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CONTENTS

New Source f o r Locat ing Old Fami l i e s i n Texas . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Excerpt f r o m 1880 Census of T rav i s County, Texas . . * . * . . I . . . 11

Cover Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Texas Volunteer Uni t s i n t h e

Mexican War 1846-48 - P a r t 18 1st Texas Foot Riflemen C-F I . * . l 3

E x t r a c t s f r o m 19th-Century Minutes, Methodist Episcopal Church . . . 19

Texas Sesqu icen tenn ia l Ce leb ra t ion . I . 21 P o s t a l w a i t . . . a . . . . . . . . . . 22 Book Reviews . . . . . . . I a . . . . . 23 Locat ing "Senior C i t i z e n s " i n Texas * . 27 Happy Hunting Ground . . . . . . . . 29

Family Name P e r i o d i c a l s Reviewed I . a * 31 Ancestor L i s t i n g I n s t r u c t i o n s I . . I .32

AUSTIN GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

OFFICERS 1984 e M r . Sam W . Montgomery P res iden t Mrs. H o L o Lemburg (Mary Katherine) 1st Vice-president Mrso W i l l i a m G o Nagel (Andrea) 2nd Vice-president Mrsa Martha Askew Recording Sec re t a ry Mrs. Robert C a McAnelly (Bet t ) Corresponding Sec re t a ry

Mrs. H.H. Rugeley (Helen) Treasurer Q u a r t e r l y Ed i to r

[Send t o t h e E d i t o r (1) m a t e r i a l t o be p r i n t e d i n AGS Q u a r t e r 1

Mrso Stanley L o Vinson ( J u l i a 3 ( 2 ) orders for back i s s u e s of Q u a r t e r l y a t 2202 W . *+; 10 , 78703

Membership $9 ( o r $10 for two a t same address ) payable by 15 February i n order t o r e c e i v e March Q u a r t e r l y o Address PAYMENTS and miscellaneous CORRESPONDENCE (such as f a i l u r e t o r e c e i v e a c u r r e n t i s s u e ) t o A S , Box 15070 Austin TX 78767-15070 PLEASE NOTE CHANGES.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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lWsa Martha Askew Mrs. Griffin Lo Hardin (Adena) Mrsa B i l l y J , Kaiser (Bet ty) Mrs. H.L. Lemburg (Mary Katherine) Mrso Robert C , McAnelly (Be t ty ) lWo W. Montgomery Mrs . Wm. G . Nagel (Andrea) M r s . Joe W. Neal ( C l a r i c e ) Mrso J . U o T u t t l e ( J o ) Mrs. Wmn R . Young (Wilena)

COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

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I n V o l . X X I V No. 4 of &S Q u a r t e r l y i s a f u l l explanat ion o f t h e source of these names. B r i e f l y , " In 1974 t h e Texas Department of Agricul ture inaugurated t h e Family Land Heritage Program t o reg- i s t e r f a r m s and ranches i n Texas t h a t have been owned and operated by t h e same fami l i e s f o r a century o r more."

We now continue i n Volume 1 of t h e Texas Family Land Heri tage Regis t ry , which i n most cases r e v e a l s i n t e r e s t i n g d a t a about t h e e a r l y genera t ions of land owners, arranged by coun t i e s . But only the present-day owners a r e indexed i n each Regis t ry , s o we have un- der taken t o remedy t h a t def ic iency ( a shocking one f o r g e n e a l o g i s t s : ) by l i s t i n g the e a r l i e r ones he re in . If you f i n d a familiar name, i t w i l l a l m o s t c e r t a i n l y repay you t o consu l t t he book i n ou r Genealo- gy Col lec t ion (Texas S t a t e Library i n A u s t i n ) .

t h r e e dots i f n o t ) ; nicknames a r e i n quo ta t ion m a r k s , and e d i t o r i a l suggest ions i n b racke t s .

Maiden names he re in a r e i n parentheses when determinable ( o r

T E X A S F A M I L Y L A N D H E R I T A G E R E G I S T R Y LAVACA COUNTY

Dickinson, S . B . D r . Klimitchek, A l o i s

LEE COUNTY A r l d t , John Heck, Randal Davis Kappler Leonard Kasper, Traugott Mitschke, John Patschke, C . A . S yinm/S i m m , John T e i n e r t , John L E O N COUNTY

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Nash, James N . Weakley, Y.S. Wgite, Sanders

B a r r o w , Levi - Martha Canter, Ne t t i e Garrard, C . B . Hardin, A . B . Johnston, Hugh B l a i r

LIBERTY SOUNTY Pounds, Amanda - George W . - W i l -

liam Daniel S t rong , Samuel Whit t ington, Malina [male]

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LIMESTONE COUNTY B a r n e t t , Benjamin - Margaret Bayne, Gr i f f in Col. Bower , J . J . Ogi lv ie , J . R . Parke r , Quanah P h i l l i p s , J .J . Plummer, L.T.M. Powell , Joseph HLI' Va re l ap A .

Dodson, Sarah Hinnant, J o h n I Hinton, Joshua James, W i l l McGloin, Agnes - James - P a t r i c k McWhorter, Sam S Pugh, Margaret ( . ) - Thomas [from 4,595.5 acres t o 131.331

L e i f e s t e , August Ta te , Samuel W .

LIVE OAK COUNTY

LLANO COUNTY

McLENNAN COUNTY B a r n e t t , A.M. D r . - P r e n t i c e - Robert H a l l - W i l l i a m G u r t i s

Haley, E l i s a b e t h ( . . . ) - John H a t t e r , Louis Meriwether Punchard, W i l l i a m D r . Sanchez, J o s e David S k i l e s , Nel l ( B a r n e t t ) Smith, S t e r l i n g

Al lph in , Ransom F a r r i s , A . J . I .

H i l l , W i l l i a m J . C . Mathis , W i l l i s Wilburne P igford , J u l i a Ann (. . .> Robinson, G.W. D r . - Martha Ann S t e e l e , J o h n R . Westmoreland, Reuben D r Zulch, J u l i u s Sr a

Breland, H . J . I

MADIS ON COUNTY

MASON COUNTY Brandenberger , G o t t l i e b Ecke r t , Georg P h i l i p p - Margareda ( o o a )

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de Montel, Char les Alexander Mumme, F r i t z Saa tho f f , Mimke Minken

MENARD COUNTY

Bradford, Adam - G.W. - James Mabry Chapman, Eda Jane E l l i s , Mary Jane P l a c k e r , Laura V i r in ia Rober t s , Lucy A n n f a . . Robinson, Lucy P.D. Mrs. S t r i e g l e r , O l f e r t

M I L A M COUNTY Armstrong, Lovedy A . Brewer, E t h e l (Slocomb) C u l l i n s , Amanda ( a . . ) Farmer, D.M. F e l t o n , Thomas W . F r i a r , Danie l B . Gause, Mary Ann (Moseley) - Robert B . - W i l l i a m J . H a l l , Adam James - James - Sarah Massengale, Emma McAlis te r , Olive Moore, Oala P a t t i l l o , Oscar P h i l l i p s , Nancy S t i l l Smith Robertson, S t e r l i n g C Scarborough, Mabel S h e r r i l l , Sarah Jane Slocomb, Samuel James Jr. Smith, Ruben Sneed, Achsah ( . . . ) - Joseph P . Rev. S u l l i v a n , A.W. Todd, John - John Edwin - Robert T y l e r , J . K . Tyson, , . Mrs. Walker , Prudence N i i l i a m s , Thomas Herber t - W i l l i a m S t a n t o n

Brown, C . Caddel, Henry - Kate (Perryman)

MONTAGUE COUNTY

Gray, James Grayson, James M . - Sarah Hinton, Ed Perryman, Alex G . - E l b e r t

andr rum, W i l l i a m -

W . - Levi - Lucy ( , . . ) MONTGOMERY COUNTY

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MORRIS COUNTY

Bonner, Mary M. Cargile , John Connor, Orange Henderson, Georgia ( S c o t t ) Johnson, Samuel King, O . H . Ranes, H.F. - J O T . - James R e - T O M . S c o t t , David M . Wright , Clyde Nathanie l - Nathanie l Jr. & S r .

Baker, Emma Adel ine Biggs, W.H. o r Briggs, W.H. Esparza, P . J . Hogan, Addie - Edmund Moore, A s a - Richard - S.P. - W.M. Whitaker , Dick

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY

NAVARRO COUNTY

Armstrongo Lige B e l l , J . T . C h a t f i e l d , Champion Finch , James Hayden - Matt Scruggs F l u k e r , Harry E n - Joe H. H a r t z e l l , Danie l B . - Jacob Hodge, Robert Capt. Worn, H . H . Putman, C . O . Robinson, W.S. D r . S p u r l i n , . o m

Stokes , A . J . Tadlock, Wiley

NUECES COUNTY Gal lagher , John W i l l i a m - Richard W i l l i a m - Thomas Robinson Kel ly , John - Martin Kinney, H.L. Col . V i l l a r e a l , Enrique Capt

ORANGE C OUNTY Brewer, Caleb "Bud" - John D. Clarke

PAL0 PINTO COUNTY G i l b e r t , A . R . "Taylor" - W . M . Green, George H a r t , J e r e Benjamin

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A l l i s o n , John - Thomas G . Bowen, John W . Buckner, John Grace, James S a l t e r W i l l i a m s , John W

'. PARKER COUNTY

Shaw, Thomas J . Walker, R.E. . POLK COUNTY

Freeman, James Robert Oates , Adel la - Caraway - Cathe r ine ( a * e ) - Nathan Richardson, J i m

Montgomery, W . F a Rains , Emory

Becknel l , W i l l i a m B rya r ly , R . T . Davis , I r a d e l l - Matthew Fleming, Martha A n n Grant, James Hale, Eleanor R . { . . . ) - Robert - S . D . - Samgl Hamilton, Robert S . Kitchens , P a t s e y Lat imer , A l b e r t Hamilton - Henry R u s s e l l - James - Well ington P . Leech, Alford Mabry, W i l l i a m L. Rose, M . W . M r s . {nee Mabry) She l ton , J e s s e - Lucinda A . Shockley, David B . Taylor , Mary I d a Wi l son , John - Lesbia A . ( . . . )

RAINS COUNTY

RED R I V E R COUNTY

ROBERTS ON COUNTY B a r t o n , Conway 0. - Frank Briggs, Sanders C a l v e r t , George - Rober t , Judge

c Cauf ie ld , I s a b e l l a Downing, E l i z a b e t h Dunn, George - George Hays - James S r . F u l l e r t o n , Mary Gafford, Stephen - Susan ( . . . ) Harvey, Ann - John Henry, E l i z a b e t h - Hugh Roderic - James Alexander - Jimmie Foun-

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Hi lpo ld , L i l l i e A n n (Mauk) Ki l lough, Annette - George - Henry - Isaac De L a f a y e t t e - Nancy -

Kirnbell, Annette ( . * .> - Samuzl Lee, Annie Mauk, A l b e r t Bernard - A l b e r t W i l l i a m - Granville - John Samuel - McMordie , Abe McNair, E f f i e L. Melton, Helen - Sarah Anne

Peyton, John Randolph - W i l l i a m Henry Powers, A . J . R ice , Sam S e a l e , Columbus C . - Frank H . - Robert H. Talbo t , James Viesca, J o s e Maria Walker, Mary Jane

RUSK COUNTY Black, W i l l i a m E . Crews, George Henry - Jacob M , - J u l i a B. Greenwoodp Eddie [female] Henson, Andrew B . - John - Ludia ( o n e ) I

King, John Landers , Levi - P a o l i n a F r a n c i s McCune, James Leonard McWilliams, James - John - Martha C . (Roberson) Meadows, Jenea Augusta S t r a n d , P e a r l (Henson)

Beckcom, R . K . - Simon N . - W i l l i a m P o Caddel, Josephine (Beckcom) Dorsey, S a l l i e Roberta )Hornel F u l l e r , E l v i e R . - John B. - Mary ( . . . ) Horne, W i l l i a m Whi t t i ng ton I s s a c , W i l l i a m Mason, Char les - James I Smith, S ion Vick, E f f i e (Beckcom) Vickers , C l i f f o r d M. - H a r r i s - James A . - ... (Mason)

Sally - Samuel B . Judge

Mary - Pau l H .

