1981 #3 - Austin Genealogical Society

V o l , X X I I No. 3
SEPTEMBER 1981
CONTENTS
New O r l e a n s Greys - P a r t 2
C a p t . Thomas H . B r e e c e ' s Company
E a r l y Church F a t h e r s - - a n d Mothers
Texas V o l u n t e e r U n i t s i n t h e
Mexican War 1846-48 - P a r t 11
1 s t Texas Mounted V o l u n t e e r s
( 6 Months)
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Book Reviews
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Mendoza Cemetery, L o c k h a r t TX
Poem by Mary Beth Gracy
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A " S h o r t " Reminiscence
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"Reconstructed" O b i t u a r i e s
Happy Hunting Ground
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Missing Man Found
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"Census Funnies"
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A d d i t i o n s t o 1 9 8 1 AGS R o s t e r
ZIP P l u s 4 Code
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M r . Gerard P o Goudreau ( J e r r y )
President
1st V i c e - P r e s i d e n t
D r . J . L . Reeves ( J o h n i e )
2nd V i c e - P r e s i d e n t
Mrs, M O H OLigon (Podie)
We c o r d i n g S e w e t a r y
Mrs M O M . Smiland (Marilyn)
Mrs. H.L. Lemburg (Mary K a t h e r i n e )
Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. Arthur Danos (Laverne)
Treasurer
Mrs. H . H o Rugeley (Helen)
a u a r t e r l y Editor
(Send m a t e r i a l p e r t a i n i n g t o t h e Q u a r t e r l y ONLY t o t h e e d i t o r
a t h e r homep 2202 W o 10, A u s t i n TX 78703.)
Address a l l payments and o t h e r CORRESPONDENCE t o t h e Society a t
Box 774, Austin TX 78767.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
19811.1.82
1980-1981
Mrs. M.M. Boaz (Pe gy)
Mrs. A r t h u r Danos Laverne)
Mrs. G.Po Goudreau ( B a r b a r a )
Mrs. H.L. Lemburg ( K a t h e r i n e )
Mrs M.Eo Macdonald ( E d i t h )
Mrs. M O M . Mueg e ( M a r . j o r i e )
Mrso Joe Neal C l a r i c e )
Mrsd M O M . Smiland (Marilyn)
Mrso W.L. Wheelock ( D i x i e )
Mrs. Wm. R . Young (Wilena)
Miss Jane Biker
Mr. G o P oGoudreau (Jerry)
M I . B i l l y J o Kaiser
Mrso L O W . K i e f e r (Mary Frances)
Mrso W O K . Ligon ( P o d i e )
Mrso W i l l i a m G o Nagel (Andrea)
Mr. C O P oNiebuhr ( C l a r e n c e )
Mrs J o M o Pinckney Jr. (Mary)
DrO J o L oReeves ( J o h n i e )
Mrso H o H o Rugeley (Helen)
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STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
Book A c q u i s i t i o n s
Exchange L i b r a r i a n and
Mail D i s t r i b u t o r
Hospitality
Mailing
Membership
Newsletter E d i t o r
Parliamentarian
Pr0paIIl
Publicity
Te 1ephone
Mary Frances Kief'er
Barbara Goudreau
M a r j o r i e Muegge, Gray Golden, Dr. D e l b e r t ,
Akin, B i l l y and B e t t y K a i s e r
Barbara and J e r r y Goudreau
E r v i n J. and L i l l i a n C a s t i l l e
Wilena Young
Mrs Ralph B i c k l e r (Maisie)
Robert Carl T m e y Sr.
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Marcia Hoskins
MFso W o L 0Meier ( I r e n e )
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NEW ORLEANS GREYS
M u s t e r R o l l o f Breece's Company
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F o r a n e x p l a n a t i o n of t h e s i t u a t i o n l e a d i n g t o t h e f o r m a t i o n o f
t h i s company, see AGS Q u a r t e r l y XX p . 37.
Apparently t h e muster r o l l
w a s c o m p i l e d from memory a n d no a t t e m p t w a s made t o a l p h a b e t i z e i t .
F o r t h e c o n v e n i e n c e of t h e reader, it h a s b e e n r e - a r r a n g e d w i t h s u r names f i r s t f o r t h e p r i v a t e s .
I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e m u s t e r r o l l p e r se, t h e r e i s a " D e t a i l e d R e p o r t o f N a m e s o f t h o s e p e r s o n s who V o l u n t e e r e d a n d formed t h e Second
D i v i s i o n i n t h e a t t a c k on San A n t o n i o d e Bexar a n d e n t e r e d t h e h o u s e
of B e r r a m e n d e r [Veramendil on t h e n i g h t o f t h e 5 t h o f Decr 1 8 3 5 un- .
d e r Command o f C o l . F . M . J o h n s t o n [ F r a n k W. J o h n s o n ] a s s i s t e d by C o l s
J . G r a n t & W.T. A u s t i n , A d j t N . R . B r i s t e r & D r . J n o Cameron."
T h e s e names a r e numbered; t h e number a n d v a r i a n t s p e l l i n g , if a n y ,
a p p e a r i n p a r e n t h e s e s f o l l o w i n g t h e name shown on m u s t e r r o l l .
Each name h a s b e e n l o o k e d up i n Thomas L l o y d M i l l e r ' s Bounty a n d
D o n a t i o n Land G r a n t s o f T e x a s , f o r p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h e S i e g e of Bexar
e n t i t l e d a man t o t h e l a t t e r . Data f o u n d i s shown below i n t h i s f o r mat:
(1) V e t e r a n r e c e i v e d D o n a t i o n C e r t i f i c a t e f o r --- acres on --[ d a t e ] f o r p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h e S i e g e o f Bexar [5-9 D e e 18351 o r f o r
o t h e r service. --- acres were p a t e n t e d t o v e t e r a n ( o r h e i r s ) i n --County on --O r , t h e g r a n t w a s p a t e n t e d by a n a s s i g n e e .
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( 2 ) V e t e r a n r e c e i v e d Bounty W a r r a n t f o r --- a c r e s on --- f o r serI t is a d v i s a b l e
v i c e i n t h e Army from ca 2 2 O c t 1 8 3 5 u n t i l --- , e t c .
t o c o n s u l t t h e book f o r i n f o r m a t i o n o n a s s i g n e e s a n d h e i r s , e t c . O f
c o u r s e , t h e r e i s n o a s s u r a n c e t h a t t h e v e t e r a n l i v e d on t h e l a n d h e
r e c e i v e d , o r t h a t g r a n t e e s w i t h names s i m i l a r t o t h o s e o n t h e m u s t e r
Everything p r i n t e d h e r e i n needs a
r o l l a r e a c t u a l l y t h e s a m e man.
t h o r o u g h c h e c k i n g o u t -- t h e s e a r e p o s s i b i l i t i e s , n o t f a c t s .
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M u s t e r R o l l o f C a p t . Thomas H . Breece's C o .
T e x a s V o l u n t e e r s i n t h e Army b e f o r e B e x a r 1 8 3 5
Thomas H . Breece - C a p t . - (54 T . H . ) - Thomas H . B r u c e - Don
- 640 a - 2 2 J a n 1 8 5 3 f o r b e i n g i n S i e g e of Bexar - p a t 6 4 0 a
H a m i l t o n C o 23 Mch 1 8 5 5 .
[ C l o s e d up e ' s would look l i k e u.1 Thomas H . Breese - B t y Wnt - 6 4 0 a - 26 Feb 1838 - s e r v 1 6 O c t 1 8 3 5 t o
1 May 1836 - p a t by a s g n .
J o h n J . Baugh - 1 L t . - ( 5 5 J . J . ) Nearest f o u n d w a s J u a n J . E .
Barbo a n d J u a n J o s e Y . Barbo [ p r o b a b l y Ybarbo], which c o u l d h a v e b e e n
remembered by A n g l o s a s J o h n J . " B a w . "
Wm. B l a z e l y - 2 L t . - (56 W. B l a z e l e y ) - n o t f o u n d .
John J o n e s - O [ r d e r l y ? ] S e r g t . - n o t h i n g found.
--- M . N a l l y o r McNally - S e r g t . - ( 5 7 Wm McNeeley o r Wm M.
Neeley.)
S e v e r a l p o s s i b i l i t i e s i n book: see a l s o McAnnelly.
R o b e r t Musselman - S e r g t . - ( 5 8 B . S . Musselman) - H e i r s of R o b e r t
Musselman r e c d d u p l i c a t e Don C e r t - 6 4 0 a
26 J u n e 1873 - s e r v i c e
not given.
B t y Wnt - 1920 a - 1 6 J u n e 1 8 5 1 f o r " h a v i n g f a l l e n w i t h
.Travis i n t h e Alamo." - Lands p a t e n t e d i n J a c k , W i c h i t a & T a r r a n t C o s .
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N i c h o l a s K e l l y - Q,M, - ( 9 2 N i c h o s . K e l l y ) - Don C e r t - 640 a1 5 Aug 1838 - S i e g e of Bexar - p a t 2 t r a c t s Colorado C o 28 J u n e
Bty Wnt - 320 a - 29 Mch 1838 - s e r v 27 O c t 1 8 3 5 t o 1 J a n
1848,
1836 - p a t i n Hood Co 6 O c t 1 8 7 1 .
B r i g h t , J o h n P r i v a t e [ a s a r e a l l from h e r e o n ]
(90 J o h n )
p a t i n Atascosa
Don C e r t - 6 4 0 a - 1 4 May 1838 - S i e g e o f B e x a r
C o 1 4 Sep 1846.
B t y Wnt - 960 a - 2 1 May 1838 - serv 1 6 O c t 1 8 3 5
t o 2 2 J l y 1836 - p a t i n P o l k C o 25 Apr 1874.
B r i q n i e n s e , J o h n ( 6 7 J o h n B r i g n e s s ) - Brugmiens, J o h n - Don
C e r t - 6 4 0 a - 4 Aug 1845 - f o r S i e g e o f B e x a r - p a t i n Coleman C o
5 J a n 1850.
Bty Wnt-320 a - 4 Aug 1 8 4 5 - s e r v 1 6 O c t 1 8 3 5 t o
1 6 J a n 1836 - p a t i n Coleman C o 5 J a n 1 8 5 0 .
Canter, Joshua
( 8 2 J o s h u a C a u t e r ? ) - C a n t e r , J o s h u a - Don
C e r t - 640 a - 2 0 Mch 1839 - S i e g e o f B e x a r
p a t i n W i s e & Monta[He c e r t a i n l y p r o c e e d e d a t a s l o w c a n t e r t o
g u e C o s 2 9 Aug 1860.
p a t e n t h i s land!]
C a s e y , J o h n - Not o n D e t a i l e d R e p o r t o r , M i l l e r ' s book.
C l a r k e , C h a r l e s ( 7 5 Chas C l a r k e - - @ may b e j u s t a f l o u r i s h )
N o t found
Coffee, John - no d a t a .
Cook, J o h n - no d a t a .
Courtman, Henry ( 7 2 G e o . F. Courtman) - n o d a t a .
Crosson, Robert
( 8 0 Ro, Crossman) - H e i r s of Robert C r o s s m a n
r e c d Don C e r t - 640 a - 1 7 J u n e 1 8 5 1 f o r h i s h a v i n g f a l l e n i n t h e
Alamo,
A l s o , B t y Wnt - 1 9 2 0 a - l a n d p a t t o h e i r s i n Bosque and
Archer C o s .
.". ?
Dabney, L o u i s (64 J n o Dabney) - no d a t a ,
D e n n i s o n , S t e p h e n (76 s a m e ) - H e i r s of S t e p h e n D e n i s o n r e c d
Don C e r t - 640 a ' - 4 Nov 1859 f o r h i s h a v i n q b e e n i n Siege of B e x a r ;
a l s o Bty Wnt - 320 a - " f o r h i s h a v i n g b e e n - i n S i e g e o f B e x a r 5-10
D e c 1835."
N.B.
Amelia W i l l i a m s l i s t e d him a s o n e who f e l l a t t h e
A l a m o , c i t i n g t h i s B t y Wnt, which s h e a p p a r e n t l y m i s r e a d .
D e s p a l l i e r , B.P. - Don C e r t - 640 a - 7 O c t 1852 - f o r b e i n g i n
B t y Wnt - 320 a - same d a t e - f o r
S i e g e o f B e x a r - p a t by a s g n .
" p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e s t o r m i n g o f Bexar" - p a t J a c k s o n C o 1 J l y 1858.
D i c k e n , James ( 7 3 James D i c k e n s ) - no d a t a ,
E g i n o r , Ed
( 7 0 E d Egnour)
[ I a m c o n v i n c e d t h i s w a s Conrad
E i g e n a u e r whose d e a t h n e a r G o l i a d i s d e s c r i b e d on p . 1 7 5 o f O ' C o n n o r ' s
P r e s i d i o L a B a h i a , which c o n t a i n s much d a t a p e r t i n e n t t o t h i s g r o u p
o f men.] - H e i r s o f E i g e n a u e r recd Don C e r t - 640 a - 2 2 May 1838
k i l l e d a t G o l i a d ( n o t t h e A l a m o ) . . . * B t y Wnt - 1 9 2 0 a - f o r s e r v
See a l s o
16 O c t 1835 t o 27 Mch 1836 [ a c t u a l l y k i l l e d 1 9 M a r c h ] .
H a r b e r t D a v e n p o r t ' s Men o f G o l i a d .
Erenburg, H.
( 8 7 on D e t a i l e d R e p o r t b u t n o t on M u s t e r R o l l ) .
E h r e n b e r g , Herman - H e i r s o f recd Don C e r t - 640 a - 1 5 O c t 1859 f o r
h i s h a v i n g f a l l e n w i t h F a n n i n - Land p a t i n L i b e r t y C o 1 3 May 1 8 8 0 .
Heirs r e c d Bty Wnt - 960 a - 1 5 O c t 1859 - f o r s e r v i c e & h a v i n g
f a l l e n w i t h Fannin i n 1836.
F i t z g e r a l d , James ( D e s e r t e d ) ( N o t on D e t a i l e d R e p o r t ) - N o B t y
Wnt, b u t s i x o t h e r F i t z g e r a l d s r e c e i v e d them.
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Garrett, Gerard
(67 T . ( ? ) W. Garrard) - no d a t a .
G a t l i n , James
( 8 5 W.R. G a t l i n ) - H e i r s o f Wm. G a t l i n recd
Don C e r t - 6 4 0 a - 2 1 J l y 1840 f o r h i s h a v i n g b e e n k i l l e d a t G o l i a d .
Bty Wnt - 1920 a - 21 J l y 1840 Lands p a t i n S m i t h & C a l l a h a n C o s .
s e r v 1 0 O c t 1835 t o 2 7 Mch 1836 - f e l l w i t h F a n n i n - Lands p a t i n
W i l l i a m s o n & Lampasas Cos.
Greer, Andrew
( 6 0 A. G r e g o i n e / G r e g o i r e ? ) Andrew G r e e r
r e c d Don C e r t - 6 4 0 a - 2 6 Feb 1852 - f o r b e i n g i n S i e g e o f Bexar p a t i n H a m i l t o n Co 25 S e p 1 8 5 2 .
Andrew J . "Green" r e c d B t y Wnt 320 a - 20 D e c 1837 - s e r v 1 6 O c t 1 8 3 5 t o 1 J a n 1836 - p a t 320 a K a r n e s Co - 11 May 1852.
