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Database Update!

2008-07-31T09:33:00.000-07:00

Our new database has been uploaded to the site and contains 11519 individuals, in 4174 family groups. Please use our search feature to check for your family connection. New information is added as often as possible so bookmark our site and check back often to see what has been added.

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Database Update!

2008-04-11T11:47:00.000-07:00

I have just uploaded a new database with the latest changes. Check the Surnames listing to see if your name is included. Do a search of the site to look for obituaries, newspaper clippings, etc. and check out the tombstone photos from Drew, MS Cemetery

You can view all 11,000+ records here......Our Family Ancestors

Cumby ....Ninety Years Ago

2008-01-05T17:46:00.000-08:00

Excerpt from the August 27, 1909 issue of the The Cumby Rustler, G. M. Morton, Editor (Cumby, Hopkins County, Texas). Surnames included: Byrd, Young, Jackson, Maguire, McDermott, Smith, Howard, Wilson, Harris, Wagner, McDonald, Edmonds, Johnson, Mars, Lewis, Davis, Oak, Hilliard, Denton, Bolin, Hayden, Vick, Plunkett, Bone, Keenumm.

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Cumby......Ninety Years Ago

Cumby......Ninety Years Ago

2007-12-04T17:02:00.000-08:00

Excerpt from the August 20, 1909 issue of the The Cumby Rustler, G. M. Morton, Editor (Cumby, Hopkins County, Texas). Surnames included: Bertram, Ramsey, Armstrong, McCorkle, Arnold, Brame, Stark, Hankins, Herman, Farler, Little, Bolin, Greaves, McNeely, Harris, Smith, Carson, Brewer, Turbyfill, Harbison, Willingham, Russell, Bishop, Howard, Barnes, Eikner, Mullikin, Anderson.

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Cumby......Ninety Years Ago

Cumby ....Ninety Years Ago

2007-11-28T17:46:00.000-08:00

Excerpt from the August 13, 1909 issue of the The Cumby Rustler, G. M. Morton, Editor (Cumby, Hopkins County, Texas). Surnames included: Craig, Lytle, Lewis, Mars, Bolins, Branom, Robinson, Harris, Slade, Moony, Berry, Smith, Livingston, Farris, Morton, VaughnLadd, McKinley, Gray, Brecheen, Wortham, King, Cox, Williams, Rippy, Martin, Mayes, Anderson, Gibbins, Taylor, Walls

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Cumby......Ninety Years Ago

Obituaries from the The Cumby Record - 1999

2007-11-23T14:19:00.000-08:00

Obituaries from the October 19th and 26th, 1999 issues of The Cumby Record, Hopkins County, Texas

Surnames include: Woodard, Davis, Keller, Smith, Mitchell, George, Gillian, McGuinness, Latimeer, Mann, Hartley, Winchester, Deas, Perkins, Terry, Underwood, McClain, Whitlock, Perry, Hollingsworth, Sparks, Hudson, Payne, Moncrief, Rainey, Vickery, Chapin, Johnson, Taylor, Grimes, Wigington, Hammonds, McKibben, Roland.

Read the full obituary here...........
Obituaries From The Cumby Record, 1999

Cumby ....Ninety Years Ago

2007-11-05T13:37:00.000-08:00

Excerpt from the July 30, 1909 issue of the The Cumby Rustler, G. M. Morton, Editor (Cumby, Hopkins County, Texas). Surnames included: Lewis, Stewart, Dickson, Rippy, Blount, Morgan, Maloney, Greaves, Hull, McDowell, Cross, West, Lindley, Cate, Titus, Hankins, Williams, Prather, Irons, Cothran, Green, Crain, Denton, Williams, Keeton, Branom

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Cumby......Ninety Years Ago

Reprints From Miscellaneous North Central Texas Newspapers

2007-11-01T12:38:00.000-07:00

Miscellaneous articles from the Monkstown News (1897); Dennison, Bonham Favorite, Ladonia News, Dodd City (1900); Dodd City, Clarksville Times (1902); Trenton Tribune(1914); Petty (1915) . Surnames include Hodges, Foster, Cowart, Wise, Samuels, Wyckoff, Whisenhunt, Gadd, Brown, Latta, Gorslien, Simpson, Blair, Bettes, Burge, Bailey, Porter, Roden, Stewart, Carr.

Read all of them at Miscellaneous North Central Texas Newspapers

Obituaries from the The Cumby Record - 1999

2007-10-28T15:55:00.000-07:00

Obituaries from the August, September, and October 1999 issues of The Cumby Record, Hopkins County, Texas

Surnames Include: Payne, Fisher, Quary, Long, Grayson, Darrow, Cain, Mayo, Nestor, Watts, McLeroy, Holman, Young, Fails, Hammond, Johnson, Meads, Parker, Rawlinson, Thompson, Price, Brewer, Galusha, Ramsey, Bevers, Beasley, Harmon, Rayburn, Bornheim, Hayworth, Smith, Ensley, Easley, Walls, Agee, Collins, Fouse, Formby, Smart, Moore, Hein, Griffith, Baugh.

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Obituaries From The Cumby Record, 1999

Cumby......Ninety Years Ago

2007-10-24T11:17:00.000-07:00

Excerpt from the July 9, 1909 issue of the The Cumby Rustler, G. M. Morton, Editor (Cumby, Hopkins County, Texas). Surnames include Rippy, McRae, Barrett, Blount, Redmond, Eaves, Smith, Wiggs, Winniford, Junell, Vasser, Abercrombie, Woodard, Evans, Milholland, Howard, Milam, Smith, Branom, Berry, Connor, McDowell, Denton, Beyer, Byers, Holder, Hart.

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Cumby......Ninety Years Ago

Surname Database Update!!

2007-10-23T19:15:00.000-07:00

Our surname database has just been updated with new information and now contains 11,279 individuals in 4,106 family groups.

The main surnames are Beardsley, Mayo, Hughes, Jared, Edwards, Hackelman, Lisle, Ferguson, Hamilton, Brooks, Stallings, Holland, Winslett, Walton, plus many more.

If you would like to search our site for your ancestor, CLICK HERE

New Photo Gallery Grand Opening!!

2007-03-17T19:50:00.000-07:00

Our Family Ancestors has opened a new Photo Gallery. We are still uploading pictures but currently have 22 photos of headstones in Drew Cemetery, Drew, Mississippi. We will be adding photos of headstones of ancestors throughout the southern states. The current files cover the surnames of Ferguson, Hamilton, Brooks, Sherman, White, Ray, Lewellyn, Birchfield, Morgan, Sherron, Wilson, Bowen.

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Our Family Ancestors Gallery

Obituaries From Delta Democrat and Commercial Appeal

2007-03-09T15:13:00.000-08:00

These obituaries were found in a box in the personal possessions of Bertha Ellen Hamilton Ferguson. She was my GrandMother. Some of the articles do not have year dates, however, my GrandMother passed away in June 1958 so all are before 1958. They may be from the Delta Democrat [Greenville, MS] or the Commercial Appeal [Memphis, TN]. Surnames included are: Manning, Grant, Watson, Wofford, Hamilton,Sutton, Cory, Hoffman, Davis, Brooks, Ray, Ferguson, Fulgham, Ellis,Doggett, Paine, Hardin, Smith, Franklin, Coker, Robinson, Roby, Ernest, Riser, Blackwood, Thrower, Land, Williams, Stallings, Brewerton, Phillips, Wilson, Watkins, Bozier

Read the rest of the story here................
Miscellaneous Obituaries

Reprints of the Paris Advocate from 1902 and 1907

2007-03-03T09:27:00.000-08:00

Miscellaneous articles from the Paris Advocate, Paris, Texas during the years 1902 and 1907. Surnames include Anderson, Broady, Brackett, Moore, Matthews. Watch for additional reprints from other papers during this time period.

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Reprints of the Paris Advocate

Reprints of the Honey Grove Signal from 1902

2007-03-02T10:49:00.000-08:00

Miscellaneous articles from the Honey Grove Signal, Honey Grove, Texas during the year 1902. Surnames include Trout, Erwin, Hudson, Martin, Lambeth, Taylor, Andrews, Clark, Hamilton. Watch for additional reprints from other papers during this time period.

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Reprints of the Honey Grove Signal

Cumby......Ninety Years Ago

2006-09-28T18:20:00.000-07:00

Excerpt from the August 6, 1909 issue of the The Cumby Rustler, G. M. Morton, Editor (Cumby, Hopkins County, Texas). Surnames include Hood, Turner, Wise, Sparkman, Raney, Patterson, Winnifords, Randels, Gage, Drake, Caudle, Burk, Wilburn, Gills, Newland, Loudermilk, Robertson, Box, Cate, Grissom, Mullican, Granberry, Long, Bridges, Branom, Duncan, Newland, Green, Vanlandingham, Mulliken, Harris, Cabeen, Mullenix, Alexander, Downing, McGuire, Rippy, Zint, Greaves, Lock, Vanderslice

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Cumby......Ninety Years Ago

Obituaries From The Cumby Record - 1999

2006-09-24T15:59:00.000-07:00

Obituaries from the August 3, 1999 issue of The Cumby Record, Hopkins County, Texas

Surnames mentioned, Plunkett, Burns, Petty, Junell, Adair, Howell, Gaines, Higginbotham, Bowen, Lovelady, Shaw, Grant

Read the full obituary here...........
Obituaries From The Cumby Record, 1999

Database Now Contains 11,000+ Individuals

2006-03-19T17:03:00.000-08:00

Site has been updated! All new database with 11,000+ individuals in 4,000+ family groups. If you checked our site before and did not find your relative, please try again as the database has doubled.

Click Here to search for your ancestors!

Reprints of the Honey Grove Signal from 1897 and 1900

2006-02-22T15:06:00.000-08:00

Miscellaneous articles from the Honey Grove Signal, Honey Grove, Texas during the years 1897 and 1900. Surnames include Daniels, Robertson, Hindman, Flatt, Wages, Love, Sawyer, and Baird. Watch for additional reprints from other papers during this time period.

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Reprints of the Honey Grove Signal

Hunting For Relatives – A Dummies Guide To Basic Genealogy

2006-01-23T13:52:00.000-08:00

Okay so you have decided to look up your family history. You talked to old Uncle Fred and Great Grandma Alice, collected a bunch of old photos and bits and pieces of papers and lots and lots of old stories.

If you are like the vast majority of us, your family came to the United States from another country and in some cases (like mine) via a second country. Unless you have physical positive proof such as copies of immigration papers, ships logs, U.S. Court Papers, etc. you will have to start digging into various Government archives in order to locate your relatives entry port and dates.

Read the full article by Robert Toy here......
Hunting For Relatives - A Dummies Guide to Basic Genealogy!

Obituaries From The Cumby Record - 1999

2005-12-22T17:22:00.000-08:00

Obituaries from the June 25, 1999 issue of The Cumby Record, Hopkins County, Texas

Surnames mentioned, Haynes, Dean, Almon, Cawthron, Holder, Green, Hales, Beasley, DeWitt, Penny, Vititow, and Booth.

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Obituaries From The Cumby Record, 1999

Cumby......Ninety Years Ago

2005-12-21T14:11:00.000-08:00

Excerpt from the July 23, 1909 issue of the The Cumby Rustler, G. M. Morton, Editor (Cumby, Hopkins County, Texas). Surnames include Apperson, Oak, Rhodes, Clifton, Chappin, Turner, Wilkerson, Roberson, Gallihur, Davis, Candley, Frazier, Breedlove, Smith, Cash, Newland, Bird, Harberson, Banta, Brewer, Branom, Blount, Warren, Weathers, Trobaugh, Harris, and Bolin.

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Cumby......Ninety Years Ago

Cumby ....Ninety Years Ago

2005-12-10T18:04:00.000-08:00

Excerpt from the June 25, 1909 issue of the The Cumby Rustler, G. M. Morton, Editor (Cumby, Hopkins County, Texas). Surnames include Bays, Cox, Aiken, Knight, Long, Wilson, Green, Dial, Garvin, Howard, McDowell, Corbet, Marable, Delay, and Patterson.

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Cumby.....Ninety Years Ago

Obituaries From The Cumby Record - 1999

2005-12-09T17:38:00.000-08:00

Obituaries from the April 6, 1999 issue of The Cumby Record, Hopkins County, Texas

Surnames mentioned, Box, Moehlman, Hoehn, Ball, Dockendorff, Niswonger, Hale, Baucom, Wagner, Medders, Maddox, McCoy, Longstreet, and Smith.

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Obituaries From The Cumby Record, 1999

Cumby ....Ninety Years Ago

2005-12-08T10:45:00.000-08:00

Reprints of "The Cumby Rustler" - April 9, 1909 issue, G. M. Morton, Editor (Cumby, Hopkins County, Texas). Surnames include Currin, Thomas, Lefan, Connor, Brewer, Russell, Fletcher, Vanlandingham, Mullikin, Branom, Ward, Penneck, Gardner, Puckett, Atkisson, Wortham, Dicken, Kelley, Green, Foxhall, Helm, Pickens, Raney, Mooney, and King.

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Cumby......Ninety Years Ago

Ma Ferguson - Texas First Female Governor

2005-12-03T12:31:00.000-08:00

On January 22, 1925, an old twin-six Packard pulled up to the Governor's Mansion in Austin. The driver triumphantly proclaimed to her passengers - her husband and daughter - "Well, we have returned!" And then Miriam Amanda “Ma”Ferguson, one-time Bell County belle, moved back into the estate she had called home from 1914 to 1917.

Now you can read the rest of the story ..........
Ma Ferguson—Texas’ First Female Governor

Researching Your Own Family Tree - How To Get Started

2005-11-11T15:16:00.000-08:00

Researching your own family tree can be a richly
rewarding experience. It doesn't matter if you find royalty or
scallywags in your tree, they are all exciting. So.... how do you
get started? Click Here for more info.......

Captured By Indians

2005-11-10T12:24:00.000-08:00

You will be captivated by "Captured By Indians: Children Between Two Fires" During the late 1800's, Texas children abducted by Comanches and Apaches quickly assimilated into their new lives, despite the often violent circumstances of their captures. This article was posted in its entirety with permission of the author, Kaye Northcott, Editor of Texas Co-op Power Magazine. Read the complete article here.......

Captured By Indians