We only have 2 Mead headstones in Wise County. They are in Chico Cemetery: You may need to look in Cooke County for cemeteries near Gainesville. There are several cemeteries in the area. The corner of Montague County is between Decatur and Gainesville, and Denton County is just to the east. Chico 1648 Mead LaBeth Robinson Sept 22, 1910 June 23, 1984Headstone with William Marston Chico 1649 Mead William Marston Sept 29, 1902 May 25, 1968Headstone with LaBeth Robinson We have the following funeral records: Do these names look familiar? HF73 928 Mead Hudson Dexter, Jr. H84 58 Mead Hudson, Jr. HF73 929 Mead La Beth Robinson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leta" <letamccurry@msn.com> To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 10:42 PM Subject: [TXWISE-L] Mead Family > I am trying to find information about Parlee Furgerson Mead who was married to Adam Monroe Mead Jr and who I believe died in Decatur, Wise County, Texas November 19, 1887. > > The story is that she had 4 children, Maggie Evaline, Jessie Dee, Lenora Jeanette and Polly Annie. Polly Annie was born in Wise County May 1, 1887. In November one of the older children brought something highly contagious home from school and as a consequence, the mother, Parlee Mead and the three older children all died very close to the same time. Polly Annie was spared by being passed out a window to a neighbor lady, Mrs. Trotter, who cared for her for the next two years until her father Adam Monroe Mead Jr remarried Georgiana Pearl Washburn in Wise County in 1889. > > I have been unable to find any records of these deaths. I assume they are buried at the same location. I am told that the mother is buried at a cemetery somewhere between Gainsville and Decatur. How many cemeteries are there in this area? (I am in Oregon) > > Is there any way to determine if they was some disease that swept through the area at that time causing multiple deaths? If so, I would think it would have been noted somewhere. > > Any assistance or direction you could give would be appreciated. Thanks > Leta McCurry > > >