Including Lipan Area – Portions of Erath, Palo Pinto, and Parker Counties
| NAME | COMMENT |
| ABBOTT, Waddy Thompson | Confederate Veteran |
| ABERNATHY, Mollie | Rancher & Businesswoman |
| ADDISON, N. C. | Farmer |
| ALLARD, Aaron H. | A Freighter Headquartered in Granbury |
| ALLEN, John H. | County Commissioner |
| ALLISON, John Carlton | Acton Farmer & Stockman |
| ALLISON, Willis (Lyhugh) Family | From Camden County, Missouri |
| ANDERSON, Aaron Benjamine | Farmer & Stockraiser |
| ANDREWS, W.A. | Brazos Valley Farmer |
| ANGLIN, Valentine | By Twyla Gill Wright |
| ARCHER, Bill, Reverend | Pastor of Southside Baptist Church in Granbury in 1960’s |
| ARCHER, Joel C. | Teacher & Justice of the Peace |
| ARRINGTON, Joseph Edmond | Farmer & Stockraiser |
| ASTON, Andy C. | Saloon Owner |
| ATOR, HenryATOR, Carl Dean | 1906 Letter to Arkansas NewspaperEducator from Lipan |
| BAKER, Bob | Oil Developer |
| BAKER, Ed C. | Realtor Educated in Granbury in 1880’s |
| BAKER, Ellis J. | Confederate Veteran |
| BAKER, Jess Alexander | Merchant, Sheriff, Banker & State Legislator Introduced Woman Suffrage Bill |
| BAKER, John Harrison | Moved to Hood County in 1893 |
| BAKER, Oran Christopher | Sheriff Who Befriended Jesse James |
| BAKER, W.W., Reverend | Pastor of Granbury First Baptist Church in 1950’s |
| BARBEE, Elias | Paluxy Farmer |
| BARKER, Wilson | By Vircenoy B. Macatee |
| BARLOW, Thomas J. | By Lena Ratliff |
| BARNARD | Charles E. Barnard Trading Posts George Barnard Josephine Cavasas Barnard Marie Thomassa Barnard Page |
| BERRY, Francis Marion | Began Farming in Hood County in 1877 |
| BERRY, Hugh Thomas | Teacher and Public Servant |
| BIRD, McLin (Maclin) | Early Settler |
| BISHOP, Sallie Francis Landers | 1873 – 1947 |
| BLACK STAR | A Comanche Woman |
| BLACKWELL, Leta | Grew up in Lipan |
| BLANTON, Elisha, Reverend | Baptist Pastor at Paluxy in 1882 |
| BOBO, Andrew Green | Organized Cresson U.C.V. |
| BOLTON, J.W. | Paluxy Farmer |
| BOND, Amon | Came to Texas in Early 1850’s |
| BONE, B.F. Jr. BONE, Jim Kinder | Cresson CattlemanWorld War II Hero from Cresson |
| BOSTICK, J.T. | 1860 Letter – “Mother I don’t frollick now” |
| BOWERS, Adam Pierce | By Harvey H. Bowers |
| BOWERS, Lillian Lloyd Hockersmith | The Life of a Remarkable Woman |
| BOYD, Elsie Edora Duckworth | 1878 – 1963 |
| BOYD, Sam | NFL Player & Baylor Coach |
| BRADLEY, T. J. | Civil War Soldier’s Letter to His Father |
| BRANTS, Cynthia | Granbury Artist |
| BRAZELL, William Monroe | Civil War Veteran Comes to Tolar in 1880 |
| BRISBY, Doyle C., Reverend | Lipan Baptist Pastor in 1950’s |
| BROCK, George Franklin | Began Farming in Hood County in 1874 |
| BROOKS, J.V. | Hood County Farmer |
| BROOKS, William Leslie | Shot Down Over Laos in 1970 |
| BROOKS, Zachariah | Paluxy Settler in 1860 |
| BROTHERS, Thos. Lawrence BROTHERS, Mildred Slocum BROTHERS, Naomi | Cresson FarmerA Prairie BluebloodSurvived 1946 Airplane Crash in Cresson |
| BROWN, Cora Mae Trimble | Candy Kitchen Owner on the Granbury Square |
| BROWN, Jefferson Davis | President of City National Bank |
| BROWN, Joe | County Commissioner for 16 Years |
| BURNS, Parthania Cauthron | 1868 Letter to Her Brother |
| BURNS, Thomas A. | Founder of Lipan Obituary |
| BURNS, Thomas Love | Circuit Riding Preacher From Mambrino |
