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Brazos Genealogist CONTENTS PAGE Brazos County residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Page 123 Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 From the Editor’s Desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 130 Three Slave Narratives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lois Carpenter 130 Business issue -Apr. 22, 1913 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . Janis Hunt 134 The Freedmen Burying Grounds at Bryan City Cemetery pt. 1 . . John P. Blair 137 The Freedmen Burying Grounds at Bryan City Cemetery pt. 2 . . John
P. Blair 139 When I was 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janis Hunt 140 From the Pages of the Bryan Daily Eagle . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . Jane Horn 143 Newspaper Odds and Ends, 1868-1894 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Page 152 Index compiled by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Dean 157 BRAZOS GENEALOGIST VOLUME XXVI NUMBER 4 FALL 2005
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123 Brazos Genealogist Volume XXVI Number 4 Bryan/College Station Fall 2005 Texas Brazos County Residents by Bill PAGE Sample of families who have lived in Brazos County. A continuing
series. 14 Feb. 1996 SEBESTA, John (17 Mar. 1851-21 Nov. 1906). Buried College Station; Czech American Naturalized 26 Apr. 1890, subject of Austria. County Court Civil Minutes Reel #1020036,
pp. 455-457 May be John SIBESTER, 1880 Brazos Co. census p. 265d, aged 28, b. Moravia 1900 Brazos Co. census p. 334b, b. Mar. 1851, Moravia, came to U.S. 1879; naturalized "Store Was
Burglarized," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 26 Dec. 1907, p. 1, col. 2. J. M. SEBESTA Obituaries: aged 55 years, 8 months, 4 days; native of Moravia; had lived in Brazos Co. "for many years."
Brazos Pilot, 22 Nov. 1906, p. 8?, col. 3; (LaGrange) Svoboda 29 Listopadu (Nov.) 1906, p. 1, col. 1 "Burglars Again at Work," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 11 Nov. 1915, p. 1, col. 4. John M.
SEBESTA SESSUM family *Mr. J. G. SESSUM, (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 31 Aug. 1899, p.8 , col. 4 "Mr. E. E. G. SESSUM Dead," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 17 June 1915, p. 4, col.5 SHAW, George B. "Pop"
(25 Aug. 1875-14 May 1949). Buried Bryan; ran Campus Sandwich Shop at A&M "Pop SHAW Has Spent More Than Five Years Feeding Customers," Battalion, 24 Jan. 1939, p. 1, col. 4 "Twinkling
`Pop' SHAW Served Cold Drinks and Sandwiches to Aggies, Faculty, for 11 Years," Battalion, 11 July 1944, p. 1, col. 1 "Pop SHAW Has Sold Hamburgers to Aggies for 13 Years," Battalion,
22 Aug. 1946, p. 1, col. 1 "Funeral Services Held Sunday for G. B. `Pop' SHAW," Bryan Daily Eagle, 16 May 1949, p. 1, col. 5; p. 3, col. 1. "Funeral Services Held for Pop SHAW," Battalion,
19 May 1949, p. 1, col. 8 SHAW, Sarah A. (22 May 1818-24 Oct. 1874). Buried Bryan; ran hotels "From our traveling agent...," Galveston Daily News, 25 Feb. 1868, p. 3 "Letter from Bryan...,"
Galveston Daily News, 19 Mar. 1869, p. 3
124 "Mrs. Sarah A. SHAW...," Galveston Daily News, 25 Oct. 1874, p. 1 "Former Bryan Woman Dies at Texarkana," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 26 July 1923, p. 2, col. 7. Mrs. W. B. KIZER, daughter
of Mrs. SHAW "In Early Days," Bryan Daily Eagle, 29 Jan. 1927, p. 2, col. 3 SHEALEY family "Miss Nannie SHEALEY Dead," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 21 Dec. 1911, p. 1, col. 4 SHELBURNE, Curtis
C. --Owned livery stable "For City Marshall," Bryan Daily Eagle, 25 Nov. 1896, p. 4, col. 2 "The Eagle reporter learned from Mr. C.C. SHELBURNE...," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 24 Dec. 1903,
p. 8, col. 3 "Card from Mr. SHELBURNE," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 4 Feb. 1909, p.7, col.1 "C. C. SHELBURNE for Commissioner," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 6 June 1912, p. 3, col. 2 "C. C. SHELBURNE,
Livery and Breeding Stable," Bryan Daily Eagle, 22 Apr. 1913, sect.3, p. 9, col. 2 "Purchased Livery Equipment," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 15 July 1915, p. 2, col. 4 "Mr. C. C. SHELBURNE Dead,"
Bryan Weekly Eagle, 15 Feb. 1917, p. 7, col. 2 SHELTON family *R. J. SHELTON was appointed appointed voter registrar, Galveston Daily News, 27 Oct. 1869, p. 3, col. 4; 26 Nov. 1869,
p.1 "An attempt has been made to burn the store of R. J. SHELTON at Millican...," Galveston Daily News, 10 June 1871, p. 2, col. 5 SHINE family "SHINE-PICO Wedding," (weekly) Bryan Eagle,
18 June 1903, p. 1, col. 2. William Porter SHINE "Funeral of W. P. SHINE," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 29 Dec. 1904, p. 1, col. 5 "Death of W. P. SHINE," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 29 Dec. 1904,
p. 1, col. 4 SHIRLEY family *H. M. SHIRLEY signed petition, (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 22 May 1890, p. 1, col. 1 "MATHIS-SHIRLEY," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 2 Jan. 1913, p. 6, col. 3. Miss Cloa
SHIRLEY SHIVERS, D. H., Rev. --African American; aged 80; active in ministry for 56 years; had been pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Bryan for 50 years. "Shivers Will Be Buried Thursday,"
Bryan Daily Eagle, 1 Nov. 1927, p. 2, col. 6 Soundex Code: S162 1900 Brazos Co. Census, p.278a (ED 9, sheet 11) SHIVERS, Dan H. b. Dec. 1853, Ga. minister Dessie wife b. Oct. 1868, Tx.
Tx. Daniel son b. May 1884, Tx. Dessie dau. b. Feb. 1886, Tx. Cicero son b. Sep. 1891, Tx. Sallie dau. b. Mar. 1896, Tx. Juree son b. Dec. 1898, Tx. Tilley son b. Mar. 1900, Tx. 1910
Brazos Co. census, ED 9, sheet 7 1920 Brazos Co. census, ED 9, sheet 23, line 16
125 Galveston Daily News: Film N 578 Bryan Eagle: Film N 557 [Revival for African Americans at Bryan]. See: Galveston Daily News, 21 Aug. 1894, p. 6, col. 4; 22 Aug. 1894, p. 6, col.
3; 23 Aug. 1894, p. 5, col. 3; 24 Aug. 1894, p. 6, col. 4; 25 Aug. 1894, p. 3, cols. 3-4; 26 Aug. 1894, p.3 , col. 5; 27 Aug. 1894, p.3, col. 3; 28 Aug. 1894, p. 6, col. 4 "The residence
of Elder D. H. SHIVERS, colored, was burned ...," Bryan Daily Eagle, 18 July 1896, p. 4, col. 2 "Rev. SHIVERS (colored) is conducting a revival ...," Bryan Morning Eagle, 16 Apr. 1901,
p. 3, col. 3 "The revival at the Shiloh Baptist church...," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 11 July 1901, p. 6, col. 3 "Colored Revival Closes," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 11 May 1905, p. 6, col. 1
"Colored Baptist Sunday School Board," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 2 May 1907, p. 1, col. 1 "Colored Revival Closed," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 13 May 1915, p. 8, col. 2 "Off to National Convention,"
Bryan Daily Eagle, 6 Sept. 1916, p. 3, col. 4 "Bryan Negroes Form Red Cross Auxiliary," Bryan Daily Eagle, 23 June 1917, p. 5, col. 3 "70 Negro Soldiers Leave Today for Training Camp,"
Bryan Weekly Eagle, 1 Nov. 1917, p. 3, col. 4 "Colored Woman Shot in Thigh by Former Husband Come Home," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 17 May 1923, p. 3, col. 3. Daughter of Rev. D. H. SHIVERS
"Colored Baptists Planning Anniversary Celebrations," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 15 Nov. 1923, p. 2, col. 5 "Shiloh Baptist is Establishing Church Library," Bryan Daily Eagle, 21 Sept. 1943,
p. 4, col. 3 SHOWS family "Death of Claud Shows," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 2 Feb. 1905, p. 4, col. 1. Son of John SHOWS SIKORSKI family --family members buried Mt. Calvary "Pneumonia Fatal
to Ex-Army Man; Is Buried Today," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 7 Mar. 1929, p. 1, col. 6. Lewis J. SIKORSKI "Premium Sought by Brazos Man on Long Staple," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 4 Sept. 1930, p.
1, col. 3. J. W. SIKORSKI "Flu-Pneumonia Proves Fatal to Brazos Co. Girl," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 1 Mar. 1933, p. 1, col. 1. Miss Ellen SIKORSKY SIMPSON, McDuff (29 Aug. 1867 -6 Apr.1903).
Buried Bryan. The 1870 Brazos Co. census (p.23a) lists: SIMPSON, Geo. 40 Ireland , Margret 35 Ireland , Chas. 12 Ill. , Mary 6 Miss. , McDuff 3 Tex. , Wm. Nov. 1869 Tex. McDuff SIMPSON
m. Leona CONWAY, 24 Dec. 1890, Brazos County Marriage Records, Book G-1, p. 363 "Flower Pot," U.S. Patent # 548,763, cited in Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, 29
Oct. 1895, p. 674 "McDuff SIMPSON has received letters patent...," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 7 Nov. 1895, p.
1263, col. 3 "SIMPSON's Market Garden," Bryan Daily Eagle, 10 Mar. 1897, p. 4, col. 3 "Vegetables at City Market," Bryan Daily Eagle, 10 June 1898, p. 4, col. 3 "Choice Flowers," Bryan
Daily Eagle, 18 Sept. 1898, p. 2, col. 4 "McDuff SIMPSON's fine market garden on Still Creek, was destroyed ...," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 6 July 1899, p. 6, col. 3 "Mr. McDuff SIMPSON
has been a successful gardener for years...," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 9 Nov. 1899, p. 8, col. 3 The 1900 Brazos Co. census (ED 7, sheet 8a, line 6) lists: SIMPSON, McDuff head Aug. 1867
, Leona C. wife Sept. 1872 (mother of 4 children, 3 living) , Joe son Oct. 1890 , McDuff, Jr. son Nov. 1892 , Sidney son Dec. 1895 "Some Suggestions by Mr. McDuff SIMPSON," (weekly)
Bryan Eagle, 26 Dec. 1901, p. 8, col. 1 "McDuff SIMPSON is contributing a series of leading articles...," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 15 Jan. 1903, p. 4, col. 1 "Plant a Tree," (weekly) Bryan
Eagle, 26 Feb. 1903, p. 4, col. 3 "McDuff SIMPSON," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 9 Apr. 1903, p. 1, col. 2 SIMS, Frank S. (b.14 Oct.1843). African American; Confederate Civil War veteran "Old
Negro Will Go to Galveston Attending Meeting," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 8 July 1926, p. 3 "Aged Darkey of Bryan a Soldier of Confederacy," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 8 July 1926, p. 4 "Old-Time
Negro Attends Reunion," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 12 July 1928, p. 4 "Aged Brazos Negro Was Gen. LEE's Body Guard," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 1 Mar. 1933, p. 3, col. 3 SIMS, Milton Walker (10 Jan.
1831 -4 Oct. 1912). Buried Bryan *President of the Farmers' Association of Texas, (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 20 Mar. 1890, p. 5, col. 3 "Brazos River Navigation," Galveston Daily News, 25
Jan. 1893, p. 7, col. 2 "Navigation Convention," Galveston Daily News, 3 Feb. 1893, p. 6, col. 6 "Not Believed in Bryan," Galveston Daily News, 21 July 1893, p. 2, col. 3 "SMITH-SIMS
Wedding," Galveston Daily News, 22 July 1893, p. 3, col. 4. Laura, daughter of M. W. SIMS "Brazos County History," Houston Post, 8 Dec. 1901, p. 24 *obituary, (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 10
Oct. 1912, p. 2, col. 1 ""Bryan Woman Has Glove of Empress Charlotta and Invitation from the Emperor, Maxmilion, Once Famous," Bryan Daily Eagle, 2 Feb. 1927, p. 3, cols. 1-2 "Brazos
Planter Succumbs; Ailed for Many Months," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 24 Dec. 1931, p. 3, cols. 4-5. Dan SIMS, son of M. W. SIMS SKAINS family *Richard SKAINS was delegate to convention, (weekly)
Bryan Eagle, 3 Apr. 1890, p. 4, col. 4 "THOMAS v. MORSE," 16 Southwestern Reporter 48 (1891) "Convicts Recaptured," Galveston Daily News, 15 Apr. 1893, p. 3, col. 4. J. W. SKAINS was
one of the captors "J. W. SKAINS, of Edge, called on the Eagle yesterday and reports lots of sickness...,"
127 Bryan Daily Eagle, 9 Feb. 1897, p. 4, col. 6 "SKAINS-GOODSON," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 25 Jan. 1906, p. 7, col. 3. Charles Tiebot SKAINS "George SKAINS was called to Calvert...," (weekly)
Bryan Eagle, 14 Mar. 1907, p. 3, col. 3 "J. W. SKAINS and family have moved from Edge to the Wixon community...," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 9 Jan. 1908, p. 3, col. 6 "J. W. SKAINS of Kurten
came in last night from a cattle purchasing trip...," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 13 May 1909, p. 3, col. 2 "Big Cattle Deal," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 3 June 1909, p. 1, col. 3. J. W. SKAINS
"GANTS-SKAINS," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 13 July 1911, p. 2, col. 4. Carrie, daughter of R. B. SKAINS "Miss Kate SKAINS spend Sunday with relatives and friends in Teague...," (weekly) Bryan
Eagle, 3 Aug. 1911, p. 7, col. 2 "Change in Business," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 27 Mar. 1913, p. 2, col. 1. J. W. SKAINS "Death of Little Child," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 20 Sept. 1923, p. 2,
col. 1. J. W. SKAINS "Former Bryan Woman Dies in Sealy Hospital," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 8 Aug. Aug. 1934, p. 3, col. 6. Mrs. Maggie SKAINS WHITE "To Hold Funeral for Ex-Resident This Afternoon,"
Bryan Daily Eagle, 27 Feb. 1938, p. 1, col. 3. Tom SKAINS SKUBAL family "First Bale at Edge," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 13 Aug. 1914, p. 8, col. 6. Vincent SKUBAL "Throat is Cut When Caught
on Barb Wire Line," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 7 Feb. 1929, p. 4, col. 8 SMITH, Mrs. Anna V. (1881-1944). College Station postmistress; buried Bryan "Postoffice in Community 79 Families Has
First Class Rating; Is Due to Being Home of A-M With 5,000 Cadets," Bryan Daily Eagle, 7 Jan. 1938, p. 1, col. 3 SMITH, George W. (22 Feb. 1840-6 May 1905). Buried Bryan; merchant *His
business burned, Galveston Daily News, 18 Feb. 1874, p. 1 "George W. SMITH, a merchant of Bryan, while in a somnambulant state...," Galveston Daily News, 8 Oct. 1875, p. 3 *Grocer; his
business damaged by fire, Galveston Daily News, 12 Oct. 1879, p.1 "...the stockholders of the Bryan, water, ice and electric light company...," Galveston Daily News, 6 Oct. 1892, p.
3, col. 5 "At the annual election of officers for Protection Hose Company no. 1...," Galveston Daily News, 24 Mar. 1893, p. 2, col. 7 *Obituary, (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 11 May 1905, p.
4, col. 3 "Funeral Services of Mrs. SWANCOAT Monday Afternoon," Bryan Daily Eagle, 28 Mar. 1938, p. 1, col. 5. Daughter of George W. SMITH SMOTHERS, T. T. --minister *T. T. SMOTHERS
married at Chappell Hill, Houston Tri-Weekly Telegraph, 28 Mar. 1866, p. 4 *Odd Fellows' University and Orphans' Home," Galveston Daily News, 24 Feb. 1871, p. 1, col. 2 *His home burned,
Galveston Daily News, 16 Aug. 1873, p. 2; 24 Aug. 1873, p. 4
128 SMYTHE, D. Porte (1824-1889). Buried Bryan; doctor Bryan...The Democratic convention of Brazos Co. met here to-day ...The meeting was called to order by Dr. D. Port SMYTH, Chairman
of the Democratic Executive Committee of Brazos Co. ...Galveston Daily News, 13 June 1875, p. 1 Bryan...Democratic County Convention...The following... were elected as delegates to the
district convention... Dr. Deporte SMYTHE...The following...were elected as delegates to the State Convention at Galveston...Dr. Deporte SMYTHE... Galveston Daily News, 21 Dec. 1875,
p. 1 The Burst-Up in Brazos...Mr. J. P. AYRES, a lawyer & a farmer, a gentleman...came to the News reporter to-day...& introducing himself, remarked: "I was president of the recent Democratic
county convention here, & learning you were in town, I thought I ought to come to you & give my version...of the split in the convention...The convention met according to the call made
by the chairman of the County Executive Committee, Mr. STODDARD ...When STODDARD declared the convention dissolved, Dr. D. Port SMYTH, surgeon of the A.& M. College, & M. W. McCRAW came
inside the inclosure among the delegates, & cursed and swore and raged at a desperate rate... Galveston Daily News, 26 June 1878, p. 2 ...a convention of the Democracy of Brazos Co.
was held... the following delegates are entitled to seats in the convention ...Precinct no. 4...Dr. D. Port SMYTHE... Delegates to the State & Congressional conventions... D. Porte SMYTHE...For
the Congressional Convention...D. Port SMYTHE...Brazos Pilot, 28 June 1878 Bryan...The undersigned...witnessed the conduct of, & heard the noise made by, Dr. D. Port SMYTHE & others
on that occasion. We have read the statement of Capt. J. P. AYRES...& also the card of Dr. SMYTHE in that connection. The statement of Capt. AYRES is true so far as it goes, in reference
to Dr. SMYTHE's performance, but falls short of giving like a full statement of what were his excesses...A. R. CANFIELD ...Galveston Daily News, 12 July 1878. ...Contesting delegation
appointed by a convention...D. Port SMYTHE...Galveston Daily News, 16 July 1878 Bryan...a democratic mass meeting was held...pursuant to a published call of the chairman of the county
executive committee, D. Porte SMYTHE... Galveston Daily News, 4 Apr. 1880, p. 1, col. 5 Bryan...The Democratic precinct convention to elect delegates to the County convention...selected
the following...Dr. Deport SMYTH...Galveston Daily News, 3 Aug. 1884, p. 1 *Brazos Co. Democratic convention; mentions Dr. DePort SMYTH and others. Galveston Daily News, 10 Aug. 1884,
p. 1 Bryan...Dr. D. Port SMYTHE has announced as a candidate for the State Senate...Dallas Morning News, 10 June 1886, p. 5 Dr. D. Port SMITH, candidate for the state Senate, has returned
from Milam & Robertson counties, & reports that he received much encouragement for his canvass. Galveston Daily News, 23 June 1886, p. 1 *His views on a deep water port for Texas, Galveston
Daily News, 20 Apr. 1888, p. 2, col. 1 Bryan...The county Democratic convention elected the the following delegates to the State Democratic convention ...Deport SMYTHE...as delegates...Fort
Worth Daily Gazette, 6 May 1888, p. 5 *Attended Democratic convention, Galveston Daily News, 22 May 1888, p. 2, col. 1 Obituary, Bryan Eagle, 24 Oct. 1889, p.5, col.4; 7 Nov. 1889, p.8,
col.1 "Mrs. SMYTHE Is To Be Buried Bryan Saturday," Bryan Daily Eagle, 7 Oct. 1927, p. 1, col. 8 WRIGHT, Gladys, "The First Freshman at A.& M. College," Dallas Morning News, 18 Dec.
1927, "Feature Section," p. 3
129 GEISER, Samuel W., "A Journal of D. Porte SMYTHE," Texas Geographic Magazine 6(2):1-20 (1942). "Former Resident Dies in Houston; is Buried Here," Bryan Daily Eagle, 17 Aug. 1942,
p. 1, col. 2; p. 4, col. 8 GEISER, S. W., "Men of Science in Texas," Field and Laboratory 27(4): 210 (Oct. 1959) "Mrs. BARTHOLD Burial is Today," Houston Post, 12 Mar. 1960. Daughter
of D. Porte SMYTHE DUNCAN, John Thomas, ed., "Some Civil War Letters of D. Port Smythe," West Texas Historical Association. Yearbook. Vol. 37, pp. 147-176 (1961) Thanks to Clara MOUNCE
for the following picture. Myers Hardware Co. 201 S. Main January 1911 -Three story brick building to be constructed on Main St. near Carnegie Library. Changed from 2 to 3 story in plans.
Bad weather and lack of materials slowed construction of building. Size is 50 x 100 feet and fire-proof. Mr. J. Allen MYERS is owner. May 1912 -Section of concrete roof on Myers building
fell in during early morning. Concrete roof to be removed and replaced (too heavy). Fortunately no casualties. To open again July 1. Company that succeeded J. Allen MYERS was Parker-Astin
Hardware. Employees of Meyers business kept on in new firm.
130 From The Editor’s Desk This is my final quarterly since I am retiring as editor of the Brazos Genealogist with this issue. I have enjoyed the task but after 9 years, it is time for
someone with fresh ideas and energy. Welcome to Ron HAMBRIC, the new editor. He will need articles and pictures. Good luck. How important is your genealogy information? With the recent
storms, what would you do in an emergency? I recently purchased a large external hard disk for backup. It is set to back up weekly. Check the office supply stores for sales. You can
get a good one for a reasonable price that comes with software. You can also copy your files (data and pictures) to this hard disk and can take it with you if a bad situation arises.
Plan ahead. Three Slave Narratives Transcribed and edited by Lois CARPENTER These interviews with former slaves were made in the 1930s by employees of the Works Progress Administration.
