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Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Re: TXFANNIN-D Digest V99 #55
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 19:53:09 -0400
You may be referring to The Center for American History. I was able to
obtain a copy of an obituary in a 1940 edition of the Dallas News from The
Center (Sid Richardson Hall 2.101, Austin TX 78712). Information is on The
Texas GenWeb site. The website gave the call number/box number for the
obit. Response was reasonably quick (about 2 weeks), but the price was kind
of high, I thought - $0.25 for the copy and $6.00 for handling/mailing.
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From: Hawkins <>
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Date: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Re: TXFANNIN-D Digest V99 #55
>Sounds like its time to do newspaper research, contact the library at
>the University in Austin. Its the Library of American Studies (I think
>or something like that) They have a newspaper collection for Texas. All
>kinds of newspapers on reel.
>Also Newspapers in Texas were part of the Government's 1930's work. They
>came here and indexed all the avail. newspapers in an area. Even the
>Newspaper in the tiny town near me got indexed to the mid 30's. However
>most libraries have lost their original copy of the index. Some like
>Sherman still have theirs which covers 1879 through mid 30's. Find out
>in the areas you want if they have an index. That was sensational news
>and probably even picked up by the Dallas Newspaper, which is indexed.
>News from here (north Texas ) even made the El Paso newspapers. So check
>many sources.
> By the way Ravenna was a quiet farming community, a good place to
>hide. But Hunt county was a bustling Cotton center with transient
>workers and railroads and bars etc. Completely different feel of a
>place.
> Susan
> Susan
>
> wrote:
>>
>> I have asked for help with my ggg'pa before but now I have a little more
info
>> that may help isolate him for any body to help. He is Benjamin John
STUBBS
>> of Ravenna (b. June 25, 1841, d. Nov. 14, 1920 and is buried in Sandy
>> Cemetery, Ravennna). He was in South Carolina circa 1854, was next found
in
>> the 1880 census of Hunt County, Texas and then is in Ravenna, Texas.
What
>> happened in between those times? He was married twice. The first time
was
>> to Sarah Rowden (b. June 22, 1855, in Texas, d. Oct. 10, 1883 and is
buried
>> in Sandy Cemetery, Ravenna.)
>> children:
>> 1. Edward D. b. Mar. 18, 1875 in Hunt Co., Texas, d. Nov. 2,
1940,
>> m. Florence May Cope. They are both buried in Simon, OK.
>> 2. John Wesley b. Dec. 5, 1876 in Hunt Co., TX, d. Feb. 28,
1956, m.
>> Annie Bell Evans
>> 3. Nannie Maude b. Aug. 16, 1879 in Hunt Co., TX, d. 1962, m.
>> Herman Barker
>> 4. Bee Benjamin (my gg'pa) b. 1880, d. 1937, m. Clara Smith
(he
>> left home at 14 and eventually went to South Texas near Harlingen and
>> Brownsville where they raised a family).
>> Second Marriage: Liza J. Smith b. June 25, 1853, d. May 14,
1923.
>> She is buried in Sandy Cemetery, Ravenna, Fannin Co., TX also.
>> 5. Lattie b. Aug. 12, 1886 in Bonham, TX, d.? m. ____ Henry
>> 6. Bessie Lee b. Oct. 16, 1887 in Bonham, TX, d. young
>> 7. Earnest Vincent b. Jan. 6, 1891, in Bonham, TX, d. Sept. 1977
>>
>> The two really big questions are where was Benjamin John between South
>> Carolina and Hunt Co., TX and Ravenna, Fannin Co., TX? Family rumor has
it
>> that he was in Port Lavaca, TX where he met Sarah Rowden. Her brothers
did
>> not like it and he ended up shooting/killing one or more of them. They
went
>> to Ravenna and did not tell her children of this until her deathbed. So
the
>> story goes.
>> Also, where did Bee Benjamin go from the time he was 14 until he ended up
in
>> the Rio Grande Valley area of TX?
>> Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>> mike stubbs,
>> Bastrop, TX
>>
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