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Unknown Group at Switzer Canyon, Mangum, Texas - photo

Not_A_Relative — 1 Dec 2008 11:20:23 GMT

Unknown Group at Switzer Canyon, Mangum, Texas

http://www3.familyoldphotos.com/photo/texas/8321/unknown-gro...

Photo from a 1900s-1910s postcard.

The names of the people are unknown. Perhaps you might recognize them. Could be members of either the Switzer or Mangum families that settled in the area.

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Gracie Brown Young

darlenecampbell1935 — 23 May 2008 12:08:16 GMT

I am looking for information on Edward and Gracie Brown Young.Gracie was born in Breathitt County to Filmore and Mary Gillum Brown.She had a sisters Lillie Brown Davis,Flora Brown Pelfrey,Julie Brown Pelfrey, and one brother Walter,who died when he was 22.

Noel

Vicki Roberts — 27 Mar 2002 8:45:38 GMT

My great grandmother, Ethel Ora Noel, might have been born in Carbon, Texas on 5 Mar 1896. Any information would be helpful.

coleman family

jw1046 — 21 Oct 2008 12:08:42 GMT

looking for information on alexander coleman family 1880 census will list him as alex. lived eastland co brfore moveing to collingsworth county

Flippin/Cantrell

Toni460 — 9 Oct 2008 10:54:08 GMT

Hello
you were correct.I talked with Aunt Jesse today.She said her Grandmother,Did marry a William Cantrell after Robert Hugh Flippin passed.She said they both passed in Brownwood,Brown co,Tx. He some were in early 60's.But she is buried under the name of Flippin.She said William was mad at her father Jess Flippin when Frances passed and was not there when Frances passed.He did not even go to the funeral.I have been to the Pioneer cemetery alot.That is were a lot of my family is from the Flippin side. Do you know who Mary Flippin's parent's are ? I'am thinking she is from Eastland co. There were a few Shipp's in Eastland co and she said all were family.She remenber's James and Mittie Shipp .She cared alot about them.She said that Josie Shipp had never married,that a few of them had never married. I am here in Eastland about 20 mile's from Pionner.My e-mail is toniboling@sbcglobal.net.If you want to e-mail me.
Thank you for your information.You have helped me.
Toni

Shipp

Toni460 — 14 Sep 2008 7:49:53 GMT

Looking for info for Frances G.C.Shipp has a brother name John Wife Jennie.Frances Shipp Married Robert H Flippin my GreatGrandfather.
Thank you

Douglas

Toni460 — 14 Sep 2008 7:45:40 GMT

Looking for info on William J Douglas abt1830-1912 .Daughter Mary married to Elija Flippin.
Thank you

Simmons

vstoneii — 5 Sep 2008 6:16:52 GMT

Seeking any information on the family of Joseph Hillard Simmons.

DOWNTAIN

macawebb — 5 Jul 2001 1:42:47 GMT

Looking for any one with a connection to the DOWNTAIN family found in Eastland Co TX as early as 1880. There are about four of us researching and we are hoping to find other people from the line who may help us tie everyone together.

Mac Webb

Wortham - Medical Facilities in Cisco

sandrawortham72 — 2 Sep 2008 3:51:25 GMT

I was told today "There were some of the Worthams around Cisco, they ran a place for handycap people I think.". Does anyone know anything about this; I'm not coming up with anything. Our Wortham ancestors supposedly ran some sort of clinic or medical college in west TX and hoping this might be a good clue. Thank you, Sandra

Dodd Surname

Tammy — 15 Mar 2001 12:00:00 GMT

I am looking for anyone with information about the Dodd
family that was in that area (Eastland, Tx.) between 1920 and 1928.
I am looking for relatives of Hulen Dodd, Hubert Dodd, William Dodd, Luther Dodd, Hershal Dodd, Claude Dodd or Nellie Dodd. If you have any info. please let me know.
Thank You,
Tammy

Almer Maude Bradley

bigmommabeggs152 — 13 Jan 2007 7:26:10 GMT

I'm trying to find Almer/Alma Maude Bradley's parents?
I know she was born on October 12, 1919 in Ranger, Texas.
She first married C B Stiefel on September 22, 1936. C B was born March 10, 1916 in Colorado City, Texas. Almer/Alma married Archie Baxter Powell about 1958 in Runnels County, Texas. I know her dad's name was Dan Bradley. That's all I know. Could someone help me Please!!!!!
contact me at bigmommabeggs@sbcglobal.net

Searching for information -Judge Benjamin Franklin Cotton

Pamela Cotton Schuster — 18 Jan 2000 12:00:00 GMT

I am searching for information about Judge Benjamin Franklin Cotton (b. 1854 Paulding MI d. 1914 Eastland TX

His wife was Martha Lylera.

Also looking for info about the Quiett family.

Thanks.

DAVENPORT

dianntooley — 26 Feb 2004 4:11:30 GMT

Information please about Albert Sidney DAVENPORT born 11-16-1867, died 1-16-1963 He married Maud JOHNSON. Date and place of marriage is not known. I wa informed by Inez DAVENPORT, d/o Albert and Maud, that they were from Eastland County. Albert and Maud are buried in Parker County, TX. Some of Albert and Maud DAVENPORT's children are: Inez m. MOORE, Olive, Wilma b. 1900 d. 1991 m. Roy TOOLEY, Lester, Marvin, Alton. Would like information about the families and where they may be today. E-mail me please: dgt802@webtv.net Thanks

Park - Eastland & Comanche Counties

bearlycarol_1 — 2 Jul 2008 9:10:35 GMT

I saw some earlier posts re Pontotoc Co., Mississippi, Quarterly and reference to the info it might contain re families who came from Pontotoc Co., MS to Eastland & Comanche Counties, Texas. I am interested in the PARK Family. BRYANT LEROY PARK brought his family first to Comanche Co. and then to Eastland Co. probably between 1900-1909. He married 3 times, the first in Mississippi to S.E. (?) by whom he had at least 6 children, all born in Mississippi: Elonzo Lonnie Park (1887-1961 md. Belle ? (1892-1981); Jessie W. (b. Sep 1889); Leroy B. (1891-1968); Eva (b. Oct 1893); Ernest (1896-1965); and Modess (b. Aug 1897. He then married SARAH EVIE MILLER (1875-1911), dau/o Gordon MILLER (of Sugar Valley, GA & Comanche Co., TX) and Sarah Catherine METCALF. Evie (MILLER) PARK was the mother of one or two daughters (there seems to be confusion among researchers there.) Verleta/Valeda PARK, b. abt 1909 in Texas is listed in 1910 & 1920 censuses. However, she may be the Veola Dee PARK (b. 22 Jan 1911 - d. 27 Mar 1967). [The dates given for her don't fit with the census records, sooooo.....] Byrant Leroy PARK's third wife was Bertie M. ?, whom he apparently married shortly after Evie's death in Jan 1911. I find no evidence that there were any children of this union.

Bryant Leroy & 3rd wife Bertie PARK as well as son Ernest are buried in Gorman Cemetery. Sons Lonnie & Leroy are buried in Oaklawn Cemetery adjacent to Gorman Cemetery.

I would appreciate any infomation on this family.

Dr. William Edward Mancill Descendants

Al Murdock — 1 Jan 2005 4:37:06 GMT

I am searching for marriages of the children of R.W. and J.W. Mancill who lived in Eastland County, Texas, during at least the first three decades of the 20th Century.

Thomas Henry McVay marriage to Mattie Martha Powers..help.

wildhog72 — 11 Aug 2008 1:48:37 GMT

I am seeking information or futher documantation to confirm that Thomas Henry McVay born 1878 (Arkansas) married Mattie Martha Powers born 1872 (Arkansas)in Ranger, Texas about 1900.