All of the persons interviewed had connections with Brazos County. The original transcripts have been been edited so as to be more readable. Interested researchers should also check
the original documents. * * * * * Mary INGRAM – This interview was taken from the Texas Slave Narratives, date unknown. It must have been some time after 1933 because Mary’s second husband
died in 1930. At the time of this interview Mary was 86 years old and had been born a slave of Mr. Nathan BURVICK, who owned a plantation in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. He also owned
Mary’s mother, brothers and sisters. Mary’s father was owned by Mr. George WOODS, who owned an adjacent plantation with a similar set of slaves. Mary was 10 years old when the Civil
War began. At that time, she was working as the BURVIC housemaid and continued on until she married Wash MORGAN, a preacher, in 1868. They lived in Brazos County, TX and had three children,
one of whom was still alive and living in Calvert, TX at the time of this interview. Mary divorced Wash MORGAN in 1875 and about ten years later (1885) married Edward INGRAM. Mary and
Edward lived in Robertson County, TX and had seven children. They moved to Fort Worth, TX in 1917 and Edward died in 1930. Mary INGRAM was living with a daughter, Kate STEPTOE, one of
her three children who were still alive at the time of this interview. They were living in Fort Worth, TX at 1415 E. 12th Street.
131 Mary said that her brothers and sisters were “here and there” and she never saw them much, or her father. Slaves were not allowed to marry, but were used to “breed” and produce more
slaves. The healthiest women were selected to have babies whether they wanted to or not. Mary’s mother had that experience. Emancipation came before Mary was forced into such a situation.
If a Black female refused, she was beaten. If a slave ran away, it made the slave owner very, very angry. If the slave was found, he or she was severely beaten. Mary recalls one such
incident in which a very old slave woman working in the fields would run off and go to a big tree which had a hole in it big enough for her to get her head into. Her body would be outside
the tree. The overseer would find her and whip her and after this happened several times, the slave owner said not to beat her because she was “touched in the head.” One old slave ran
away twice. The slave owner told the overseer to shoot the slave if he ran off again. Sure enough, the old man was shot. The slave quarters were one room log cabins and one door and
one window, a dirt floor and fireplace to cook. After the Civil War began, soldiers would come to the plantation and take the slaves food. Before the slaves were freed, Mr. BURVICK took
three wagon loads of slaves to Brazos County, TX. After the war ended, the soldiers came to tell the slaves they were free and could go anywhere they pleased. The slaves did not want
freedom because they did not know what to do and they told Mr. BURVICK that. Mr. BURVICK said they could stay until they found a place to go. Mary stayed with BURVICK’s for three years
and then in 1868, she married Wash MORGAN, a preacher. Three children were born to them, but Wash cursed and beat Mary, so that after seven years, she divorced him. About 10 years later
she married Edward INGRAM. He was a farmer in Robertson County, TX. He was a good husband and father and they had seven children. Then in 1917, they moved to Fort Worth, TX and Edward
died in 1930. Only three of those seven children were alive at the time of Mary’s story – Minnie and Forest, who were living in Omaha, NB, and Kate with whom Mary was living in Fort
Worth, TX. Mary said that she had lost her sight about three years before this interview. Since then, her daughter and the grandchildren took care of her, because she said she just “sits:
I’s no use any mo’.” * * * * * Allen WILLIAMS, a 91 year old Black man of Harrison County was born in Montgomery, Alabama, about 1846, as a slave of Henry BULLARD. Allen vividly recalls
being brought to Marshall, TX at about 10 years of age by the BULLARDs. He was sold twice in Marshall with his last owner being a Senator GREER. He remained with the GREERs for about
six years before Emancipation. After reaching manhood, Allen earned his living farming. In 1938, Mrs. Ada DAVIS interviewed Allen and his story appeared in the McLennan County, TX newspaper.
I don’t know my real age. I know I was 18 or 20 years old when the Civil War ended. Mr. Angus BLALOCK of Hallsville, TX and I are about the same age and he is 91 years old. I was the
property of his aunt at the end of the war. I was born in Montgomery, Alabama, as the property of Mr. Henry BULLARD. My father’s name was John WILLIAMS and he was born in Alabama to
a family of slave owners whose name was WILLIAMS – so my dad just kept the name of WILLIAMS. Henry BULLARD bought my father from the WILLIAMS. My mother’s name was Harriett BULALRD;
born in Alabama also. My brothers were Oliver and Garfield; my sisters were Ebilina, Betty and Angie
132 WILLIAMS. My old grandfather, Phil BULLARD, my family and about fifty other slaves came to Texas with the BULLARDs. I was a “fair-sized boy” when we came to Texas – big enough to
plow and catch a horse, saddle and unsaddle it. We traveled most of the way from Montgomery, Alabama, by boats on the Mississippi and Red Rivers to Shreveport, Louisiana, and “unloaded
at Old Port Caddo.” Master Henry BULLARD bought a farm at Jonesville but lived in Marshall. He had planned to continue on west to buy land on the Brazos. The first time I saw Marshall,
the town “was just bushes” with a wooden courthouse in the middle of the square, just like it is today, except the courthouse only had four rooms. Mr. BULLARD was killed right after
we arrived in Marshall. Henry BULLARD, two of his brother-in-laws from Marshall, and my father’s family left to go west to buy land. Early one morning while crossing the Sabine River,
one of BULLARD’s brothers-in-law killed him. They had been arguing a couple of days about something. All of BULLARD’s slaves were separated by the killing. I was separated from my family
and never saw my mother again. I never saw my father again until about 1871 when I heard he was living in Bryan, TX and went to see him. One of the brothers-in-law took my mother, father
brothers and sisters on west, but I fell into the hands of a lawyer whose name was Lewis WILSON. He kept me a while, then sold me to one of BULLARD’s brothers-in-law whose name was Tom
DWYER, whom I believed was connected with Mr. BULLARD’s death in some way. Tom DWYER paid Lawyer WILSON $500.00, took me to Louisiana and hid me out on a cotton farm for about a year.
Then one Sunday morning, Mr. DWYER brought me back to Marshall. He lived in a log house about four blocks north of the square, but tore that house down and built a fine home. They call
it the ROSBOROUGH property now. I don’t remember how long I stayed with the DWYERs, but one day Sheriff John WOMACK came told Tom DWYER he would “have to give me up.” Sheriff WOMACK
took me to the courthouse and I was sold for $1,000
in gold. The auctioneer was called Whispering Joe TAYLOR because said you could hear him five miles away. TAYLOR put me on the courthouse steps and asked, “Boy, can you count?” I said,
“Yes, sir,” and counted to ten. Senator George GREER of Marshall bought me as a companion (nurse) for his young son. The white people said I was the best Black nurse in the country in
slavery times. I hunted and cooked for the GREERs from Jefferson to the Louisiana state line long before the Civil War. The first time I heard about the Civil War was when Mr. FILMORE
was President. Mr. Abe LINCOLN was running for President and people said that if he was elected, all Blacks would be freed. My young master George GREER went to fight in the Civil War
and was sent to Brandon, Mississippi. My old master George heard there was going to be a big battle there and went to see young George. The Senator became ill while in Mississippi and
died “before he could get back home.” Young master George was in several battles, but wasn’t wounded. He showed us his clothes where the bullets put holes in them. He was home on a furlough
when the surrender came. I remember the day the battle of Mansfield started. General BANKS was head of the Yankees at Mansfield. We heard the cannon shots at Mansfield during the fighting.
I remember when they had “breast works” around Marshall. The day of surrender, I never saw the likes of guns and soldiers half-starved and naked. They were running low on rations when
the war ceased. I know when they put up the Confederate Powder Mill at Marshall the second year of the war. The armory house was on Fannin Street where the ice plant is now. They mad
caps and cartridges and I saw the soldiers taking powder from the mill to the
133 armory all during that war. The Confederates blew up all the powder they had because they thought the Yankees were going to get it. “You ought to have been behind a tree the day
young Master George told me I was free – you would have laughed fit to kill.” Allen said he was down on the farm plowing and George GREER came riding up on a horse and said that all
slaves were free. Then, as a joke, George GREER began to wrestle with Allen and told him he was free, but that Allen’s clothes belonged to him. George began to laugh and said that he
was not going to take Allen’s clothes, he was going to buy him some better ones, and that Allen was free, but the GREERs wanted Allen to stay and work for them. Allen lived with the
GREERS about six more years until he was married, but each time he was out of work, he returned to the GREERS and they would let him work for them for pay. Allen married at Hallsville,
in 1877, and stated that at the time of this interview, his wife and all five of his children were still living. The two girls were married and the three boys were all farming in Harrison
County. Allen said, “There wasn’t much to Marshall” the first time he saw it. There were only bushes where all the stores are now. He said that when he was just a boy, he would slip
around and “peeped at the Pattyrollers whipping Blacks for stealing chickens and other things.” The whipping block was where the Marshall National Bank is located now. The block was
built like a bed and filled with sawdust. There was a wooden fence around it but the kids would peep through the cracks at the whippings. The Black person was buckled down by the feet
and whipped with a cat-of-nine-tails. Pattyrollers were only allowed to give 39 licks, but the law could give as many licks as it wanted. If a Black man was caught out at night without
a pass from owner, the Pattyrollers could give whippings. When the Yankees came to Marshall after the War, they were called Progoes because they were in charge of all the law businesses.
There was a big Yankee officer in Marshall named Major HESS – a Progoe. He told Allen he would put him in office if Allen would do what HESS said. Then a Southern white man came in to
see Allen, and was hired as Allen’s clerk. When the Yankees found out about this, they were very upset with Allen. “That kind of business caused lots of trouble, but they got along tolerable
well after awhile.” The Ku Klux Klan caused lots of trouble in those days and Allen recalled one incident in which about 75 KKK’s hid in Greenwood Cemetery and raised up with lights
when Blacks passed that way at night. Major HESS sent soldiers to the cemetery and the incidents stopped. After Allen was allowed to vote, he voted the Republican ticket because he was
instructed about how to vote by the Yankee Loyal League. Then in 1933, Allen voted for Mr. ROOSEVELT in Hallsville, and says that he has been a Democrat ever since.
134 This issue continues another series on individuals in The Bryan Daily Eagle Business Issue on April 22, 1913. Transcribed by Janis HUNT. A. & M. COLLEGE TEXTILE SCHOOL No department
of the A. & M. College is accomplishing a greater work than the textile engineering school. In that department students of agriculture are taught to class cotton and are given general
instructions on the essential points of marketing cotton. A textile mill is operated also to the end that students may be fitted to become mill managers and operators. "We believe that
cotton production is of no more importance to the farmers of Texas than the marketing of that staple, and for that reason there has been incorporated in the curriculum of the A. & M.
College a class in cotton classing and cotton marketing," says J. B. BAGLEY, head of the textile engineering department. At present there are enrolled in that section of the agricultural
department approximately 150 boys who within the next two or three years will become farmers in Texas. Four years ago at the suggestion of the Legislature there was established at the
College a cotton grading department. In that department experts teach the cadets to classify the staple in accordance with the regular Federal classification and lead discussions on
marketing problems. In this department are enrolled about 20 per cent of the students of the agricultural school. There are enrolled in the agricultural branch of the College 510 students.
Many of that number take dairying and animal husbandry and so forego the work in the cotton classing department. "When a boy completes the work in the cotton classing school he is as
expert as a man who has had years of experience without especial training. He knows the different grades like a book, knows what influences raise or lower the price of the staple, is
thoroughly familiar with the workings of the market and in a word is as well informed on the marketing question as any man can be," says Mr. BAGLEY. This work is also given farmers who
attend the farmers' congress in the summer and the short course in the winter. Farm demonstrations experts were loud in their praise of this work at the short course this past winter.
