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If you have any reference material on Dallas county and would like to be listed as a resource, please let me know. When requesting help from a resource volunteer, please follow these guidelines:
- Put Dallas County Help in subject of message.
- Put name of reference material you are requesting help with in the first line of the message, as many of these wonderful people have volunteered to be a resource for several things.
- Limit your requests and don't forget to thank your volunteer for their time and effort.
| Catagory or Main Surname
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| History & Civil War
| Dorman Holub is no longer able to do lookups for book which is a memorial and biographical history of Dallas Co., but has provided an index; perhaps you can find it at the Dallas library. As an example, the book lists soldiers who fought in the Civil War from Dallas Co. according to info turned in to the compilers of the book in 1891 or earlier. Since the war was fresh on their minds, the list could be fairly accurate. The book also contains voluminous amounts of biographical info evidently sent in for those who settled in Dallas Co. in 1846 and also details the towns and their beginnings from an 1891 standpoint. See Index
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| Dallas Morning News Obits
| Norma Karter has volunteered to do limited lookups in the Dallas Morning News from 1885-1977 and 1984 to present.
| Norma Karter
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| Norwegian immigrants
| co-author of NORGE I TEXAS (NORWAY IN TEXAS) published in Norway in 1982. He has extensive records of Norwegian immigrants in Texas and their descendants.
| Derwood Johnson
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| 4 Books & Crutchfield and Floyd Families
| - Dallas Rediscovered by William L. McDonald
- Dallas an Illustrated History by Darwin Payne
- The Lusty Texans of Dallas by John William Rogers
- Cannon Smoke; the Letters of Captian John J. Good, Good-Douglas Texas Battery, CSA Edited by Lester Newton Fitzhugh
| Page Nichols Nickell
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| 9 Books
| - White Cliffs of Dallas that lists La Reunion settlers
- La Reunion, A French Settlement that has other lists of these settlers
- Dallas Yesterday
- Peters Colonists, Their Descendants & Others
- The Lusty Texans of Dallas
by John William Rogers
- Diaper Days of Dallas
- Cannon Smoke; the Letters of Captian John J. Good, Good-Douglas Texas Battery, CSA
Edited by Lester Newton Fitzhugh
- Bradstreets 1929 Guide to Texas - Lists Businesses in Texas and their credit ratings
- This Band of Heroes 17th/18th Texas Cavalry
| Michael G. Voirini
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| Directory
| 1969 Cole's Directory criss-crossing surnames with addresses; would be glad to do look-ups for anyone trying to locate someone from that year.
| Peggy van Wunnik
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| 1923 Yearbook
| Hockaday School for Girls; would be glad to do look-ups for anyone trying to locate someone from that year.
| Don Brownlee
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| Census, Land and Obituary
| I am able to look up Census, Land and obituary records.
| Sarah S. Sadullaeva
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Dallas County Genealogical Societies:
- Dallas County East Genealogical Society, 7637 Mary Dan Drive, Dallas, Texas 75217
- Dallas Genealogical Society
- Dallas Jewish Historical Society, 7900 Northaven Road, Dallas TX 75230
- Duncanville Genealogical Society, PO Box 381147, Duncanville TX 75138
- Grand Prairie Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 532026, Grand Prairie, Texas 75053
- Hispanic Organization for Genealogy & Research, PO Box 497891, Garland TX 75049-7891
- Irving Genealogical Society, PO Box 170881, Irving TX 75017-0881
- Lancaster Genealogical Society, 220 Main Street, Lancaster, Texas 75146
- Mesquite Genealogical Society, PO Box 850165, Mesquite TX 75185-0165
Government
Research/Reference
- The Portal of Texas History hosted by the University of North Texas Libraries will give you a clickable Texas county map. When you click on a county of interest, it will bring up all available items for that county.
- Just type in Dallas County, Texas and you will get links to many digitized books on Dallas County.
- Genealogy Books for Dallas County contains just a few of the many books available. This list was contributed by Robbie Giles.
