You are cordially invited to the Shelby County Historical Society's Annual Christmas Open House and Bake Sale Saturday, December 2nd 10:00 am till 2:00 pm at Shelby County Museum 230 Pecan Street Center, Texas Refreshments, music, holiday decorations Photo opportunity with Santa Claus Fundraiser Bake Sale items (cakes, pies, candies, casseroles, cookies...) New exhibits and tours -- Shelby County Historical Society Shelby County Museum and Genealogy Research Library Post Office Box 1542 230 Pecan Street Center, Texas 75935-1542 tel:936/598-3613 fax: 936/591-0959 schs@panola.cc.tx.us www.panola.cc.tx.us/~schs Monday - Friday 1:00 - 4:00 Saturdays 10:00 - 2:00 After hours by appointment

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Hi ! In J.B. Sanders Marriage Rcords of Shelby Co. Texas. It shows Simon Samford married Susan Broadway on 26 Jan. 1886 # 1-187. In Sander's " Our Dead " it shows Simon Samford born 22 Feb. 1860 died 8 Apr. 1919. Simon Edd Samford born 12 Jan. 1875 died 16 May 1948. Simon buried at Campti. Simon Edd buried at Mount Pleasant. No further on Susan. J.B. Sanders walked the cemeteries and searched old records years ago. Maybe he missed Susan's burial location. Hope to help ! Billy G. Mitchell Carrollton, Tx. ----- Original Message ----- From: <ShelbyTX@aol.com> To: <TXSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 9:31 AM Subject: SANFORD/SAMFORD > I know there are many of you researching this name and there are several > Simons. > I am looking for Simon Sanford b Feb 22, 1860 who married Susie Broadway. I > cannot find him on the 1860 or 1870 census. They had children: Lizzie, > William (my grandfather), Don, Georgia, Caldwell "Dock", Eva, Ida and Edgar. > > Happy Holidays, > Jane Sanford Keppler >

I know there are many of you researching this name and there are several Simons. I am looking for Simon Sanford b Feb 22, 1860 who married Susie Broadway. I cannot find him on the 1860 or 1870 census. They had children: Lizzie, William (my grandfather), Don, Georgia, Caldwell "Dock", Eva, Ida and Edgar. Happy Holidays, Jane Sanford Keppler

This message came from Missing Links, an online newsletter. I thought it might be of interest here: In going through photos passed on to me after my mother's death, they were all very interesting; but one in particular may be of interest to others who had relatives living in Conroe, Texas or associated with the Texas, Louisiana & Eastern Railroad in 1896. It is a wonderful sepia-toned photo which looks like it could have been out of a Western movie. There are six men standing on the front porch of a building and two men on horseback in front of the building which is on an unpaved street, with mud puddles and all. On the back of the photo is written "Jack HEARD, the bone man, Capt. J. CONROE, Frank STEWERT, office boy, W. C. BEACH, Supt XCE, S. E. SAYERS, Clerk to Supt., B. T. LAWS, Clerk to Aud. & GPA, Don D. DONAHUE Aud. & GPA, Chris BLACK, Condr." I will have copies made and send to anyone interested. Bernie Donahue DBD201@aol.com

Hello, I am new to this list and am trying to find some information on my great grandparents, Joseph Perry Moore and Elizabeth Cravey Moore. Elizabeth's last name could be spelled Cravy. Just not sure on the spelling. They lived in Patroon, TX in the early 1900s. They had 7 children. 4 sons and 3 daughters. Names: Kermit, Morgan, M.C., Porter, Odell, Pearl and Cecil. My grandmother Cecil was born there April 9, 1908. Two of her brothers were born in 1912 and 1914. If you have any information on this family, I would appreciate hearing from you. Thank you. Priscilla __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/

I have a question for you Shelby County history buffs...Has the Mt. Pleasant Church of Christ out at Jericho always been such or was it ever a Baptist Church? Or was there a baptist church near the Mt Pleasant Cemetery? Thanks, Denise

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SHELBY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING THURSDAY, NOV. 16 at the MUSEUM 6:00 PM PROGRAM STARTS 5:30 PM BUSINESS MEETING REFRESHMENTS Guest speaker: Ms. Carol Moore of Lufkin will be speaking on "The Great Courthouse of Texas". Ms. Carol has traveled extensively throughout Texas photographing and researching the architecture that makes Texas' courthouse magnificent. ****************************************8 DECEMBER 2nd CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE & BAKE SALE 10 TILL 2 PM Shelby County Museum, 230 Pecan Street, Center, TX Refreshments, music, holiday decorations, photo with Santa Claus and the Annual Bake Sale benefiting the Museum and Genealogy Library. -- Shelby County Historical Society Shelby County Museum and Genealogy Research Library Post Office Box 1542 230 Pecan Street Center, Texas 75935-1542 tel:936/598-3613 fax: 936/591-0959 schs@panola.cc.tx.us www.panola.cc.tx.us/~schs Monday - Friday 12:00 - 4:00 Saturdays 10:00 - 2:00 After hours by appointment

