Scenes above from Camp Ford Reenactment 2005 (photos by Deason & Martha Hunt) —————————- Thanks to Scott Fitzgerald who posted the following about the Camp Ford Reenactment this next weekend in Tyler to the Rootsweb East Texas Genealogical Society (ETGS) mailing list. It is reproduced here with his permission. —————————- You are invited to [...]
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The following query comes from Weylon McDougal: I am searching for a family Bible belonging to Walter E. Davis and Sarah A. Baker Davis that was left in Ogburn(about 10 miles north of Winnsboro) in 1946 when he moved to Clute, TX. You may contact him at weylonmc@yahoo.com.
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A Scott surname researcher is looking for the maiden name of Elizabeth Betsy Scott (b. ca 1830) who lived at Winnsboro. You can see the details of the request at Rootsweb Scott Family message board at http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.wood/595/mb.ashx.
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More information on Deputy Sheriff Amos Wofford: 1. A killing occurred at Winnsboro Saturday evening in which Dick Milam was shot and killed his son W A Milam seriously wounded and both John and Amos Wofford fatally shot and dying later. — The Jefferson Jimplecute, February 08, 1907 (Source: IMAGE 3 of 5. Image provided [...]
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A new poll has been posted on the bulletin at woodtxgene.com. Help us out by going over and sharing your response. Remember, your responses are anonymous.
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The first brick courthouse in Wood County at the county seat of Quitman was finished in late 1883 and used until it burned in1925. – Photo from the June Preston Collection of photographs donated by June to the Wood County Genealogical Society. Technorati Tags: Preston,1884 Courthouse,Quitman
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Mike Koch of Oklahoma dropped by the Quitman Public Library today looking for information on Amos Wofford, a Wood County Deputy Sheriff who was shot and killed Feb. 4, 1907 along with his brother who was a Wood County Constable. Amos is buried in the Union Cemetery in the county. If you have any information [...]
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Thanks to member Lou Mallory who brought us up to date on the site for address for buying “Wood County 1850-1890″. It has been corrected on the Publications Page of this website. FYI: Lou Mallory, P. O. Box 255, Mineola, Texas 75773. Lou’s email is gmallory@suddenlink.net. The book costs $15.00 plus $4.00 postage. Lou is [...]
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A comment at this link: Looking to purchase inquires about where the person can buy a copy of the history “Wood County 1850-1900.” If you can help, follow the link above and post a response.
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First installment Mrs. Ona Wood, a Wood County family history researcher and historian, wrote a history of the county in the 1950’s through the story of some early pioneer families here. She is a descendant of Wood County pioneer Peter Gunstream among others. We are beginning the serial printing of the book in installments for [...]
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