Twenty-five
First
Families of Hill County, Texas 1853-1903 certificates honoring pioneer
families were issued 2018.
The
certificate program originated before the Hill County and Hillsboro
Sesquicentennial Celebrations and the awards ceremonies were part of the
celebrations in 2003. Four hundred and twenty-one certificates have now been
issued by the Hill County Genealogical Society in honor of early Hill County
settlers.
The
first certificate of 2018 was issued to David L. Underwood of Garland with
William Andrew Underwood as his ancestor.
He was issued certificate no. 397. Certificate no. 398 belongs to Tommy
Gene Farias of Itasca with W. A. Farias as his ancestor.
Thomas
Fearn Mastin, IV of Ft. Worth received certificate 399 and his ancestor was
Thomas Fearn Mastin. Billy D. Arnold of
Clifton was awarded certificate 400 in honor of his ancestor, John Francis
Arnold.
Andrew
Lewis Smith of Hillsboro received six certificates. His ancestors were: William
I. Satterfield, Sr. and Frances E. Massey, certificate no 401; William I.
Satterfield, Jr., and Lela Loyal Stanley, certificate no. 402; Benjamin E.
Stanley and Elizabeth C. Appling, certificate no. 403; Francis Dumas Smith, Jr.
and Mary Ann Cole, certificate no. 404; Andrew Lewis Smith and Minnie Stroud,
certificate no. 405; and Eliza Hester Johns Stanley, certificate no. 406.
Jana
Elizabeth Nors of Abbott was issued certificate no. 407 in honor of her
ancestor, Aubrey Joseph Rangeley.
Frances Ann Smith Lefevre of Fort Worth received certificate no. 408 and
her ancestor was James Napoleon “Pole” Weatherred. Ella Louise Smith Martin of
Benbrook received certificate no. 409 in honor of James Napoleon “Pole”
Weatherred.
Receiving
certificates in honor of their ancestor, James W. Orr were William Seth Orr,
no. 410;
Samuel
James Orr, no. 411 and Emma Marie Orr, no. 412. They live in Itasca.
Jesse
Booth was the ancestor honored with certificate no. 413 by Ronnie E. Booth of
Whitney.
Billy
Dwain Ward from Ponder, TX was issued certificate no. 414 with Henry Carlton
Ward, Sr. as his ancestor. Mr. Ward also received certificate no 415 with John
W. Riley as the ancestor. Bonnie J. Riley Ward of Hillsboro received
certificate no. 416 honoring John W Riley as her ancestor.
Certificate
no. 417 went to Robert Edward Savage of Coppell for his ancestor Jesse Lemuel
Teaff. Megan Terrell of Hillsboro received certificate no. 418 for her
ancestors, William T. Terrell and Janie Kirkpatrick Terrell.
Wilbur
Reese Reid of Keller received certificate no. 419 in honor of his ancestor,
John Whitney Reid. Daniel Stephen Williams was the ancestor honored on
certificate no. 420 by Ronnie Golden of Whitney. Charles Craig Hooker of
Hillsboro was issued certificate 421 in honor of his ancestor, John Carson
Hooker.
Early
settlers who were living in Hill County between 1853 and 1903 can be honored
with a First Families of Hill County, Texas, 1853-1903 certificate by
one of their direct descendants. To quality, a person must prove that their
ancestor settled in Hill County sometime during the first fifty years of its
existence, 1853 to 1903. Evidence must also be presented to support that the
applicant is a descendant of the family. It is not necessary to be a member of
Hill County Genealogical Society to apply.
Request
an application by mail at Hill County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 636,
Hillsboro, TX 76645. Forms are also available at Hillsboro City Library.
Enclose $10 with each completed application. Approved applications are filed in
the Genealogy Section of Hillsboro City Library and are a valuable resource for
researchers. For information contact the society by mail. .