Hi all. In our search for information on John James Percy Hendricks, we've learned this: He had a sister, Mattie L Hendricks, who married William H. Stephens. So far, we don't know what became of Mattie other than she and William had a daughter, Uma S Stephens, born 4-23-1897, who married Obie Glenn. We've been told he was a teacher. Uma apparently died last year and is buried at Oaklawn. We haven't been able to find anything else out about Obie Glenn or Uma so far. But all this certainly lends some credence to the 'Percy came from around Center' things we hear from his children. If any of you have information on Mattie, William, Uma, or Obie, we would greatly appreciate hearing from you!

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I'm desperately seeking some assistance locating information on John James Percy Hendricks. We think he was born in or around Center, TX in 1876 and moved to the Pelican, LA area as an adult. He apparently continued to visit the Center, TX area and we think he might have had at least one wife from there. (multiple marriage licenses were found in his personal possessions after his death) He had a sister named Fannie (or Fanny) who married a Kimbro man from Louisiana. So far, in researching John James Percy Hendricks, we've met brick wall after brick wall. Any help at all would be most appreciated. Thanks, Denise Price Boyd

<<A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txmcghs/schweitzer.htm"><Click here: schweitzer.htm</A> Here is the information on the Schweitzer Seminar on November 18, 2000 at Conroe, Montgomery County TX. Jane Keppler     </HTML>

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Weaver Community: Just a reminder! If you want to see a listing, by row, of Weaver Cemetery or Dixon Cemetery just drop by http://www.flash.net/~parino/cem_links.htm . You will also find a listing and index to the 1900 Shelby Co., TX census for that part of the county. Jim Barrett Bedford,TX parino@flash.net

WE NEED YOUR HELP IN LOCATING OUR LIVING HISTORY. Part of a grant from Center for East Texas Studies is helping us conduct oral histories of people in our area. WHAT IS AN ORAL HISTORY? It is a tape recorded interview with a person(s) that lived during a time and can recall that special event, happening or person. Once the history is recorded it will then be transcribe and place on computer disk for archiving. FOREVER. Special restrictions on use of the document may be impossed by the interview. The society has people willing and able to go to the homes or they may come to the museum. If you have any questions, please give us a call. Margie Randle Edgel Permenter John Warner Phabrecce Havis Project Coordinators -- Shelby County Historical Society Shelby County Museum and Genealogy Research Library Post Office Box 1542 230 Pecan Street Center, Texas 75935-1542 tel:936/598-3613 fax: 936/591-0959 schs@panola.cc.tx.us www.panola.cc.tx.us/~schs Monday - Friday 1:00 - 4:00 Saturdays 10:00 - 2:00 After hours by appointment

OUR GENEALOGY RESEARCH LIBRARY IS UP TO DATE AND WE NEED YOUR FAMILY HISTORIES. The Shelby County Historical Society needs your family history no matter if it only goes back one or two generations or eight or more. Please take a minute or two and write down your family, births dates/deaths, parents, siblings etc. give as much or as little. Every bit of information only improves our Research Library now and 30 years from know. For those of you that have the research done, please send us a copy by email, or regular mail or drop it off by the Museum in Center. If you need some help give us a call. We have over 300 individual family histories on file and over 80 books done by families genealogists. Also we have over 1100 research books to help. This would be a great project for kids in the family. GOOD LUCK SHELBY COUNTY GENEALOGY RESEARCH LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES -- Shelby County Historical Society Shelby County Museum and Genealogy Research Library Post Office Box 1542 230 Pecan Street Center, Texas 75935-1542 tel:936/598-3613 fax: 936/591-0959 schs@panola.cc.tx.us www.panola.cc.tx.us/~schs Monday - Friday 1:00 - 4:00 Saturdays 10:00 - 2:00 After hours by appointment

Hi, I am new to the list and am trying to find someone that is willing to go to New Hope Cemetery in Shelby Co., TX to take cemetery photos for me. Directions to New Hope Cemetery: From Center, take F. M. 138 West from its intersection with Highway 96 North for .5 miles. Turn right on F. M. 2974 and go 2.1 miles. The cemetery is on both sides of the road at the end of the pavement. I have about 20 family members buried there and would surely appreciate a volunteer. I will gladly pay for film, developing and postage. I do appreciate your consideration and many thanks in advance. Email me if you think you can help me! Dianne in San Diego Co., CA

Sorry, I must have checked the wrong box. That was NOT suppose to go to You. Again Sorry. Barbara (Lightfoot) Jackson,Huxley,Texas 75973 --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE.