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. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > ==== 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 > >