Under the direction of Frank Saffarrans, we are pleased to announce the formation of the HCGS Transcriptions Team: Census Transcriptions: Linda Hamilton Schnacke of Flower Mound, Texas Traci Parsons-Holder of Aledo, Texas Virginia Hale of Lake Jackson, Texas Historical & Biographical Transcriptions: Bridgette Parsons of Aledo, Texas LaNelda Gordon Williamson of San Antonio, Texas Janet Stephenson of Granbury, Texas Jo Ann Hopper of Salado, Texas Mary Maxwell of Midlothian, Texas Military Veterans Transcriptions: Virginia Hale You can look forward to many new on-line documents at the Hood County Genealogical Socity web site! Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society

The Hood County Query and Family Data Page has a new entry: - ---------------------------------------------------- Looking for information about first husband of Frances ASTON (b. 25 Mar 1884, Hood Co) who lived with her parents in Hood Co until they died in late 1890's. She then moved to Santo (Palo Pinto)and lived with her sister (Belle ASTON and her husband TT GRIFFIN) and married a Tom Bradford on 19 Jan 1900 when she was 16 years old. He was supposedly a much older man and died within a year after they were married. Any information on Tom Bradford would be appreciated. Jan Wilson <janwilson@sprintmail.com> Merriam, KS USA - Tuesday, October 26, 1999 at 10:18:51 (PDT) - ----------------------------------------------------

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Looking for Hood County Cunninghams, Children of Robert & Martha Walker Cunningham were Sarah Jane Cunningham Brazell, Mary Temple Cunningham Brazell and Frank M. Cunningham who married Samantha Frances Brazell. (3 Brazell siblings married 3 Cunningham siblings) Possible additional sibling was J. F. Cunningham. These families lived in Hood County until the drought of the late 1880's ran them out. I am looking for other researchers who might have info on the ancestory of Robert & Martha Cunningham. -- Billy Bob Bert Brazell

The Hood County Genealogical Society is embarking upon its Census Transcription Project for the years 1880 thru 1930. A systematic approach has been approved, and the completion goal is June 2001. Volunteers have committed to this project. We want to continue bringing you a steady flow of new on-line genealogical information. HCGS has a need for additional dependable volunteers to spend a few hours a month in transcribing our wonderful articles for the HCGS web site. You do not have to live in Granbury to accomplish this! The articles can be mailed to you with everything else done electronically. Please contact me should you like to volunteer. Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society

The Hood County Genealogical Society is pleased to bring you the chapter sub-titles and index of T.T. Ewell's "Hood County History" written in 1895. http://www.hcnews.com/depot/Frank/1895EwellIndex.htm Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society

The Hood County Query and Family Data Page has a new entry: - ---------------------------------------------------- I have some update information about Loveless Savage Ginn II, second ownere of Comanche Peak, Hood Co. He was a son of Thomas Madison Ginn III and Mary Elizabeth Parsons , and married Flora Isabelle Slaughter September 12, 1897 in Hood Co. To them were born 4 children ( Thelma Irene, Victor L.,Leta Bell, and William Thomas. Loveless was born October 17, 1877, and died November 6, 1944. He and his wife are buried at the Granbury Cemetery in Granbury TX. Their youngest child , Thomas Madison, died when less than 2 years old of locked bowells. He is buried by his parents. Thelma Irene married Williard Bently Aubrey, Victor L. married Inda L. ? , Leta Bell married Don Cherry I have one child listed for Thelma Irene and it is Marious ( not sure of the spelling ) no dates. I also have a Thomas Leroy Ginn who married Mattie L. Gideon. They are buried at the Lower Fall Creek Cemetery near Granbury, Hood Co. I would like to share information with all my family, and other researchers working on connecting lines. Thank you, Bob Robert D. Cron <fpslug33@aol.com> Roundhill, KY USA - Friday, October 22, 1999 at 09:06:33 (PDT) - ----------------------------------------------------

I found this , this Morning when i could not sleep <at 4 this A.M.> I thought someone else might want to have a look it makes for good genealogy notes , if you have some whos name is on the Wall here are some other links concerning William Leslie Brooks, http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/microchip/names2b28.html http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com/ac-130.htm http://www.ih2000.net/vva348/Texpows.htm http://www.asde.com/~pownet/remret.htm http://www.aiipowmia.com/remains.html Welcome to my Genealogy web sites Evelyn Belle Brooks Long icq#15017803 mailto:belle@bigcountry.net http://www.rootsweb.com/~txwilbar/index.html http://members.tripod.com/Rebecca_long/index.html http://www.my-ged.com/brooks http://www.my-ged.com/long If you love Quilting you might try our Cyber Bee site at rootsweb. http://www.crafts.rootsweb.com/~quilting/

Hi, Just a note to let everyone know the Hood Co, TX census at CENSUS ONLINE & OTHER DIGGINS is now complete. URL is http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/census1.htm Happy Searchin' Brenda -- GENEALOGY = always meant to be shared! Always digging up SMELSER / WALDROP / WALDROUP / ROBERTS/ / LOOPER / LUPER / STARKEY / WALKER / HALEY / TATMAN and HOUSE Visit my web sites! Lots of databases online! CENSUS ONLINE & OTHER DIGGINS: http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/census1.htm Visit our Smelser/Smeltzer homepage http://members.tripod.com/tracers Brenda's Branches http://hompages.rootsweb.com/~tracers

