DEAR SALLY I KNOW SOME FOLK IN HOUSTON BY THE LAST NAME OF FRAZEE.DO YOU HAVE FAMILY THERE? I FOUND YOUR NAME ON THE WISE CO. SITE. ELEANOR HEMBREE ----- Original Message ----- From: <Binkfraze@aol.com> To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 11:27 PM Subject: Re: [TXWISE-L] Robert Lee Watts and Mary Isabel Hobson Watts > Richard: > > It's about 10:20 p.m. here in El Paso, and I've just read your e-mail. > > I've got to get to bed because I have to be at church at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow. > > However, give me a few days to "mull" this one over. I haven't really worked > on any adoptions, as of yet. Not sure what I can do, but will try. > > Take care, and Have a Happy Easter, > > Sallie R. Frazee > El Paso, TX > binkfraze@aol.com > > >

Richard: It's about 10:20 p.m. here in El Paso, and I've just read your e-mail. I've got to get to bed because I have to be at church at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow. However, give me a few days to "mull" this one over. I haven't really worked on any adoptions, as of yet. Not sure what I can do, but will try. Take care, and Have a Happy Easter, Sallie R. Frazee El Paso, TX binkfraze@aol.com

D.A.: From Heritage Quest I found the following: 1900 .... Jeff Davis Co, TX ....1 J-Pct Sharpe, Alfred L, 41 Nov 1858 OH-NY-OH married 6 years--farmer Kate L, wife, 26 Oct 1873 TX-SC-AL birthed 1 child, 1 living John O, son, 10 Dec 1889 TX-OH-SC (on next page) Sharpe, Lula H, dau, 2 Sept 1897 TX-OH-TX Leavell, Gay (??), sister-in-law, 20 Feb 1880 TX-SC-AL (or, possibly, Gray ??) (was married 4yrs & was at school) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- 1910 .... El Paso, El Paso Co, TX Sharpe, Alfred L, 52 OH-NY-NY widower-- collector of customs, US govt John O, son, 20 TX-OH-TX Holland, dau, 12 TX-OH-TX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- Again, the parents' states for the 2 censuses on the 2 children; however, this is the same family. It also depends on who gave the information to the census taker....they could have guessed vs. really knowing for sure what the information was. Hope this helps. Take Care, Sallie R. Frazee El Paso, TX binkfraze@aol.com

Sallie, my name is Richard Stracener and I live in Corpus Christi ,Tx. I just nosticed your e-mail and thought I would run this by you and see if you can do anything with it,this one is a real challenge ! . My grandmother was born in Paridise,Tx August 29,1917 . Supposidly her mother died at birth,and her grandfather raised her till he died . Approx. 4-6 yrs. later. She was put into an orphanage in Ft. Worth,and she was adopted by a family named Chaney and moved to the Rio Grande Valley where she grew up. I have been searching hi and low, I don't have a name(possibly Brown) I am currently working on this research. If you have any angles I would appreciate it. Richard P.S. this is my mother's mother

In El Paso County Census, can you find entry for the family of Alfred Lansing Sharpe. He should have had a wife names Catherine Leavell Sharpe who married him about 1895. She was one of four wives I believe he had. I would be interested what children any entry may have said he had at either 1900 or 1910. Supposedly, he was elected to the Texas Legislature from El Paso in the election of 1904. 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

Debra: Since our FHC here in El Paso, Texas (on the Eastside) has access to both Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest, I decided to see if I could find your Robert L. Watts, wife, and family in 1900 & 1910 Texas Censuses for you. I've been doing quite a bit of tracking of my Wise County families (and their decendants) through the U.S. Federal Censuses, lately, with some success. They (mostly the descendants) didn't stay put in Wise County, but seemed to spread out into the other counties west, north, east, etc. from Wise County. But, in some cases, did eventually return after their deaths, to be buried in several of the cemeteries in Wise County. What I did find for a Robert L. and wife, Isabel... was the following: 1900 .....Johnson Co, TX.....Pct. 5 Robert L. Watts Sept 1863 36 TX-SC-VA married 12 years Isibel (Isabel), wife Oct 1872 27 TX-AL-TX birthed 5 children, 4 living Robert E, son Feb 1892 7 TX-TX-TX Lillie E, dau Jan 1894 6 TX-TX-TX Wilborn F, son Mar 1896 4 TX-TX-TX Mary E, dau Jan 1898 2 TX-TX-TX Rogers, Wm. M, Boarder MO-MO-AK ------------------------------------------------------------- 1910.....Baylor Co, TX.....J-Pct 4 Robert L. Watts, 41 (but shld be 46) TX-AL-VA married 22 years Isabel, wife, 38 TX-TX-TX birthed 6 children, 5 living Robert E, son 17 TX-TX-TX Lilie, dau 15 TX-TX-TX Frank, son 14 TX-TX-TX Mary, dau 12 TX-TX-TX Garland, son 9 TX-TX-TX ----------------------------------------------------------------- (What I found in researching in the Censuses is that the birth (or, nativity) states weren't always reported accurately...especially, as the person got up in years. The parents' states sometimes changed...guess their memories became a little fuzzy, at times. But, what was more important, was that the children and wife would match up. Also, on one of my families, between 1910 and 1920, the children aged the correct number of years; however, the parents only aged about 4-5 years. Guess they didn't want to age the full 10 years .. :-)....But, I knew it was the correct family....<grin>. ) Hope the above are your "kinfolk"...and if so, hope this helps. Take Care, Sallie R. Frazee El Paso, TX binkfraze@aol.com

