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Local History & Genealogical Society • Local History & Genealogical Society COOPllATINO WITH THI DALLAS PUILIC LlllAIY • THE QUARTERLY VOLUME X MARCH, 1964 NUMBER ONE • • • • • • • • TENTH ANNIVERSAR Y ISSUE SPRING, 1964 • • Local Histor~ T ~~? 9.~1?-~~}?gical Society 0 DALLAS, TEXAS • Cooperating witk the DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY February 10, 1964 • De ar Members and Friends: He are very proud of the privilege of "Cooperating with The Dallas Public Li br ary" , and it has been my goal to raise the level of The Quarterly to a plane that will continue to reflect credit , not only upon the Local History and Genealogical Soci e t y , hut upon the Dallas Public Library, and since it will again be my pr ivilege t o ser ve as Editor during this year of 1964, I shall strive even harder toward my goal. e We urgently need material from all of the members. Please remember that I ear nestly request all of you to send me your articles, records, and any material that you f eel will be of genealogical interest. Naturally we prefer unpublished mater ial. I especially desire your old photographs of historie interest, or of family int er est , e either of persons or places. I can as sure you that they will be returned t o you unharmed, sa please send them now to your Editor, Mrs . Harry Joseph Mor r is, 11 Cedar Crest", 61340 Lakewood Blvd . , Dallas 14, Texas, sa aur Quart erly will be of especial int er est to~' and to all of aur Members and Friends. Thank you. All material must be typed. If you wish your material returned to you, please in- e clude a self- addressed> stamped envelope. I am most anxious t o activat e the mailing list of both the 11 Exchanges", and Membe r s, by secur ing the current, correct mailing address of each, for I am doing everything possibl e to expedite the needless waste of postage expense, by securing the correct mail ing addresses . In the case of mail ing the Quarterlies, I not only mus t pay the e full postage fee of the return, which is usually .10~ each, but an additional full post age fee of .10~ to mail the returned Quarterly on to the corrected address, ther eby making the mailing costs of 1 Quarterly .30~ total , to the ane member of exch ange . Pl ease he lp me. If you have not al ready done so, then !2.!!!r.' send me your current, and correct mailing address. Thank you very, very much . This will be a real saving to aur Society. • Looking fon1ard to the pleasure of working with you, and to a most successful year for the Local History and Genealogical Society in 1964, and thanking you for your a l ways fine cooperation, I am with kind thoughts and best wishes, ~~dial»:vi.- o...... ;1~ })f-o-f.A......d • Mr~rry Jos~~~rris, Vice Pr es ident-Editor, 11 11 Cedar Crest , 6840 Lakewood Blvd . , Dallas 14, Texas, 75214 • • Lo cal History & Genealogical Society COOPllATINO WITH THI D~LLAS PUIUC Ll llAIY • THE QUARTERLY MRS, HARRY JOSEPH MORRIS • Vice President Publicati on- Ed itor-Public Re l ations VOLUME X MARCH, 1964 NUMBER ONE CONTENTS Page I e Letter from Mrs . Harry Joseph l1orri s, Vice-President-Editor --- Inside Front Cover Officers and Directors for 1964 ----------------------------------- - ------ Patron l·Iemb ers , 1964 -------------- - ------------------------ -- ------- - - --- " A Message from The President, Judge Dee Brown Walker" --- - --------------­ 1 e Schedul e of lleetings, 1964 - ---------------------------------------------- Local Hi story and Genealogica l Society Programs for 1964 --------------- - - • Biographical Sketch of Colonel Carl eton E. Fisher, Speaker for Tenth Annual Genealogical Institute and Wo r kshop -------------- - ------- Local History and Genealogical Society Treasurer ' s Report, 1963----------- 4 - 5 Local History and Genealogical Society Membership Roster Continued ----- -- • Special Memo to the Hemb e r s -------------------------------------------- :- A Notice from Your Memb e rship Chairman, Urs. C. A. Brewer ------ - --------- 11 "Special Attention, Projects I, Il, 111 ----------------------------- - -- • P.epeat Course - Seminars in Genealogica l r.esearch ----------------- - ------ "Special Announcement-Handbook on Genealogical ~esearch" ----------------- Listing of Available Back Issues of " The Quarterly" ------------------ - -- 10 • "Harch 2, 1964, The 128th Anniversary of the Signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence" , Compiled by Mrs. Harry Joseph Morris ---- 11 11 The Her oes of The Alamo" , Compiled by Mrs. Harr y Joseph Horri s ------ 11-13 e "List of Thos. S. McFarland 1 s Company Texas Volunteers , 1836", Court esy of Mrs . Henry L . Peoples, Charter Member. --------------- - ---- 14 "The Bunt on Family", given by lir. and Ur s. Carl Patterson Ilunton, and submitted by Mrs. Halter Harch Burress, Ty l er, Texas ---------- --- 15 • • CONTENTS - Continued