Jeffie, there were TOWNLEYs around Jacksboro, TX. Try looking in that area. Sheryl McNeely Shaw sjmcs@earthlink.net > [Original Message] > From: Jeffie Butler <jeffieb@hal-pc.org> > To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 4/26/2004 4:23:29 PM > Subject: Re: [TXWISE-L] Denton-Wise Boundary > > LaDarlaK@aol.com wrote: > > >Forwarded Message: > >Subj:Denton-Wise Boundary > >Date:4/24/2004 2:44:22 PM Central Daylight Time > >From:deanandnell@lakewebs.net > >To:ladarlak@AOL.com > >Sent from the Internet (Details) > > > > > > > >LaDarla > >We have been trying for some time to get Sams-Burnett-Mennerly Cemetery, in > >Denton County, designated as a Historical Cemetery. We are now at the point of > >writing a history of this cemetery. This cemetery is on the Denton-Wise > >County line. At some point in time I heard the boundary was changed and we were > >wondering if at one time this was in Wise County. Seems like the Death > >Certificates of most of the people buried there were issued by Wise County. > >We were told Denton County has no records for this cemetery back past 1911. > >We was told the Denton Courthouse burned in 1878. > >This is a 1.05 acre cemetery which is being destroyed by the livestock > >belonging to the man who owns the land surrounding the cemetery. At one time it set > >on a county road but at some point in time the county commissioners closed > >this road. > >Would it be suitable for you to post this on the Wise County list so we can > >hear from people who have relatives buried there? > >In order to write a history, we have to find some facts. We can't even find > >a record of a cemetery committee ever existing. We asked the Denton Historical > >Commission for information about this cemetery, but evidently they don't have > >any. > >We can use all the help we can get. > >Thanks, Dean and Nell........ > > > > > > > > > Does there happen to be any Townley' in that cemetery. I'm trying to > find where John W. (Zacharia?) and Elizabeth Townley are buried. Jonn > died Nov 11, 1899 in Denton or Wise Co. > I don't know when Elizabeth died it was after Sept.1851, that is when my > gggrandfather Henry Mack was born . They came from Miss. after 1849 when > Elijah was born. > > Jeffie Lou Butler

LaDarlaK@aol.com wrote: >Forwarded Message: >Subj:Denton-Wise Boundary >Date:4/24/2004 2:44:22 PM Central Daylight Time >From:deanandnell@lakewebs.net >To:ladarlak@AOL.com >Sent from the Internet (Details) > > > >LaDarla >We have been trying for some time to get Sams-Burnett-Mennerly Cemetery, in >Denton County, designated as a Historical Cemetery. We are now at the point of >writing a history of this cemetery. This cemetery is on the Denton-Wise >County line. At some point in time I heard the boundary was changed and we were >wondering if at one time this was in Wise County. Seems like the Death >Certificates of most of the people buried there were issued by Wise County. >We were told Denton County has no records for this cemetery back past 1911. >We was told the Denton Courthouse burned in 1878. >This is a 1.05 acre cemetery which is being destroyed by the livestock >belonging to the man who owns the land surrounding the cemetery. At one time it set >on a county road but at some point in time the county commissioners closed >this road. >Would it be suitable for you to post this on the Wise County list so we can >hear from people who have relatives buried there? >In order to write a history, we have to find some facts. We can't even find >a record of a cemetery committee ever existing. We asked the Denton Historical >Commission for information about this cemetery, but evidently they don't have >any. >We can use all the help we can get. >Thanks, Dean and Nell........ > > > > Does there happen to be any Townley' in that cemetery. I'm trying to find where John W. (Zacharia?) and Elizabeth Townley are buried. Jonn died Nov 11, 1899 in Denton or Wise Co. I don't know when Elizabeth died it was after Sept.1851, that is when my gggrandfather Henry Mack was born . They came from Miss. after 1849 when Elijah was born. Jeffie Lou Butler

William, Do you think that Anna M. Kelsay might be her? If so I'll send you a copy of the photo of her headstone in Thomas Cemetery. David Pitts Houston TX thomas-494.jpg Kelsay, Anna M. Nov 6, 1849 Nov 16, 1894 Wife of C.W. thomas-493.jpg Kelsay, C.W. Mar 4, 1838 October 18, 1922 thomas-496.jpg Kelsay, Guy 1882 1956 bridgeport-west-0506.jpg Kelsey, Joe July 17, 1922 July 17, 1922 bridgeport-west-0507.jpg Kelsey, Lillie Pearl November 19, 1914 October 23, 1918 Daughter of Joe & Lou

