The Coopers I'm researching include Fielden Green Cooper b. 1856 & Sallie Broomfield/Brumfield, wife b. 1857-9. (Son Wm. D. died age 5 in Sherman; daughter, Phoebe Melinda Cooper b. 1886 Sherman m. Fred Stoughton d. 1968 Dallas.) Both F.G. & Sallie are buried in Dallas. "F. G." or "Green" Cooper's father is John Lee Cooper, b 1859 ?TN d. 1913, Sherman. Married to Margaret M. Youngblood b. 1828 AL d. 1921--both buried in West Hill Cemetery; I have photo of headstones. Also just received this week a wonderful memoir done in 1944 by F. G.'s brother, James Lee b. 1854, Marshall Co. MS., detailing their move to TX in 1859, arriving in Red River Co. 2/5/1860. John served in TX 29th Cavalry. Places mentioned include: Sivley Grove, Col. W. B. Aikin's plantation, P. H. Senter farm, Joe M. Sivley farm home. Names mentioned include his siblings, spouses Anna Quarles and Julia Daniels, Nannie Laney, Ervin Lanie, Uncle William and Aunt Marilla (Youngblood sisters married Cooper brothers), their son George, John Gardner, H. A. Davidson, L. C. Stiles, Bailey Hutcheson, Jessie Giddens, Dick Ward, William White, Johnson family (killed and scalped 1873), Joe Dick Giddens, John Anderson, Frank Jackson, Jim McLeary, Jack Thompson, Mr. Dowdy, John Netherly. This is a typed document which appears to be a guided interview, sent to me by a descendant. Linda Mabry

My wife as a girl use to ride to church with several different people in Fulbright. Doris Skaggs and her husband was one of those she remembers well. I notice the Gullion & Chesshire names connected. JIM Giddens Doris L. Skaggs BOGATA - Doris L. Skaggs, 88, of Bogata died Friday, April 25, 2003, in Red River Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 27, at Fulbright Church of Christ with Jeff Blanton and Evan Butler officiating. Burial will be in Bogata Cemetery under the direction of Wood Funeral Home. She was born Feb. 19, 1915, in Fulbright, the daughter of Charlie and Essie Gullion Chesshire. She married J.D. Skaggs July 21, 1934, in Clarksville and he preceded her in death on Dec. 31, 1989. She was also preded by a son-in-law, Jack Phillips. She was a nurses aide at Red River Haven Nursing Home for a number of years and was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include a daughter, Joan Phillips of the Lone Star Community; son, Charles Skaggs and wife, Annette of Bogata; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Inez Moncrief of Sacramento, Calif.

Jim, Sounds as if you did indeed have a fullfilling day,what you described & where reminds me of many drives from my childhood & something I havent taken the time to do in a long time. If your ever in Main Street Restraunt during lunch run on weekdays, introduce yourself to the cashier (me). Glad you enjoyed the CFS, I love them also, good crispy batter huh. Darla Campbell

Today Tom (Watson, to the new members) and I had another of our whirl wind tours of parts of Red River County covering a lot of ground. We went from Paris east on US 82 to Annona, 44 south to Crystal lake, drove thru Kickapoo Ranch and back to the Russell Cemetery. Back to Annona and on to Avery. (Lot of good memories of this area) Made a stop at he locate of my old pharmacy in Avery and viewed the new Gene Weaver Gym. Then FM 1701 back to 44. Then north on FM 44 (crosses 82 and continued north on 44 to the English Road (FM 114). Then north a mile or 2 up 1158 and went west on CR 1275 past the old place of my dad Aunt Flora Thompson and on to Concord (Giddens) Cemetery for a stop, then on to Madras on 1700 and went north on CR 3202 for a stop at Old Shiloh Cemetery and then continued past Free Hope Cemetery with the neat bell over the gate.. Then back to Clarksville for a great chicken fried stake at the Main Street Cafe (former Ted & Beth's). Then toward Bagwell for a stop at Old Shamrock Cemetery and visited with Curtis Bachman, (pronounced Beckman by me all my life). His uncle Henry Bachman ran the Mobil Station on west Main when I was a teen. Then we were at Bagwell and took CR 2106 back to US 82 passing the old Robbinsville Cemetery that is now only a pasture with a couple of plain concrete marker bases above the ground (no markers). Now our last stop was the Becknell Cemetery. We found a open gate and Tom drove his 4 wheeler Lexus across the pasture (rough and weedy) right up to the Becknell State Marker. It saved us from climbing over the fence and walking 100 yards. The country side was beautiful and the weather was great. It is easy to understand by Davie Crockett said, "This is the land of milk and honey". This is the high lights and short version of the tour, there are other details. It was also like going back in time when we were standing under some of the huge oak trees that are around 300 years old, knowing our ancestors buried there loved one under these same tree up to and over 150 years ago. Jim Giddens Paris, Tx