The cotton classing school is conducted in connection with the cotton mill, in which there are enrolled some fifty students. These students are fitted to take over the management of
cotton mills and to conduct any know of textile work. The mill is selfsupporting and assisting Mr. BAGLEY are C. S. TATUM and a corpse of able cotton mill workers. Heavier grades of
sheeting and canvas are the only products that are manufactured extensively in this department, although the four year students are given a thorough course in dyeing and in making the
finer textile good. Those who complete the course in two years are given instruction in all the various departments of the mill, in repairing and supervising the machinery, in estimating
the expense of manufacturing different sizes of yarn and cloth and are make thoroughly conversant with all problems that confront the average mill superintendent.
135 Every graduate of the A. & M. College has been offered positions with mills and many of the alumni of this school are to be found in high positions with mills of the State and other
States. One boy who finished this work and has been student instructor at the College mill will leave soon for East, where he has been given a position with a big salary in one of the
larger mills. "Of course our students don't step right into the superintendency of the mills," said Mr. BAGLEY yesterday. "We can't expect that, but every boy who has finished in this
department has always been able to land a good position." The mill was established in 1904, and since that time it has been equipped with modern machinery. There is a good demand for
the product of this mill and the revenue practically supports the department, aside form the pay of the instructors. It is a twelveloom mill, having a capacity of 720 yards daily. *
* * * * EXTENSION WORK AT A. AND M. Two years ago the first of last September the A. and M. College of Texas made a start in the field of extension work by employment of one agricultural
expert to have charge of the department and one stenographer. In this short space of time the department has grown and has arranged for co-operative work with other organizations until
now the Texas college has the most completely organized extension department of any A. and M. College in any State in the Union. This department numbers 142 persons, which is a far larger
force of agricultural extension workers than are engaged in any other State. The department of extension was established for the purpose of extending the benefits of the college to men
actively engaged in farming, and to other interested in agricultural pursuits, but not in a position to enter upon a regular course. The first attempt at extension work has been to reach
the farmer with information in regard to better methods of farming. The outline of plans for extension work contemplates the extending of every branch of the activities of the college
to those people who are interested in those special lines. A great deal has been done already form the civil engineering department in aiding to build up good roads in the State. The
textile engineering department is often consulted for advice in regard to cotton manufacturing enterprises, as are also the departments of architectural engineering, electrical engineering,
chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, concerning projects of manufacturing and other industries in their special fields. The first project undertaken in the extension field was
that of the correspondence courses. These courses are given by the professor who teaches that certain subject in the college. Special attention is given to the various branches of agriculture,
such as agriculture for school teachers and courses on soils, fertilizers, grain crops, hay and forage crops, the silo and silage crops, farm dairying, farm management, plant culture,
plant propagation, vegetable growing, small fruits, orchards, citrus fruits, beef cattle, dairy cattle, dual purpose cattle, sheep, hogs, horses and mules, breeding and feeding farm
animals. These courses have been of special aid to the teachers of the public schools, but who have never had an opportunity for agricultural training. These courses
136 have also been of great importance to many young farmers who were ambitious to know more about their business. One farmer who has just finished one of these courses says: "The course
has given me many new ideas as to the business side of farming. It gives the students in detail how to figure the cost of producing a crop so as to know at which price it must sell,
in order to leave the farmer a fair profit and reasonable pay for his work. It taught me many good plans as to how to improve my farm as to location of buildings, etc; it also gives
good instruction in how to take care of farm implements." Another says: "The course has been of more benefit than I thought it would. It has put me to studying my farm operations more
as a business that needs scientific management than as a mere matter-of-fact farm, with no cure for any of the wrongs. I am beginning to think that we Texas farmers ought to use our
brains more and our muscles less." An instrument maker, who is working in Chicago, with an ambition some day to own a farm home in Texas says: "Nature's way of soil building and maintenance
is as wonderful as it is simple. It is wonderful in its consequence and consecutive order and simple in its way of working. In these past lessons we have followed the story of the soil
from its beginning long before the appearance of man or beast; yes, before the appearance of any kind of vegetation. Man, beast, and plants are all children of the mother soil, to which
we all in due time return to again be born more strong and beautiful and better equipped than every before. Short Courses for Farmers The short courses for farmers are divided into two
classes, the short course held at College Station each year, and the short courses held in various towns over the State. Most attention has been given heretofore to the one State short
course given at the college. This course includes lectures, demonstrations, and practice in stock and grain judging; seed selection; cotton classing; horticulture, including pruning,
spraying, budding and grafting; feeds and feeding; veterinary science; soils; dairying; and farm machinery. This course has usually been given in the winter, but owing to popular demand
arrangements will be made this year to give the short course in the summer time for one week preceding the Texas Farmers' Congress. Special Agricultural Trains From time to time, the
college has co-operated with the various railroads of the State in the operation of special agricultural trains on which lectures and demonstrations were given by experts in the various
branches of agriculture. These trains carry interesting exhibits of fine livestock, dairy equipment, farm machinery, agricultural and horticultural products, etc. During the last year
more than four thousand miles have been traveled by these special trains and nearly two hundred thousand persons have been reached by these demonstrations. Agriculture in the Schools
The law requires that agriculture be taught in the public schools, and this department co-operates with the authorities of any school desiring aid as to the methods of carrying out this
requirement. A number of high schools of the State have put in agricultural courses, and this department has sent a man to such schools to outline the courses, and plan the school gardens
and crop experiments.
137 Co-Operation with Fairs This department co-operates with fair associations by furnishing demonstrations, as well as judges for exhibits. Special demonstrations are made each year
at the State and district fairs. Farmers' Demonstration Work The farmers' co-operative demonstration work is carried on jointly by this department and the bureau of plant industry of
the United States Department of Agriculture at Washington, D.C. The plan of co-operation consists in the placing of an agricultural expert in a county under the joint supervision of
this department and the United States Department of Agriculture for the carrying on of agricultural demonstrations in cooperation with the farmers of the counties. Any county wishing
to secure the services of such a demonstration agent may do so by getting in touch with the State agent in demonstration work at College Station. Boys' and Girls' Club Work The boys'
and girls' club work has been carried on in the State for a number of years in connection with the farmers' demonstration work. Last year there were something like eight-thousand boys
and girls enrolled in this club work. To be a member of these clubs a boy must either grow or report on one acre of corn, cotton, milo, maize, or kaffir corn, or a pig, or calf, according
to the instructions of the department. The remarkable results obtained by these useful farmers is well known. In the girls' canning and poultry club work, a girl must either grow, can,
and make a report of one-tenth acre of truck crops, usually tomatoes, according to the instructions of the department. Last year one little girl in Bee County grew and canned 960 cans
or tomatoes, worth $96, on one-tenth acre of ground. A thirteen year-old boy in Anderson County grew 122 1/2 bushels of corn on one acre at a cost of 9 cents per bushel, with a net profit
of $87.50 The Freedmen Burying Grounds at Bryan City Cemetery By: John P. BLAIR [Part I] HISTORY The history of the Bryan City Cemetery began with its establishment in 1868 and the earliest
surviving burial records for the cemetery began two years later with the purchase of burial plots. On July 19, 1882, David BROWN, a four-day old child, became the first “colored” recorded
burial in the Freedmen Grounds; however, a marker in this area identifies B. F. JOHNSON as the first known burial with a date of August 4, 1876.
138Mysteries surround this section of the present-day cemetery. Were these the first actual burials in this section? According to tradition these burying grounds were completely separate
and surrounded by its own fence, but it is not known if this was from the very beginning or only recently, within the past eighty or ninety years. Since the term “freedmen” dates to
the end of the Civil War when the establishment of the Freedmen’s Bureau brought Federal control into the relationship between the former slaves and their masters, were “freed” citizens
of Bryan initially buried here during Reconstruction? What happened after that period of time? Was there a “colored” city sexton who maintained this area? It appears that we may never
know the exact story behind the origins of this section of the cemetery; however, we can present information about what we do know. Unfortunately, if any persons of African descent were
buried in this area prior to 1882, most of their names, with the exception of Johnson, have been lost to history. While the records reveal that some of Bryan’s citizens purchased burial
lots for their loved ones, there are no transactions listed for many others. It appears that the poor whites were buried in the Potter’s Field, either in what is noted as “No. 1” or
“No. 2.” It is unknown where these fields are today. Former slaves and any person noted as “colored” comprise the overwhelming number of burials in the Freedmen Grounds, yet, there are
three Mexican nationals interred here as well. Again, tradition is that the entire area referred to as the Freedmen’s Burying Ground is a consolidation of all three areas. The surviving
records also provide some of the earliest records of Bryan’s African American community. While the page containing the first three burials has been torn, records beginning August 21,
1882 reveal full information of name, age, burial date, nativity and cause of death. The records from 1882 to 1899 reveal the names of 567 men, women and children. The records beginning
in 1900 through 1905 appear to contain the same amount of information; however, starting in 1906 the records begin to deteriorate in their detail – both blacks and whites. The records
from 1900 to 1911 contain 271 names interred in the Freedmen Grounds. The recordkeeping worsen even further after 1911. It can only be assumed that burials in the Freedmen Grounds are
still taking place since the records fails to note block or lot (burial location) information for the individuals identified as “colored” or “Negro.” However, the records also reveal
quite a number of entries with no block and lot with either no racial notes or racial designations from what appears to be a second party to the original entry by the city sexton. Is
it possible that other citizens of Bryan of African descent are not properly identified as such in the records? Only a thorough search of the census records would reveal the racial category
of these citizens whose burial location is not recorded. In addition to these problems, the category of nativity is no longer available; however, after 1911 some records note where the
body was shipped from for burial in Bryan. This information reveals the advent of affordable railroad transportation in and out of Bryan during this time. While the clue of the family’s
nativity has been eliminated, some family researchers might be able to trace where their families traveled to. The number of people identified as African Americans and recorded as being
buried in the old Freedmen Grounds from 1911 to 1925 total 62, but this number is incorrect. An actual investigation of the Freedmen Grounds reveals the poor recordkeeping practices
of the sexton. Many of the individuals whose graves are marked are simply not documented in the cemetery records. Furthermore, this comparison of the actual site and the records illustrate
that many of the individuals whose burials occurred after 1911 simply were not identified as “Colored” or “Negro.” For example, both Henry FREEMAN and J. Annie NASH are listed in the
records; however, neither is identified as
139 such. Only a thorough examination will divulge whether or not those persons whose burial location is not identified with a block and lot number are indeed black citizens buried in
the Freeman Burying Grounds. A thorough study of the records reveals further interesting information regarding the deaths of these people. Even though the cemetery was divided on “color
lines,” the early records denote that child mortality and disease did not discriminate. Of all the white burials from the years 1882 to 1899, 47.3% were children while during this same
period black children constituted 45.3% of all black burials. Furthermore, there appears to be a rather interesting pattern developing in the records of City Sexton, Mr. Henry H. JONES.
In referring to the children, both black and white, prior to 1885, Jones would either record the name of the child or refer to them as the “Inf. of” with the parent or parents identified.