Forwarded Message: Subj:Mary Kelsay Date:4/25/2004 3:44:03 PM Central Daylight Time From:clarkson1@juno.com To:ladarlak@aol.com Sent from the Internet (Details) Do you have records of Mary Kelsay in mid 1800. She is my mother ,mother. Do not have the correct date of death but could be around 1880. She lived in Alvoid, Texas William F clarkson

Thanks Dave, Dean and Nell. Well the hunt goes on! I have land deeds showing that John J. Prestridge owned property in Chico and I also have a record where his family sold the property. I have not found a will or any probate as of yet but I have not searched all of the records in Wise. I know that he died 2 Jan. 1899 because his niece had a hand written note in Jackson Parish LA that had been written to go into the paper there, but it doesn't say where he is buried. I feel like he has to be somewhere in Wise Co. I just don't know where! Julie

Dean and Nell, where is this cemetery located? I have lost relatives who died in Chico. They are not buried in any cemetery in Wise Co. that I can find. I have been searching everywhere for them but have not had any luck. I know the death date is in 1899. Is this cemetery anywhere close to Chico? Julie

Sorry, Julie There are no Prestridges on the list for S-B-M Cemetery Nell....... ----- Original Message ----- From: <Neatstuffgifts@aol.com> To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 4:07 PM Subject: Re: [TXWISE-L] Denton-Wise Boundary > Thanks Dave, Dean and Nell. Well the hunt goes on! I have land deeds showing > that John J. Prestridge owned property in Chico and I also have a record where > his family sold the property. I have not found a will or any probate as of > yet but I have not searched all of the records in Wise. I know that he died 2 > Jan. 1899 because his niece had a hand written note in Jackson Parish LA that > had been written to go into the paper there, but it doesn't say where he is > buried. I feel like he has to be somewhere in Wise Co. I just don't know where! > Julie > >

Forwarded Message: Subj:Denton-Wise Boundary Date:4/24/2004 2:44:22 PM Central Daylight Time From:deanandnell@lakewebs.net To:ladarlak@AOL.com Sent from the Internet (Details) LaDarla We have been trying for some time to get Sams-Burnett-Mennerly Cemetery, in Denton County, designated as a Historical Cemetery. We are now at the point of writing a history of this cemetery. This cemetery is on the Denton-Wise County line. At some point in time I heard the boundary was changed and we were wondering if at one time this was in Wise County. Seems like the Death Certificates of most of the people buried there were issued by Wise County. We were told Denton County has no records for this cemetery back past 1911. We was told the Denton Courthouse burned in 1878. This is a 1.05 acre cemetery which is being destroyed by the livestock belonging to the man who owns the land surrounding the cemetery. At one time it set on a county road but at some point in time the county commissioners closed this road. Would it be suitable for you to post this on the Wise County list so we can hear from people who have relatives buried there? In order to write a history, we have to find some facts. We can't even find a record of a cemetery committee ever existing. We asked the Denton Historical Commission for information about this cemetery, but evidently they don't have any. We can use all the help we can get. Thanks, Dean and Nell........

Julie, If the Sams-Burnett-Mennerly cemetery is on the boundary of Wise and Denton Counties it would not be close to Chico. Chico is in the NW section of Wise County and Denton County is on the east side of Wise. But, of course, "close" is a relative term, so it depends on your perspective. Dave Pitts On Saturday, April 24, 2004, at 03:37 PM, Neatstuffgifts@aol.com wrote: > Dean and Nell, where is this cemetery located? I have lost relatives > who died > in Chico. They are not buried in any cemetery in Wise Co. that I can > find. I > have been searching everywhere for them but have not had any luck. I > know the > death date is in 1899. Is this cemetery anywhere close to Chico? Julie >

Sam's-Burnett- Mennerly Cemetery is located in the Drop Community, From I-35W go to U. S. 380, west to FM 156, exit south 9.6 miles to FM 1384, west for 3.8 miles, then north on Sherman Road for 0.9 miles. A wooden cow sign marks the road where you turn in to the propery that surrounds the cemetery. Landowners name is Steve Williams. We have a partial list of people buried there. Nell......... ----- Original Message ----- From: <Neatstuffgifts@aol.com> To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 3:37 PM Subject: Re: [TXWISE-L] Denton-Wise Boundary > Dean and Nell, where is this cemetery located? I have lost relatives who died > in Chico. They are not buried in any cemetery in Wise Co. that I can find. I > have been searching everywhere for them but have not had any luck. I know the > death date is in 1899. Is this cemetery anywhere close to Chico? Julie > >

Forwarded Message: Subj:{not a subscriber} Byron Rhome Date:4/21/2004 12:09:13 AM Central Daylight Time From:RobertTPaige@aol.com To:txwise-l@rootsweb.com Sent from the Internet (Details) Would you have any information as to whether Byron Rhome, Head Football Coach at Sunset High School in Dallas ca.1940's - 1950's was any relation to Byron Rhome, early settler of Rhome , Texas ? Robert Paige Irving Member of The Dallas Historical Society www.dallashistory.org www.hallofstate.com www.bigtex.com

