1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions – Texas – Wood County – ED 250-1, ED 250-2, ED 250-3, ED 250-4, National Archives Identifier: 5884542 Creator(s): Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. Office of the Assistant Director for Operations. Geography Division. (03/13/1947 – 1968) This item lists Enumeration Districts for: TX ED 250-1: JUSTICE PRECINCT 1 [...]
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County Line Magazine has a more complete review of Sissy Spacek’s new memoir with more details about people and places in Wood County. You can access County Line Magazine online at http://www.countylinemagazine.com/index.php. There will be a link to download a .pdf file of the May issue of the magazine. The review is on pages 10 [...]
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Here’s a review of Sissy Spacek’s new bio: http://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2012-05-04/new-in-print/
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Does anyone associated with this website have information about a place called Billy Goat Hill near Quitman? I was told William G. Sawyer was buried there but cannot find any evidence of it. Any help is greatly appreciated. Debbie deb7953@yahoo.com
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May 10 — WCGSTX field trip to the Alba Public Library and Historical Museum and to Parrott’s Park and Museum in Lindale. We will meet at the library prior to 9:45 a.m. when we will car pool away to Alba on this trip. The trip will continue from there to Parrott’s Park. Bring a sack [...]
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Genealogy award-winning writer, professional researcher and experienced lecturer, Lisa McKinney, of Edgewood enlightened members of the Wood County Genealogical Society with background, hints, and tips about the 1940 census at the April society meeting. The census gives us a look at conditions resulting from the Great Depression of the 20th Century by providing more data [...]
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Requisitions and Acquisitions Co-chair Shirley Bates recently demonstrated the helpfulness of society members on a help request from an Illinois resident which was called into the Quitman Public Library. It turns out that the information was actually needed from Ector County, Texas. Here’s Shirley’s description of what she was able to do for the long-distance [...]
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Status Update By Wood County Democrat McKinney to speak at WC Genealogical Society meeting Monday in Quitman The Wood County Genealogical Society invites the public to hear guest speaker Lisa McKinney at the Quitman Public Library on Monday, April 16, at 7 p.m.McKinney will explain what information is available for family researchers in the 1940 [...]
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Information just received from Requisitions and Acquisitions co-chair Dorothy Harbin is that we now have a new research and lookup resource from the Wood County Courthouse in the Wood County Genealogical Society research room. Vital statistics lists now housed there: 1. Marriage Records – Husband – 1878 – 2009 2. Marriage Records – Wife – [...]
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The next Texas State Genealogical Society (TSGS) State Conference is in Fort Worth Nov. 1-3, 2012. It will feature Curt Witcher as keynote speaker. Exhibitions, society management, and research sources and methods are among items on the agenda.
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