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CONTENTS
Tribute to His Memory (Jefferson Davis)
83
College Bicycle Club
84
Naomi McCormick
Editorial
85
Presidents Message
85
Queries
86
Bryan City Cemetery Records (continued
87
from Spring issue: - courtesy of
Mary Cooper)
Researching the Swedish Ancestor
95
Rosemary Boykin
Brazos County Inquest Records (contin-
97
ued from page 129, Vol. VIII, No. 4:
compiled by Eileen Wellnicki)
Founding of Brazos Geneal® Associ
99'
Migratory Routes West and Sout
100
The Old Robertson Colony
1
Mrs. Lewis Perkins
Alexander Church Founding
104
Miss O1 a Maye Henry
Brazos County Census 1870 (courtesy
107
of Mary Cooper)
Ancestor Chart
115
7uma Knight
Index of Surnames
117
Volume IX Numbel
S ummer 1988
Bryan - College Station, Te„aS
THE BRAZOS GENEALOGICAL ADVERTISER
P.O. Box 5493 Bryan, TX 77805
OFFICERS 1900
PRESIDENT ..............L. A. MADDO:C
VICE PRESIDENT ...........JANIS HUNT
SECRETARY .................RUTH HARP
TREASURER .............HARRY PORTZER
LIBRARIAN ........DORIS FRANCESCHINI
EDITOR -IN -CHIEF .........To be named
PAST PRESIDENT ............MARY BELL
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LOCAL HISTORY .......NAOMI McCORMICK
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CEMETERIES ............MAXINE MILLER
COMPUTER SPECIALIST ..DWIGHT CHAFFIN
MEETINGS
Meetings are on the third Monday of
each month: 7:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
in the Bryan Public Library. Members
are encouraged to arrive 20 minutes
early to enjoy light refreshments &
to socialize a bit before seven.
Membership is based on the calendar
year. In response to the notices we
sent out, all but a very few members
have now paid their 1988 dues, so we
guess that some of them are planning
to withdraw from the Association and
do not wish to have a Summer issue.
For new members joining later in the
;rear, suitable adjustments will be
made to the annual amount.
$12.00 ............single membership
$18.00 ..............dual membership
QUARTERLY 'ADVERTISER'
Published annually: Winter, Spring,
Summer and Fall issues, in sequence.
The dues cover the cost. Non- members
are charged $4.00 per issue.
We solicit queries, family pedigrees,_
copies of family Bible records, stor-
ies and articles with Brazos Valley
ties. Family charts should be 8 1/2
x 11, should fit a std. 3 -ring binder
and should contain no text outside of
our specified margins of 1" top, 3.'4"
bottom, 1 1/4" at side to be bound:
this could turn out to be either left
or right: and 3/4" at unbound side.
Neither the Brazos Genealogical Asso-
ciation nor the staff of the ADVERTI-
SER will be responsible for error of
fact or opinion expressed herein. Ev-
ery effort is made to publish inform-
ation from only reliable sources. The
editorial staff reserves the right to
accept suitable material with editing
privilege on a space - available basis.
Members of the Association are encou-
raged to submit articles of interest
concerning the Brazos Valley. Items
pertaining to deeds, Bible records,
schools, churches, cemeteries, and
other groups or organizations are de-
sired. Research on material before
the turn of the century is especially
welcome.
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Brazos ( 7enealogical 2��ertiser
Volume IX Number 3 Bryan- College Station
Summer 1988 Texas
TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY
In the December 12, 1889 issue of THE BRYAN EAGLE the following article
was published following the death of the Confederate states former president,
Jefferson DAVISL
At a public meeting in Bryan at the courthouse on Monday morning, Maj.
�T. W. TABOR presiding and Guy M. BRYAN, Jr., acting as secretary, resolutions
were adopted requesting the people of this county to observe Wednesday in the
manner suggested by the Governer, (L. S. ROSS), designating the Academy'of
Music in Bryan as the place and 11 o'clock a. m. as the time, for holding pub-
lic memorial services, requesting the business men of Bryan to close their
houses that day from 9 o'clock a. m. till 3 o'clock p. m. and requesting the
Mayor of Bryan, (Clifford A. ADAMS, to issue a proclamation in conformity with
the above. Committees on arrangements and resolutions were appointed, and the
meeting adjourned.
The following distinguished ex- Confederates composed the committee on
resolutions:
W. G. TALLAFERRO,
H.
B.
STODDARD
M.
W.
SIMS (sp. ?)
Whit: MONTGOMERY
J.
G.
ANDERSON
Chas.
PATTERSON
J.
S.
>FOWLKES
J.
T.
CLOSS
A.
C.
BRIETZ
B.
G.
BALDWIN
J.
N.
COLE
J.
L.
MAYO
Chairman
E. BUTLER
T.
J.
R.
JOHNSON
W.
E.
SAUNDERS
J.
J.
ADAMS
J.
W.
JOHNSON
W.
H.
EDGE
J.-N.
S.
HENDERSON
A.
R.
CANFIELD
J.
A.
BUCKHOLTS
J.
W.
TABOR
G.
W.
SMITH
J.
H.
WEBB
Jno . W. .JOHNSON
G. M. BRYAN, JR.
Durant DANSBY
Jno. H. WATTS
J. A. BARNETT
J. M. ADAMS
Gabe SCHWARZ
H. H. JONES
J. B. THOMAS
Ira CAMP
J. H. WILSON
Judge S. FORD
The following well known citizens composed the committee on arrangements:
J. W. DOREMUS, Chairman
J.
E. BUTLER
T.
E.
ARMSTRONG
J.
H.
WEBB
J.
G. FENNELL
H.
C.
ROBINSON
J.
J.
ADAMS
R.
M. SMITH
J.
S.
FOWLKES
J.
F.
PARKS
H.
KERNOLE
G.
W.
SORRELL
Milton PARKER
Clif.
A. ADAMS
D.
D.
DAWSON
The arrangement committee appointed a committee of ladies for decorating
the Academy of Music. They were: Mrs. G. W. NORRELL, Mrs. A. L. BANKS, Mrs.
A. R. CANFIELD, Mrs. J. G. ANDERSON, Mrs. Bassie (sp.?) STEWART, Mrs. M. W. SIMMS,
Mrs. C. A. ADAMS and Misses Katie BANKS, Roxie HASSELL and others.
On music, G. W. NORRELL, H. C. ROBINSON and Mrs. Dr. J. W. HOWELL were appointed
a committee. On printing, G. W. NORRELL, J. J. ADAMS and R. M. SMITH. On seat-
ing hall, J. J. ADAMS and D. D. DAWSON.
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Erl
The following program was presented:
Music (by choir) volintary; Invocation, Rev. H. V. PHILPOTT; Music, In the
Shadow of His Wings; Recitation, The Conquered Banner, Miss BANKS. Memorial
addresses: J. N. HENDERSON, W. G. TALLAFERRO, Spencer FORD J. A. BUCKHOLTS.
The benediction was by Rev. C. T. DENROCHE. Master of Ceremonies, Gen. H. B.
STODDARD.
Mrs. Coulter HOPPESS and D. C. (Casey) JONES have told me the Bryan Music
Hall was part of the Bryan Baptist School (B B. S.) and was at the site where
the Edge Apartments are now located.
COLLEGE BICYCLE CLUB
The following information was taken from the Bryan Eagle, May 6, 1897:
The Bicycle Club met with a committee from College here Thursday night, with
a large attendance. As a result of the meeting, Prof. J. C. NAGLE has been in-
structed to survey the entire route and draw up plans and specifications for
building a track, the contract for which will be awarded on bids.
The college people propose to build the track one mile and a quarter from
college this way and the Bryan people will construct the remained of it.
Mr. W. S. HOWELL was present at the meeting and donated 1000 feet of lumber
to the enterprise. The committee to solicit donations was at work again yesterday
and it is thought $500 will be raised.
The Bryan Eagle carried the following story Oct. 7, 1897:
The College Bicycle Club is in a most flourishing condition, the enthusiasm
on the subject of cycling increases, and orders for new wheels continue to be given.
When the college people undertook to construct their end of the bicycle track, there
was only one wheel on the campus, an old style Rambler. Now there are in use about
twenty handsome new wheels of the best make.
The club has a carefully written constitution and full set of by -laws and reg-
ulations for the use and control of the road.
Indeed the club is a delightful social organization affording pleasant social
intercourse to its members as well as exhilerating out -door recreation.
The October meeting was held Friday evening in the mess hall parlor where much
interesting discussion was indulged in relating to the track. Some improvements
will be made on this end of the track and a chute will be: substituted for one of the
styles. This will obviate the unpleasant task of dismounting and lifting the bicycle
over the fence.
Following is a list of officers and members of the club: President, W. B.
PHILPOTT; secretary, J. A. BAKER; treasurer, C. C. TODD; road master, R. F. SMITH;
executive com., W. B. PHILPOTT, J. H. CONNELL and J. C. NAGLE; sponsor, Miss Bessie
ROSS; maids of honor, Miss BITTLE and SBISA. Members of the club were: Miss Bessie
ROSS, Mary BITTLE, Rita SBISA, Prof. and Mrs. CORNELL, Dr. T. C. BITTLE, Lt. BARTLETT,
Messars. PURYEAR, NAGLE, PHILPOTT, TILON, SMITH, BAKER, SBISA, TODD, KERB, BURGOON,
GRUPE and HARRISON.
