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Name: Charles Edward Carroll <carrolls28@sbcglobal.net>
Date: 2009-06-09
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Templin, Keeler, Webb, Proffitt
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? Yes
Homepage url: or Home town Brownwood, Tx
Comments:
George Washington Templin, Julia Ann Keeler Templin, Martha Jane Keeler Proffitt, David Proffitt, Samuel P. Keeler, Wilburn Alonzo Keeler: All seem to have migrated to Mills, Brown, Burnet and perhaps Comanche Counties in the early 1880's from Sevier, Washington, and Cocke Counties in Tenn. All were related by marriage or blood. George Washington Templin was a Methodist curcit rider.

Mary Rebecca Templin, Horace Elmer Templin, Virgina Adelaide Templin, John Marvin Templin, James Bascomb Templin, George H. W. Templin, Samuel Sharp Templin, Gladys Mae Templin: Children of George Washington and Julia Ann Keeler Templin.

Does anyone have anything to share about these people or the descendents?

Thank You So Much

 

Name: Lynda Duncan <cindylm44@yahoo.com>
Date: 2009-04-20
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Snipes, Duncan, Dodson
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? yes
Homepage url: or Home town Princeton, Texas
Comments:
I am looking for information on the parents of Thomas O. Snipes, married to Rachel Ellen Dodson. Tom b. 1860,
died 19 Sep 1883. buried in Payne Gap Cem. We don't know
where he was from or who his parents are.

Lynda Duncan

 

Name: Mike Newman <m_newman53@yahoo.com>
Date: 2009-03-11
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Webb
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? Yes
Comments:
I am the Great Grandson of Andrew Jackson Dallas Webb. Born 12/28,1844 in McMinnville, Tenn. A proud Confederate Soldier who served in the 11th Tennessee Cavalry. Died 12/2/1893. Buried in the Goldthwaite Cemetery along with several Webbs including his sons Wilmeth and Robert.
 

Name: Linda Mikeska <lmikeska@aol.com>
Date: 2009-03-09
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Weaver, Bledsoe
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? Yes
Homepage url: or Home town Katy, Texas
Comments:
My great grandparents, grandparents and mother all lived in Mills Co., in both Big Valley and Goldthwaite and are buried in Goldthwaite.
Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe --4/15/1847 - 3/3/1925
Corana Bledsoe -- 11/15/1853 - 5/15/1942
Bradley K. (B.K.) Weaver -- 9/9/1845 - 4/6/1917
Mary Jane (West) Weaver -- 12/2/1855 -- 10/5/1909
I would appreciate any info regarding any Bledsoe or Weaver relatives who might still be in Mills County.
This is a great website. How wonderful to have the dedicated volunteers you must have to be able to do all that you are doing.

 

Name: Teresa <no17ctlane@suddenlink.net>
Date: 2009-02-15
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Vaughan
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? Yes
Homepage url: or Home town Abilene, TX
Comments:
I recently visited Duren Cemetery and my ancestors graves. It is unknown when and why these ancestors came to this area of TX as most others were in East TX. I am interested in checking the history of the Pompey Mountain/Mullin area and learning anything I can.

Thank you.

 

Name: Sarah Hottman <sarah_tim@hotmail.com>
Date: 2009-01-21
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Laughlin
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? Yes
Homepage url: or Home town Porter, TX
Comments:
My grandparents (Fred & Jack Laughlin) lived in Goldthwaite and I have many fond memories of my time spent there.
 

Name: W. P, Odom <polo12@suddenlink.net>
Date: 2009-01-09
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Lindsay, Lindsey
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? Yes The Lindsey's
Homepage url: or Home town Big Spring, Texas
Comments:
The Lindsay House was in San Saba Co. on the Colorado River bank just North of Regency. There are numerous Lindseys buried in the Regency Cementery. Thanks for the good information.
 

Name: Marialyce Morris Schuman <dschuman7@earthlink.net>
Date: 2009-01-08
Mills County Surnames you are researching? morris, adams, evans,randolph, langford,
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? yes
Comments:
I am so excited to hear that I can still buy "Mills County Memories" !!! I will buy it soon !
 

Name: Janßen, Wolfgang <janssen-wassenberg@t-online.de>
Date: 2008-12-16
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Holten, Jacob
Comments:
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Jacob Holten is my Great-great-Grandfather born
1834 in Golkrath, District Aachen, Germany. According to family sources he became editor and prop. of the " Volks Zeitung " , J Holten, N/A, Beauregard between Mills and Madison.
Probably he died 5th February 1900 in San Antonia Texas.
I would be very greatfull indeed for any informationor details of futher sources -in USA-for such information.

Many thanks

W. Janßen

 

Name: Diane Harris <rharris52@bak.rr.com>
Date: 2008-04-01
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Owens
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? yes
Homepage url: or Home town Center City
Comments:
Yes, I am very interested in getting a listing of people buried in the Owens Family Cemetery. Could you help me with that?
 

