Marriage Licenses and Land Transfers in Cameron and Rockdale
Court House notices list marriages including Alfred Rogers with Mrs. Jewell Barnett and multiple other pairs. Property deeds show transfers in Cameron and Rockdale, with parcels from the Gideon Bowen, Wiley Clarke son surveys, and other tracts, ranging from 1.25 to 4,200 dollars, plus notes of estates and trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Rogers
Jewell Barnett
Matt Thomas
Jessie B. Green
Albert A. Noack
Oleta Angell
Reuben Lang
Benny L. Malone
Phillip Lowery
Elvie Phipps
Clyde Perry
Lillie Mae Allen
Willie Hurry
Frances Edith Lucas
Mary Fowler
Lavinia McDermott
Charles Crone
J. J. Acosta
T. S. Henderson
J. C. Culpepper
City of Cameron
J. B. Newton and Sons
A. J. Cook
W. W. Hill
H. FE. McLean
John R. Mackie
Gideon Bowen
Federal Land Bank of Houston
A. K. Campbell
Frederick Ernst Surey
Frank Smith
J. F. Paschall
L. L
Freeman Addition
City of
Cameron
Elizabeth K. Nolan
Cordelia A. Nolan
John Benson
Hugh Looney
W. R. Looney
J. R. Jenkins
John Gafford
McLaughlin and
Perry
W. H. Looney
Pilanters and Merchants State Bank
M. R. Looney
Walter Laurence
D. P. Smith
Wiley Elarkison
Isaac Greer
M. G. Cox
Scott’s
Annie Isaacs
Rockdale
Gause
Supreme Forest Woodmen — Circle
Elmer Sallesbury
J. G. — Paplin
Burlington Hall Association
Henry Helpert
Burlington
Probate court admits wills and appoints executors
Will of M R Looney admitted to probate as title only with no administrator named. Will of W H Cast admitted to probate with Elijah Cast as independent executor without bond. Sam Clement and E C Moseley named appraisers. Joe B Casey appointed guardian for minor Robert A Casey. Bond set at 38350 dollars. Frank Monroe W B Skelton and George Childress named appraisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Looney
W. H. Cast
Elijah Cast
Sam Clement
E. C. Moseley
Joe B. Casey
Robert A. Casey
Frank Monroe
W. B. Skelton
George Childress
Jones Prairie 4-H Girls Club Apr 14 Meeting Notes
Miss Bertha Fae Strange, County Home Demonstration Agent, spoke on making a dress more attractive with an inch larger bound buttonhole and narrow binding. The meeting at Mrs. Miller Smith’s home added Virginia McCarty as a new member and planned a April 21 fundraiser at the schoolhouse for the seniors’ play Mrs Tubbs of Shantytown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Fae Strange
Milam County
Jones Prairie
Miller Smith
Miss Strange
Virginia McCarty
Humorists Arrive on Scene in 1836
The article notes a wave of humorists appearing in 1836 including Bret Harte, W S Gilbert, Francis Burnand and Mark Twain born near the year’s start in the same twelve months. It also mentions Charles Dickens, age twenty four, starting to amuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bret Harte
W. S. Gilbert
Francis Burnand
Punch
Mark Twain
Charles Dickens
Milam County Precinct 5 May 2 Liquor Election Ordered
Milam County Commissioners Court orders a day election for May 2 in Justice Precinct No. 5 to decide on prohibition of alcohol sales after a petition by 85 residents. Precinct includes Davilla Lilac Tracy Sharp San Gabriel Crush Friendship and others with wet and dry results cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice
Young Mr Holt Shocks Senate With Oratorical Rise
The text highlights Young Mr Holt’s surprising emergence in the Senate session through numerous speeches. It humorously predicts he might sit on the Vice President’s knee and play with the gavel, signaling a playful, satirical tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holt
Senate
Also Mentioned on This Page
Court House News
Deed Records
Tommie Raney
Lee Hensley
H. H. Coffield
Morris Moore Survey
G. P. Gunnels
W. C. Bain
John Dunlay
Taylor National Farm Loan Association
R. M. Coleman
Elijah Bailey
G. M. Gillen
M. E. Ashley
S. Y. Reams
G. M. Gilliland
Joe Ferguson
J. G. Thompson
D. B. Anderson
J. A. Jones
I. L. Denman
J. F. Gibbs
Rebecca Graham
John Denlap
William Benton
Mowe Pebaann Cunhere Aboiw
H. Coffield
Joseph Cottle
A. R. Graham
John Dunlap
D. C. Woolverton
W. H. Kirk
Rockdale State Bank
Abe
Henry Fonda
Ger Tutsko
Magnolia
Texas
Dallas
Jesse Brock
Cameron, Texas
Probate
CLUB
Our Town
Davilla
B. M. Jennings
B. H. Keith
Lilac
Ross McQuary
Rufus
Tracy
Marvin Charles
Cecil Plate, Sharp
Joe Petty
Mrs. Bettie White
San Gabriel
E. B. Felton
Jack Herron
Rafe Cryer
C. O. Mayfield
J. M. Walker
Graham Looney
Pickwick Papers
Stanley Baldwin
Mae West
London
Yeggs
St. Louis
Rudy Vallee
Stephen Foster
L. S. McDonald
Santa Fe
Little River
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Laboratories
Western Electric
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Pringle
Althea Harris
Deering
Farmall
Cheese Factory
Cameron and
the Chamber of Commerce
Mauritz-Baldwin
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