This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AlB.2ACE/232.2 Message Board Post: MAYBE WILLIS PURIFOY? MY FATHER,MY HOME E-MAIL [email protected] SPRING TEXAS

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AlB.2ACE/441 Message Board Post: CAN ANYONE PROVIDE ME WITH AN ADDRESS, POSTAL, HOME, PHONE, EMAIL, AT WHICH I CAN CONTACT ARLENE BRIDGES; THIS ARLENE BRIDGES GRADUATED FROM MONTERREY HIGH IN LUBBOCK ABOUT 1963 AND FROM SUL ROSS STATE COLLEGE IN ALPINE IN 1967. I'D VERY MUCH LIKE TO SPEAK TO HER AGAIN.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AlB.2ACE/433.3 Message Board Post: Hi, Linda, I was confirmed in Sneed Memorial Methodist Church in Calvert and went to every function there as a child. Too, I lived right around the corner. Ruth B. Juren

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AlB.2ACE/440.1 Message Board Post: YOU POSTED ON THE ROBERTSON COUNTY TEXAS BULLETIN BOARD. I'LL HAVE IT DELETED.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Reed Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AlB.2ACE/440 Message Board Post: Iam looking for information on two cemeteries in Robertson,Co,Ky The first is Mt.Olivet Cemetery And the 2nd is Baptist Burial Ground on US 62 southside Just East of Mt .Olivet Looking for the Name : Pearl O,(Highlander)Reed Born: Oct 28,1884 Died :May10,1912 Also : Elmer Reed or William A,Reed Born: May 1880 Died :after 1918 Can anyone tell me about these cemeteries and if these two are listed in it !! Thank you !!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AlB.2ACE/439 Message Board Post: Needing to know if William Taylor Wright, son of Asa had a brother by the name of Beeda, ( could be a nickname) Anyone knew about Elijah Asa Wright lineage.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AlB.2ACE/438 Message Board Post: For the latest information, go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~txrober2/BreakingNews.htm . The Robertson County Census Project is fully funded! The 1910 census has already been transferred from microfilm to CD-ROM, is on its way to the US GenWeb Archives, and will soon appear online. The 1920 & 1930 census years are not far behind. Robertson County (created in 1837) will soon become the first of Texas' original counties to have all of its available handwritten census records online. Special thanks to all who contributed & helped solicit funds! The funding started out slow, but once it got going, folks really rose to the occasion. Thank you, thank you, thank you! The next project for which money is needed is the creation of a clickable, interactive map where site visitors can click on a cemetery, historic marker, historic town/community and be hyperlinked to burial lists, marker information, & Handbook of Texas online information. If you had planned on contributing to the Census Project but had not yet done so, please consider contributing to the Map Project. Even if you hadn't thought about contributing to the Census Project, your donation to the Map Project would be greatfully appreciated. All money collected goes directly towards placing information online. Thanks again! Your generosity helps the Robertson County TXGenWeb site to continue to grow.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AlB.2ACE/389.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Kent, What can you tell me about Bellefonte? I will keep you posted on results of trip. On a different topic. I am going to Scotland in August. Plan to go to Jedford Abbey to take photo of tombstone. Can you put me in touch with the researcher who has worked on the early Scotland connection of Rutherford family? tom

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AlB.2ACE/437 Message Board Post: Don't forget the Texas Genealogy & Family History Fair on June 22, 2002 in Huntsville, Tx. http://www.dickensonresearch.com/genfair.pdf

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AlB.2ACE/389.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Never found them. Never found a cemetery to look in. Bellefonte is primarily the site now of a decommissioned nuclear power plant. There are some cemeteries listed in the area at www.topozone.com. The closest town is Stevenson, in Jackson County, AL. Closest place to stay is in Scottsboro. There's a funeral home on a road outside of Stevenson (on the other side of the main highway from the Depot Museum) that was very helpful. One guy even drove me out to a Thornton Cemetery but the graves were too recent. A paper map exists that identifies many of the area's cemeteries. If the Depot doesn't have one of these maps (which they didn't when I was there), the funeral home should. Good luck! Let me know what you find.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AlB.2ACE/389.1.2 Message Board Post: Kent, Did you ever find graves of James and Susan Rutherford? I am going to Jackson Co., AL in a couple of weeks to look for same. If you did not find them, let me know where you did look and I'll concentrate my efforts on other cemeteries. thanks, tom

