TXGenWeb Project
TXGenWeb Project
Fort
Richardson Cavalry Hospital Building 1867-1878
| Located in
central north Texas, Jack County has a rich frontier and ranching history. Jack County was created from Cooke County in 1856. The first court met on 22 July 1857 in the front yard of T.S. Nettles at Mesquiteville in the Salt Creek community, two miles south of the present courthouse square. The Butterfield Stage Route or Upper California Road and Southern Overland Mail route ran through Jack County until the beginning of the Civil War. The location of the mail route is easily found in the county. The county seat was moved to the present location and the name changed in 1870 to Jacksborough. In 1867, Fort Richardson was established as one of the second line of defense forts against the Indians. From 1875-1876, the Mooar Brothers' buffalo trail led thorugh Fort Richardson and the Old Emigrant Trail passed through Jack County, traveling from Gainesville to Fort Griffin. The county seat became known as Jacksboro in 1874. |
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| Links to Jack County
Information
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| Births | |||
| Link | # of Records | Provided By | Description |
| 1903-1904 | Transcribed by Dorman Holub | These old records only have the name and sex. Some do not have the child's first name. | |
| 1926-1949 | 3,744 | Gathered together into one alphabetical table by Douglas Harris | These have child's name, dates, mother's maiden name & father's name. |
| Newer Click to request |
Only births older than 75 years are now public record. We have some of these and will try to do look-ups. | These only have the child's name and date. No parents are listed. | |
| Family Search | Family Search is Free | Newer than 75 years, and may give parent's names. | |
| 2011-Present | Jacksboro Newspapers Online | Birth announcements. You have to have subscription to view the old papers. | |
| Marriages | |||
| 1966-2002 | 2,648 | Gathered together into alphabetical tables by Douglas Harris | These are alphabetical by Groom's name and Bride's name and give their ages and date of marriage. |
| 1869-1990 | Look in the old newspapers. 'It's On the Record' section has marriage licenses listed. | Many good engagement/wedding/anniversary announcements and pictures in the 1980's. | |
| Divorce Records | |||
| 1968-2010 | 1,502 | Gathered together into alphabetical tables by Douglas Harris | These are alphabetical by Husband's name and give the Wife's first name, ages and dates. |
Old Lists + Records |
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| 1858-1859 | Tax Rolls |
Transcribed by Dorman Holub |
Names from the Jack County Courthouse, Jacksboro |
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20 slave owners |
Transcribed by Dorman Holub |
Names of slave owners and number of slaves |
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| 1867-1869 | Voter's Registration | Transcribed by Mary Speakman | Name, length of residency, and native of |
| 1911 | Phone Book | Transcribed by Dorman Holub | Jacksboro County Phone Directory |
| 1950s | Address Book | Sent in by Dehn Smith | 1950s Jacksboro Address/Phone Book |
| County Records | |||
| 1948-1961 1980-1990 |
Sections in newspapers | 'Court House
Records' or 'It's on The Record' section in newspaper |
Court Records Deeds Mineral Leases Marriage Licenses |
| Census | |||
| 1860 | 24 pages | Images of census pages | Original images of census pages |
| 1870 | 19
pages 694 people |
Images
of census pages Transcribed by Travis McClure |
Original
images of census pages Transcription and index |
| 1880 | 139
pages 7,435 people |
Images
of census pages Transcribed by Travis McClure |
Original
images of census pages Transcription and index |
| 1900 | 10,660 people | Transcribed by Travis McClure | Transcription and index |
| 1910 | 12,505 people | Transcribed by Travis McClure | Transcription and index |
| 1920 | 10,631 people | Transcribed by Travis McClure | Transcription and index |
| 1930 | 194
pages EDs 1&2 2,979 people |
Images
of census pages + Maps Transcribed by Doug Harris with added information |
Original
images of census pages + Maps Transcription and linking index with added information |
| 1940 | 268 pages | Maps & Images of pages | Great maps -Needs index with links to pages |
| Old Newspapers - 32,631 newspaper pages and PDFs available for download | |||
| 1869-1990 | 99
years 4,424 papers 32,631 pages |
LARGE
images of newspaper pages Old newspaper history Interesting articles pulled from papers: Rural School Directories 1917 & 1918 Lists of WWI soldiers 1942-1945 WWII soldiers and Lost Battalion Business Histories Many others |
1869
The Flea 1875-1878 The Frontier Echo 1880-1886 The Rural Citizen 1886-1946 The Jacksboro Gazette 1904-1918 The Jacksboro News 1948-1990 The Jacksboro Gazette-News (We don't have some of the 1960's and 1970's) |
| We have searchable PDFs of each year. Email with name and date if you need help finding something. Sue@JackCoTX.com | |||
| Military | |||
| 1860s | Many War Records | Dorman Holub, Shari Shanafelt, John R. Petterson & Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick | Civil War Records and Confederate pension applications- give claimant and husband's name |
| 1874 | Battle at Lost Valley | Battle between Texas Rangers and Kiowa near the Loving Ranch | Many articles about the battle. Most are from the Ranger's Museum in Waco. |
| 1867-1878 | Fort Richardson | Information about Indian Wars, Calvary Hospital, and Officers' Quarters | Historical Markers and pictures |
| Lists and Records | WWI & WWII | Dorman Holub & Shari Shanafelt | List of WWI Registrants and some WWI & WWI records |
| WWII Service Book | WWII | Men + Women from Jack County that served in the Armed Forces during WWII | Picture and brief bio of each person |
