BURIED TREASURES VOLUME XVII NO. 2 APRIL 1985 ~, \ AND ~ c:::;) of\. ~ Q::- C"? --- ../ <:::) , ,.,., c: .-J ) -:-I ! '~~±~~~:,:. /:// "~,'~~~,'~-, ' • • Published by C E N T R A L F LOR I D AGE NEAL 0 G I CALA.ND HIS TOR I C A L S 0 C I·IE TY OR LAN DO, F LOR I D A ( TABLE OF CONTENTS President's Message. 24 Missing'Folk ... 25 St. Roch Catholic Church (Mentz, TX) Baptisms 26 Florida Baptist Historical Society Holdings. 28 James Wi 1son. ......... 30 Howell Creek Cemetery (Seminole County, FL) 34 Proctor Family Bible. 36 John Ingalls' Bible. 38 Subscribers to The Life of Mr. David Brainerd 1741 & 1747 40 Queries 43 Surname Index 44 Georgraphical Index 46 SPRING CONTRIBUTORS Murla Weeks Bennett Jean Burton Burke Verna Hartman McDowell Patricia Murphy Allen Taylor Andrea Hickman White Kathryn White Eileen Brookhart Willis Linda Ingalls Wright BURIED TREASURES - i - V17#2-Apr 1985 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ApJ(.Le1985. SeVekai month~ have gone by, and ~ yoU!(pJ(e~~dent, I want:to thank eVekyone 60J(the ~uppoJ(t they have g~ven the BOal(d. We ~ee abJ(~ght 6utU!(enOJ(the So~~ety, ~ we make new 6J(~end~and J(enew oid 6J(~end~h~p~dU!(~ngthe t~me nM "6eiiow~h~p" a6tek ea~h meet~ng. At the FebJ(ual(ymeet~ng, ~t w~ a pi~~U!(e to ~ee and heal(tho~e who have ~omputek~ pian a get togethek to heip ea~h othek. Heip~ng ea~h othek ~~ one on the ma~n go~ 06 OU!(So~~ety. The BOal(d,~n m~k~ng the de~~~~on to have a iongekt~me on 6ellow~h~p antek ea~h meet~ng, hoped 60J(ju~t ~u~h J(e~ui~. Hope6uiiy, ~ome 06 you have .~ be.enabie to n~nd anothek membek ~eal(~h~ng the ~ame al(eaM even the ~ame 6am~iy that you have. The annuai ~em~naJ(, heid ~n FebJ(ua/(y,~ VekY ~u~~e~~nui. Speakek Robekt Young Ciay, al(~h~v~~tat the V~J(g~n~aState L~bJ(al(y, R~~hmond, V~g~n~a, ~poke about J(e~eal(~hin V~J(g~n~a,but expia~ned that th~~ method on J(e~eal(~h~n V~g~n~a' may be adapted to 6~t mo~t state»: .. 16 any membek h~ a pal(t~~uial(w~~h, pie~e ~onta~t any membek 06 the BOal(d,~ we wei~ome ~ugge~t~o~ nJ(om aii membek~. At th~~ t~me, an Intekmed~ate WOJ(k~hop ~~ pianne.d 60J(ApJ(~i and anothek 60J(beg~nnek~ ~n Aug~t. tn60J(mat~onon both w~ii be 6Mth~om~ng. S~n~ekeiy , ~~~ Betty BJ(~~6~eid Hugh~on pJ(e~~dent BURIED TREASURES - 24 - V17#2-Apr 1985 With special thanks to Pat Murphy; who suggested the following be included: MISSING FOLK In planning the Florida Agricultural Museum, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in trying to locate the descendants of the following Commissioners of Agriculture: LUCIUS B. WOMBELL - born 09 December 1849 in Jackson County, FL admitted to the Bar 1876 served as Assistant Secretary of State in 1877 private secretary to Governors Drew, Bloxham and Perry during several sessions df the legislature was enrolling clerk for the Senate and was Commissioner of Agriculture from December 31, 1888 until his death died 27 December 1900 survived by one son, Lucius, who was born in 1891. JOHN C. LUNING - ~o~n 21 December 1863 at Albany, GA moved to Leesburg, FL was publisher of the Leesburg News (later the Leesburg Commercial) was an orange grower, ice manufacturer and merchant served as Postmaster, Treasurer and Mayor of Leesburg served as Chairman of the local school board and Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners .-----------. married Miss Allie Adams of Leesburg in 1884 one son, Dr. Henry McIntosh Luning, practiced medicine in Atlqnta; he' died in 1916 another son, Bern ard Adams, 1ived in Ta 11ahas see with his mother when John Luninq di~rl moved to Tallahassee to serve as a confidential clerk to B. E. McLin, Commissioner of Agriculture appointed Commissioner of Ag~iculture, on McLin's death, by Governor Albert Gilchrist two weeks later was appointed State Treasurer, serving in that position until his death died 26 September 1928. WILLIAM A. McRAE - born 22 July 1970, on his father's plantation near Sopchoppy, FL taught school and was later elected Superintendent of Public Instruction in Jackson County (FL) elected Clerk of the Circuit Court and remained there until 1912 appointed State Commissioner of Agriculture in 1912 by Governor Gilchrist served three terms, from 1912 until 1923 member of the Methodist Church and the Masonic order married Virginia Parker in 1942, a native of Georgia died 1942, survived by three sons: Major William A. McRae, Jr., U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.; Roy P.McRae, serving overseas with the Army; .-,,--.....,- and Corp. Ralph J. McRae, Ft. Sill, OK. Had one brother,L.D.McRae of Chipley. If you have any information pertaining to descendants of these men, please write to The Florida Market Bulletin, 428 Mqy Bldg., Tallahassee, FL 32301. BURIED TREAS~RES - 25 - V17#2-Apr 1985 ST. ROCH CATHOLIC CHURCH ~" Mentz, Texas BAPTISMS - Book 1 1001 17 Sep 1887 Augustimus Zahradneck Parents: Ferdinand Zahradneck & Aloysia Eubeck 1002 03 Oct 1887 Nicholaus Josephine Glaeser Parents: Niola Glaeser & Wilhelmina Willberg 1003 09 Oct 1887 Michael Drymalla Parents: Sebastian Drymalla & Sophia Objena 1004 16 Oct 1887 Francisca Jalowe Parents: Petro Jalowe & Rosalia Objena 1174 12 Dec 1890 Anna Jalowe Parents: Petro Jalowe & Rosalia Objena 1175 25 Oct 1890 Maria Trena Eleanora Stock Parents: Hilaria Stock & Anna Kluse 1176 01 Nov 1890 Paulina Margaritha Wosnitzka Parents: Jacobo Wosriitzka & Theala Konetzko .-------. 1177 02 Nov 1890 Josephia Margaritha Smith Parents: Johan Smith & Elizabetha Braden 1178 02 Dec 1890 Maria Martha Urbancik Parents: Francisco Urbancick & Magdalena Novak 1293 01 Feb 1893 Adam Andreas Henneki Parents: William Henneki & teresia Ginsel 1294 23 Feb 1893 Johan Heinrich Handlos Parents: Bernard Handlos & Luisia Klosse 1295 26 Feb 1893 Aloysius Sodolac Parents: Anton Sodolac & Anna Cutra 1296 12 Mar 1893 Joseph Jalowy Parents: Peter Jalowy & Rosalia Objena 1327 20 Mar 1893 Josephina Mable Braden Parents: George Braden & LoUisa Smith 1328 27 Aug 1893 Fridrich Antonio Hartmann Parents: Fridrich Hartmann & Elizabeth Peters -------, BURIED TREASURES - 26 - V17#2-Apr 1985 St. Roch Catholic Church Baptisms (Cont'd 1329 27 Aug 1893 Leo Fridrich Parents~ Anton Brod & Antonia Linki 1330 01 Sep 1893 Herman Otto Keiner Parents: Franz Keiner & Maria Belsow 1443 01 Sep 1895 Florence Dora Hoover Parents: Gulka Hoover & Sahra Kelsch 1444 08 Sep 1895 Johan Jacob Jalowy Parents: Peter Jalowy & Rosalina Obscina 1445 15 Sep 1895 Veronica Franciska Keiner Parents: Franz Keiner & Maria Belsing 1446 17 Sep 1895 Charles MIles Thenmann Parents: Max Thenmann& Sophia Stock 1448 28 Sep 1895 Henry Florence Reitz Parents John L. Reitz & Catharina Witte 1449 29 Sep 1895 Otto August Hartmann Parents: Fridrich Hartmann & Elizabeth Peters 1450 23 Oct 1895 Henry Schoeler Parents: Franz Schoeler & Maria Jackel 1451 03 Nov 1895 Emma Josephta Schingler Parents: Max Schingler & Josephina Willberg 1533 06 Mar 1898 Hellena Bertha Julia Gerbermann Parents: Anton F~ Gerbermann & Hellena Katzebue 1534 13 Mar 1898 Mari a Jallowy Parents: Peter Jallowy & Rosalia Obscina 1535 17 Apr 1898 W. Joseph Gyllenbund Parents: Hubert Von W. Kull Gyllenbund & Christina Harz - submitted by Verna Hartman McDowell a 000 0 a 0 0 000 The wOk~d ~~ 6~~~edw~th gho~t~--o~e60k ea~h th~~g you 6a~~ed to do whe~ you ~hou~d have! Whe~ ~t ~ome~ to de~~~b~~g how mu~h WOkR the othek 6e~~ow ~hou~d do,evekybody'~ OVek~o~~~e~to~. -from the Aberdeen (ND) Area Genealogical Society BURIED TREASURES - 27 - V17#2-Apr 1985 Special thanks for Murla Weeks Bennett and Eileen Brookhart Willis for abstracting this material. FLORIDA BAPTIST HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOLDINGS The following published items which may be of genealogical interest are part of the holdings of the Florida Baptist Historical Society and are housed in the duPont-Ball Library of Stetson University, DeLand, FL: BOUND MAGAZINES Baptist Home Mission Monthly .Jan. 1880 - Oct. 1885 Missionaries appointed. Contributions and legacies. Letters and information "From the Field." Women's work. American Baptist Magazine and Missionary Intelligencer 1819-1824 Vol. 2-6 new series 1825 --- Letters from missionaries. Biographies and obituaries. We ll-indexed. Baptist Quarterly Vol. 1867- Some biographical history. Religious treatises. Baptist Review Vol. 5 1883 Religious literature and reviews of books by ministers. Much literature of Southern Baptist Convention. Christian Review Vol. 1 1836- Sermons, religious discussions ("The Wine Question"), literary notices. Miscellaneous on intelligence (state conventions, deaths, ordinations and installations, dedications and churches constituted). Memoirs of deceased ministers. TheCrozer Quarterly Facualty of Crozer Theological Seminary ~n Chester, PA, 1924-1951. Biblical scholarship. Writings of working pastors. Book reviews. The Massachusett's Baptist Missionary Magazine 4 volumes 1803-1814 Letters from ministers. Obituaries. Dedications Installations. Florida Baptist Witness 1909- BURIED TREASURES - 28 - V17#2-Apr 1985 Review and Expositors 1911-1979 Southern Baptist Home Missions Watchman Examiners MICROFILM Christian Index - Georgia 1822-1850 14 reels Minutes Welch Neck Baptist Church 3 reels Material on Sandy Creek Baptist Church Association and Wake Forest Students Minutes Kehukee Association, North Carolina 1769-1778 and Red River Baptist Church, Robinson County, Tennessee 1791-1826 Baptist Association of South Carolina Also Many reels of film of Association minutes and religious periodicals published. BOOKS ON MICROFILM Luther Rice: Journal 1820, Ledger 1826, Memorandum Book 1815 Many memoirs and paper;-QTearly ministers' other associations.