My grandfather, Harvey Eugene McVay recalled his father telling him of this location as their marriage site.

I have located Martha's elder brother Columbus Powers in the Ranger area around that time.

His and Martha's mother, Elizabeth A. Powers born 1827 is found living with the McVays in 1900 in Yell county Arkansas.

The McVays resided in Yell and Logan county Arkansas over the years prior to and after their marriage.

The name McVay is also found on the census spelled as mcvEy or mcvEIGH.

Any help or information on the family would be great appreciated.

Thanks for your time...
Ray

Search for ancestors

Nita Andrews — 27 Jul 1999 12:00:00 GMT

Seeking information on Molly Star (Starr), dob 1861-1863, Rising Star Texas, may have been Native American, married Arthur Charles Coppin 1881, Bell County, Texas.

re Southerland/sutherland/southerlin family of Eastland Co.,TX

JeanShroyer65 — 4 Sep 2003 7:58:39 GMT

Am interested in connecting with anyone who is related to any southerland/Southerlin/Sutherland lines from Franklin Co., TN who came to TX and are connected to an Amanda Elizabeth Southerland b. c. 1868-71 TN who married Wm. Henry Jernigan b. 1853 Hardeman Co., TN and resided in Fannin Co.,TX in 1900.
Amanda died in 1904 in Leonard, Fannin Co.,TX and bur. at Leonard City Cem. and her dau. Ethyl Jernigan died 2 yrs. later in 1906. Amanda had brothers, Joe/Joseph Southerland and James/Jim Southerland..one of these bros. moved to OK and married an Indian woman? No data...on this line. May have had a sister named Maggie? Or perhaps Amanda, Joe and Jim are children of a Andrew Jackson Southerland and wife, Melvina Tankersley of Franklin Co., TN in 1870/1800 census ..??? Have a photo of the parents of Amanda..but no names...help...thanks Jean Shroyer, 5808 Van Winkle Ln., Austin, TX 78739-1668

John Wesley Burns --> John Christopher Burns and descendants

TomVaughn80 — 20 Jul 2008 3:33:51 GMT

I am looking for descendants of John Wesley Burns through his son John Christopher Burns, a.k.a. J.C.J. Burns.

John Christopher Burns was in Ellis County, Texas in 1880, lived in New Mexico for some period of time between 1880 and 1920, and lived in Lubbock County, Texas from ca. 1920 until his death in 1933. The family also lived in Eastland County for a time in the 1880s.

I have a possible match in my file for John Christopher Burns, born 1854 in Texas, and son of John Wesley Burns.

My John Burns, son of John W. Burns, was also born 1854 in Texas. I find only one John Burns in census records in Texas that matches this profile, so I am trying to make a connection between John Wesley Burns, and John W. Burns to determine if this is the same family.

In particular, I am seeking the parents and three youngest siblings of Manerva Lucinda Burns. I am descended, on my mother's side, from Manerva Lucinda Burns.

The parents, John W. Burns and Manerva Hester, moved 'west' from Rusk County, Texas between 1870 and 1880 with youngest children John, Roxana, and Bethena Letisha, to parts unknown, and were never heard from again by Manerva Lucinda Burns and her family.

Please compare the report of John Wesley Burns with that of John W. Burns below, and please reply if you think these may be the same family. I can give more details about John W. and Manerva Burns.

Thanks,

Tom Vaughn

Descendants of John Wesley Burns

1 John Wesley Burns - Date Unknown
........ 2 John Christopher Burns 1854 - 1933 <---------------------- Possible match
............ +Emily Josephine Holley 1854 - 1935
................... 3 Walter Augustus Burns 1880 - 1932
....................... +Estella Esther Baker 1888 - 1972
................... 3 John R. Burns 1882 - 1884
................... 3 Hazael Burns 1884 - 1947
....................... +Tollye Shuman 1900 - 1996
................... 3 Mary Larissa Burns 1886 - 1948
....................... +John Hazel Sparks, Sr. 1877 - 1957
............................. 4 John Hazel Sparks, Jr. 1908 - Date Unknown
............................. 4 Bonnie Maud Sparks 1910 - Date Unknown
............................. 4 Joseph Benjamin Sparks 1912 - Date Unknown
................... 3 George W. Burns 1889 - 1955
....................... +Anna Belle Eddy 1895 - 1982
................... 3 William Benjamin Burns 1890 - 1910
................... 3 Joseph Burns 1892 - 1979
....................... +Mary Elizabeth Howell 1888 - 1972
................... 3 Jesse Jerome Burns 1895 - 1967
....................... +Ruby Carr 1900 - Date Unknown
............................. 4 Jess Carroll Burns 1923 - 1960
................... 3 Charles Travis Burns 1898 - 1944
....................... +Lillie Elizabeth Stith 1899 - Date Unknown

Descendants of John W. Burns and Manerva Hester

1 John W. Burns 1812 - Bet 1870 - 1900
. +Manerva Hester 1820 - Bet 1870 - 1900
........ 2 Mary Elizabeth Burns 1836 - Date Unknown
............ +James D. Smith 1830 - Date Unknown
................... 3 John W. Smith 1852 - Date Unknown
....................... +S. A. McDavid 1850 - Date Unknown
................... 3 Jerome D. Smith 1854 - Date Unknown
................... 3 Elijah D. Smith 1856 - Date Unknown
....................... +Margaret A. Lawrence 1853 - Date Unknown
................... 3 Calvin M. Smith 1860 - 1930
....................... +Catherine M. King 1865 - 1910
................... 3 Bowland Smith 1870 - Date Unknown
................... 3 L. R. Smith 1872 - Date Unknown
................... 3 Obie F. Smith 1876 - Date Unknown
........ 2 Jerusha Burns 1839 - Date Unknown
............ +William H. Triplett 1832 - Date Unknown
................... 3 Dartha Caroline Triplett 1856 - Date Unknown
....................... +John Toombs 1852 - Date Unknown
................... 3 Eugene A. Triplett 1858 - Date Unknown
................... 3 Elizabeth Triplett 1862 - Date Unknown
................... 3 William Triplett 1864 - Date Unknown
................... 3 Mary Triplett 1867 - Date Unknown
................... 3 Samuel Triplett 1879 - Date Unknown
........ 2 William Burns 1844 - Date Unknown
........ 2 George Burns 1846 - 1850
........ 2 Manerva Lucinda Burns 1848 - 1878
............ +Moody Valentine Holleman 1842 - 1927
................... 3 Mary E. Holleman 1868 - 1888
....................... +John Sanders 1864 - 1926
................... 3 Malinda L. Holleman 1870 - 1900
....................... +William Levi Mashburn 1861 - 1924
................... 3 Manerva V. Holleman 1872 - 1942
....................... +Thornton E. Lyles 1868 - 1956
................... 3 Mariah Loutisha Holleman 1874 - 1959
....................... +Robert Lee Chapman 1873 - 1942
........ 2 John Burns 1854 - Date Unknown <---------------------- Possible match
........ 2 Roxana Burns 1856 - Date Unknown
........ 2 Bethena Letisha Burns 1858 - Date Unknown

JARRETT, BUTTS, LEDBETTER

Barbara Hall — 10 Mar 1998 12:00:00 GMT

My father, Wade Roten Shelly JARRETT and his twin sister was born in Gorman, Eastland County, TX, April 20, 1909. She died at birth or shortly after, and is buried here. Their parents are William Hudson JARRETT and Adelia Ann BUTTS. Looking for any info on when this family arrived here from (TN)? and any info on where my aunt is buried.

Barbara Halluried.

Barbara Hall

Looking for Info On "Kelley Easland"

rame200855 — 13 Jul 2008 4:49:20 GMT

Zpheniah Kelley Easland B.abt 1808 NY
M.Cynthia Leet
D. (?)

