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Home My WebLink AboutBGA v27-1 winter 2006 Brazos Genealogist CONTENTS PAGE Brazos County residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Page 3 From the Editor’s Desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Calculating Birth Dates from Cemetery Stones . . . . . . . . . . . Madlyn Jamison 10 From the President’s Quill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jane Horn 12 Business issue -Apr. 22, 1913 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janis Hunt 12 The Freedmen Burying Grounds at Bryan City Cemetery pt. 3 . . John P. Blair 16 Miscellaneous -“Grandma’s Disease” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Brazos County Ferries, Bridges and River Crossings pt. 1 . . . . . . . . . Bill Page 20 When I was 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janus Hunt 27 Information on the J. W. English Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Hary 32 Index compiled by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Hambric 37 BRAZOS GENEALOGIST VOLUME XXVI I NUMBER 1 WINTER 2006 BRAZOS GENEALOGICAL ASSOCIATION P. O. BOX 5493 BRYAN TX 77805-5493 OFFICERS 2006 PRESIDENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JANE HORN jhorn@tca.net VICE PRES . . . . . . . . . . . . VICKI SIMMONS vistsimons@aol.com SECRETARY . . . . . . . . LOIS CARPENTER TREASURER . . . . . . . . . . . . . RUTH HARY rhary@txcyber.com EDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RON HAMBRIC rhambric@tamu.edu STAFF EDITORS MEMBERSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . ALLEN DEAN asdean96@cox.net PUBLICITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LUCI CASH RESEARCH/QUERIES . . . . . . RUTH HARY LOCAL HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . RUTH HARY CONTINUING SERIES . . . . . . . . BILL PAGE PRINTING/INDEXING . . . . RON HAMBRIC MEETINGS Meetings held the third Monday of each month from 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm in the Bryan Public Library. Please arrive early as the library closes at 9:00 pm. Membership is on a calendar year basis, January through December. QUARTERLY The GENEALOGIST is published as Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall Issues. Each volume of the GENEALOGIST corresponds with the membership year. This publication is offered in print or electronic (PDF) version. With PDF you receive CD at end of year with four issues plus copies of handouts from meetings. $15.00 /year if printed version picked up at meetings or PDF selected and CD picked up. $20.00 /year if quarterly mailed or PDF version with CD mailed. Checks for dues may be mailed to the address at the top of the page. WEB SITE The web site for the Brazos Genealogical Association is: http://www.brazosgenealogy.org EXCHANGE The GENEALOGIST is available for exchange with other organizations or publishers who have publications to offer. Send inquiries or samples to P.O. Box 5493, Bryan, TX 77805-5493. SOLICITATIONS We solicit queries, family charts, copies of Bible records, articles and stories with Brazos Valley ties. Family charts should be 8 ½” x 11". EDITORIAL POLICY Neither the Brazos Genealogical Association nor the staff of the Quarterly will be responsible for error of fact or opinion expressed herein. Every effort is made to publish reliable information. The editorial staff reserves the right to accept appropriate material with editing privileges on a space available basis. Members are encouraged to submit pictures/articles of interest concerning the Brazos Valley. Research pertaining to deeds, Bible records, schools, churches, and other groups or organizations are desired. Research on material before the turn of the century is especially welcome. The Association will do limited local Brazos Co. research for $10.00 /hour. Write for details and please enclose a SASE. 3 Brazos Genealogist Volume XXVII Number 1 Bryan/College Station Winter 2006 Texas Brazos County Residents by Bill PAGE Sample of families who have lived in Brazos County. A continuing series. 14 Feb. 1996 SODEK family "Charlie SODEK of Edge is Dead," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 10 Jan. 1929, p. 2, col. 8 "Two Deaths in SODEK Family in 4-Day Period," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 10 Jan. 1929, p. 3, col. 4. Mrs. Rosie SODEK SOLES family BARRON, Mildred D, The SOLES and BARRON Families of Alabama and Texas. Bryan: Wallace Printing Co., 1969 *Miss Kate SOLES married E. C. HUCKABEE, Galveston Daily News, 10 July 1879, p.1 "Death of Catherine Soles," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 14 Nov. 1912, p. 7, col. 4 SOSOLIK, Josef (11 Jan. 1892-6 Aug. 1964). Buried Mt. Calvary; College Station photographer; Czech-American "Joe SOSOLIK, College Writes of School of Photography He is In," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 23 Aug. 1923, p. 1, col. 5 "Funeral Service Of Bryan Woman This Afternoon," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 18 Aug. 1937, p. 5, col. 1. Mother of Joe SOSOLIK "SOSOLIK Gets Hot On Local Golf Course," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 8 Sept. 1937, p. 2, col. 6 "Contest for Snow Photos Will Be Held," Battalion, 23 Jan.1940, p. 1, col. 4 JONES, W. D. C., "Tonsorially and Pictorially Speaking, Faces Have Always Been the Stock-in-Trade for Joe SOSOLICK," Battalion, 27 June 1940, p. 4, cols. 4-6 "Funeral Service of Vince SOSOLIK Held Here Today," Bryan Daily Eagle, 5 Aug. 1943, p. 3, col. 3 "SUTPHEN Purchases Studio at College From SOSOLIK," Bryan Daily Eagle, 1 Apr. 1956, p. 4, cols. 2-3 "Joe SOSOLIK," Bryan Daily Eagle, 6 Aug. 1964, p. 10, col. 2 4SOUSARES family --Greek-American family "Jack SOUSARES, the little candy boy...," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 20 Jan. 1910, p. 2, col. 2 "John SOUSARES' Home Burned," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 23 June 1921, p. 3, col. 1 "Marauders at Work," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 9 Feb. 1922, p. 1, col. 4. Mrs. John SOUSARES "Early Fire Destroys Candy John's Home,"Bryan Weekly Eagle, 20 July 1922, p. 2, col.6 "John SOUSARES Died Today at Bryan Hospital," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 13 Aug. 1925, p. 1, col. 8 "John SOUSARES' Wife Continues His Farm Work," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 10 Sept. 1925, p. 3, col. 8 "ARHOPULOS-SOUSARES Wed," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 16 June 1926, p. 2, col. 6. John ARHOPULOS & Katie SOUSARES "Flight Officer Teddy M. SOUSARES...," Bryan Daily Eagle, 25 Apr. 1945, p. 4, col. 3 "Fire Destroys the Onyx Cafe," Bryan Daily Eagle, 2 Apr. 1954, pp. 1, 10. Owned by Pete SOUSARES SOUTH, Bester (9 Dec. 1826-27 Oct. 1904). Buried South family cemetery; Civil War veteran *Bester SOUTH helped arrest a man, Galveston Daily News, 18 Feb. 1871, p. 2 "Mrs. Tom BOND Dead," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 10 Nov. 1904, p. 2, col. 2. Daughter of Bester SOUTH "Mrs. Bester SOUTH Dead," Bryan Daily Eagle, 16 Nov. 1916, p. 8, col. 5 "Funeral Service for Bryan Woman This Afternoon," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 1 Mar. 1933, p. 1, col. 8. Mrs. Mattie Lee ANDREWS, daughter of Bester SOUTH SPELL family "Mrs. C. M. SPELL," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 25 June 1908, p. 5, col. 5 "Cole SPELL Dead," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 27 Feb. 1913, p. 9, col. 5 "Sim SPELL Died at San Antonio," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 7 Mar. 1918, p. 3, col. 2 SPILLER family "Henry Langham SPILLER," in Brazos County History Rich Past-Bright Future. Bryan: Family Heritage Foundation, 1986, p.260. "Union Hill Burglary," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 9 Dec. 1915, p. 1, col. 1. Roland SPILLER SPRAGUE, Carl T. (1895-1979). Buried Restever; recorded western songs in 1920s Texas A&M Longhorn, 1922, pp. 99, 171, 355, 402, 406, 409, 415, and perhaps other pages. SPRAGUE played baseball while attending A&M. "Carl T. SPRAGUE and Miss Mayo of Kirvin Kirvin Married," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 22 Apr. 1926, p. 4, col. 8 "A. and M. Public School Teachers Join Association," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 11 Nov. 1926, p. 1, col. 5. Mrs. Carl SPRAGUE was a member "Consolidated School A. and M. Opens Sept. 19," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 18 Aug. 1927, 5 p. 4, col. 2. Mrs. Carl SPRAGUE taught 4th grade. "College Woman's Social Club Elects Officers for Year," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 3 Nov. 1927, p. 1, col. 2. Mrs. Carl SPRAGUE sang a song. "SPRAGUE and WARE on For Lions' Meet," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 9 Feb. 1928, p. 1, col. 4. Carl T. SPRAGUE performed. "A.-M. Consolidated to Begin Sept. 17," Bryan Weekly Eagle, "Trade Edition," 6 Sept. 1928, p. 1. Mrs. Carl SPRAGUE was music teacher "Steele's Store Community Club Met Last Night," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 15 May 1930, p. 4, col. 6 "Mrs. C. T. SPRAGUE Called to Kervin Death of Father," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 18 Sept. 1930, p. 3, col. 6 "Big Bag of Deer Falls to Shots of College Men," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 10 Dec. 1931, p. 5, cols. 6-7. Carl SPRAGUE was one of the hunters. "Brazos Nimrods Continue Bounty on Hawks, Crows," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 10 Jan. 1934, p. 6, col. 1. Carl T. SPRAGUE was secretary of the group "College Groups Will Organize and Boost Area," Bryan Daily Eagle, 4 Sept. 1934, p. 1, col. 7. Carl SPRAGUE, of "Midway," took part in meeting. "Three Members of Coach's Staff to Be Dismissed June 1," Battalion, 20 Feb. 1935, p. 1, col. 4 "12th Horse Show at A.M. Saturday Has Big Program," Bryan Daily Eagle, 15 May 1935, p. 2, col. 2. Carl SPRAGUE was scheduled as one of the judges. "College Station Booster Club is Fully Officered," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 16 Oct. 1935, pp. 1, 4. Carl SPRAGUE of Midway was on the board. "Two Popular Bands to Play at Amateur Show," Bryan Daily Eagle, 18 Apr. 1936, p. 1, col. 3 "SPRAGUE Speaks to Kurten Club Saturday Night," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 9 June 1937, p. 1, col. 1 "Reid About the Campus," Bryan Daily Eagle, 28 Jan. 1938, p. 2, cols. 5-6. Mr. & Mrs. SPRAGUE attended a dance. "A-M Consolidated School District to Vote Saturday," Bryan Daily Eagle, 31 Mar. 1938, p. 1, col. 2. "Sprague's Midway Service Station" was a polling place. "Sprague Special Services Officer for V.A. Hospital," Bryan Daily Eagle, 17 Apr. 1946, p. 10, col. 6 "Afternoon Tea Farewell Fete for Mrs. KING," Bryan Daily Eagle, Eagle, 29 July 1957, p. 6, col. 2. Held at C. T. SPRAGUE home "Carl SPRAGUE Chairman of Red Cross Here," Bryan Daily Eagle, 15 June 1960, p. 8, col. 8 SHAW, Shary, "Old Cowboy Recalls Days of Wild West," Bryan Daily Eagle, 9 Nov. 1965, sect. A: p. 1, col. 2; p. 6, col. 3 "Junior Museum Will Present Cowboy Singer," Bryan Daily Eagle, 29 June 1966, p. 3, col. 4 "Why I Go," Bryan Daily Eagle, 16 Sept. 1969, p. 10, col. 7. About Mrs. Carl T. SPRAGUE "Carl T. SPRAGUE, Singing Cowboy," in John I. White, Git Along, Little Dogies. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1975, pp. 189-195 [an earlier version of this article appeared as "Carl T. Sprague: The Original `Singing Cowboy'," in JEMF Quarterly 6(1):32-34 6 (Spring 1970). "Carl SPRAGUE," in Bill MALONE and Judith McCULLOH, editors, The Stars of Country Music, New York: Avon Books, 1975, pp. 37-39 SPRAWLS family "The COOK-SPRAWLS Family", p. 206, and "Willis-Sprawls, p. 207, in Brazos County History Rich Past-Bright Future, Bryan: Family Heritage Foundation, 1986 SRAMEK, Jacob (1864-14 Apr. 1953). Buried College Station; Czech Naturalized 21 July 1890; subject of Austria. County Court Civil Minutes Reel #1020036, pp. 476-477 May be: Simeon (57), Petronilia (57), Josefa (16) and Jacob (9) SCHRAMEK, from Moravia, arrived New York on 24 Apr. 1875, on ship Donau (Leo BACA, Czech Immigration Passenger Lists, v. 5, p. 141) "Arrived Steam-ship Donau (Ger.) Bussius, Bremen April 10 and Southampton 13. with mdse. and 53 cabin and 531 steerage passengers to Oelricha & Co. Had variable winds and weather the fore part of passage, and strong western gales the latter part...." New York Times, 25 Apr. 1875, p. 12, col. 4 Jacob SRAMK, 1880 Brazos Co. census p. 265d, aged 16, 16, b. Moravia 1900 Brazos Co. census p. 289a, b. May 1864, Moravia, arrived U.S. 1875 "Smetana Barbecue," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 11 Oct. 1900, p. 3, col. 3 Jacob SHRAMEK, 1910 Brazos Co. census p. 224b, aged 46, b. Hungary, came to U.S. 1875, naturalized 1920 Brazos Co. census, ED 9 sheet 30b line 69, aged 55, b.Moravia, came to U.S. 1875, naturalized 1880 "To Hold Funeral for Mrs. SRAMEK Sunday Afternoon," Bryan Daily Eagle, 15 Apr. 1944, p. 1, col. 7 Obituary: b.1 May 1864, Moravia; came to "this area" in 1874. Bryan Daily Eagle, 15 Apr. 1953, p. 9, col. 1 STABLER family "Friends Seek to Aid Him," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 18 July 1907, p. 3, col. 6. Mal STABLER "Arrested After Twelve Years," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 18 July 1907, p. 4, col. 3. Mal STABLER, Jr. "Come After Mal STABLER," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 25 July 1907, p. 6, col. 2 "Funeral Service for Tony STABLER Held Here Friday," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 27 June 1934, p. 6, col. 1 "Mrs. STABLER," Bryan Daily Eagle, 14 Jan. 1964, p. 8, col. 5. Mrs. Mary STABLER STABLER STACY, H. P. --Civil War veteran *candidate for marshal, Galveston Daily News, 7 Jan. 1879, p.1 *attended business meeting, (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 31 July 1890, p. 1, col. 4 "E. D. STACY Dead," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 19 Nov. 1903, p. 2, col. 4. Brother of H. P. STACY "H. P. STACY Was Warned to Move," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 1 July 1915, p. 3, col. 2 7 STALLINGS family "Bryan Boy Charged with Theft," Galveston Daily News, 11 Jan. 1893, p. 3, col. 5 Green "STALLINS" "Green STALLINGS...was acquitted...," Galveston Daily News, 5 Apr. 1893, p. 4, col. 3 "Mary Lucille STALLINGS," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 29 Oct. 1914, p. 1, col. 3. Daughter of Green STALLINGS "Death of Mrs. D. D. DAWSON," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 7 Oct. 1915, p. 6, col. 6. Her 1st marriage was to H. G. STALLINGS "Funeral Service Held Today for Accident Victim," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 3 Aug. 1932, p. 1, col. 7. H. R. STALLINGS "Funeral Service for Bryan Child Thursday 3 P.M.," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 5 Dec. 1934, p. 1, col. 5. Lillian Ann STALLINGS STASNY, Frank (1857-27 July 1937). Buried College Station; Czech Bryan Eagle: Film N 557 Naturalized 16 Sept. 1878. County Court Civil Minutes Reel #1020036, p.127 "Golden Wedding is Celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stasney ...," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 16 Jan. 1930, p. 2, cols. 1-2 "Funeral Service This Afternoon for Frank STASNY," Bryan Daily Eagle, 27 July 1937, p. 1, col. 5 "To Hold Funeral For Mrs. STASNEY Tuesday at 3:30," Bryan Daily Eagle, 7 Feb. 1938, p. 1, col. 2 "He was born Frank STIASNY, Jr. in Nove Risi, Austria, on March 31, 1857, the son of a burgomaster. His wife, Josephine SRAMEK, whom he met in Brazos Co., was born March 2, 1859, in Velko Lovcici, Austria. From the name STIASNY came the names STASNEY & STASNY. After Galveston Harbor was opened again in April 1865, the family set out from Europe. The exact date of their coming is not known but is thought to be 1867." Bryan Daily Eagle, 20 June 1971, section C, p. 1 CENSUS: 1880 Brazos Co. census p.265d, aged 24, b.Moravia 1900 Brazos Co. census p.337a, b. Mar. 1857, Bohemia, came to U.S. 1873, naturalized 1910 Brazos Co. census, ED 14 sheet 4a line 47, aged 53, b. Bohemia /Austria, came to U.S. 1873, naturalized 1920 Brazos Co. census, ED 13 sheet 12b line 68, aged 63, b. Bohemia, came to U.S. 1873; naturalized 1879 --STASNY family "For District Clerk," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 5 May 1904, p. 1, col. 1. John L. STASNY STASNY, William A. "Bill" --County commissioner "STASNY Speaks Up About Bail," Daily Eagle, 30 Apr. 1970, p. 2, col. 3. "STASNY is Like He Always Was," Bryan-College Station Eagle, 14 Mar. 1982, sect. A, p. 1, col. 1. SNELL, Jann, "STASNY Ends 24 Years On Commissioners' Court," Bryan-College Station 8 Eagle, 28 Dec. 1982, sect. A, p. 1, col. 1 STEELE, F. M., Col. (d. ca. Jan. 1887). buried at Wheat Cemetery; merchant at Millican *Democrat, Brazos Pilot, 28 June 1878 *A. G. STEELE killed James McMICHAEL in the drug store of F. M. STEELE at Millican, Galveston Daily News, 4 May 1879, p. 1 *Democrat, Galveston Daily News, 4 Apr. 1880, p. 1 *Col. F. M. STEELE died at Millican, Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 1887, p. 4 "Brazos Bottom Crops," Galveston Daily News, 17 Sept. 1892, p. 3, col. 4. S. STEELE "Mr. A. G. STEELE has completed a blacksmith shop here [Ella]...," Galveston Daily News, 14 Feb. 1893, p. 7, col. 5 "Steele STEELE," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 17 Jan. 1901, p. 3, col. 3. Brother of J. A. and A. G. STEELE, deceased, and of Mr. W. L. STEELE "Magnificent Farm Exhibit," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 28 July 1904, p. 1, col. 4. Mr. J. D. STEELE "Captured First Prize," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 21 Nov. 1907, p. 8, col. 2. J. D. STEELE STEELE, H. B. "Will Raise Cane," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 1 June 1899, p. 2, col. 3 STEPHAN, George (1 Nov. 1893-14 Aug. 1968). Buried Bryan; local bottler "An Up-to-Date Concern," Brazos Pilot, 5 Apr. 1906, p. 6, col. 2. L. STEPHAN "Will Enlarge the Ice Plant," (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 13 Sept. 1906, p. 1, col. 3. Mentions L. STEPHAN. "Automobile Accident," Bryan Daily Eagle, 11 Sept. 1911, p. 4, col. 2 "Business Change," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 21 Sept. 1911, p. 3, col. 1 "L. STEPHAN Will Manage Ice Company," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 23 Jan. 1913, p. 7, col. 5. Father of George STEPHAN. "Bryan Ice Company," Bryan Daily Eagle, 22 Apr. 1913, sect. A, p. 8, col. 5. Mr. L. STEPHAN. "STEPHAN-TURNER," Bryan Daily Eagle, 1 Dec. 1917, p. 3, col. 4. George STEPHAN "Mr. and Mrs. STEPHAN Return," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 19 Jan. 1922, p. 2, col. 6 "Fire Destroys Truck for Stephan Company," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 27 Sept. 1923, p. 1, col. 6 "STEPHAN Bottling Works Electrically Equipped Throughout," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 3 Apr. 1924, p. 2, col. 7 "Wound Is Fatal To Ex-Resident; Dies In Dallas," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 29 Oct. 1931, p. 2, col. 8. Charles, brother of George STEPHAN "STEPHAN Company Plans New Plant to Bottle `Coke'," Bryan Daily Eagle, 30 Aug. 1933, p. 1, col. 8 "STEPHAN Company Closes 18th Year; Growth Is Steady," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 17 Apr. 1935, p. 2, col. 8; p. 3 "George STEPHAN Home Is Gutted By Fire Friday," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 18 Sept. 1935, p. 2, col. 6 "STEPHAN Will Attend Bottlers Convention," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 13 Nov. 1935, p. 3, col. 9 6 "Bryan Man Honored," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 11 Mar. 1936, p. 1, col. 7 "STEPHAN Ice Co. Adds Five Truckes To Fleet," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 8 Apr. 1936, p. 5, col. 5 "Bryan Business Property Worth $40,000 Changes Ownership," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 29 Apr. 1936, p. 1, col. 5 "Safe Blowers Are Frightened From Ice Co. Offices," Bryan Daily Eagle, 17 Aug. 1936, p. 1, col. 1 "STEPHAN Buys Ferguson Interest In Ice, Bottling Company; Deal Is Biggest In Bryan In Many Years," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 25 Aug. 1937, p. 1, col. 3 "Purchase of `Iron Lung' For Bryan Urged By George STEPHAN; Offers $100 For Fund," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 8 Sept. 1937, p. 1, col. 2 "STEPHAN Entertains Grand Prize Group," Bryan Daily Eagle, 13 Apr. 1939, p. 8, col. 3 "Services Set For Bryanite Mr. STEPHAN," Bryan Daily Eagle, 15 Aug. 1968, p. 1, col.2 STEWART, Walter "Watt" Allen (22 Aug. 1831 -11 May 1911). Civil War veteran; buried at Reliance. "For Sheriff," Bryan Daily Eagle, 9 Sept. 1896; p. 4, col. 2 "Birthday Celebration," Brazos Pilot, 29 Aug. 1907, p. 6, col. 3 Article, Bryan (weekly) Eagle, 25 Aug. 1910; p. 9, col. 1 (special reel). "Oldest Texan in Brazos County," Bryan Weekly Eagle, 29 Aug. 1907; p. 3, col. 5 Obituary, Bryan (weekly) Eagle; 25 May 1911; p. 6, col. 3 STILLWELL, Reubin --Outlaw; went under name of "Tom HALL" James "Jim" and Cicero PORTER (brothers) shot & killed by Reuben STILLWELL & Lucien REED; STILLWELL escaped. Austin Daily Statesman 30 July 1881, p. 3, col. 1. Brenham Daily Banner, 26 July 1881, p. 2, col. 3; 23 Aug. 1881, p. 2, col. 3. (weekly) Dallas Herald, 28 July 1881, p. 8, col. 2; 13 Oct. 1881, p. 2, col. 5. Galveston Daily News, 24 July 1881, p. 1, col. 7; 26 July 1881, p.1, col. 6; 11 Aug. 1881, p. 1, col. 7 *STILLWELL was arrested, Fort Worth Daily Gazette, 6 Sept. 1887, p. 3; 18 Sept. 1887, p. 7. Galveston Daily News, 16 Sept. 1887, p. 4, col. 4 *Tried; was acquitted, Fort Worth Daily Gazette, 23 Mar. 1888, p. 5, col. 1; 28 Mar. 1888, p. 6, col. 1. Galveston Daily News, 22 Mar. 1888, p. 5, col. 1; 26 Mar. 1888, p. 1, col. 6; 28 Mar. 1888, p. 3, col. 2 10 From The Editor’s Desk The training period with our past editor, Allen Dean has ended and I still have a lot to learn about publishing an issue of the Brazos Genealogist. The easy part was formatting 34 pages of material supplied by you the readers. The hard part was learning to use the indexing function of the word processor -WordPerfect. Allen, you made it look so easy during our training session. We continue to need articles, especially pictures. Not a writer, we can use your help in transcribing newspaper articles. Contact us if you can help. Calculating birth dates from cemetery stones adapted by Madlyn Jamison Wake Treasures, vol. VII, no. 1, winter/spring 1997, pp. 30-31 There is a method some genealogists swear by. By now it is unknown who devised this method and when. It is not even known why it works but some one out there, who has greater understanding of that which confounds most of us, probably can and hopefully will. It is called the 8870 Method. 1-convert the word Month (May) to its sequence number of occurrence which is 5. 