The Hood County Genealogical Society has the following updates to our military pages: Obituary of John A. "Big John" Long, 57, U.S. Army veteran, a retired crew chief for American Airlines, died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1999. http://www.hcnews.com/depot/Veteran/VeteransObituaries.htm Active duty photo submitted by former 2LT Kenneth W. Hendricks, USAF, who served in the Korean War. Kenneth is an active HCGS member. http://www.hcnews.com/depot/veteran/KoreanWarVets.htm Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society

Hello fellow list members. I want to thank everyone who responded to my pleas for help when visiting Granbury, Hood Co. , I would not have been able to accomplish as much as I did with out your help. My Trip was as good as I had hoped for, and indeed did fill in many blanks in my Ginn Line. The city of Granbury is remarkable, and I regret we could only stay for 2 days. I hope to return for more digging in the Spring, perhaps I will be able to submitt some of my data to the Depot at that time. The people at the library were very quite friendly and and most helpful, as were the people at the Courthouse and especially the depot. I have found I have other ties in Hood Co. to my Ginn Line. I`ll be posting this information a little later, I have to decipher my notes, I just wanted to say thank you all, especially Frank, Virginia, and the people who wrote to me. More later on my findings, Thank you Bob

The Hood County Genealogical Society is pleased to bring you the Hood County, Texas 1907 - 1917 Vehicle Registrations from the newly found county records. Can you imagine - Ralph Bowden bought three cars at the same time on July 30, 1907! Can you imagine - Your great-great-grandfather may have driven a motorcycle! Can you imagine - The "modern" women that owned their own cars! Can you imagine - The cars: Maxwell, Ford, Saxon, Buick, Studebaker, Overland, Detroit, Dodge, Metz, Krit, Marion, Chevrolet, Partin Palmer, Everitt, Hupmobile, Oakland, Hullier, and Reo! http://www.hcnews.com/depot/Frank/1907VehicleRegistrations.htm Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society

As I just sent to Frank - my great grandfather was D. C. Cogdell - and I see where Frank said he had the first automobile registration. Well, to add another first (but not entirely sure if it was the first) - my great grandmother, his wife, Lucy Norfleet Duke Cogdell was the first to die as a result of an automobile accident - if she wasn't the first, she was real close to being first. joann in Alaska

How neat. I have never seen a list of auto licenses. How did you get that? I think it would be a neat thing to get for any county. I would really like to know how I would acquire a list for other counties. Thanks, Brenda -- GENEALOGY = always meant to be shared! Always digging up SMELSER / WALDROP / WALDROUP / ROBERTS/ / LOOPER / LUPER / STARKEY / WALKER / HALEY / TATMAN and HOUSE Visit my web sites! Lots of databases online! CENSUS ONLINE: http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/census1.htm Visit our Smelser/Smeltzer homepage http://members.tripod.com/tracers

The Hood County Genealogical Society is pleased to bring you a great story about Nona Moran who celebrated her 100th birthday this week in Granbury. http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/MoranNona.htm Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society

1. The first of the newly found Hood County Records will soon be on line. It is the registration record for automobiles in Hood County. License No. 1 was issued to C.D. Cogdell. The list includes the first 230 automobiles registered - most include the make of the automobile. The list has been sent to Virginia Hale of Lake Jackson, Texas for transcribing into a WebPage. 2. Mary Kate Durham, unofficial Hood County Historian, has graciously given us permission to post her Granbury Cemetery Listing on our Hood County WebPages.. The entering of data and the WebPage design will also be accomplished by Virginia Hale. -- Frank Saffarrans Home Page Editor Hood County Genealogical Society http://www.hcnews.com/~ancestor opa ['opa] masculine noun, colloquial German: grandpa

Hi, Becky has almost completed transcribing the 1870 Hood Co, TX census. Just a few more pages to go. You can view it at CENSUS ONLINE http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/census1.htm Happy Searchin' Brenda -- GENEALOGY = always meant to be shared! Always digging up SMELSER / WALDROP / WALDROUP / ROBERTS/ / LOOPER / LUPER / STARKEY / WALKER / HALEY / TATMAN and HOUSE Visit my web sites! Lots of databases online! CENSUS ONLINE: http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/census1.htm Visit our Smelser/Smeltzer homepage http://members.tripod.com/tracers The Genealogy Funny Papers (guaranteed to get a grin) http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~tracers/thefunny.htm

The Hood County Query and Family Data Page has a new entry: - ---------------------------------------------------- The funeral records of WILLIAM BUCHANAN DANIEL who died Dec. 31, 1940 states that his father was R. C. MCDANIEL; his mother MARTHA DAWSON, both from TN. I have been told that the following families came to HOOD COUNTY around 1867: DANIEL, CHERRY, FITZHUGH, AND WATKINS. Does anyone know anything about the DANIEL/MCDANIEL family? I cannot find them listed in the 1870 census. Jo Ann Hopper <JHopper494@AOL.com> Salado, TX USA - Thursday, October 14, 1999 at 19:55:59 (PDT) - ----------------------------------------------------

The following information may be of special importance to some individuals: The US Census Bureau will search the confidential records from the Federal population censuses of 1910 to 1990 and issue an official transcript of the results for genealogy research for a fee of $40 for a search of one census for one person. Takes 3-4 weeks for a response. Details: http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/agesearch.html Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society

Hi folks, I had lots of replies to my plea for help and some ask me to share what I found. The best information came from Pete Homesley (pete@digitex.net) and here it is. The mailing address is Hill College PO Box 619 Hillsboro, Texas 76645 254-582-2555 Ext 242 The Director, Peggy Fox, has an e-mail address: peggyfox@hill-college.cc.tx.us Many thanks to Pete. donna