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looking Brooks ancester from Ninety six/Greenwood, S.

BerniceYoung46 — 2009-10-31 00:49:57Z

I am trying to connect with descendants of John C.Brooks. He was born in ninetysix or greenwood county, SC c.1867 with mix heritage African American/German. His father came to this country c. 1850 from Ethiopia via the west indies and arrived in South Carolina that same year. Anyone with possible connection please contact.

Re: Boren/Crawford Family

MarionParker99 — 2009-09-21 07:35:04Z

I just discovered this website at rootsweb world connect. This research is very well don and well documented.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&d...

Just click on each name and it will show you the information on that person.

According to the death certificate of Polly Ann Petty, her parents were William Petty and Jeanette Evans, both born in Arkansas.

In 1930 James Alexander Crawford is living with his mother, brother, sister, and niece in Medina County Texas. The enumerater for some reason put the middle initial first before the person's first name. He is listed as A James Crawford. He is 52 years old.

I wonder why he and his wife lived apart from one another.

On the death certificate of James Alexander Crawford, his spouse is listed as Claudia Crawford.

Marion K. Parker
wolfparker1957@gmail.com

Re: Boren/Crawford Family

MarionParker99 — 2009-09-20 22:08:27Z

In doing the research, I did see that someone said that one of her ancestors was full-bloodied Indian, but I cannot find that information right now. Usually there is a separate schedule for those who are Indian. You can always check the Dawes Registry to see if your family is there.

I do have the death records of Claudia Thompson Crawford's brother and sister. I also have some of the records for the siblings of James Edward Boren. Let me know if you are interested. Here is the site were you can find death certificates online.

http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html?...

Have you tried to get in touch with Loraine Boren Orear?

I just found information on the father of Annie Laurie Crawford. A researcher whose tree is at ancestry.com says that Claudia Thompson was married to James Alexander Crawford, who was born 1 Nov 1878 in Atascosa County, Texas.
The researcher says that he died 20 September 1939. Here is the URL for the cemetery.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=cr...;

His parents were George Marion Crawford and Polly Petty, according to the researcher.

There is more, but I am out of time. I must be at a dinner meeting in 20 minutes.

Marion K. Parker
wolfparker1957@gmail.com

Re: Boren/Crawford Family

muvywriter1 — 2009-09-20 20:44:09Z

I want to thank you for the invaluable information that you have provided regarding Annie Laura Crawford. I have just one more question and I don't know if you have the information. According to her great great grandson, my husband, she is half Cherokee. Can you confirm this by any chance?

Re: Boren/Crawford Family

MarionParker99 — 2009-09-20 20:00:05Z

James Edward Boren and his wife, Annie, along with their two daughters, Ardena A and Lorain are found on the 1930 census of Bexar County, Texas. He is 36, born in Texas. Annie is 28, born in Texas, Ardena is 7 and Lorain is 6.

Annie Laurie Boren's death certificate has:

Birth: 4 Nov 1902 in Real County, Texas
Death: 9 Aug 1954 in Leakey, Real County, Texas
Burial: Leakey Cemetery
Father James A Crawford
Mother: Claudia Thompson
Informant: Mrs Irene Humphries

Annie Laurie Crawford is found on the 1910 census of Edwards County, Texas. She is living with her grandparents, John Henry Thompson and Emeline Elms Thompson. Annie's father is not in the home. Her mother Claudia Thompson Boren, 26, and her sister, Irene, and brother, Eldredge 3, are living with the Thompsons.

In 1920 Claudia Thompson Crawford and her three children are living in Real County. The census says she is married, but the husband is not present.

James Edward Boren was born 22 February 1894 and died Jan 1979, probably in S. A., Bexar County, Texs.

His parents were Alford Byron Boren and Addie Lee Sansom.

Alford B Boren's death certificate has that he was born 15 March 1870 in Texas and that he died 14 Mar 1950 in Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas. He is buried in Leakey Cemetery. His father was William Boren. His mother's name is not given. The informant was his son Sam Boren

Addie Lee Sansom Boren's death certificate says that she was born 21 Aug 1875 in Gonzales County, Texas. She died 9 March 1957 in Leakey, Real County, Texas. She is buried Leakey Cem. Her parents were Jimmy Sansom and Sally Gossett. The informant was Mrs. Preston Boren.

Vera Loraine Boren married Jesse Frank Orear, Jr. They had at least one child, James Franklin Orear.