| CAMPBELL, John G. | Lived in Kristenstad & Granbury |
| CAMPBELL, William M. | Baptist Minister in Tolar |
| CARAWAY, Jesse CARAWAY, Louis J. | Paluxy Valley Farmer & StockraiserCounty Judge & Confederate Veteran |
| CARLILE, Lewis Edmond | Lived in Tolar in 1890’s |
| CARLTON, George Washington | Drove Freight Wagons in 1800’s |
| CARMICHAEL, Arch, Major | “Oldest Texas-Made Mason” |
| CARTER, Benjamin John, Rev. CARTER, Calvin Guy, Rev. | Moved to Hood County in 1875Grandson of Rev. B.J. Carter |
| CARTER, Forrest Bland | Granbury Teacher & Principal 1954-1976 |
| CARTER, William Lewis, Rev. | At Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church ~1888 |
| CASH, Charles D. | Spur Maker in Paluxy |
| CHANDLER, E.H. | Deputy Sheriff in 1881 |
| CHANDLER, Joseph Newton, Reverend | State Legislator & Baptist Minister A Second Biography |
| CHANDLER, Susan Madora | Professor of Music |
| CHERRY, Estelle | Teacher at Rocky Point & Granbury |
| CHRISTENSEN, John B. | Founder of Kristenstad |
| CLARK, Addison CLARK Brothers, Addison & Randolph CLARK, Joseph Addison “Joe” CLARK, Joseph Lynn CLARK, Randolph CLARK, Randolph Lee CLARK, Thomas Marshall | Minister & Founder of Add-Ran College Book Review of “Reminiscences” by Randolph Clark Minister & Family Patriarch A Second Biography Teacher, Administrator & Author Minister & Educator Teacher & School Administrator Educator & College Administrator |
| CLEMENTS, Jim | Granbury Restaurant Owner |
| CLEMMONS, Howard | “Mister Granbury” |
| CLEVELAND, Frederick Moss CLEVELAND, John Fred CLEVELAND, Samuel Larking | A Prosperous FarmerCommunity Leader in ActonCounty Attorney |
| COGDELL, Daniel Calhoun | Early Hood County Businessman The Houses That Dan Built Historic Cogdell House |
| COGDELL, Gertrude Irene | Aided Texas Indians in 1920’s |
| COGDILL, William COGDILL, F. Patton | From Scotland to TexasConfederate Veteran |
| COLEMAN, Jim & Norma | Tolar Educators |
| COLLINGS (Collins) Family | Stopped at Pulltight in 1875 and Stayed |
| CONWAY, John | County Commissioner from Canada |
| COOKE, Jesse G., Reverend | Pastor of Granbury First Baptist Church in 1930’s |
| COUNTS Family | Originally from Erath County |
| COVINGTON, Josiah | Early Pioneer |
| COWAN, Isaac F. | In 1859 called Hood County “the land of fritter trees and honey ponds” |
| COWAN, Mary Lou Mamie Adaline | Vinegar Hill Pioneer |
| COX, Alfred | 1833 – 1866 |
| CRESSON, John | Founder of Cresson |
| CROCKETT Families CROCKETT, Ashley Wilson | Remember the Crocketts Newspaper Editor & Publisher |
| CROCKETT, Elizabeth PattonSecond Wife of Davy Crockett | Photo of Elizabeth Crockett’s Monument Texas State Historic Site, Acton, Texas David Crockett at The Alamo Elizabeth Crockett’s Biographical Notes Republic of Texas Public Debt Claim |
| CROOK, Wiley Mitcham | First Store Owner in Cresson |
| CROSS, Arthur/Andrew Buck | Hill City Teacher, Farmer & Merchant |
| CRUCE, Ben H. | “At The Breakfast Table” |
| CUNNINGHAM, Sarah Jane | Of Tolar |
| CURL Genealogy CURL, Sam | Tolar FamilyCollege Dean of Agriculture |
| DABNEY Genealogy DABNEY, Thomas Henry, Dr. DABNEY, Thomas Henry, Dr. GORDON, Blanche Dabney DENDY, Julian Texas, LTC | Eleven Generations Beloved Hood County Physician Pioneer Doctor Performed at the Granbury Opera House Grandson of Dr. T.H. Dabney |
| DANIEL, William Buchanan | Prosperous Grocer & Land Owner |
