Our newsletter has been delayed more than once because of
impending news about the Depot. We had hoped to report to
you that full construction would finally begin in September.
Unfortunately, we cannot.
To save a little money on Postage for our move to the Depot we're allowing those with Internet
access to view the newsletter instead of receiving it in the mail. We hope you enjoy!!!
Our newsletter has been delayed more than once because of
impending news about the Depot. We had hoped to report to
you that full construction would finally begin in September.
Unfortunately, we cannot.
Several months ago, low security state prisoners from Bonham
began removal and replacement of the entire roof of the Depot.
This was a great start in the long process of renovation and a substantial savings in future cost
outlays. By the writing of this, work was nearly complete on this phase of the project and these
men have done an excellent job.
By the end of July all the red tape hurdles had been met with the Texas Historical Commission, TXDOT and other interested parties. In August, bids were finally advertised in the media for prospective construction firms. Several firms from out of town expressed interest and obtained a large book of specifications needed for bidding. The bid package was broken into six parts. Contractors were allowed to bid on one, a few, or all the following:
1. Concrete and Masonry
2. Carpentry
3. Finishes
4. Mechanical
5. Electrical
6. Misc.
Estimates by construction manager Wendall Moore were set at $751,000 for the prescribed work
that needed to be done.
A special meeting was held with all interested contractors to allow them to ask questions and
clarify any problems they might have with the specifications. After this meeting they had several
days to prepare their bids which were to be turned into the City of Paris by 3 p.m. on August 14.
Six major firms contacted the city for information and the hopes and expectations were high that
things would really start rolling once bids were opened.
On August 14, after the prescribed time for bidding was closed, surprisingly only one bid was
delivered to city officials. To make a long story short, the bid was for 1.2 million dollars, some
$450,000 more than money allotted to the project through the federal grant. Hearts fell low in the
room as the realization sunk in that not enough money was available to start construction
immediately. Several options were discussed. Because the bids were broken into what amounts
to six separate contracts, it is possible to accept such bids on any one of the single contracts and
complete that portion of the project and hope for more funds or ideas later. However, no
decision was made at the immediate moment pending further study on what and what could not
be done with all the variables that were involved.
Don't misunderstand, this does not spell the end of the depot project in any way. It just means
another small setback in a long series of disappointments throughout the many years this has gone
on. No doubt, some decisions will be made to go on with some part of the renovation. But at
this time we can't report what we all hoped for and wanted to report - that the completion would
be less than a year away. Patience is the name of this game.
Members of our society voted to make the following awards to outstanding individuals in our organization. Plaques were given to the winners during our awards banquet held in the South Main Depot in July. We are proud to have these members and to be associated with such good and unselfish people.
SKIPPER STEELY
PRESERVATION AWARD
Recognizes outstanding contributions by an individual or group
in Lamar County in preserving our historical heritage
Throughout the years charter member Skipper Steely has continued to keep history alive with his
newspaper columns and manuscripts. Without Skipper much of our history would be forgotten.
We cannot say too much about him and wish him well in all his future endeavors.
DENNIS LEE
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Recognizes an individual who has consistently and significantly
contributed to the field of genealogy and or the society over a period of years
Dennis has become an outstanding ambassador for the society. He
gives guided tours of our history with the use and presentation of
slides from the photographic Steely Collection in almost any kind
of meeting or organization in the county. The society is also
grateful for his yearly chore in auditing our financial books.
BETTY THOMS
AWARD OF MERIT
Recognizes a LCGS member for outstanding contributions to the Society over a period of years
For many years Betty Thoms has been an assistant librarian. All too often we take their service
for granted when we should not. Her weekly volunteering helps keep our facility open to the
public and we are very grateful for her unselfish service.
THELMA DANGERFIELD
AWARD OF MERIT
Recognizes a LCGS member for outstanding contributions to the Society over a period of years
Our librarians sometimes have a thankless task. To give up one day a week, week after week
without pay or recognition is sometimes hard to do. Thelma has been one of our assistant
librarians for a few years now. Without all of them we would not be what we are today.
WELDON AND BILLIE MARTIN
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Recognizing a member(s) for outstanding service to the society during the previous year
This husband and wife duo took on the massive undertaking of
completely retyping A.W. Neville's The History of Lamar
County. Not only did they retype it but reindexed it and done a
whale of a job!!
