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Re: David & Rebecca McFarland

AMG1940 — 2013-04-17 12:16:50Z

David married Rebecca Harwick in 1863. His daughter, Mary was born in 1819 and would have been 44 at that time. John Walter (my gg grandfather) would have been 30. The 1860 (3 yrs prior to the marriage) census of Gonzales, Texas shows David with his wife, Rebecca, also born in NC. My question is were there two wives, each named Rebecca, each born in North Carolina?

Does anyone have any further information that would clear this up?

Solon Holliday and Effie Elizabeth London Dunn buried in Bee Co., Tx.

JanWallace4547 — 2013-02-25 19:31:11Z

Seeking the burial place of Solon Holliday Dunn b. Dec 15, 1875 Tx. d. Jul 26, 1929 in Guadalupe Co., Tx., who according to his death cert is buried in Bee Co., Tx. Also his wife, Effie Elizabeth London Dunn b. Jan 13, 1877 Tx d. Mar 30, 1934 in Hidalgo Co., Tx. and according to her death cert she is buried in Cadiz, Texas. Any info appreciated.
Thanks

Re: David & Rebecca McFarland

kbarncat — 2013-02-18 02:39:44Z

You have to be a little bit careful with these names. There were two David McFarlands in Mo. at the same time, yours was in Lincoln county - but the other, David who lived in Cooper, then Morgan, was married to Susan (ross is what I've been told). Both moved to Texas. It appears as though this second David lost his wife Susan between 1860 and 1870 and remarried - a woman named Rebecca. So it would be very easy to mix up the two families. This second David ended up in Grayson County Texas, and he never had a son named Walter. So if you see a David and Rebecca in Grayson, at least you know they aren't the ones you're looking for.

Re: Robert C. Springfield

thecoffeymate — 2013-02-10 18:16:58Z

There's no need to look up and reconstruct Vera's life. I've got all of her information except for the connection to Robert C. Springfield.

Re: Robert C. Springfield

thecoffeymate — 2013-02-10 18:12:39Z

I am the "owner" of the link to this thread.

I've got all the information on Vera (Coffey) White, including her marriage to Charles Bobel and Fred White.

Vera's obituary indicates she was survived by a daughter and a son. The son being Robert C. Springfield. Springfield is a complete mystery.

You indicated: "Another family tree identifies a Robert White, born in 1946 in Ohio, as son."

Can you provide the link to that family tree?

Re: Mary Ella FARRAR Shows (1860-1930)- wife of Jasper SHOWS

HL2604 — 2013-01-25 19:11:35Z

Please follow my recommendation in the prior posting? I'm not related but the person cited probably has some of what you desire?

Re: Mary Ella FARRAR Shows (1860-1930)- wife of Jasper SHOWS

1836hyacinth — 2013-01-25 15:54:38Z

I am hoping to locate any mention of this SHOWS / FARRAR family in older family Bibles. I would also enjoy discovering any early photographs of Jasper and Mary Ella SHOWS. Please get in touch at : hyacinth1836@yahoo.com . THANKS!

Re: Mary Ella FARRAR Shows (1860-1930)- wife of Jasper SHOWS

HL2604 — 2013-01-25 12:04:30Z

Lookup "Darney" Shows in 1940 Bee. That's actually Barney Ernest, the youngest sibling (7 Jan 1895 - 23 Mar 1986). The census record was corrected by cshows_1 of Abilene. Click on his screen name to view profile and/or forward email.

Mary Ella FARRAR Shows (1860-1930)- wife of Jasper SHOWS

1836hyacinth — 2013-01-25 02:52:20Z

I am hoping to make contact with other descendants of Mary Ella FARRAR Shows (born 1860 at Lavaca County, Texas / died 1930 Bee County, Texas). Mary Ella FARRAR married Adam Jasper SHOWS in 1877 at Lavaca County. They were the parents of several children, including William Elias SHOWS (who married Delia DIAL). Hope to hear from you- THANKS!

Re: Robert C. Springfield

RBestrom7380 — 2013-01-24 05:10:22Z

This Vera was born on 17 Feb 1903.

In this search, it may be possible that she never married a Springfield, The birth may have been as her own son at any time prior to her marriage to Charles Bobel. The Robert Springfield could have been an adopted son after 1940 Census. Robert could have changed his name from White to Springfield.

The 1910 Census of Vernon, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Elmer Coffey, age 27, born in Ohio to father born in West Virginia, mother in OH, telegraph operator
Grace (as transcribed), wife, age 23, born in Michigan
Vera, 6, born in Ohio
Thelma 4, OH
Elmer, 2, OH
Vivian, 1, OH
--In 1920, the family is found in Detroit, Michigan, Vera is 16 and shown now as born in Michigan.

