I uploaded 3117 tombstone photos to the Anderson County TXGenWeb site. Thanks to Karla Lang of the Palestine Public Library and Beverly Bailey Odom, my co-coordinator of this site for all of their hard work. To view go to: http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/anderson/cemph/newaddition/newaddition%20.htm l or try: http://tinyurl.com/d25u55 Scott

East Texas Genealogical Society Get-acquainted Luncheon Thursday, February 26, 2009 (normally the 4th Thursday) We start getting there about 11:30 a.m. We finish at 1:30 p.m. or earlier or later, depending on everyone's schedule. Where: at Heartland Ham Co., 3400-A South Broadway, Tyler TX (corner of Amherst & Broadway). What to eat: Soups, sandwiches, special lunches, & excellent desserts. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Scott Fitzgerald - scottfitzgerald@tyler.net

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The Henderson County Historical Society and the Daniel McMahon Chapter of the DAR have are co-sponsoring a genealogy workshop for area residents from 10 am to 3 PM on Saturday, February 21. The workshop will be held at the Henderson County Historical Museum Annex at 207 North Prairieville. It is open to anyone interested in working on their family lines and there will be no charge. The workshop will contain two classes titled "Making the Most of the Evidence You Have" taught by Judy Jacobson, a professional genealogist and DAR registrar and "What Sources Can Be Found Locally" by Sarah Jane Brown, curator of the museum and chair of the Henderson County Historical Commission. There will also be one-on-one help at reference and research tables staffed by members of the Henderson County Historical Society, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Athens Genealogical Organization and the Henderson County Historical Commission. The study areas will be divided by regions and interest areas. Books from the personal libraries of experienced researchers and the local history museum will be available to use. Attendees are being asked to bring a clear statement of the problem being researched. Although blank pedigree charts and family group sheets will be available at the workshop, time can be saved if the attendee fills ones ahead of time. Lists of sources of the information, such as birth, marriage or death certificates; obituaries, wills or family Bible would be helpful. A one hour break at noon will allow attendees to go get something to eat. However, attendees can bring a brown bag lunch and work with the books through the lunch period. Coffee and soft drinks will be provided. To reserve a space call Sarah Jane Brown at 903-675-4222 or Judy Jacobson at 903-677-9686. Note that because of space limitations, the registration will be closed if the meeting space fills. Late walk-ins may be turned away.

Thanks for the plug! Jeri On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Scott Fitzgerald <scottfitzgerald@tyler.net > wrote: > Hi All, > > > > I am going to the Dallas Library on Feb. 28th to attend DGS's Irish > Genealogy Seminar. If anyone wants to ride along, I can take 3 or maybe 4 > people. Leaving about 7 a.m. to arrive about 9 a.m. and then starting back > at about 3:30. You can attend the seminar or just research at the library. > > > > Not confirmed yet but I am also considering attending DGS's Government > Documents on March 21st. So the same offer is made if I decide to go. > > > > More information on the seminars can be found at: > > > > http://dallasgenealogy.org <http://dallasgenealogy.org/> > > > > http://dallasgenealogy.org/fundraising/Seminars/2009-02-28-IrishGen.pdf > > > > http://dallasgenealogy.org/fundraising/Seminars/2009-03-21-GovDoc.pdf > > > > Scott > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi All, I am going to the Dallas Library on Feb. 28th to attend DGS's Irish Genealogy Seminar. If anyone wants to ride along, I can take 3 or maybe 4 people. Leaving about 7 a.m. to arrive about 9 a.m. and then starting back at about 3:30. You can attend the seminar or just research at the library. Not confirmed yet but I am also considering attending DGS's Government Documents on March 21st. So the same offer is made if I decide to go. More information on the seminars can be found at: http://dallasgenealogy.org <http://dallasgenealogy.org/> http://dallasgenealogy.org/fundraising/Seminars/2009-02-28-IrishGen.pdf http://dallasgenealogy.org/fundraising/Seminars/2009-03-21-GovDoc.pdf Scott

