Here is the reply I received from the State Archives. Jim Barrett Bedford, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: Diana Houston <dhouston@tsl.state.tx.us> To: 'Jim Barrett' <parino@flash.net> Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 12:31 PM Subject: RE: Texas Death Index > Thank you for your recent message concerning the availability of indexes to > Texas vital records. These records are maintained by the Texas Department > of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. You may wish to visit their webpage > at > > http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs/ > > or send your comments and suggestions to them directly at > bvsweb@tdh.state.tx.us > > The following birth and death indexes are available for purchase, in > microfilm format, from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, > State and Local Records Management Division. For additional details and > shipping costs, please contact them directly at 512-454-2705. > > Birth and Death Records > Available on 16mm microfilm. $17.50/roll > 1903-1976 Index to Birth Records. Fifty rolls. > 1920 Index to Birth Records. One roll > 1880-1930 Index to Probate Birth Records, Vols. 1-40. Five rolls. > 1930-1945 Index to Probate Birth Records. Two rolls. > 1903-1940 Index to Death Records, Texas. Seven rolls. > 1941-1973 Index to Death Records, Texas. Eleven rolls. > > > I hope this information will be helpful to you. > > Diana Houston > Assistant Director, Information Services > dhouston@tsl.state.tx.us > 512-463-5426 > http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/lobby > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Barrett [mailto:parino@flash.net] > Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 7:28 PM > To: archinfo@tsl.state.tx.us > Subject: Texas Death Index > > > I know that the Texas Death Index and Birth Index are sold to libraries on > microfilm/microfiche. > > Can an individual order these microfilm/microfiche? What is the cost? > > Looking at the death index, it appears that this is a computer generated > report. > > Why not put this information on CD and sell it to the public. Genealogist > would love it. > > Thanks. > > James P. Barrett > 917 Gettysburg Pl. > Bedford, TX 76022-7621 > 817-283-6289 > parino@flash.net > >
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FALL SEMINAR Sept. 18, 1999 9:30AM Timpson High School Libary Speaker: F.E. ABERNETHY, PHD Dr. Abernethy is retired from Stephen F. Austin State University but maintains his office and staff because hi is one of the most popular speakers in the East Texas area. In addition, he is the editor of the TEXAS FOLKLORE SOCIETY's annual publications since 1971. Futher, his love of folklore keeps him active in the Lanana Creek Trail Society as well as working on historical exhibits. Dr. Abernethy has also authored or edited numerous books. Lunch will be served at Noon. RONNIE WOLFE will also be here to help enterain. PEACHES CONWAY, Shelby County Clerk, will be there to answer questions concerning Shelby County records. After Dr. Abernethy's presentation beginning at 10:00AM, he will answer questions. He will also direct a workshop in which will refine search skills. Please bring your ancestor information if you wish to work on this at the seminar. Members: $12.00 if received by Sept. 1,1999 (includes lunch) $15.00 at door. Non-members: $15.00 if received by Sept. 1, 1999 (includes lunch) $18.00 at door. Please mail reservations to TAG&HS PO BOX 726, Timpson, TX 75975. Seating is limited. The next bi-annual seminar will be Sat. Oct. 2, 1999 from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM at the Texas State Bank building on Hwy 59. thanks, Jane Sanford Keppler sponsor for Shelby County
The Cannon Cemetery, Shelby County, has been updated and revised. quick view http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem_cannon.htm Ray Jackson rayjac@ktsnet.com Shelby County Texas Coordinator
The Carroll Cemetery, Shelby County, has been updated and revised. quick view http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem_carroll.htm Ray Jackson rayjac@ktsnet.com Shelby County Texas Coordinator