How the club has grown! Quoting from an article in the Bryan - College Station
Eagle Sunday, June 26, 1988:
Mr. Bob WIATT, director of police on the A &M University campus estimates that up
to 10,000 bicycles are on campus at any time.
85
PRESIDENT'S MESSAG EDITORIA
We are "over the hill" as some old
timers would say. Seven months are
behind us and only five to go to
finish the 1988 year. We have had 7
excellent programs that were well
attended. The July Workshop, where
members had an opportunity to use the
club's resource material as well as
that'shared by club members, was en-
joyed by both members and guests.
The progress report on publishing the
Brazos County Cemetery Records is not
as good as we would like, but some of
our faithful members are still work-
ing on the final draft, and we still
hope that we will have camera -ready
copy some time this Fall.
Mary BELL, chairman of the Workshop
committee, announced our Fall Work-
shop. She has made arrangements with
Everton Publishers to present their
"Family Tree Climbing Carr Be Fun"
program. The fringe benefits of this
workshop are excellent. We should be
able to attract genealogists from the
entire Brazos Valley. The date is
Saturday, October 8. The place will
be announced later. (See the "flyer"
enclosed in this issue.) Please put
this date on your calendar today and
plan to have fun learning some new
approaches to genealogy.
Our vice president Janis HUNT is al-
ready talking Christmas party. Some
of the details will be announced at
our October meeting.
L. A. Maddox, President
Your new editorial staff is working
pretty smoothly now; this issue
contains an article on Robertson
County obtained through the efforts
of Carl LANDISS, who instituted the
concept of encouraging members from
surrounding counties to submit papers
relating to their home "turf ". And
Dwight CHAFFIN is busy on his com-
puter indexing surnames, while Naomi
McCORMICK can be relied on to come
forth with something interesting on
local history. Maxine MILLER had a
chance to take it easy on cemeteries
this issue, because we had a contri-
bution from outside; Mary COOPER is
not a member at present, but she let
us have some of her cemetery and al-
so Census data. And another outside
contributor whom we are sure you'll
enjoy is Miss Ola Maye HENRY, Bryan.
Please don't forget that there is
still a dearth of QUERIES reaching
your editors. Let us have some more!
Mail them to Brazos Genealogical
Association, P. 0. Box 5493, Bryan,
TX 77805 or to H. J. Portzer, 2501
Sumter Dr, College Station, TX 77840
Harry Portzer, Ed. ppo te.m
The Far Side
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Dirk brings his family tree to class
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QUERIES
#20 GALLOWAY, KEMP
Looking for info. on John GALLOWAY (ca 1765 - ca 1852), m Nancy
Hunter 5 Jul 1785 in Mercersburg, Franklin County, PA, m 2nd Catherine
KEMP (CAMP, KAMPF) in Bedford County, PA, removed to Westmoreland County.
10 children. Married 3rd the widow Sophia (Braumiller) Trout. 8 chil-
dren. He is said to have died in Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA.
Catherine KEMP probably born in Bedford Co.. ca 1780, d 31 May 1831, West—
moreland Co.
Above item from Harry Portzer, 2501 Sumter Br, College Station, TX 77840.
21 HEATH
Looking for information regarding Thomas G. HEATH, born 1887, loca-
tion unknown. Died 8 Aug 1925 Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa while
travelling. Buried there in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Above item from Rosemary Boykin, 1505 Laura Ln, College Station, Tx 77840.
#22 ATKINS
Looking for information on James ATKINS, born North Carolina. Mar-
ried Elizabeth ____, born Tennessee. Listed 1870 Census Brazos Co.,
Texas. Children: Richard, Sarah, Ellen, Susan, Coleman, Benjamin, Ann
and Zack. Would like to contact descendants, share information.
Above item from Katherine Sisson, 2303 Elk Creek Dr, Kingwood, TX 77345
#23 CAMPBELL
Looking for information on Hope CAMPBELL, wife of George CAMPBELL,
thought to have died near Woodstock, Ontario, Canada shortly after 1851.
Both were born in Scotland and migrated to Canada before 1846. Parents
of John, David, Anne, Mary Jane, Robert and Alexander, the last -named
being born in Canada in 1851. After Hope's death George remarried, to
Margaret BRUCE, they had seven children. They moved to Michigan and then
to Johnson County, Iowa about 1865, and to Audubon County, Iowa in 1871.
George was born 1811, died 1877.
Above item from Ralph McCormick, 417 West Brookside, Bryan, TX 77801.
MORE QUERIES NEEDED!!! REMEMBER, THEM ARE FREE, FREE, FREE TO MEMBERS!!!
WRITE TO YOUR CONGRESSMAN!!!
The North Carolina Genealogical Society Newsletter for March /April calls our
attention to a Social Security Administration plan to destroy the original 37
million applications for Social Security. Only some, but not all of these
data will be saved in their computer data banks. Much valuable info. on per-
sons born as early as the 1860's, including naturalized citizens, will be
lost. Write Congressman Joe Barton, 1225 Longworth HOB, Washington, DC 20515
and Social Security Administration, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235.
87
Bryan City Cemetery Book No. 5 Pages 10,11
DATE OF DEATH NAPE AGE LOT BLOCK REDURKS
Month Day Year
Page 10 (Contd)
June 25 1887 infant of Mr. & Mrs. 12 hrs 13 1 Premature Birth
Will TURNER Tex
28 '° Mr. BARRY Ireland 48 yrs 77N2 3 Obstruction
of Bowels
Pail
June 'O 1887 Thomas W. GRIFFIN Tex 6 mos 77 2 Hooping Cough
'°
30
"
Mm's. Aran JAQUS Tex
48 yrs
68
2
Consumption
July
8
"
Charlie H. WHITE Tex
2
72
3
Putrid Sore Throat
if
23
"
Henry V ILLARET Tex
8 mos
66 NE 4
2
Congestion
it
31
"
Willie H. DAVISON Tex
10 '°
40
1
Teething
Augst
l
"
Annie MINKERT Tex
2 yrs
53
1
Hooping Cough
"
2
"
Josephina. DEPOMA Tex
4 °°
.49
3
Congestion
11
21
"
Yxs. Francis BOYETT
63
14
2
Ictirrus
Tex
"
24
Ephram NHS Maryland
61
6
2
Diahold
Sept
5
James Y. GAINER Tex
24
54
2
Killed by Pistol Shot
if
14
"
W. M. LINDSAY
28
31
4
Typhoid fever
N. Carolina.
Oct
2
"
John Willborn HASS=
9 mos
43
3
Congestion
Tex
/1
4
"
infant of Peter PALASOTO
91
3
Born Dead
Tex
it
7
"
Mrs. Victoria CANGAD
70 yrs
55
3
Old Age
France
in vault
it
18
"
Yattie MOSS Mississippi 8
67
2
Congestion
If
18
"
infant of Mr. & 11's .
7 das
32
4
Lock Jaw
D. K. McKEITHAN Tex
Nov
6
"
A. L. EVANS Forida
23 yrs
37
4
Typhoid Fever
Dec
2
"
Col J. M. ROBINSON
60
18
3
Heart Disease_
Illinois
8
"
Mary D. NIXON Tex
13
73
3
Congestion of Brain
"
18
"
Jacob DIEBALD Germany
29
78
3
Typhoid Fever
"
18
"
Mrs. Amanda KOPPE Tex
26
59
4
Hemorge of Bowels
:.
Bryan City Cemetery Book No. 5
Pages 11,12
BATE OF
DEATH
N XE
AGE
LOT BLOCK
PZUYKS
Vnnth Day
Year
Page 11
(Contd)_
Dec 20
1887
Mrs. M.issourie A. TAYLOR
25 yrs
67�
2
Dysentery
of 2 5
"
y,,,, q� t1 A ll a � bama
Joni ie H. BU p ON
1
73 M !
4
/v y,,,.,,�,�
Catd1aral Fever
Tenrnisse
" 25
"
infant of Dr.& Mrs
7 days
64
4
Premature Birth
J. W. CAVITT Tex
°
if 31
"
Mdss Berta FUCHS
25 yrs
78
3
Typhoid Fever
Ger CAMP B ELL many °/y
January 4
1888
Mrs Eliza A.
