palo Pinto Co., ca 1905-1930. Arsene LEBLEU and Josephine BERTRAND. Arseneb. 1828 LA, d. 1850 buried in CA. Josephine BERTRAND b. 1831 LA, d. 1906 buried in Santos Cemetery, Palo Pinto Co., TX CHILDREN Jospeh Eugene LABLUE b. 1849 m. Rachel TEAGUE Kathryn L. LABLUE b. 1857 m. William M. ELKINS Arson/Arsen LABLUEb. 1859 m. Mollie MEEKS, Ellen DAUGHTERY, Nora HOLLER Martin LABLUE m. Lucy DAVIS Louis Leon LABLUE m. Sarah Jane COOK I believe that Martin and Arson/Arsene may have died while living in Palo Pinto Co. Also there are probably several LABLUE children buried in Palo Pinto Co. Does any one have information on this family? I have extensive, well documented data which I would be happy to share. JoAnn ------------------------------

Yes, I am receiving you Palo Pinto List. The famlies that I'm working on in Palo Pinto Co., ELKINS and LEBLEU/LABLUE moved from Hill Co. to Shackelford to Palo Pinto. Please, let me know when you have Shackelford Co. up. Thanks, JoAnn ------------------------------

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I am interested in finding the sibling's families of DAVID B. (DB) WELLS, who was born on 21 Apr 1839 in Morgan Co, KY, and lived much of his life in Palo Pinto County, TX. He served in the Union Army, according to family history, in Civil War, probably from Illinois. He married, in 1869 in Coles Co., Illinois, MARY ALICE MOORE who was born on 10 Nov 1854 in "Near" Columbus, Ohio. She died on 11 Sep 1936 in Albany, Shakleford, Texas. The 1860 Coles Co., Illinois census lists both the WELLS and the MOORE families -- only WELLS is detailed here. David B. WELLS parents, William and Sarah PRATER WELLS, had 13 children, the last 7 are listed in this census with them. Their children were all born in Morgan Co., KY. Elijah WELLS was born ca 1831 William WELLS Jr. was born ca 1832 John WELLS was born ca 1834 James WELLS was born ca 1836 Nancy J. WELLS was born ca 1838 DAVID Brooten WELLS born ca 1839 m. Mary Alice MOORE Elisha WELLS was born ca 1842 Benjamin WELLS was born ca 1843 Rebecca A. WELLS was born ca 1845 Mary E. WELLS was born ca 1846 George A. WELLS was born ca 1848 Daniel T. WELLS was born ca 1849 Sarah E. WELLS was born ca 1851 David and Mary Alice appeared on the census in 1870 in Coles Co., Illinois. They first appear in Texas 1880 Census in Iredell, Bosque County, with 3 children all born in Illinois. By 1900, the family is in Palo Pinto County, the Mingus area. The home they lived in was on "The Back Road to Thurber" -- as written about by Leo Bielinski whose grandfather lived in the home right behind DB and Mary Alice. DB and Mary Alice WELLS children: 1) Fred WELLS was born about 1869 in Coles Co, IL. This Child's mother may not be Mary Alice (Moore) WELLS. He is listed in 1880 Palo Pinto Co, TX Census with family and shown to have been born in ILLinois. My Aunt did NOT include him in family history, but he was included in DB's Will. 2) Charles WELLS died in 1871. He was b. 21 Jul 1871 in Prob Coles Co, ILL. 3) Albert B. WELLS was b. ca 1872 in Coles Co, IL. In DB's estate, but not family records. This child's name was NOT given to me by my aunt. However, David B's Will also leaves property to AB Wells, with no mention of any child named "John". 4) Willie WELLS was born on 21 Nov 1872 in Prob Coles Co, ILL. He died on 21 Nov 1872 in Prob Coles Co, ILL. 5) John Albert WELLS was born on 1 Dec 1873 in Coles Co, IL. He died on 14 Aug 1883 in TX. This child's name was given to me by my Aunt (now dec'd) along with the birth and death information. It is possible that he is the same person as Albert B. Wells also listed here as a child. However, I believe him to be a different child, since the 1880 census shows Albert B. and not John A. Wells. David B's Will also leaves property to AB Wells, with no mention of any child named "John". 6) Jennie WELLS was born in Nov 1876 in Coles Co, IL. She married FRANK BUPP b. ca 1876 TX. There are "Bupp" cousins out there somewhere. We have photos of family members, but have long lost contact with them. Some of the children were daughters, so we would have to look for marriages. One set of photos was taken in Studer, TX... which I can't even find on the map. I also have a photo of a Max Bupp labeled "son of Dorace Bupp." 7) David Herbert "Herb" WELLS was born in May 1882 in Iredell, Bosque, Texas. Known to have been in Oklahoma in 1940's, and believed to have had two sons. Herb WELLS may have owned a cafe in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County. "In the meantime [ca 1920s], cafe owner HERBERT WELLS had concluded that he could do better as a house painter, as there was no painter in town. He became a good one. Dad's home stayed white for twenty or thirty years after Herb painted it. After completing a round of painting in Mingus and Strawn, Herb found himself out of work and moved to Oklahoma City." Taken from THURBER TEXAS story. 8) MARY ALICE (Allie) WELLS b. 6 Aug 1885 in Mingus, Palo Pinto, TX. She was married 1905 in Dallas, TX to WILLIAM R. WILSON, Sr. More available on this line since it is my direct line. 9) Frances Mae WELLS was born on 10 Apr 1891 in Iredell, Bosque, Texas. She died about Jan 1989 in Albany, Shakleford, Texas. She was a Teacher. She was named after her grandmother Frances Kepler Moore. She never married. 10)Walter Edwin WELLS was born on 14 Nov 1892 in Iredell, Bosque, Texas. He died on 10 Jun 1914 in Roswell, Chaves Co., NM. Died while visiting his sister Allie. Apparently, he was accidently electrocuted while working on a telephone pole. He also never married. Any information on WELLS. MOORE, BUPP families in this area is appreciated. Historical info on Palo Pinto, and especially the Mingus/Strawn areas, also welcome. Thanks! Peggy Sue Wilson pwilson411@aol.com Home Page: http://members.aol.com/PWilson411/indexe.html ------------------------------