Would you like to see the State of Texas put the Death Index and the Birth Index on CD and sell it to the public. If so write the State Archives and let them know. There is an e-mail address at http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/lobby/arcmail.htm Jim Barrett Bedford, TX
bumerts@ix.netcom.com> > From: "Sue Bumerts" <bumerts@ix.netcom.com> > To: <ShelbyTX@aol.com> > Subject: Belle ANDERSON died in Tenaha, Shelby Co, TX Jul 1978 > Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 07:37:29 -0700 > I am looking for information on my Aunt Belle who was born 18 Aug 1907 in ei= > ther TX or OK and lived in Dallas in 1910 with my grandfather Jack T. BARKER = > born 1877 TX and his wife and Belle's mother, Lillie BROWN born 1877 Ark wit= > h Belle's older sister Cora Barker who married D.V Kinnard and lived in Arli= > ngton, TX when she died. Belle married an Anderson and died in Jul 1978, las= > t known residence Tenaha, Shelby Co, TX. I have an old photo of Aunt Belle h= > olding me when I was 3 months old. I have done a great deal of genealogical = > researce on the BARKER family who are an old pioneer family from MS and LA t= > o the "Republic of Texas" in 1834. I would love to know where Belle Barker-A= > nderson is buried and if there are any survivors that would be interested in = > sharing family information and copies of photos with me. =0D > Thank you, =0D > Sue Jane Barker-Bumerts=0D > bumerts@ix.netcom.com=0D
MEETING MEETING MEETING MEETING THE SHELBY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL BE MEETING THURSDAY, AUGUST 26 STARTING 6:00 P.M. AT THE MUSEUM, 230 PECAN STREET, CENTER, TX Agenda: -Business (Old and New) -Fundraising (Building & Grounds Fund 1999) -Grant Writing proposals -Renovations and repairs update -Treasurer's Report -Society Planned Events and Exhibitions Refreshments -Featured speaker: Reba Powers Adjunct Faculty Dept. of Elem. Ed. Texas A&M University-Commerce TOPIC: Past & Future Go Hand in Hand: An Intergenerational Approach to Preserving Family History and Nurturing Goal Orientation Within Youngsters Contact: Shelby County Historical Society 409/598-3613 Web Page: www.panola.cc.tx.us/~schs email: schs@panola.cc.tx.us
Can anyone help? Need to find out cousin David PIKE's correct e-mail address!!! David PIKE has recently moved to Timpson and keeps sending me his new e-mail address. I keep answering, but mail is always returned "unknown." Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Peggy Pike Gordon San Angelo, TX pgordon7@gte.net
--part1_aee2664f.24d6e1b2_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_aee2664f.24d6e1b2_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: SDupremom@aol.com From: SDupremom@aol.com Full-name: SDupremom Message-ID: <81b3dbfe.24d61502@aol.com> Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1999 17:24:18 EDT Subject: family is lost!! To: ShelbyTX@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 214 HI! You seem to have a lot of genealogical records so I hope you can help me! I am looking for info on my family which seem to have a lot of roots in Shelby County, TX. here are some names and dates; whatever u can do and point me to do for myself would be GREATLY!!!! appreciated! thanks so much in advance. Husband and wife in pairs Titus Middleton (1882-1960) Willie A. Goodwyn (1885-1966) William Austin Goodwyn (1861-1940) Mariah F. Wiggins (1861-1918) Drew R. Wiggins married 1911 Annie Jane Goodwyn (1891-1978) guy eugene Middleton b. 1905 weldon wayne middleton b. 1914 jewel ellington middleton b. 1908 all in shelby county, tx again Thanks for checking!!!!! Sherry sdupremom@aol.com --part1_aee2664f.24d6e1b2_boundary--
--part1_f54f82ce.24d60f38_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_f54f82ce.24d60f38_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <bigjake99@earthlink.net> Received: from aol.com (rly-yc02.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.34]) by air-yc03.mail.aol.com (v60.18) with ESMTP; Sun, 01 Aug 1999 16:29:14 -0400 Received: from harrier.prod.itd.earthlink.net (harrier.prod.itd.earthlink.net [207.217.121.12]) by rly-yc02.mx.aol.com (v60.18) with ESMTP; Sun, 01 Aug 1999 16:29:12 -0400 Received: from earthlink.net (1Cust23.tnt1.shreveport.la.da.uu.net [63.10.18.23]) by harrier.