{"sEcho":1,"iTotalRecords":100,"iTotalDisplayRecords":100,"aaData":[{"txt_script":"African-american","txt_script_id":"foto_Caption","txt_id":2,"txt_text":"M. C.<\/span> and Jimmie Favors<\/span> with son, Lawrence<\/span> and daughter, Leanna<\/span>. The picture was taken circa 1917. M. C. Favors<\/span> is deceased but Favors<\/span> descendants still own 100 acres of land in the Ivanhoe\/Bethlehem area of Fannin county."},{"txt_script":"African-american","txt_script_id":"page_Heading","txt_id":1,"txt_text":"African-Americans"},{"txt_script":"African-american","txt_script_id":"page_Image","txt_id":3,"txt_text":"images\/mis_images\/leadphoto_aa.jpg"},{"txt_script":"African-american","txt_script_id":"page_Intro","txt_id":4,"txt_text":"The below Search Box<\/strong> 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<\/a> which searches all cemeteries. Oak Hill, Oakwood and Shilo cemeteries all contain some confirmed African-American burials."},{"txt_script":"African-american","txt_script_id":"page_Search-a","txt_id":5,"txt_text":"This is an 'Exact' name search. For other options use our Advanced Search<\/a>."},{"txt_script":"African-american","txt_script_id":"page_Search-b","txt_id":6,"txt_text":"Enter a surname below to create a linked index of all interments with that surname in Fannin County A-A Cemeteries. Results include maiden names too!"},{"txt_script":"African-american","txt_script_id":"page_Stats","txt_id":7,"txt_text":"From this page you can search <\/span> cemeteries containing <\/span> interments. Of the interments, <\/span> contain photos of individuals, <\/span> contain tombstone photos, <\/span> contain obituary images, <\/span> contain obituary transcriptions, and <\/span> contain Death Certificate information.

Come back often as these numbers increase almost daily."},{"txt_script":"African-american","txt_script_id":"tabl_Intro","txt_id":68,"txt_text":"To view all Memorial records for a specific cemetery 'click'<\/strong> on the cemetery row. To view further information about a specific cemetery 'shift-click'<\/strong> on the cemetery row."},{"txt_script":"Biographies","txt_script_id":"page_Heading","txt_id":8,"txt_text":"Biographical Sketches"},{"txt_script":"Biographies","txt_script_id":"page_Image","txt_id":9,"txt_text":"images\/bio_images\/bio_banner.png"},{"txt_script":"Biographies","txt_script_id":"page_Intro","txt_id":10,"txt_text":"Select a Row<\/strong> from the table or a Link<\/strong> from the list to view the biography of the individual."},{"txt_script":"Book-areg","txt_script_id":"page_Heading","txt_id":11,"txt_text":"Alexander's Regiment"},{"txt_script":"Book-dodd","txt_script_id":"page_Heading","txt_id":12,"txt_text":"A Brief History of Dodd City, Texas"},{"txt_script":"Book-folk","txt_script_id":"page_Heading","txt_id":13,"txt_text":"Fannin County Folks & Facts"},{"txt_script":"Book-folk","txt_script_id":"page_Intro","txt_id":14,"txt_text":"© Copyright 1977 Bonham Public Library, Bonham, Texas. Reproduced here with permission of Bonham Public Library; granted April 2002."},{"txt_script":"Book-folk","txt_script_id":"tabl_Intro-L","txt_id":15,"txt_text":"Use the Alpha<\/strong> letters below to view Places beginning with the selected letter. Use the Search<\/strong> box to narrow the records in the active table. Use this link<\/a> to view the book's Cover Page."},{"txt_script":"Book-folk","txt_script_id":"tabl_Intro-R","txt_id":16,"txt_text":"Use the Alpha<\/strong> letters below to view Individuals beginning with the selected letter. Use the Search<\/strong> box to narrow the records in the active table. Use this link<\/a> to view the book's Cover Page."},{"txt_script":"Book-gone","txt_script_id":"page_Heading","txt_id":17,"txt_text":"Bonham: The Era Has Gone"},{"txt_script":"Book-gone","txt_script_id":"page_Intro","txt_id":18,"txt_text":"Edited and Compiled by Pat Mercer Stephens for the Fannin County Historical Commission"},{"txt_script":"Book-hist","txt_script_id":"page_Heading","txt_id":19,"txt_text":"History of Fannin County, Texas"},{"txt_script":"Book-hist","txt_script_id":"page_Intro","txt_id":21,"txt_text":"History, Statistics and Biographies. Business Cards, etc."},{"txt_script":"Book-ifty","txt_script_id":"cnty_Intro","txt_id":22,"txt_text":"Enter a county name listed below in the Search<\/strong> box to narrow the entries viewed in the table."},{"txt_script":"Book-ifty","txt_script_id":"page_Author","txt_id":24,"txt_text":"Prepared by Request by the Chaplain of the 359th"},{"txt_script":"Book-ifty","txt_script_id":"page_Heading","txt_id":23,"txt_text":"Three Hundredth and Fifty-Ninth Infantry"},{"txt_script":"Book-ifty","txt_script_id":"page_Link","txt_id":25,"txt_text":"Select numbered link to view larger picture of individual."},{"txt_script":"Book-ifty","txt_script_id":"tabl_Intro","txt_id":26,"txt_text":"Select a letter from the Alpha<\/strong> list to narrow the list of personnel from the 359th Infantry Brigade. Use the link from the Name<\/strong> (if present) to view the interment record for the individual. Use the link from the Page #<\/strong> to view the associated page from the book. Use the link from the Pic #<\/strong> to view a larger image of the individual. Use Return To Index Page<\/strong> menu item from the Page Links<\/strong> dropdown menu to return to this page."},{"txt_script":"Book-mwww","txt_script_id":"foto_Intro","txt_id":27,"txt_text":"The images below are from the first part of the book. Click on any image to see a larger view with transcription."},{"txt_script":"Book-mwww","txt_script_id":"foto_Photos","txt_id":28,"txt_text":"\r\n\"M&W\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"M&W\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"M&W\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"M&W\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"M&W\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"M&W\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"M&W\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"M&W\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"M&W\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"M&W\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"M&W\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"M&W\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"M&W\r\n<\/a>"},{"txt_script":"Book-mwww","txt_script_id":"page_Click","txt_id":31,"txt_text":"Click on image to see larger view."},{"txt_script":"Book-mwww","txt_script_id":"page_Heading","txt_id":29,"txt_text":"The Men & Women of World War II"},{"txt_script":"Book-mwww","txt_script_id":"page_Intro","txt_id":30,"txt_text":"This book was compiled by volunteers in an effort to honor every uniformed member of the armed services from Fannin County during World War II. Beginning in July of 1945, photos and information on each soldier were requested to be submitted by the wives and parents of the soldiers serving in the war. It was published without copyright by Universal Publishing Company."},{"txt_script":"Book-mwww","txt_script_id":"tabl_Intro","txt_id":32,"txt_text":"Select a Row<\/strong> to view an individual's information from the book. Use the Help<\/strong> menu to learn more about using the table features."},{"txt_script":"Book-pion","txt_script_id":"page_Heading","txt_id":33,"txt_text":"Early Pioneer Days in Texas"},{"txt_script":"Book-souv","txt_script_id":"main_Intro","txt_id":36,"txt_text":"Contains Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public and Many Early Settled Families.
Chicago: F. A. Battey & Company 1889"},{"txt_script":"Book-souv","txt_script_id":"main_Quote","txt_id":37,"txt_text":"\"That the representative public, as well as the more illustrious citizen, is entitled to to the privileges and benefits afforded by a work of this kind needs no assertion at our hands, for one of our greatest Americans as said that the history of any county resolves itself into the biographies of its stout, earnest, progressive and representative citizens. This medium then serves more than a single purpose; while it preserves biography and family genealogy, it records history that probably would not be preserved in any other way; the expediency therefore, of placing biography and genealogy in book form is beyond question.\""},{"txt_script":"Book-souv","txt_script_id":"main_Thanks","txt_id":38,"txt_text":"

Special Thanks<\/h4>\r\n

To the Sherman Public Library<\/span>;
\r\n    to Susan Hawkins<\/span> for scanning;
\r\n    to Alice Patton<\/span> for the use of her book; and
\r\n    to Christine Haw<\/span> for the indexing.<\/p>"},{"txt_script":"Book-souv","txt_script_id":"page_Heading","txt_id":34,"txt_text":"The Biographical Souvenir"},{"txt_script":"Book-souv","txt_script_id":"page_Image","txt_id":35,"txt_text":"images\/bok_images\/bok_souv\/s000.jpg"},{"txt_script":"Book-souv","txt_script_id":"tabl_Intro","txt_id":39,"txt_text":"Use the Alpha<\/strong> letters below to view Individuals beginning with the selected letter. Use the Search<\/strong> box to narrow the records in the active table."},{"txt_script":"Book-toww","txt_script_id":"page_Heading","txt_id":40,"txt_text":"Tales of the World War"},{"txt_script":"Book-twig","txt_script_id":"main_Auth","txt_id":41,"txt_text":"Mary Katherine James Dowell \u2013 1987"},{"txt_script":"Book-twig","txt_script_id":"main_Prov","txt_id":43,"txt_text":"Glenn Ann Dowell Hunt"},{"txt_script":"Book-twig","txt_script_id":"page_Heading","txt_id":42,"txt_text":"A Little Twig from Ladonia"},{"txt_script":"Book-twig","txt_script_id":"twig_Image","txt_id":44,"txt_text":"images\/bok_images\/bok_twig\/twigpic.gif"},{"txt_script":"Books-offsite","txt_script_id":"page_Heading","txt_id":45,"txt_text":"Books Relating to Fannin County"},{"txt_script":"Books-offsite","txt_script_id":"page_Intro","txt_id":46,"txt_text":"The links below will take you off site to books we've discovered online with information on Fannin County and it's people. The referenced site's webpage will be displayed in a new window. These books are NOT searched with our onsite search engine but most can be searched in their current location.