James Franklin Orear married Linda Louise Everhart. They had a son James Michael Orear.

Loraine Boren Orear's husband, Jesse Franklin Orear, died 13 Nov 2002 in Jal, Lea County, NM. I believe Loraine is living there at present. There is a telephone number for Jesse F Orear in Jal, New Mexico. I will not post that number, but you can go to

http://www.whitepages.com/

Fill in last name "orear" City and state: "jal, new mexico" and you wil get the number for Jesse F Orear. You may have to click on his name to get the address and telephone number.

There is a birth record for Ardena Lanell Boren. Her birth is given as 19 September 1922 in Real County, Texas.

I am not related to this family.

Re: Davis and Evans

timandjoyce6570 — 2009-08-27 17:47:47Z

Thank you Tamara, I will send an email and put Davis family in the subject line. You are the only reply so far, thanks for your help. If you come across anything else please contact me, thanks so much..Joyce

Re: Davis and Evans

tamarastuckey — 2009-08-24 21:34:45Z

Hi Joyce,
Finally got ahold of my uncle. He says the names do not ring a bell but he has a huge family. He said you could email him and maybe he could ask other family members.
He is really busy right now and tends to get a lot of spam mail so make sure you put something that will catch his eye in the subject line. "Davis family tree from Tammy" would work.I am Tammy!
His name again is Glen Davis
email is harleyglen1@hotmail.com

Hope you have found the family you are looking for and hope this helps in your search.
Tamara Stuckey

Re: Davis and Evans

timandjoyce6570 — 2009-08-20 17:13:00Z

Thank you, anything you can find for me is greatly appreciated. See if anything I mentioned rings a bell. Betty Jean Davis, and Ben Evans, and the street she lived on at the time, East McMillan Street. This would be wonderful to find his biological family...Thank you so much.

Joyce

Re: Davis and Evans

tamarastuckey — 2009-08-20 13:33:26Z

My Aunt married a Davis. His name is Harley Glen Davis. He also has a brother named Danny. They are from the Camp Wood Tx area. I will get ahold of him and ask about Betty Jean Davis and see if he knows the name.

Davis and Evans

timandjoyce6570 — 2009-08-19 18:00:05Z

On August 14th 1965 Betty Jean Davis gave birth to a son, Timothy James Davis who was given up for adoption 5 days later. His adoptive parents were, Robert V. Bales and Pearl Bales. Timothy James was born in Hamilton Ohio, and now lives in Kentucky.
His adoptive parents passed away and he has found his adoption papers. The address on the papers of Betty Jean Davis at the time was E. McMillan St. in Cincinnati.
From what he has been told he has siblings and would like very much to find them. If anyone knows anything at all about this, please leave a message. Thank you in advance.

Boren/Crawford Family

muvywriter1 — 2009-06-04 19:28:43Z

I am searching for records of James Edward Boren and his wife Annie Laura Crawford who had 2 girls, Ardena Lanell and Vera Loraine Boren. I am particularly interested in the two parents and Vera Loraine. If anyone has any information please let me know. I am helping my husband do his genealogy work and have come to a dead end at this point.

Re: Blakeney's in Camp Wood, Texas (William, Lillie, Benjamin, Annie)

dbrouth — 2009-05-11 13:09:56Z

Hi Shirley,

I will try to post the fgs to you this week. I have been so busy grooming I haven't had much time for genealogy

Doyleen

Re: Blakeney's in Camp Wood, Texas (William, Lillie, Benjamin, Annie)

SBLAKENEYTHOMPSON — 2009-05-10 22:09:20Z

Hi Doyleen,
I'm Benjamin's great grand-daughter, my grandfather is John Franklin blakeney Born in Hope NM 1900, my father is Art A blakeney born in San angelo, TX 1926. I would love to see the family group sheets.
I keep in touch with Lisa all the time.
Shirley Blakeney Thompson
rnthompson@netscape.com

Re: JOHN HENRY AND NANCY DAVIS

gameshowbob — 2009-01-09 23:35:42Z

Great post! R.K.D. was my grandfather.

-Robert Russell Davis

Re: Blakeney/Otto

LisaRowePiper — 2008-11-16 19:19:02Z

Hello, please contact me at mamaka3@aol.com I do not have the info you are looking for but am researching the Blakeney family tree.

Blakeney/Otto

DarlaMorgan10 — 2008-11-11 01:33:32Z

Looking for information regarding the marriage of Selmar Blakeney to Ernest A Otto somewhere between 1930 - 1933.