LAMAR COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY BUDGET
|
AS OF 14 Aug 2000 |
Actual 1999 | Proposed | Actual 2000 |
| INCOME | |||
| Book Sales | 3395.91 | 5000.00 | 3032.82 |
| CD Roms Census View Sales | 772.92 | 800.00 | 179.60 |
| Copy Machine | 434.07 | 500.00 | 249.02 |
| Donations | 1616.09 | 1800.00 | 1028.16 |
| Interest - Expansion Fund Savings | 949.88 | 1000.00 | 219.83 |
| Map Sales | 139.90 | 140.00 | 69.40 |
| Membership (Dues) | 6592.00 | 6600.00 | 5425.00 |
| Microfilm | 181.55 | 180.00 | 0.00 |
| Postage for Mailing Books | 472.70 | 550.00 | 359.60 |
| Postage for mailing Census View | 46.90 | 50.00 | 17.63 |
| Sales Tax Collected | 160.42 | 260.00 | 185.90 |
| T-Shirt | 357.00 | 370.00 | 90.00 |
| Fund Raising (Workshop) | 300.00 | 300.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Income | 15419.34 | 17550.00 | 10856.96 |
| EXPENSES | |||
| Books Purchased for Library Inventory | 448.85 | 1000.00 | 631.49 |
| CD Rom Disks For Library Inventory | 587.40 | 700.00 | 129.98 |
| Census View CD Purchase for Resale | 532.10 | 550.00 | 127.70 |
| Computer Expense | 601.99 | 2000.00 | 86.12 |
| Copy Machine Expense(includes $4599 | 5255.32 | 1000.00 | 302.98 |
| Expansion Fund Expense Furnishings & | 417.58 | 600.00 | 0.00 |
| Microfilm Purchases/Rental | 185.75 | 150.00 | 0.00 |
| Miscellaneous Bank Charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 33.00 |
| Photography | 0.00 | 0.00 | 78.44 |
| Postage Expense - Annual | 255.12 | 300.00 | 19.90 |
| Postage Expense - Census View | 37.62 | 75.00 | 3.20 |
| Postage Expense - Mailing Books | 331.40 | 500.00 | 241.85 |
| Postage Expense - New Member | 82.89 | 100.00 | 21.56 |
| Postage Expense - Stamps | 376.96 | 400.00 | 77.18 |
| Postage Expense - Newsletters | 136.88 | 300.00 | 57.45 |
| Postage Expense - Bulk Mail Fee | 100.00 | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Printing First Families | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| Printing Annual | 1926.64 | 2300.00 | 0.00 |
| Printing Books/Maps for Resale | 1168.01 | 2500.00 | 689.82 |
| Printing Brochures/& other | 68.28 | 200.00 | 59.00 |
| Printing Newsletters | 373.50 | 500.00 | 209.67 |
| Programs | 160.80 | 300.00 | 44.00 |
| Sales Tax Paid | 264.65 | 400.00 | 147.60 |
| Subscriptions/Memberships/Other | 120.00 | 150.00 | 72.00 |
| Supplies | 598.45 | 700.00 | 587.82 |
| T-Shirts | 0.00 | 1000.00 | 0.00 |
| Workshop | 63.00 | 500.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Expenses | 14093.19 | 16325.00 | 3632.76 |
| INCOME LESS EXPENSES | 1326.15 | 1225.00 | 7224.20 |
| Checking Account Balance as of 14 | 1436.04 | 1225.00 | 8440.41 |
| Capital Reserves (CD.) | 18591.07 | 19590.00 | 18920.51 |
| Capital Reserves (Savings Acct.) | 5497.69 | 6000.00 | 5580.24 |
|
Net Assets |
25524.80 | 26815.00 | 32941.16 |
Current Membership Past Months Totals
| Mth | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
| Jan | ??? | 168 | 220 | 237 | 108 | 75 | 126 |
| Feb | ??? | 171 | 224 | 237 | 117 | 140 | 148 |
| Mar | ??? | 176 | 228 | 237 | 138 | 180 | 200 |
| Apr | ??? | 161 | 169 | 137 | 200 | 217 | 215 |
| May | ??? | 166 | 193 | 179 | 218 | 234 | 218 |
| Jun | ??? | 170 | 201 | 202 | 236 | 241 | 229 |
| Jul | ??? | 194 | 207 | 212 | 245 | 250 | 243 |
| Aug | 132 | 196 | 216 | 221 | 249 | 265 | 280 |
| Sep | 136 | 205 | 219 | 231 | 258 | 282 | - |
| Oct | 145 | 212 | 226 | 234 | 260 | 289 | - |
| Nov | 149 | 212 | 229 | 234 | 266 | 294 | - |
| Dec | 155 | 216 | 236 | 236 | 268 | 296 | - |
Cornerstone 33
Regular 151
Honorary 4
I Care 90
Total 280
Lamar County
Many times people ask us if there is something that the Society needs that some interested person
may donate. Here are a few things we wished we had. If you would like to buy and donate these
items, let us know. You can save on sales taxes by sending us the money allowing us to use our
tax exempt status.
CONFEDERATE STATE ROSTER - 21 Volumes (Set). The names in this Confederate State
Roster have been extracted from the comprehensive 16-volume Broadfoot set, The Roster of
Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865, transcribed from the 535 microfilm reels of National Archives
M253, Consolidated Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers. The State
Rosters are cross-referenced into two parts, Names (soldiers arranged alphabetically by names)
and Units (soldiers arranged sequentially by units in the order of cavalry, artillery, and infantry).