Childern:

Morrice Easland B.1834 Massachusetts

Polly Leet Easland B.1844 Ohio
M. Samuel Larkins

Martin Kelley Easland B. 1846 Ohio
M. Ada B. Joyner Dunn Co.WI
D.(?)

Childern:

Lily Mae B.1898 Sauk,WI

Roy B.1901 Sauck,WI

Francis B.1905 Sauk,WI

Horace B. 1909 Thompson,Ill

James B.1915

Dorthy B. 1917

Josephine B. 1918

NOTE: Please contact me at holmes_mrs@yahoo.com

Burial place of Susan Elizabeth Beaford Steele (1/8/1841-5-20-1930)?

John A. Stovall — 13 Feb 2005 12:06:06 GMT

I'm trying to locate the burial place of Susan Elizabeth Beaford Steele.
She was the wife of Capt. John Steele and they at one time ran the Steele Hotel in Eastland.

I need to find her burial place for her possible inclusion in _Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables_. She was the subject of an article in "Frontier Times" about her life in Georgia during the Civil War and her later coming to Eastland.

I thank anyone who can assist in this.

KING, Rufus L.

GailHowell60 — 31 Jan 2007 6:53:32 GMT

Searching for info or connections to Rufus L. KING B. 25 Dec 1848 Peach Tree, Tyler, TX; d. 26 Oct 1928 Ranger, Eastland, TX. Parents were Peter Johnson KING & Mary Ann ROTAN. Thanks

Raymond Oliver White - b. 04/29/1928 d. April 1990

tremorsabq — 6 Jul 2008 3:22:44 GMT

Would like to locate his final resting place. I know he is buried in the Gorman area. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Arnold M. BROWN, son of William Edward and Cora (MEADOWS) BROWN

TimeBender — 27 Jun 2008 3:19:12 GMT

Son of William Edward and Cora (MEADOWS) BROWN of Cisco, Eastland Co., TX:
Ft Worth Star Telegram, 3 Sep 1951
ARNOLD M. BROWN
Arnold Monroe Brown, 52, of 811 W. 10th, died at 1:45 a. m. Monday in a hospital. He was a native of Texas.
Surviving are his wife, parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brown of Cisco, and two sisters, Mrs. J. B. Stanton of Temple and Mrs. A. D. Starling of Cisco.
Ft Worth Star Telegram 4 Sep 1951
ARNOLD M. BROWN
Arnold M. Brown, 52, was buried in Laurel Land Tuesday after services at 11 a. m. in Harveson & Cole Chapel with Rev. L. D. Anderson officiating.
Arnold, who lived at 811 W. 10th, died at 1:45 a. m. Monday in a hospital.

Scurlock

Audrey Parker — 21 Jan 1999 12:00:00 GMT

Some of my SCURLOCK relatives lived in Eastland Co and some are buried there. Particularly interested in descendants of Josiah Gordon (Doc)SCURLOCK. I am a descendant of his sister, Rhoda Ann SCURLOCK (b 23 Jul 1837) married John Sherman DeKalb ARMSTRONG. My grandparents, William Marcellus ARMSTRONG and Anna Eliza GUY lived in Eastland on the north side of town, just as you go up the hill. The house was about l/4 mile off of the road and had a small lake of water in front. If you know anything about the SCURLOCK family or the ARMSTRONG family, please e-mail me. I will share any info I have on them.
Audlou2@aol.com

Simpson Cemetery

cthomas5 — 19 Jun 2008 10:08:29 GMT

Does anyone have a listing of people in Simpson Cemetery? Looking for THOMASes that are buried there. Please reply to my email. cthomas5@prodigy.net
Thanks, CThomas

need directions to Simpson Cemetery

4Milda — 9 Nov 2007 9:45:19 GMT

Help
I need to go to vistit Simpson Cemetery to find many family
members who are buried there.
I live in New Mexico and have no idea where it is...
I think it is somewhere near Carbon.
Milda Nolen Mason

Tibbels Family

hweha — 24 May 2008 9:04:22 GMT

Looking for any information on the children of J.W. [8/15/1850-9/25/1921] and Sabina [7/24/1858-6/9/1930] Tibbels. Both are buried in Pioneer Cemetery in Ranger, Texas.

Also hoping to discover the name of Sabina's father. Sabina was the sister of my gr-grandfather David Edington.

Martha J. (Mattie) Turner 1868-1904 and David M. Hellums/Helms

bhrowland — 24 May 2008 1:47:52 GMT

Martha J. (Mattie) Turner was born June 1868, died 20 January 1904 in Lafayette, Camp Co Texas. Mattie Helms’ death certificate notes her as a 32-year-old white female American citizen living near Lafayette, Texas in Camp county and that she died in Camp Co Texas, about 10:00 pm on 30 January 1904 of pneumonia. She had been sick for 10 days.

As M. J. (Mattie) Turner, she married David M. Hellums/Helms on 23 February 1891 in Eastland Co TX.

They had three sons: Jim Helms b 1890, John Helms b 1892 and Robert Helms b 1894.

Will greatly appreciate any information on Mattie's parents, siblings and her children; and burial information for Mattie and David Helms.

Filmore and Mary(Gillum) Brown,Matt and Lillie (Brown) Davis,Walter and Mabel (Davis) Gaddis

darlenecampbell1935 — 23 May 2008 12:19:04 GMT

I am looking for any information on this family from Frozen in Breathitt County, Ky.Filmore was originally from Tennessee,Mary from Virginia. Matt was from Morgan County, Ky.Lillie from Frozen,Breathitt County,Ky.Mabel was their daughter(MY Grandma),Walter was from Perry County-his family was originally from Georgia.Any information or pictures would be greatly appreciated.

Osburn Sisters

kohjhzjs — 31 Aug 2002 11:12:24 GMT

Seeking info on families of Josie Omie Osburn and Emma Osburn who married brothers James Sellers and Marion Sellers, later all moved to Hardeman Co.Tex. Also seeking any info on Marion Sellers other families

Bailey Family History

Deb Shillo — 14 Feb 1999 12:00:00 GMT

Looking for Ronald Bailey from Eastland, TX who is believed to have compiled a history of the Bailey family, including Rev. John Bailey from Lincoln Co. KY. KY and AL Bailey family researchers would like to share their research.

Regards,
Deb Shillo

Martha Jane (Cole) Eppler - Lookup - Please

DonMartinThomas — 27 Apr 2008 2:35:51 GMT

Martha J. Eppler died in Eastland County, Texas on April 28, 1911. Could someone look her up, and tell me what cemetery & her birth date? Also if her husband, Solomon Eppler or J. S. Eppler or James S. Eppler or J. S. "Miles" Eppler, is buried next to her and his birth & death dates?

James Solomon "Miles" Eppler & Martha Jane (Cole) Eppler.

DonMartinThomas — 21 Apr 2008 8:06:00 GMT

Is there a marriage of James Solomon "Miles" Eppler to Martha Jane (Cole) Eppler, which might have taken place about 1877, in or near, Eastland County, Texas? Would anyone know Martha Jane (Cole) Eppler's fathers & mothers names? Anything about this family. I know that James Solomon "Miles" Eppler is the son of Miles Eppler & Minervia (Awalt) Eppler. Trying to find the parents names for Martha Jane (Cole) Eppler.

Armstrong/Baker families in Eastland County

hla1 — 16 May 2005 2:40:33 GMT

Would appreciate info on Susan Melinda Armstrong, widow of Confederate vet John.Armstrong of Georgia. He died in Georgia and she moved to Eastland Co. in 1880s or 90s with sons Paul Medwin, John Hardy (my grandfather) and a third son known to me only as "Zee," possibly Zeke or Ezekial. Susan homesteaded at Cuervo, N.M. with son Paul and died there in 1909. Census records are unclear on her maiden name, possibly Peasley, Pealsey or Teasley. They were married in Georgia before Civil War. John Hardy married Lucie (or Lucy) Baker at Eastland in 1900 or 1901 and they moved about 1908 to Mangum, OK where both are buried. Their oldest child was Willie Logan Armstrong, my father. Lucy's father was Walter Logan Baker, His sons who lived to old age were Jim and Walter. I'm particularly interested in info on Susan, her husband John (the Civil War soldier) and son Zee. Also interested in corresponding with Baker family.

