The 1850 census is on-line at http://three-legged-willie.org

I have access to the 1850 and 1860 census of Wmson County, but not the index. Vicki

I would like to contact someone who has access to the 1850 or 1860 census for Williamson County Texas Thank you

OK folks..... First I want to apologize if you are seeing this on multiple lists but I want to contact as many people as possible. We all know how many of the businesses have been able to duplicate photos to the point that you are barely able to see the difference between the original and the duplicate. Well, what I'm looking for is going to be almost impossible. I'm looking for someone who can send me a duplicate of the photos that show up in the "Confederate Veteran" magazine, vol. 3, no.6 June 1895, page 186 titled "GEN. R.B. SNOWDEN AND STAFF, INTERSTATE DRILL AT MEMPHIS, TENN" AND... the "Confederate Veteran" magazine, vol 20, no. 19 Sept. 1919, page 428 titled "GEN. GEORGE W. GORDON". I'll be more than willing to pay for the expenses incurred for doing this. Can anyone out there help? Thanks for your time in reading this even if you can't help. Fred (Ric) Gordon

GORDON-WOOD-COLUMBUS-KEY-ROTHROCK TENNESSEE - TEXAS - ALABAMA http://GordonFamilyGenealogy.homestead.com/csa.html There will be more added as I find or receive additional information on my many, many cousins during the War Between The States.

wonderful fun facts...thanks wprice -----Original Message----- From: Anna Price <AnnaPrice@ndp.com> To: TXWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com <TXWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 4:04 PM Subject: [TXWILLIA] fun facts about 1900s >i thought this might be fun as you shake the leaves of your family tree! > > >>Fun Reading! anad maybe some interesting facts, too. >> > >> >In the summer of 1900... >> > >> >The average life expectancy in the United States was 47. >> > >> >Only 14% of the homes in the United States had a bathtub. >> > >> >Only 8% of the homes had a telephone. >> > >> >A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost $11. >> > >> >There were only 8,000 cars in the US and only 144 miles of paved roads. >> > >> >The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. >> > >> >Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily >populated than California. >> > >> >With a mere 1.4 million residents, California was only the 21st most >populated state in the Union. >> > >> >The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower. >> > >> >The average wage in the US was 22 cents an hour. >> > >> >The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year. >> > >> >A competent accountant could expect to earn $2,000 per year, a dentist >$2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and >> >$4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year. >> > >> >More than 95% of all births in the United States took place at home. >> > >> >90% of all US physicians had no college education. Instead, they >attended medical schools, many of which were condemned >> >in the press and by the government as "substandard." >> > >> >Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were 14 cents a dozen. Coffee cost 15 >cents a pound. >> > >> >Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg >yolks for shampoo. >> > >> >The five leading causes of death in the US were: >> > 1. Pneumonia and influenza; >> > 2. TB; >> > 3. Diarrhea; >> > 4. Heart disease; >> > 5. Stroke. >> > >> >The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii and >Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. >> > >> >The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was 30. The remote desert community >was inhabited by only a handful of ranchers and >> >their families. >> > >> >Plutonium, insulin, and antibiotics hadn't been discovered yet. >> > >> >Scotch tape, crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been >invented. >> > >> >There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day. >> > >> >One in 10 US adults couldn't read or write. >> > >> >Only 6% of all Americans had graduated from high school. >> > >> >Some medical authorities warned that professional seamstresses were apt >to become sexually aroused by the steady rhythm, hour >> >after hour, of the sewing machine's foot pedals. They recommended >slipping bromide, which was thought to diminish >> >sexual desire, into the women's drinking water. >> > >> >Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at >corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, >> >"Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, >> >regulates the stomach and the bowels, and is, in fact, a >> >perfect guardian of health." >> > >> >18% of households in the United States had at least one full- >> >time servant or domestic. >> > >> >There were about 230 reported murders in the US annually. >Texas is neither Southern nor Western. Texas is Texas >Anna Houston Price, FLMI, ACS >FiServ NDP - Client Services >Off: 512-345-1922 > >

i thought this might be fun as you shake the leaves of your family tree! >Fun Reading! anad maybe some interesting facts, too. > > > >In the summer of 1900... > > > >The average life expectancy in the United States was 47. > > > >Only 14% of the homes in the United States had a bathtub. > > > >Only 8% of the homes had a telephone. > > > >A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost $11. > > > >There were only 8,000 cars in the US and only 144 miles of paved roads. > > > >The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. > > > >Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. > > > >With a mere 1.4 million residents, California was only the 21st most populated state in the Union. > > > >The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower. > > > >The average wage in the US was 22 cents an hour. > > > >The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year. > > > >A competent accountant could expect to earn $2,000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and > >$4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year. > > > >More than 95% of all births in the United States took place at home. > > > >90% of all US physicians had no college education. Instead, they attended medical schools, many of which were condemned > >in the press and by the government as "substandard." > > > >Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were 14 cents a dozen. Coffee cost 15 cents a pound. > > > >Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo. > > > >The five leading causes of death in the US were: > > 1. Pneumonia and influenza; > > 2. TB; > > 3. Diarrhea; > > 4. Heart disease; > > 5. Stroke. > > > >The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. > > > >The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was 30. The remote desert community was inhabited by only a handful of ranchers and > >their families. > > > >Plutonium, insulin, and antibiotics hadn't been discovered yet. > > > >Scotch tape, crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented. > > > >There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day. > > > >One in 10 US adults couldn't read or write. > > > >Only 6% of all Americans had graduated from high school. > > > >Some medical authorities warned that professional seamstresses were apt to become sexually aroused by the steady rhythm, hour > >after hour, of the sewing machine's foot pedals. They recommended slipping bromide, which was thought to diminish > >sexual desire, into the women's drinking water. > > > >Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, > >"Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, > >regulates the stomach and the bowels, and is, in fact, a > >perfect guardian of health." > > > >18% of households in the United States had at least one full- > >time servant or domestic. > > > >There were about 230 reported murders in the US annually. Texas is neither Southern nor Western. Texas is Texas Anna Houston Price, FLMI, ACS FiServ NDP - Client Services Off: 512-345-1922

> -----Original Message----- > From: mewmeg [SMTP:mewmeg@morgan.net] > Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 9:29 PM > To: AnnaPrice@ndp.com > Subject: Index toTX probate records > > I want to thank you for all the hard work bringing these records on line. > They will be useful, especially when othjers are added . > I appreciate this work. > Curtis R. Garrett > 715 W. Pecan > Bowie, Texas 76230-4717 >

How do you access the Index to Probate Records?

#1. I am trying to locate information on a CRIST that married L. L. NORMAN sometime between 1880 and 1890 in the Williamson Co., area. #2. William H. Crist that married Alberta Adelaide JARRELL in Oct. 1888 in Williamson Co., Texas. They later moved to the Bay City area. I'd be interested in hearing from anyone with this name. It is unique and probably not that many. Thanks. Jackie Morgan

NCM means non compus mentis--i.e., mentally incompetent. It can be anyone from a child to an elderly person who is deemed incapable of handling their own affairs. LF ******************************************************************* Surnames: ALLISON - REVEALE - HARLING - PIERCE - REEVES - BURCHETT - YOUNG and other allied families NC - SC - VA - KY - TN - ALA - TX ******************************************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: Anna Price <AnnaPrice@ndp.com> To: <TXWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 3:37 PM Subject: RE: [TXWILLIA] Probate Index > this is great. what does NCM stand for in the index? i'm a newbie, so maybe > i'm the only one who is wondering! > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rebecca Osborne [SMTP:rebecca@osborne.org] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 1:54 AM > > To: TXWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [TXWILLIA] Probate Index > > > > Hello Folks, > > > > Those interested in looking at a state-wide Probate Index in the making > > are > > invited to see the newest addition to my web page: > > > > http://three-legged-willie.org/texas.htm > > > > There is a link to this page from my home page. > > http://three-legged-willie.org > > > > If you find these records to be of interest, please send a note to the > > McNeil High School students who have worked on this project. > > > > Thanks, > > Rebecca >

Anna, NCM stands for non compos mentis "not of sound mind" according to Webster. The probate index uses the term "Lunatic" Rebecca >> http://three-legged-willie.org/texas.htm

this is great. what does NCM stand for in the index? i'm a newbie, so maybe i'm the only one who is wondering! > -----Original Message----- > From: Rebecca Osborne [SMTP:rebecca@osborne.org] > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 1:54 AM > To: TXWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [TXWILLIA] Probate Index > > Hello Folks, > > Those interested in looking at a state-wide Probate Index in the making > are > invited to see the newest addition to my web page: > > http://three-legged-willie.org/texas.htm > > There is a link to this page from my home page. > http://three-legged-willie.org > > If you find these records to be of interest, please send a note to the > McNeil High School students who have worked on this project. > > Thanks, > Rebecca

In a message dated 05/31/2000 3:48:20 PM Central Daylight Time, AnnaPrice@ndp.com writes: << this is great. what does NCM stand for in the index? i'm a newbie, so maybe i'm the only one who is wondering! >> I don't remember the Latin, but it means unable to take care of their own affairs. NON CUPA something, I think. Linda

