I honesty thought of saying reddish/brown, because I was not thinking red red. I still think I remember Rachel. How old is she or what year did she graduate from Clarksville. The girl I have in mind would be a year or 2 older than me, I was 64 in July. Many of my wife's folks "Townes" are buried at Lone Star as is my GGGG GF in a lost grave of 1854. Jim G ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 10:30 PM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] The Hub > > My grandmother, Kat Burns, was red headed and had freckles. Her daughter > Rachel Burns Mankins had brown hair. > Kat and Edgar Burns lived in Lone Star Community. > -------Original Message------- > > From: [email protected] > Date: 08/27/05 20:58:27 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] The Hub > > She is still that sweet person, and certainly a loving wife to Mr Parks. > I had forgot her name, I just always called her Mrs Parks in these recent > years. She was always at the nursing home with him until the end, about a > year or so ago. > Now I think I remember Rachel Burns, was she red headed and maybe > freckles. > Another one of the good people. > Jim G > > > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Way back in the old days, the Donoho Hotel was located on the same spot where the Hub was located many years later. There is a combination antique shop/historical display in the old Hub building now that is named " The Donoho" in honor of the old hotel. Mary Hausler, retired county clerk, operates the Donoho shop. Donoho Street in Clarksville was also named for the family who ran the old hotel. There is a book written in 1991 about the widow who operated the Donoho Hotel. It's titled, "Mary Donoho, New First Lady of the Santa Fe Trail". And one quote from a newspaper article says that the Donoho family crossed over the Santa Fe Trail and landed in Santa Fe (New Mexico) in 1833. They had a hotel there for a while before coming back east to Clarksville and settling down to stay. Interesting to read if you like local history. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "tom watson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] The Hub During WWII the Hub was located on the north side of the square. It was located real close to where Becky Hale had the Main Street operation located. I remember there were two columns at the front entrance and the single front door was set back a little. You can still see the columns that mark the old location; however, the front door to the present entrance is flush with the columns and other fronts along that way. My mother, Elouise Cornett Watson , worked there during the war. I never wanted her to leave for work in the mornings but she would tell me that if she was late they would fire her. To my 4 year old mind I invisioned a firing squad that would do the firing so I would almost push her out the door after that. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Giddens Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 9:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] The Hub She is still that sweet person, and certainly a loving wife to Mr Parks. I had forgot her name, I just always called her Mrs Parks in these recent years. She was always at the nursing home with him until the end, about a year or so ago. Now I think I remember Rachel Burns, was she red headed and maybe freckles. Another one of the good people. Jim G ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 7:20 PM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] The Hub > That was June Ralston that married the Parks. She was the absolutely > sweetest person I have ever known. I worked in that U with her. I was fresh out > of high school. I worked for 1 year. > > Marilyn > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Hello Mr. Tom. I read many posts about different things there in Clarksville in years past, and I keep looking for one that I remember, yet, I never have heard about it, but I bet you do. It was Sivel's (spell??) drive inn. It was just off of West Main. Seems like it was about half a block South of West Main, don't remember the exact address, but I do remember the place. Sam Paris ----- Original Message ----- From: "tom watson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] The Hub > During WWII the Hub was located on the north side of the square. It was > located real close to where Becky Hale had the Main Street operation > located. I remember there were two columns at the front entrance and the > single front door was set back a little. You can still see the columns > that mark the old location; however, the front door to the present > entrance is flush with the columns and other fronts along that way. My > mother, Elouise Cornett Watson , worked there during the war. I never > wanted her to leave for work in the mornings but she would tell me that if > she was late they would fire her. To my 4 year old mind I invisioned a > firing squad that would do the firing so I would almost push her out the > door after that. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim Giddens > Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 9:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] The Hub > > She is still that sweet person, and certainly a loving wife to Mr Parks. > I had forgot her name, I just always called her Mrs Parks in these recent > years. She was always at the nursing home with him until the end, about > a > year or so ago. > Now I think I remember Rachel Burns, was she red headed and maybe > freckles. > Another one of the good people. > Jim G > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 7:20 PM > Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] The Hub > > >> That was June Ralston that married the Parks. She was the absolutely >> sweetest person I have ever known. I worked in that U with her. I was > fresh out >> of high school. I worked for 1 year. >> >> Marilyn >> >> >> ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== >> >> >> >> ============================== >> View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >> marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