Pioneer History available on line

LoisKindlaSmith — 2008-09-17 23:29:27Z

Since Real county was organized from part of Bandera County, this link may be of interest.

Pioneer History of Bandera County by J. Marvin Hunter can be read on line at:
http://texashistory.unt.edu/data/TBDP/UNT/meta-pth-27720.tkl

The Main Site is: The Portal to Texas History, hosted by the University of North Texas Libraries. Basic Search page is: http://texashistory.unt.edu/searchform.tkl

Re: Blakeney's in Camp Wood, Texas (William, Lillie, Benjamin, Annie)

LisaRowePiper — 2008-08-05 01:14:24Z

Hi Doyleen, I emailed you but not sure if you got it. You can contact me at mamaka3@aol.com.

Thanks,
Lisa

Re: Death look up

2006-10-15 22:07:07Z

Real County was not formed until 1913. You might try Bandera or Edwards County for the death record.

Re: McCoys in my Family Line

CINDYMANNING — 2006-09-04 01:49:50Z

my grandmother Mary Ellen (rowan) boone is the daughter of Ethel Lee McCoy and Barney Lee Rowan.Grandaughter of William Taylor McCoy(Will) and Mary Ann Bybee (polly)

Re: David Huffman/Hoffmon family of Leakey

CINDYMANNING — 2006-09-04 01:12:52Z

David Edward and Elizabeth Bybee are my decendants also. daughter Louisa Ann Huffmon and Curtis Nathan Boone Sr were my ggrand parents.

Re: McCoys in my Family Line

CINDYMANNING — 2007-03-28 03:35:18Z

my grandmother [Mary Ellen Rowan] her mother was a mcCoy... she married Nathan [Nat] Boone...

Elizabeth Bybee Reynolds

lpf46 — 2008-01-10 05:13:05Z

any info on Elizabeth Bybee Reynolds w/o Will Reynolds?, and daughter Johnnie B. Reynolds,
I have found Lizzie and Johnnie Reynolds together in Real Co in the 1930 US Census-husband is not there
Elizabeth is buried at Cypress Cemetery, Cypress Creek, Real County--stone reads Elizabeth Bybee Reynolds Beloved Mother of Johnnie B.

Re: David Huffman/Hoffmon family of Leakey

lpf46 — 2007-11-27 05:35:27Z

My apologizes to all I entered my email address wrong on the previous posting...it should read lpfgen1946@msn.com

Leslie P Fowers

Re: David Huffman & Elizabeth Bybee

lpf46 — 2007-11-09 00:36:27Z

Hello Bybee cousins, just found your posting and would invite you to work with a group of us Bybee descendants in our "Find all the Bybee's Project. We have been working on identifying all of the Bybee descendant from the early Virginia planters.
It appears that your link is through John Bybee IV 1793 and Catherine Welsh Bybee 1795, their daughter Elizabeth 1821 md David Edward Huffman 1818. John Bybee IV is the brother to my 3g-grandfather Byram so were would have John Bybee III and Elizabeth Kelly as our common ancestor.

Currently we have only information on 118 descendants of John IV & Elizabeth so if you can supply us any and all genealogical info you have on the families it would be of great help. Of course any info we have gathered and maintain in our files is available to all Bybee cousins who want it.

Thanks in advance for any help given. Contact me direct at lpf1946gen@msn.com
Leslie Poole Fowers
Kinologist... the Bybee'cuzzin' finder
A new cousin a day keeps the boredom away

BERRY Family

callenmart1598 — 2006-10-18 20:57:11Z

I am looking for information on Lenard Berry and his wife Amanda Slover Berry and their family. Amanda died in 1910 and is buried in Leakey, Real, TX and possibly Lenard is also buried there.

Would anyone know the name of the cemetery or where I can find a list of cemeteries in the Leakey area?

Re: Elizabeth Bybee Reynolds

oldoneseeker50 — 2008-01-10 14:05:51Z

email me direct at oldoneseeker@sbcglobal.net I do have info on Johnnie Bee. Joy

Re: Elijah Allen Jennings

patricia9422 — 2006-10-22 02:29:09Z

I noticed the Potter name. My husband's gr-gr-grandfather is AJ Potter. I'm making an effort to find out more info on Joshua and Martha, his parents. Here is what I know, and all the information is reliable.

