Kerr County TXGenWeb
What's New
- 2006 & 2007
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5 Dec 2007
Information about obtaining an obituary from archived
Kerr County obituary records compiled by Gloria Dozier
of Kerrville Genealogical Society is added in the "Other
Kerr County Links" section. The records are found at the
Kerr Regional History Center & Archives.
Kerr County
Obituaries
Additional names have been added to the
Nichols and Center
Point Cemeteries' listings. The Pico Search Engine and
Cemetery Master Index have been updated.
Kerr County Cemeteries Page
Sep
16 2007 The
Kerr Cemetery Master Index has been separated
into more alphabetical sections to help with quicker access.
All of the current cemetery information on the Kerr County
TXGenWeb page is in this index. Names of those listed in
the online cemetery pages can also be found using the
Pico Search Engine.
Kerr Cemetery
Master Index
Sep
6 2007
Several names have been added to the Kerr County
Cemetery Listings. The Pico Search Engine or the
Master Index will help you find the name you seek.
Kerr County Cemeteries Page
Aug 12 2007
Claudia Lackey has provided data from her research to give
us background information on the Lackey Family who were
Kerr County pioneers in the Camp Verde area. This biographical
sketch is found on the Kerr Photos & More page. Scroll down to
"The Lackey Family".
Kerr Photos & More
Aug
10 2007
The Kerr County Master Index for online cemetery listings
has been updated to include the recent Garden of Memories
survey.
Cemetery Master
Index
Jul
29 2007
See the Notice about the Texas State Library's upcoming
2-year Renovation project. Click on "Texas State Library
Renovation" under Genealogy Help & Other Links on the
Kerr Co TXGenWeb main page.
Jul
21 2007
There's an addition to the Kerr Photos & More section.
A page with pictures from the Y O Ranch is now there.
Scroll way down to the bottom of the page to see the
link to the Y O page (items are alphabetical so "Y O" is last).
Kerr Photos and
More
Jul
13 2007
More views of Garden of Memories Cemetery are on the
Garden of Memories Photo Page.
Garden of
Memories Photo Page
Jun
19 2007
The transcription of Kerr County Deaths 1903-1951 is
complete with the addition of Deaths for 1941-1951.
Thanks again to the volunteers who furnish these great
genealogy materials.
Kerr
County Death Records Page
Jun
12 2007
Kerr County Deaths for 1930 - 1940 are now on the
Kerr County TXGenWeb page. Thank you to those
who have sent this file for Kerr Co Researchers.
Kerr
County Death Records Page
Jun
8 2007
Kerr County TXGenWeb has also received alphabetized
birth records for 1926 - 1949 which allow researchers to look
for the name when the birth year is not known. Thanks to all
who contribute data to the Kerr County Genealogy Webpage.
Kerr
County Birth Records 1926-1949
Jun 5 2007
A Kerr County Researcher has furnished the Kerr
TXGenWeb page with a listing of Kerr County Deaths
for 1903 - 1923 and 1924 - 1929. The death records for 1903 - 1951
will be coming soon. Additions such as this are always welcome.
Kerr
County Deaths 1903-1951
Another new link is found on the
Kerr County Maps page
for the historic map collection at Perry-Casteñeda Library.
Kerr County
Maps
Apr 24 2007
New!! The updated Garden of Memories Cemetery
data is now online. This cemetery is currently in use in
Kerr County so there will be additions on a continuing basis.
It is a large database which has been divided into numerous
alphabetical sections to facilitate access. The Master Index
does not, yet, have all this new information but that is in the
process of being done. The Pico Search Engine does have
have the new data.
Garden of
Memories Cemetery
Mar 5
2007
Another cemetery is added to the Kerr County Cemeteries
page. The Bishop-Surber cemetery is on private property in
Eastern Kerr County. Photos of those stones which are still
readable are included. Genealogy information is also added
to this cemetery listing.
Cemetery.htm
Bishop-Surber
Cemetery
Jan 9 2007
A new link to Native American Tribal Information is found
on the home page thanks to a suggestion from Joe Luther.
