Tried to scan the microfilm and it didn't work on any of the settings. Gave it up for now.
Still trying to link blook relations to the Dalton, James and Youngers. Did find that Sarah Purcell, dau of Thomas Purcell, was married to Charles Younger but have to see if she is related to the Red Rock Purcell's or other families.
Saturday, February 14, 2004
Friday, February 6, 2004
Today
Went to Temple VA Hospital today. I always like traveling up 95 to Temple, through Bell County. Still lots of active farms, black dirt, and the small towns have the old buildings by the railroad.
My thoughts of Janet Jackson and the superbowl stunt: I always thought the Jackson's were a bunch of boobs anyway.
Just a few more weeks and my daughter will be home from Japan where she's been stationed for 3 years, on her way to her new duty station.
Finally received another digital camers. Had a HP 630 and dropped it. Bought a 735 from Ebay and it's great. With a 64mb card it will hold 400 pictures at the lowest setting, the other held 140 at the 2nd setting. Now can go back to the courthouse to get more images of old court records to put on the website.
Now just have to find an inexpensive laptop.
I was given reels of microfilm which contain Bastrop Advertiser images. Bless the lady's heart that loaned them to me. I've been trying to figure out how to copy them to the website. I have a new scanner that scans 35mm slides. I think I can put the microfilm in there and treat them like slides. If that works I can put all the Advertiser online. Fingers are crossed.
My thoughts of Janet Jackson and the superbowl stunt: I always thought the Jackson's were a bunch of boobs anyway.
Just a few more weeks and my daughter will be home from Japan where she's been stationed for 3 years, on her way to her new duty station.
Finally received another digital camers. Had a HP 630 and dropped it. Bought a 735 from Ebay and it's great. With a 64mb card it will hold 400 pictures at the lowest setting, the other held 140 at the 2nd setting. Now can go back to the courthouse to get more images of old court records to put on the website.
Now just have to find an inexpensive laptop.
I was given reels of microfilm which contain Bastrop Advertiser images. Bless the lady's heart that loaned them to me. I've been trying to figure out how to copy them to the website. I have a new scanner that scans 35mm slides. I think I can put the microfilm in there and treat them like slides. If that works I can put all the Advertiser online. Fingers are crossed.
Thursday, February 5, 2004
O'Kelly not related
Not to leave a stone unturned, I did some research on O'Kelley who killed Ford who killed Jesse James.
Some sites state the police got his name wrong and he was Ed O. Kelly, state he left TN in 1882 to Colorado and was a policeman and streetcar driver. Said he married a Younger kin. States he had an Aunt Mary M. Holt that lived in Bollinger Co, MO. States parents were in MO in 1892 and born in NC.
Another person who wrote a book states he is Edward Capehart O'Kelly, son of Dr. Thomas Katlett O'Kelly b. NC and Margaret Ann Capehart.
I found Thomas O'Kelly in 1870 in Bollinger Co, MO with Edward age 13. On the 1900 Bollinger Co, MO census Thomas is there and Sarah M Holt is next door age 56. Ed O'Kelly is in prison in Fremont Co, CO age 42 TN NC NC and says he is single. He was killed in Oklahoma in 1904. Thomas's other sons Zachary b. Arkansas 1861 and Harry b. TN 1859 are in MO in 1910. Sarah M Holt married Joseph A Holt 10/1/1876 and she was a Grady when she married, though I think this was also a married name because of her age of 32 at this marriage.
So her story has more creedance than the others on who he was, if he is the Edward O'Kelly, son of Thomas. I'd say with Sarah M Holt living next door to Thomas, this almost proves it and Thomas's son Edward is probably the same Ed that killed Ford who shot Jesse James.
So for now, I'm not pursuing this lead any further.
Some sites state the police got his name wrong and he was Ed O. Kelly, state he left TN in 1882 to Colorado and was a policeman and streetcar driver. Said he married a Younger kin. States he had an Aunt Mary M. Holt that lived in Bollinger Co, MO. States parents were in MO in 1892 and born in NC.
