What Smith are you looking for Kim? My wife was a Smith. Joe Brown, Jr. joeb@tvec.net

Looking for information on the following: Yates Jackson Smith Harris January I have had some luck with the local county historical society, but still need to make a few more connections. Also has anyone ever visited the local museum and genealogy library in Center, TX. Is it worth making a trip from Missouri? Thanks, Kim English __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/

Is there anyone related to or has information on Nancy Humphries married to a Mr. Robertson? She was born between 1815-1819. Her parents were William and Mary Humphries/Humphreys and step father was Samuel Strickland. Nancy's husband was killed in the Regulator Moderator War. She had at least two children with Mr. Robertson. Last report I saw says she was living in Shelby County, Texas. Can anyone help me with this? Nancy is a half sister to my gg grandfather James Samuel Strickland b. 1832 Tenehaw. Thank you very much. Sharon L. Fite Holland

John William Brittain b: May 10, 1810 in Surry County, North Carolina d: January 18, 1888 in Hamilton Community, Shelby County, Texas m. Lourinda Smalley b: September 17, 1818 in Arkansas d: October 18, 1885 in Hamilton Community, Shelby County, Texas m: 1839 in Probably White County, Arkansas. They had several children including a son by the name of Ellsberry W. Brittain b: 1857 in Shelby County, Texas d: Aft. 1885 in Lived in Shelby County, Texas, m. Elizabeth Moon (Mason?) b: 1857 in Texas. The 1880 census reports one daughter, C. L. Brittain b: 1879 in Shelby County, Texas. Ellsberry Brittain and his family do not show up in any later Shelby County, Texas censuses. Ellsberry shows up in the 1885 Shelby County, Tax records. Where did this family go and what happened to them after 1885? Thanks Doyle T. Brittain 330 Moose Club Drive Athens, GA 30606 athensga@ix.netcom.com

Mary Elizabeth Sanders Hooper ... born around 1871 ... and married to Francis Marion Hooper, Jr. She gave birth to George Robert Hooper in January of 1890 ... and then to a daughter, Josie E. Hooper Barton ... in October of that same year. She died on that day, or shortly after. And ... she is not ... The same Mary Elizabeth Sanders ... who's mother was Elizabeth Mary Hooper who married a Walter Pate Sanders. ***That one was born around 1950 ... and her brother had a daughter named after her ... but that one still does not seem to be our Mary. Bye the way, Uncle George was the first of 13 children who grew to adulthood and produced children. ***I am compiling a family history of Pawpaw (FMH,Jr) ... his 3 wives and their 13 children.*** Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Je t'aime from Cajun country, Louisiana. Macile Hooper LeJeune

Who were the parents of the following John R. Eaves? John R. Eaves b: August 1872 in Texas d: in Lived in Shelby County, Texas, m. Gertrude Middleton b: January 1879 in Texas m: February 20, 1893 in Shelby County, Texas. They had the following children that I know of: Haston T. Eaves b: October 1894 in Texas; Melvin H. Eaves b: March 1896 in Texas; Lillie E. Eaves b: December 1897 in Texas; Effie M. Eaves b: November 1899 in Texas; Any help would be appreciated. Doyle T. Brittain 330 Moose Club Drive Athens, GA 30606 athensga@ix.netcom.com

Thomas Stevens (Straus) Brittain b: October 25, 1858 in Hamilton Community, Shelby County, Texas d: January 31, 1912. He married Martha J. Unknown. He also married Margaret A. Harvey b: February 17, 1862 d: November 02, 1932 in Shelby County, Texas m: March 26, 1881 in Sabine County, Texas. They had the following children that I know of: Robert Brittain b: 1883 in Texas d: 1958, m. Mat Unknown; Vessie Brittain b: October 01, 1886 in Texas d: 1968, m. J.A. Smith b: August 26, 1883 d: 1969; Lena Brittain b: September 02, 1893 in Texas d: March 31, 1949 in Sabine County, Texas, m. B.F. (Frank) Chambers d: October 21, 1959 in Sabine County, Texas m: October 10, 1909. Did he also marry Flora Ann Vickers m: October 23, 1879 in Sabine County, Texas? Does anyone have any information on the families of Thomas S. Brittain? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Doyle T. Brittain 330 Moose Club Drive Athens, GA 30606 athensga@ix.netcom.com

