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The website is being reconstructed and updated. It was last revised 11/08/2009 .

This website is dedicated to the genealogy of several families living in the southern states from the 1700's to present. Some of the surnames include: Berry, Bishop, Brill, Callahan, Cross, Cooper, Davis, Day, Fields, Fulcher, Gentry, Gooch, Gore, Harris, Hembree, Hightower, Inabinet, Johnson, Jones, Kimbrough, Kuykendall, Lamkin, Logan, McKenzie, Mayfield, Neill, Oliver, Pharr, Phillips, Pinrod, Reddick, Rogers, Snow, Simpson, Thomas, White.

The website is made up of two segments:

Our ancestors faced many challenges as they moved west and settled in frontier regions under very harsh conditions. Every family has stories to tell about the deeds of those that were here before us.  I believe it is important to pass that information on to the future generations.

I encourage your participation in documenting our family history.

Click here to go to the Rootsweb World Connect Family Tree associated with this website.

The GEDCOM database has been updated. New Post 'Em Notes have been created for selected individuals. The notes contain pictures, comments, references and source information. You can add your own Post 'Em Notes to the individual records. As you browse the pages of this website, many individuals will be linked back to the Rootsweb World Connect Family Tree files.
Some of the photographs posted here do not appear anywhere else.

 

HAVE DIGITAL CAMERA - WILL TRAVEL

If you need photographs from cemeteries in Texas, I will provide them to you for a reasonable fee. 

I will travel up to 200 miles from Temple, Texas to take digital photographs of gravesites, old homesteads. historical markers, etc. My standard rate is $0.375 per mile, which includes the return trip and the incidental mileage associated with the tasking. Minimum fee is $15.

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I am working on making this website more efficient by eliminating some of the clutter. I am also tying individuals back to the records in the Rootsweb World Connect database. This will make things more interactive because you (the viewer) can add post 'em notes to the records. It will also provide continuity and wil require less maintenance work by the webmaster.

HAPPY BROWSING AND GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR RESEARCH.

 

Come see me on Facebook!

Facebook is a fun place on the Internet that is free to join. Joining is quick and easy.

I've set up a new Facebook page specifically for those with an interest in our family tree. My account name for the page is Ray Phillips. It has several Photo Albums for the various family lines. You will find many pictures there from the old days and some pictures from recent times. You can upload your own photographs to the albums.

Facebook is a good way to exchange photographs and communicate with others - one on one. You can also invite those from your own circle of family and friends to join. 

Check it out! If you need help setting up a Facebook account or accessing my family history page, please contact me.

 

 

WEBMASTER'S SOUNDING BOARD

This website was developed by Dalton R. Phillips of Temple, Texas. The information appearing here was compiled from information gathered during my own research and the material I received from several donors since 1995. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of all of the information shown here. Please verify any information shown here against other sources, when it is practical to do so. I will be happy to answer your questions and provide assistance, when I can.

The information appearing here is intended for the use of others with family connections, to aid in their research. Most of the information is in Public Records and it is provided free of charge. This information is not intended for commercial distribution.

POINT OF VIEW

Child Abuse (10/16/2009)

Last night I watched a video clip about a little one year old boy in England that was killed by his step-father. To provide a snapshot of what happened: There had been repeated incidents of child abuse by the mother, grandmother and the dirt bag step-father since the child was born. It all was investigated and verified by the police and their child protection agencies. The child received treatment at several hospitals for injuries resulting from abuse. Other adults associated with the family knew about the abuse of this little child but did nothing to stop it.

You can watch the actual clip by following the link below:

http://media.causes.com/590365?

I cannot believe this abuse was allowed to go on to the point where the child died. There is something wrong with a society that allows something like this to happen. If the police and child protective service agencies make mistakes, it should always be on the side of the child (children) involved. The rest of us also have a responsibility to put a stop to this kind of child abuse if we see it happening. I would gladly go to jail for busting a chair over the head of a jerk like this step-father - even if I had to take that action in the middle of Walmart on a busy Saturday afternoon. As for what should happen to the mother and step-father: A couple of 45 slugs between the eyes, a trip to the nearest dump in a garbage truck and disposal of the remains at the industrial waste incineration plant would be my recommendation. People like that are not fit to walk this earth with the rest of us. We need men like James Hughes Callahan back to deal with these situations. 

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