G r i f f i n , P e t e r ( 7 7 same) - r e c d Bty Wnt - 960 a - 2 4 F e b 1840 serv 2 2 O c t 1 8 3 5 - t o 2 2 J l y 1836 - p a t by a s g n i n 1 8 5 2 .
H
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s l e- v . D a n i e l - no d a t a f o u n d .
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Holloway, James
( 7 1 Sam1 Holloway) - H e i r s o f Samuel Holloway
r e c d Don C e r t - 6 4 0 a - 4 D e c 1858 - " f e l l a t t h e A l a m o " - They p a t
l a n d s i n N a v a r r o Co.
B t y Wnt - 9 6 0 a - 1 2 May 1860 - f o r h i s s e r v i c e & d e a t h i n t h e Alamo - p a t l a n d s N a v a r r o & L i m e s t o n e C o s .
H o w e l l , Wm.
( 8 8 W . H o w e l l ) - Heirs recd Don C e r t - 640 a 1 2 J u n e 1 8 5 1 - f e l l a t Alamo - l a n d s p a t E r a t h Co 1 8 7 5 , 1 8 8 1 , 1 8 8 9 ,
1937.
B t y Wnt - 1 9 2 0 a - 1 8 J u n e 1 8 5 1 - service & d e a t h i n t h e
Alamo - l a n d p a t R u n n e l s Co 1 8 7 5 .
( 6 3 T.P. Hutchisor$--no d a t a a n y s p e l l i n g .
Hutchinson, T.P.
J a c k s o n , F.W. - n o d a t a .
Kemp, Thomas
( 8 4 Thos Kemp) Don C e r t - 640 a - 1 5 May 1838 f o r b e i n g on b a g g a g e d e t a i l a t H a r r i s b u r g 2 1 Apr 1836 - p a t Nueces
Co 1 9 Feb 1 8 7 0 .
Bty Wnt - 640 a - 1 0 Mch 1838 - s e r v 1 6 O c t 1 8 3 5
t o 8 May 1836 - p a t by a s g n . . . . .
P o s s i b l y s a m e Thomas Kemp r e c d Bty
Wnt - 640 a - 27 May 1850 - serv 8 J l y - 8 Nov 1836 - p a t by a s g n i n
Bty Wnt - 640 a - 28 Feb 1838 - s e r v 1 2 D e c 1836 t o 1 2
1878.
J u n e 1837 - p a t 640 a i n Wharton C o 9 Aug 1 8 4 5 .
Lynn, Wm. - H e i r s o f Wm. L i n n recd Don C e r t f o r h i s h a v i n g f a l l e n
Identification impossible, f o r
i n t h e Alamo, & Bty Wnt f o r s a m e .
p e r i o d o f service n o t g i v e n .
Magee, James
( 6 2 James M c G e e ) - James M . M c G e e recd Bty Wnt 6 4 0 a - 27 Nov 1837 - s e r v 1 2 Aug 1836 t o 1 2 F e b 1837 - p a t H a r r i s
Co 2 1 May 1 8 4 1 .
N o r e c o r d o f Don C e r t f o r S i e g e o f B e x a r ; howe v e r , R a l p h M c G e e ( t h e o n l y Magee/McGee/McGehee who c l a i m e d service
i n 1 8 3 5 ) r e c d Don C e r t - 6 4 0 a - 28 May 1838 - f o r b e i n g i n S i e g e
A l s o Bty Wnt - 320 a o f B e x a r ; p a t San J a c i n t o C o 27 Nov 1 8 4 1 .
3 J a n 1846 f o r s e r v i c e 5-10 D e c 1 8 3 5 a t S i e g e o f B e x a r .
I f he was
w i t h t h e Greys o n l y f i v e d a y s , t h e y c o u l d e a s i l y have f o r g o t t e n h i s
f i r s t name.
320 a i n Bosque Co p a t t o h i s a s g n on 2 4 Apr 1 8 5 1 .
(93 s a m e ) .
The o n l y M a r s h a l l shown i n M i l l e r ' s
M a r s h a l l , Wm
book w i t h 1 8 3 5 service w a s Obid whose h e i r s r e c d B t y Wnt - 1 9 2 0 a 4 J a n 1839 f o r " h i s s e r v i c e f r o m 1 5 D e c 1 8 3 5 t o 27 M a r 1836 a n d h a v i n g b e e n k i l l e d w i t h F a n n i n [ s i c ] Company." The h e i r s a l s o r e c d a
Don C e r t .
A W i l l i a m J . M a r s h a l l r e c d a B t y Wnt f o r "service
d u r i n g t h e W a r f r o m 1 9 Apr 1837" [ 1 8 3 6 ? ] .
( 7 9 G e o Mason) - Don C e r t - 6 4 0 a - 2 J u n e 1838
Mason, George
f o r b e i n g i n t h e S i e g e o f Bexar - p a t 6 4 0 a i n G r i m e s C o 2 2 S e p 1 8 4 6 .
B t y Wnt - 320 a - 2 J u n e 1838 - s e r v 1 7 O c t 1835 t o 1 5 J a n 1 8 3 6 ;
p a t t o asgn.
B t y Wnt - 1280 a - 1 9 J a n 1838 - s e r v 1 4 Feb 1836
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Mattern, P e t e r
( 6 1 P o M a t t e s o n ) H e i r s o f P e t e r M a t t e r n recd
B t y Wnt - 960 a
8 May 1839 - serv 25 O c t 1 8 3 5 t o 27 Mar 1836 a n d
h a v i n g f a l l e n w i t h F a n n i n - p a t i n Lavaca C o . [ S p e c u l a t i o n : H e i r s
d i d n o t know t h e y c o u l d g e t Don C e r t f o r h i s h a v i n g b e e n i n S i e g e o f
Bexar, o r t h e y c o u l d n o t g e t proof t h a t h e p a r t i c i p a t e d , or r e c o r d s
g o t l o s t , o r t h e y d i d n o t want m o r e land!]
Mills,
George ( 9 4 same) - N o M i l l s o r M i l e s w i t h 1 8 3 5 service
o r S i e g e of Bexar shown i n M i l l e r ' s book a s r e c e i v i n g b o u n t y l a n d ,
Moore,,Robert B,
( 6 5 R , B . Moore) H e i r s o f Robert B . Moore r e c d
Don C e r t f o r h i s h a v i n g b e e n k i l l e d a t t h e A l a m o & B t y Wnt f o r " h i s
service f r o m 30 D e c 1 8 3 5 t o 27 M a r 1836 & h a v i n g b e e n k i l l e d a t t h e
Alamo."
[ T h a t s h o u l d be 6 Mch i f h e w a s k i l l e d a t t h e A l a m o ,
Possibly
h i s s e r v i c e r e c o r d h a s b e e n c o n f u s e d w i t h t h a t o f a n o t h e r Robert B .
Moore who w a s i n t h e N e w O r l e a n s G r e y s a n d w e n t on t o Goliad w h e r e
h e w a s k i l l e d w i t h F a n n i n ' s men l a t e r i n March,
Moran, J o h n
( 8 3 J n o Moran) - n o d a t a f o u n d .
N e l s o n , George - n o p r o b a b i l i t i e s f o u n d a
R o s s , Wm. - n o d a t a .
S c o t t , J o h n - J . E . S c o t t recd Don C e r t f o r S i e g e of B e x a r ; James
W. S c o t t recd B t y Wnt f o r service 9 O c t 1 8 3 5 t o 1 0 J a n 1 8 3 6 ; n e i t h e r
one a s t r o n g p r o b a b i l i t y ,
Shaw, J o h n - N o J o h n Shaw w i t h 1 8 3 5 service i n M i l l e r ' s book.
Spawn, J o s e p h
( 9 1 J a m e s H. Sphone [Spohn?] - n o t f o u n d .
S p r a t t , John - n o t h i n g found,
S t e v e n s , John
(86 W.R. S t e p h e n s ) - The o n l y S t e v e n s / S t e p h e n s /
S t e v e n s o n w i t h 1 8 3 5 service i n M i l l e r ' s book w a s Jared J. who w a s i n
service 1 6 J l y t o 1 5 O c t 1 8 3 5 , h e n c e n o t i n N e w O r l e a n s G r e y s ,
( 8 1 Rd S t o o r ) - n o t h i n g f o u n d .
S t o r r , Robert
Thomas, Henry - 68 W. Thomas) - n o t h i n g f o u n d .
Waters, Thomas ( 8 9 same) - n o t h i n g f o u n d ,
W i l l i a m s , John
( 9 5 same) - P o s s i b i l i t i e s :
J a m e s W i l l i a m s - Don
C e r t - 640 a - 2 4 May 1838
b e i n g i n S i e g e of Bexar; p a t t o a s g n
7 O c t 1880 - W i s e C o .
B t y Wnt - 320 a - 1 4 J a n 1 8 4 1 - serv 8 O c t
t o 1 3 D e c 1 8 3 5 ; p a t t o a s g n 2 2 May 1 8 5 7 .
James T . W i l l i a m s - B t y
Wnt - 320 a , - 11 S e p 1858 by s p e c i a l a c t o f L e g i s l a t u r e - f r a g m e n t of
Don C e r t s t a t e s t h a t h e " s t o r m e d B e x a r . "
320 a p a t t o h i s h e i r s i n
J . T . W i l l i a m s - Don C e r t - 640 a - 2 4 May
King C o 3 May 1 8 8 0 .
1854 - S i e g e of B e x a r ; p a t i n Throckmorton C o 6 J l y 1 8 8 9 .
N o John
W i l l i a m s r e c d Don C e r t , b u t o n e r e c d B t y Wnt - 640 a - 28 Mch 1838 s e r v 1 2 O c t 1 8 3 5 t o 25 Apr 1 8 3 6 ; p a t t o a s g n 28 Mch 1 8 7 7 . F i v e o t h e r
J o h n W i l l i a m s e s s e r v e d i n Army a f t e r 1 8 3 5 .
W i n s h i p , S t e p h e n (66 s a m e ) - H e i r s r e c d Don C e r t - 640 a - 1 2 J a n
B t y Wnt 1920
1839 - " k i l l e d w i t h F a n n i n " ; p a t B e e C o 5 D e c 1 8 4 4 .
a - 1 2 J a n 1839 - s e r v 1 6 O c t 1 8 3 5 t o 27 Mch 1836 & h a v i n g f a l l e n w i t h
F a n n i n ; h e i r s p a t l a n d Gregg C o - 1 5 O c t 1 8 5 8 .
Wood(s?) o r ( e ? ) , W,B.
(59 W.P. Woods)--No l i k e l y W's, b u t
640 a - 1 4 J a n 1840 - S i e g e o f Bexar Mandred Wood recd Don C e r t
p a t H a r r i s C o 24 Sep 1841.
B t y Wnt - 320 a - 1 4 J a n 1840 - serv
2 2 O c t 1 8 3 5 t o 4 J a n 1 8 3 6 ; p a t Harris C o 2 4 Sep 1 8 4 1 .
( 7 4 on D e t a i l e d R e p o r t b u t n o t o n M u s t e r R o l l . )
J o h n s o n , T.M.
O s t n e r , Chas. . ( 7 8 on D e t a i l e d R e p o r t b u t n o t o n M u s t e r R o l l . No
f u r t h e r data found f o r e i t h e r one.)
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Vol. XXII No. 3
A u s t i n TX
EARLY CHURCH FATHERS--AND MOTHERS
Clergy and Members of Pioneer Texas Churches
Since the preponderance of the material in AGS Quarterly lately
has been of the military roster type, your editor has been looking
for records that name women of the pioneer days. While reading Historic Churches of Texas [see review in this issue], I was glad to see
that sometimes women were given credit for helping to establish some
of the earlier congregations.
Of course, I cannot reveal all the valuable data that the authors include in the book, but I hope (by listing names only) to pique
your interest enough to motivate you to obtain a copy. To further tantalize you, I omit people's titles, years, and names of churches.
Since the book groups the churches by denominations--and by "Ethnic Churches"--I have listed, by denomination and then by towns, the
clergy and members who were mentioned from the 1830s up to about 1 9 2 5 .
(Sometimes no time period is given.) Readers can easily find the
names, pictures and histories of the respective churches by consulting Table of Contents and Index of Historic Churches of Texas..
In our finding aid, ministers and members are intermingled in
alphabetical order. It will be noticed that some clergymen served in
several towns. This feature will be continued as space allows.
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,
P R E S B Y T E R I A N S
BONHAM (Fannin Co)
R.E. Allen - W.D. Balthrop - J.F. Battle - N.C. Bradford - J.L. Buchanan - Orville H. Caldwell - J.R. Cashion(s) - Burwell Cox - W.A.
Evans - V.A. Ewing - M.V. Gray - J.P. Holmes - E.F. King - Thomas
Latta - Smith Lipscomb - R.M. Lusk - P.B. Maddrey - R.E. Martin Samuel McFarland - J.R. McKee - J.W. Newman - H.L. Parmalee - John
A. Price - Frank A. Ramsey - H.L. Rodgers - Robert A. Ross - J.F.
Sadler - W.D. Scarborough - C.M. Shepperison - T.S. Tefteller - H.D.
Tillers - J.B. Vernon
CLARKSVILLE (Red River Co)
Sumner Bacon - Milton Estell
FORT WORTH (Tarrant Co)
W.W. Brim - Dr. & Mrs. W.P. Burts - William Caldwell - C.A. Daniel Julian Feild - S.P..Greene - C.A. Hickman - Arthur E. Holt - Robert
F. Jones - French McAfee - Capt. & Mrs. B.B. Paddock - A.H. Stephens James K. Thompson
HOUSTON (Harris Co)
William Youell Allen - Harris G. Avery - James Bailey - Edwin Belden James Burke - David G. Burnet - J. Wilson Copes - W.W. Hall - Sophia
B. Hodge - William. States Jacob - William Hayne Leave11 - J.W. Miller - Isabella R. Parker - Jannett Scott - A.B. Shelby - Miriam
Shelby - Sarah Woodward
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A u s t i n TX,
LA GRANGE (Fayette Co)
Matthew Arnold - Daniel Baker - Joseph Boone - Robert F. Bunting Oliver B. Caldwell - John L . Dickens - W.H. Fuller - Robert M e Hall Philip Hensley - Thomas Hickling - William James - T.C, Johnston Robert M. Loughridge - Leonard W. Matthews - James A. Montgomery Sidney S. Murkland
McKINNEY (Collin Co)
D.M. Crutchfield - R.C. Grace - Joseph Rhea - W.B. Ware
PROSPER (Collin Co)
Mr. & Mrs. J.L. Baker - C.E, Beanland - Mr. & Mrs-James B. Bell John Bone - R.H. Hacker - L.J, McGee - A.P. Mohard Sr. - John Yarnall
SAN ANTONIO (Bexar Co)
G.W. Brackenridge family - William Buchanan family - Mrs. Anna Colby Mrs. John French - families of: Hill, Irvine, Konkle, McLane, Raymond, and Vanderlip
SAN AUGUSTINE
(same)
H.B. & Peggy Alexander - James & Elam Alexander - Mrs, Catherine Darb Mrs, Elizabeth Dunham - Mrs. Elizabeth Erwing - Robert & Margaret
Hibbets - Mrs. Mary McEiver - Mrs. Ann MEKnight - D.A. McRae - Mrs.
