I am trying to find out about the 2nd marriage of my great-aunt Magnolia "Maggie" PITCOCK. Her 1st marriage (May 27, 1912) & 1916 divorce to Neal Samuel CREECY are on file in the Tarrant County, TX Courthouse records. The information given to me was that she married again & lived in Ft. Worth. She gave birth to a daughter with a deformed hand. She had a 2nd child but they both died during childbirth. This would have happened late 1910's or early 1920's. I checked marriage records in Tarrant Co., Denton Co., Dallas Co., & Kaufman Co. under both PITCOCK & CREECY and found nothing. My next step is to check marriage records in some of the other surrounding counties: Johnson, Parker, Wise & maybe Hood. Maggie was born in Denton Co. Aug 1895. Her parents were Mary Susan MOORE & Christopher G. PITCOCK. Her mother married a 2nd time to G.R. FOWLER in Tarrant Co. in 1900 & Maggie is shown living with them on the 1910 Tarrant Co. census. If this looks familiar to anyone out there I would love to hear from you. Susan Creecy Stinson

Would like to locate descendants of the following people: Robert Paul STOKES, b 1842 Jackson Co, GA, d 8 May 1915 Fort Worth, TX married 11 July 1865 Mary Jane JOHNSTON, b 1848 Forsyth Co, GA, d 26 Dec 1914 Fort Worth, TX dau of Alexander Wilson Johnston Jr & Sarah Case children of Robert P. and Mary Jane: Julia Lee Stokes b 1866 Robert Paul Stokes Jr, b 1868 Forsyth Co, Ga, d 1935 Fort Worth, TX married Della Isabel JACKSON Bernice Stokes, b 1874 GA, mar James Benton NASH, lived in Dallas Cecil Ross Stokes, b 1877 GA, d 1960 Fort Worth, TX, never married Stephen A. Stokes b 1880 Pike Co, AR, mar Mary E. HAHN Louis W. Stokes b 1882 Pike Co, AR, d 1919 Ft. Worth, mar Willie E. SANSOM Mary E. Stokes b 1885 Pike Co, AR, d 1968 Ft Worth, TX, never married Jessup C. Stokes b 1888, d 1963 Ft Worth, TX, mar (div?) Ludie May (unk) I found Robert Sr's obituary announcement in Ft Worth papers and James Nash's death in the Dallas paper. I am wondering if there is a collection of Fort Worth obituaries that would help in finding obits for the different children. Living in AL, I don't expect someone to lookup the records if they are not indexed. I have been unable to find the children and grandchildren of Bernice Nash, Stephen Stokes, Jesup Stokes, or Louis Stokes, and would appreciate any help. Barbara Ferrell

Did anyone ever respond about this book company. Just came across some old catalouges. They sure did have some great books.

Hello, I am wondering if someone can help me find some information on my great-great-grandmother, Mary Ellen ??. I have spent years looking for information on her but have always come up empty-handed. The problem is that I don't know what her surname was when she died. Some relatives said her husband's name was Isaac Creighton but even that hasn't helped since I think he died before she moved to TX. About the only thing I know about her is she was supposed to have been over 90 years old when she died and was living somewhere near Ft. Worth in 1920. I have the death certificate for her son, James T. Johnston, which indicates he is buried in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Ft. Worth; the undertaker was Gause-Ware Funeral Home. I am hoping Mary Ellen was buried nearby. I'd appreciate any suggestions or help anyone may have to offer. Abby Balderama Fremont, CA

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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_900634946_boundary Content-ID: <0_900634946@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII --part0_900634946_boundary Content-ID: <0_900634946@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline From: Grad5573@aol.com Return-path: <Grad5573@aol.com> To: TXTARRAN-D-request@rootsweb.com Subject: New to this list - BARNETT Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 18:21:46 EDT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Hi everyone. I am new to this list I am researching BARNETT, BURNETT, BURNETTE and in particular William F.D.C. BARNETT who is listed in a 1850 Tennessee Census age 20. Family history says he immigrated to the Fort Worth area sometime after this census. A William BURNETTE appears on the Tarrant Co. TX 1870 census listed as a physician born Tennessee. Wife's name Quitera born Ind. Any help appreciated. Thanks Gayle --part0_900634946_boundary--

