The Corinth Cemetery, Shelby County Texas, is now on the Web. quick view http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem_corinth.htm rayjac@ktsnet.com Shelby County Texas Rootsweb Coordinator http://www.ktsnet.com/~txshelby

How would I learn if there are death certificates on file for two ladies who died in the 1920s? 1) Georgia A. Parish, born 9-17-1861 and died 9-6-1920 at the hospital after surgery. 2) Sally Johnson Parish Carroll, 2nd wife of Thomas N. Carroll, born 2-27-1830 and died 12-30-1929. Thank you for any guidance in fullfilling this request. Joyce

HI everyone, I just found this list & became a member. I was born & raised in Shelby County, in Joaquin. I am researching: CHILDRESS< GREEN & VAUGHAN families. Frances GREEN Keener, in Keithville, Louisiana

The Timpson Mt Zion-Netherly Cemetery, Shelby County Texas, is now on the web. http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem_timpmtzion.htm rayjac@ktsnet.com Shelby County Texas Rootsweb Coordinator http://www.ktsnet.com/~txshelby

The Tennessee Cemetery, Shelby County Texas, is now on the web. quick view http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem_tennessee.htm rayjac@ktsnet.com Shelby County Texas Rootsweb Coordinator http://www.ktsnet.com/~txshelby

The Windham-Parker-Oliver Cemetery, Shelby County Texas, is now on web. quick view http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem_windfam.htm rayjac@ktsnet.com Shelby County Texas Rootsweb Coordinator http://www.ktsnet.com/~txshelby

This story is not the property of the person to whom it is attributed. This is originally from Jan Philpot on the Stewart County, TN list. Thanks, Ron Massey Shreveport, LA

I received this today from another surname mailing list and thought I would share, hope noone is offended! have a great week :) Sherry WHY WE DO IT Today I want to describe for you what finding our ancestors in terms of being one of the major reasons why I do what I do these days on the Internet, for myself, for my children and grandchildren and for others....and I have an idea, that similar circumstances are the reason many researchers are involved as well. I think more than a few of you will identify with my thoughts and motivations here... I loved that old homeplace dearly, as many of you loved a similar place that now exists only in your minds and hearts. I frequently "walk" through it, escaping todays to yesterdays and memories, willing myself to remember the touch of fabric, the coolness of hardwood floors on my barefeet, the weight of a fat white china cup in my hands, the way the afternoon sun slanted and cast shadows on the floor of a long front porch. Those memories are a comfort to me, because beyond the "things" I have that were there, they are all I have left of the place I knew. I know that many of you feel the same, and have another place you "walk" for comfort at times. But those memories I have, and you have, will be gone all too soon, leaving this world at the same time that we do...just as the memories of our grandfathers and great-grandmothers left with them, and unless they are given and passed on, it is as if those things had never been other than what "facts" are left behind on scraps of paper. This came to me in a very real way recently when the daughter of my first cousin (who is now gone to the next world) contacted me. A young mother, the family's heritage is beginning to be of importance to her. And she asked for my memories, the memories her mother died before she could pass on...and so I have begun to write them for her and to give her what I cannot leave in any tangible form other than description. I have walked her through the family homeplace willing her to see through my eyes, and I have introduced her to the great-grandfather she never knew, trying to give her a balanced picture of him, the good and the bad, making him human and of breathing living flesh for her. For the same reason, documenting the family line in that country is also important. I want to know who the grandparents of my grandfather were, because I have no memories of him telling me about them. I know he must have treasured memories of those who lived in his time, and I know he must have treasured the stories that he heard of those who did not. Because it was important to him, and knowing him, I know it is important to me. My grandfather was of another world and time, as many of yours were. And in that day and time, the passing on of roots came through the oral tradition. They little understood that the coming ways of this world would leave little inclination or time for oral passing of roots...and that unless a generation following them had the wisdom to record it, all was lost. I rue that I was young when he sat so long talking his long tales of "who beget who" and of things that had happened, where they happened, and those who peopled those stories. I am frustrated that I, as did his children, "tuned" much of this out. It is not just a matter of "proving" a lineage...much, much more, it is a matter of salvaging that which was important to one I loved...and giving it to those like my cousin's children and my own children.... passing on the things that were of importance in an endless chain of loving memories. I cannot turn back the clock, and I cannot make my grandfather be here again with me at a time in which I am ready and mature enough now to listen to his endless stories that wound on hour after hour....but I still draw breath, and I can piece together what I can find, add to that what I do remember...and give the next generation something far more precious than the money. We no longer have our Murphy or Howard or Dodd or Greathouse homes in Alabama, and even some of the family burial grounds where my great grandfather, great great grandfather and possibly before that are buried, have been taken from us. All we have is our history....and so you see why it is important beyond description that we preserve our history. It is all we have left of our roots. And I suspect that many of you, if for whatever reason your ancestral lands and homeplace are gone, feel the same. Please remember this when others contact you. Their reasons may have nothing to do with wanting to join an elite organization, may have nothing to do with idle curiosity, may have nothing to do with simple scholarship and an abiding love of research....more often, I am finding, it is a situation in which family history is an anchor to hold to in this fast-paced and all too impersonal world. It is a situation in which all the heritage or "home" a family has left is its history. It is a situation in which a person regrets not finding important those things elders talked of at the time they talked of them, and with maturity wants to salvage what they can of the memories of elders who went on before them.Your words and help are often far more important than you can possibly realize, and will cause a heart to leap, bring tears to an eye in gratitude. In other words, it is often a matter of the "heart" and any small tidbit or fact, any direction you can find time to give, is more meaningful than gold to that person who longs so desperately to find his or her humble link in a long chain...and pass it on, giving the generation to come roots and a sense of belonging in a world that is uncertain. "...and departing leave behind us, footprints in the sands of time." Pat Dodd Greathouse