69
29 "21
2
Pnelznonia
Virginia '
" 7
"
Napoleon B. COLE Tex
8 mos
47
4
Eurenica fever
" 11
"
Robert G. ASTIN
46
44
2
Congestion
Alabama
" 22
"
Mrs. Lizie Hart BATTE
28
64
2
Dysentery & A
Mississippi
" 22
"
Col W F/B WOMBLE
75
4
Heart Disease
Georgia
Feb 2
"
Sam G. SANDERS Tex
5 mos
29
3
Convultions
if 27
"
Mrs M. L. FOUNTAIN
57
30
3
Acute Brights Disease
S. Carolina
olina
March 11
"
9 , n�
L M , E ay Tex
1 mo
65S2
2
Measels
'° 16
"
Jessie L. GARTH
50 yrs
33
1
Pneumonia
Virginia
22
°°
little Frank GARTH Tex
2
33
1
Did Feb 26 1885
Taken up
21
Joseph W. GORDON
40
9
2
H
Tenni.see
Oct 31
1887
John KR
33
4 9 SE 1
3
Inflairation of
Brain
e 12
Parch 27
rm C. KING Arkansas Not given 69
2
Chronic Nephritis
April 2
"
Mary E. PRESNAL Tex
2 mos
75nli
3
Pneum & Measels
/° 3
"
Martin KAPACHINS,'�I
65
49
3
Kicked by Horse
Prusia
if 4
"
Annie Lee HALLIMAN Tex
1
81
3
PneLunonia & Measels
�w
Bryan City Cemetery Book No. 5 Page 12
DATE OF DEATH NArE AGE LOT BLOCK REMARKS
Month Day Year
Page
12
(Contd)
April
5
1888
John HILLUNSKI Tex
2 hrs
42
3
Premature Birth
5
THOMAS, PLLTM, Grace
2' yrs
5752
3
Putrid Sore Throat
(Ed Note: Don't know which is the surname.)
May
9
infant of J. A. BEARD Tex
9
3
Born Dead
of
9
"
Guy M. CLARK Tex
6 yrs
59
.2
Dysentery
'B
13
King LINDSAY Tex
11 mos
31
4
Dysentery
of
�3
Joseph Allen M. RS Tex
1 yr
7
2
Congestion of Bowels
14
°°
Mary TALIAFARRO Tex
1
69
3
Cause not given
"
14
Halton EDDLEMAN Tex
17
22
1
Measels
20
'°
Mary Webb CALHOUN Tex
1
16
4
Dysentery
"
21
Fannie Virginia BATTS
2
64
2
Pneumonia
"
21
Mrs Amanda M.V. LAWRENCE
43
74
4
Cirhosis of liver
Miss
& Fever
June
8
Thomas D. WOOD
22
30' co y' r Continued fever
Alabama
"
8
"
Samuel G. SANDERS
38
69
3
Absess of liver
Alabama
"
13
"
Mrs. Francisco ORFELD
73
55
3
Dropsy
France
in vault
"
29
"
Biagio LONZO -Italy
5
49
3
Congestion of Brain
"
30
"
John BANAH Prussia Eup
65
47
3
Congestion
"
30
"
Willie A. GOOLSBY Tex
11 mo
57
4
Congestion of Bowels
July
2
"
infant of Peter WINTER
4
Born Dead
it
'2
"
E. C. WARD Alabama
47
62
4
Cirrhosis of liver
it
4
Hinton C. RADFORD
33
82
3
Bronchits
Georgia
"
5
Marion M. WILSON Tex
1
34
1
Congestion
"
8
Henry S. LOCKE Tex
4 mos
65
2
Hooping Cough
"
9
Rufus L. BAIRD
24 yrs
Potersfield Typha fever _
.
Alabama
No. 1
"
13
Gus MOSS Tex
4
NE
674
2
Congestion
18
Hattie Lovel TABOR Tex
1
19
4
Fever & Diahrah
"
20
Thomas B. WILLIAMS Tex
80S
4
Taken up from
Wheelock
Bryan
City Cemetex -j Book No . 5
Pages 12,13
DATE OF
DEATH.
NA24E
AGE
LOT BLOCK
REMARKS
Man th
Day
Year
Page
12
(Contd)
Augt
11
1888
Mrs. S. E. HARMAN
39
28
2
Consumption
Alabama
"
13
"
Capt W. R. COWSER
68
39
1
Typhoid Fever
S. Carolina
"
29
"
Elmon Warran STEWART
11 mos
53
3
Congestive fever
Sept
11
"
Mrs. M. E. BATTE
52 yrs
64
2
Consumption
Mississippi
Aug
5
1888
Frank. KIRCHIRELO
2 yrs
49
3
Congestion
P
Se - ot
12
1888
Hattie Adelina COLE Tex
6 yrs
47
4
Chronic Dysentery
it
14
"
D. C. BARMORE Alabama
62
4
3
Diabetic
YB
15
"
Oscar DILLISHAW
30
34
2
Black Jaundice
Mississippi
18
"
Mrs. S. A. MCCASLAND
55
41
2
Congestion of
Mississippi.
Bowels
9H
�3
"
infant of J. M. POWERS
1 day
37
3
Congestion
Tex
Oct
5
Sal-lie Willie VOGAL Tex
4 mos
Hebrue
inclosure
Congestion of .;.
Kidneys
5
"
William KEIFER Tex _
32 yrs
79
4
Spotted fever
"
6
"
George Cleveland MILLER
4
69
3
Congestion
Tex
8
"
Walter Eugene BATTE Tx
13
64
2
Pernicous Rinitin
fever
12
"
0. D. NEWMAN Louisan
30
79 SE*
3
Malarial Homatrina
27
"
Mrs. Janette WOOD
51
30
3
Black Jaundice
Georgia
27
"
Mrs. S. J. PARHAM
76
22
2
Spoted fever
N. Carolina
28
"
Ernest BATTE Tex
6 mos
19
2
Congestive fever
Nov
6
"
Dr. J. S. PUGH
51 yrs
9 2
1
_
Pneumonia
Louisan
'°
10
"
Reubin MOSS Mississippi 18
66
2
Heart Disease
of
10
"
Edward HOPE England
50
80
3
Paralysis
91.
Brian
City Cemetery Book No 5
Pages 13,14
DATE OF DEATH
NAPE
AGE
LOT 3LOCK
=4ARKS
Month
Day
Year
Page
13
(Contd)
Nov
16
1888
Willie R. GREGG Tex
3 yrs
80
3
Continued fever
11
°°
Mrs. S.A.P. MACY
4 5
E -
7 2
4
Gastritas &
Mississippi_
malarial f
"`
26
Mrs. S. A. ID DLEMAN
53
22
Z
1
Heart Disease
S. Caro
Dec
6
"
Mrs. Mollie P. COLE
28
47
4
Msscaried &
Alabama,
Jaundice
A°
10
"
Freddie WETTER Tex
14
56
2
Congstion
to
26
'°
Mrs.. E. P. WALL
48 _
N1
5 2
4
Hematuria Measmata
Kentucky
Jan.
10.
1889
Blenford S. HILL Tex
10 mos
73 NE !
4
Intestinal.
Obstruction
15
"
Mrs. M.T.H. WATKINS
79 yrs
30
2
Fatty Heart
S. Carolina
Feb
1
"
Annie PINIAZEK Poland
8
49 1 4
3
Flux
8
"
Mr. M.V. HEBERT
30
80 S E 4
3
Morphine Poisen
Louisan
"
11
"
infant of Mr & Mrs Tex
53
3
Premature Birth
A. L. STEWART
30
"
infant of J. M. MUSTACHA
Tex
80
4
Born Dead
April 7
"
James W. WILSON
31 yrs
19
4
tuberculosis
Tex
"
26
"
Joseph SHMIDT Germany
63
81
3
Dropsy
May
12
"
Cathrine LINK Tex
8 mo
69
3
Convultions
13
"
Robert Rose WHITE
1 yr
72
3
Congestion
"
25
"
infant of W.W. & E.L.
5 mos
23
2
Cerebro Spinal
HARRIS Tex
fever
June
10
"
Foster F. HOOPER Tex
3 yrs
5
4 Pneumonia
m
20
"
Mrs. Hellen M.ANDERSON
42
19
3
Consumption
Georgia
Page 14
July
1
1889
Joe Reed GATES Tex
4 yrs
50
4
Malarial Fever
20
Capt Jsaac FULKERSON
58
46
4
Pneumo
-
Virginia
Bryan City Cemetery Book No. 5
Page 14
DA'L'E
OF
DEATH NAME
PLE
LOT BLOC
REMARKS
rbnth
Day Year
Page
14
(Contd)
Augst
22
1889
W. W. CARR Mississippi
38 yrs
36
3
Bright Disease
10
25
"
infant of D. C. VICK
-
75 SE
4
Premature Birth
Sept
16
Miss Lovie MIKE Tex
15 yrs
70
3
Black Jaundice
1'
27
"
Mrs. Laura A. BAYIS
87
32
1
Consumption
Tex
Oct
7
"
Josephine DIPOM.A Tex
2 mos
49
3
Congestion
/,
20
10
Dr. D. Post SMYIHE
65
6o
3
Heart DiseaSE
Alabama
22
"
Samson Dexter COOPER
3 mos
72
3-
Malarial Fever
Tex
„
27
"
Ydss Mary C. WHITE
15 yrs
72
3
Tuberculosis
Loui
Nov
1
1 /
infant of Mr.& Mrs.
