Lookup Resources for Panhandle Counties
offered by LaRae Halsey-Brooks
Put Up Or Shut Up
by Millie Jones Porter
1950 - Wheeler, Texas
A collection of letters from early settlers recalling stories of life in the Texas Panhandle before 1900. The book is indexed, and mentions most panhandle counties and a great many early families.
Presenting The Texas Panhandle
by Lana Payne Barnett & Elizabeth Brooks Buhrkuhl
1979 - Canyon, Texas
Features a section for each county in the Texas Panhandle, and includes a county history and articles about early county families.
Texas Vital Records: Marriages 1824-1900
An Ancestry.com CD -- will do lookups for a specific individual.
Texas Vital Records: Deaths 1964-1998
An Ancestry.com CD -- will do lookups for a specific individual.
Do you live in Hemphill County?
Do you have access to resources of genealogical interest?
If so, and you'd like to volunteer to do lookups, e-mail me,
with "Hemphill County lookups" as the subject line.
Volunteers are needed for:
Census Records
Cemetery Records
County History
Vital Statistics (Birth, Death, Marriage, Land Records, etc.)
Miscellaneous Records
E-mail me to volunteer!
Guidelines for Requesting a Lookup
be kind -- limit your request to ONE at a time.
put Hemphill County lookups in the subject line.
be specific - names, dates, locations
double check for accuracy before sending!
don't forget to thank the volunteer for their time & help!