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FERRIS Family - Morris, Nancy, Ely and Henry. Looking for any information on this family. I live in
Claremore, Oklahoma. Thanks Helen

BOULWARE
I am looking for information about the James Wesley Boulware family. They were long time residents of Kerr county.     The family consisted of James W. Boulware born 1861, Ellis, Texas; his wife, Martha C. Aaron, born 1862 in Texas - probably Red River County.    Both died March of 1923 in Kerr County, probably Center Point community.   They had nine children:    Carl E., Jessie L., Lucy I.,   Annie J.,   Thomas A., Kate W.,   Texas M. and Jackson.

I would like to contact any members of this family or other researchers and exchange information.
Thank you.       Frances

I am seeking any information regarding Callie Amelia ST. CLAIR who died on January 22, 1962 in Kerr County. Callie A. is on the 1930 census in Oklahoma City, OK., as the wife of Willard M. St. Clair and we are trying to confirm her information. Thanks. C. St. Clair.

Looking for the burial place for Jesse Edward GRINSTEAD who died March 8, 1948, in Kerrville. His wife, Gertrude Grinstead, died Oct 18, 1946, and is buried in Glen Rest Cemetery but Jesse is not listed as being buried next to her. I do not have his obituary. Can anyone help? Thanks Betty

Can anyone tell me if the written minutes for the 1900 and 1901 City Council Meetings still exist? At that time, I believe the members were called Aldermen.    If they do exist, can anyone do a lookup for me? If no lookups are available, where might I find the records so that I can research them the next time I am in Kerrville?

Also, can anyone tell me about the Scofield School in Kerrville, during the early 1900's?
Thank you.   J R

Seeking information on the death of Tillman A. CORBELL who lived in Center Point in 1880 with wife, Mary, and children: John A., Charles A., George W., Joseph C., Jennie, Thomas F., Louis F., and Andrew S. Tillman had either worked for a newspaper or a blacksmith shop. He was murdered after 1880. Any help appreciated.
Janelle Foster

I need an obituary for Charlie MCDUFFIE. He was born 23 Mar 1905 and died 28 Jun 1977 in Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas. Thanks Ebb McDuffie.

Jewell Alpha Sexton Farmer is buried at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Kerr County. I am searching for information on her. She was born about 1895 and died in 1971. Any information and/or help would be greatly appreciated. Amelia.

I am searching for an Andrew TAYLOR. He may have lived in the Camp Verde area in the 1880's. He died shortly after 1885 in some kind of epidemic in this area. Supposedly he is buried somewhere in Camp Verde but I am unable to find where. He had a son named Marion Lafayette TAYLOR and possibly other sons named John and James. Any info would be great. Thanks

Seeking information on the William Jasper COKER family. He moved to Kerr Co from Alabama in about 1876. He married Mary Melissa BURKS in Kerr Co in 1879. I have a family picture from about 1902 showing the parents and 6 children. All of the children were born in Kerr Co (I think). The family records sort of disappeared after 1880. I found Mary (Molly) Coker in the 1910 census with a child, Roy, age 9. I don't have much on the BURKS, either. Thanks for any information anyone can give. James Greene, Grapevine, Texas.

I am looking for an obituary for Floyd SPENCER who died 18 Dec 1970 in Kerr County. Burial was at Prairie View Cemetery in Aransas Pass, Texas. Thanks. Becky

Charlie (Charles) NORTON died in Kerrville on 26 December 1991 but I don't know where he is buried. He might be buried in Comal County but I can't find him there. Any information on Charlie Norton's burial site would be helpful. Thanks. Michelle.

I am looking for information on ODA W. MCGLOTHLIN, born 1911 & died 23 Mar 1983 in Kerr County, Texas. I would like to know where he is buried or have his obituary. If anyone can help please contact me. Thanks. Susan

Does anyone know anything about Nathaniel E. ATCHENSON (spelled as such in 1880 census)/Nat Atcheson-Atchison (spelled in Kerr County 1856 to 1956) who immigrated from England to Kerrville in the 19^th century sometime before 1879. Edward Percival DURHAM was living in his household along with several other young men from England who were “learning to farm” according to the 1880 Kerrville census. Edward was the son of my great-grandfather, Frederick DURHAM, from his first marriage. Frederick did not immigrate to Kerrville until 1883 and I am trying to identify what/who brought the family to Kerrville.

Also, do any of you know where in Yorkshire, England, Ben A. DAVEY was from? He immigrated from Yorkshire to Kerrville in 1871 according to Kerr County Texas 1856 to 1956. I am trying to identify possible connection to my great-grandfather, Frederick DURHAM, who also immigrated from Yorkshire in 1883.

Catherine Ramsay Roberts

PARKER family. Seeking information on the Kempe H. PARKER family that lived in Kerrville about 1903-1911. They had a grocery store at one time. Thanks. Pat Parsons

I am looking for the full name of John C. W. INGRAM, 1829-1902, the founder of the town of Ingram.

Seeking information on the wives and children of Howard Appleton Negley (1898-1983). Howard was the son of Felix Casper Negley, Jr. and Mary Seaton Appleton. Born in Butler, PA, he moved to Texas and lived on his sister’s ranch in Kerr Co., TX Howard was a sometime actor and had roles in a number of Hollywood films

His filmography reads: “American general purpose actor Howard Negley made his screen bow as Nelson in 20th Century Fox's Smokey. Negley went on to reasonably prominent character parts in such B-pictures as Charlie Chan in the Trap (1947). For the most part, he played nameless bit parts as police captains, politicians, and reporters. Howard Negley was last seen as the Twentieth Century Limited conductor in Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959)”~ Hal Erickson, ALL MOVIE GUIDE.

Howard served briefly in the U.S. Army (Sept. – Dec, 1918).   He had two or three wives: We do not know the names of his first two wives (or was it only one), but he had two unnamed children with each (or was it four with one?). In 1974 he married Lydia Powell in Kerr Co., TX.    Howard was a great, great grandson of Alexander Negley of Pittsburgh, PA.

QUESTIONS: What were the names of wives 1 (and 2). What were their birth and death dates.   More importantly, what were the names of his children (who still may be alive in the Kerr Co., TX area)?
Willing to share information.     Bill Muller

Eliza J. (Boggs) GILMAN 1827-1921, my Great-great Grandmother, and Sarah F. GILMAN (1854-1926), a daughter of hers, are buried in Nichols Cemetery in Kerr County. If these two graves are marked, is there anyone who could take a picture and e-mail to me? Let me know if there is a charge. Thank you.

My Great Grandmother was married in Kerrville in 1885. Her maiden name was listed as Arra BRINKHOLT. The license shows spelling as "BRIMHALT" and the certificate shows spelling as "BRINKHALT". In the Oklahoma Territory census for 1900, it states that she was born in Texas and married to James E COKER. None of these maiden names of hers show in any Texas census for 1870, 1880 or 1900 and I don't think the spellings above are correct. Does anyone know what her maiden name was and what the correct spelling is? Thanks. James Greene, Grapevine TX.

ALFRED GANES PETERS was born June 1867 in Texas and died 19 Oct 1933 in Kerrville, Texas. I am looking for information or a descendant of Alfred. He was the son of SAMUEL PETERS born in Carter County TN and ISABEL DYER born in Sullivan County TN. They immigrated to Coryell County in the late 1850's and married there after the Civil War. Thank you. Jackie Peters, Carter County TN.

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