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ETGS to Dedicate Meeting to Remembrance of Versie Terrell The East Texas Genealogical Society will celebrate African-American Month on Saturday, February 14, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. in the Tyler Public Library’s Taylor Auditorium, 201 S. College Ave. The program will be dedicated to the remembrance of ETGS member Versie Isabell Terrell. Ms. Terrell, a native of Smith County, a graduate of Texas College, and a retired teacher died in Tyler on January 5, 2009. She and her husband, Claude Terrell, Jr. had been active in the community in the study of and preservation of African-American family records for many years. The featured speaker will be Gwendolyn McMillan Lawe, director of A.C. McMillan African-American Museum in Emory, Texas and 2003 Smithsonian Fellow. Ms. Lawe will speak on the genealogical research on her family and other African-Americans in Rains County. Following refreshments ETGS President Sam Kidd will present a video titled “Lester’s Trip of 1,500 Miles and 120 Years,” the story of the research of an African-American family in Canada for their Smith County, Texas roots. The video will be aired on Canadian television later this year, and includes research provided by members of the Smith County Historical Society and East Texas Genealogical Society. Much of the video was filmed in Smith County and concludes with Lester Mapp’s meeting with his Smith County cousins. Persons interested in African-American family research and friends of Ms. Terrell are encouraged to attend. ETGS meetings are free and open to the public. For more information about ETGS go to our web-site: www.etgs.org or contact June Everheart, Publicity Director at 1stvp@etgs.org or 903-877-4501.

My apologies for my last post, which lacked sufficient detail for people who are unfamiliar with the Portal to Texas History. (If this is you, please read on!) The purpose of my initial post was to invite anyone who has, or will, use the Portal to Texas History to help us redesign the user interface by completing a brief survey. Your responses will help us gauge user satisfaction with the current Portal interface prior to introducing the new interface early this Summer. The Portal to Texas History is a gateway to digital collections from Texas libraries, museums, archives, genealogical societies, historical societies, and private collections. It contains primary source materials, including maps, books, manuscripts, diaries, photographs, and letters. It is managed by the University of North Texas Libraries. For those interested in Texas History, Heritage, Genealogy, etc. search and browse the Portal by clicking on “Researchers Portal” at: http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Afterwards, please take a few minutes to complete our brief survey. Just select “Take our Survey” near the top of any page in the “Researchers Portal” or go directly to the survey at: http://digital2.library.unt.edu/survey/ Many thanks for your help! Questions Kathleen Murray, Postdoctoral Research Associate University of North Texas Libraries kathleen.murray@unt.edu<mailto:kathleen.murray@unt.edu> And on behalf of UNT, I appreciate you taking the time to help us! Lindsey Taylor Graduate Library Assistant Multi-Media Digital Lab UNT Denton Campus Libraries lindsey.taylor@unt.edu<mailto:lindsey.taylor@unt.edu>

Hello, If you are a Portal to Texas History (http://texashistory.unt.edu/) user, we would like your opinions and feedback on our brief survey. User responses will provide us with a baseline of user satisfaction with the current Portal prior to introducing the new interface early this Summer. User Survey http://digital2.library.unt.edu/survey/ Questions Kathleen Murray Postdoctoral Research Associate University of North Texas Libraries kathleen.murray@unt.edu We appreciate your help, Lindsey Taylor Graduate Library Assistant Multi-Media Digital Lab UNT Denton Campus Libraries lindsey.taylor@unt.edu