MOSS, Prudence ( . . . ) - W i l l i a m L. I

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SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY Augustine, H.W. Crawford, Tryphena G a r r e t t , Jacob Horton, Alexander Cola LeGrande , E . 0. Mathews, H . J . - I . L . - I n l o w - J . L . - - Nabel ( M i l l e r ) - W.P. M i l l e r , J . Simp - Leroy Morriss Ava Tee1 ( c ont h u e d )

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@ Moss , James Schmidtz, Adam Johann S u b l e t t , P.A. - P h i l l i p A . T e e l , Ben - George - Jane ( . . . > - Wyatt Wade, Thomas S e b a s t i a n Cabot Wilcox, Car ry ( M i l l e r )

SAN PATRICIO COUNTY . McCown, George W . S r . McGloin, James McMullen, John Weir, James - Robert Jr. & S r . I

SAN SABA COUNTY Es t ep , E l i j a h - R.L. Fleming, J . W . Froman, J . George Lindsey, James H i r a m - Owen F r a n k l i n Pa rks , James Alonzo Thaxton, W i l l i a m E . W i l l i a m s , Johnnie Capt.

Binge, E l i z a b e t h A n n , Booth, B.F. - Edwin - E l i z a b e t h ( . .> - J . W . H a m i l t o n , Caldwell P . - E l i z a b e t h G . (Wharton) King, H.P. McClelland, W i l l i a m Morrison, James Sr. - [slaves Mary & Willis] Wharton, C . L . - S a l l y

Goodnight, Char les Gordon, J e n n i e B . - Washington

SHELBY COUNTY

S OMERVELL COUNTY

I White, Sam TARRANT COUNTY

Loyd, James Cescro

Crawford, Margaret Evans , John Sr . Old, Bi rd - Hudson [son of a s l a v e ] - Lev - W i l l i a m Augusta

B o h l s , F lorenz - Thekla (Ganzert) G i l l i l a n d , James Hacket t , Char les Sr. D r . - J e a n ( . . . ) Hornsby, Reuben Hunter , Bluford/Buford E . - W i l l i a m Dunlap P f l u e r , Conrad - Georg S tubbs , Mr . S m i t f , E l l i o t t (female7 Toulson, Thomas

TITUS COUNTY .

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T R I N I T Y COUNTY Aranjo, Gavino Bean, Pe te r E l l i s Byerly, Adam C o l l i e r , James G . - Thomas J . Enloe, Benjamin - David Jordan, Daniel B . Mahaffey, Amos McQueen, A l m a - Auden - Dagma - James P o - John - L.C. - Milton Pemberton, J . J I

Weeks, Ed - John Alexander I Wheat , James

Dial, Lewis Johnson, P o l l y ( D i a l ) Reese, Ce l i a - George Jr. & S r . - James F. - Robert - W i l l i a m

TYLER COUNTY

UPSHUR COUNTY Fenlaw, Joseph H. - S u r r i e Robert F i e l d i n , James M Kennedy, E l l a E l izabe th Osburne, W.H. Rogers , I sadora

Fenley, J . Myroe - J o e l Daniel - John D o - Honeycutt , Laura El izabe th

VAN ZANDT COUNTY Ayres, Blanche ( G i l b e r t ) Clapp, David Droddy, W i l l i a m Gibbs, E.W.

WALDE COUNTY

[from Upshaw]

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Howell, Ce l i a ( L i t t l e ) - El izabe th ( a o o ) - HOB. - John - Richard L. -

Hubbard, Freeman - Thomas Freeman Martin, Neal Nipp, Vivian ( G i l b e r t ) Wade, Lela B. Wingo, B e t t i e J . - W.H.

Buckert, H . C . - Louis De Leonp Martin Keeranp Claude A . - John Newbanks Capt. - Mary (...> K l o t z , Jacob Koontz, Henry Clay

Robert Wade - W.R.

V I C T O R I A COUNTY

- McCoy, John Schubert , Emelie Vo igh t , Louisa

Weber, E m i l - Gottf 'ried - Minna

Inlieland, Leona

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WALKER COUNTY

Eastham, Braxton Als ton - Byrd Gray, P l e a s a n t Murray, Walter Thomason, J . A . - J . H . - Joshua A .

Clampett , Ezek ig l Clay, Henry - Nestor - Taci tus - Thomas Sommer, F r i t z - Johann - Maria (

Bryan, Guy M . Davis , Mary Jane Gordon, John W . Horton, A lbe r t C l i n t o n Jordan , Emily Meriwether, A n d r e w Maj Northington, Andrew Maj. - George - Menton Meriwether S o r r e l , Marcia1 - Martha E l i z a b e t h (Gordon) - R . H . Jr. - Richard

WASHINGTON COUNTY

WHARTON COUNTY

Henry Douglass WILLIAMSON COUNTY

Abrahamson, I s rae l Anderson, A l t a ( G i l r e a t h ) Bar r ington , E l i z a b e t h Jane Bra t ton , Amanda (Walker) - George - W i l l i a m - Wil l i ame t t e Coffee, Eunice A . ( . . . ) - John Trousdale C o l . Dalrymple, W . C . Eubank, James - James Jr. - W i l l i a m Foy, Fred G i l r e a t h , E . J . - Nathan D . H a i l , John Hays l ip , A n n Lee (Eubank) - D e W i t t C l i n t o n Huddles t o n , Thomas I s r a e l s o n , Gustof - John Mayfield, Sarah D i l l a r d McCormick, Maggie (Smart) McDaniel, E l i s i a n - Nancy Lourenah McReese, Benjamin F r a n k l i n - John

S a u l , Char les - James H . - John - Louisa ( . . . ) Smart , Bryce M . - Herber t I s a a c - John White - Mary (Mi l le r ) - Wil-

l i a m - W i l l i a m D.W. “Doc” S n i d e r , Ben S t a r n e s , John Lawrence S t e a r n s , Fannie (Eubank) - Harvey T . Swenson, S . M . White, Martha A n n (Huddleston) - Steward Whi t ley , E l i z a Olive - John McAninch

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WILSON COUNTY B i rd , Danie l - John - Sylvanus R . "Pony" Bisbee, I ra B r i t t o n , Emma Chapolard, Fr. Emil io Deuval l , Aure l i a ( F l o r e s ) - W i l l i a m R . Frohoc, Alexander Matthews, Amos J a y McDaniel, James McKee, F.M. Capt . P a t t o n , S.R. Robinson, Dock - Reuben I Rodriguez, Ot i l ia S c u l l , W.D. Smith, Anderson Cole - E r a s t u s "Deaf'" - Gertrude - Mary M c G i l l

Matthews T a r i n , Angela (...> - Juan Smith - S a n t i a g o Wing, M . C . Wiseman, Agnes ( . . ) - Hugh - Walter Marce l lus "Ce l l " - W i l l i a m R e Ximenes , Manuel

WISE COUNTY

Bass, Sam For t enbe r ry , Jane ( . . . ) - Kate ( . . . ) - Severe [Sevier?] - Sloan -

W i l l i a m King, Joshua Morrow, George - I s a a c Van Meter, C . J .

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Anderson, H . Black, Walter David Bla lock , John Rcobert] - M i l t o n R . - Susan M. (Mayo) Caro thers , Mary [ m a John Ethr idge?] Cathey, Horace S . - Susan (Re inha rd t ) Craddock, Emma Dale - Hinton J . - W i l l i a m Johnson Emery, Mary E l i z a b e t h E th r idge , John Greer , Gaines Hewlrix, Lark in - Michael - Susan Hes te r , Henry W . Ingram, John Henry - John S p i r e s J a r r e d , James J . Lankford, James M . Mayo, Mary A n n ( . . . ) - Richard Parks McCullen, E l i z a b e t h A n n P a s c h a l l , John Seaburn D r . Re inhard t , Lawson A .

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EXCERPT FROM 1880 CENSUS OF TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS

A s h e e t of paper w a s l e f t i n t he AGS box i n t h e Genealogy Col- l e c t i o n [Note o f f i c i a l name!] of t h e Texas S t a t e Library f o r s o long t h a t we despa i r of i t s being picked up. I t bears no name o f ad- dressee o r w r i t e r , s o we cannot a d v e r t i s e i t l i k e an Unclaimed Let- t e r i n an old newspaper.

Therefore, we decided t o p r i n t it he re in , s o t h e e f f o r t O f copying t h e d a t a may n o t be wasted, and with the op t imis t i c hope t h a t i t may ca tch t h e intended eye and perhaps provide an i n t e r e s t i n g s u r p r i s e f o r o t h e r s . For example, it seems l i k e l y t h a t t h e #2 cou- p l e were t h e parents of R.E. (Rudy) Eggeling who w a s presented a 45-Year Award by The Steck Company of Austin i n 1963 (when your ed- i t o r reached t h e 15-year mark t h e r e ) .

According t o Lucie P r i c e ' s Travis County, Texas Marriage Rec- ords 1840-1882 [ f o r s a l e by AGS], Budouh l3ggeliag and-Mgy Jageg were married 3 Apr 1880 by R . K . Smoot, m i n i s t e r of F i r s t Southern Presbyter ian Church, Austin.

1882 by Jacob Lauth, a s s i s t a n t pas to r of S t . Mary's Roman Cathol ic Church i n Austin and l a t e r first p res iden t of S t . Edward's Univer- s i t y the re .

Only t h e two s t a r r e d names appear i n t h e 1872-73 Austin Ci ty Directory (AGS Q u a r t e r l y Vol . X I V No. 4) , although t h e r e a r e seven o ther Palms, e t c . W_.-Lgrgnz w a s a baker a t t h e southwest corner o f Congress & Pine [Sth S t . ] ; xhgol sublet-& w a s then an apprent ice w i t h A.W_.-OgrL p a i n t e r , on Congress between Hickory [8th] and Ash C9th l

n a t i v i t y may be i n t e r p r e t e d as Can (Canada P o r Con (Connect icut) ; Alsac must be Alsace-Lorraine.

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C i ty of Austin 1st Ward Fine St. 1. "Lorenz, W i l l i a m 64 MW M a r r grocer/baker P r u s s i a P r u s s i a P r . 2 . Eggeling, Rud. 22 WM I' Baker TX Hanover Han .

Maria 23 WF " Wife P russ i a P r . Pr. 3. Burrows , John 38 WM Shoe Maker Eng Eng Eng.

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J o s s e r , John Palm, E . U . Cheneville, John Bebchen, Duckie Doyle, James Kelly, John Kendal, Tonie Allen, Thomas "Sublet t Theodore

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35 WM 30 WM 28 WM C i ty P o l . o f f . 23 WF 19 WM Laborer 1 9 WM 11

48 BM Laborer 25 MUM 'I

27 WM C i t y P o l . o f f i c e r

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Norway Norway N o r w . [Sweden? Ed ] La Alsac Alsac Miss' Miss Miss ~ a n [ ~ o n ? J NY NY A l a I r e I r e KY , KY KY

TX Tn. Kv

COVER CHANGES

A l l t h e excitement about t h e Texas Sesquicentennia l Celebrat ion ( see p a 21) makes us r e a l i z e t h a t before t h a t Texas Independence Day ( t h e Second of March 1986) rolls around, AGS w i l l have completed i t s 25th yea r .

I n t h e March 1986 i s s u e of o u r Q u a r t e r l y no doubt t h e r e w i l l be a review of t h e h i s t o r y o f o u r Soc ie ty ; meanwhile, as a precursor of t h a t approaching milestone we have superimposed an a d d i t i o n t o t h e l o g o on o u r cover.

v i sed t o Genealogical) Soc ie ty i ssued i t s first pub l i ca t ion i n No- vember of t h a t year . Hence, Volume I had only one number, and t h e p u b l i c a t i o n had no name. For tuna te ly , no cu tesy t i t l e w a s imposed on i t , and it s t i l l modestly bu t f o r t h r i g h t l y s t y l e s i t s e l f merely t h e Q u a r t e r l y of Austin Genealogical Soc ie ty .

Since we have completely outgrown our first p o s t o f f i c e box, t h e new number and ZIP code have been i n s e r t e d on t h e cover a l s o .

