my g grandfather's funeral in 1917 was also assisted by this group. he served the confederacy in an alabama unit. his name was james washington columbus hood. from kathy

Does anyone know anything about this group? According to the obit for John Griffin in 1916, his funeral was assisted by the Bedford Forrest Camp Ex-Confederate Veterans of which he was a member. I was hoping to find more details of his military service, as I have not been able to locate the Ala. unit that was mentioned in the obit. Any ideas? Thanks, Tamara

I recently offered a $50 reward to find James K. Polk Roberts in Texas after 1880. I HAVE FOUND HIM! He was not in Texas. He was in Oklahoma. I paid a visit to the National Archives branch today and looked for him......*VOILA* There he was! Just wanted to post this so nobody would be looking for him in Texas. Thanks, Brenda -- GENEALOGY = always meant to be shared! Always digging up SMELSER / WALDROP / WALDROUP / ROBERTS/ / LOOPER / LUPER / STARKEY / WALKER / HALEY / TATMAN and HOUSE Visit my web sites! Lots of databases online! CENSUS ONLINE: http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/census1.htm Visit our Smelser/Smeltzer homepage http://members.tripod.com/tracers

Hello I am offering a $50 reward to anyone who can find my ancestor in Texas after 1899. He filed a pension application in 1899 from Stepehenville in Erath Co, TX. On this pension he claims to have been in Texas since 1881. James K. Polk (age 35) was listed on the 1880 census in Jackson Co, TN with his wife Mary A. Haley (age 29) and children, Sarah E. Roberts (age 10), Josiah Roberts (age 9), Robert E. Roberts (age 6) (found in Erath Co, TX census 1900), Amanda Tennessee Robertts (age 4) ( she was found in Wise Co, TX in 1900), Daisy Roberts (age 2) (found marrying Albert E. Martin in Tarrant Co, TX), and Leonides Roberts born in 1880. I have been unable to find James K. Polk Roberts on any census after the 1880 Jackson Co, TN census. Only trace I have of him after that is the pension filed from Erath Co, TX in 1899. I will send a $50 cashier's check to ANYONE who can find him in Texas after 1880. That would mean a census, burial place, church record.........anything that documents him in Texa after 1880. Someone PLEASE find him. I have looked and looked and have decided it is well worth $50 to me to find this ancestor. Thanks for any help, Brenda -- GENEALOGY = always meant to be shared! Always digging up SMELSER / WALDROP / WALDROUP / ROBERTS/ / LOOPER / LUPER / STARKEY / WALKER / HALEY / TATMAN and HOUSE Visit my web sites! Lots of databases online! CENSUS ONLINE: http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/census1.htm Visit our Smelser/Smeltzer homepage http://members.tripod.com/tracers

I am seeking information on B. F. Vantreese who resided in the Masonic Home on Division St. in Arlington from September of 1913 until his death on December 31, 1913. He was, according to his death certificate, buried in Arlington, TX on Jan. 1, 1914. He was a member of the Fort Worth Masonic Lodge#940. I cannot find where he was buried. The Home and the Masons do have a record on him but not where he is buried. I have checked the DAR Cemetery Records at the Fort Worth Library to no avail. According to the Masonic Home, he had a son in Fort Worth in 1913 (could have been Claude or Jasper), and there is a Margaret Vantreese buried in Fort Worth. Ben was my great grandfather. He was a Confederate Army veteran and received a pension starting in 1899. His widow, Mary Susan Cooper Vantreese, lived in Jones Co. after his death and is buried in Kenedy, Karnes Co. south of San Antonio. Does anyone have any suggestions or recognize any of these names? Thanks for any help or suggestions, Patsy Love Knight pknight@arlington.net Surnames: Love, Vantreese, Biggs, Simmons, Caudle, Hamrick, McConnell, O'Donnell, Knox, Houston, Duren, Tuck, Cooper. ============================================================

I should have giving this information as well , Dr. WILLIAM M. JOHNSON practiced medicine in Tarrant and Jack Counties for over 50 years before passing away in Dec of 1955. Dr. WILLIAM M. JOHNSON began his practice in Kentucky, then moved to Jack County in 1890. He went to Fort. Worth, in 1906. DR. WILLIAM and MALINDA MOLEN JOHNSON also had two granddaughters , Mrs R. T. FAIRCLO and Mrs WILLIAM H. EVANS. Just thought I would share all of this as well. MALIND JANE "LENNIE " MOLEN JOHNSON had been a school teacher in Kentucky before coming to the Texas area. Thank You!!! CARL B JOHNSON

