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Home My WebLink AboutVol.2 No.3AN INVITATION CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE at Star. and Dottie Clark's home at Minter Springs December 14, 1980 Sunday 3:00 - 5:00 Bring your spouse Bring a guest Bringa prospective member p _ �6 � �Thi � f4 t ,a k es the' a�t�e o`oi ,December meeting, Do - om " d '4n t, eN1,,dsY n al,,,genealogical df tt'moox h ' pag mc c o o ns "to th 1 14` - qe, ,o up d 4 61. ]a t oS BRAZO Vol Nov Elizabeth GATLIN 1501 Laura Lane College Station, TX 77840 4 The BRAZOS GENEALOGICAL ADVERTISER is an information publication of the Brazos Genealogical Association of Bryan - College Station Texas. 1980 OFFICERS 1981 OFFICERS President . . . . . . .Ralph McCORMICK . . . . . . Dorothy CLARK Vice President . . . . Dorothy CLARK . . Elizabeth GATLIN Secretary . . . . . . Christine DULANEY Barbara GREENAWALT Treasurer . . . . Anna HALLARAN . . . . Anna HALLARAN Librarian . . . . . . Marian GRAHAM . . . . Marian GRAHAM Editor . . . . . . . . Mary COOPER . . . . . . . . Mary COOPER CONTENTS Vol. II No 3 November- December 1980 PAGE KNOW WHAT? Feature Articles Union Hill Baptist Church of Christ (Grimes Co. TX) 45 .Old Documents of Robertson Go. > 45 The Old Three Hundred 49 u , Genealogical Re search at A&M 53 -Henry Prairie Baptist Church .Robertson Coe" T) 58 WHO'S. NEW? New Members /Membersh -ip News 52 WHO :_:,,KNOWS? Queries /Questions 56 DIRECTIONS TO THE HOME OF STAN AND DOTTIE CLARK 61 HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAY EVERYONEi O eXY Volume II Number 3 November--:December 1980 Bryan - College Station Texas UNION HILL BAPTIST CHURCH OF CHRIST Union Hill Baptist Church of Christ was organized in Bedias, Grimes County, Texas, February 11, 1873. Mr. W. N. WILLIAMSON of College Station is a descendant of Samuel Pryor SMITH (1841 -1927) who was one of the charter members. In 1963, Mr. WILLIAMSON published the Minutes of the Union Hill Baptist Church of Christ just as they were written' and de icated it to the descendants, relatives and friends of Samuel Pryor SMITH. This book has minutes from 1882 through 1895, a member- ship roll, the 'Decorum of Union Hill Church', and the Covenant. In his introduction, Mr. WILLIAMSON says "Few documents surpass the Covenant in beauty, clarity and direction of purpose. With- holding all judgment, I am content to believe that how well these early Christians achieved their objectives has long been decided. The charter members, and signers of the Covenant of Union Hill Baptist Church of Christ, were listed: G.H.M. WILSON Mattie E. WILSON W.E. LAMBERT Isaac LAMBERT G.W. NEWSOM M.A. WILSON S. P. SMITH M.F. SMITH R.A. ANDERSON A.P. ANDERSON W.E. SMITH Effie WILSON D.A. WILSON A.E. WILSON Frances GUTTER In the next issue, with Mr. Williamson's permission, we will list the name on the membership roll. The ADVERTISER appreciates the sharing of information of this type. How about some more for future issues?? OLD DOCUMENTS OF ROBERTSON COUNTY Our Court House Super Sleuth has been at it again! Eul.ine BENBOW was in the Robertson County Courthouse in Franklin the other day and found some old marriage records that were exciting because they were so olds! A couple of these are reproduced on page 46. Please note that it says The Republic of Texas, County of Robertson and are dated in 18381: These are just to whet your curiosity. If you are interested in this place and period, go check them soon as Euline reports they are very old and have not been copied so far as she could ascertain. (We concede they may be on LDS microfilm.) 