73
4
Premature Birth
J. E. MOSLEY Tex
If
11
°°
Walter ROBERTSON Tex
79
3
Cholera infointun
"
12
"
John F. ETTLL Germany
52
67
2
Congestion of lungs
16
"
J. H. BROWN Georgia
40
61
3
General Debility
Dec
12
"
William SLOAN Alabama
82
67
4
Rheumatism
"
14
"
Charlie PORKISCH
20
38
1
Suicide By Pistol
G en =y
20
"
infant of J. L. HEARN Tex
21
2
Premature Birth
„
19
"
infant of Charlie
83
4
Premature Birth
PATTERSON Tex
"
25
"
M. W. MCCRAW Alabama,
45 yrs
11
1
Cancer of Face
30
"
Walter BE Tex
13
77
3
M larial•Haematoma
"
29
"
Mrs. Kate COOPER
3
7 2 5 2
3
Dropsy
Deleware
Jan
9
1890
Ji=iie John TABOR Tex
8 mos
19
4
Remitten fever
'®
14
'°
Mrs. Anna J. HARPER
78 yrs
36
2
Ulceration
Tennisee
,®
19
B/
Dr. William H. WEBB
40
7
1
Gestritic
Alabama
Feb
13
",
Mr. S. P. COBB
79
25Wt
4
Enflueniza
S. Carolina
19
'°
17x . T.T. WOOTEN
57
N,
78
3
Dropsy
Georgia
93
Bryan City Cemetery Book No. 5
Pages 14,15
DATE
OF
DEATH
NAPS
AGE
LOT BLOCK
REMARKS
Month
Day Year
Page
14
(Contd)
Feb
24
1890
infant of J. SCHAPIRA
8 das
Hebrue
inclosure Congestion
Tex
26
Mrs. Ella E. BOYLE
26
89
4
Puerperal Penisontia
Lauisana
March
11
Capt W. A. - BELL
81
1
1
General Debility
Georgia;
[in pencil: old]
'°
18
"
Hattie V. CARTER Tex
1
92
4
Cholera infantum
to
25
"
Stewart BRIETZ Tex
1
16
2
Congestion of
Stunach (sic)
April
1
"
Johnie Victor GRACE Tex
9 das
51
3
Congestion
if
17
"
Johnie A. TEASDALE Tex
1 yr
4'7
2
Congestion
It
"
Pearl MILLER Tex
1 yr
69
3
Pneumonia
May
18
Mr. B. A. CALHOUN
38
16
4
Dysentery
Mississippi
Jun
19
"
James C. LAWRENCE
48
74
4
Suppuratin of Brain
Tennisse
15
(( Page
JWR
26
1890
Mrs. Catherine BERRY
35
77
3
Congestion of
Alabama
Bowels
July
2
"
Mrs. Estella B. LINK
31
69
3
Insanity
6
"
Robert Mussill Europe
16,
49
3
Suicide by
Shooting S
12
"
Mss. Margaret M. FLETCHER, 71
33 NE 2
1
SysenteryDiarrhoea
Ky
"
31
"
Mrs. Mast' C. BLEDSOE
68
11
3
Heart Failure
Louisan
Augst
9
"
infant of R. VILARELL
5 das
91
1
Trismus Noscentisem
Tex
"
22
"
A. M. BOATRIGHT
80 yrs
28 SE
1
Heart Failure
Sept
7
°'
infant of John M.EDINIA
4 das
91 SE,
1
Premature Birth
.
Tex
12
Miss Mary KOPPE Tex
13 yrs
59
4
Peritonitis
"
14
"
Mrs. M. C. ELLIS
37
83
4
Phthlslc
Alabama
16
D. A. BONE Tex
35
36
4
Congestion of Brain
94
Bryan
City Cemetery Book No . 5
Page 15
DATE of
DEATH N A2,1E
AGE
LOT 3LOC1K
REDS
�tn
Day
Year
Page
15
(contd)
Oct
1
1890 Selvie SON Tex
19
3
°' James H. BATTE
53
64
2
Typhoid fever
Alabama.
°'
16
°' infant of Lewis WHITE
-
52
3
Born Dead
"
30
°° James MATHISON Scotland
57
43
03
Concusion of Brain
Nov
1
J. D. PITTS Tex
11 mos
1
Pneumonia
/1
4
T (���
11 infant of Dr. tJ . T. OBARR
2 wks
2 27
87
4
spasms
11
9
,° Miss M. V. BEARD
36 yrs
40
4
Heart Disease
Mississippi
12
" Mrs. Cena HARDY
'81
34
3
Asthma
Virginia
Dec
15
" James B. THOMAS
53
55
2
Dysentery
Alabama
°9
27
" Irene HARRIS Tex
6 Wks
22
2
Pneumonia
Janunj
9
1891 Mrs. R. C. DUNNZCA
62
82
4
Cancer of Face
11
21
'° H. V. WALDROP Georgia
45
5
4
Consumption
if
24
°' Halbert R. KEEFER Tex
22
59
4
Asthma
1/
24
'" Wm FALCONER Jr.
34
31
2
Pneumonia
Alabama
19
'° Mrs. Sadie V. FRANK
22
S,
82
3
La Grippe
Ohio
Feb
18
°' Mrs. Sallie A. RHODES
40
69
2
Measels &
Alabama
Dysentery
"
18
" Mrs Rebecca S. HASSELL
80
404
3
Old Age
Kentucy
is
19
/ infant of F. E. MISTRAT
3 wks
80
3
Infantile
Tex
Convulsion
Marc
1
" Lilli HOWELL Tex
8 mos
5
3
Hooping Cough
11
18
" Mrs. M. 0. LAUGHRIDGE
36 yrs
48
4
A .
K
Hemorage
B
19
Mollie Hall BOYETT
2
61
2
Erysipelas `
Tex
we
25
B1 DR. C. J. TOWSEND
6o
67
4
LaGrippe
it
30
`" Carrie G. DUKE Tex
1
75
3
Pneumonia
95
RESEARCHING THE SWEDISH ANCESTOR
The following 1nformatlon has been taken from lyajor 6ene3loylc3l Record
Sources In Sweden, The Genealogical Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter -day Saints., Ser.D., No. 3, 1957 (revised 1974).
MAJOR SOURCE AVAILABILITY BY CENTURY
Type of Record Century
15th 161h 17th 18th 19th 20th
1. Emigration x x x
2. Lutheran Membership Movements x x X x
1 Lutheran Household Examination Rolls x X x x
4_ Lutheran Catechistic x x
5. Probate x x x x
6 . Land x x
_Z. Luthern Communion x x x x
8. Census X x x x_
9. Tax Lists x
10. Court x x x x
11. Luthern Parish Rggisters x x x x
12. Trade Guild x x x
13. Luthern Church Accounts x x
14. Provincial Accounts x x
15. Military x x x x x
16. House of Nobility x x x x x x
MAJOR SOURCES CHRONOLOGICALLY ARRANGED
TYPE OF PERIOD TYPE OF INFORMATION GIVEN AVAILABILITY
RECORD COVERED
1. EMIGRATION 1876 -1913 Larsson brothers A Co. Provincial Archives,
EnrigrafionAgncy; Goteborg; on film
correspondence betw. agency
and inquirers along with their
addresses.
1869-
City Police Records
City and provincial
archives; some on
film.
1851 -
Govt. fmag. Records
On film. Nat. Cent.
Bur. of Stat.,
Stockholm,
18th C —19th C
Passport Journals
On film. Royal War
Archives.
2. LUTHERAN
Late 17th C -
Names of persons moving in and
Genealogy Dept.
MEMBER -
out of parish, former residences.
SHIP MOVEMENT
marital status, sometimes birthdates
Certificates
1750-
Same as above, more detail
Gen. Dept.
of Moving
3. LUTHERAN
ca. 1686 -1895
Names, birthdates, birthplaces
On film. Gen Dept.
HOUSEHOLD
occupations, etc.
EXAM. ROLLS
96
ca. 1630-1750
Names of land owners and tenants.
MAJOR SOURCES CHRONOLOGICALLY ARRANGED (CONT'D.)
Residences, valuation of land.
TYPE OF
PERIOD
TYPE OF INFORMATION GIVEN
AVAILABILITY
RECORD
COVERED
8. CENSUS
1620-
Heads of households, res., etc,
9. TAX LISTS
Parish Records
1896-
Succeeded the clerical survey,
Local parishes
Abstracts for
1860-
Abstracts of above two records
On film. Gen. Dept,
ea. 10 -yr. period
4,LUTHERN
ca. 1686 - 1750
Personal info. re:parishioners.
On film. Gen. Dept.
CATECHISTIC
S. PROBATE
ca. 1660 -
Info. re: deaths
1660-1860 on film
6. LAND
ca. 1630-1750
Names of land owners and tenants.
Residences, valuation of land.
7. LUTHERAN
1628 -18-19th C
Names of communicants, residences,
COMMUNION
relationships, mar. status, etc.
8. CENSUS
1620-
Heads of households, res., etc,
9. TAX LISTS
1620-1642
Names of landowners and tenants
10. COURT
ca. 1620 -
Court Proceedings, etc.
11. LUTHERAN
1607-
Births, marriages, deaths.
PARISH REGISTERS
12. TRADE WILD 1604-1890
13.LUTHERN 16th C -
CHURCH ACCOUNTS
14. PROVINCIAL 1541- 1633
ACCOUNTS
15. MILITARY 1537-
Minutes, membership, sometimes
proof of age, parentage, birthplace.
