Hi Kay Thank you very much for the information. This helps as to the time period. My gr grandfather was a stone mason. Do you have any idea what he would have done as a stone mason during that time in Fort Worth? Thank you Carolyn --- "kay w. davis" <kaywd@flash.net> wrote: > Dear Carolyn, > Just a little brief info about Ft. Worth during > 1882-90: > Population boomed following the addition of rail > lines in 1876 and had > reached 6663 people by 1880. > The cattle raising, meat-packing, and railroad > shipping industries were > growing as well, but didn't really get off the > ground until about the > time your family left. > The town was filled with gunslingers, gamblers, and > ladies of > ill-repute, but thank heavens the good guys won! > Many people were getting wealthy and the banks were > growing. > New homes were needed for the growing population > and buildings > were popping up. (probably many from stone, and old > wooden buildings > were probably being replaced with stone ones as > well.) > My German ancestors came in on the train in 1876 > and we've been here > ever since. Hope this helps a little. Kay Davis > > > ==== TXPARKER Mailing List ==== > > > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com