Best wishes to you all for a healthy, happy, best ever, New Year, and we'll all step into the New Millennium together. Be safe tonight, come back tomorrow, and if you're heading home, we wish you a safe trip from wherever you are. If you others are all bored, and planning on staying in tonight to watch the golden balls drop across the nation via TV, maybe in the meantime you'll want to look at some of the sites listed here. http://www.msnbc.com/news/254376.asp?cp1=1 Wishing you all happiness. Color us Happy at Victoria County Genealogical Society, where OUR New County History is about to soon begin the final distribution of the remaining copies of those who've not yet received theirs. It is just beautiful. Billye D. Jackson Listmanager and Proud member of VCGS. Native Victorian, as are many of us.

Check this site, sent today by Edna LaFour. Thanks, Edna. KY is getting a big service done for all of us. Hope others notice and they all do that. Look on down at the bottom of this page for the links. Two of them, and one the one database, you'll get better results if you use just the surname, and change the spelling, trying variations of it. Bj http://www.sos.state.ky.us/

This page notice came across in my Rootsweb News Review subscription. It's a brand new website done by my own second cousin, Iris Guertin, who's also Victoria resident. She didn't mention it was coming, and I want to blow a horn for her. This is a massive amount of family tree work she's put together, and all the Victoria connected cousins can benefit. There are a number of us around. Maybe one of you might also have a connection someplace, and if so, great! Our thanks to you, Iris Rose Guertin, for sharing all your information with all the world and Victoria Countian's. (Love the backgrounds, and appropriate title, and I'm telling ALL the family I know to tell to check it out!) Billye D. (Cleveland) Jackson ROSE. The ROSE Tree. Also CLEVELAND, ARGO, SMITH, SEWALL, RICHARDSON, BROWN, FITZGERALD, DUMMER, and JOSSELYN. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bouquet/

Hi, List friends, I just did a quick glance over on Ancestry.com to see what they had on census. I see they have 1790 and 1920, but on checking the 1920 state census, I see our own Victoria county there listed, and it's got the various divisions listed on a page where all of you can see it. If you wanted to look at the actual census, you'd have to join, but just thought you might want to know we're there! Check out this part of Victoria County! If this is last one is too long, start here, (directly to Victoria County site), go in pieces on Ancestry to get there: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/main.htm (click on 1920-then Texas-then Victoria County) Or http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/chooseco.asp?c=3&state=Texas Or http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/chooseed.asp?c=3&state=Texas&F7=TX&county= Victoria&township=Unknown+Townships And, for all of you who haven't yet heard the NEW NEWS, our new Victoria County History book has come in, most of them, and are being distributed at our Victoria Mall location by our Society members. They are simply beautiful!! What a wonderful book. Aiken Press, the publishers, was heard to say it's one of the best they've seen done. The Society is going to enter it in the genealogy state publications competition. The price did go up on arrival of the books to the society. They aren't $80.00 any longer, they're $129.00 per set (two volumes), even to we members, now! We think they'll win a prize at state. If you're interested in buying a set while they last, contact me and I'll forward your note on to our project manager, Doris Obsta. Shipping is extra, $10.00. No tax. We've sold nearly 800 of the 1000 sets we ordered. Reprints later on are a very, very iffy proposition, we believe we won't be doing that. Now that people see them, they're wanting to buy them. If you do want a set, take my advice, don't wait long, you may not get them. Listmanager Billye D. Jackson

Posted on: Victoria Co. Tx Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Victoria/70 Surname: Kirby ------------------------- I'm related to Homer T. Kirby b 1904--d.1984 Maurine M.Kirby b.1910. They are buried in Victoria County Cemeterie I never met ether one. I would like to find out as much as I can about them. Homer was my dad nephew. He was born at Ola Tex Kaufman County and his dad died 1908. I would like to know who Maurine M.Kirby was. She must been his wife. I wonder if they had any children. Any information will be helpfull. I would be very greatfull if I could get some info about. Thanks. B.J.KIRBY

Posted on: Victoria Co. Tx Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Victoria/69 Surname: Kirby ------------------------- I like to find the date Homer Kirby died and the cemetery he is in.

Snow White is making the rounds of some list groups, so notice this warning, it may be important to you. I don't want us to have it on this one. There are plenty of virus's around but this is one that gets to us List Groups, and is such a fresh one and I mention it because it went right by my McAfee Virus Checker! Other people are the reason it didn't make it, plus my own habits. It certainly did come to me, and would have possibly infected me had I not known about it! My McAfee virus checker, which has the newest/latest available (.dat) files available from them, did NOT stop 5 of the infected messages coming in to me, nor give me any warning they were virus infected. I did not open them, having been warned by the list already. There are a LOT of virus's out there, so it pays to keep your checker upgraded at a minimum of once a week, or you'll be getting one for Christmas or the New Year, for sure! However, I'm disappointed in my McAfee, which has let this slide right on it, had I not been warned, into my machine. Thank goodness for someone telling me. I have Office Outlook Email, which has an email blocker, so I do block any I think suspicious, and would have this one, as I didn't recognize the header, and it looked like a fun sex thing from the heading. I never open suspicious stuff, and not any trash I can identify as such, I just auto block it. Norton DOES have a description of the Snow White virus on their site, I'm told. I understand Norton is sending automatic warnings to their computer owners when it comes in, but if I hadn't had the list notice, I'd not have known it, because McAfee sure did not let ME know. I never open anything anymore that looks odd, nor even cute. Certainly none with " .exe" anyhow, and if it's not a gedcom (.exe) file from someone I know sending it to me that I wanted and asked for, I won't even open those. You'll see this one coming in from hahaha@sexyfun.net I think it is, but when it comes in, it will be about Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Watch it, delete it, don't open it. We don't want the list getting it. I don't like Virus warnings going to our list, and don't usually allow it, but as listmanager I think I'd be derelict in my job if I did not try to stop THIS one getting onto our list since I do belong to one list group that positively DOES have it on the list. I think I'll check into Norton prices. Billye D. Jackson Listmanager, TXVICTOR-L

Holiday Greetings everyone. A good web site that is free for everyone from Dec 7 through Dec 21. http://www.ancestry.com/main.htm Lots of good data here. Check it out. Patsy

Posted on: Victoria Co. Tx Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Victoria/68 Surname: Weldon Smith ------------------------- I would like to recieve information regarding the relatives of Eddie Smith whose names are Weldon Smith (father of Eddie), Phillip A Smith (father of Weldon), Lilly B Ferguson (wife of Phillip). All of these people resided in Victoria County between 1890 and 1994. Thank You.........Eddie Smith

Super site, Janet, thanks for telling us about that. Billye D. Jackson Listmanager -----Original Message----- From: shapiro [mailto:shapiro@stic.net] Sent: 01 December, 2000 11:50 PM To: TXVICTOR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Texas Records Online Burial records of Houston National Cemetery are now online. More than 51,000 > records in all, including dates of birth, death, and burial, branch of > service, plot, and last known residence, were provided to us by the U.S. > Department of Veterans Affairs. > > Access is free. visit this resource at: > > http://www.interment.net/data/us/tx/harris/housnat/index.htm > > Janet in San Antonio > > > > ==== TXVICTOR Mailing List ==== Welcome to Victoria, Texas To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: TXVICTOR-L-request@rootsweb.com (single email messages) TXVICTOR-D-request@rootsweb.com (digest of a number of email messages in one packet) In the body include only one word: subscribe (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) To unsubscribe, send an e-mail message to: TXVICTOR-L-request@rootsweb.com (or to TXVICTOR-D-request@rootsweb.com) In the body include only one word: unsubscribe (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) To post messages to everyone on the list, send normal email to: TXVICTOR-L@rootsweb.com To contact listowner, messages to: TXVICTOR-L-listowner@request@rootsweb.com Listowner, Victoria County Genealogical Society Listmanager, member Billye D. Jackson

> Burial records of Houston National Cemetery are now online. More than 51,000 > records in all, including dates of birth, death, and burial, branch of > service, plot, and last known residence, were provided to us by the U.S. > Department of Veterans Affairs. > > Access is free. visit this resource at: > > http://www.interment.net/data/us/tx/harris/housnat/index.htm > > Janet in San Antonio > > > >

Posted on: Victoria Co. Tx Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Victoria/67 Surname: Diedring, Dietring ------------------------- Could anybody help me to find Evelyn Diedring, born 1930 in Victoria county, or any Diedring for that matter? She possible is married and still living. I would like to find her for Genealogy purposes. Thank you all, Kurt Diedring

Posted on: Victoria Co. Tx Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Victoria/65 Surname: ------------------------- William Roy Moore, son of William Preston Moore, married Anne Leatherwood in Victoria, TX on Nov. 6, 1912. I would like to correspond with anyone researching this family.