Polly Nicholson - John & Synta Polk - Miss Amanda Polk - Fannie Rankin - Mrs. Adeline Stodart - James & Isabella Sharp and their slaves
Jack & Hannah - Joseph & Martha Sharp - Hugh Wilson
SAN FELIPE
(Austin Co)
Peter Fullinwider
TYLER (Smith Co)
N.S, Brooks - Wm. N. Dickey - S.T. Newton - August(us) Niblack(s) Mrs. Mary Niblack(s) - Mr. & Mrs, J.M. Shelby - Rachel Shelby Mrs. Margaret Simmons - S,F. Tenney
E P I S C O P A L I A N S
AUSTIN (Travis Co)
George M. Flournoy - Edward Fontaine - Joe Gilbert - Charles Gillette Thomas Green - A.J. Hamilton - Lewis Carter Harrison - Samuel G. Haynie - Joseph Lee - Lenoir Valentine Lee - Thomas Booth Lee - Amos
Morrill - A.M.C. Nixon - William S. Oldham - Svante Palm - Elisha
Marshall Pease - J . W . Phillips - James H. Raymond - Benjamin Rogers Svante Magnus Swenson - John G. Swisher - William Hall Williams D.K. Woodward - Milton R. Worsham
BRAZORIA (same)
John Wurts Cloud
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Austin
I.
(Nueces Co)
CORPUS CHRIST1
S i l a s Dean D a v e n p o r t
(Navarro C o )
CORSICANA
George R o t t e n s t e i n
( same)
DALLAS
S i l a s Dean Davenport - C h a r l e s G a r r e t t - D r . MaKaye - H a r r y T u n i s
Moore - J . M . P a t t e r s o n
Randolph Ray - George R o t t e n s t e i n
Hudson
Stuck
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-
GALVESTON
-
(same)
C h a r l e s S . Aves
S t e p h e n Mayland B i r d S r . - Raimundo d e O v i e s - Benjamin E a t o n
O s c a r Farish
Charles G i l l e t t e
Henry B . Goodwin
A l e x a n d e r Gregg
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HOUSTON
-
-
(Harris Co)
-
Henry D . A v e s
C h a r l e s M . Beckworth - J . J . C l e m e n ( t ) s
W i l l i a m C.
Dawson - C h a r l e s G i l l e t t e
Henry B. Goodwin - W i l l i a m F a i r f a x Gray
C l i n t o n Simon Q u i n
T.R.B. Trader
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MARSHALL
(Harrison Co)
S i l a s Dean Davenport
MATAGORDA
S.D. Dennison
Sartiwell
-
John'Goshorn
-
( same)
Caleb Semper I v e s
SAN ANTONIO
-
J o h n Owen
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W.L.
(Bexar C o )
J . F . F i s h - L u c i u s H . J o n e s - Robert E . L e e - Samuel M. M a v e r i c k
Walter R . R i c h a r d s o n - C h a r l e s & George R o t t e n s t e i n - Wm. Vance
SEGUIN
-
(Guadalupe C o )
L u c i u s H . Jones
TOWN NOT SPECIFIED
N i c h o l a s Harnner Cobb
Kinsolving
0
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(BISHOPS)
George W a s h i n g t o n Freeman
-
George H e r b e r t
BIBLICAL NAMES. The i n f o r m a t i v e program p r e s e n t e d i n June by
D r . Jack A . Dabbs, Onomatologist, reminded me of something r e a d
some time a g o , I t a v e r r e d t h a t t h e f a v o r i t e names f o r feminine
"And i n a l l t h e
t r i p l e t s were t a k e n f r o m J o b 42:14-15 ( R . S . V . ) :
l a n d were no women found so,fair a? t h e d a u g h t e r s o f Job" who were
Je-mi/-ma, Ke-zicah, and Ker-en-hap-puch.
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AGS d u a r t e r l y
TEXAS VOLUNTEER UNITS IN THE MEXICAN WAR
Part 11
Austin TX.
1846-1848
In March 1847, Mexican guerrilla operations inspired rumors of
disaster which nearly panicked Col. Samuel R. Curtis of the Ohio Volunteers, commander of the garrison at Camargo, Supposing the Army
to be in peril, he initiated calls for more troops, including 2,000
mounted men from Texas to be mobilized for six months. They were directed to rendezvous at San Antonio; the soonest-organized unit set
out for Mexico about the end of April.
But about the 20th of May Gen. Zachary Taylor deemed Colonel
Curtis' emergency "notoriously long since passed away," and ordered
the troops back to San Antonio in hopes that they would redenlist
in 12-month companies. His Order No. 60 directed that the regiment
be paid "as if it had been called into service by authority of the
War Department or the commanding general."
Part of one company (Hill's), en route for Mexico, did not receive General Taylor's order to return to San Antonio for discharge.
Mustered in on 14 April, it was the only company to be assigned a
letter (Co. A), and was mustered out at Monterrey on 16 June 1847.
Captain Snell's company existed only 23 days--the shortest term
of any. The men of this regiment were enrolled between 10 March and
14 May. The respective dates of mustering out in San Antonio were:
2 June 1847 (companies commanded by Captains Gillet and Long), 4 June
(Gillaspie, Muckleroy and Smith), 5 June (Clark, Crump, Sims, Snell,
commander and staff).
1st TEXAS MOUNTED VOLUNTEERS (6 Months)
Col. John C. Hays, Commanding
Captain
Place of Recruitment
Clark, Thomas W.
Crump, Wm. G.
Gillaspie, James
Gillet, James S .
Hill, Ben F.
Long, John
Muckleroy, David
Sims, Samuel W.
Smith, James
Snell, Martin X.
Harrison Co
San Antonio?
Montgomery Co
North Texas
San Antonio ("Co. A")
North Texas
Red River Co
Rusk Co
Ga1veston ?
No. of Men
79
84
85
L
79
90
83
43
See previous issues of AGS Quarterly for explanation.of the
format of this feature. An asterisk preceding a soldier's name indicates that on the 1850 Census of Texas a name identical or similar
to his has been found, and data follows the service record table.
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Pvt
"Acres, Henry
Pvt
Acres, Smith
Pvt
Adair, Isaac
1 Sgt
Aiken , Calvin
Pvt
Pvt
A i k e n , F r a n c is
Akin, Calvin & Francis f i l e d w i t h Aiken
Pvt
A l e x a n d e r , E d w a r d M.
A l e x a n d e r , F r a n k l i n H.
1 Lt
A l l e n , John
Pvt
Allen, Levi
Pvt
Allman, Perry
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Anderson, I s a a c
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Clark
H i l l
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Co A
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Muck l e r o y
Gillaspie
Gillaspie
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Age
25.
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40.
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Pvt
Barksdale.
Smith
H i l l
Smith
Smith
H i l l
Muckleroy
Gillet
Gillet
Gillet
H i 11
Gillet
Smith
"Bankston,
Pvt
Sims
Asa
Antonio
REMARKS
Age
Age
Age
Age
Age
Age
" A n d e r s o n , Wade
"Ar i o l a , Edward
Ariola, E l i
"Ar i o l a , F r a n c i s c o
Arpe ,Robert
A r p e , R u e 1 A. o r M.
Ash, R o b e r t
!sh,
William
Asher, W . I . / J .
A s k e y , A b r w r N.
A s p i n a l l / A s p i n g u a l l , Benjamin [Aspenwall?]
" A t k i n s o n , John
A u s t i n , James
B a g g a t t , Abram
*Baggatt, J o e l
B a g l e y , N.G.
*:Ba i l e y , J e r em i a h
"Baker, A l e x a n d e r
B a k e r , James H .
B a k e r , Thomas C.
"Bake r , W H
J'Eaker, W i l l i a m C.
Baner, C a r r o l l
B a n k s d a l e , George--Cards f i l e d w i t h
. .
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NAME
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*Bankston, H a m i l t o n
Bargeley , John
Pvt
Bargman, W i l l i a m
Pvt
" B a r k l o w , T.A.
CP 1
B a r k s d a l e , George
Pvt
Barney, David--Cards f i l e d w i t h Berney.
Barr, Jonathan
Pvt
" B a r r e t t , John I
Bartlet, William
Pvt
B a r t l e y , John
Pvt
B a r t o n , B e n j a m i n K.
Cpl.
* B a r t o n , C h a r l e s A.
Pvt
*Barton, E l l i o t
Pvt
B at em an, J o h n YJ.
Pvt
Bean, D a v i d
Pvt
" B e a s l e y , R.E.
Pvt
*Beck, S a m u e l
Pvt
B e l l , R.A.
Pvt
J eB ennet t , J o h n M.
Pvt
* B e n n i n g f i e l d , H u d s o n P.
Pvt
*B ens on, J a c o b
Pvt
* B e r c h e r , M.
Pvt
Pvt
Berney , David
Pvt
+:Berry h ill,W i l l i a rn M.
B i g g i t , Abrarn & J o e l - - C a r d s f i l e d w i t h B a g g a t t .
B i v i n s , J o h n M.
Sgt
*B l a c k w e 11, A. J
Pvt
B l a c k w e l l , J .H. / J .A. / I . A .
Pvt
* B l a i r , J o h n D.
Pvt
B l a i r , J o h n M.
Pvt
* B l a i r , R i l e y I./J.
Pvt
" B l a i r , W.H.
3 Sgt
* B l a l a c k , C h a r l e s D.
2 Bglr
Bugler
B l a n t c n , C h a r l e s W.
Pvt
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REMARKS
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11
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Sims
Muckleroy
Sims
Si m s
Smith
Gillaspie
Smith
Gillet
Mu c k 1e r oy
Crump
Smith
Crump
Gillet
Si m s
Gillaspie
H i l l
Clark
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B l y t h e , Anderson I./J.
Pvt
Clark
S an A n t c n i o
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II
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* B l y t h e , A n t h o n y W.
Clar-k
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Pvt
Smith
11
11
Boehme, F r e d e r i c k
Pvt
Smith
11
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Pv t
"Bohanan, W i l l i a m
Snell
E o n n e r , F r e d r i c k - - C a r d s f i l e d w i t h Boehme.
Bcren, john--Cards f i l e d w i t h Borren.
I1
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Boren, R i c h a r d
Pvt
Crump
tI
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*Borgois, Jules
Pvt
Snell
11
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Pvt
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B o t t o m s , S m i t h A.
Pvt
Bourgeois, Jules--Cards
f i l e d w i t h Borgois [but t h i s i s b e t t e r s p e l l i n g ! ]
II
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Gillet/
Bou r l a n d , W ill
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PvtFld & Staff
Major
II
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Box, W i l l i a m
Pvt
Long
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Smith
* B r a d l e y / B r a d l y , James
Pvt
I 1
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Muckleroy
B r a n c h , G.W.
Pvt
II
I 1
Muc k l e r o y
B r a n c h , Norman B.
Pvt
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G i ll a s p i e
"Brandis, F r e d e r i c k
Pvt
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Clark
Brantley/Brantly, David
Pvt
I,
II
Gillaspie
Brigance/Briggance, A l f r e d
Sgt
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Gillaspie
B r i g a n c e , Phagan
Pvt
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Bright, Davis
Pvt
Sims
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*Brimberry, Harvey
Pvt
11
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G i ll a sp i e
* B r i m b e r r y , James A.
Pvt
Bromely, William--Cards
f i l e d w i t h Brumley.
Clark
* B r o o k s , E l i t i a C.
Pvt
Clark
Brooks, Joshua
Pvt
B r own, C a l e b
Pvt
Sims.
*B r own, GeoPge
Pvt
Sims
*B r own, G e o r g e W.
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Smi.th
*Brown
H M. C
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Crump
Sims
B r own, W i l l i w n
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Sequence of Data from 1850 Census of Texas: NAME: COUNTY & O R I G I N A L PAGE N O . ;
NUMBER OF FAMILY VISITED; AGE; f o r m (if s e x i s n o t obvious f r o m name); OCCUPATION;
VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY; PLACE OF B I R T H ; OTHER I N F O R M A T I O N .
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census i n A c c e l e r a t e d Index, t h e numbering o f t h e v i s i t a t i o n s l e a d s one t o t h e e n t r y
i n Mrs. C a r p e n t e r ' s t r a n s c r i p t i o n , t o which I am i n d e b t e d i n some i n s t a n c e s (where t h e
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A C K L I N , C h r i s t o p h e r B . " K i t " w a s a l o n g - t i m e Ranger, s e r v i n g f i r s t i n t h i s w a r as a p r i v a t e under C a p t , R . A . "Ad" G i l l e s p i e . L a t e r A c k l i n w a s a c a p t a i n i n t h e Texas
Mounted R i f l e s . See AGS Q u a r t e r l y XIX:122; B a r t o n ' s Texas V o l u n t e e r s i n t h e Mexic a n War, p p . 7 , 31, 9 3 . He l e f t i n t h e " G o l d Rush" b e f o r e 1850 Census of T e x a s .
ACRIS, Henry; G o l i a d 323 #84; 46 Ranger K Y ; under W . McINTOSH 30m Ranger I L ; J . W . SCOTT
2 1 M O ; Wm.'HARRIS 2 8 GA; T h o s . V . WILLCOX 2 1 K Y ; W . R . G R I G G 1 8 MO--all R a n g e r s .
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ANDERSON, Wade; P a n o l a 1 6 2 #255; 35 F a r m e r I N ; P u r m e l i a 1 7 TN; u n d e r Mira ENGLISH 48 Widow $4000 K Y ; Marany 2 3 & E l i z a b e t h 2 1 TX; Hannah 20 LA; S o l e n a 1 9 & B a i l e y 25 TX;
Marany and S o l e n a SCRUTCHFIELD 11 & 1 2 TX; Morgan GRACE 46 L a b o r e r I r e l a n d .
ARRIOLA, Edward; Grimes 384 #335; 65 T e x a s P [ r o v i n c e ? ] ;
C a n d a l i a 57f LA; Eli 25 Farmer
LA; G r e g o r y 2 3 L a b o r e r TX; M a s s i n e l o 1 7 TX; J o h n 2 8 LA; Mary 30 TX; J a n e 2 T X .
ARRIOLA, F r a n c i s c o ; Bexar 314 #29, S a n A n t o n i o R i v e r & M i s s i o n S t . Juan; l l m TX; G r a v i l l e 8 , S a n t i a g o 5 , C o n c e p c i o n 2 a l l TX; u n d e r Roman MARTINAS 30 Cartman Mexico;
Margarita 37 MX; V i c e n t e 25 Cartman MX.
ATKINSON, J o h n ; A u s t i n 1 0 1 #108; 56 Farmer $4693 N C ; lVIariah 49 SC; J o h n 25 Waggoner $75
AL; A l e x a n d e r 22 F a r m e r AL; Solomon 1 0 TX; C a t h e r i n e 23, Nancy 1 9 , M a r t h a 18 a l l AL;
Jane 13 TX; A l i n JONES 2 1 Wagoner TN.
BAGGETT, J o e l ; Rusk 255 #277; 2 3 Farmer AL; u n d e r B a g g e t t , S i l a s 2 8 $2000 AL; E l l e n 20
TN; James M . 4 , E l i B . 3 & L e t i t i a Ann 1, a l l TX; W i l e y B. 18, E l i z a J . 1 6 , Mary 13
and S u s a n 1 0 - - a l l A%.