----- Original Message ----- From: <Binkfraze@aol.com> To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 6:25 PM Subject: [TXWISE-L] Robert Lee Watts and Mary Isabel Hobson Watts > Debra: > > Since our FHC here in El Paso, Texas (on the Eastside) has access to both > Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest, I decided to see if I could find your Robert L. > Watts, wife, and family in 1900 & 1910 Texas Censuses for you. > > I've been doing quite a bit of tracking of my Wise County families (and their > decendants) through the U.S. Federal Censuses, lately, with some success. > They (mostly the descendants) didn't stay put in Wise County, but seemed to > spread out into the other counties west, north, east, etc. from Wise County. But, > in some cases, did eventually return after their deaths, to be buried in > several of the cemeteries in Wise County. > > What I did find for a Robert L. and wife, Isabel... was the following: > > 1900 .....Johnson Co, TX.....Pct. 5 > > Robert L. Watts Sept 1863 36 TX-SC-VA married 12 years > Isibel (Isabel), wife Oct 1872 27 TX-AL-TX birthed 5 > children, 4 living > Robert E, son Feb 1892 7 TX-TX-TX > Lillie E, dau Jan 1894 6 TX-TX-TX > Wilborn F, son Mar 1896 4 TX-TX-TX > Mary E, dau Jan 1898 2 TX-TX-TX > Rogers, Wm. M, Boarder MO-MO-AK > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 1910.....Baylor Co, TX.....J-Pct 4 > > Robert L. Watts, 41 (but shld be 46) TX-AL-VA married 22 years > Isabel, wife, 38 TX-TX-TX birthed 6 > children, 5 living > Robert E, son 17 TX-TX-TX > Lilie, dau 15 TX-TX-TX > Frank, son 14 TX-TX-TX > Mary, dau 12 TX-TX-TX > Garland, son 9 TX-TX-TX > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > (What I found in researching in the Censuses is that the birth (or, nativity) > states weren't always reported accurately...especially, as the person got up > in years. The parents' states sometimes changed...guess their memories became > a little fuzzy, at times. But, what was more important, was that the children > and wife would match up. Also, on one of my families, between 1910 and 1920, > the children aged the correct number of years; however, the parents only aged > about 4-5 years. Guess they didn't want to age the full 10 years .. > :-)....But, I knew it was the correct family....<grin>. ) > > Hope the above are your "kinfolk"...and if so, hope this helps. > > Take Care, > > Sallie R. Frazee > El Paso, TX > binkfraze@aol.com > > I just found a list of "Watts " buried in the Jonestown Cemetery, Alvord, Wise co.; several people here.; Look for Texas genealogy......The USGenWeb Archives Project.....the list was sumitted by Johnny Johnson on April ,2004. gvelle@frontiernet.net >

Hello, Rosalie: My limited records on Mary Isabelle Hobson (b January 1860) reflect she is the daughter of Mary A. Hanson (b May 17, 1829; d December 29, 1875) and Riley Hobson (b February 22, 1822; d January 5, 1894). I found her parents to be buried in Sandhill Cemetery there in Wise County in a recent visit. Perhaps that might help locate her in some resources. Donna M. Simon, researching the genealogy of SIMON, BROCKMAN, POLK, LARGE, WIEDEMAN, WOODS, YATES, WILBANKS, SPARKS, HOBSON dmsimon@1scom.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wise County Heritage Museum" <wisemuseum@ntws.net> To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [TXWISE-L] 1900 Census > Debra, > I have searched both 1900 and 1910 Wise County census. Robert Lee Watts > and Mary Isabel Hudson Watts are not mentioned in either. Also, I checked > our cemetery names, and they do not appear. Our 1910 microfilm was so dim > we could not decipher some of it, so we can't say it is complete. We > ordered the 3rd copy, and all were the same. > Roslie Gregg > Executive Director > wisemuseum@ntws.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <KnightnSaugus@aol.com> > To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 7:54 PM > Subject: [TXWISE-L] 1900 Census > > > > I was wondering if you could tell me what it says for Robert Lee Watts and > > Mary Isabel Hobson Watts and children on the 1900 Wise county (probably > Decatur) > > census. Also 1910 if avalable. > > Thanks, > > Debra Knight > > > >