I’m looking for the names of the children Joshua Potter who is listed in the 1840 Census in Clinton Co., MO. He is also found in the 1830 census in Chariton Co., MO, and I believe he lived in Carroll Co. between the two censuses. . I believe Joshua died shortly after the 1840 census. Moving around so much, the widow probably didn’t have much, so I would expect the family stayed in Clinton Co (now Gentry Co.). They lived on North Grand River.

From the two census reports here are their estimated birthdates: Joshua, 1789/90; Martha 1800/01; Oldest male and female 1810/15; male and female 1815/20; Mary (Polly) b. 11 Sept 1821; male 1820/25; male 1826/28; Female 1826/30; Andrew Jackson April 3, 1830. Martha was reported to have seven children, so Joshua’s first two children were by his first wife (unknown). Also Martha would have been a little on the young side to have two children by age 14.

I would like to know the names of Joshua or Martha’s parents. Joshua and Martha both were reported from KY. Joshua was in the War of 1812. Polly married Jesse Jennings, probably in Gentry Co. and Andrew J. married Emily Guinn in Texas. Polly’s side of the family says that one of the brother’s names is Benjamin. A William Potter married a Hulda Morgan, Sept 26,1841 in Chariton Co. He could possibly be the oldest son who did not move with the family to other parts of MO.

Re: Jennings

HALLA1001 — 2006-11-01 03:19:22Z

I haven't being doing genealogy for several years but am now catching up and ready your post regarding my great grandmother,Sirrilda Jane Jennings. Sirrilda Jane Jennings, daughter of Jesse W. and Mary Polly Potter Jennings, married Joseph Emery Roberts......I'm not sure where the information came from regarding a marriage to Joseph E Roach; however, another of Jesse W and Mary Polly Potter Jennings daughter, Mary Melvina married a John A. Roach.

You may contact me directly if you wish: halla1001@gvtc.com

Barbara Morris

Re: Potter-Jennings families

HALLA1001 — 2006-11-01 02:48:40Z

I am also a descendant of Mary Polly Potter Jennings and Jesse W. Jennings thru their daughter Sirrilda Jane Jennings who married Jess Roberts. I would like to exchange information with you and am particularly interested in the photos that you mentioned for Mary and Jesse W. Jennings.

Please e-mail me directly at halla1001@gvtc.com

Thanks
Barbara Morris

POW/MIA Korean War. Real Co. MARSH

powmiadna — 2007-10-05 02:20:28Z

I am searching for the family of a soldier who was killed in the Korea War. When he entered service he gave Real County , Texas as his home of record.

Soldier: TEDDY CLIFTON MARSH
Born: June 11, 1932. Caucasian
Date of loss: November 28, 1950. KIA

When the Korean War ended the enemy never returned or accounted for over 8,000 of our servicemen. They died in their hands. That was over 50 years ago. Since that time DNA has been perfected and also they are recovering remains in North Korea. Our government is obligated to return those remains to the proper family. DNA samples have been obtained from most of the families of these missing soldiers. For various reasons some families have not been located. There are 137 families in Texas that have not been located. There is one family from Real County that has not been located.

When the remains are recovered and identified they will be returned to the family for proper burial. I am just an old (77 years) Combat Veteran out of the Korean War and thankful that I did return. I consider this a very noble cause and I hope that you can help in some way to find this family. For more information on the project you may go to http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/. My part in the program is to match up the lost families with the proper agency.

I will be grateful for any assistance in locating this family.

Harold Davis
40th Infantry Division
Korea ’52-‘53
910-791-2333
hgdavis@bellsouth.net