Jones family that raised a Belrose baby in Sabine County TX around San Augustine

pameyjane — 19 Mar 2008 4:42:42 GMT

My childrens' GGrandparents were Caleb & Victory Porter Belrose. b. about 1864. The story goes that Caleb's father was killed in the Civil War. His mother was bringing him on a wagon train to Texas from an unknown destination, when she died. A nice family by the name of Jones took baby Caleb into raise as their own. About the age of 16 he found out that he was not a Jones but a Belrose. He got upset and left. The Jones' later passed away leaving him his equal share of the family fortune. When they found and offered it to him, he refused saying that it was not his to take. We are trying to do our Belrose Family lineage, but can't because we can only go back to Caleb & Victory. Since we don't know who raised him, and we don't know his birth parents names. If anyone could be of help, we would be very grateful. It is a very interesting story! One that I would personally like to be able to tell completely to my own children. That is why we started this, so our children would know their history and pass it down to their children. Thanks for your help. pameyjane@yahoo.com

Colony

jdclark3312 — 16 Apr 2008 2:39:22 GMT

Does anyone know what "colony" the Colony Community, Colony School and Colony Creek were named for?

Elijah & Isabella Moore in Cisco, Eastland County

s_hannan — 18 Dec 2004 9:18:30 GMT

My GGparents, Elijah Moore & Isabella Sydney Delk Moore settled in Cisco sometime after 1892 and lived there the rest of the lifes. Both are burried in the Oakwood cementery. They migrated from Georgia, Alabama, to Texas and had 7 living children:
Alice, Thomas Hershal (Thomas is also burried in the Oakwood cementery), Elisabeth (died the same day she was born), Mary Effe, David C. , Daisie B., Ella J., and Minnie Jane (my g-mother). Children married into the following families: Grist, Howard, Burke (my g-father), Mahone

Isabella died in 1924, Elijah in 1927, Thomas Hershal in 1946.

Are you related to or know anything about these families?

Minnie Bell(e) Taylor Cox Wilson

carolre46 — 3 Apr 2008 1:16:30 GMT

I am looking for an obit/death notice on Minnie Bell(e) Taylor Cox Wilson. She died on September 13, 1932 in Amarillo and was buried in Cisco. She was the wife of C. C. Wilson, MD of Pampa.

William James Pate, born 1872, died prob in Ranger, Eastland Co., TX. abt. 1924

LorettaDCooley — 2 Apr 2008 10:44:59 GMT

My husband had a great grandfather named William James Pate, born November 1872 somewhere in Texas. He married Emma Barber in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana in 1896, and they had three children together. William Pate later deserted this family and returned to Texas. In 1918 he was in Orange, Orange County, Texas, with a wife named Eva (per Draft Registration Card). In 1920 he and Eva were in Ranger City, Eastland County, Texas (according to the 1920 Census). He is believed to have died in about 1924, probably in Eastland County. (Actually, I was told somewhere out around Ft. Worth, but--from here--Eastland might be considered close to Ft. Worth.) Does anyone have information about William, such as date and place of death, or an obituary? Any information at all would be appreciated. Thanks very much. Loretta Cooley

Drusilla Webb

BillieJTaylor — 11 Aug 2004 2:38:01 GMT

Look for info on the parents of Sallie Drusilla Webb, married 1)Hart Horn, 2)William Carson McGough, 3) ? Nabors. Any infor would be appreciated. Thanks, Billie

Seeking info on Bailey Bryant

RedRiverTXOK — 11 Mar 2008 2:05:10 GMT

Seeking information about Bailey Bryant who lived in Eastland Co. Will reciprocate any lookups from newspaper in early Dallas or early Daily Oklahoman.

Thanks.

William Ephram Dixon Hunting Accident

DixonTree — 7 Mar 2008 6:26:11 GMT

The following is from a newspaper clipping without a date. It occurred sometime after Dec 26, 1910 most likely in 1911.

"Accidentally Killed"
"On last Friday evening about sundown a most deplorable accident occurred near Merrriman which cost the life of Mr. Ephram Dixon a young man living in that vicinity. Some time in the afternoon Mr Dixon in company with a friend Mr Chas McGlothlin took a gun and started out hunting and late in the evening, they treed a squirrel Mr Dixon stood his gun against a tree close by and began chopping the brush away preparatory to cutting down the tree , when in some way the gun was knocked down and discharged the load of shot taking direct in Mr. Dixon's right side, killing him instantly, Mr. McGlothlin reported the accident and Saturday morning County Attorney Davenport went down to investigate the matter . A coroner's jury was impaneled and from the testimony a Verdict in accordance with the above facts was rendered. The remains were interned in the old Merriman Cemetery."

I do not have at date of death for Ephram Dixon. There is a very good chance that there was no headstone for the grave. His family was from Henderson Co, TX. Any information would be helpful.

"Ms. Parsons", nurse at Graham Memorial Hospital, Cisco, 1964

patsyjan — 23 Feb 2008 1:22:03 GMT

Looking for information about a "Ms. Parsons" who was a nurse at Graham Memorial Hospital in Cisco, in February, 1964. At that time, I believe she was around 50 years old.

AUNTS/UNCLE SEARCH

pamela_enns — 6 Feb 2008 8:11:59 GMT

LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION ON WILLIAM JONES. HE WAS BORN FEB 1890-1895 IN COMANCHE COUNTY, HEARD HE MOVED SOMEWHERE AROUND PLAINVIEW. WAS A FARMER/FRAMHAND ?????
LULA ADDIE JONES BORN SEP 3,1882 NAVARRO COUNTY DIED JULY 4, 1963 LOCATION UNKNOWN. SHE WAS IN FORT WORTH IN 1944.
DOCIA E. JONES BORN MARCH 1890-1895 IN COMANCHE COUNTY. NO OTHER INFORMATION FOR DOCIA.
PARENTS OF THESE THREE SIBLINGS WERE OV JONES & NANCY AMELIA OLDHAM JONES.BOTH BURIED IN DUBLIN, TEXAS
THEY HAD A BROTHER JOE GEORGE WHO LIVED IN AZEL. AND A BROTHER IN SEYMOUR, SAM L. JONES BESSIE JONES HERRELL FROM TARRANT COUNTY & ELIZABETH JONES BELKNAP FROM WICHITA FALLS.
ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT.THANK YOU
MARRIAGES/BURIALS/CEMETERIES/CHILDREN/MILITARY
HAVE FOUND TRACES OF FAMILY MEMBERS IN TOM GREEN COUNTY ALSO.

Martha Bell "Mattie" West White obit

mafreeman1 — 3 Feb 2008 11:17:46 GMT

I am in need of an obit for the following person:
Martha Bell "Mattie" West White who was married to James Monroe White. She died in Eastland Co., TX on 24 Oct 1933. I am hoping that someone can help me with this.
Her husband James Monroe White died in Eastland Co., TX on 4 April 1936.
I have a TDI for J. M. White, but cannot find one for Mattie. I got her date of death from the book of Descendants of Jesse Shelton. I hope that the date is correct. She is buried in the Staff Cemetery.
I thank you for the help.

The Lost Bell Family of Alameda

jdclark3312 — 30 Jan 2008 12:01:55 GMT

I wrote the following story, and have hit a brick wall trying to find out what happened to the Bell family in 1877...any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Jeff.