- Dallas Public Library (1515 Young Street, Dallas), owns one of the major genealogical collections in the U.S with more than 69,000 volumes and 99,000 microforms - In the Genealogy Section on the 8th floor (214-670-1433) and Texas/Dallas Special Collections on the 7th floor (214-670-1435), you will find the largest collection of genealogical and historical materials in the South. All states and countries are represented, but the emphasis is heaviest on the 13 original colonies, the upper and lower South, and the Midwest. While the Western, Northwestern, and Southwestern states
are representated, the collections are less inclusive. Some resources include 1790-1920 Federal census, military & pension indexes 1776-1912, ship passenger/customs, vital records, family histories, CD Rom library, vertical files, naturalization. Special Collections include Draper Manuscripts, American City Directories prior to 1862, Freedmen’s Bureau records, Slave Narratives, Loyalist records, CT Barbour & Hale Collection, FL Archives of Spanish Government, GA Biographical Questionnaires, LA & FL records of the Dioceses, ME Old Cemetery Assoc. Records, MA Corbin Collection - Torrey’s New England Marriages - Charles E. Banks & Holbrook Collections, NH Provincial and State Papers, NY Vosbury Collection, NC McCubbins Collection - Cherokee Indian Enrollment Cards - WPA Cemetery Inscription, OH DAR Collection -
Surname Index, OK Pioneer Histories - Dawes Rolls, Eastern Cherokee Applications, PA Tract and Land Patent Books, SC Archives - State Plats - Leonardo Andrea Collection, TN land grants, records of Cherokee Indian Agency, TX Election Registers - Military Records - Confederate Pensions, VA land patents - Bounty Grants, and more. Open: Mon-Thurs 9 am-9 pm, Fri-Sat 9 am-5 pm, Sun 1 pm-5 pm. Parking is available in the parking garage below the library (garage entrance in back of building).
- National Archives-Fort Worth, Southwest Regional Branch, 501 W. Felix at Hemphill (817-334-5525), houses federal records and materials for the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas, including many Indian records concerning the Five Civilized Tribes Agency. Open Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm.
- Southern Methodist University, located on Hillcrest between Daniel and Mockingbird Lane (214-692-2327). The SMU campus has several libraries, including the Bridwell Theology Library (the major Texas repository for Methodist records), and the DeGolyer Library housing a respected Texana Collection.
- University of Texas at Dallas Library at 2601 Floyd Rd., Richardson, (214-721-5329). The Library has microfilm copies of newspapers from all over the country.
- Family History Centers in the Dallas area are located at:
10701 Lake Highlands Dr., Dallas (214-349-0730)
2700 Roundrock, Plano (972-867-6479)
- Peggy van Wunnik has kindly transcribed the Sunset Presbyterian Church, 411 S. Westmoreland, Dallas - 1927-1993 membership database.
- African American research links:
AfriGeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy, the web's premier African American genealogy destination. Transcriptions, databases, message boards, chats and much, much more.
African American Cemeteries Online - The oldest and largest African American cemetery transcription site.
(formerly a subdomain of prairiebluff.com).
Newspapers & Newsgroups
- An excellent e-mail newsgroup for those researching their ancestry in Texas is Texahoma-Roots-L. The mailing address for postings is texahoma-roots-l@listserv.indiana.edu - to subscribe send the following to listserv@listserv.indiana.edu - SUB TEXAHOMA-ROOTS-L firstname lastname (turn off signature)
- Dallas Morning News (area newspaper)
Cemeteries
- A new brochure Rescuing a Historic Cemetery from the Texas Historical Commission is now available online and provides tips on how to start researching cemetery records and conduct cemetery surveys. The brochure also gives information about the RIP Guardian program for neglected historic cemeteries and how to get additional assistance for your project. To download the publication, visit www.thc.state.tx.us , select “Cemeteries,” then “RIP Guardian” and scroll down to the bottom for the link to the PDF. For more information about the RIP Guardian program, contact Anne Shelton at anne.shelton@thc.state.tx.us
- Cemeteries of Dallas County. Please note that town borders may have changed and in many cases the town indicated is located nearby, but not the actual location of the cemetery.
- Old Cemeteries of Dallas County list the name and in some cases, some information on these old cemeteries.
- The Political Graveyard is a database of Cemeteries in Dallas Co. showing where politicians now repose. If any of your ancestors were in politics, you might want to check this web site out.
- Some Famous Personalities Buried in Dallas County.