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA25764 for <shelbyTX@aol.com>; Sun, 1 Aug 1999 13:29:10 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <37A4AF69.F31B5B97@earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 01 Aug 1999 15:34:49 -0500 From: Twyla Willoughby <bigjake99@earthlink.net> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: shelbyTX@aol.com Subject: Welch Family Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am looking for the parents of Winnie Winoa Welch, born 1894, in Panola or Shelby Co. Winnie Welch married George Franklin Shires in 1916. She is my paternal grandmother. I am also looking for the parents of Michael Shires, Shelby Co. He was born in Henry Co. TN. I appreciate any information. Thanks, Twyla Shires Willoughby. --part1_f54f82ce.24d60f38_boundary--
I asked my librarian about these records, she called the FHC help line. They have "a book" which lists which microfilm a particular individual is in. So to check an individual you must have the librarian check with the FHC help desk in SLC to find the microfilm to order. Dan Capps spr4417@montana.com
Thank you for the information. I now live in West Virginia so I'll have to use the local LDS. Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: J. A. Lanagan <lanagan@by-rite.net> To: TXSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com <TXSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 10:31 PM Subject: World War I Draft Registration >TO CAROLYN MARRIOTT or anyone else interested in WWI draft registrations: > >Dear Carolyn, >The World War I draft records came available about >3 years ago. I don't know where you live but the first to have the complete >set within reasonable range of Shelby County was the Regional National >Archives in Fort Worth, Texas. Now, the Dallas Public Library on Young St. >(and for some time) has had them. Undoubtably, the Clayton Library in >Houston probably has them and POSSIBLY the Shreve Memorial Library in >Shreveport. If these are not convenient, any LDS church will be glad to >order them for you to their location. > >Yes, the men were red-blooded back then and draft registration was required. >If they registered my maternal grandfather in the Village of Pleasant Hill, >Louisiana--a scrapping 500 souls--then they PROBABLY registered your >ancestor if he qualified by age. As in other wars, registration didn't >guarantee that he served. > >This Selective Service Act was passed in May 1917; >There are 24,000,000 cards of men who registered >(23% of the population in 1918). As I stated above, >not all of those that registered served. Conversely, >not all of those who DID serve registered for the draft. There were three >registrations, the first on >June 5, 1917 with a minimum age of 21. At the 3rd >registration on Sept. 12, 1918, the age category was 18-45. > >The twelve items (paraphrased) on the registration are: > >1. name in full, age in yrs. >2. home address >3. date of birth >4. type of citizen in regard to natural born, etc. >5. Where were you born? >6. If not a citizen, of what country are you a citizen? >7. What is your present trade, occupation or other? >8. By whom employed? > Where employed? >9. Have you a child, sister, brother, etc. under 12 yrs? >10.Married or single? > Race (specify which) >11. What military service have you had? Rank? > Branch? etc. >12. Do you claim exemption from draft? specify grounds > > signature of registrant > >The registrar then made a report of 3 items: > > 1. Tall, medium or short > Slender, medium or stout > 2. Color of eyes > Color of hair > 3. Has person lost arm, leg, sight, etc.? > > signature of registrar, > precinct, county, city, state, date > >I hope that this helps you with your quest. > > Tony Lanagan, descendant of Carroll, Booth, >Paul > > >
To Tony Lanagan, as i don't have your address, i'll try to reach you this way. do you have any information on Nellie PAUL Parents, spouse or any thing. fay@bulkdist.com