The 1880 Shelby County, Texas census lists the following family but I can not figure out how they are related to the Elder William Martin Brittain family, and I can not locate this family in any earlier census of Shelby County, Texas. Can anyone help me on this? Charles Brittain b: 1846 in Texas d: Aft. 1885 in Lived in Shelby County, Texas. The census says that his father was from North Carolina and his mother was from Texas. He m. Rebecca Unknown b: 1845 in Texas. According to this census, they had the following children. M.E. Brittain (f) b: 1868 in Texas; C.W. Brittain (m) b: 1870 in Texas; Sallie Brittain (f) b: 1872 in Texas; S.H. Brittain (m) b: 1873 in Texas; Dosie Brittain (f) b: 1875 in Texas; W.D. Brittain (m) b: 1878 in Texas; June Brittain (f) b: 1879 in Texas. Any help would be appreciated. Doyle T. Brittain 330 Moose Club Drive Athens, GA 30606 athensga@ix.netcom.com

In the 1860 Census of Shelby County, Texas, Joel Golden is living with his widowed mother (Sara A. (Unknown) Golden and some woman by the name of Sally Golden. Was Sally Golden a sister, a widowed sister-in-law, or a second wife of Joel Golden? Joel Golden's first/only(?) wife, Elizabeth Ritter, and the children by Elizabeth Ritter are not living with him at this time. Where are they? What happened to them? This census also lists the following individuals in this household. Who are their parents? John Golden b: 1848 in Texas; Emily Golden b: 1849 in Texas; Amanda Golden b: 1851 in Texas; George Golden b: 1853 in Texas; Henry Golden b: 1856 in Texas; and, Elizabeth Golden b: 1858 in Texas. Any help would be appreciated. Doyle T. Brittain 330 Moose Club Drive Athens, GA 30606 athensga@ix.netcom.com

I have traced the Burkhalters from Switzerland to Georgia, and from there to Mississippi and west Texas. I have traced related families with which they intermarried to Shelby County, San Augustine County, and Nacogdoches County, Texas. I have traced the Burkhalters from these Texas counties back to Mississippi and Georgia but have not been able to connect the east Texas Burkhalters with the immigrant descendants. I am trying to make this connection. So, I am looking for any information on the Burkhalters who immigrated to east Texas and their ancestors. Here is a little bit of information about the immigrants from Switzerland to Georgia. Michael Burkhalter was a shoemaker in Maettenberg. He was a Mennonite. In 1692, after having been a Mennonite for 40 years, he and his wife were driven out of Switzerland. They were among a group who were so banished. They came to America in 1737 and settled in Georgia in the Vernonburg-Acton area. Any help would be appreciated. Doyle T. Brittain 330 Moose Club Drive Athens, GA 30606 athensga@ix.netcom.com

Who are the parents of the following William J. Risinger? William J. Risinger b: May 02, 1859 in Louisiana d: July 07, 1926 in Shelby County, Texas, m. Leatha H. Unknown b: February 08, 1863 in Louisiana d: February 02, 1937 in Shelby County, Texas m: 1878. They had the following children that I know of: Jessie J. Risinger b: 1893 in Texas; Nourvel J. Risinger b: 1895 in Texas, m. Nora B. Unknown b: 1902 in Texas; Joseph M. Risinger b: 1896 in Texas; Georgia B. Risinger b: 1900 in Texas, m. M.L. Thompson m: April 18, 1915 in Shelby County, Texas; Clarence F. Risinger b: 1901 in Texas, m. Lizzie McDaniel m: August 26, 1925 in Shelby County, Texas. Any help would be appreciated. Doyle T. Brittain 330 Moose Club Drive Athensg, GA 30606 athensga@ix.netcom.com