Beginning in 1885, he begins to list the white children by their given names, such as “Little Little Mike Jones” or Little Elizabeth Smith.” And later, beginning in 1888, he follows
this pattern with even the black children. While no one can draw too many conclusions to this, it does perhaps provide evidence of a familiarity with these black families. Additionally,
while most of the “causes of death” are accidents or illnesses, there are a few that lists the death was caused by gunshot wounds or stabbings, both black and white. Interestingly enough,
there is no one listed who died by hanging. What happened to the individuals who were executed as criminals in Brazos County? Where are they buried? Obviously, some of these would have
been African American men. Therefore, in addition to the missing fourteen years of burial records, unidentified individuals and unlisted individuals, executed criminals, although numbering
probably only a few, constitute additional individuals who might be buried in the Freedmen Grounds. In closing, this research has proven that more people of African descent are probably
buried in the Freedman Burying Grounds than the approximate 920 known individuals on record. Additionally, even though Bryan City Cemetery has been historically known as the “white cemetery”
of Bryan, our historical perspective is not as simple as we would believe. Even though Oakwood, created in 1923 for blacks only, continues to operate as a city cemetery primarily for
the black community, Bryan City Cemetery can no longer be considered just a “white cemetery.” The Freedmen Burying Grounds at Bryan City Cemetery By: John P. BLAIR [Part II] BURIALS
A tribute to Mary COLLIE-COOPER is appropriate at this time for her efforts in transcribing and publishing the first four volumes of the City Sexton records of the Bryan City Cemetery.
These are available in printed form at the Carnegie Center for Brazos Valley History in Downtown Bryan or on microfilm at the Sterling Evans Library Annex on the campus of Texas A&M
University. The names reprinted here are also transcribed
140 from those original records; however, these begin where COOPER stopped – volume five. It should be noted that the ability to decipher poor handwriting continues to be one of the
most difficult tasks encumbering those who wish to research their family’s history. For example, a woman is listed as 51 years of age at death in 1900, but other records note that she
was only a child when she died. The reason for this mistake can be seen in the original records. The entry for age at death appears as “ ,” which appears to be a “5” and a “1;” however,
the one is actually the top horizontal bar of the five. It is simply the sexton’s handwriting style. The names have been listed in alphabetical order so that mistakes might be evident
to family members researching their ancestors. Later, a complete booklet is planned that contains the additional family information and both alphabetical and date of death listings.
The names of States, cities, counties and causes of death have been corrected when recognized while others are recorded as written. As always, researchers should use transcribed information
for preliminary purposes only, then the original document or source to verify the information, and always, if possible, corroborate with an additional source. With a few exceptions,
the records from July 1911 to December 1916 have been lost. An investigation of the surviving records reveals again poor record keeping as many of the persons are identified, but no
burial location has been recorded. Since this lack of location points to a possible burial in the Freedmen Burying Grounds these names, when possible, have been cross-referenced with
the most current population census to determine race. The results of this research are listed below: Some noted individuals – Reverend Charles A. CURRY of Iola, age 24, died 1890 Reverend
Frank RICHARDS of Kentucky, age 60, died 1892 Reverend Frank GREEN of Kentucky, age 58, died 1892 Reverend A. THOMPSON of Louisiana, age 62, died 1894 Reverend E. N. NELSON, died 1928
Doctor W. T. GREEN GREEN of Huntsville, age 32, shot and killed 1896 Ms. Nancy PITTS of Virginia, age 119, died 1897 Ms. Marinda WHITEHEAD of Mississippi, age 110, died 1897 This series
continues on individuals remembering what their life was like when they were 21 years old published in The Bryan Daily Eagle. Transcribed by Janis HUNT.
141 "When I Was 21" -The Bryan Daily Eagle -February 2, 1927, p. 1 B. SBISA "When I was 21 I was in the hotel business at Matamoros, Mexico," said B. SBISA, who for many years was superintendent
of subsistence at A. and M. College, and for whom the new mess hall building is named. Mr. SBISA was born in Austria and came to the United States with an uncle at the age of 7. He landed
at Galveston and remained there for a number of years, working for hotels in the day time and attending night school. Mr. SBISA has it on many of local citizens who have been written
up in this column, as he received $75 per month from his first full time job. After being with the Grand Southern Hotel at Galveston for five years, he came to A. and M. College to look
after the subsistence of A. and M. boys, a place actively filled until a few years ago. When he came to A. and M. there were only 400 students there. Believing that a boy must have plenty
of appetizing and wholesome food in order to do his best college work, he immediately put into practice the policy of "putting the boys' money on the table." He gave them everything
to eat that their fees justified. He says that when he first came to A. and M. it cost about $15 per month to feed the boys while now the cost is about twice that sum. He made it a custom
to serve fish and oysters on Friday and chicken on Sundays. The army of cooks and waiters at A. and M. serve the boys approximately 550 cows every year, 270 barrels of sugar, 2700 sacks
of flour, and 1250 sacks of meal. It usually requires about 20 minutes a meal for the boys to eat. When asked if most of the boys drink coffee, he answered: "Yes, they all do. And we
give them milk twice a day. The cadets are strong for both coffee and milk." A. and M. boys have a vocabulary all of their in asking for food around the dining table. Meat is known as
"bull's neck"; salt and pepper are known as "sand" and "dirt"; sugar is called "sawdust"; coffee is called "dope"; milk is known as "cow"; syrup is summoned by the name of "regulator";
lettuce is called "rabbit"; potatoes, of course are called "spuds". Mr. SBISA says that during the 24 years he served A. and M. College actively he greatly enjoyed his association with
the boys and says "they are the finest set of young men in the world." Bryan City Cemetery Bernard SBISA Born: 1843 Died: 1928 Johana SBISA Born: 1850 Died: 1919 * * * * *
142 "When I Was
21" -The Bryan Daily Eagle -January 28, 1927, p. 1 Maurice SCHULMAN "When I was 21 I was in the motion picture business in Houston," said Maurice SCHULMAN, Bryan's theatrical giant.
Mr. SCHULMAN was born in New Orleans, and while a youngster he attended Chenet Institute there, preparing himself to be a doctor. He later changed his mind and went to work for the Illinois
Central railroad as an interchange clerk. "But I did not get much change," he said. His salary was $30 per month. In 1911 he came to Houston with his father, and they purchased the Pastime
theatre, Maurice working as assistant manager. Three years later they bought the Texas theatre. Afterwards they leased a department store building and converted it into the present Strand
Theatre. At present they owner the Strand, Strand No. 2 and two other movie houses in the Bayou City. When the war first broke out Mr. SCHULMAN tried to join the army but was turned
down. Subsequently, he was accepted for the service, joining the navy. He received his naval training at Pensacola, Fla., and soon was transferred to Massachusetts, where he remained
for 15 months. While up East he became a victim of one of Cupid's darts and went over to New York City and married. After the war he came back to Houston and purchased a movie house
in a suburban district. He came to Bryan as owner of the local theaters in September of the past year. In 1911, which was in the days of the 5 and 10 cent movies, films for a seven-day
service did not cost as much as a two-reel comedy does today. In those days Charlie CHAPLIN and Bill HART came cheap. However, in recent times he has paid as high as $1,000 for a film
that ran three days. This is the sum he paid for "The Lost World," and he says he cleaned up on it. A three-reel Charlie CHAPLIN comedy once cost him $500. "No wonder Charlie built up
a $16,000,000 estate," he commented. When asked who is the greatest drawing card in the movies today, he unhesitatingly said "Douglas FAIRBANKS." "Who is the most popular actress?" actress?"
"Clara BOW and she had become famous almost over night," he stated. "The public is demanding cleaner shows all of the time, and the lighter comedies are growing in popularity. The fans
demand witty titles and clever pictures," he declared. When asked if the movie business had reached its peak, he answered, "No, because of the many inventions that soon will be perfected."
Bryan City Cemetery Morris SCHULMAN Born: 1897 Died: 1935 Husband of Edna
143 Bryan Daily Eagle 2/26/1940 Transcribed by Jane HORN The Census Taker While the average American will put his name to almost any sort of petition, he begins to back up when asked
a few questions about what he considers his personal affairs. Because of this, there is more or less hullabaloo about the 1940 census, on which enumerators soon will be at work, and
the many questions that will be asked. There has been more or less exaggeration of this questionnaire , and many speak of it as something entirely new and more or less unAmerican, because
some Inquiry is made into what ordinarily are regarded as personal matters. Sight is lost of the purpose of the census and of the fact that all answers are in confidence, so far as any
personal publicity is concerned. The first census was taken in 1790 and replies were mandatory under the law, just as they are under the 1940 census, so that instead of this being a
new or dictatorial feature, it is as old as the census itself. Ordinary reasoning would bring the realization, too, that unless answers were required, the census would be of no practical
value. The present census law was drafted by Herbert HOOVER when he was Secretary of Commerce and the only change or addition, of any consequence is the housing schedule. The question
about home mortgage was made a part of the census back in the administration of President Benjamin HARRISON, half a century so there is nothing new about this. Some persons, especially
those in the upper income brackets, have shown opposition to the question about income, but if it runs in excess of $5,000, no figure higher than this is required, since all the brackets
above this figure are listed together. The question of age might be successfully evaded especially by womenfolk, but there is no particular reason for this. And when one considers how
the social security program is opening up and the part that age plays in the operation of this, it might be the better part of wisdom to begin being honest about how many hears one has
been running back and forth on this mundane sphere. The census is not taken just to show population growth. Valuable economic and social information is gathered, which may be used in
the solution of pressing problems ---which bear heavily upon many who will be questioned by the enumerator ---and when the general welfare is considered there should be no hesitation
about answering all questions as fully and as quickly as possible. And sight should not be lost of the fact that to the enumerator each person questioned is a sort of legal John Doe
---that the enumerator has no personal interest in the matter---and that the information he gathers is simply turned over to the Census Bureau for compilation.
144The sensible thing is to be ready when the census taker raps on your door. * * * * * Bryan Daily Eagle April 25, 1942 Monday is “Greek Day”; Start Greek Relief Drive Here Governor
Coke STEVENSON has designated Monday as “Greek Day” in Texas, he has advised J. A. ARHOPULOS, who is chairman of the Greek War Relief Fund here. The governor pointed out that April 27
marks the end of a year since the occupation by the enemy of the country of Greece. He also pointed out the fight the Greeks have made for truth and the values which mean the continuance
of their way of life, in the fact of mass starvation, desecration of the Greek citizens and pillaging of treasured possessions. A drive for the Greek War Relief Fund is to be started
here, headed by Mr. ARHOPULAS and with Jno. M. LAWRENCE, Jr., serving as the treasurer. Contributions can be left at any of the banks. * * * * * Bryan Daily Eagle July 18, 1942 Brazos
County Men On The Firing Line A letter from Pvt. Robert E. TUREK, stationed in California, reveals one soldier who is not only pleased with his place in the armed forces but also writes
to encourage the enlistment of other young men. He is the brother of Sgt. Albert E. TUREK, now in Northern Ireland. TUREK is going to National School and is studying radio repair. His
camp is only twelve miles from the beach and seven miles from Hollywood and the soldiers have many interesting things to see, he declares, California is very nice to the soldiers, he
says. Pvt. TUREK, who joined the armed forces June 15, sends greetings to all his friends in Bryan. His address is 2610 West Adams, Gardens, Sig. Corps Detachment, Los Angeles, Calif.
* * * * * Bryan Daily Eagle August 11, 1942 Brazos County Men On The Firing Line An interesting letter from Sgt. Albert L. TUREK, now in Northern Ireland with the American forces gives
an interesting description of that country. Sgt. TUREK, whose address is Co. B 63rd Sig. Bn., A., P. O. 813 c/o Postmaster, New York, New York, writes as follows: “More likely when you
gaze upon this letter you will say just another letter from Uncle Sam’s soldiers. Never-the-less I could be the first one writing from Northern Ireland. To you and my many friends in
Bryan, I write this letter. May they find some enjoyment in it as I would if I was receiving it.
