Are you researching the Shirley's ? I want to make sure before I send what little I have... I do alot of research in that area. Traci Parsons-Holder jgdata@wf.quik.com wrote: > Hello Parker County, > I am new to this list and seeking any information about my great > grandmother Martha "Mindy" Armenda Davis Shirley that was > adopted by Rev. Bob Shirley and his wife Sina that lived in > Parker County (maybe near Whitt) in 1870. > > "Mindy" was born May 12, 1870. > Family story says she was left on the doorstep of Rev. Bob Shirley. > He heard a noise on the porch and when he went to check found > the newborn baby. He caught a glimpse of a rider on a white horse > riding away but could not tell if it was a man or a woman. He rode > throughout the county looking for anyone that owned such a horse > but the only one he found appeared not to have been ridden lately. > > When my grandmother applied for her Social Security Card she > listed her mothers maiden name as Martha Armenda Davis Shirley. > > "Mindy" married Boyd Alonzo Michael on January 27, 1889 in Whitt, > Parker Co, TX at the age of 18. > Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. > Thank you, > Jan Gray > > ==== TXPARKER Mailing List ====