"Tracing Our Roots" Newsletter Archive (A monthly genealogy newsletter written by the late Brenda Kellow, dec'd, for the Plano Star Courier newspaper. We've included all the ones we could recover.)
Collin County, Texas was formed in 1846. Many settlers moved into and through the county since its formation. Are you one of those searching for a resident of the county? If you are, you have an excellent source to help in your quest.
Help comes in the form of a list serve. Just sign up and receive it daily or in digest form. Sign up at TXCOLL-N-L-request@rootsweb.com for the daily version or go to TXCOLL-N-D-request@rootsweb.com for the digest, with subscribe in the subject and in the message. To search go to http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=TXCOLL-N, or browse the site at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/txcoll-n. Some of the participants handle free lookups for almost any genealogical problem. Questions of all kinds come over this site, with answers usually following.
A couple of weeks ago I accessed the site and asked if anyone would like to place a query in my column. There was quite a response. I have already covered some of those and more will follow in weeks to come.
If readers of this column would like to send me a query for the column, e-mail it to me at traceroots@aol.com. Give as much information as possible in a paragraph or two. Include names, places, dates, and your name, address, e-mail, and phone number. If I have a question, I will try and clarify it by return email.
For biographies of settlers or histories of old towns, cities, post offices, and schools don t forget to look at www.geocities.com/genfriendsghl.
Researchers of any county need to use every resource available to them because one of the sites might just have the eye of another searcher hunting the same family.
QUERY: Susan Sawyer Roland, 125 El Camino Drive, Ojai, CA 93023, 805-646-4044, e-mail DrkRaven79@aol.com is looking for a Frank Cunnius. Susan has no birth or death dates. She thinks his father was Tarleton Cunnius, an original member of Peter's Colony. I have been told Frank was killed in an Indian raid, which probably would have taken place sometime after 1844. Tarleton settled first in Collin County and then moved to Wise County. But Susan would appreciate any information about the Cunnius family.
QUERY: Sandy Wainwright, Ltlsandy@aol.com is looking for the descendants or information on a Cleveland Cantrell and wife, Cordelia, that was living in Collin County in 1890. Sandy would appreciate any help.
QUERY: Martha Caswell, 116 General Patch NE, Albuquerque, NM 87123, 505-323-8465 or 505-480-7683, Tremorsnewmexico@aol.com, is researching the Benjamin White family that settled in Weston, Collin County, Texas in 1838. He had seven children: John L.; Archibald; Coleman; James; and three daughters as yet not identified. Martha would like to correspond with any descendants or fellow researchers interested in this family. She is also looking for the final resting place of her 3rd great-grandmother Elizabeth Phalen/Phalan White. Martha would like to know how the White family was related to the Guest family. It seems the Guest family took in the White orphans and raised them. If you can help, please contact her at the above address.
EARLY TEXAS DIARY: Want to read of olden days, the pioneers in our state, as described in Noah Smithwick s diary? Then click on www.webroots.org/library/usahist/eoast000.html. This is only the beginning of RootsWeb s new home site at www.webroots.org/index.html.
TRAVELING? Now Genealogy.com offers pre-planned or custom travel options designed to complement the study of your heritage. Retracing the steps of your ancestors is as easy as Point Click Go! http://lm.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/t.pl?id=14478:39301943.
Brenda Kellow, dec'd, Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Instructor, had a Bachelor s Degree in history and taught genealogy courses at the local Community College and computer genealogy at the University.