145 “More likely you would like to know something about Northern Ireland. It is a very beautiful country with many old castles, landmarks, and churches. It is green all the year round
here and the ocean stays as green as the trees. I have seen and have been admitted to a couple of the old castles, although I am not permitted to give the names of them, and have found
many amusing sights within its great walls. Very old and interesting armor and guns are revealed. It reminds me of the history I studied while at school. It is worth much more than the
time that is spent in the castles. “Ireland is about the size of North Carolina, and its four million inhabitants make it more (blank line) counties, which is part of Great Britain.
The Irish Free State Officially called Erie, is an independent state and has remained neutral in the present war. “Belfast which is the capital of Northern Ireland is about the size
of Cincinnati. It is a very interesting city although it is thickly populated. Besides Queen’s University, the best know university in Belfast, there are several very beautiful ones.
Many places for dancing, row-boating, Gray hound races, and sight-seeing help pass the leisure hours away. “One of the most famous sights is the Ulster know as the Giant’s Causeway.
It’s a perfect honeycomb of some 10,000 stone columns in the shape of a hexagon and it remains one of Nature’s unexplained mysteries, Erie has its Blarney Castle, with its famous Barney
Stone. Kissing the stone endows one with unusual powers of persuasion. “The Irish people are courteous and generous. Also in dealing with the Irish people you want to remember your American
courtesy and tolerance, for the American people are noted for their courtesy and tolerance to them. “This is what you will find in Northern Ireland along with many more amusing and beautiful
sights. I hope I have painted in your mind some of the paintings of Northern Ireland. It is truly a beautiful country and would be worth while touring. By chance you may not remember
me, if not ask Sam PALERMO for he can more likely tell you a great deal about my self. It has been a very interesting and joyous trip over, experiencing many odd and amusing incidents.
I am well and in the best of health which is probably worth more than any other thing in the world. * * * * * Bryan Daily Eagle October 9, 1942 Gets Wings Today Lieut. Frank J. VITOPIL,
Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. VITOPIL of Bryan, received the silver wings of the Army Air Forces today at Lake, Charles, La., being one of 310 flyers from Texas who graduated this
day from seven advanced flying schools of the Gulf Coast Training Center. The Lake Charles School turns out single engine fighter pilots. Lieutenant VITOPIL graduated from Stephen F.
Austin High I Bryan in 1927, after which he attended business school. He joined the air corps in January, going first to Kelly Field replacement center, taking his primary training at
Victory Field, Vernon; his basic at Enid, Okla., and his advanced work at Lake Charles. * * * * *
146 Bryan Daily Eagle November 6, 1942 BITTLE Turns in First Pair of Binoculars One pair of binoculars has been turned in to Judge A. S. WARE in response to an appeal to make these glasses
available to the U. S. Navy, by which they will be returned after the war. The pair turned in came from Guy P. BITTLE, city secretary, and saw service in the Civil War, and came to him
from his grandfather through his father. His grandfather was president of Roanoke College, at Roanoke, the only institution of that type which was kept open during that long struggle.
Where his grandfather obtained the glasses Mr. BITTLE does not know. Mr. Bittle’s father, who came to Texas as a youth early in the war, enlisted in the Confederate Army and then remained
in Texas. The late Robert ARMSTRONG and Dr. J. W. CAVITT were students at Roanoke College, under president BITTLE. * * * * * Bryan Daily Eagle February 23, 1943 Milton PALASOTA Is Jap
Prisoner Parents Advised Pfc. Samuel Milton PALASOTA is a prisoner of the Japanese government in the Philippines, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. PALASOTA, learned today in a telegram
sent them by the War department. A letter will follow, the telegram stated. Pfc. PALASOTA has been in the service for two years and this is the first word his parents have had from him
since the start of the war. He is with the medical detachment. * * * * * Bryan Daily Eagle April 9, 1943 Soldier Of Bryan Prisoner Of Japs, Parents Advised Mr. and Mrs. P. J. PALASOTA
have received official notification from the Adjutant General’s office, War Department, that their son, Pfc. Sam M. PALASOTA, medical detachment, is reported a prisoner of war of the
Japanese government, in the Philippine Islands. The local Red Cross has also received word to the imprisonment of this soldier, with confidential instructions to be given to Mr. and
Mrs. PALASOTA, as to how to communicate with their son my mail. * * * * *
147 Bryan Daily Eagle June 24, 1943 Bryan Men Learn Kinsman Killed In Plane Crash SAN ANTONIO, June 24 (AP) Flight Officer Norman L. BOSWELL, 22, died in the crash of his plane near
Floresville, the Brooks field public relations officer announced here Wednesday. He was the son of Mrs. N. B. BOSWELL of Hearne, Texas Flight Office BOSWELL is the nephew of Ran BOSWELL
and a first cousin of R. W. BOSWELL of Bryan. The body was due to arrive at Hearn at noon today. Funeral arrangements are pending the arrival of a brother stationed in California with
the Marine Corps. * * * * * Bryan Daily Eagle August 16, 1943 Disintegration Of Copper, Zinc Cents Is Worrying Banker The policy to be followed by the U. S. Treasury and the Federal
Reserve System in the replacement of pennies that practically disintegrate as a result of chemical action is a question that has been raised by Travis B. BRYAN, president of the First
National Bank in correspondence with the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank. Mr. BRYAN sent a number of pennies pennies that appeared as though they might have been dug from the ruins of ancient
Carthage to the bank, as an example of what happened when the old copper and the new zinc pennies were placed together in rolls and placed in the vault, after having been handled and
wrapped by persons with sweaty hands. The Dallas bank stated that pennies that had been used in salted peanut vending machines showed the result of the action of the salt, but that none
had been seen that were in as bad condition as those sent in by Mr. BRYAN. * * * * * Bryan Daily Eagle February 4, 1944 Names Of Heroes Are Being Placed On Palace Seats Residents of
Brazos County are responding to the invitation to buy a bond in the Fourth War Loan and name some seat in the Palace Theater for a son, brother, father of some other relative or friend
in the armed forces, according to Mrs. Morris SCHULMAN, who is staging a big bond-buying party and “Best Foot Forward” premier Tuesday night at 9 o’clock. The slogan for this party is
“A bond for every seat,” and all those who buy bonds before 7 o’clock Tuesday evening, at the Palace Theater, will be able to have the name of the service man or woman of their choice
placed on one of the seats in the Palace auditorium. A chart of the house seating arrangement is located in the lobby, and the names also will be shown on this chart.
148Admission to the premier will be by the purchase of a bond at the Palace anytime before the performance, or will be by receipt from a local issuing agency of a bond purchases in the
fourth war loan. Only one admission will be given, however, for one individual’s purchase, regardless of amount or number of purchases. The party has been arranged in an effort to stimulate
the purchase of bonds to be credited against Brazos County’s overall quota of $858,000, and quota for Series “E” purchases of $355,000. The Palace management is standing all expenses
of the performance and only is interested in a capacity crowd of Fourth War Loan bond buyers. “Best Foot Forward” stars Lucille Ball and Harry James and his Music Makers who have been
given a good supporting cast. The show is lively with many song hits and is gorgeously cast and staged and is in Technicolor. It is regarded one of the hits of the season and had a long
run at the Astor Theater in New York. All who plan to buy a bond at the theater and have a seat named for some hero are urged to do this as early as possible. * * * * * Bryan Daily Eagle
February 7, 1944 Many Seats At Palace To Bear Names Of Service Men; Party for Bond Buyers Tuesday Eve Many seats at the Palace Theater will bear the names of men or women in the armed
forces as the result of the purchase of Fourth War Loan bonds at the theater by residents who seek to honor members of their family of friends, and who are cooperating with the plan
to the theater management to see a bond for every seat for the big war bond buyers party and premier of “Best Foot Forward” Tuesday night at 9 o’clock. Only those who purchase a bond
at the theater will be given the privilege of naming a seat in honor of their hero, and it will not be possible to place names on seats in the case of bonds purchased after 7 o’clock
Tuesday evening. Admission to the premier, however, will be given on presentation of a receipt from a local issuing agency showing the purchase of bonds since Jan. 1 but not more that
one admission will be given to any purchaser, regardless of the number of purchases that may have been made in the Fourth Loan. The Bryan Army Air Field command is cooperating with Mrs.
Morris SCHULMAN in this project and Cpl. Walter C. ROGERS will be in charge of a program of entertainment. The Field band will not be able to play because of a conflicting engagement,
but the 17-piece band from the “Air Crew” at Texas A. & M. College will be on the stage. Boy Scouts of the community have been cooperating also and have been busy securing pledges for
bond purchases. Up to Saturday night they had turned in pledges totaling $2,900, and additions to the list were expected before Tuesday night. “Best Foot Forward” is a sparkling musical
in Technicolor, starring Lucille Ball and Harry James and his Music Makers. It is gorgeously staged, includes many song hits and the film is alive with beautiful show girls. The Palace
Theater management is standing the entire expense of the “party”, the purpose of which is to stimulate the sale of bonds, and especially of Series “E” bonds,
149 purchases of which are less than half the quota given the county, according to reports of local issuing agencies. * * * * * Bryan Daily Eagle February 19, 1944 Capt. W. H. KRENEK
Serves 14 Months in Solomons Area Capt. W. H. KRENEK, of the U. S. Navy Medical Corps, was in Bryan today after landing on the West Coast two weeks ago and concluding 14 months of service
in the Solomons Islands area. Capt. KRENEK came to San Francisco by ship and flew to Fort Worth. Capt. KRENEK had little to say of his experiences, but stated he was with troops in the
Augusta Bay campaign on Bougainville, and that the Americans their “down under” allies had the islands pretty well cleaned, with some Jap outfits so isolated that they faced starvation.
He was in good physical trim and apparently none the worse for his experiences. His mission back to the States was not disclosed. * * * * * Bryan Daily Eagle April 4, 1944 Wives Of Employees
Of First National Called To Armed Forces Offered Places For Duration Economic security for wife and children is one of the problems probably the most serious facing married men called
to the armed forces and where forced to leave the positions that have permitted them to care for their dependents. While there is an allotment of $50 per month for the wife, $30 for
one child and $20 for each additional child, this is not sufficient income in the majority of cases to finance the living standards that have been customary and to meet the emergencies
that are liable to develop in any family group. To solve this problem, so far as its employees are concerned, the First National Bank, through Travis B. BRYAN, president, has adopted
the policy of employing the wife of each male employee who is called to service, if she desires the position. Last Friday M. Linton JONES, assistant cashier, left the bank for the Air
Corps. He was given an indefinite leave of absence. His wife went into the bank, in the bookkeeping department, March 1 and plans to continue in this work for the duration. That this
policy is not a gesture is shown by the fact that Mrs. JONES went to work at a salary larger than that paid per husband when he first went to the bank. Mrs. Willard WILLIAM, whose husband
is employed at the bank and who is awaiting his call, began work in the bookkeeping department March 3, and plans to continue this work in her husband’s absence. C. A. NIGH also is awaiting
a call and this same policy will be followed in the case of Mrs. NIGH if she desires a position in the bank. Melvin C. JOY, assistant cashier, has taken the army physical and rated for
limited service and is awaiting call. He also
150 has been granted an indefinite leave of absence and the new policy of the bank will apply to Mrs. JOY if she desires the position and her family cares permit her to take it. Mrs.