45 46 KNOW WHAT? Articles Old D ocuments of Robertson County V , f1 fit. M GN -Iz. \ 1 ; a 2 �� f l C am' �� _ � ,\ � �- GC./L.�� ,, /'iC."L? �`"" ►�'f !.c� /�iLt --�F 'Z/?rt ;L �, .4 47 KNOW WHAT? Articles OLD DOCUMENTS OF ROBERTSON COUNTY Euline found come deed records also of the Republic of Texas and dated 1846. They are of interest if only for the beautiful--if very hard to read--handwritingl Try reading it! This is another book you may want to check out when you visit this very interesting and old county. The ADVERTISER hopes that Euline will continue her super - sleuthing) jib% � �� -$� e� �� ,C -/ �-�� -C /. � /�� "� 17 A0 — Z 9 17-2 x7 e � l -J l_/ �•� .r ,; :f ` - X 1 66 � l �� 7` 1 � " e- 49 WHO KNOWS? Articles THE OLD THREE HUNDRED (Continued from Vol. II #2, pp. 28 -30) These are the colonists settled under the terms of Austin's first contract. They came to be known as "The Old Three Hundred ". This list, compiled by Lester G. BUGBEE, and published in the Texas Historical Quarterly for October, 1897 (Volume I), gives the names of the colonists, the amount of land received by each, the present county in which the land is located, and the date the title was issued. A labor of land was about 177 acres, and a sitio, or league, about 4,428 acres. LOCATION NAME SITIOS LABORS Present County DATE OF TITLE McKENNEY, Thos.F. 1 Brazos Aug. 16, 1824 McKINSEY, Hugh 1 Wharton & Matagorda Aug. 3, 1824 MCULAIN, A,. ) McNAIR, James) 1 Colorado July 24, 1824 McNEEL, Daniel 1 Brazoria Aug. 3, 1824 McNEEL, George W.) McNEEL, John G. ) �raoria Aug. 10, 1824 McNEEL, John 1 Brazoria Aug. 3, 1824 McNEEL, Pleasant D. 1 Brazoria Aug. 75, 1824 McNEEL, Sterling 1 Brazoria Aug. 19, 1824 McNUTT, Elizabeth 1 Jackson July 21, 1824 M William 1 Burleson July 19, 1824 MARSH, Shubael 1 Brazoria July 8, 1824 MARTIN, Wily 1 Brazoria July 29, 1824 MATHIS, William 1 Brazos July 19, 1824 MILBURN, David H. (Partner of Thomas DAVIS) MILLER, Samuel 1 Washington Aug. 19, 1824 MILLER, Samuel R. 1 Washington Aug. 19, 1824 MILLER, Simon 1 Fort Bend Aug. 7, 1824 MILLICAN, James D. 1 Brazos July 16, 1824 MILLICAN, Robert 22 Brazos July 16, 1824 MILLICAN, William 1 Brazos July 16, 1824 50 The Old Three Hundred (Continued) Brazoria July 8, 1824 LOCATION July 8, 1824 NAME 1 SITIOS LABORS Present County DATE OF TITLE MINUS, Joseph 1 Brazoria Aug. 19, 1824 MITCHELL, Asa 1 Brazoria Aug. 7, 1824 Matagorda & Brazoria Aug. 2 Brazoria Aug, 7, 1824 Aug. 3, 1824 1 Brazoria Aug. 24, 1824 MONKS, John L. 1 (Forfeited) Fort Bend July 10, MOORE, John H. (Partner of Thomas GRAY) July 10, 1824 MOORE, Luke 1 Harris Aug. 3, 1824 MORRISON, Moses (Partner of William COOPER) MORTON, William 12 Fort Bend July 15, 1824 1 Fort Bend July 15, 1824 MOUSER, David 1 Waller Aug. 19, 1824 NELSON, James 1 Colorado Aug. 7, 1824 NEWMAN, Joseph 1 Wharton Aug. 10, 1824 1 Austin Aug. 10, 1824 NUCKOLS, M. B. 1 Matagorda.