Page " The Gaines Family", by Mrs . Halter Ifarch Burress, Tyler, Texas --- --- - -- ----- 16 "Letter Excerpt , "History of Natchitoches , Louisiana" by Mi lten Dunn, e Submitted by Hrs . Wa lter March Burress , Tyler, Texas ---- - ----------------- 16 11 The Gaines House and Gaines Ferry", by Mrs. Harry Joseph Morris --- ---------- 17 11 History of Th e Ga ines Family", by L . P. Gaines , A review by Mrs . Harry Joseph Harris, Vice President-Editor---------- - - - -- - - ---- - --- --- 17 • 11 Denton County Court Records ; Deed Abstracts" , Compiled by Mrs . Alma Lain Chambers, Sanger, Texas - - ----------------- - - ---- - ----- - - 18- 22 11 Donation or Bounty Land for Service in Texas n.evo lution, Mex ican Wa r 11 and Civil War , Copied by lirs. Alma Lain Chambers, Sanger, Texas ------- 23- 24 • 11 1 Tax rto ll of Denton County, 1847 ', Copied by Mrs. Alma Lain Chambers Sanger, Texas - - ------ - - - - - -- - -- - - -------------------------- --- ---- ----- -- 24 "Continued n.oster of Jlembers of Sterling Price Camp United Confeder ate Veterans", Compiled from John Henry Brown n.ecords, and alphabeti cally arranged by Hrs. Geor ge F. Carlisl e, and copied by permi ssi on of !Irs. • Geor ge F . Carlisle, by Mrs . Harry Joseph Mo rris - -- - ---------- - - - - ------ 25 - 27 11 /\. True Copy of the Deed from George Askew to James Welch, 17 87, Prince Edward County, Virginia, Courtesy of Mr . Henr y Garrison Askew, Dallas--- 27-28 " New Books in The Texas History and Genealogy Depart ment of The Da llas Public • 11 Library , Compiled by Mrs. Lucile A. Boykin, Head of the Department ---- 28 - 30 11 From the Editor 1 s Notes- Union List of Genealogical Material in Texas 11 State Library - - - - - - - - - --- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31 11 11 • Surname Query Index , Cenealogy Department, Dallas Public Library ------- - 31- 32 "What our l1embers are doing Professionally, Genealogically Speaking", By ?1 rs. Harry Joseph Norris, Vice President- Editor - ------------ - ------ 32- 34 11 List of our lfambers who are Professional ".;eneal ogists or Heraldic Ar tists --- 34 • Texas State Cenealogical Society Officers for 1962-1964 ---- - ---- - ---- - ------ 35 11 Heraldry in tiinerica" Ily 11rs. Edna Perry Deckler, President, Texas State Genealogical Society - - - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - - - __ --- ___ 35 • " Some Family Reunions in Texas, Continued", Compiled by Mrs. Harry Joseph IIorris, Second State Vice President, and Mrs . Wa l ter l1arch Burress , State llistorian, Texas State Genealogical Soci e ty -- - ---------------- - - 35 - 36 "Thumbnail Sketches", Uy Margaret Ann Scruggs, (Mrs. Carruth), District Representative, Northeast Texas District No . 6 , Texas State Genealogical • Society ---- - - - - -------------------------- - ----- - -------- - ---------------- 36 tm Invitation to iiembership ---- ------------- - - - ------- - ------- Inside Back Cover • • OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FOR 1966 PRESIDENT Judge Dee Brown \falker 162nd Judicial District Court, RI7 - 3988 Old Court House, Dallas, Texas PRESIDENT nlERITUS • Mr. John Plath Green Suite 1603, Kirby Building Da llas (1) RI7 - 4851 VICE PRESIDENTS Executive Mr, Banks McLaurin, Jr. 5843 Roya l Crest Dallas (30) EM8 - 4357 Program Mrs, Margaret Barret Pratt 3529 McFarlin Blvd. Dallas (5) LA8 - 3433 • Publ ication-Editor Mrs. Harry Joseph Morr is "Cedar Crest", 6840 Lakewood Blvd. Dallas (14) DAS - 1994 Communication Mrs . H. C. McCrary 6ll2 Anita Dallas (14 ) TA3-7321 Membership Mrs. C. A. Brewer 6824 Dalhart Lane Dallas (14) TA7 - 2856 • TREAS URER Mr. Porter Lindsley, Jr. P. 0. s0xl'i38 Dallas (21) Rll-6225 RECORDING SECRETARY Miss Leland Watkins 5502 McCommas Dallas (6) TA3- 2497 CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Mrs. Sullivan Padgitt 8539 San Ferna ndo Way Dallas (18 ) DAl - 2842 • DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE Mrs. Linnie Wright Barrett 3337 Blackburn Dallas (4) LAl - 4706 Mrs. Margaret Scruggs Carruth 4524 Edmondson Dallas (5) LAl-1543 Mr. Victor B. Gilman 5332 Edmondson Dallas (9) FL7-3191 Mr . Hastings Harrison 4316 Potomac (LAl-7264) Dallas (5) EM3-5611 Mrs. E . Norwood(Henry O. )Jones 4420 Cole Ave • Dallas (4) LA8-5493 • Mrs. James D. Lutrell, Sr . P . O. Box 8737 Dallas (16) HH2-3329 PATRON MEHBERS 1964 Judge Dee Brown Halker, Pr es ident, Dallas, Texas e Mrs. Harry Joseph Morr is, Vice President- Editor-Public Relations, Dallas, Texas Mrs . Halter March Burress, Ty ler, Texa!**i(***.,.'** A MESSAGE FROM THE FRES IDENT, JUDGE DEE BROWN WALKER TO THE MEI1BERS OF THE • LOCAL HISTORY AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY "Our Society is present ly sponsor ing seven seminars in genealogical research. The Officers and Directors hope that our members and their friends have availed
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