Re: Potter-Jennings families

maemaeserrano — 2007-03-25 12:32:12Z

hi,

thanks for responding to my message. i just recently found out that A.J. Potter was a brother to my gggrandmother Mary Polly Potter who married Jesse Walker Ginnings(Jennings). I traveled to Bunton Cem. in Dale, Texas and they are buried next to one another. I have a pic of Mary P. Ginnings, but none of William. I left class one day and was stressed out, there was the Mountain View Cemetery right next to campus so I pulled in there and behold i looked over and there was Emily Guin Potter and Amanda Potter's graves! I got out and took some pics. I had no idea at the time that Potter's ended up in the San Angelo area. I found a few more graves in the same place with Potter names that coincide with A.J. and Emily. There is a library right there on campus that is extensively just on genealogy and i spent many hours in there researching. If you live in that general vicinity you should surely go check it out. It is the West Texas Collection on Angelo State Univ. campus. I also found a book and movie called "True Women", by a lady who lives in El Paso, but from the Caldwell, Lockhart area of Texas. She writes quite a bit about A.J. Potter in her book, even though it is a fictional book. It is a must read!
I was contacted a while back by a Potter relative in the San Angelo area, and he was trying to sell many things from the Potter estate. I was pretty perturbed, as I do genealogy as a hobby and what i have i share free. I don't know exactly how he was related at the time, or which grandson of A.J. I thought of traveling there and looking at what he had, but he informed me he was not waiting and was going to put it on ebay. Anyway, I found some records on a Potter in New Mexico that (I think) was some reputable man in either law enforcement or rangers, (not sure).
There are some articles about him in the West Texas Collection at Angelo State Univ. Also, many Potter's still live in the vicinity to this day. I will see if I can dig up some of my things and let u know exactly what I have.
I do not live in San Angelo anymore, as I graduated, and live in California now. I go to the Los Angeles Genealogical Library, but have not had the opportunity to research Potter's as of yet. Let me know if u are interested in anything I may have and I will be glad to share anything i have with you. Glad to meet another cousin!

Mae

Blakeney's in Camp Wood, Texas (William, Lillie, Benjamin, Annie)

LisaRowePiper — 2008-08-03 15:47:28Z

Looking for Willie B Blakeney and Lillie M who were in Camp Wood in the 1930 census. Their children are Annie Mae born 1907, Benjamin born 1910, L.Della, Gertrude, G.Grace, Ludy,
L.Nita, Richard.
Annie married August Piper
Benjamin married Ollie F.

Any info is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Lisa Piper

Re: Joseph Daniel (Fancisco) &Jerusha Louzaro Sanches

jdclark3312 — 2008-04-16 14:55:44Z

I'm working on a history of Eastland County, TX. Francisco settled for a time there (circa 1856), and had a trail named after him. Did you ever find his final resting place? Or is there are photograph? He is thought to be our first settler.

Thanks,
Jeff Clark

Looking for copy of Obit for George Edward "Crow" Huffmon

feliciaglaze1 — 2007-06-19 21:15:50Z

I am looking for the Obit for Crow Huffmon, if anyone has this obit they may email it to me at feliciaglaze@hotmail.com. Thank You, Felicia Glaze

Leakey Floral Cemetery

pawpawmiller1 — 2007-11-08 22:24:21Z

Does anyone have a transcription of this cemetery and do you know where it was located?

Re: Leakey Floral Cemetery

pawpawmiller1 — 2007-11-09 14:29:45Z

Many thanks. If you can, please provide headstone info for the following:

Gibb Nixon Miller
Edna Large Miller
Mike Miller (1911-1966)

Also, could you take a digital photo? If so, please send to my email at remiller47@msn.com.

Please let me know how I can return the favor.
Roy

Re: Leakey Floral Cemetery

pawpawmiller1 — 2007-11-11 02:10:37Z

Many thanks.

Re: Blakeney's in Camp Wood, Texas (William, Lillie, Benjamin, Annie)

dbrouth — 2008-08-03 18:39:58Z

Hi Lisa,
I have info on this family. Will send you family group sheets, but need your email address.

Doyleen Cissy Routh
db.routh@att.net

Leslie Fowers please read

jan26_1 — 2007-11-13 02:07:33Z

Tried your direct email at MSN & got an error message--would not go thru. My husband's grandfather was Jared Banks Huffman who was married to Florence Ruth McFaddin. This Jared was obviously named for the earlier Jared B. Do you have this family info? I can provide names of my Jared's kids etc.
Let me know! Cathy

Re: Ross Hoover

sjsitz01 — 2006-11-09 13:02:39Z

According to a family history article in "Wagons, Ho!" both Georgia Patterson and Ross Hoover were buried in the Rio Frio Cemetery. Georgia's dates are shown as born Feb. 11, 1889 - died 1977. Ross's dates Aug. 22, 1877 - died 1940. Married Nov. 3, 1907. Complete dates of death are not given in this article.

Re: Ross Hoover

sjsitz01 — 2006-11-09 13:02:39Z

Thomas ... If you will email me direct, I'll scan the article and send it to you. It is in the book "Wagons, Ho! - A History of Real County, Texas". And yes, Rio Frio Cemetery is in Real County.
shari.sitz@gmail.com

Stockton's;

JamesLord38 — 2007-11-27 08:32:50Z

Hugh Spurgeon Stockton, born November 30, 1912 in Texas, He died December 14, 1995 in Leakey, Real Co., Texas.

