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My name is Susan Collard and I am the new county coordinator for Uvalde County. If you have information to submit for this website, please contact me.
Many thanks to Hugh Swift for the time he devoted to this website as the previous county coordinator.
THIS SITE LAST UPDATED March 15, 2013
Uvalde County
Famous People from Uvalde County: Former Vice Presidend John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner was born near Detroit, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1868 and began law practice in Uvalde in 1890 and died in Uvalde on Nov. 7, 1967. Former Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe was born April 23, 1923 in Uvalde and makes his home there today. Hollywood superstar Dale Evans (wife of Roy Rogers) was born Frances Octavia Smith in Uvalde on October 31, 1912. Ben Kinchlow, former Co-host of Pat Robertson's 700 Club, was born December 27, 1936, in Uvalde. Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey was born November 4th, 1969 in Uvalde.
The USGenWeb Project: Several years ago the USGenWeb Project was created to further the craft of genealogy in the United States and to the extent possible, keep genealogy free. One of the goals was to also develop a network of volunteers who would establish a genealogy program in each state. For this state it is the TXGenWeb Project. Use these links to visit the two websites which fully explain the goals, methods, and successes of both projects. One part of the ultimate goal is to have a county website for each county in every state of the union. There are 254 counties in Texas and it is quite a chore to keep enough volunteers to cooordinate those counties. If you are interested in adopting a Texas County, (becoming a coordinator) Go Here for a list of orphan counties or to get placed on a waiting list for a particular county.
Working With Surnames: Surnames grouped by county are one of the most useful tools available to the genealogist or family researcher. It not only can add to the information gathered by the individual making the search but many times the local contact for a particular surname comes away with information he/she has needed after years of searching. Gathering these surnames and email addresses will be slow in the beginning but when the value of the Surname Page becomes evident, the list will quickly grow to several pages of names. So go the Surname Page right now and send your surname or surnames for this county and your email address and I will get it posted as quickly as possible.
Site Manager:As your county coordinator, I will do my best to keep your site in good repair with links that work, information that is correct, and subjects that are valuable in your genealogical searches. Please notify me by email immediately when you find a broken link, a misspelled word or I've written a sentence that makes no sense! I value any suggestions you may have to make this a better site.
Susan Collard
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SITE INDEX
QUERIES
A listing of message boards
LOST WORDS
An "off subject" list of words no longer in common use
MAILING LISTS
A mailing list for almost any subject...a list of 55
BIOGRAPHIES
Some of the Uvalde pioneers appear here
CENSUS SCHEDULES
Some early information
LOOKUP VOLUNTEERS
The "life blood" of a genealogy site... Can you help?
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
Diseases, legal terms, newspapers
RECOMMENDED READING
A worthwhile bibliography
UVALDE COUNTY MILITARY
War Dead, CSA Pensions, Korea, Vietnam
UVALDE COUNTY SURNAMES
Past or present residents of Uvalde County
OTHER COUNTY RESOURCES
To help you 'navigate' when searching in Uvalde County
UVALDE COUNTY CEMETERIES
Directions, pictures, burial lists
UVALDE COUNTY HISTORICAL SITES
Directions, pictures, links to Texas Historical Commission.
UVALDE COUNTY VITAL RECORDS
birth, death, marriage, and divorce
VALUABLE GENEALOGICAL WEBSITES
There are a 'blue million'... these I've found most useful
UVALDE COUNTY TOWNS - PAST AND PRESENT
Present names, previous names, pictures
PEOPLE, PLACES AND EVENTS IN UVALDE COUNTY HISTORY
Individuals, families, judges, law enforcement, postmasters
USGenWeb Archives - Uvalde County
Neighboring Counties:
All Texas Counties
TXGenWeb State Coordinator