Debra, I have searched both 1900 and 1910 Wise County census. Robert Lee Watts and Mary Isabel Hudson Watts are not mentioned in either. Also, I checked our cemetery names, and they do not appear. Our 1910 microfilm was so dim we could not decipher some of it, so we can't say it is complete. We ordered the 3rd copy, and all were the same. Roslie Gregg Executive Director wisemuseum@ntws.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <KnightnSaugus@aol.com> To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 7:54 PM Subject: [TXWISE-L] 1900 Census > I was wondering if you could tell me what it says for Robert Lee Watts and > Mary Isabel Hobson Watts and children on the 1900 Wise county (probably Decatur) > census. Also 1910 if avalable. > Thanks, > Debra Knight >

I have Mary Isabelle Hobson (b January 1860) married to Robert Watts in my bunch... Would love to share information with you. Have a terrific Easter weekend! Donna M. Simon, researching the genealogy of SIMON, BROCKMAN, POLK, LARGE, WIEDEMAN, WOODS, YATES, WILBANKS, SPARKS, HOBSON dmsimon@1scom.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <KnightnSaugus@aol.com> To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 7:54 PM Subject: [TXWISE-L] 1900 Census > I was wondering if you could tell me what it says for Robert Lee Watts and > Mary Isabel Hobson Watts and children on the 1900 Wise county (probably Decatur) > census. Also 1910 if avalable. > Thanks, > Debra Knight > >

I was wondering if you could tell me what it says for Robert Lee Watts and Mary Isabel Hobson Watts and children on the 1900 Wise county (probably Decatur) census. Also 1910 if avalable. Thanks, Debra Knight

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----- Original Message ----- From: <LaDarlaK@aol.com> To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 9:31 AM Subject: [TXWISE-L] Marriages > Thank you for volunteering to do look-ups for Wise County. As a volunteer > for another county, I know how much help it is. > > If possible, I would like to find a marriage between George R. McLaughlin > and Laura Keller/Kellar which probably took place 1898-1900. I would be > Interested in any information that the record might include. > > Again, thank you for your time! > > Whitney McLaughlin > McLaugh103@aol.com > > It does seem like I've taken on Wise Co, or at least Bridgeport..in the search for info on my fathers family..BUT I'm really slow at this..its my first atempt at research & my computer skills are worse..MORE THAN HAPPY to send anything I find on the above mentioned people..Hope to find you something soon. GloriaMarvelle gvelle@frontiernet.net

Louis We already have the 1900 and 1910 census transcribed at the Wise County Heritage Museum. They are in alphabetical order with page number listed, therefore, no problem to look them up on the microfilm., also have the 1920 transcribed. Rosalie Gregg Executive Director wisemusem@ntws.net From: LOUIS MOSIER <loumosal@compuwise.net> To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 9:33 PM Subject: Re: [TXWISE-L] Wise County Census Extracts > I think it's great that you are transcribing the census records for Wise > County. Do you plan on doing this with the 1900 and 1910 census records? > These contain a little more information than the other census records do and > the genealogy sites that have them available for viewing, do not have them > indexed. The only way to find ANYONE is to spend days/weeks/months waiting > for them to download and then reading through page after page. I certainly > hope you plan on transcribing those records. > Thanks for doing a great job! > Louis > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sue Tackel" <drycreek@wf.net> > To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 7:23 AM > Subject: [TXWISE-L] Wise County Census Extracts > > > > LaDarla and I have a new project (a big one). We are trying to > > transcribe the 1930 Wise County Census. I did Decatur Township, and she > did > > the Boonsville area. Then she ran into trouble doing Bridgeport Township. > > The handwriting was real hard to read, so I did 1920 Bridgeport Township > > (which was also hard to read). After we finished both, we sorted them by > > last name and compared the families. We checked all the names against each > > other and also checked the cemetery records. There's still LOTS OF ERRORS, > > especially with the Hispanic names that we're not very familiar with. > > There's an alphabetical index by last and first names for the 1920 and > > 1930 completed enumeration districts, and then tables of all the data. > > Several pages are on the web with the home page (Wise County Census > > Extracts) = http://www.wf.net/~drycreek/index.htm > > It's interesting to look at the occupations. 1930 Decatur had lots of > > college teachers at the Baptist College, and Bridgeport had lots of coal > > miners who lived in mining camp #1 and #2. There were lots of people from > > Syria and other countries in Bridgeport in 1920 and 1930. > > Check these pages out (we hope to add more soon) and let us know about > > errors you find in the families. When we finish the project, we'll print > > these tables and indexes out for the libraries, museum, etc. > > Sue > > > > >

