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HOOSIER ANCESTORS (De Rieux) family history of the de Rieux Family beginning with Justin Pierre De Rieux, born in the 1700s, ending with the children of Henry Thomas Jefferson De Rieux. contributed by Cynthia Leehy, Burnet TX.

HORN, ET AL - Correspondence in reply to a query about the Hall family in Briggs dated 1959 and from Mary Moore. She tells the history of her family and their life as children.

"My father and mother were both born and reared in Henderson Co. Tenn. They were married in Lexington in 1877 -- lived there several years before coming to Texas, first settled in Corsicana, then moved to Hoovers Valley. In 1889 they moved to Gum Springs and lived there until the time of their death--Dad in 1933 and Mother in 1942. My father owned the first blacksmith in that community, it was built in 1890 beside the store and post office owned by Mr. J.W. Edgar. Father and mother bought land from Mr. Steve Taylor on which they built our home in which we children grew to maturity. ...three boys and three girls. Minnie L, William, Jack, Mary, Elizabeth, and Harry. ...My brother Jack married Fannie Yancey, later divorced. Harry married Vera Woodbury. Harry and Vera had been married fifty years when she died in 1960. My husband was Albert B. Moore, who died in 1936; my sister Minnie and brother Jack attended school at the old Gum Springs school; they and the rest of us children went to school in Briggs. Minnie went to San Marcus teachers college; also to girls college at Belton. She taught school at Mill Creek, Adams School, and Red Bird, Briggs; she also taught Miss Rose McGuire in their home, on the Ranch. Elizabeth went to Belton girls college from 1906 until 1910 when she graduated. She died in Dec 1910 only a few months after she returned as a bookkeeper for the Cottage Home. My father and Mr. Edgar were the first business houses to locate where Briggs now is located. They moved their store and shop there around the year of 1897 or 1898. Several years later Mr. Bob Patterson worked with my dad for a while. Later, father sold his shop to Mr. Patterson and took up carpenter work."

In another letter she states: "I remember just how my dad's shop and Mr. Edgar's store looked when they were all there at that time. Then it was Taylor's Gin, the shop and the store were side by side on the left hand side of the road, going into Briggs, between the Pulliam house and Mr. Nichols house which at that time Mr. Steve Taylor lived there. Mr. Edgar lived in a little house on the same side of the road beside Dad's shop when they decided to change the location. Mr. Edgar and Dad's shop were the first business places in Briggs. Mr. Butler's family lived in a little house where Richard Pulliams house now stands. Mrs. Haney and her three children lived where Roberts Dellinghaus's house now stands and Dr. Eden lived about where the Baptist Church is at the present. The Sid Dillinghaus farm was owned by the Washburn family. My first night to spend away from (home) was at their home, soon after their daughter was killed by lightening while in the cotton field. She had her hoe across her shoulder, leaving the field because of the rain comming up..."

HOTCHKISS, ET AL - Photograph, about 5 x 7, of woman. Written on back is "Mrs. Kate Westfall Hotchkiss, Burnet". No date, but dress looks like 1890s. Photographer's imprint is The Johnson Co, Salt Lake City, Utah.

HOUSTON, Helen Beall - Typed memoirs of Helen Beall Houston, with note from her son, D.F. Houston, Jr. in May 1944 who transcribed a notebook he found after his mother's death. About 60 pages, double spaced. Helen Beall was born in 1873 and died in 1940.

HOWARD, ROB - Photograph, 8x10, of family--husband, wife, and two children. On back is written: "Dad, Will cousins. Life insurance people. Rob Howard and family." No date, but clothing appears to be early 1900s.
HOWARD, Samuel - four pages, typed, double spaced history of the family, which begins:

"Samuel Howard amd Mrs. Harriet Kelley were married on the 10th of
August, 1837, in Caldwell County, Kentucky. The 1850 U.S. Census for
Caldwell County KY lists:
#411
HOWARD, Samuel 46 m Physician N.C.
Harriet 36 f HK KY
Miranda 12 f KY
Anisetly ? 10 m KY
Elizabeth 8 f Ky
Victoria C. 5 f KY
Ulysses 2 m KY
Vitula 3/12 F KY
KELLY, Redmond R 17 m
MURPHY, George 22 m farmer

In 1853 Dr. Howard brought his family to Texas. It would be interesting to know why he chose to exchange their comfortable plantation life for the hardships of the rude Texas frontier. His daughter Bettie (Elizabeth), who was 10 years old when the trip was made, told her grandchildren of traveling in an ox wagon, crossing the Red River, of camping in Dallas, and in the small village of Waco. One of her vivid memories was of the many antelope grazing on the prairie. She would lie hidden in the tall grass waving her feet to attract the attention of the curious animals until they came quite close. Then she would jump up and delight in the beauty and symmetry of their slick bodies and lithe motions as they dashed away."

