NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES VOLUME XXXVIII, ISSUE 2 (November, 2015) NAVARRO COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

2015 OFFICERS

President Mary Lea Murray Vice-president / Program Chairman Camille McClanahan Secretary Dana Stubbs Treasurer Christine Steele Historian Jo Ann Rhodes COMMITTEES

Director, Liz Gillispie Dept. Dana Stubbs Membership/Publicity Barbara Shore Editor John C. Barron Library Volunteers Dana Stubbs, Ines Waggoner, Christine Williams, Barbara Shore, Mary Lea Murray, John Barron, Bill & Geneva Davis, Becky Follis, Gelene Simpson, Debra Aday Field Volunteers Jim Wright, Pete and Karen Rost

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No.

Officers/Table of Contents 1 News from the Liz Gillispie Genealogical Department 2 Top 100 Genealogical Web Sites 6 Navarro County School Teachers 9 How to Find Your Female Ancestor's Maiden Name 14 The Melungeons 16 Finding clues in family naming patterns 18

Neither the editor nor the Navarro County Genealogical Society and it's members assume any responsibility for information or material given by contributors or for errors of fact or judgment in material that this publication might contain. Members are encouraged to submit Bible Records, Family Histories, Historical Articles, Old Letters, Diaries, Ancestor/Pedigree Charts, Family Group Sheets, or any item which might prove to be of interest and assistance to others. ADDRESS CHANGES: When you move let us know - give both Old and New Address. If you have one address in the winter and another in the summer, you still need to notify us, we can mail to either address. THE CHANGE OF ADDRESS CARD LEFT WITH THE POST OFFICE DOES NOT APPLY TO OUR MAILINGS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. Your compliance will be appreciated, after all you don't want to miss your Quarterly.

Navarro County Genealogical Society Genealogy Room, Corsicana Public Library [email protected] [email protected] PO Box 2278 Corsicana, Texas 75151-2278 http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txnavarr/ Library: (903) 654-4810, Historical Society: (903) 654-4846 News From the Liz Gillispie Genealogy Department

In this issue of Leaves and Branches: An article about Navarro County teachers and also are some genealogy tips and techniques from the blog of Barry J. Ewell who writes a monthly on line column and Dick Eastman.

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NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NOVEMBER, 2015 2 News From the Liz Gillispie Genealogy Department

In Memoriam

Leonard Hayes Fuller, Jr., 85, of Corsicana passed away Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015 at Navarro Regional Hospital. He was born in Crowder, Oklahoma on April 24, 1930 to Leonard Hayes Fuller

3 NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NOVEMBER, 2015 News From the Liz Gillispie Genealogy Department and Mary Robinson Fuller.1

Mr. Fuller graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1954 / Field Artillery Branch. He retired from the United States Army at the rank of Lt. Colonel after serving as an artillery officer with the 1st Armored Division, the 101st Airborne Division, and a battalion commander of the 9th Field Artillery. He was stationed at various posts throughout the United States and overseas in Thailand, Korea, Viet Nam and Europe. After retiring from the military he moved back to Corsicana and spent the remainder of his life as a full-time father and husband. He was very active in the Corsicana Rotary Club and was a Paul Harris Fellow. He was also a long-time member of the Family Service Association, he was one of the founding members of the Navarro Council of the Arts, and he was the main coordinator of the Navarro County Red Cross immediately following 9/11. Mr. Fuller may have retired early in his life, however he continued to serve the community of Navarro County for many years. During Wilson Griffin's administration Mr. Fuller was inspirational in working with the library and Lone Star Gas Company to create what is now known as the Genealogy department of the Library and he also served at St. John's Episcopal Church as Senior Warden and member of the Vestry. He lived a life of "service above self" in every way and above all honored the motto of his alma mater, "Duty, Honor, Country."

Mr. Fuller was preceded in death by his parents and his younger sister, Mary Ann Fuller Holt.

Deeply loved by his family, he is survived by his wife of over 60 years, Seley Johnson Fuller; his son, Leonard Hayes Fuller, III and wife, Rosanne of Waco, Texas and grandchildren; Eric Alexander Fuller and wife, Brandy of Houston, Texas and Lillian Ann "Annie" Kicia and husband, Michael of Tampa, Florida. He is also survived by his great-granddaughter, Alexandria "Lex" Cates Fuller of Houston, Texas and his nephew, Oklahoma State Senator David Fuller Holt, and numerous cousins.

Visitation with the family will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 at Corley Funeral Home.

A private graveside service will be held Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015 followed by a memorial service at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015 at St. John's Episcopal Church with The Rev. Canon Ed Monk and The Right Rev. Sam B. Hulsey officiating. A reception at the church will follow the service.

1Corsicana Daily Sun, November 16, 2015.

NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NOVEMBER, 2015 4 News From the Liz Gillispie Genealogy Department

This little lady taught me to type. A skill which I have used almost every day since.

Mrs. Jean Crawford Tatum, 91, of Corsicana passed away on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015.1

She was born on Feb. 21, 1924 in Blooming Grove, to William Alexander Crawford and Thelma McClendon Crawford.

