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Cf'he Quarterly Cf'he Quarterly September 1976 Volume XXII Fall Issue Number 3 r.I'. ~EVOL(lr,.O \a~ In Cooperation With The Dallas Public Library iiæ Local History & Genealogical Society DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY OF FICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1976-1977 Mr. Hugh David (Dave) Arant 7048Arborea1Drive 348-1922 President Dallas,TX75231 Mrs. Walter F. (Mary Nea!) Speakman 1821-8thStreet 817-723-6878 Executive Vice President WichitaFalls,TX7630\ DaUas-826-6921 Mrs. Richard G. (Minnie) Champ 9411 HuntersCreek V.P.-Publications Dallas,TX75243 Mrs. Opa!K.Hollis 93l8ChimneySweepLane V.P.-Programs Dallas,TX75231 Mrs. J . L.(Helen)Lu 4559Hockaday0rive 350-6586 V.P.-Membership Dallas,TX75229 Mrs. Conway (Margaret Ann) Thetford 3725MockingbirdLane V.P.-Communications Dallas,TX75205 Mrs. William G. (Nancy) Smith 827TeakwoodPlace 235-4013 CorrespondingSecretary Richardson,TX75080 Trend-745-8415 Mrs. LorraineHuff Hull 4208Normandy RecordingSecretary Dallas,TX75205 Box 58152 W.T.C. 744-1347 Dallas, TX 75258 res.661-3690 Directors Mrs. Lucile Boykin 5717 McCommas, Apt. C 826-7131 Dallas,TX75206 Mr.Ralph Harvey 2426Tolosa Drive 328-4917 Dallas,TX75228 Mr. William McCaddin Pritchett 9583Spring Branch Dri ve 348-1402 Dallas, TX 75238 Mrs.GraceMcKnight 303SouthMabe!St. Ferris, TX 75125 Mr.Robert Bruce(Bob)Swann 4056 Druid Lane 528-5935 Dallas,TX75205 Mrs.Jeanne J. Tabb 6458L.avenda\e 368-6292 Dallas,TX75230 EDITORIAL ST Aff PAST PRESIDENTS' COUNCIL Mr. Ri~~~::r (Minnie) Champ 9411 HuntersCreek 341-6507 1954-1960 Mr.JohnPlathGreen, Fou nderPresident Dallas,TX75243 1961 Mr .Carr P.Collins, Jr., President Mrs.Loyce J.Coolidge 5710Caruth Ha ven Ln.3-119 750-9239 1962 Mr.ThomasS. Walker , President Newslet ter, Production Dallas,TX75206 1963&1964 JudgeDeeBrownWalker, President Mr.LenardW.Anstcad 5617Be\mont,Apt.512·D 824-4359 1965&1966 Mr.Banks McLaurin, Jr.,President Distribution Dallas,TX75206 Off 363-540! 1967&1968 Mr.JosephB.Latimer, President Ms. Caro!Kupfer 4719Cole,Apt.204 528-2574 1969&1970 Mr.HersheJW.Anderson, President lllustrator Dallas,TX75204 Off. 749-1741 1971-1972 Dr. Ben LewisSmith, Jr., President Mrs.Stuart(Fran)Tears 6207Berryhill 348-3532 1972-1973 Mr.LeviA.Busby, President Production Dallas,TX75231 1973-1974 Mr.PercyC. Fewell, President Ms.LyssaJ.Grogan 13538WebbChapel 247-3028 1974-1975 Mrs. Harry Joseph Morris, Hon. Life Pres./Ed Production Dallas, TX 75234 Off. 241-8631 1975-1976 Mrs.StephenJ.Smith, President <=rhe Quarterly Officers&Directors,PastPresidents'Council&EditorialStaff .. Inside Front Cover Editor'sPage.............. ii President's Report - Mr . Hugh David Arant . llS AnnualReportl97S-1976-Hrs.StephenJ.Smith............... ll6 16thAnnualMeeting,TexasStateGenea1ogica1Society,Dallas, Nov.4-6,l976 117 MeetingSchedule--1976-1977,Ul&GS...... .. 118 1976-1977COC1111itteeAppointments-Mr.HughDavidArant 119 INMEMORY . 129 Reprint: Heaorial&BiographicalHistoryofOallasCountr,Texas 144 ~~:~~~G= L H & G s . I~sid~ åa~k co!:! Sparkman-HillcrestFuneralHane,SeriesVI,Mrs.MinierDeSpain. 120-129 HistoryofOakCliff-fromMrs.EdnaProctorStevens...... 130-131 ::~~~:~=:~:e~~~:~~JH:::o:~:~:~::~::::n~). - . C~~i~e~ ~Y ."~·. ~n~ ~a~e~ ~ . 132 -~!ii SonntagFamily-fromMrs.Jack{Muriel)Dodsworth... ..... • ... 141-144 Memorial&BiographicalHistoryofDallasCountr,Texas(Reprint). 144 Montague County, Texas, Cemeteries - from Mrs. Mary Neal Speakman ShadyGroveCemetery . ....... 145 LibertyChapelCemetery ... 146-148 Map-HontagueCounty,Texas. 149 ExcerptsfromCentennia1Edition,July4,1970,publishedbytheSanJacinto g~it~!;~::) H~s~o~i~a~ :u~v~y.C~i~t~e.-.from ~lrs. 