RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 30, 2011
KINSEARCHING
by
Marleta Childs
P. O. Box 6825
LUBBOCK, TX 79493-6825
kinsearching@gmail.com
An interesting page in the Dallas Semi-Weekly Farm News was “The Cozy Corner,” in which the editor, “Mr. Big Hat,” referred to everyone as “cousin.” The editor printed letters from adult readers who submitted news from around Texas. Children also submitted letters which were reproduced in the section, “Little Men and Women, The White Rose Band.” Due to space limitations, many letters could not be published. In an “Honor Roll of Cousins,” the editor listed the names of people whose letters were not used and cordially invited them to write again. The roster below appeared in column 7, page 7, of the 27 April 1906 issue of the Dallas, Texas, newspaper. It provides the individual’s name and place of residence, which is in Texas unless otherwise noted. (Surnames are capitalized for emphasis.) The “Honor Roll” also demonstrates the variety of states in which subscribers lived.
Delia BARBER, Gladeville, Tenn.
May BARBER, Gladeville, Tenn.
Cliffie BECKUS, Electra
Erie BELL, Chillicothe
John F. BELL, Leeksburg, Ark.
Nellie BELL, Willzetta, Ok.
L. Hampton BLUNTZER, Arneckeville
Willie BRAZZEL, Jasper
Evie CHANDLER, Electra
Venia CHANEY, no place stated
Cassie COLEMAN, Satillo, Miss.
Ola CONEY, Ladonia
Jesse CORNELIUS, Guernsey, Ark.
Anna COTNER, Ponder
Della COTNER, Ponder
E. L. COVEY, Dublin
Minnie CUSTER, Chillicothe
Letha DENNIS, Wheeler
Nora DICKSON, Loving
Bertha DUDLEY, Dublin
Ellen DUMAS, Tolar
Louis DUNNAM, Buffalo
Ada EMBERTON, Tompkinsville, Ky
Amanda ESTES, Yeager, I. T.
Editor’s note: Before Oklahoma became a state in 1907, it was divided into Indian Territory (I. T.) and Oklahoma Territory (Ok.).
Bertie FALLS, Blanket
Lizzie FANCHER, Kingston, I. T.
Edna GEAHMAN, Choctaw, Ok.
Houston GEORGE, Aubrey
Arthur GOFER, Harvey
Mary Jane GOULD, Miller, I. T.
Talley L. GRAVES, Weldon
Ora GREENWAY, Wolfe City
Robert GREENWAY, Wolfe City
Willie HAFFORD, Israel
Walter HARDWICK, Troy
Esther HERRING, Belton
Berdie (sic) HILL, Voss
(To be continued)