| DAUGHERTY, Mathew | Attorney |
| DAVIS, Mary Louisa Hayes DAVIS Holmes DAVIS, Henry, Judge | From South Carolina to Hood County with Second Husband Judge Henry Davis Obituary Henry Davis, Schoolteacher |
| DAVIS, L.H., Reverend | Pastor of Tolar Baptist Church 1945-1949 |
| DAVIS, Nathan S. | County Commissioner & Deputy Sheriff |
| DAVIS, W. Ben, Reverend | Photographer & Singer |
| DEAN, William L. | County Attorney |
| DEAVER, William C. | Farmer & Cattleman in Brazos Valley |
| DeCORDOVA, Jacob Raphael | Texas Colonizer, Land Agent & State Representative |
| DENDY, Julian Texas, LTC | Grandson of Dr. T.H. Dabney |
| DENNIS, E.B. (Dick) | Wounded by Indians in 1865 |
| DICKSON, John Bennett, Major | By Mary Kate Durham |
| DODSON, A.J. | 1899 Masonic Burial & Honoring |
| DODSON, William Ernest, Reverend | Baptist Pastor in Tolar 1960-1962 |
| DOYLE, James H. James Hogan & William E. Doyle | Granbury MerchantConfederate Twins |
| DREW, Thomas Stephenson | 3rd Governor of Arkansas Gov. Drew’s Years in Hood County |
| DUCKWORTH, Elsie Edora | 1878 – 1963 |
| DUCKWORTH, Wm. Jefferson | Cotton Ginner & Political Leader Baptist Leader |
| DUMAS, Margaret Susan | Married into Brazell & Neely Families |
| DUNAGAN, George Washington | School Teacher in Vinegar Hill area |
| DUNN, Robert Franklin | Pioneer Methodist Minister & Vice President of Granbury College |
| DURANT, Julian | Built an Auto Legacy |
| DURHAM, Mary Kate | Hood County Historian Obituary |
| EARLS, John McCurry, Rev. | Baptist Pastor in Paluxy & Tolar ~1899 |
| ECHOLS, John Richard | Tolar’s 19th Century Doctor |
| EDDLEMAN Families | David Eddleman, PatriarchAsbury F. Eddleman, CSADavid Henry Eddleman, CSABun Turner Covey Eddleman, Teacher |
| EDENS, Francis Marion | Confederate Veteran |
| EDWARDS, R.D. | Colony Cemetery Caretaker |
| EDWARDS, Ross | Became Mayor of Lubbock |
| ELAM, James L. | Cresson Farmer & Stockraiser |
| ELLIOTT, George Washington His Obituary ELLIOTT, Mary Alice Compton ELLIOTT Family History | Memories of Lipan Residents |
| ELLIS, William | Texas Lawman |
| ETHRIDGE, William S. ETHRIDGE, John Harvey | Paluxy Postmaster & Store OwnerEngineer and County Surveyor |
| EWELL,~ Thomas Taylor | Prominent Granbury Attorney & Author of Hood County History (1895) |
| FERGUSON, Mary Jane | Experiences of Early Settlers |
| FLINN, Enoch | Justice of the Peace |
| FORMWALT | Descendants of Jacob Formwalt Biography of John Alexander Formwalt Major John Alexander Formwalt & the 10th Texas Infantry Biography of John McEwan Formwalt |
| FOSTER James D. | Furniture Store Proprietor |
| FOSTER, Robert T. | Founded Foster/Compton Farm in 1872 |
| FOUST, Seaborn J., Reverend | Baptist Minister in Hood County |
| FOWLER, William Frederick, Reverend | Pastor of Granbury First Baptist Church 1959-1964 |
| FRY, Sadie Inez Smith | A Global Nurse |
| GAFFORD – HALE Families | Of Lipan |
| GARDNER | First White Baby Also First County Agent |
| GARLAND, Peter | By Barbara Thorp Wilkins |
| GARNER, J.J. | 1918 Obituary |
| GATEWOOD, A.B. | Bosque County Stockman Married Into Oxer Family of Hood County |
| GEE, Charles Arthur | Family Reunion |
| GIBSON, Frances Newman | At Rankin’s Restaurant for 20 Years |
| GIDEON, Eula | Traveled the Covered Wagon Highways |
| GILKEY, John [Gilka] | Paluxy Veteran of War of 1812 |