2-Reverse the numerical order of the death date -e.g. year month days instead of days month year 1889 5(May) 6 6 May 1889 3-Put a “0" in front of the single numbers: 1889 05 06 4-Remove the spaces between the number sets: 18890506 = death date 5-Convert age at death (already in right order); place a “0" before single numbers: 71 7 9 = 710709 age at death 11 6-Subtract age at death from date of death Date of Death 18890506 Age at Death -710709 18179797 7-Apply 8870 Method: Subtract 8870 from answer in #6 -8870 18170927 8-Separate the answer numbers into year-month-days: 1817/09/27. Reconvert back to the standard genealogy date format: days-month-year= 27 Sept 1817 -his birth date. Some solutions may require another step. In this calculation, Aunt xx died 10 December 1952 at the age of 70 years, 2 months, 13 days. Do the first six steps: 19521210 -700213 = 18820997 Apply the 8870 method -8870 18812127 Aunt xx was born the 27th day of 21st month in 1881. Since we know a year only has 12 months, subtract 12 months from 21 which leaves 9 months. Add a year to 1881 now 1882. Now our computation reads: 1882/09/27 so xx was born 27 Sept. 1882. xx expired on the third day after Christmas at age 80 years, 9 months and 18 days. When was xx born. Do the first six steps -then apply the 8870 method. The answer to this computation is: 18831440. xx was born on the 40th day day of the 14th month. Convert 40 days to 1 month and 10 days (use 30 days for the month). Add 1 month and 10 days to 14 months which gives 15 months and ten days -which then converts to 1 year, 3 months and 10 days. When added to 1883, his birth date is now 10 March 1884. 12 From the President’s Quill My sincere appreciation to the outgoing officers of the Brazos Genealogical Association and a very special thanks to Allen Dean who served as our editor for the past 8 years. Allen will still be very active as he has volunteered to be our membership chairman for the 2006 term. Congratulations and welcome to the new 2006 officers. Our schedule this year is full and interesting, thanks to the tremendous amount of enthusiasm from our members attending the January meeting. February -Dr. David will present information about the LDS Family History Center. March -(meet at the Carnegie at 6:45 p.m. to start the program) Nan Ross will show us around the Carnegie & point out various materials that may be of interest to our research. She will also show/tell us about new materials added to the collection recently. April -Bill Page will present a program on locating 1783-1811 War Records. May -Ron Hambric -Researching families through patents June -Jane Horn -Using Family Tree Maker This issue continues another series on individuals in The Bryan Daily Eagle Business Issue on April 22, 1913. Transcribed by the late Janis HUNT. SANITARY AND HEALTH CONDITION Enemies of the A. and M. College have made the charge that the big farmers' college is insanitary. As a matter of fact, it would be hard to find a more sanitary institution than the A. and M. College and the records show that the student body of that institution is, as a physician said the other day, dangerously healthy. Nothing has been left undone to insure the good health of the student body. A competent surgeon and two nurses keep careful guard over the cadets from the time they first land at the school in September until the final dress parade at commencement. A hospital that is well equipped is maintained and if a boy grunts in he goes and there he stays until the surgeon satisfies himself that the boy is fully recovered. 13 Rigid inspection of the food which is given the boys is exercised and "plenty of wholesome food, well cooked" is the motto of B. SBISA, in charge of the subsistence department. And just how well the authorities succeed in keeping down disease is shown by the records. In the United States Army an average of 4.3 per cent of the soldiers are off duty during the year because of illness. The A. and M. College records show an average of only 2 per cent missing classwork because of illness. During the past three years five A. and M. cadets have died. Of that number one was drowned, another was an accident victim, one died of appendicitis, and this year two died of meningitis. The two boys who died of meningitis contracted the disease while at home Christmas and were stricken immediately after their return here. The disease was stamped out, however, before it could gain any headway, no other students being stricken. Such a thing as typhoid fever is unheard of at the college and there are remarkable few cases of mumps, measles and other lighter diseases which generally are epidemics at all schools and in all cities. Dr. Otto EHLINGER, the college surgeon, visits the barracks every day and makes an inspection of the premises. He knows more students than any two men at the college and he keeps a keen eye on every fellow. "There are fellows who may be sick but they won't admit it," says Dr. EHLINGER. "The only was for me to find those fellows out is to know them so well that I can tell by their actions when they are not prime. Then there is the boy who wants to `possum' to get out of a class. I give him some harmless medicine that will cause him some temporary inconvenience and I am never troubled with him any more. "Adequate sewerage system with sanitary and well ventilated dormitories keeps the sickness down to the minimum. I couldn't desire conditions to be better. We have no mosquitoes due to a warfare that is conducted every spring and summer and in fact, everything that tends to make for the good health and comfort of the boys is done." Drs. SIMS and HUNNICUTT of Bryan recently make an inspection of the buildings and grounds at the college. Both of those physicians, who are health officers, pronounced conditions as being ideal. Dr. STILES, the hookworm expert, pronounced the A. and M. cadets the healthiest and best developed bunch of fellows he had ever seen. When a company was marshalled before him he protested to President MILNER, saying that those boys constituted the football squad. When informed that they were boys picked indiscriminately form the corps and that many of them did not go in for athletics save for the calisthenics which are required, he expressed a great astonishment. "I've never seen such a husky bunch of boys in all my life. They will past muster anywhere," he said. 14 * * * * * STUDENTS IN FOREIGN LANDS When the commencement exercises at the A. and M. College are finished next June about twenty members of the senior class of the school of agriculture will leave immediately for the Argentine Republic, where they will serve the Government experiment stations. As a result of a conference of Wilmon NEWELL, professor of entomology at the college, and Arthur H. ROSENFELD, entomologist at the experiment state at Tucuman, Argentine Republic, employment will be given to about twenty members of the A. and M. senior class. The republic is about one-third as large as the United States and the climate is very varied. Four or five sub-stations will be established at once, and it is to conduct research work that these young men will be retained. They will be given transportation to the republic and will be paid $150 monthly American money. The preliminary arrangements for the employment of the A. and M. cadets have been made, an it is expected that the Minister of Agriculture will soon approve the contracts. Dr. ROSENFELD was very much impressed with the A. and M. College and paid high tribute to the work being done by the agricultural students. He expressed the belief that the A. and M. boys were the very men for whom he was searching. * * * * * UNION WOOLEN MILLS PAT PATTERSON, MANAGER The branch establishment of the Union Woolen Mills in this city in one of the sterling and reliable enterprises in Bryan. It makes a specialty of the finest grades of made-to-order tailored suits and overcoats, and suits at prices that defy competition. Handling its own manufactured cloths, it is enabled to dispense with the cost of middlemen on its products, thus enabling it to sell the best grade of tailored suit or overcoat at the nominal figure of $15.00 each. This branch of the company's business was established here August 2, 1912, and is one of many branches of the same company located in many of the important cities of the United States. Mr. PATTERSON, the capable manager of the Bryan branch of of the company's business, has been a resident of this city since its establishment. He is a valuable citizen 15 whose capable business methods have resulted in building up an extensive and profitable patronage for the house. * * * * * VICK & DAWSON CONFECTIONERS An enterprising business firm of Bryan is that of VICK & DAWSON, which carries a large stock of candies and confections of the best grades, also the standard brands of imported and domestic cigars. The firm has one of the largest and most elegant soda fountains from which is dispensed the latest and best of soft drinks known to the trade, while its ice cream department serves the most delicious ice cream to its large list of customers. The firm is composed of Roy M. VICK and D.D. DAWSON, who are natives of Bryan. They are prominent business men, having a most thorough and intimate knowledge of the requirements of the trade in their line of business, and expert capacity in the manufacture of products constituting the extensive lines of goods handled in their store. This business was established about two years ago and has been a marked success from its beginning, attracting an ever-increasing volume of trade with the growth of the city and rapid increase of its population. Owing to the remarkable increase in its business this firm has recently added the finest interior decorations and general improvements to facilitate the comfort and convenience of the trade and to insure prompt and courteous attention to the wants of all its patrons, among which was the installment of a new modernly equipped soda fountain. The proprietors of the establishment are among the most capable and popular young business men in the city of Bryan in business and social circles, and are highly esteemed as men of the first order of reliability and business and personal integrity of character. Those desiring the best goods in this line of business will do well to extend their patronage to this excellent establishment. 16 The Freedmen Burying Grounds at Bryan City Cemetery By: John P. Blair [Part III] CAUSES OF DEATH The cemetery burial records not only provide a list of the African American men, women and children who were interred in the Freedmen Burying Grounds, but these records also provide perhaps a glimpse into the very lives of these people as demonstrated through the cause of death. By far, the majority of the deaths were from respiratory or digestive maladies. While some of these diseases are still with us today, many are no longer life threatening through the introduction and use of antibiotics. The wide array of bacterial infections affecting the digestive system illustrates the lack of understanding during the nineteenth-century in regards to proper sanitation techniques, including improper food preparation or storage. Lack of nutrition is also evident. Additionally, infectious insects, especially mosquitoes, spread death to those who were exposed. Malaria, the single largest killer from this cause, was still still prevalent in the community of Bryan and especially in the farming areas in the "Brazos Bottom" where many of these individuals resided. While a medical terms textbook will reveal some information for the layperson as to the characteristics of how these people died, some are nineteenth-century terms which might not be familiar to us. In an attempt to clarify some of these unfamiliar terms and to provide a convenient reference, some definitions have been provided from The New Century Dictionary (1927). 