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From: heather e blair <>
Subject: Re: [MOBARRY-L] More on George Joy HELP
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 15:49:17 -0500 (CDT)
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I found it: it's in their vertical file section rather than the bios:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~txburnet/verticalJ.html

- Heather

http://siss05.bsd.uchicago.edu/hblair/



On Thu, 30 Jun 2005, Judy Vietri wrote:

> Bill, I spent about 30 minutes trying to find the letter you mentioned. Can
> you provide a better link - like after you are on the actual letter page.
> Thanks so much, Judy
>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Upon finding a George Joy in Williamson County, Texas on an 1850 census CD
>> index I accessed the Rootsweb site and found the actual census George Joy
>> 69 SC Farmer Martha 46 VA Robert D 14
>> MO David D 12 MO (later recorded as David L) Also in
>> the county: James A Joy 22 MO and Elizabeth 19 KY I found
>> George and James on the Burnet County Census and James A still there in
>> 1870, and then I discovered that in 1852 a portion of Williamson County
>> became part of Burnet County 1860 Census Burnet County, TX (Missouri in
>> 1850) James A Joy 31 TN Jane E 31 KY George
>> C 5 TX (age 14 in 1870) Albert N 8
>> TX (married Sarah E Reed 1 Sep 1869. They were in the 1870 census. He died
>> 14 Aug 1870) Oliver P 3 TX (age 12 in 1870) Anes
>> A 8m TX {age 11 in 1870) George 73 SC Martha
>> 63 VA At the Burnet County site there are a number of references
>> to the Joy family including a letter from George and Martha Joy to their
>> daughter Jubow. The letter is dated 4 Apr 1854 and references two letters
>> from Jubow dated 1853 and 1854 but received within weeks of each other.
>> The letter speaks of the sons, James A, Robert D and David (L here). Also
>> mentions the whereabouts of Permela P and Shadach in Newton County, MO.
>> He speaks of not being able to control wild boys, presumably Robert and
>> David. _http://www.rootsweb.com/~txburnet/_
>> (http://www.rootsweb.com/~txburnet/) (This letter is well written and
>> worth reading. I believe even the skeptic will entertain the thought that
>> this is the George Joy who settled at the head of Joyce Creek.) George
>> and Martha are not in the 1870 census. James A, Elizabeth and growing
>> family are still in Burnet County. New family members: Eli 8, Charles 6
>> and James A age 1. James A died 1 Aug 1870. His probate is recorded in
>> Books B and C. He and family are buried at Joy Cemetery. The Burnet
>> County Web Site is loaded with tidbits and I have written to the
>> administrator to find the origin of the letter. Did not find this family
>> in Burnet County in 1880. Bill
>>
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