During WWII the Hub was located on the north side of the square. It was located real close to where Becky Hale had the Main Street operation located. I remember there were two columns at the front entrance and the single front door was set back a little. You can still see the columns that mark the old location; however, the front door to the present entrance is flush with the columns and other fronts along that way. My mother, Elouise Cornett Watson , worked there during the war. I never wanted her to leave for work in the mornings but she would tell me that if she was late they would fire her. To my 4 year old mind I invisioned a firing squad that would do the firing so I would almost push her out the door after that. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Giddens Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 9:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] The Hub She is still that sweet person, and certainly a loving wife to Mr Parks. I had forgot her name, I just always called her Mrs Parks in these recent years. She was always at the nursing home with him until the end, about a year or so ago. Now I think I remember Rachel Burns, was she red headed and maybe freckles. Another one of the good people. Jim G ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 7:20 PM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] The Hub > That was June Ralston that married the Parks. She was the absolutely > sweetest person I have ever known. I worked in that U with her. I was fresh out > of high school. I worked for 1 year. > > Marilyn > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx

My grandmother, Kat Burns, was red headed and had freckles. Her daughter Rachel Burns Mankins had brown hair. Kat and Edgar Burns lived in Lone Star Community. -------Original Message------- From: [email protected] Date: 08/27/05 20:58:27 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] The Hub She is still that sweet person, and certainly a loving wife to Mr Parks. I had forgot her name, I just always called her Mrs Parks in these recent years. She was always at the nursing home with him until the end, about a year or so ago. Now I think I remember Rachel Burns, was she red headed and maybe freckles. Another one of the good people. Jim G >

She is still that sweet person, and certainly a loving wife to Mr Parks. I had forgot her name, I just always called her Mrs Parks in these recent years. She was always at the nursing home with him until the end, about a year or so ago. Now I think I remember Rachel Burns, was she red headed and maybe freckles. Another one of the good people. Jim G ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 7:20 PM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] The Hub > That was June Ralston that married the Parks. She was the absolutely > sweetest person I have ever known. I worked in that U with her. I was fresh out > of high school. I worked for 1 year. > > Marilyn > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

I don't know about his father, but George was running the Parks Grocery and Parks Apts on west Main in Clarksville where Hwy 37 turns toward Bogata. George was probably in his 90s when he died recently. Could easily be more than one George Parks. The Apts were actually Parks Motel but sometime later, there were converted to apts. Probably about 6 or 8 units. For us teens in the 50, this was the turn around and go back spot when dragging (cursing) main, the other end was the Top Drive-Inn (ice-cream) or the ball park. We would usually visit and talk at the Top each time we drug main. Jim G ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kitty Huddleston" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 8:05 PM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] The Hub > Was that George Parks the son of Al(vin) Parks? who was son of Mack Parks? > Kitty >

That was June Ralston that married the Parks. She was the absolutely sweetest person I have ever known. I worked in that U with her. I was fresh out of high school. I worked for 1 year. Marilyn

Was that George Parks the son of Al(vin) Parks? who was son of Mack Parks? Kitty Jim Giddens wrote: >As a teen, I just remember 2 pretty ladies always at the check out table. >I thought the table was neat also. It was like a long U shape counter >with the two ladies setting inside it. The could take customers from >either side of the U. >I don't know there names but didn't one of them become Mrs George Parks. >I talked to her often over the last 10 years at Regency Nursing Home. We >bought a South Lake cabin from them in the early 1990s. I did not realize >she was the Hub lady for a good while. >Jim G >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sharon Black" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 10:17 AM >Subject: [TXREDRIV] The Hub > > > > >>The only Hub employee that I remember well was Eva Hastings Coleman. >>She just turned 96 years old last month. Last I heard, she still lived >>in her own home in Clarksville. Her son by her first marriage was Henry >>Burl Barton who some of you probably remember as a cattle buyer and >>auctioneer. >>Sharon >> >> >>==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== >> >> >> >>============================== >>Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for >>ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: >>http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >> >> > > >==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== >Visit Red River County GenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~txredriv > > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > >

I also had an Aunt that worked there. Rachel Burns Mankins -------Original Message------- From: [email protected] Date: 08/27/05 09:12:30 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Silberberg's My grandmother Kathleen (Kat) Burns worked at the Hub for many years. Do ya'll remember her? ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

I would be so interested in some background on Old Cedar Cemetery. My ancestor, Fannie Rosser Duke is the oldest grave there. Her tombstone gives the date 1852. I am a descendent of the Duke/Daniel Line. Rosalie/New Boston

