Wood County, TX Genealogy Research Community on FacebookIt is with great regret we report the death of Charles Niswanger, husband of member Mary Ann Niswanger. Our prayers and memories are with Mary Ann and her family at this time. Charles Edward Niswanger, age 72,died Saturday, December 3, 2011 in Mineola, Texas. He was born on Thursday, February 16, 1939 in McLennan County, [...]
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Two important notices about the 2011-2012 Wood County (TX) Genelogical Society year beginning in September and the September 19 (at 6 p.m.) kick-off meeting and potluck dinner at the library: 1. Dues ($15 for individual members and $20 for family membership) are payable in September. You can bring them to the meeting or mail them [...]
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Funeral services for Wood County Genealogical Society member LaHoma Clanton are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, August 13 at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel at Quitman. Burial will be at Memorial Gardens at Mineola. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, August 12 at the funeral home. LaHoma has been a [...]
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Welcome to new member Beverley Caddell Ferrell of Harlingen, Texas. She is researching Anderson, Mann, Ratliff, Hartsfield, Blackburn, Preddy, & Adams in the Wood County area. If you have any information on these surnames, you can contact her by email at jf1991@rgv.rr.com. Her mailing address is posted on the membership contact list on the members-only [...]
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I AM SO VERY HAPPY TODAY!!! I had received a copy of my gr.grandfather and gr.grandmother’s cemetery markers but had never been able to find them in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, in Wood Co, TX. Well, today, I FOUND THEM. W. B. Davis, was a CSA veteran, therefore, since I have found it, it won’t [...]
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Dolyne Stevens of West Columbia, Texas is the newest member of the society. The two main surnames she is searching are Carver in Wood County, Texas and Kerby in Montgomery County, Texas. Her contact information is available on the Members Only Contact List which you can access with the link at the top right side [...]
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We have received the following email from member Violet Shirey: John T. Potter was in the Civil War and is buried at Shady Grove, Winnsboro. His tombstone does not show he was in the war. Is there any way we can get a medalion or whatever it is they put on tombstones? Will appreciate your [...]
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The chart below replaces one briefly posted yesterday with more data found after the first chart was composed. 2002-03 — 101 2003-04 — 55 2004-05 — 42 2005-06 — 42 2006-07 — 53 2007-08 — 49 2008-09 — 58 2009-10 — 59 2010-11 — 57
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The Nominating Committee to recommend officers for the 2011-2012 society year was appointed at the March regular meeting. The committee will present its report of recommendations at the May regular meeting at which time officers will be elected. Nominating Committee members are Barbara Coleman, Kathy Lutonsky, and Mary Ann Niswanger. The four offices to be [...]
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