& Brazoria Aug. 3, 1824 1 Brazoria Aug. 3, 1824 ORRICK, James 1 Austin Aug. 10, 1824 OSBORN, Nathan 1 Colorado July 24 P 1824 PARKS, Wm. ) PARKER, Joshua) 1 Wharton July 24, 1824 PARKER, William 1 Brazoria July 8, 1824 1 Waller July 8, 1824 PENNINGTON, Isaac 1 Fort Bend Aug. 3, 1824 PENTECOST, George S. 1 Matagorda Aug. 19, 1824 PETTUS, Freeman 1 Colorado & Fayette Aug. 3, 1824 1 Matagorda & Brazoria Aug. 3, 1824 1 Colorado Aug. 3, 1824 PETTUS, William 1 Wharton July 10, 1824 1 Fort Bend July 10, 1824 1 Waller July 10, 1824 PETTY, John 1 Fayette Aug, 10, 1824 51 The Old Three Hundred (Continued) NAME PEYTON, J. C. SITIOS 1 LOCATION LABORS Present County DATE Matagorda Aug. OF 25, TITLE 1827 PHELPS, James A. E. 1 Brazoria 2 Brazoria Aug. Aug. 16, 16, 1824 1824 PHILIPS, I. B. 1 Wharton May 9, 1827 PHILIPS, Zeno 1 Brazoria July 19, 1824 PICKET, Pamelia 1 Matagorda 1 Austin July July 21, 21, 1824 1824 POLLEY, Joseph H. (Partner of Samuel. Chance) POL Joseph H. 1 Fort Bend Aug. 16, 1824 POWELL, Peter (Partner of William KINGSTON) PRATER, William 1 Brazoria. 1 Austin July July 19, 19, 1824 1824 PRUITT, Pleasant 1 Matagorda July 24, 1824 PRYOR, William 1 Wader Aug. 24, 1824 RABB, Andrew 12 Wharton Aug. 10, 1824 RABB, John 1 Fort Bend 2 Austin July July 8, 8, 1824 1824 RABB, Thomas J. 1 Wharton July 24, 1824 RABB, William 3 2 Fayette Matagorda 2 Fayette July July Aug. 19, 19, 24, 1824 1824 1824 RALEIGH, William 1 Burleson Aug. 16, 1824 RAMEY, L. 1 Matagorda May 23, 1827 RANDON, David (Partner of Isaac PENNINGTON) RANDON, John 1 Fort Bend Aug. 19, 1824 RANKIN, Frederic H. 1 Harris 1 Harris July July 7, 7, 1824 1824 RAWLS, Amos 1 Matagorda July 24, 1824 RAWLS, Benjamin 1 Matagorda Aug. 3, 1824 52 l J e e w Our one new member for this issue is a local person with a query in this issue also. Make her welcome by helping her with some answers to her query. Barbara PHILLIPS (Mrs. James) 693 -5042 Rt. 5, Box 1520, College ,Station, TX 77840 BIRD /BYRD De.JUNGA ROWE COBB PEGODA WARREN /VARRAN CROWDER PHILLIPS WOLTER WHAT'S NEW? Membership News The Editor has recently received a notice of address change for three of our members. We truly hate to see them leave our community, and hope they will continue to keep in toucht Mike KERSTETTER, 3664 S 262nd St., Kent, Washington 98031 (Best wishes in your new job, Mike!) Mr. and Mrs. N.A.'McNIE :L, P.O. Box 26, Moody, TX 76557 (Don't let the 'rural life' keep you from coming back to see friends!) Received a nice letter from one of our members with some clippings. M.C. FORISTER is the gr- gr -gr- granddaughter of Major John Washington TABOR, twice mayor of Bryan, for whom Tabor was named. She was guest of honor in Floresville, TX recently for the dedication of the Mary C. FORISTER Center, dedicated to the service of special children. As a part of her speech she read a poem that she wrote. She is a :spec al person, and we hope some- one answers your query sooni The January meeting topic has not yet been announced, but you can bet it will be a good onet We will meet as usual, on the third Monday which will be January 19, 1981, at the Bryan Library, 7:00 - 9 :00. We will have new officers at that time. Did you notice that both slates are listed on page 44.? The 1980 slate of officers headed by Ralph McCORMICK has done an outstand- ing job. The ogranization voted to purchase a book in honor of the officers to be given to the genealogy section of the Bryan Library. The 1981 officers headed by Dorothy CLARK are already planning good things for the coming year. Don't miss a single meetingt: 53 ea let 2e W2 lie leJ GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH AT A &M Bill PAGE, Library Assistant at the A &M University Library, has given us a tool that may help to unlock the gene- alogical sources that we know must be in the Library, and yet appear hidden in unexpected placest In the ADVERTISER (I -1, pp. 18- 20)was information concerning the card catalog and how to use it - -what to look for, etc. Also in that issue were the