TO CAROLYN MARRIOTT or anyone else interested in WWI draft registrations: Dear Carolyn, The World War I draft records came available about 3 years ago. I don't know where you live but the first to have the complete set within reasonable range of Shelby County was the Regional National Archives in Fort Worth, Texas. Now, the Dallas Public Library on Young St. (and for some time) has had them. Undoubtably, the Clayton Library in Houston probably has them and POSSIBLY the Shreve Memorial Library in Shreveport. If these are not convenient, any LDS church will be glad to order them for you to their location. Yes, the men were red-blooded back then and draft registration was required. If they registered my maternal grandfather in the Village of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana--a scrapping 500 souls--then they PROBABLY registered your ancestor if he qualified by age. As in other wars, registration didn't guarantee that he served. This Selective Service Act was passed in May 1917; There are 24,000,000 cards of men who registered (23% of the population in 1918). As I stated above, not all of those that registered served. Conversely, not all of those who DID serve registered for the draft. There were three registrations, the first on June 5, 1917 with a minimum age of 21. At the 3rd registration on Sept. 12, 1918, the age category was 18-45. The twelve items (paraphrased) on the registration are: 1. name in full, age in yrs. 2. home address 3. date of birth 4. type of citizen in regard to natural born, etc. 5. Where were you born? 6. If not a citizen, of what country are you a citizen? 7. What is your present trade, occupation or other? 8. By whom employed? Where employed? 9. Have you a child, sister, brother, etc. under 12 yrs? 10.Married or single? Race (specify which) 11. What military service have you had? Rank? Branch? etc. 12. Do you claim exemption from draft? specify grounds signature of registrant The registrar then made a report of 3 items: 1. Tall, medium or short Slender, medium or stout 2. Color of eyes Color of hair 3. Has person lost arm, leg, sight, etc.? signature of registrar, precinct, county, city, state, date I hope that this helps you with your quest. Tony Lanagan, descendant of Carroll, Booth, Paul
Hello, I was wondering if there are records to find out if someone served in WW 1? My great grandfather was of age to serve but I have no knowledge of any military service for anyone of my lines at the time of WW 1. Did the men not feel it their duty like they did in WW 2? Any one have any thoughts on this. Researching BUSSEY, LEVERETTE in Shelby county and back to SC by way of GA. Carolyn
The Wimberly-Rayburn Cemetery in Shelby County Texas is now on line. quick view http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem_wimberlyathurk.htm Ray Jackson rayjac@ktsnet.com Shelby County Texas Coordinator
The Lone Cedar Cemetery URL should have been http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem_lonecedar.htm No period between cem and lone Please excuse Ray Jackson rayjac@ktsnet.com
The Lone Cedar Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas is now on line. quick view http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem.lonecedar.htm Ray Jackson rayjac@ktsnet.com Shelby County Texas Coordinator
The Westview Cemetery of Shelby County is no online quick view http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem_westview.htm Ray Jackson rayjac@ktsnet.com Shelby County Coordinator
Jan Here is an outline of what I have on the John William Parker you asked about. I have found what appears to be at least four different groups of Parkers in the Shelby and San Augustine County area. So far, I have not been able to establish a family connection between these different groups, but I am working on it. Happy rooting!!! Doyle T. Brittain Descendants of John James Parker 1 John James Parker b: August 1845 in Alabama .. +Francis E. Delaney b: February 1845 in Alabama d: Bet. 1900 - 1910 ......... 2 Thomas Jefferson Parker b: July 1878 in Alabama ......... 2 Mary Francis Parker b: April 1881 in Alabama ......... 2 John William Parker b: November 17, 1884 in Texas d: February 19, 1940 in Shelby County, Texas ............. +Florence Wheeler b: December 1891 in Texas .................... 3 John Buren Parker b: June 27, 1913 in Center, Shelby County, Texas ........................ +Maurie Denoice Reeves m: October 27, 1934 in Center, Shelby County, Texas .................... 3 Floyd Avery Parker b: 1918 in Texas d: September 18, 1942 in Shelby County, Texas ........................ +Loyce Unknown ......... 2 Mittie A. Parker b: March 1886 in Texas ********* END