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Portal to Texas History Contains Wood County Resources

Posted on February 26, 2012 by netexas

Wood County references are available online at the Portal to Texas History at http://texashistory.unt.edu/. Billing itself as “a gateway to Texas history,” the portal is a project of the University of North Texas. A search at the portal main page (link above) for Wood County, Mineola, Quitman,and Winnsboro yields many digital pages of documents, publications, [...]

Filed under: Resources | Tagged: Mineola, Portal to Texas History, Quitman, University of North Texas, Winnsboro, Wood County | Leave a Comment »

Wood County Resources at TAMU-Commerce

Posted on February 25, 2012 by netexas

A number of documents and pictures relevant to family history research for Wood County, Texas can be found in the Texas A&M University-Commerce Libraries’ Northeast Texas Digital Collections at http://dmc.tamu-commerce.edu/cdm/ This includes online information from holdings at libraries and museums in Wood and Rains counties. 1. The Gilbreath Memorial Library digital collection consists of photographs [...]

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Ideas for getting un-stuck in my family history journey

Posted on February 25, 2012 by netexas

What do I do next? Ideas for getting un-stuck in my family history journey [Outline for the February program at the WCGSTX Genealogical Society meeting.] The meeting was to help members examine how to get started again or on another part of the personal research journey by examining (1) their progress in research (2) in [...]

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Query: Hearon

Posted on February 24, 2012 by netexas

I am currently working on my family tree on the name of Hearon. I am particularly trying to locate descendants of Charlie Hearon and Annie Warren Hearon. I am at a standstill trying to locate the cemetery where Annie Hearon was buried and when. I have found Charlie, Sr. already. My daddy, E. L. Hearon [...]

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Jack King Seale and His Dogs

Posted on February 23, 2012 by netexas

President Ronnive Vance submitted these photos of Wood County tombstones. Do you have any interesting tombstones in the county to share? Reverting back to old practices, Jack King Seale chose to be buried on his property along CR 3235 between Lake Lydia and Concord Cemetery located on FM 778. Also buried with Jack are two [...]

Filed under: Cemeteries | Tagged: Concord Cemetery, Lake Lydia, Seale, Vance | 1 Comment »

Interested in Dallas Workshop March 24th?

Posted on February 23, 2012 by netexas

Secretary Shirley Patrick shared the following email with us. If you are interested get in touch with Shirley. Her email address and phone number are on the roster in the member-only page which you can link to from the address at the top right column of this page. You also can post a comment to [...]

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Query: Champion

Posted on February 23, 2012 by netexas

I am researching my husband’s family genealogy. (I am fairly new at this and would appreciate any tips or information you can share.) I am trying to locate two of his ancestors: Joseph H Champion and Adison M Champion. I have found both on the 1920 Census. They were residing in Hawkins, Wood Co TX. [...]

Filed under: Queries | Tagged: Boyett, Champion | Leave a Comment »

Query:Tomlin

Posted on February 23, 2012 by netexas

I am doing a family tree on the name Tomlin I understand Blair Denton Brown’s mother was Velma Mayebelle Tomlin. Velma Mayebelle Tomlin was my grandmother’s sister. I would like to share info. I could use some help from her descendants, if you know any of her descendants please have them contact me at the [...]

Filed under: Queries | Tagged: Brown, Shackelford, Tomlin | 1 Comment »

Query: Hyde

Posted on February 23, 2012 by netexas

I am searching for John William Hyde and Rosanna Morgan Hyde. They are listed on the 1880 US Federal Census in Wood County, TX. Their children were all born there. My Grandfather, Jefferson Davis Hyde and son of John William Hyde and Rosanna Morgan was the youngest child. I have been told that John William [...]

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Calendar of Events

May 2012
>21 (Monday)
5:00 p.m. -- Social time at Peralta's Mexican Restaurant, Quitman
6:00 p.m. -- Time to offer or seek help with genealogy for members and the general public and/or to use the laptops to go online and search databases. If time permits, work on obituary database updates. We meet at the Quitman Public Library.
7:00 p.m. -- Regular monthly meeting at the Quitman Public Library. Officer Elections for 2012-2013

June 2012
>5 (Tuesday) -- WCGSTX field trip to genealogical collection of the Dallas Public library.
>15-16 (Friday & Saturday) -- Society’s Highway 37 Garage and Bake Sale at the Quitman Public Library. Be saving items to sale and deciding which bake goods to bring also.
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