Jean Jones, Tarrant County Coordinator Swisher County Researchers: TxGenWeb needs your help. TxGenWeb has a new project - Index of Landmarks and Vanished Communities. A page has been set up with the basic USGS data for your county. Provisions are made for you and others to submit additional data on your county concerning landmarks; vanished communities; historical churches, schools, cotton gins, grist mills, river crossings, river bends; valleys, current and historical cemeteries, historical buildings (log cabins, family farms, early homes and businesses. etc.). In earlier times landmarks were known by several names. We would like to list them all. If grandpa talked about it we would like to give it a location - with the help of researchers in your local area. One Example: River bends, Crossings and Valleys: The USGS map makers only have the option of placing one name for a feature on their map. They use what they deemed the most generally used name. Consider the names of river bends - we have a number of them along the Brazos River. Most of the river bends (and valleys) went by several names in the 1880's. The names of prominent landowners were usually used but there usually were several prominent land owners in the bend or valley, hence several names. For example the USGS maps today call one Brazos river bend in Hood County, Walters Bend, but you will find historical documents that call it Chicken Gristle Bend as well as Chicken Bristle Bend. The Hood County local historian says "the feature names on maps are nothing but gossip and the map maker only talked to a few gossips." People on one side of the river may have called river crossings by one name where people on the other side gave it another name. Some river bends and valleys on USGS maps do not have a name at all but the locals have a name for it. We want to preserve all of these names. Naming variations are also common for other type features as well. Another example: Communities have vanished, some changed name with the comming of a Post Office or railroad. Today, USGS maps may identify some historic communities however some are not listed. or are only in evidence by the name of a nearby cemetery. You will note that "clicking" on the feature name will take you to a page showing tabular data ; then "click" on "Show Feature Location " and you will taken you to the map. You may then "Zoom In" to get more detailed information. The initial Landmark and Vanished Communities County pages do not contain data in the description column as the USGC data did not include this information. The submittal form may be used for you and other researchers to add this information. The far right column of your current county index shows USGS as the submitter as data was extracted from USGS records. Others, such as you, submitting data will have their name and e-mail address in this column. Other researchers can then contact you if they have questions concerning your landmark entry. To get an idea of the type of data that can be added please View Hood County Landmarks at: http://www.hcnews.com/~landmark/hood.htm as an example. Index of All Texas Counties: http://www.hcnews.com/~landmark/ Your County Listing: :http://www.hcnews.com/~landmark/tarrant.htm Landmark Submittal Form: http://hcnews.com/~landmark/howto.htm Global Search for landmark in all counties: http://hcnews.com/~landmark/search.htm Later we will add a page where researchers can post queries and answers regarding unknown locations of places/landmarks that researchers come across in historical documentation and oral traditions. Wayne Moyers, President Hood County Genealogical Society and member Hood County Historical Society is moderator for the TxGenWeb Landmark WebPages. <wmoyers@flash.net> Frank Saffarrans, TxGenWeb Hood County Coordinator is general coordinator for the TxGenWeb Landmark Project. opa@hcnews.com> THE BOTTOM LINE: We need your help in identifying and providing descriptions of landmarks in your county. We believe that Landmarks and Vanished Communities can be a significant research tool that can be used by researchers nationwide. Please provide a link from your county TxGenWeb Page to: http://www.hcnews/~landmark/ and submit locations of Historical landmarks and places grandpa talked about. Please encourage other researchers in your county to do the same. If you have questions or comments about this project please send them to: Frank Saffarrans: opa@hcnews.com Frank Saffarrans General Administrator Texas Landmark Project TexGenWeb

Can anyone tell me what the Como Society was in 1890-Ft. Worth? Linda

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Hello down there, Can anyone provide me with a citation for a good history of Tarrant area between 1870 and 1900. Not the usual county history which tell about the prominent citizens in the area but one that emphasises the ecomomic, social, political stuff. Thank you, Delbert Gilbow "Wolves or Watchdogs, it's hard to say from which the sheep have most to fear"

Seeking information on the family of Thomas PERKINS. I do not have any dates or places on Thomas. He married Sarah Ann SIMPSON (1848-1921) and lived in Tarrant Co., Tx. They had 2 daughters: Ida Florence Perkins (my line) born 1874 and died April 17, 1931 in Ft. Worth, Tx. who married James Andrew JOHNSTON who was born in Tarrant Co., Tx. on April 18, 1874 (their three chilren: Sarah Roberta Johnston married Travis Hudson WILSON; Minnie Annie Johnston (1898-1946) and Lucy T. Johnston (1901-1920) married Mr. BILBO. Annie Perkins. Anxious to share and exchange information. Thank you, Caron Withers Snyder

