MILAM COUNTY TEXAS - Newspapers Abstracts from the AUSTIN TEXAS STATE GAZETTE, 1849-1859 ****************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynna Kay Shuffield USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ****************************************************************************** Newspapers have played an important role through the years by not only ringing us local happenings in the community but also news from across the country and around the world. Over the years many records related to our ancestors were lost or destroyed in fires, floods and other natural disasters. Newspapers contain much information that may not be found elsewhere such as births, marriages, deaths, court notices, land sales, tax notices, businesses, etc. They also hold many glimpses of information in their community news and provide us with fascinating details about the lives of our ancestors. We can all learn a great deal from reading about our past and in turn we shall have a greater understanding and appreciation for the hardships and triumphs our ancestors endured while building a new life in a new land. Many newspapers managed to survive the test of time and can now be found at most state libraries on microfilm and most are available through inter-library loan for viewing at your local library. There are well over 100 million pages of newspapers preserved on microfilm in the United States alone. This is NOT an every name index to the newspapers. Only articles related to births, deaths, marriages, lynchings, murders, etc., for Milam County and the State of Texas are found in this newspaper abstract. The items included in the book are not verbatim recitations of the newspaper articles; they are abstracts or condensed versions. Always refer back to the original source, the actual newspaper. This book is comprised of newspaper abstracts from this newspaper published in Austin, Travis County, Texas. = = = = = = = = = = Glossary inst. = instant, the present month IT = Indian Territory ultimo = in the preceding month sic = used to indicate that text it is exactly reproduced from an original with errors = = = = = = = = = = = = Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Oct, 27, 1849 Ad - Teacher Wanted - Milam Liberal Institute in Cameron, apply to trustees: J. J. Turnham, Geo. B. Erath & E. R. Hubby. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Feb. 2, 1850 Administration Notice - Nov. Term 1849 - Estate of R. S. Woolfolk, dec'd Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Mar. 9, 1850 Ad - Charles Buckholts, Attorney, Cameron Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., July 6, 1850 Estray - Taken up by Daniel McKay on June 20, 1850, a flea bitten gray mare (with colt) and appraised by Daniel Cullins & Lewis C. Walker at $40. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Aug. 10, 1850 Marriage - William Reed of Cameron and Miss Mary Oakes of Waco village on the 25th ult. by James D. Overton at Cameron. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Sept. 7, 1850 Death - William Standifer, age 19, late of Missouri, died on Thur., the 8th ult. of congestion fever at the home of L. P. Standifer on Little River. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Oct. 19, 1850 Marriage - John McLennan and Miss Parilla Reid were married at Cameron on the 10th ult. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Dec. 14, 1850 Marriage - Miss Isabella Peacock and Capt. Charles McKenzie were married at Cameron on the 24th ult. They were on the way with the English immigrants to their new home on the Brazos about 40-miles above Waco. Run-away Slave - Stolen or forced away on Sunday evening about sundown on Dec. 8, 1850, a negro man named AJack@, 5'6", 150 pounds. He was stripped entirely of his clothing. $200 reward at my home on the road leading from Nashville to Austin, by, Lewis Kuykendall. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Jan. 25, 1851 Death - Miss Sarah Ann Edwards, age 8, step daughter of Jacob Gross, died at Cameron on the 15th inst. Death - Nathan West, age 18, died at Cameron on the 18th inst. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., March 15, 1851 Administration Notice - Jan. Term 1851 - Estate of J. I. N. Cravy, dec'd by John C. Cravy Administrator. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Apr. 5, 1851 Marriage - William Armstrong and Miss Jane Moss, both of Cameron at that city on the 16th ult. by D. G. Davis. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., June 7, 1851 Death - Mrs. Ann Bowles, consort of J. P. Bowles and daughter of John Hobson of near Nashville, TN, died at Cameron on May 10, 1851 of consumption. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., July 5, 1851 Estray - Taken up by C. C. Arnett on Feb. 19, 1851, one bay mare & colt and a sorrel poney by Charles Buckholts, clerk. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Aug. 30, 1851 Court - Francis Green filed in District Court a petition against Wilson Brown, alleging that Brown is indebted to him in the amount of $125 for one horse on about March 29, 1851 and that Brown is absent from the state. by William W. Oxsheer, clerk. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Sept. 6, 1851 Court - Caleb M. Hubby vs. James N. Reese - before Hiram Reed, justice of the peace, on Aug. 28, 1851, Hubby sued out a writ for the amount of $97.50 due by account by Reese who is not a resident of this state. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Sept. 20, 1851 Court - Bowles & Harris vs. Wilson Brown - before Hiram Reed, justice of the peace, on Aug. 23, 1851, Bowles & Harris sued out a write of attachment for the amount of $34.54 due by Brown, a transient person by M. D. Arledge, Sheriff of Milam Co. Court - Smith & Moore vs. Wilson Brown - on Aug. 23, 1851 Smith & Moore sued out a writ for the amount of $76.40 due on the First Saturday in October next by Brown. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Sept. 27, 1851 Court - Smith & Moore vs. James N. Reese - before Hiram Reed, justice of the peace, on Aug. 29, 1851, Smith & Moore sued out a writ for the amount of $90.03 due by Reese who is a transient person. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Oct. 18, 1851 Estray - Taken up by Samuel Johnson, a bay horse about 152 hands and about 6-years old. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Oct 25, 1851 Court - Alfred Murry vs. John Barker - before Hiram Reed, justice of the peace, on Oct. 1, 1851, Murry sued out a writ of attachment in the amount of $35 due by Barker who is not a resident of this state. Court - George K. Sneed vs. George Colberg - before Hiram Reed, justice of the peace, Sneed sued for a distress warrant against Colberg, who is not to be found in Milam Co., for $75 rent for a store house in Nashville, Mailam Co. Court - Rice & Nichols vs. George Colburg - Alexander W. Sneed, attorney for Rice & Nichols made an oath on Oct. 18, 1851 before William W. Oxsheer, clerk that Colburg is indebted to Rice & Nichols for $598.86 and has forged an attachment against Colburg's property and that judgement for principal, interest & costs due on said note be made out of the property of defendant. Notice - All persons are hereby notified not to buy or purchase of James B. Lee or his wife, Maria Jesusa Lee that undivided one-half league of land in Milam Co., being the undivided half of the headright of Maria Josefa Delgado, bequeathed to her daughter Manuela conveyed to said James B. Lee on July 27, 1850, as said sale was made in consequence of the fraudulent misrepresentation and conduct of Lee and suit has been instituted in the Bexar Co. Dist. Court to set aside said sale. by H. L. Upshur, attorney for the Heirs of Maria Josefa Delgado. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Dec. 13, 1851 Estate - Aug. Term 1851 - Letters of Administration have been granted to Harvey Trotter on the Estate of Daniel Wilkes, dec'd. Estate - Estate of John C. Sullivan, dec'd, whereas James Sullivan by his attorney J. A. Buckholts, alleging himself to be an heir prays for partition and distribution of the estate by Charles Buckholts. Estate - Whereas Mary A. Graves, administrator of the Estate of Frederick Neibling, dec'd, and her husband, James A. Graves have filed their petition that James Smith entered into an agreement with Neibling to locate and obtain patents upon his headright third of a league and that Smith, in consideration thereof bound himself in the sum of $2,000.00 to make and deliver to Neibling a good legal title to one equal forth part of the same and that Neibling had obtained a patent thereon and that Smith failed and refused either to pay the $2,000.00 or to make title. The defendant's residence is unknown. by W. W. Oxsheer. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Jan. 17, 1852 Notice - Whereas A. B. Sears filed account against the property of John Lawrence for account of loaned money, $25.63. Death - Emmett Baylor Patrick, age 1 year & 11 months, son of the Hon. John Patrick of Leon Co., died in Milam Co. on the 6th inst. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., May 8, 1852 Death - Tribute of Respect for P. R. Fleming, San Andres Lodge in Cameron, S. Melton, Sec. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., May 22, 1852 Death - James C. Ragsdale of Milam Co., died the 10th ult. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Aug. 7, 1852 Administrator's Notice - Feb. Term 1851 - D. F. Knight appointed administrator of the Estate of James Triplet, alias James Covey, dec'd. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Aug. 28, 1852 Estray - Taken up by John Andrews, a bay mare 15 hands, about 6-years old, appraised at $50. Estray - Taken up by Charles Fokes, on brown bay poney, value $30. Estray - Taken up by W. S. G. Wilson, one gray, also a dark bay $75. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Oct. 2, 1852 Estray - Taken up by Ransom Moore on Aug. 30, 1852, one pale red ox, 6 or 7 years old, branded S.G., appraised at $15. by Stroud Melton, Clerk. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Oct. 23, 1852 Estray - Taken up by W. D. Thomson at Nashville on Oct. 4, 1852, a red sorrel horse, 3 years old, appraised at $50; one yellow sorrel filly, 3 years old, appraised at $30; one chestnut sorrel stud cold, 2 years old, appraised $30; one yoke of work oxen; one dark red and the other pale red, both white pied and branded with an anchor brand, appraised $40. by Stroud Melton, Clerk. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Oct. 27, 1852 Notice - All persons are here by forewarned from trading for 3 notes of hand given by the undersigned dated Oct. 1, 1852, at Cameron, payable to Frances M. Harris for $950, $475 & $591. The consideration for which said notes have failed. by J. P. Bowles Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Jan. 1, 1853 Estray - Taken up by Hiram Reed, a brown mare $35 Estray - Taken up by J. S. Moore, a mare & colt $30 Estray - Taken up by R. T. Blacklock, 2 yoke of oxen $22.50 ea. Estray - Taken up by Nathan Halbert, a bay horse $55 Estray - Taken up by John Hobson, a yoke of work oxen, both $40 Estray - Taken up by Peter Jackson, one brown colt, 2 years old, $30. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Apr. 16, 1853 Estray - Taken up by William L. Lockin, one sorrel mare, 4 years old; one dark colt, 3 years old; one black work ox, 8 or 9 years old Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Aug. 20, 1853 Sheriff's Notice - Committed to the jail, a negro man named John and belongs to Hardin Williams of Harrison Co., age about 25, 6' tall. by D. F. McCandless, Sheriff Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Oct 1, 1853 Administrator's Notice - Oct Term 1853 - Estate of D. H. Campbell, dec'd by John Thomson, Administrator Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Jan. 17, 1854 Estray - Taken up by James C. Lister, one yoke of oxen, one odd ox, 9 or 10 years old, appraised $50.50 Estray - Taken up by S. P. Kirk, one sorrel mare, $46 and one sorrell colt, $30 Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., May 4, 1854 Estray - Taken up by W. W. Oxsheer, one large ox, $20 Extray - Taken up by John Hobson, one deep paint mare, $35 also one yoke of oxen, $35 Estray - Taken up by William Jackson, one work ox, $15 Estray - Taken up by Daniel Gilleland, one sorrell mule, $50 Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., July 1, 1854 Run-away - From my mill on the San Gabriel on the night of the 28th inst., negro boy named AHenry@ who is about age 21, about 5'11" tall. by G. W. Glasscock Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., July 15, 1854 Estray - Taken up by Issac Standifer, one bay mare, 6 years old, $30 Estray - Taken up by N. L. Bryant, one bay horse, $100 Estray - Taken up by James Dailey, one chestnut sorrel horse, $20 Estate - May Term 1854 - Letters of Administration on the Estate of Mark A. Sneed, late of Williamson Co., having been granted to the subscriber at Milam Co. by George K. Sneed, Adm. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Sept. 16, 1854 Divorce - Fall Term 1854 - Bryant Watson vs. Priscilla Watson, petition for divorce. Priscilla Watson is absent from the State of Texas and in the state of Georgia. The parties intermarried in 1827 and lived together until the spring of 1852. by James Jefferies, clerk. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Oct. 28, 1854 Estray - Taken up by William Sharp on July 21, 1854, one bay mare, $50 Estray - Taken up by G. A. Batte, one dunn mare, $25 Estray - Taken up by A. Rogers, one red & white ox Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Jan 6, 1855 Estray - Taken up by W. S. G. Wilson, one sorrel horse, 6 years old, $35 Estray - Taken up by A. Rogers, wite mare Estray - Taken up by David J. Evans, one yoke of oxen, $35 Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., May 5, 1855 Estray - Taken up by James C. Lister, Feb. 6, 1855, three work oxen, $20 Administration Notice - March Term 1855 - Letters of Administration have been granted to William Hamblin on the Estate of Shiloh Glasscock, dec'd. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., June 30, 1855 Estray - Taken up by W. D. Thompson, a brown spanish mule, $50; a yoke of oxen, $30; another yoke of oxen, $35 Estray - Taken up by John Hobson, a bay mare & bay stud colt, $80 Estray - Taken up by James B. Harris, a bay poney, $40 Estray - Taken up by N. Henderson, an Iron Gray horse, $10 Estray - Taken up by Peter Jackson, one roan mare, $65 Estray - Taken up by John Beal, one bay horse, $75; one small bay mare $50 Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., July 14, 1855 Estate - Jacob Newman, administrator of the Estate of William Thomas and one of the heirs has filed a petition for partition and distribution of the estate. Heirs to the estate: Jesse Thomas, Isaac Thomas, Harman Bedstrop & his wife, Sarah Bedstrop; John Newman and his wife, Eleanor Newman, all live out fo the State of Texas by. J. C. Rogers, Sheriff of Milam Co. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Jan. 5, 1856 Administrator's Notice - Estate of Jacob Gross, dec'd by W. W. Oxsheer, adm. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., May 3, 1856 Divorce - Jane McAnally files a petition for divorce alleging cruel treatment and desertion of herself and an infant child [no name given] against William McAnally (17 Apr 1856) Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Sept. 13, 1855 Death - Some weeks since a gambler named Roberts killed a man named Melton at Cameron. Roberts escaped and went to Brazos Co. where on Aug. 24th, he was shot and killed by the sheriff. Austin Texas State Gazette, 1856 - No abstracts Austin Texas State Gazette, 1857 - No abstracts Austin Texas State Gazette, 1858 - No abstracts Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., Jan. 22, 1859 Death - Mrs. Lucy A. Heiskell, wife of Captain John A. Heiskell, daughter of Neston Clay, born in Washington Co., TX on Feb. 15, 1831, died at San Anders, Milam Co., TX [no date of death given]. Austin Texas State Gazette, Sat., April 2, 1859 Death - Henry Sullivan of Milam Co. was murdered on the 19th inst. while driving a stock of beeves to Missouri. He was killed at a cowpen by a man in Collin Co. and was covered over by dirt.