Texas Lawmen, 1900-1940

Texas Lawmen, 1900-1940
Author: Clifford R. Caldwell
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 552
Release: 2012-09-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 1625840772

Lawlessness in Texas did not end with the close of the cowboy era. It just evolved, swapping horses and pistols for cars and semiautomatics. From Patrolman "Newt" Stewart, killed by a group of servicemen in February 1900, to Whitesboro chief of police William Thomas "Will" Miller, run down by a vehicle in the line of duty in 1940, Ron DeLord and Cliff Caldwell present a comprehensive chronicle of the brave--and some not so brave--peace officers who laid down their lives in the service of the State of Texas in the first half of the twentieth century.

The Letts Line

The Letts Line
Author: Hubert Winfred Letts
Publisher:
Total Pages: 580
Release: 1991
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

This Letts family begins with William Letts who came to America from England in 1665. He landed in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. He married Elizabeth Laud in 1667. They had two children and Elizabeth died about 1685/6. He then married his second wife Ann and had two more children. Descendants are living in New Jersey, Virginia, Texas and elsewhere in the United States. Includes families of Platt, Suttle, Fisher and others marrying into the family.

Adam and Susan Fickas

Adam and Susan Fickas
Author: Viva Eleanor Freeman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 904
Release: 1977
Genre:
ISBN:

Jost Fickes was born in Germany and immigrated to Philadelphia in 1737. In 1739 he married Anna Regina Baier, and in 1741 they lived in Whitehall Township, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania. They later settled in Huntington Township, York Co., Pennsylvania, where he died after 1784. Includes Crisp, McDonald, Smith, Travis and related families.

Atterbury Family

Atterbury Family
Author: Wayne Atteberry
Publisher:
Total Pages: 978
Release: 1998
Genre:
ISBN:

The earliest traceable ancestors are three brothers from Great Houghton, Northamptonshire, England: John (d. 1588), William (m. 1577), and Richard (alive in 1588). John married Elizabeth Perkins in 1559. They had four children in Great Houghton. William married Joan Denton; they had eight children in Great Houghton. Genealogies of families with the Atterbury/Atteberry/Arterbery/Arterbury surname are presented even if links to these brothers have not yet been made. Includes Dickey, Gray, Meeks, Reed, SImpson, Smith, Thompson, Wilson and related lines.

Gunfights & Sites in Texas Ranger History

Gunfights & Sites in Texas Ranger History
Author: Mike Cox
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2015-09-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 1625854870

Since colonizer Stephen F. Austin proposed hiring ten rangers "for the common defense" in 1823, the Texas Rangers have protected the Lone Star State from its enemies with dedication and fortitude. All across Texas are places where Rangers made history. From the Alamo to nearly forgotten graves and battle sites, important landmarks in the story of these legendary lawmen lie in every corner of the state. Historian and author Mike Cox reveals history hiding in plain sight and true tall tales of the world-famous Texas Rangers.

People and Things from the Blount County, Alabama Southern Democrat 1934 - 1938

People and Things from the Blount County, Alabama Southern Democrat 1934 - 1938
Author: Robin Sterling
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2016-01-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1329811666

The Southern Democrat was established by Forney G. Stephens at Blountsville in 1894. After fellow newspaperman Lawrence H. Mathews of the Blount County News-Dispatch died in 1896, Stephens moved the Democrat to Oneonta. When the News-Dispatch folded in 1903, the Democrat was the preeminent Blount County newspaper. Stephens died in 1939, but the Democrat continued to publish in Oneonta for almost 100 years. In 1989 the old Southern Democrat was renamed the Blount Countain. Microfilm for the old Southern Democrat was acquired from the State Archives in Montgomery and studied page by page. Every mention of births, marriages, deaths, obituaries and news important to the history and development of Blount County was reproduced here. This book is vital for any serious student of Blount County, Alabama genealogy and history.