Mary Jane ARNOLD, 1842-1904, wife of John Newton WITHERS. Born in Kentucky, moved during the 1860's to Johnson Co., then to Tarrant County where she operated a seamstress shop in the downtown area of Ft. Worth. She and her husband John are buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Ft. Worth. Their children: Dr. Isaac Arnold Withers (my line) (1877-1940) married Ida Louise RYAN Garland Harvey Withers (1861-1953) Sarah "Sallie" J. Withers (1862-1904) married Mr. LEMONS Mary Frances (Fannie) Withers, (1864-abt 1963) mar. Judge J. M. RICHARDS Ariana Bush Withers (1866--1959) married Alfred Burton McAFEE Archibolde Milton Withers (1868-1903) married Carrie WILLIAMS James Harlan Withers (1870-1927) married Alice Louise CRAIN Elizabeth "Lizzie" Withers (1873-195?) married John P. COX John N. Withers (1875-?) married Victoria ARNOLD Alice Gertrude Withers (1879-1954) married Robert James NEWTON Josephine Withers, died age 8 mo. Ophelia Withers (1881-?) married George Washington ROLF Marie L. Withers (1885-?) married W. M. JACKSON H. G. Withers Would like to share/exchange information. Caron Withers Snyder cwithers@airmail.net

Seeking information on the parents of Caroline Matilda NORED. She was the widow of Lemuel Clayton Adams. Caroline was born abt 1810 possibly in Charleston SC., and died Nov. 13, 1871 in Ft. Worth, Tx. She settled in Shelby County and married Capt. E. M. Daggett before moving to Tarrant County, (Ft. Worth). Caroline and Lemuel's 3 children: Amanda Levicia married Charles Turner William Francis married Mollie Richardson Lemuel "Bunk" Adams married Durette Halford. All three children lived in Tarrant Co. mainly in Ft. Worth. Charles Turner was in business with Daggett in the dry goods trade and owned property on the present site of Greenwood Cemetery. Anxious to share and exchange information. Caron Withers Snyder cwithers@airmail.net

Seeking information on the parents of Sarah "Sallie" Matilda DONOHUE. Born Sept. 11, 1853 inCaldwell Co., Tx. and died Sept. 27, 1917 in Yuma, Az. Buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Ft. Worth. They lived in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Tx.) Wife of Joseph Alonzo HIGHTOWER (1852-1910). Children: Ida Mitchell Hightower (1882-1977) mar. Robert Pierce WILSON (my line) Joseph Escar Hightower (1880-?) mar. Charlotte DEMUND, two dau. Beatrice Constance Hightower and Josephine Charlotte Hightower Alice Gertrude (1875-?) mar. Sylvester E. MOORE William Oscar Hightower (1892-?) Charles Roy Hightower (1894-1962) mar. Madeline Esther VEAZEY (3 children; Richard Dana, Jewel Loraine and Patricia Ann) Rupert Archie Hightower (1878-1909) Dana Donohue Hightower (1885-?) mar. Mattie MATTHEWS Sarah Donohue's siblings: Nannie Donohue -no dates- married Mr. Eastham Mollie-no dates- married Mr. Greer Jennie-no dates- married Mr. Browder Lydia-no dates- married Mr. Southern William -no dates I have information on the line of Joseph Alonzo Hightower and would like to share and exchange information. Caron Withers Snyder cwithers@airmail.net

I am looking for information on a William Richard Sawyers (born on Aoril 14, 1855) who died in Fort Worth, Texas on August 23, 1933. His first wife's name was Alice Meyer Schryver and they had a daughter named Maude Meyer Sawyers Gardner (born October 8, 1886 in Fort Worth, Texas and married to S. Ryan Gardner). Does anyone know of William or Alice Sawyers? Thanks Mary Grist gristjm@arn.net