A f u l l acount of o u r l o g o , adapted by Mrs. Maydell McDerment from symbolic i ronwork i n t h e south foyer of t h e Texas Cap i to l , w a s given i n V o l . X V I No. 1 (March 1975) of AGS Q u a r t e r l y .

Organized i n t h e Spr ing of 1960, Austin "Genealogy" ( l a t e r r e -

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TEXAS VOLUNTEER UNITS I N THE MEXICAN W A R 1846-48 P a r t 18

1st R e iment, Texas Foot Riflemen (Microcopy #278e R o l l # 69 made by Nat ional Archives, read a t Texas S t a t e Library , Genealogy Sec t ion , by Podie Ligon, AGS member)

I t is no t c l e a r why i n f a n t r y units of t h e Texas volunteer com- panies i n t h e Mexican W a r a r e i n s e r t e d on t h e f i l m between groups o f cava l ry .

t imes overlapped those f o r t h r e e months o r f o r t h e du ra t ion of w a r . Governor James Pinckney Henderson "chose t o abandon h i s execu-

t i v e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y s o t h a t he could command t h e Texans i n the f i e l d " (supra, p a 2 0 ) . which would c a l l f o r "one major general--a requirement he w a s w i l l i n g t o f u l f i l l " f i b i d . ) , al though he w a s too ill t o mount h i s horse much of ' t h e t ime.

Albert Sidney Johnston was e l ec t ed co lone l of t h e F i r s t Regiment of Texas Foot R i f l e s a t F o r t Polk (Point I s a b e l , Texas) i n mid-June 1846, and began t r a i n i n g c i v i l i a n s t o be s o l d i e r s . T h i s w a s a wise choice, f o r Johnston "knew both h i s c r a f t and t h e kind of men he had t o dea l wi th" ( i b i d . )

Company A of t h e 1st Regiment, Texas Foot R i f l e s , had been the f i rs t t o j o i n Gen. Zachary Taylor a t h i s Po in t I s a b e l base af ter he requested reinforcements on the first of May. Two days later Charles A . Seefeld brought i n 15 volunteers who, i n t h e i r eagerness, had l e f t Galveston before t h e quota of 50 p r i v a t e s had been f i l l e d . They were accepted f o r t h r e e months' s e r v i c e and awarded t h e coveted t i t l e , Company A . Captain Seefeld r e tu rned t o Galveston t o r e c r u i t t h e m i s - s i n g men, bu t w a s a b l e t o assemble only 20 by t h e 7 t h of J u l y . "The o r i g i n a l detachment served i t s e n t i r e term a t F o r t Polk . . . and was mustered out on August 4" ( i b i d . , pp. 22-23) ,

Regimental o f f i ce r s e l e c t e d t o s e rve under Colonel Johnston were Ephraim W e McLean, l i e u t e n a n t colonel! James M . Wells, major; W i l l i a m P o Bal l inger , ad j u t a n t ? Hanson Alsbury, quar te rmas ter ; W i l l i a m R Smi th , surgeon; Charles H . Wagnerp a s s i s t a n t surgeon; W i l l i a m Jones, se rgeant ma jo r I

t o Camargo, south o f t h e R i o Grande i n Tamaulipas, Mexico. They a r - r i v e d on t h e 1 0 t h o f August, the ma jo r i ty s o d i sg run t l ed t h a t they voted down a proposa l t o extend t h e i r t e r m from t h r e e t o t h e then r e - qu i r ed s i x months. According t o Colonel Johns ton ' s own reco rds , 224 voted t o s t a y and 318 t o r e t u r n home. The deciding inf luence is now thought t o have been "Captain Buchel's Company H , which had suffered much i l l n e s s and s i x deaths while detached from t h e regiment i n t h e v i c i n i t y of Po in t Isabel." Thus t h e e n t i r e F i r s t Regiment o f Texas Foot Riflemen were mustered out a t Camargo l a t e i n August 1846. [But I can a t t e s t t h a t t h a t b r i e f s e r v i c e e n t i t l e d a ve te ran t o 50 ac res o f bounty land--Editor .]

Company K (Mississ ippians?) and 26 from o ther companies who s t i l l

- Enlistments were r a t h e r haphazard, as shown i n Henry W . B a r - - t o n ' s Texas Volunteers i n t h e Mexican W a r , and six-month terms some-

He hoped t o r e c r u i t a whole d i v i s i o n of Texans,

A t t he end o f J u l y t h e regiment began i t s march from F o r t P o l k

.

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wanted t o s e e some a c t i o n . It w a s a t t ached t o t h e 3rd Brigade (regu- lar i n f a n t r y and a r t i l l e r y ) , i n which it served dur ing t h e Monterrey Campaign

Captain Seefeld and 34 men from t h e former f o o t regiment p l u s 39 other men were accepted i n t o Gen. John E. Woolos f o r c e then be ing as- sembled a t San Antonio. The new company had t o r e t u r n t o t h e mouth of t h e R i o Grande for t r a n s p o r t a t i o n t o P o r t Lavacap whence they pro- ceeded t o march t o San Antonio. The b e t t e r p a r t o f t h e company (ok "Those who survived i l l n e s s and temptat ion t o d e s e r t , " as Bar ton ex- p re s ses it) were with General Wool l a t e r a t Buena V i s t a .

Unfortunately, t h i s s e c t i o n of t h e microfilm has no i n t e r e s t i n g "Remarks," no t even ages. Since mos t o f t h e men were mustered out a t Camargoo only exceptions i n t h a t column a r e shown on o u r t r a n s c r i p t i n t h e following pages and succeeding i s s u e s .

The companies of t h i s regiment were r e c r u i t e d by , t h e i r respec- t i v e capta ins i n t h e a reas shown, mustered i n on t h e da t e s giveno and were assigned l e t t e r s according t o t h e following t a b l e :

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CAPTAIN C O . MUSTERED RECRUITED FROM Arnold, James R . F 15 June Bennett , Joseph I;. B 13 June

Buchel, Augustus C, H 28 May Chessher, James G 14 June Howardo Robert H . D

McClartyp John I 1 J u l y McLean, Ephraim W. D 28 May Ostronder, Volney C 28 May Seefe ld , Charles A . A 3 May Shivors , W i l l i a m R . K 4 J u l y

"Claiborne R i f l e s "

S n e l l , Martin K O E 28 May

Nacogdoches; Galveston , Cincinnat i (Walker Co) ; Swart- wout (Polk Co) ; Galveston Indian Po in t (Matagorda Bay) Ja spe r ; Beaumont; Galveston See McLean whom he succeeded when McLean e l eq ted It. c o l , Rusk Co; Galveston Galveston Houston; Galveston Galves t on Claiborne Cog MS--came t o Texas a t t h e i r own expensep disbanded and volunteered as Texans Houston; Galveston

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- - - - - - - - - - - - C a h i l l , James P v t Campbell, David P v t Campbell, G . A . P v t Campbell, J o s i a h E . 1 Cpl Cansler, Marcus H. 1 S g t C a r r o l l , John P v t Carson, Samuel K . P v t Cason, W i l l i a m L. P v t Cates, Wm. T . P v t Chamberlain, James T . P v t Chamberlain, Wm. M . P v t

COMPANY of Capt .

See fe ld S n e l l 0s tr onder Sh ivor McClarty Chessher McLean Sh ivor 0s tr onder Arnold Arnold

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Houston Nac ogd oc hes

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Chapman, W i l l i a m D . P v t Arnold Cherry, W i l l i a m P v t Bennet t Cincinnati [Walker Co] " 11

Chessher , James Capt Chessher Beaumont near Camargo C h r i s t , Arad P v t Arnold Nacogdoches C l a r k , James P v t S n e l l

C la rke , Samuel P v t McClarty Rusk Co Clingan, Napolean B . P v t Sh ive r Galve s t o n I1

C o l l i n s , Joseph W . P v t Sh ivor Colwel l , Burnett 1 Cpl McClarty Rusk Co I 1

Comisky, John P v t S n e l l F t . Polk I 1

C o m e l y , Thos. P v t S e e f e l d ? F t . Po lk (May 1846) Connor, P , Edward/ L t "Detachment of Foot Riflemen" near F t . Polk

o r Edward P . "O'Conner, P a t r i c k E . - - these two men could be i d e n t i c a l - - n o t c e r t a i n

Cooper, Soloman P v t Chessher J a s p e r TX P t . Isabel June '46 Cooper, Stephen P v t McClarty Rusk Co Camargo Aug '46 Cooper, Thomas J . P v t Sh ivor Galveston I )

Cor f l eu r , W i l l i a m P v t Seef e l d ? F t . Polk (Aug '46)

Cor ley , Andrew J . 2 S g t McLean/ Galveston

C o s s f i e l d , John F . P v t S n e l l Houston C o t t e n , West F . P v t Chessher Beaumont 11

Cot ton , James P v t 0s tr onder Houston Cot ton , James E . P v t Ostronder Houston 1846 I)

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LR C l a r k , John V . O . P v t S n e l l Galveston 11 I 9

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t h e y are n o t connec ted ."

C o r i n , Chr is t ian P v t Buchel P t . I s a b e l Camargo 11

) I Howard

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NAME RANK

Crane, John C . Pvt

Cromwell, H i r a m Pvt Crook, Robert Pvt Croz ier , Robert H . Pvt Crutcher , John 1 L t Culp, John Pvt Cwnmings, James F . Pvt Dai ly , John--cards f i l e d with Daly. Dalwick, George CPl Daly, John Pvt Daniels , John Pvt Danly/Danley, Andrew Pvt Danly, Ira Pvt Davidson, Edward C . Pv t Davis/Davies , David 2 Sgt Davis, George W. o r N. Pvt

1 Cpl Davis, Jeptha I . o r J . Pvt Davis, John H. Pv t Davis , Thomas 1 Sgt Daylay/Dayley , John Pvt Delano, Norman Pvt DeWitt, John B. Pvt Dietz , Phi l ipp Jacob Pvt

I+ o\ Davis, James K .

COMPANY o f Capt . McLean/

Howard S n e l l Bennett McLean 0s tr onder Bennett Chess her

Buchel Chessher 0s tr onder McClarty McClarty McClarty S hivor s 0s tr ond e r Bennett McClarty Bennett Ostronder Bennett Chessher Chess her Buchel

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Indian Poin t Galveston P t . I s abe l Rusk II Co

Galveston Houston Galveston Rusk Co Galves ton Houston Cinc inna t i TX Beaumont Jasper TX Ind ian Poin t [Cal-

Dittman, John Dodson, John Dodsonp W i l l i a m E. Doe d e c he/Doede-c k e ,-

houri coo l a t e r Indianola) Pvt Bennett Galveston Pvt McClarty Rusk Co Pvt McClarty Rusk Co Pvt BEKe1 Indi-an P o i n t -

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John Henry [Buchel s company composed o f fe l low immigrants from Germany--Handbook] Dolph, Simeon Pvt Bennett Cinc inna t i Camargo MX Dorse t t , Ambrose W . Pv t McClarty Rusk Co It (Aug 1846) Dorse t t , Charles P . Pvt Bennett Cinc inna t i I 1

Dorse t t , John 4 Sgt McClarty Rusk Co 11

Doubt, Daniel Pvt S n e l l Houston I 1

Dougherty, Alexander S Pvt Howard Galveston II

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Dove, E m i l Pv t See fe ld ? ( 3 Droddy, W i l l i a m A . P v t Chessher J a s p

May 1846) F o r t Polk TX r TX nea r Camargo MX

Duhon, Louis Pv t Chessher Beaumont TX Dulaney/Dulany , John Pv t S h i v o r s Galveston TX Dugan, Timothy Pv t H o w a r d ? J u l y 1846 " S u b s t i t u t e d i n

t h e p l a c e of Warren Adams, d i scha rged by order General Henderson." C i v i l W a r , a Warren Adanis w a s a p r o f e s s i o n a l m a i l c a r r i e r between Texas and var i - ous Southern camps. Georgia and Alabama--may be same man. Ed.]

