I've been going through some papers and ran across 4 funeral home records that I got while researching in the Shreveport area. These people were either born or lived in Shelby County. If these are any of you people, let me know and I'll send it to you. Annie Davis Watts b 6/24/1882 Father, Robert L. Davis Mother-Ella Fullilove Atkin Ernest Haden b 10/20/1889 Father-Ferdinand D. Haden, Mother-Minnie McLamore Otto S. Downer, b 4/8/1879 father- W. B. Downer, Mother-Ella Parker Joseph L. Oglec(?) b 10/18/1891 Father-Wm C. Ogle-Mother Betty Smith Hope it will help someone. Jane Sanford Keppler sponsor for Shelby County TX DeSoto Parish, LA Montgomery County TX

Starting Saturday, June 5, 1999 the Shelby County Museum will be open on Saturdays from 10:00AM to 2:00PM. Volunteers needed to assist, please email or call John Warner or Ray Jackson -- Shelby County Historical Society Shelby County Museum and Genealogy Research Library Post Office Box 1542 230 Pecan Street Center, Texas 75935-1542 tel:409/598-3613 fax: 409/591-0959 [email protected] www.panola.cc.tx.us/~schs Monday - Friday 12:00 - 4:00 Saturday 10:00AM - 2:00PM After hours by appointment

The Powdrill Cemetery is on the Web Site. For a quick view www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem_powdrill.htm Ray Jackson [email protected] Shelby County Texas Co-ordinator

The Mt. Zion Cemetery is now on the Web Site. For a quick view www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem_mtzion.htm Ray Jackson [email protected] Shelby County Texas Co-ordinator

The White Rock Cemetery is now on line. For a quick view www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem_whiteAthruG.htm Ray Jackson [email protected] Shelby County Texas Co-ordinator

--part1_b3141d0b.247aea83_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_b3141d0b.247aea83_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-zd04.mx.aol.com (rly-zd04.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.228]) by air-zd04.mail.aol.com (v59.4) with SMTP; Mon, 24 May 1999 13:13:38 -0400 Received: from dns.panola.cc.tx.us ([207.80.138.4]) by rly-zd04.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id NAA11333; Mon, 24 May 1999 13:13:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from panola.cc.tx.us ([172.20.111.8]) by dns.panola.cc.tx.us (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA09913; Mon, 24 May 1999 12:09:39 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 12:21:00 -0500 From: Shelby County Historical Society <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Organization: Shelby County Museum X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.02 [en]C-DIAL (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: meeting Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Shelby County Museum 6:00 p.m. Thursday, May 27 Our heritage and its relationship to tourism and economic development Bridget Jones, Director of the Sam Rayborn House -- Shelby County Historical Society Shelby County Museum and Genealogy Research Library Post Office Box 1542 230 Pecan Street Center, Texas 75935-1542 tel:409/598-3613 fax: 409/591-0959 [email protected] www.panola.cc.tx.us/~schs Monday - Friday 12:00 - 4:00 After hours and weekends by appointment --part1_b3141d0b.247aea83_boundary--

<A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem_wilkerson.htm">Click here: Wilkerson Cemetery </A> A great big Thank you to Ray Jackson & Leonard Irish. Jane Sanford Keppler

--part1_19a977ab.247a0dc6_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_19a977ab.247a0dc6_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: [email protected] From: [email protected] Full-name: Dolo26 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 16:16:53 EDT Subject: Center High School Class of 1946 To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 I have just recently found the Shelby County Texas Web site and am enjoying this wonderful site. It has been great to read about my home town of Center as well as classmates of long ago. I would be interested in hearing from classmates Avie Hughes Kana, Joyce Cook Murphy, Yvonne Jones Peace and Neveska Williams Alexander. My name is Dorothy Lucille Peters Stokes and am a graduate of the Class of 1946, Center, Texas. My email address is Dolo26 @aol.com. Thank you for all the work on this great web site. --part1_19a977ab.247a0dc6_boundary--