| GILLIAM, DeWitt T. | Teacher |
| GILLILAND, Newton Jasper | Confederate Veteran |
| GINN, Loveless Savage IIGINN, Thomas Madison | Once Owned Comanche PeakHis Descendants |
| GLENN | Walter Braley Glenn Francis Caroline Weatherby Glenn Columbus Bonapart Glenn Mary James Glenn |
| GLISSON, Jerry L., Reverend | Baptist Pastor in Acton & Allison |
| GOODWIN, Josiah Clinton | Farmer & Stockraiser |
| GORDON, Alonzo Peyton GORDON, Susie Baker | State Representative 1899-1900Began Teaching in Granbury in 1893 |
| GORDON, Blanche Dabney | Performed at the Granbury Opera House |
| GORDON, Joseph Brown, Dr. | Paluxy Physician |
| GORDON, L.F. | Successful Merchant |
| GRANBURY, Hiram Brinson, Brigadier General, CSA | General Granbury’s Statute on Town Square General Granbury Monument Fundraising General Granbury Biographical Notes General Granbury Biography – 1904 General Granbury’s Photograph General Granbury’s Tombstone Granbury’s Family |
| GREEN, A.P. | Confederate Veteran |
| GREEN, Jeremiah | Killed by Indians in 1863 |
| GREEN, Johnny | Korean War Veteran |
| GREEN, “Aunt” Mary | Of Thorp Spring |
| GRESHAM, Isaac Newton | Founder of Farmers’ Union |
| GRIFFITH, Hardin | A Gentleman Among Scoundrels |
| HADLEY, Gene B., Reverend | Pastor of Granbury First Baptist Church |
| HALE, America Jane Iles ReynoldsHALE, Thomas C.HALE, William Houston | Lipan PioneerDon’t You Tell My Mother—WWI Letter Cotton BuyerLipan Farmer |
| HALE, Charles Haynes | Educator & Administrator |
| HALFORD, James M. | Baptist Minister & Son-in-Law of Davy Crockett |
| HAMILTON, Arnold Dean | U.S. Air Force Pilot |
| HANNAFORD | Edwin Augustus “Doc” HannafordHannaford House |
| HARDIN, Milton Ashley | Early Settler |
| HARRIS, James Knox Polk | Renowned Confederate Fiddler |
| HART, A. J. | State Representative in 1874 |
| HENSLEE, Maxfield F. | Farmer & Stockman |
| HIGHTOWER, Simon | Community Leader |
| HINER, John J. | Attorney at Law |
| HOLDER, Joseph Mitchell | Civil War Veteran |
| HOLLAND, William Henry | A Determined Man |
| HOLLOWAY, Robert Fanning | Mathematics Professor at Add-Ran |
| HOLMES, Mary Louisa Hayes Davis | From South Carolina to Hood County |
| HOLT, H.L., Doctor | An Erath County Physician Who Married Into the Gordon Family of Hood County |
| HOLT, Nathan | Killed by Indians in 1859 |
| HOOD, John | Descendancy of many Hood County families |
| HOOD, John BellLieutenant General, CSA | HOOD, John Bell, Lt General, CSAPhoto: General John Bell HoodPhoto: General Hood’s Tomb in New Orleans, Louisiana |
| HOOD, William | Came from Mississippi in 1880’s |
| HOOVER,Melba McCauleyThe above fike is a .pdf file.,You may need the latest version (8.1) of Adobe Acrobat ReaderIt can be downloaded for free from here. | Founding Member Hood County Genealogical SocietyMore |
| HOPPER, J.T. Sr.HOPPER, “D.C.” Dallas CarvelHOPPER, Bonnie Lee Watkins | Tolar Farmer & Store OwnerRancher & Granbury BusinessmanObituary |
| HOWARD, Bobbie HaralsonHOWARD, Herman D. | Owned Lipan Water & Telephone Co.Mr. Lipan |
| HOWARD, Frances Charley | Hypnotist |
| HOWARD, Homer Lee | World War II Veteran |
| HOWARD, William Taylor | Farmer & Stockman in Fall Creek & Acton |
| HUFFMAN, Grady Lee | The Bad Luck Bandit |
| HUGGINS, John Wesley, Rev. | Baptized at Fall Creek |
| HUGHES, William M. | 1882 Obituary |