1. Apoplexy -(disable by a stroke) "a sudden loss or impairment of consciousness and voluntary motion, due to cerebral hemorrhage, embolism, etc.; sometimes, hemorrhage into the tissue of any organ." 2. Ascites -"dropsy of the belly or peritoneum," or more plainly, the accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity. 3. Catarrhal -"inflammation of a mucous membrane, esp. of the respiratory tract, accompanied by exaggerated secretions." 4. Chlorosis -"form of anemia affecting young women, characterized by a pale or greenish complexion, disordered nutrition, etc." 5. Cholera -"an acute, non-epidemic disorder of the digestive tract, marked by purging, vomiting, cramps, etc." 6. Cholera Infantum -"sporadic cholera in infants." 7. Cholera Morbus -"sporadic cholera." 8. Chronic -"of disease, long continued and slow or mild (opposed to acute); also, having long had a disease." 9. Congestion -"to cause an unnatural accumulation of blood in the vessels of an 17 organ or part." 10. Consumption -"progressing wasting of the body, esp. from tuberculosis of the lungs." 11. Convulsions -"a violent and involuntary spasmodic contraction of the muscles" [we don't know the difference between the use of this term and the term "spasms"] 12. Croup -"any affection of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing; esp. such a disease when accompanied by the formation of a false membrane in the air-passages." 13. Cystitis -"inflammation of the urinary bladder." 14. Debility -"the state of being weak or feeble; weakness" 15. Delirium Tremens -"a violent delirium due to excessive indulgence in alcoholic liquors, etc. characterized by trembling, by terrifying visual hallucinations, etc." 16. Dentition -"the process or period of cutting the teeth" [probably used simultaneously with "teething"] 17. Diphtheria -"a febrile infectious disease caused by a specific bacillus, and characterized by the formation of a false membrane in the air-passages, esp. the throat." 18. Dropsy -"an excessive accumulation of serous fluid in a serous cavity of the body or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue" [congestive heart failure] 19. Dysentery -"an infectious disease characterized by inflammation and ulceration of the lower portion of the bowels, with diarrhea that soon becomes mucous and hemorrhagic" 20. Enter Colitis -"inflammation of the mucous membrane of the colon" 21. Erysipelas -"an acute, febrile, infectious disease, due to a specific streptococcus, and characterized by a diffusely spreading, deep-red inflammation of the skin or mucous membranes" 22. Flux -"an abnormal or morbid discharge of blood or other matter from the body; dysentery ('bloody flux')" 23. Gastritis -"inflammation of the stomach, esp. of its mucous membrane" 24. Gravel -"small calculi or concretions formed in the kidneys" 25. Inanition -"exhaustion from lack of nourishment; starvation" 26. Internal piles -hemorrhoids [see also "piles"] 27. Intussusception of bowels -"the reception of one part within another, as when a part of the intestine is introduced into an adjacent part" 28. La Grippe -(influenza) "an acute, extremely contagious, commonly epidemic disease characterized by general prostration, and occurring in several forms with varying symptoms, usually with nasal catarrh and bronchial inflammation, and due to a specific micro-organism; grippe" 29. Marasmus -"wasting of the body; gradual loss of flesh and strength, as from malnutrition, old age, etc., rather than from actual disease." 30. Metrorrhagia -"excessive discharge of blood from the uterus, esp. when not menstrual" 31. Narcotism -"action or influence of narcotics, or the effects or condition produced by their use" 32. Nephritis -"inflammation of the kidneys; esp. Bright's disease" 18 33. Neuralgia -"pain, usually sharp and paroxysmal, along the course of a nerve" 34. Ovaritis -"inflammation of an ovary" 35. Parotitis -"inflammation of the parotid gland; mumps" 36. Phthisis Pulmonalis -"a wasting away of any part of the body, esp. as in tuberculosis" 37. Piles -"a swelling, often inflamed or bleeding, at the anus, formed by the dilatation of a blood-vessel; a hemorrhoid" [see also "internal piles"] 38. Purpural convulsions -allergic reaction 39. Putrid Sore Throat -diphtheria or typhus 40. Pyelitis -"inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney" 41. Rachitis -"disease of the spine; rickets" 42. Remitten fever -fever that drops, but does not fully disappear 43. Scrofula -tuberculosis of lymphatic glands; esp. in the neck, and by inflammation of the joints, etc." 44. Sepsis -"a poisoning of the system due to the entrance of putrefactive material or certain micro-organisms into the blood; septic poisoning" 45. Softening of the Brain -stroke 46. Thrush -"a disease, esp. in children, characterized by whitish spots and ulcers on the membranes of the mouth, fauces, etc., due to a parasitic fungus" 47. Trismus Narcentieum -" 48. Typhomalarial fever -"having the character of both typhoid fever and malaria, as a fever" 49. Typhus fever -"an acute infectious disease characterized by great prostration, severe nervous symptoms, and a peculiar eruption of reddish spots on the body; ship-fever; jail fever: now regarded as due to a specific micro-organism which is transmitted through the agency of fleas" 50. Whooping cough -"an infectious disease of the respiratory mucous membrane, esp. of children, characterized by a series of short, convulsive coughs followed by a deep inspiration accompanied by a whooping sound; pertussis" 19 Miscellaneous GRANDMA'S DISEASE There's been a change in Grandma, we've noticed her of late. She always reading history or jotting down some date. She's tracking back the family, we'll all have pedigrees. Oh, Grandma's got a hobby -she's climbing the FAMILY TREE. Poor Grandpa does the cooking, and now, or so he states, That worst of all, he has to wash the cups and dinner plates. Grandma can't be bothered, she busy as a bee, Compiling genealogy for the FAMILY TREE. She has no time to babysit, the curtains are a fright, No buttons left on Grandpa's shirt, the flower bed's a sight. She's given up her club work and the soaps on TV, the only thing she does nowadays is climb the FAMILY TREE. She goes down to the courthouse and studies ancient lore, We know more about our forebears than we ever knew before. The books are old and dusty, they make poor Grandma sneeze, A minor irritation when you're climbing the FAMILY TREE. The mail is all for Grandma, it comes from near and far, Last week she got the proof she needs to join the D.A.R. A monumental project all do agree, All from climbing up the FAMILY TREE. Now some folks came from Scotland, some from Galway Bay, Some were French as pastry, some German all the way. Some went West to stake there claims, some stayed there by the sea. Grandma hopes to find them all, as she climbs the FAMILY TREE. She wanders through the graveyard in search of date and name, The rich, the poor, the in-between, all sleeping there the same. She pauses now and then to rest, fanned by a gentle breeze, That blows above the Fathers of all our FAMILY TREES. There are pioneers and patriots, mixed in our kith and kin, Who blazed the paths of wilderness and fought through thick and thin. But none more staunch than Grandma, who eyes light up with glee, Each time she finds a missing branch for the FAMILY TREE. 20 Their skills were wide and varied, from carpenter to cook, And one, alas, the records show, was hopelessly a crook. Blacksmith, weaver, farmer, judge -some tutored for a fee. Once lost in time, now all recorded on the FAMILY TREE. To some it's just a hobby, to Grandma it's much more, She learns the joys and heartaches of those that went before. They loved, they lost, they laughed, they wept -and now, for you and me, They live again in spirit, around the FAMILY TREE. At last she's nearly finished and we are each exposed, Life will be the same again, this we all supposed. Grandma will cook and sew, serve cookies with our tea. We'll all be fat, just as before the wretched FAMILY TREE. Sad to relate, the preacher called and visited for a spell. We talked about the Gospel, and other things as well. The heathen folk, the poor and then -twas fate, it had to be, Somehow the conversation turned to Grandma and the FAMILY TREE. He never knew his Grandpa, his mother's name was..... Clark? He and Grandma talked and talked, outside it grew dark. We'd hoped our fears were groundless, but just like some disease, Grandma's become an addict -she's hooked on FAMILY TREES. Our souls are filled with sorrow, our hearts sad with dismay. Our ears could scarce believe the words we heard our Grandma say, "It sure is a lucky thing that you have come to me, I know exactly how it's done, I'll climb your FAMILY TREE. Author unknown courtesy Connie Washburn Brazos County Ferries, Bridges and River Crossings by Bill PAGE [Part I] It is hard to overstate the importance of early ferries and bridges. They not only influenced people in deciding where to settle, they also helped determine where residents shopped and went to church. Often times, a good ferry or a handy bridge made courtship and marriage possible. In addition, bridges and ferries were often the setting for picnics and other community activities. There are two good places to begin looking for information on 21 bridges, crossings and ferries in Brazos County: DIEM, John W., The Place-Names of Brazos County, Texas, 1821 to 1880. Texas A&M Library 1981 /Thesis /D561. ANDREWS, George T., Navasota River Crossings in a Selected Area. Texas A&M Library 1994 /Thesis /A5665. Another useful source is: W. Broadus SMITH, "Brazos County Settlers Had Water Woes Too," Bryan Daily Eagle, 29 April 1962, sect.1, p.9 Over the years, while doing research on various topics, I have taken notes on bridges and ferries when I have seen them mentioned in county records, newspaper articles or other sources. While this listing cannot be considered exhaustive, it does provide some information not readily available else. 1837: Apr. 3 --SMITH, W. Broadus, "Brazos County Settlers Had Water Woes Too," Bryan Daily Eagle, 29 April 1962, sect.1, p.9: "... A petition was presented on April 3, 1837 to the Washington County Commissioners Court asking for a road to be build from the Millican Ferry to Robert MILLICAN's house, which was five miles above town, and then north to intersect the Old San Antonio Road ..." 