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Harrison County Genealogical Society

Alice Barron, President 
Ruth Briggs, Vice-President ~~~ DeLane Johnson, Secretary-Treasurer 

NEW - Meetings are held
the second Saturday of the month
10:00 A.M.
at

the Harrison County Historical Museum
707 N. Washington
Marshall, TX 75670

Come visit us in our new home.

Membership Information

Membership in the Harrison County Genealogical Society is open to all interested individuals and encouraged among those researching ancestors who lived in the county. In addition to the monthly meetings, members receive a newsletter four times a year. 

Dues may be mailed to Harrison County Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 597, Marshall, TX 75671. Please include name, address, phone number, and e-mail, if mailing dues.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES

Individual$10.00
Family$15.00
Student$ 5.00

PUBLICATIONS for SALE
New Publications or Changes in RED

  1. Births, Deaths, and Marriage Notices from the Tri-Weekly Herald, Marshall, Texas, 1875-1888, paper bound, 144 pages, full name index - $16.00

  2. Births, Deaths, and Marriage Notices from the Marshall Messenger, 1890-1900 ,
    paper bound, 218 pages, full name index - $22.00

  3. Births, Deaths, and Marriage Notices from the Marshall Messenger, 1901-1910,
    paper bound, 423 pages, full name index -$30.00

  4. Births, Deaths, and Marriage Notices from the Marshall Messenger, 1911-1915,
    paper bound, 360 pages, full name index - $28.00

  5. Birth, Death, and Marriage Notices
    from the Marshall Messenger and The Marshall Morning News, 1916-1920
    ,
    377 pages, paper cover, full name index, also indexes selected articles and letters regarding United States military personnel during World War I - $28.00

  6. Births, Deaths and Marriage Notice From the Marshall Morning Newspapers 1921-1924, By Hubert Bender   $28.00

  7. Harrison County Cemetery Index, Volume I,
    an alphabetical index to 16,000 burials in Harrison County, Texas, and some border county cemeteries with Harrison County connections, generally taken from gravestone readings during the period 1960-1986. Some are supplemented by records from cemetery associations and other knowledgeable sources. This book does not include the large commercial cemeteries, Algoma, Colonial Gardens, or Memory Gardens, paper cover, 283 pages, $22.00

  8. Harrison County Cemetery Index, Volume II,
    an index to Harrison County, Texas burials, includes Algoma, Colonial Gardens, Memory Gardens, and several previously unrecorded African-American cemeteries.  200 pages - $20.00

  9. Index to Deaths and Burials Recorded in the City of Marshall Register of Deaths and Burials, 1880-1905, paper cover, 87 pages, alphabetically arranged - $11.00

  10. 1880 Caucasian Residents of Harrison County,
    hardbound, out of print, by Nancy Blakeley Ruff - $20.00 
    More than a listing of persons, this book includes some ancestral material, as well as descendancy data.

  11. Confederate Soldiers Who Served In Units Formed In Harrison County, Texas - $17.00
    The Units included are 1st Texas Infantry, Co. E, Marshall Guards, 7th Texas Inf.. Co. D, Bass Grays, and Co. H, Texas Invincibles; 14th Texas Infantry, Co. A Marshall Mechanics, Co B Clough and Hill Avengers, and Co H Cypress Tigers; 2nd Texas Cavalry Co. F, W. P. Lane Rangers; 3rd Texas Cavalry Co. A, Texas Hunters; 17th Texas Cavalry Co. E Hendricks Co. and Co K, Clough Rangers; 28th Texas Cavalry Co. F Harrison Co. Lancers. There was the 1st Texas Partisan Rangers Co. E Heck McKay's Co. and Co. L. Webb's Co. but only a very little information on these two units. Rosters and Muster Rolls that were available are included.

  12. Harrison County Consolidated Roll of Scholastic Census - 1912 - $22.00

  13. Poll Tax Receipts Of Harrison County, Texas For The Years 1955 and 1956 - $6.00 

  14. Harrison County, TX 1900 Census Index - $18.00

  15. History of the Ginocchio Hotel - $3.00 (price reduction)

  16. Planters: Landowners of Harrison County - $6.00

  17. Harrison County Early Marriage Records, 1869-1877 - $10.00

  18. Roe, Rowe and Related Families of Harrison Co. TX, by Bill Huffman $18.00

  19. A Distant Rumble - The Stage Coach Era, by Jimmy and Patsy Oliphant. 40 pages with some color pages. $10.00

Order from Harrison County Genealogical Society, PO Box 597, Marshall, TX 75671, and mark "Attention: Book Order".  Include $5 for one book, $1 for each additional book, for postage and handling.

Go to Harrison County Message Boards
Go to Harrison County Research Resources for detailed information on the materials available in the Research Library.
Go to Harrison County TXGenWeb
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