John Franklin Risinger b: February 28, 1852 in Alabama d: October 22, 1925 in Shelby County, Texas, m. Mary Elizabeth Risinger b: October 03, 1857 in Texas d: November 08, 1924 in Shelby County, Texas m: 1877. They had the following children that I know of: E.E. Risinger b: 1878 in Texas; David S. Risinger b: April 1882 in Texas, m. Nettie Unknown b: 1890 in Texas m: 1904; Oscar Risinger b: 1889 in Texas; Short Risinger b: January 1893 in Texas; Fannie Risinger b: December 1896 in Texas. John Franklin Risinger's father was born in Alabama and died before 1900. His mother was Nancy G. Unknown b: December 1830 in Alabama. John Franklin Risinger had a brother: D.C. Risinger b: June 30, 1862 in Louisiana d: December 04, 1904 in Shelby County, Texas, m. Maggie M. Risinger b: February 14, 1869 in Texas d: November 05, 1938 in Shelby County, Texas m: November 10, 1884 in Shelby County, Texas. Mary Elizabeth Risinger's father was born in Alabama. Her mother was Margerite Unknown b: 1838 in Tennessee. Who was the father of John Franklin Risinger? What was the maiden name of John Franklin Risinger's mother? Who was the father of Mary Elizabeth Risinger? What was the maiden name of Mary Elizabeth Risinger's mother? Who were the parents of Maggie M. Risinger? Any help would be appreciated. Doyle T. Brittain 330 Moose Club Drive Athens, GA 30606 athensga@ix.netcom.com

The first known information about this family is when they show up in Shelby County, Texas in the 1880 census. It says that his father is from North Carolina and his mother is from Texas. Does anyone know who his parents were? Charles Brittain b: 1846 in Texas d: Aft. 1885 in Lived in Shelby County, Texas, m. Rebecca Unknown b: 1845 in Texas. they had the following children that I know of: M.E. Brittain b: 1868 in Texas; C.W. Brittain b: 1870 in Texas; Sallie Brittain b: 1872 in Texas; S.H. Brittain b: 1873 in Texas; Dosie Brittain b: 1875 in Texas; W.D. Brittain b: 1878 in Texas; June Brittain b: 1879 in Texas. Any help would be appreciated. Doyle T. Brittain 330 Moose Club Drive Athens, GA 30606 athensga@ix.netcom.com

Does anyone know who the parents were of the following Robert L. Parker? Robert L. Parker b: March 10, 1830 in Alabama d: May 10, 1916 in Shelby County, Texas, m. (1) Sarah A. Unknown b: 1838 in Tennessee d: Bet. 1880 - 1890 m: Abt. 1858. They had the following children that I know of: Ella Parker b: 1859 in Texas d: 1952 in Shelby County, Texas, m. W.B. Downer b: January 29, 1854 in Texas d: June 16, 1920 in Shelby County, Texas; Matt Parker b: 1861 in Texas; Nora Parker b: 1863 in Texas; Livia Parker b: 1865 in Texas; Robert Parker b: 1868 in Texas; Irena Parker b: 1873 in Texas; Stella Parker b: 1874 in Texas. Robert L. Parker married (2) Martha E. Jerden b: 1848 in Alabama d: January 19, 1918 in Shelby County, Texas m: 1890; Mildred Lucille Parker b: July 22, 1889 in Texas d: January 09, 1925 in Shelby County, Texas, m. Tolbert T. Smith m: June 20, 1906 in Shelby County, Texas. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Doyle T. Brittain 330 Moose Club Drive Athens, GA 30606 athensga@ix.netcom.com

