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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Baylor County, Texas. The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1879. It is named for Henry Weidner Baylor , a surgeon in the Texas Rangers during the Mexican–American War . Adjacent Counties Wilbarger County Archer County Throckmorton County Knox County
Aransas County, Texas United States of America =This project is for those who were born, lived, and died in Anderson County, Texas. Aransas County, Texas on Wikipedia Aransas County, Texas on texasalmanac.com website Namesake: Rio Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu==Aransas County, Texas History and Timeline=====Aransas County, Texas Military======Aransas County, Texas Notables
Armstrong County, Texas United States of America ===This project is for those who were born, lived, and died in Anderson County, Texas== Armstrong County, Texas on Wikipedia Armstrong County, Texas on texasalmanac.com Adjacent counties* Carson County (north)* Gray County (northeast)* Donley County (east)* Briscoe County (south)* Swisher County (southwest)* Randall County (west)
Andrews County, Texas This project is for those who were born, lived, and died in Andrews County, Texas Wikipedia Namesakes: Andrews County was named in honor of the first casualty of the Texas Revolution, Richard Andrews. Richard Andrews was Killed in Action during the Battle of Concepcion on 28 October 1835. History and Historical Timeline 11,000 to 1875 - Indigenous American Indians...
Archer County, Texas United States of America This project is for those who were born, lived, and died in Archer County, Texas. Archer County, Texas on Wikipedia Archer County, Texas on texasalmanac.com website Branch T Archer
Anderson County, Texas United States of America = This is a (sub) project of the State of Texas and Counties Project and the Anderson County, Texas sub-project is for those who were born, lived, and died in Anderson County, Texas. Anderson County, Texas on Wikipedia Namesake: Kenneth Lewis Anderson, congressman and (4th and last) vice president of the Republic of Texas (1844-45) Abbreviations: ...
Angelina County, Texas =This project is for those who were born, lived, and died in Angelina County, Texas. Angelina County, Texas on Wikipedia Angelina County, Texas on texasalmanac.com website Namesake: Legendary American Indian maiden named, Angelina. Parent County: Nacogdoches CountyAngelina County was created and organized in 1846.==History and Historical Timeline
Atascosa County, Texas United States of America This project is for those who were born, lived, and died in Atascosa County, Texas. Atascosa County, Texas on Wikipedia Atascosa County, Texas on texasalmanac.com website Parent County: The county was formed on January 25,1856 from Bexar County and is named for the Spanish word Atascosa, meaning boggy ground that hindered travel. Cou...
This project is for those buried in Celeste Cemetery, Celeste, Hunt County, Texas. It's also known as Hogeye Cemetery and Mt. Caramel Cemetery . Find a Grave Roots Web
Wikipedia =Fort Bliss National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the United States Army post of Fort Bliss, in El Paso County, Texas. Find a Grave
Wikipedia Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas. The campus is located on 272 acres about three miles (8 km) from downtown Fort Worth. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ. Its mascot is the "horned frog". For most varsity sports TCU competes in the Big 12 conference of the NCAA's Division I. The univ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in San Angelo, Texas. San Angelo is the county seat of Tom Green County in the Concho Valley. History Wikipedia In 1632, a short-lived mission of Franciscans under Spanish auspices was founded in the area to serve the Indians. The mission was led by the friars Juan de Salas and Juan de Ortega, with Ortega remaining for six months...
Wikipedia Huston–Tillotson University (abbreviated as HTU) is a private historically black university in Austin, Texas, United States. The school is affiliated with the United Methodist Church, the United Church of Christ, and the United Negro College Fund. Huston–Tillotson University awards four-year degrees in business, education, the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, science and...
This is a nicely maintained rural cemetery that is fenced and has good signage. A church building and pavilion are located on the property. There is an historical marker documenting the cemetery. The cemetery is located on 1261 County Road 110, Prairie Hill, Limestone County, Texas. Find a Grave
This project is for those buried in Kovar Catholic Cemetery, Kovar, Bastrop County, Texas. Find a Grave
This cemetery, established in 1877, is located in Bells, Grayson County, Texas. Find a Grave USGW Archives
Although a fire destroyed the earliest written records of this burial ground, it is known that the first graves are those of Elisha Whitley and Henry McCray who were killed by hostile Indians in 1872. Another early grave is that of Isaac Galbreath (d. 1874), killed by Indians at the age of seventeen. His father, Thomas Galbreath (1823-1902), a Texas Ranger and veteran of the Mexican War (1846-4...
This schoolhouse and nearby burial ground originally served the pioneer settlers of the Turtle Creek area. The oldest marked grave is that of Miles L. Denton (1857 - 75). Also buried in the cemetery is Susan Elizabeth Bird (1866 - 87), the wife of J. Fisher Bird who patented the survey. Continuously used as a voting place since 1885, this property was obtained by School Trustees in 1892 through...
CONFEDERATE TEXAS TROOPS===1st Texas Infantry Regiment== Also Called the "Ragged Old First" The 1st Texas Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the "Ragged Old First," was an infantry regiment raised in Texas for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia.The 1st Texas Infantry Regiment was assembled at Richmond, Virginia, in...
This small rural cemetery is south of Halletsville, Lavaca County, Texas. It may be reached by going south from Halletsville on Hwy 77 toward Hope, turn left on county road CR 444. Drive 3.4 miles and turn right on CR 447, go 2.2 miles, cemetery is on left. As a side note, it was believed that a lot of gravestones were lost, especially toward the creek side of the cemetery. Find a Grave
Junction City Cemetery is one mile south on Hwy 377 from intersection with Main Street. Cemetery is bounded by 20th Street, South Llano Street & Highway 377, in Kimble County, Texas. Find a Grave
Location on Smith Land, south of Hope, in Lavaca County, on 77 towards Victoria. You will need permission to get into the cemetery. This small fenced cemetery south of Hope is the site of about thirty graves. The earliest known grave according to Sammy Tise is the unmarked burial place of Sara Ann Bailey Fitzhenry who died in 1860. Tise included a plat of the cemetery in Lavaca County, Texas C...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Grayson County, Texas. Official Website History The earliest known inhabitants of what is now Grayson County were Caddo Amerindian groups, including Tonkawa, Ionis, and Kichai. These groups engaged in agriculture and traded with Spanish and French colonists at trading posts along the Red River. Trading posts were established at Pr...
The WHITTENTON CEMETERY was the first cemetery at Blue Ridge. This cemetery is north of CR 406 and west of CR 404. It is not visible from either road. In 1876 Marion Andrew Whittenton donated land to establish a public cemetery--the Whittenton Cemetery at Blue Ridge. This cemetery is owned and maintained by an active Cemetery Association and contains upward of 85 graves. There are sixteen un-m...
A project for those who have family members who go back to the days of Mexican Texas and the Republic of Texas. Mexican Texas is the name given by Texas history scholars to the period between 1821 and 1836, when Texas was governed by Mexico. The Republic of Texas was an independent nation in North America, bordering the United States and Mexico, that existed from 1836 to 1846.Mexican Texas - Wi...