Gene, Were you related to the Bill Bond's in Vernon, Wilbarger Co. TX? Mary/Aransas Pass, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Phillips" <gnphllps@comcast.net> To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 12:41 PM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] I am new > At 04:12 PM 4/25/03 -0700, you wrote: > >Their names are the Bond's and the > >Loftin's. > > > Hi Chrissy, > I'm the list manager for the Bond surname list at Rootsweb. I can't see that you are subscribed. I don't know of any of my Bonds that made it to Red River County. I do have some who were on the King Ranch in south Texas. I have current day Bond relatives in Perryton and San Antonio TX, but there were originally from OK. My line goes back to Edward Bond of Wiltshire England in the early 1600s. > > Gene Phillips > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > -.-Spam and virus filtered by modusMail using Norman virus engine.-.-

At 04:12 PM 4/25/03 -0700, you wrote: >Their names are the Bond's and the >Loftin's. Hi Chrissy, I'm the list manager for the Bond surname list at Rootsweb. I can't see that you are subscribed. I don't know of any of my Bonds that made it to Red River County. I do have some who were on the King Ranch in south Texas. I have current day Bond relatives in Perryton and San Antonio TX, but there were originally from OK. My line goes back to Edward Bond of Wiltshire England in the early 1600s. Gene Phillips

Welcome I have some Cooper information, what names are you looking for? Sarah Ward Ragsdill Sulphur Springs, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: <MabryRJ@aol.com> To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 6:51 AM Subject: [TXREDRIV] New list member > I joined the mailing list with interest in researching Cooper and > Brumfield/Broomfield families, present there and in Grayson Co. from the mid > 1800s. Have also just joined the RR Genealogical Soc. My mother grew up in > Dallas. I live in Tallahassee FL and work part time for the FL Dept. of Elder > Affairs. > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hi there, I have a Cooper connection that I am trying to nail down. Also, there are some Brumfield/Broomfield queries that have come through lately. I can look through my email and see what I can find. Welcome to all of the new members... Drew Slate Fort Worth, Tx Surnames in Red River Co that I know of right now...Slate, Wallace, Love, Bevens, Miller, Bagwell, Bass, Bunch, Guthrie ----- Original Message ----- From: <MabryRJ@aol.com> To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 6:51 AM Subject: [TXREDRIV] New list member > I joined the mailing list with interest in researching Cooper and > Brumfield/Broomfield families, present there and in Grayson Co. from the mid > 1800s. Have also just joined the RR Genealogical Soc. My mother grew up in > Dallas. I live in Tallahassee FL and work part time for the FL Dept. of Elder > Affairs. > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Jan, I am sure Tom Watson will be helping you soon. His grandfather is Virgil Lee Watson. The two of us have the same gg grandfather Charlie Hurst Watson buried in Roaring Springs Cemetery near Matador in west Texas. C.H.W's father is James Watson buried at White Rock Cemetery in Red River Co. Tom's grandfather & my grandfathers were double cousins. Watson brothers married Horn(e) Sisters. More from Tom later but I just had to jump in on this. In fact Tom is on the way to my home now and we are going to visit Clarksville. He will contact you later. Jim Giddens (my mother was a Watson) Paris, Tx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Lindley" <jlindley@centurytel.net> To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 8:11 AM Subject: [TXREDRIV] I'm one of the new subscribers > Hi---my name is Jan Lindley and I am a new subscriber to the Red River County list. I'm really hoping someone out there can help me find out something about my father's family. My parents were divorced when I was 2 and I had very little contact with him or his family. > > I am the daughter of Artice Virgil Watson (b. 11/21/1919, TX; d. 1976, NJ). Artice was the son of Virgil Lee Watson (b. 9/28/1892, Red River Co., TX; d. mid-1960's, Irving, TX) and Murtie Lee Sturch (b. 7/19/1894, Red River Co., TX; d. 1970's, Irving, TX). Murtie's mother's given name was Martha (don't know her maiden name); she was born 12/8/1868 and died after 1945. I have no idea who Virgil's parents were and this and the names of Murtie's parents are one of the things I am looking for. > > Can anyone out there help? Please and thank you. > > Jan > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I joined the mailing list with interest in researching Cooper and Brumfield/Broomfield families, present there and in Grayson Co. from the mid 1800s. Have also just joined the RR Genealogical Soc. My mother grew up in Dallas. I live in Tallahassee FL and work part time for the FL Dept. of Elder Affairs.

Hi---my name is Jan Lindley and I am a new subscriber to the Red River County list. I'm really hoping someone out there can help me find out something about my father's family. My parents were divorced when I was 2 and I had very little contact with him or his family. I am the daughter of Artice Virgil Watson (b. 11/21/1919, TX; d. 1976, NJ). Artice was the son of Virgil Lee Watson (b. 9/28/1892, Red River Co., TX; d. mid-1960's, Irving, TX) and Murtie Lee Sturch (b. 7/19/1894, Red River Co., TX; d. 1970's, Irving, TX). Murtie's mother's given name was Martha (don't know her maiden name); she was born 12/8/1868 and died after 1945. I have no idea who Virgil's parents were and this and the names of Murtie's parents are one of the things I am looking for. Can anyone out there help? Please and thank you. Jan

Thank you very much. I just had a week of company from Fresno. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Smith" <jnlsmith@socal.rr.com> To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 7:44 PM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] test > Hey Sam! > You are loud and clear in Southern California! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sam embrey" <sembrey@cox-internet.com> > To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 9:36 AM > Subject: [TXREDRIV] test > > > > Can someone tell me if I am getting out? > > Sam > > Paris > > > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > Visit Red River County GenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~txredriv > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > Visit Red River County GenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~txredriv > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hey Sam! You are loud and clear in Southern California! ----- Original Message ----- From: "sam embrey" <sembrey@cox-internet.com> To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 9:36 AM Subject: [TXREDRIV] test > Can someone tell me if I am getting out? > Sam > Paris > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > Visit Red River County GenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~txredriv > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Yes, Welcome new members. It has been scary quiet in recent days/weeks. A little spooky. Seems every since the board was down for a couple of days, it has been quiet. I think everyone is waiting for someone else to see if the board is working. I usually ramble a lot, but seem to be going in all different directions lately. As Cynthia said, we would be happy to hear a little background and your connections to Red River County. You will be surprised how one word or name can spark common interest. Also any interesting experience or memory of you or anyone to do with Red River County, would be of great interest. I have been busy recently trying to help some others with their genealogy by private messages. Jim Giddens Paris/Reno/Clarksville, Tx CHS-1959

Hi! I am new to the group. I have been researching my family roots there in Red River and am lucky to have found lots of information. My family has been in Red River since the late 1800's. Their names are the Bond's and the Loftin's. A lot of my family still live near and around Dekalb. My great-grandmother always said she was from Cuthand and from there I have found the majority of my information. If anyone is interested in the surnames English, Bond, Campbell,or Loftin, I would love to help. I was born and raised all over Northeast Texas, but now I reside in San Diego,California. I am always looking for new information, so if anyone has any links to those names I mentioned I would be happy to swap. Thanks, Chrissy Roth

You got it my special friend. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe W Peterson" <joepete@juno.com> To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] test > Sure you are Sam. I look forward to your mail each day > Some days you provide the only smile I get all day. > Keep them comming all my correspondants like them too. > joepete > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > Visit Red River County GenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~txredriv > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Thank you my friend. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Moore" <moor4933@bellsouth.net> To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 2:22 PM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] test > Sam: > > I read you in MS. > > Bob Moore > moor4933@bellsouth.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sam embrey" <sembrey@cox-internet.com> > To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 11:36 AM > Subject: [TXREDRIV] test > > > > Can someone tell me if I am getting out? > > Sam > > Paris > > > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > Visit Red River County GenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~txredriv > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Sure you are Sam. I look forward to your mail each day Some days you provide the only smile I get all day. Keep them comming all my correspondants like them too. joepete

Sam: I read you in MS. Bob Moore moor4933@bellsouth.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "sam embrey" <sembrey@cox-internet.com> To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 11:36 AM Subject: [TXREDRIV] test > Can someone tell me if I am getting out? > Sam > Paris > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > Visit Red River County GenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~txredriv > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia Samples" <samples88@earthlink.net> To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 12:13 PM Subject: [TXREDRIV] Welcome new people > I had a feeling that the test messages would start. It has been quiet for the last few days, and as far as I know everything is working properly. > > We have about five or six new subscribers in the last few days. I would like to welcome all of you and invite you to introduce yourselves, tell where you live, and what your interest is in Red River County. Of course, you are not required to do this, but we do have a friendly group and several people who are quite knowledgeable and you never know what you could find out. > > Cynthia Samples > North of Paris, Texas > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237