1837: Sept. 12 --SMITH, W. Broadus, "Brazos County Settlers Had Water Woes Too," Bryan Daily Eagle, 29 April 1962, sect.1, p.9: "...On Sept. 12, 1837, Daniel L. MILLICAN applied for and received permission to operate the [MILLICAN] ferry ..." ... west side of the Brassos River, near MILLICAN's Ferry ... whereon the widow of Allen REYNOLDS, dec'd now resides ... (Washington) Texas Emigrant, 31 Aug. 1838, p.3 Account of Indian Bureau with D.L. MILLICAN [August 6, 1844] Indian Dept. To D.L. MILLICAN To ferriages of sundry persons and horses expresses etc. for Govt. A/c $ 2.63 Washington, Aug. 6, 1844 Examined and found correct T.G. WESTERN, Supdt. Indian Affairs The acting treasurer will pay the above amt. of two dollars and sixty three cents out of appr. for Indian purposes Sam HOUSTON Sept. 26, 1844 [Endorsed] Received Treasurers Office Oct. 12, 1844 of Jas. H. RAYMOND Actg. Treasurer the amt of the within a/c of two dollars and sixty three cents in Exchequers 22 D.L. MILLICAN Indian Funds A.B. Treas. [from The Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, 1825-1916, 1966, vol.2, p.90] Draft on Government [September 23, 1844] Mr. MILLICAN The bearer Jack HARRY is an Express on business of the Govt. You will please charge his ferriage to acct. of the Indian Dept. Washington Sept. 23, 1844 Yrs. etc. T.G. WESTERN Supdt. Indian Affairs The acting Treasurer will pay the above amount of fifty cents, out of appr. for Indian purposes. Yours respectfully, Sam HOUSTON [Endorsed] Treasurers Office Oct. 12th, 1844 Received of Jas. H. RAYMOND Actg. Treasurer the amt. of the within acct. of fifty cents Exchequers D.L. MILLICAN Gen. HOUSTON's order to D.L. MILLICAN 50 cts. Oct. 12th, 1844 Indian funds A.B. treas. [from The Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, 1825-1916, 1966, vol.2, pp.98-99] Indian Bureau L.H. CLARKE To ferriage of men and horses on sundry occasions MILLIGAN's Ferry, Brazos, Oct. 30, 1845 $ 4.00 Received of T.G. WESTERN, Suptdt. of Indian Affairs: four Dollars, $ 4.00, amt. of item above acct. L.H. CLARKE [endorsed] L.H. CLARKE Ferriage $ 4.00 No. 3 [from The Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, 1825-1916, 1966, vol.2, p.433] 1846: Oct.12 -Michael & Maryann BOREN sold a ferry and 400 acres of land in the William MATHIS League "on the east side of the Brazos River opposite to and including the ferry across the Brazos River at the crossing of Old St. Antonio Road heretofore known as BORINS Ferry" to Daniel MOSELEY. Brazos County Deed Records, Book B, p.300. 23 1851: Mar. 31 --Lorenzo H. CLARK and Mary CLARK sold land known as the "Millican Ferry Tract" to Leonidas B. ALDRIDGE (Brazos Co. Deed Records, Book D, pp.102-103) Navisoto Turnpike and Toll-Bridge Company --Special Laws of the Seventh Legislature of the State ofTexas, 1858, pp.154-156. This is probably the same structure also known as "MITCHELL's Bridge" Millican's, Brazos County, June 9th, 1859. Eds. News: ... On Tuesday the 7th a young man by the name of Thos. BRUMFIELD was killed, by a young man who called himself DAVIS, but we afterwards learned his right name is PELTON. They were in the woods at cards, a short distance from the house of Lewis RECTORS, there were some 3 other men present, who being duly sworn, stated the amount of money up was $ 1.50. A difference arose as to how the game stood. BRUMFELD drew a pistol upon PELTON, and told him that he had rather shoot his heart out than to eat. PELTON then drew a Bowie knife, and stuck it in BRUMFIELD in sundry places, inflicting only two severe wounds, either of which was sufficient to cause death, one under the left arm entering his lungs, the other in his right breast; he only lived about 2 minutes. The parties are strangers in this country. BRUMFIELD, we learn lived near GROCE's Retreat, Grimes County, and had started on a visit to see some friends as we suppose, from circumstances. PELTON we learn has a family near Crockett; he was engaged as teamster in hauling rock for building the bridge across the Navasota. A writ was had for him immediately, and he was searched for diligently, and found, but made his escape into the Navisoto bottom; the presumption is that he will make for eastern Texas .... Galveston Weekly News, 14 June 1859, p.2 1863: Nov. 4 --Wednesday, Nov. 4 ... We passed through Brenham and Independence, crossed the Brazos River at ALDRIDGE's Ferry, and lodged with Bro. McMICHAEL near Millican ... [See W.S. SOUTH Journal, in HULL Papers, Cushing Library, Texas A&M University, box 1-9] 1869: July 17 --This day the court proceeded to appoint the overseers and apportion the hands in the several road precincts: ... Washington Road Precinct No. 3 ... Commencing at the Rail Road in the town of Millican and ending at ALDRIDGE's Ferry on the Brazos River and orders that Henderson HARDY by ... appointed and that the following hands are to be subject to his order, Hands on Dr. ROGER's farm, Thomas H. GREEN's hands, hands on WADE's farm, R.P. KNIGHT and hands, hands on WOOD's place, W.A. McMICHAEL & hands, H. HARDY's hands ... (p.234) ... Brazos County Commissioners Minutes, Book A The Crockett Journal is pleased to inform its readers in Eastern Texas that the bridge across the Navasota will soon be completed, and the road from Bryan to Crockett will be put in capital order, and in a few short weeks a tri-weekly mail and passenger line will be running between H. & C. Galveston Tri Weekly News, Jan. 14, 1870, p. 3. The bridge over the Navasot, which the Bryanites have been building at an expense of $8000 gold, will soon be opened to the public, and then, says the Crockett Journal, with 24 further slight repairs, the road from Crockett to Bryan -distance 72 miles -will be in running order. Galveston Tri Weekly News, Feb. 11, 1870, p. 4. Bryan -Richard HAM, one of the parties concerned in the shooting of two freedmen, near EVANS' ferry, was arrested and tried in Bryan last Monday. He was committed to the Galveston jail for safe keeping, until the next term of the District Court of Brazos County. (Houston) Times, 21 June 1870, p.3, col.3 We learn that the Bryan Bridge over the Navasota fell in a few days ago. About half the bridge proper was destroyed. It was undermined, we suppose by the late freshet. Galveston Daily News, 28 June 1870, p.3, col.3 The Big Brazos has been on a bender for the past week, with such full banks as may impede travel. It is what is called a "red rise," caused by excessive falls of water in the upper plains. Several parties have gone from Bryan to EVANS' and MOSELEY's ferry and found themselves unable to cross. We under the fall has begun. When we get the much talked of iron bridge, these delays to travel will cease, and travelers may bid defiance to the turbulent waters of this classic stream. An iron bridge would be worth millions to Bryan. Bryan Appeal, 20th. Galveston Daily News, 22 July 1870, p.3, col.2 … From the Brazos (Bryan) Eagle …The DAVIS bridge is now open for passage of the heaviest cotton wagons. This opens up the route to Madison, Grimes, Walker and Houston counties. Three cheers for the builder. Galveston Daily News, 4 Aug. 1870, p.3, col.3 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, that W.L. SANDERS, president, and P.R. SMITH, secretary, and J.S. McLENDON, T.T. SMOTHERS, H.T. DOWNARD, J.S. FOWLKES, C.H. RANDOLPH and J.N. COLE, directors of the Bryan Bridge Company, and their successors in office, be and the same are hereby declared a body corporate under the corporate name and style of the "Bryan Bridge Company," with the right and privileges of an aggregate corporation at common law ... [law continues at length] Texas. Legislature. Special Laws, 12th Legislature, 1st Session, Apr. 12, 1871, pp. 133 134. 1872: May 29 --Petition asking for a road in precinct 1 leading from the town of Millican to FUQUA Ferry --ordered that H.P. EDWARDS, Wm. H. CUNNINGHAM, W.C. SUTTER, J.W. HERRINGTON [HARRINGTON?], Geo. HEMFLING, Jr., be "appointed commissioners of review" and that W.G. RECTOR, Wm. LAMBDIN & Wm. H. CUNNINGHAM "be appointed commissioners to let contract for building bridges, roads, &c." Brazos County Commissioners Minutes, Book A, p.350 1872: June 19 --Report on proposed road from Millican to FUQUA Ferry; signed by H.P. EDWARDS, G. HEMPFLING, W.C. SUTHER, Wm. H. CUNNINGHAM, and J.W. HARRINGTON. Brazos County Commissioners Minutes, Book A, p.357 Millican ... Last night about 10 o'clock, a flat car, attached in front of an engine, having 10 25 workmen on board, while on its way down to the washed culvert, this side of Navasota, was thrown from the track, a mile and a half north of Navasota bridge, killing 2 men and severely mangling 2 others. Mr. MAY, conductor of the train, being on the car at the time, was also thrown off and somewhat bruised, but not so as to lay him up. The names of the 2 that were killed is A.M. BAKER, brakeman on freight train and one COLLINS, section hand. Of the other two: one had his leg cut off short above the knee, and the other crushed inwardly across the body. The run off was called by cattle on the track. M.R. (Houston) Times, 29 Apr. 1870, p.2 Bryan Appeal … A shooting affair came off on last Friday at PITT's new bridge on the Brazos, nine miles from this place, between Henry HODGES and ---HENDERSON. It seems that HENDERSON and HODGES had some convicts at work in the bottom, when they got into an altercation, resulting in HENDERSON receiving two very severe pistol shot wounds at the hands of HODGES. At last accounts it was thought HENDERSON would recover. HODGES stood a preliminary examination before a magistrate and was discharged. Galveston Daily News, May 12, 1877, p. 4. 1879: Oct. 1 --The commissioners allocated $ 75 to buy lumber and nails to repair the two bridges --one in the town of Millican and one over Big Creek on the Road leading from Millican to SMITH Ferry on the Brazos River; W.A. McMICHAEL was put in charge of the projects. Brazos Co. Commissioners Minutes, Book C, p.113 ORR's Ferry: See Brazos Co. Commissioners Minutes, Book C, p.361 (12 May 1884) James MICKLEBROUGH, who lives at Navasota ferry, Brazos County, Friday morning murdered his wife by hitting her on the head with an iron bolt about 14 inches long. He made his escape bareheaded and barefoot. Brenham Daily Banner, 24 June 1884, p.2 The man MICKELBORO who murdered his wife near Millican the other day was crazy. He suicided by tying a sledge hammer to his neck and jumping into the Navasota River. Brenham Daily Banner, 26 June 1884, p.2 Sam WILLIAMS, a worthy young man of Millican, was run over and killed by train No. 2, while crossing the Navasota bridge on Sunday. Brenham Daily Banner, 28 July 1885, p.2 Bryan … The bridge on the College road, about three miles south of Bryan, gave way in the centre while a four horse team was crossing, completely demolishing the wagon and team, besides seriously injuring the driver. Dallas Morning News, November 20, 1885, p.1 Bryan … The new railroad from Brenham to Waco will cross the Brazos River at or near PITTS' Ferry, about eight miles east of Bryan, and property holders are hoping the road will not be built …. Dallas Morning News, May 26, 1886, p.7. Millican ... Judge D.C. BARMORE, accompanied by Messrs. MASON, COLE [probably Mason COLE], LEE, EDGE [probably Lee EDGE], and Lewis BALLARD, county commissioners, and Mr. Lewis EDGE, iron-bridge contractor, arrived here this afternoon 26 from Bryan, and were met by Mr. Joel McGREGOR. After cooling themselves off with ice water and other ingredients they wended their way to the Brazos bottom to decide on a location and let the contract for the much-needed bridges, one at ABBOTT's lane and another at what is known as JARRELL's crossing, near the Allen Farm, which will greatly benefit the town and give the farmers along the bottom good roads to bring their cattle and other produce in which properly belongs here and which, in the absence of bridges, has heretofore gone to Navasota, Wellborn and Bryan. Dallas Morning News, 22 June 1886, p.5 Millican … Wash BARNES, a Negro convict from Harris County, escaped from the plantation of Messrs. ROGERS & HILL Saturday night, and was found asleep Sunday afternoon near the Navasota bridge by some of the guards. Upon being asked to surrender he made another break for liberty and was shot and killed. Justice PEYTON at once impaneled a jury and went to the scene. They have not yet returned no verdict. Dallas Morning News, June 22, 1886, p.4. Bryan … The Commissioners' Court has made provision to build three bridges in the county; two iron bridges in the southern part of the county, near Allen farm, and two repair the McRHEA bridge across the Navasota River. These bridges will supply a long felt want to the people of the county. Dallas Morning News, August 22, 1886, p.6. Mr. William KOPPE is putting in a new ferry at the Rocky Ford and he informs us that he is going to do all of his shipping from this point. (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 30 Jan. 1890, p.8, col.2 Bryan … The iron bridge in course of construction across the Brazos at JONES' ferry washed away to-day. The loss, which is almost total, falls wholly upon the bridge company. The bridge was almost completed and was to have cost the county $18,000. Work will be begun on another bridge as soon as the water subsides. Dallas Morning News, April 4, 1890, p.6. 