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CENSUS

1900-1930 Federal Census Contact Carolyn Griffith

LOOKING FOR YOUR ANCESTORS

1932 Directory of Tulia and Swisher County Owner: Zoe E. Smith
Death records - Book 1 and Book 2 at the courthouse, and a file of early deaths compiled from headstones and miscellaneous records. Owner: Zoe E. Smith. 

See also Death Index on this site.

Interments in Swisher County & Vicinity, 1890-1990
Cemeteries included are the abandoned cemeteries of Wright, Center Plains-Bagley, Price Cemetery, and Providence Community Cemetery; Happy, Kress, Milo, Rodgers, Rose Hill-Tulia, Wayside and Vigo Park. There is a county map and maps of the cemeteries in Tulia, Kress and Happy.

You may purchase this book for $15 (includes postage) from The Tule Creek Genealogical Society, 702 SE 2nd, Tulia, TX 79088. Originally $20 + postage. You can also email Zoe E. Smith for a lookup, or view what is currently online. This book can also be found in the Amarillo Library Genealogy Collection, Amarillo, TX, Call# 976.4838 - Non circulating and the Tulia Library Genealogy Collection, Tulia, TX, Call# 976.4 - Non Circulating.

See also Cemetery Index on this site.

Swisher County Obituaries Published before 1955 in The Tulia Herald and The Happy Herald
These are incomplete, especially for the early years, but they are the only ones available. Most of the early ones are from The Happy Herald. The Obituaries are kept on file at the Swisher County Museum.  If you find your ancestor, email Zoe E. Smith of the Tule Creek Genealogical Society and she will make copies of the obituary for you (a small fee may be charged for postage and copies).
Swisher County Obituaries 1990 to the present. Owner: Zoe E. Smith.
Index of Obituaries, 1950 to present, by year.
For years not yet online, you may email compiler Zoe E. Smith for a lookup.

SWISHER COUNTY HISTORY

Swisher County History, by Grace Moran Evans - (Wichita Falls: Nortex Press, 1977).

Available at the West Texas A&M University Cornette Library, Call# 976.4838 - Circulating. You may also email Zoe E. Smith to see if this book would be of use to you (she has the 1968 version).
Windmilling, 101 years of Swisher County Texas History 1876-1977 by Swisher County Historical Commission (1978) (County & family history book).
May be purchased for $50 (includes postage) from the Swisher County Museum, 127 SW 2nd St., Tulia, TX 79088. Please email Zoe E. Smith prior to sending your payment to see if a copy is available since they are almost sold out. If you would like to find out if your ancestors are in this book before you purchase it, Zoe will be able to tell you that as well.
NOTE: This book was also found using the Swisher County Library's Telnet connection (Login: guest)  Call# F392 S95 W56


 

 

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