BAILEY, J e r a m i a h ; G o n z a l e s 331 #102, St. Marks R i v e r ; 26 $700 TN; M a r t h a 2 3 TN.
BAKER, A l e x a n d e r ; Lamar 285 #264 5 t h P c t ; 39 F a r m e r $150 TN; Zepphona 3 9 f , Amanda 14 T N .
BAKER, Wm. H . ; Harris 046 #801; 2 3 F J r m e r LA; C a t h . 2 3 F r a n c e ; W . H . 2m TX; T h o s . J o h n
3/12 TX; u n d e r J o h n HABERMACHER 2 5 F a r m e r F r a n c e & b r i d e A r t u m a s i a 1 9 TX.
BAKER, W i l l i a m C . ; T i t u s 115 #314; 2 8 F a r m e r $250 TN; S a r a h 24 A R ; W i l b e r 6 , Mary 4 TX.
BANKSTON, James; Red R i v e r 215 #289; 5 0 F a r m e r $100 GA; Vera/Visa 49
, Hamilton 28
AR; Asa 2 5 , Mary 2 2 , Micagah 2 0 , Nancy 1 8 , F r a n c i s 18f & A r t i m e s a 1 4 , a l l A R ; J o h n
9 , W i l l i a m 6 , Amanda 3 & L a v i s a 1, a l l T X .
BARKLOW, Thomas; Bexar 269 #672, S a n A n t o n i o ; 1 9 Wagoner K Y ; u n d e r W i l e y H . PEARSON 20
Wagon Master & Qr M a s t e r MS; W i l l i a m ANGEL 2 3 Wagoner Q r M D e p o t P r u s s i a ; e t a l .
BARRETT, J o h n ; G a l v e s t o n 270 #516; 22 C a r p e n t e r MS; S a r a h 45 LA.
BARTON, C h a r l e s ; Grimes 386 #376; 2 7 F a r m e r $120 E n g l a n d ; S a r a h Ann 22 GA; Amanda 1 TX.
BARTON, E l l i o t M , ; Rusk 2 4 1 #62; 24 F a r m e r SC; Ben D./K. 22 F a r m e r SC,
BEASLEY, R i c h a r d ; Cameron 692 #I636 R i o Grande V a l l e y ; 30 C a r p e n t e r NY; F r a n c i s c a 1 7
TX; A n t o n i o 1 TX.
BECK, Samuel M . ; Rusk 272 #529; 34 F a r m e r $800 TN; D a r t h u l a A . 2 1 f T N ; George W . 2 &
I z a b i d i a 3/12 TX; L e o n a r d G . GEER 19 F a r m e r , Ben B . 1 7 & Phebe E . 15, a l l TN.
BENNETT, J o h n M . ; Bexar 265 #631; 27 S p e c u l a t o r $500 K Y ; E l i z a b e t h 2 3 K Y ; R o b e r t 1 TX;
James BOWYER 2 1 Wagoner K Y .
BENNINGFIELD, H . P . ; Red R i v e r 2 1 1 #23O; 41m F a r m e r TN; S u s a n 38 I N ? ; Nancy 13, R o b e r t
11, M a r t h a 8 , W i l l i a m 6 , James 4 , I s a b e l l a l - - a l l T X .
BENSON, J a c o b ; Leon 329 #134; 27 B l a c k s m i t h $1260 K Y ; u n d e r Matthew TAYLOR 40 M e r c h a n t
$1000 S c o t l a n d ; A n n 41 I r e l a n d ; E l l e n 17 MA; Jane 14 R I ; Mary 1 2 MA; E m m a 8 R I ;
J o h n WEAR 25 F a r m e r AL; Ann C . 1 8 MA; P e t e r CURREN 68 None I r e l a n d .
BURCHER, M i c h a e l ; T r a v i s 148 #232; 33 F a r m e r M O ; S a r a h A n n 1 8 TX; DE FREIGHT?, J o h n NY.
BERRYHILL, W m . ; Rusk 2 4 3 #loo; 59 F a r m e r GA; G e o r g i a 2 9 ? , J o h n 33 6: I i o b e r t 2 4 C a r p e n t e r s ; Andrew 20 & N a t h l . 18 F a r m e r s GA; America 1 4 & W i l l i a m 5 , AL
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BLACKWELL, A . J . ; Harris 005 #87, C i t y of H o u s t o n ; 25m Farmer $200 K Y ; E.M. l 9 f LA ( m a r ried within the year).
BLAIR, J o h n ; Red R i v e r 214 #280; 2 3 O c c u p a t i o n : None IL.
BLAIR, R y l y I . ; A n d e r s o n 050 #329; 1 9 m Farmer T N ; u n d e r B r i t o n H . ADAMS 35 F a r m e r $640
I A ; Emily C . 27 TN; S y d n e y N . 8m H o u s t o n Co TX; J o h n W . 5 same; S o m e r v i l l e 3m
Anderson Co TX.
BLAIR, W i l l i a m ; Bexar 327 # 134, S a l a d o C r e e k ; 31 C a r p e n t e r S c o t l a n d ; u n d e r L e v i STINE
26 B r i c k & Adobe maker PA; Theodore HULSEMAN 35 L a b o r e r Germany; Fdk VOLK 45 same.
BLAYLOCK, C . ; H a r r i s o n 1 0 6 #578; 25m F a r m e r $320 N C ; V o 21f MS; S a 1/2m TX.
BLEDSOE, Samuel T . ; Dallas 093 # 3 2 l ; 36 P h y s i c i a n $750 K Y ; Anna M . 2 6 K Y ; S o p h i a E . 8
I L ; George S, 3 TX; Thomas P . NEWTON 1 6 I L [James P . MARTIN i n C a r p e n t e r book].
BLYTHE, Anthony W . ; W i l l i a m s o n 340 #166; 2 8 F a r m e r TN; W i l l i a m COX 2 8 F a r m e r AL; P e r m e l i a 2 6 , Minerva J . 6 , A d a l i n e 4 & G i n c y 2 f , a l l AL.
BOHANAN, W i l l i a m H . ; Bowie 345 #589 8 t h D o ; 24 VA; u n d e r A . G . HOSKINS 39 C a r p e n t e r VA;
Mary R.L. 27 N C ; Mary C . 1 2 & I s a b e l l a J. 9 TN; Mary E l i z a 6 LA; Henryanna 2 TX;
J o s e p h B . GATEWOOD? 2 3 V A .
BOURGEOIS, J u l e s L o ; Medina 397 #15 Town of Vandenburg; 59 F a r m e r $100 F r a n c e ; J u l e s C o
30 Farmer F r a n c e ; J o h n F 1 6 L a b o r e r F r a n c e
BOREN, J n o M a ; Fannin 173 #370; 2 4 Farmer $300 I L ; E l i z a 1 8 TN.
BRADLEY, J a s o o r J o s . ; G r a y s o n 356 #233; 22 L a b o r e r TN; u n d e r M . O . o r C . DAVIS 64m B l a c k s m i t h $1000 MD; Mary 60 GA; Mary O./C.
2 2 , L.N. 2 0 f , J a n e A . 1 7 , M . J . / Y ,
15m--TN.
BRANDIS, F r e d . ; G a l v e s t o n 2 4 0 #36; 34 L a b o r e r $50 Germany; L o u i s e 30 & Dena 7f Germany;
F r e d e r i c k 5m A u g u s t 3 & C h a r l o t t e 10/12, a l l TX.
BRIMBERRY, H a r v e y ; S h e l b y 0 1 7 #225; 22 I L ; u n d e r Geo. S . DOWNS 31 MS; S u s a n 32 I L ; Amb r o s e 6 , Henry 3 & H a r v e y 5 / 1 2 - - a l l TX.
BRIMBERRY, James A . ; Walker 2 5 1 #13; 2 3 F i r m e r $75 I L ; A t h e n a 2 3 AL; M a r t h a 1/12 TX.
BROOKS, E l i s h a ; W i l l i a m s o n 331 #27; 25 Farmer K Y ; S a r a h 2 4 TN; Enoch 6 , A v a r i l l a 4f &
George W . 2 - - a l l AR; M a r t h a H . 1 T X .
BROWN, George; Red River 198 #40; 28/23 F a r m e r AL; S o p h i a 27 I N ; M a t i l d a 4 & M . J . 1 TX.
BROWN, George W . ; Rusk 2 6 1 #363; 25 F a r m e r $500 AL; L e t i t i a A n n 19 TN.
BROWN, H . M . C .
Not f o u n d on c e n s u s , b u t B a r t o n ' s Texas V o l u n t e e r s , p . 1 0 2 , s a y s h e w a s
c h o s e n l i e u t e n a n t when company o r g a n i z e d , b u t n o f u r t h e r d a t a .
BRUMLEE, Wm.; Rusk 296 #859; 5 0 Farmer $5000 VA; E l i z a b e t h 46, Mary' Ann 2 6 , E l i z a Jane
2 2 , M a r t h a A . 2 0 , J o h n L./T. 1 7 , E l i z a b e t h 14 & M a r g a r e t S . l 3 - - a l l TN; S a r a h ll,
Texitna 4 , Sam H . 1 & Amanda 1 2 ( a t t e n d i n g s c h o o l ) - - a l l TX.
BRUSH, G i l b e r t R . ; Bexar 2 7 3 #703; 2 5 Ranging Company NY [NZ i n C a r p e n t e r ' s book]; under
Thomas 2 4 & L e r o y 36 V I N I N G , Ranging Co M O ; R i c h a r d CLARK 2 4 & M i c h a e l CHEVALIE 33
[no o t h e r d a t a ] ; & W i l l i a m DEAN 40 F a r m e r TN.
BURLESON, C , ; F a y e t t e 2 1 4 #382; 25m F a r m e r TN; Mary 22 TN,
BUTLER, L e v i ; Harris 012 #208, H o u s t o n ; 35 C l e r k $1000 CT; u n d e r E . L . PERKINS 48m N Y .
BYNUM, G r i f f i n A . ; H o u s t o n 187 #647; 22 F a r m e r AL; S a r a h J . 17 TN.
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e x a m p l e , why w a s t h i s c e n s u s t a k e n ? The r e a s o n would seem t o b e t o
d e t e r m i n e t h e number e l i g i b l e f o r m i l i t a r y s e r v i c e i n , e a g l , F r e d e r i c k County, which h a s a l i s t of m a l e s b e t w e e n 1 6 a n d 5 0 , same f o r
f e m a l e s , t h e n o v e r 5 0 , and f i n a l l y u n d e r 1 6 .
But i n Anne A r u n d e l C o u n t y , t h e r e i s o n l y one l i s t , s h o w i n g t h e
h e a d of h o u s e h o l d , number of w h i t e m a l e s , w h i t e females, w h i t e c h i l d r e n , b l a c k m a l e s , b l a c k women, b l a c k c h i l d r e n , and t h e t a x a b l e s .
J u d g i n g from t h e f i g u r e s , a man a n d h i s a d u l t s l a v e s w e r e t a x a b l e
( u n l e s s o v e r a g e ) . If a woman was h e a d of t h e h o u s e h o l d , s h e w a s n o t
t a x a b l e b u t h e r a d u l t b l a c k s w e r e . If s h e h a d some w h i t e males i n h e r
h o u s e h o l d , t h e y a n d h e r b l a c k women a n d men w e r e t a x a b l e . When t h e s e
columns do n o t t a l l y , I presume some w e r e p a s t t h e a g e t o be t a x e d ,
o r w a s t h e r e an e r r o r i n t r a n s c r i b i n g ?
A p p a r e n t l y t h e r e w e r e n o u n i f o r m i n s t r u c t i o n s from c o u n t y t o
c o u n t y , a n d e v e n t h e p a r i s h e s and h u n d r e d s i n some c o u n t i e s w e r e t a b u lated differently,
Sometimes s p e c i f i c a g e s a n d names a r e g i v e n ( e v e n
f o r i n f a n t s ) , w h i l e o t h e r e n u m e r a t o r s m e r e l y n o t e d how many m a l e s and
f e m a l e s w e r e i n c e r t a i n a g e b r a c k e t s , as i n e a r l y F e d e r a l c e n s u s e s .
And t h e r e ' s a l w a y s t h e s u s p i c i o u s c h a r a c t e r : s e v e r a l men " r e f u s e
t o g i v e a l i s t of t h e i r f a m i l i e s " :
I n 1 7 7 6 Census o f M a r y l a n d , M s . C a r o t h e r s s a y s s h e i n c l u d e d Black
p e o p l e i f b o t h f i r s t and l a s t names w e r e i n t h e r e c o r d s . I do n o t s e e
a n y d e s i g n a t e d B l a c k ; many names a r e f o l l o w e d by " s e r v a n t , " b u t I bel i e v e t h e y w e r e i n d e n t u r e s p e r s o n s , n o t s l a v e s , f o r some h o u s e h o l d
l i s t i n g s a r e c o n c l u d e d w i t h "3 N e g r o e s & 1 S e r v a n t . "
In rare instances occupations (doctor, school t e a c h e r ) a r e given,
b u t an e v e n g r e a t e r boon t o g e n e a l o g i s t s i s t h e d e s i g n a t i o n of t h e i r
f a t h e r s ' names t o d i s t i n g u i s h men of t h e same name: J o h n W a t k i n s [son]
o f Gassoway [ n o t a p l a c e ; i n d e x shows a Gassaway W a t k i n s ] ; J o s e p h
W i l l i a m s o f B e n j . ; Thomas F o w l e r o f W i l l i a m ; Wm. Iiams of G e o r g e ;
Wm, "Jiams" [Iiams o r Ijams] of J o h n .
T h i s i s a v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g book t o browse i n ; d i s c o v e r i n g t h e a g e
of a.female ancestor i n h e r childhood is a rare t r e a t indeed i n s t o r e
f o r t h o s e l u c k y enough t o h a v e one i n , s a y , H a r f o r d C o u n t y .
P e o p l e who a r e r e s e a r c h i n g i n Maryland would do w e l l t o l o o k up
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S e p a r a t e i n s t a l l m e n t s have been r e u n i t e d i n t o complete a r t i c l e s ,
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volume. I n t r o d u c t o r y remarks by t h e c u r r e n t e d i t o r s of t h e s e p r e s t i gious p e r i o d i c a l s precede t h e a r t i c l e s .
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c h a r t e r members a n d e a r l y p a s t o r s . Some s k e t c h e s l i s t p r e s e n t - d a y
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g e n e r o s i t y of AGS and J a n e Baker, Helen N. Deathe, Mary R , Pinckney,
Jon G o i n s , G e r a l d i n e B o Holland, Hazel Buffaloe, W O E . Cooper, M a t t i e
Toungate, Merle S h e r i d a n , B e t t y McAnelly, LaVerne Danos, Bob and Misse
D u m a s , and Andrea Nagel,
OUR K I N by Laban Miles H o f f m a n .
P u b l i s h e d 1915; r e c e n t l y r e p r i n t e d
by Gaston County H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y ; a v a i l a b l e a t Gaston County A r t &
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"The v a r i o u s a n c e s t r i e s a r e t r a c e d back t o t h e mid-18th c e n t u r y when
t h i s area was settled.
Hoffman i n c l u d e d i n f a n t s when he w r o t e .
