Thank you so much for your efforts and help! Actually, the father of Robert was William Wall Stanfield, one of the early settlers of Aurora, and definitely not a preacher! You people connected to the Wise County website to d agreat job! Thanks, -Joanne DeShong ----- Original Message ----- From: <DASharpe@aol.com> To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 10:03 PM Subject: [TXWISE-L] Robert Wilshier Stanfield > I live in Aurora, Wise County, and am a Presbyterian, though a member of a > church in another county. However, I may be able to help. > > I have in my library the Ministerial Directory 1861-1951 of the Presbyterian > Church in the United States. That was the name of the portion of the > Presbyterian Church that disassociated itself from the North in the time of the War > Between the States. So, it is known as the Southern Presbyterian Church or > the PCUS. > > It is not an exclusive listing of Presbyterians, just a fairly comprehensive > list of those in the Civil Wary and post time that were in that particular > Southern denomination. > > That being said, there is not a listing for Robert Wilshier Stanfield in > that Directory. He possibly could have been of the Cumberland Presbyterian > denomination which did have a presence in Texas in those years and still does > today. However, I do not have that information with me. You might seek it out > in a library. > > I did find a listing for a Stephen Anderson Stanfield who was a pastor born > Feb. 20 1823 and he died January 15, 1874. That is all found in the listing. > It does not give any history of where he served. However, he may have been > the father of the Robert Wilshier Stanfield you are seeking. > > I hope this is helpful. > > D. A. > > D. A. Sharpe > Executive Administrator > for the Senior Pastor > Highland Park Presbyterian Church > 3821 University Blvd. > Dallas, TX 75205-1710 > > Office 214-526-1766, ext. 1254 > FAX 214-559-5322 > > > _www.hppc.org_ (http://www.hppc.org/) > > Home: > 805 Derting Road East > Aurora, TX 76078-3712 > > Home 817-638-5560 > > Cell D.A. 214-418-6230 > Cell Suz 214-418-6232 > > _www.dasharpe.com_ (http://www.dasharpe.com/) > > >