ISBN 1-56837-350-3. $1500. You can save $300!!! Buy both Union and Confederate sets
for $3300! Available from Broadfoot Publishing Co., 1907 Buena Vista Circle, Wilmington,
North Carolina 28405, Order Line (800) 537-5243 Fax Line (910) 686-4379, General
Information (910) 686-4816, email: <bropubco@wilmington.net>
ROSTER OF UNION SOLDIERS 1861-1865 - 33 Volumes (when completed) 19 volumes
immediately available 3,000,000 Names (when completed) 1,732,806 names immediately usable
Being published 1 vol. per month. A cumulative index of all Union soldiers as transcribed from
the 1,200+ microfilm reels at the National Archives. The Roster provides name, rank, regiment,
company and state. Included are all Union soldiers by state from all branches from all states. Also
included will be guidelines and tables for further researching and identifying Union soldiers and
units. The input is being done by states (with U.S.C.T. added). States completed: Maine; New
Hampshire; Vermont; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut; New York; New Jersey;
Delaware; Pennsylvania; Maryland; District of Columbia; Michigan; North Carolina; Georgia;
Florida; Alabama; Mississippi; Louisiana; Texas; Arkansas; Missouri; Kansas; and the U.S.C.T.
(Currently working on the Ohio/West Va./Va. subset.) $2400 (33 volumes) or $75 monthly (1
book per month). You can save $300!!! Buy both Union and Confederate sets for
$3300!ISBN 1-56837-344-9. Available from Broadfoot Publishing Co., 1907 Buena Vista Circle,
Wilmington, North Carolina 28405, Order Line (800) 537-5243 Fax Line (910) 686-4379,
General Information (910) 686-4816, email: <bropubco@wilmington.net>
Revolutionary War Pension Records, CD#7145, $39.99. Available from Genealogical
Publishing Co., 1001 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202-3897. 1-800-296-6687.
New England Families, CD#7159, $29.99. Available from Genealogical Publishing Co., 1001
N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202-3897. 1-800-296-6687.
Tennessee Land Grants, Two Volumes, NEW!, $150.00 until 6/15/99, $185.00, thereafter.
Available from Byron Sistler & Associates, Inc., 1712 Natchez Trace, PO Box 120934, Nashville,
TN 37212. 1-800-578-9475.
1880 Franklin County Census (TX), $10.00. Available from Franklin County Genealogical
Society, P.O. Box 289, Mt. Vernon, Texas 75457.
Historical Records of Franklin County (TX), $20.00. Available from Franklin County
Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 289, Mt. Vernon, Texas 75457.
Franklin County Marriages 1875-1959. (TX), $30.00. Available from Franklin County
Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 289, Mt. Vernon, Texas 75457.
NEW!!!
Brush Men and Vigilantes
Civil War Dissent in Texas
by David Pickering and Judy Falls
Foreword by Richard B. McCaslin
David Pickering and Judy Falls take their place in the ranks of Texas
literary reconstructionists with this fine study of the violence that took
place in Hunt and Hopkins Counties during the Civil War and afterward.
They have painstakingly recreated the economic and social framework of
the region before the war, and clearly show how prewar tensions led to
wartime atrocities. from the Foreword, Richard B. McCaslin, High Point
University
As Charles Frazier's novel Cold Mountain dramatized, dissenters from the Confederacy lived in
mortal danger throughout the South. In scattered pockets from the Carolinas to the frontier in
Texas, some men who clung to a belief in the Union or an unwillingness to preserve the
slaveholding Confederacy died at the hands of their own neighbors. Brush Men and
Vigilantestells the story of how dissent, fear, and economics developed into mob violence in a
corner of Texasthe Sulphur Forks river valley northeast of Dallas.
Authors David Pickering and Judy Falls have combed through court records, newspapers, letters,
and other primary sources and have collected extended-family lore to relate the details of how
vigilantes captured and killed more than a dozen men. Unlike most other parts of Texas, at the
onset of the Civil War the Sulphur Forks river valley had a significant population of Upper
Southerners, some of whom spoke out against secession, objected to enlisting in the Confederate
army, or associated with Union men. For some of these dissenters safety meant disappearing into
the tangled brush thickets of the region.
Betrayed by links to a well-known Union guerrilla from the Sulphur Forks area, some of these
men were captured, tried in mock courts, and hanged. Still others met their death by sniper fire or
private execution, as did brush man Frank Chamblee, who after cleverly eluding his enemies for
several years, was finally gunned down after the war, reportedly by one of the areas most
prominent men.
This carefully researched and well-written account not only tells the story of the brush mens
ordeal, but also provides insight into the emotions and thought processes of the Texans who
resorted to extralegal means to protect their communities from all enemies, even imaginary ones.
Anyone with an interest in the new history of the Civil War or of Texas should find much to
digest in this compelling book.
The late DAVID PICKERING had a long career as a newspaper journalist, primarily with the
Corpus Christi Caller-Times. JUDY FALLS is an award-winning teacher at Cooper High School
in Cooper, Texas. Price $42.00
Number One: Sam Rayburn Series on Rural Life
Brush Men and Vigilantes
LC 99-045093. 6 1/8x9 1/4. 256 pp.
4 b&w; photos. 6 maps. Bib. Index.
By Martha L. Crabb
Our society is proud to offer its members and friends another compelling
account of the 9th Texas Cavalry, a company of which came from Lamar
County. No serious Lamar County Historian can do without this book as it
describes in further detail the trials and tribulations that many of the men from
this county endured.