Another person who wrote a book states he is Edward Capehart O'Kelly, son of Dr. Thomas Katlett O'Kelly b. NC and Margaret Ann Capehart.
I found Thomas O'Kelly in 1870 in Bollinger Co, MO with Edward age 13. On the 1900 Bollinger Co, MO census Thomas is there and Sarah M Holt is next door age 56. Ed O'Kelly is in prison in Fremont Co, CO age 42 TN NC NC and says he is single. He was killed in Oklahoma in 1904. Thomas's other sons Zachary b. Arkansas 1861 and Harry b. TN 1859 are in MO in 1910. Sarah M Holt married Joseph A Holt 10/1/1876 and she was a Grady when she married, though I think this was also a married name because of her age of 32 at this marriage.
So her story has more creedance than the others on who he was, if he is the Edward O'Kelly, son of Thomas. I'd say with Sarah M Holt living next door to Thomas, this almost proves it and Thomas's son Edward is probably the same Ed that killed Ford who shot Jesse James.
So for now, I'm not pursuing this lead any further.
Youngers and James visit the Kelley's
Upton, Bastrop Co, TX: Oma Mae Screws Eastman said her mother, Tina Kelley, daughter of William Leonard Kelley, told her she had sat in the lap of Jesse James when she was a little girl and Jesse James had made her a doll. Also, she added, Frank James, Jesse James, and the Younger brothers would stay at their home, the William Leonard Kelley place, in Bastrop County, Texas. It was told the James' brothers were their cousins, and while at Bastrop, they wanted to exchange horses. The Kelley's wouldn't exchange horses because the exchange might make the family accomplices in the James' crimes. The next morning, they had exchanged horses anyway, and put a coiled rope on the barn floor, filled with money. The horses left were of better quality than those taken. Some of the family said not to tell of the kinship with these outlaws. The James and Youngers were perfect gentlemen while staying at the family home.
Tenney was born in 1868, they came to TX in 1872. If she was on Jesse's lap that was before age 10 so from 1872 to 1878 Jesse came to Bastrop.
Tenney was born in 1868, they came to TX in 1872. If she was on Jesse's lap that was before age 10 so from 1872 to 1878 Jesse came to Bastrop.
New clue on Dalton outlaw relations
Family recalls my great grandmother Celia Petty Tiner of Upton, Bastrop co, TX talking about the relations of the Dalton gang. They think they remember it as:
Celia's mother's (Lee Anna Elizabeth Casbier/Casbeer who married Riley Petty )sister's (there are several of them to look at) kids.
Sisters were:
Mary J (Texanna) who married Archibald Owens and James Walker Drake
Lucinda b. 1846 TX
Martha Caroline b. 1848 TX wed William Barker Burnett
Emily b. 1849 TX
L b. 1854 TX
Martha (1/2 sister to Martha above) wed W B Burnett also
Celia's mother's (Lee Anna Elizabeth Casbier/Casbeer who married Riley Petty )sister's (there are several of them to look at) kids.
Sisters were:
Mary J (Texanna) who married Archibald Owens and James Walker Drake
Lucinda b. 1846 TX
Martha Caroline b. 1848 TX wed William Barker Burnett
Emily b. 1849 TX
L b. 1854 TX
Martha (1/2 sister to Martha above) wed W B Burnett also
Searching for outlaws in Bastrop County, TX
I grew up with stories of Jesse James and the Dalton boys being related. So I've been trying to trace these stories. Though I found the Dalton Gang visited the same area, I haven't yet found the family relation hinted at by older relatives. But I'm still looking.....
Dalton Gang visited Red Rock Texas
Thanks to a tip that the Dalton Gang visited the Osborn farm, I found the possible reason why:
Calvin Jasper Nite was the son of John Edward Nite and Lucy Stepp. Calvin's brother was James Monroe Nite. 1. James Monroe Nite had sons Jim (AKA James Nite) and Bill (AKA Christopher Columbus Nite) who rode with the Dalton gang. Jim (born in Elm Creek, Gonzales Texas ) and Bill's sister Frances Octavia Nite married John Lipscomb Medearis and they lived in Onion Creek, Travis Co, TX. Christopher Columbus Nite AKA Bill Nite was born in Jeddo, TX in 1869.