indexes and bibliographies that will also be useful. In the ADVERTISER (I -1, pp. 25 -27) began the listing by state and code for finding the general books on that subject. Alabama through Louisiana were given. Again, a word of advice- -ask one of the library assis- tants where the books are. A general rule is 'F' on the fifth floor, 'Z' on the first. Selected Sources of Genealogical Information MAINE: F 16 - 30 Federal Census, 1790 Microtext. HASKELL, John D., Jr. Maine: A Bibliogra of Its Histo Z / 1291 / C 65 1977 Regular Stacks. Maine Historical and Genealogical Register F / 16 / M 182 SARGENT, William Mitchell. Maine Wills, 1640 - 1760 F/16 /S 2.4/1972 MARYLAND: F 176 - 190 Archives of Maryland F / 176 / A6.7 BARNES, Robert W. Maryland Marriages, 1634 - 1777 F° /180/B 38/ r9 -- Federal Census. 1790 Microtext. Maryland Hall of Records Commission. Calendar of Mar yland State Papers CD / 3280 / A1.7 / no- 1 1967 Maryland. Magazine of Genealogy CS / 42 / M36 / CPD MULLEN, John. The Baltimore Director for 1799. Microtext. Evans Bibliography 3750. 0 e PASSANO, Eleanor P. Index of the Source Records of Maryland Z/1293/P3/1967 SKORDAS, Gust. The Early Settlers in Maryland F / 180 /S55 THOMPSON, William. The Baltimore Town and Fell's Point Directory Microtext. Evans Bib lography 31297. 54 Genealogical-Research at A &M (Continued) MASSACHUSETTS: F 61 - 75 BANKS, Charles E. Planters of the Commonwealth F / 67 j B 1.9 / 1967 Federal Census, 1790 Microtext. Massachusetts, a Bibliography of its History. Z / 1295 / C 65 1967 NORMAN, John. The Boston Directory (1789)` Microtext. Evans Bibliography 22033. Pilgrim Notes and Queries F / 68 / P 6.1. Plymouth Church Records (2 Vols.) BX / 7255 / P 65 / F 56 . 1975 Regular Stacks. PRUITT, Bettye H. Massachusetts Tax Valuation List of 1771. Folio F / 63 / P 8 5d Records of the Governor and Companx of the Massachusetts Ba in New England. 1628-1674. Microfilm A 7 135 WEST, John. The Bos Dir ector. Microtext Evans Biblio- graphy. 1797 Evans 316 9 1798 •.... Evans 35005 MICHIGAN; F 561 575 MINNESOTA: F 601 -615 Federal Census. 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 Microtext MISSISSIPPI: F 336 - 350 MISSOURI: F 461 - 475 BRYAN, William S. A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri F / 465 B 9.1 MONTANA: F 726 - 740 Federal Census, 1870, 1880 Microtext. NEBRASKA: F 661 - 675 Federal Census, 1860, 1870, 1880 Microtext NEVADA: F 661 - 675 Federal Census, 1870, 1880 Microtext KELLY, J. Wells, comp. First Director containing the Names of Residents in F 527 / 1962 . (Remember: Pick up a "Location Guide at the reference desk when you enter the library. It will help in finding the areas referred to in this listing. - -and remember the librarians are there to HELP!) 55 Genealogical Research at A &M (Continued) NEW HAMPSHIRE: F 31 - 45 Federal Census, 1790 Microtext New Ham shire: A Biblioara of Its Histo Z / 1311 C 1979. Regular Stacks. NEW JERSEY: F 131 - 145 1 NEW MEXICO: F 791 - 805 Federal Census, 1850, 1860, 180, 1880 Microtext NEW YORK: F 116 - 130 Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York. v. 1 -15. Microtext. DUNCAN, William. The New York Directory. Microtext. Evans Bibliography. 