If a Volume 11 is printed I would like to place the first order for one. Nora Eden Pensacola, Fl ----- Original Message ----- From: Shelby County Historical Society <schs@panola.cc.tx.us> To: <TXSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 1:27 PM Subject: HISTROY BOOK VOL II > THE SOCIETY WOULD LIKE YOUR INPUT ON A POSSIBLE VOL. II HISTORY OF > SHELBY COUNTY, TEXAS or Sketches of people, places and events in Shelby > County, Texas. > > WHAT SHOULD GO IN IT, MORE CURRENT FAMILY HISTORIES, OUR TOWN AND > COMMUNITIES OF TODAY... > > HOW WOULD BE GO ABOUT PUTTING ONE TOGETHER? > > ******* > THE REPRINT OF VOL. I IS GOING ON PRESENTLY AND WE HAVE ORDERS FOR > 33. WE NEED AT LEAST 100 TO MAKE THE REPRINT POSSIBLE. > ******* > > PLEASE MAIL YOUR INTERESTS ON VOL I OR II TO THE ADDRESS BELOW ATTN: > HISTORY BOOK. > > > JOHN WARNER > PRESIDENT > -- > Shelby County Historical Society > Shelby County Museum and Genealogy Research Library > Post Office Box 1542 > 230 Pecan Street > Center, Texas 75935-1542 > > tel:409/598-3613 > fax: 409/591-0959 > 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 > > >

--part1_d0.23ea68f.25dff340_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Jane Sanford Keppler Conroe, TX --part1_d0.23ea68f.25dff340_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: Wildwestgifts4u@aol.com From: Wildwestgifts4u@aol.com Full-name: Wildwest gifts4u Message-ID: <54.175bd7d.25df8a8b@aol.com> Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 00:56:27 EST Subject: shelby co To: RELPPEK@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows sub 28 Hello, my name is Tim Hashaw. I am looking for the following persons in Shelby County Texas from 1830-1859. 1. Francis (or Frances) Hashaw (male) born 1795 in Texas, resident of Shelby County 2. George W Hashaw, born 1826-30 in Texas. Variations of Hashaw may be Hasshaw or Hashshaw. Thank you for volunteering. Tim Hashaw email: Wildwestgifts4u@aol.com --part1_d0.23ea68f.25dff340_boundary--

Ron, Appleby, Texas is in Nacogdoches County, Texas, rather than Shelby... if that helps you with any cemetary records. Newspaper news about Appleby residents has traditionally been carried in the Nacogdoches paper of the day. You will have to check with someone else about availability of old Nacogdoches paper microfilms. Tony Lanagan

Hi, group! Thanks for the positive feedback today. Currently, tornadoes are on the ground in Mississippi! I wasn't planning on any more off-topic e-mails today, but someone is very angry at me for my post. sacannon@prodigy.net Aparently, they don't realize that I am a Broadcast Meteorologist-- & we all push the NOAA Weather Radio, as a matter of safety. All the Weather Service Offices do this, as does the Weather Channel. In no way am I connected with "Radio Shack" or NOAA. ~ Its pure-safety, period. I recieved a "how rude!" note-- saying not because I was off-topic so much, but because I was "squeezing in an advertisement for my product". Honestly that thought never even occurred to me -- that anyone would think I'm a retail person. I do apologize. ~ Cami ~

