Lady Book Notes - MEB Jones

I didn't spend much time with these notes, but once again, I had to make copies because THEY ARE SO OLD! c. 1910

I titled them Lady Book because of the logo on the cover. 

List of People MEB Jones Mentions

 I decided to make a list of the people he had listed.  Many had addresses.  These people may or may not give us clues about M.E.B.

 W. H. Evans
Binger, Okla, Caddo County, RR No. 1
Lives 4 miles South of Binger on the Rock Island R.R.
Binger is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 672 at the 2010 census. It is the headquarters of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, who were settled there in the 1870s.
 
W.E. Walden, Thackerville, Okla.
google search reveals that W.E. Walden was the father of Asa E. Walden,  went to Love County, Oklahoma close to Marietta (which would be near where M.E.B.'s son, Burwell lived)  from Collin County, Texas. in 1900. Asa served in the Legislature of Okla for six years, practiced law, District Judge, member of the Methodist Church of Marietta, friend of the common man, a copy of this resolution was sent to the Historical Society of the State of Oklahoma, a copy to the Historical Society of the State of Texas, and a copy to the family of Judge Walden.
Respectfully submitted,
B. W. Jones, J. W. Dixon, C.W.Cameron,J.S. Batson, C. C. Wilkins,O. E. English, W. J. Williams
THE BAR OF LOVE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA.(Committee)

MEB Jones Random Notes

 Random Notes Part 3

pages 4-5

 Page 4 (back) 

Difference between sin and crime.  God can not punish Sin in this life. Judgment falls upon all alike. These are not punishment. Sin cannot be judged at Death because there is no judge. Guide? and witness are both necessary to a fair trial. Cannot be at death because we are to live on.

 Page 5 (front)

Unbelief, the great obstruction to Christ's work. 2 All things in general are possible to God. But it is to him that believes as to particulars ??? I may not have correct translation

 Depravity not only weekness but inclined to evil  it is positive   Hence yea must be born again.

Page 5 (back)  what does it mean to be born again?
the whole stream of Humanity is corrupted by sin   Dr. Gambrell
Google Search http://baptisthistoryhomepage.com/gambrell.j.b.by.truett.html
finds a James Bruton Gambrell on the Baptist History
By George W. Truett, D. D.
Biblical Recorder, 1932
"Life Stories of Great Baptists"
A few dates: Born, l841; Converted, 1856; American Civil War, l861-1865; Ordained, 1867; Editor Baptist Record, 1877; Work In Texas Begins, 1896; Editor Baptist Standard, 1910; President Southern Convention, 1917-l921; London Conference and European Tour, 1920; Died (May 29), 1921.

Coo Coo Ca Choo

                                       

Wild About Texas: Mourning Dove

There are things that stir your memory.  Sometimes it’s a song, a place, or a special recipe, but for some reason, you are transported back into your past evoking strong feelings. I’m very much a nature person, and yesterday my memory was stirred by a sound…the sound a dove makes. I would call Mother every Sunday and she would often have her house open or even talk on her remote phone from her porch. She lived on a street named Mourning Dove, and the Mulberry trees in her backyard were often filled with dove. They would coo and coo, and I could hear them when I visited with her both, both when I visited her home in Abilene or visiting with her on the phone.

I had sometimes mused that it sounded like the Beatles song “I Am the Walrus”…goo goo g’joob,  But it was way better known from the movie “The Graduate” and a song sung by Simon and Garfunkel’s,  “Mrs. Robinson”.

Only here recently have I said that it sounds like the dove are saying coo coo ca choo. So yesterday when I was on my own back porch, a dove began to coo. Derek was with me and heard me say, “I love you, dovie.” (because they were making me feel close to Mother).  And in a few minutes he said, “ I love you, too,” because to him, that is what he could hear them saying in return.

 Well, this morning, I looked up this string of nonsense words…and in the urban dictionary, the meaning is derived from “Finding Nemo” and I connected with the urban meaning given…

“Everything is all right. No worries.”

MEB Jones Random Notes

 Random Notes Part 2 

Pages 2-4

Page 2 (back) Alfilerea Ariz., good for grazing

When I googled Alfilerea, the best guess would be that he misspelled Alfilaria defined as a weed grown for forage in the dry regions of the southwestern U.S. —called also pin grass. This makes sense because among the papers is an Abstract of Title for land in Progress City in Brewster Co., Texas.  (See later notes about this title.) I believe the names he has listed with addresses on these sheets may be tied to the selling/buying of this property in Brewster County.

J.W. Aden? in Hot Springs, H.A. Robb in Quanah

Page 3 (front) A.C. Parker seems to be another shoe order

M.E.B. then writes a quote as he seems forever preparing sermons.  "Doing right will often get men into trouble. Doing wrong never fails to get people into trouble. The people who get into trouble doing right always get out. The others stay in."   George Truett

Page 4 (front)  seems very random

Tomotoes  No.?  Big Boston   1    California   2     Salamander    4

There is a grocery expense list  Coffee, Transfer maybe money in bank, bed, cream, coffee again, car fair      total is 230

Ensissinger? L. G.  Rotan, Tex.

Page 3 (back)  C.S. Trotter, Charlie Trotter March 28, 1902  F, Elsie Trotter Oct 11, 1903  F , Oral Trotter  M Aug 31 1907..... (were these people and dates connected to those he saved?)

 Three sources of Strength 1 prayer 2 Holy Spirit  3 Christ himself

MEB Jones and His Notepads

RANDOM NOTES part 1

 In the old trunk, there were several notepads where Martin Ervin Brooks Jones recorded information. It seems that he always had a pad with him. Inside these notepads, I found a variety of information. Without anyone to give me any knowledge of what he recorded, I began researching some of the names and infomation listed. 

I will start with a flip book that only had 5 sheets that were written on. I tore them out and disposed of the notepad. It's always SO hard to get rid of things from the last turn of the century. 

I labeled these as Random Notes. As to the date of these notes, my guess would be around 1910/1920

I also wrote a transcription, trying my best to get it correct. Handwriting is always a factor in transcription. 

Page 1 (front) appears to be a list of people that M.E.B. was ordering possibly shoes for. It appears that he list the style # of the shoe, color, how many pairs, and price.  People he was ordering for: A.C.Parker, M.H. Jones (men,women,children), J.W. Wood, Joe Skipworth (children), J.C. Taylor?, 

Page 1 (back) M.E.B. has two addresses, one for W.H.Evans. The other for W.E. Walden

 Page 2 (front) List of people continues, J.E. Marbut?, Geo.M. Callum, Marrow? Roebuck, F.R. Lefre?, Rev. P.W. Eldredge

Christmas 1955

This was the year before I was born. Daddy had purchased and learned how to use a good camera. It had a blue bulb flash on it with film that had to be developed.

Christmas for Bryan and Paula -Texas Street - Vernon, Texas

Christmas in Thalia, Texas with Mimi and Pappy

cousins Bill Lynch Jr., Carolyn Jones-Bryan Quillin reading a Christmas story

Thalia - Paula Quillin with Deborah Jones, Pam Jackson - they all got dolls

Christmas with Granny Hart (Truman's mother)

Marshall Street

Bryan Quillin, David Carver, Paula Quillin, Patricia Emmons, Beverly Carver

Summer Vacation 1955

 This vacation was taken the year before I was born. Mother and Daddy took Bryan and Paula on a trip to Austin, San Marcos, and San Antonio.

 

Special Vacation Picture

Mother loved one of the pictures from their vacation in 1954 so much that she had Granny (Merphia Ewing Quillin) make an oil painting of the scene. We still have the painting and it is in our lake place at Possum Kingdom. It hung for most of my life in Mother and Daddy's den.

Summer Fun 1954

It’s fun to see how a young couple who struggled to make ends meet reach a place in their early married life to now own a new home and a new car. Daddy had worked his way into a good paying job and had gained the respect of two influential men in the newspaper business. Now that Mother and Daddy were beginning to reap the benefits of their hard work, they began to take a yearly vacation.

In 1954, two years before I was born, their family vacation was a trip across the Continental Divide through New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado. They made stops at The Petrified Forest, The Painted Desert, The Grand Canyon, skirting Monument Valley (cross Indian territory, most likely Navaho or Apache). Of course, the trip would not be complete unless they found a small fishing village in the mountains of Colorado so Daddy could fish before returning to the grind of everyday living. Their fishing spot that year was most likely between Lake City and Creed Colorado where they crossed Slumguillion Pass at 11, 361 feet in the San Juan Mountains. Bryan would have been nearly 7 and Paula would have been nearly 4. Their car was a new 1952 Chevy. (That was a BIG deal for them.)

Early morning start. Hardly daybreak and sleepy head kids.

Hannah Witt marries My Charles Hulsey

 THE DOUGLAS REGISTER PAGE 148

Changes In My Lifetime - Washing Machines

                                             

Vintage 1950's Maytag Wringer Washing Machine - Electric - Antique | #1803041968

WASH DAY

When I was very young, women had a designated day for their chores.  Mother and Mimi did their laundry together on a certain day every week at a laundry mat. There was an electric clothes washer, but it did not have a spin cycle so they used a manual wringer. Mimi was fearful for us to help and would keep cautioning to keep our fingers clear. It was really more fun to play around outside. The wet clothes were carried home and hung on a clothesline outside to dry. (There were no clothes dryers until several years after we moved to Bismarck Street. Mother had a clothes washer inside then, and they eventually placed a dryer in a store room under the carport.)  We only had cotton clothes (there were no artificial fabrics) so ironing was essential. We didn’t have a steam iron, so dry clothes had to be sprinkled with water. A cork with holes in it could be bought to put on a coke bottle for sprinkling. After the clothes were sprinkled and slightly damp, each piece was rolled and placed into a plastic bag, waiting its turn to be ironed. Cotton was prone to shrink so clothes were bought large until “preshrunk” cotton was introduced.

Many clothes that I wore were made by mother, and Mimi was the master seamstress. I was proud to wear them. Mother had an old Singer sewing machine, which I still have tucked away in the back of a closet. She taught me to sew on that machine and I’m lucky to have learned the basics of how garments are sewn together.

John Witt III aka Whitt (1700-1779)

 

John Witt III   aka Whitt (1700-1779)

And Elizabeth Parrish?

They were Virginia Colonist

 

John was born about 1700 (rough estimate) in Charles City County, Virginia Colony

He died after 1779 after about age 79 in Halifax County, Virginia.

 John and Elizabeth were married in about 1720 in Henrico County, Colony of Virginia.

 John’s Biography

 John was born about 1700 in Charles City County, Virginia Colony. He was the son of John Witt and Ann Rogers. He passed away after 1779 in Halifax County, Virginia.

John married Elizabeth P. (sometimes speculated as being Parrish) about 1720 in Henrico County, Virginia Colony (based on the birth dates of his children).

 John first appears in records when he patents a grant of 400 acres of land south of the James River on 17 September 1731 in Goochland County, Virginia Colony (formed from Henrico County in 1728).[1] He and wife Elizabeth later sold this land in two portions on 28 April 1734; 200 acres each to John Peter Bilboe and Peter Depp.[2] Elizabeth signed with her mark "P," most researchers think this is for "Parrish."

 In 1732, 1733 and 1734 he appears as a tithable in the vestry records of King William Parish. There appear to be two John Witts in the household in 1732 and 1733; John and his father, John Witt II.[3]

 On 21 July 1752, John and his wife, Elizabeth, were part of a land sale with his uncle William Witt. They sold 150 acres of land on Tuckahoe Creek to Richard Johnson. The record listed John as John Witt, Jr., planter of Goochland County. Land lines were with: Thos Farrar, Augustine Webber, Richard Johnson[4]

 John apparently remained in Goochland County at least through 1757. The marriages of several of his children are recorded in the “Douglas Register” of Rev. William Douglas, essentially a sort of vestry book for St. James Northam Parish.[5]

 John moved into Halifax County, Virginia Colony sometime in the mid 1760s. He purchased land In 1773 from Adjonijah Harbour next to David Witt on Falls Creek. In 1779 he made a gift of this land, described as whereon he lived, to John Matlock and Jesse Witt in 1779.[6]

 This 1779 transaction is the last one found in records. The date of John's death is unknown, but it would be 1779 or later in Halifax County.

 Children

The children of John and Elizabeth are primarily deduced from records. The following children have been attributed to John and Elizabeth by Robert Baird [7].

 Charles Witt (c 1715-1781): Married (speculative) Lamina (or Lavinia) Harbour.

David Witt (c 1720-1810): Married Sarah Harbour.

Jesse Witt (7 Aug 1736-1809): Married Martha Cheatham. Died Henry Co., VA.

Elijah Witt (d. ca 1775): Likely married Jane Harbour (sister of Sarah, brother David's wife).

John Witt IV (c1725-?): Married Mary Bullington by 1753. From 1753-1766 had 5 children in Goochland County.

Mary (Witt) Bullington (c1737-?): Married John Bullington Sr. about 1757.

Hannah (Witt) Hulsey (c1736?-c1805): Married Charles Huddlesley (Hulsey) 2 Jul 1756. In NC 1768, 1774, 1775. In SC by 1790.

Judah Witt (c1736?-?): Married John Matlock 22 Nov 1756. In Rowan Co., then Henry County, VA.

