WHOA!! Wait a Minute!
Someone Stole the Fannin GenWeb Page!!
Not True! Not True! I didn't steal it! She gave it to me.
After more than 10 years as County Coordinator for the Fannin GenWeb, Susan Hawkins has passed the reins to me, Suzie Henderson. Susan is alive and well & still coordinating both Grayson and Bandera County GenWeb sites. She has taken on a new role, however, and is building her own house! One morning she asked me if I would "consider" taking over the Fannin GenWeb. That same afternoon I found files and passwords in my email box.
Fannin is one of the finest GenWeb sites on the internet and all due to Susan's diligence and concern for researchers with Fannin County roots. She won so many awards for Fannin (and Grayson) County, that the TXGenweb awarded both counties membership in the TXGenWeb Hall of Fame. And she did it all on a dial-up connection! I am honored and humbled to have Susan ask ME to attempt to fill her shoes...
And VERY big shoes they are, Susan.
Thank you, from all of us.
Susan's awards now all have to be hidden on an internal page and I have to go about winning my own. I promise to do my best, but I can't do it without the help of all of you out there in cyberspace. Remember that the GenWeb is a network of free sites built entirely by volunteer contributions... And that means YOURS. Send me those photos, those obits, those histories... I have BIG shoes to fill.
Suzie Henderson, Fannin County Coordinator
Welcome to Fannin County
Fannin County lies along the famed Red River and was once part of the original Red River County created after Texas declared it's Independence from Mexico. Fannin County, was carved out of Red River County on 14 December 1837 along with 39 other North Texas counties.
In 1845, Texas joined the United States as the 28th state. Texas is one of only four states that was an independent nation before becoming a constituent state of the U.S. Fannin County was named for James Walker Fannin Jr. and the county seat of Bonham, is named for James Butler Bonham both died in the War of Texas Independence.
For a detailed history of Fannin county, make a quick visit to the Fannin County page at the Handbook of Texas Online. We'll meet you back here.
To our researchers: Always complete your own research. Mistakes can and will appear. (If you've never made a typo and don't understand how this could happen, please contact us. We have some obituaries that need transcribing.) Please submit corrections or additional information. Photographs and biographical information can be added at any time.
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