Expenses, contributions, etc.
Names and res. of landowners
and tenants
Rotations, inductions, gen. muster
rolls, pension, salary lists, biog.
records.
16. HOUSE OF 15th C -
NOBILITY
Names, pedigrees, etc.
Gen. Dept.
On film. Gen. Dept.
On film. Gen, Dept,
Gen. Dept.
On film. Gen. Dept,
Gen. Dept.
Provincial archives
Nat. Cen Bur, Stat.
Gen. Dept.
Gen. Dept.
10; N
Gen. Dept.
10!
Gen. Dept,
97
BRAZOS COUNTY INQUEST RECORDS
26/27
NATURE OF INFORMATION GIVEN TO THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND BY WHOM:
That a Negro boy had beem shot in Burleson County and been brought into this
County where he died, that his body was then at the house of RUFUS MITCHELL
in Brazos County.
DATE AND TIME OF INQUEST: 9 April, after dark - 8 or 9 P.M.
( Before he died ?)
WHERE INQUEST WAS HELD: At the house of RUFUS MITCHELL in Brazos County.
DATE OF DECEASE: 11 April 1900.
WHERE DIED, OR WHERE BODY WAS FOUND: At the house of RUFUS MITCHELL, 8 miles
west of Bryan.
NAME OF DECEASED: TITUS PHILLIPS.
DESCRIPTION OF DECEASED: Brown skin, Negro boy, aged 19 years. Weight about
160 pounds.
FINDINGS OF THE JUSTICE: I find that death resulted
gunshot wound in the left side of back at the point
and that the gun at the time of its discharge was in
PARKER, a brown- skinned Negro man about 5 feet and 8
weight about 160 pounds, and age 21 years.
NAMES OF SUSPECTED PERSONS, IF ANY: WILL PARKER,
known both as BILL PARKER and WILL PARKER.)
RESIDENCE OF SUSPECTED PERSONS: Burleson County,
wife's father.
IN WHAT JAIL CONFINED: Burleson County.
from the effect" of a
of the shoulder blade,
the hands of one BILL
inches in height and
principal (suspect is
Texas, on farm belonging to
I, J. 0. MINKERT, a Justice of the Peace in and for Brazos County, Texas, do
hereby certify that said inquest was held before me, on the day mentioned,
and that the proceeedings in said inquest, as described above, are correct.
J. G MINKERT, Justice of the Peace
Precinct 4, Brazos County, Texas
28/29
NATURE OF INFORMATION GIVEN TO THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND BY WHOM: News
brought by JESSE KING that a man was dead at the section house 4 miles north
of Bryan in Brazos County, Texas.
DATE AND TIME OF INQUEST: 17 April 1900, 9 a.m.
WHERE INQUEST WAS HELD: At section house, 4 miles north of Bryan.
DATE OF DECEASE: 17 April 1900.
WHERE DIED, OR WHERE BODY WAS FOUND: At section house, 4 miles north of
Bryan.
NAME OF DECEASED: THOMAS O'BRIEN
DESCRIPTION OF DECEASED: A man about 6 feet 1 inch high, age 43 years
old, weight about 140 pounds, at time of death of dark complexion with beard
and a little gray.
FINDINGS OF THE JUSTICE: I find that the deceased came to his death from
the effect of a gunshot wound in the mouth and that at the time of his death
the gun, which was a 38 calibre pistol, was in the hand of deceased and was
fired with suicidal intent, that deceased for a long time prior to his death
was in very bad health and was at said time very despondent. I further find
98
that there were no eyewitnesses to the shooting but that the wife of de-
ceased was in an adjoining room and heard the discharge of the gun.
I, J. G. MINKERT, a Justice of the Peace in and for Brazos County, Texas, do
hereby certify.that said inquest was held before me, on the day mentioned,
and that the proceeedings in said inquest, as described above, are correct.
J. G MINKERT, Justice of the Peace
Precinct 4, Brazos County, Texas
30131
NATURE OF INFORMATION GIVEN TO THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND BY WHOM:
That a
man was killed on the new railroad track south of town.
DATE AND TIME OF INQUEST: 15 October 1900, 2 p.m.
WHERE INQUEST WAS HELD: On track of CW & BRR, i mile south of Bryan.
DATE OF DECEASE: 15 October 1900.
WHERE DIED, OR WHERE BODY WAS FOUND: Section hands (perhaps should
read
°section house", sic)
NAME OF DECEASED: LOGAN WALTERS.
DESCRIPTION OF DECEASED: Negro man about 22 years old, about 5 feet
8 in-
ches high, weight about 160 -165 pounds.
FINDINGS OF THE JUSTICE: I find that the deceased came to his death
from
the effect of gunshot wounds in the head and that at the time such wounds
were inflicted said gun, which was a 38 calibre pistol, was held in
the hand
of ARTHUR CARTER, a Negro man about 35 years of age, about 5 feet 6
inches
in height, weight 140 pounds.
NAMES OF SUSPECTED PERSONS, IF ANY: ARTHUR CARTER, principal.
DATE OF ARREST OF SUSPECTED PERSONS: 15 October 1900.
RESIDENCE OF SUSPECTED PERSONS: Bryan, Texas.
IN WHAT JAIL CONFINED: Brazos County.
DATE OF BAIL BOND: 16 October 1900.
AMOUNT OF BAIL BOND: $1000.00
WARRANT ISSUED: 15 October 1900. -
RETURNABLE TO WHAT COURT AND TERM: Justice Court, October 1900. .
I, J. G. MINKERT, a Justice of the Peace in and for Brazos County, Texas, do
hereby certify that said inquest was held before me, on the day mentioned,
and that the proceeedings in said inquest, as described above, are correct.
J. G MINKERT, Justice of the Peace
Precinct 4, Brazos County, Texas
32133
NATURE OF INFORMATION GIVEN TO THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND BY WHOM: That
BOB BALLARD had shot 2 Bohemians at the beer joint at Smetana, 5 miles west
of Bryan.
DATE AND TIME OF INQUEST: 8 November 1900, 2 p.m.
WHERE INQUEST WAS HELD: At the home of JOE BLASEK.
DATE OF DECEASE: 8 November 1900.
WHERE DYED, OR WHERE BODY WAS FOUND: Died at the home of deceased.
NAME OF DECEASED: JOE BLASEK, JR.
DESCRIPTION OF DECEASED: Man about -- years of age, about 5 feet 8 -9 inches
in height and weight about 145 pounds.
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FINDINGS OF THE JUSTICE: I find that deceased came to his death from the
effect of a gunshot wound in the bowels and that at time said gun was fired,
it was in the hands of BOB BALLARD, a Negro man about 24 or 25 years of age,
about 5 feet 5 inches in height and weight about 130 pounds.
NAMES OF SUSPECTED PERSONS, IF ANY: BOB BALLARD, principal.
DATE OF ARREST OF SUSPECTED PERSONS: 7 November 1900.
RESIDENCE OF SUSPECTED PERSONS: In Brazos Bottom, in Brazos County near
Stone( ?) City.
IN WHAT JAIL CONFINED: County jail of Brazos County and removed to jail in
Houston for safe- keeping.
AMOUNT OF BAIL BOND: refund.
WARRANT ISSUED: 8 November 1900
RETURNABLE TO WHAT COURT AND TERM: Justice Court, 8 November 1900.
I, J. G. MINKERT, a Justice of the Peace in and for Brazos County, Texas, do
hereby certify that said inquest was held before me, on the day mentioned,
and that the proceeedings in said inquest, as described above, are correct.
J. G MINKERT, Justice of the Peace
Precinct 4, Brazos County, Texas
FOUNDING OF BRAZOS GENEALOGICAL ASSOCIATION
The Brazos Genealogical Association was organized by a small group of
genealogists on January 23, 1978, in the Bryan Public Library. The major-
ity of the group had been in the genealogy class sponsored by College Sta-
tion Community Education and taught by Mary COLLIE - COOPER. (Mary laughing-
ly says she is the "organizing mother ".) The organization came from a de-
sire of the group to continue to meet and share ideas, friendship and fel-
lowship. Don DYAL (A & M Special Collections) was the speaker for that 1st
meeting. Mary COOPER serve.d as president the first two years. Succeeding
presidents were Ralph McCORMICK, Dorothy CLARK, H. A. MONCRIEF, Stanley
CLARK, Don SIMONS and (1985) Mary McCULLOCH. Meetings were held alternate-
ly in Bryan and College Station until the College Station place for meetings
was no longer available.
The 8ratos Genealogical Advertiser was begun in June of 1979 as a bi-
monthly newsletter and was used as the meeting notice for every other meet-
ing for the first two or three years. At that time its contents had more
current information about members, research hints and ideas. By 1984 the
Advertiser had become a quarterly amd its contents had become primarily
Brazos County records and information, preparing for the Sesquicentennial
Celebration of Texas in 1986.
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THE OLD ROBERTSON COLONY
Mrs. Lewis Perkins
Robertson county was 25,000 square miles of prairie land in the wilderness,
settled by the L- "Pesario, Sterling Clack Robertson, in the early 1830's.
