| TABLE OF CONTENTS THE THORNY TRAIL - MAY, 1975 Vol. III No. 2 | ||
| Page | ||
| SOCIETY RECORDS | ||
| Midland Genealogical Society Officers | 1 | |
| The Presidents' Page | 2 | |
| Changes in the By-Laws of the Midland Genealogical Society | 3 | |
| Programs of the Midland Genealogical Society | 3 | |
| Books Added to the Genealogical Collection at the Midland Public | ||
| Library (April, 1974 - March, 1975 | 4 | |
| Will File of the Midland Genealogical Society | 7 | |
| MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS RECORDS | ||
| Some Early Marriages of Midland County | 8 | |
| Mexican and Spanish-American War Veterans and Others Buried in | ||
| Fairview Cemetery, Midland, Texas | 9 | |
| Board of Education of Midland Independent School District | 10 | |
| BIBLE RECORDS | ||
| Samuel and Laura Jane Gibson | 18 | |
| LETTERS | ||
| Letters of James Smith | 19 | |
| CEMETERY RECORDS | ||
| Smith Cemetery - Smith County, Texas | 22 | |
| Bethel Spring Cemetery - Clark County, Arkansas | 23 | |
| Fishing Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery - Chester County, SC | 25 | |
| Ferry Cemetery - Harnett County, North Carolina | 26 | |
| St. Joseph's Cemetery - Stanton (Martin County), Texas | 27 | |
| MILITARY RECORDS | ||
| Confederate Veterans of Madison County, Texas | 38 | |
| Veterans Buried in Upshur County, Texas | 40 | |
| Some Veterans of Early Wars | 42 | |
| CHURCH RECORDS | ||
| Quaker Records | 44 | |
| The Texas Christian Advocate - April 16, 1891 | 45 | |
| The Texas Christian Advocate - May 17, 1894 | 48 | |
| The Texas Christian Advocate - Dec. 10, 1896 | 52 | |
| First Christian Church - Wellington, Texas | 54 | |
| First Baptist Church - Wellington, Texas | 55 | |
| First United Methodist Church - Wellington, Texas | 56 | |
| SCHOOL RECORDS | ||
| Goodnight College - Armstrong County, Texas | 61 | |
| Fresno School - Collingsworth County, Texas | 61 | |
| Willie Denton College - Jackson County, Texas | 62 | |
| Barstow School - Ward County, Texas | 62 | |
| FAMILY SKETCHES | ||
| Cow-Punching 35 Years Ago by T. O. Midkiff - June 1, 1930 | 63 | |
| QUANDRY CORNER | 69 | |
| INDEX | 73 |