| HURST, Thomas J. | Employed by Baker Hardware Company |
| ILES FamiliesILES, America Jane | From Missouri to Hood CountyObituary |
| JACKSON, AndrewJACKSON, George E.JACKSON, J.P. | Settled on Paluxy River in 1857Paluxy Stock Breeder & FarmerRaised Clydesdale Horses |
| JACKSON, Philip | State Representative 1903 – 1904 |
| JACKSON, William E. | Cresson Area Farmer & Stockman |
| JACKSON-BARKER-DEAVER Families | By Vircenoy B. Macatee |
| JAMAR, Scott | Iraqi War Hero |
| JAMES | Peter H. JamesNancy McKenzie James |
| JARRETT, A.R., Dr. | Physician in Acton & Granbury |
| JARVIS, Ida Van ZandtJARVIS, Van Zandt | Civic LeaderCattleman, Banker & Mayor of Fort Worth |
| JOHNSON, Henry Clay Jr. | Patriot Missile Developer |
| JOHNSON, Hiram, Reverend | Methodist Minister for 53 Years |
| JONES, John Wasdin | Teacher, Farmer & County Commissioner |
| JONES, Milton Henry, Reverend | Methodist Minister and Principal of Acton Academy |
| JONES, William Lorenzo | U.S.-Mexican War Veteran |
| JONES, Oca Ola | Granbury Café Owner CA 1940s |
| JONES, Wiley Palmer | Acton Businessman |
| JONES, Reuben Ferguson | Confederate Tribute |
| JORGENSON, Gene, Reverend | Lipan Baptist Pastor in 1960’s |
| JOYCE, W.R. | Specialty Horse Breeder & Farmer on Paluxy Creek |
| KEITH, Fleda Mae Williams | Granbury’s Movie Lady |
| KENNON, Milt | Everybody Has a Story – Milt Has a Library |
| KEY, Calvin | Contributed by Lance E. Key |
| KNIGHT, Samuel L. | “The Soul of Honor” |
| LAMBERT, Thomas | Donated Land for City of Granbury |
| LANDERS, Abel | Elected First County Judge in 1867His life in Missouri |
| LANDERS, John Dave | World War II Flying Ace |
| LANHAM, Charles Sharp | Cresson Area Farmer & Stockman |
| LARNED, Frederick SylvesterLARNED, Walter Andrew | Teacher & Mercantile Business OwnerCounty Clerk & District Clerk in 1950’s |
| LAUGHLIN, B.F. | Grew Up in Thorp Spring ‘Til 1874 |
| LEE, Walter Thomas | An Autobiography |
| LEONARD, Obadiah Paul | Retailer and Investor |
| LIKE, Joseph Benjamin | 1844-1933 |
| LILES, J.W. Jr. | Worked for City of Granbury |
| LOCKHART, John C.R. | Baptist Minister |
| LOCKLIN | Only Family in 1890 CensusGrandson – William Ellis |
| LOMAX, John Avery | Folklorist |
| LONG, Joseph Hugh “Hughie” | Cresson’s Rodeo Showman |
| LUTTRELL, Andrew Jackson | 1836-1879 by Joy Luttrell Tubbs |
| MAHAN, Gideon Baxter | By Odessa Mahan Purselley |
| MALONE, William Burns | Contributed by Roy Malone |
| MANGOLD, R.P. & Mattie Landers | Owned a Toy Factory in Granbury |
| MARTIN, George Lynn | Mortician & Owner of Martin’s Funeral Home |
| MARTIN, Lucy Juliff | Granbury High Teacher in 1930’s |
| MASSEY Families of Fall Creek | Massey FamiliesWilliam Alfred (Alf) Trimble Massey“Dug” Hershell MasseyJulian Massey |
| MASSIE Brothers | John Bramlett MassieWilliam Andrew Massie |
| MASTERSON, Junior | Korean War Veteran From Cresson |
| MATTHEWS, J.J. | County Judge in Late 1800’s |
| MAXWELL, James | Lived in Hood County Until 1890 |
| Mayors of City of Granbury | List of Mayors of Granbury |
| McCONAL, Mac Griff | Cattleman and Teacher |
| McDONALD, David W. | Civil War Veteran |
| McGAUGHEY, William L. | State Legislator & Texas General Land Office Commissioner |
| McILROY, Sherman D. | Pioneer Oilman |
| McINTOSH, Virgil | 1880 Log Cabin Birthplace Restoration on Squaw Creek |
