Fannin County - African-American

African-Americans in Fannin County

M. C. and Jimmie Favors with son, Lawrence and daughter, Leanna.
The picture is was taken circa 1917. M. C. Favors is deceased but Favors descendants
still own 100 acres of land in the Ivanhoe/Bethlehem area of Fannin county.

African-American Genealogy Research in Fannin County

This section is largely still not moved from the earlier Fannin GenWeb site so be sure to check over there:

View the Texas State Archive Microfilm Library:

Index to Marriage Records 1866-1881 — Book 'A' Reel 1293835
Index to Marriage Records 1894-1901 — Book 'J' Reel 1234567

Historically African-American Cemeteries

Fannin County Cemetery Information

From this page you can search 16 cemeteries containing 2,321 interments.
Come back often as these numbers increase frequently.

Every Name Search Of All Cemeteries

Enter a surname below to create a hot linked index of all interments with that surname in Fannin County Cemeteries. Results include maiden names too!

This is an 'Exact' name search. For additional options use our Advanced Search.

The above surname search box searches only the cemeteries listed below as historically African-American cemeteries. Your ancestors might also be found in other Fannin County cemeteries, so be sure to also try the search engine on the main cemetery page which searches all cemeteries. Oak Hill, Oakwood and Shilo cemeteries all contain some confirmed African-American burials.

List of African-American Cemeteries