2. Thomas C Nite, who lived in Red Rock, was the son of Calvin Jasper Knight. He lived near the Petty's.
Winnie Nite who married Lonnie Osborn, son of Hiram Osborn and Anna Hendrix (dau of Morgan Hendrix), and Ella Nite who married Sam Voight (son of Gustaf A), were granddaughters of Calvin Nite, and their great uncle was James Monroe Nite. Jim and Bill (of the Dalton gang) were 1st cousins of their father Thomas C Nite.
Jim and Bill Nite:
They joined the Dalton gang late in their careers. Bill was shot during a robbery in Longview in 1894. Jim was sent to prison in Walker Co, TX. He escaped (after 1910 because I found him on that census) and continued his ways.
Remarks:
1. After gunfights and prison ended the careers of his famous brothers -- Bob, Frank, Gratton and Emmett -- Bill Dalton became obsessed with the idea of making his own name more prominent than that of his brothers. Bill soon joined Bill Doolin, a former member of his brothers gang, and together they formed a new gang of motley group of misfits, including Jim Wallace, a cowboy with the habit of deserting his women; Jim Nite, a loafer from Oklahoma; and Bill Nite, Jim's young brother. Together, they vowed to take East Texas by storm.
The two Nite brothers were found by lawmen in Guadalupe County, Texas, where they were shot. Bill died instantly and Jim was seriously wounded. In 1897, Jim was returned to East Texas to stand trial for the bank robbery and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Texas Gov. Oscar B. Colquitt granted Nite a pardon, but he was later killed in a Tulsa saloon fight.
2.Bill Dalton was not present at the Southwest City robbery, he had left the Wild Bunch and formed his own gang that spring. On May 23, 1894 Jim Wallace, Big Asa Knight, Jim Knight, and George Bennett joined up with Bill Dalton to rob the First National Bank in Longview, TX. Bennett is killed and 1 citizen was killed and 3 were wounded in the attempted getaway. The law trailed Bill Dalton to his hideout near Ardmore, I. T. and surprise and kill him on the morning of June 8, 1894.
1860 Houston Co, TX Alabama PO p 255
672 Lucy Knight 50 GA, Calvin 27 AL, John 2 TX, Sam Houston 13 TX #673 James Knight 30 Tn, Martha 21 LA, Lucy 3 TX, Esterlee 1 TX
1870 Grimes co TX 1st pct p315
1640 Jasper Knight 38 AL, Mary 36 AL, John 12 TX, William 7 TX, Frances 5 TX, Thomas 4 TX, Martha 1 TX
1880 Gonzales Texas
Calvin J. KNIGHT Self M Male W 48 AL Works On Farm --- --- , Mary C. KNIGHT Wife M Female W 36 GA Keeping House SC SC , John D. KNIGHT Son S Male W 21 TX Works On Farm AL AL , William J. KNIGHT Son S Male W 17 TX At Home AL GA , Francis A. KNIGHT Dau S Female W 15 TX At School AL GA , Thomas C. KNIGHT Son S Male W 13 TX At School AL GA , Martha J. KNIGHT Dau S Female W 11 TX AL GA
Lucy C. KNIGHT Dau S Female W 7 TX AL GA , Henry E. KNIGHT Son S Male W 4 TX AL GA , Sam E. KNIGHT Son S Male W 2 TX AL GA , Lou E. BROWN Other S Female B 4 TX GA GA , Cora BROWN Other S Female B 7M TX GA GA
Census Place District 69, Gonzales, Texas
Page Number 426C
1900 Fayette Co, TX 5pct p47
311 Thomas Nite 1866 33 TX AL SC, Addie? 9/1872 27 5/5 TX AR TX, Essie? dau 1889 10 TX TX TX, William son 11/1891 8 TX TX TX, Erasmus son 1893 6 TX TX TX, Ellen dau 12/1895 4 TX TX TX, Milton son 11/1899 1 TX TX TX