--part1_6fd6346d.24773669_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_6fd6346d.24773669_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: [email protected] From: [email protected] Full-name: ShopOStamp Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 18:59:58 EDT Subject: Marriage for Sarah Porter,daughter of Wm P Porter & ? Inman Shelby Cty To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 for Windows 95 sub 62 I'm sorry I do not have a date she married but her father, Wm P Porter and grandfather Samuel Porter lived in Shelby County and I feel sure she married there to a man with last name of Inman. It would probably be around 1865. Family oral history is that she married Inman, they had 4 children, he died in Freestone County and she came back to Shelby Co. and married a Mr. Dorsett. She nor her Inman children ever talked about what his first name was. I appreciate your help or suggestions about where to look. I've checked thru Census records for her with an Inman but cannot find anything. Thanks so much. Diana Samford Benat --part1_6fd6346d.24773669_boundary--

Exhibition! Exhibition! Exhibition! Exhibition! Exhibition! Exhibition! Exhibition! Exhibition! RURAL TEXAS WOMEN AT WORK 1930-1960 Sponsored by Center Business Professional Women's Club and Preceptor Upsilon Pays tribute to the industrious, ambitious, and hard working women of rural Texas. All of the photographs in the exhibit were selected from a large collection assembled and preserved by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. During the three decades covered by this exhibit, rural Texas women experienced two cataclysmic events- The Great Depression and W.W.II - and one major technological breakthrough - the expansion of electric service into most rural areas. Each of these had significant effects upon the population everywhere and tremendous effect upon the lives of rural Texas women. Shelby County Museum May 20 - June 14 Open Monday - Friday Noon till 4:00 Special Showing by appointment 409/598-3613 [email protected]

<A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem_centerridge.htm">Click here: Center Ridge Cemetery Thank you to Ray Jackson and Leonard Irish. Jane Sanford Keppler </A>

<A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem_biggar.htm">Click here: Biggar Cemetery </A> Thanks to Ray Jackson and Leonard Irish. Jane Sanford Keppler

<A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem_clevercreek.htm">Click here: Clever Creek Cemetery </A> A big thank you to Leonard Irish. You are doing an outstanding job. Jane Sanford Keppler

<A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem_stanley.htm">Click here: Stanley Family Cemetery </A> A big thank you to Reecie Stanley!!!!!. Jane Sanford Keppler

<A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem_sandhill.htm">Click here: Sandhill Cemetery </A> A big thank you to Ray Jackson and Leonard Irish. Jane Keppler

Shelby County Historical Society MEETING May 27 -- 6:00 p.m. Shelby County Museum Ms. Bridgette Jones, Director of the Sam Rayburn House will speak on the importance of preserving our heritage for tourism and economic development. Ms. Jones will also update members on the restoration project presently being do on the Rayborn house due to last year's fire. Ms. Jones works with the Texas Historical Commission assisting in master planning. She will be developing a plan for the Shelby County Museum. - ----------------------------------- Mrs. Daurice Murphy has retired from her position as Museum Director due to health reasons. Mrs. Murphy has served in many capacities over the past 17 years with the society. She is a dedicated individual that has devoted the last 17 years to service to our community and historical preservation. - --------------------------------- Volunteers are needed to help in the newsletter, mail outs, and cataloging. Contact John Warner at 409/598-3613.

I got mine in today and it is very nice (and free). Center, TX is listed with an article included. Thought some of you that live out of state might like to have a copy of this book and map. Jane Sanford Keppler <A HREF="http://www.traveltex.com/trvlguide.asp">Click here: TravelTex: Texas State Travel Guide </A> A free, 288-page, full-color, comprehensive guide filled with information on more than 400 Texas cities, towns, and attractions. Includes special sections on lakes and state parks. Also included in the package is the official state highway map and an accommodations guide.

<A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem_short.htm">Click here: Short Cemetery </A> Another thank you to Ray Jackson and Leonard Price. Wow they are doing an outstanding job.!!! Jane Sanford Keppler

Thanks to these gents for their efforts. Gregg Davies Winnfield, LA

<A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby/cem_fviewA_B.htm">Click here: Fairview A thru B </A> A BIG thank you to Ray Jackson and Leonard Irish!!!!!!!!!!! This is a very LARGE site so be patient. It was divided into 6 pages. Jane Sanford Keppler