It appears the dates stated in the paper as the death years are reversed. There is a Death Certificate (DC) for Matt Terry b. 22 Jul 1887, Crockett, d. 24 Feb, 1953, Smith Co, resided at 1212 W. Paul, Tyler; married but wife not shown; DC states buried at St. Louis Cem. but he is not shown on the St. Louis enumeration. His father was Matt Terry, mother was Susan Crowder. Informant was Andrew J. Terry. There is a N. H. Terry 1888 - 1953 listed on the Old St. Louis Cem list. I suspect the "N" is an error. This appears to be the M. H. Terry shown in the Tyler paper. There is also a Death Certificate for Mimi A. Terry b. 13 Jan 1913, d. 21 Mar 1959, Smith Co, resided at 1212 W. Paul, Tyler; buried at Branham Cemetery. Her father was Thomas Branham and mother was Catherine Clemmons. Her Death Certificate shows she was a widow. There is a Mrs. Mimi Terry, d. 27 Mar 1959, FH marker only on the Old St. Louis Cem list next to N. [M] H. Terry as of 1984. Thomas Branham's DC [25 Dec 1844 - 06 Apr 1919] also shows burial at St. Louis but he is not listed there nor is he listed on the Old St. Louis list. I haven't found Catherine Clemmons Branham. I noticed that Walter Henry Branham's address was 1408 Noonday Rd, Tyler and he is shown as married. There is a DC for Sadie Branham [06 Dec 1893 - 21 Jul 1967], widowed, buried at Branham Cem. Her address was also shown as 1408 Noonday Rd, Tyler. Both are shown on the list for the Old St. Louis Cem. list with minor variations in the dates shown on list from those shown on their Death Certificates. Old St Louis List Death Certificate Terry N. H 1888- 1953 Matt Terry 22 Jul 1887 - 24 Feb 1953 Terry, Mrs. Mimi d. 27 Mar 1959 Mimi A. Terry 13 Jan 1913 - 21 Mar 1959 Branham, Walter H. Walter Henry Branham 11 Oct 1884 - 17 Aug 1957 14 Oct 1882 - 17 Aug 1957 Branham, Sadie 1885 - 1967 Sadie Branham 06 Dec 1893 - 21 Jul 1967 I might also mention the DC for Neuell Branham 26 Apr 1894 - 31 Dec 1934, father Sam Branham, mother Catherine Branham, widowed...buried at Branham Cem. He is not listed on either the St Louis or the Old St Louis list. He was a teacher and the informant was Julius Cannon. As time and weather permit I will be doing some more work on this cemetery but at the moment I am already working on four other old cemeteries not listed on the Smith Co website. I would appreciate any additional information anyone might have. Rex Kirby -----Original Message----- From: tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of LINDA MCNIEL Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 3:14 PM To: TX-ETGS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TX-ETGS] Old Cemetery May Become City Property Checking on the Texas Death Certificate site I could not find the TERRY name, but did find Walter Henry BRANHAM.  He is shown as Race: Black; b. 14 Oct 1882 in Tyler; d. 17 Aug 1957 in Tyler.  He was retired from the Rail Road.  Father: Thomas Branham, Mother: Catherine Clemmons. Shows buried "Braham" Cemetery.  Informant was J. W. Cameron.   In case anyone on this newsletter recognizes this line. --- On Wed, 1/28/09, Tyler Paper <webmaster@tylerpaper.com> wrote: From: Tyler Paper <webmaster@tylerpaper.com> Subject: [TX-ETGS] Old Cemetery May Become City Property To: TX-ETGS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 1:23 PM A friend, Scott Fitzgerald, has sent you an e-mail link to a story on the Tyler Paper's Web site. Your friend says, http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20090128/NEWS08/901270337/0/NEWS ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Go to _http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=0_ (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=0) Click on VIEW ALL COLLECTIONS and you will find it in the list of records. It goes through 1976 I think--what a gold mine, eh? In a message dated 1/28/2009 2:44:02 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, vicki.wilson@hsc.utah.edu writes: Linda, where can I find the Texas death certificate site? Thanks -----Original Message----- From: tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of LINDA MCNIEL Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 2:14 PM To: TX-ETGS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TX-ETGS] Old Cemetery May Become City Property Checking on the Texas Death Certificate site I could not find the TERRY name, but did find Walter Henry BRANHAM. He is shown as Race: Black; b. 14 Oct 1882 in Tyler; d. 17 Aug 1957 in Tyler. He was retired from the Rail Road. Father: Thomas Branham, Mother: Catherine Clemmons. Shows buried "Braham" Cemetery. Informant was J. W. Cameron. In case anyone on this newsletter recognizes this line. --- On Wed, 1/28/09, Tyler Paper <webmaster@tylerpaper.com> wrote: From: Tyler Paper <webmaster@tylerpaper.com> Subject: [TX-ETGS] Old Cemetery May Become City Property To: TX-ETGS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 1:23 PM A friend, Scott Fitzgerald, has sent you an e-mail link to a story on the Tyler Paper's Web site. Your friend says, http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20090128/NEWS08/901270337/0/NEWS ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Know Your Numbers: Get tips and tools to help you improve your credit score. (http://www.walletpop.com/credit/credit-reports?ncid=emlcntuswall00000002)

Linda, where can I find the Texas death certificate site? Thanks -----Original Message----- From: tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of LINDA MCNIEL Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 2:14 PM To: TX-ETGS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TX-ETGS] Old Cemetery May Become City Property Checking on the Texas Death Certificate site I could not find the TERRY name, but did find Walter Henry BRANHAM.  He is shown as Race: Black; b. 14 Oct 1882 in Tyler; d. 17 Aug 1957 in Tyler.  He was retired from the Rail Road.  Father: Thomas Branham, Mother: Catherine Clemmons. Shows buried "Braham" Cemetery.  Informant was J. W. Cameron.   In case anyone on this newsletter recognizes this line. --- On Wed, 1/28/09, Tyler Paper <webmaster@tylerpaper.com> wrote: From: Tyler Paper <webmaster@tylerpaper.com> Subject: [TX-ETGS] Old Cemetery May Become City Property To: TX-ETGS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 1:23 PM A friend, Scott Fitzgerald, has sent you an e-mail link to a story on the Tyler Paper's Web site. Your friend says, http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20090128/NEWS08/901270337/0/NEWS ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