1900 Bastrop Smithville p78
569 William Nite 11/1867 37 TX AL TX, Sarah wife 9/1871 TX KY TX, Nite, Katie dau 1887 13 TX TX TX, Lucy 11 TX TX TX
1910 Bastrop 7th pct p253
231 Thomas C Nite 43 m1 22 TX AL SC, Rhoda A 37 m1 22 9/9 TX AR TX, William C 28 TX TX TX, Erasmus W 16 TX TX TX, Ella 14 TX TX TX, Milton W 11 TX TX TX, Oscar R 9 TX TX TX, Viola 6 TX TX TX, Winnie V 3 TX TX TX, Allie M 6/12 TX TX TX
1910 Walker Co, TX
State penitentury huntsville p59
Jim Nite 35 TX AL TX
1920 Red Rock, Bastrop, TX p254
102 T C Nite 53 TX US US, Rhoda 47 TX AR TX, Dacar? son 18 TX TX TX, Viola 16 TX TX TX, Nannie? dau 13 TX TX TX, Allienga dau 10 TX TX TX, Lennah? dau 7 TX TX TX, Ethel dau 4 TX TX TX
1910 Bastrop Texas, 7pct, p246
109 Hiram J Osborn 29 m1 1 TX TX TX, Annie C nee Hendrix wife 21 m1 1 1/1 TX TX TX, Lonnie L son 4/12 TX TX TX
1920 Bastrop, Bastrop, Texas p260
27 Hiram Osborn 38 TX TX TX, Annie C nee Hendrix 31 TX TX TX, Lonnie son 10 TX TX TX, Sarah? Hendrix sister in law 14 TX TX TX, Morris Hendrix brother in law 10 TX TX TX
Calvin Jasper Nite was the son of John Edward Nite and Lucy Stepp. Calvin's brother was James Monroe Nite. 1. James Monroe Nite had sons Jim (AKA James Nite) and Bill (AKA Christopher Columbus Nite) who rode with the Dalton gang. Jim (born in Elm Creek, Gonzales Texas ) and Bill's sister Frances Octavia Nite married John Lipscomb Medearis and they lived in Onion Creek, Travis Co, TX. Christopher Columbus Nite AKA Bill Nite was born in Jeddo, TX in 1869.
2. Thomas C Nite, who lived in Red Rock, was the son of Calvin Jasper Knight. He lived near the Petty's.
Winnie Nite who married Lonnie Osborn, son of Hiram Osborn and Anna Hendrix (dau of Morgan Hendrix), and Ella Nite who married Sam Voight (son of Gustaf A), were granddaughters of Calvin Nite, and their great uncle was James Monroe Nite. Jim and Bill (of the Dalton gang) were 1st cousins of their father Thomas C Nite.
Jim and Bill Nite:
They joined the Dalton gang late in their careers. Bill was shot during a robbery in Longview in 1894. Jim was sent to prison in Walker Co, TX. He escaped (after 1910 because I found him on that census) and continued his ways.
Remarks:
1. After gunfights and prison ended the careers of his famous brothers -- Bob, Frank, Gratton and Emmett -- Bill Dalton became obsessed with the idea of making his own name more prominent than that of his brothers. Bill soon joined Bill Doolin, a former member of his brothers gang, and together they formed a new gang of motley group of misfits, including Jim Wallace, a cowboy with the habit of deserting his women; Jim Nite, a loafer from Oklahoma; and Bill Nite, Jim's young brother. Together, they vowed to take East Texas by storm.
The two Nite brothers were found by lawmen in Guadalupe County, Texas, where they were shot. Bill died instantly and Jim was seriously wounded. In 1897, Jim was returned to East Texas to stand trial for the bank robbery and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Texas Gov. Oscar B. Colquitt granted Nite a pardon, but he was later killed in a Tulsa saloon fight.