If you are aware of any additional online books which should be included here, please let us know."},{"txt_script":"Books-onsite","txt_script_id":"page_Heading","txt_id":47,"txt_text":"Books Relating to Fannin County"},{"txt_script":"Books-onsite","txt_script_id":"page_Intro","txt_id":48,"txt_text":"The following books have been scanned and are available here on-site. Most have been fully transcribed to make them available for screen readers. Two of the most lengthy books have not been transcribed but are now also available and fully searchable at the Portal to Texas History. Links to these books are provided in the individual book descriptions below."},{"txt_script":"Cemeteries","txt_script_id":"foto_Caption","txt_id":49,"txt_text":"A cemetery is a history of people - a perpetual record of yesterday and sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery exists because every life is worth loving and remembering - always.\" Lest we forget...<\/span>"},{"txt_script":"Cemeteries","txt_script_id":"page_GenNum","txt_id":52,"txt_text":"Enter the TXFannin# to go directly to the individual memorial record."},{"txt_script":"Cemeteries","txt_script_id":"page_Heading","txt_id":50,"txt_text":"Cemeteries of Fannin Co., TX"},{"txt_script":"Cemeteries","txt_script_id":"page_Image","txt_id":53,"txt_text":"images\/mis_images\/notforgotten.jpg"},{"txt_script":"Cemeteries","txt_script_id":"page_Intro","txt_id":51,"txt_text":"\"When Gabriel blows his horn on Resurrection morn, men will come from under concrete buildings, out from Red River banks, fields, creeks, wells, and cemeteries in every nook of old Fannin County.<\/em>\" Floy Hodge—1970"},{"txt_script":"Cemeteries","txt_script_id":"page_Search-aft","txt_id":54,"txt_text":"This is an 'Exact' name search of only the Memorial records. For other options use our Advanced Search<\/a>."},{"txt_script":"Cemeteries","txt_script_id":"page_Search-bef","txt_id":55,"txt_text":"Enter a name below to create a hot linked index of all memorials with the entered name in Fannin County Cemeteries. Results include maiden names too!"},{"txt_script":"Cemeteries","txt_script_id":"page_Stats","txt_id":56,"txt_text":"From this page you can search <\/span> cemeteries containing <\/span> memorials. Of the memorials, <\/span> contain photos of individuals, <\/span> contain tombstone photos, <\/span> contain obituary images, <\/span> contain obituary transcriptions, and <\/span> contain Death Certificate information.

Come back often as these numbers increase almost daily."},{"txt_script":"Cemeteries","txt_script_id":"tabl_Intro","txt_id":57,"txt_text":"To view information about a specific cemetery 'click'<\/strong> on the cemetery row. To view all Memorial records for a specific cemetery 'shift-click'<\/strong> on the cemetery row."},{"txt_script":"Census","txt_script_id":"dath_Cause","txt_id":58,"txt_text":"

*Flux = dysentery<\/p>\r\n

**Kings Evil = Primary tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands, especially those in the neck. The name originated in the time of Edward the Confessor, with the belief that the disease could be cured by the touch of the King of England or by drinking the water in which the king had washed his hands. This usually is a disease of children or teens so the diagnosis is questionable. Perhaps she died from Lymphatic Cancer.<\/p>"},{"txt_script":"Census","txt_script_id":"dath_Intro","txt_id":59,"txt_text":"Use the Alpha<\/strong> letters below to view Individuals beginning with the selected letter."},{"txt_script":"Census","txt_script_id":"farm_Directions","txt_id":60,"txt_text":"

R. L. Polk & Company © 12 Mar 1890<\/p>\r\n

Transcription by Susan Hawkins.<\/p>\r\n

Copies of this directory can be found at the Dallas Public Library and at the State Library in Austin. The Dallas Library has a large collection of City Directories & Telephone Directories<\/a> for Texas cities.<\/p>\r\n