| 1941-1944 | Lost Battalion | Pictures sent in by Dee Farris | Historical Marker and memorial at Fort Richardson |
| Military Memorial | Gibtown Cemetery | Memorial to all service members buried at the cemetery | Picture of memorial and list of names |
| Schools - Now with 210 years and 24,076 Yearbook pages online | |||
| 1897-1954 | Class Pictures & Info | Class Pictures, booklets, and information that has been sent in (Please send more) | Bryson/Keyser, Rocky Point, Salt Creek, Union Ridge, Vineyard & Jacksboro |
| 1904-1950 | 33 Class Pictures & Info | Old newspaper class lists and pictures from before we had yearbooks | Graduation lists and group pictures from the newspaper |
| 1885-2002 | 56 Newspaper Clippings | School related articles and pictures taken from the Jacksboro newspapers | School history, pictures of buildings, and some lists of students and teachers |
| 1906-1939 | School
District Directories |
School district map and information from the Jacksboro newspapers | 1906
School District Map 1906-1939 District Directories of Teachers and Trustees |
| 1956-1963 | 1956,
1962 & 1963 218 Pages 980 Names |
Antelope Yearbooks loaned for scanning by Leslie Jackson | Antelope
Yearbooks. Images of pages & Index of
218 Names
with links to those pages. Now includes Antelope Graduation Pictures from the Jack County Newspapers |
| 1938-1979 1980-2012 |
67
Years 6,411 Pages 19,467 Names |
Bryson Yearbook scans provided by the Gladys Johnson Ritchey Library in Jacksboro | Bryson Yearbooks. Images of pages & Index of 19,467 Names with links to those pages. |
| 1941 | 1
Year 41 Pages 337 Names |
Cundiff Yearbook scans provided by the Gladys Johnson Ritchey Library in Jacksboro | Cundiff Yearbook. Images of pages & Index of 337 Names with links to those pages. |
| 1922-1979 1980-2015 |
69
Years 9,079 Pages 35,316 Names |
Jacksboro High School Yearbook scans provided by the Gladys Johnson Ritchey Library in Jacksboro | Jacksboro Yearbooks. Images of pages & Index of 35,316 Names with links to those pages. |
| 1918-2012 | 70
Years 8,327 Pages 28,661 Names |
Perrin-Whitt Yearbook scans provided by the Gladys Johnson Ritchey Library in Jacksboro | Perrin-Whitt Yearbooks. Images of pages & Index of 28,661 Names with links to those pages. |
| Towns | |||
| 1856-1930 | Jim Wheat's List | List by dates and towns in Jack County | |
| 1950s | 3 Pictures | Bryson Quilting Group | Group pictures with names |
| 1857-1926 | Marker & History | Gertrude/Gertrudes | About the Cambern/Mason Indian Attacks |
| none | Old Pictures of towns or ranches | Please send. - Would love to post them | |
| Families | |||
| Book Index | 885 pages | 'The History of Jack County Texas' | Many family histories and pictures. Will do look-ups |
| Links Histories | List of names | Links to biographies and family histories | |
| Family Pictures | Local old family pictures & histories | Please send in old family pictures to post | |
| Cemeteries | |||
| All Names for Jack County | about
13,000 11,412 have new photos |
Alphabetical list together of All names from ALL cemeteries | Names, dates, information & LINKS to Headstone Pictures |
| Cemetery Information | 16 Updated | Individual cemeteries | Pictures, directions, layout order, headstone information & headstone pictures |
| Find-a-Grave | Jack County | We have over 11,000 headstone pictures on the links above. Feel free to use them on Find-a-Grave. | |
| Funeral Home Records | |||
| 1940-2004 | 4,921 | Transcribed by Paul Smith | Dates and places of birth and death, name of spouse and date of marriage, father and mother's names, siblings and children's names. |
| Obituaries | |||
| 1880-- | Transcriptions of old obituaries | US GenWeb Archives - Jack County TX obituaries | |
| 1960s-2023 | 5,468 | Collection of Hazel Dixson Wilton & Lenora Shelton (Plus New Ones) | Alphabetical list of obituaries with links to images of the newspaper clippings |
| Recent | Coker Funeral Home in Jacksboro | Obituaries online. There may be some here that were not printed in the newspaper. | |
| Recent | Jacksboro Gazette News & Jack County Herald -- Now Jacksboro Herald-Gazette | Recent local obituaries | |
| Recent | Times Record News, Wichita Falls | May have some from Jack County | |
| Other Miscellaneous Links | |||
| North Texas Genealogy Association | Also their Facebook page | This includes Jack County | |
| Jack County Archives | Dorman Holub and Many Others | Some family histories, old pictures, etc. | |
| Historical Markers & Indian Battles | From Fort Tour Systems | Good map, text of Historical Markers & stories about Indian raids and bat | |
| LDS Family Search | Search records for Texas and United States | Many free records. | |
| Local Links | |||
| Library | Jacksboro | Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library | 626
W College St, 940-567-2240, Mon-Friday Link to list of some local books |
| Museum | Jacksboro | Jack County Museum | 241 W Belknap, 940-567-5410 |
| Fort Richardson | Just S of Jacksboro | Fort Richardson State Park | 228 State Park Rd 61, 940-567-3506 |
| Court House | Jacksboro | Jack County Court House Offices | Also history and links to old pictures |
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| Alphabetical List of All TXGenWeb County Pages | |||
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Problems, Corrections, Additions- Email - County Coordinator, Sue Tackel - Sue@JackCoTX.com |
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Questions about families or genealogy- Email - County Co Coordinator, David Pitts - paw281@sbcglobal.net |
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The previous
County Coordinators Dorman Holub, Kevin L. Lee, Tami Ramsey, Lois
Kennedy, and others have contributed to these pages over the years. The TXGenWeb State Coordinator is Gina Heffernan (Email Contact) |
