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Welcome to
 The Waco Suspension Bridge
First Bridge across the Brazos River
Opened January 7, 1870 as a private toll bridge and at that time
was the longest single span (475 ft.) suspension bridge in the world.
Steel and cables supplied by John A. Roebling, New York, who built the
Brooklyn Bridge.
McLENNAN - a new county in the central part of Texas, has an area of about 800 square miles. It is intersected by the Brazos river, and also drained by the Bosque, Middle Bosque, and South Bosque rivers. The surface is uneven, and consists partly of prairies. This county was formed since the census of 1850 was taken. The population is unknown, but very sparse. Capital, Waco. page 639
Baldwin, Thomas and J. Thomas, M.D. New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Grambo, & Co., 1854
 Seth Samuel Martin
b. 21 August 1838 in MS.
d. 11 March 1902 in Axtell, McLennan, TX.
He is buried in the Olive Branch Church Cemetery between Axtell and Leroy, on the Heritage Parkway. He was married to Frances Adalaide "Addy" Martin in Union Church, Jefferson, MS. They came to McLennan County Texas between 1880-1890, and began their family in Axtell, McLennan, TX. Seth was a Mason and he was a Civil War Veteran. He served in the Confederacy in Co., D, 12 MS Vol. Regiment. He was captured and held prisoner of war at Petersburg.
Submitted by Jane Combs, Seth Martin is her great grandfather.
Help needed in identifying the man in this photo
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Awards this site has won.
by Calvin Dorris
Birth and Death Records:
Submitted and transcribed by Carol Couch.
Cemeteries:
Submitted and transcribed by Teresa Parrish--partial listing
She is willing to do lookups on the second half of the cemetery until she gets it transcribed.
Eddy Cemetery--photos taken and submitted by Debbie Cromwell.
First Street Cemetery--Submitted and transcribed by Carol Couch.
Harper Cemetery--This list is published with permission of William E. "Sonny" Helm
and wife Ella Mae Helm. Submitted by Sandra Carter Van Wyk.
Submitted and transcribed by Carol Couch.
Submitted and transcribed by Carol Couch.
Lorena Cemetery--partial listing
Oakwood Cemetery--Carol Couch has been adding to the transcriptions.
Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Coe.
Submitted and transcribed by Carol Couch.
Rosemound Cemetery--partial listing.
Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Coe.
Wise Cemetery--partial listing and in need of saving please help!
Submitted and transcribed by Carol Couch.
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Marriage Records
McLennan County Marriage Records
Submitted and transcribed by Carol Couch
*New feature being added-- I will be posting photos of people known and unknown in or
connected to McLennan county. If you have photos you would like to be included please
Miscellaneous News Articles
Photos
Above submitted by Robert Rosenquist
Above photos submitted by Pattie Wells
Above photos submitted by Jane Combs
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Bruceville-Eddy
Submitted by Leon Wilson
Submitted by Leon Wilson
Obituaries:
Submitted by Carol Couch
Be sure to check back often I am receiving obituaries every day.
If you are not sure of the date of the obituary try the surnames list.
These obituaries were transcribed and submitted by Carol Couch,
unless otherwise marked on the appropriate page.
1874--December
1883--May
1896--January
1910--October
1918--December
1919--July
1921-March
1926--December
1927--January
1929--September
1931-February
1932-September
1936--May
1938--October
1939-May
1944--October
1945--January
1946--May
1947--March
1949--September
1951--April
1952-September
1954--July
1963--January
1966--April
1967--April
1968--May
1970--March
1971--July
1975--June
1982--February
1985--February
1986--June
1990--October
1993--July
1996--July
1998--October
2001--April
Submitted by Lillyj--The Harwell-Beal Family Obituaries
Anderson-Bryars-Ettlene-McDaniels-Milam-Newberry-Newton Obituary
Surnames The Halpain & Meeks family reunion picture, if you can identify
any of the people in this picture please contact me.
Offsite Links
Nathaniel Jackson Wollard--Chapter 2600 of
the Daughters of the Confederacy
Mailing lists for McLennan County
body of the email without the quotation marks.
Don't know the soundex code for your surnames? Search it here!
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