II I' Aug 1846 11 11

[During t h e

Frank Ba tche lo r ( X X I V : 1 4 3 ) mentioned him i n l e t t e r s home from

Galves t on Camargo 1846 Dunahoe, Henry Durgan, James Eas t l and , W i l l i a m E b e r l i n g , F r e d e r i c k E d g e r l i e d E d g e r l i n , W i l -

l i a m A . E lbe r t , Louis E k e , David Engelke , Conrad Eschelbach , P h i l i p p e Falkman, P h i l i p

4- F a r r a r , Joseph T . Fellows/Fellowes ,

Marion G . Fenley, W i l l i a m N .

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F e r r i l l , Leroy F i e d l e r , Jacob F i f e , Blass F ink , F r a n c i s F i n k e n s t e i n , Henry F i s h e r , John F i s h e r , Newton H . F i tzhugh, D . Cameron Flood , John Flood, Mathew F o i g h t , Joseph Ford , W i l l i a m D . F o s t e r , James Fox, Thomas F rances , W i l l i a m H .

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P v t Pv t P v t Pv t P v t P v t P v t

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Bennet t McLean S h i v o r s S n e l l

Buchel Buchel Buchel Buchel S n e l l S h i v o r s McClarty

Arnold

Chessher Buchel Sh iv o r s Buchel Buchel S n e l l McLean Arnold S n e l l S n e l l See fe ld Seef e l d S n e l l Arnold 0s tr onder

Galveston Galveston Houston Houston

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Nac ogd oc hes

J a s p e r I n d i a n P o i n t Galveston I n d i a n P o i n t P o i n t I s 5 b e l Hgus t on Galveston Nacogdoches Houston Houston ? 26 May 1846

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Francesi -- [See Franke, E . T . Same n o t a t i o n s as t h i s man. Clerk seems t o have been un-

Francios , Chaffiot--cards f i l e d w i t h F ranco i s , C h a f f i o t o r Chiaf fo t . F ranc i s , James Pvt Chessher Jasper Near Camargo MX

Francois , C h a f f i o t Pvt S n e l l Houston Franke, E . T . [first card; second card r eads : ] Francesi Pvt "Detachment Galveston, 7 J u l y 1846

F r a s i e r , George W. Pvt C h es she r Beaumont Camargo 24 Aug. 26 Aug.

F r i t z , P h i l i p p Pvt Buchel F r y , Benjamin 1 Sg t Bennett Cinc inna t i TX II

NOTES : (To Be Continued) Augustus C . Buchel had come t o Texas i n 1845 a f t e r ex tens ive m i l i t a r y t r a i n i n g and

experience i n Europe. 03 Point ( Ind iano la ) on Matagorda Bay. They t r ave led s i x days a t t h e i r own expense t o g e t

government t r a n s p o r t a t i o n t o Po in t I s a b e l , whence they were s e n t 18 miles t o Camp Triggs t o t r a i n . Buchel served as aide-de-camp f o r Gen. Zachary Taylor (Handbook, Vol . I ) and was a colonel i n t h e Confederate Army. He w a s mor ta l ly wounded a t t h e B a t t l e of P l e a s a n t Hill, Louisiana, on 9 Apr i l 1864.

P . Edward Connor was one o f 15 who volunteered t o jo in Capt. Charles A . Seefeld i n Galveston and rushed t o Poin t I s a b e l . A s f i rs t l i e u t e n a n t , he w a s l e f t i n charge of t h e detachment while Seefe ld re turned t o Galveston t o r e c r u i t men t o b r ing the company up t o s t r e n g t h . The o r i g i n a l "Detachment o f Foot Riflemen" served i t s e n t i r e term a t F t . Polk (as t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n a t Poin t I s a b e l w a s named) and w a s mustered out 4 Aug 1846.

No information on P a t r i c k E . O ' C o n n o r - , a s t h e records have no t been t r ansc r ibed from the microfilm t h a t far y e t .

A t C inc inna t i , r i v e r p o r t on t h e T r i n i t y i n what w a s then Montgomery County, on 17 May 1846 twenty-six volunteers gathered and chose as t h e i r c a p t a i n Joseph L. Bennett , who had p a r t i c i p a t e d i n the B a t t l e o f San J a c i n t o and t h e Somervell Expedition. They commenced s e r v i c e on the 30th a t F o r t Polk w i t h an unchallenged claim: F i r s t Sergeant Benjamin Fry--with blue eyes, s l i m and s t r a i g h t body, and impressively l a r g e nose-- wasp a t s i x f e e t n ine inches, t h e t a l l e s t man i n the regiment: (Henry W . Barton, Texas Volunteers i n t h e Mexican War; las t item quoted f r o m S . Compton Smith, Chile con Carne: o r The C a m p and t h e F i e l d , p . 31)

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c e r t a i n of s p e l l i n g ( I t a l i a n o r German?). Nothing but surname on t h i s card]

24 Aug 1846 I 1 II II II I t

of Foot Riflemen"

Bennett II Galves ton Buchel Indian P o i n t I t 24 Aug. F r a z i e r , George M . CPl F re ig t ag , Freder ick Pvt

II 11 I1 I 1

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EXTRACTS FROM 19th-CENTURY MINUTES OF ANNUAL CONFERENCES OF TKE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH

Former AGS J u a r t e r l y e d i t o r J e a n (Halden) Walker g r a c i o u s l y keeps our needs i n mind and s u p p l i e s us wi th i n t e r e s t i n g m a t e r i a l tu rned up i n he r c o n s t a n t r e s e a r c h i n g . This t ime s h e has reviewed t h e Minutes

d i s t Church i n Texas and e x t r a c t e d names of men mentioned t h e r e i n .

* Perry-Castaneda) , t h e Minutes a r e ca ta logued 287.07/M566m/1866-67.

- (1866 & 1867) and Journa ls of Conferences (1848-1856) of t h e Metho-

Found on t h e t h i r d f l o o r of t h e Un ive r s i ty of Texas L i b r a r y ( t h e

This Texas Conference w a s he ld a t Galveston, Oct. 24-31, 1866. The minutes t e l l who were admit ted on t r i a l [probat ionary preaching pe- r i o d ] , who were superannuated [ r e t i r e d ] , e t c . , and inc lude s h o r t memoirs of preachers who d ied i n 1866: J , H . D . Moore ( a e 59 ) , Thomas F . Windsor ( d i e d 11 January a e 5 0 ) , and George L i t t l e (d i ed i n a Confederate h o s p i t a l ) .

Seven d i s t r i c t s (Galveston, Columbus, Chappell H i l l , German M i s - s i o n , H u n t s v i l l e , Caldwell , and Aus t in) were r e p r e s e n t e d a t t h i s Con- f e rence . t h e Trans-Miss i ss ippi Conference e a r l i e r t h a t year a t New Orleans-- Handbook o f Texas] p r e s i d e d , wi th W i l l i a m P i t t P e t t y as s e c r e t a r y . Among t h e personnel l i s t e d :

Aust in D i s t r i c t - J o s i a h W . Whipple, P.E. [P res id ing E l d e r , a d i scon t inued t i t l e . Fo r h i s marr iages s e e p . 203 of Lucie P r i c e ' s T r a v i s County Marriage Records].

o d i s t m i n i s t e r u n t i l 1869 when he w a s confirmed by Bishop Alexander Gregg and became an Episcopal m i n i s t e r - - i b i d . p . 1 9 9 . )

Bishop Enoch Mather Marvin [who had been e l e c t e d b ishop of

Aus t in S t a t i o n : J . W . P h i l i p s [John W . P h i z i p s w a s a Meth-

Bastrop: John M . Whipple Aus t in C i r c u i t : t o be supp l i ed Cedar Creek: t o be supp l i ed Winchester: F . L . A l l en [Fred Lowery Al l en b . 5 Feb 1836 . i n

La Grange S t a t i o n : a . [Quinn] M . Menifee GA; d . 1 Aug 1903; bu r i ed Oakwood Cemetery, Aus t in- - ib id . p . 1911

Data on E a s t Texas, Northwest Texas and West Texas conferences were n o t copied .

* The Minutes o f t h e Conference he ld a t Houston Dec.

V . P h i l p o t i n M r s . P r i c e ' s book] w a s s e c r e t a r y . Memoirs o f f o u r deceased m i n i s t e r s were publ i shed: (1) Rufus T .

1853; i n 1866 w a s a t Houston S t a t i o n , Galveston D i s t r i c t ) ; ( 3 ) Thomas Wooldridge ( b . Edgefield Co, SC; superannuated i n 1866; d . 27 J u n e ) ; (4) Quinn M . Menifee ( b . Texas--see Menefees i n Handbook o f Texas) .

Represent ing t h e Aust in D i s t r i c t a t t h i s time w a s J . W . Whipple, P .E . For Aus t in S t a t i o n : J . W . P h i l l i p s ; Webbervil le C i r c u i t : J . K . Tanzy; Bastrop: J . O . Church; Winchester: F.L. Al len ; La Grange:

r e v e a l t h a t Bishop McTyeire w a s p r e s i d e n t and H . V .

s Hef l in (b . 1819 N C ) ; ( 2 ) W i l l i a m Rees ( b . 1828 Wales; t o Texas i n

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J . M . Whipple; P e r r y v i l l e [Wood Co]: t o be s u p p l i e d (by J e s s e Bake r ) . 0 Mrs. Walker n o t e s t h a t t h e l i b r a r y has such minutes f o r 1868/70?,

1871-76, 1877-83, 1884-89, 1890-95, 1896-1900, 1901-04, 1905-07, 1908-11, 1912-14, 1915-17, e t c . t o 1934-38.

numbmed 287.07/M565j - Methodist Episcopal Church V o l . I11 - North- e r n publ i shed 1856 South - General Conference J o u r n a l s for 1846, 1850, 1854, 1858, 1868 and 1870--n0 r e a l index , Mrs. Walker comments.

I n t h e 1846 West Texas Conference Robert Alexander and Chauncey Richardson [see Handbook of Texas f o r both] were prominent; bounda- r i e s of d i s t r i c t s a r e r e f e r r e d t o , a p p r o p r i a t i o n s and pe r sonne l a r e s e t f o r t h .

t h e jou rna l of t h e 1850 E a s t Texas Conference.

Methodist members 90 and 100 yea r s o l d , p l u s dea th rolls of members f o r t h e yea r .

p r e t e d them r i g h t , b u t we a l l have our own p e c u l i a r a b b r e v i a t i o n s and t e l e g r a p h i c s t y l e i n t a k i n g notes ] i n d i c a t e t h a t a t t h e E a s t Texas Conference he ld Oct. 10 - ?, 1866 a t Marsha l l , t h e dea th of Samuel A . W i l l i a m s w a s announced, b u t no d e t a i l s g iven . The West Texas Conference convened a t Seguin on Nov. 7 , 1866. Only one dea th w a s r e p o r t e d : Nicholas H . Boring (no memoir).

m i n i s t e r , o r reached a g r e a t age whi le a c t i v e i n t h e church, t h e s e o ld church r e c o r d s may prove a v a l u a b l e source f o r you.

A d i f f e r e n t p u b l i c a t i o n , J o u r n a l s o f Conferences 1848-1856, i s

#287.07/M566 j is Methodis t Episcopal Church

Robert Crawford [see Handbook] and W i l l i a m C . Lewis f i g u r e i n

The l a t e r yearbooks have r o l l s of Methodist b i r t h d a y s and o f

A few o the r n o t e s t h a t J e a n Walker s e n t [I hope I have i n t e r -

0 If you a r e s e a r c h i n g f o r a man who may have been a Methodist

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Fami l i a r Names of Standard Reference Works - Have you ever been stumped by a c a s u a l r e f e r e n c e t o a genea log ica l sou rce book? Some people t o s s off names l i k e Swem's, Hotten, Hening, Hathaway, Virkus o r Tyler i n tones t h a t

imply t h a t y o u ' r e abysmally ignoran t i f you a r e n o t as familiar w i t h them as they a r e . And o f t e n one c a n ' t f i n d them i n t h e li- b r a r y ' s ca t a logue ( ca rd f i l e o r e l e c t r o n i c c o n t r a p t i o n ) from j u s t hea r ing t h e word once -- Is it t h e book ' s t i t l e o r au tho r? How i s it s p e l l e d ? Try f i n d i n g Henging's Statue$, as a correspondent once wrote me!

