BOOKS & ART PRINTS

  A History Of Robertson County, Texas

The fifth edition of A History Of Robertson County, Texas by John Walter Baker is hot-off-the-presses and available for purchase through the Robertson County Historical Foundation. This well written, 560-page, hard cover book is a "must have" for people researching Robertson County and its families (sample chapter on New Baden).
 The price is $35 + $6 (shipping/handling) for a total of $41.
LDS US/CAN Book Area 976.4239 B2f; TSLAC-MAIN 976.4239 B174; TSLAC-ARCHIVES 976.4C R545B.

Send checks to LaVerne Smith, P. O. Box 432, Calvert, Texas 77837, or
contact claz@alpha1.net to make purchase arrangements (including credit card sales).

The Irish Of Staggers Point

Out-Of-Print

By Mary Katherine Thompson Galloway, Mary Kathryn Spiller Briggs, & Marjorie De Maret Hicks, 1973, 42 pages, map, 28 cm.
LDS US/CAN Film Area 0928152 item 5; US/CAN Book Area 976.4 A1 no. 73; TSLAC-ARCHIVES 976.4239 G138I.

This Book Is Available Online At This Site At The Irish Of Staggers Point.

Robertson County Probate Index, 4.30.1838 - 9.1.1939

This index was published in September 1941 by the Statewide Records Indexing & Inventory Program of the Work Projects Administration.  The names of deceased persons, minors, and people who were declared non-competent mentally are neatly typed & arranged alphabetically.  Filing dates and case numbers are also provided.  This soft cover book totals 75 pages.
LDS US/CAN Film Area 0844634 item 7; US/CAN Film Area 1000610 item 4;
US/CAN Book Area 976.4239 P22i; TSLAC-GENEALOGY 976.4239 IN2.

This Index Is Available Online At This Site At
Probate Index A - G, Probate Index H - O, & Probate Index P - Z.

This book can be purchased online at Mountain Press for $24.50.  Shipping/handling is $3.50 for the first book plus $1.00 for each additional book.

1850 Robertson County Census

A soft cover, spiral bound, 36-page, indexed book containing actual photocopies of the handwritten records of the 1850 Robertson County Census can be bought online for $5 plus shipping/handling from SK Publications. Scanned images of the actual handwritten census records are also available at this site at 1850 handwritten census. A typed transcript of this census is available at this site at 1850 typed census.

1860 Robertson County Census

A soft cover, spiral bound, 72-page list compiled by Mary Collie-Cooper details 1860 Robertson County Census information. This book is dated July 1985. ISBN: 0943553024. Cost is $6.50 (includes shipping/handling).
LDS US/CAN Book Area 976.4239 X2c.

Contact marycoop@tca.net to make purchase arrangements.

A copy of this hard-to-find 1860 Robertson County Census transcription has been obtained. Author Mary Collie-Cooper has granted permission for it to be included at this website. This transcript is now available at 1860 typed transcript. Scanned images of the actual handwritten census records are also available at 1860 handwritten census.

Hearne On The Brazos

By Norman L. McCarver, Sr. (1910 - ?) & Norman L. McCarver, Jr. (1935 - living), Century Press of Texas, San Antonio, TX, 1958, hard cover, gray buckram boards, blue title block on spine with gray lettering, 369 pages (including a 234-page "Biographical Sketches" section of Hearne-related individuals & their families), 24 cm., no index. A history of Hearne, Texas. "Slave, cotton baron, merchant, lawyer, doctor, preacher, working man. Actors in a drama that has been played but does not deserve to be forgotten. The life of a town. It could be summed up with 'the planters came, the railroads came, the town came and is still going.'" The price is $20 + $6 (shipping/handling) for a total of $26.
TSLAC-MAIN 976.4239 M127; TSLAC-ARCHIVES 976.4C R549H.

Contact claz@alpha1.net to make purchase arrangements (including credit card sales).

A copy of this hard-to-find book has been obtained. Co-author Norman L. McCarver Jr. has granted permission for this work to be displayed at this site. A volunteer has already scanned a significant part of this book. It is available at Hearne On The Brazos. Additional sections will be added as they are completed.

Deutsch Colony Of New Baden

By John George Meyer, 1882, New Baden, TX, 16-page booklet (with large fold-out map).
The Center For American History Collection
The University of Texas at Austin
TZ976.411 N4225M
Center For American History TXC-Z Collection

A copy of this booklet promoting New Baden to potential settlers has been obtained. A volunteer has created an audio tape translation of this work from its original old-style German to English. This audio tape is now being transcribed. Sections will be added as they are completed at Deutsch Colony Of New Baden. This booklet also includes a platt showing the original New Baden landowners. This map has been photocopied and is being prepared for online display.

History Of Robertson County, Texas

Out-Of-Print

By Lawrence Ward St. Clair, University Of Texas master's thesis, written 1931, available through inter-library loan services from the University of Texas at Austin Library, Call Number T1931, Sa22, Main Cop. 3 ("330109" is also stamped on the cover), 187 pages, with only a handful of photographs. This thesis attempts to relate outstanding events in Robertson County's history through 1896.

A copy of the History Of Robertson County, Texas thesis has been obtained and is being scanned for inclusion at this website. If you're interested in seeing this, please check back periodically.

