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Texas Coastal Pioneers of Chambers County
As Compliled in 1952
by Varuna Hartmann Lawrence
Royal Pub. Co., Dallas, TX

         The Gulf Coast Pioneers of Texas
         Authentic Reports Gathered from Many
         Reliable Sources.

         (Many things cannot be verified as the old Record Book
         burned in the fire that destroyed the old Court House
         at Wallisville, then County seat of Chambers county
         1875 or '76)

         Have talked with many of those who had lived in these
         bygone days, and in whose word there was no question,
         concerning the things given here.
            Varua Hartmann
            (Mrs. A. B.) Lawrence

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           CAREYS: The old CAREY family had five sons and one daughter,
	 namely: JEFF, WESLEY, FRANKLIN, JOHN, ROBERT, the youngest son.
	 The daughter, LEONA, married SOLLY BARROW, Jeff married NEP
         PRINCE.
         
           WESLEY married EUNICE BATTISON, at least she had a brother of
	 that name, they had six or more children.
	 LEONA and SOLLY had six or seven children.
	 FRANKLIN had a wife and children.
	 JOHN married but don’t think there were any children before his
	 death.
         ROBERT died before he was grown.
         
           CARMEN: The CARMEN family lived at Old River where many
	 prominent families lived. They had one son, JOHN, and three daughters,
	 ROBERTA, FRANCIS, MARTHA.
	 
	   MARTHA was a bridesmaid to ADALEASA FITZGERALD when she and
	 ED. HARTMAN were married. The CARMENS were cousins to the
	 HARTMANS. At that wedding. MARTHA wore a pink silk. dress.
         FRANCES married MIKE SHAW, a Galveston jeweler, they had one
         
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         daughter named ADA, who married and moved to California, name
	 unknown.
         MARTHA CARMEN married Speights (?).
         
           COOPER: I do not know who the first COOPER was, but his widow
	 came to our house one time, I remember. She had two sons, BILL,
         CHARLES, and one daughter, LAURA. Do not know of any other children.
         
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