Hello Folks, Those interested in looking at a state-wide Probate Index in the making are invited to see the newest addition to my web page: http://three-legged-willie.org/texas.htm There is a link to this page from my home page. http://three-legged-willie.org If you find these records to be of interest, please send a note to the McNeil High School students who have worked on this project. Thanks, Rebecca

I am trying to find out what happened to the children of William BEARD, son of William Carver BEARD and Amanda BOATRIGHT, daughter of Levi BOATRIGHT. William and Amanda were married in Williamson Co., Texas on Jan 4, 1869. They had at least 4 children: Josephine BEARD, b. Dec. 1869 in Williamson Co., Texas. Alberta BEARD, b. 1871 probably in Williamson Co., Texas Stonewall Jackson BEARD, b. 1876 possibly in Williamson Co., Texas Mabel BEARD, b. 1878, possibly in Williamson Co., Texas. Their father, William, died before the 1880 census. Amanda was living with her brother-in-law, John B. REES in DeWitt Co. on the 1880 census. Amanda was listed as a widow. I don't know anything about what happened to Amanda or her children. It was believed that some of them may have moved to Oklahoma. Actually, I don't know exactly WHAT HAPPENED to William. He was not listed with Amanda and it is believed that he was one of the unmarked graves in the BEARD Cemetery in Granger, Williamson Co., Texas. Does ANYONE recognize these names? Would love to hear from you. Jackie Morgan in San Antonio.

unsubscribe WillWhit1@aol.com wrote: > Thank-you for sharing this tragic information. Whenever you are ready, I > will assist in the project that the students have so generously started. My > thoughts and prayers are with the families and entire community. > > Mary

Thank-you for sharing this tragic information. Whenever you are ready, I will assist in the project that the students have so generously started. My thoughts and prayers are with the families and entire community. Mary

my sympathy to the family and her friends for a life taken too soon. i passed the funeral home last night on the way to a williamson county genealogy society committee meeting. the parking lot at the funeral home was so full and so many young people were there for the visitation that they were waiting in line to go in. it made me realize what a loss they have suffered at what should be such a happy time - the beginning of the summer and end of school. please let us know if there is anything we can do, the kids from the school have been so good to us helping with the transcriptions! > -----Original Message----- > From: Rebecca Osborne [SMTP:rebecca@osborne.org] > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 6:43 PM > To: TXWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [TXWILLIA] Volunteers and McNeil High School news > > I hope to be able to respond more fully next week to the people who have > expressed an interest in helping with the data entry for the web page. > > Because many of you do not live in this area, you are likely unaware of > what > has happened this week at McNeil High School. Just two hours after the > student body was told that McNeil High School had been named a National > Blue > Ribbon School, 6 of our kids were in a terrible 3 car accident. The > accident > occurred right in front of the school. We lost one of the kids; she died > at > the hospital. > > As you can imagine, it has been a long week. Tomorrow, after getting the > seniors together for graduation rehearsal in the morning, we have a > funeral > service at school in the afternoon. > > I'll be in touch. > > Rebecca > http://three-legged-willie.org

Have any of you seen this article already about the senator who thinks genealogy is a threat to privacy? i have cut and pasted it here from another mailing list that arrived as an attachment. with so many viruses lately, i just took out the main text. i thought it needed to be passed along. Subject: [OWEN] [MAINE] Indiana rep. views genealogy as privacy threat > -------------Forwarded Message----------------- > From: INTERNET:MAINE-L@rootsweb.com, INTERNET:MAINE-L@rootsweb.com > To: , INTERNET:MAINE-L@rootsweb.com > > Date: 5/19/00 7:54 PM > > RE: [MAINE] Indiana rep. views genealogy as privacy threat > > > I've seen it all now! I have to wonder how far Rep. Pease will get trying to muzzle information related to America's #1 hobby. His e-mail address is available at the url listed below. > Regards, > Deb > > New Privacy Threat: Genealogy? > by Declan McCullagh > > 3:00 p.m. May. 18, 2000 PDT > > > Just when you thought there was nothing new to say about the oft-cited > privacy threats that Americans face, along comes Congress with another worry: genealogy. > > During a privacy hearing Thursday before a House Judiciary subcommittee, Rep. Ed Pease (R-Ind.) said the growing number of websites that allow people to trace their families' history was a threat that called for legislative action. "There are some commercial ventures now providing information on this subject ... oftentimes genealogical information involves a mother's maiden name, and that is often used by many as a password," Pease said. > .................. > > To view this article in its entirety, go to the following url: > http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,36442,00.html "Texas is neither Southern nor Western. Texas is Texas." - William Blakley Anna Price, FLMI, ACS AnnaPrice@NDP.Com FiServ NDP - Client Services Off: 512-345-1922/Fax: 512-346-7698