A friend, Scott Fitzgerald, has sent you an e-mail link to a story on the Tyler Paper's Web site. Your friend says, http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20090128/NEWS08/901270337/0/NEWS

http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=0   You can also click on a link at that site for "View All Collections" to see other digitized records.   --- On Wed, 1/28/09, Vicki Wilson <vicki.wilson@hsc.utah.edu> wrote: From: Vicki Wilson <vicki.wilson@hsc.utah.edu> Subject: RE: [TX-ETGS] Old Cemetery May Become City Property To: mcniel2@prodigy.net, tx-etgs@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 3:43 PM Linda, where can I find the Texas death certificate site? Thanks -----Original Message----- From: tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of LINDA MCNIEL Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 2:14 PM To: TX-ETGS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TX-ETGS] Old Cemetery May Become City Property Checking on the Texas Death Certificate site I could not find the TERRY name, but did find Walter Henry BRANHAM.  He is shown as Race: Black; b. 14 Oct 1882 in Tyler; d. 17 Aug 1957 in Tyler.  He was retired from the Rail Road.  Father: Thomas Branham, Mother: Catherine Clemmons. Shows buried "Braham" Cemetery.  Informant was J. W. Cameron.   In case anyone on this newsletter recognizes this line. --- On Wed, 1/28/09, Tyler Paper <webmaster@tylerpaper.com> wrote: From: Tyler Paper <webmaster@tylerpaper.com> Subject: [TX-ETGS] Old Cemetery May Become City Property To: TX-ETGS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 1:23 PM A friend, Scott Fitzgerald, has sent you an e-mail link to a story on the Tyler Paper's Web site. Your friend says, http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20090128/NEWS08/901270337/0/NEWS ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Checking on the Texas Death Certificate site I could not find the TERRY name, but did find Walter Henry BRANHAM.  He is shown as Race: Black; b. 14 Oct 1882 in Tyler; d. 17 Aug 1957 in Tyler.  He was retired from the Rail Road.  Father: Thomas Branham, Mother: Catherine Clemmons. Shows buried "Braham" Cemetery.  Informant was J. W. Cameron.   In case anyone on this newsletter recognizes this line. --- On Wed, 1/28/09, Tyler Paper <webmaster@tylerpaper.com> wrote: From: Tyler Paper <webmaster@tylerpaper.com> Subject: [TX-ETGS] Old Cemetery May Become City Property To: TX-ETGS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 1:23 PM A friend, Scott Fitzgerald, has sent you an e-mail link to a story on the Tyler Paper's Web site. Your friend says, http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20090128/NEWS08/901270337/0/NEWS ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

East Texas Genealogical Society Get-acquainted Luncheon - First One of the Year. Thursday, January 22, 2009 (normally the 4th Thursday) We start getting there about 11:30 a.m. We finish at 1:30 p.m. or earlier or later, depending on everyone's schedule. Where: at Heartland Ham Co., 3400-A South Broadway, Tyler TX (corner of Amherst & Broadway). What to eat: Soups, sandwiches, special lunches, & excellent desserts. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Scott Fitzgerald - scottfitzgerald@tyler.net

The Computer Interest Group had a very good learning session after the main meeting on January 10, 2009. During the CIG talk, some people did not get to receive a copy of the handout. Therefore, for those people, and for anyone else who would like a copy of the handout, it is now available at: http://www.etgs.org/meetings/adobepdfhandout.pdf Larry Lawrence E. Oliver ETGS Web Master

Understanding Legal Terms in Documents Subject for ETGS The East Texas Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting on Saturday, January 10, at 2:00 p.m. at the Tyler Public Library in the Taylor Auditorium. The featured speaker will be Michael J. Vaughn, a retired attorney, who has been engaged in genealogical research for 53 years. The title of his program will be “Legal Arcana for Genealogists (Who Said That Latin is a Dead Language.). Genealogists face the problem of encountering words in original records that are dated or obsolete, including legal terms in both English and Latin – French in some places, and even words not obsolete that are not used in everyday conversation. A researcher cannot really understand a document without understanding what the author of the document was trying to accomplish by the use of the terms in the document. The program is intended as a primer of legal terms that genealogists encounter in their research. Attendees will be given a handout of eleven pages of legal term descriptions to use in their research . Approximately thirty minutes following the conclusion of the regular program and refreshments, the Computer Interest Group of the East Texas Genealogical Society will meet. Tyler Jr. College Director of Distance Education Ken Craver will present a program titled “Understanding Adobe Acrobat Documents.” ETGS meetings are free and open to the public. For more information about ETGS go to our web-site: www.etgs.org or contact June Everheart, Publicity Director at 1stvp@etgs.org or (903)877-4501.