1790 ..... Evan22724 1791 ..... Evans 23337 1792 ..... Evans 24281 1793 Evan 25422 1794 ..... Evans 26919 1795 Evans 28598 1796 ..... Evans 30706 Longworth•s American Almanack New York Re ister, and City 9re or . otext. Evans Bibliography 1797 :.a.. Evans 34012 1799 Evans 357 New York (City) Direct oory. Microtext Evans Bibliography 7�7 Evans 20369 1789 ..... Evans 22021 New York Historical Society. Abstracts of Wills 1665 1800 (viols. for 1892 -1908) F N 6 3 7 1 b9T _ - 19D_U New York Historical society. Revolutionary Muster Rolls (vols. for 1914 -1915) F/ 116 7 N 3 7 1 9 14 -1 9 1 5- New York (State). Adjutant-General's Office. Index of Awards on Claims of the War of 1812. E / 359 N 45 Regular Stacks. SCOTT, Alle the of eeu air SCOTT, Kenneth. Genealo ical Data from the New York Post - Boy, 1743 -1773 CS N 4 no. 33 Regular St ac s Federal Census, 1790 Microtext. NORTH CAROLINA: F 251 - 265 Abstract of North Carolina Wills F / 253 / N 8.6 Regular Stacks. Colonial Records of North Carolina (v. 1 -10) Microtext. 56 Q ue4 eii ZQueJlianj # 024 Johann HEINRICH /John PEGODA Does anyone know what area of Prussia /Germany is referred to when you are told that "about 1830 grand- parents came from the 'dark part of Germany' "? Barbara PHILLIPS says that gr -gr- grandfather came from Prussia to escape the-war and came into Texas. The family story is that he came from 'the dark part of Germany'. Barbara PHILLIPS, Rt. 5, Box 1520, College Station, TX 77840 Phone: 693 -5042 # 025 PALMER /PARKER -SEALE Mrs. CARLISI writes that she has just learned that gr- gr- grandmother was Tryphena PALMER / PARKER. She married gr- gr- grandfather Augustus Franklin SEALE in 1856. Her father may have been Martin PALMER / PARKER, but in 1850 census she was with father( ?) Silas PALMER /PARR. He was in Grimes County, TX. Where did Tryphena die? She was on 1870 Brazos Co. census. Augustus Franklin SEALE was in Chickasaw Indian Terr. OK in 1874. Did she die in TX (1870 -1874) or did she go to OK Indian Terr. and die there? Mrs. Oranna N. CARLISI, 8 Haslock Ave., Trenton, NJ 08629 # 026 ARRINGTON John M. ARRINGTON wants to know when A&M started to have diplomas printed. He has been told that Ezekiel ARRINGTON III wrote in a beautiful handwriting and was paid to write out Texas A &M diplomas in the 1910 -1918 era. Can anyone help him? John M. ARRINGTON, 7025 Kopman, Houston, Texas 77061 # 027 ARNOLD, BOLTON, PARKER, WALKER The following query is from a neighbor in Franklin, Texas, and is so interesting, that it is _given here just as she wrote it Does anyone how the location of William Calaway BOLTON's grave? I am afraid that he may not have a marker. It would be dated born 1825 - died 1853. The Estate settlement papers are dated 1854 at the Brazos Co. Court- house so I am guessing at the child was born in 1852. The part of the Headright of A.D. by Robert STEVENSON valued at Where would this be located? stead? William C. WALKER was death year. His 276 acres of land HUSTON to Gideon $1.50 per acre - Was he buried on administrator of last was a WALKER $416.00. the home his 57 WHO KNOWS? Queries and Questions estate. If you find any information on him, he is related also. A J.W. PARKER (James) was on the committee and he could have been the widow, Sarah Jane PARKER BOLTON's brother or father. She was born in Brazos Co. in 1828 or 1829. She remarried in 1 to Isaac N. ARNOLD and her name was signed Sarah Ann not Jane, and on her cemetery marker at the Peach Creek Cemetery is as Sarah A. ARNOLD, but is the same person. Sarah Jane PARKER's family would have to be an early or first settlers in Brazos Co. since she was born in 1828 or 1829. Who were her parents? Is her husband buried in a 'PARKER' cemetery plot? I have a long list of PARKER names that I'm saving. They came from Georgia. My