Does anyone know who the parents are of the following Henry H. Reynolds? Henry H. Reynolds b: August 01, 1840 in Georgia d: in Shelby County, Texas, m. first Clarissa Odom b: 1841 in Alabama d: Bet. 1876 - 1896 in Center, Shelby County, Texas m: October 05, 1865 in Henry County, Alabama, and had the following children: Aaron Odom Reynolds b: November 04, 1866 in Henry County, Alabama d: September 26, 1932 in Logan, Panola County, Texas, m. Cornalius Laura Perkins b: January 22, 1875 d: January 24, 1948 in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas m: May 28, 1892 in Shelby County, Texas; D. Clifford Reynolds b: 1867 in Alabama; M.E. Reynolds b: 1870 in Alabama; William Bailey Reynolds b: June 11, 1873 in Henry County, Alabama d: November 23, 1927 in Shelby County, Texas, m. Lovie Eldereth Burns b: December 11, 1886 in Texas d: December 14, 1920 in Joaquin, Shelby County, Texas m: December 18, 1907 in Shelby County, Texas; J. George Reynolds b: 1874 in Alabama; Edwin Houston Reynolds b: August 15, 1876 in Texas d: April 15, 1945 in Shelby County, Texas, m. St! ella E. Innes b: May 06, 1880 in Texas d: November 03, 1911 in Shelby County, Texas m: 1901, and (2) Ada Hilliard b: 1883 d: November 24, 1946 in Shelby County, Texas m: January 25, 1914 in Shelby County, Texas. The second wife of Henry H. Reynolds was Margarette Campbell b: 1844 in Texas m: October 14, 1896 in Center, Shelby County, Texas. The above Henry H. Reynolds should not be confused with the Henry H. (Buck) Reynolds, Jr. who never married. His parents were Henry H. Reynolds, Sr. b: Abt. 1795 in Tennessee d: 1844 in Shelby County, Texas, m. Margaret (Peggy) Smith b: 1800 in Kentucky d: Aft. 1880 m: February 22, 1817 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Doyle T. Brittain 330 Moose Club Drive Athens, GA 30606 athensga@ix.netcom.com

Does anyone know who the parents are of the following Thomas Henry Hanks, or his wife, Margaret Woods? Thomas Henry Hanks b: Abt. 1820 in Tennessee d: Bet. 1863 - 1870 in Texas, m. Margaret Woods b: 1820 in Louisiana d: Aft. 1870 in Shelby County, Texas. They had the following children that I know of: Joel H. Hanks b: January 1843 in Arkansas d: Aft. 1895 in Probably Shelby County, Texas, m. Lucrecia H. (Creacy) Henderson b: October 1848 in Texas d: in Probably Shelby County, Texas m: Abt. 1867 in Shelby County, Texas; Margaret Hanks b: 1845 in Arkansas d: November 28, 1908 in Shelby County, Texas, m. (1) John Strong b: 1843 in Shelby County, Texas d: Abt. 1868 in Shelby County, Texas m: Abt. 1865 in Shelby County, Texas, and (2) Ambrose Henderson (Amp) Buckley b: January 01, 1850 in Texas d: August 02, 1915 in Shelby County, Texas m: 1870 in Shelby County, Texas; Lanicia (Nicie) Hanks b: 1847 in Arkansas d: Aft. May 20, 1872 in Dreka Community, Shelby County, Texas, m. (1) George Wiett Strong, Sr. b: 1839 in Mississippi d: Bef. August 21, 1867 in Shelby County, Texas m: Abt! . 1865 in Probably Shelby County, Texas, and (2) Robert C. Tribble b: 1848 in Texas d: Bef. 1880 m: Aft. 1867; Elizabeth Hanks b: 1851 in Arkansas; Edytas Pethero (Epiphero) Hanks b: December 19, 1854 in Arkansas d: May 17, 1936 in Zephyr, Brown County, Texas, m. (1) Elizabeth Carver b: 1855 in Rockdale, Milam County, Texas d: 1876 in Milam County, Texas m: January 03, 1875 in Milam County, Texas, and (2) Eliza Parlee (Pearly) Carver b: May 30, 1852 in Milam County, Texas d: December 29, 1942 in Zephyr, Brown County, Texas m: Bet. 1876 - 1879 in Milam County, Texas; Jane Hanks b: 1863 in Texas. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Doyle T. Brittain 330 Moose Club Drive Athens, GA 30606 athensga@ix.netcom.com

