Sunday, September 28, 2014

We are descended from Marion Tidwell Horton and his first wife Mary Elizabeth Roe. But Mary Elizabeth died July 17, 1899 and Marion remarried (somewhere I think I have his second wife's name).
This is consisent with two property deeds that I found in the Commanche County courthouse.
Marion bought 80.75 acres on November 1, 1899. See that only his name is on the deed: M. T. Horton (no wife):


When  he sold the land December 5, 1900, his new wife is included as a grantor (but only by her initials "M. A"):

Monday, September 22, 2014

Need Help?

If you need some help doing something not covered here, please reply to this post using the "Comments" link below. If you are the first to request help, the link will say "No comments" as shown below:


Saturday, September 13, 2014

Post Labeling

When you add labels to a post, the blog is set up to automatically add a new tab to the site. Here is an example. Before I add this post, you will see only one tab:


Next, I will add a new post with the label "Coonie" and you will see how the blog automatically adds a new tab. Note the "Labels" area in the top right menu on the blog:


When published, the new "Coonie" label will appear:


Please keep in mind that there is only so much room in the tab bar. Once it fills up, I will start paring down the tabs. However, all posts will still be accessible in the right-hand column menu.

Sunday, September 7, 2014

How to Contribute a Post

Use the following instructions to contribute a new post to the blog.

First, click the "New Post" button at the top right of the blog page:




Then, create your blog using the following 4 steps:



Inserting a Link to an External Web Page Within a Post

If you need to post a link to an external web page, use the following instructions:

Go to that web page and copy the full URL to your clipboard:




Return to Blogger and paste the link into your post and select the "Link" option:


Next, you will want to ensure that the external web page opens in a separate window/tab:


Choose the "Open this link in new window" checkbox and click OK: