This 1900 RR Co census on the web-site is like a potato chip to me, I just can not look at one. I have to look at another, then another , then another. I am seeing more and more names mentioned on this board. Such as Slate, Diseker, Hemmingway, Billingsly, Pace, Becknell,Tally, Talley, Clark, Dale, Cornett, Blassingame, Piepholl, Poteete, Mehaffey, Fowler, Barnett & Crabtree, just to mention some I have jotted down. I have scanned through only precinct 6,7,8, and the 2nd half of 5. I have found two Slate men. However their parents were not born in the same states, so they must not be brothers. The listing of their children (babies) with their ages is most interesting because some of them I remember as grown men when I was a boy. Another interesting point, is see who was living in the house hold with the head of the house, such as in-laws, mothers, step-children, hirelings, boarders, servants etc. Thanks again to Annette and to Cynthia that makes this all possible. Jim Giddens Paris, Tx

The two Slate families that Jim is referring to are my GGGrandfather, Rev. John B. Slate, and GGrandfather, Obabydyh Jones Slate. Rev. Slate is the oldest known burial in Slate Cemetery. He was from VA. Both of his parents were born there and lived in Halifax and Pittsylvania counties (the later came out of the former and made two). He was born in Pittslyvania in 1828 and died in RR in 1901. O.J. Slate was born in TN in 1860. I am not sure what county but in 1870 the family was in Weakley Co. His father above from born in Va and his mother Letty D. ? was born in TN. I know he was still living in RR Co. in 1920 on the census and was still alive in 1923 according to my grandfather's personal journal. I feel he died between 1924-1929 from the research I have done. He probably didn't die in RR though because the Dales have never found anything on him in their research. I am still searching for his final resting place. The Slate family came to RR from Ark. They lived in Van Buren Co. for a while (about 10-15 years) and OJ married Elizabeth Dillingham there in 1881. From there OJ and family went to Pulaski Co, Ark and then to RR Co. They came by at least 1894 when my grandfather was born. There were three children before him and two for sure where born in Little Rock, Ark. The family of John B. is a little tougher to track. I know for sure he was in RR in early 1890 because he was performing marriages as a minister. He was in Van Buren Co., Ark in 1880, so he must have come between 1882-1889 sometime. I need to make another trip to RR Courthouse and go through marriage records and see what I can find. The Slates live in Vessey for a while and then moved to Bagwell. This is where the knowledge really picks up and it becomes a lot easier to track them. Bagwell is where my Love family lives and my grandparents meet. They are married in 1916 by Rev. Dale. This Rev. is Lawrence Dale's grandfather. He also performed a few other marriages for our family and also performed some funerals for my Love family. Most of this Love family is buried in Bluff cemetery outside of Bagwell. Well, I guess I rambled a little there, but maybe it will be of interest to someone. Here is a link to my family tree on Ancestry.com. It is free for anyone to look at. This will take you straight to Rev. John Broadus Slate, my gggrandfather. http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2466868&id=I21 Thanks, Drew Slate Fort Worth, Tx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Giddens" <jimg@cox-internet.com> To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 10:21 AM Subject: [TXREDRIV] 1900 census rambling > This 1900 RR Co census on the web-site is like a potato chip to me, I just can not look at one. > I have to look at another, then another , then another. > I am seeing more and more names mentioned on this board. Such as Slate, Diseker, Hemmingway, Billingsly, Pace, Becknell,Tally, Talley, Clark, Dale, Cornett, Blassingame, Piepholl, Poteete, Mehaffey, Fowler, Barnett & Crabtree, just to mention some I have jotted down. I have scanned through only precinct 6,7,8, and the 2nd half of 5. > I have found two Slate men. However their parents were not born in the same states, so they must not be brothers. > The listing of their children (babies) with their ages is most interesting because some of them I remember as grown men when I was a boy. > Another interesting point, is see who was living in the house hold with the head of the house, such as in-laws, mothers, step-children, hirelings, boarders, servants etc. > > Thanks again to Annette and to Cynthia that makes this all possible. > > Jim Giddens > Paris, Tx > > > ==== 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 >