Seeking for more information on DR. WILLIAM MACK and MALINDA JANE "LENNIE" MOLEN JOHNSON they were my great aunt and uncle. DR. WILLIAM JOHNSON was born in Wayne Co, Kentucky Jan 14, 1866 and died Dec 19, 1955 in Jack Co, Fort. Worth, Texas. He was the s/o THOMAS PINCKNEY and MARTHA ANN McCLENDON JOHNSON. MALINDA JANE "LENNIE" MOLEN was born Nov 25, 1869 in Pulaski Co, Kenucky and died Feb 05, 1960 in Fort. Worth, Texas.MALINDA was the daughter of JOSEPH RUSSELL and ELIZABETH CAROLINE FORD MOLEN. DR WILLIAM and MALINDA were married Dec 24, 1891 in KENTUCKY or Texas? . Here is a list of their childrens names: VIRGINIA JOHNSON, CORINNE JOHNSON died Oct 1996 was married to JAMES RICHARD CHOATE , WILMA JOHNSON b. 1904 and died Mar 03, 1995. Hope there would be someone in the Fort.Worth ,Texas area that might would had know them and would have more information as well. Thank You!! CARL B JOHNSON

I could not figure out where my ggrandfather, Charles Sterling WAGONER, was in the 1880 census, until I discovered that in the 1900 census, he was named as Charley and was back in Missouri in Johnson county. I put the name Charley Wagoner in the Ancestry AIS search engine and it came up with a listing for 1880 at Fort Worth, Tarrant county, TX which is where family tradition says his older half-brothers and sister had gone. Does anyone have a copy of the 1880 Tarrant county census where they could lookup this Charley and see if he's mine. I hate to order a film if I'm just on a "fishing trip". Charley Wagoner was born 4/30/1862, Lafayette, MO. He may have been there with Isabella/Sarah J. Wagoner, b. 1847 Kentucky, Albert M. Wagoner, b. 1850 Kentucky, Elvis/Elias G. Wagoner, b. 7/3/1857 Odessa, MO, d. 5/23/1909 Fort Worth, Tarrant county, TX. Thanks in advance. Pam Oregon

Hello Listers, I am researching the Scribner Family. Julius "Jule" Scribner moved into the Grapevine area of Tarrant County between 1886 and March 1891. He and his wife, "Ollie" Kendall Scribner raised 5 children here before he died in 1922 and she in 1928. Mattie married Edward Lee Fortune in 1899 Albert married Frances Isabell Downing ca 1917 or 1918 Evie married Frank Warren ca 1903 or 1904 Edna married W. A. Roese in 1911 Tommy married Cecelia Nippert in 1915 I would like to correspond with anyone who has information on any of these families. I have lots I am willing to share. -- Diane Scannell Webmaster - http://www.sikes-sykesfamilies.org Wichita, KS dscannel@southwind.net

Sorry, I posted the link incorrectly. Several of you have asked me to post it again. Here is the correct URL to Who's Who in Tarrant County, TX 1855. http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/who_s%20who.htm Have fun searching, Brenda -- GENEALOGY = always meant to be shared! Always digging up SMELSER / WALDROP / WALDROUP / ROBERTS/ / LOOPER / LUPER / STARKEY / WALKER / HALEY / TATMAN and HOUSE Visit my web sites! Lots of databases online! CENSUS ONLINE: http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/census1.htm Visit our Smelser/Smeltzer homepage http://members.tripod.com/tracers

Hi, I am posting these names again.....in hopes of someone recognizing them. James K. Polk Roberts born in Jackson Co, TN ca 1844. He married Mary A. Haley in Sep 1869 and they had children: Robert E. Roberts (last seen in Erath Co, TX 1900), Amanda Tennessee Roberts married James Isaac Waldroup in Ellis Co, 1894, Daisy Roberts who married a Martin in Tarrant County, Josiah Roberts born May 1871, and Leonides Roberts born Apr 1880. James K. Polk Roberts filed a Confederate application in Erath Co, TX 1899. I have reason to believe he resided in Tarrant County after that time. I would love to hear from any descendants of this family and will gladly share information. I have gathered a lot of information on this family but am looking for more recent information as I lose track of James in 1899. Sincerely, Brenda -- GENEALOGY = always meant to be shared! Always digging up SMELSER / WALDROP / WALDROUP / ROBERTS/ / LOOPER / LUPER / STARKEY / WALKER / HALEY / TATMAN and HOUSE Visit my web sites! Lots of databases online! CENSUS ONLINE: http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/census1.htm Visit our Smelser/Smeltzer homepage http://members.tripod.com/tracers