| McMILLAN | Van & Bill – Orphaned Brothers in 1860’sTheir Excellent Adventures |
| McPHERSON Family HistoryMcPHERSON, S.R., Dr.McPHERSON, William Loury | 1693 to 1970Acton Physician 1861-1881Acton Farmer & Union Soldier |
| MENEFEE, E.L., Dr. | Menefee Family History |
| MEYER, Andon Louys “Aloyce” | Immigrated From Germany in 1857 |
| MEYER, James Milton | County Judge 1970-1990Obituary |
| MILHOLLIN, Robert LeeMILHOLLIN, Annie BelleMILHOLLIN, Quinton | Lipan Justice of the Peace & Postmaster |
| MILLINGTON, Ira | Ranch He Established is Over a Century Old |
| MILLWEE, William Harvey | First Attorney in Hood County |
| MITCHELL, Dora Jarrett “Dodo” | Local Resident Looks Back on Nearly a Century of Living |
| MITCHELL, Nelson A. “Cooney” | Only Man Legally Hung in Hood CountyA Second AccountingAn Eyewitness AccountingThe Hanging Tree |
| MOLDER, George Washington | His Descendants |
| MOORE, Isaac | Settled on Pony Creek in 1869 |
| MOORE, Jack, Reverend | Pastor of Lipan First Baptist Church |
| MORAN, Nona | 100th Birthday Celebration in 1999 |
| MORGAN, Andrew Jackson, Reverend | Enrolled in the 4th Grade at Age 20 & Graduated from College 10 Years Later |
| MORRIS, Thomas Jefferson | By Jeanell Morris |
| MORRIS, Thomas L. | Civil War Veteran |
| MORRIS, LonMORRIS, Toby | Granbury AttorneyOklahoma Congressman & Judge |
| MULLINS, Thomas Patrick Sr. | A Family History |
| MUSICK | Austin Musick FamilyHenry Musick FamilyVernon H. Musick |
| NASH Zelma | Rock Church School Girl |
| NEELY, Harrison L. | Granbury Assessor & Collector |
| NELSON Families | By Charles Brashear |
| NEWMAN, Weldon Allen | Restored Granbury Power & Light Plant |
| NEWTON, Robert Milton | Robert & Dora Celebrate 70th Wedding Anniversary in 1999 |
| NISBETT | Nisbett Brothers Came to Texas in 1849 |
| NORTHCUTT, John R., Rev. | Baptist Minister |
| NUTT FamilyNUTT, Jesse F.NUTT, David Louis | Contributors to the Development of Granbury |
| ODOM, Sarah Rippetoe | From Lipan Area |
| Orum, Caroline and Henry | Came to Texas from Alabama between 1870 and 1875 – settled in SW Hood County near Bluff Dale |
| O’NEAL, Herbert E. | Worked for Soil Conservation Service |
| PAINTER, Leander, Rev. | Preached at Rock Church |
| PAIR, Bridges, III | Of Hood County |
| PAIR, William Riley | Hood County Family |
| PARKINSON, Thomas | Owned & Operated a Flour Mill & Gin |
| PERKINS. Emma & Willie | Siblings: Joe Herman, Willie, Allen, Johnny, Jimmy, Mary, Florene & Emma |
| PERKINS, Hazel Kennon | 90th Birthday Celebration |
| PEVELER | David Peveler FamilyJames M. Peveler FamilyFrancis Marion Peveler FamilyLola Maude Peveler SearsSallie Alford PevelerPeveler Cemetery in Young County, TX |
| PINSON, Harvey | Confederate Veteran |
| POE, John AsburyPOE, William Clayton | Farmer & CarpenterFarmer & Stock Dealer |
| POWELL, Oscar Bernard (O.B.) | Amulet & Tolar School Memories |
| POWELL, W.G.W. &John R. | Squaw Creek Pioneer & County CommissionerBuilt First House in Tolar1854-1856 Migration to Texas |
| PRICE, Alice Merrill | Educator & Newswriter |
| PURSELLEY | Caswell PurselleyFrank Morris PurselleyOdessa Mahan Purselley |
| RANDLE Family | By Mary Kate Randle Durham |
| RATLIFF, D.R. “Dick” | Known as the Peanut King |
| RATLIFF, James Naulon Jr. | World War II Veteran |
| RATLIFF, Lena Owens | Hood County Teacher for More Than 40 Years |