The Bell Family Mystery
Five Killed, Laid to Rest
At Mansker Family Cemetery
By Jeff Clark

Five members of the Bell Family died tragically in 1877. They were laid to rest in the Mansker Family Cemetery, at what would later become Alameda. The tragedy of whatever felled that young family hangs heavy in the mist, silent yet calling.

I have learned that the answer is always out there, if we will only be patient, if we will believe. Searches with friends over the last couple of years have proven this time after time – the Rustler Community was found hiding over near Salem. The hermit finally showed himself, became a trusted guide. The breaks in both cases can only be credited as gifts.

I was out wandering in Alameda Cemetery the other day. Someone had emailed looking for a grave from the late 1800s. To the left of her grave, five more tombstones stared back -- the Bell Family, five burials in the same year. The tragedy happened within a few miles of this tranquil setting. What could their lives have been like as that 1877 spring brought a cascading series of funerals, all linked, that changed that new family’s life forever?

If you get near the back of the cemetery, around its first graves, you find the Bell family. The printout in my hands tells that five Bells died in 1877, three of them children. Three of the graves have only initials for first names.

The cemetery has six Bell graves total, far as I can tell. Five of them are these near the back, mere yards from the more famous Manskers. They sit on a shaded knoll that gave this site a side to side view of the Leon River Valley. Back then, the flats below would have been grown up in brambles and shinnery. They could have seen log cabins in all directions except west. Looking south, the mourners would have seen a much larger, majestic Mansker Lake. The promise of that lake, of that rich valley might have invited the Bell Family to these parts with the hope of a better life.

I stood there looking at the five lonely headstones standing like soldiers, theories of what happened rolling around in my head. It could have been one of the serial epidemics common back then. The 1877 deaths started in April with I. E. Bell dying. He or she was twenty- three. Then September claimed young Allie, seven months old. October took first Robert Lee Bell, two-years-old, then four days later four-year-old sister Frances. They are buried next to Susan Booth who died in July that same year, separated by a cedar planted after the turn of the century. All the headstones are hard to read.
There is a gap between the two larger adult headstones, big enough for another grave. The markers were carved in white stone, the work of a professional. It’s easy to get this type of work wrong -- I re-read my printout. I was one grave short. Then it hit me. There are TWO I. E. Bell tombstones on this printout, both dying in 1877 but the second stone was not here. As I studied the details, I noticed that both died on the same day, April 19. But the birthdays were one day apart – October 24 and October 25, both 1854. The part I’d missed up until now is that the second I.E. Bell was buried several rows away. I started walking quickly to the east.

Finally, after much bending and reading weathered rock headstones, I found the second I. E. Bell. There are no markers for several spaces on either side. An ancient brown sandstone marker, letters etched roughly by hand proclaimed his or her final resting place. Fluffy green moss was alive and well around the lettering, giving a haunting quality to the memorial. This I. E. Bell headstone is original, I suspect. I stood up and looked back toward the other Bell headstones. Though they are thirteen rows to the west, both sites are about the same distance from the south fence. Could family members, many years after the fact, have come back and set nicer permanent markers at the first site? Could the grief of losing so many within six short months and the distance of time have clouded the survivors’ memories of location?
The Bells are not a family name that I’ve run across in the tales from the late 1800s out there. By 1877 the Indians would have been gone from the country, and the family’s passings were separated by several months. I didn’t find them on a quick look at the 1870 census, yet the six month tragedy would indicate that they were not campers at Mansker Lake, passing through on their way somewhere else, as many hundreds did. They were probably neighbors to families we know -- passed our kin at the Schmick Store, sang hymns on Sundays in the arbor up the hill, struggled to get by as most did in those times.

The only other Bell in the entire cemetery, far as I can tell, is A. S. Bell (Asa?), buried right beside this first row. He or she was born in 1829 and died in 1892, sixty-three years old. The headstone mirrors the style and age of the other four Bells in his row, the ones that started this story. He or she was alive when catastrophe struck. Did this father or mother leave the area broken, and yet come back to join the family at the end? Did he or she continue to live below the radar of history on the shores of Mansker Lake, for fifteen more years crippled by grief?
I want to know the Bells, to know what happened. I want to write their story, let some folks understand their passing. A quick search in my “easy answer” bag of tricks offers no solution to these first puzzle pieces. The kind people that have been helping weren’t even born until sixty years after this tragedy. The answer will have to come from the mist... jdclark3312@aol.com.

ROHUS(spelled a hundred ways)

Larry E.Robertson — 11 Sep 1998 12:00:00 GMT

I am searching for information on the ROHUS family (almost always mis-spelled in all records).
I am interested in the parents of Peter L.Rohus Sr.(listed as Peter L.Rohns in the C.S.A.pension records)b.1831 married Eliza E.______(b.1829)/m. in Shelby Co.,Tx. 25 Mar.,1852
Peter served in Co.A/28th Tx.Inf./Capt.Truett's Co. of Randall's Regt./C.S.A./enlisted May 1862 in Shelby Co.
Children known to me are:

(1)John Pyle Rohus b.1859 m.Winnie E.A.Pruitt b.1864

(2)Peter L.Rohus Jr. m.Sarah A.Northcutt
It is my belief that the father of Peter L.(Sr.)is ASOESEE ROHUS,but I have no documentation to this yet.
Any info on this family would be appreciated.

Robinson-Aishman-Patterson

jdclark3312 — 28 Jan 2008 11:59:28 GMT

I am Ann Robinson Cross. I was raised in Ranger, but have lived in Snyder, Tx. for about 45 years. When I attended the last Alameda Cemetery Working in May, a couple of you told me stories about my ancestors. That just made me want to contact you for more memories.

Here are the names of my family--
R.V. and Doris Mitchell were my parents.
R.V.'s parents were Matt and Docia Patterson Robinson.
R.V.'s sister was Genova Robinson Aishman (Mrs. Weaver)
Matt's parents were J.M. (Matison) and Fanny Robinson.
Docia's parents were Bink and Della Patterson.

If you remember anything about my family, please share it with me at fnacross@yahoo.com . I will treasure your stories.
Blessings,
Ann Cross

Staff Cemetery?

mafreeman1 — 28 Sep 2007 2:21:39 GMT

I have found reference to a Staff Cemetery in Eastland Co., TX. Can anyone help me with this cemetery, or do I have the name wrong? I am looking for James Monroe and Martha Bell West White.

Joel Baylor Reed Burial in Longbranch - need lookup please?

antiquemll — 18 Jan 2008 6:25:19 GMT

Joel Reed was killed in Knox Co. TX and his body was sent back to Longbranch. Can anyone tell me where he is buried and his birth and death dates?
Also, is there anyone there who might take a headstone photo for me? Julie

John Perry Eubank/Mary Gailey

Darrell Eubank — 19 Apr 1999 12:00:00 GMT

John Perry Eubank & Mary Gailey of Eastland County. My great grandparents. Searching for family information for John Perry and his brother Ben Eubank. Would like the name of John & Ben's parents & any other genealogical information. Thanks.

Eastland County Vital Records

kHaworth0919 — 30 Dec 2007 12:52:19 GMT

I spent considerable time at the Eastland County Clerk's Office looking for birth and death records without success. After the fact I was told by the Texas Department of Health Services that if the event took place in the city limits the record would be at the city level -- not the county. The Eastland County Clerk said nothing of this. How do I locate births or deaths that occurred in the City of Ranger or Gorman?

Thank you,
Kay Fordham (California)

Ruby Joe Yancey or Lasitter

george_porterfield — 5 Jan 2008 5:31:24 GMT

My uncle "Louie", Charles Louis Porterfield, married his first wife on 18 October 1935 in Cisco Texas. I have always known her (maiden name) as Ruby Jo(e) Lassiter. But in a recent check of the Texas Birth Records for their son (Louis Fulton Porterfield) born 17 Aug 1937, I found her name listed as Ruby Joe Yancey.