- Mills Cemetery located in Garland, TX, has been walked and recorded by Dallas Co. GenWeb Coordinator Linda-Jeanne Dolby and is now a published work. For more information email the author or visit the Mills Cemetery site for a listing of surnames included.
- There are also listing of gravesites (by cemetery) in Find A Grave
Dallas County Archives
<- Land Survey Abstract Indices of the Original Land Owners of Texas submitted by Mike Taylor
- Biography of Rev. H. E. Brown submitted by David C. Young
- Misc. Obituaries from various Dallas County Newspapers submitted by Teresa Highland
- Obituaries for Syrilda Jane & James Riley Allsup submitted by Phyllis Hill
- Garvin Memorial Cemetery submitted by Susan Chance Rainwater
- Tompkins Family Cemetery, Irving, TX submitted by Susan Chance Rainwater
- Old newspaper photo of the Dallas University football squad scanned from an original issue of the Dallas Morning News dated Nov. 1, 1912; team members names include Surname: GALVIN, ALBRIGHT, LEWIS, McCULLOUGH, FURCHE, MULLANE, WHALEN, COURTNEY, O'CONNELL, PARKER, MADDEN, WHALEN, MORSE, MUNSON, HOWELL, O'DOWD, GUERVA, ADAMS, SCHMUCKER, LARKIN, SHUMPERT, and KINMONS. Thanks Barbara for scanning above.
- Old newspaper article from 1912 that lists proceedings of the 68th District Court, including 4 divorces. Surnames include: JONES, SNIDER, CHANNON, THORNTON, HICKMAN, and DREYFUS.
- List of marriage license applicants from an old issue of the Dallas Morning News dated Nov. 1, 1912. Surnames include: COX, GAMBLE, ELLIOTT, EVANS, NEAL, MCATEE, HUMPHREY, PLAMORE, OLIVER, CARPENTER, TYLER, SAVAGE, WEAVER, BRYANT, NICKENS, MINOR, RICE, WHITT, FITCH, SONNEFIELD, KELSO, and FITZGERALD
Maps
History
- A Little Bit of Dallas County History lists just a few of the events that took place.
- Dallas County Historical Commission has a comprehensive and searchable list of all Official Texas Historical Markers and Recorded Texas Historic Landmark markers located in Dallas County. The information includes the titles, dates and locations of over 280 markers together with their detailed inscriptions.
- A listing of homes, areas, landmarks, etc located in Dallas County that are a National Register Property.
- Index of Dallas Co. Landmarks & Vanished Communities
- Official directory, taxpayers of Dallas County, Texas, 1896
- Memorial and biographical history of Dallas County, Texas, published 1892
- Charter, constitution and by-laws, officers and members of Sterling Price Camp, United Confederate Veterans, Camp No. 31: organized, October 13th, 1889, in the city of Dallas, Texas.
- History of Dallas County, Texas from 1837 to 1887, by John Henry Brown
Miscellaneous
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Additional Resources, Links and Newsgroups
Commerative Certificates are available from the Texas State Genealogical Society. Applicants must prove descent from the ancestor with documented primary sources.
- Texas First Families ... available if your ancestor was in TX before Feb. 19, 1846. Program is open indefinitely and applications are being stored, waiting for a permanent home in a library. Lineages will be included in a proposed book. Applications may be obtained by sending a #10 SASE ($.55) to Wanda L. Donaldson, 3219 Meadow Oaks Dr, Temple, TX 76052.
- Gone to Texas Pioneer ... available if your ancestor was in TX prior to 1886. Send a #10 SASE to Mac Hill, 2313 Lakeshore Dr, Cleburne, TX 76031
- West Texas Pioneer ... available if your ancestor lived in West TX before 1901. Send a #10 SASE to Mac Hill, 2313 Lakeshore Dr, Cleburne, TX 76031
Handbook of Texas is a multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture.
Texas State Electronic Library
"Guardian Angels, A History of the Killen Family" which traces the Killen and connected families from Scotland to Ireland to Maryland through North Carolina, TN, AL, and on to TX is available from Vickie Rumble, author.
Dallas Morning News Obituaries 8/12/1984-Present (you can obtain copies of individual obituaries online for a fee)
Dallas County Obituaries 1862-1950 (not complete)
Texas Obituaries Archive - Recent (you can obtain copies of individual obituaries online for a fee) includes the Austin American-Statesman (1/1/1989-Current), Corpus Christi Caller-Times (1/4/2001-Current), Dallas Morning News (8/12/1984-Current), El Paso Times (4/15/1999-Current), Fort Worth Star-Telegram (1/1/1991-Current), Houston Chronicle (10/30/1985-Current), Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (6/6/2003-Current), San Antonio Express-News (9/27/1990-Current), and about 30 more Texas newspapers
The Texas State Cemetery in Austin is a searchable database with a Master List of Burials.
Newspaper Obituary Search.
The Association for Gravestone Studies.
Figuring out Family Relationships - are they cousins or cousins once removed?
Genealogy LookUp Forum is a web site of volunteers who will do various types of look ups in many states such as Birth, Death, Census, Cemetery, Marriage, and obituaries.
The LostCousins website has a unique system that identifies living relatives who share the same ancestors automatically, confidentially, and with close to 100% accuracy.
Texas Monthly
Catholic Archives of Texas.
An online database run by the United States National Park Service will allow you to search for ancestors who fought on either side in the American Civil War. The database contains over 6 million records. Found it a little slow to respond, but is well worth the wait. Follow the "the system" links on the right side of the screen to begin your search
The Texas Confederate Pension Records is a searchable index of names.
Texas Department of Transportation.
The Attic is where I store numerous other genealogical links, including searchable databases.
Karen's List of Texas Resources includes the ROOTS-L Databases and Files and the ability to do a search of Texas Surnames in the Roots Surname List.
Cyndi's List of Texas Genealogy Sites is quite extensive and also includes Dallas County Resources.
American Marriage Records Before 1699 is only one of a number of searchable databases included at this site. If you cannot connect to this site right away, be patient, this site receives alot of traffic.
Weather Post provides forecasts for 100 cities in TX.
TX Patriotic and Lineage Societies.
USGenWeb Census Projects This search features a companion Advanced Search for each state where you may search for surnames that sound alike, sort census records for browsing, or use other options.
AncientFaces is the visual genealogy website that has thousands of old photos visitors are sharing for free. We also offer a military section just for military photos that contains hundreds of photos covering multiple wars.
American Life Histories from the American Memory Library of Congress contains first person life accounts compiled by the WPA in 1936-1940.
TeXfiles for Travel, History and Adventure in Texas.
Texas Mileage Guide
There are numerous Newsgroups (Lists) that are available for those with e-mail. Newsgroups are primarily developed so that members can exchange, discuss,
or post a query relating to that particular newsgroup, be it surname or area related. Listed below are just a few of those available.
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| Dallas County, Texas Discussion List
| To subscribe send email to TXDALLAS-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM and type SUBSCRIBE in the message field. For digest mode, send email to TXDALLAS-D-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM and type SUBSCRIBE in the message field. The moderator is Jo Autrey
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| Roots-L
| best known list; to subscribe send e-mail to roots-l-request@rootsweb.com (that's a small L, not a one) - in body say subscribe, nothing else.
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| Texahoma-Roots-L
| An excellent e-mail newsgroup for those researching their ancestry in Texas. The mailing address for postings is texahoma-roots-l@listserv.indiana.edu - to subscribe send the following to listserv@listserv.indiana.edu - SUB TEXAHOMA-ROOTS-L firstname lastname (turn off signature)
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| Surname-Query
| mailing list for queries on specific surname searches. Mailing address for postings is surname-query-l@rootsweb.com - To subscribe send the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) as the only text in the body of a message (turn off signature) to surname-query-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or surname-query-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
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| Newsgroup List
| State, Area, or Surname Newsgroups
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| GENCMP-L
| genealogy computer group; to subscribe send e-mail to listserv@mail.eWorld.com - in body say subscribe GENCMP-L firstname lastname, nothing else.
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| Dick Eastman's newsletter
| Not a newsgroup, but a newsletter that is published weekly and contains all the latest news in the genealogy world. For those without Internet connections, there is no charge to receive it by e-mail. To subscribe, send an e-mail to: subscribe@rootscomputing.com
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For those of you who have a computer and modem, but no Internet access, and would like to have e-mail ... Juno offers free e-mail software to various markets (you connect through a local access number). To request a copy, please e-mail your name and address to signup@juno.com or call them at 1-800-654-5866.
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