| REEDER, Crawford B. | County Attorney in 1890’s |
| REEVES, J.H., Dr. | Settled Near Barnard’s Mill in 1869 |
| REEVES, W.F. | Minister & Druggist |
| RHEA, Charles Jefferson | Excerpts from World War I Diary |
| RIPPETOE | Hite Rippetoe Lipan PharmacistSarah Rebecas Rippetoe Odom |
| ROBERSON, Hezekiah K. | Lived in Nubbin Ridge Community |
| ROBERTSON, Andrew Briggs | Rancher & Banker |
| ROBERTSON, Arminda Barton | By Carla Pommert Cherry, Hood County News |
| ROBERTSON, Henry | Last Sheriff to Work Out of the Old Hood County Jail, 1972 – 1980 |
| ROBERTSON, Nellie | Appointed Special Chief Justice of Texas Supreme Court in 1925 |
| ROBINETT, Mace Martin, Rev. | Lived in Stockton Bend in 1900 |
| ROBINSON, Joseph “Fighting Joe” | Colorful Minister & County Commissioner |
| ROBINSON, William “Choctaw Bill” | Organized Churches in Acton & Paluxy |
| RODGERS, Raymond E. | Cresson High School 1932/37 |
| ROGERS, William Leroy | Letter to Grandchildren |
| RYLEE, Mrs. J.T. | Of Granbury |
| RYLEE, Young J. | Early Settler 1856 |
| SAFFARRANS, Frank Lauderdale, Jr. | World War II Memories |
| SANDEFER, Jefferson Davis | Superintendent of Granbury College |
| SAVAGE, William Poole | Granbury City Marshal in 1920 |
| SCHULTZ, Fleda Mae Williamson Keith | Granbury’s Movie Lady |
| SCIRRATT, James E., Rev. | Pastor of Tolar Baptist Church in 1950’s |
| SCURLOCK, Josiah Gordon “Doc” | Gunfighter |
| SEARS, Carrie Virginia (Hubbard) | A Genteel Woman |
| SEARS, George Timothy | Born 1872 Near Thorp Spring |
| SEARS, Henry Jefferson, Rev. | Baptist Minister |
| SEARS, John Bryant | From Georgia to Texas |
| SEARS, Lola Maude Peveler | 1907 – 2000 |
| SEARS, Susan Townsend | Contributed by J. T. (Tim) Sears |
| SEARS, “Ted” Edwin Hansford | Hood County Banker |
| SELF, Nathan Benjamin | 1937 Interview in LipanAccounts of Indian Woes in 1868 & 1871 |
| SELF, Pleasant Dewberry | Bronc Buster of NW Hood County |
| SELLARS, William Thomas | Saved His Future Brother-in-Law in the Civil War |
| SHANNON, William R. | 1866 State Senator & Confederate Veteran |
| SHIPLEY, Enoch Tolbert | Baptist Minister in Acton |
| SHIRLEY, James Travis | County Commissioner |
| SLOCUM Brothers | Prosperous Cresson Ranchers |
| SHOEMAKER, Louis Dean | Granbury Businessman |
| SMITH, Samuel Hancock | Public Servant & Granbury BusinessmanEscaped from New Orleans PrisonObituary |
| SMITH, Thomas B. | Cresson Legacy |
| SMYTHE, David Porter | Surgeon, Professor & Botanist |
| SNELSON, John and Gresella | Burial Information |
| ST. CLAIR Families | Many Families in Lipan Area |
| STALCUP, John Phillip | Saddlemaker |
| STARNES, Edna Claunch | Lipan School Teacher |
| STARR, Belle | Bandit QueenStagecoaches & Starr HollowStarr Family |
| STAVENHAGEN, Leopold | A stowaway from Germany who owned a bakery on the Granbury Square in 1870’s1994 Family Reunion in Germany |
| STEPHENS, Isaac Weatherstone | Lawyer & Judge |
| STEWART, Joseph Clark (Dick) | Cresson Farmer & Stockman |
| STRICKLAND, Thomas Jefferson | Civil War Veteran |
| STRONG, Henry W. | Scout, Rancher & Frontiersman |
| SUBLETT, William Caldwell | Discovered Gold |
| SWITZER, David S. | President of Granbury College |
| SUE (ZUE) | By Hettie Lena Hayworth |
| TANDY, John C. | Banker |
| TARRANT, Samuel Levert, Rev.TARRANT, George | Baptist Minister in 1880’sCounty Judge |