Verna Lambert DARBY, whose husband is overseas, entered the Bank’s bookkeeping department March 6. Raymond STANFORD, bookkeeper, joined the Navy March 25 and has left for active duty,
and Robert R. WHITE, discharged from the Air Corps in November, has since been in the bookkeeping department. The policy adopted by the bank of giving employment to wives of men called
to service may increase the bank personnel, as the newer employees will lack the training the men who have gone into service have had, but it will be followed, according to Mr. BRYAN,
as a part of the bank’s contribution to the war effort and to the maintenance of the home front. * * * * * Bryan Daily Eagle June 21, 1944 Brazos Soldier Suffers Wounds On French Beach
Sgt. Charles J. LUZA was seriously wounded in action in France on June 7, according to a telegram received Tuesday by his father, V. A. LUZA. It was the first news of a Brazos County
casualty in France and came on the second day of the invasion. Sergeant LUZA has been stationed in England for the past 18 months. He is with an infantry regiment. Another son, Cpl.
Vincent J. LUZA, 20, who is with a tank battalion has been in the service for 15 months and is at present stationed at Fort Knox, Ky. * * * * * Bryan Daily Eagle July 29, 1944 Many Residents
Are Naming Seats At Palace For Service Men And Women; 5th War Loan Premier Friday Night Interest in the Fifth War Loan premier at the Palace Theater Friday night at 9 o’clock, and especially
in the plan of naming a seat in the auditorium in honor of some service man or woman, increased materially Thursday. This was evidenced by the number of persons who called at the theater
to buy one or more bonds and the number naming a seat in honor of some friend or relative. Admission to the premier, which will feature “Show Business” in which Eddie CANTOR is starred
and who is supported by many popular stars of stage and screen, will be by purchase of a bond at the Palace or on a receipt from a local issuing agency for bonds purchased in the Fifth
War Loan. An added attraction will be a thirty-minute entertainment by men from Bryan Army Air Field who had made a place for themselves in the world, of entertainment before entering
the army. This group will give their songs and skits from the stage and the Bryan Field band also will be on the stage to support the entertainers and give a program of appropriate music.
151 The premier is given by the Bryan Amusement Company for the purpose of stimulating war bond purchases and aiding in securing the Brazos county quota $340,000 for “E” bonds, reported
lagging, and the overall quota of $1,100,000. The company is bearing all expenses and Mrs. Morris SCHULMAN, president, hopes for the biggest party of bond-buyers ever given in Bryan.
The project has the hearty approval of the War Finance committee for Brazos County. Chairman A. S. WARE stated Thursday he hoped the result would be a heavy increase in bond purchases,
especially of Series “E” bonds, and stated the committee thoroughly appreciated the unselfish cooperation of Mrs. SCHULMAN and the Bryan Amusement Company. Chairman WARE announced an
allocation of $5,000 by the Supreme Lodge, S.P.J.S.T., with head quarters at Fayetteville, Mrs. John HABARTA, former resident of Brazos county is president and is now residing at Fayetteville.
* * * * * Bryan Daily Eagle July 29, 1944 Smoking Tobacco Given Marines By Mrs. M. SCHULMAN Receipt of five cases of smoking tobacco, sent to San Francisco by Mrs. Morris SCHULMAN for
the use of Marines in the Pacific area has been acknowledged by Col. William C. WISE, Jr., Marine Corps, acting commander in the Frisco area. Col. WISE assures Mrs. Schulman that tobacco
plays a very important part in the life of the men on the battle front, and that he knows this from his own experience. He expressed his appreciation for the gift, adding his thanks
to those of the men who will benefit. The tobacco, he said, would be shipped overseas without delay. * * * * * Bryan Daily Eagle August 24, 1944 Sam PALASOTA, In Japanese Prison Writes
Parents Word from their son, Sam PALASOTA, who has been a prisoner of the Japanese since the fall of Corregidor, was received yesterday by Mr. and Mrs. P. J. PALASOTA, Sr. The communication
was a printed card but bore his own signature. The card read, “Dear folks: Here’s hoping that everyone is healthy and well as I. Mother and Dad, be sure to take good care of yourselves.
Do not worry for we will all be together again. All my love to our dear family. My regards to our relatives and friends.” It was the first word they had from him since September, 1943.
He is in the Philippines at Prison Camp No. 1. * * * * *
152 Bryan Daily Eagle November 9, 1944 PFC. Johnnie LUZA A memorial service will be held for Pfc. Johnnie LUZA at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Monday, Nov. 13, at 9 o’clock. Pfc.
LUZA died on Oct. 15 on the Morotai Island as the result of an explosion. His mother, Mrs. John LUZA has received a telegram from the War Department advising of her son’s death on that
date. He had been overseas nine and a half months and was 20 years of age. * * * * * Bryan Daily Eagle November 18, 1944 Sgt. Charles LUZA Hit By Shrapnel; Now Recovering Wounded by
shrapnel in the right leg while in action near Isigny France, Sergeant Charles J. LUZA, 22 of Bryan, Texas is convalescing at this United States Army rehabilitation hospital in England.
He as received the Purple Heart. His battalion surgeon, Captain James P. MEEVILLY of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania said, “Sgt. LUZA is making satisfactory progress and soon will be returned
to duty. We advanced up to within two miles of Isigny, France” said Mortar Sgt. LUZA, “when suddenly suddenly a German machine gun opened fire. We knocked it out of action with our mortar.
A few minutes later a German artillery barrage opened up and I was hit by shrapnel in the right leg.” Sgt. LUZA managed to give first aid to two of his companions more seriously injured
than himself before he went to the aid station to have his own wounds cared for. His father, Mr. Vincent A. LUZA, lives at the Bryan City address. Newspaper Odds and Ends, 1868-1894
compiled by Bill PAGE The stage from Bryan to Waco, says the Anderson Gladiator of the 13th, was fired into again a day or two since, a few miles above Bryan. There were two passengers
only on the stage at the time, we are told, a Mr. MENDELL and LEVY, both of Navasota. The first named gentleman jumped off the stage – so the story goes – when the firing commenced,
and ran off into the woods, since when he has not been heard from. By a liberal application of the whip, the driver was enabled to get out of harm’s way with the mail. Mobile Daily Register,
23 June 1
868153 The Bryan News-Letter of the 7 comes to us with the th salutatory of W. H. FARNER as the new editor and proprietor. It hoists the names of W. T. CLARK for Congress and W. A. SAYLOR
for Senator, the nominees of the Bryan Convention, but does not say who it supports for Governor. Galveston Daily News, 8 August 1869, p. 8, col. 1 R. B. HUNT and Dr. FARNER were arrested
by a file of soldiers at Bryan on the evening of the 1st inst., and lodged in jail. The Bryan Appeal says: What offences these gentlemen had been guilty of we were unable to learn precisely.
We understood, however, that HUNT had hurrahed for Jack HAMILTON – was, perhaps, accused of firing his pistol. Dr. FARNER was incarcerated for merely saying that the jail could be torn
down. Galveston Daily News, 4 December 1869, p. 3, col. 4 A private dispatch received in this city from Austin announces that the Governor has reprieved Col. MEYER, of the town of Millican,
for the charge of killing Wm. MILLICAN. It seems that the killing was wholly in self-defense. Houston Daily Union, 6 July 1870, p. 2, col. 2 Bryan – The Brazos Eagle has the following
… A dispatch from Austin gives the following
as the newly appointed Common Council for the city of Bryan: Mayor, H. T. DOWNARD, Aldermen, T. McCARTY, S. D. DEARING, H.A. MOORE, Willis VAN HOOK and Charles B. FOSTER; City marshal,
George FARROW. Houston Daily Union 30 July 1870, p. 3, col. 2 The Washington (D.C.) Chronicle informs us that H. A. MOORE, one of the proprietors of the Brazos Eagle, has been appointed
postmaster for Bryan, Texas. Those who are in a position to know, say this is a good appointment, and one that will give general satisfaction to the people of Brazos County. (Austin)
Daily State Journal, 1 February 1871, p. 2, col. 4 The editor of the Caldwell Eagle has received a keg of syrup from Mr. Wm. LAMBDIN, who has a plantation on the Brazos, a few miles
below Millican. Mr. LAMBDIN had about twenty-five or thirty acres in this crop, and expected to make seven barrels of syrup to the acre, worth seventy-five cents a gallon. He has made
some good sugar. Galveston Daily News, 14 January 1876, p. 2, col. 4 The other day a Bryan young lady stepped on a barrel hoop in some thick weeds, and imagining there was a snake around
her ankle, screamed and ran till she discovered her mistake. Houston Post, 17 October 1880, p. 2, col. 3 Galveston, Texas, Nov. 8 – A special to the News from Bryan, Texas, says: “The
boiler at the Bryan Manufacturing Company’s oil mills exploded this morning, badly scalding several men. Jesse NICHOLS, the fireman, died from his injuries. Three others were severely
and three slightly injured. The explosion was caused by a defective patch.” New York Times, 9 November 1880, p. 5 Bryan, Dec. 13 – Dr. J. B. McLELLAN, county treasurer, died last night.
An immigration boom has set in. Society organized. Proposed stock twenty five dollars. W. E. TABOR, dry goods and groceries, lately made an assignment. Wharves still crowded with cotton.
A talk is heard of a wagon line from here to Hearne, by the International. Houston Post, 14 December 1880, p. 1, col. 3
154Bryan, Feb. 7 – After the heavy rain Saturday, John ANDERSON attempted to drive across Carter’s Creek, but was overwhelmed by the current, and drawn under. When his friends got him
out he was speechless and apparently dead, but recovered. Our district court sits the first Monday in March. Cotton is rolling into Bryan rapidly. Houston Post, 8 February 1881, p. 1,
col. 5 Bryan, Feb. 8 – Major George W. DURANT, a passenger of the train wrecked north of Hempstead, Saturday night, has returned to his home in this city, seriously injured. His physician
says he cannot leave his bed for several weeks. He lost his pocket-book containing some $300 in the wreck. Many citizens of Bryan desire an excursion train to Houston to connect with
trains for New Orleans Mardi Gras. The attendance of the A. & M. College is some better than before Christmas. Houston Post, 10 February 1881, p. 1, col. 7 Bryan – A small residence
belonging to Dan COLEMAN was burned this evening. Nothing was saved from the house. A colony of immigrants are arranging to settle a considerable purchase of land in this county. Houston
Daily Post, 4 March 1881, p. 1, col. 7Bryan – Mr. A. P. HOUSE, a resident of this county, attempted suicide on Saturday last by cutting his throat. Friends interfered and prevented him.