See also: 1890 Towns & Businesses<\/a><\/p>"},{"txt_script":"Census","txt_script_id":"farm_Heading","txt_id":61,"txt_text":"1890 Fannin County Planters & Farmers"},{"txt_script":"Census","txt_script_id":"farm_Page-Intro","txt_id":62,"txt_text":"Where Post Office is not given the address is taken to be Bonham the county seat."},{"txt_script":"Census","txt_script_id":"farm_Tabl-Intro","txt_id":63,"txt_text":"If present, use the Alpha<\/strong> letters below to view Individuals beginning with the selected letter."},{"txt_script":"Census","txt_script_id":"indx_Heading","txt_id":64,"txt_text":"1860 Fannin County Census Index"},{"txt_script":"Census","txt_script_id":"indx_Intro","txt_id":65,"txt_text":"Use the Alpha<\/strong> letters below to view Individuals beginning with the selected letter."},{"txt_script":"Census","txt_script_id":"jail_Tabl-Intro","txt_id":66,"txt_text":"If present, use the Alpha<\/strong> letters below to view Individuals beginning with the selected letter."},{"txt_script":"Census","txt_script_id":"jail_Trans","txt_id":67,"txt_text":"Transcribed and submitted by Patsy Finley Vinson. [Thanks, Patsy!]"},{"txt_script":"Census","txt_script_id":"main_Heading","txt_id":20,"txt_text":"Census Records"},{"txt_script":"Census","txt_script_id":"shop_Heading","txt_id":69,"txt_text":"1890 Fannin County Business Owners\/Businesses"},{"txt_script":"Census","txt_script_id":"shop_Page-Intro","txt_id":70,"txt_text":"Extracted from the 1890 Texas State Directory, published by R.L. Polk & Company © 12 Mar 1890"},{"txt_script":"Census","txt_script_id":"shop_Tabl-Intro","txt_id":71,"txt_text":"Use the Alpha<\/strong> letters below to view Individuals beginning with the selected letter. Select a Column<\/strong> heading with the <\/span> symbols to sort a particular column."},{"txt_script":"Census","txt_script_id":"slav_Intro","txt_id":72,"txt_text":"Use the Alpha<\/strong> letters below to view Individuals beginning with the selected letter."},{"txt_script":"Census","txt_script_id":"tran_Heading","txt_id":73,"txt_text":"Slave Owners, Holdings and Transactions"},{"txt_script":"Churches","txt_script_id":"page_Heading","txt_id":74,"txt_text":"Historic Churches In and Near"},{"txt_script":"Churches","txt_script_id":"page_Image","txt_id":75,"txt_text":"images\/chu_images\/church_photo.png"},{"txt_script":"Churches","txt_script_id":"page_Intro","txt_id":76,"txt_text":"The table below lists the active and historic churches of Fannin County. Churches are initially listed by town (Col 1) and then by church name (Col 2) within each town. Note that the heading name for each column contains two triangles <\/span>. This indicates that the column can be sorted by clicking on the column heading. The first click sorts the selected column in ascending order (note the single triangle pointing upward). A subsequent click will change the sort order to descending (single triangle pointing down)."},{"txt_script":"Churches","txt_script_id":"page_Links","txt_id":77,"txt_text":"Additional information on some of these churches and on additional churches can be accessed from the Fannin County Historical Commission<\/a> website.\r\n

\r\nAlso see the Fannin County Historical Commission<\/a> website for information on black churches in Fannin County."},{"txt_script":"Churches","txt_script_id":"tabl_Intro","txt_id":203,"txt_text":"Select a row to view more information about the selected church."},{"txt_script":"Citizens-republic","txt_script_id":"page_Heading","txt_id":78,"txt_text":"Citizens of the Republic of Texas"},{"txt_script":"Citizens-republic","txt_script_id":"page_Image","txt_id":79,"txt_text":"images\/mis_images\/CRT_Medallian.jpg"},{"txt_script":"Citizens-republic","txt_script_id":"page_Intro","txt_id":80,"txt_text":"

A Citizen of the Republic of Texas may have served in the military to establish the Republic or to defend the Republic, but military service is not a requirement. Any man or woman who rendered loyal service for Texas prior to the consummation of the Annexation Agreement of the Republic of Texas with the United States of America on 19 Feb 1846 is considered a Citizen of the Republic of Texas.<\/p>\r\n

Unless proven disloyal<\/hi> to the Republic, all service to the Republic is considered loyal service. Any resident of the Republic during that time is considered to have provided the service of settlement of the Republic.<\/p>\r\n

Any one who can prove descendancy from a Citizen of the Republic of Texas is eligible for membership in the Sons or Daughters or Children of the Republic of Texas.<\/p>\r\n

Not all on the list below are, necessarily, proven and approved by the DRT and\/or SRT but we believe you would have little trouble documenting their presence in Texas prior to mid-February 1846 should you care to follow up.<\/p>"},{"txt_script":"Citizens-republic","txt_script_id":"page_Links","txt_id":81,"txt_text":"