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CULPPER); and extracts from the Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas(1889) for J.L.
WHITWORTH, Allen B. WILLIAMSON, John A. WINBRAY, and E.M. TATE.
The September issue features a history of the town of Saltillo; an article titled "Parade of
Pioneer Families" which profiles John ARTHUR, ban H. AGEE, Henry Gordon HATCHER, Asa
BENNETT, Pamela KING, Fred J. RAY, George Washington JENNINGS, Ephrem MAJORS, and
John WHITTEN; a list of post offices in Hunt and Hopkins counties in 1893; a index of names in the
old Ewing ledger book a business in Old Tarrant; Minutes of the Bethel Baptist Church including
name, a continuation of the 1890 property assessments; and a list of postmasters of Charleston,
Texas (1848-1843).
The December issue has a letter written by Samuel J. HUNTER to The 6/ascow (Kentucky)
Weekly Times in 1874; a Sulphur Springs Gazette summary for 1896; a continuation of the 1890
property assessments; and four student essays on ancestors Mumford J. SMITH, Charles Edward
ANDERSON; Jackie Richey GRANT, and River BANKS. The December issue also contains a
membership list with the surnames that each member is researching.
The society offers 54 publications for sale and an order form is in each issue. It meets on at 7
p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the HCGS Research Library, 212 Main Street in Sulphur
Springs. This facility is operated separately from the local public library. Membership is by
calendar year with dues set at $15.00 for individuals and $20.00 for families.
Reviewed by Richard L. Hooverson30
About the reviewer:
Governor Bush has recently appointed Mr. Hooverson to the Texas Historical Records
Advisory Board. He is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the
Association of Personal Historians, the Genealogical Speakers Guild, and The International
Society of Family History Writers and Editors, and is a three-term officer of the Texas State
Genealogical Society. He has presented over 300 lectures throughout the country. He was a
course coordinator of the Institute of Genealogical Research (GIT), led summer seminars at
Lawrence University, and lectured at conferences of the National Genealogical Society and the
Federation of Genealogical Societies.
Hooverson may be contacted at 701 Lake Road, Belton, TX 76513 or at his email address:
haaver@vVm.com. His web site is:STIRPES
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