What's New 2006-2007

2006 - 2007

 

11-26-2007: Articles, Stories, etc.:   MYRES, Sam D.;  Myres was elected mayor and served two terms. Later he served as deputy sheriff and at one time was a member of the famous Texas Rangers.  Submitted by Glenda Van Zandt Stroud

11-03-2007:  Nolan County First 100 Years Hiram David Cave & A. Jane McGlothlin family history.  Submitted by:  Janie Healer Davis

11-01-2007:  Home Page-Maps Link Maps - 1885, 1908, 1922 & 1930 Sweetwater

10-24-2007:  Cemetery Page:  new listings of 69 Ranch Cemetery, Brooks Ranch Cemetery, Charles Cupp Ranch Cemetery & Dickson Family Cemetery.

Find A Grave Website search engines added to Blackwell Cemetery, Champion Cemetery, & Campbell Cemetery.

10-23-2007:  Obituary submitted:    Porter, Nell

Sweetwater Cemetery J-P:  Porter information

 

10-17-2007:  Sweetwater Cemetery A-D:    Rupert Ramsey & Lela Mae Daniel ... and other Daniels family information: 

10-14-2007:  Hylton Cemetery Bishop, David; b. 1846; d. 1939; Photo by: Kenneth Winn, Great-Grandson of David Bishop. 

10-05-2007:  Obituary submitted:   Porter, James Monroe Submitted by Bart Gripenstraw

10-01-2007: First 100 Years Nolan County Texas PORTER, HYLTON & HUFF families - James Madison Porter & Martha Elizabeth Hylton - Elisha J. & Rebecca Huff:  Submitted by: Janie Davis - Courtesy of: Bart Gripenstraw

 

09-29-2007:  Family Websites BELL, BOYETT, LACKEY, LEVRETS, NUNLEY, SMITH families: submitted by-Terri Bell Hooper (Also has history of Big Spring, TX)

09-14-2007:    Obituaries - submitted:  Bradbury, James Albert; Bradbury, James Welch Submitted by:  Janie Davis

Sweetwater Cemetery:  Bradbury, James Albert Bradbury, James Welch Pauline BradburySubmitted by:  Janie Davis

09-07-2007:   Photo's of People and Groups:      Pictures of - a baptism ceremony at Hannah's Crossing near Blackwell, TX; a feedstore in Blackwell; and downtown Blackwell, TX in 2006.  Offsite location

09-03-2007:   Books of Interest Page:  Ultimate Museum Musings:  by Travis Monday

 

04-04-2007:  Books of Interest Page:

Book:  Pages From Our Past - The Most Comprehensive Research Ever Performed for Reason Bell - By:  Teri Lee Bell Hooper

 

03-25-2007:  Cemetery Page - Blackwell: Sandi Vaught has her records of Blackwell Cemetery on "Find A Grave".  If you do not find what you need here, go to her records.  She might have some listings I have missed.

03-24-2007:  Schools Page:

 Photo UPDATE & Correction 03-24-2007: The name of the Blackwell School Halloween Carnival Queen was in question.  Glenna Tubb Johnson advises that the name of the Queen was Martha Henson.  She and Glenna were classmates during their high school years.

03-21-2007:  Decker Cemetery:  photo of headstone for Jettie & Robert Tubb:  Submitted by:  Glenna Tubb Johnson

03-20-2007:  Decker Cemetery:  Listing and photo for Melvin Tubb and Nina Inez Tubb:  Submitted by: Glenna Tubb Johnson

03-11-2007:  Obituaries Submitted:  Carrie Burks Allen B. Carman Judy Sue MullensSubmitted by: Bobbie Badger

03-08-2007:   Cemetery PageDecker Cemetery - Lots of new listings and photo of cemetery: Submitted by:  Janie Healer Davis

 

02-02-2007  

Obituary Page (Submitted):   Young, Louise Flack

 

01-21-2007

Biography Page .... Lemuel Parker bio. ...   Ellsworth Lisle "Buddy" Parker picture & information - Submitted by:  Gay Ousley

           Louella Parker-Dulaney photo - Submitted by:  Gay Ousley      

           Picture of Children of Lemuel Parker & Nancy Jane Godwin and their spouses.. Submitted by:  Gay

                    Ousley                          

01-20-2007

Biography Page .... Lemuel Parker bio. ... picture of Louella A. Parker-Dulaney; d/o Lemuel Parker & Nanacy Jane Godwin

Submitted by:  Gay Ousley

01-19-2007 

Roscoe Cemetery .... correction to REED information

 

11/15/2006

Biography Page JOHNSON, Asa born 1844 Sweetwater, Nolan Co., TX; married 1) Samantha Johnson, 2) Mary Elizabeth Jane Reaves

 

10/07/2006

Military Page:  Photo of Curtis Morris Ashton Submitted by: Bill Brown  www.veteransmemorial.us