gr-gr-grandmother was a PARKER, my gr-grandmother married a PARKER and my own grandfather and grandmother were BOLTON-PARKER marriage, believed to have been second cousins.1 See what genealogy can unearth? The BOLTON's came from Bolton, England. The PARKERs are French descent. BOLTON's and PARKER's fought in the American Revolution and may be why they left Englandl Mrs. Lewis PERKINS, Rt. 2, Box 66, Franklin, TX 77856 Phone: 828-4977 Allie Mae WHITLEY,Mary COOPER and Frances HENRY have put in one good day listing the Willow Hole Cemetery in Madison County. If anyone wants to join us, call Allie Mae 693-4202. All volunteers kindly accepted1l We will work on Saturday or Sunday afternoons when the weather permits. Robert McJILTON, a recent member, called to say that he had investigated the information in our last issue about the availability of the Eagle. He says that there is now a new managing editor, Mr. Robert FLEISCHER, and he said that the copies of the Emile were for their own reference and records. Mr. McJILTON did say, however, that the Bryan Library has copies of the Eagle back to 1894, and are available for our research. The X&M Library also has Eagle copies so we may work in either of these places--possibly more accessible anywayl Thanks for the up-dated information. The Henry Prairie Baptist Church has been in existence for one hundred and two years. About six miles south of Franklin in Robertson County, the white frame church has on it's walls the entire roll of membership for those one hundred and two years with the date received, date dismissed, how received and how dismissed. Perhaps at a later date we can publish the older names in this Church. The church officers are also listed, including pastors, when called, church clerks, Church treasurers and Deacons. Euline BENBOW found this historic church for us. Super - sleuth at it again! PASTORS J.D. HALTON B.A. BARNETT J.D. HALTON J.H. JACKSON J.W. STEVENS D.N. ARNOLD C.P. LUMPKIN J.M. ZIMMERMAN C.G. NICHOLSON G.W. THOMASON J.W. STEVENS: Eclar SMITH W.D. CRANE Charley BULLOCK W.C. FRILEY S.T. THOMAS C.C. NICHOLSON J.W. STEVENS W.M. REED H.C. WROUGHTON U.G. HALE WHEN CALLED February 1889 October 1890 October 1892 September 1894 October 1895 August 1897 March 1900 October 1900 October 1902 February 1906 October 1907 1908 (Missing Minutes) 1909 September 1910 May 1911 November 1913 January 1917 October 1917 January 1919 May 1920 59 Henry Prairie Baptist Church (Continued) PASTORS WHEN CALLED E.H. CROUCH September 1921 W.M. ROBINSON October 1922 L.W. CROUCH April 1926 S.L. THOMAS September 1929 George STOHLER Jr. December 1935 J. Herbert BROWN December 1936 Chester CADWALDER November 1941 Fred De VANEY November 1943 Vernon MAXTED February 1945 A.W. THOMAS October 1947 J.Z. YOUNG July 1952 Judson PRINCE November 1953 David ELLIOTT December 195° CHURCH CLERKS DATES ELECTED J.W. PATTON 1889 W.M. PEELER October 1890 T.J. PERKINS August 1891 W.M. PEELER October 1891 Da4vid ARNETT October 1895 A.W. POPE July 1897 J.F. HUTCHINGSON November 1897 W.M. PEELER September 1898 R. O'REAR July 1899 W.C. COBB December 1898 W.M. PEELER March 1900 Allie MAUK March 1 907 Dollie ELLIOTT September 1910 Lola MAUK August 1912 Dollie ELLIOTT August 1913 Eddie SMITH October 1914 O.P. SANDIFER September 1915 V.N. PRICE September 1916 QFT L CHURCH TREASURERS Date Elected W.W. TAYLOR Henry Prairie Baptist Church (Continued) Tom BOWMAN CHURCH CLERKS DATES ELECTED Willie BOND April 1918 John FROST September 1918 Calvin PETTY