There are enough posted family trees to get a flavor of her time, without having to copy them to "reconstruct." She is identified as marriage to Charles Bobel in about 1928 in Michigan or Ohio, marriage to Fred A. White, died 21 Feb 1974 in Largo, Pinellas Co, FL. Based on the obit, she appears to have lived in Toledo, OH (1940 Census as Mrs White) to 1972 (two years before her death in Largo, FL). The US Census does not offer a clue.

A Family tree identifies Vera had a daughter and son while married to White. I sent a message to the owner to the link to this thread, perhaps they can identify further information.
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tex...

Another family tree identifies a Robert White, born in 1946 in Ohio, as son. But, he could have been a Springfield at that time.

Re: Robert C. Springfield

RBestrom7380 — 2013-01-24 02:49:24Z

Another duplicate

Re: Robert C. Springfield

judyartley53 — 2013-01-22 23:56:53Z

Hi,

Was Vera living in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan in 1920?

Where did she live when she married Charles Bobel?

Where was she living when she married Fred White? Then I'll try to look her up and reconstruct her life.

Did she die in Seminole, Florida?

Re: Robert C. Springfield

judyartley53 — 2013-01-22 23:55:56Z

Re: Need help with identifying pictures of family

terryglentate — 2012-12-28 20:09:12Z

Earl, I have quite a bit of info on Kate Love Turner Mitchell family. Kate was my GG Aunt, her sister Caroline McGavock Turner was my Great grandmother.

Terry G. Tate
terrygtate@yahoo.com

Robert C. Springfield

TheseFragileOldBones — 2012-10-06 01:34:05Z

Looking for leads on a Robert C. Springfield. He's listed in the attached obituary from 1974 as the son of Vera "Sue" (Coffey) White, residing in Beeville, TX. I know that Vera married Charles E. Bobel about 1928. She married Fred C. White in July 1938. I haven't been able to find any record of a marriage to a Springfield in between those dates, nor any record for the birth of Robert C. Springield. Vera's daughter with Charles Bobel only lived for 6 days after being born. Vera had another daughter with Fred White in 1941. I'm guessing that Robert Springfield was born between 1929 and 1937 Beyond that I'm completely stumped. Any leads on Robert Springfield residing in Beeville would be appreciated.

Re: Need help with identifying pictures of family

terryglentate — 2012-07-26 19:24:00Z

His mother was Kate L Mitchell. Her Mother was Sophronia Love "Sophie" Boyd Turner, and father was Robert Barnes Turner, both of Nashville Davidison County Tennessee.

terrygtate@yahoo.com

mccaskill, John

Lillian_Beasley — 2012-06-21 14:05:10Z

Need any information on the John that is listed in the Bee co., poll tax, 1901 & 1902, thanks Lillian

mccaskill, John

Lillian_Beasley — 2012-06-21 14:04:49Z

Need any information on the John that is listed in the Bee co., poll tax, 1901 & 1902, thanks Lillian

Re: Nicy Davis

tecomadrid — 2012-05-10 04:31:46Z

Daphne, please contact me if you are still interested in Nicy Davis. She and Jesse are my 3x grt. grandparents.
I have a little bit of info, and a few tantalizing and confusing bits of family gossip, but nothing absolutely concrete. I believe Nicy shows up on a later, 1870 San Antonio, Texas census, with several of her children, who do not appear with Jesse. On this census, her name is mis-entered as "Nancy" Davis. The oldest male listed in her household is her son John (John Henry, if he's ours,) Davis, age 22. It appears that they lived in a rooming house, with a family named Ashbury.
Do you have any idea whom any of the other Davis Children married? I know Susannah married John Swinney, and Samuel Chesley Davis, (my ancestor,) who married Berline Stacey, Feb. 2, 1866. Of the others, I have no clue.

Warm Regards, Teco

Leonardo Garcia

hiramitoa1 — 2012-04-08 05:22:47Z

Looking for information on Leonardo Garcia who died June 16, 1918 in Kenedy, Karnes County, Texas. The informant’s name on the death certificate is Victor Garcia of Kenedy, Karnes County, Texas.

Leonardo was buried June 27, 1918 in Manteola, TX, 24 miles north of Beeville in extreme northern Bee County.

Re: Laura Mitchell

ksbrown11 — 2012-03-31 17:36:53Z

Thanks. Yes I've seen that but not sure if the one not easily read or marked is Laura. Very nice that there is that drawing.

Re: Laura Mitchell

DKayP — 2012-03-31 12:47:56Z

There are pictures of some of the tombstones at Allsup Cemetery on the TXGENWEB Bee County website at:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txbee/Cemeteries/Allsup.Ce...
The listing includes "Laura MITCHELL (wife of Henry MITCHELL): November 26, 1858 - June 8, 1897".