| TAYLOR, James Monroe | Civil War Veteran |
| TAYLOR, Joseph Isaac | Lipan Resident |
| TERRELL, William Gabriel | Civil War Veteran |
| THOMAS, “Dub” T.W. | Owned Dub’s Place on the Square |
| THOMASON Brothers of TolarTHOMASON, Roy Ernest | Brothers Wed Twins in 1901Killed on USS Savannah in WWII |
| THOMPSON, Burlin Monroe | Family Bible |
| THORP, Pleasant and Nancy | By Barbara Thorp Wilkins |
| THRASH, Patrick Henry | 1st Mayor of Granbury |
| TIDWELL Family | Tolar Family by Pauline Tidwell |
| TIDWELL, Gerald, Reverend | Lipan Baptist Pastor in 1960’s |
| TIDWELL, John Benton | Paluxy Resident |
| TOLAR, Alfred H.H. | Town of Tolar Named After HimObituary |
| TORREY, John Frink | Trader & ManufacturerTorrey Trading Houses |
| TRACY, Bird | Shot Between the Eyes in 1902 |
| TRACY, Justus F. | 1824 – 1904 |
| TRAYLOR, John Henry | Sheriff, State Legislator & Mayor of Dallas |
| TUMLIN, G.S., Reverend | Pastor of 1st Baptist Church of Granbury |
| TURNER, Dera Blanche “Bun” | Music Teacher |
| UMPHRESS, Mitchell BrownUMPHRESS, Maggie GrubbsUMPHRESS, Oscar Jr.UMPHRESS, Serastus “Ras”UMPHRESS, S. Erastus “Ras”UMPHRESS & HORTON | Descendents Since 1814Last Will & TestamentHe Lived on Both Sides of the RoadSuccessful Hood County FarmerCattleman & Prayer WarriorFamily Group Sheet |
| VICKERS, William Townsend | Early Settler |
| WALKER, G.B., Dr. | Thorp Spring Physician & Farmer |
| WALKER, H.P. | Of Hood County |
| WALKER, William Samuel, Dr. | Early Granbury Physician |
| WALSH, Thomas Benton | County Commissioner from Fort Spunky |
| WARD, Edward Woodrow | Lipan Farmer & Chicken Rancher |
| WARD, Glenn L., Reverend | Pastor of Acton Baptist Church |
| WARD, Mary Jane Wilson Nickells | An Orphan in 1870 Hood County |
| WARD, Pierce B. | Attorney & State Senator |
| WATKINS Families of Tolar | David Edward WatkinsA Second Biography of D.E. WatkinsRobert Clifton WatkinsBonnie Lee Watkins Hopper |
| WATKINS, Mary Lou | Historical PreservationistObituary |
| WATSON, John Sloman | Father of Hood County Educators |
| WEIR, William | Killed by Indians in 1871 |
| WELLS, David Bruton | A Union Officer |
| WEST Family of TolarWEST, Owen Collins | Early Pioneers of Squaw CreekCaptured by Indians in 1868 Near Tolar |
| WHITAKER, Milford Flavious | Preacher & Carpenter |
| WHITEHEAD, Robert S. | Confederate Veteran |
| WILLIAMS, Fleda Mae | Granbury’s Movie Lady |
| WILLIAMS, J. Walter, Rev. | Baptist Minister |
| WILLIAMS, John Manoah | Squaw Creek Pioneer Considered the Wealthiest Man in Hood County in 1896 |
| WILLIAMS, Marie Raifsnider | Owned a Dry Goods Store on the Granbury Square 1934-1945 |
| WILLIAMS, Mary Lou, Mrs. | Vinegar Hill Pioneer |
| WILLIAMS, “Pig” Elton Garland | The Will Rogers of Hood County |
| WILLIAMSON, James C. | Confederate Veteran |
| WILSON, Loren | Granbury City Councilman 1970 – 1974 |
| WINDSOR | Eskel WindsorStephen Decatur Windsor |
| WOHLFORD, Ballard | Elected State Representative in 1893 |
| WOOD, David MortonWOOD, T.A. | Settled on the Paluxy in 1869Farmer & Breeder of Clydesdale Horses |
| WOOD, John A. | Cresson Area Farmer & Stockman |
| WOOD, W.A. | Settled Near Barnard’s Mill in 1874 |
| WOODS, Hugh W. | Deputy Sheriff in 1885 |
| YEATS, Austin Newtin | First Settled on Lambert Branch in 1858 |
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