Paul, I don't have any info on this group, but I'd bet someone on this list knows! Tamara ---------- > From: paul <paulmo@prodigy.net> > To: TXPARKER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TXPARKER] Cotton Gins in Garner Texas > Date: Saturday, December 04, 1999 10:36 PM > > Tamara, > > Thank you for answering my query. Every bit of information helps. I have never seen a reference to Thomas Martin as Colonel, but he was in the home guard in Parker County in the Civil War. He was in Yeary's company. His Father Thomas C. Moore was a 1st Lt. and his uncle William Greenberry Moore was a 2nd Lt. in the same unit. > > Have you ever heard of this group or know where I can find out some information about them? > > Thanks again, > > Paul > > Tamara wrote: > > > Paul, > > In 'A New History of Parker County' written in 1906, I find the following: > > On pg 47, there is a discussion of mills and gins - "The first cotton gin > > in Parker County was owned and operated by Judge W.F. Carter, in > > Weatherford. ... Other pioneer ginners were Wright Bullard, H.C. Vardy, and > > F.G. McCrory in the northern portion; J.M. Conway, James Hurst and Colonel > > Moore, southern portion." > > I also have the 1920 Chamber of Commerce publication, but it doesn't > > mention the cotton gin of Mr. Moore. There is no index, however, so it's > > entirely possible that I missed it. > > Tamara > > > > ---------- > > > From: paul <paulmo@prodigy.net> > > > To: TXPARKER-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: [TXPARKER] Cotton Gins in Garner Texas > > > Date: Saturday, December 04, 1999 8:21 PM > > > > > > My great uncle Thomas Martin Moore owned a cotton gin and store in > > > Garner, Texas sometime in the mid to late 1800's. If anyone knows where > > > I can find out more about this please contact me. This information came > > > from the Parker County History Book in an article by Kathlen Moore > > > Cousins. > > > > > > Also if anyone knows where I can contact Kathlen Cousins, I would > > > appreciate that also. I beleive she might be a cousin of mine (no pun > > > intended). > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > Paul Moore > > > paulmo@prodigy.net > > > > > > > > > ==== TXPARKER Mailing List ==== > > > Visit the TXGenWeb Project website associated with Parker County, TX at: > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txparker/ > > > > > > > ==== TXPARKER Mailing List ==== > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from the TXPARKER-L list, send a message to TXPARKER-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe as the subject, too. To unsubscribe from the digest, use the address - TXPARKER-D-request@rootsweb.com > > > ==== TXPARKER Mailing List ==== > To search the Parker County mailing list archives, go to http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Fill in the name of the list and search for your key word. >