Carla: Thank you so much for you note. I am happy to share freely any of the genealogical research I've done. The downside for Wise County Historical Society is that none of it took place in Wise County. We are the new ones here, having arrived only at the end of 1999. Just FYI, I have posted quite a number of genealogical works on my family and families allied to my family. They are on my personal web site. They are in the from of PDF files. You could peruse some of them and decide if you wanted to download any of them. You have my permission to lodge any of them in the archives of the Wise County Historical Society. I just know that it probably is far more than you would want. I've enjoyed looking around the museum some, but it has been perhaps three years since I've made a couple of trips. I hope to get back soon. Your friend in history and genealogy, D .A. D. A. Sharpe 805 Derting Road East Aurora, TX 76078-3712 Memberships: Dallas Genealogical Society (Life Member) Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Boggess Family Association Chapman Families of America Sharp Families (Palentines) Noxubee County Historical Society Wise County Historical Society Home 817-638-5560 Office 214-526-1766, ext. 1254 Cell 214-418-6230 FAX 214-559-5322 (@ office) Personal Web Site: www.dasharpe.com

Susan, Received you check for the articles and the generous donation. We do appreciate it. After I wrote we found another article in the Denton History so we are including that also. If we may be of any further assistance please let us know. If you would like to submit a Family Group Sheet or information on the families you are researching we would be honored to add them to our Archives. Include your name and address incase someone would like to contact you in reference to your information. Again Thank You. Carla Womack, President Wise County Historical Society, Inc. P.O. Box 427 Decatur, Texas 76234 wisecountymuseum@ntws.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <DrkRaven79@aol.com> To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 12:49 AM Subject: [TXWISE-L] Denton Co > Trying to find information on FRANK CUNNIS/CUNNIUS killed by Indians in > Denton Co 1868 while locating lost cattle. Frank lived with his family in Wise Co > and was about 30 miles from home. Found dead at the Keep Ranch. > > Thanks, > > Susan R. >

AltaMDurden@aol.com I sent it in the next message as soon as I saw it was missing. Sorry.

La Darla, I didn't see Alta Mitchem Durden's address in your forwarded message to the list serve. I'll be happy to send her the cemetery data, if you have her e-mail address. Dave On Friday, April 16, 2004, at 06:41 PM, LaDarlaK@aol.com wrote: > Today I received from the Texas Department of Health a Death > Certificate for > James Warner Mitchum, who died at age 69 years, 4 months and 23 days > on June > 7, 1920 in Hood County, Texas at Glen Rose, but who was buried on June > 11, 1920 > at Pleasant Valley in Wise County by Harris & Harris (undertakers) of > Granberry, Texas. This certificate indicates he was born January 19, > 1851 in > Tennessee. > > This birth date matches that of a James W. Mitchum born on this date in > Georgia to Bartlett C. Mitchum and his wife, Nancy Caroline Camp > Mitchum; however, > this death certificate, (upon information given by "Mrs. J. W. > Mitchum", the > widow, I presume), states the deceased's father was J. B. Mitchum and > his > mother's maiden name was "Kimp" (which may be some phonetic distortion > of "Camp"?). > > Members of the Mitchum family in Texas tell me their J. W. Mitchum, > with this > same birth date, is buried at Cumby in Wise County. > > Do you have any idea how we might determine whether the burial place in > Pleasant Valley is consistent with the above death certificate > information, or > whether this death certificate represents a record belonging to a > second James > Mitchum? > > Thank you. > > Alta Mitchem Durden >

Today I received from the Texas Department of Health a Death Certificate for James Warner Mitchum, who died at age 69 years, 4 months and 23 days on June 7, 1920 in Hood County, Texas at Glen Rose, but who was buried on June 11, 1920 at Pleasant Valley in Wise County by Harris & Harris (undertakers) of Granberry, Texas. This certificate indicates he was born January 19, 1851 in Tennessee. This birth date matches that of a James W. Mitchum born on this date in Georgia to Bartlett C. Mitchum and his wife, Nancy Caroline Camp Mitchum; however, this death certificate, (upon information given by "Mrs. J. W. Mitchum", the widow, I presume), states the deceased's father was J. B. Mitchum and his mother's maiden name was "Kimp" (which may be some phonetic distortion of "Camp"?). Members of the Mitchum family in Texas tell me their J. W. Mitchum, with this same birth date, is buried at Cumby in Wise County. Do you have any idea how we might determine whether the burial place in Pleasant Valley is consistent with the above death certificate information, or whether this death certificate represents a record belonging to a second James Mitchum? Thank you. Alta Mitchem Durden