It was the Robert Leftwich grant of 1825, under the Mexican Colonization
Laws. The Colony was 220 miles long, 115 miles wide, and covered with what
is now 22 counties, extending from the Navasota Creek to the dividing ridges
between the rivers Brazos and Colorado; northward from E1 Camino ReAl to the
Comanche Trace; the westward counties of Williamson, Burnet, Mills, Comanche.
The northern limit included most of Eastland, Palo Pinto, and Parker Count-
ies. The eastern line split through Johnson, Hill, & Limestone. From the
south, the grant covered the present counties of Lee, Burleson, Milam,
Robertson, Bell, Falls, Coryell, McLennon, Hamilton, Bosque, Somerville,
Comanche, Erath, Hood, and Johnson.
The first village established within Robertson's Colony was Tenoxtitlan, on
the Brazos and above the Old San Antonio Road. It was a garrison for
Mexican soldiers in 1830, under the command of Colonel Jose Francisco Ruiz.
The small village surrounded the fort and the settlers used it for a central
station. When Viesca and Nashville were built, Tenoxtitlan dwindled away.
Prior to the issuance of the first titles at Viesca and Nashville, a number
of Irish immigrants had settled under Robertson's grant, upland east of the
Brazos, calling their community Staggers Point. There were families living
at Tinninville in 1830, named for Jeremiah TINNIN, who built his home near
the Navasota River crossing. My Irish great - great - grandfather, Matthew
ANDERSON, had 1280 acres of land there in 1838. He was a San Jacinto vet-
eran, and also received 505 acres of bounty land.
Sterling C. Robertson sought to control the Colony from Nashville and Vies -
ca. Old Sarahville de Viesca was named for his mother, Sarah ROBERTSON, and
the Mexican Govenor Augustine de VIESCA. The little town was to serve as
the first county seat of the Nashville Company, but no business was ever
transacted there due to Indian hostility. From the Falls of the Brazos,
Robertson went to the mouth of the Little River, and established the village
of Nashville to serve as a receiving station for the settlers. It was named
for Robertson's home in Tennessee.
The first settlements in the county had blockhouses to which the settlers
could take refuge in times of danger. The fort, as it was called, was made
of tall spiked cedar posts, with gun holes in the walls. There was one at
Tenoxtitlan, Nashville, Bryant's Station, Viesca, Parker's, Graham, Tinnin-
ville, Dunn's, Wheelock Prairie, and Cobb's Prairie (my own great- great-
great- grandparent's STANCIL and Mila Read COBB's settlement. Their three
sons: Clark, David, and Clay, all had early land titles. My great- great-
grandfather, David COBB, was a surveyor out of Old Franklin, on Mud Creek.
During the decade of the Republic of Texas (1836 -1846) Robertson County was
governed from the county seat at Old Franklin, where trouble with the Ind-
ians was a never - ending fight. The brave surveyors performed their serv-
ices, laying out the boundaries of Robertson's Colony. After taking the
settlers application for land, the surveyors went out with the settlers to
locate their homesites.
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As the Texans prepared for war in the winter of 1835 -36, the empresario
system of Colonization carne to an end. At that time, Nashville was a tiny
village of board houses and log stores, and old Tenoxtitlan was an abandoned
fort. Eastward from the Brazos, on the Old San Antonio Road, Staggers Point
was a thriving Irish town. Dunn's Fort sheltered settlers, and Wheelock was
an infant village. Tinninville was a log cabin and barn on the Navasota
River Crossing. Robertson County was established in 1837, out of the old
Robertson Colony, and was named for him. The County was confined between
two rivers, the Brazos and Trinity. Many of its settlers were now residents
of counties by other names. Robertson county was created out of Bexar,
Milam, and Nacogdoches counties, but by 1846, the size was reduced to only
873 square miles. Within this area, the settlements remained along the Old
San Antonio Road and in the Brazos Valley, and the towns of Staggers Point,
Wheelock, and Old Franklin, were left.
First Settlers in Robertson's Colony
Malcom D. McLEAN, my cousin, and also a "`decendant of Stancil COBB, in his
writings on Robertson's Colony (Volume XI, at the University of Texas at Ar-
lington) states that by Oct. 15, 1835, a total of 316,931 acres were issued.
The settlers were: George ALLEN, Samuel T. ALLEN, Harriett ANDERSON, John M.
BARRON, Seth H. BATES, Nancy BOREN, John BURGESS, Daniel H. CAMPBELL, Jesds
CANTUN, Mary CARNOGHAN, Nancy CHANCE, George W. CHAPMAN, Goldsby CHILDRESS,
Henry CLAREY, Mary COLE, Jeremiah COURTNEY, Maria Josafa CURHIEL, David
CURRY, Thomas G.E. DWIGHT, John EASLEY, Richard EATON, Stephen H. EATON, Job
FISHER, John FISHER, Reubin FISHER, John FULCHER, Clardy GAFFORD, Jefferson
GAFFORD, John GAFFORD, Stephen GAFFORD, Moses GRIFFEN, Jessie HANNOR, Sarah
HENSLEY, Andrew J. HENSLEY, Charles HENSLEY, Edward LANG, Peterson L. LLOYD
(or LOYD), Warren LYMAN, William McFARLIN, Bridget MCGARR John Flood
McGREW, William A. McGREW, James McLAUGHLIN, Laughlin McLENNON, Neil McLEN-
NON, Thomas MACKEY, Francis MAHAN, Shedrick MENESS, Robert MOFFITT, Andrew
MONTGOMERY, Lewis MOORE, Morris MOORE, George MORGAN, George W. MORGAN,
William NEILL, Samuel NELSON, Frederick NIEHLING, Orvill PERRY, William
PETERSON, Archibald POWELL, William PUNCHARD, Henry PURDOM, James REID,
Heir's of Daniel ROBERTSON, Elijah S.C. ROBERTSON, Sterling Clack ROBERTSON,
Francisco de los SANTOS, Michael SESSUM, M.B. SHACKELFORD, Samuel C. SMITH,
Erastus "Deaf" SMITH, James S. STEEL, Christopher B. STUBBINS, Edward TATUM,
Levi TAYLOR, Pedro del TORO, John TUCKER, Skeogh WALKER, William WELCH, Ann
WHEELOCK, and John J. WHITESIDES.
In J.W. Baker's "A History of Robertson County Texas ", he lists these names
after January 1, 1835: Elisha ANGLIN, Brinkley DAVIS, Harmon EATON, Peter
FLEMMING, David FALKENBURY, Isiah HARLAN, James HEAD, Samuel HENRY, John
MARLIN, William MOSS, Andrew MONTGOMERY, James PARKER, Silas PARKER, Sarah
PILLOW, Luther PLUMMER, Jacob PRITCHETT, Henry REED, T. W. ROBERTSON, Lavin-
ia ROBERTSON, E.L.R. WHEELOCK, Eli SEAL, Jeremiah TItININ, Jaul VASQUE,
Joseph WEBB, Samuel WHITE, and Jarrett YOUNG. One - quarter league was issued
to George W. COX, A.D. EASON, William HAWKINS, Samuel KINNEY, and George
WHEELOCK.
Francisco RUIZ, the Commander at Old Tenoxtitlan was granted four leagues in
the Brazos Valley in 1833, Antonio MANCHACO received six leagues, Mario de
la CONCEPTION MARQUEZ purchased 48,708 acres near the Navasota River, and
vast acreage was granted to Pedro PEREIRA, Josd de JESUS, and Mariano GRANDE
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along the Old San Antonio Road. In 1834 Josh BANGS got two leagues, and in
1835 George NIXON received eleven, amounting to sixteen miles of Brazos
River bottom land.
The number of families settled by Sterling C. Robertson before 1836 cannot
be accurately determined. William MENNEFEE, James MORGAN, and Alexander
THOMPSON were here in 1833, went to San Felipe that year with Robertson to
ask that Texas be made a separate state from Coahuila. In 1832, W.B. De
WEES, a Kentuckian, wrote to his family from the "Brazos River, Coahuila -
Texas ", relating how their wagon train moved over the Old San Antonio Road.
At the river, they met two other families, the GARRETTs and the HIBBONs. And
thirty people from Virginia were: Robert DAVIDSON, Jasper CROUCH, Goldsby
CHILDRESS, Issac PARKER, Daniel PARKER, and Benjamin PARKER. Also George
CHAPMAN, Empson THOMPSON, Herman CHAPMAN, Joe FERGUSON, Ezekiel ROBERTSON,
and John RHODES. Mrs Mahala DUNCAN and son N. C. Duncan, Mabel GILBERT and
family, Thomas and Robert DUNHAM, Andrew and Thomas GREER, Eli CHANDLER,
John BUTLER, Mr. TUCKER, Will PARKS, and Joe FLOYD were here by 1835 from
Tennessee. Joshua HADLEY, Jared E. GROCE and William ROBINSON were here by
1832. Elice MELTON carne from Alabama in 1835, Matthew ANDERSON came from
Tennessee to fight in the battle of San Jacinto in 1836, receiving his
bounty land in Robertson County. Elice MELTON died at the Alamo.
Sterling C. Robertson organized a company of Rangers in his Colony to defend
the settlers against Indians who were responding to the Mexicans to fight
against settlers. These men were: John F. GRAVES, First Lieutenant; M.B.
