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Leonard Truitt Military Service Card Military Service Card of Leonard Truitt World War I
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Leonard Truitt Draft Card WWI Draft Card of Leonard Truitt
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Marvin Newsom Draft Card World War I Draft Card of Marvin Newsom
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Marvin Newsom Death Certificate Certificate of Death for Marvin Newsom
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St. John's Cemetery
This is a satellite image of St. John's cemetery as it looks today.
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Post-Signal November 4, 1910 page 12 "water tank for railroad" A short section of the Post-Signal newspaper from Pilot Point, Texas. It is on a water tank built at the railroad track just west of the P. P. Ice & Power Plant in order to provide water for the railroad engines. Also says the water situation was a problem then.
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Post-Signal November 4, 1910 page 12 “Cotton Receipts” A short article from the Post-Signal newspaper of Pilot Point, Texas. The article gives overall cotton production by bales.
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Post-Signal November 4, 1910 page 8 “Democratic Nominees” A section from the Post-Signal newspaper of Pilot Point, Texas. It lists the democratic nominees for the Denton County ticket.
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Post-Signal November 4, 1910 page 5 “To the Democracy of Denton County” An article from the Post-Signal newspaper of Pilot Point, Texas. The article describes the mistake of the name of W. H. Pierce being left out of the democratic primary ticket for Denton County, and instructs voters on how to add the individual’s name to the ticket.
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Post-Signal June 17, 1910 page 8 “Announcments” An article from the Post-Signal newspaper of Pilot Point, Texas. The article lists the individuals entered into the race for different Denton County offices.
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National Register of Historic Places This is a screenshot taken from the National Register of Historic Places website (found here: https://www.nps.gov/maps/full.html?mapId=7ad17cc9-b808-4ff8-a2f9-a99909164466 ) documenting the preservation of the Fourth Ward area as historically significant and or important. This was done in 1985 and has helped ensure that the area is no longer cut through by the cities' redevelopment plans. Only way it can be affected is via preservation or updates to the areas infrastructure.
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1900 Census Census of Gainesville, Texas in 1900
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1870 Census Census of Chambers County - 1870
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Map of Chambers County Map of Chambers County
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Map of Alabama Map of Alabama
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Map of Texas Map of Texas
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I.M. Terrell High School in 1921 An image of I.M. Terrell High School in 1921. The full building and sports fields are visible along with several hundred students.
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Number of Farms by Acreage in Denton County A chart detailing the number of farms by acreage in Denton County.
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Hezekiah Griffin, TX Death Index This is the Texas Death Index for the years 1903-2000. Hezekiah Griffin (listed as Hizika Griffin) is included in this list and is shown as having died on July 5, 1913 in Denton County.
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Hezekiah Griffin, 1913 Death Certificate This is Hezekiah Griffin’s death certificate. Hezekiah died on July 5, 1913 from pulmonary complications caused by tuberculosis at the age of 26. This death certificate lists his father as Lisa Griffin and his mother as Matilda Griffin. The informant of Hezekiah’s death is his half-brother, Will Hugley. Hezekiah Griffin was laid to rest at St. John’s Cemetery in Pilot Point, Texas.
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Hezekiah Griffin, 1910 Census, Varner In this census taken in Denton County in 1910, Hezekiah is listed under Sebe Varner and his family as a hired hand. This census also confirms that Hezekiah was born in Alabama and that he was a widower at this time.
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Hezekiah Griffin, 1910 Census, Hugley This is the Federal Census taken in Denton County in 1910. Here, it is clear that Hezekiah is a widower as his wife, Lucy Shears, died prior to the census. Hezekiah lives with his mother, Matilda Green Hugley, his step-father George W. Hugley, and a couple of his half-siblings. Hezekiah worked as a farm laborer at this time.
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Hezekiah Griffin, 1906 Marriage License This is the marriage license of Hezekiah Griffin and Lucy Shears. They were married on March 2, 1906.
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Hezekiah Griffin, 1900 Census This is the 1900 Federal Census taken in Denton County, Texas. Here, Hezekiah is listed as the step-son of George W. Hugley. Hezekiah lives with his step-father, his mother, and four of his half-siblings; Clayool (sic) (b. 1890), Willie (b. 1891), Maud (b. 1894), and Maggie (b. 1898). In this census, Hezekiah is listed as a farm laborer, presumably on his step-father’s farm. Hezekiah could read, write, and speak English despite not attending school.
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Map of Alabama Railroads Railroad Commissioners of Alabama map 1914