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AlB.2ACE/436.1 Message Board Post: The last time I was in Wheelock there were only a few buildings left that would have dated back to the time period you are inquiring about. They are: the old Post Office, The Cavet House, the Church (Holiday's store was across the street). Also a store on the corner across the street from the Post Office. The old "School House" now a community Center is still standing and is still used but there has been some talk of tearing it down. There are still some old homes some in the victorian style other that are farmhouse style. I will have to ask about the State Street location. My mom grew up there. She was a McCullough.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AlB.2ACE/436 Message Board Post: Does anyone know where State Street in Wheelock is? If so do you know where on State Street the Academy that Hiram Hanover built between 1843 and 1845 is. I was told that some of the buildings were still standing as recently as 10-12 years ago, and some may stand still.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AlB.2ACE/378.1 Message Board Post: I am not related to the Hurley's but know a little about them. Ellis Lee is buried near my grandparents and ggrandparents in Holly cemetary in Ridge texas in Robertson County. and was a friend of my families.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bates, Marryman, Perkins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AlB.2ACE/277.279.2 Message Board Post: My mother was a Bates from Robertson Count Texas. My Grandfather was Omie B. Bates who moved to Robertson Co. in the early 1930's. He came from Upshire Co. Texas. Hew as born in Paris Texas and married Irene Merryman from Robertson Co.

I am looking for the Mother of my Grandmother EULA WOODS b06NOV1872 in Robertson or Limestone, County, TX..d 06/30/1952 in OH.. Eula Woods is buried next to her husband, Stanford B. Fulton in Clarkson Cemetery in Milam County. Her father was JOHN WOODS, son of a JOHN WOODS & ALLIE WINBOURNE WOODS, & uncle to prominent Franklin, TX attorney FRANK WOODS. 1850 census in Robertson County gives JOHN WOODS,jr birthplace as Lawrence County, MS..in 1838. The only record of his wife is that her name may have been Carolyn or Carrie Woods. Her maiden name may have been JACKSON.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Oldham,Brantner,Johnson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AlB.2ACE/435 Message Board Post: Hello! The annual cemetery cleanup (really a family get together) for Petteway cemetery is always the first weekend in June. I am going up there that Saturday and will be bringing my digital camera. Anyone (especially those who are far away and can't come to take photos) who needs photos of any gravestones I will be more than willing to send them via e-mail to you! Please e-mail me and let me know at: [email protected] Hope I can help someone out like all the times others have helped me out! Isabel

