[Affidavit of Bascom Giles, November 3, 1939] (open access)

[Affidavit of Bascom Giles, November 3, 1939]

Affidavit sworn by Bascom Giles listing the details of several papers regarding a property in Hemphill County, Texas filed with the General Land Office of the State of Texas.
Date: November 3, 1939
Creator: Giles, Bascom
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of Possession, J. F. Rice] (open access)

[Affidavit of Possession, J. F. Rice]

Affidavit of possession sworn by J. F. Rice, stating that he is a tenant on land owned by John Miller.
Date: August 4, 1939
Creator: Rice, J. F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of Possession, John Miller] (open access)

[Affidavit of Possession, John Miller]

Photostat copy of John Miller's affidavit of possession, in which he swears that he is the owner of land in Hemphill County currently occupied by a tenant, B. F. Rice, and subject to an oil and gas lease to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: July 28, 1939
Creator: Miller, John
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit Sworn by Jeanetta W. Lyle] (open access)

[Affidavit Sworn by Jeanetta W. Lyle]

Affidavit sworn by Jeanetta W. Lyle attesting that she is acquainted with Ruth Kirtley and that she conveyed land in Hemphill County, Texas to Edward Gerald Lyle.
Date: November 16, 1939
Creator: Lyle, Jeanetta W.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Amarillo

Topographic quadrangle map of Amarillo, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads, bodies of water, landmarks, and borders, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 50 foot intervals) and spot heights. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1398: Judgment] (open access)

[Cause No. 1398: Judgment]

Judgment in the cause no. 1398, H. E. Hoover and J. S. Hood vs. The Unknown Heirs of David P. Fearis and Unknown Heirs of O. S. Heath, which awards to the plaintiff the lands and premises described in the plaintiff's petition located in Hemphill County, Texas. This judgment was certified as the "true and correct copy" by Hiram Park in Hemphill County in 1939.
Date: {1916-01-12,1939-11-09}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract Between Lyle Family Trust and Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Contract Between Lyle Family Trust and Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Document describing the agreement between the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company and the Lyle Family Trust regarding the property purchased by Robert Bruce Wiggins, Ruth Wiggins, Thomas Darrell Wiggins, and Sarah Wiggins from the Lyles. The contract states that the Lyle Family Trust waives the priority of the liens they hold on the property in favor of the needs of the oil and gas lease of the oil company.
Date: November 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract Between Lyle Family Trust and R. F. Rood] (open access)

[Contract Between Lyle Family Trust and R. F. Rood]

Document describing the agreement between R. F. Rood and the Lyle Family Trust regarding the property purchased by Robert Bruce Wiggins, Ruth Wiggins, Thomas Darrell Wiggins, and Sarah Wiggins from the Lyles. The contract states that the Lyle Family Trust releases Rood, who holds an oil and gas lease for the property, from all vendor's liens and deeds of trust relating to the property.
Date: November 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Comptroller's Tax Deed From William J. Swain to J. H. Collet] (open access)

[Copy of Comptroller's Tax Deed From William J. Swain to J. H. Collet]

Copy of Comptroller's Tax Deed From William J. Swain, comptroller of public accounts of the State of Texas to J. H. Collet, agent for H. C. Hendrick. The deed states that Swain published in the Dallas Weekly Herald his intent to seize and auction the lands listed due to unpaid taxes and that the listed lands were purchased at the auction by J. H. Collet on behalf of H. C. Hendrick. There's a statement signed by Hiram Park stating that this document is a correct copy of the deed in the Deed Records of Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: November 9, 1939
Creator: Swain, William J.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Deed, Charles P. Chapman to H. E. Hoover and J. S. Hood] (open access)

[Copy of Deed, Charles P. Chapman to H. E. Hoover and J. S. Hood]

Copy of a deed certifying the sale of lands in Hemphill County, Texas from Charles P. Chapman to H. E. Hoover and J. S. Hood. There's a statement signed by Hiram Park stating that this document is a correct copy of the deed in the Deed Records of Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: November 9, 1939
Creator: Chapman Charles P.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Deed, E. G. Radeke to Hoover and Hood] (open access)

[Copy of Deed, E. G. Radeke to Hoover and Hood]

Copy of a deed certifying the sale of property in Hemphill County from E. G. Radeke to Hoover and Hood, a firm composed of H. E. Hoover and J. S. Hood. There is a handwritten note on the first page, "no plat shown on record." next to a paragraph referencing a plat.
Date: November 9, 1939
Creator: Radeke, E. G.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Deed from B. W. Fearis to G. P. Fearis] (open access)

[Copy of Deed from B. W. Fearis to G. P. Fearis]

Copy of deed certifying the sale of land in Hemphill County, Texas from B. W. Fearis to G. P. Fearis. There's a statement signed by Hiram Park stating that this document is a correct copy of the deed in the Deed Records of Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: November 9, 1939
Creator: Fearis, B. W.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Deed From C. W. Fearis to Geoffrey P. Fearis] (open access)

[Copy of Deed From C. W. Fearis to Geoffrey P. Fearis]

Copy of a deed certifying the sale of land in Hemphill County, Texas from C. W. Fearis to Geoffrey P. Fearis. There's a statement signed by Hiram Park stating that this document is a correct copy of the deed in the Deed Records of Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: November 8, 1939
Creator: Fearis, C. W.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Deed From Davella Fearis to G. P. Fearis] (open access)

[Copy of Deed From Davella Fearis to G. P. Fearis]

Copy of a deed certifying the sale of land in Hemphill County from Davella Fearis to G. P. Fearis. There's a statement signed by Hiram Park stating that this document is a correct copy of the deed in the Deed Records of Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: November 8, 1939
Creator: Fearis, Davella
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Deed from George C. Bailey and L. C. Bailey to Gustave Radeke] (open access)

[Copy of Deed from George C. Bailey and L. C. Bailey to Gustave Radeke]

Copy of a deed certifying the sale of land in Hemphill County from George C. Bailey and L. C. Bailey to Gustave Radeke. There's a handwritten note on the first page reading "no plat shown on record." and a statement signed by Hiram Park stating that this document is a correct copy of the deed in the Deed Records of Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: October 9, 1939
Creator: Bailey, George C. & Bailey, L. C.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Deed from George C. Bailey and Vantia C. Bailey to William Hoxsey] (open access)

[Copy of Deed from George C. Bailey and Vantia C. Bailey to William Hoxsey]

Copy of deed certifying the sale of land in Hemphill County, Texas from George C. Bailey and Vantia C. Bailey to William Hoxsey. There's a statement signed by Hiram Park stating that this document is a correct copy of the deed in the Deed Records of Hemphill County, Texas and a hand drawn diagram on the first page of the document.
Date: November 9, 1939
Creator: Bailey, George C.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Deed From George C. Bailey to Charles P. Chapman] (open access)

[Copy of Deed From George C. Bailey to Charles P. Chapman]

Copy of a deed certifying the sale of land in Hemphill County from George C. Bailey to Charles P. Chapman. There's a statement signed by Hiram Park stating that this document is a correct copy of the deed in the Deed Records of Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: November 9, 1939
Creator: Bailey, George C.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Deed From Margaret E. Fearis to Geoffrey P. Fearis] (open access)

[Copy of Deed From Margaret E. Fearis to Geoffrey P. Fearis]

Copy of a deed certifying the sale of land in Hemphill County, Texas from Margaret E. Fearis to Geoffrey P. Fearis. There's a statement signed by Hiram Park stating that this document is a correct copy of the deed in the Deed Records of Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: November 8, 1939
Creator: Fearis, Margaret E.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Deed of Exchange from Ira H. Evans to New York and Texas Land Company, Limited] (open access)

[Copy of Deed of Exchange from Ira H. Evans to New York and Texas Land Company, Limited]

Copy of a deed of exchange from Ira H. Evans to New York and Texas Land Company, Limited certifying the transfer of lands in Crockett, Hemphill, and Val Verde Counties, Texas. The document includes a list of the relevant properties and a note signed by a representative of the Southwest Abstract Company stating this is an accurate copy of the deed from Ira H. Evans to the New York and Texas Land Company Limited in the deed records of Val Verde County, Texas.
Date: November 14, 1939
Creator: Southwest Abstract Company
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Deed of Trust From John Miller et al. to Federal Land Bank of Houston] (open access)

[Copy of Deed of Trust From John Miller et al. to Federal Land Bank of Houston]

Copy of a deed of trust from John Miller, Mrs. John Miller, and Joe Bobo to the trustee of Federal Land Bank of Houston, A. C. Williams. The deed relates to land in Hemphill County, Texas. There's a statement signed by Hiram Park stating that this document is a correct copy of the deed in the Deed Records of Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: October 19, 1939
Creator: Miller, John; Miller, Mrs. John & Bobo, Joe
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Deed of Trust, Robert Bruce Wiggins et al. to G. L. Addison] (open access)

[Copy of Deed of Trust, Robert Bruce Wiggins et al. to G. L. Addison]

Document certifying the transfer of land in Hemphill County, Texas from Robert Bruce Wiggins, Thomas Darrell Wiggins, Ruth Wiggins, and Sarah Wiggins to G. L. Addison. The deed also outlines the payment arrangement between both parties. There is a note signed by Hiram Park certifying this is an accurate copy of the document in the Hemphill County records.
Date: August 12, 1939
Creator: Wiggins, Robert Bruce; Wiggins, Thomas Darrell; Wiggins, Sarah & Wiggins, Ruth
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Release of Deed of Trust, Williard P. Heath to E. A. Giraud] (open access)

[Copy of Release of Deed of Trust, Williard P. Heath to E. A. Giraud]

Copy of Release of Deed of Trust from Williard P. Heath to E. A. Giraud concerning land in Hemphill County. There is a note signed by Hiram Park certifying this is an accurate copy of the document in the Hemphill County records.
Date: November 18, 1939
Creator: Evans, Ira H. & Giraud, E. A.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correction Deed Regarding Land in Hemphill County] (open access)

[Correction Deed Regarding Land in Hemphill County]

Warranty deed written by hand on the back of checks for The Southwest National Bank of Canadian, Texas. The deed relates to a property in Hemphill County, Texas and the last sheet is a diagram portraying several conjoined squares which are each labelled with a number.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed From H. E. Hoover, J. S. Hood, G. B. Kelly, and Della V. Kelly to Maude B. Johnson] (open access)

[Deed From H. E. Hoover, J. S. Hood, G. B. Kelly, and Della V. Kelly to Maude B. Johnson]

Deed certifying the sale land in Hemphill County, Texas from H. E. Hoover, J. S. Hood, G. B. Kelly, and Della V. Kelly to Maude B. Johnson. The deed lists the previous claims of all the grantors and describes the apparent conflicts between the surveys regarding the land. The deed has several corrections and notes in pencil.
Date: November 24, 1939
Creator: Hoover, H. E.; Hood, J. S.; Kelly, G. B. & Kelly, Della V.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History