In October 1861, the young men of the Confederacy's newly formed Ninth
Texas Cavalry (many Lamar County Men fought in this regiment) forded the
Red River between Texas and what is now eastern Oklahoma. They would
remain on active duty throughout the entire Civil War, moving from skirmish with little rest and
no furloughs, distinguishing themselves in several major campaigns across the South. Their
casualties would be tremendous--three-quarters of the unit would be wounded or killed in battle,
die of disease or in Indian attacks, or be mustered out because of physical unfitness for service.
And those who survived would not see their Texas homes again for four long years. But despite
it all, they remained...
Drawing on letters, journal entries, family stories, and official war records, Martha Crabb
re-creates the remarkable Civil War odyssey of the Ninth Texas Cavalry--a thousand or so
fearless, hell-raising western boys who endured unspeakable hardships, yet didn't lose their
devil-may-care spirit or raw determination to win. You'll meet teenager Newt Keen, who
marched and fought for more than three years, then spent nine hellish months in a Union prison,
yet still was "not half whipped"; Tom Berry, respected and honored by all, who perished during
the battle of Atlanta with the regret on his lips that he could do no more; dedicated soldier A. W.
Sparks who was even more dedicated to his brother, so much so that he stole into a Union
hospital in order to stay with his wounded sibling for twenty-four hours; and Sul Ross, a Texan
Ranger whose courage and integrity no man could doubt, who became the Ninth's brigadier
general later in the war and a Texas legend after it. Through their stories, you'll get to know the
human face of warfare--and experience a soldier's-eye-view of the drama, exhilaration, and horror
of bloody conflict--made palpable and immediate through evocative descriptions and scrupulous
research.
"Much of the burden of Confederate arms was borne on horseback, and especially in the vast
regions west of the Appalachians and beyond the Mississippi. In the saddle, too, rode much of
the greatest drama of the Civil War. Martha Crabb's ALL AFIRE TO FIGHT brings vividly to life
the war fought by one dynamic outfit, the Ninth Texas Cavalry. Based on exhaustive research,
and crafted with a keen ear to good storytelling, ALL AFIRE TO FIGHT offers one of the finest
Southern unit histories to appear in years." --- William C. Davis.
"Any reader who wants to march, or ride, alongside the Civil War soldier, to hear the rhythms of
his speech, taste the spareness of his rations, feel the raggedness of his clothes, share his grim
laughter, smell the sweat from the heat and his fears, will experience this immediacy in Martha
Crabb's magnetically readable ALL AFIRE TO FIGHT. She has wedded period documents to
sharp-eyed reporting to novelistic skill in telling an unforgettable saga of war." --- Joseph E.
Persico, noted Civil War author.
"The author brings history alive in this well-researched, compelling, and vividly written account of
the wild Texas boys of the Ninth Texas Cavalry. A notable contribution to Civil War literature."
--- Duane Schultz, author.
Imprint: William Morrow; ISBN: 038097794X;
Format: Hardcover; Released On: 12/17/99;
Trimsize: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4; Pages: 464
Price $45.00
This is the fourth book of Lamar County marriage records offered for sale by the Lamar County
Genealogical Society. The first book was compiled and published by Anna Spencer and covered
the years 1841 through 1858. That book is now out of print.
We are very grateful to Roberta Woods who rechecked all marriage records between 1900 and
1910. This book contains the records from Marriage Book 17, page 214 through Marriage Book
25, page 326, a total of 8425.
Some names have been altered and do not appear the same as the original marriage record. This
was done only from proof by descendants and in most cases only expand initials into full names.
This book adopts the format of alphabetically listing the groom to the bride in the front of the
book and the bride to the groom in the back of the book, eliminating the sometimes confusing and
time consuming index of brides. Price is $35.00 plus shipping and handling (Texas residents add
$2.89 sales tax.)
FOR THE INSTRUCTION, EXERCISES AND MANEUVERS OF RIFLEMEN AND
LIGHT INFANTRY. INCLUDING SCHOOL OF THE SOLDIER AND SCHOOL OF
THE COMPANY. BY BREVET LIEUT. W. J. HARDEE. To which is added, DUTIES OF
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. MILITARY HONORS TO BE PAID BY TROOPS.
THE ARTICLES OF WAR, Containing Rules by which the Armies of the United States are
governed; Relating to Courts-Martial; Suppressing Mutiny or Sedition; Granting Furloughs,
Commissary of Musters; Accepting a Challenge; Chaplains; Sutlers; To whom any Officer may
apply for Redress; Sentinels; False Alarms, Misbehavior; Making Known the Watchword,
Engineers; Spies; How Court- Martial must be Authenticated, Etc. NEW YORK, J. 0. KANE,
PUBLISHER, 126 NASSAU STREET, 1861.
No serious student of Civil War history can be without this book which describes the life and drill
of the Civil War era soldier. The Society is pleased to offer this historically significant book for
sale for $16.00 plus shipping and handling (Texas residents add $1.32 tax).
(Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1999).
By Dr. Richard Lowe
A volunteer officer with the 9th Texas Cavalry Regiment from 1861 to 1865, James Campbell
Bates saw some of the most important and dramatic clashes in the Civil War's western and
trans-Mississippi theaters. During his service, Bates rode thousands of miles, fighting in the
Indian Territory; at Elkhorn Tavern in Arkansas; at Corinth, Holly Springs, and Jackson,
Mississippi; at Thompson's Station, Tennessee; and at the crossing of the Etowah River during
Sherman's Atlanta campaign. College-educated and unusually articulate, he recorded his
impressions in a detailed diary and dozens of long letters to his mother, sister, brother-in-law, and
future wife, who waited at home in Paris, Texas. Publication of Bates's writings, which remain in
the possession of family descendants, treats scholars to a documentary treasure trove and all
readers to a fresh, first-person dose of American history.
Bates's letters and diary yield significant supporting evidence of the west's crucial role in the Civil
War. They are valuable as well for what their observant, keen-minded author has to say: chilling
accounts of combat; a running narrative of life in camp and on campaign; commentary on the
mood of the military, army politics, and attitudes toward draft dodgers, the enemy, and blacks;
reactions to the latest political and diplomatic news; and more. Editor Richard Lowe provides
easy access to Bates's gripping story, identifying the major and minor figures in Bates's world,
linking events described in the writings to the overall action of the war, and tracking Bates's life
before and after his military service. He includes a complete bibliography and a modern-day
surgeon's assessment of the near-fatal facial wound the young soldier sustained.
Bates's account confirms the image of the Texas cavalrymen as a hard-riding bunch -- long on
aggression and short on discipline. Often put at the front of charges and the rear of retreats, they
grew restless during inactive stretches, and many deserted in later years. Bates, however, stayed
to the end despite his debilitating injury.
From his first diary entry to nearly his last letter, he was convinced the Confederacy could not
lose the war. The defeats the South met with at Elkhorn Tavern, New Orleans, Memphis,
Corinth, Vicksburg, and even Atlanta he saw only as detours and delays on the way to eventual
victory.
James C. Bates lived on the 700 block of Clarksville Street. He was a census taker in Paris for
the 1860 census, and he lived in Paris from the late 1850s to the late 1860s, and again in the late
1880s and early 1890s. He married the daughter of Paris physician, Alfred S. Johnson, who also
lived on Clarksville Street, and Bates was a close friend of E. L. Dohoney, a maverick politician
from Lamar County in the late 1880s. Bates is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Paris.
Richard Lowe is the author of The Texas Overland Expedition of 1863 and Republicans and
Reconstruction in Virginia, 1856-70. He is Regents Professor of History at the University of
North Texas in Denton. Price is $35.00. Texas residents add $2.89 sales tax.
After many years of work to rescue a long forgotten cemetery on
the plains near Roxton, Lamar County, Texas, Lee Cemetery is
now featured in a book by the cemetery association formed to
preserve the memory of our ancestors buried there. The Lamar
County Genealogical Society is happy to offer this book for sale.
Inside the front section will include:
Memorials and obituaries to our members and relatives no longer with us,
A History of Lee Cemetery and Lee Cemetery Association,
Suggested Articles of Incorporation for a nonprofit Cemetery Association,
Plat and Inventory of the cemetery with relations that are known,
Copy of the Certificate of Historical Cemetery Designation,
A Brief History of Southwestern Lamar County,
Press Releases,
Some Rules for Texas Preservation Guidelines for Preserving Cemeteries condensed from Texas Historical Commission,
and a Brief History of Tombstones, and Some Common Tombstone Designs,
along many pictures.
The second section is about 150 pages of the Family Histories of Families represented in the
Cemetery, including some of their relations.
Order you copy today for $37.00!
By special agreement with The Paris News, we have reprinted this much sought after and out of
print book. Weldon and Billie Martin completely retyped the text, checked for errors and made
an index much more detailed than ever before. We are not sure how long these will last or how
long the newspaper will allow us to reprint them. If you study Lamar County, you must have this
book. Available in soft cover, spiral bound, 225 pages. Get yours today for $30.00.
NEW!!!!
Now available the
1860 LAMAR COUNTY
FEDERAL CENSUS
In Alphabetical Order
Previously the society has offered this census in a format showing the households in Precinct
order. Now you can view the census by surname and find your ancestors more quickly in this 206
page special edition!
Some first names have been changed to reflect the known names of pioneer families in the county.
All the usual information is included, name, birth, age, sex, state of birth, occupation, and
personal worth and in addition an estimated year of birth has been calculated from the ages
listed to help in your research. This is a great companion to the former edition. Order you copy
today for $30.00.
NEW!!!!
Now available the
1860 FANNIN COUNTY
FEDERAL CENSUS
In Alphabetical Order
Previously the society has offered this census in a format showing the households in Precinct order. Now you can view the census by surname and find your ancestors more quickly in this 214 page special edition!
All the usual information is included, name, birth, age, sex, state of birth, occupation, and
personal worth and in addition an estimated year of birth has been calculated from the ages
listed to help in your research. This is a great companion to the former edition. Order you copy
today for $30.00!
JESSE SHELTON, FRONTIER FOLLOWER
AND FOUNDER OF FORT SHELTON
By Sam F. McClure
Many years ago Sam F. McClure did extensive research on his ancestors and wrote a thesis for his
Master of Science degree at East Texas State University in December 1977. Sam passed away 31
Jan 1993. Recovered from the archives at Paris Junior College and Texas A&M University at
Commerce, his wife Jane has graciously decided to publish his very important historical work and
make it available to our membership.
This purpose of this 253 page document was to study the settlement of Northeast Texas and
Southeast Oklahoma by following the life of Jesse Shelton, who helped settle Miller County,
Arkansas Territory; Red River County; Texas and Lamar County, Texas while following the
frontier. At the time he founded Fort Shelton in Lamar County, Texas in 1837, it was one of the
most exposed settlements on the western edge of the frontier in Northeast Texas. The full story
of the fort or of the settlement of the area has not been told until the publication of this work.
Volume II
This Pictorial History was undertaken as a special project of The Paris News. The primary
purpose was to preserve old photographs that might otherwise have been lost. Members of the
newspaper staff examined hundreds of photographs for consideration. From these, selections
were made that represented our rich heritage. Captions were written from information supplied
by the owners of the photographs, and every effort was made to ensure accuracy.
The Lamar County Genealogical Society is proud to offer this great book for sale to its
membership and contacts. Volume I is now out of print and Volume II will not last very much
longer. The book is hard bound and contains 125 pages of history never to be found again. Get
yours while they last at $40.00. Texas residents add $3.30 sales tax.
By John D. Perkins
In this highly readable and well-researched book, (100 pages) John D. Perkins recounts the
wartime experiences of the Ninth Texas Field Battery, more commonly known as Daniel's Battery,
which was formed at Paris, Texas by Captain James M. Daniel. Letters from two of the officers
in this artillery unit provide insights into the experiences of the men who served in the
Trans-Mississippi West.
Daniel's Battery left Texas in the spring of 1862, marching to Camp Nelson, Arkansas, where it
became part of the famous Walker's Texas Division. After service in Arkansas, the Ninth Texas
Field Battery was part of the expedition which in June of 1863 failed to relieve Vicksburg. Later
that year the battery saw action at the Battle of Bayou Bourbeau, and it shelled Union gunboats
on the Mississippi.
Daniel's Battery made its greatest contribution to the Southern cause in April of 1864 when it was
involved in the bloody two-day battles at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill near Shreveport. In this
action the Confederates prevented the invasion of Texas and thwarted the Federal Red River
campaign.
However, this study goes beyond military narrative to investigate the pre-war background of the
soldiers in the battery. Using Compiled Service Records, the 1860 manuscript census, and tax
rolls, Perkins examines the socioeconomic make-up of Daniel's Battery and compares it to other
Civil War units.
In addition to providing information about the pre-war occupations of battery members, their
wealth, and their slaveholdings, the author also addresses the much-debated issue that the Civil
War was "a rich man's war but a poor man's fight."
Anyone interested in the Civil War and Texas history will treasure this informative study.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A native of northeast Texas, John D. Perkins currently serves as assistant professor of history at
the Southeast campus of Tarrant County Junior College. He holds graduate degrees from the
University of North Texas, Dallas Theological Seminary, and East Texas State University. He
and wife Paula reside in Fort Worth.
Written and compiled by Lorna Greer Sheppard
I grew up on the site where once stood the two-storied red brick building that had housed the
offices and printing presses of the Northern Standard. Next to it - and still standing today,
although barely - was the old DeMorse mansion, a derelict structure, belonging to the owner and
publisher of the Standard. Mamma can tell you that, as a youngster, I had a thing about that old,
boarded-up place and couldn't stop hanging around it. It's true. I was fascinated by my
down-on-her luck dowager neighbor. My friends and I would sit on the curb outside the house,
eating our Peanut Rounders and drinking RC Colas, making up scary ghost stories and wondering
what it must have been like in small town Clarksville when that house was the grandest thing
around.
Whether it was coincidence, curiosity, fate, Divine Providence, or some whispered direction from
the ghost of Charles DeMorse himself, that sparked my interest in the Northern Standard some
forty years later, I don't suppose I'll ever know. But something triggered an off-hand question to
a helpful librarian at the main Dallas Public Library which, in turn, revealed that on microfilm,
there were copies of the weekly Northem Standard from 1842 through 1888. Concedely partial
to old newspapers to the point of my home at times constituting a fire hazard because of them, I
sampled some issues of the Standard and immediately became hooked. This volume is the result.
This book covers events of 1842-1845 in the Red River Valley. It is soft bound, contains 382
pages and is indexed. Now available through the society. Order yours today for $25.00 (plus
$2.06 Texas resident sales tax only).
By Martha Sue Stroud
The colorful history of Red River County in Northeast Texas has been greatly neglected in the
past by historians. No other county in the State of Texas can boost of such a beginning, and
Gateway to Texas - History of Red River County by Martha Sue Stroud was written to enable
readers to be informed of this.
This book will be of interest to anyone who loves history and not just to those from this area.
The nineteen chapters begin in 1684 with LaSalle's exploration and cover a period up to the
1940s. Texas under six flags, the Red River, the Native Americans who were here first, pioneer
families, the County Seat, the Civil War and its effects on Texas, early medicine, education and
dwellings, cemeteries, and the Orphan Train stopping in Clarksville will be discussed. The last
chapter contains interviews between the author and twenty-four men and women of Red River
County, advanced in age, who recall experiences from the past in their various walks of life.
Gateway to Texas - History of Red River County is a hard back book with over 400 pages, a
dust cover and over seventy photographs and graphics. It will be invaluable to genealogists and
those interested in history. The book is available now through the Lamar County Genealogical
Society at a cost of $35.00 plus $3.20 shipping (Texas residents must add 8.25 sales tax). In the
first two months of release 788 books were sold!! Get yours today while they last!
Paris burned to the ground in 1916. It was the third massive fire the town suffered in 39 years.
The first was in 1877, and destroyed mostly private records and newspapers of the time. The
second was in 1896, but was luckily confined to the south side of the square. However, the third
was devastating to those who hunt ancestors and define history.
Records of The Paris News, the Dinner Horn and the very well-constructed Advocate were lost.
In addition, among the 1,440 structures burned in that all night horror were personal records and
copies of newspaper editions.
Forgive the condition and darkness of some of the articles, and just remember we are simply
happy to have them available! Skipper Steely Author/Editor Six Months From Tennessee, Forty
Seven Years, Raymond Berry Years, Backward Glances I, II, III, Journey Across America, First
United Methodist Church, George W. Wright Memoirs, Civil War In The Redlands, William
Huddle, Painter. Order your copy today for $35.00 (Texas residents add $2.89 sales tax) plus
$3.20 shipping and handling. This edition does not include pages 264 & 265 because of lost
material.
We are excited to announce that the 1880 Lamar County, TX Federal Census is now available on
Census View CD!!!! You can order this CD from the Lamar County Genealogical Society for
only $19.95, (Texas Residents add $1.65 sales tax) plus $3.20 shipping and handling! This CD
will work on your IBM compatible computer with no other program needed! You will be viewing
the actual microfilm on a CD!!
No Installation Required
Multiple print options
Unlimited zoom, lighten, darken, invert
Select by page number, use existing indexes
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BOOKS AND MAPS FOR SALE
BY THE LAMAR COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Price List as of 24 Aug 2000 (Subject to Change)
For a printable order form click here and use back button to return to this page
1850 Census Lamar & Red River Co.- Steely (Hdcvr 272 pg) --$30.00
1860 Census Red River Co.- Booth & Lane (110 pg) --$15.00
1860 Census Fannin Co.- In Alphabetical Order (214 pg) NEW!!! --$30.00
1860 Census Fannin Co.- By Precinct - Newhouse (113 pg) --$25.00
1860 Census Lamar Co. - In Alphabetical Order (206 pg) NEW!!! --$30.00
1860 Census of Lamar Co.- By Precinct- Booth & Lane (125 pg) --$18.00
1870 Census of Lamar Co.- Lane (303 pg) --$30.00
1880 Census of Lamar Co. On CD Rom --$20.00
1870-1880 Mortality Schedule of Lamar Co.- Lane (50 pg) --$10.00
1910 Census Delta Co. (Two Volume Set, 315 pg) --$40.00
All Afire to Fight - Crabb (464 pg) NEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --$45.00
An Editor's View of Early Texas - Sheppard (382 pg) NEW!!! --$25.00
Backward Glances V.1- Neville (Hdcvr 313 pg) --$20.00
Backward Glances V.2- Neville (Hdcvr 303 pg) --$20.00
Backward Glances V.3- Neville (Hdcvr 331 pg) --$20.00
Brush Men and Vigilantes, Civil War Dissent in Texas, - (Falls, (256 pg) NEW!! --$42.00
Charles Demorse (Hdcvr 271 pg) --$18.00
Charles Demorse (271 pg) --$10.00
Chicota, Forest Chapel, Rawhide & Razor Revisited- Hicks (Hdcvr 272 pg) --$25.00
Daniel's Battery - The 9th Texas Field Battery - Perkins (Hdcvr 100 pg) NEW!!! --$19.00
Death, Murders & Other Tribulations NE TX & SE OK- Newhouse (113 pg) --$27.00
Fannin Co. Cemeteries V. 1 Northeast- Newhouse (208 pg) --$27.00
Fannin Co. Cemeteries V. 2 Northcentral- Newhouse (215 pg) --$27.00
Fannin Co. Cemeteries V. 3 Bonham Area- Newhouse (160 pg) --$27.00
Fannin Co. History 1885, Reprint- Carter/Simpson (162 pg) --$25.00
Fannin Co. Marriages Bk. A 1850-1865- Newhouse (45 pg) --$14.00
Fannin Co. Marriages Bk. B 1865-1873- Newhouse (47 pg) --$14.00
Fannin Co. Known Marriages 1836-1850- Newhouse (17 pg) -- $ 7.00
Hardee's Rifle & Light Infantry Tactics - 1862 (159 pg) NEW!!! --$16.00
History of the Paris Fire Department- Burks (74 pg) --$12.00
History of West Paris Schools (1884 - 1994)- Burks (92 pg) --$12.00
House on the Water- House (125 pg) --$22.00
Hunt Co. Marriages 1856-1862- Newhouse (10 pg) --$ 6.00
Jesse Shelton, Frontier Follower & Founder of Ft. Shelton- McClure (253 pg) NEW!!! --$25.00
The History of Lamar County, Neville, Special Limited Reprint Edition (225 pg) NEW! --$30.00
Lamar County Cemetery Descriptions & Locations 2nd Edition- Brothers (192 pg) --$25.00
Lamar County, Texas Marriage Records, Revised, Vol. 1, (1841 - 1874) (130 pg) --$20.00
Lamar County, Texas Marriage Records, Revised, Vol. 2, (1875 - 1889) (203 pg) --$23.00
Lamar County, Texas Marriage Records, Revised, Vol. 3, (1890 - 1899) (235 pg) --$25.00
Lamar County, Texas Marriage Records, Vol. 4, (1900 - 1910) (313 pg) NEW!!! --$30.00
Lee Cemetery Roxton, Texas 1831 - 1913 NEW!!! --$37.00
Long Cemetery- 3rd Edition- Brothers (243 pg) --$30.00
Loose Leaves of the History of Lamar County- Mills (181pg) --$27.00
Lost, Abandoned, Family & Small Community Cemeteries Along Red River Valley In Fannin, Grayson, Collin, Red River, Delta, Cooke, Hunt & Lamar Co. (137 pg) --$25.00
Paris and Lamar County, Early 1900s (110 pg) --$17.00
Obituaries, Socials & Other Solicitudes- Newhouse (107 pg) --$25.00
The Paris Scrapbook- Steely (352 pg) NEW!!! --$35.00
A Pictorial History of Lamar County and The Red River Valley, Vol. II NEW!! (128pg) --$40.00
Providence Baptist Church 1868-1983- Allred/Spencer (Hdcvr 96 pg) --$10.00
Rains County TX Cemetery Records 2 Volumes (452 pg) --$45.00
The History of Red River Co., - Stroud (Hdcvr 400 pg) NEW!!! --$35.00
Springhill Cemetery Book #1- Cemetery Assn. (63 pg) --$ 8.00
Springhill Cemetery Book #2- Cemetery Assn. (91 pg) --$17.00
A Texas Cavalry Officer's Civil War, The Diary and Letters of James C. Bates [of the 9th Texas Cavalry, CSA]- Lowe (Hdcvr 366 pg) NEW!!! --$35.00
When I Put Out To Sea - Earl Davis Brown- Brown (68 pg) --$20.00
Lamar Co. Gen. Society's Quarterly 1988-1990 Vol. 4-5 combined (139 pg) --$18.00
Lamar Co. Gen. Society's Quarterly 1988-1990 Vol. 6-7 combined (162 pg) --$20.00
Lamar Co. Gen. Society's Quarterly 1990-1992 Vol. 8-9 combined (201 pg) --$25.00
Lamar Co. Gen. Society's Quarterly 1992-1994 Vol. 10-11 combined (192 pg) --$25.00
Lamar Co. Gen. Society's Quarterly 1994-1995 Vol. 12 (103 pg) --$15.00
Lamar Co. Gen. Society's Quarterly 1995-1996 Vol. 13 (132 pg) --$18.00
Lamar Co. Gen. Society's Quarterly 1996-1997 Vol. 14 (162 pg) --$20.00
Lamar Co. Gen. Society's Annual 1997 Vol. 15 (153 pg) --$20.00
Lamar Co. Gen. Society's Annual 1998 Vol. 16 (190 pg) --$25.00
Lamar Co. Gen. Society's Annual 1999 Vol. 17 (233 pg) NEW!!! --$30.00
Lamar Co. Gen. Society's Annual 2000 Vol. 18 (??? pg) Available after Jan 2001 --$xxxx
Lamar Co. Gen. Society's T-Shirt (Circle size here -- S, M, L, XL, XXL) --$15.00
Lamar Co. Gen. Society White Baseball Cap - One size fits all --$5.00
Lamar County Land Headright Map --$ 5.00
Red River County Land Headright Map --$ 5.00
Camp Maxey World War Two Layout Map --$ 2.00
Bird's Eye View of Paris 1880s 18X24 inches NEW!!!!!! --$ 3.00
Subtotal all items
NOTE: TEXAS RESIDENTS MUST ADD .0825 FOR STATE SALES TAX --X.0825
Shipping and Handling for first book is $3.20, each additional book $1.50 --$
Shipping and Handling for Magazine $2.00 --$2.00
Shipping and Handling for 1-3 Maps shipped in one tube $3.20 --$3.20
Send to:
Lamar County Genealogical Society
PJC Box 187
2400 Clarksville St.
Paris, TX 75460
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August 23, 2000
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