Name: David A. Turner <david.turner@usdoj.gov>
Date: 2008-03-25
Mills County Surnames you are researching? RObertson
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? yes
Comments:
Will be visiting Goldthwaite on a return visit to Texas (April 4-12). My mother's family is the Robertsons, and am interested in any homes built by the ancestors of her father, Charlie Robertson, in Goldthwaite. I understand his half sister built a very nice home there in the 1910s/20s.
I live in the Washington DC area.

 

Name: Dqarrell <ldrussell@tularosa.net>
Date: 2008-03-16
Comments:
Looking for land around the area
 

Name: Clayton Hawkins <petehawkins@vzavenue.net>
Date: 2007-10-14
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Curtis, Estep
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? yes
Comments:
I am looking for information on my grandmother's family.
Name: Eva Lena Curtis
Born: about 1887
Where: Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas.
Died : December 23, 1917
Married Roy Estep, had 4 children, John Shannon, Grace Elizabeth(my mother), Essie Mae and Lena Belle Estep.

Do not know where she died nor who her her parents are.

Can someone help?

Thank You.

Pete Hawkins
Plano, Texas

 

Name: Georgie May (Burnett) Kessner <gkessner@charter.net>
Date: 2007-10-10
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Langford
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? Mother, Laura May (Langford) Burnett
Homepage url: or Home town Granbury, TX
Comments:
My mother was born in Mills county 4/13/1923. Her father was C.A. Langford son of Green Langford. Her mother was Nancy T. Lamothe. I have been told that Green Langford had a butcher shop in Brownwood at one time. I did see a photograph of Green and employee's in the shop that my great uncle had but do not have a copy.
 

Name: betty judy <betty.judy@yellowcorp.com>
Date: 2007-10-02
Mills County Surnames you are researching? ball
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? yes
Comments:
looking for my uncle harold ball and wife ruth tyler ball.
they are both deceased, but have a daughter, susan ball bush.

 

Name: Venita Gaston <vgaston1@msn.com>
Date: 2007-06-26
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Ewing
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? yes, James and Dicy Webb Ewing
Homepage url: or Home town San Angelo, Tx
Comments:
My grandfather, James Ewing, was the first Treasurer of Mills County and a Civil War Veteran. He and Dicy are buried in the Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery.
 

Name: Mary Elaine Stringer Browne <Brownieofbowie@aol.com>
Date: 2007-05-21
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Stringer, Wilkins
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? Yes
Homepage url: or Home town Goldthwaite
Comments:
I am searching for Eloe Dodson Stringer, Minnie Ella Wilkins Stringer, Charles Compton Wilkins, Mary Ella Walling Wilkins, Ruth Carmen Wilkins
 

Name: Mary Elaine Stringer Browne <Brownieofbowie@aol.com>
Date: 2007-05-21
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Stringer, Wilkins
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? Yes
Homepage url: or Home town Goldthwaite
Comments:
I am searching for Eloe Dodson Stringer, Minnie Ella Wilkins Stringer, Charles Compton Wilkins, Mary Ella Walling Wilkins, Ruth Carmen Wilkins
 

Name: Jackie Jackson Gonzales <kina1985@yahoo.com>
Date: 2007-04-20
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Jackson Family Massacre
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? Moses Jackson Family
Homepage url: or Home town San Marcos/Fentress Texas
Comments:
Thank you for the write up of the "Jackson Family". Look forward to receiving my packets.
 

Name: Lisa Cole <lisacole@wildblue.net>
Date: 2007-04-10
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Warren ; Oxley ; Duran
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? Yes, all of the above
Comments:
I am the granddaughter of Douglas F. & Jennie M. Warren both deceased, and the daughter of Kenneth Ralph Warren, deceased. I was looking for more information of my family history. I still have one sister whom resides in Goldthwaite. She is married to a Williams. Any information you have or any direction you can point me to would be of great help. Thanks Lisa Warren Cole
 

Name: Danny Karnes <dhoc@earthlink.net>
Date: 2007-03-16
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Karnes
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? Yes
Comments:
I am Danny Deloy Karnes son of Otis Roscoe Karnes and Wilma Jean Williams Karnes, I was born 9-15-1953 in Goldthwaite, TX I have 3 brothers Otis Larry, Jack Odell and Mark Wayland. My grandfather was Z. Karnes.
 

Name: Laura <lee@ccis.com>
Date: 2007-02-07
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Reeves, Campbell, Weathers
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? Yes
Homepage url: or Home town Quincy, Ma. Live in California
Comments:
I was just wondering if there anymore books available, I am very interested in purchasing one, I have alot of family that are buried in the Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery. Thank you for a wonderful web site and your time that you put into it, for people like me to find their roots
 

Name: Kelli Price <kkprice@gccisd.net>
Date: 2007-01-31
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Dennard
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? Margaret Dennard Sanders
Homepage url: or Home town www.robkksdoxiekids.homestead.com
Comments:
I am looking for any information on family members.
 

