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Comment by Carolyn Carter on July 19, 2009 at 4:31pm

My ancestors in Texas go back to early 1830s in Jasper, Tx. Benjamin Richardson ran a ferry and a blacksmith shop. Just now finding documents and relatives. Hope I can connect with more of both. I am interested in joining the DRT hope this will help too.

Comment by Jon A. Edens on July 19, 2009 at 2:55pm

I am a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (Granbury's Texas Brigade, Camp 1479) in Conroe, Texas. I have been doing some research on a camp that existed in Montgomery County during the civil war where volunteers form the area would join and ship out from. The name of the camp was Camp San Jacinto. I am looking for any documentation or mention of this camp in documents, letters, memoirs, et ceterea in an attempt to locate it. I am afraid it may be under Lake Conroe but would still like ot attempt to locate it. May even have an archeological team willing to dig if we can get a good location.

Again, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Comment by Jon A. Edens on July 19, 2009 at 2:50pm

Well, I live in Montgomery County and am willing to do research for anyone needing it for this county. I am also working on the BEARDEN, BATES, SAPP and associated lines that are mostly located in Shelby County.

Comment by Garland Boyette on July 19, 2009 at 7:23am

My oldest Texas line goes back to Adeline Burditt, born ca 1830, who was living near Austin in Travis Co. at the time of the 1870 census. In that census she is listed as having been born in TX, which would have placed her family in the state fairly early. Adeline married Aaron Hancock at Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Austin on September 16, 1866. This line later migrated to Dewitt Co, Washington Co. (Brenham), and ultimately Jefferson Co. Hancock, Burditt and Bell are old Texas names, and I suspect that these Afro-Texan lines might be associated with settlers in the early Texas colonies.

Comment by Liz Loveland on July 18, 2009 at 3:44pm

Hi all! It was just this year that I discovered I have roots in Texas. I finally broke through a brick wall (it turned out it was because my ancestor had altered the spelling of his name as an adult) and tracked three of my ancestor's brothers to Mexican Texas. My ancestor and his siblings (the ones that moved to Texas and the rest) were all born in Kentucky. His brothers - David, Jesse, and Allen Halderman (their surname sometimes recorded as Holderman or Holdeman in Texas) moved to Austin's Colony and settled in Bastrop, Texas. One (Allen) died unmarried in the war with Mexico, one (Jesse) died (seemingly without children, at least as far as I've found so far) in 1850, and the final one (David) lived a long life with a wife (Candis Thompson) and many children, moving to DeWitt County after his brother Jesse died. Jesse's widow (Harriet Craft) seems to have been from a very prominent family in Bastrop County, as I've found a rather overwhelming number of records on the Crafts of Bastrop. She remarried, to a Campbell(?) Taylor, and they continued to reside in Bastrop, having at least three children. If anyone is researching any of these families or these regions/times, I'd be very interested to share tips and/or info. Thanks!

Comment by Lynette Wrenn/Heidel on July 18, 2009 at 10:01am

Just some info for those of you who might not know. All Texas libraries have access to TexShare Databases that include Heritage Quest Online. Most libraries have a card that gives you at home online internet access for free.

Comment by Bill Gordon on July 17, 2009 at 3:11pm

Born and raised in northeast Texas. Researching: Gordon, Phillips, Fitzgerald,Owens, Plummer

Comment by Linda Cardenas on July 17, 2009 at 12:34pm

Greetings from Gotebo OK, The Goat Ropin' Capital of the World! (More goats than people) :o) I am researching these lines: Hendricks, Wells, and Spraggins. If anyone is living in Tarrant Co. and do a search on Harrison Gill Hendricks, Sr. I would appreciate it. Am especially interested in any info regarding an incident where he supposedly shot a freedman. He was a big shot attorney, state rep, etc. in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Comment by Heather Valdez Chambers on July 16, 2009 at 9:25pm

Khathu, I have often wondered that too, as well as the Daughters of the American Revolution. I haven't checked into that yet though.

Comment by CHASTITY on July 15, 2009 at 10:24pm

My g-g-grandmother, Jalie Cooper is on the 1920 census in a small county named Navarro. She and my g-g-grandpa, Sherman were married with 7 kids: Opal, Eva Lee, Carroll, Myrtle, Minnie, Lometa, and Milton.and I am looking for info on Jalie's mom. See, JalieCarroll-Cooper was 1/2 black, 1/2 German and immigrated here from what I am told. Jalie's father was named: Walter Carroll, her mother, I can't find. Jalie was born abbrox. 1888. Thanks!

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