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Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas: Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families (open access)

Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas: Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families

Compilation of biographical information about early settlers and families in Texas, with some illustrations of people and places. Index starts on page 945
Date: 1889
Creator: F. A. Battey & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
West Kerr Current Family Chronicles, Our Families: The Way We Were, Volume 1, 2006 (open access)

West Kerr Current Family Chronicles, Our Families: The Way We Were, Volume 1, 2006

Special edition newspaper from the West Kerr Current of Kerr County, Texas, based on interviews and written by Irene Van Winkle, that details the history of some of the families that contributed to the early pioneering of the area.
Date: 2006
Creator: West Kerr Current
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fannin County Folks & Facts (open access)

Fannin County Folks & Facts

Compilation of information and stories about Fannin County, Texas including chapters for the history of the county, home life, vocations, education, transportation, activities, and family histories.
Date: 1977
Creator: Bonham Public Library
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gunfire on South Front: History of the Abilene Police Department, 1881-1993 (open access)

Gunfire on South Front: History of the Abilene Police Department, 1881-1993

Book describing the history of the Abilene Police Department including the early history during the late 1800s, and history by decade for the 1920s-1990s. It also includes photos and biographical information for all of the serving officers at the time of publication, with a name index starting on page 237.
Date: 1993
Creator: Fuller, James David & Fuller, Edi M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
James E. Birch: His Empire on Wheels, Volume 2. San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line (open access)

James E. Birch: His Empire on Wheels, Volume 2. San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line

Narrative history of the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line with biographical information about James E. Birch including transcriptions of newspaper clippings and documents, with supplementary photos and images. Index starts on page 166.
Date: 1989
Creator: Gallucci, Alfred D. & Gallucci, Mary McClennon
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Family History of Joannes Theobaldus Bohl & Maria Anna Gulling, 1759-2005: Volume 1 (open access)

The Family History of Joannes Theobaldus Bohl & Maria Anna Gulling, 1759-2005: Volume 1

Compiled family history of the Bohl and Gulling family, including biographical sketches with reproductions of ledgers, pictures, maps, marriage certificates, family photos, and cattle brands.
Date: 2005~
Creator: Kossaeth, Hermina & Kossaeth, Tammy
System: The Portal to Texas History
As Texas As It Gets (open access)

As Texas As It Gets

A book that covers the Texas life of Bob Ramsey.
Date: 1999
Creator: Ramsey, Robert Ray & McDonald, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History