Hood County and present-day Somervell County were created from Johnson County and a small part of Erath County in 1866. Somervell County was created from Hood County in 1875. Following are Land Abstract Indices of the Original Land Owners of Texas that are on file at each county courthouse and at the Texas General Land Office in Austin: Johnson County ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/abstracts/johnson.txt Hood County ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/abstracts/hood.txt Erath County ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/abstracts/erath.txt Somervell County ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/abstracts/somervel.txt Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society

I got this from another list. I also plan to start including in my notes the place of residence in 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1990. Margaret Sandra Knopf wrote: > > You can copy the long form and fill it in if you really want to leave > iinformation for your descendants. > > The census web site for the long form (Informational only) is: > http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/pdf/d-61b.pdf > > It looks as if it requires Acrobat Reader. If so, you'll have to download > it...which I have not done yet. Good luck. > > Sandra > > ==== GRAY Mailing List ==== > Your contributions to RootsWeb helps make GRAY-L possible. > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html

The Hood County Genealogical Society is very pleased to bring you the 1884-1900 Jurors Time Book No. 23. This is a significant body of work brought to you by Mary Maxwell, our wonderful HCGS friend. http://www.granburydepot.org/misc/1884to1900JurorsTimeBook.htm Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society

Hello,I am brand new to the list and am researching my husbands ancestors.He descends from A.J.Wright (Hood County Sherrif,b 1809-d 1883) and Elizabeth Nutt.I would love to make connections and exchange info. Thanks , Bobbie Lee

Does anyone have any information on Laura Ann Ingley/Ingle/Ingel who was born 5 February 1850 in Louisiana (probably Bienville Parish)? She married James L. Havins/Havens sometime before 1867 and had at least one child; a son named Frank Havins/Havens. Laura was the child of Martin K. Ingley/Ingle/Ingel and Nancy Anders. She had four siblings: Jonathan Taylor Ingley, who was murdered by the Indian John Post Oak in Oklahoma; Martin Lafayette Ingley; William Green Ingley; and half-sister, Mary Louise Jackson. Martin K. Ingley died sometime in 1860/1861 and is said to be buried in Somervell County. Nancy married a second time in 1861 to Andrew Jackson of the Rock Church Community. I would really like to hear from any of the Ingley/Ingle/Ingel descendants. Margaret McCleskey, Arlington, TX

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Hood County has many interesting communities and places. The Hood County Genealogical Society has a web page index that chronicles this history at: http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/CommunitiesPlaces.html New additions are: Martin Cemetery, near Lipan, receives a state historical cemetery designation: http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/MartinCemetery1.htm Women's Influence on the Granbury Square: http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/WomenSquare.htm Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society

The Hood County Genealogical Society is pleased to bring you the history of the Granbury Depot written by Mary G. Saltarelli. This article is FULL of history and stories about Hood County and its people. Also included are interviews with Albert Porter, Marie Raifsnider Williams, Mary Kate Durham, Milt Kennon, and Vernie Barber, Jr. Our special thanks go to Bob and Jo Ann Hopper for their preparation of the web pages. You're going to enjoy this new addition to our web articles! http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/DepotHistory.htm Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society

The Hood County Genealogical Society is pleased to bring you two new biographies: William Ellis - Texas Lawman http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/EllisWilliam.htm Virgil McIntosh - Restoration of 1880 log cabin birthplace on Squaw Creek http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/McIntoshVirgil.htm Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society

Jesse James, famous outlaw, is a Hood County legend. Hood County Judge Linda Steen has recently issued an exhumation order of Jesse James' grave in Granbury Cemetery to finally determine if he is actually buried there. http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/JamesJesseExhumationOrder.htm Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society

Lipan High School won the 1994 State Basketball Title: http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/1994LipanChamps.htm Do you know how the Tolar Rattlers, the high school basketball team, was named? http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/TolarRattlersNaming.htm Our appreciation goes to Tim Sears for contributing the above articles. Thanks, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society