The Hoosier Genealogis t , V o l . 18 No. 4 p . 78, has an e x c e l l e n t c l a r i f i c a t i o n of Swem's Index and t h e V i r g i n i a p u b l i c a t i o n s which i t cove r s . You might w a n t t o Xerox it f o r r eady r e f e r e n c e .

To add t o your t a s k o f becoming f a m i l i a r wi th t h e impor tan t source books f o r g e n e a l o g i s t s , l e t me l i s t a few t h a t I had t o iden- t i f y t h e hard way, when I f irst began r e s e a r c h i n g : Lancour, Nugent, Co lon ia l Clergy, Wulfeck's Marr iages , t h e Helper , t h e Handbook . . - . . And I must admit t h a t I s t i l l c o n f u s e a u t h o r s Sowell & Brown when I t r y t o f i n d Bndian-f ight ing episodes i n ear ly-day Texas? 0 --HHR

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Many people believe that BIRTH RECORDS in Texas were not kept until 1903. However', the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1869 called for registration of births, deaths and marriages in every organized county and such was set up by legislative action in 1873 and repealed in 1876. A few counties continued to keep birth records of which the number was 43 counties. Of these, 25 counties had their original books. Often when regis- tering a child born during the years 1873-1878, the parents often list all of their previous children, hence there are many quiet early dates, as early as 1838. Counties for which birth records are found in this volume are: ANDERSON, AUSTIN, BANDERA, BASTROP, BELL, BEXAR, BRAZOS, BURNET, CALDWELL, CAMERON, CASS, CHEROKEE, COLORADO, COMAL, COMANCHE, DALLAS, DeWITT, FANNIN, FAYETTE, GILLESPIE, GREGG, GRIMES, HAYS, KAUFMAN, KENDALL, LAMAR, LAVACA, LEE, MARION, MEDINA, IWNARD, NACOGDOCHES, NAVARRO, NUECES, RUSK, SAN SABA, SOMERVILLE, TRAVIS, VICTORIA, WASHINGTON and WEBB.

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TEXAS SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

Lest by chance anyone anywhere be unaware o f i t , we w i s h t o announce t h a t 1986 w i l l mark t he 150th anniversary of Texas' winning her independ- ence from Mexico (with t h e welcome a s s i s t a n c e of bold men f r o m many s t a t e s i n t h e U . S . ) . For f u l l coverage of t h e d i v e r s and d ive r se ways i n which

v t h a t h i s t o r i c a l event w i l l be ce l eb ra t ed i n every c i t y and hamlet o f t h i s oft-accused as superpa- t r i o t i c s t a t e , we recommend a thorough p e r u s a l o f t h e Texas Nat ional Dispatch, t h e q u a r t e r l y news le t t e r of t h e Sesqui- cen tenn ia l Commission. " In f o r m a t , i t is a f acs imi l e of t h e Texas National Reg i s t e r , a newspaper published a t Washington-on-the-Brazos during the Texas Republic," and i s a d e l i g h t t o Texas h i s t o r y bu f f s . To g e t on t h e mai l ing l i s t , inqu i r e of Thad S i t t o n , Ed i to r , Box 1986, Austin TX 78767.

Austin Genealogical Soc ie ty i s formulat ing grandiose p lans t o make a s i g n i f i c a n t con t r ibu t ion t o t h e pub l i c weal and welfare i n honor of t h e occasion. Well, perhaps n o t f o r t h e e n t i r e p u b l i c , bu t f o r the p r e s t i g i o u s segment which is persp icac ious enough t o app rec i a t e t he muse of Genealogy and her handmaiden, His tory .

A committee comprised o f an adequate number of t h e lead ing c i t i - zens o f our Soc ie ty i s even now consider ing s e v e r a l stupendous a l t e r - n a t i v e p r o j e c t s by which we can bestow an unforge t tab le boon upon our fe l low genea log i s t s . I n order t o s t u n t h e wai t ing world w i t h our appropr ia te accomplishments ( s c a r c e l y l e s s momentous than t h e publ i - c a t i o n of t he census o r t h e invent ion of speech) , every a v a i l a b l e member of AGS w i l l be invited--nay, persuaded--to co-operate.

and s e l e c t t he r o l e i n which you can b e s t p a r t i c i p a t e i n these AGS p r o j e c t s . Let i t be emblazoned on t h e s c r o l l of h i s t o r y t h a t Austin Genealogical Soc ie ty w a s no l e s s than sesqui [one-and-a-half t imes the norm] i n i t s observance o f the Sesquicentennial of Texas:

Not t o be outdone by Dime Box o r Bug Tussle (populat ion 2 3 Skidoo)

Don't m i s s a meeting if you want t o sha re i n t h e decision-making

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( A ) GRAVES-HOLLIS-RAY. Seeking death d a t e and p l ace ( i n Texas) o f Maude ( H o l l i s ) Graves o r Ray (surname u n c e r t a i n ) . She w a s married t o W i l l i a m Claude Graves o r Ray and had dau P e a r l Myrtle Graves (b . 1 Aug 1897 i n K Y ) . Other s i b l i n g s unknown t o me. ( B ) BLAIR REEDER WEST. Would l i k e any information on (1) Dorcas G . ( B l a i r ) Reeder ( b l 1802 i n NC; d . 1887 i n Bosque Co, TX); ( 2 ) Noah Webster Reeder ( b . 1827 i n AR; d . 1869 i n A m a r i l l o , P o t t e r Co, T X ) s (3 ) Mary Ann (West) Reeder (b . ca 1828 i n AL; d. c a 1862 i n TX?) ; (4) Ulysses Emanuel Reeder (b . 1879 i n Mineral Wells [Palo P i n t o Co] o r Duffau [Erath Co] TX.--Shirley D. Wardell, 554 Sweetgum Lane, Eugene OR 97401.

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0 POSTALWAIT

Noticing t h i s surname r e c e n t l y first made me th ink o f t h e a l l - too-frequent de lay i n t h e m a i l s t h a t we experience these days. Then an imp i n my mind f l a shed a p i c t u r e o f a huge man t r y i n g t o g e t on- t o t h e p o s t o f f i c e s c a l e s , loudly demanding t o be weighed and s e n t p a r c e l p o s t .

s p e l l i n g s of t h e name,, but none ending i n -weight.

i ng , if you l i k e ) o f an anc ien t and d i g n i f i e d Engl ish surname -- Pos t l e thwa i t e . I t comes f rom t h e Englishman's h a b i t ( a l m o s t an ob- s e s s i o n ) o f naming h i s proper ty , be it manor house o r c o t t a g e . today, t h e t y p i c a l v i l l a g e postman knows each home by name b e t t e r than by s t r e e t and house number. Great and S m a l l , n o t i c e how many f a r m s bear names of t h e i r own, no t o f t h e i r p re sen t owners.)

Examination o f t he Austin telephone d i r e c t o r y r e v e a l s t h r e e

A s a mat te r o f f a c t , Pos ta lwai t is a co r rup t ion ( v a r i a n t s p e l l -

Even

(Next time you watch A l l Creatures

T o begin w i t h t h e l a s t s y l l a b l e , thwai te is an Old Norse word meaning a f i e l d , g r o u n d c l ea red f o r t i l l a g e . I n Anglo-Saxon days (and l a t e r i n t h e s e t t l i n g of New England) men c l u s t e r e d t h e i r homes toge ther f o r p r o t e c t i o n f rom invaders , and c u l t i v a t e d narrow f i e l d s r a d i a t i n g from t h e , s e t t l emen t . I t became t h e custom t o name each such f i e l d , o f t en f o r a s a i n t o f whom t h e farmer invoked b l e s s ings on h i s c rops . Perhaps on the theory t h a t twelve a r e more powerful than one, some men dedicated t h e i r p l o t s t o t h e a p o s t l e s .

Saxon word a p o s t o l f Greek apo meaning "from" p l u s s t e l l e i n meaning " t o send"--the a p o s t l e s were s e n t out f r o m (by) C h m - e v e r a l amazing s t e p s i n t h i s evolu t ion can be followed i n an unabridged d i c t i o n a r y .

merous t o func t ion without some d i s t ingu i sh ing a p p e l l a t i o n , it w a s only n a t u r a l t h a t t h e John who owned a f i e l d c a l l e d Apostlesthwaite should t ake as h i s sur[added]name, Pos t l e thwa i t e .

The Middle En l i s h s p e l l i n g a p o s t l e evolved f rom t h e Anglo-

So when the Rogers, Hughs, Johns and Roberts became too nu-

A t l e a s t , t h a t ' s t h e way I understand it, bu t I may

--HHR I wasn't t he re when i t happened,, I ' l l have t o admi t .

be wrong--

D I D YOU KNOW t h a t t he re i s i n England a

sixnmne S I N J O N derived f rom t h e words "Sa in t John"?

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INDEX TO PROBATE RECORDS OF C O L O N I A L GEORGIA 1733-1778, ed i t ed by Marilyn L. Adams;

106 pages.

@ 1983 by t h e R . J . Taylor , Jr., Foundation, * Box 38176, At lan ta GA 30334. Softbound, 83 x 11, typewri te r type,

i This complex volume, Number Four of t he Colonial Records S e r i e s , should be of tremendous value t o those who a r e researching i n t h e e a s t e r n a reas of Georgia i n mid-18th Century. A map shows t h e 12 o r i g i n a l pa r i shes ( C h r i s t Church and S t s . Paul , George, Matthew, P h i l i p , John, Andrew, David, James, P a t r i c k , Thomas, and Mary), p l u s "Ceded Lands" t o which these records p e r t a i n . Names o f the, present-day count ies involved appear f a i n t l y on t h e map a l s o .

app rec i a t e t h e scope of t h i s book: "a s i n g l e index t o a l l known r e l - evant c o l o n i a l ma te r i a l s " i n t h e Georgia Department of Archives and His tory ( a t At l an ta ) g@ i n t he S p e c i a l Col lec t ions Department o f t h e Universi ty of Georgia L ib ra r i e s (a t Athens).

P a r t 1 of t h i s Index ( a f t e r a page of Abbreviations and Sym- b o l s ) is a r e g i s t e r o r inventory of a l l m a t e r i a l s on which t h e in - dex i s based: page-by-page l i s t i n g s of bound volumes, providing names (of t e s t a t o r , decedent, i n t e s t a t e decedent, minors i n guard- i ansh ip papers ) and da te s of recording; and folder-by-folder l ist- ings of loose papers .

P a r t 2 c o n s i s t s of t h e main index, w i t h v a r i a n t s p e l l i n g s o f t h e surnames and given names i n order with t h e i r func t ion ( t e s t a t o r , h e i r , a p p r a i s e r , wi tness , e t c . ) i n t h e documents then loca ted f o r t h e sea rche r . ( I n c i d e n t a l l y , I ' v e never seen s o many v a r i a n t s p e l l - ings--Georgia 's c l e r k s appear t o have been very independent s o u l s : )

P a r t 3 l ists r e fe rences t o s l a v e s , Indians and f r e e b l acks , w i t h s p e c i f i c des igna t ions f o r those who were h e i r s o r were manumitted.

A s a p r i -ce less lam&=, t h e e d i t o r concludes w i t h t w o pages of Notes explaining problems she met and overcame i n reading t h e micro- f i l n and comparing it w i t h t h e o r i g i n a l s . How o f t en we suspec t t h a t t h e t r a n s c r i b e r may have mis in t e rp re t ed something:

1 saves t h e reader many hours o f f r u s t r a t i n g puzzlement, and g ives i n - s t r u c t i o n s f o r l o c a t i n g each b i t o f microfilm and f o r ob ta in ing pho- tocop ies , i f you j u s t must s e e it for yourse l f .

Index t o Probate Records o f Colonial Georgia i s no t a book t h a t would l u r e you i n t o i d l e browsing by i t s f o r m a t . I n s t ead , i t is a no-nonsense guide t o a t r e a s u r e house f rom which m o s t o f us have been locked out t o o long .

