For Texas Newspapers available at the UT Center for American History in Austin go to: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/refserv/per_micro/cah/ and click on the "City" (or County) index link near the bottom of the page. Bob Harris 7 Ancient Bend, San Antonio, Texas 78248 (210) 492-3683 harris@texas.net Genealogy Surnames homepage: http://www.geocities.com/heartland/7576 SIG notes: http://harris.home.texas.net/gen -----Original Message----- From: JasOHodges@aol.com <JasOHodges@aol.com> To: HODGES-L@rootsweb.com <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 1:57 PM Subject: Re: [HODGES-L] Re: HODGES Genealogy >In a message dated 99-04-21 11:13:53 EDT, you write: > ><< > In 1850, Texas had five tri-weekly newspapers > and 29 weekly papers with a combined circulation > of 771,524 copies. >> > >Hi Gerry, > >This caught my eye and I wonder if you have a URL where I can get the names >of the newspapers? I'm interested in several counties in the northeast part >of Texas beginning around 1850--Clay, Cooke, Grayson, Kaufman, Titus, Wood, >et al. > >I'm researching descendants of William Cayson Hodges of McNairy County, VA, >including my gggrandfather, James George Hodges and his brothers and a >sister. One of J.G.'s sons, George Dallas Monroe Hodges, my ggrandfather, >married Caroline Jones of Cooke County. I'm also researching the Brown >family of Clay Co. and the Patton family of Kaufman Co. Any help would be >greatly appreciated. > >Jim Hodges > >______________________________