SHAKEFORD, Second Lieutenant; Thomas H. BARRON, First Sergeant; Phillip
WALKER, Second Sergeant; Warren LAYMAN, Third Sergeant; Calvin BOALES,
Fourth Sergeant. Also in the Rangers were the following men: James HUDSON,
Enoch JANES, Moses GRIFFEN, G.W. MORGAN, Ezra WEBB, Thomas R. WEBB, Andrey
J. MORGAN, Daniel MONROE, John MARTIN, Jesse MUMFORD, John MORGAN, Robert
MOFFITT, William MOFFITT, William J. MORGAN, Edward McMILLAN, Hardin
McGREW, Jeremiah McDONALD, James McMILLAN, John McLENON, Augusta W. COOK,
Eli CHANDLER, Francis CHILDRESS, James CONNALL, Jathan CAMPBELL, Patrick
CONNELL, Rob't CHILDRESS, Willis COLLINS, David W. CAMPBELL, Michael CASTLE -
MAN, David DAWSON, James DUNN, Britton DAWSON, Elijah S.C. ROBERTSON, Elijah
B. REED, James R. CHILDRESS, Thomas J. REED, Joseph REED, Henry FULLERTON,
John FULCHER, B.J. FITCH, Robert FERGUSON, Stephen FRAZIER, John NEEDHAM,
Jasper N. M. THOMPSON, Richard TEAL, Levi TAYLOR, Paton BYRNE, Samuel L.
ALLEN, Stephen EATON, William C. SPARKS, John D. SMITH, James A. WILKINSON,
Skeaugh WALKER, and Thomas GRAVES. These are from the Muster Rolls, Land
Office, Austin, Texas, organized in January 1836.
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ALEXANDER CHURCH FOUNDING
Ola Maye Henry
(It will be of interest to refer to the Alexander)
(Cemetery Records beginning on page 6, Volume IX,)
{No. 1 of the "Advertiser ". )
Alexander Church was named for a "circuit rider" named Robert Alexan-
der, who covered nost of the unfenced lands from Houston to Corsicana, T <.
Early Methodist records show that he was serving as District Superintendent
of the Huntsville District when he organized the Alexander Church, in 1854.
He is buried in Brenham.
105
On one particular trip he came upon a beautiful hill with large oak
trees. At the southeast corner of what was to become the present cemetery,
near the creek, stood a small log cabin. No one has ever known for sure who
built this cabin or for what purpose. Most people say it had to be a school
house, others say it would have been a roaming trapper, since it stood only
a few feet from Wixson Creek. Not many settlers had inhabited the land, for
Brazos County had newly been formed from parts of Robertson and Washington
Counties. The Irish from Robertson Colony had begun to cross the Old San
Antonio Road and settle there.
Anyway, Robert Alexander was so charmed with the hill that he visioned
a Methodist Church there. He immediately contacted the settlers already es-
tablished there and asked that they gather in the log cabin for a discussion
on organizing a church. It was agreed that if the land could be obtained
the men would build the church.
The Reverend Alexander contacted the land owners who lived, not in the
Alexander area, but in Washington County. Elizabeth BOATWRIGHT and John
SINGLETON made a donation of ten acres for - the purpose of furthering Method-
ism. The legal deed and description is recorded in Deed Book E, page 196,
dated October 2, 1856.
With hardwood logs, well hewn, a strong building was constructed. The
men doing the most work were George FULLERTON, Hugh R. HENRY, James and John
WALKER, John WALLACE, E. W. THOMPSON, and perhaps others. The building was
ceiled with wide boards, and had wide double doors in the north end. As the
church neared completion, the question arose as to who would serve as trust-
ees; the Methodist Conference required five. The two men who labored and
were most interested in the planning and building of the church (Hugh Reed
HENRY and George FULLERTON) could not serve; they remained loyal to the
Presbyterian faith that they brought from Ireland. E. W. THOMPSON was con-
sidered too young (age 23 in 1854). After much thought and prayer, Hugh
HENRY called on his brother -in -law Harvey MITCHELL and asked that he serve
the church by allowing his name to be used as trustee. This he gladly ag-
reed to. Then the Reverend Alexander did likewise and made the same re-
quest of his friend William GLASS of Corsicana.
The first church building served for almost fifty years. But as the
community grew, the need for a larger school building grew, and the desire
for a more modern church also arose. In 1908 the old church was moved to a
position about fifty feet northwest of the present building and made into a
two room school. The second church building was erected while the Reverend
W. D. GARDNER was pastor. Further growth of the congregation occurred not
long after 1900, when the Wixson Church dissolved, with most of its members
joining the Alexander Church. The third and present building was dedicated
September 22, 1940, the Reverend Willard SMITH then being pastor. About
1956 the Church was given three acres additional.
From 1856 to 1864 the Church was a part of Boonville District and a
part of Springfield District. The District Superintendents during this
period were Mordecai YELL, 0. M. ADDISON and W. H. SOUTH. It seems that W.
H. SOUTH actually spent more time and did more preaching than any other of
the early preachers - thirteen years. He kept a diary, which revealed a
great deal about the church and people of the community. His grand - daughter
Ruth HULL spent a great deal of time trying to write a book from this diary,
106
but in recent years she was afflicted a great deal with ill health, and its
outcome is doubtful.
It has always been a legend that Methodist preachers liked to eat fried
chicken, and this is borne out by an anecdote related by Miss Barbara FULL —
ERTON when she was 96 years old: One of the preachers, known as Brother
HERSHEY, and his wife had been invited to the FULLERTON home for Sunday
lunch. The Reverend HERSHEY was so anxious to eat that he rushed into the
kitchen and took four pieces of chicken on his plate and started eating be—
fore the others came in. Barbara, being then only four years old, proceed—
ed to admonish the minister, saying "Don't you even say the blessing before
you eat ? ", which he had failed to do. Little Barbara was ushered out of the
house immediately, but the reprimand Mrs. HERSHEY gave her husband was long
remembered.
Another incident regarding the Reverend HERSHEY's appetite occurred af—
ter he had spent the weekend with the FULLERTONs and other families of the -
Church and was ready to leave for home. He carefully outlined to Mr. and
Mrs. FULLERTON the near — starvation that would be upon him before he arrived
at his destination, which was Millican. Mrs. FULLERTON fixed him a well —
filled basket and sent him on his way that same evening. Later, Mr. W. H.
BOYETT was roused from his bed by the minister, who had stopped to say good—
bye. Here again the plea for food was made! Mr. BOYETT, being a very gene—
rous man, brought out some of the best of everything in his storehouse. But
upon raising the cover of the wagon bed to find a place for his donation, he
saw a veritable grocery store. It was here that friendly relations ceased
for a while!
THE ALEXANDER CHURCH CEMETERY
As far as anyone knows, there was never any formal discussion of a cem—
etery during the organization of the Church. However, one was started, in
December 1854. The first grave was a WHITLEY child, a niece or great —niece
of E. W. THOMPSON (1831 -1901, himself buried here; see top of page 14, Vol.
IX, No. 1, Winter 1988 "Advertiser ".) With no grave marker the grave loca—
tion was lost. (In fact, the earliest grave recorded in the above listing
is that of James WALKER [1817- 1874], twenty years later. Presumably older
markers did not survive.) Three of the first trustees are buried in this
Cemetery: William LAWRENCE, and James and John WALKER.
Dr. CAMERON of Wheelock bought considerable acreage south by southwest
of Alexander, known as Cameron Ranch, and sold lots from it to Italian immi—
grants corning to this County. One Italian woman died soon after settling on
Cameron Ranch acreage and had no burial place. She being Roman Catholic,
her family did not want her buried in a Protestant Cemetery, so they asked
for permission to bury her just outside the fence on the west side. The cem—
etery fence has been extended several times since that date, and the grave
is lost. It is not uncommon any more to have a Roman Catholic burial there.
There are around four hundred marked graves there today (1987), and at
least forty or fifty lost ones. There are three wooden head — markers (cyp—
ress), all relatives of William LAWRENCE. The weather has long since re—
moved the names, which were BEARD, ENGLISH and LYONS. The cemetery has been
plotted and the Association has funds for perpetual care.