Hi, I have posted a new web page for Who's who in Tarrant County in 1855. This is a database of 288 names of the prominent citizens in Tarrant County in 1855. Here is the URL: http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/who'swho.htm Happy Searchin' Brenda -- GENEALOGY = always meant to be shared! Always digging up SMELSER / WALDROP / WALDROUP / ROBERTS/ / LOOPER / LUPER / STARKEY / WALKER / HALEY / TATMAN and HOUSE Visit my web sites! Lots of databases online! CENSUS ONLINE: http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/census1.htm Visit our Smelser/Smeltzer homepage http://members.tripod.com/tracers

Hi all -- Thought I'd post my surnames again from Tarrant County (around Grapevine). Some of these aren't my direct line, though there was a lot of intermarriages going on between the families. Will be glad to share. BAZE CURRY DAY DRISKILL GRAY HUNT McDANIEL PARKER SHARP Chris Wylie ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Veda ESCHMAN b 5 Aug 1904, in Bowie, Tx d 17 Sept 1978 Children of Veda and (unknown) husbands Harold Milton HARDIN, b 17 Sept 1920 Merritt Clyde WILLIS, b 27 Nov 1921 Kenneth Augustus ESCHMAN, b 5 April 1925 Marjorie Jean ESCHMAN / ELLIS , b 10 Jan 1928 Veda Joan ESCHMAN / FOX , b 17 Oct 1935 Wilnah May ESCHMAN / HAMMERSLEY, b 19 Mar 1938 Terri Jolyn ESCHMAN / HORST, b 4 June 1945 Larry Albert ESCHMAN, b 20 Jan 1948 Thanking you in advance, Cecelia Morton

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone on this list has attempted to obtain records from the Volunteers of American Home that was located in Ft Worth in 1923. That was the year my mother was adopted from there. Does it take a court order to open the records? Would the father's name be recorded? If anyone can give me advice, I'd be very appreciative. Thanks, Patsy ------------------------------------------- BLOOM WHERE YOU'RE PLANTED!! http://www.geocities.com:80/RainForest/Canopy/7844/ ICQ #15893205 patsy_davis99@yahoo.com

Looking for the descendants of James Monroe DOBBS (1902-1956). Daughters by first wife were Jo CARLIN and Pat DEBACKER. James' second wife was Helen MEWHINNEY, and they were married in Fort Worth in 1937. James Monroe DOBBS' mother was Helen SPIEGEL. Would also like to know when and where she died. Any help appreciated. Thanks. Shelly

Dear Mary S. Ross, My name is James Manford Dwight and I am here in San Antonio, Texas. My Great Grandmother married Allen Hill after my Great Grandfather died. Her name was Malinda Frost Dwight Hill and is burried in the Lonesome Dove Cemetery near Grapevine Texas and so is Allen Hill and some of his children. I do not know if Allen is any kin of yours. But if he is I will send you what I have. But for now, please look on the Web page at the address below and look for the Hill surname. Allen, Malinda, and the Hill children. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~txtarran/cemetery/lonedove.htm>http://www.rootswe b.com/~txtarran/cemetery/lonedove.htm For now; I wish you luck and God Bless, James Manford Dwight San Antonio, Texas jdwight@accdvm.accd.edu P.S. This is the third time I have tried to send this to you, and everytime, I have done it wrong. If this gets back to Rob Yoder, I sorry. I trying.

Dear Mary S. Ross, > > My name is James Manford Dwight and I am here in San Antonio, Texas. My > Great Grandmother married Allen Hill after my Great Grandfather died. Her > name was Malinda Frost Dwight Hill and is burried in the Lonesome Dove > Cemetery near Grapevine Texas and so is Allen Hill and some of his > children. > > I do not know if Allen is any kin of yours. But if he is I will send you > what I have. But for now, please look on the Web page at the address > below and look for the Hill surname. Allen, Malinda, and the Hill > children. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txtarran/cemetery/lonedove.htm > > For now; I wish you luck and God Bless, > > James Manford Dwight > San Antonio, Texas > jdwight@accdvm.accd.edu

March 25, 1998 Olivier Sublett, of France, submitted a request for information on his Tarrant County family. The address is no longer valid. If anyone can furnish a current address, please contact me. We have some information he requested. mlingle@pdq.net

Can someone with access to the 1910 federal census do a lookup for me please? I am looking for the family of JOHN J. SCHILDER in Tarrant County, Texas. Thanks, Gene Grady, Jr Jacksonville, FL MY SURNAMES: (Tennessee) -> GRADY, JOHNSON, SAMS, MORGAN, BROOKS, MOORE. (Illinois) -> GRADY, SCHILDER (Texas) -> SCHILDER, KUBIN (California) -> GRADY, SCHILDER, KUBIN (Michigan) -> KUBIN (New Jersey) -> GRADY, MULLINEX