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1 Jan 2010
Happy New Year!! Thanks to all who have contributed to the Haskell
County TXGenWeb page this past year. You have helped all Haskell
County
genealogy researchers and everyone appreciates that.
6 Dec 2009 The
Haskell Progressive Study Club is looking for volunteer help and
donations for the Veterans of Haskell County Wall of Honor Monument.
Check this page if you are able to help
Haskell Veterans
Wall of Honor
21 Nov 2009 Two new items are on the
Biographies & Sketches page. Both are from
Haskell researchers looking for more info on the families or looking to
share a family photo.
Ron Kay has provided family data on Fancy S. "Fannie" Kay, her mother,
Mary Elizabeth and her brother, John L. He is looking for more
about Fannie
and her brother. All three are buried in Willow Cemetery but Fannie
has no
date of death listed. See "William N. Kay Family" at
Haskell
County Biographies
A
photo from about 1912 showing the Charles & Nora Crane family can also be
seen on the Biographies & Sketches page. Are you a Crane researcher?
Dick Whitaker who submitted the photo, will provide a copy of the picture if you
would like it. The family lived in Haskell County in the early
20th century.
Haskell
County Biographies & Sketches.
31 Oct 2009
The Rule Cemetery listing is now complete. Jim Webb finished the survey
he began last March and all of the cemetery names in the survey are now uploaded
to the Haskell County TXGenWeb Page. The
search engine is updated to
include these additional names.
Rule Cemetery
20 Oct 2009
The Read-Webb Family Page has two additional family photos to see.
These two photos are of the Read daughters when they got together, in 1977,
for the 50th Wedding Anniversary of Gladys (Read) Williams.
Read-Webb Family Page Read Sisters
2 Oct 2009
The Biographies and Sketches page is updated with the link to the
Stephens Family website of Penny Holmes. The Murrel Williamson
Stephens
family included several descendants who lived in Haskell County.
Penny
has family genealogy, photos and biographical material about the family on
her webpage. Thanks Penny for providing this information for the
Haskell
County TXGenWeb Page.
Haskell Biographies &
Sketches Scroll down to
the Link.
23 Sep 2009
Two new cemetery links are on the Haskell County Cemetery page.
These two cemeteries are in Haskell County near the Jones County line.
Thanks to Don Haynes for providing this data for Stamford West Cemetery
and Highland Memorial Cemetery.
Haskell County Cemeteries
29 Aug 2009
A transcription of the Rule Cemetery located near the town of Rule in
Haskell County, is now on the Haskell TXGenWeb page thanks to
the survey done by Jim Webb. This is a partial listing containing about
3/4 of the burials there.
Haskell County Cemeteries
Rule Cemetery
25 Aug 2009
Another obituary is added to the Haskell Obituaries listing. This
one is
from the October 1924 Haskell Free Press and was submitted by
Sue Ashby who added some family information. If you have an
obituary to add to this listing on the Haskell Co TXGenWeb page,
send it to
Webmaster
Haskell County
Obituaries
17 Jul 2009
A listing for Cliff Cemetery burials has been provided by Wanda Ham
from an old Knox County History Book. Thanks Wanda.
Cliff Cemetery
Burials
Haskell County Cemeteries
20 Jun 2009
Several Obituaries are added to the Haskell Obituaries page. These
are from
early editions of the Haskell Free Press and were provided by Judith Atkeison
from her family's collection. She also sent a few marriage notices
and those are
added to the Early Marriage Records page with a link to each newspaper clipping.
Haskell County
Obituaries
Haskell County Early Marriages
There are also two more pictures of
early Haskell - the Texas Cafe of 1940's &
1950's and the 1914 South Ward School Class.
Schools
of Haskell
More Haskell Businesses
31 May 2009
A link to a new item on the TXGenWeb page is under "Texas Muster Rolls
1835-1836" on the Haskell County Page. This consists of scans of the
original Muster Rolls. There's a surname index prepared by TXGenWeb
member, Billie Nichols Bennett. And you can choose to view the
original
documents in .pdf format. Thanks to TXGenWeb for making
this
available to its member pages.
http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/muster.html
2 May 2009
Family information about the Jarrett Bell family of early Rule, is now on the
Biographies & Sketches page. Nanci Swindle has sent a photo and genealogy
data. She would like to hear from descendants of this family.
Jarrett
Bell Family
Biographies and Sketches Page
More interesting "Haskell Free Press" articles are also on the
Biographies and
Sketches page - "Reminiscing About the Early Days" from 1907 and 1913.
Judith Atkeison has sent these for your enjoyment.
Reminiscing about
Early Days
Another member of the Haskell High School Class of 1939 has died.
Tina (Lowe)
Grappe's obituary is on the Haskell Obituaries Page. Dr. Paul
Crawford and
Joyce Nell (Hambleton) Wood also graduated with the class and recently died.
Haskell County
Obituaries
19 Apr 2009
Two new articles from the past are now found on the Schools of Haskell
page. These are from 1911 and 1923 issues of the "Haskell Free Press".
Thanks to Judith Atkeison for providing these interesting items from
Haskell's past history.
Schools of Haskell
Page
1911 School Article
1923 Haskell High School Graduating Class.
On the Obituaries page there is an
Obituary for Mrs. J. L. (Hallie) Jones
from a 1916 issue of "The Haskell Free Press".
Obituaries
12 Apr 2009
The Haskell Churches Photo page is updated with 2 articles from
"The Haskell Free Press" - one from 1894 and one from 1910. The Mulkey
Revival of 1894 is the story for that year and the 1910 article gives a
detailed history of the Methodist Church of Haskell published at the
time of the laying of the cornerstone for a new church building.
These articles are provided by Judith Atkeison from her collection.
Haskell
Churches Photo Page
5 Apr 2009
Take a look at the latest addition to the Biographies & Sketches page.
Judith Atkeison has sent a scan of two old Haskell Free Press issues.
Both pertain to a couple of the earliest Cowboy Reunion events, one of which
was held in Haskell in 1898!! There are several items included in
this
new addition - items which were also in these old Free Press issues.
Thanks very much, Judith!!
Haskell County
Biographies & Sketches
The obituary for Dr. Paul B. Crawford, former resident of Haskell, is on the
Obituaries page. Dr. Crawford grew up in Haskell and graduated High
School
here. He was a prominent petroleum engineer and professor at Texas
A. & M.
University.
Dr. Paul B. Crawford
Obituary
23 Mar 2009 The
Business Picture Pages have some new, interesting photos from the
early days, thanks to Judith Atkeison. See the Merchant's Cafe &
Bakery
for 1913, 1915 and 1920. Henry Atkeison's M Systems Store is also
pictured
ca 1930. An 1890 report card for Annie Glasscock is now linked on
the Schools
of Haskell page. Judith says Annie was 14 years old that year.
Another parade
photo is on the Haskell Downtown page. Look under "Haskell
County Photo
Pages" on the left side of the Haskell Co TXGen Home page and click on the links
to the pages there. Send your own photos of Haskell County to
Webmaster
Another very interesting item is a
scan of a story from the June 1, 1889, "Haskell
Free Press" sent by Judith Atkeison and transcribed for the webpage. It is
on
the Haskell Bios & Sketches page under "Hunt on Clear Fork".
Haskell County Bios
15 Mar 2009
Several new photos are now on the Haskell picture pages. Judith
Atkeison has
sent photos of the 1921-1922 girls basketball players, the 1915 6th grade, the
1911
East Ward school photo (in 3 sections to get the whole picture) two parade
floats
from the BlueBirds of 1948 & 1949 and a ca 1913 photo of the Spanish American
War Veterans. Thanks to Judith for these great pictures.
See the links marked
"updated" on the Haskell Genealogy home page.
Haskell
County TXGenWeb Page
Haskell native, Joyce Nell (Hambleton) Wood, died this past week and her
obituary
has been posted to the Haskell Obituaries page.
Haskell County Obituaries
22 Feb 2009
New family photos are on the Haskell Co Family Photos Page thanks to
Damien Aragon. His Thomas Link family and Abel A. Simmons family
pictures
can be seen by clicking on those names listed on the
Haskell County
Families Page
13 Feb 2009
Take a moment to check the Haskell County Genealogy information and data
on this site. If you have items to share, send them to
Webmaster
and they will
be welcome by other Haskell County researchers.
1 Jan 2009
Happy New Year! Haskell County TXGenWeb has lots of genealogy data
to help with your family research, thanks to those who have contributed
their information, pictures and records. Check the listings to
see what is
available on the site.
Haskell Co TXGenWeb Home Page
And send your family photos or ancestral data for inclusion on the
biographical
sketches, photos or obituaries pages. Send to
Webmaster
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