Kaufman County, TX Queries for April 1998

CLINTON posted by Eric C. Paul on Saturday, April 4, 1998     Paul Elbert CLINTON     Paul born 9/1889     Tom Paul-Father "Scotch-Irish" From Alabama     Anne Paul-Mother "Black Dutch" unknown     Any information on Tom or Anne would be appreciated. RICHARDSON, STUART posted by Nancy Delaney Glasscock on Sunday, April 5, 1998     Maggie Elizabeth STUART b. January 26, 1914, Elmo, TX; father Thomas STUART, originally from Ozan, AR, mother Mary Ward RICHARDSON, from Kemp, TX. Am searching for more information on both Thomas and Mary. FLETCHER posted by Sharon Stephens on Tuesday, April 7, 1998     Seeking information on Edward Dow FLETCHER, whose death certificate was issued in Kaufman County in 1932. What was his wife's maiden name? Where is he buried? Is there anyone who knows about Ed's father and mother, or brother John Lorenzo FLETCHER? STUART posted by Nancy Glasscock on Thursday, April 9, 1998     Mary Ward Richardson STUART married John Marcus STUART 29 July 1907 and died 1918 in Kaufman County TX. I need to write for a copy of both the Marriage Certificate / License and the Death Certificate. Can someone please send me the address where to write and how much each certificate costs. Thank you DAVIS, DAWSON posted by Teri Oaks on Friday, April 10, 1998     Looking for information on G. A. "Gus" DAVIS, who was born 4-18-1848 in Montgomery Co. Ala. Married Eugenia DAWSON 6-18-1893 in Poetry, Kaufman Co., TX. May have moved on to Hunt County as Eugenia ended up with a family farm there near Cash. Possibly her second marriage. Their children:     Joseph Dawson Davis, b. 10-13-1894, Greenville, Hunt Co., TX     Grady Corbet Davis, b. 5-10-1897, Greenville, Hunt Co., TX     Opal Davis, b. 7-18-1898, Greenville, Hunt Co., TX     J.D. Davis is my line as he was my grandfather. Any information about any of these surnames, but mostly Davis would be appreciated. Thank you. CARTER, KELLEY posted by Kathey Kelley Hunt on Friday, April 10, 1998     Seeking info on Edwin S KELLEY b-1857 Il d-1935 Dallas Co TX, he married Mollie CARTER 1881 Kaufman Co, had 4 children there 1882-1888: Edwin Jr, Odell, Leila Anna & William Lanier. Edwin owned a saloon on the square in Kaufman from 1880-1910. Need info on his parents or any relatives. CARTER, KELLEY, LOVE, PETERS, WEATHERFORD posted by Kathey Kelley Hunt on Friday, April 10, 1998     Seeking info on William H CARTER b-circa 1815 GA md- 1851 Kaufman CO to Martha Jane LOVE (maiden believed to be PETERS & she was first married to David M WEATHERFORD) They had 4 children in Kaufman:     John W Carter who was the Consatble & tax collector for the county from 1880-1902, Sarah who married John Bryant, Joseph ??? & Mary Francis(Mollie) who married Edwin S KELLEY in Kaufman 1881.     I believe that William H CARTER & Martha Jane died 1871- any info on their parentage, burial, etc is appreciated. BARKSDALE, WEATHERFORD posted by Jon C. Weatherford on Wednesday, April 15, 1998     Looking for descendents or information about WEATHERFORDs and BARKSDALEs of Kaufman County. BOYD, RUSHING posted by John White on Sunday, April 19, 1998     My great-grandparents were residents of Elmo, Kaufman County, Texas. Their names were Benjamin Franklin RUSHING and Mary BOYD RUSHING. They died in the mid-1930's and are buried in Elmo, Texas. My grandfather, James Robert Rushing, had two daughters who lived to be adults, Mary and Esther. My mother is Esther Rushing (now Tillis). I am interested in researching the Rushings. I know there were several brothers who moved from Mississippi to Texas but that's all I have. Contact annajohn@worldnet.att.net BARRETT, RENEAU, TILLERY posted by Carol McCoy on Sunday, April 26, 1998     I am researching my maternal great-grandparents, A.T. TILLERY (b.1847/d.1903) and Alice (nee RENEAU) TILLERY (b.1856/d.1890) who lived and are buried in Forney, TX.     Their children were Virgil, Algie, Asa, Braden (my grandfather), Jess, Mamie, Tennal, and Loyd.       A.T. remarried again to Electra ?(b. 1864/d.1936). Their children were Alex, Thede, Lafayette (Fate), Claude, Leonard, and Frank. Electra is also among the TILLERY's buried in Forney, TX.     My grandparents were Wm. Bradon and Eva Mac (nee BARRETT) TILLERY. Their children, were Ruby, Ruth, Lois (my mother) and Walter TILLERY.     I hope to hear from some TILLERY *cousins*.

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