10/05/2006

Rycroft and Foster information on Garden of Memories Cemetery; Rycroft information on Military Page WWII Enlistments; Rycroft and Foster information on Deaths submitted Vital Records Page ------- Submitted by: Sherron Rycroft Foster

 

09/13/2006

S/Sgt. Robert H. Talley  WWII - Military Page

09/07/2006

Distinguished Service Cross Awards - Military Page

Death Certificates - DAVIS, Daniel M. - DAVIS, Lillie Mae - Vital Records Page

 

08/30/2006

Photo's/information added to Military Page - Calvin Maberry, Billy Wallace McDonald & Harold D. Darnell

08/26/2006

Joseph A. Noble born about 1842 Union Co., IL; died about 1905 Grady Co., OK; married Priscilla Alice Finley, daughter of Jacob Finley and Mary A. Brindel.  Biography Page

Priscilla Alice Finley Noble headstone photo; Blackwell Cemetery:  submitted by Linda Noble Murphy

Benjamin & Julia Ann McLaughlin Best family photo's:  Photo Page

Best, Benjamin Nicholas headstone;- Hylton Cemetery:  submitted by Linda Noble Murphy
Best, Julia Ann McLaughlin headstone  - Hylton Cemetery
:  submitted by Linda Noble Murphy

8/9/2006

Obituary: Graham, Lizzie May

 

7/26/2006

DEATH CERTIFICATE INFORMATION:  McDONALD, Eveline    McDONALD, David  - Vital Records

7/25/2006

GEORGE HARTIN  - "Nolan County - First One Hundred Years"  Submitted by:  Janie Davis

7/24/2006

OBITUARIES - 2006

BAUGH, Bruce Perrin    CAMACHO, Pete Ruelas    CLARK, Lee Roy    HOLLINGSWORTH, Dorris Nell Allen    GREEN, Bessie Bonita Bell

7/23/2006

Blackwell Cemetery Blackwell  A-G   H-M   N-S   T-Z  surveyed 2006 by Gary & Sandi Vaught

7/19/2006

MILLER M. ALLDREDGE - "Nolan County - First One Hundred Years"; submitted by: Janie Healer Davis

Littleton, Mrs. Marilda headstone photo - Sweetwater Cemetery; submitted by: Janie Healer Davis

Alldredge, James S.; 1866-1944 - Sweetwater Cemetery; submitted by: Janie Healer Davis

Alldredge, Margaret J.; 1865-1959 - Sweetwater Cemetery; submitted by: Janie Healer Davis

Dunn, (baby) Sweetwater Cemetery; submitted by: Janie Healer Davis

7-13-2006

Death Certificate information:

PRIOR, Leata Cravy

PYE, Mrs. B.T.

PYE, Mrs. E.M.

PYE, Herbert

Obituary Added:  FOSTER, Carole Lannel

7-10-2006

William Carson Calvert - Biography page - Submitted by:  Margaret Bishop

Frank Pryor Pittman - Biography Page - Submitted by:  Margaret Bishop

James Richard Bishop - Biography Page - Submitted by:  Margaret Bishop

7-8-2006

MIDDLEBROOKS, Colonel Isaac - letter about him in the Rev. War written by Edward Wade in 1908, Donna, TX

7-7-2006:

Bill, Merlin and Nett Scott photo - "Nolan County - First One Hundred Years"

Corbin, Bonnie Reid - headstone photo - Sweetwater Cemetery

Reid, Billie L. - headstone photo - Sweetwater Cemetery

Sanders, Gilbert  - headstone photo - Sweetwater Cemetery

Reid, Osa D. - headstone photo - Sweetwater Cemetery

Thomas, Leslie - obituary

Reid, Osa Darthula - obituary

Sanders, Gilbert - obituary

7-6-2006:

SIMS, R. Gifford headstone photo - Sweetwater Cemetery - by Janie Healer Davis

WADE headstone photo's - Sweetwater Cemetery - by Janie Healer Davis

Jeanette Wade - First 100 years - Nolan County, TX

Wade listings, Sweetwater Cemetery

WIGHT photo's - - First 100 years - Nolan County, TX

Hylton page with some photo's - Populated Places

CAMPBELL CEMETERY - photo's of headstone and entrance submitted by Janie Healer Davis

Parker family pictures... Children of Lemuel Parker and Nancy Jane Godwin

ENTERTAINMENT page - submitted by: Glenda Van Zandt Stroud

McDORMAN family of Blackwell, TX information added to Biographies Page

Sweetwater Cemetery - text file listing - Transcribed from Juanita Hancock Butler's 1806-1992 listing and

      additional listings added by Janie Healer Davis

Obituaries - many more added to the Obituaries Submitted page

1944 Newman High School Annual pictures on the "Schools" page.

Sweetwater, TX page with pictures

Billye Wagner Bryson obituary added

Biographies Page - John Moore family

Obituaries - Submitted; lots of new listings

USGenWeb Archives search engine & RootsWebb search engine added to Home Page

High School photo - Sweetwater & obituaries

Obituaries for 2006 are added daily.