Seeking Family information on Hugh S. Stockton and other Stockton Families.

jamestlord@charter.net

Re: Blakeney's in Camp Wood, Texas (William, Lillie, Benjamin, Annie)

SBLAKENEYTHOMPSON — 2008-08-04 19:20:07Z

You can check with other family members that still attend the reunions each year in Camp Wood for the Blakeney reunion.
Please email me at rnthompson@netscape.com
We have attended a few times.

Re: Leakey Floral Cemetery

sjsitz — 2007-11-09 21:45:24Z

I sent you a note to your email address.

I did find the following:

On page 39 of the book it lists:
LOT NO. 02E-88A, MILLER
MILLER, Gibb Nixon 01-16-1880 ... 05-11-1953
MILLER, Edna Louise (Large) 02-03-1901 ... 04-22-1958

Re: Leakey Floral Cemetery

sjsitz — 2007-11-09 11:45:56Z

Leakey is on US 83 about half way between Uvalde and Junction (a little closer to Uvalde). I have a copy of the transcription made in 1992 by Virginia Buchanan and Marjorie Kellner. I visited the cemetery one time about 10 years ago. I know it is in the town of Leakey but not the exact street. I will be happy to do look ups for you in the Leakey Floral Cemetery or anyone else that might need one.

Re: David Huffman/Hoffmon family of Leakey

lanerowell — 2007-11-30 05:32:41Z

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ID: I632536838
Name: David Edward HUFFMON
Given Name: David Edward
Surname: Huffmon
Sex: M
Birth: 1861 in Missouri
Death: 1919 in Leakey,Real Co.,TX
Title: Jr.
Burial: 1919 Floral Cemetary,Leakey,Real Co.,TX
Change Date: 26 Mar 2006 1
Note:
Nickname: Bud
Name Suffix: Jr.
David Edward Huffmon was the first Sheriff of Real Co., TX

BIOGRAPHY: Most of the children moved after their fathers death, but David Edward Jr. remained and they made their home on what is now the Sansom Ranch. When Real County was organized, he was made the first Sheriff.
The original name Huffman was changed to Huffmon after the Civil War.
The first Huffmon families lived at the Ash Creek location, the West Frio location, Panther Springs, and at Bluff Creek.

BIOGRAPHY: He was 21 years old when he moved to the Frio Canyon with his parents.

BIRTH: David Edward Huffmon Jr. was the eleventh child born to Dr. and Elizabeth Huffmon.

occupation: Bud was a mail carrier of the U.S mail, his route being to Sabinal and back to Leakey. When Real County was formed in 1913, he became the first sheriff of the county.

Father: David Edward HUFFMON b: 11 Aug 1818 in Indiana
Mother: Elizabeth BYBEE b: 1820 in KY Suggested Next Step:
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Huffmon, David Edward

Re: David Huffman/Hoffmon family of Leakey

lanerowell — 2007-11-30 05:32:34Z

Re: Potter-Jennings families

jsachererturner — 2007-03-24 18:57:55Z

I was interested to see that you are now living in the San Angelo area as I am interested in making contact with Potter descendants in that area. I am descended from the Rev. Andrew Jackson Potter through his son William, and would very much like to find any photos that might exist of William and his wife who are my great grandparents. Since Bill died tragically, I would also like to find someone in the family who might know family about the causes of that. I have done extensive research on the New Mexico Potters which is quite interesting.

Re: Potter-Jennings families

jsachererturner — 2007-03-25 18:52:17Z

Mae-
Thank you so much for your reply. You are just the cousin I've been needing to meet! I would like copies of the cemetery photos you have. I know from his obituary that my great grandfather William was buried in Mountainview in San Angelo and I assume he was probably buried near the others. I would also like photos of Mary Potter Jennings and the gravesites in Bunton. Also any addresses of Potters in San Angelo that you might have.

I have written a 50 page narrative of the Potter family which is almost complete. I believe that I have been able to connect them to a Potter who served with George Washington at Valley Forge and for sure I have information on the New Mexico Potters (Jack, William, and John) and quite a few references including a book with a drawing of AJ Potter, a web site with photos of him, and references to the stories of old Texas and New Mexico and the cattle drives by his son Jack, who was the New Mexico state legislator. I am visiting northern New Mexico this summer for more research.

I live in Japan so please contact me at my email address there.
jturner@sunny-net.ne.jp
Jan