Kay Pacheco

Re: Laura Mitchell

ksbrown11 — 2012-03-31 00:58:30Z

Thank you. I appreciate your help.

Re: Laura Mitchell

HL2604 — 2012-03-30 23:02:36Z

Afraid you'll have to be satisfied with a picture or etching of her headstone, if there is one. Texas mandated Vital Records 1903 but compliance with the law was sporadic for several decades thereafter. I've observed death certificates 1900-1915 but all were filed by medical personnel. I was born 1946 but my birth was filed as "delayed" two years later.

Laura Mitchell

ksbrown11 — 2012-03-30 05:12:08Z

I'd like to find the death record for my great grandmother Laura Kelly Mitchell who died 8 Jun 1897 in or near Skidmore. She's buried in Madray/Allsup Cemetery. Does anyone know where death records may be? I haven't found any on familysearch.org from their Texas death records and it doesn't look like the county has them either. None found on Ancestry.

Prison records

Ennazus1016 — 2012-03-06 20:25:06Z

Anyone know how to search prison records around 1898-1902 in Beeville/ Bee County? Im looking for a Cirilo Rodrigues who was falsely accused of murder and went to jail.

Re: William Gilbert Miles

txpappy — 2012-02-29 17:57:25Z

Yes I can recieve attachments and would love to see that story. Thank you so much.

Re: William Gilbert Miles

DKayP — 2012-02-29 17:39:22Z

"William G. Miles died 16 December 1945 - nine days short of his 100th birthday. William, Comilla and John Boyce Miles are buried in Glenwood Cemetery (original section) in Beeville."
This is a note at the end of an article from a 1941 newspaper article, submitted by Doris Miles Setzer for publication by the South Texas Genealogical Society in Beeville (now inactive).
If you can find a copy of the Bee County Family History, published in 1992 by Curtis Media, there is a family story Doris submitted for that book. I would be happy to send you a copy of this article, if you can accept an attachment to your email.
Kay Pacheco
dkpacheco@tx.rr.com

Re: William Gilbert Miles

txpappy — 2012-02-27 20:39:43Z

That would be in Beeville, Bee County, Texas.

William Gilbert Miles

txpappy — 2012-02-27 19:42:27Z

Looking for the cemetery where he is buried and possible a photo of the entire grave marker. He died in 1945 in Beeville and is buried in one of the cemeteries in Beeville, I believe, or at least in Bee County, Tex. He was born in 1846 and was married to Comella Lusk Edison. Any help in locating him will be greatly appreciated. You can contact me at p_j_miles@yahoo.com

Doris Moreland Turner

randyturner68 — 2012-01-09 06:26:27Z

Looking for information on Doris Moreland Turner, b. 1 Sept 1941 to Geneva Doris Smith, and C. Moreland Turner. C. Moreland was son of Charles A. Turner, a veterinarian in Bee Co. They were not married, but Geneva may have married an Allen Sugarek soon after that, and gave birth to James Allen Sugarek on 11 Sept 1943. Geneva may have left Beeville area around 1945. Not sure if Doris Moreland went with her, or grew up in Beevile area.

E. H. Silven of Beeville, TX 1943

drbrownlee — 2012-01-02 05:38:38Z

E. H. is pictured in the 43-D Class yearbook of aviation cadets at the Advanced Flying School at Moore Field in Mission, Texas. I'm not kin but thought this might help someone researching the family.

Re: Adolphus and Amanda Hale

DKayP — 2011-12-30 20:51:47Z

You should go to the TXGenWeb page for Bee County at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txbee/. Put "Hale" in the Search window and 49 documents will come up. The first one is a 3-page 3-generation report on Dolph Hale's family. Other documents include obituaries and other information on Dolph and his brother Duff Hale's families. I have contributed to that page for Bee County information, and published the quarterly for the South Texas Genealogical Society in Beeville for several years.
Kay Pacheco
dkpacheco@tx.rr.com

Re: Adolphus and Amanda Hale

du1834 — 2011-12-24 02:02:38Z

I don;t know if you are currently looking for this connection but I have some information on the grandparents and great grandparents for Amanda Jane Fitzgerald Hale if you would like them. Email me at du1834@yahoo.com.

Covarrubio/Rubio Info

Ennazus1016 — 2011-12-16 16:31:49Z

I am looking for any information regarding the Covarrubio and Rubio families in Bee County, TX in 1890-1910. I have an ancestor Albert Covarrubio who's guardian or brother went to jail and was raised by an anglo family in Bee county. He married Juanita Rubio in 1900. He is an immigrant from Mexico, possibly Indian.

Also if anyone knows how to search criminal court records from that time period would also be helpful.