27 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 the late Janis HUNT. "When I Was 21" -The Bryan Daily Eagle -January 3, 1927, p. 1 W. R. THOMAS "When I was 21 I was in the gents' furnishing and shoe business in Bryan where the PARKER-ASTIN hardware store is located," stated W. R. THOMAS, proprietor of the Fair Store, and one of the veteran business men of the city. Mr. THOMAS started out in business early in life. While a youth in early teens he worked for J. W. ENGLISH in the same location of Mr. THOMAS' present store. He also worked for Bert NORWOOD and J. W. COULTER before he was 20, when he launched out for himself. Later he sold his store to HUNTER and CHATHAM and began traveling for Sweet Dempster hat company of Chicago, a position he held for three years. he resigned his traveling job to go to work for R. B. TEMPLETON & Son at Navasota, where he was manager of the dry goods department for 14 years. His next business venture was at Kosse, and here occurred a story that is fit for the book. He owned two brick houses in Kosse and just before leaving on a buying trip to New York City he tried to sell them. He offered them for sale at $2,500 but could not find a buyer. Three weeks later he returned from New York, and when he arrived in Hearne there were buyers there who told him oil had been struck at Kosse, and that they would pay him $13,000 for his buildings. Later the deal was consummated for that sum, and now Mr. THOMAS wants to start for New York City every time he feels discouraged. Meantime he owned the Fair store in Bryan, and with his Kosse money he purchased the building in which his store is located, and increased the size of the stock more than 100 per cent. In his store he now has more than 10,000 different articles, and his efforts have brought success. He says that 1923 was the best business year he has enjoyed in Bryan. For 15 years Mr. THOMAS has been going to New York City to make his purchases, and says that is the "only place to buy," Mr. THOMAS pays J. H. WEBB of Bryan the compliment of being one of the best posted men on New York buyers in America. "Where do you buy $6.75 dresses?" the other buyers ask Mr. WEBB. Usually he can answer immediately, but if not he has a little memorandum book that contains the information at a glance. Buying in New York is not "crip" job, said Mr. THOMAS, but is the hardest kind of work. You are so very tired when night comes that you do not feel much like going to a show. Most of the good shows are sold out, anyway, and you have to pay scalper's prices for tickets, which are almost prohibitive. He says you never can see grand opera at decent 28 prices. When asked what kind of a show most of the buyers preferred, he answered, "musical comedies with lots of pretty chorus girls." Bryan City Cemetery WILLIAM RUFUS THOMAS Born: 21 Aug 1874 Died: 26 Jul 1945 * * * * * "When I Was 21" -The Bryan Daily Eagle -January 29, 1927, p. 1 L. L. STEPHENS "When I was 21 I was attending high school at Boonville, Mo.," said L. L. STEPHENS, one of the end men in the recent Lions' Club minstrel, who has been working in Bryan since 1899 and for the same firm. Mr. STEPHENS was born in Bunceton, Mo., going to Boonville merely to attend high school. While a youth Mr. STEPHENS says he spent his summers playing baseball and riding bicycles at the county fairs. After being graduated from high school, he went to work for a grocery store at Bunceton. He later worked in a dry goods store, and afterwards accepted employment in a gents' furnishing store. His next position was that of journal clerk for the Legislature of Missouri at Jefferson City. After the Legislature was over he went back home and two months after he received a wire from Bros. of Bryan offering him a position here. Subsequently WAGNER and BRANDON purchased this store, and along about 1908 T. K. LAWRENCE bought the store. Bryan is now greatly improved over what it was in 1899. "Twenty five years ago Bryan was a sight, especially our streets," he commented. Mr. STEPHENS says that when he first came here he could not become accustomed to so much sand. In Missouri they have blue grass everywhere. He says that Bryan was a good business town even in those days, and that the people trekked into Bryan in wagons. Bryan staged many minstrel shows and other home talent productions 25 years ago, but he believes that the recent Lions' Club show attracted the largest audience that ever applauded a home talent effort here. There were numerous home talent stars in the old days, Mr. STEPHENS recalls, who took part in the plays then. Judge DOREMUS usually was the interlocutor, while J. Allen MYERS, J. B. STEVENSON, O. E. SAUNDERS, and many others won their laurels as amateur entertainers. Bryan City Cemetery 29 LARRY L. STEVENS Born: 28 Oct 1878 Died: 08 Dec 1932 * * * * * "When I Was 21" -The Bryan Daily Eagle -November 12, 1926, p. 1 A. M. WALDROP "When I was 21 I was manager of the gent's furnishing department of COLE Brothers department store which was located in the present stand of the hardware store. You know, young men started out much sooner in those days than they do now," stated A. M. WALDROP, owner of one of the leading gents furnishing stores in Central Texas. Mr. WALDROP worked for COLE Brothers for five years. Later he traveled for a wholesale house in New Orleans for a couple of years, but he did not have any fancy for this job. Returning to Bryan, Mr. WALDROP organized his present firm with E. F. PARKS as his partner. This was in 1896, 30 years ago. While they were partners they organized the BUCHANAN-MOORE Furniture Co., which is now the DANSBY Furniture Store. Some years later he sold his interest in the furniture store to Mr. PARKS, and purchased his interest in the gents' furnishing store. The firm has been A. M. WALDROP & Co. for the past 15 years. Mr. WALDROP is recognized as one of Bryan's most enthusiastic civic workers. He has been a director in the Texas Retail Clothiers Association for years, and was president of the organization in 1923-24. He is a director of the Chamber of Commerce, vice president of the School Board, and has been a member of the board for 18 years, a member of the Board of Stewards of the Methodist Church, a Shriner, a Knight Templiar, and a member of the Knights of Pythias. In speaking of this year's styles in gents' furnishings, he stated that the style for men this year are high colors, and the best colors for suits and overcoats are tans, browns, blues, and grays. The tendency is to wear three-button and loose fitting coats again, which are copied after the English styles. Thirty years ago men's shirts opened in the back, and no man ever dreamed of wearing a while collar or a colored shirt. Celluloid collars, derby hats, and big bottom trousers were the order of of the day. "Some of these youngsters think that balloon bottom pants are something new, but they were worn before Rudolph VALENTINO was born," he stated. 30 Talk about your sheiks, they had them sure enough in the latter part of the nineteenth century. Every young man wore a frock coat, a derby hat, patent-leather shoes, and a walking cane. When the "courtier" went to a dance, he was attired in a full dress suit, with a high silk hat, and silk gloves. The young men all dressed up and went to see their young lady friends on Sunday afternoon. And they went to see them, too, instead of just slowing up the car in front of her house while she jumped in. The biggest social event of the year was the New Year's reception, when the young ladies gathered in groups in more than a dozen homes and held "open house" from 2 in the afternoon until midnight. The girls served refreshments, and the boys would remain about 30 minutes at each home. At than, they would need about ten hours to make the rounds. "Young men of today may have a better time than we did, but I doubt it. Whenever progress is made there are a few customs that are lost in the shuffle that tend to take away away some of the most delightful and stimulating things of life," concluded Mr. WALDROP. Bryan City Cemetery ALLISTER MCLELLAND WALDROP Born: 16 Dec 1871 Died: 18 Jan 1936 NANNE SHELBY WILLIS WALDROP Born: 10 Sep 1877 Died: 18 Mar 1970 DAR * * * * * "When I Was 21" -The Bryan Daily Eagle -February 10, 1927, p. 1 M. E. WALLACE "When I was 21 I was working for the Bryan Eagle as foreman of the mechanical department," said M. E. WALLACE who is now rounding out his thirty-fifth year in the newspaper and job printing business in Bryan. Mr. WALLACE was born in the Harvey community in Brazos county, but unlike most of his neighbors, he has never offered for public office. On November 5, 1892, he started on the Bryan Pilot but soon went to the Eagle. Mr. WALLACE says he started at 75 cents per week, and some times he would have to wait a week or two on his pay. In those days the highest paid printer in Bryan received only $10 per week, while the editor was usually paid off in shoes and vegetables. Mr. WALLACE, who worked for the Eagle for 19 years, became half-owner of the paper at 25 by buying out the interest of W. P. CONNELLY and the firm name was changed to WALLACE and CARNES. 