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From: "CasieI" <>
Subject: Re: Re: [ERATH] Battle of Alarm Creek Correction and additions
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 00:08:37 -0600


Where have I heard that name Rueben Ross? In connection with the Brookshire family
maybe?

I am trying to remember.

Cassie

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From: Charles A. Wyly <>
To: <>
Date: Saturday, February 26, 2000 10:40 PM
Subject: Fw: Re: [ERATH] Battle of Alarm Creek Correction and additions


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>--------- Forwarded message ----------
>From: "Charles A. Wyly" <>
>To:
>Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 19:48:40 -0600
>Subject: Re: [ERATH] Battle of Alarm Creek Correction and additions
>Message-ID: <>
>
>Hi,
>
>In the first report I said I was running on memory- I had left the book
>at school. One correction: the minister who stopped the battle before
>shots were fired was Reuben Ross , not Reuben Davis. They were
>contemporaries.
>
>The Keith League of self protection in absence of Federal Troops on the
>Indian Frontier also had O' Neals and Morrison kin in it. The Turnbow
>League of self protection also
>met a need one Texas Ranger could not fill without help due to the would
>be types who did not have the talent of Jesse James or the Youngers.
>Remember, some of them were shell shocked and on hard narcotics which
>could be bought across the counter, like Paregoric, only much stronger.
>. I remember several in 1940's dry Stephenville who drank vanilla
>Flavoring or any Medicine show tonic which had higher alcohol content
>than beer or wine. Circuses from Buffalo Bill and Frank James to Ringling
>Brothers in Dublin Railroad yards were common by 1870.
>
>The above 2 groups were combat experienced and well armed.
>
>The book Grand Ol' Erath has many names on it's 220 full size pages. It
>is not indexed.
>
>Grady Perry's Uncle was Zeke McCleskey,, or he called him that as if he
>was.
>
>Samuel Stephens was the first White man to be buried in West End
>Cemetery. He married Mary Roberts.
>
>P. 209- a Mr. Bean was killed by Indian horse thieves on Rocky Creek,
>Hamilton, County.
>
>P. 191- Carol Crawford, signer of Texas Declaration of Independence and a
>soldier, was buried in Erath County northwest of Dublin 7 miles HE IS NO
>LONGER THERE-
>HE WAS ONE OF SEVERAL MOVED TO TEXAS STATE CEMETERY FOR THE 1936 Texas
>CENTENIAL. He was a relative and namesake of Charles Caroll, who signed
>the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
>
>P. 171- Charles McCleskey, in Paluxy, Texas 187o and lived to teach at
>Tarleton.
>
>Hundreds of Thurber immigrant coal miners, all short people, were
>naturalized as citizens in Stephenville District Court. In 1960 some of
>their survivors still in the area were GRAEF, SASNONSKI, MARUMINO (SP) ,
>cAMILLO, rAFELLI, ANGELO, BERTATATTI, BRESAW, COPPI, CEREDONO, DONATTI,
>FISCHER FROM POLAND AND FISCHER FROM AUSTRIA, and many others. Mingus
>was a mostly Eu=ropean immigrant town- mostly Italian. They had the
>largest bar between Fort Worth and El Paso in 1900. College kids from
>Tarleton, Weatherford, Cisco, and Ranger colleges partied there. I just
>stayed in my hoime communities and played the Scotch- Irish Swing games
>with singing, no instrumental music until we were tired and sat down and
>listened to many songs like Over the Waves Waltz becoming The Loveliest
>Night of the Year. The games were similar to Cotton Eyed Joes and a lot
>of "Right Unto Your Partner, Left unto your Neighbor, Right to Your
>Partner, and All Promenade. "There were a dozen of these or more and
>everybody who played, sang or called. Johnsville and Selden family
>parties did not allow dancing to instrumental music. At Chalk Mountain it
>was announced if it would be a dance or a party.
>
>Take care,
>Charles A. Wyly
>
>On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 19:08:04 +0000 writes:
>>I get this message:
>>
>>"Temporary file not found. Display failed."
>>
>>when I try this web address:
>>
>>http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/cgi-bin/query/D?wpa:1:./temp/~
>>ammem_sWcp
>>
>>What is wrong?
>>
>>Margaret McCleskey
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > > From: Charles A. Wyly <>
>>> > > To: <>
>>> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 8:43 PM
>>> > > Subject: Re: [ERATH] Thurber Cemetery
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > > Hi,
>>> > > > I was reading Grady Perry's book Grand Ole \Erath today at
>>school during
>>> > > > a conference period. (edited)
>>> > > >
>>> > > > He said the Battle of Alarm Creek started with a disagreement
>>on the
>>> > > > history of a cow. There were a good number of Civil War vets
>>on the wild
>>> > > > side in the county. The feud between Keiths and Turnbows
>>escelated until
>>> > > > a hundred or so armed Keith supporters were advancing on a
>>slightly
>>> > > > smaller group of Turnbow supporters, including Col. Buck
>>Barry, Texas
>>> > > > Ranger Indian Fighter ( Was he related to Turnbows??) There
>>was a
>>> > > > McClesky or two mentioned.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > The Dublin Church women went to prayer and sent word to
>>"Comanche " Rube
>>> > > > Davis , local pastor and Stephenville Mason that Col. Buck
>>Barry, a
>>> > > > member of the Meridian lodge was backing the Turnbows, and
>>both Keiths
>>> > > > and Turnbows in lodges in Erath County. were about to fight.
>>Comanche
>>> > > > Rube rode full speed between the aproaching ranks with a white
>>flag
>>> > > > waving and insisted on talking to leaders of both groups. A
>>happy peace
>>> > > > was worked out. Can you feature your pastor today doing that?
>>>
>>>
>>> I edited Mr. Wyly's message for brevity and to focus on the
>>described
>>> Battle. Another account of same was told by Dr. Duncan Tidwell and
>>reported
>>> in American Life Histories: Manuscripts of the Federal Writer's
>>Project.
>>> The story can be found at:
>>>
>>> http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/cgi-bin/query/D?wpa:1:./temp/~ammem_sWcp
>>>
>>> Dr. Tidwell was a native of Iredell and his stories, together with
>>those of
>>> Buck Barry as related by James Kimmons Greer in his biography of
>>Barry,
>>> make wonderful reading in the evening. Greer wrote his book in 1932,
>>and he
>>> passed away last year and was the last person buried in the Barry
>>Cemetery.
>>> He was 101 years of age.
>>>
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