Announcing a limited reprint of "Harvey And Allied Families Of Louisiana And Texas" by Shirley Brittain Cawyer. Printed originally in 1985, this volume has been out of print for several years. Blassingame W. Harvey, Jr. was born about 1792 in Laurens County, S.C. and died 20 July 1867 in San Augustine County, Texas. He was buried in the Wood-Snell cemetery next to his old home site.
Harvey was a veteran of the War of 1812 and served in the Louisiana militia. He married second to Nancy (Scroggins) BOWIE. She was the daughter of Jonas & Catherine SCROGGINS.
Mrs. Cawyer has included copies of documents which make this a well documented family history. Census records, wills, family Bibles, 1812 Pension records and letters make this volume interesting reading.
Some of the allied families included in this volume are: Adams, Alexander, Allen, Anderson, Anthony, Atkins, Baldridge, Barnett, Beard, Blackstone, Bowie, Bradford, Brown, Bryan, Burch, Carswell, Clark, Clemmer, Coleman, Conn, Culbreth, Daniels, Davis, Dickerson, Eddings, Fonville, Ford, Fox, Greer, Haggerty, Hanks, Harper, Herrin, Hill, Horn, Horton, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Lewis, Lowery, Mahaffey, Martin, Mitchell, Mott, Norwood, Parker, Prather, Rigsby, Rogers, Sanders, Smith, Snider, Sowell, Sparks, Stephens, Strickland, Wade, Wall, Weeks, Wilkinson, Williams, Wise, Wood(S), And Young.
This volume contains 665 pages, in library binding, with a full name index. Cost is $60, plus $4.95 sales tax and $6 shipping and handling. Only three copies available. Order from Ericson Books, 1614 Redbud Street, Nacogdoches, Texas 75965-2936.
Did you know? Ancestry.com is in the process of scanning the Texas Confederate Pension Application? The project is expected to be completed in two years and then you may search for your Texas pension online and print it out free of charge. That is certainly good news. I can hardly wait!
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Another early Nacogdoches obituary:
Tuesday, November 8, 1904
Killed By A Train: Grandfather of Mrs. J.T. Garrison of Nacogdoches
Tenaha, Nov. - Mr. Charles Hicks, an old and highly respected citizen, met a sudden and tragic death this afternoon. As the east bound passenger train was coming into the station on time the unfortunate gentleman attempted to cross in front of it and was struck by the engine and thrown off the track. He drew only a few breaths after being struck, death being almost instantaneous. The engineer on the train seemed to do everything possible to avert the disaster but was powerless to prevent it. Deceased was the father of Capt. E.S. Hicks and has been a resident of Shelby County for many years. The entire community is shocked over his tragic death and mourns with the members of the family in their bereavement.
Mr. Hicks was the grandfather of Mrs. Jno. T. Garrison, of Nacogdoches. (Charles W. Hicks, born 31 December 1817, died 2 November 1904, buried M. E. Church Cemetery, Center, Shelby County, Texas.)
Saturday, November 1904
While returning to his home near Clawson late Monday evening, Mr. J.B. Walker, a prominent and highly respected citizen of this county, happened to an accident that cost him his life.
Mr. Walker had been spending the day in Lufkin, and from the best information obtainable, while enroute home he attempted to alight from his horse and his foot hung in the stirrup. The horse became frightened and ran and when found by the roadside Mr. Walker was dead, his neck having been broken. He was a brother of R.P. Walker and Mrs. A.M. Denman of this city and his untimely death is universally regretted by all who knew him. His remains were laid to rest in Walker graveyard. Lufkin Tribune.