Re: Amish/Mennonite community in Beeville Area. ?

mediocreek — 2011-11-20 20:29:42Z

Susan, contact me at kcmix@yahoo.com and I will let you know who to contact in the Tuleta area that knows more about the church than anyone. Her grandfather is the founder of Tuleta

Re: Amish/Mennonite community in Beeville Area. ?

lindagreenwood52 — 2011-11-20 02:20:39Z

Yes, there were Mennonites in the Beeville. Actually, north of Beeville about 15 miles in the community of Tuleta. My mom, Fannie Katherine Morris Ball, grew up there.

Linda Ball Greenwood

Re: Amish/Mennonite community in Beeville Area. ?

sharrell111 — 2011-11-19 03:21:33Z

My husband and I just bought the mennonite church next door to us---the old stone church. I do not know much of the history of the church----1906 the settlers came here---the church ( I heard) got blown away by a storm in the 40s----and was rebuilt out of stone. ???? Know any info.?
Susan Harrell

Re: ARNIM, Lawerence

1_michael4000 — 2011-10-26 04:25:58Z

He was a distant cousin of my father's...Larry Milton Arnim Sr. He did live in Bee County but I believe he moved to the Houston area as an attny. He died from an a self inflicted gun shot.
Hope that helps.
~M

Re: Skidmore Cemetery, Bee Co., Texas

saintsmo — 2011-10-08 12:01:46Z

Yes, that is true. I've been there many times; have lots of relatives there. You can try to see if there is a posting (and maybe picture) at www.findagrave.com. Hope you find your relative.

Re: Skidmore Cemetery, Bee Co., Texas

mediocreek — 2011-10-08 01:54:10Z

The Skidmore Cemetery is the Evergreen Cemetery. It is located on US highway 181 just north of Skidmore.

Re: Skidmore Cemetery, Bee Co., Texas

JanWallace4547 — 2011-10-07 12:34:10Z

Yes. There is a Skidmore Evergreen Cemetery, but it's in Nueces Co. I am almost certain that we were in Bee Co. looking for the Faktors.

Re: Skidmore Cemetery, Bee Co., Texas

saintsmo — 2011-10-07 11:38:26Z

Have you tried www.findagrave.com ?

Skidmore Cemetery, Bee Co., Texas

JanWallace4547 — 2011-10-06 18:46:01Z

Years ago we came to Bee Co. to the Skidmore Cem. Now I can't find anything about it. Has it been renamed or something? I have a Cyril "Cecil" Matt Faktor b. Jun 3, 1903 Fayette Co., Tx. d. Oct 6, 1987 in San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas. I have him buried in the Skidmore Cem. His parents were Albert and Frances Doubera Faktor, I think they are buried in the Evergreen Cem. Any assistance is appreciated.

Re: Zambrano, Romero, Gonzalez, Texas

arroyaboyd — 2011-09-12 03:26:34Z

Please email me at arroya@msn.com. I have some missing pieces to our family tree that we can fill in. My dad Felipe Zambrano and family all were from Beeville.
Linda Zambrano

Fuller Family in Bee County abt 1850

Charlespetty40 — 2011-08-19 21:55:48Z

Seeking information on Willaim Simpson Fuller family in the county froooooooooooooooooomabt 1850 until late 1861, any and all information is appreciated.

Re: Ancestor Search

mnfer — 2011-08-12 18:56:02Z

Looking for information on a Fernandez family who lived in the Beeville area. Some of the family lived in Corpus also. The only names I have are Gilbert Fernandez who was married to Luisa Ortiz, Gilbert Fernandez, Jr., Janie Fernandez. Luisa had a sister named Carrie Ortiz who was married to a Pablo Perez.

Re: Zambrano, Romero, Gonzalez, Texas

purplerain2323 — 2011-06-27 02:36:27Z

I am a Zambrano and my parents are both from Beeville. My father, Santiago R. Zambrano, his sister Maria Cassimira Zambrano and brother David Oscar Zambrano all grew up in Beeville. Their parents also lived in Beeville as well, Santiago C. Zambrano and Elida Rios. My grandfather had two sisters, Faustina Zambrano Harms and Juanita Zambrano Garcia. My great grandfather also lived in Beeville, Apolinar Zambrano. As well, one of our family friends' last name is Casarez. I am not too sure of any of his family his but his first name is Raul and he sometimes goes by Roy. I am not sure if this helps any but this is the majority of what I know.

Re: The Lost boy...is the Last Boy... John D. Jones

mediocreek — 2011-05-26 00:10:52Z

My email is kcmix@yahoo.com

Re: The Lost boy...is the Last Boy... John D. Jones

GonetoTXas — 2011-05-25 12:21:50Z

Yes.... I have done a tree on them. =) Send me your email and I will invite you to the tree...=) !

((I may have your email....I will ck and see... )) I got the pages on Hugh May...in the mail...thanksssssssss !!