Name: LaVerne Saylor Smith <lavernes@cableone.net>
Date: 2007-01-25
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Saylor
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? Yes, grandparent, great grand parents, great uncles & aunts
Homepage url: or Home town from Goldthwaite
Comments:
I have contacted Sharon Ivy for information on the Saylor family. She was very helpful and responded so quickly..telling me of a book written by Connie Saylor Shaw
"Climbing the Family tree". I was hoping that there was a copy someplace which could be copied for me. I will gladly pay whatever fees are involved. She also told me of a book the MIlls Ct. Hist. Comm published "Mills County Memories" Evidently Connie Shaw submitted short
articles ot this book. Would you please advise me of the possibility of receiving copies made from these books.
I can be reached at my e-mail address, my street address:
1407 S. Sunset, Roswell, NM 88203, phone #505/622-4552.
I will be so appreciative of any help you can give me.

LaVerne Smith

 

Name: John McGehee <john@ourcomputer.org>
Date: 2007-01-17
Homepage url: or Home town Lometa
Comments:
My father Ammann Raphael McGehee is buried in Payne Gap.
Is there a web page for Payne Gap?
Is there someone I could talk to about making a page simular to Plesant Grove?
Thanks,
John McGehee

 

Name: Marsha Cobb <Marsha.cobb@gmail.com>
Date: 2006-11-05
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Cobb, Pickens, Kirpatrick
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? yes
Comments:
I have a few photos I took at the Oakview Cemetery summer 2006, I'd be happy to forward to someone
 

Name: Debbie Escamilla <descamilla@mail.com>
Date: 2006-10-24
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Fox, Long
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? grandparents, mother, aunts, uncles
Homepage url: or Home town The Woodlands, TX
Comments:
My uncle, Floyd Fox, helped build the museum when he and his wife, Ina, retired to Goldthwaite. It is nice to see it grow and provide a history of the area.
 

Name: Jackie Meldrom <jmeldrom@hotmail.com>
Date: 2006-10-09
Mills County Surnames you are researching? HEAD, Harris, Geeslin, Littlepage
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? James Blakely Head
Homepage url: or Home town San Antonio
Comments:
What a wonderful website! Thank you to all of your members who have taken the time to contribute to this project.

I am interested in hearing from anyone that may have some HEAD FAMILY information. I am more than willing to share information.

 

Name: Cheryl A. Daubs <cadaubs@aol.com>
Date: 2006-08-03
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Jenkins Payn(e)
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? Barzilla Payn
Comments:
I saw the listing for Barzilla Payn(e) Cemetery that is on private property. Is this Barzilla b. Sept. 11, 1808 d. Nov. 26, 1863?

I am doing research for friends (for free) and Jenkins/Payn are their main lines. I would appreciate knowing if this Barzilla is their ancestor.

Thank you so much for the information and for your volunteers!

 

Name: Diane T. Johnson <auntiedee@sbcglobal.net>
Date: 2006-07-22
Mills County Surnames you are researching? James D. Williams
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? Yes
Homepage url: or Home town Arlington Texas
Comments:
Interesting site. I was looking to see if you had a picture of the historical marker for the Williams Ranch that is in Mulin. This was ,I think, the ranch of my grandfathers grandfather.
 

Name: Marianna Egger Graves <graves@caprock-spur.com>
Date: 2006-07-16
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? Yes, my parents still live there.
Comments:
I grew up in Mills County. My grandparents (Wood & Egger) are buried in the Regency Cemetery. The Wood family is having a reunion at the Rafter B in Mills Co. on July 22, 2006. Friends and family are welcome to attend.
 

Name: karen weir <enigmaklw@verizon.net>
Date: 2006-07-11
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Johnson.....Weir
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? not sure
Comments:
your website is very nice, informative and interesting. I am looking to find any information on David j Johnson b 1812 NC, , HE MARRIED mARY aNN mACON, ONE OF THEIR DAUGHTERS WAS ELLEN JOHNSON, WHO MARRIED WILLIAM FLETCHER WEIR, DEC 18, 1881 IN mC COULLACH COUNTY, SOME OF THE JOHNSON SONS HAD RANCHES IN THIS AREA AND AM HOPING TO LOCATE SOMEONE WHO MAY KNOW MORE............
 

Name: Jennifer Colglazier Hutchinson <jenphil@grandecom.net>
Date: 2006-06-27
Mills County Surnames you are researching? Livingston
Do you have an ancestor from Mills County? yes
Homepage url: or Home town San Marcos, Texas
Comments:
My grandmother, Lucille Livingston Colglazier, was born in Mills Co. on June 8, 1915. Her mother died of cancer I belive, and her father died in an oil field accident when she was a teenager. She lived in Uvalde, Seguin, and San Antonio. She married Dick Menger who died in an Air Force plane crash, and then my grandfather, James J. Colglazier. She passed away at the age of 91 on June 22, 2006 and was laid to rest at St. Luke's Episcopal Church today. If you know of any of her relatives still in the area I would love to hear from them. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Colglazier Hutchinson