Ghost Towns Of Robertson County, Texas

Out-Of-Print

By Mary Kathryn Spiller Briggs.
LDS US/CAN Film Area 0973035 item 4; US/CAN Book Area 976.4 A1 no. 41;
.Texas A&M University General Libraries, The Cushing Library/Texas Collection (does not circulate),
Call Number F392.R63 G5 1975.

A copy of the hard-to-find Ghost Towns Of Robertson County, Texas is forthcoming. A volunteer is needed to scan this work. (See volunteer opportunities.)  Author Mary Kathryn Spiller Briggs has granted permission for it to be included on this website. If you're interested in seeing this, please check back periodically.

Historical Recollections Of Robertson County, Texas:
With Biographical & Genealogical Notes On The Pioneers & Their Families

Out-Of-Print

By Richard Denny Parker (1878 - 1953), Edited By Nona Clement Parker, 1954, Anson Jones Press, Salado, Texas, hard cover in gray cloth with blue title block on spine with gold lettering, 254 pages, 26 cm., index, maps (including folding map). This county history details the development of Robertson County by the original settlers through the mid-20th century. Primarily focused on family histories and Calvert, it also contains historic information on: Benchley, Bremond, Franklin, Hearne, Mount Vernon, Owensville, Port Sullivan, & Wheelock.
LDS US/CAN Book Area 976.4239 H2p; TSLAC-MAIN 976.4239 P228 (C.1 & C.2); TSLAC-GENEALOGY 976.4239 P228H.

A copy of this hard-to-find book has been obtained. A volunteer is needed to contact a descendant of the author to see if permission will be granted to display Historical Recollections Of Robertson County, Texas at this website. If you're interested in seeing this, please check back periodically.

War Activities Of Robertson County, Texas, 1917-1919

. By Seldon Bain Graham, 1933, available through inter-library loan services from the University of Texas at Austin Library,
Call Numbers: T1933 G76 PCL Stacks Copy 2;
T1933 G76 Request at Periodicals Desk PCL Level 2 (item in library storage facility);
Texas A&M University General Libraries, The Cushing Library/Texas Collection (does not circulate),
Call Number F392.R63 G72 1933.

A copy of this work needs to be obtained and prepared for display at this site. If you're interested in seeing this, please check back periodically.

Early Development Of Robertson County

By Ivory Freeman Carson, 1954, iv, 110 leaves, 29 cm, Texas A&M University General Libraries, The Cushing Library/Texas Collection (does not circulate), Call Number F392.R63 C37 1954.

Robertson County Marriage Bonds 1838 - 1873

By Inez Boswell Biggerstaff (1900 - ?), 1 volume, 28 cm.
TSLAC-GENEALOGY 976.4239 B483M; TSLAC-MAIN 976.4239 B483T (C.2 & C.3)

A copy of this work has been obtained and a volunteer is typing it for inclusion at this site. If you're interested in seeing this, please check back periodically.

Robertson County Marriages, 1838 - 1875

This 1980 compilation by Mrs. Frances Terry Ingmire contains almost 3,000 vital records.  Recordation dates, groom's surname, and bride's maiden name are listed.  Spanning almost 40 years (including most of the Republic of Texas period), information is clearly typed and neatly documented.  This soft cover book, which totals 58 pages, also contains a surname index.
LDS US/CAN Book Area 976.4 A1 no. 186.

This book can be purchased online at Mountain Press for $14.50.  Shipping/handling is $3.50 for the first book plus $1.00 for each additional book.

  1844 & 1850 Robertson County Census

Out-Of-Print

Compiled by Barbara Sanford, 3301 Chestershire, Pasadena, Texas 77503, 1993, 33 leaves, 28 cm.
TSLAC-GENEALOGY 976.4239 SA57E.

  Cemeteries In Robertson County, Texas

Out-Of-Print

By Verna Corn Floyd & Vernelle Corn, 1980, D. Armstrong Co., Inc., Publishers & Printers, Houston, Texas, 303 pages, 24 cm., index, 53 cemetery lists, some pictures.
LDS US/CAN Book Area 976.4239 V3f; TSLAC-GENEALOGY 9976.4239 F669C.

Robertson County Tombstone Inscriptions

Out-Of-Print

By Inez Boswell Biggerstaff, 19 leaves, 28 cm, published between 1945 & 1968. Tombstone inscriptions & readings from Calvert, Franklin, Hearne Norwood, Owensville, & Wheelock Cemeteries.
TSLAC-GENEALOGY 976.4239 B483T (C.1, C.2, & C.3).

A copy of this work has been obtained. The information it contains has been incorporated into the lists available online for the indicated cemeteries at cemeteries. 

Family Traditions

By Mary L. Smart, 4-Pines Publishing Co., P. O. Box K, Bremond, TX 76629, copyright 1992, printed by Data Printing.  A compilation of articles that appeared in the Calvert Tribune newspaper from 1985 - 1991.  Many focus on different personalities, families, and historical information.

History Of The Snider Family of Robertson County

Out-Of-Print

By Leonard (1940 - ?) & Daniel James Kubiak, 1987, 28 cm.
TSLAC-GENEALOGY 929.2 SN92K.

Art Prints

Limited edition art prints of the historic Hearne Railroad Depot are available for sale at winsan@tca.net.

Lookups in many of the above books are available at lookups.

LDS = Location In The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints Family History Library Catalog
TSLAC = Call Numbers For The Texas State Library & Archives Commission
(Genealogy or Archives sections)