Mrs. Tatum was a graduate from the Blooming Grove High School. She attended Tarleton in Stephenville, Wesleyen University and the North Texas State University where she graduated with a B.A. in Education and a certification in Business and English in 1944. She later received an M.A. in Education from Sam Houston State University. She taught for 34 years total at the Blooming Grove High School, Corsicana State Home and Corsicana I.S.D. where she retired in 1983.She married Mr. Ralph Tatum, Jr. on July 7, 1962 with whom she had one son, Ralph Crawford Tatum. She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church and in her retirement years, she was a volunteer for the Navarro College and Food for Fitness.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Tatum, Jr.; two younger brothers, Jim Crawford and Mack Crawford; as well as her parents.

Mrs. Tatum is survived by her son, Ralph Crawford Tatum; niece, Sharon Mahoney and husband David; great-niece, Kammi Ellis and husband Nathan including children, Casey, Tatum, and Listan; great-nephew, Justin Mahoney and children, Acie and Jaxsen; nephew, Neal Crawford; great-niece, Amber Crawford; and great-niece, Rikki Crawford and children Kaylee, Presley and Waylon.

Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015 at Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana. Officiating the service will be Dr. Steven Bell of the First United Methodist Church.

Memorials may be directed to First United Methodist Church of Corsicana.

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1Corsicana Daily Sun, November 14, 2015.

5 NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NOVEMBER, 2015 Top 100 Genealogical Web Sites from Barry J. Ewell’s Blog

RankWebsite Category Country Free 2014 Address Pay Rank 1 Ancestry.com records USA pay 1 http://www.ancestry.com/ 2 FamilySearch records USA free 3 https://www.familysearch.org/ 3 Find A Grave cemetery USA free 2 http://www.findagrave.com/ 4 Ancestry.co.uk records UK pay 6 http://www.ancestry.co.uk/ 5 MyHeritage.com family tree USA pay 4 http://www.myheritage.com/ 6 GeneaNet family tree France free 7 http://www.geneanet.org/ 7 Geni.com family tree USA pay 5 http://www.geni.com/ 8 Genealogy.com records USA pay 9 http://genealogy.com/ 9 Ancestry.com.au records Australiapay 17 http://www.ancestry.com.au/ 10 FindMyPast UK records UK pay 18 http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ 11 Newspapers.com newspapers USA pay 26 http://www.newspapers.com/ 12 Archives.com records USA pay 8 http://www.archives.com/ 13 Ancestry.ca records Canada pay 15 http://www.ancestry.ca/ 14 Family Tree DNA DNA testing USA pay 14 http://www.familytreedna.com/ 15 WikiTree family tree USA free 21 http://www.wikitree.com/ 16 Genealogy Bank newspapers USA pay 10 http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ 17 RootsChat forum UK free 23 http://rootschat.com/ 18 AncientFaces forum USA free 12 http://www.ancientfaces.com/ 19 Cyndi's List links USA free 37 http://cyndislist.com/ 20 Mocavo search engineUSA pay 28 http://www.mocavo.com/ 21 Fold3 records USA pay 19 http://www.fold3.com/ 22 Genealogie.com family tree France pay 25 http://www.genealogie.com/ 23 Newspaper Archive newspapers USA pay 22 http://www.newspaperarchive.com/ 24 Genes Reunited records UK pay 30 http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/ 25 USGenWeb Archives records USA free 32 http://usgwarchives.net/ 26 GenealogyInTime magazine Canada free 16 http://www.genealogyintime.com/ Magazine 27 MyHeritage.de family tree Germanypay 55 http://www.myheritage.de/ 28 Eastman's Genealogy blog USA free 11 http://blog.eogn.com/ Newsletter 29 Genwiki wiki Germanyfree 31 http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Hauptseite? 30 Free BMD records UK free 42 http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ 31 GEDmatch DNA testing USA free 58 http://gedmatch.com/ 32 FindMyPast.com records USA pay 59 http://www.findmypast.com 33 JewishGen ethnic USA free 33 http://www.jewishgen.org/ heritage 34 British Newspaper newspapers UK pay 57 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.u Archive k/ 35 Forces War Records records UK pay 72 http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/ 36 Billion Graves cemetery USA free 46 http://billiongraves.com/

NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NOVEMBER, 2015 6 Top 100 Genealogical Web Sites from Barry J. Ewell’s Blog

RankWebsite Category Country Free 2014 Address Pay Rank 37 Genealogy Today records USA pay 58 http://genealogytoday.com/ 38 World Vital Records records USA pay 39 http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/ 39 Arkivverket records Norway free 13 http://arkivverket.no/eng/content/view/ful Digitalarkivet l/629 40 MyHeritage.fr family tree France pay 51 http://www.myheritage.fr/ 41 MyHeritage.no family tree Norway pay 20 http://www.myheritage.no/ 42 MyHeritage.es family tree Spain pay 36 http://www.myheritage.es/ 43 Commonwealth War records UK free 77 http://www.cwgc.org/ Graves 44 American Ancestors society USA pay 43 http://www.americanancestors.org/ 45 Family Tree magazine USA pay 41 http://www.familytreemagazine.com/ Magazine 46 MyHeritage.nl family tree Netherla pay 73 http://www.myheritage.nl/ nds 47 MyTrees family tree USA pay 67 http://www.mytrees.com/ 48 DAR society USA pay 52 http://dar.org/ 49 Genealogy.About.comarticles USA free 27 http://genealogy.about.com/ 50 Tribal Pages family tree USA pay 45 http://tribalpages.com/ 51 family tree Portugal free 52 http://www.geneall.net/P/ 52 Ancestry.de records Germanypay 83 http://www.ancestry.de/ 53 ScotlandsPeople records Scotland pay 48 http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ 54 Genealogy Trails records USA free 40 http://genealogytrails.com/ 55 Steve Morse search engineUSA free 35 http://stevemorse.org/ 56 The Genealogist records UK pay 74 http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/ 57 FindMyPast records Australiapay n/a http://www.findmypast.com.au/ Australia 58 Genealogie Online family tree Netherla pay 54 http://www.genealogieonline.nl/ nds 59 Genuki records UK free 70 http://genuki.org.uk/ 60 software USA pay 49 http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ 61 Roots Ireland records Ireland pay 60 http://www.rootsireland.ie/ 62 DIS-Norway society Norway free 34 http://www.disnorge.no 63 FamilyTreeNow family tree USA free n/a http://www.familytreenow.com/ 64 Fulton History newspapers USA free 50 http://fultonhistory.com/ 65 ProGenealogists services USA pay 44 http://www.progenealogists.com/ 66 FamilyLink records USA pay 68 http://www.familylink.com/ 67 MyHeritage.pl family tree Poland pay 65 http://www.myheritage.pl/ 68 Lost Cousins family tree UK pay n/a http://www.lostcousins.com/ 69 Crestleaf family tree USA free n/a http://crestleaf.com/ 70 Access Genealogy search engineUSA free 94 http://www.accessgenealogy.com/ 71 Western Australian society Australiafree n/a http://membership.wags.org.au/ Gen Society

7 NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NOVEMBER, 2015 Top 100 Genealogical Web Sites from Barry J. Ewell’s Blog

RankWebsite Category Country Free 2014 Address Pay Rank 72 Genoom family tree Spain free 56 http://www.genoom.com/ 73 RootsMagic software USA pay 61 http://www.rootsmagic.com/ 74 Ahnenforschung.net forum Germanyfree 53 http://ahnenforschung.net/ 75 FindMyPast Ireland records Ireland pay 80 http://www.findmypast.ie/ 76 Polskie Towarzystwo society Poland free n/a http://genealodzy.pl/ Genealog 77 WieWasWie records Netherla free 64 https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ nds 78 Interment cemetery USA free 66 http://interment.net/ 79 We Relate wiki USA free 86 >http://www.werelate.org/ 80 Ancestry.se records Sweden pay 75 http://www.ancestry.se/ 81 Death Indexes links USA free 85 http://www.deathindexes.com/ 82 sysoon cemetery USA free 84 http://www.sysoon.com/ 83 Family Tree magazine USA pay 69 http://www.familytreewebinars.com Webinars 84 Geneawiki wiki France free 88 http://www.geneawiki.com/ 85 MyHeritage.it family tree Italy pay 93 http://www.myheritage.it/ 86 The Legal blog USA free n/a http://www.legalgenealogist.com/ Genealogist 87 Gould Genealogy blog Australiafree 87 http://www.gouldgenealogy.com/ 88 MyHeritage.com.br family tree Brazil pay 71 http://www.myheritage.com.br/ 89 Geneabloggers blog USA free 81 http://www.geneabloggers.com/ 90 Irish Genealogy records Ireland free 100 http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/ 91 myrelatives.com records USA pay n/a http://www.myrelatives.com/ 92 Heritage Quest records USA pay 82 http://www.heritagequestonline.com/ Online 93 Historic Mapworks records USA pay n/a http://www.historicmapworks.com/ 94 Genealogical Society society Finland free n/a http://hiski.genealogia.fi/historia/indexe.ht Finland m 95 software USA pay 76 http://familytreemaker.com/ 96 MyHeritage.se family tree Sweden pay 90 http://www.myheritage.se/ 97 Canada's Anglo- blog Canada free 63 http://anglo-celtic-connections.blogspot.ca Celtic Connections 98 ObituariesHelp.org links USA free 92 http://www.obituarieshelp.org/ 99 IrishGenealogyNews. blog Ireland free n/a http://www.irishgenealogynews.com/ com 100 Global Genealogy services Canada pay n/a http://globalgenealogy.com/

NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NOVEMBER, 2015 8 Navarro County School Teachers

MILDRED SCHOOLS TO OPEN NEW presided. TERM ON SEPTEMBER 14TH Short talks were made by members of the MILDRED, Aug. 26—(Spl.)—The schools faculty, and Miss Rosa Baade, music of the Mildred district will begin Monday, supervisor, conducted the singsong. Sept. 14. The following faculty Music was furnished by the band under assignments have been made: the direction of Joel Trimble.

