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H I S T O R I C A L   R E C O L L E C T I O N S   O F   R O B E R T S O N   C O U N T Y

With Biographical & Genealogical Notes On The Pioneers & Their Families
By Richard Denny Parker
Edited By Nona Clement Parker
Original Printing 1955, The Anson Jones Press, Salado, TX
254 pages, index, maps

This county history book details the development of Robertson County by the original settlers through the mid-20th century.  Primarily focused on family histories and Calvert, it contains historic information on Benchley, Bremond, Franklin, Hearne, Mount Vernon, Owensville, Port Sullivan, & Wheelock.

The Robertson County Historical Commission has obtained publishing rights and will soon be reprinting this important book. Check back periodically at books for details on purchase availability (including advance sales information).

Table Of Contents

Part One:  County History

Spanish & Mexican Rule

The Beginnings Of Robertson County

Civil War & Reconstruction

Transportation

Religion, Education, & The Press

Cities & Towns, Past & Present

     Hearne
     Calvert
     Bremond
      Port Sullivan
     Sterling
     Mount Vernon
     Wheelock
     Owensville
     Franklin
     Benchley

A Boyhood In Calvert

Bibliography    

Part Two:  Biography & Genealogy

Foreword
 
Adoue Conitz Gilson Love Robertson
Allen Connaughton Goldthwaite Lovett Salter
Anderson Corby Goodnight McCrary Sanger
Baker Cuzzeri Guynes McIntosh Seymour
Barron Daunis Haldeman McMillan Sneed
Barton Davenport Hamman McNutt Steele
Barziza Davis Hanna Mistrot Talbot
Beasley Dawson Hardy Mitchell Taliaferro
Bedach Drennan Harlan Nash Taylor
Bibes Drury Hearne Openheimer Teagarten
Boyd Dunn Henderson Orr Terrell
Brennan Easterwood Henry Orvis Townsend
Brooks Elkin Herndon Oscar Vaughan
Brown Eppstein Hurt Padgitt Watt
Brunner Faulkner Ivy Parish Wayland
Bryant Field Jones Parker Westbrook
Burck Foster Kemp Peters Wheelock
Burnitt Fuller Kendrick Pierce Wilkerson
Bush Galloway Kline Pendergast Williams
Cain Gardener Lane Proctor Wynne
Calvert Garrett Lappington Pryor Wyser
Carr Garrity Lawdermilk Rice Young
Casimir Gibson Lewis Roberts  

Appendix

Public Officials

Postmasters, Notaries, & Attorneys

Freemasonry

Calvert Public School

Act Creating The County

Index

Illustrations

Robertson County Billheads

Richard Denny Parker

Familiar Scenes In Robertson County

     Old Fort At Wheelock
     Hearne Home
     Calvert Skyline
     Armstrong Home
     Calvert In The Seventies
     Owen Home
     Calvert Fire Department
     Alex Calvert Home
     Houston & Texas Central Locomotive

Map Of The Robertson Colony

Robertson County Cattlebrands

Houston & Texas Central Time Table

Stage Line Schedules

Detail From Colton's Map, 1854

Highway Map, Calvert, Owensville, Franklin

Facsimile Programme First Closing Exercises Calvert Public School