Just so you don't overlook this (which I had and a friend kindly sent me) you might find some help with your English connections at this set of databases on Ancestry.com Check it out before it goes away! Billye D. Jackson http://www.ancestry.com/home/celebrate/thanksgiving.htm

This page has the recent list of uploads of Texas records to Rootsweb, and I see one for Victoria County. bj http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/txuploads.html

Hi list!! I am the new kid on the block, I am looking for someone who can do a newspaper obit lookup for me, the person I am looking for is EVERETT EUGENE MCCORMICK died 10-22-1994 victoria, Tx. I have just started this search so I don't have much to offer,but I will give you what I have. everett married in the 1970's and moved to kansas .He divorced and moved back to texas and remarried again to mary syms in 1984. He remarried again in 1993 to earline belitz,then died in 1994.Any help will be appreciated! Kathy

Posted on: Victoria Co. Tx Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Victoria/64 Surname: mccormick ------------------------- I am looking for info on everett eugene mccormick, he grew up in victoria,Tx.He died 10-22-1994. Any info would be appreciated! Kathy

If you find some time over this long weekend, you might want to check on RootsWeb for Research Resources for Texas, or for any other state, and see all that they offer, which is a LOT! This is worth bookmarking. The Jumping Off Place is here: http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa.html Billye D. Jackson

Some of you will want to see these, I'm sure! If you are having difficulty in locating records on distant ancestry, my cousin has okayed the sharing of her set of helpful web sites she uses to chase down those old records that reach back into our distant past. My appreciation to cousin Iris Guertin for allowing us to post all these. (I'm leaving a piece of her note, as it is also helpful.) Billye D. Jackson TX Victoria List Admin TXDAR VIS Chairman < http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/northowram/> GENUKI (United Kingdom and Ireland genealogy resources) Yesterday a member shared with us that she was having trouble finding information on her ancestor and any possible coat-of-arms possibilities. Searching around the web found quite a bit of information concerning the Flood family on the Kent Genuki website and the Langford ship list (below), as well as in the Order of Descendants of Ancient Planters of Virginia and Ancestry Online sites. A few of the items on the Ancestry site will have to have further research, but the files have given pointers and leads to individuals and references which are helpful. One of the Ancestry online transcribed books "Early Virginia Immigrants,1623-1666" gave a list of names for people that John Flood helped bring over to Virginia. < http://www.crosswinds.net/~newa_lopez/html/english/books/a/genealog.htm> INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT EACH OF THE "VISITATIONS" CONTAIN < http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/search.html> MEDIEVAL STUDIES--FORDHAM UNIVERSITY < http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/18th/history.html> HISTORY--RUTGERS UNIVERSITY < http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/sceptred_isle/page/1.shtml?question=1> THE BBC < http://www.devon-genealogy.org.uk/visitations/> A FEW OF THE "VISITATIONS" ONLINE < http://globalgazette.net/gazfd/gazfd34.htm> CONTAINS LOTS OF HELPFUL INFORMATION ABOUT RESEARCHING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM < http://www.primenet.com/~langford/places/loc_list.htm#top> SHIPS PASSENGER LISTS < http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06410a.htm> CATHOLIC HISTORICAL DATABASE < http://www.castlewales.com/home.html> PHOTOS OF CASTLES OF WALES < http://renaissance.dm.net/heraldry/blazons.html> GOOD SITE ON HERALDRY < http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/David_Squire/vicgen.htm> VICAR GENERAL MARRIAGE LICENSE INDEX (CANTERBURY) < http://home.clara.net/debkay/chphoto.htm> PHOTOS OF ENGLISH CHURCHES

I thought it was very interesting, especially since it involves our county!! Whichever side you pull for during the Thanksgiving Day big football games, this comes under 'Need to Know" info. I wanted to share this tidbit with all of you who are "away" Victorian's, or maybe "away" Texans. Since it's pertinent to our own Victoria County, I asked Zia to share with you all this piece of Victoria Trivia. It's a major item on Thanksgiving Day, but just as important on the rest of the year to UT fans. May I join with Zia in wishing you all a happy, safe, holiday wherever you are. Billye D. Jackson Zia said: Texas Trivia Zia Miller, President of the Fannin Chapter, DRT With Turkey Day less than a week away, anticipation of the Big Game is growing. The game between Texas and A&M is always exciting to Texans regardless of you're alumna. Here is a little Texas trivia about Venable B. Proctor who lived in Victoria and practiced law. His grandson and great grandson have followed in the family practice. THE UNIVERSITY COLORS "University colors are officially orange and white." The Ranger, a weekly campus publication that preceded The Texan, proudly announced on April 4, 1900. For several years, the subject had been one that aroused deep feelings and diverse opinion. In 1885 a group of University students went down to the depot to see the baseball team off for their game with Southwestern University in Georgetown, thirty miles away. One coed had commented that the group of supporters needed some colors. Two young men, one of whom was Venable B. Proctor, ran back to Congress to the nearest store that sold ribbons and asked for two colors—any colors. The two available in quantity were orange and white, and the boys bought six bolts of each color and hurried back to pass out ribbons streamers before the train left. UT Austin Traditions and Nostalgia, by Margaret Catherine Berry published by Shoal Creek in 1975. Page 19. ***Always remember that a real Texan knows that "Texas Our Texas" is the state song.*** HAPPY THANKSGIVING