Can anyone tell me the parents of the following William E. Whitton? William E. Whitton b: 1823 in Georgia d: Bet. 1853 - 1860 in Shelby County, Texas, m. Ethelindy Unknown b: 1825 in Alabama m: Abt. 1842. They had the following children that I know of: Sarah Whitton b: 1843 in Alabama; William L. Whitton b: 1845 in Alabama; Nancy A. E. Whitton b: 1847 in Alabama; Edward T. Whitton b: 1849 in Alabama; James Whitton b: 1853 in Texas. I suspect they are closely related to the following family but do not know how: William Crawford Whitton b: 1792 in Fauquier County, Virginia d: November 05, 1848 in Coweta County, Georgia m. Catherine Hanson b: June 07, 1802 in Clarke County, Georgia d: 1893 in San Augustine County, Texas m: November 24, 1817 in Clarke County, Georgia. They had the following children: George Whitton b: Bet. 1817 - 1852 in Clarke County, Georgia; John Wesley Whitton b: 1820 in Clarke County, Georgia d: 1857 in San Augustine County, Texas, m. Martha Ann Eaves b: May 04, 1830 in Alabama d: October 04, 1905 in Shelby County, Texas m: Abt. 1847; Enoch H. Whitton, Sr. b: December 1820 in Clarke County, Georgia d: Bet. 1900 - 1910 in Shelby County, Texas, m. Martha Ann Thompson b: September 1833 in Alabama d: September 28, 1904 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas m: August 12, 1851 in Rusk County, Texas; William Washington Whitton b: May 13, 1823 in Clarke County, Georgia d: February 20, 1915 in! San Augustine County, Texas, m. Mary Lydia Hughes b: February 07, 1824 in Edgefield County, South Carolina d: November 03, 1905 in San Augustine County, Texas m: August 24, 1845 in Coweta County, Georgia; Elvira Minerva Whitton b: October 20, 1824 in Clarke County, Georgia d: 1900 in Shelby County, Texas, m. John W. Burns b: 1809 in Tennessee d: 1872 in Shelby County, Texas m: February 15, 1851; Bede Whitton b: 1831 in Coweta County, Georgia d: in Rusk County, Texas, m. (1)Sylvester Swain b: 1826 in Coosa County, Alabama d: 1899 in Rusk County, Texas, and (2) Silvester Lucien m: August 05, 1851 in Rusk County, Texas; Catherine (Cassie) Whitton b: 1834 in Coweta County, Georgia d: Bet. 1870 - 1880 in San Augustine County, Texas, m. Manuel Archibald Rivers d: Bet. 1863 - 1870 m: April 01, 1853 in San Augustine County, Texas; Robert H. Whitton b: June 04, 1838 in Coweta County, Georgia d: September 10, 1918 in Shelby County, Texas, m. Mary S. Unknown b: 1843 in Tennessee m: in! Georgia; Mary Ann C. Whitton b: 1839 in Coweta County, Georgia d: Bet. 1880 - 1900 in San Augustine County, Texas, m. Westmoreland (Wesley) McKinney b: January 1830 in North Carolina d: 1909 in San Augustine County, Texas m: 1856 in Texas; James P. Whitton b: June 04, 1842 in Coweta County, Georgia, m. (1) Susan P. Wagstaff b: January 03, 1846 in Texas d: April 09, 1891 in Shelby County, Texas m: Abt. 1868, and (2) Olivia Pickard b: January 1875 in Illinois m: Abt. 1890; John Robert Whitton b: June 04, 1842. Any help would be appreciated. Doyle T. Brittain 330 Moose Club Drive Athens, GA 30606 athensga@ix.netcom.com

In the 1845 Tax List of Shelby County as listed in the "Selected Tax Rolls of Shelby County, Texas; 1837, 1845, 1855, 1865, 1875, 1885" transcribed by Kathryn Davis. Nacogdoches, Texas; Ericson Books, the name of R. C. Choate is listed beside the name of Redmon Choate. Who was this R. C. Choate and how was he related to Redmon Choate? Who were the spouse, parents, and children of this R. C. Choate? Thanks Doyle T. Brittain 330 Moose Club Drive Athens, GA 30606 athensga@ix.netcom.com

Shelby County Texas Rootsweb Facts -- week ending 01/04/2002 is ready http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/shelbyfacts.htm Shelby County Texas Rootsweb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby rayjac@ktsnet.com

The Shelby County Historical Society newsletter is being put together for Jan/Feb. If you have an article of interest please submit it by this weekend and we will review it for publication in the newsletter. It can be on local history, family information, business, travel experiences anything that may interest the reader and tell a little bit about our past. Just email it to this address John Warner