I am looking for any information on the ancestors or the descendants of my great-great grandfather James Calvin SPARKS buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Shelby County TX. Calvin or J.C. was born 11 March, 1828 somewhere in South Carolina. He married Polly Ann Rhodes (born 20 Feb. 1832 in So Car.) on 20 August 1853. Calvin or J.C. died 10 July 1877 possibly in Texas as his family was living in east Texas in 1881. I have not located him on any census record. J.C. and Polly Ann Rhodes had nine children. James L. SPARKS was born 15 August 1854, probably didn't marry and died 1 November 1895. He is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Center, Shelby County, Texas. Polly Ann Levina SPARKS was born 14 May 1857 in Davis County Tennessee. She was married to Hardy Jones probably in 1881at age 24 and they lived in Mount Calm, Limestone County Texas and then moved to Commanche County and Bell Counties in Texas. Polly Ann Levina (AKA Levina) SPARKS died in 1926 in Appleby, Shelby County Texas, living alone with her mother and her children 29 years. She also is buried in the Mount Olive Cemetery in Selby County. She is the only Sparks of this generation to have children of her own, giving birth to 8 children in east Texas while married to Hardy Jones. Rachel Elizabeth SPARKS was born 13 December 1863 and died 24 July, 1880. Unknown place of burial. Burl T. SPARKS was the only other of the nine children to live more than 11 years. He was born 27 September 1868 and died 18 March 1883. Unknown place of burial. Any information or suggestions on the above SPARKS or their ancestors would be appreciated. Ron Jones in Fullerton, California alohajones@earthlink.net

For all of our U.S.- southern states list members--- we have a very serious, severe weather setup in place for this afternoon, evening, & overnight hours. There is a very high probability of tornadic activity. Conditions are currently changing rapidly. Please stay in touch with your local weather at all times. The best method is to purchase a NOAA weather radio, available at Radio Shack. ~ [Sorry to be off-topic for the genealogy lists, but we want you all back tomorrow!] ~ Cami ~

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Many early residents of Shelby Co. are relatives and related familiy of William Edward and Emily Ann Nored Ellis and are cordially invited to attend a family reunion on Saturday, June 10, 2000, at the Witherington Farm in Evergreen, AL. at 9:30 a.m. This would include some of the following surnames: Ellis, Adams, Bailey, Ballard, Bell, Bogle, Carroll, Daw, Eaves, Hines, Manshack, Olque, Stewart, Summer, Weatherall, Wennerbom, Windham, Witherington and Young.Lunch will be served buffet style with several choices available. Tea and coffee will be furnished. The cost is $10.00 and we need to receive your reservations and your payment prior to May 15th. Please list the names of those who are attending and send with your check to Mrs. Katie Sue Burt, R. Rt. 1, Box 186, Peterman, AL 36471. Direct questions to Charlotte Ellis Pate, 1010 Sharie, Deer Park, Tx. 77536. Telephone 281-479-4528. E-mail: repate@ix.netcom.com Bring lawn chairs for placing under the shade trees, and if you would like snacks or sodas during the course of the day, please bring them also. Remember to bring your family photos and stories. Local motels are Comfort Inn, 334-578-4701; Days Inn, 334-578-2100; Evergreen Inn, 334-578-5500. There are many motels in Montgomery and Mobile. Make your reservations as soon as possible. Hopefully an expanded family history will either be available or can be ordered at the reunion.

The descendants of Ludlow Paul Agnew and Samantha Pruitt Agnew (1st wife) and Frances Griffith Agnew (2nd wife) have an annual reunion the first Saturday in May at the Ramah Baptist Church fellowship hall in Tenaha, Texas. For additional information e-mail sgarrett@carthage.esc7.net

Was raised on the farm next too were the "Johnson" cemetery is located. The Lady that owns the land has done a wonderful job of seeing that it is not "Lost". Red Peters

My client is one of the 33 who have placed an order in hope that the Shelby Co. History will be reprinted. If a 2nd volume is reprinted, or revisions made in the original volume before re-publication, I would like to contribute material on Alvy R. Johnson (Johnston) and his children from two wives: 1- Elizabeth Penix (Fenix), and 2- Rhody Denice Lockert. Alvy and Denice are buried in the Johnson Cemetery (out on Henrietta Rd. -- not the Henrietta Cem). I have researching this line and working with living descendants for the past several years and have much documented data on this family. Benjamin Milam Johnson who married Nancy Virginia Tatum is a child of the 2nd marriage. From the two marriages there were 12 children. Alvy R. Johnson came into Shelby County in 1835. Sincerely, Isabelle L. Cluff Mesa, AZ -----Original Message----- From: TXSHELBY-D-request@rootsweb.com <TXSHELBY-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: TXSHELBY-D@rootsweb.com <TXSHELBY-D@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 5:25 AM Subject: TXSHELBY-D Digest V00 #26

I think a second book would be great, but only if misinformation in the first one can be corrected. I would be glad to send in corrections on the CHILDRESS family.