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Number of Categories Articles Specific Articles Confederate service One article; ene series Dallas local history Old City Park; Tax List History - Texas History - General Migration Trails, Church Hi story, Oklahoma (2) History - Revolution (June issue) Family Histories (stories, chart, & Rev. War Ancestries) 104 Book Review 1 Bible Records 1 Research aids (programs) 2 County records Wills, deeds, marriages Funeral /cemetery records Sparkman-Hillcrest; Peer less Old letters & documents Resource materials The above material analyzed another way reveals (not including the RWA issue): Dallas & County Texas National 7 (2 series) 9 plus 15 1 series I urge you to study the above in an effort to determine what you might like to submi t to supplement and augment the scope of research material published. Please call me on any article, doctønent, etc. which you would like to submi t. As you can see, The Quarterly carries material not only on Dal las and Dal las County but research done of a national interest. We do hope that we may have more research submitted this year on Dallas and Dallas County. Because of the response to the June, 1976 Revolutionary War Ancestry i ssue of the The Quarterly The Society Board and the Editor have plans to publish those ancestors listed in the June, 1975 Bicentennial lssue in the same format which will include the lineages and information from the Revolutionary War Ancestor to the present-day person. This data will be that submitted to Mrs. Horris and now on file at the Dallas Public Library. If you intended to send in your fonn and did not do so, you may forward it to me until October 1, 1976. This will be a definite deadline with no extension. Fonns are available from me or the Library. SEPT. 1976 U I PRESIDENT'S REPORT Our nation is entering a new year of its history with great expectati ons for peace and prosperity. The LH & GS is also entering a new year with great expectations . Jf you feel that the nation is maving without considering your voi ce, take heart, for the LH & GS needs you and your i deas for di recti ons for the fu ture. I f you have sugges­ ti ons for improvement of the Society, topics or speakers for programs, projects to undertake, or wi sh to serve in any capacity please let your voice be heard . One of the first opportuniti es of thi s season for our society comes in November as we host the 16th annual meeting and seminar of the Texas State Genealogical Society. Mrs. Harry Joseph Morri s, president of the TSGS, has assembled a program of topics helpful to both the novice and advanced genea 1ogi s t presented by renown authori ti es. You wi 11 hear more about the speakers from Mrs. Lucile Boyki n and other knowledgeabl e members. Please take advantage of this opportunity. The LH & GS requires an additional dozen volunteers in our rele as host. Thanks to each of you for your confi dence in me and for your participation in the activities. Working together we will have a grand year. Mr. H. D. Arant, President SEPT, !976 115 ANNUAL REPORT 1975-1976 This has been an educational and informative year for the 1975-1976 Board of Directors. Many of us have learned about the activities and the needs of our Society with the help of experienced board members. The Officers have been so cooperative and helpful. Each ene has worked very hard and gi ven so much of their time. Truly, it has been an excellent team to work with. Dave Arant, along with his committee, has done a beautiful job publishing the Yearbook. I am sure you will want this project repeated. It really helps us to know about ane another ·and if we are researching the same ancestors. Also, Dave took on the chairmanship of the workshop. I am sorry that I missed it; all reports are that it was tremendous and very well put together. Thanks to each member on the committee. Dave tells me it was a great team effort. The quarterlies have been outstanding. Thanks to Minnie Champ and her publi­ cation conunittee for the best quarterlies I have seen. "The Revolutionary War Ancestry lssue11 will be an ass et to any library. Collins Radio Print Shop has done a most professional j ob. We have over 400 memberships -- if spouses are counted, membership would be over 500. This is an increase of 50 members over the same period last year. The average attendance at each meeting has been over 100. Thanks to Mike Farmer for all the letters mailed to prospective members and all the new members. This is great . Also, thanks to Sea Brown and her committee for all the telephone calls each month reminding us about the meetings. Thanks to Rosemarie Snell for sending out annual notices to each of us reminding us about. our dues. We have had very interesting programs this year, thanks to Nancy Smith and all her work.
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