to Posted Queries for April thru June 2001

Wood County, Texas

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Surnames: MURPHY Researcher:Bill Murphy Email:bmurphy152@aol.com Date posted: Wednesday, April 4, 2001 William MURPHY left Fayette CO. TN. in 1851 and settled in a community called Speer (Spear?)Can someone tell me where it is, or where it was? All I know is that it was near Pine Mills, and near Big Sandy Creek.

Surnames: HARRIS, HOCUTT Researcher:Darrell Templin Email:drrlltmpln@aol.com Date posted: Saturday, April 7, 2001 I need to find out how I could get a copy of a marriage licence for W R HARRIS & Keely HOCUTT.They are my Great Grand Father & Mother.

Surnames: SEWELL Researcher:Carla Sewell, Marett Email:Dubledd36@aol.com Date posted: Sunday, April 8, 2001 SEWELL

Surnames: BRUMFIELD, BUNYARD, CRADDOCK, HUDNELL, TAYLOR Researcher:Polly Brumfield Email:tombrumfield@aol.com Date posted: Sunday, April 8, 2001 Seeking information regarding Davis Collins BRUMFIELD and relatives. Believe he lived (for short time and died near Mineola.) Other related surnames might be HUDNELL, CRADDOCK, TAYLOR, BUNYARD

Surnames: LANE, MIZE, MOSLEY, WHEELER, WHYBURN Researcher:David Marshall Dunlop Email:majordunlop@hotmail.com Date posted: Sunday, April 8, 2001 Looking on any information on the MIZE, WHEELER, WHYBURN and LANE families which lived in Wood County, Texas. Looking for any info. on Joel WHEELER who married Linnie Christine MOSLEY.

Surnames: ASHBY, HORTON, LANKFORD Researcher:Mary Matthews Email:saminfl@aol.com Date posted: Thursday, April 19, 2001 Researching William ASHBY, b. in VA in 1814 and his wife Eliza LANKFORD, b. GA 1824. They are in Wood co. TX by 1860. Their oldest daughter, Nancy Elizabeth ASHBY, b. in TX 1843/1844. She married David L. HORTON, prob. Wood or Fannin Co. TX abt 1864. David L. HORTON died between 1875 and 1880 in Fannin or Wood co. Nancy E. HORTON is in Wood Co in 1880 census with her children, Martha Cumi HORTON, John M. HORTON, Franklin HORTON, and May or Mary Ann HORTON. Her mother, Eliza ASHBY and a 15 year old niece, also named Eliza ASHBY are in her household. I am seeking any information on family of William ASHBY, Eliza LANKFORD, Nancy ASHBY HORTON. I need marriage locations and dates for William ASHBY and Eliza LANKFORD and also for Nancy ASHBY and David L. HORTON.

Surnames: MEZZLES, MOORE Researcher:Grace Evelyn (Johnson) David Email:gedavid@qwest.net Date posted: Friday, April 20, 2001 Looking for information on a James Lawrence MOORE who was born July 29, 1843 in Pine Mills (Wood County) Texas. He married Virginia Eveline MEZZLES. His father was James Moore and I only know his wife's first name. It was Nancy. .

Surnames: ALLEN, VANALLEN, VANZANDT, WILEY Researcher:Holly L. Garcia Email:HolsCad77@aol.com Date posted: Friday, April 27, 2001 Researching family from Mineola, TX. Marth VANZANDT married William or Thomas Jackson WILEY. She had a twin sister named Mary, who married William VANALLEN or ALLEN. Martha moved to Louisiana and died, her son, William Martin WILEY, my g-g-grandfather, came to Texas to be raised by his Grandmother VANZANDT.

Surnames: WOODALL Researcher:William R. Phillips Email:WRP@EV1.Net Date posted: Sunday, April 29, 2001 Seeking information on a Judge Ben WOODALL.Where & when he was born? When & where did he die? Which County in in Texas did he serve in? He could possibly be connected to my Wife's (Deceased) WOODALL family.

Surnames: BANTA, ROBINSON Researcher:Norma Karter Email:nckarter@flash.net Date posted: Wednesday, May 2, 2001 Looking for descendants of Will Ballard BANTA and wife Leondus (ROBINSON). Leondus died in Quitman, Wood Co Dec 19, 1990.

Surnames: RUTLEDGE Researcher:Lucretia Hardin Email:lrhardin@hotmail.com Date posted: Wednesday, May 2, 2001 My grandmother was born in Alba, Wood Co.,Tx on Jan. 8,1899. Her parents were Dr. Miles and Eva (Daniel) RUTLEDGE. Dr. RUTLEDGE and his wife both died during the typhoid epidemic of 1903. The had just build a new home but never got to live in it.