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The Hood County Genealogical Society is pleased to bring you 19 new biographies: Bill Archer http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/ArcherBill.htm W.W. Baker http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/BakerWW.htm Elisha Blanton http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/BlantonElisha.htm Doyle C. Brisby http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/BrisbyDoyleC.htm Calvin Guy Carter http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/CarterCalvinGuy.htm Jesse G. Cooke http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/CookeJesseG.htm L.H. Davis http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/DavisLH.htm William Ernest Dodson http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/DodsonWilliamErnest.htm William Jefferson Duckworth - a second biography http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/DuckworthWmJefferson1.htm John McCurry Earls http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/EarlsJohnMcCurry.htm William Frederick Fowler http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/FowlerWilliamFrederick.htm Frances Newman Gibson http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/GibsonFrancesNewman.htm Jerry L. Glisson http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/GlissonJerryL.htm Gene B. Hadley http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/HadleyGeneB.htm Gene Jorgenson http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/JorgensonGene.htm Jack Moore http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/MooreJack.htm James E. Scirrath http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/ScirrattJamesE.htm Gerald Tidwell http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/TidwellGerald.htm Glenn L. Ward http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/WardGlennL.htm Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society

On June 29, 1904 a destructive wind and hail storm occurred in Hood County. Read a well-written account of this day at: http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/1904Storm.htm Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society

The following Hood County military veterans have been added: WORLD WAR II: John B. Crittenden - USAF WWII & Vietnam Joseph Glaizer - US Army Wilma A. Hughes - US Navy WAVE Malcolm Davis Lewis - US Navy Edward "Dean" Matlock - Merchant Marines Billie E. "Ace" McCullers - USAF Edwin "Max" Meyer http://www.hcnews.com/depot/veteran/WWIIvets.htm KOREAN WAR: George O. Tennant - US Marine Corps http://www.hcnews.com/depot/veteran/KoreanWarVets.htm VIETNAM WAR: John B. Crittenden - USAF WWII & Vietnam http://www.hcnews.com/depot/veteran/VietnamVets.htm WOMEN VETERANS: Elysa Drillette - Persian Gulf War Wilma A. Hughes - US Navy WAVE http://www.hcnews.com/depot/Veteran/WomenVeterans.htm OBITUARIES: John B. Crittenden - USAF WWII & Vietnam John Dunton - USAF Joe R. English - USAF Joseph Glaizer - US Army WWII Donnie Hicks - US Navy Victor Holt - US Army Wilma A. Hughes - US Navy WAVE WWII Malcolm Davis Lewis - US Navy WWII Edward "Dean" Matlock - Merchant Marines WWII Billie E. "Ace" McCullers - USAF WWII Edwin "Max" Meyer - WWII Daniel L. Schnick - US Army Bobby E. Shugart - USAF George O. Tennant - US Marine Corps http://www.hcnews.com/depot/Veteran/VeteransObituaries.htm For your information, links have been added to our rosters identifying veterans with on-line obituaries for WWII, Korean War, and Women Veterans. Links will be added in the near future to the applicable remaining veterans. Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society

Please tell me why that the article about Nellie Robertson does not come up when entered through this page. instead, I found myself at a search screen for the University of Texas. In the past I have been able to go directly into the article. Thank you. Smann ----- Original Message ----- From: <TXHOOD-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <TXHOOD-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 4:29 AM Subject: TXHOOD-D Digest V00 #13

The Hood County News recently printed a listing of "Men Who Made Hood County" in its January 1, 2000 edition. http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/MenWhoMadeHoodCo.htm Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society

Learn about the interesting history of the First National Bank of Granbury at: http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/FirstNationalBank.htm The article was transcribed by Jo Ann Hopper. Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society

The Hood County Genealogical Society is very pleased to bring you the second identified Hood County veteran of the War of 1812, John Gilkey. The information was provided by John Gilkey's great-great-great-great-grandson, Joe Brian O'Connor of Oakhurst, New Jersey. War of 1812 Veterans: http://www.hcnews.com/depot/veteran/1812veterans.htm John Gilkey [Gilka], ~1796-1878, a resident of Paluxy: http://www.hcnews.com/depot/veteran/GilkeyJohn.htm Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society