Careful s tudy of t he Preface and In t roduct ion i s e s s e n t i a l t o

But M s Adams

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a THE KENTUCKY GAZETTE 1787-1800, Genealogical and H i s t o r i c a l Ab- s t r a c t s by Karen Mauer Green. Bal t imore; Gateway P r e s s , I n c . @ 1983. iii + 330 pp . ; 6$ x 92; hardbound; r e p r o o f small t y p e w r i t e r t y p e . Index: 49 pp. F u l l Name; 9 pp. Placename and S u b j e c t . Order f r o m author at Box 12933, G a i n e s v i l l e PL 32604-0933.

In t h e P re face t o The Kentucky Gazet te 1787-1800, M s Green quo tes t h e reasons given by E d i t o r s John and F i e l d i n g Bradford f o r e s t a b l i s h - i n g t h e newspaper i n Lexington, Kentucky. She then t r a c e s t h e owner- s h i p and success ion o f e d i t o r s u n t i l t h e p a p e r ' s demise i n 1848, and g ives p r e c i s e d i r e c t i o n s f o r g a i n i n g a c c e s s t o microfilmed cop ie s of e a r l y i s s u e s .

The au thor wi se ly inc luded a b s t r a c t s o f world and n a t i o n a l news only if t h e a r t i c l e contained informat ion on a Kentuckian, b u t she l i s t e d every l o c a l name, no ma t t e r how l i t t l e in format ion w a s g iven . Thus some men can be l o c a t e d i n Kentucky dur ing t h e y e a r s of t h e now miss ing 1790 and 1800 census r e c o r d s .

s p e l l i n g o f a name [Frontiersmen were seldom s t r o n g on orthography!] and o f f e r s a choice when t h e type w a s v e r y f a i n t o r a t y p e s e t t i n g e r r o r w a s suspec ted .

The a b s t r a c t s a r e admirably c l e a r : conc i se , y e t n o t s o abbrevi - a t e d as t o be ambiguous, as sometimes happens. The t y p i n g i s good and margins amples b u t whole pages o f names (cog., addres sees of l e t - t e r s awa i t ing c l a iman t s ) would have been e a s i e r t o sea rch i f they had been broken i n t o pa rag raphs l To counterba lance t h a t s m a l l obs ta - c l e , an unusual bonus i s provided by he r i n c l u d i n g a geographica l t i p wi th t h e a d d r e s s e e ' s name, such as "James Over s t r ee t nea r t h e mouth of Hickman," "Lawrence Smith i n c a r e of Alexander Ramsey," and "Ben- jamin Howard a t Lyd ia ' s Mounta"

many, many o the r coun t i e s a r e mentioned and can be found i n t h e P lace - name Index.

t yp ing surnames i n t h e index (Johnson 44 t i m e s ) , b u t s i n c e she says she used a word p rocesso r , maybe t h a t e l imina ted t h e r i s k of m i s - s p e l l i n g a name. son t o Johnston, Kincade t o Kincaid, L a f e r t y t o L a f f e r t y , e t c .

i n t h i s p e r i o d , by a l l means s tudy t h i s f i n e book c a r e f u l l y . n;>.:s, ILnd some p rec ious d a t a !

M s Green g ives t h e u s u a l cavea t about looking f o r every p o s s i b l e

Although "The Kentucke Gazet te" w a s p r i n t e d i n F a y e t t e County,

My main c r i t i c i s m of t h i s book is t o dep lo re t h e t ime wasted i n

I p r e f e r t o have t h e change more v is ib le - - f rom John-

If your a n c e s t o r s might p o s s i b l y have been i n c e n t r a l Kentucky You

TrIE SCOTCH-IRISH OF COLONIAL PENNSYLVANIA by Wayland F Dunaway. @ 1944, Chapel H i l l : Un ive r s i ty of North Caro l ina P r e s s ; r e p r i n t e d 1979, 1981 by Genealogical Pub l i sh ing C o . , I n c . , Bal t imore. Hard- bound; p r i n t e r ' s type ; 5s x 8%; 273 pp. + Preface ; b ib l iog raphy ; a l l - pur-pose--index i 0

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Probably over ha l f t h e g e n e a l o g i s t s i n Texas have a t l e a s t one S c o t c h - I r i s h a n c e s t o r and t h e r e f o r e should f i n d The S c o t c h - I r i s h o f Co lon ia l Pennsylvania extremely i n t e r e s t i n g , even if sa id a n c e s t o r d i d n o t disembark o r t a r r y i n t h a t s t a t e . F o r , i n - a d d i t i o n t o a t h o r - ough s t u d y of t h e s u b j e c t named i n t h e t i t l e , M r . Dunaway t r e a t s t h e h i s t o r i c a l and p o l i t i c a l background of Ulster S c o t s , r ea sons f o r t h e i r emigra t ion from I r e l a n d (as w e l l as from Pennsylvania toward t h e West and t h e S o u t h ) , t h e i r s o c i a l l i f e and customs, r e l i g i o u s l i f e , and educa t iona l c o n t r i b u t i o n s of t h e S c o t c h - I r i s h wherever t hey s e t t l e d .

Graphic d e s c r i p t i o n s of o u r a n c e s t o r s ' c l o t h i n g , food, home f u r - n i s h i n g s and d a i l y occupat ions i n town and count ry b r i n g t h o s e by- gone days i n t o focus f o r t h e r e a d e r . The a u t h o r ' s exp lana t ion of t h e term "Scotch- I r i sh" is a convincing r e b u t t a l t o t hose ( l a r g e l y I r i s h - Americans, he s a y s ) who voc i f e rous ly o b j e c t t o i t s u s e .

b e s t 15-page condensat ion of t h e p e r t i n e n t h i s t o r y t h a t t h i s reviewer has y e t s e e n .

T h i s i s no t l i P h t r e a d i n g , b u t is i n t e r e s t i n g as w e l l as i n f o r - mat ive , and can be skimmed j u d i c i o u s l y . I n f a c t , it i s occas iona l ly r e p e t i t i o u s , as i f t h e au tho r had w r i t t e n s e v e r a l papers on t h e same s u b j e c t and subsequent ly t r i e d t o combine t h e b e s t p a r t s f p r t h i s book. Perhaps t h i s e f f e c t w a s c r e a t e d by h i s having r e a d s o many books p e r t a i n i n g t o t h e S c o t c h - I r i s h .

t h e r e a whole page o f Manuscript M a t e r i a l s and over t h r e e o f Pub- l i s h e d [contemporary] Sources * Books and Pamphlets and f i v e o f Ar t i c l e s - -25 pages i n a l l .

The 12-page Index i s only s o - s o , i n t h i s r e v i e w e r ' s op in ion , be ing a combination o f name, p l a c e and t o p i c . Hundreds (? ) of names o f churches and s e t t l e m e n t s i n t h e t e x t a r e n o t indexed, nor a r e many pe r sona l and p l a c e names i n t h e f o o t n o t e s , though some of t h e f o r m e r ( t h e a u t h o r s ) may be i d e n t i f i e d v i a t h e Bibl iography.

i c a l novel o r s e e i n g a "costume p i c t u r e " i n which your own ances to r d o e s n o t appear , b u t he might have, f o r he w a s THERE then !

Chapter 2 , "The U l s t e r Background of t h e S c o t c h - I r i s h , " i s t h e

F o r t h e Bibl iography is ve ry impressive: of Primary Sources

Secondary Works encompass 16 pages of

I n s h o r t , r e a d i n g t h i s i n fo rma t ive book is l i k e r e a d i n g a h i s t o r -

YORK COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA MINUTES OF THE COUNTY COURT 1786-1797 by Laurence K . Wells . Publ i shed by SCMAR, Box 21766, Columbia SC 29221. @ 1981 by Brent H . Holcomb. Hardbound; photorepro of t y p e w r i t e r t ype ; 178 pp. + 2 1 pp. index . Order from SCMAR: $25 + $1.50 s/h f i rs t book, 5Og! each a d d i t i o n a l book.

In t h e h t r o d u c t i o n , Brent H . Holcomb s t a t e s : "These c o u r t min-

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Utes a r e t h e basic r e c o r d of t h e county from i t s f o r m a t i o n . They i n - c lude l ists of deeds proved i n open c o u r t . . . , e s t a t e s and w i l l s pro- ba t ed , j u r y l ists [and j u s t i c e s ] , s m a l l c o u r t c a s e s , b a s t a r d y s u i t s , appointments of guard ians f o r minors , c o n s t r u c t i o n o f new r o a d s and persons r e q u i r e d t o work on roads a l r e a d y i n e x i s t e n c e , and many o t h e r u s e f u l i tems . ' I

Abs t rac t s f o r m a t : L i s t i n g by P l a i n t i f f v s . Defendant; cause: d i s - p o s i t i o n of c a s e , o f t e n i n c l u d i n g a f e w i n t e r e s t i n g d e t a i l s . Names o f J u s t i c e s and J u r y P a n e l s .

This reviewer f e e l s t h a t t h e au tho r should have def ined l e g a l terms p e c u l i a r t o South Caro l ina ( e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e n o t t o be f o u n d i n an unabridged d i c t i o n a r y ) . Also, a b b r e v i a t i o n s should have been ex- p l a i n e d , such as Ded. po, T . A . B . , e t c . [Dedimus potes ta tem, meaning "We have g iven t h e power," i s a w r i t t o commission a p r i v a t e person t o a c t i n p l a c e o f a judge, as t o examine a w i t n e s s , f o r example.]

Here ' s a h i l a r i o u s i tem f r o m page 29: " J u l y Court 1787. S t a t e v s . Bishop Hicks. R i o t . Defendant submi t ted t o t h e Court who f i n e d him b.5 & Ordered t h a t he e n t e r i n t o Bond w i t h S e c u r i t y t o be ap- proved by t h e Court i n t h e Sum of L25OP t h e p r i n c i p a l , and t h e Secur- i t i e s i n LlZ5 each f o r h i s good behaviour f o r one y e a r . "

seem--There were no bishops i n America u n t i l 1784, and only about t h r e e by 1787, none - o f whom w a s named Hicks. Other r e f e r e n c e s i n t h e book confirm t h e f a c t t h a t Bishop w a s M r , H icks ' s f i rs t name, not h i s t i t l e ' . Quash one a l l e g a t i o n o f a bishop r i o t i n g .

Many of t h e men mentioned h e r e i n had pre-Revolut ionary r o o t s i n Anson, Mecklenburg and Rowan c o u n t i e s i n N o r t h Ca ro l ina , as York Coun- t y i s nea r s i t i o n .

The Index is n e a t and c l e a r , and inc ludes some t o p i c s such as t a v e r n r a t e s and l i c e n s e s , f e r r i e s , c r eeks and r i v e r s by t h e i r names, Wilks [should be Wilkes] County, Georgia; Ches te r County l i n e . . ......

Like m o s t o f t h e books au thored , e d i t e d o r sponsored by M r . Holcomb, t h i s volume o f t h e county c o u r t minutes o f York County, South- Caro l ina , is w e l l done and a p p a r e n t l y a c c u r a t e . C e r t a i n l y it is i n - t e r e s t i n g , even i f t a n t a l i z i n g l y ske tchy .

That w a s n o t as s c a n d a l i z i n g ( o r funny) a n occurrence as i t may

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LOCATING "SENIOR CITIZENS" I N TEXAS

Here a r e a few sugges t ions f o r t hose who have been unable t o

The first s t e p i s t o determine t h e t ime of dea th , o r an approxi- f i n d t h e l a s t Texas r e s i d e n c e of some of your e l d e r l y a n c e s t o r s .

mat ion t h e r e o f . I n q u i r e of r e l a t i v e s , c o n s u l t family B i b l e s , s ea rch t h e m o s t l i k e l y cemeter ies f o r g raves tones , and v i s i t churches they

m a t t e r how far away t h e y d i e d , many o lde r people wished t o be bur ied b e s i d e loved ones "back home."

i F o r r e c o r d s of dea ths i n 1903 and subsequent ly , you may w r i t e t o o r v i s i t t h e Department of Heal th , Bureau of V i t a l S t a t i s t i c s , Of f i ce o f B i r t h and Death C e r t i f i c a t e s , 1100 West 4 9 t h S t . , Aust in TX 78756. Be s u r e t o send a l l known d e t a i l s , i n c l u d i n g t h e number o f t h e dea th c e r t i f i c a t e if you can f i n d i t i n bloundfindexes a v a i l - a b l e i n t h e Genealogy C o l l e c t i o n of Texas S t a t e L ib ra ry , Aus t in . Ask a t t h e desk f o r d i r e c t i o n s , which they w i l l g r a c i o u s l y g i v e .