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INDEX OF SURNAMES
ADAMS 83, 111, 113 BROWN 92, 112, 114
ADDISON 105
BRYAN 83
ALEXANDER 104, 109
BUCHANON 88
ALLEN,3 4 103,
BUCKHOLTS 83, 84
104
BURGESS 103
ANDERSON 83, 91,
BURGOON 84
102, 103, 104
BUTLER 83, 104
ANGLIN 103
BYRNE 104
ARMSTRONG 83
ARNOLD 108
CALHOUN 89, 93
ASTIN 88
CAMERON 106, 109
ATKINS 86
CAMP 83, 86
AYERS 114
CAMPBELL 86, 88,
103, 104
BAIRD 89
CANFIELD 83
BAKER 84
CANGAD 87
BALDWIN 83
CANNON 108
BALLARD 98, 99
CANTO 103
BANAH 89
CARNOGHAN 103
BANGS 104
CARR 92
BANKS 83, 84
CARTER 93, 98, 110
BARMORE 90
CASTLEMAN 104
BARNETT 83
CAVITT 88
BARRON 103, 104
CHANCE 103
BARRY 87
CHANDLER 104
BARTLETT 84
CHAPMAN 103, 104
BARUCE 86
CHESHER 108
BATES 103
CHILDRESS 103, 104
BATEE 88, 90, 94
CLAREY 103
BATES 89
CLARK 89, 99, 109,
BAYLOR 111
113
BAYS 92
CLOSS 83 -
BEARD 89 94, 106
COBB 92, 102, 103
BEENE 112
COLE 83, 88, 90,
BELL 93
91, 103 112
BERRY 92, 93
COLLIE - COOPER 99
BIBB 111
COLLINS 104
BITTLE 84
COMSTOCK 113
BLACK 107
CONCEPTION 103
BLACKBURN 115
CONNALL 84, 104
BLANCHARD 113
CONNELL 104
BLASEK 98
COOK 104
BLEDSOE 93
COOPER 92, 99, 110
BOALES 104
111
BOATRITHE 93
CORNELL 84
BOATWRIGHT 105
COURTNEY 103
BOLTON 108
COWSER 90
BONE 93
COX 103
BOREN 103
CROUCH 104
BOYETT 87, 94, 106
CURD 108
BOYLE 93
CURHIEL 103
BOYLES 110
CURRY 103
BRIETZ 83, 93
CUSTER 115
DANSBY 83
DAVIDSON 104
DAVIS 83, 103
DAVISON 87
DAWSON 83, 104,
107, 110
DECKMAN 114
DENROCHE 84
DEPT 87
DIEBALD 87
DILLISHAW 90
DIPOMA 92
DOREMUS 83
DUKE 94
DUNCAN 104
DUNHAM 104
DUNN - 104
DUNNICA 94
DWIGHT 103
DYAL 99
EASLEY 103
EASON 103
EATON 103, 104
EDDLEMAN 89, 91
EDGE 83
EIDSON 107
ELLINGTON 108 109
ELLIS 93 115
ENGLISH 106, 115
ETTLE 88 92
FALCONER 94
FALKENBURY 103
FARMER 109
FENNELL 83
FERGUSON 104
FISHER 103
FITCH 104
FLEM`1ING 103
FLETCHER 93
FLOYD 104
FLUKER 115
FORD 83. 84
FOUNTAIN 88
FOWLKES 83
FRANKLIN 94
FRAZIER 104
FREEMAN 110
FUCHS 88
FULCHER 103,
FULLERTON 91
112
104
FULLERTON 104, 105
106
GAFFORD 103
GAINER 87
GALLOWAY 86
GARDNER 105
GAREER 104
GARRETT 104
GARTH 88
GATES 91
GILBERT 104
GLASS 105
GOOLSBY 89
GORDON 88
GORDSBY 109 -
GORMAN 113
GRACE 93
GRAHAM 114
GRANDE 103
GRANT 110
GRAVES 104
GREGG 91
GRIFFEN 103, 104
GRIFFIN 87
GROCE 104
GRUPE 84
HACKNEY 108
HADLEY 104
HALLIMAN 88
HAMILTON 112
HANNOR 103
HARDY 94
HARLAN 103
HARLIN 107
HARMAN 90
HARPER 92
HARRIS 91, 94
HARRISON 84
HARTFIELD 111
HASSELL 83, 87, 94
HAWKINS 103
HEAD 103
HEARN 92
HEATH 86
HEBERT 91
HENDERSON 83, 84_.
HENRY 103, 105
HENSLEY 103, 106
RIBBON 104
HILLUNSKI 89
HODGINS 113
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INDEX OF SURNAMES
HOLLIDAY 107
MACKEY 103
NAGLE 8.4
ROBERTSON 92, 102,
HOOPER 91
MAHAN 103
NEEDHAM 104
103 104 --
HOPE 90
MANCHACO 103
NEILL 103
ROBEY 110
HOPPESS 84
MARLIN 103
NELSON 103
ROBINSON 83, 87y
HOUSE 115
MARQUEZ 103
NEWMAN 90
104, 111
HOWELL 83, 84, 94
MARSHALL 112
NIEHLING 103
ROCTOR 109
HUDSON 104, 114
MARTIN 104
NIXON 87, 104
ROGERS 107
HULL 105
MATHISON 94
NORRELL 83
ROSS 83, 84
MAWBRAY 112
NORTON 107
ROWEN 110 x
JACKSON 110
MAYO 83
NORWOOD 107
RUIZ 103
JAMES 109
McCASLAND 90
JANES 104
McCORMICK 99
O'BRIEN 97
SANDERS 88, 89
JAGUS 87
McCRAW 92
OBARR 94
SANTOS 103
JEFFERSON 94
McCULLOCH 99
ORFELD 89
SAUNDERS 83
JESUS 103
McDONALD 104
SBISA 84
JEWETT 108
McFARLIN 103
PALASOTO 87
SCAEVENOR 114_
JOHNSON 83
McGARRY 103
PALMER 109
SCHAPIRA 93
JONES 83, 84, 110,
McGREW 103, 104
PARHAM 90
SCHWARZ 83
111, 114
McKEITHAN 87
PARKER 83, 97, 103
SEAL 103
McLAUGHLIN 103
104
SESSUM 103
KAMPF 86
McLEAN 103
PARKS 83, 104
SHACKELFORD 103
KAPACHINSKI 88
McLEMORE 115
PATE 112
SHAKEFORD 104
KEIEFER 94
MCLENNON 103
PATTERSON 83, 92
SHEIFFIELD 109
KEIFER 90
McLENON 104
PEIRCE 109
SHMIDT 91
KEMP 86
McMILLAN 104
PEREIRA 103
SIMMS 83 '.
KEOWN 116
MEDINA 93
PERRY 103
SIMONS 99
KER40LE 83
MELTON 104
PETERSON 103
SIMS 83
KERR 84
MENESS 103
PHILLIPS 97
SINGLETON 105
KING 88, 97
MENESS 103
PHILPOTT 84
SLOAN 92
KINNEY 103
MENNEFEE 104
PILLOW 103
SMITH 83, 84, 103,
KIRCHIRELO 90
MIDDLETON 108
PINAZEK 91
104, 105, 112
KNIGHT 115
MIKE 92
PITTS 94
SMYTHE 92
KOPPE 87, 93
MILLER 90, 93
PLUMMER 103
SORRELL 83
KRC 88
MILLICAN 107, 110
PLUNER 89
SOUTH 105
MINKERT 87, 97, 98
PORKISCH 92
SPARKS 104
LAMBERS 109
99
PORTER 107
SPIVEY 115
LANG 103
MISTRAT 94
POWELL 103
STANCIL 102
LAUGHRIDGE 94
MITCHELL 97, 105,
POWERS 90
STEEL 103
LAWRENCE 89, 93,
107
PRESNAL 88
STEWART 83, 90,91
106
MOFFITT 103, 104
PRITCHETT 103
STODDARD 83, 84
LAYMAN 104
MONCRIEF 99
PUGH 90
STONEMAN 109
LINDSAY 87, 89
MONROE 104
PUNCHARD 103
STUBBINS 103
LINK 91, 93
MONTGOMERY 83, 103
PURDOM 103
SULLIVAN 115
LLOYD 103 115
MOORE 103
PURYEAR 84
LDCKE 89
MORGAN 103, 104
TABOR 83, 89, 92
LONZO 89
MORRIS 114
RADFORD 89
TALIFARRO 83, 84,
LOYD 103, 115
MOSLEY 92
RAGSDALE 109
89 °
LYLES 115
MOSS 87, 89, 90,
REED 103, 104, 112
TATUM 103
LYMAN 103
103
REID 103
TAULMAN 113, 114
LYMAN 103
MUMFORD 104
RHODES 94 104
TAYLOR 88 103,
LYON 178
MUSSILL 93
RICHARDSON 115
104
LYONS 106
MUSTACHA 91
ROBERTS 115
TEAL 104
MYERS 87, 89
TEASDALE 93
INDEX OF SURNAMES
THOMAS 83, 89, 94,
113
THOMPSON 104 105
TILON. 84
TINNIN 102, 103
TODD 84
TORO 103
TOWHILL 110
TOWSEND 94
TUCKER 103, 1.04
TURNER 87, 113
VASQUE 103
VICK 92
VIESCA 102
VILLARELL 93
VILLARET 87
VOCAL 90
WALDROP 94
WALKER 103, 104,
105, 106
WALLACE 105, 111,
112
WALLHILL 91
WALTERS 98
WARD 89
WATKINS 91
WATTS 83
WEBB 83, 92, 103,
104
WEEKS 108, 109
WEES 104
WELCH 103
WHEELOCK 103 -
WHITE 87, 91 92,
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WHITESIDES 103
WHITLEY 106
WITTT 84
WILKERSON 91
WILKINSON 104
WILLIAMS 89, 111,
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WILLIS 111
WILSON 83, 89, 112
WINTER 89
WOMBLE 88
WOOD 89, 90
WOOTEN 92
YELL 105
YOUNG 103
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