Subj: [TXGENWEB] Help Save Clayton Genealogy Library Date: 5/14/02 5:25:02 PM Central Daylight Time From: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> To: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> Sent from the Internet (Details) Please forward this e-mail to every genealogy and historical researcher you know and ask for his or her immediate support and help with this issue. Send it to family members. Send it to members of your genealogy or historical society members. Permission to reprint this article is given without any reservations. = = = = = = = = IMMEDIATE RELEASE= = = = = = = = Help Save Clayton Genealogy Library By Lynna Kay Shuffield Houston, Tex., May 14 – One of the top 10-genealogy libraries in the United States, the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research (known as the Clayton Library) of the Houston Public Library (HPL) is in danger and will suffer drastic cutbacks in operating hours beginning July 1, 2002 when the library will only be open for research for 3-hours, 1-night per week versus the current 4-hours, 3- nights per week. This will result in the loss of almost 475 evening research hours per year for the public and library patrons. For many researchers, genealogy is a hobby and most work a full-time job (40-hour per week from 8am-5pm). Clayton Library patrons who use the library during the evening hours will go from 625-hours of available research hours per year (5pm-9pm, 4-hours, 3-nights per week) to a gross of 155-hours per year (5pm-8pm, 3-hours, 1-night per week). Please keep in mind when you get off from work at 5pm, in Houston rush-hour traffic and road construction, you generally can’t make it to Clayton Library before 6pm. So, using the formula of arriving after work at 6pm, patrons will realistically only have 2-hours (6pm-8pm), 1-day per week for a total of 104-hours (2x52) of evening research time per year. You must also reduce 104-hours even more because most Clayton Library services, e.g., photocopiers, microprinters, restrooms, etc. end 15-mintues before closing thus reducing another 13-hours per year (15x52÷60) from evening research time. Resulting in the net number of evening hours available to researchers at Clayton Library to 91-hours per year. Many people say reduction in hours this is a Houston or regional issue. Not so! Clayton Library serves approximately 72,000 individuals every year from all over the United States who travel to this specific library to conduct research. Also, it is critical to remember, Clayton Library is a non-circulating collection and no books or microfilm can be check- out and used at home. Additionally, Library Administrators and City Officials have failed to consider impact to Clayton Library’s nationwide stature and standing by this drastic reduction in research hours. Not only is the reduction in hours going to affect researchers, it is also going to have an economic impact on the City of Houston. According to the “Historic Preservation at Work for the Texas Economy,” individuals who visit your community for genealogy or historic purposes, spend an additional $29 per day, over and above what they would normally spend just visiting for personal or business reasons, and, in addition, they stay longer than non-heritage travelers. Reducing Clayton Library hours might solve the library’s budget shortfalls, but it is going to cause an even greater impact to Houston’s public image and economy. Why the reduction in library hours at Clayton Library? In Staff Town Hall Meetings conducted today by the HPL, the reason for the cutbacks is because “there is major budget crisis.” The 18-page handout given out at the meeting suggests staff members are not to take complaints from patrons regarding cutbacks of library hours or services. Staff members are to direct patrons to contact members of Houston City Council or their neighborhood civic club or association so they can “express positive support for restoring the library’s budget so hours and services can be restored.” Why the drastic reduction in Clayton Library hours? The Library Administration claims it is due to the surge of Internet genealogical research and therefore there is no longer a need for hands-on original research. This is a diminutive argument in that good genealogy researchers realize that relying solely on Internet research is not “good research” and you only have access to the vast majority to books and records at a library. It is important to note that Clayton Genealogy Library will be experiencing the most drastic and severe cutbacks of any branch of the Houston Public Library System. Most local branch libraries will only see an average reduction of 2-hours per week or a loss of 105 hours per year and the Downtown Main Library will only loose 3-hours per week or a total of 156 hours per year whereas Clayton Library will see a reduction of almost 475-hours per year. What can you do to help? Write, call or e-mail all of the following and voice your “positive support” to stop the reduction of Clayton Library hours and keeping it open three-nights per week. -- please offset following in box -- Website for Clayton Genealogy Library < http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton/ > Website for Clayton Library Friends (a tax-exempt, IRS 501(3)(c) non-profit organization that supports the library) < http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton/clf.html > Barbara Gubbin, Executive Director, Houston Public Library System, 500 McKinney, 4th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002, telephone: 832/393-1325 or e-mail < [email protected] >. Editor, Houston Chronicle newspaper: Viewpoints, Houston Chronicle, P. O. Box 4260, Houston, Texas 77210 or e-mail < [email protected] >. City of Houston Elected Officials webpage at < http://www.ci.houston.tx.us/citygovt/council/ > The mailing address for all the below listed City of Houston Elected Officials: P. O. Box 1562, Houston, Texas 77251: Lee P. Brown, Mayor of the City of Houston, in Houston telephone 311 or e-mail < [email protected] > Annise Parker, City Council At Large Position 1, e- mail < [email protected] > Gordon Quan, City Council At Large Position 2, e- mail < [email protected] > Shelly Sekula Rodriguez, M.D., City Council At Large Position 3, e-mail < [email protected] > Michael Berry, City Council At Large Position 4, e- mail < [email protected] > Carroll G. Robinson, City Council At Large Position 5, e-mail < [email protected] > Bruce Tatro, City Council Dist. A, e-mail < [email protected] > Carol Mims Galloway, City Council Dist. B, e-mail < [email protected] > Mark Goldberg, City Council Dist. C, e-mail < [email protected] > Ada Edwards, City Council Dist. D, e-mail < [email protected] > Addie Wiseman, City Council Dist. E, e-mail < [email protected] > Mark Ellis, City Council Dist. F, e-mail < [email protected] > Bert Keller, City Council Dist. G, e-mail < [email protected] > Gabriel Vasquez, Ph.D., City Council Dist. H, e-mail < [email protected] > Carol Alvarado, City Council Dist. I, e-mail < [email protected] > -- 30 --

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: O'Neal, Vance, Moss, Ayers, Travis, Lawrence, Guy Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AlB.2ACE/434 Message Board Post: Need lookup for my gggrandfather James Henry O'Neal, born 1803 S.C., died 8/7/1892 in Frankin, Robertson County, Texas. Have not been able to locate him on any of the online cemetary transcriptions. My library does not have cemetary books for Robertson county. Thank you for your assistance. BJ

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AlB.2ACE/225.1 Message Board Post: hi i'm a wierzbicki from cleve i think i have Antonis immigration papers my father was joseph wierzbicki his father was frank can u help me