If you know t h e county where your r e l a t i v e d i e d , perhaps you can f i n d an o b i t u a r y i n t h e newspaper of h i s /her home town o r t h e n e a r e s t l a r g e r town. Good newspaper c o l l e c t i o n s (on microf i lm) may be consu l t ed i n t h e Reference S e c t i o n on t h e t h i r d f l o o r of t he S t a t e L ib ra ry and on t h e t h i r d f l o o r of t h e Barker Texas Hi s to ry Center i n S i d Richardson H a l l i n Aus t ino

Perhaps you had t h e exper ience of f i n d i n g your grea t -grandpar - e n t s on t h e 1870 census b u t n o t on t h e 1880 one. This does n o t a l - ways mean t h a t b o t h had d i ed i n t h e i n t e r i m ; p o s s i b l y they j u s t be- came t o o feeble t o cont inue farming o r l i v i n g a l o n e . They may have e i t h e r gone t o l i v e wi th r e l a t i v e s o r been i n s t i t u t i o n a l i z e d ( t h a t i s , p laced i n an "o ld f o l k s o home," as they were then c a l l e d )

f o r having recorded t h e m a r r i a g e ( s ) of each member of t h e f ami ly when you had t h e chance, i n s t e a d of only your d i r e c t l i n e . (If you do t h e l a t t e r , you a r e merely a l i n e a g e runne r , n o t a g e n e a l o g i s t : ) Your thoroughness enables you t o r u n t h e 1880 and subsequent censuses f o r t h e names of a l l t h e o ld c o u p l e ' s sons-in-law as w e l l as sons , grand- c h i l d r e n , and even n i e c e s and nephews, t o s e e who opened t h e i r homes t o your vene rab le a n c e s t o r s . Frequent ly they are found i n t h e home o f t h e i r youngest daughter ; s i n c e she normally had remained i n t h e p a r e n t s ' home t h e l o n g e s t , when she marr ied and they were no longer a b l e t o keep up t h e i r home, t h e y moved i n t o home, ma in ta in ing t h e p a t t e r n o f l i v i n g t o g e t h e r .

bo th of t h e couple you a r e seek ing may have ended up in a s t a t e men- t a l i n s t i t u t i o n . T r a g i c a l l y , many old people who were far f r o m in - sane have been i n s t i t u t i o n a l i z e d because they had no r e l a t i v e s wi th enough money o r l o v e t o c a r e f o r them a t home.

i n 1861 under t h e ha r sh name of S t a t e Lunat ic Asylum. I n t h e l i b r a r y housed i n i t s C e n t r a l Adminis t ra t ion Bui ld ing can be found some pos- s i b l y h e l p f u l r e c o r d s : c e r t a i n annual r e p o r t s publ i shed near t h e end of t h e 1 9 t h Century c o n t a i n l ists of names of p a t i e n t s and reasons

I may have belonged t o , i n hopes t h a t b u r i a l r eco rds were k e p t . No

If t h e f i rs t a l t e r n a t i v e w a s t h e case , you w i l l be rewarded

On t h e o the r hand, t h e r e is t h e sad p o s s i b i l i t y t h a t one o r

The o l d e s t such s t a t e f a c i l i t y , Aus t in S t a t e H o s p i t a l , opened

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f o r t h e i r commitment, which a r e open t o i n s p e c t i o n . The grounds a r e en te red from Guadalupe S t r e e t nea r F o r t i e t h .

That seems t o be t h e only i n s t i t u t i o n where s e n i o r c i t i z e n s may have been l o c a t e d t h a t w a s ope ra t ing before t h e 1880 census , and t h e 1890 census has been l o s t . Other s t a t e i n s t i t u t i o n s were founded i n t h e f o l l o w i n g yea r s and p l a c e s :

1885, T e r r e l l S t a t e H o s p i t a l (Kaufman Co.) 1891, Confederate Home f o r Men, Aus t in (Trav i s C o . ) 1892, San Antonio S t a t e Hosp i t a l (Bexar C o . ) 1894, Rusk S t a t e Hosp i t a l (Cherokee C o . ) 1908, Confederate Woman's Home , Aus t in (Travis Co.) The Confederate Home f o r Men w a s i n i t i a t e d by t h e John B.Hood

Camp of Confederate Veterans i n 1887. The A l b e r t Sidney Johnston Chapter of t h e Daughters of t he Confederacy a s s i s t e d i n r a i s i n g mon- ey f o r t h e e r e c t i o n of b u i l d i n g s f o r t h e housing of d i s a b l e d and de- pendent Confederate s o l d i e r s and s a i lo r s i n Texas. Maintenance w a s soon tu rned over t o t h e S t a t e of Texas, which by 1945 w a s housing t h e r e many s e n i l e p a t i e n t s who were n o t v e t e r a n s of t h e C i v i l W a r . I n 1969 t h e f a c i l i t y w a s c lo sed and t h e p r o p e r t y tu rned over t o t h e Un ive r s i ty of Texas f o r s t u d e n t housing. ( I n 1963 about 300 men were t r a n s f e r r e d t o K e r r v i l l e S t a t e H o s p i t a l , s o some r e c o r d s may be t h e r e . )

Daughters of t h e Confederacy t o c a r e f o r dependent wives and widows of Confederate v e t e r a n s and f o r women who had a ided i n t h e Confeder- a t e cause . I n 1911, t i t l e w a s t r a n s f e r r e d t o t h e S t a t e , which i n l a t t e r y e a r s has n o t r e q u i r e d proof o f Confederate connec t ion f o r ad- miss ion . I n 1950 t h i s f a c i l i t y w a s p a r t i a l l y conso l ida t ed wi th t h e men's home: i n 1966 t h e las t t h r e e l a d i e s a t t h e Woman's Home were p l aced i n a n u r s i n g home a t S t a t e expense.

Many f r a t e r n a l o rgan iza t ions e s t a b l i s h e d homes f o r t h e i r ag ing members and/or t h e i r widows s e n i o r c i t i z e n s may have been domiciled i n du r ing t h e i r l a s t y e a r s , t a k e an inventory of t h e i r e l i g i b i l i t i e s : Was he a Confederate v e ~ - eran? Check Confederate Pension App l i ca t ions i n Texas S t a t e Archives . See a l s o AGS Q u a r t e r l y V o l . X I 1 No. 2 , June 1971, wherein Jean ( H a l - den) Walker l i s t e d on pages 29-39 t h e Confederate Mortuary Warrants i ssued i n Trav i s County 1917-36.

D i d t hey belong t o a church t h a t maintained r e s i d e n c e s f o r t h e e l d e r l y , o r t o t h e Order of t h e E a s t e r n S t a r ? Was he a Mason, an E lk , an Odd-fellow, a Woodman of t h e Wor ld , a Knight of Py th ia s? If s o , w r i t e o r v i s i t t h e s t a t e headquar te rs o f t h e order and a s k i f they have r e c o r d s of a l l who have r e s i d e d i n t h e i r homes.

The Benevolent and P r o t e c t i v e Order of E lks c a r e s f o r i t s aged members a t a f a c i l i t y i n V i r g i n i a . I n 1909 t h e Knights of P y t h i a s e s t a b l i s h e d t h e Py th ian Widows and Orphans Home nea r Weatherford i n Parkel County. There i s a Home f o r Aged Masons a t Ar l ing ton ( T a r r a n t C o . ) , and t h e Order of t h e Eas t e rn S t a r has a home f o r women nea r by.

The Confederate Woman's Home w a s opened i n 1908 by t h e United

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The Order of t h e Sons of Hermann ( o r i g i n a l l y composed of men o f

P l e a s e send a d d i t i o n a l information t o t h e E d i t o r a t 2202 W e lo,

German e x t r a c t i o n ) s i n c e 1916 has maintained a home f o r aged mem- b e r s a t C o m f o r t , Texas.

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Send q u e r i e s t o M r s . H .H . Rugeley, 2202 W . 10 , Austin TX 78703, NOT t o AGS box. Include a t l e a s t one d a t e , p l ace & first name i n each query. Use names/abbreviations of months, n o t f i g u r e s . Proofread copy c a r e f u l l y ; it may be ed i t ed t o our f o r m a t . Quer i e s a r e f r e e .

( A ) AVANT/AVENT-BROWN-DANCEY NEWELL-TREADAWAY/TREADWAY-w ILS ON- WRIGHT. Sarah Frances Brown Ton 31 Jan 1851 i n Oxford MS) m . Wm. Ferdinand AVANT (b . 28 Dec 1826 i n V A ) . He had at tended W i l l i a m and Mary College, Williamsburg V A . Tenta t ive d a t a on Avant ch i ld ren :

1. Tamlin [son] ( b . 1851; d . 1852) 2 . B i rd i e (1852-1864 on one r eco rd , 1862-1864 on another ) 3 . El izabe th (1853-1895 on one r eco rd , "died 1 2 Nov 1875 i n

VA" on another). One says "Lizzie m . a t home o f her grandfa ther , Tam l i n Avent'l--where? He re turned t o Greengville Co, VA sometime a f t e r purchasing land near Oxford MS i n 1844. The records of L i z z i e ' s grandfather James Brown say she m . John Wilson 1 Oct 1872, bu t an- o ther account says she m . John Hinton Wright o f Lynchburg, died e a r l y & l e f t dau El izabe th (Wilson o r Wright?) who m . James S . New- e l l of N o r f o l k . Any c l a r i f i c a t i o n welcome.

4. Sarah Fredonia/Donie (1854-1928) m . Wm S . Dancey; 5 c h i l . 5 . Walter (1857-1861) 6 . Frances/Fannie Roscoe ( b . 1860) m . Wm Treadway o r E d . C .

Treadaway of VA; 4 c h i l d r e n 7 . W i l l i a m Newton (May-Sep 1864)

( B ) AVENT/AVANT. Seeking b i r t h p l a c e of P e t e r Avent. Bible records show he had sons Benjamin C . and W i l l i a m ; d ied a t home of l a t t e r i n Talbot Co, GA ca 1833-40. Benjamin C . Avent (my g-g-grf, b . i n N C ) m . i n Oglethorpe Co, GA; came t o MS br inging son W i l l i a m E . (my g- grf , b. i n G A ) , who l i v e d & died near Oxford. My grf & f a t h e r both were born i n Lafaye t te Co, MS; changed Avent t o Avant i n 1903.

