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Hi! I spotted the query below in your listing, and wanted to let
you
know that the person who submitted this query passed away recently. He
was a member of the Erath County genealogy society, and had a heart
attack while at work. I have been keeping a lookout for any of his
queries, as I want some way to contact as many people as I can that he
was keeping contact with via email on their lines, so they don't always
have to wonder what happened to him. I am making a file with his names
in it. Unfortunately, his mother told his landlord to take care of all
his
stuff. She lives elsewhere and is elderly I guess. The society found
out
from someone that there was a huge pile of garbage bags outside his
rented place, and that the landlord was throwing out all his hard
genealogy work, his life. This saddens me something terribly. It was
tragic enough for this man to lose his life, and then it is like it is
thrown away carelessly. So some of the society members got together and
were saving the trash bags that they could, in order to hopefully save
some of the genealogy info on his lines. The trash truck had already
picked up 11 or so bags, and just one notebook was found on his
personal
info, so I am afraid it is all lost. It apparently went out with the
first loads. He had about 400 books, some genealogy, but the ones that
were retrieved out of the trash bags were not genealogy related, at
least the most of them. The miser landlord said that he was going to
sell them, and he would not even sell his computer either, as I was
looking for a new one, and was in hopes of saving some of his info this
way if he had his genealogy on a program. If you have any suggestions
on how I might locate any of his
"cousins" that were emailing him, please let me know. I don't want to
put this story up on the Net, but am lost on how to find and contact
them. I don't know what you think should be done with his query, but I
wanted to let you know about this sad event. Here is that query:
Sunday, November 10, 1996 - 03:47:28 pm
Message from V. Allan Endel at endel@tarleton.edu These queries are
from West Central Texas Genealogical Society Page
Seeking descendants of Joshua Hill Smith & Mary Elizabeth Josephine
(Derryberry) Smith of Gustine, Texas. Children: Sarah Enzaline "Sallie"
Carter, Martha L. "Mattie" Frost Standifer, James A. (d.y.), Daisy Emma
(my ggrandmother), L. Eula Medcalf, Joel F., and Minnie O. McMurtrey.
Also seeking descendants of Amanda C. "Mandy" (Derryberry)Ragan and
Susan T. "Sudie" (Derryberry) Strother. Also any other Derryberry
descendants, and any Gardenhires and Chisum/Chisms. Thanks for
listening to my long story, and good luck with your page!
My Mom and I need to get over to your library sometime. I hear that
they
have a real nice genealogy section.
Annette
Erath Co.,TX USGenWeb Co-Coordinator
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txerath/erath.htm
It is with great sorrow that we report this. I did not know Mr. Endel
but it is something that all genealogist need to think of. What would
become of all our hard work if we should pass away suddenly. We need to
make arrangements so that our libraries and research will not be lost.
To make sure that our wishes are known and someone be named to take
charge of these valuable items we have all collected.
Wanda
Comanche Co., Past TX USGenWeb Coordinator.
Back to Archive of Comanche County
Queries Page.