Surnames: RAMSEY Researcher:Debbie Koch Email:pinkybrain@winco.net Date posted: Thursday, May 3, 2001 Looking for death information on Upton S. RAMSEY. He died between June 5, 1890 and 1899 in Alba, Wood county, Texas. He was born 1841 in Des Moines County, Iowa and married Martha J. between 1870 and 1880. He is buried in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma. Upton is a brother to my gggrandfather and I would like to get this family together again.

Surnames: ATWOOD, CARROL Researcher:George M. Atwood Email:gbatwood@prodigy.net Date posted: Sunday, May 6, 2001 Seeking descendents of J. (John) M. CARROL and his wife Nancy J. (ATWOOD) CARROL. They moved from Smith Co., TX to Wood Co., TX sometime after 1870.

Surnames: SMITH Researcher:Jane Johansson Email:johan@upperspace.net Date posted: Thursday, May 10, 2001 In 1998 the University of Arkansas Press published my book, Peculiar Honor: A History Of The 28TH Texas Cavalry, 1862-1865. Company D of the 28th Texas Cavalry was commanded by Martin V. SMITH, and Company D included some men from Wood County. If you have any letters, diaries, or wartime photographs relating to the 28th Texas Cavalry, please let me know.

Surnames: RODGERS, WILLSON, WILSON Researcher:LaVerne Rodgers Email:muttla@cs.com Date posted: Thursday, May 10, 2001 Wilson, Edward is buried in Hopewell Cemetery. I remember seeing his grave, but was intent on seeing the Rodgers Family Plot. After I got home, I wondered if Edward WILLSON was the father of Elizabeth WILSON or WILLSON, who was Phillip RODGERS first wife.

Surnames: GUNTER Researcher:Janet Gardner Email:jgardner@tca.net Date posted: Sunday, May 13, 2001 Researching any information on the Washington GUNTER Cattle Company. It has been said that several of my relatives worked with this cattle company. Does anyone know where this company was located?

Surnames: FERGUSON, LOWMAN Researcher:James A Slack Email:limolug@cs.com Date posted: Sunday, May 13, 2001 Looking for William FERGUSON 1826-1892 born in Scotland wed Sarah Margaret LOWMAN 1854 Tazewell Co IL.

Surnames: STARKEY Researcher:Rosanne Mays Email:rlmays@airmail.net Date posted: Saturday, May 19, 2001 Looking for any STARKEY's in the area. I believe that many of my Grandmother's relatives may still be in the Grand Saline area. Lessie Starkey is one of those relatives.

Surnames: ROBERTS, THIRIKILL Researcher:Betty S. Roberts-Woodall Email:bwoodall@cablelynx.com Date posted: Sunday, May 20, 2001 Looking for information on Morris THIRIKILL and his wife Mary Ellen Swan-Tririkill-Roberts. She is my grandmother. After Morris died she married Will ROBERTS and they are the parents of Eddie R. Roberts.

Surnames: BLAYLOCK, BROWN, DENDY, HARRIS, RUSSELL, RYE, SPRADLEY Researcher:Cathy Lynn Brown Cogswell Email:cbcogs@webtv.net Date posted: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 William Marvin DENDY b@1836,d.1897m.Catherine Ann RYE,b.Aug 16,1839 d.?,she is buried Shady Grove cem,Wood Co.,TX. In 1879. William Marvin Dendy and wife,Catherine, moved with all their family to Shady Grove in Wood co.tex. Their children:1.Algernon Walter Bascomb DENDY b. 1862,d.1941,m.@1884 to Frances Melinda SPRADLEY b.1866, d. April 7, 1950.2.Kirby Alonzo DENDY b.1863 d? m1882 to Susanna HARRIS (aka Emmillier Susan Harris)3.un-named infant 4.Roberta Landle DENDY b.1866 d? m? two children 5.Eugene DENDY b. 1867,d?,did not marry.6.Alphonso DENDY b. 1869,d?,m? two children.7.Mandaunt DENDY 1870,d? did not marry.8.Luther DENDY b.1871,d?,did not marry.9.Clarabelle DENDY b.1879,d?,m 1891 to Thomas RUSSELL (there is a Thomas J.Russell listed in 1860 Wood co. census,date of birth @1857). 10.Daisy Octavia DENDY b.1879,d.1960 or 61,m 1907 to Brinkley Boswell BROWN b.June 22,1882,d Feb 15,1957.BB Brown and Daisy Brown were buried Brookside cem. Houston,Tx. I am their granddaughter. I have information for anyone looking for Dendy's or Brown's. Also, I see a Mary Elizabeth DENDY b.1876 d.1963,buried Myrtle Springs cem. She married Richard Lee BLAYLOCK. I believe she is a niece of William Marvin DENDY.