Some new WWI Registration Application Images

James Erwin Lantrip obituary - former TXGenWeb County Coordinator for Nolan Co., TX

BLACKWELL METHODIST CHURCH information

WISH LIST added... to request information on local subjects

JORDAN, Henry Martin  b. 11 Jan 1859 AL - Lillian "Lillie" Snow McCORVEY/McCARVEY

John Hughes Cochran family information - "Nolan County First 100 Years"

Joe Franks and Lillie Lackey information - Biographies

WWII Nolan Co., TX Casualties

1920 Business located in Nolan Co., TX

Many more images added to Sweetwater Cemetery

Photo of Joanna (nee Parker) Seaton; dau. of Lemuel Parker and Nancy Godwin

Rufus Benjamin Noble & Myrtle Lucille McCoy - Biographies - Military - Obituaries Submitted

Nancy Jenkins Terry CSA Pension Application.  Wife of William Strom Terry. 

        Submitted by:  Ron Jenkins

CEMETERY PAGE: Lots of new images, especially on the Sweetwater Cemetery
SCHOOLS PAGE added:  Glenda Van Zandt submitted some Decker School information
WWII Enlistments:  Military Page
Glenda Van Zandt Stroud submitted info:  Military Page; Photo's, people; Articles & Stories; Blackwell

       Cemetery
"He Helped Wilson Transfer Move A Press" - Submitted by: Vickie Davis 

      Articles & Stories page:  Clarence Ellison worked for Bill Farley in Sweetwater selling washing machines,

      Wilson Transfer moved Abilene Reporter press.
WWII Enlistments
- Sweetwater, TX (Partial Listing)

Deaths - submitted ... various sources
WWI Registration Index - Includes name, age, race, place of birth
Photo's added to:Slater's Chapel Cem., Garden of Memories Cem., & Hylton Cemetery
Early birth dates in Nolan County before 1926
Additions to "Current Obituary" and "Death Certificates"
Campbell Cemetery added to Cemetery page
Thos. Trammell & Mary J. Newman on "Families With Nolan Co. Connection"
Ensminger & Finch Obituaries added to "Obituraries" page
James "Jim" Ensminger & Alice Brandon family added to "Biographies" page.

Images added to 1900 census page
Biographies Page - added F.E. Healer
Big Country Hall of Fame & Sammy Baugh Classic
Sam Baugh - Articles & Stories about Nolan Co., TX
Birth Records 1926-1949 in alphabetical order
William A. Renfro photo to Roscoe Cemetery pg.#2
Census Records: 1930 Census Index; names, age, sex, race, birthplace
Census Records:  1920 census Index; names, age, sex, race, birthplace
Nolan County First 100 Years:  Isaac Newton Williams family
Vital Records:  Death Index 1964-1999
Vital Records page:   SSDI death records 
Adding 1881-1920 Marriage Information
Additions to Obituaries & Nolan Co. First 100 Years
Nolan Co. First 100 Yrs: added Samuel T. Scott family informtion
Nolan County First 100 Years:  Marshall Pior & Neil Pior families

Military Page: Tribute to Our Fallen Heroes From Texas - Iraq & Afghanistan
Research Location Page

Articles & Stories:  Sweetwater Reporter articles 1976 special edition
Listing for:  White Church Cemetery, Taylor Co., TX
Census Records:  1910 census index... names, locations, d/born,
w/born
Vital Records:  Marriage Records 1881-1900
Military: additional Civil War Pension Applications
Cemeteries: 
Sweetwater Cemetery Index
Reunions: Cardwell Family Reunion
                 Roscoe Cem.: photo's Lydia Alexander Tyler & link to family information
                
Photo's-People: Info. on Lydia Tyler & link to family information
                 Biographies: William Gotcher

Military:
Civil War Pension Application - J.D. Bryson, Geo. W. Campbell,  J.T. Greear, L.L. Wright,  J.M. Owen
"Nolan Co., First 100 Years" - Ted Lambert & Mattie Irene Price family, E.W. Withers family, Jack

                 Lambert family
"Nolan Co., First 100 Years" -
Decker Community History
Cemeteries: added to Sweetwater Cemetery, & obituaries
Cemeteries: added; Pavala, Ft. Chadbourne
Cemeteries: updated; Garden of Memories, Hylton, Maryneal, Roscoe, Shep, Slater's Chapel,

                  Sweetwater
Cemeteries: added; photo's to
Sweetwater Cemetery Page
Biographies: Lemuel Parker family