Our Kin
i s a good genealogy of t h e f o l l o w i n g f a m i l i e s :
."Hoffman, Rhyne, C o s t n e r , R u d i s i l l , B e s t , Hovis, Hoyle, W i l l s ,
S h e t l e y , J e n k i n s , Holland Hambright [ s i c ] , G a s t o n , W i t h e r s , C a n s l e r ,
Clemmer , and L i n e b e r g e r I'
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by Weakley County G e n e a l o g i c a l S o c i e t y , Box 92, M a r t i n TN 38237. 86
p p . ; index o f b r i d e s .
These m a r r i a g e r e c o r d s were compiled and c o p y r i g h t e d i n 1980 by
t h e s o c i e t y under t h e p r e s i d e n c y of M r s . Mac Buckley. L i c e n s e s issued i n t h e f i r s t 20 y e a r s of t h e c o u n t y ' s e x i s t e n c e a r e l o s t , accordi n g t o t h e o f f i c e of t h e County C o u r t Clerk a t Dresden.
T h i s i s a v e r y a t t r a c t i v e book w i t h a p p r o p r i a t e cover d e s i g n and
f i r m b i n d i n g o I t i s e x c e l l e n t l y typed on good buff-colored p a p e r .
The Foreword s p e a k s of " d a t e of r e t u r n " b u t does n o t s p e c i f y i f
t h a t w a s t h e d a t e t h e m a r r i a g e w a s solemnized.
"When no d a t e o f r e t u r n w a s g i v e n , t h e d a t e of i s s u a n c e i s g i v e n .
The c o p y i s t s seem t o have had a g r e a t d e a l o f t r o u b l e d e c i p h e r i n g t h e h a n d w r i t i n g , and a n i n o r d i n a t e number o f s t a n d a r d g i v e n names
a r e m i s s p e l l e d , p e r h a p s due t o t h e w h i m of t h e e n t r y c l e r k l But bec a u s e of t h e good t y p i n g and u n c l u t t e r e d f o r m a t , t h e book i s e a s y t o
s c a n f o r t h e d e s i r e d d a t a : groom, b r i d e , d a t e , o f f i c i a n t ( J . P . o r
M . G . ) , o r "No R e t u r n . "
The book h a s been p l a c e d i n Texas S t a t e L i b r a r y as t h e g i f t o f
AGS and f i v e members: Mary Frances K i e f e r , Gordon W. G r i f f i n , J a c k A .
Dabbs, B e t t y M . McAnelly and M.S, Dickerson. They p r o b a b l y have a
p a r t i c u l a r i n t e r e s t i n Weakley County--call them and compare n o t e s :
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more i n f o r m a t i o n t h a n c a n be found i n a d e c e n n i a l c e n s u s . I n 1911 a
s t a t e l a w provided t h a t Arkansas t a x a s s e s s o r s s h o u l d enumerate Conf e d e r a t e v e t e r a n s i n t h e i r c o u n t i e s , using q u e s t i o n n a i r e s provided
f o r t h a t p u r p o s e . T h i s s e r i e s makes a v a i l a b l e t o t h e p u b l i c t h e d a t a
t h u s r e c o r d e d i n 44 c o u n t i e s - - n o r e c o r d s found f o r t h e o t h e r 31e
Time had eroded t h e memories of some o l d s o l d i e r s , b u t t h e most
complete of t h e q u e s t i o n n a i r e s g i v e t h e v e t e r a n ' s f u l l name, p o s t o f f i c e , d a t e and p l a c e of h i s b i r t h as w e l l as h i s p a r e n t s and occas i o n a l l y g r a n d p a r e n t s . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e v e t e r a n ' s own m i l i t a r y
s e r v i c e , o f t e n he c i t e d h i s a n c e s t o r s ' s e r v i c e i n t h e R e v o l u t i o n a r y
and o t h e r wars, what c o u n t r y t h e y came f r o m , e t c . The f o r m r e q u e s t e d i n f o r m a t i o n p e r t a i n i n g t o e d u c a t i o n , r e l i g i o u s a f f i l i a t i o n , pol i t i c a l p a r t y , p r o f e s s i o n o r o c c u p a t i o n ; a l s o d a t e o f m a r r i a g e , name
of wife and h e r p a r e n t s , and f i n a l l y a f u l l l i s t of h i s c h i l d r e n .
N e a t l y typed and s p a c e d , s u b j e c t s ' names a r e i n a l p h a b e t i c a l s e quence; t h e b i o g r a p h i c a l data i n o r d e r l y f o r m a t , m o s t b e i n g d a t e d
and c e r t i f i e d t o by t h e county t a x a s s e s s o r .
Veterans announce t h a t t h e y made no
The e d i t o r s of A r k a n s a s
a t t e m p t t o c o r r e c t s p e l l i n g ( n o t even of well-known g e n e r a l s o r
p l a c e s ) which saved them a g r e a t d e a l of e f f o r t , as s p e l l i n g e v i d e n t l y i s n o t t h e i r s t r o n g s u i t . (They m i s s p e l l e d " q u e s t i o n n a i r e " r e p e a t e d l y , and confused " r e m ~ e r a t i o n "w i t h " e m e r a t i o n , ) But i t
would have been h e l p f u l t o t h e o u t - o f - s t a t e r e a d e r i f t h e y had i d e n t i f i e d Arkansas p l a c e names, e s p e c i a l l y when m i s s p e l l e d ,
But such f l a w s d e t r a c t l i t t l e from t h e tremendous v a l u e of t h e
books, i f you a r e f o r t u n a t e enough t o have had a Confederate ancest o r i n one o f t h e 44 named c o u n t i e s . Would t h a t e v e r y S o u t h e r n
s t a t e had e n a c t e d such a l a w : The c o m p i l e r s d e s e r v e t h e Confedera t e C r o s s o f Honor f o r a t t a c k i n g and conquering t h e s e d i f f i c u l t o l d
records.
Those who c o n t r i b u t e d toward p l a c i n g t h e s e books i n t h e Genealogy S e c t i o n o f Texas S t a t e L i b r a r y a r e : Gordon & Nelda G r i f f i n , And r e a Nagel, Mary Frances K i e f e r , O . M . Cunningham, C l a r e n c e Guelker,
P a t Culpepper, Bob & Misse D u m a s , B e t t y McAnelly, Hazel B u f f a l o e ,
E . J . C a s t i l l e , Mary R . Pinckney, Helen N. Deathe, Eunice D , Watson.
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an endangered s p e c i e s , o b s e r v e s D r . Homer S a p i e n c e .
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cemetery o f Mendoza B a p t i s t Church. ( A neighbor s a i d many f a m i l i e s
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i n t e r e s t e d i n f a m i l y h i s t o r y , we a r e h a p p y t o p r e s e n t t h i s poem
( w r i t t e n when s h e w a s 1 2 ) b y t h e d a u g h t e r of D r . David G r a c y . ]
Have you e v e r t h o u g h t of y o u r l i f e
A s a s t o r y o r a book?
E v e r y s i n g l e one o f us
Has s o m e t h i n g i n t e r e s t i n g a t w h i c h t o l o o k .
Your l i f e may be a f a i r y t a l e ,
A l y r i c o r an o d e ,
A horror story, a pleasant tale-One of t h e s e i s y o u r mode.
B e f o r e you w r i t e y o u r h i s t o r y ,
You m u s t f i r s t know y o u r s e l f .
Your p a s t , t h e f u t u r e , t h e p r e s e n t t o o ,
T h e s e are a l l p a r t s of y o u .
You know y o u r plans f o r c o l l e g e ,
You know y o u r f e e l i n g s now,
But h a v e you e v e r e x p l o r e d y o u r p a s t ,
Your why a n d y o q how?
Your h e r i t a g e d i d n o t s t a r t two y e a r s a g o ,
N o r t h r e e , n o r four;
I t i s t h e l i v e s of y o u r a n c e s t o r s ,
Your own f a m i l y l o r e .
Your a n c e s t o r s l i v e d many y e a r s a g o ,
They were much l i k e you i n t h e i r d a y ,
C r e a t i n g h i s t o r y and h e r i t a g e ,
A c t o r s of t h e f a m i l y l i n e s p l a y .
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A s a s t o r y o r a book?
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Give y o u r s t o r y a n o t h e r l o o k .
You may w e l l be s u r p r i s e d a t
The h e r i t a g e i n s t o r e ;
Y o u ' l l f i n d an i n t e r e s t i n g s t o r y - Your own f a m i l y l o r e .
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A u s t i n TX.
A "SHORT" REMINISCENCE
I n 1967 H e n r y C . S h o r t of ' a y e t t e v i l l e AR w r o t e an i n t e r e s t l e t t e r t o M r s . James S e a l s of C e d a r Park ( W i l l i a m s o n Co) TX, an
member. ?rom i t we l e a r n t h a t M r . S h o r t ' s p a r e n t s , George W.
Mary Matilda ( N a s h ) S h o r t , mre o r i g i n a l l from N a v a r r o C O , TX,
b o t h a r e b u r i e d i n R o c h e l l e (McCulloch Co , Texas.
George W S h o r t , who d i e d i n 1 9 0 2 , e n g a g e d i n " r a n c h work"
a n d moved a r o u n d a l o t , l i v i n g f i r s t i n P o o l v i l l e , Wise Co. O t h e r
c o u n t i e s t h e y l i v e d i n i n c l u d e d McCulloch, Tarrant [ p r e s u m a b l y - - h e
s a i d " n e a r 3. Worth"], S a n S a b a , C o r y e l l , M i l l s , B r a z o s , B a s t r o p ,
and B e l l , a l l i n T e x a s .
George h a d a b r o t h e r James who l i v e d w e s t of F o r t W o r t h , ano t h e r "somewhere i n Oklahoma, I n d i a n T e r r i t o r y t h e n , '' a n d a ;.ounger
b r o t h e r , " r a n k , who moved i n t o Oklahoma l a t e r .
George a n d Mary M a t i l d a S h o r t h a d a s o n who w a s b o r n a b o u t
1879 (was 88 i n 1 9 6 7 ) ; a n o t h e r ( T h e o d o r e ) b o r n i n 1 8 8 2 a t R i c h l a n d
S p r i n g s , San S a b a Co; and a t h i r d ( H e n r y ) who was 9 o r 1 0 when h i s
f a t h e r d i e d i n 1902 (hence b o r n c a 1 8 9 2 ) .
Henry C . S h o r t remembered h i s m o t h e r ' s t e l l i n g him t h e y l e f t
McCulloch Co t w i c e b e c a u s e " t h e r e w a s s o much mobing" [ d e p r e d a t i o n s
One n i g h t when h i s f a t h e r w a s n e a r i n g h i s
by mobs o f o u t l a w s ] .
home, two masked men s t o p p e d him, b u t one s a i d h e w a s n o t t h e man
t h e y were l o o k i n g f o r , a n d t h e y l e t him r i d e o n , warning h i m t o
s t a y i n s i d e when h e g o t home. M r . S h o r t removed h i s f a m i l y t o a
s a f e r p l a c e f o r f e a r t h e o u t l a w s would s u s p e c t t h a t h e h a d r e c o g n i z e d t h e m - - " A t t h a t t i m e , it p a y e d t o k e e p y o u r mouth s h u t . "
Theodore S h o r t r e c o l l e c t e d t h a t i n a b o u t 1889 f o u r Texas
R a n g e r s were s e n t t o t h e town of S a n S a b a t o c h e c k i n t o t h e s i t u a t i o n .
Some o f t h e lawbreakers s e n t word t h a t t h e y would come t o town o n a
c e r t a i n n i g h t t o k i l l t h e Rangers, b u t when t h e y saw who t h e y w e r e ,
" t h e y were v e r y q u i e t , n o t a s h o t f i r e d . " [Rangers were s e n t t o N a v a r r o Co i n 1888 t o p u t a s t o p t o t h e f e n c e - c u t t i n g r a n g e war--see
The Handbook o f Texas, V o l . I , p . 590.1
Henry S h o r t r e c a l l e d an i n c i d e n t a b o u t one of t h e R a n g e r s who
h a d s u c h an i m p r e s s i v e dream t h a t h e woke h i s c a p t a i n a n d t o l d him
t h e h e a d man o f t h e mob was a b o u t t o l e a v e t h e c o u n t r y , t h a t t h e y ' d
b e t t e r go nab him w h i l e t h e y c o u l d . The c a p t a i n r e p l i e d , "Go b a c k
t o b e d - - t h e r e ' s n o t h i n g t o a dream." A s s o o n as t h e Ranger g o t t o
s l e e p again h e h a d t h e same dream.
T h o r o u g h l y c o n v i n c e d , t h e man s a d d l e d h i s h o r s e and r o d e o u t
a l o n e . S u r e e n o u g h , h e f o u n d t h e man p r e p a r i n g t o s k i p t h e c o u n t r y .
" o r t u n a t e l y , t h e Ranger w a s a b l e t o g e t t h e d r o p o n t h e o u t l a w a n d
b r i n g him i n . When t h e man w a s c o n v i c t e d and s e n t t o t h e pen, t h a t
stopped t h e t r o u b l e i n t h a t county f o r a while.
Henry S h o r t ' s b r o t h e r T h e o d o r e knew one o f t h o s e Rangers, s o
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Members of AGS a r e i n v i t e d t o compose o b i t u a r i e s f o r p u b l i c a t i o n i n our September i s s u e s . T h i s i s an o p p o r t u n i t y t o g a t h e r t o g e t h e r t h e v a r i o u s i n t e r e s t i n g b i t s one h a s found a b o u t a g i v e n p e r s o n , forming a thumbnail s k e t c h , If members a r e unable t o g e t t h e i r
c h a r t s t o t h e e d i t o r i n time f o r t h e June i s s u e , t h e y may p r e f e r t o
w o r k p a r t of t h a t d a t a i n t o a n o b i t u a r y r a t h e r t h a n w a i t a n o t h e r
y e a r , Next o b i t u a r y d e a d l i n e i s 10 Aug 1982 a t 2202 W . 10, 78703.
A s an example, I have composed one t h a t c o u l d have appeared
i n The Gonzales I n q u i r e r on Wednesday 31 J a n 1900. No doubt t h e r e
w a s an o b i t u a r y f o r my m a t e r n a l g r e a t - g r a n d f a t h e r , b u t I do n o t have
a copy. I t would be i n t e r e s t i n g t o s e e how much my " p r e t e n d " o b i t u a r y d i f f e r s from t h e r e a l one. --Helen H . Rugeley
PROMINENT ATTORNEY
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Thomas Moore Harwood, well known a t t o r n e y o f Gonzales, d i e d
a t h i s r e s i d e n c e a t 8:30 p.m.
Monday, J a n u a r y 2 9 , 1900. He
w a s l a i d t o r e s t w i t h Masonic
honors i n t h e Masonic Cemetery
h e r e t o d a y . A l s o a p a r t of t h e
s e r v i c e s w a s t h e solemn r i t u a l
f o r t h e dead o f t h e United Conf e d e r a t e Veterans Association.
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r a i s e d t o t h e d e g r e e o f Master
Mason i n March 1852 i n Matagorda Lodge No. 7 , A . F . & A . M . , and
a f f i l i a t e d w i t h Gonzales Lodge
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w a s a Royal Arch Mason and a
Knight Templar
M r . Harwood j o i n e d t h e P r e s b y t e r i a n Church o f Gonzales i n
1861, w a s i n s t a l l e d a Deacon i n
1867 and a R u l i n g E l d e r i n 1877.
Thomas Moore Harwood w a s a
d i s t i n g u i s h e d member and onetime commander o f J . C . G . Key
Camp, No. 156, United Confede r a t e Veterans, having served
i n t h e Army o f t h e Confederacy
f r o m J u l y 3, 1861 through t h e
f i r s t p a r t o f 1865. S h o r t l y
a f t e r e n l i s t i n g i n a n Alabama
regiment i n V i r g i n i a he became
i m p a t i e n t w i t h t h e l a c k of a c -
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t i o n and o b t a i n e d p e r m i s s i o n t o
r e t u r n home f o r t h e purpose of
r e c r u i t i n g troops.
( T h i s and a
s h o r t v i s i t e a r l y i n 1864 cons t i t u t e d h i s only f u r l o u g h s . )
While h e r e he w a s e l e c t e d f i r s t
l i e u t e n a n t of t h e J i m W i l s o n
Guards, "99 Texas T i g e r s
Most of Major Harwood's m i l i t a r y c a r e e r w a s s p e n t i n Company
F, W i l l i s ' B a t t a l i o n , Waul's Legion, p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n cavalry
engagements t h r o u g h o u t Mississ i p p i , Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia. He w a s s u c c e s s i v e l y promoted from l i e u t e n a n t through c a p t a i n and major
t o acting lieutenant colonel.
B o r n September 30, 1 8 2 7 , on
t h e f a m i l y p l a n t a t i o n "Newington"
n e a r King and Queen County C o u r t
House, V i r g i n i a , Thomas Moore
Harwood r e c e i v e d h i s h i g h e r education a t the University of V i r g i n i a , t h e n e a r n e d h i s l a w deg r e e a t B a l s t o n S p a , New Y o r k ,
i n 1850. H e immediately embarked f o r t h e p r o m i s i n g f i e l d of
Texas, l a n d i n g on Christmas Eve
1850 a t Matagorda. There he
t a u g h t s c h o o l u n t i l September 1852
when he became t e a c h e r - p r i n c i p a l
o f P r a i r i e Lea Academy i n Caldw e l l County.
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He moved t o G o n z a l e s o n Augu s t 2 7 , 1853, t o e n t e r i n t o t h e
p r a c t i c e of l a w , t a k i n g a p a r t n e r , A . J o McKean, a f e w months
l a t e r Subsequent l a w p a r t n e r s
i n c l u d e d C o l . James C . W i l s o n ,
E v e r e t t L e w i s , S . F . Harwood,
J o h n S . Conway, S
Winston,
a n d h i s s o n , T . F . Harwood.
On F e b r u a r y 11, 1 8 5 7 , T O M .
Harwood m a r r i e d C o r d e l i a , s e c ond d a u g h t e r o f D r . David ?rankl i n Brown of P r a i r i e L e a o They
s e t up h o u s e k e e p i n g in a small
h o u s e u n t i l t h e i r home on S t ,
J o s e p h S t . w a s b u i l t ; i n 1884
t h a t w a s e n l a r g e d i n t o a tenroom r e s i d e n c e o f " S w i s s - s t y l e "
architecture, its design a t t r i b u t e d t o Abner Cook, whom M r . H a r wood h a d met i n A u s t i n w h i l e
s e r v i n g on t h e Board of Regents
of t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f T e x a s Oct o b e r 1881 t o J a n u a r y 1895,
Twice offered appointments
( t o s e r v e as a d i s t r i c t j u d g e
a n d as S t a t e Commissioner o f
A p p e a l s ) , Major Harwood dec l i n e d b o t h g u b e r n a t o r i a l off e r s , p r e f e r r i n g t o remain a t
home a f t e r h i s l o n g a b s e n c e i n
t h e C i v i l W a r , He won a p l a c e
i n t h e l a w books by a m a s t e r f u l
d e c i s i o n i n B e l l C o o i n 1886.
Thomas Moore Harwood i s surv i v e d by h i s widow; by t h r e e
s o n s I Thomas F r a n k l i n , A r c h i b a l d Roane, a n d Samuel L y c u r g u s
Harwood; by t h r e e d a u g h t e r s ;
M r s , W i l l i a m Henry S t a c y o f
A u s t i n and Misses Martha ?sun+l e r o y and Mary Frances o f t h i s
c i t y ; and by g r a n d s o n s M i l l e r ,
Amasa Turner, W i n s t o n , Thomas
M i c h a e l , A r c h i b a l d Roane, Frankl i n Brown, Wallace Baker a n d
Donald D o u g l a s Harwood.
A l s o by f o u r S t a c y g r a n d c h i l d r e n : Thomas H a r w o o d , . W i l l i a m
G i l l e s p i e and C r a n k l i n A l l i s o n
and t h e i r s i s t e r C o r d e l i a Brown,
a l l o f A u s t i n . Harwood g r a n d -
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d a u g h t e r s a r e C o r d e l i a Brown,
Armour Rogan, E l i z a b e t h Wallace,
A n t o i n e t t e , Trances F a u n t l e r o y ,
and Dorothy.
Major Harwood's o n l y c l o s e
relatives s t i l l living i n V i r ginia are h i s o l d e s t b r o t h e r
Samuel q a u n t l e r o y Harwood, h i s
s i s t e r E m i l y Garnett Harwood,
a n d h i s s i s t e r Martha C a t h e r i n e
(Mrs. Wm. B e v e r l e y B i r d )
I t seems f i t t i n g t o c l o s e
w i t h a q u o t a t i o n from t h e r e s o l u t i o n p a s s e d by t h e Board o f
Regents of t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f
Texas: " A s a p a t r i o t , a s o l d i e r , a s k i l l f u l lawyer, a
Christian gentleman, a t r u e
f r i e n d of h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n , h e
has lived h i s long l i f e without
f e a r and w i t h o u t r e p r o a c h
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Lambert.
Lambert, 85, of 536 Terrell Road, died Sunday.
His father, Joseph Napoleon Lambert, was a
deputy US. marshal in Fort Smith, Ark., during
the time the "hanging judge," Isaac Parker, had
jurisdiction in that district.
Lambrt, a writer, historian and teacher,
traced hi$ ancestry to six Revolutionary War soldiers.
He wrote and published a book on the history
of the 2nd Cavalry Division, "One Hundred Years
with the Second Calvary," and numerous historical magazine articles.
Lambert was a member of the Chattanooga.
Tenn., and San Antonio chapters of the Sons of
the American Revolution, State Association of
Texas Pioneers, San Antonio Historical Association, Sao Antonio and Texas State Apartment associations; 2nd Cavalry Regiment Association,
10th Armor& Division Association and the Retired Officers Association.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Kirwan
Lamhrt; a son, Dr. Joseph Buckley Lambert; two
daughters, Mrs. Thille Adelaide Newton and Mrs.
Nancy Mrwan Davenport; and 10 grandchildren.
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t w o i n t e r e s t i n g ones a r r i v e d - - o n e composed by a member and t h e o t h e r
c l i p p e d from a newspaper. The l a t t e r w a s t o o long f o r o u r s p a c e and,
r e g r e t t a b l y , had t o be condensed.
LA ROY LEE SHARP
[Submitted by Mrs. P a t Culpepper, 2212 T a l l o w C o u r t , A u s t i n TX 78744,
who n o t e s t h a t h e r g r a n d f a t h e r ' s body w a s l a t e r r e i n t e r r e d i n C a l v a r y
H i l l Cemetery i n Dallas.]
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La Roy Lee S h a r p d i e d 25 November 1974 i n G a r l a n d , Texas, and w a s
b u r i e d on t h e 27th a t Grove H i l l Cemetery i n Dallas.
M r . S h a r p w a s born 29 June 1900 i n Leonard, Fannin Co, Texas. H i s
f a t h e r , J a c o b Frank S h a r p , w a s born i n P i k e , C o l l i n C o , Texas and h i s
mother, Emma J a n e S t o v a l l , w a s a n a t i v e o f V a l l e y Creek, Fannin Co.
On 25 J u l y 1919 i n Brooklyn, Nevi Y o r k , M r . S h a r p m a r r i e d J o s e p h i n e C o n i g l i a r o , who had been born 11 August l9Ol i n Palermo, S i c i l y , I t a l y . She had come t o Brooklyn w i t h h e r f a m i l y i n 1904.
M r . S h a r p was a r e s i d e n t of Dallas f o r 27 y e a r s a f t e r moving f r o m
H i c k s v i l l e , Nassau Co, New York i n 1947. P r i o r t o h i s r e t i r e m e n t f o u r
y e a r s ago, he worked as a maintenance e l e c t r i c i a n f o r L i n g Temco I n d u s t r i e s i n G a r l a n d . During W o r l d W a r I he w a s i n I n s t r u m e n t R e p a i r
i n t h e U . S . Army A i r Corps a t K e l l y A i r F i e l d a t San Antonio, Texas.
He h e l d t h e r a n k of s e r g e a n t a t t h e time o f h i s d i s c h a r g e , and became
a member of t h e American Legion i n Dallas.
La Roy Lee S h a r p i s s u r v i v e d by: h i s widow, J o s e p h i n e ; h i s daught e r G e r a l d i n e Lee S h a r p Messick and h i s son R o b e r t Lee S h a r p , a l l of
D a l l a s ; h i s grandsons: Kenneth A l l e n S h a r p , Roy Lynn Messick, S t e v e n
Messick, Kevin Messick, B r i a n Messick, R o b e r t Lee S h a r p J r . , and
C h r i s t o p h e r Ray S h a r p , a l l o f Dallas; h i s g r a n d d a u g h t e r s : P a t r i c i a
Marie S h a r p Culpepper o f San Diego, C a l i f o r n i a ; S h e r r y Ann S h a r p H a r d e s t y o f Mesquite, Texas; Debra Sue S h a r p Lomas and L o r r a i n e Messick,
both of Dallas. H i s 3 g r e a t - g r a n d c h i l d r e n a r e : S e r e n a and Michael
Zane H a r d e s t y o f Mesquite and Vernon Lee Lomas Jr. of Dallas. He i s
a l s o s u r v i v e d by a b r o t h e r Frank S h a r p o f San Antonio, and a s i s t e r
Eva S h a r p P h a r r o f L y t l e , Texas.
[The f o l l o w i n g o b i t u a r y i s t h o u g h t t o be f r o m t h e Homa C o u r i e r , Houma
LA. M r . W a l t h e r ' s s i s t e r , M r s . R o b e r t a S e a l e , w a s t h e mother of AGS
member Mrs. H . R . Gentry (ne'e Emma Gene S e a l e ) .]
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O W N NETnlELL WALTHER
Gibson r e s i d e n t Owen Newel1 Walther, 85, a r e t i r e d e n g i n e e r , d i e d
Sunday [29 J u l y 19791 a t Ochsner Foundation H o s p i t a l i n New Orleans
f o l l o w i n g a l e n g t h y i l l n e s s . .The f u n e r a l w i l l be a t 2:3O p.m. Tuesday
f r o m Chauvin F u n e r a l Home, followed by g r a v e s i d e s e r v i c e s a t t h e Method i s t Cemetery i n Gibson.
Born December 29, 1893, t h e son of Henry Walther and Emma A . P r a t t ,
Owen Walther w a s educated i n Gibson p u b l i c s c h o o l s and L o u i s i a n a Polyt e c h n i c I n s t i t u t e a t Ruston, Receiving an e n g i n e e r i n g degree i n 1914,
he soon became l i c e n s e d i n L o u i s i a n a and P e n n s y l v a n i a .
M r . Walther w a s employed as a r e s e a r c h e n g i n e e r i n h e a t i n g and
a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g i n Buffalo, New York and t h e n i n Akron, Ohio u n t i l ,
i n 1916, he e n l i s t e d i n t h e chemical warfare s e r v i c e o f t h e U . S . Army
i n Washington DC. Commissioned a second l i e u t e n a n t v i t h i n 90 days, he
helped develop a f l a r e f o r n i g h t t i m e o b s e r v a t i o n s , c o n d u c t i n g t e s t s USi n g t h e Washington Monument w i t h s p e c i a l p e r m i s s i o n f r o m P r e s i d e n t Wilson.
Leaving t h e s e r v i c e i n 1919, M r . Walther and two o t h e r e n g i n e e r s
organized t h e York Heating and V e n t i l a t i o n Corp. i n P e n n s y l v a n i a . He
s e r v e d as v i c e p r e s i d e n t and c h i e f e n g i n e e r u n t i l 1928 when h e l e f t t h e
company as it w a s b e i n g merged w i t h C a r r i e r C o r p o r a t i o n .
R e t u r n i n g t o Gibson, L o u i s i m e , M r Walther c o n s t r u c t e d a m o s s
g i n n i n g p l a n t , producing as much as 100 box c a r s p e r y e a r and s h i p p i n g
t h e p r o d u c t t o many p a r t s of t h e n a t i o n and Canada. He a l s o engaged
i n r a i s i n g beef c a t t l e , m a i n t a i n i n g t h r e e g r a z i n g l o c a t i o n s .
Other endeavors f o r M r . Walther were t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f honey and
"packaged b e e s , " shrimp-meal supplement, and c y p r e s s p i l i n g s f o r t h e
f i r s t U , S . Highway 90 Atchafalaya b r i d g e a t Morgan C i t y . He designed
and/or c o n s t r u c t e d shrimp-freezing p l a n t s i n t h e e a r l y 1940s , s e v e r a l
i c e p l a n t s , 20 o r more warehouses, f e e d manufacturing p l a n t s , b u l k - o i l
s t o r a g e p l a n t s , f i l l i n g s t a t i o n s , supermarkets and wharves.
M r . Walther w a s l a r g e l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r b r i n g i n g REA t o t h i s a r e a
of t h e s t a t e , s e r v i n g as p r e s i d e n t of South L o u i s i a n a E l e c t r i c Co-opera t i v e Association during it first two y e a r s ,
This civic-minded Gibson r e s i d e n t s e r v e d 1 2 y e a r s on t h e Terrebonne
P a r i s h School Board and t h e same l e n g t h of time on t h e P a r i s h P o l i c e
J u r y . He w a s a c t i v e i n o b t a i n i n g f e d e r a l approval f o r e n l a r g e n e n t o f
Bayou Black and o t h e r channels t o t h e Gulf of Mexico.
A s chairman of t h e Terrebonne P a r i s h C i v i l W a r C e n t e n n i a l Committ e e , he h e l p e d compile a l i s t of Confederate v e t e r a n s f r o m L o u i s i a n a .
H i s S e n a t o r , C l a u d e B. Duval, t e s t i f i e d : "The l o s s of s o t a l e n t e d ,
c a p a b l e and d e d i c a t e d a man i s a l o s s t o e v e r y c i t i z e n . "
S u r v i v o r s i n c l u d e a b r o t h e r , S t a n l e y Walther o f Gibson. Owen Walt h e r w a s preceded i n d e a t h by h i s p a r e n t s , t h r e e b r o t h e r s : Joseph P h i l i p , Henry J r o , and C u r t i s C l i f f o r d (Bud) Walther; and t h r e e s i s t e r s :
Mrs. Louise G r i f f i n , M r s . C a r l i n e Simmons and Mrs. Roberta S e a l e .
