Mam-ma's Southern Family

Most documents that name my maternal 2x-great-grandfather, name him as P. H. Hutson. These include deeds and tax records in Comanche County, Texas, a marriage record in Hood County, Texas, and tombstones of infant children of P. H. and S. H. Hutson. [1] Other variations on documents include: 1900 census gives his name as Peter H. Hutson and his wife as Sallie. [2]   A newspaper article about the new trustees of the Gustine public schools lists his and the other trustees’ names as initials. [3] Another article talks about “Uncle Pete” going fishing and catching a nine pounder, and on the same page a story that his daughter, Mrs. Johnson of Gomez visiting “Uncle Pete Hutson.” [4] A third article mentions “Uncle Pete” visiting his daughter, Mrs. B. W. Speed. [5] 1910 census lists him as Pet K Hutson. [6] His wife’s tombstone lists her as Sarah Hellena, wife of P. H. Hutson. [7] 1920 census lists him as Pete H. Hutson. He was living with his son-in-law, Luther Wyatt and daughter, Will...

This month, I’m working on the Hutson/Selman family, one of my sixteen 2x-great-grandparents, P. H. Hutson and his wife, Sarah “Sallie” H. Selman. What I Know Sallie died on 26 September 1916 in Throckmorton County, Texas, though her residence was likely in Comanche County. [1] The Texas death certificate has no information about a person’s residence, only about the place of death. She was married but her husband is not listed (no line for it) and he was not the informant. Other documents point to her residence. On 28 January 1915, P.H. Hutson and his wife, S. H. H. Hutson, of Comanche County, sold land to N. E. Palmer, pointing to their residence in Comanche County. [2] She is buried at Union Cemetery, located in Gustine, Comanche County. [3] P. H. Hudson and Miss S. H. S. Selman married in Hood County, Texas, on 11 September 1879. [4] The surname of Hudson is a minor conflict as the two names sound similar. The index at FamilySearch listed his name as R. H. Hudson, the image do...

Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:  It's  Saturday Night  again -  Time for some more  Genealogy Fun!!   Our challenge today from Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings is to:  1)   FamilySearch Full-Text Search  continues to add databases and searchable images to their collections.  This is a gold mine, especially of land, probate, and court records. 2)  Pick one or two of your ancestors or research targets and see what you can find on FamilySearch Full-Text Search about them. Here's mine: I have been working this month on research the Hutson-Selman lines. I have been wanting to do some full-text searching for Greenlee Bean Selman, who lived in Cherokee and Leon Counties in Texas. I shall start by searching on “G. B. Selman” in Cherokee County. G.B. Selman in Cherokee County, Texas I got four returns. In chronological order: 1. Tax roll, 1852 . G.B. Selman was taxed on 225 acres valued at $450. This land was in the ...