HOWELL, ET AL -

(1) old, some unreadable copies of Bible records of the Howell family, beginning with J.C. Howell, Shelby Co. Tenn., Jan 28, 18__[not readable]

S.F. Howell, Fayette Co, Tex, March 11, 18__[not readable]. Also copy of page entitled "Births" which lists births of Love family members beginning with Joseph Love, b. 7 Feb 1874 and ending with Virginia Dell Love, b. 12 Dec 1913

(2) typed two page story entitled "The Story of Perote", undated, by Bertha Spellman Faseler, which tells of a visit to the old prison used during the War between Texas and Mexico, where her ancestor, Norman Woods was held prisoner.: "As far back as I can remember, my Mother and my Grandmother told us the stories of the War between Texas and Mexico. They told us of our ancestors who took part in the "runaway Scrape" and Dawsons Massacre. Finally the death of Grandfather Zadok Woods and the capture of Norman, his son. Norman was wounded in the battle and taken down towards the border, evidently Presidio. After a month for recuperation he was forced to walk about 40 miles to San Fernando. There he took to his bed abain for 2 months. Another 2 months and he was at the Powder Mills near Mexico City. These mills are no longer used for making powder, are still standing. Still another 2 monts and Norman was at Perote. Most of this trip was made by walking. Now the distance is easily driven in 2 days or an hour by plane." ...two more pages of description of the place at the time of Norman's imprisonment and more recent uses, such as a German concentration camp for POWs during WWII.
(3) Obituary from unknown source dated 23 July 1936 of Martha Jane Hutchison Love, wife of Robert Dixon Love, pioneer of Williamson County. She was born 17 March 1847 and died 15 May 1936 at her home near Florence.

(4) handwritten list of J. Columbus and Sarah Frances Howell family members with their birthdates

(5) Copy of poem entitled "The Old Chisholm Trail" by C.G. Shults while he was ill. [about one page, typed]

HOY, JOEL D. -

(1) copy of The Highlander, 25 Jan 1973 with article entitled "The Joel D. Hoy Story" by Frank C. Rigler. Subtitle: Mrs. Hoy Wounded, Children Endangered in Indian Attack on Old 'dobe Station at Horsehead Crossing in 1867, with picture of Mrs. Joel D. (Susan) Hoy captioned "heroine of the Indian raid at the Horsehead Crossing of the Pecos. She and the four small Hoy children were accompanying Hoy, who was in charge of a herd of Llano County cattle being driven to Ft Sumner, New Mexico, in 1867." Story fills almost two full newspaper pages.

(2) typed and handwritten entries from 1860 and 1870 Lampasas County Census for Moses Hughes family (

3) xeroxed pages from Lamplights of Lampasas County", pages 54-57 and pages 88-89, which tell about Moses Hughes in Lampasas County as the first white person to reside there.

HUSTED, JIMSEY -

(1) Ten pages doublespaced narrative entitled "Recollections of a Texas Cowgirl", undated, author unknown. From the narrative, the author is the cowgirl mentioned in the title, and a daughter of Jimsey Husted.

(2) Resolution of Remembrance from the Burnet County Historical Commission dated 8 May 1990, gives a brief accounting of the life of Jimsey Husted.

"She was born Jamie Lois Duncan in Burnet County, the granddaughter of two soldiers in gray, Green Duncan and James G. Cook, from whom she probably interited her willingness to stand up and fight for the things she believed to be right. She was the great-granddaughter of a circuit riding Methodist minister, Valentine Cook, and she was true to that faith throughout her life. She was reared in Burnet and was always one of us, loving the land where she was nurtured. In 1936 she and Chester Cuthell Husted were married, and their children are Harris Duncan Husted and Jamie Akenhead." [about two more doublesapced pages]

HUTTO, et al - article from River Cities Tribune, 25 Apr 2003, "Hutto family makes Bertram their home."

INKS - Article from The Llano Buzz &County Journal, 21 June 2006, "1870s Western filmed on Inks Ranch". The ranch is owned by Roy and Petey Inks.

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