The f a m i l y r e q u e s t e d t h a t d o n a t i o n s be made t o t h e American Cancer
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o r a b b r e v i a t i o n s of months, n o t f i g u r e s . P r o o f r e a d your copy c a r e f u l l y f o r c l a r i t y and l e g i b i l i t y , Q u e r i e s a r e f r e e .
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Ben Thompson ( b o r n
1843 i n K n o t t i n g l e y , Y o r k s h i r e , England) m a r r i e d Kate ( C a t h e r i n e )
Moore when he w a s on f u r l o u g h f r o m t h e Confederate Army. [ P r i c e ' s
r e c o r d . o f m a r r i a g e s i n T r a v i s Co, TX, shows Benjamin Thompson and
Kate L , Moore were m a r r i e d 24 Nov 1863 by C h a r l e s G i l l e t t , p r i e s t
of St.) D a v i d ' s E p i s c o p a l Church i n A u s t i n . ]
She was t h e d a u g h t e r of M a r t i n and E l i z a b e t h ( b o r n i n Alabama)
Moore (1870 Census of --- Co, T X , and "Proof of H e i r s h i p o f M a r t i n
Moore, deceased" i n AGS Q u a r t e r l y , X I V : Z Z - Z 3 ) .
I n 1868 Ben Thompson was"found g u i l t y of t h r e a t e n i n g t h e l i f e o f
a j u s t i c e of t h e peace and s e n t e n c e d t o t h e pen a t H u n t s v i l l e f o r 4
y e a r s ; remained 2 y e a r s , " [Ed. Note: According t o The Handbook o f
Texas, t h a t w a s a v e r y m i l d e p i s o d e i n a l i f e f i l l e d w i t h v i o l e n c e , ]
Ben Thompson w a s k i l l e d 11 Mch 1884 i n t h e Old V a r i e t y T h e a t r e
i n San Antonio, Texas. [The Handbook c a l l s i t t h e V a u d e v i l l e T h e a t r e
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and s a y s Thompson had k i l l e d t h e owner t w o y e a r s e a r l i e r - - E d . ]
t h a t t i m e , t h e Ben Thompsons were r e s i d i n g i n A u s t i n on U n i v e r s i t y
Avenue between 1 9 t h and 2 1 s t s t r e e t s , a s p o t now occupied by t h e
U n i v e r s i t y C h r i s t i a n Church B i b l e C h a i r . [The 1872-73 A u s t i n C i t y
D i r e c t o r y ( p . 106 of AGS a u a r t e r l y , X I V No. 4 ) shows a Ben and a
Ben H . Thompson.]
Ben had s e v e r a l s i s t e r s and b r o t h e r s , i n c l u d i n g B i l l y , b o r n c a
1845. I n 1884, B e n ' s mother w a s l i v i n g i n B a s t r o p Co [ p e r W . M . Walt o n ' s L i f e and Adventures o f Ben Thompson, t h e Famous Texafd; "The
Unsolved Murder of Ben Thompson" by P a u l Adams i n S o u t h w e s t e r n H i s t o r i c a l d u a r t e r l y , 1944-19451. I am s e e k i n g a d d i t i o n a l d a t a t o
c l a r i f y t h e t r a d i t i o n of r e l a t i o n s h i p t o :
George Baker ( m o t h e r ' s maiden name) Southernwood, b . 1855 i n
Knottingl-ey, England; came t o Texas c a 1876, About 1885 he m a r r i e d Martha Smith Knight. Her mother was a Smith and i s s a i d t o
have m a r r i e d f i r s t a Smith and t h e n D . C . Knight, M a r t h a ' s s t e p f a t h e r . Need d a t a on both of M a r t h a ' s p a r e n t s .
George and Martha SOUTHERNWOOD had 3 s o n s : (1) Joe H o l l i n g s w o r t h , my. g r a n d f a t h e r ; ( 2 ) George Baker Jr.; ( 3 ) W i l l i e Lyons.-M a r t h a J o Southernwood, 1734 A r l i n g t o n D r , Corpus C h r i s t i TX 78415.
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Wilson, b o r n 31 Mch 1891 i n Arkansas t o James & S a r a h ( - - - I M i l s o n . Rose m a r r i e d (when & where?) K i l l i a m A r t h u r Sanders--need
d a t a on him. W i l l g l a d l y exchange.--Ms'Ardella Maulton, RR 1
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BAISE/BAIZE/BAZE/BOZE~CLAYTON~COBB~KIZER~LEATHERWOOD
MATTHEWS.
S a r a h E , Baze w a s b o r n c a 1844 t o W i l l i a m and J a n e ( K i z e r T Baze i n
M O ; shown w i t h them on 1850 Census of B a r r y Co, M O O A l s o on 1860
Census of Lampasas C O , TX, and named among W i l l i a m ' s 9 c h i l d r e n i n
h i s w i l l f i l e d i n 1 8 6 1 i n Lampasas. On 24 Sep 1865, D.P. Baze/
B a i z e , M.G. ( b r o t h e r o f W i l l i a m ) performed a m a r r i a g e f o r C l a y Cobb
and M r s . S a r a h E . Leatherwood a t Bold S p r i n g s , McLennan Co, TX. If
s h e w a s n e e S a r a h E . Baze, would l i k e t o l e a r n d e t a i l s of h e r f i r s t
m a r r i a g e as w e l l as t h i s one.
C h a r l o t t e C . Baze ( b o r n c a 1846) w a s s i s t e r of t h e above and
s e e n i n s a n e e a r l y r e c o r d s ( t h e i r f a t h e r ' s w i l l i s i n Snyder Texas
Museum)l On 1 May 1873, C h a r l o t t e ' s b r o t h e r M.P. Baise s o l d c i t y
l o t s i n Lampasas t o Mrs. C . C l a y t o n . I n 1877 C h a r l o t t e C l a y t o n " O f
Coleman Co" s o l d same l o t s t o R.P. C l a y t o n (What r e l a t i o n ? ) , and i n
1878 he s o l d them t o John C . Matthews.
The mother of t h e s e s i s t e r s , J a n e ( K i z e r ) Baze, d i e d 18 Apr
1903 i n Alamogordo NM and w a s b u r i e d a t L a Luz, Name s p e l l e d
Baize i n o b i t u a r y ; h a s even been i n t e r p r e t e d as Boze.
My g r a n d f a t h e r , M.P. Baze ( d o 22 Nov 1933 i n M i t b h e l l c0, T X ) ,
o f t e n s a i d one o f h i s s i s t e r s d i e d i n t h e T e r r i t o r y of New Mexico
w h i l e h e r f a m i l y w a s on a p r o s p e c t i n g t r i p , and was b u r i e d b e s i d e
t h e t r a i l , Does anyone s h a r e t h i s t r a d i t i o n ? I ' d g l a d l y t r a d e i n f o r m a t i o n . - - A l b e r t E . Baze, 3532 S o c o r r o Rd, F o r t Worth TX 76116.
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HENRY-RHEMANN-TROGDON-WALTON.
Need p a r e n t s of John D o Henry
( b , 1805 TN; d . 1850-55 T r a v i s cop TX) who m . E l i z a b e t h B. Walton
i n 1829. T h e i r dau Amanda May Lona Henry ( b . 3 Mch 1842 TN; d .
1906 T r a v i s C o ) m e R o b e r t Trogdon ( b , 11 Aug 1839 NC?; d . 11 Jan
1932 Travis Co)--seeking h i s a n t e c e d e n t s . The Trogdons' dau Lona
E l i z a b e t h ( b , 1 6 Mch 1872 Brown Co, TX; d . 14 Mch 1952 B r o o k s h i r e ,
Waller Co, T X ) m . Casper John Rhemann. Data a p p r e c i a t e d . - - M r s .
K a t h l e e n B . Rheman, 9130 Western D r , Houston TX 77080.
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ALLEN-CHAPMAN-CRENSHAW_SMITH_VANCE.
Need a d d i t i o n a l d a t a on
John Campbell V p c e ( b . 1845 SC) and wife Martha Smith. T h e i r s o n
Samuel R o b e r t w a s b o r n 1 2 Apr 1874 (Where?) & d i e d 15 Feb 1938 i n
H i l l Co, TX. When & where d i d h e marry M a t t i e B e l l Crenshaw?
S a m u e l ' s s o n Eugene ( b . 8 Nov 1899, Dallas TX; d . 1 7 Nov 1975,
Mesquite, Dgllas C o ) m . 18 J l y 1918 Ninnie Mae Chapman ( b . 1 6 Sep
1899, F r e e s t o n e Co, TX; d . 19 Oct 1978, D a l l a s ) , dau o f Samuel
Hugh & Mary Emma E. (Allen) Chapman, I have some d a t a on them, b u t
more welcome.--Charles L. Vance, R t e 2 Box 3 4 l - A , " r i s c o TX 75034.
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CALDWELL-MARTIN.
S e e k i n g i n f o r m a t i o n o n Samuel W . Martin, b .
1825 i n Virginia (now West V i r g i n i a ) and grew up t h e r e . P a r e n t s ?
What county? Was i n Mexican War. Lived i n Texas a f t e r w a r d s ; m a r r i e d Margaret P . C a l d w e l l 25 June 1849 i n Travis Co. Died 1865 i n
B a s t r o p C o , TX. One a n c e s t o r o r r e l a t i v e b e l i e v e d t o have been i n v o l v e d i n a c o a l mine a c c i d e n t i n West Virginia.--Howard W . Martin,
2120 G r a n t , E l Paso TX 79930.
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BOLDINGBOYD-LOVELES S-s T ILES -WARE/WEAR
Wear/Ware b . 15 Jan 1858 i n San Saba Co, TX; s i s t e r Susan J a n e b .
4 Aug 1852 i n Williamson Co, TX; b r o t h e r W i l l i a m Green Wear b . 1 6
Aug 1856 i n San Saba. E l i z a b e t h m . George Malcolm Loveless 11 Mch
1849; Susan Jane m . V . G . Bolding 2 9 Feb 1869 [Ed. Note--1869 was
n o t a l e a p y e a r , s o some d i g i t i s wrong.] and both b u r i e d i n S t a t e
Cemetery i n A u s t i n . [Ed. Note--Both s i s t e r s ? o r both Boldings?)
W i l l i a m Green Wear m . Sarah Jane Boyd. Would a p p r e c i a t e informat i o n on t h e p a r e n t s of t h e s e t h r e e s i b l i n g s : John Williamson and
Margaret ( S t i l e s ) Wear.--Mrs. Dora
Rudd, 1 1 2 Live Oak D r i v e ,
Georgetown TX 78626.
LOVELACE/LOVELESS_WEAR_WEISER,
George Malcolm Loveless/Lovel a c e ( b . 5 Apr 1852 i n Cedar Rapids I A ) m , E l i z a b e t h Wear. H i s
p a r e n t s were Simeon DeWitt Lovelace ( b . 1827 i n New Y o r k ) and Sar a h Rebecca Weiser ( b . 26 J a n 1831 i n Cumberland Co, PA). T r y i n g
t o f i n d p a r e n t s of Sirneon.--Same as above
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AYERS-COWAN-SELMAN/SILMANWRIGHT.
Seeking p a r e n t a g e , p l a c e o f
b i r t h , & s i b l i n g s of John Selman/Silman who d i e d 5 Oct 1829 i n Walt o n Co, GA, age 53. He m a r r i e d (1) Biddy Wright ( o n 1 2 Mch 1805 i n
Clarke C o , GA) and ( 2 ) C h a r i t y Wright ( d a t e unknown), B o t h were
d a u g h t e r s of W i l l i a m & Mary (Ayers) Wright. According t o W i l l i a m
W r i g h t ' s w i l l t h e r e were f i v e c h i l d r e n born between t h e s e two
s i s t e r s . Would l i k e t o l e a r n d e t a i l s .
John Selman m . ( 3 ) S a r a h Cowan (on 2 1 May 1823 i n Jackson Co,
G A ) ; t h e y had 3 c h i l d r e n .
I n 1820 *'ranklin Co, GA t a x r e c o r d s
John Selman Sr. p a i d h i s own t a x e s and a l s o t h o s e of John Selman
o f Clarke Co. What w a s t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p o f t h e s e two?--Mrs. C y n t h i a Landry Selman, 4911 Timberline D r , A u s t i n TX 78746.
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DIXON-~RAZ IER-HARR IS-LIMBERGER/LIMBURGER-MABRY-OWEN-S LAUGHTERSeeking i n f o r m a t i o n on Henry & Mathilda LimTRAVIS-VOTAW-WHITE,
b e r g e r o r Limburger who came from Dortmund, Germany c a 1881 & s e t t l e d i n S a n Antonio. C h i l d r e n : Henry, O t t o , August, Rick, L a u r a
and M a t h i l d a .
A l s o t h e s e e a r l y Texas r e s i d e n t s : Benjamin S l a u g h t e r ( f i r s t
c o u s i n of George Webb S l a u g h t e r ) and w i f e Minerva Mabry i n Caldw e l l , Atascosa & F r i o c o s .
E l i j a h i'otaw & son W i l l i a m i n Grimes,
Montgomery, Washington, Caldwell, Atascosa, T r i o & D i m m i t c o s .
B a r b a r a G i l l i n Harris ( w i d o w ) & son Lease from GA; l i v e d i n GonP e t e r & Grey White, Goliad Co.
z a l e s a t time of Texas Republic.
, , , J . C . Owen & wife Margaret Dixon i n San Marcos a r e a (Hays C o ) .
Dixon f a m i l y p o s s i b l y r e l a t e d t o Wm. B . T r a v i s of Alamo fame.
D r . M . W . D . & Samuel v r a z i e r of T i l d e n , McMullen Co.--Ms P a t r i c i a
V , Ward, 2 1 3 S h o r t S t . , C a r r i z o S p r i n g s TX 78834.
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Seeking d a t a on
George Andrewfindrew George Brown b . 1844, MD. T o Texas when? He m a r r i e d A r d e l l a Johnson b . 1847,Hopkins Co, T X . I n 1886 l i v e d n e a r Round
Rock, Williamson Co. C h i l d r e n : 1. Jane b . c a 1872 ( d i s a p p e a r e d ) ; 2 .
Amanda C a r o l i n e / C a l l i e b . 1874 m . (1) E v e r e t t E l l i o t , ( 2 ) Clarence
parris; 3. Martin b , 1876 m , --- i 4 . J i m b . 1881 d i d n o t marry; 5.
Mary b . 1883 m . Wright Alexander; 6 . George Andrew J r . b . 1886 (my
f a t h e r ) m . Anna W i l l i a m s i n NM i n 1905.--Mrs. Opal (Brown) Mack,
303-B Lobo, Green V a l l e y AZ 85614.
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We a r e t h a n k f u l t o announce t h a t t h e young m a n r e p o r t e d as m i s s i n g on p . 49 o f our l a s t i s s u e h a s t u r n e d up s a f e and sound h e r e i n
A u s t i n . Chief c r e d i t f o r l o c a t i n g "rank G e n t r y w a s g i v e n t o AGS Q u a r t e r l y by Rep. J a k e P i c k l e , who c a l l e d t h e i n c i d e n t "one f o r t h e 'Bel i e v e I t o r Not' columns:" I t seems t h a t one of o u r r e a d e r s had acc e s s t o some r e c o r d s t h a t r e v e a l e d where t h e young m a n w a s .