February 1927 R.S. SMITH September 1925 Romus BURGIN October 1936 James MANIARD October 1938 R.S. SMITH September 1939 R.S. -WITH served to 1955 1894 Mrs. R.S. SMITH April 1955 CHURCH TREASURERS Date Elected W.W. TAYLOR 1889 Tom BOWMAN February 1920 O.P. SANDIFER Sept. 1926 - Oct. 1948 - Mozelle SMITH November 1948 Calvin PETTY October 1951 Travis MORGAN April 1953 Homer LOMAX January 1955 - DEACONS Date Ordained J.F. HUTCHINGSON 1894 Robert BLYTHE June 1894 Robert 0 °REAR July 1905 F.M. PETTY July 1905 Jerome GILSTRAP July 1905 C.E. ELLIOTT July 1909 B.E. PEELER September 1917 V.N. PRICE September 1917 H.R. ROSS October 1942 Calvin PETTY October 1942 NOTICE! Inorder to mail this issue of the ADVERTISER in time for you to get directions to the CLARKs - - as well as the invitation, the INDEX for this issue will be included in the next issue. Sorry! Fri; tnr T . AN INVITATION CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE at Stan and Dottie Clark's home at Minter Springs December 14, 1980 Sunday 3:0 - 5:00 Bring your spouse Bring a guest Bring a prospective member Enjoy a genial afternoonl IMPORTANT11 Directions to the home of Stan and Dottie Clarki You'll need theml The Wellborn road is undergoing repairs and you may want to go to Wellborn by an alternate route: Highway 6, turn right on Barron Road and turn left (south) onto Wellborn Road. You may also go Highway 6 to Green's Prairie Road, turn right, and turn right (north) again at Wellborn Road. Whatever the route, you will arrive at Wellborn. At the Wellborn post office/Arco Station, look at the odometer to the tenths, turn west across the railroad tracks. Take an immediate left, stay on hard top 2.2 miles. At CORNER of white fence, take left onto gra- vel road. Go two tenths (.2) of mile and at CORNER of iron horse corrall take sharp right. Go two tenths (.2) mile. Cattle guard will be rather straight in front of you, while public road goes slightly right and down hill. Come to a halt on cattle guard and turn sharply right down hill, follow on up the hill to house. House cannot be seen from cattle guard and is about I mile on. You've made itt Welcome! Come on in! One more word of warning--on the way out, go across the cattleguard straight on.' Don't angle on or you may put a wheel over the side. Stan will pull you out with the tractor, but you might not enjoy that experiencel A REMINDER Dues are due by January 1 - -Be sure to put this into the budget and get your check ($10.00) to Anna HALLARAN, 733 Rosemary, Bryan, TX 77801. N Membership in BRAZOS GENEALOGICAL ASSOCIATION is $10.00 for the calendar year and includes six issues of the Brazos Genealogical Advertiser. Meetings are the third Monday night, 7:00 - 9 :00 in the Bryan Public Library. New members are listed in the next issue of the ADVERTISER with their list of surnames being researched. (Unless other- wise requested.) Membership is for the calendar year and back issues will be sent for that calendar year. 1981 membership will include Vol. II #4 -6 and Vol. III #1 -3. The ADVERTISER, a 20 page bi- monthly publication, is indexed in each issue by surname only. Queries are free. Vie reserve the right to limit or edit. Back issues are $2.00 for a single issue, or $10.00 for the six issue set. (Vol. I #1 -6 is now available.) MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION BRAZOS GENEALOGICAL ASSOCIATION 740 Garden Acres Bryan, TX 77801 NAME ADDRESS PHONE SURNAMES (Make as complete a list as you can. It's good free advertising:)