Books Online at This Site
See Also: Links to Books Off SiteThe Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas:
Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public and Many Early Settled Families. ©1889 Chicago: F. A. Battey & Company.
This book contains a gold mine of facts on Fannin County families. The articles were most often submitted by family members of the "everyday" people of the area. Now with a directly linked index!
Early Pioneer Days in Texas
by J. Taylor Allen; © Copyright J. Taylor Allen, 1918, Wilkinson Printing Company, Dallas, Texas. Transcribed and searchable.
J. Taylor Allen writes about his father, William Bruce Allen as well as his friends and associates in and around the vicinity of Allens Chapel and Allens Point. Primary surnames include: Allen, Baker, Cunningham, Deupree, Jones, Nicholson, Ramsey, Spence, Underwood, and Yoakum but many others are mentioned. We have included here only the first 20 chapters as these contained information of genealogical significance which could then be linked to further information within the site. A religious man, J. Taylor Allen fills the last half of the book with his own parables and poems. The entire book can be viewed and/or downloaded in a variety of formats at the American Libraries Internet Archive.
Fannin County Folks & Facts ©1977 Bonham Public Library.
This is the main biographical book of Fannin County, published here with the permission of the Bonham Public Library. Now with a directly linked index!
History of Fannin County, Texas: History, Statistics and Biographies. Business Cards, etc. ©1885 by W. A. Carter.
Although not the size nor scope of the Biographical Souvenir of Texas, this 'oft cited book has held it's own through the years. The historical sketches are worth the read and will be especially valued by descendents. The biographical sketches are not strong on detail. Now fully transcribed and searchable.
A Little Twig from Ladonia ~ Mary Katherine James Dowell. Memoirs of growing up in Ladonia. Scanned images here; transcription in the works.
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