I have a distant cousin Hollis Giddens that lives in Mesquite. I know of him but don't think I have ever met him. I think we did bump into each other at the Mesquite Oprey (country) about 10 years ago. Jim Giddens Paris, Tx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Watson DDS" <tom_watson_dds@hotmail.com> To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 2:26 AM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Madras Cemetery/Old Shiloh Cem. > Diane, > It is a small world. Jim lived and worked in Mesquite area for about 18 > years also. There are others on this site from that area also. > You mentioned the Truss family (including Robina Watson Truss) coming from > Alabama. My GGrandfather,Frank Wade Watson, and Jim's GGrandfather,Charlie > Hurst Watson, were both born in Ala. then their family moved to Red River > County. Jim, we may have another cousin! > As you have probably read,I was all wrong about the Madras Cemetery info. > I wrote earlier. > Tom > Heath,TX > > > > > > > > >From: "Diane Miller" <dianermiller@cox-internet.com> > >Reply-To: TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com > >To: TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Madras Cemetery/Old Shiloh Cem. > >Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 12:21:41 -0600 > > > >Tom, it is a small world. My mother lives in Mesquite and worked for > >dentists all her working life. I was born and raised in Garland. I am > >still > >confused. My mom still swears the Bledsoe graves are at the Old Shiloh > >Church. You saw them twice recently, yet Jim says that Mardras and Old > >Shiloh are not the same cemeteries. The cemetery listings show my Bledsoes, > >at least, at Madras > >Cemetery. Am I missing something here? > > > >I just checked my data base. I only have one Watson, a Robina Watson. She > >married Samuel Mansfield Truss b. 1856. They had one son Nash Phillips > >Truss > >b. in MS. Just to make it a smaller world. The Truss family moved from Ala. > >to Ms. to Mesquite, Texas. They were founding pioneers in Mesquite and are > >well known in genealogy cirlcles in Mesquite. I am from the Truss/Riggs > >families of Mesquite. > >Thanks for responding. > >Diane > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Tom Watson DDS" <tom_watson_dds@hotmail.com> > >To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 8:32 AM > >Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Madras Cemetery/Old Shiloh Cem. > > > > > > > Diane, > > > I visited The Old Shiloh Cemetery twice recently with Jim and we saw a > >lot > > > of Bledsoe family graves there.I have practiced Dentistry in Mesquite > >and > > > have treated the George Bledsoe family for several years.They are a > > > wonderful family.George died about ten years ago and he is buried > >there.His > > > wife, Bernice, has remarried and lives in the Madras area now. In > >looking > > > back at census records,it appears that the bledsoe family lived next to > >my > > > Watsons back in 1880. > > > Tom > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Diane Miller" <dianermiller@cox-internet.com> > > > >Reply-To: TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com > > > >To: TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com > > > >Subject: [TXREDRIV] Madras Cemetery/Old Shiloh Cem. > > > >Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 12:48:55 -0600 > > > > > > > >I am a new member to this list and I am a descendant of the Ballard > >Gates > > > >Beldsoe family of Clarksville. I have alot of information, pictures and > > > >stories on the Blesoe family. They came to Red River Co. in 1861. If > >any > >of > > > >you are researching this family, please contact me. > > > >I do have a question. The Bledsoe's are buried in the Madras Cemetery, > > > >Ollie Bledsoe was a charter member. My mother says she remembers going > >to > > > >an anniversary celebration for the Old Shiloh Church and you could sit > >in > > > >the old church and look out at the graves. Is the Madras Cemetery and > >the > > > >Old Shiloh Church Cemetery the same place? > > > > > > > >Thank You > > > >Diane Miller > > > > > > > > > > > >==== 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 > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. 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