Ancestries in Quitman City, Texas United States Or American: 23.4% Other Groups: 20.8% Irish: 15.0% English: 13.7% German: 8.7% French (except Basque): 3.4% Scottish: 2.5% Scotch-irish: 2.3% Italian: 2.1% Dutch: 2.0% Source: http://www.citymelt.com/city/Texas/Quitman+City-TX.html Submitted by: Delene H. Allen, Director, Quitman Public Library
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Over 50 attendees were challenged, informed, and delighted at the genealogy workshop presented by George Morgan of Aha Seminars today at the Quitman, Texas Public Library. George presented basic research strategies for beginners and as a refresher for experienced researchers in such areas as evidence, documentation, use of maps in research, preparing research pictures of [...]
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The loss of many records of the early years of Wood County, Texas resulted from the burning twice of the County Courthouse in Quitman. The following act of the Wood County Commissioner’s Court is an official reference to the first of these fires in 1878. “Whereas in the burning of the Court House on the [...]
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Member Mark Reid shared with us his response to an email from another member, Vi Shirey, asking if her John T. Potter was on the CD of 17,000 Wood County, Texas surnames. No. John T. Potter does not exist on this database. I see a John L Potter b. 1843 from GA. The CD has [...]
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The Golden Bells, an ensemble of handbell players at the First Methodist Church of Quitman, will entertain at the Wood County, Texas Genealogical Society regular May meeting next Monday, May 16 with a program of old folk tunes, some hymns, patriotic tunes. The society will also elect officers for the 2011-2012 society year at the [...]
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Through the efforts of member Violet Shirey of Rockport, there will be a commemoration of the Civil War service of veteran John T. Potter August 14 at the Shady Grove Cemetery at Winnsboro. Violet has written with several requests for assistance concerning John Potter and family. 1) She is wondering if there is any member [...]
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Member Mark Reid received the following email request for help. Hello, my name is Norman Davis and my mom’s side of the family is Price, and doing our genealogy I have found that there is actually a “Price family Cemetery” located either in or near Quitman, do you have any information that you could email [...]
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Five members have joined the society since the Old Settlers Reuniion in August. Welcome to Sherma Largent of Quitman, Lester Nichols of Garland, Daryl Fowler of Yoakum, Edith Roberts of Yantis, and Ethel Kelley of Quitman. Ethel is researching the ADAIR family of Wood County.
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October has become the recognized “Family History Month” in the U. S., and the Wood County Genealogical Society has several events planned for this month. October 11 (also Columbus Day) is our remodel, rearrangement, and freshen up event for the genealogy research center at the Quitman Public Library. This kicks off at 8 a.m. when [...]
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Members, guests, and visitors are invited to join our group meeting at Peralta’s Mexican Restaurant in Quitman next Monday (August 16) at 6 p.m. If you can make it, you’ll find us having a good time, talking, and sharing. Some of it will be genealogy (nothing official) and some just plain fun.
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