2.Bill Dalton was not present at the Southwest City robbery, he had left the Wild Bunch and formed his own gang that spring. On May 23, 1894 Jim Wallace, Big Asa Knight, Jim Knight, and George Bennett joined up with Bill Dalton to rob the First National Bank in Longview, TX. Bennett is killed and 1 citizen was killed and 3 were wounded in the attempted getaway. The law trailed Bill Dalton to his hideout near Ardmore, I. T. and surprise and kill him on the morning of June 8, 1894.
1860 Houston Co, TX Alabama PO p 255
672 Lucy Knight 50 GA, Calvin 27 AL, John 2 TX, Sam Houston 13 TX #673 James Knight 30 Tn, Martha 21 LA, Lucy 3 TX, Esterlee 1 TX
1870 Grimes co TX 1st pct p315
1640 Jasper Knight 38 AL, Mary 36 AL, John 12 TX, William 7 TX, Frances 5 TX, Thomas 4 TX, Martha 1 TX
1880 Gonzales Texas
Calvin J. KNIGHT Self M Male W 48 AL Works On Farm --- --- , Mary C. KNIGHT Wife M Female W 36 GA Keeping House SC SC , John D. KNIGHT Son S Male W 21 TX Works On Farm AL AL , William J. KNIGHT Son S Male W 17 TX At Home AL GA , Francis A. KNIGHT Dau S Female W 15 TX At School AL GA , Thomas C. KNIGHT Son S Male W 13 TX At School AL GA , Martha J. KNIGHT Dau S Female W 11 TX AL GA
Lucy C. KNIGHT Dau S Female W 7 TX AL GA , Henry E. KNIGHT Son S Male W 4 TX AL GA , Sam E. KNIGHT Son S Male W 2 TX AL GA , Lou E. BROWN Other S Female B 4 TX GA GA , Cora BROWN Other S Female B 7M TX GA GA
Census Place District 69, Gonzales, Texas
Page Number 426C
1900 Fayette Co, TX 5pct p47
311 Thomas Nite 1866 33 TX AL SC, Addie? 9/1872 27 5/5 TX AR TX, Essie? dau 1889 10 TX TX TX, William son 11/1891 8 TX TX TX, Erasmus son 1893 6 TX TX TX, Ellen dau 12/1895 4 TX TX TX, Milton son 11/1899 1 TX TX TX
1900 Bastrop Smithville p78
569 William Nite 11/1867 37 TX AL TX, Sarah wife 9/1871 TX KY TX, Nite, Katie dau 1887 13 TX TX TX, Lucy 11 TX TX TX
1910 Bastrop 7th pct p253
231 Thomas C Nite 43 m1 22 TX AL SC, Rhoda A 37 m1 22 9/9 TX AR TX, William C 28 TX TX TX, Erasmus W 16 TX TX TX, Ella 14 TX TX TX, Milton W 11 TX TX TX, Oscar R 9 TX TX TX, Viola 6 TX TX TX, Winnie V 3 TX TX TX, Allie M 6/12 TX TX TX
1910 Walker Co, TX
State penitentury huntsville p59
Jim Nite 35 TX AL TX
1920 Red Rock, Bastrop, TX p254
102 T C Nite 53 TX US US, Rhoda 47 TX AR TX, Dacar? son 18 TX TX TX, Viola 16 TX TX TX, Nannie? dau 13 TX TX TX, Allienga dau 10 TX TX TX, Lennah? dau 7 TX TX TX, Ethel dau 4 TX TX TX
1910 Bastrop Texas, 7pct, p246
109 Hiram J Osborn 29 m1 1 TX TX TX, Annie C nee Hendrix wife 21 m1 1 1/1 TX TX TX, Lonnie L son 4/12 TX TX TX
1920 Bastrop, Bastrop, Texas p260
27 Hiram Osborn 38 TX TX TX, Annie C nee Hendrix 31 TX TX TX, Lonnie son 10 TX TX TX, Sarah? Hendrix sister in law 14 TX TX TX, Morris Hendrix brother in law 10 TX TX TX
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