Surnames: COLLINS Researcher:Cheryl Haught Email:ahaught@ruralnet.org Date posted: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 I am seeking info on my 4x great grandfather, Felix COLLINS. He was b.1816 in WV and came to TX sometime after the Civil War. He is listed in the 1880 Census of Wood Co.TX and he died in 1882. I would like to know where he is buried or get a death cert. for him.

Surnames: GASTON Researcher:Bo Whitus Email:efwhitus@aol.com Date posted: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 The surname of GASTON is of interest to establish whether there is a relationaship between the Gastons of Wood County and the wealthy Gastons of Dallas in the 1920's.

Surnames: FORBIS, SIMMONS, TIPTON Researcher:Laona Simmons Email:chubby@swnm.com Date posted: Thursday, May 24, 2001 FORBIS, TIPTON, SIMMONS: Need to find relatives and information on grandfather, Gabe Vincent FORBIS who married Ada Ann TIPTON . We believe his father is Octavis FORBIS.

Surnames: BEDSOLE Researcher:Ken Bedsole Email:wbedsole@aol.com Date posted: Saturday, May 26, 2001 Wife of John Washington BEDSOLE, Sarah and two children Lela Alice and Becky buried in Wood County 1876-1877. Possibly near Winnsboro.

Surnames: HUTTO Researcher:A.L. Daugherty Email:aubrey@hcnews.com Date posted: Sunday, May 27, 2001 Looking for any information on Andrew (Alfonzo) HUTTO. Lived in Wood County abt. 1890.

Surnames: ADAMS, LOCKE Researcher:Jimmie W. Loocke Email:jloocke@houston.rr.com Date posted: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 William F. ADAMS married Minnie LOCKE in Wood county on July 09, 1909 .Minnie was my great Aunt.

Surnames: DAVIS, MASSEY Researcher:Dorothi W Pope Email:dwaterspope@aol.com Date posted: Monday, June 4, 2001 My maternal gr gparents Joe and Pearl MASSEY were born and raised in Wood County. Hhe was born in1889. His wife Pearl was a DAVIS, and was born in 1896. If there is any remaining family, please contact me

Surnames: MCLEROY Researcher:Jerry Flynn Email:jerryflynn@hotmail.com Date posted: Saturday, June 9, 2001 I would like information on my Grandfather's family. This MCLEROY had a butcher shop in Winnsboro and his wife Minnie ran a boarding house in the early 1900s.

Surnames: CAFFEY, DAVIS, HOOVER, KARNEY, MIDGETT, SANDERS, WASHINGTON, WOLFE Researcher:Sarah Clark Stevens Email:sstevens@koyote.com Date posted: Sunday, June 17, 2001 Looking for any info on the family of Tobias WASHINGTON and Sarah CAFFEY WOLFE. Tobias was b. in 1830 in Tn. to Andrew DAVIS and Lucinda WOLFE both b. in Tn. Tobias m. Sarah Caffey in 1849 in Upshur Co., Tx. With the exception of a short period of time when they moved to Scott Co., Ar., the family lived their lives near Prichett. I am told that several of their children moved into Wood Co. Tobias had sisters named Ellen Caroline WOLFE SANDERS KARNEY, Martha J. WOLFE MIDGETT, and Sarah WOLFE HOOVER. There may have been another sister named Sallie WOLFE. Ellen and Martha m. and lived in Hopkins Co. Tobias had children named Amanda, Mary E., Martha A., S. Lucinda, Tobias Washington, Jr., James A., and Margaret WOLFE. There may have been an older child named W.A. WOLFE.

Surnames: HASSELTINE, JOHNSON, MASSEY Researcher:Linda Taylor Email:jelltay@sbcglobal.net Date posted: Thursday, June 21, 2001 Looking for information regarding James Carrol MASSEY who married Ardelia B. JOHNSON about 1887. He was born 17 Nov 1856. She was born Apr 1872. Her father Hosea T. JOHNSON married Martha HASSELTINE.

Looking for any information on the family of William Polk HOUSTON who was in the area of Mineola in the years 1885 to 1890. He married Winnie OSBORN. His father was Wm B. HOUSTON, mother was Mary or Martha.

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