Bowie County, Texas
Lookups

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Volunteers:

The society will do look ups for obits in the Texarkana papers. They are on film in the Texarkana College Lib. The search fee for those from the microfilm will be a $5 donation for the first obit and $2 for each additional obit requested. This is a non-refundable search fee. Death date narrowed to no more than 1 month. Please include all information when mailing. (Date, full name or nick name) along with the search fee. We can no longer accept requests by e-mail. Mail to Texarkana USA Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 5825 Texarkana, TX 75505-5825. The wait may be about two weeks. This is for Texarkana, printed obits from the general area.

Willing to do various lookups: Chad Bussey

Multiple requests welcome
Cemetery lookups with digital photos
Courthouse lookups (birth, marriage, death, land, tax, etc)
Library lookups
Surrounding counties lookups (Miller, Red River, Cass, Little River)

Uncertified Death Certificates

For research purposes only, you can order an uncertified photo copy of a Texas Death Certificate 1903-1976.
http://www.txdeathcertificate.com/

Special Note: For those in contact with Jean Old,
she has a new Email address: J.Old@ATT.NET

The following records are held by Jane Newton

Read Hill Cemetery (includes Pauper Graves) and associated Cemeteries Brooks Cemetery, Glass Hill Cemetery, Godley Prairie Cemetery, Shipp Cemetery
Sand Hill Cemetery
Old Union Cemetery. This book also includes the 1928-29 Bowie County School Census.
Ringwood Cemetery and Associated Cemeteries-Barfield Cemetery; Talbot Cemetery; Vaile Cemetery; and Ball Cemetery
Woodman Cemetery
Wards Creek Cemetery, Church, and School book

These books are available for $15-$20 from the New Boston Gen Society, PO Box 104, New Boston, Tx 75570

The following records are held by Gene Lynch
I am researching the town of Boston, now Old Boston, ca 1830-1870. As such, I have accumalated records and will do lookups on the following:

1850 Bowie Co Census
1850 Bowie Co Slave Census
1860 Bowie Co Census
1870 Bowie Co Census

Also, if others have info on Boston, I would appreciate receiving it. Please consider me a point of contact for any research involving Old Boston.

The following records are held by Becky Cowen-Rutter

Woodman Cemetery
Bowie County Poll Tax Listing 1903-1904
The newest cemetery book put out by the NBGS, 6 cemeteries.
Malta, New Liberty Hill, Old Liberty Hill, Old Salem, Old Winberly, and Woodstock

The following records are held by Doris Lindblad

BOWIE COUNTY MARRIAGES, Volumes 1-7, 1888-1930, which are available through the New Boston Genealogical Society, slightly more than $100. I will be happy to do lookups but would appreciate a time frame if possible. Please do not ask for Surname searches. They will be ignored.

BOWIE COUNTY CEMETERIES, published by the New Boston Genealogical Society. No more than 2 names per request.

INDEX of Unclaimed Original Marriage Certificates of Bowie & Miller Counties
I have recently acquired three books, ROSTER OF MASONIC LODGES, published by the Grand Lodge of Texas. The years are 1956 (which contains more information), 1957, and 1958. I will be happy to do look-ups for anyone. I will need the name you are looking for, AND AT LEAST 1 OF THE FOLLOWING; Name of Lodge, Lodge # , or County in which located. I will not do Surname searches and without the above information, the request will be ignored.

Doris Lindblad
Hstryhntr2@aol.com

Remember, do not ask a lookup volunteer for all records related to a surname because they cannot fill such requests. At a minimum the first name/initial must be supplied, and additional data such as a year range is preferred.

If you have Bowie County resources and would like to be a lookup volunteer,
please email Elaine.

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Bowie County, Texas Lookups

Remember, do not ask a lookup volunteer for *all* records related to a surname because they cannot fill such requests. At a minimum the first name/initial must be supplied, and additional data such as a year range is preferred.

Bowie County, Texas
Lookups

Remember, do not ask a lookup volunteer for all records related to a surname because they cannot fill such requests. At a minimum the first name/initial must be supplied, and additional data such as a year range is preferred.