First of all, if any one can check local marriage records for Cisco in 1935, that might help clarify the name issue.

Also, if any one has other information on Ruby Jo(e), I would appreciate it. I have not done much research on her until recently. I am not even sure when or where she was born.

My Uncle (Charles) Louis remarried in 1946 in Waco. Did Ruby Jo die or were they divorced?

Thanks,
George Porterfield
(in chilly PA)

Mary Sanders, born ca. 1855, mother of George Moore

cwmrhondda — 3 Jan 2008 5:29:15 GMT

I just found a 1930 census record from Eastland County that shows the mother of my great grandfather, George Moore (Feb. 22, 1889-Aug. 28, 1977, buried Colony Cemetery, Ranger, Eastland County) is a Mary Sanders. In 1930 she was 75 and widowed. Her birth place and that of her parents is the United States only.

What i need to know is, is Sanders her married name (if so, how is her son named George Moore?) or her maiden name? I can't figure out how to make this fit.

Her son, George, his wife (Della), both his daughters (Ruby Griffin and Mary Tarrant) and their spouses, and his son, George, are buried in Colony Cemetery, so Mary Sanders may also be buried there. If anyone that lives out that way would be willing to check for me, that would be amazing. George and Della are buried in the back right corner behind some mountain cedars.

Lawrence McKinney Obituary - Rising Star Cemetery

hotgenso — 2 Dec 2007 10:44:13 GMT

I am trying to locate an obituary for Lawrence McKinney buried in Rising Star Cemetery. He is buried with his 2nd wife, Bertha Larkin McKinney who was from Rising Star area. They were living in Arkansas when he died so she brought him back to Rising Star to be buried. Who do I contact to have them added to the Rising Star Cemetery records? What Funeral home would have handled the burial.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Judy McKinney

Parks

dadair9777 — 25 Dec 2007 11:12:35 GMT

Can anyone help with the location of Parks Tx or camp parks, in or around Eastland, I have several pictures from the Dennis/Amos/Luce family that has taken at Parks Tx.writen on the back.

Obituary ~ ZELDA JORDAN ~ Dec 3, 2007

CleoGartner — 23 Dec 2007 6:04:05 GMT

Would like to obtain the obit for Zelda Jordan, who died Dec 3, 2007 Gorman, Eastland Co., TX. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you, Cleo Gartner

Samuel Greer of Eastland County

Mel Greer — 14 Sep 2000 12:00:00 GMT

Searching for descendants of Samuel Greer (possible middle initial 'E') was born in GA 1870 place unk. Believed to be his brothers were Hugh H. Grier, Melvin E. Grier and Ralph E. Grier, all except Sam in Hill county, TX 1900 census. My father was Melvin M. Greer b. 1895 Hill County. Sam married Mittie Jane Duncan b. 1872 in GA and Sam disappeared about 1895. Mittie remarried and showed her name as M.J. GRIER.
Texas Death Records show a Samuel Greer died Sept. 9, 1951 in Eastland County.

Eastland County Families

C VanV — 22 Apr 1999 12:00:00 GMT

Am searching for information on the following:
Silas Thomas Eaton b. Feb. 11, 1889 d. Jul., 1963
Eva (Evie) McGlothlin b. Jan. 1, 1893
William McGlothlin m. Martha Kitchen (Eva's parents, think they were from England)
Autry/Audry Burrow b. 1919
Starnes L. Allen
Melvin McCrary b. Aug. 4, 1913 d. 1976/78 Range, Eastland County, TX.
Any info on the above will be greatly appreciated - they are all related to my son-in-laws Grandmother. Thanks. C VanV

Looking for relatives of Corporal Robert L. McAdoo, Jr. of Desdemona

garyngina — 29 Nov 2007 4:57:42 GMT

I am looking for relatives or friends of Army Air Force Corporal Robert L. McAdoo, Jr. of Desdemona, Texas. Corporal McAdoo was a World War II MIA who served with the 1330th Army Air Force Base Unit in Jorhat, India. On July 17, 1945 his C-109 aircraft vanished on a flight from Jorhat to Hsinching, China. This past August, Mr. Clayton Kuhles discovered the wreckage of his aircraft in the Lower Dibang Valley district of northeast India. Mr. Kuhles has asked me to try to locate the relatives of Corporal McAdoo, to notify them of the news of this discovery.
Corporal McAdoo was born about 1923, the son of Robert L. McAdoo and I. Marie McAdoo. His father was born about 1898 and his mother was born about 1901. His military service number was 18082676. He is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery.

Broyles, Al Eastland Co. Tx 1930 census

NeldaConant45 — 1 Dec 2007 12:03:25 GMT

I have been researching my grandfather Alvin Walter BROYLES b-May 8, 1886 Eastland, TX.
On the 1900 Eastland TX census he is found living with his parents John + Susan BROYLES. 1920 I believe I found him in Crawford Co. AR. living with cousins Wade + Zephra STEPHERD and in 1930 I am not sure but there is an Al BROYLES on the Eastland Co. TX. census as an inmate.
Is there any way I can find out about this Al BROYLES. On my grandfather draft registration it states my grandfather was in prison at that time, it was signed by his mother. I haven't been able to find his whereabouts in 1930. If this is him, that would explain a lot.
Your help is most appreciated, thank you, Nelda

Elic (Alex) Hair - born in Hog Town? Eastland County

Shirley Hair — 3 Jan 2004 6:46:55 GMT

I am looking for information on my husband's grandfather, Elic Booth Hair. We have a copy of a birth certificate from Eastland County showing his name as Alex Boothe Hair, born October 1882 in Hog Town, Texas. We have been unable to locate this community. Elic's parents were Thomas J. and Catherine (Kate) Brown.

Please email us if you have any information about the location of Hog Town in Eastland County or Thomas J., Catherine, or Elic Hair.

Thanks!

Jacob Thomas Cemetery

65911 — 26 Nov 2007 4:49:24 GMT

Please help me find information on Jacob Hartman THOMAS b. Apr 1847 Union Co,PA He was living with Robert GRACEY family in Cisco, Eastland Co,on the 1910 census Eastland Co.

Need Cemetery and Mortuary information:
Thomas--Cisco, TX August 23, 1913 Jacob Thomas, aged 64 died at the home of R. R. Gracey here.

Thank you

Payne Hospital, Eastland Texas

jemtide_1 — 11 Jul 2006 2:56:01 GMT

I am seeking information regarding Payne Hospital of Eastland, Texas. My birth certificate reflects this was my place of birth; however, I cannot find where the hospital would have been located. I was born during World War II and I have been told that possibly the hospital was government affiliated. Dr. Thomas Payne is listed as the attending physician. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Bankhead Hiway and Evergreen Cemetery ?

murdie2007 — 6 Nov 2007 7:31:12 GMT

On the 1930 Census it shows my family lived on Bankhead Highway.

Is Bankhead still a street in Eastland Co today?

Also, does anyone know the number for Evergreen Cemetery Board or researcher who could photograph a headstone for me?

Thanks!

Looking for descendants of Mary Jane Harvill Bourdeaux Blalock

DeannPearson — 18 Nov 2007 10:14:51 GMT

Hello,

I am looking for descendants of James Bourdeaux.

James Bourdeaux
Born 16 Dec. 1847 in Copiah CO., Miss.
Spouse - Mary Jane Harvill
Born - 11 Oct. 1833 in Copiah CO.,Miss.
Died - 24 Jan.1884 in Cisco,Eastland,TX.