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O u r e v e r - h e l p f u l member, P o d i e Ligon, c a l l s o u r a t t e n t i o n t o a
n o t i c e i n a r e c e n t G e n e a l o g i c a l H e l p e r . Inasmuch as t h i s s t r u g g l i n g
s o c i e t y i s i n o u r s t a t e (between Crosbyton and A b i l e n e ) , we a r e g l a d
t o p a s s on t h e i r p l e a w i t h o u r endorsement*
WANTED: S m a l l g e n e a l o g i c a l s o c i e t y w i t h l i m i t e d budget w i l l be
g l a d t o pay p o s t a g e o n any books o r m a t e r i a l s donated t o o u r group9
t o be p l a c e d i n o u r genealogy s e c t i o n of t h e c o u n t y l i b r a r y .
KENT C O . GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Box 344, J a y t o n TX 79528
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CENS US FUNNIES
G e n e a l o g i c a l r e s e a r c h e r s who r e a d c e n s u s o c c a s i o n a l l y r u n a c r o s s
an amusing name o r remark which we'd l i k e t o s h a r e , You a r e i n v i t e d
t o send what you f i n d t o t h e e d i t o r of AGS Q u a r t e r l y t o use as f i l l e r s from time t o t i m e .
A few s u c h c h u c k l e a b l e s have been f u r n i s h e d by Mrs. H I R o Gent r y . Most of us have laughed p o l i t e l y a t t h e clown who s a y s , " I ' m
a f r a i d t o l o o k up my f a m i l y t r e e - - a f r a i d I ' d f i n d a h o r s e t h i e f
h a n g i n g t h e r e ! " W e l l , i n Caddo P a r i s h 9 LA, s h e did f i n d t h r e e men
F u r t h e r s c r u t i n y sugwhose o c c u p a t i o n w a s l i s t e d as "Horse t h i e f
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w i t h murder bigamy and l a r c e n y
Vying f o r Oddest Names: I n Burleson Co, TX, i n 1870, t h e head
o f a household was The P r o p h e t Moses ( 7 8 M B); i n F r a n k l i n Co, OH,
t h e w h i t e Cable f a m i l y named t h e i r i n f a n t d a u g h t e r Loving Lovely
L o v e l i e s t ; i n Wayne Co, N Y , a h o s t l e r f r o m Alsace b o r e t h e name of
C h r i s Coldmorning [ t r a n s l a t i o n from French o r German?]
I n 1840, t h e enumerator o f Lafourche P a r i s h j u s t had t o g i v e
up on s p e l l i n g t w o names. He p u t down Joseph H e b e r t Something and
Abel Damned h a r d 8
Uriah S o Waldrip and w i f e must have been p l e a s e d w i t h h i s a r r i v a l d a t e when t h e y named t h e i r s o n P u n c t u a l (15 on 1850 H a r t Co,
KY, census).
Among u n u s u a l o c c u p a t i o n s we have s e e n "Show a c t e r " and "Keepe r of Boddy House," I n 1880 t h e Baltimore c e n s u s t a k e r d i d n o t s k i p
t h e "Home f o r F a l l e n Women."
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( A l l A u s t i n TX u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e n o t e d , Apologies t o t h o s e who
p a i d b e f o r e May Day b u t were i n a d v e r t e n t l y o m i t t e d by v o l u n t e e r
t y p i s t . CORRECTIONS: Change Dobbs t o Dabbs; Ligon phone t o 3460708; add Selman phone 327-2059,)
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Allday-Bondy, M s , Tina, 7500 Ladybug, 78744, 444-4441
Altman, M r s . H e l e n , 5701 Louise L n , 78731, 453-5531
Brady, Mrs. Nan P o l k , 1411 P a r k i n s o n D r , 78704, 442-6691
B r o w n , M/M Thomas G I , 907 S h e l l e y Ave, 78703, 478-6835
B u f f a l o e , M/M James R , , 8200 Kromer, 78758, 453-0412
Burns, M r s , Londa & D a u g h t e r s , 1 2 2 1 W . P r a i r i e Lea S t , L o c k h a r t TX
78644
C a r t e r , D r . James B , , 2802 Northwood Rd, 28703
Chapman, Mrs. R . D . , 9125 Chatsworth D r , Houston TX 77024
Cook, M/M Sam G I , 410 Towne Park T r a i l , 78751, 454-7653 [Address change]
Cooper, Mr, Wm. E a r l , 1313 Dwyce D r , 78757, 459-8298
Dallas, M s Wanda E . , 9088 Posada Way, Sacramento CA 95826
D r a p e r , Mr, J o h n , 8800 Silverwood C t , 78759, 345-0707
F o r d , Mr, O r v i l l e L o , 3029 NW l l t h , OK C i t y , OK 73107
G u e l k e r , M r , C l a r e n c e W , , 7606 West R i m Dr, 78731, 345-1829
H a r t , Mrs. B i l l i e A . , 24-11 S a n d e r s Ln, 78748, 282-0016
Hearne, M s S h e r l y G u t t e n f e l d e r , Box 14125, 78761
H i n k e l , Mrs. J . L . , 301 Shady Oak D r , Georgetown TX 78626
H o l t , M s M a r g a r e t W,, 3805 Ave F , 78751, 453-2337
Huber, Mrs, D o r i s N , , 11705 N . L a m a r , 78753, 836-1262
H u t z e l l , M/M D . , 4700 F r a n k l i n Park D r , 78744, 443-3881
J a c k s o n , M r s . E . E . , 2 2 1 1 W . North Loop #2O5, 78756
Karl, M r . Roy C
Rte 2 , F r e e p o r t TX 77541
K i r k , Miss L o u i s e , 2906 B r i d l e P a t h , 78703, 478-3770
Lee, M r . Bobby J o e , S t a r R t e 2 Box 1 4 , Evant TX 76525
L o c k h a r t , M r . E a r l , 7218 Chimney C o r n e r , 78731
Martin, M r . I , E a r l , 7 1 2 1 H a r t Ln #1128, 78731
M a t e j e k , Ms M a r g a r e t , Rte 1 Box 166-A, Cuero TX 77954
Mays, Mrs. C h a r l e s W,, 3202 Bonnie Rd, 78703, 478-7615
McBride, M s Joan Z . , 1306 W , C o l l e g e S t , Brady TX 76825
McKown, M s J a n e l l e , 8409 S i l v e r Ridge D r , 78759, 345-2021
McLean, Ms B a r b a r a A , , 124 O l i v e S t #2, San Marcos TX 78666
Monroe, C o l . Putnam W , , 4705 Balcones D r , 78731, 451-4958
Nix, M s L o u i s e , 9 M o n t p e l i e r , Newport Beach CA 92660
P e r k i n s , M s E l a i n e J . , 15800 H a m i l t o n P o o l Rd, 78736
Rheman, M r s , K a t h l e e n B . 9130 Western D r , Houston TX 77080
R o b e r t s o n , M r s . Louis L , 11200 P e a r c e Ln, Del V a l l e TX 78617, 247-2544
Rucker, Mr, James H . , 1 4 2 1 B e r k s h i r e D r , 78723, 452-2631
Rudd, M s Dora Dean, 112 L i v e Oak D r , Georgetown TX 78626
S h e r i d a n , M s M e r l e , 1303 A l e g r i a Rd, 78757
S m i t h , M r . C h a r l e s L . , 3106 Clawson Rd, 78704, 441-3551
S n y d e r , Mrs. Bryan 111, 12717 N*& Lamar Blvd, 78753, 251-4251
Southernwood, M s Martha J o , 1734 A r l i n g t o n D r , Corpus C h r i s t i 78415
Soward, M r , H. Martin 111, Box 606, I n g l e s i d e TX 78362
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S t o c k e b r a n d , Mrs. I r a D o , l O l 9 E . R i v e r s i d e D r , 78704, 442-4663
Stoneham, M s L o i s , l O l 9 E . R i v e r s i d e Dr, 78704, 442-3083
S t u b b s , M r s l P a u l E . , 3410 H i l l v i e w Rd, 78703, 451-1471
S u l l i n s , Mrs. R . D . , Rte 1 Box 42-A, H i l l s b o r o TX 76645
Temple, M s Minnie, 2501 W. Av.e Z , Temple TX 76501
Toungate, Mrs. M a t t i e , 4314 Shoalwood, 78756,459-7265
Vance, M r O C h a r l e s L . , Rte 2 Box 341-A, F r i s c o TX 75034
Ward, Mrs. M . D . , 2 1 3 S h o r t S t , C a r r i z o S p r i n g s TX 78834
Warren, M s M a r g u e r i t e , 5801 Eureka D r , 78745, 441-1045
Wheeler, M/M C.L., 5811 Coolbrook D r , 78724
Wilborn, Mrs. Howard, 19430 Lockbridge, S p r i n g TX 77373
W i l l i a m s , Ms Sarah 3520 Highland View D r , 78731
Young, Mrs. E l i z a b e t h , 3602 Kellywood D r , 78749, 459-5987
ZIP PLUS 4 CODE
The P o s t Office i s p u s h i n g t h e v o l u n t a r y use of f o u r more d i g i t s
a t t a c h e d by a hyphen t o t h e f i v e a l r e a d y a s s i g n e d t o each zone. They
c i t e four benefits:
1) More e f f i c i e n t a n d c o n s i s t e n t m a i l s e r v i c e
2 ) G r e a t e r a c c u r a c y i n h a n d l i n g and d e l i v e r y
3) Reduced P o s t a l S e r v i c e c o s t s
4) More s t a b l e r a t e s - - o u r r e d u c e d c o s t s w i l l r e s u l t i n s m a l l e r
o r less frequent r a t e increases
Could anyone be opposed t o t h o s e goals?
S p e c i a l monetary i n c e n t i v e s a r e o f f e r e d t o b u s i n e s s e s t h a t comply
w i t h t h e new g u i d i e l i n e s , b u t i n d i v i d u a l s s u r e l y need no b r i b e t o end o r s e t h i s program. Taking t h e t i m e t o a c c u r a t e l y copy a c o r r 3 s p o n d e n t ' s f u l l number seems a small p r i c e t o pay for improved s e r v i c e .
Did you know t h a t ZIP means Zone Improvement Program? ( T h a t ' s
why a l l t h r e e l e t t e r s s h o u l d be c a p i t a l s - - n o t Z i p as i n z i p p e r . )
The f i r s t d i g i t i s t h e n a t i o n a l a r e a (group of s t a t e s ) , t h e second
t w o r e p r e s e n t t h e s e c t i o n a l c e n t e r o r l a r g e c i t y , and t h e l a s t two
t h e p o s t o f f i c e (town) o r d e l i v e r y a r e a ( o f a c i t y ) , Thus A u s t i n i s
787, Georgetown, B a s t r o p , Buda e t c . a r e 786, and Del R i o , B r a c l p e t t v i l l e
e t c . a r e 788. Learn t h e new code i n groups of d i g i t s : 3 - 2 4 ,
I am a non-numerical p e r s o n m y s e l f , and d e p l o r e t h e d e p e r s o n a l i z a t i o n of modern a u t o m a t i o n . But I s h a l l r e s i s t t h e t e m p t a t i o n t o
s t u b b o r n l y r e f u s e t o c o o p e r a t e , b e c a u s e , as t h e announcement s o l o g i cally states;
"Keep i n mind t h a t t h e s o o n e r you s t a r t u s i n g your ZIP PLUS 4
code, t h e s o o n e r our ZIP PLUS 4 m a i l volume w i l l grow, and t h e s o o n e r
a l l of u s w i l l e n j o y t h e b e n e f i t s of i n c r e a s e d p o s t a l p r o d u c t i v i t y
through a u t o m a t i o n . "
The AGS mailing a d d r e s s w i l l be Box 774, A u s t i n TX 78767-0774.
--Helen H e Rugeley, E d i t o r
RECORDS RESEARCH CHAIRMEN
Archives
Bible
C erne t e r y
Church
County
Newspapers
Mrs. J . B . Golden (Gray)
M r . & Mrs. Orval W. Cunningham (Margie)
M r . & Mrs. Gerard P . Goudreau ( B a r b a r a )
Mrs. LOW. Kiefer (Mary F r a n c e s )
M r . C h a r l e s Smith
Mrs. Wac. Houston (Rose) [Bastrop & S m i t h v i l l e ]
State
Mr. Homer Taylor
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Annual Workshop
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Miss J a n e Bakerj Assistant:Mrs. L.M. K i e f e r
M r . C.F. Niebuhr
Mrs J .M. Pinckney Jr
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PURPOSE: A u s t i n G e n e a l o g i c a l S o c i e t y w a s o r g a n i z e d i n 1960
as a n o n - p r o f i t c o r p o r a t i o n c h a r t e r e d by t h e S t a t e of Texas.
I t s p u r p o s e s a r e t o c o l l e c t and p r e s e r v e g e n e a l o g i c a l and h i s t o r i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e p e o p l e of Texas, p a r t i c u l a r l y pert a i n i n g t o t h e C i t y of A u s t i n and t o Travis and surrounding COWt i e s ; t o i n s t r u c t and assist members i n g e n e a l o g i c a l r e s e a r c h ;
and t o p u b l i s h p u b l i c and p r i v a t e r e c o r d s of g e n e a l o g i c a l int e r e s t . G i f t s and b e q u e s t s t o AGS a r e t a x - d e d u c t i b l e .
AGS Q u a r t e r l y i s p u b l i s h e d l a t e i n March, J u n e , September and
November, and i s s e n t fYee t o a l l members. To s a v e time and post a g e , s e n d a l l correspondence a b o u t ( e x c e p t s u b s c r i p t i o n s ) and
m a t e r i a l f o r t h e Q u a r t e r l y t o t h e e d i t o r a t 2202 W. 1 0 , A u s t i n
TX 78703. C o n t r i b u t i o n s are used a t t h e d i s c r e t i o n of t h e e d i t o r : n e i t h e r s h e n o r t h e S o c i e t y cam be h e l d r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e
a c c u r a c y o f such m a t e r i a l . Anything s u b m i t t e d may be e d i t e d t o
conform t o t h e format o f o u r p u b l i c a t i o n . DEADLINES8 t h e 1 0 t h
o f F e b r u a r y , May, August, October. --- SALE OF BACK ISSUES8
W r i t e t o same address f o r a v a i l a b i l i t y and p r i c e .
MEMBERSHIP i s open t o , a l l upon payment of a n n u a l d u e s ; $6.
Family memberships a r e $9 f o r two i n same household. DUES FOR
THE ENSUING CALENDAR YEAR ARE PAYABLE on o r b e f o r e t h e FIRST DAY
OF JANUARY each y e a r . Send t o AGS a t Box 774, A u s t i n TX 78767.
MEETINGS a r e h e l d i n t h e 4 t h - f l o o r a u d i t o r i u m of C e n t r a l Publ i c L i b r a r y , 800 Guadalupe, a t 7800 p . m . [Board meets a t 61303
on t h e 4 t h Tuesday of each month e x c e p t December and sometimes
August. V i s i t o r s a r e welcome. On m e e t i n g n i g h t s , members and
g u e s t s may park f r e e a c r o s s t h e s t r e e t e a s t o f t h e l i b r a r y i n
t h e p a r k i n g l o t of t h e r e s t o r e d H i r s c h f e l d House, a f t e r 5830.
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