What i s connection between these Avents and Tamlin & Thomas of VA? A l l appeared i n MS records about same t ime . - -L i l l i an Avant Stone, 8315 N . Vandiver # 37, San Antonio TX 78209 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

( A ) CANTWELL-FINCH. Seeking information on W . C . Cantwell ( b . 1825 TN) who m . Nancy Finch ( b . 1828 T N ) . Moved t o Texas 1854-59; r e - s ided Bastrop Co i n 1870s. Children: James, J o s h , Been, S teve , Mary & El izabe th . ( B ) CANTWELL McDONALD. Would l i k e t o hear from desc of --- McDon- a l d (b. 1816 SC) who m . Martha --- ( b . 1824 A R ) . Children: Katha, John H . , Andy, E l se , Mariet , Narcissa F . (m. James Cantwell i n 1873) M.E. ( f ) , W.B. ( m ) , L.M. o r S.M. ( m ) , E l z & Tom. Moved from AL t o TX 1851-55; r e s ided Bastrop Co. 1870. ( C ) HOLDEN-JONES-LAMB-SEDGWICK. Need information on Andrew Fred Sedgwick ( b . ca 1857/1867 i n NY; d . c a 1890 N Y C ) m . 1887 Emma An'ee Jones i n N Y C . Son Alvin Charles ( b . 1888 N Y C ) w a s shipped t o Grayson Co, TX on orphan t r a i n i n 1900. There he m . Minnie Mae

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0 Lamb i n 1909, Emma An'ee ( Jones ) Sedgwick remarr ied & had dau Adel who m . --- Holden and l i v e d i n N J . ( D ) LAMASCUS MORRISON. Seeking descendants of J i l e s Lamascus ( b . 1826 AL; d . 1874 H T l l c0, TX) m . H a r r i e t Morrison 1850 i n Waller Co t TX. 9 c h i l d r e n : W i l l i a m , Emily, L a t i n e , Molly, M a t t i e , Samatha [Samantha?] , L a u r a , Thomas Alexander, & J i l e s Jr. Also need p a r e n t s of J i l e s La- mascus & H a r r i e t Morrison. [Ed. Note: La t ine ( t h e r e pronounced m- t i n y ) is a prominent name i n King & Queen and Essex c o u n t i e s VA--may be a c l u e t o L a t i n e Lamascus's r o o t s . ] ( E ) HOGAN-SIMPSON. Seeking p a r e n t s o f Joseph Simpson ( b . 1818 AL) & wife Susan Hogan ( b . 1824 AL) a Moved f rom AL t o TX 1853-55; found i n

Char les Andrew, J i m , Frank, Sophia , C i v i l l i a , Levi Ware, Robert H i l l & Nancy El izabe th , - -Mrs , Ann B i l l i ngs , 2209 Autumn Oak, Orange TX 77630. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

( A ) BR ITE/BR I GHT-G I LLI LAND-LOC KHART-McMAHAN-M 0 ORE-R AMS EY-R OB UC K-S IMS . Henry Br i te /Br ight ( b . 1787 i n Icy) m . E l i z a b e t h Moore, dau of W i l l i a m Moore & Hannah Ramsey. The B r i t e s moved t o Callaway Cot M i s s o u r i Ter- r i t o r y i n 1813; l a t e r moved t o Red River Co, TX; i n 1850 Henry w a s r e - s i d i n g i n Bastrop Cot TX. Chi ldren: 1. W i l l i a m , 2 . Cha r l e s , 3. Whar- t o n , 4 , John M . , 5 . Thomasp 6 . Lucas Char les , 7 . Hanna, 8. Anna, and 9 . David Bar ton ,

David Barton B r i t e m . Mary Sims, dau o f Lewis Sims & Sarah G i l - l i l a n d , and s e t t l e d i n Caldwell cop TX. Chi ldren: 1. Lewis, 2 . Sa- r a h Louisa (m. Thomas Houston McMahan), 3. E l l e n ( m . E l i a s Robuck), 4 . H i l l i a r d C . ( m . Georgia E . Lockha r t ) , 5 . Mary Magnol ia ( m . J e r r y E . McMahan), and 6 . Samuel Barton. (B) BIRD-McCOY-McMAHAN. Archibald McMahan w a s born i n I r e l a n d c a 1746, immigrated t o North Caro l ina i n 1762. Four of h i s c h i l d r e n (Stephen, James, W i l l i a m & S a l l i e ) s e t t l e d i n N C . E l i s e t t l e d i n TN (Cocke C o ) . Archibald Jr. s e t t l e r i n S e v i e r c0, TN and m . E l i z a b e t h B i rd . Johnathon [Jonathan?] s e t t l e d i n w e s t TN. Sanders s e t t l e d i n Jackson C O , AL.

John McMahan (son of Sanders ) & h i s wi fe Minerva McCoy moved t o Caldwell Cot TX i n 1853. Chi ldren inc luded: 1. W i l l i a m , 2 . James B . , 3. George, 4. Minerva, 5 . Jacob Luna, 6 . Daniel L . , 7 . Thomas Houston, 8 . J e r r y , 9 . Edward, 1 0 . F r a n k l i n , 11. Nancy, & 12. P e r l i n a . Would l l l r z t o correspond wi th anyone having an i n t e r e s t i n t h e s e f a m i l i e s . ( C ) McCOY-McMAHAN-TALLY. John McMahan ( b . 1809 TN) moved t o Jackson cog AL be fo re 1830. Af te r dea th of f i r s t wi fe , Rebecca T a l l y , he m .

John w a s probably son of Sanders McMahan ( b o 1784 N C ) and grandson of Archibald McMahan (b. c a 1745 I r e l a n d ) .

Seeking descendants of John and p a r e n t s o f Minerva McCoy.-- Dick D. Fox, R t . 9 Box 355, Sour Lake TX 77659. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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BOGGS NEWSLETTER - 4 i s s u e s ( c a 37 pages each) per volume. $10 f rom E d i t o r , Mrs. Alice C . Grady, 396 Taylor Road, Stow MA 01775. Surname Index t o Volumes I - I V $15 a s e t . Boggs-related q u e r i e s ap- pear t o be f r e e . I ssue No. 4 is dated December.

P r in t ed i n d o t mat r ix (sometimes s o p a l e as t o cause d i zz iness and headache from reading i t ) , b l u r r y s c r i p t typewri te r type , and some sharp typewri te r type, t h i s pub l i ca t ion has a l e s s - t h a n - a r t i s t i c patchwork q u i l t appearance. Of course, if it concerns your own an- c e s t o r , you a r e w i l l i n g t o r i s k eyes t r a in :

The review copy s e n t us ( V o l . V I No. 4 , December 1983) has a rough t a b l e of conten ts on t h e cover, bu t i n n e i t h e r numerical nor a l p h a b e t i c a l o rde r . Items: James Boggs, Yeoman Line; Boggs-Le- master Line; V i rg in i a Marriages and Deaths; Other V i rg in i a Records; L e t t e r s , Notes and Q u e r i e s .

With an e n t h u s i a s t i c e d i t o r and opportuni ty f o r i npu t by Boggs r e sea rche r s everywhere, t h i s pub l i ca t ion must be highly valued by family members. Its p o t e n t i a l no doubt o f f s e t s such f l a w s as run- on sentences ("comma b lunders") , f a u l t y s t a t e abbrevia t ions , and t h e fol lowing misspe l l ings : geneology, descendents, manuel, e n t i r i t y , adherants , roya ly , h e r e t i g e , coppied, Presbeter ianism, Affadavi t , Ezekei l ; t h e use of loose f o r l o s e , Right in ' f o r R i t i n ' , add f o r ad, l ead f o r l e d , and so ley f o r s o l e l y . Other solecisms not iced were " t o Florence and I , " "leads most of we r e s e a r c h e r s , " "a re s t a t e d t o h a v u been born," and "Nancy then remarr ied to James Mi l l e r " [She had n o t married o r been married t o him previous ly . ]

But Culpeper County, V i rg in i a , did g e t s p e l l e d r i g h t : I do n o t c a l l a t t e n t i o n t o t hese e r r o r s j u s t t o be c r u e l l y c r i t -

i c a l , bu t i n t h e hope t h a t a l l r eade r s w i l l be spurred t o be more c a r e f u l i n t h e i r own wr i t i ng . If information is wor th pass ing on, i t i s w o r t h t ak ing pa ins t o p re sen t it t o t h e publ ic i n admirable s t y l e . One o f t h e inherent func t ions of an e d i t o r i s t o c o r r e c t obvious e r - rors i n manuscripts before they a r e p r i n t e d .

f e r welcome data t o i t s r e a d e r s , improving i n s t y l e as i t does. This reviewer hopes Boggs Newsletter w i l l long cont inue t o of-

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE WARREN FAMILY HISTORIAN - q u a r t e r l y - $9 per year f r o m J i m

Warren, 1869 Laurel Avenue, S t . Paul MN 55104. The review copy s e n t t o us ( V o l . 2 No. 1, February 1984) conta ins

42 pages, has a few p i c t u r e s , and a very a t t r a c t i v e cover with clev- e r l e t t e r i n g a g a i n s t t h e background of an o l d newspaper.

50-word q u e r i e s a r e f r e e t o subsc r ibe r s , $1 t o o t h e r s . Excel- l e n t f o r m a t i s used ( a l b e i t a b i t wasteful of s p a c e ) , w i t h a l l sur- names i n caps a t t h e l e f t s i d e of the q u e r i e s .

T h i s q u a r t e r l y i s nea t and a t t r a c t i v e i n appearance f o r t h e m o s t p a r t , but some fuzzy computer p r in t -ou t s and c l o t h r ibbons a r e used. Only a minimum of typos were noticed.[oops: WAS noticed!]

Harking back t o Richard Warren, "The first Warren t o t h i s

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county [country] ... on t h e Mayflower," t h e p u b l i c a t i o n is a l s o i n con- t a c t w i t h Warren descendants i n England, I r e l a n d , Canada, Korea, e t c .

Among t h e f e a t u r e s offered by t h i s s u p e r i o r q u a r t e r l y : e v a l u a t i o n o f Warren books ( i n o r out of p r i n t ) ; Research Hin ts & N o t e s ; Ancestor L i s t i n g & Index ( f o r s u b s c r i b e r s ) ; W i l l s ; B ib le Records; County H i s - t o r i e s & Biographies; C i v i l W a r Pension A b s t r a c t s ; Gleanings from Gen- e a l o g i c a l P u b l i c a t i o n s ; Q u e r i e s ; Index i n each i s s u e (Warren f i rs t names, o t h e r f a m i l i e s by surname o n l y ) .

f o r Warren descendants as w e l l as a con t inu ing p a t h toward t h e i r gen- e a l o g i c a l goals.

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a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANCESTOR LISTING INSTRUCTIONS

The June i s s u e o f AGS Q u a r t e r l y p rov ides a n oppor tun i ty f o r pa id- up members t o have two pages about t h e i r a n c e s t o r s publ i shed f r e e - - o r f o u r pages, i f you have a Family Membership ($10 t h i s y e a r ) .

Deadline f o r r e c e i p t of such m a t e r i a l AT 2202 WEST TENTH STREET AUSTIN TX 78703 (NOT t h e S o c i e t y ' s p o s t - o f f i c e box) is May 1 0 t h .

These 8s x 11 pages w i l l f a c e each o t h e r , s o you must l e a v e a margin f o r b inding and hole-punching a t t h e g u t t e r , which i s formed by t h e r igh t -hand margin of t h e le f t -hand page and v i c e v e r s a f o r t h e second, o r r i gh t -hand , page l Pages must be "camera-ready"--that i s , l e g i b l e , da rk , and n e a t . It i s a waste o f your t ime and t h e S o c i e t y ' s money t o p r i n t i l l e g i b l e c h a r t s o r s k e t c h e s .

The con ten t s o f t h e s e pages? I t ' s up t o you--anything you l i k e about your a n c e s t o r s , j u s t s o i t i s n ' t l i f t e d from a copyrighted book o r a r t i c l e . You may have Lineage Char t s , Family Group S h e e t s , narra- t i v e s , q u e r i e s , l e t t e r s , a combination of forms, o r ( t h e b e s t ba r - g a i n , space-wise) an Ahnentafel , Note how a c l e v e r m e m b e r g o t f o u r pages i n t h e space o f two on pp. 52-53 of o u r June 1982 i s s u e :

To quo te her e x c e l l e n t explana t ion : "The word ' a h n e n t a f e l ' comes f r o m two German words , ' ahnen ' , meaning a n c e s t o r s , and ' t a f e l ' , mean- i n g t a b l e , hence ' t a b l e o f a n c e s t o r s . ' The same r u l e s o f numbering apply t o t h i s type of c h a r t as i n o the r commonly used genea log ica l c h a r t s . To f i n d t h e f a t h e r of any person l i s t e d , simply double h i s number. To f i n d t h e mother, double t h e number, p l u s one. Missing numbers i n d i c a t e unknown a n c e s t o r s 'I [And r e a d e r s a r e encouraged t o w r i t e t o t h e submi t t e r when they have c l u e s t o o f f e r . ]

#4 is your f a t h e r ' s f a t h e r , #s i s h i s w i f e 9 #6 i s your mother ' s fa- t h e r , #7 is h i s wife , and s o on. O f cou r se , you can start anywhere; if #1 i s your g randch i ld , you can cover a tremendous r ange .

t h a t if Xeroxed cop ie s of your pages should g e t s e p a r a t e d , you could Le l o c a t e d by people who s e e any o f t h e pages.

I n o ther words, #1 is youp #2 is your f a t h e r , #3 i s your mother,

I t i s adv i sab le t o p u t your name and addres s on each s h e e t s o

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