Children for James and Mary Jane are

1. Ann Bordeaux
Born - Dec.1849 in Copiah CO.,Missi.
Married - abt. 1899 in Eastland CO.,TX.
Spouse - Elwood C. Copeland
2. John Washington Bordeaux my gg grandfather
Born - 02 Feb. 1853 in Louisiana
Married 29 Aug. 1877 in Eastland CO.,TX.
Died - 29 Jun. 1936 in Coolidge,Arizona
Spouse - Louisa Virginia Elvira Princess Swain Williams
3. Nancy Emeline Bordeaux
Born - Apr. 1856 in Louisiana
4. George H. Bordeaux died young

James was never in TX. but his family moved there after he died Mary Jane Harvill remarried a John A. Blalock they moved to TX. with her childre.

I would like to hear from any one with connections to this family please e-mail me at deannp2001@hotmail.com

Thanks Deann

Looking for descendants of Robert David Blalock

DeannPearson — 18 Nov 2007 10:05:30 GMT

Hello,

I am looking for information on Robert David Blalock.

Robert David Blalock
Born - Aug.1861 in Louisiana
Spouse - Sarah Jesse Powers
Born - Oct.1873 in Gleason TN.
Married - 25 Feb.1895

Children for Robert and Sarah Jesse are

1. William R. Blalock
Born - Apr.1896 in Eastland CO.,TX.
2. Ruby Blalock
Born - Oct. 1897 in Eastland CO.,TX.
3. John A. Blalock
Born - Apr.1900 in Eastland CO.,TX.

Parents of Robert David are John A. Blalock and Mary Jane Harvill

Please e-mail me at deannp2001@hotmail.com

Thanks Deann

Cisco Tornado, Apr 1893

Not_A_Relative — 14 Nov 2007 7:13:00 GMT

Cisco, TX Tornado, Apr 1893

http://www3.gendisasters.com/texas/2876/cisco%2C-tx-tornado%...

Killed: DANIEL CAMERON, JOHN SIMS, MRS. CHARLES JONES and child, MRS. BOWEN'S child, MRS. NORTON and MRS. McKNIGHT and MRS. J. I. THOMPSON, Five children of MR. HICKMAN

Injured: W. P. SEBASTIAN, FRANK VERNON, MRS. VERNON, MRS. DAVIS, M. B. OWENS, JIM HAYES, daughter of MRS. STEPHENS, MRS. POWERS, daughter, MRS. JONES, WILLIAM WALKER, GEORGE HARRIS, MRS. KINARD and MRS. JONES, section boss (name not known) and wife, H. L. BIDWELL, MRS. W. D. CHANDLER, MISS ELSIE MOELLER

http://www.gendisasters.com

Events That Touched Our Ancestors' Lives

Love family

sfletcher132 — 11 Nov 2007 2:54:34 GMT

Looking for anybody from the Love family of Palo Pinto, Eastland Counties.....

Bullock/Sroud

PB — 23 Jun 2001 3:50:17 GMT

I am looking for information in Eastland Co. for information on these families. Can anyone help me.

Steve Nolen came to Eastland in 1869

4Milda — 7 Nov 2007 10:53:00 GMT

would love to contact any other researcher
Stephen Jerome Nolen 1830-1915 came to Eastland in 1867 from Macon County Alabama.
He settled near Kokomo, and many of his family are buried in Simpson Cemetery.
He is known to have 16 children by three wives.
Children married into these names:
Mary Ella Boland
Georgia Simpson
Jim Davidson
Romilda Moore
Edward Spain
Texana Gray (married name)
Texana Hunt (maiden)
Lula Hoover
John Eaton Cambell Warren
Arthur Mack Lucas
Guytie Rhodes
Choate Choat

!930's-40's Class photographs

starduster6 — 6 Nov 2007 2:49:19 GMT

About ten miles southwest of Romney there was a little school and church called Cook. I'm looking for class photo's from the 30's and 40's.

David

Carter/Slaughter/Clements Families of Eastland Co.

JanLindley20 — 11 Nov 2005 4:24:53 GMT

I am trying to do some research on my step-father's family (I consider them mine also as I have been in the family for 53 years). His mother's name was (I believe this is right), Eunice Slaughter (or Carter) and she married Johnny D. Clements. They lived in Eastland Co. since the early 1900's and are both buried at Eastland. The family lived in Morton Valley for many years. I know there is a connection to the Carter family because when I was a child we attended several Carter family reunions at Abilene.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. I could probably get some info from Daddy, but I want to surprise him with this.

Please contact me direct with any info. jlindley@centurytel.net

Thanks,

Jan Lindley

Joe Ausmus Alsobrook

Sandy Goodman-Bevill — 2 Nov 2003 6:34:44 GMT

Looking for anyone researching the ancestors of Joe Ausmus Alsobrook. He was born in Red River County, Texas, his mother's name was Narcissus Clark Newberry and Joe died 1958 in Cosco, Eastland County. Joe was married to a woman named Molly. This is all I know. I'm doing some collateral family lines from Red River County, one of them is the Alsobrook family. Thank you kindly.

Churches in Okra

RLF6969 — 13 Apr 2007 3:02:29 GMT

Can anybody tell me if there are still any churches in Okra and where would their burials records (especially for the Elm Cemetery in Okra) be kept?

MAXWELL

Mary Maxwell — 27 Jul 1998 12:00:00 GMT

Interested in sharing information from the Maxwell Family Line. Also interested in current and historical information of the community of Okra, in EASTLAND county. Also interested in a map that shows where Double Mountain and Chalk Mountain areas are (were) located. I have transcribed Journals that make frequent references to these locales.

Mary Elizabeth Stewart

Jacqueline_Valentien — 22 Oct 2007 8:43:06 GMT

Looking for cemetery where Mary Elizabeth Stewart is buried. She died 16 Dec. 1894. They were living in Ranger in Eastland Co. Her husband was Jacob Thompson Stewart.
Their children were Cantley, Jincy, William Bird, Frank, Louticia, Virgil Ernest and Clarence. The family moved to Oklahoma and her husband is buried there. This is my husband's great-grandmother and we would love to locate her burial site. I know they were poor and may not have a headstone. Will appreciate any suggestions or help anyone can give us.
Jackie

Rising Star Cemetery -- Lawrence McKinney, d. 1955

HElaineAdams — 16 Oct 2007 3:37:59 GMT

I am trying to locate the grave of my grandfather, Lawrence McKinney, who was buried, I thought, in the Rising
Star Cemetery about 1955. I see Shirley Cawyer's name is next to that cemetery but there is no contact info for her. Is there anyone else that might know something about this? I know I went to a cemetery in or near Rising Star with my mother in the late 50s, met my grandfather's
second wife, Bertha, there to visit the gravesite. But the listing(http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/Texas/eastland.html) for the Rising Star Cemetery does not have his name.
Is there anything anyone can tell me or can someone forward this to someone who might know more information?
Please contact me directly (this was posted from my wife's id). Thanks, Tom
Tom Adams
tom@tomtexas.com
Austin Tx

C. U. Connellee and my g grandfather John T Jones - Horse Trainer

SREEDY5206 — 1 Aug 2002 2:51:24 GMT

I have a copy of a letter written in 1922 by C. U. Connellee to my g grandfather concerning his departure from his employ to return to Kentucky. It was a very nice letter in terms of my g grandfathers work ethic and states he had worked for about 4 years for Mr. Connellee. Does anyone know what sort of horse racing he was involved in? My g grandfather trained trotters, I think was the term. I am also wondering if he had stables of some size where there might be photos? Are there descendants still in the Eastland area? Will be happy to share the letter with any interested parties.

John W. Taylor of Eastland Co., Texas

PatMatthews47 — 12 Oct 2007 7:49:16 GMT

John W. and (wife)Mary E. Taylor appear in 1920 Eastland Co. census. Looking for info on John W. Taylor, born in Kentucky about 1857. Trying to find out if the John W. Taylor in Eastland census could be the brother of my ggreat-grandmother. He "disappeared" as a teenager from Kentucky and supposedly went to Texas.