Hello I am just newly subscribed to this list. My great-grandfather Walter Bragg Oates was supposedly born 21/Mar/1878. Now the problem that I have had is this for most of my 45 years of life I have been told by family members that he was adopted. But when I was twenty years of age an elderly relation told me that only a few family members knew a secret about him that not even my great-grandmother knew anything about. Tom Solomon the family member who told me this said that Walter Bragg was the illegitimate child of Dr. Wyatt Stephen Oates the gentleman who supposedly adopted him. No one in the family believed me when I told them this, but with in the last few months my Aunt Katherine Oates basically said the same thing. The trouble is he was supposed to have been born in Grapevine Texas. Mr. Oates told my grandmother that his maternal uncle lived in Midland City Dale County Alabama. My grandmother(mother'smother) was married to his son Walter Neil Oates. I have written my aunt Katherine told find out what documents exist to prove this. I have tried contacting the Tarrant County Courthouse, only to be told that the courthouse was burned in 1876 and all records were destroyed, so I was hoping that someone on the list was doing research on this family so they could help me. I have traced the family back to Colonial North Carolina, Virginia and England. But unless I find proof of relationship, it will not do me any good to join the SAR on James Oates (1757-1815) Revolutionary War Service Record. Thank you Jacob L. Bateman III ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- Return-Path: <TXTARRAN-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from relay25.mx.aol.com (relay25.mail.aol.com [172.31.109.25]) by air14.mail.aol.com (v45.13) with SMTP; Fri, 03 Jul 1998 17:40:36 -0400 Received: from fp-1.rootsweb.com (fp-1.rootsweb.com [207.113.233.233]) by relay25.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id RAA28964; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 17:40:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by fp-1.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id OAA20643; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 14:39:48 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 14:39:48 -0700 (PDT) From: LBate18495@aol.com Message-ID: <5944813c.359d4f60@aol.com> Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 17:38:38 EDT Old-To: TXTARRAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Walter Bragg Oates Old-Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 170 Resent-Message-ID: <"ObuVxC.A.0AF.f-Un1"@fp-1.rootsweb.com> To: TXTARRAN-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: TXTARRAN-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <TXTARRAN-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/143 X-Loop: TXTARRAN-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: TXTARRAN-L-request@rootsweb.com

Hello I am just newly subscribed to this list. My great-grandfather Walter Bragg Oates was supposedly born 21/Mar/1878. Now the problem that I have had is this from most of my 45 years of life have bee told by family members that he was adopted. But when I was twenty years of age an elderly relation told me that only a few family members knew a secret about him that not even my great-grandmother knew anything about. Tom Solomon the family member who told me this said that Walter Bragg was the illegitimate child of Dr. Wyatt Stephen Oates the gentleman who supposedly adopted him. No one in the family believed me when I told them this, but with in the last few months my Aunt Katherine Oates basically said the same thing. The trouble is he was supposed to have been born in Grapevine Texas. Mr. Oates told my grandmother that his maternal uncle lived in Midland City Dale County Alabama. My grandmother(mother'smother) was married to his son Walter Neil Oates. I have written my aunt Katherine told find out what documents exist to prove this. I have tried contacting the Tarrant County Courthouse, only to be told that the courthouse was burned in 1876 and all records were destroyed, so I was hoping that someone on the list was doing research on this family so they could help me. I have traced the family back to Colonial North Carolina, Virginia and England. But unless I find proof of relationship, it will not do me any good to join the SAR on James Oates (1757-1815) Revolutionary War Service Record. Thank you Jacob L. Bateman III

I would like to make contact with the relatives of Dr. Thomas A. Boothe. His sister's children/grandchildren etc have lived in the Fort Worth area for a number of years. Mrs. Hughes died in 1988 and I have lost touch with her descendants. There are also some Haynes who are related to Thomas A. Boothe through his sister, Sallie. Please contact me as I want to correspond about family history. Nannette Johnston cljohn95@mindspring.com

I hope someone can help me. I am looking for the family of Michael Eugene POWELL. He was an attorney in Fort Worth. He died around 1860 and is buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Fort Worth. His wife is Mavis ROBERTS POWELL. They had a son Robert Eugene and adopted daughter Michelle E. Powell. Sometime after Michael died Mavis moved to Austin, Texas and I think her son moved to Austin. Can not find them on Switchboard or Social Security Index. I know she lived at 3605 Steck Ave., Apt. 2063 Austin, Texas in Aug 1, 1974 and it was within walking distance of a high school. If anyone knows this family or maybe can look at the Austin Library on the City Directory and see she may have moved to. I sure would appreciate the help. If I can help you in the Dallas/Fort Worth area let me know. Joyce -- Joyce DAY AUSTIN <jaau@airmail.net> Researching VA, GA, TN, TX: DAY, COLE, FORMBY, MOORE, DAVIS TX: SLOCUM, HENDRIX, BRITTON VA, TN, TX: AUSTIN, WOOD, RUSSELL RED RIVER CO, TEXAS: HALL, MARTIN Home page: http://web2.airmail.net/jaau/index.htm

Will the Fort Worth Library or Archieve be open Friday? Joyce -- Joyce DAY AUSTIN <jaau@airmail.net> Researching VA, GA, TN, TX: DAY, COLE, FORMBY, MOORE, DAVIS TX: SLOCUM, HENDRIX, BRITTON VA, TN, TX: AUSTIN, WOOD, RUSSELL RED RIVER CO, TEXAS: HALL, MARTIN Home page: http://web2.airmail.net/jaau/index.htm