31 While he was part-owner of the Eagle, he moved the office from upstairs of the Wilson BRADLEY store to its present site. He bought the first Linotype typesetting machine that ever operated in Bryan, Mr. WALLACE being one of the operators. He says that when he told his banker that he was going to invest $3,000 in a typesetting machine, he advised him not to make such a heavy purchase for a city the size of Bryan. He had the title of managing editor, but little of the editing, devoting most of his time to the business and mechanical departments. Mr. WALLACE states that in those days the public thought newspapers were only to serve the public. In 1916 he became weary of the gruelling newspaper grind and established a job printing office. In the past 11 years his plant has grown from a $1,100 investment to $60,000. For a number of years he was State contractor, and at one time he had contracts from 17 State institutions. He has shipped job printing as far West as California, and as far south as New Orleans. Last summer he stopped off at Ogden, Utah, and the first store he entered was one of his customers. He also has made several shipments to New York City. Mr. WALLACE belongs to the Rotary club, having served the organization as president. He also has been president of the Chamber of Commerce and grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias lodge. His other affiliation is the First Baptist church. "I have been in the same kind of business in the same city all of my life," he commented. Bryan City Cemetery MARVIN E. WALLACE Born: 1878 Died: 1943 MARGARET HIGGS WALLACE Born: 1880 Died: 1970 DAR * * * * * "When I Was 21" -The Bryan Daily Eagle -December 14, 1926, p. 1 E. E. YEAGER "When I was 21 I was farming on Bedias Creek in Grimes county," stated E. E. YEAGER, popular hardware merchant. We reminded him that County Superintendent MCDONALD started out at the time place and in the same way. "Yes, sir; Professor MCDONALD was the first man I ever went to school to, and he used to scare me to death," jokingly stated Mr. YEAGER. Mr. YEAGER abandoned the farm in 1908 and went to Navasota to work for S. J. WALKER in the cotton warehouse business. But when the flowers began to bloom in May 32 he was back on the farm making another crop. In the fall of 1909 he worked again for Mr. WALKER. In July 1911, he went to work for the Iola Furniture Co. in Iola, staying there until January 1, 1915. While he was at Iola his wife was named postmaster, a position she held for seven years. He recalls that in 1914 he farmed on the side. He paid $400 rent, and the 40 bales of cotton he made were not enough to pay for the rent. That cured him of farming. In 1916 he started into business for himself at Iola, having $255 in cash and owing over $400 in personal debts. He says that he had as small a beginning as the young man of about 30 who told his sweetheart of 21 that "when I started out in life all I had was my intelligence." "Aw, what a small beginning," she said. After the death of John SANDERS, Mr. YEAGER purchased his store and building. On November 1, 1922 he moved to Cameron and went into the feed business. He was about the only feed dealer there in November, but by February, "I'll declare it seemed that everybody in town had gone into the feed business." He returned to Iola in May, and on January 1, 1924, he purchased the FERGUSON Brothers hardware store here. "Bryan is the best place I ever lived in. It is a good business town and the people are willing to co-operate for the advancement of the community. Believe me, I am sold on Bryan," stated Mr. YEAGER. Bryan City Cemetery E. EARL YEAGER Born: 08 Mar 1886 Died: 02 Jun 1956 NANNIE YEAGER Born: 24 Dec 1891 Died: 03 Nov 1969 INFORMATION ON THE J. W. ENGLISH FAMILY Transcribed by Ruth J. Hary DEATH OF MRS. J. W. ENGLISH After a Long Life of Charitable and Fruitful Work She has Entered Into Rest and Peace. Mrs. J. W. ENGLISH died at her home in this city at 4:30 yesterday afternoon, after an illness of several weeks duration. 33 She was born near Manchester, England, in 1839, and there she was reared and received her education. During her early life she was connected with the church and Sunday school work of St. Catherine's church at Manchester, and since her childhood she has been a devout and active member of the Episcopal church. She met Mr. ENGLISH in England. Later he came to the United States and in 1871 she came to Houston where they were married, and lived until 1874, when they moved and settled in Bryan . Since 1874 they have lived here, and been identified with the people of Bryan, and they are known and loved by the entire citizenship. Quiet and unostentatious in her manner of life, Mrs. ENGLISH was one of those rare characters who go about continually doing good with no thought of being seen by others, but to serve the Master, and her actions were inspired by high motives which sprung from a noble heart and a blameless life. In her multiaudinous kindness and charities, she was meek and humble, a true follower of the meek and lowly Nazarene. Beside her aged companion in life, Mr. J. W. ENGLISH, she leaves a sister, Mrs. C. GOLDSMITH, in Hoylake, England. The funeral services will be held at 5 o'clock this afternoon at St. Andrew's Episcopal church with interment following in the city cemetery. Rev. W. W. DAUP, rector of St. Andrew's will conduct the services . Following is a list of the pall bearers: A. W. WILKERSON, George DEATON, L. B. MENDOLA, J. H. GREGG, Jr., F. L. CAVITT, J. O. CHANCE, George CHANCE, and T. K. LAWRENCE. Her pastor, Rev. DAUP, is preparing a more extended sketch of the life and work of Mrs. ENGLISH and same will appear in these columns later. BRYAN DAILY EAGLE, June 19, 1913, p. 5, col. 3. * * * * * FORMER RESIDENT OF BRYAN, DIES, AGE 75, AT WASHINGTON HOME Was Organizer of City National Bank and an Owner of Town and Farm Property – Came Here in 1874 to Set Up Grocery Business 34 From Monday's Daily Eagle Notice was received yesterday by telegram of the death in Washington, D. C., at 8:30 a.m. of J. W. ENGLISH, who for the last two years has been a resident of the capital city, but who was formerly a Bryan citizen. Mr. ENGLISH came to Bryan about 1874 and set up a grocery business from which he retired about twenty years ago. With Sam PARKER, now deceased, he organized the Merchants and Planters National bank, now known as the City National. He acquired considerable holdings of farm and city property which by his death becomes a part of his estate. Mr. ENGLISH is survived by his wife, and his nephews, David REID, a local grocer, Sgt. Joseph REID, now in the A. E. F., and John REID of New Jersey, besides relatives in Great Britain. Upon the arrival of the body, which left Washington Sunday night for Bryan, the funeral services will be held in St. Andrew's Episcopal church, Rev. H. B. JAMISON, officiating. BRYAN WEEKLY EAGLE, July 3, 1919, p. 3, col. 3 ----------Mrs. J. W. ENGLISH and her son, Leslie ADAMS, of Washington, D. C., accompanied the body of her husband, J. W. ENGLISH to Bryan and will be in the city for a few days. BRYAN DAILY EAGLE, July 3, 1919, p. 3, col. 4 ----------CITY CEMETERY RECEIVES LARGE SUM BY WILL The Late J. W. English In His Will Left Four Thousand Dollars For City Cemetery – Must Be Invested and Only the Interest Used – Check for Amount Has Been Received. The late J. W. ENGLISH who was a citizen of Bryan for more than fifty years and one of its pioneer merchants, but who resided during the last two or three years of his life in Washington City, showed his great love for the "old home town" in a substantial way in his will. One clause in his will, a copy of which is on file in the office of the city manager, bequeaths to the city cemetery the sum of four thousand dollars. The will provides however that the money must be invested in safe securities and only the interest can be used in "keeping in good repair and condition" the cemetery. 35 A check in the sum of $4,000 covering the bequest, has been received from his widow, Mrs. J. W. ENGLISH of Washington, and the money has been deposited to the credit of the city. It was a thoughtful act on the part of the donor and his name will always be held in grateful remembrance by the citizens of Bryan, especially those who are interested in our silent city of the dead. BRYAN WEEKLY EAGLE, May 13, 1920, p. 1, col. 6. ------------ANOTHER REQUEST UNDER ENGLISH WILL RECEIVED The late J. W. ENGLISH in his last will and testament left a legacy of five thousand dollars through St. Andrews Episcopal church of this city for the widows and orphans fund of the Episcopal church of the diocese of Texas. Rev. H. B. JAMISON, rector of St. Andrews, is in receipt of a letter from Hon. R. W. FRANKLIN, custodian of this fund, stating that a check for the English bequest has been received. BRYAN WEEKLY EAGLE, May 20, 1920, p. 2, col. 5. ------------OLD ENGLISH HOMESTEAD, LAND MARK OF BRYAN'S EARLY DAYS, BEING TORN DOWN BY CARPENTERS Another old landmark which has been a connecting link between the present progressive business mart, known over the state today as "Bryan, the busiest and best city in Central Texas," and old Bryan of the early day, is being torn down. The old English homestead, corner of West 26th Street and Parker Avenue, having recently been sold by the owner, E. F. PARKS to Douglas HOWELL for business purposes, the house is today being robbed of its chimneys , porches and "wings," and cut in two, to facilitate moving the building off the present site. At one time, the English home, on this prominent corner lot was considered one of the handsomest and certainly one of the prettiest and best kept homes in Bryan. Many local residents today remember well Mr. and Mrs. J. W. ENGLISH as they lived there for so many years, prosperous, influential Christian citizens of Bryan and now even as they have passed on the old home too, is passing away. The owner and builder of this home, with his good wife, came to Texas Texas from their native beloved England, early in the sixties. Bryan was about that time the terminus of the H. & T. C. railroad and, imbued as it was with the daring spirit of the West, attracted Mr. and Mrs. 36 ENGLISH as the place they wanted to make their home in this new country of America. J. W. ENGLISH, the young Englishman, began work at once as a wagoner, hauling by ox-wagon, freight from Bryan, the railroad terminus, as far north as Waco, Corsicana, Dallas, Denison and intermediate points, and on return trips, hauling the hides and pelts from North Texas sent to Bryan for shipment over the railroad to other points. Mrs. ENGLISH, gentlewoman, true Christian friend and neighbor, did her "bit" to help her young husband get a start in business, by taking in sewing, she did so skillfully and well that her efforts also proved most helpful to the family purse. Faithful and influential members of St. Andrew's Episcopal church, Mr. and Mrs. ENGLISH lived close to its teachings, and by their loyal life and service proved what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. With the years they builded from time to time, better and more beautiful parts to their home place, which when they bought it, was only four small rooms. The first part of the house was built as a home by Mr. and Mrs. George D. HASWELL, grandparents of our fellow townsman Tyler HASWELL, when in 1867 they moved to Bryan from old Millican. Mr. HASWELL, senior, selected the lot as his home place, and also selected the north corner of the same block as the building place for St. Andrew's Episcopal church, with a little church cemetery as was the custom in old England, near the church site. Today, Tyler HASWELL, the grandson of Mr. And Mrs. George D. HASWELL of the early days in Bryan, has purchased the old house so sacred to the memory of his ancestors and is having it moved three blocks north on Parker Avenue to the north corner of his own home lot, where it will be placed, remodeled, modernized, repainted, repapered, and again made into a beautiful home. BRYAN WEEKLY EAGLE, February 2, 1928, p. 1, cols. 2 & 3. ---------------Bryan City Cemetery Annie J. ENGLISH 1839 1913, Jun 18 74y Wife Joseph W. ENGLISH NL 1919, June 28 Husband 37 INDEX ALDRIDGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 ANDREWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 BAKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 BALLARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 BARMORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 BARNES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 BARRON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 BOND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 BOREN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 BORINS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 BRADLEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 BRANDON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 BRUMFIELD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 BUCHANAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 CARNES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 CAVITT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 CHANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 CHATHAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 CLARK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 CLARKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 COLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 26, 29 COLLINS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 CONNELLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 COULTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 CUNNINGHAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 25 DANSBY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 DAUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 DAVIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 DAWSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 DIEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 DOREMUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 DOWNARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 EDGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 EDWARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 25 EHLINGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 ENGLISH . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 32, 35, 36 EVANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 FERGUSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 FOWLKES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 FRANKLIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 FUQUA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 25 GOLDSMITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 GREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 GROCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 HAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 HARDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 HARRINGTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 25 HARRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 HASWELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 HEMFLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 HEMPFLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 HENDERSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 HERRINGTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 HIGGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 HILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 HODGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 HOUSTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 HUCKABEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 HUNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 27 HUNTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 JAMISON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 35 JONES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 26 KNIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 KOPPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 LAMBDIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 LAWRENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 MALONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 MASON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 MATHIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 MAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 McCULLOH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 MCDONALD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 McGREGOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 McLENDON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 McMICHAEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 25 McRHEA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 MENDOLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 MICKELBORO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 MICKLEBROUGH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 MILLICAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 22 MILNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 MITCHELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 MOORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 MOSELEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 24 MYERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 NEWELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 NORWOOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PARKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 34 PELTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 PEYTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 PITT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,26 PORTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 RANDOLPH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 RAYMOND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 RECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 REED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 REID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 REYNOLDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ROGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 ROGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 ROSENFELD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 SANDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 SAUNDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 SBISA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 SCHRAMEK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 SHAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SHRAMEK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 SIMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 SMITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 21, 24, 25 SMOTHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 SODEK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 SOLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 SOSOLIK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 4 SOUSARES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 SPELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 SPILLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 SPRAGUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 6 SPRAWLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 SRAMEK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 7 SRAMK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 STABLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 STACY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 STALLINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 STASNEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 STASNY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 8 STEELE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 STEPHAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 STEPHENS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 STEVENS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 STEVENSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 STEWART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 STIASNY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 STILLWELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 SUTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 SUTPHEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 SUTTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 TEMPLETON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 THOMAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 VALENTINO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 VICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 WADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 WAGNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 WALDROP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 30 WALKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 WALLACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 31 WARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 WEBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 WESTERN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 WILLIAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 WILLIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 WOOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 YEAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 32 PUBLICATIONS BY BRAZOS GENEALOGICAL ASSOCIATION AND MEMBERS Persons interested in the publications of the BGA may order them at the address listed below. For information on publications by members, contact the author at the listed address. Any charge for the publication of members will be between the person interested in the publication and the author. When inquiring please enclose a SASE. ******** Title: "Recorded Births in Brazos County, Texas 1850-1910." Content: Recorded births in Brazos County plus some births in Madison and Grimes Counties. Alphabetical by surname plus maiden name index. 328 pages. Author: Nadine Billingsley, 706 Pershing, College Station, TX 77840. Title: "Descendants of Joshua JONES of Alabama and Solomon KING of North Carolina, 1771-1994" Content: Story of Joshua JONES of Alabama and Solomon KING of North Carolina and their descendants, 1771-1994. Over 8000 names, indexed. Author: Nadine Billingsley. Title: “Brand and Mark Registrations for Brazos County Texas 1849-1900" Content: The registration of a mark or brand may be useful to Genealogists as a finding aid when developing a time line, and may confirm the existence of a person or family in Brazos County. Registrations were compiled from Brand Book "A" and "B", and may contain such information as surname, first name or initials, date of registration, book, page, and any comments made at the time. It has 121 pages, soft bound, over 2900 registrations and is indexed. The cost is $17.97. Author: Nadine Billingsley. Title: Index to Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1876-1909, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas. Content: Indexed, intended to assist the researcher in locating records at this church. 96 pages. Compiler: Joanne Dominik Glowski, 4131 Bethel, Houston, TX 77092. Title: Marriage and Death Records, 1877-1909, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas. Content: A complete transcript of these records. Deaths start in 1894, with a few recorded before that date. Includes a list of places of birth. 83 pages. Compiler: Joanne Dominik Glowski. Title: "Italians of Steele's Store, Texas." Content: Historical account of the Italian settlement at Steele's Store, Brazos County, Texas. Author: Rosemary DePasquale Boykin, 8407 Shadow Oaks, College Station, Texas 77845-4603. Title: "Birds of Passage" Content: An annotated listing of Italian immigrants who departed Palermo, Sicily and arrived at Port of New Orleans, LA, 1859-1901. CD-ROM (MAC/PC compatible). Listing of 23,975 names. C & R Publications. College Station, TX. 2001. $35 plus $2 for shipping/handling. Texas residents add $2.90 for sales tax. Checks or money orders made payable to C&R Publications, 8407 Shadow Oaks, College Station, TX 77845. Brochure and order form at: http://members.tripod.com/~LWink2/Birds">BIRDS OF PASSAGE. Author: Rosemary DePasquale Boykin Title: "Italians of Steele's Store, Texas." Content: Brazos Valley Italians. A Series of Interviews." 279 pgs. C& R Publications. College Station, TX. 1996. $25 plus tax. The Brazos County cemetery book has recently been published and is now available. Included are 278 pages of names listed alphabetically from 85 cemeteries. Information listed includes (where available) name, date of birth, date of death, inscription and cemetery. Send your order to: Ericson Books 1614 Redbud St. Nacogdoches, TX 75961-2936 The price is $40. Add 8.25% Texas sales tax and $3.50 shipping/handling. BRAZOS GENEALOGICAL ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 5493 Bryan, TX 77805-5493 Vol. XXVII No. 1, Winter 2006