Houston Daily Post, 8 March 1881, p. 1, col. 5 Bryan, June 7 – The Brazos County Medical Society organized last night, and elected Dr. J. H. WEBB, President; Dr. W. A. ADAMS, Vice-President;
Dr. A. J. PLATTNER, Secretary. Dr. BATTE, of Galveston, has preached several sermons at the Baptist Church. Two oxen ran away this afternoon, and ran into a well. One of them went down
and was taken out dead. Galveston Daily News, 8 June 1881, p. 1 Galveston, Texas, July 24 – A special to the News from Bryan, Texas, says: “A shooting affray occurred in HALL’s saloon
last night, resulting in the death of James and Cicero PORTER. Dr. William IRWIN was knocked down during the fight. Lucin REID has been arrested for the shooting.” New York Times, 25
July 1881, p. 1 Bryan – The Gregory Rifles (colored), of this city, under command of Captain J. D. JACKSON, had an eight hour drill to-day and target practice. Third sergeant J. W. WOOD
took the prize. Galveston Daily News, 19 August 1881, p. 1 Bryan – Local option was defeated in the election on Saturday by 127 votes, the total vote being 640. The criminal docket was
called this morning, and cases set as follows: State vs. Joe H. JOHNSON, charged with robbery, for the 25d; Henry GRIFFIN, theft of oxen, for the 25d; Henry SMITH, theft, for 21st; Fannie
PETERSON, murder, for 20th; Jordan BONNER, theft of cattle, for 30th; Eli THOMPSON, two cases of theft, for 27th; U. P. DARNELL, embezzlement, for 23d; J. Walter THOMAS, assisting to
commit rape, for 24th; William SMITH, assisting to murder, for 27th; Sanford BROOKS, theft of mule, for 29th; J. G. RANDLE, postponed until the 22d; Joseph MYERS, for 24th; Berry BRADLEY,
theft of cattle, for 24th; Aron MEYERS, theft, for 24th; James BEASTON, theft of cattle, for 24th; T. T. J. PEARSON, assisting to murder, for 27th; Charles GLADEN, unlawfully branding,
for 21st. The court rendered a decision in the case of the heirs of Thomas D. WILSON vs. Isaac FULKERSON, executor, this morning. As before stated in The News, in this suit, the children
of Colonel WILSON by his first wife claim
155 through their mother, whose share in the community estate would come to them under the law. Minor children of Colonel WILSON by his second wife made themselves parties, and under
an agreement were permitted to share equally with the older children. The judgment gives each heir $8600, except Mrs. Ruth DAVIS, who gets $9500. She made herself a party to the suit
originally brought by the older heirs, and as she never made any agreement to share her interest with the younger children, her judgment is larger than that of others. Galveston Daily
News, 21 March 1882, p.1, col.7 Bryan – One GALLAGHER was arrested here to-day for tampering with a State witness – Alfred MOORE. MOORE is a boy who was robbed here a year or two ago,
and he has been in attendance upon our court every day since that time. His home is in Van Zandt County, and when he reached here last time GALLAGHER inveigled him into the cars and
offered him $75 not to testify in the case. MOORE refused the bribe and jumped from the train at Calvert, and ran on the railroad track from there to Hearne, ten miles. GALLAGHER pursued
him all the way to Hearne. GALLAGHER came up just as he was getting on the train, and pulled him off three times. The train stopped about 100 yards below the depot to water, and MOORE
eluded his captor and boarded it there. He is now very sick, caused by the exposure and rough usage, and is expected to die. J.L. HEARNE was tried today for killing S. E. RICHEY last
January, and acquitted, the jury being out but a few minutes. Hon. John N. HENDERSON and Colonel Tom BEALL represented the defendant. Galveston Daily News, 1 April 1882, p. 1, col. 6
Bryan – County Court is in session this week. The case of Mrs. CARTHON, for keeping a disorderly house, was continued. Quite a number of witnesses were in attendance. Houston Post, 9
May 1883, p. 1, col. 2 Brazos – A party of cowboys near Welborn Station found two wolf dens, and succeeded in killing a lot of cubs and two old wolves, one day this week. (Houston) Daily
Post, 2 June 1883, p. 2, col. 4 Galveston, Texas, Aug. 16 – Last night a train on the Texas Central Railroad was boarded at Bryan by four ruffians armed with revolvers, whose evident
intention was to rob the sleeping car without attracting the attention of the passengers on the other cars, but an altercation with the conductor aroused the passengers and the robbers
fled. New York Times, 17 August 1883, p. 5 Galveston, Texas, Aug.17 – A special dispatch to the News from Bryan says: “A severe storm yesterday afternoon carried the roof of a brick
warehouse, demolished a buggy factory, and blew in the side of a livery stable, injuring several horses.” New York Times, 18 August 1883, p. 5 Galveston, Texas, Feb.15 – A News special
from Bryan, Texas, says: “Major Frank CLARKE, senior partner of the banking firm of CLARKE, BRYAN & HOWELL, committed suicide this evening at 5 o’clock by shooting himself with a revolver.
The cause is unknown. It is supposed that he was laboring under a mental aberration at the time. The bank is in a prosperous condition, and the suicide could not therefore have resulted
from business troubles. Mr. CLARKE left a note addressed to his partner, Guy M. BRYAN, Jr., requesting the latter to take charge of his estate and see that his children were provided
for.” New York Times, 16 February 1885, p. 1
156Bryan, Oct. 13 – The dengue has somewhat abated. Cold nights and a scarcity of suitable material has been the death of the disease. Another Justice Precinct of Brazos County has been
located by the Commissioners’ Court, with P. N. CAUSEY as Justice and Ed. FARQUHAR as Constable. Office and court at Wellborn. Dallas Morning News, 14 October 1885, p. 1 Bryan, Nov.
1 – The Bryan Rifles gave their semi-annual drill and military ball last night, which was attended by a large number of the elite and fashion of the city. The gold medal for the best
drilled man was won by Sergt. MOSELY. The book of tactics for the best inspected gun and accouterments was awarded to Corporal O. FINLAY. The four bronzed medals for the best drilled
file of four was won by the second four, composed of privates HAZZEL [HASSEL ?], McQUEEN, ADAMS and GAINOR. Mr. Wash HARDY awarded the second best file of fours an oyster supper. The
members of the Bryan Rifles are taking a great interest in their company, and are endeavoring to make it one of the crack companies of the State. Dallas Morning News, 2 November 1885,
p. 2 Bryan – There have been considerable changes in business circles in Bryan during the week. The Pilot and Enterprise have consolidated and there have been other business changes.
A new firm will open the first of the month. Mr. Guy M. BRYAN and Col. H. B. STODDARD have returned from the Cattlemen’s Convention at Austin. The cloudy weather has disappeared and
it is now warm and pleasant. Dallas Morning News, 16 January 1886, p.3, col. 1 The Brazos Pilot, at Bryan, has been sold to Judge SMITH. We trust it will meet the deserved success under
the able management of the latter gentleman. The two papers are now consolidated. This gives the new journal a better chance. Waco Daily Examiner, 17 January 1886, p. 2, col. 3 Bryan,
May 1 – Miss A. HUNTER was adjudged insane this morning before Judge D. C. BARMORE. Miss HUNTER lives in the Bethel neighborhood, this county, and has the appearance of a being a bright,
intelligent young woman. Her friends deeply feel her affliction. Cal. ENGLEDOVE, an old figure in our courts, has just been arrested on a charge of horse steeling. ENGLEDOVE has served
two terms in the penitentiary. Dallas Morning News, 2 May 1886, p. 11. Bryan, May 25 – The Brazos Union Lodge of Masons at their last meeting elected the following officers: R. HENDERSON,
M. W.; R. C. CHATHAM, S. W.; Paschal BUFFORD, J. W.; J. W. JOHNSON, treasurer; J. L. MAYO, secretary; H. MINKERT, tyler … The new residences of Dr. J.W. HOWELL and Mr. Milton PARKER
are nearing completion and present attractive and imposing appearances. Dallas Morning News, 26 May 1886, p. 7 Bryan, July 9 – The Bryan Rifles, at their regular meeting, resolved to
attend the interstate drill. They have ordered new uniforms for the occasion, consisting of blue coats with white trimmings and white ducking pants. Dallas Morning News, 10 July 1886,
p. 7 Bryan, Aug. 18 – Mr. H. KERNOLE has secured the Alliance trade of Grimes County and will conduct stores at Navasota and Bryan. The Bohemians are joining the Alliance. A lodge was
organized at their settlement near College Station Tuesday night
157 with some forty members … Mr. James A. CARNES, of Independence and Miss Minnie V. ADAMS, of Bryan, were married today by Rev. Dr. LAW, and left on the 1 o’clock train for Independence,
their future home. Dallas Morning News, 19 August 1886, p. 5 Bryan, Dec. 4 – The saloon of T. C. NUNN was entered last night, the safe blown open and burglarized of $200. Officers have
a clew to the parties, and no doubt arrests will be made in a few days … Mr. R. M. SMITH, editor of the Brazos Pilot, was presented with a fine boy yesterday, and named him Sullivan
Ross SMITH, in honor of the distinguished Governor-elect, Sullivan ROSS. Dallas Morning News, 5 December 1886, p. 11. INDEX ADAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 156,
157 ANDERSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 ARHOPULAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 ARMSTRONG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
146 AYRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 BAGLEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 135 BANKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 132 BARMORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 BARTHOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 BATTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 BEALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 BEASTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 BITTLE . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 BLAIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 BLALOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 131 BONNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 BOSWELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 BOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 142 BRADLEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 BROOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 BROWN . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 BRYAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147, 149, 150, 155, 156 BUFFORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 BULLARD . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131, 132 BURVICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 131 CANFIELD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 CANTOR . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 CARNES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 CARPENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 CARTHON
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 CAUSEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 CAVITT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 146 CHAPLIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 CHATHAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 CLARK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 153 CLARKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 COLEMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 COLLIE . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 COOPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139, 140 CURRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 DARBY
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 DARNELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 DAVIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 131, 155 DEARING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 DOWNARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 DUNCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 129 DURANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 DWYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 ENGLEDOVE . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 FAIRBANKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 FARNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 FARQUHAR . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 FILMORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 FINLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 FOSTER
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 FREEMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 FULKERSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
154 GAINOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 GALLAGHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 GANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 127 GEISER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 GLADEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 GOODSON . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 GREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 GREER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 GREERS . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 GRIFFIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 HAMBRIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 130 HAMILTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 HARDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 HARRISON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 143 HART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 HAZZEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 HEARNE . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 HENDERSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 156 HOOVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
158 HORN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 HOWELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 155, 156 HUNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 140, 153 HUNTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 INGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 IRWIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 JACKSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 JOHNSON . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137, 154, 156 JONES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139, 149 JOY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 KERNOLE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 KIZER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 KRENEK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 149 LAMBDIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 LEVY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 LUZA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 150, 152 McCARTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 McCRAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 McLELLAN . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 McQUEEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 MEEVILLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 MENDELL . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 MEYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 MEYERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
154 MILLICAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 MINKERT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 MOORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 153, 155 MORGAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 131 MORSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 MOSELY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 MOUNCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 MYERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129, 154 NASH . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 NELSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 NICHOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 NIGH
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 PALASOTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 146, 151 PALERMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 PARKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 PEARSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 154 PETERSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 PITTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 PLATTNER . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 PORTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 RANDLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 REID . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 RICHARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 ROGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 148 ROSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 SAYLOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 SBISA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 SCHULMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 147, 148, 151 SEBESTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 SESSUM . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 SHAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123, 124 SHEALEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 SHELBURNE . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 SHELTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 SHINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 SHIRLEY
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 SHIVERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124, 125 SHOWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
125 SIKORSKI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 SIMPSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125, 126 SKAINS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 126, 127 SKUBAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 SMITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127, 154, 156 SMOTHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 127 SMYTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 SMYTHE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 STANFORD . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 STEVENSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 STODDARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 156 SWANCOAT . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 TABOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 TATUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 THOMAS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126, 154 THOMPSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140, 154 TUREK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
VAN HOOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 VITOPIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 WARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 146, 151 WEBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 WHITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127, 150 WHITEHEAD . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 140 WILLIAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 WILLIAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131, 132 WILSON . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 WISE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 WOMACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 WOOD .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 WRIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
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