Descendants of Johnson Families

F. D. Wooten — 28 Jul 2003 3:04:26 GMT

I am trying to locate any descendants of family of Squire Clark Johnson. My grandmother was Ida Idella Johnson Wooten and I would like info on some of her sisters and brothers. Some of her brothers and sisters were: Charles Alex, Andrew J., Joel Q., Leona, Jesse B., Moses Holland and Walter B. and Julie.
She also had some half-sisters and brother: Letha A. Barksdale.
Appreciate any info given.

Headstone photo for Phillip Bruce? Pioneer Cemetery

antiquemll — 26 Sep 2007 9:03:39 GMT

Is there anyone in Eastland Co. that can take a headstone photo for me of Phillip Bruce b. 1855, d. 1913? He is buried at the Pioneer Cemetery. I would greatly appreciate it!
If anyone needs help in Wichita Co. TX, I have photographed MOST of the cemeteries in the county. Julie

Franklin Columbus WILLIAMSON obit

mafreeman1 — 29 Sep 2007 3:13:36 GMT

I would like to see the obit for Franklin Columbus Williamson who died in Eastland Co., TX 12 March 1959. I am looking for a date of birth, parents, children, etc. Can anyone help me with this?
Thank you.

Floyd Bell

Donna Bell — 28 Mar 2004 5:34:44 GMT

I am trying to find out the date of death and the burial site of Floyd Bell. I believe he died in the Rising Star (Eastland County) area in 1890, the same year his son John William Floyd Bell was born.

Mrs.W.A. Welch

charlesbeardolemiss — 25 Sep 2007 6:44:36 GMT

I am looking for information on a Mrs. W.A. Welch of Eastland,Texas, sister to Cordellia Caroline Hill Beard born July 10, 1863 in Oxford,Lafayette County,Mississipi.C.C.Hill Beard Married George Washington Beard in Lafayette County Mississippi on Sept 20,1883.
I do not know any information on Mrs.W.A. Welch and I am kin to the Welch's of Lafayette County Mississippi.

If anyone know of any information on this family please e-mail at cbeardolemiss@yahoo.com. I am looking for long lost
kin.

Whittington

pris96 — 14 Apr 2007 1:58:02 GMT

Am looking for William Earl Whittington living in the Lake Leon area of Eastland County. I believe he married a Carolyn Ann Rose. Thanking you for your information. Betty

Cemetery Lookup

isaacwat20 — 22 Sep 2007 4:53:03 GMT

Trying to locate cemetery information on the following:

McGuire, Birdie E., died about 1909, b. 1877
McGuire, William Ivey, b. & d. abt 1909

They may be in either Oakwood or Oaklawn Cemetery.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Orphanages in Eastland Co?

starsinic — 4 Sep 2007 11:36:26 GMT

Were there any orphanages in or near Eastland County operating around 1930? The will for Mary Fannie Rainwater Cain who died in Carbon in December 1930 asks that her children not be "sent to the orphan's home any more", and we have not been able to identify which orphanage she may have been referring to.

Peachy Brooks Malone, 1800's

Dana Klusener — 30 May 1999 12:00:00 GMT

Looking for info on Peachy Brooks Partain (b. 15 Sept 1818 in GA, d. 5 Jan 1899 in Cisco, Eastland Co., TX) m. (ca. 1836 in GA) to Sarah Margaret Burson. Second wife was Margaret E. Jordan. Had at least 2 children, Caroline Isabel Malone (b. 20 Nov. 1844, d. 9 Dec. 1904) and Mary Jane Malone. Caroline married Berry Clark (b. 22 Oct. 1844 in AL) on 5 July 1868. Caroline & Berry's Daughter was Margaret Annie Clark who was born in 1869. Margaret Annie married Henry Walter Partain in Jan 1896. All of these people were from the Eastland County area.

Obit for Hattie (Gann) Williams

cavalyn1 — 6 May 2007 10:24:22 GMT

Obit lookup for Hattie Gann Williams 1971, possibility she was married to Henry Lee Willams
Death index for Texas states Single @ the time of her death

Thanks,
Cavalyn

Phillip J. Bruce family

antiquemll — 11 Sep 2007 6:19:32 GMT

I am looking for the place of burial for Phillip J. Bruce and his wife Jennie M. Bruce. They are found in the 1910 Precinct 2 census. They had children Elsie, Phillip, Lloyd, Martha, Floyd, Olan and Vida.
Phillip was gunned down in Baylor County, Texas in 1913 after he killed ex sheriff Abner Board. Board shot and killed his brother in 1901 and he killed the ex sheriff in retaliation.
Any help in finding their place of burial would be appreciated! Julie

James J Morrison/ Drake Families

hortboy749 — 3 Sep 2007 11:07:27 GMT

I'm looking for information on J J Morrison. He was born
29 Dec,1842 in Missouri, died 28 June,1906 Comanche Co, Ok.
He married Sarah F Drake around 1874 in Eastland Co, Tx and had 7 children. He married Jessie Snow in Dallas Co, Tx around 1895. After his death, two children were living with
Henry S Morrison in 1910 Kiowa Co, Ok
James and Sarah moved to Dallas Co around 1890. R S drake may be buried in Eastland Co, as his wife was with their daughter in 1900.
JJ is my GGGF and I would like to connect with some family

WOODSON, DENNY

Steven L. Denney — 21 Apr 1998 12:00:00 GMT

Searching for descendants of Bailey G. and Lucy Denny Woodson who moved to Eastland County and settled in the Cisco area around 1871. They came from Putnam County, Tennessee. Bailey was the son of Washington and Milbry Coats Woodson. Lucy was the daughter of Zachariah and Catherine Stallings Denny. They had at least ten children including Tennessee Woodson, Columbus Woodson, Sylvanus Woodson m. Julia Hacker, Monroe Woodson m. Mary Bates, Katherine Woodson, Martha Ann Woodson m. Matt McDonald, Robert Toombs Woodson m. Carlotta Neilsson, John Woodson m. Laura Stuart, Mary Jane Woodson, and Lozie W. Woodson m. Marion Carolyn Ray. Have lots if info on the ancestors and relatives of Lucy, and a small amount on the ancestors of Bailey. Would love to share.
share.

Eastland Funeral Homes

kaitysmom — 23 Aug 2007 5:30:30 GMT

Hello, can anyone tell me what funeral homes were in existance in 1937? I am trying to find out if they are still in business.

I have an ancestor that died October 18, 1937 in Cisco and the Undertaker is listed as B.N. Lane of Cisco.

Any help appreicated.

In Christ,
Melissa Barker
E-Mail: kaitysmom@peoplestel.net

Fletchers and Sullivans from Mangum Texas

doloresrobin — 20 Aug 2007 4:04:25 GMT

My grandfather is Frank Robin Fletcher, born 1891 in Mangum, Texas to Edward Fletcher and Frances Sullivan. There was another son, Robert Fletcher who was several years younger and became a famous meteorologist. Have you any information about the town or of this family? Many thanks.
Dolores Robin Fletcher Ribakoff

Fox who owned Laundromat in Ranger

stephaniebertani — 1 Aug 2007 5:04:34 GMT

Nona and Shorty Fox owned the laundromat in Ranger. Am I right that their last name was Fox? I know they were my mothers' cousins. What was Shorty's real name. What was Nona's maiden name? Are any of their children around? Do you know their names?
Did anyone know Joyce Hoover who worked the liquor store? Who was her best friend? Where is she buried?
Thanks for any help.
Stephanie Bertani

Hunting Shirt Creek

jskey_1 — 12 Aug 2007 4:49:45 GMT

Does anyone have any information about how Hunting Shirt Creek got its name?