2013 Queries

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Oct 15, 2013

I’m looking for my great-grandfather, Elijah Winzer and great-grandmother, Mary Runnels Winzer. They were married in Grimes Co after 1870 and moved north between 1870-1880. Elijah is said to have died in Buffalo, Limestone Co. in 1877. His wife also died before 1880 and my grandmother, Lula Mae Winzer, and her brother, Milton Lee Winzer, were taken in by family members in Reagan, Falls Co. and are on the 1880 census. Any information would be helpful.  Mar Ches


Sept 25, 2013

I am working on two surnames that were in Limestone County. Graves & Yankie Sarah Ann Graves that is buried at Thornton Cemetery died 1905 James Yankie also buried at Thornton died 1916. Please advise if you can help me. Deb in KY

Feb 6, 2013

I have a jewelry box that probably held a woman’s pendant watch. I also have the watch which belonged to my mother. Inside the lid of the box on the lining is:
“W.D. Pittman
Jeweler and Optician
Mexia, Texas”
Mr. Pittman is listed as age 65 and a jeweler on the 1920 census on ancestry.com. I was unable to find another reference to him. Is there any information as to the years he operated his store? I would like to know about when Mother’s watch was purchased; her family lived in Freestone County before moving to Palestine. Many thanks. Joan


Jan 28, 2013

I am trying to find someone who knows the history of Limestone county back during the end of the Civil War period up to about 1910. My Greatgrandfather was named James Dukes, again that last name is Dukes and not Duke. My grandmother Molly (Dukes) Dickson was born in Limestone co. and she passed on stories about why her family was forced out of Mexia during the time period mentioned. She told us her father was the county Sheriff and after trying to stop needless murders of blacks he and his family were forced to leave the county by the KKK.
If anyone there in the historical society knows anything about this man or my grandmothers family we would like to know. Anyone can contact me at John Dickson