LA DARLA, I SEE THE PERSON LOOKING FOR THOMPSONS ON HERE. THERE ARE THOMPSONS ON OUR FAMILY TOO. J. U. THOMPSON. J.A THOMPSON, JOHN HALL THOMPSON FROM ALVORD. MY HUSBANDS GRANDMOTHER WAS DORA W. THOMPSON. ELEANOR HEMBREE ----- Original Message ----- From: <LaDarlaK@aol.com> To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 5:38 PM Subject: [TXWISE-L] Thompson > Subj: Wise county information > Date: 4/6/2004 6:35:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time > From: Ebcdecatur@aol.com > To: LaDarlaK > > > Hi- Thanks for all your hard work on the Wise County web site. I live in Wise Co and have done/am doing some research for others so look at the information occassionally. I love being able to get all the cemetery info. > I need to know about Audubon. I found out it was close to Alvord. Are there any cemeteries there? We are looking for the grave site for Francis Marion Thompson or his son Dr. J.M Thompson. Information says there was a Ball cemetery in Audubon. (or any information on the death of one of them? )Do you have any ideas? Is what used to be Audubon still in Wise Co? > Thanks for your help Becky Culpepper > >

Subj: Wise county information Date: 4/6/2004 6:35:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: Ebcdecatur@aol.com To: LaDarlaK Hi- Thanks for all your hard work on the Wise County web site. I live in Wise Co and have done/am doing some research for others so look at the information occassionally. I love being able to get all the cemetery info. I need to know about Audubon. I found out it was close to Alvord. Are there any cemeteries there? We are looking for the grave site for Francis Marion Thompson or his son Dr. J.M Thompson. Information says there was a Ball cemetery in Audubon. (or any information on the death of one of them? )Do you have any ideas? Is what used to be Audubon still in Wise Co? Thanks for your help Becky Culpepper

Thank you for volunteering to do look-ups for Wise County. As a volunteer for another county, I know how much help it is. If possible, I would like to find a marriage between George R. McLaughlin and Laura Keller/Kellar which probably took place 1898-1900. I would be Interested in any information that the record might include. Again, thank you for your time! Whitney McLaughlin McLaugh103@aol.com

Subj: your website Date: 4/2/2004 1:41:25 AM Eastern Standard Time From: "gloria marvelle" <gvelle@frontiernet.net> To: <ladarlak@AOL.com> Sent from the Internet (Details) Thanks for letting me visit..I found alot of info today..plus a LIVING relative that I haven't met yet..(Janedanbid@aol.com..her query was #3 stuv.htm) (her grandmother is my Aunt !); Also found lots of info for both of my fathers parents in East Bridgeport/ using cemetries & census> Scaff/Boaz/Diez(Diaz)..other possible leads for Ray/Osburn/Ruckers..soon as I can sort it all out I'll pass the info on to you! my e-mail address is: gvelle@frontiernet.net Y O U P E O P L E ARE A W E S O M E ! !

Subj: Wise County History Date: 4/1/2004 8:25:47 PM Eastern Standard Time From: Edna Wood <ednawood@airmail.net> To: ladarlak@AOL.com Reply-To: ednawood@airmail.net Sent from the Internet (Details) Those who belong to the Wise County Historical Society and pay the meager sum of $10:00 per year help to keep Wise County history going. The newsletter Rosalie Gregg sends to members is worth that much alone. Contributions to the museum help to keep the old college building standing. When copies are made pay a little more than asked. It all helps and everyone can contribute. Wise County histroy is interesting and worthy of all the hard work citizens of the area are doing. Keep up the good work and cheers to the folks at the museum. Edna Wood -Paradise Tx

Lynn For the Wise County Historical Society, Inc. and Wise County Museum we wish to say Thank You. LaDarla and Sue have done an outstanding job for Wise County. I wish we at the Society and Museum would be able to do all lookup and research of our many resources for free also, however, without the fee that we charge, the membership, and donation we would not be able to keep the Museum or our Archives going and open 7 days a week. I would like to again add our thanks for all the many things LaDarla and Sue have done in the past and now to help support the Museum and Wise County Historical Society, Inc. Again THANK YOU to everyone who has supported us in our efforts. Carla Womack, President Wise County Historical Society, Inc. P.O. Box 427 Decatur, Texas 76234 wisecountymuseum@ntws.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Wright" <lynn.wright@cox.net> To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [TXWISE-L] FYI > Send a check for $10 for an annual membership (or you can always include > more if you can) to: > > Wise County Heritage Museum > Mrs. Rosalie Gregg, Director > 1602 S. Trinity Street > PO Box 427 > Decatur, TX 76234 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <DASharpe@aol.com> > To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 12:38 PM > Subject: Re: [TXWISE-L] FYI > > > > How do I join The Wise County Historical Society? > > >