Elizabeth Witt (speculative)(c1730-1810): Married Thomas Smith (will in 1797 in Rockingham, NC).

 Research Notes

Witt-1888 17:45, 30 July 2022 (UTC): I am removing the middle name of William which was added based on the source: Head Hulsey Huff web family tree (http://hulseyheadhuff.net/ghtout/gtp1161.html). That Witt tree is full of known errors and no sources are given. The John Witt listed is married to Lucy Littlebury, whom was the son of William Witt-12. His wife's maiden name is oft repeated as Littlebury, but no research has found a source for that name (which was apparently presumed only from having a son named Littleberry; which happened to several women in that area of Virginia during the 1700s.).

 Sources

1 ↑ Virginia Patent Book 14, p 333.

2 ↑ Goochland County, Virginia Wills and Deeds, 1728-1736, Benjamin B. Weisiger III (Southern Historical Press, 1983), p 52 from Deed Book 1, p 523-4.

3 ↑ Vestry Book of King William Parish, Virginia 1707-1770, (Manakin Huguenot Society, reprint 1966), pp 70, 76, 78.

4 ↑ "Goochland, Virginia, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-9VYZ?view=fullText : Nov 28, 2024), image 132 of 252; .

5 ↑ The Douglas Register, William Macfarlane Jones, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., reprint 1985); as cited on John Witt III (c1700? – 1779?)

6 ↑ John Witt III (c1700? – 1779?)

7 ↑ https://genfiles.com/witt/john-witt-iii-c1700-1779/

8 ↑ Witt, Robert W. 2006. Descendants of John Witt, the Virginia immigrant. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books

See also:

https://genfiles.com/witt/john-witt-iii-c1700-1779/#footnote_8_1506 

Bob’s Genealogy Filing Cabinet by Robert W Baird

Southern and Colonial Genealogies

 

Elizabeth (Parrish?) Witt

Born about 1700 in the Colony of Virginia

                Birthdate is a rough estimate

Died after July 1752 about the age of 52 in Halifax County, Virginia Colony

 Elizabeth was born about 1700. She passed away after 1751 in Halifax County, Virginia Colony. Elizabeth's last name at birth is unknown but has been speculated to be Parrish based only on a 1734 land record (below). She is a Virginia colonist.

 Elizabeth married John Witt III about 1720 in Henrico County, Virginia Colony (based on the birth dates of children).

 One of the only records in which Elizabeth appears is the sale of land on 28 April 1734; 200 acres each to John Peter Bilboe and Peter Depp.[1] Elizabeth signed with her mark "P," most researchers think this is for "Parrish." She is mentioned in the records of some of the marriages of her children in the “Douglas Register” of Rev. William Douglas, essentially a sort of vestry book for St. James Northam Parish.[2] She is last definitely known to be living in July 1752 when she signed with her husband on a land deed dated 21 July 1752[3]

 Sources for Elizabeth

1   ↑ Goochland County, Virginia Wills and Deeds, 1728-1736, Benjamin B. Weisiger III (Southern Historical Press, 1983), p 52 from Deed Book 1, p 523-4.

2    ↑ The Douglas Register, William Macfarlane Jones, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., reprint 1985); as cited on John Witt III (c1700? – 1779?)

3    ↑ "Goochland, Virginia, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-9VYZ?view=fullText : Nov 28, 2024), image 132 of 252; .

Changes In My Lifetime - A List of Changes

 

Tennis Shoes came in different sizes, not brands. We wore Keds.

1948 -  Johnson & Johnson invented disposable diapers and in 1961 Pampers hit the shelves. My mother used cloth diapers and labored to keep them bleached and clean.

1952 – Polio reached epidemic proportions when 62,000 children were infected. In 1955 widespread vaccinations began and by 1979, polio was eliminated across the country. I remember taking the vaccine which was applied to a sugar cube.

1955 - The microwave was invented, but I was not introduced to it until 1973. A neighbor at our Lake Kemp cabin had purchased one and invited us to his place where he demonstrated cooking a baked potato. 

1957 - Birth control pill, which explains why Mother always told me that I was a surprise, but the best surprise she ever received.

1958 - Jet airliner, the first airplane to carry passengers. It was well into the 70s that I ever took my first airplane flight.

1959 - Float glass, before that glass panes were wavy

1962 - Communications satellite, Pres. Kennedy was the first to broadcast live across the Atlantic.

1973 - cell phone which was clunky and very large. Paula asked Daddy for one at Christmas probably in 1980 and I'm not sure how efficient it was.