Also updated are the cemetery listings and
Kerr Burial Master
Index with the latest information for the county. The search
engine is also updated.
Kerr County TXGen Web Page
Nov 6 2006
There's a new link on the Kerr County page for the weekly
newspaper "West Kerr Current". Irene Van Winkle, a reporter
for the paper, writes weekly family histories of Kerr County
pioneers. Kerr County TXGenWeb home page
To find other Kerr County newspapers visit Kerr County Addresses
then click on "Newspapers" and find links to the webpages of other
local papers.
Kerr County Addresses
Oct 18 2006
Several photos are added and linked to the Hunt Cemetery and the
Nichols Cemetery burials. More names are added from new
information or from recent obituaries. The Cemetery Index
is updated
and so is the Pico Search Engine.
Kerr County Cemeteries
Sep 8 2006
Two new Links are added - Kerr County Maps now has
a link to an interesting 1914 map of this area (featuring our
own Kerr County); and "Satellite Views of Cemeteries of
Kerr County" is another interesting link. Use your "back button
to return after visiting these sites.
Kerr County TXGenWeb home page
Updates to the cemetery listings
have been made from recent
obituaries. The Pico Search Engine & Kerr County Burial
Index are updated to include those. Just enter the name you
seek to find any new data.
Aug 1 2006
"Early Settler John Sherman left his Mark by
constructing mill" an article by Irene Van Winkle
published in "West Kerr Current" is added to
Kerr Photos and More. (Used by permission)
Early Settler John Sherman Story
Kerr Photos & More
Jul 29 2006
Mary Simons has sent the Family Group Records
for Harry Gilman and William A. Taylor. Thanks Mary.
Kerr Photos & More (then click on
Harry Gilman & Wm.A. Taylor)
Jun 13 2006
The Miles Lowrance Widow's Pension File is now
uploaded and the John S. Lowrance Pension file is
updated and can be viewed with Adobe Reader®.
Lowrance
Family Documents
Also, several names have been added to the
cemetery
records and the Pico Search Engine has been updated.
May 2 2006
Rondina P. Muncy has sent Lowrance family items
including 2 Civil War Pension files and a photo of
Margaret Lowrance. The Miles Lowrance Widow's
Pension File will be added to the page soon .
Kerr
Photos and More
(scroll down to Lowrance Family Documents)
Apr 20 2006
Several additions have been made to the Kerr
County page thanks to the suggestions and help
of Joe Luther, Ken Jaeger and Jim Webb.
Camp
Verde & Turtle Creek Cemetery page updates;
updates to Texas Websites for Research
and
More Websites for Research; USA
Military Research
and Texas and US General Land Office websites
for Research
plus a new addition, Genealogy Books Online.
Also there's Joe
Luther's "Bandera Pass" exerpt on Kerr
Photos and More.
Apr 5
2006
More tombstone photos are added to the Nichols
cemetery listing thanks to Linda Minton. Joy & Felipe
Lozano have updated a few grave listings for Guadalupe
and Mountain View Cemeteries. Also added to the
Kerr County cemeteries are updates from recent
obituaries in the local newspapers. Check the
Search Engine for the surname of interest to you.
Kerr
County Cemetery Page
Mar 27
2006
There's a new Link under "Genealogy Help...Genealogy Books
Online"which takes you to the search page for the Family
History Library's new online digitized books at the
Brigham Young University website. This section is not
complete & will be added to often until the Family Histories
at the Salt Lake City FHL are all online. Follow the
guidelines
given when you do a search. Genealogy Books Online.
Feb 1 2006
Thanks to Casey C. Flinn, there are new
Rees Family Photos on the Kerr Photos & More
Page. Kerr
Photos and More
Jan
24
2006
A New Link is on the Kerr Photos & More Page
to "The Nichols Family" website of Billie Nichols-Bennett
with genealogy, picture and stories.
Kerr
Photos and More (scroll
down to "The Nichols Family")
She has also provided 26 more
gravestone photos of
her family at the Nichols Cemetery. Thanks, Billie.
Nichols Cemetery M-O & Nichols
Cemetery T-Z (Martha E. Turner)
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