Welcome aboard, Bob Merriman. I, too, was a fan during your Paris News days. ----- Original Message ----- From: "PRISCILLA MERRIMAN" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 11:29 AM Subject: [TXREDRIV] JP dockets > The oldest document I found in district court records was an 1832 bill of > sale for three slaves, written at the storehouse of G.W. Gray in > Jonesboro. The bill of sale was evidence in an 1840s debt suit. In another > document, Gray was listed as pilot and owner of the steamboat Lexington. > Gray was not a resident of Texas at the time of the suit, and when > subpoenaed for the trial, stated that the Republic had no jurisdiction > over him. This has nothing to do with the question of JP dockets and other > records, but the case was interesting. > Bob Merriman > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

Thanks Bob, Such matters of interest pertaining to Red River Co is what gives "life" to this board without going off on tangents. I for one appreciate you input. For those that may not know, Bob use to be with the Paris News until about 2 or 3 years age. One of his projects was to write articles from time to time about old cemeteries in the area. Most that I recall were of cemeteries in RR Co. I really enjoyed his articles as many other did. It is my understanding that the News ordered him to stop the cemeteries stories. I am glad to see him on this board, he will be a big asset. I thin Bob now lives in Sulphur Springs, Tx, but not sure of that. The first time I ever met Bob face to face was when he was still with the News and I was there for some reason, don't even remember why. Anyway, the mention of Red River County must have came up, and he provided me with some information on my GGG GF that I had never seen before and plugged in a information gap for me. We have exchange (questions by me) a few e-mails over the last couple of years and he has always been helpful. Jim Giddens Paris, Tx ----- Original Message ----- From: "PRISCILLA MERRIMAN" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 11:29 AM Subject: [TXREDRIV] JP dockets > The oldest document I found in district court records was an 1832 bill of sale for three slaves, written at the storehouse of G.W. Gray in Jonesboro. The bill of sale was evidence in an 1840s debt suit. In another document, Gray was listed as pilot and owner of the steamboat Lexington. Gray was not a resident of Texas at the time of the suit, and when subpoenaed for the trial, stated that the Republic had no jurisdiction over him. This has nothing to do with the question of JP dockets and other records, but the case was interesting. > Bob Merriman > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

The oldest document I found in district court records was an 1832 bill of sale for three slaves, written at the storehouse of G.W. Gray in Jonesboro. The bill of sale was evidence in an 1840s debt suit. In another document, Gray was listed as pilot and owner of the steamboat Lexington. Gray was not a resident of Texas at the time of the suit, and when subpoenaed for the trial, stated that the Republic had no jurisdiction over him. This has nothing to do with the question of JP dockets and other records, but the case was interesting. Bob Merriman

As a teen, I just remember 2 pretty ladies always at the check out table. I thought the table was neat also. It was like a long U shape counter with the two ladies setting inside it. The could take customers from either side of the U. I don't know there names but didn't one of them become Mrs George Parks. I talked to her often over the last 10 years at Regency Nursing Home. We bought a South Lake cabin from them in the early 1990s. I did not realize she was the Hub lady for a good while. Jim G ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Black" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 10:17 AM Subject: [TXREDRIV] The Hub > The only Hub employee that I remember well was Eva Hastings Coleman. > She just turned 96 years old last month. Last I heard, she still lived > in her own home in Clarksville. Her son by her first marriage was Henry > Burl Barton who some of you probably remember as a cattle buyer and > auctioneer. > Sharon > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

The only Hub employee that I remember well was Eva Hastings Coleman. She just turned 96 years old last month. Last I heard, she still lived in her own home in Clarksville. Her son by her first marriage was Henry Burl Barton who some of you probably remember as a cattle buyer and auctioneer. Sharon

My grandmother Kathleen (Kat) Burns worked at the Hub for many years. Do ya ll remember her? ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429

Jan Brantley Bull would enjoy hearing from anyone researching the Brantley's. Jan is the daughter of William Brantley and Mildred Watson. Her e-mail address is [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Beverly Bakersfield, CA

The Handy Book for Genealogists indicates that marriage, probate, and land records are available for Red River Co., TX from 1835. Is this accurate? Are there pre-Republic of Texas records available for this county? Does anyone know if JP (Justice of the Peace) Dockets are available for research in the Red River Co. courthouse? Thanks, TKH

The Red Book says Red River has: marriage since 1846; land & probate 1838; and Court 1840 Kitty Teresa Harris wrote: > >The Handy Book for Genealogists indicates that marriage, probate, and land records are available for Red River Co., TX from 1835. Is this accurate? Are there pre-Republic of Texas records available for this county? > >Does anyone know if JP (Justice of the Peace) Dockets are available for research in the Red River Co. courthouse? > >Thanks, >TKH > > >==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > > >