FWGS - Marion Day Mullins Marriage Collection Project

~~~ Celebrating 50 Years, 1957-2007 ~~~

Marion Day Mullins Marriage Collection Project

Volunteer Proofreaders Needed in PHASE III

The Fort Worth Genealogical Society needs volunteers to proofread transcripts of scanned abstracts of early Texas marriage records. Please scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Phase I is nearing completion.
No further volunteers are needed in this part of the project.

In Phase I, there are 56 counties involved that were copied by Miss Marion Day Mullins and others in the 1950's and 60's. FWGS previously published these abstracts (half typed - half handwritten) many years ago on microfilm and microfiche. Being on film, the price was our of reach for many people. Not so many researches had microfilm readers at home either.

Today, computers are owned by the majority of researchers and almost all that are in use today contain built-in CD (compact disc) drives. With today's technology, we have the ability to publish the entire Mullins Marriage Collection on a convenient CD-ROM at an easily affordable price.

PHASE I - Project Progress
Phase I is the transcribing and republication of the actual Mullins Collection.

County	Pgs.	Transcribing	Proof Reading
Anderson County 1846-1880	78	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Angelina County 1846-1894	52	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Bandera County 1856-1891	27	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Bee County 1858-1892	15	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Bell County 1850-1881	81	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Bosque County 1860-1890	68	Completed	Completed
Caldwell County 1848-1884	52	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Cass County 1847-1880	84	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Chambers County 1875-1899	17	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Cherokee County 1846-1870	82	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Collin County 1846-1876	100	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Cooke County 1849-1879	55	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Delta County 1870-1891	27	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Delta County 1900-1928	208	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Denton County 1875-1891	121	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Falls County 1854-1881	48	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Fannin County 1838-1871	73	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Fayette County 1838-1870	52	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Freestone County 1851-1887	58	Completed	Completed
Goliad County 1870-1891	27	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Grayson County 1846-1876	82	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Grimes County 1848-1878	76	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Hardin County 1871-1899	36	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Harrison County 1838-1889	131	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Harrison County 1838-1868	98	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Henderson County 1860-1886	66	Completed	In progress
Hill County 1873-1880	31	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Hopkins County 1846-1879	88	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Hunt County 1847-1880	71	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Jasper County 1849-1880	25	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Jefferson County 1837-1899	80	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Johnson County 1854-1879	74	Completed	Completed
Johnson County 1879-1883	24	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Kaufman County 1849-1881	64	Completed	Completed
Lamar County 1841-1875	83	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Lampasas County 1873-1892	29	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Liberty County 1874-1900	44	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Limestone County 1873-1882	34	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Matagorda County 1837-1900	46	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Montgomery County 1842-1879	63	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Nacogdoches County 1837-1871	44	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Newton County 1846-1900	60	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Orange County 1852-1887	31	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Panola County 1846-1890	77	Completed	In progress
Parker County 1874-1886	53	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Red River County 1845-1877	97	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Refugio County 1851-1902	16	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Robertson County 1838-1876	87	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Rockwall County 1875-1894	46	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Rockwall County 1895-1902	41	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Rusk County 1843-1877	93	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Sabine County 1876-1880	9	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
San Augustine 1837-1878	33	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Smith County 1848-1879	88	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Tom Green County 1875-1884	12	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Tyler County 1846-1887	47	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Van Zandt County 1855-1879	45	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Victoria County 1838-1889	52	Completed	Completed
Washington County 1837-1870	55	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish
Wichita County 1882-1905	21	Completed	Complete - Ready to Publish

PHASE II - COMPLETE

PHASE II is the republication of Early Texas Marriage Records 1824-1846, an out of print book which contained every known marrige record from the Republic of Texas. This book was published by the Society in two printings in 1970 and 1980. The book has been scanned, converted to text, reassembled, has gone through two rounds of proof reading and re-indexed. This book is now complete and ready to publish. This will be included on the new Mullins Collection CD-ROM.

PHASE III - Project Progress

Phase III is well underway. Transcribing is 100% complete. This phase involves the republication of marriage records that have been published in our quarterly journal, Footprints. Volunteers are being sought to proofread these articles. We can provide the transciptions in several formats; Word, WordPerfect, Wordpad or even Notepad. This collection will also be included on the new Mullins Collection CD-ROM if it can be completed in time.

Volunteers please note that you do not have to proofread an entire county. When requested, the larger abstracts will be broken down as they are listed below. You will be expected to compare a Word or WordPerfect document to a scanned image in Adobe PDF format. You will make corrections to the word processor document and mark you changes with the highlight function. When you are finished, simply send the corrected document back via email.

To volunteer, or for more information, please contact Rob Yoder.

County	Pgs.	Transcribing	Proof Reading
Anderson County - 1846-1859	13	Completed	Assigned
Anderson County - 1860-1869	20	Completed	Assigned
Anderson County - 1870-1875	21	Completed	Assigned
Anderson County - 1876-1880	22	Completed	Assigned
Anderson County - 1881-1885	24	Completed	Assigned
Anderson County - 1886-1890	24	Completed	Assigned
Anderson County - 1891-1895	25	Completed	Assigned

Bosque County - 1860-1875	16	Completed	In progress
Bosque County - 1874-1879	9	Completed	In progress
Bosque County - 1875-1885	18	Completed	In progress
Bosque County - 1886-1896	30	Completed	In progress

Brazoria County - 1846-1852	2	Completed	Completed

Comanche County - 1856-1871	4	Completed	In progress
Comanche County - 1873-1876	6	Completed	In progress
Comanche County - 1876-1880	8	Completed	In progress
Comanche County - 1880-1887	13	Completed	In progress
Comanche County - 1902-1912	2	Completed	In progress

Eastland County - 1874-1882	15	Completed	Completed

Ellis County - 1850-1859	6	Completed	Completed

Erath County - 1869-1880	19	Completed	In progress

Hood County - 1867	1	Completed	Completed

Houston County - 1882-1887	18	Completed	Completed
Houston County - 1887-1891	18	Completed	In progress
Houston County - 1891-1894	17	Completed	In progress

Jack County - 1858-1868	3	Completed	Volunteer to Proof Read

Johnson County - 1854-1872	13	Completed	Completed
Johnson County - 1894-1897	24	Completed	Completed

Liberty County - 1874-1881	15	Completed	Completed

Palo Pinto County - 1857-1892	6	Completed	Completed
Palo Pinto County - 1857-1892	13	Completed	Completed
Palo Pinto County - 1857-1892	22	Completed	Completed
Palo Pinto County - 1857-1892	16	Completed	Completed

Polk County 1846-1849	1	Completed	Volunteer to Proof Read

Robertson County 1842-1918	2	Completed	Volunteer to Proof Read

Somervell County - 1883-1899	4	Completed	Completed

Stephens County - 1876-1894	16	Completed	Completed

Tarrant County 1876-1880	27	Completed	Completed
Tarrant County 1892-1894	12	Completed	In progress
Tarrant County 1892-1894	21	Completed	In progress
Tarrant County 1892-1894	12	Completed	In progress

Wise County - 1881-1898	6	Completed	Volunteer to Proof Read
Wise County - 1881-1898	38	Completed	Volunteer to Proof Read
Wise County - 1881-1898	15	Completed	Volunteer to Proof Read
Wise County - 1881-1898	6	Completed	Volunteer to Proof Read
Wise County - 1881-1898	12	Completed	Volunteer to Proof Read

Young County - 1856-1875	2	Completed	Volunteer to Proof Read