I didnt post it on here...LaDarla did...and I thank her for that...SO......BITE ME ----- Original Message ----- From: Minnie Champ To: TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [TXWISE-L] Lets support these GREAT GUYS!! This is an inappropriate use of TXWISE-L ----- Original Message ----- From: LaDarlaK@aol.com To: TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 6:55 AM Subject: [TXWISE-L] Lets support these GREAT GUYS!! In a message dated 5/3/2004 8:49:47 PM Central Daylight Time, thewiggins99@hotmail.com writes: The Bridgeport Vol. Fire Department is having its annual BBQ Supper-Poker Run-Bike Show-Auction-BBQ Cookoff Saturday May 8th. The Poker Run will kick-off things starting at 12:00 noon. Cost to enter Poker Run is $15.00 per card. This is one entry into the poker run and a BBQ plate supper starting at 5:00pm. All bikes need to be back and entered into the Bike Show by 5:00pm. For those not participating in the Bike Show/Poker Run the BBQ will start being served at 5:00pm. Take outs will be available. The winners of the BBQ cookoff, Poker Run and Bike Show will be announced at 6:00pm and the Auction will be immediately following that. Pat Waters and his band will be providing live entertainment all evening so come out and spend the evening with us and enjoy some great music and fun while supporting the BVFD at the same time. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year so please come support us in any way you can....Thank You

eleanor hembree wrote: >THANKS, ELEANOR >----- Original Message ----- >From: <Binkfraze@aol.com> >To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 4:30 PM >Subject: Re: [TXWISE-L] Alfred Lansing Sharpe/Catherine Leavell Sharp >(Heritage Quest)! > > > > >>Eleanor: >> >>I am able to access Heritage Quest online through the TXShare connection >> >> >that > > >>our local City Library has. Was fortunate enough to finally get the >> >> >username > > >>and password....since I have a current library card. >> >>If I remember right, there was some discussion on this mail list earlier >> >> >this > > >>year about the capability of accessing Heritage Quest over the internet, >>through whatever connection your local library has....after obtaining the >> >> >key > > >>things....the TXShare internet address, and the username and password. I >> >> >think > > >>the hard part...at least here...was getting a librarian to understand what >> >> >I was > > >>talking about and then, getting those key things from them. >> >>After going to the correct internet address to get you into the TXShare >>"spot", it asks for the username and password. Then, after typing in the >> >> >username > > >>and password, it opens up to a variety of things....but, after scrolling >> >> >down > > >>about 2/3rds of the way, on the right hand side is "Heritage Quest". >> >> >Clicking > > >>on that takes you into the Heritage Quest screen and lets you select >>searching in the Census, Books, or PERSI. >> >>What I've found in the Book search area is a number of early published >>(beginning of 1900's) books that have been scanned, page by page. And, >> >> >these pages > > >>can be printed from your computer if you want a "hard copy". >> >>The only "down side", if there is one, is that if you don't move within >> >> >this > > >>site after you've been in it....for say, 4 or 5 minutes...you get called >> >> >away > > >>from your computer....you will have to go completely out and then, go back >>into the TXShare site, use the username and password, scroll down and >> >> >click on > > >>Heritage Quest, etc. >>Because, a Heritage Quest screen comes up and asks for a user name and >>password....and those are different than the ones that the TXShare >> >> >uses....and won't > > >>let you back in to HQ. >> >>Otherwise, its great! And, HQ tries to fill in for the census years that >>Ancestry.com doesn't have yet. I've only had a few cases where neither HQ >> >> >nor > > >>Ancestry.com didn't have up a certain census year in a certain area of the >> >> >U.S. > > >>that I needed. Neither HQ nor Ancestry.com have ALL the census years for >> >> >all > > >>the U.S. areas up to search; so, it's nice that they sort of "compliment" >> >> >each > > >>other for the most part. >> >>Hope this isn't too confusing, and is of some help. >> >>Take Care, >> >>Sallie R. Frazee >>El Paso, TX >>binkfraze@aol.com >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > I understand that TXShare and Heritage Quest might not be able for us to get into much longer. You might want to contact the library. I received this thru an e-mail. I will see if I can find out where it came from and forward it. Jeffie Butler

Aerial Photos www.lakebridgeport.com I was browsing today and went through the Lake Bridgeport site again. Sue has put up some really wonderful pictures. And check out the rest of the web site, if you haven't already. La Darla

Forwarded Message: Subj:Wise County Date:4/15/2004 8:48:48 AM Central Daylight Time From:JHG2572@dcccd.edu To:ladarlak@AOL.com Sent from the Internet (Details) I am researching the marmion family. I noticed a Mary ? who married a William MArmion by 1910. they have 2 children a Richard Henry Marmion and Mary . Is there info available. Thanks John