H. A. Garland, superintendent; J. O. There are over 700 children in the home Walker, Kerens, high school principal this year and the faculty is composed of and coach; B. F. Hall, Hughes Spring, 30 teachers in the various branches of vocational agriculture; Letha Yundt, work taught in the institution. Lyford. commercial subjects; Pauline French, Fairfield, English; Tennessee Headed by J. S. Halley, superintendent, Read, Paradise, vocational home the list of teachers include J. T. economics; Louis McLaughlin, Brumbelow. principal of the high school; Centerville, Grammar school, principal at J. F. M. Stephens, C. E. Medley, L. M. Mildred; Margaret Sue Huley, Waco, Crabtree, coach; E. S. Blackburn, Elmer primary at Mildred; Louise Hash, S. Lehman, D. B. Pitts, Mrs. W. T. Ballinger, elementary at Mildred; A. P. Brumbelow, Miss Clara DaLee, Miss Coston, Mt. Enterprise, principal at Myrtis Ray, Miss Margie Dyche, Joel Providence, grammar school; Mattie Trimble, band director; Miss Rosa Baade, Gunn, Eureka, primary at Providence: music supervisor; Mrs. Mamie Baade Elouise Johnston, Eureka, elementary Forkcl, assistant music supervisor, all and music at Providence grammar members of the high school faculty. school; Mary Patterson, Eureka, elementary at Providence; Spurgeon Members of the grade school faculty are Miller, Corsicana, elementary and Mrs. E. F. Archibald, principal; Miss physical education at Providence. Frances Connally, Miss Pauline Garrett, Miss Myrtle Nunn, Miss Bettie Burson, Corsicana Daily Sun, Aug. 28, 1936 Miss Inez Roberts, Miss Annie Belle Shindler, Miss Estella Walter, Miss Bolu STATE HOME SCHOOL OPENED Kent, Miss Tommie Lee Mallard, Miss MONDAY WITH OUTLOOK Natalie Lansford, Mrs. C. E. Medley and EXCELLENT Miss Emma Adgate, kindergarten.

The State Home school opened the Corsicana Daily Sun, Sept. 1, 1930 1930-31 session Monday morning with a general assembly program. Rev. J. SCHOOL TEACHERS TO MEET Howard Williams, pastor of the First SATURDAY IN GENERAL SESSION Baptist church, read the Scripture lesson and gave the invocation. J. S. Halley, SEVERAL NEW TEACHERS THIS superintendent, YEAR WITH SEVERAL OF LAST

9 NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NOVEMBER, 2015 Navarro County School Teachers

YEAR MISSING Sam Houston teacher, resigned and will teach in Dallas. Miss Mary Holmes, All Corsicana public school teachers will senior high school teacher, has been meet at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at elected to a teaching position in the Dallas the high school for the first general Public schools. Miss Gladys Boren, junior faculty meeting of the ensuing year, high teacher, will also teach this year in according to an announcement this Dallas. Mrs. Helen Holmes resigned her morning by Supt. W. H. Norwood. A position at the Sam Houston school, after number of changes have been made in the becoming Mrs. John Allen Pierce. Miss teaching staff of the public schools for the Herma Taylor of Stephen F. Austin year, but all vacancies have been filled, school faculty resigned and will go to Mr. Norwood said. A principals' meeting Peabody Teachers college. Mrs, Frank was held at the high school at 2 o'clock Holmes, cafeteria supervisor, was Friday afternoon. recently elected to a similar capacity in the Wichita Falls public schools and has The following list of newly elected gone to assume her duties there. Miss teachers was announced Friday morning: Louise Sims of the Robert E. Lee school Senior high school, Miss Eloise Golden, faculty will teach this year in Wichita Dallas; Miss Eda Watson, Barry; J.F. Falls. Gardner, Forreston; Jake Hanna, Franklin, La. Junior high school: Miss Jeffries Goes to Cisco Mary Howell, John Bergin, and Miss Inez Ted Jeffries, high school teacher and King, all of Corsicana and William D. assistant coach, will teach and be head Pollan, of Rice. Crockett school: Miss football coach at Cisco during the coming Thelma Knig of Corsicana. Sam Houston season. Miss Kathryn Gage married H. J. school: Miss Margaret Hardwicke and McAfee during the summer and resigned Miss Veramae Stone, both of Corsicana, her position at the junior high school to and Miss Mary Jernigin of Commerce. move to her new home in New York City. Lee school, Miss Eleanor Thornell of Miss Ellowee McKee, also of the junior Corsicana. high school staff, became Mrs. George Weinschel during the summer months, Some Will Not Return and resigned her position. S. H. Vaughter, Among the teachers who will not return junior high school coach and teacher this year are Miss Bessie Quisenberry, relinquished his job and will teach this who will teach in San Antonio. Miss year in the Trinidad schools. Mrs. Laura Quisenberry was a history teacher in the S. Vaughn, writing and arithmetic, senior high school. Miss Hortense Davant supervisor of the public schools, will not of the junior high school faculty will return this year. Miss Lucille Smith of the return to college. Miss Rebecca Witten, of David Crockett school faculty will attend the Sam Houston staff, married Coleman college during the ensuing year. H. D. Smith of Frost. Miss Glynn Mitchell, high Fillers, former public school school married DeWitt Johnston, and will superintendent, resigned to accept the live in South Carolina. Miss Janie Berry, superintendency of the Wichita Falls

NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NOVEMBER, 2015 10 Navarro County School Teachers public schools and presidency of the vacation in Texas City, and will work Wichita Fall junior college. part of the time.

Corsicana Daily Sun, Sept. 11, 1931 Miss Dorothy Scott will work on M. A. degree at Texas State College for Women, MAJOR1TY OF PUBLIC SCHOOL and will vacation in New Mexico. TEACHERS IN CORSICANA TO REMAIN HERE OVER VACATION Garland Matthews will work for a building contractor during the summer Vacation time is here and a majority of months. the teachers of the local schools will spend the coming Summer days at their homes Coaching activities will highlight Boyd in Corsicana and elsewhere. Since Payne's summer vacation. postwar conditions have not returned to normalcy, travel plans are being made Miss Johnny Shirley will return to her more reluctantly at the present time. home at Venus for the summer.

Various summer camps, from Wanica to Miss Inez Stanley will go to her home at Waldemar, will profit by the services of Plano for the summer. the teachers as councilors and authoritative sources reveal that June Miss Erma Weidmann will attend the wedding bells will ring for several of the University of Montana. teachers. Herbert Lewis Hill will conduct sectional Summer Flans of High School Teachers band rehearsals during summer months. R. A. Armistead, principal, will be a member of the summer school faculty. Misses Dorothy Sweatmon, Manett Wilson and Winona Stewart and Mrs. H. C. Allen will have charge of the Gertrude Russell plan to spend the summer recreational program for the summer in Corsicana. boys and girls of school age. Plans of Mrs. R. N. Elliott, L. P. Forsythe, Misses Frances Broadstreet, Minnie Mrs. Murphy Williams and Miss Lena Byrd, Anna Belle Kiber and Helen Mae McClure and Otis Pederson have not Bonner plan to teach in summer school. been completed.

M. S. Cook has no definite plans for the Junior High School vacation season. Plans of Gaston T. Gooch, principal, have not been revealed. H. A. Garland will visit points of interest in the South. Mrs. Cullen W. Dunn, Mrs. Earl A. Boyd, William R. Hay, Miss Evelyn Mitchell, T. H. Johnston will spend part of his Miss Eva Holsey, Miss Emma Kiber, and

11 NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NOVEMBER, 2015 Navarro County School Teachers

Miss Julia Kiber will remain in Corsicana at Grapeland. through the summer. Miss Lizzie Rae Osborne will go to Frost Miss Jewel Taylor will serve as councilor for the summer. in archery at Camp Waldemar at Hunt, Texas, from June 1st to July 12th. William B. Travis School Miss Alma Armstrong, principal, Mrs. B. Miss Mary Ruth Box will spend the W. George, Mrs. Bummie McReynolds, summer with her parents at Grapevine. Miss Estelle Smith, Miss Eula Anderson and Miss Lucille Holsey, will remain in Miss Dorothy Bynum will be employed in Corsicana through the summer. Waxahachie. Miss Margaret Davies will go to Victoria Miss Hazel Holsey will spend the summer for two weeks after which she will return teaching. to Camp Wanica as councilor.

Miss Mayme Moore will spend the Mrs. Leonora Glover Pirkle will reside in summer with her parents in Frost. Dallas, Miss Alice Gordon will go to her home in Athens, Miss Jane Manton will Mrs. W. O. Harmon will visit in Santa return to her home in Dallas, Miss Mabel Barbara, Calif. And Columbus, Ohio, Holland will spend the summer in Kerens, after which she will spend the remainder Miss Jo Priest will go to Lawton, Okla., of the summer at home in Corsicana. Miss Ruby McCrary will spend the summer in Richland, and Mrs. E. F. Robert E. Lee School Smith will visit relatives in Fort Worth Miss Sarah Holman, principal, Miss Ell part of the summer, and return to Louise Mathis, and Mrs O. B. Stokes plan Corsicana for the remainder of her to spend the summer in Corsicana. vacation.

Mrs. Eunice Anthony will serve as Stephen F. Austin School councilor at Camp Klebit at Thorp Miss Alleen Caraway, principal, will go to Springs until July 28th. Austin next week with Miss Irene Prine to attend an Elementary Principal’s Miss Jo Marie Hutchinson will spend the Conference. She plans to spend the summer at her home in Fort Worth. remainder of the summer in Corsicana.

Miss Elizabeth Kelton has gone to Miss Catherine Duree will teach in Nashville, Tenn., to attend graduation summer school, after which will go to her exercises at Ward-Belmont in which her home in Dimmitt. niece, Miss Carolyn Kelton, will receive her diploma. Miss Frances Hodge will spend sometime at the home of her parents at Chatfield Miss Jo Ann Dally will spend the summer and will visit various points in the state

NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NOVEMBER, 2015 12 Navarro County School Teachers during the latter part of her vacation. Miss Corinne Lotspeitch plans to spend Mrs. R. L. Buchanan will remain in the summer in Corsicana. Corsicana, according to present plans. Miss Ruth Jackson, whose home is in Sam Houston School Coleman, will spend the summer in Mrs. Carrie Beasley will go to San Galveston and Waco. Francisco for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Lyndelle Fisher will remain in Miss Ann Laine, whose home is in Waco, Corsicana through the summer. will spend part of the summer in Galveston. Miss Irene Prine, principal, will go to Austin next week to attend the Mrs. Helen Miller will teach in the Day Elementary Principal’s Conference. She Nursery during June and July, and in will be accompanied by Miss Aileen August she will go to Washington, D. C., Carraway. and New York City to visit relatives. David Crockett School Miss Zeffie Josephine Hill will spend the Miss Beulah Huff, principal, plans to summer in Corsicana, Tyler and San spend the summer in Corsicana. Antonio. Supt. W. H. Norwood has mad no definite The summer plans of Miss Christine Lane plans for the summer. are indefinite. Corsicana Daily Sun, June 1, 1946 Miss Barbara Parker will spend six weeks as a counselor at Camp Wanica, and after that she will spend the remainder of the summer at Beckville.

13 NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NOVEMBER, 2015 How to Find Your Female Ancestor's Maiden Name

by Barry J. Ewell

It’s not uncommon for immigrant ancestors to marry outside of their culture. In my case I have Great-Great Grandmother Dahle, a Norwegian, marrying into my Welsh Jones line. In these situations the key is being able to locate the maiden name of the female ancestor. In my own research I have found that female maiden names are not included in the records of our male ancestors. For example: Females were not allowed to vote until the twentieth century and seldom owned land. Even in church records, we often find the full name of the husband or father, but then only the first name is listed for the female. When I am faced with the need to find the maiden name of an ancestor, I will search the following:

Marriage records. I find marriage records to be the best place to find a maiden name. Types of marriage records include a marriage license, marriage certificate, marriage announcements, marriage banns and bonds. To get a marriage certificate, you will need:

Full name of the groom and at least first name of the bride, Approximate date of the marriage, State or county of where the marriage took place,

Church records. You will need to know the: Individual names Church where ceremony or ordinance was performed Name of clergy that appears on the certificate

Newspapers. Look for wedding announcements or obituaries: Approximate date of event, Name of the groom for the wedding announcement or full name of deceased person, State and city where the event occurred, When I can’t find the obituary of a female ancestor, I will look for obituaries of their siblings and other family members, which usually provides clues for other research.

Land records. I have found a few land records that were transferred from father to daughter. Examine deeds for your ancestor or her husband which include the Latin phrases “et ux.” (and wife) and “et al.” (and others). Land records may include the names of family members. Make sure you check who was selling land to your ancestors. It was common for these persons to be related to your family. If the parents of a female ancestor are the sellers, you may be able to find her maiden name.

Bible records. If you suspect there was a family bible, but it’s no longer in the family’s possession, you can sometimes find them through message boards or database searches. Many bibles have been digitized and are searchable on the internet. You will need to know the following information:

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Woman’s full married name State and county in which she lived

Death records. If your ancestor died within the last century, chances are there is a death certificate. The certificates often list a maiden name. You will need to know the following: Woman’s full name State and county in which she lived Approximate date of death Death certificates can often include inaccurate information. Make sure you review who provided the information and the relationship to assess the potential for accuracy.

Military pension records. If the husband of the ancestor I am researching was in the military, there is a good chance there is a pension record. You will need to know: Veteran’s name Branch of service (Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps) State where the veteran enlisted War in which the veteran served. (Note: If service was after 1916, you must also know entry and release dates, military ID number, Social Security number, whether an officer or enlisted, and date of birth.)

Cemetery records. Tombstones may reveal female’s maiden name through The inscription: “wife of so and so” The inscription: Maiden name as a middle name or initial Checking nearby plots for possible family members

Census records. Follow your ancestors through the census. Consider the following: Young couples may be found living with the wife’s parents Elderly parent may have been added to the household Brothers, sisters, or other family members may be found living with the ancestors’ family Clues may also be found in the names of families living nearby

Probate records and wills. If I have an idea of who the parents might be, I will check the probate records and wills for the name of children. To find the maiden name in probate records, you will need to know: Woman’s full name at time of death Approximate date of her death County or town in which she lived at the time of her death

Researching the Social Security Death Index How to use the Soundex coding system Census Records—There is more than population schedules Use the census records to track your ancestors’ movement over time

15 NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NOVEMBER, 2015 The Melungeons

"Melungeon" is a term applied to many people of the Southeastern United States, mainly in the Cumberland Gap area of central Appalachia: East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and East Kentucky. The most common adjective used to describe the Melungeons is "mysterious;" no one seems to know where the Melungeons originated. The Melungeons often did not fit into any of the racial categories that define an individual or group within American society; their neighbors considered them neither white, black, nor Indian.1

The Melungeons appear to be of mixed ancestry, and contradictory claims about the origins of these people have existed for centuries. Most modern-day descendants of Melungeon families are generally Caucasian in appearance, often, although not always, with dark hair and eyes, and a swarthy or olive complexion. Descriptions of Melungeons vary widely Melungeon Family from observer to observer, from "Middle Eastern" to "Native American" to "light-skinned African American."

A common belief about the Melungeons of east Tennessee was that they were an indigenous people of Appalachia, existing there before the arrival of the first white settlers. Many Melungeons believed that their ancestors have lived in the hills since the 1500s or early 1600s. Some claimed to be both Native American and Portuguese. One early Melungeon was called "Spanish" ("Spanish Peggy" Gibson, wife of Vardy Collins). Such claims were questionable, however. Because of the social problems associated with race, many Southern families with multiracial ancestry claimed Portuguese and/or American Indian (specifically Cherokee) ancestry as a strategy for denying African ancestry.

During the 19th and 20th centuries, speculation on Melungeon origins produced tales of shipwrecked sailors, lost colonists of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern origin, hoards of silver, and ancient peoples such as the Carthaginians, Turkish, and even Sephardic (Iberian) Jews.

In the past twenty years or so, genealogists have documented through tax, court, census and other colonial, late 18th and early 19th century records that the ancestors of today's Melungeons migrated into the region from Virginia and Kentucky. This evidence seems to refute earlier claims that the Melungeons were a "lost tribe" from Portugal or some other

1From Dick Eastman’s Blog: http://blog.eogn.com/2015/11/19/the-origins-of-the-melungeons/

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European nation that had arrived in the 1500s or 1600s.

Dr. Kevin Jones carried out a DNA study on Melungeons in 2000, using 130 hair and cheek cell samples. The results were vague: Jones concluded that the Melungeons are mostly Eurasian, a catchall category spanning people from Scandinavia to the Middle East. He also found these people to be a little bit black and a little bit American Indian.

More recently, Jack Goins started a Melungeon DNA Project, with the goal of studying the ancestry of hypothesized Melungeon lines. So far, Y chromosomal DNA testing of male subjects with the Melungeon surnames Collins, Gibson, Gill, Goins, Bunch, Bolin, Goodman, Stowers, Williams, Minor, and Moore has revealed evidence of European and sub-Saharan African ancestry. Such findings appear to verify the early designation of Melungeon ancestors as "mulattos," that is, descendants of white Europeans and Africans. Many of the Melungeons, but not all, have DNA haplogroups that show roots in Portugal, Spain, and Italy. These people likely are descendants of enslaved or servant people in the Chesapeake Bay colony with European fathers connected to the African slave trade run by Spain and Portugal.

17 NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NOVEMBER, 2015 Finding clues in family naming patterns By Barry J. Ewell

As you search for your ancestors, one of the clues to help identify family is when you see the same names used again and again. Many cultures have long made it a practice to honor their elders by naming their children after them. Just when one suggests that you can find family based on a naming pattern, that's when your family won't follow the pattern. You will, however, see names of parents and grandparents, siblings, aunts and uncles repeated, but not in any strict order. While over half of the names in a family will probably appear to be repeats, there always seems to be a few totally different ones. A child might be named after a good friend or a popular hero of the times.

In , there were three ways of acquiring a surname:

Occupation—Names which are derived from trades and occupations—mostly found in towns. Occupational surnames are self-explanatory: Taylor (tailor) Baxter (baker) and Cooper (barrel maker). Some apparently obvious occupational names aren't what they may seem, however. A Farmer did not work in agriculture but collected taxes, and Banker is not an occupational surname at all, meaning "dweller on a hillside."

Locality—Surnames representing localities are easy to spot if they come from a specific geographical area or part of land: Marsh, Middleton, Sidney, or Ireland, for example. The evolution of language from other localities are less obvious: Cullen ("back of the river"), and Dunlop ("muddy hill").

Nickname—Names which could refer to color or size, (White, Black, Small, Little). Nicknames are perhaps the most fascinating surnames—but not always very flattering to one's ancestor. Gotobed, for example, stemmed from someone who was very lazy, and Kennedy is Gaelic for "ugly head."

As a general rule of thumb, the following naming patterns were used in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. (Check your individual ethnic group for variations.)

Male

First son: named for his paternal grandfather. Second son: named for his maternal grandfather. Third son: named after father or father's paternal grandfather. Fourth son: named after father's oldest brother or mother's paternal grandfather. Fifth son: named after mother's eldest brother or father's material grandfather. Sixth son: named after father's second oldest brother or for mother's maternal grandfather. Female

First daughter: named for maternal grandmother.

NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NOVEMBER, 2015 18 Second daughter: named for her paternal grandmother. Third daughter: named after mother or for mother's maternal grandmother. Fourth daughter: named after mother's oldest sister or for father's paternal grandmother. Fifth daughter: named after father's eldest sister or for mother's paternal grandmother. Sixth daughter: named after mother's second oldest sister or for father's paternal grandmother.

The following is an example of the Scotch-Irish naming patterns.

Finding clues in family naming patterns

Notes:

With people being what they are, there were all sorts of variations, some covered by rules and some by family decision. It was customary to name the next daughter or son born within a second marriage for the deceased husband or wife. If a father died before his child was born, the child was often named for him. If a mother died in childbirth, that child, if a girl, was usually named for the mother. Another child was commonly named for a child who had died within the family. Searching for the origins of immigrant ancestors is among the most challenging yet rewarding research I have conducted as a genealogist. It requires an eye for detail and the ability to see your ancestors in the times and seasons in which they lived. As you gain the skills to conduct this research, you will be able manage with confidence your ancestral research.

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Aday...... 1 Gardner...... 10 McClanahan. . . . . 1 Thornell...... 10 Adgate...... 9 Garland...... 9, 11 McClendon...... 5 Trimble...... 9 Allen...... 11 Garrett...... 9 McClure...... 11 Vaughn...... 10 Anderson...... 12 George...... 12 McCrary...... 12 Vaughter...... 10 Anthony...... 12 Golden...... 10 McKee...... 10 Waggoner...... 1 Archibald...... 9 Gooch...... 11 McLaughlin...... 9 Walker...... 9 Armistead...... 11 Gordon...... 12 McReynolds. . . . 12 Walter...... 9 Armstrong...... 12 Griffin...... 4 Medley...... 9 Watson...... 10 Baade...... 9 Gunn...... 9 Miller...... 9, 13 Weidmann...... 11 Barron...... 1 Hall...... 9 Mitchell. . . . . 10, 11 Weinschel...... 10 Beasley...... 13 Halley...... 9 Monk...... 4 Williams. . . 1, 9, 11 Bell...... 5 Hanna...... 10 Moore...... 12 Wilson...... 11 Bergin...... 10 Hardin...... 1 Murray...... 1 Witten...... 10 Berry...... 10 Hardwicke...... 10 Norwood. . . . 10, 13 Wright...... 1 Blackburn...... 9 Harmon...... 12 Nunn...... 9 Yundt...... 9 Bonner...... 11 Hash...... 9 Osborne...... 12 Boren...... 10 Hay...... 11 Parker...... 13 Box...... 12 Hill...... 11, 13 Patterson...... 9 Boyd...... 11 Hodge...... 12 Payne...... 11 Broadstreet. . . . . 11 Holland...... 12 Pederson...... 11 Brumbelow...... 9 Holman...... 12 Pierce...... 10 Buchanan...... 13 Holmes...... 10 Pirkle...... 12 Burson...... 9 Holsey...... 11, 12 Pitts...... 9 Bynum...... 12 Holt...... 4 Pollan...... 10 Byrd...... 11 Howell...... 10 Priest...... 12 Caraway...... 12 Huff...... 13 Prine...... 12, 13 Carraway...... 13 Huley...... 9 Quisenberry. . . . 10 Connally...... 9 Hulsey...... 4 Ray...... 9 Cook...... 11 Hutchinson. . . . . 12 Read...... 9 Coston...... 9 Jackson...... 13 Rhodes...... 1 Crabtree...... 9 Jeffries...... 10 Roberts...... 9 Crawford...... 5 Jernigin...... 10 Robinson...... 4 DaLee...... 9 Johnson...... 4 Rost...... 1 Dally...... 12 Johnston...... 9-11 Russell...... 11 Davant...... 10 Kelton...... 12 Scott...... 11 Davies...... 12 Kent...... 9 Shindler...... 9 Davis...... 1 Kiber...... 11, 12 Shirley...... 11 Dunn...... 11 Kicia...... 4 Shore...... 1 Duree...... 12 King...... 10 Simpson...... 1 Dyche...... 9 Knig...... 10 Sims...... 10 Elliott...... 11 Laine...... 13 Smith...... 10, 12 Ellis...... 5 Lane...... 13 Stanley...... 11 Ewell...... 2 Lansford...... 9 Steele...... 1 Fillers...... 10 Lehman...... 9 Stephens...... 9 Fisher...... 13 Lotspeitch...... 13 Stewart...... 11 Follis...... 1 Mahoney...... 5 Stokes...... 12 Forkcl...... 9 Mallard...... 9 Stone...... 10 Forsythe...... 11 Manton...... 12 Stubbs...... 1 French...... 9 Mathis...... 12 Sweatmon...... 11 Fuller...... 3, 4 Matthews...... 11 Tatum...... 5 Gage...... 10 McAfee...... 10 Taylor...... 10, 12

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