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Obituaries added for:
Resendez, Ricky
August 1, 2024:
Obituaries added for:
Hyatt, Mary Ann
June 18, 2024:
Home page updated
Obituaries added for:
Hyatt, Mary Ann
Barker, Dorothy
Bennett, Deryl Dean
Burleson, Donna
Bullington, Amy Denise
Benham, Carl "Cobb"
Cabezuela, Jose
Chavez, Gloria
May 8, 2024:
All Centennial Celebration pages updated.
April 2, 2024:
Cochran County Centennial Celebration pages:
Centennial Event Flyer updated
Team Crista Poker Run page added
Volleyball Tournament page added
Vendor page added
Slideshow page added
Parade Page added
Contact page added
Music page added
January 25, 2024:
Cochran County Centennial Celebration page added
Obituaries added for:
Lyon, G. W.
Flores, Pamela
Nichols, Rose
Merritt, Monty
Allen, Neil
Woods, Ricky
January 13, 2023:
Links updated: Site Wide
January 12, 2023:
Links updated: Site Wide
Re-Design Begins
July 4, 2022:
The Juanita Kelly Murder story added to Crimes
January 20, 2022:
Obituaries added for:
Dobson, Marie
Dutchover, Hope
Enriquez, Maileigh
Updates made to obituary for:
Daniel, Clinton Dewayne
Davis, Murray
DeBusk, Randall
Dobson, Delmas
Enriquez, Jovita
Erskine, Judy
Olivas, Samuel
January 8, 2022:
Obituaries added for:
Flores, David Mendoza
Soliz, Blanca Estela
Soliz, Ralph R. Jr.
Updates made to obituary for:
Flores, Pete
Obituaries added for:
Barnes, Martha "Bootsye"
Beseda, Keaton
Cervantez, Adolfo
Obituaries added for:
Avery, Don
Avery, Lois
Lopez, Elijio
Grisby, Jennie
Grisby, Fouec Jr.
Grant, Shirley
Gardner, Gene
Garza, Daniel
Gomez, Richard
Gunter, Ricky
Obituaries added for:
Thomas, Sonja
Tarango, Joel
Tarango, Andrew
Obituaries added for:
Jennings, Edgar Ernest
Carter, Sallie Carmen
Heflin, Frances Arlene
Hernandez, Saul Meraz
Hernandez, Rebecca
Hall, Ethel Mae
Hall, Randy
Hill, Patsy A.
Honesto, Juan R.
Hogue, Linda Kay
Church Histories added for:
First Assembly of God, Morton
Town Histories added for:
Whiteface
Cochran City
Family Histories added for:
Rogers Family
Stewart, Gregory & M. Gay
Taylor, Lesile L. & Lucille
Family Histories added for:
Allsup, Roy & Ellen
Denny, Otha & Jennie B.
Foust, W. L.
Ivy, Elsie
O'Pry, Alvin
Passmore Family (John Ben & Alice)
Town history added for:
Bledsoe
Obituary added for:
Garza, Linda Olguin
Family Histories (Biographies & Trees) added for:
Newton, Charles E.
Nixon, Helen
1920 Cochran County Census updated
Obituaries added for:
Arteaga, Teresa
Rodriguez, Cristabel Leal
Hatter, Linda S.
Gonzales, Charles A. Jr.
Obituaries added for:
Alvarado, Leonor
Guajardo, Juan
1910 Cochran County Census added
1920 Cochran County Census page created
Obituaries added for:
Salas, Mary
Salas, Joe
Obituaries added for:
Fralin, Rodney Clark
Fralin, Venita
Morin, Lorenzo Jr.
Morin, Genoveva
Obituaries added for:
Crow, Mona Kay
Adams, Maxine
Canon, Linda
Taylor, LuDeak
Barrinton-Kennedy, Arjai
Harrison, Janelle
Rector, Charles
Obituaries added for:
McCulloch, Meredith
Morin, Fernando "Fred"
Mendoza, Ricky
Mejorado, Luis G.
Aranda, Luis
Obituaries added for:
Lamb, Henry Alton Jr.
Yarbrough, Michael
Gabaldon, Sarah
Akin, Betty Jane
Baldwin, Brigette Ann
Hodge, Janic Nadine
Jerden, Dorothy Nell
Linder, Edith
Lopez, Auerliano "Junior" Jr.
McDaniel, Kathleen
Molinar, Arminda H.
New, Evanell
Polvado, Christene
Salazar, Mario Martin Sanchez
Smith, Clifton Dane
Studdard, Vanessa
Sutton, Mary Lois
Tanner, Charles "Rick"
Thomas, Pete
Watts, Pete
Webb, Jimmie Lee
Wittner, Eugene Lee
Zapata, Manuela
Obituaries added for:
Gonzalez, Jesse R.
Martinez, Alexander Jesse
Sabala, Augustino "Tino" Jr.
Sabala, Wanda, Ruth
Sabala, Pilar Ida
Silhan, Peggy Ann
Adams, Bobby
Jones, Gisela
Obituaries added for:
Hernandez, Anselmo "AJ" Jr
Hernandez, Elidia
Hernandez, Rosaelva
Willingham, Janie
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Obituaries added for:
A. R. Lindsey
Bonnie May Long
Carl Pollard
Courtney Sanders
Dessie Borden
Eugene Bedwell
Wayne Wilson
Felicita Valenzuela
Harley Ward
Lawrence Edward Knox
Pauline Morales
Raymon Clevenger
Same Leverett Jr.
T. Gerald Smith
Virginia Short
William Eubanks
Obituaries added for:
Lillie Lavinder
Ray Ann Stockert
Tom Greer
Mary Ruth Whitecotton
G. D. Lewis
Dot Key
Vance Murdoch
Obituaries added for:
Gertrude Fred
Pfeiffer Ramby
Helen Combs
W. C. "Dub" Henry Jr.
R. J. McCasland
Obituaries added for:
Alfred Herlocher
Harvey Herlocher
James Roberts
Delsie Oleta Sanders
Obituaries added for:
Flora Alice Muns
A. L. Huckabee
Cliff Harvey
T. H. Blackstock
Bertile Coats
Roxie Tanner
Pages added to Morton Memorial Cemetery (Cemeteries):
Antonio Alvarez
Auerlia M. Alvarez
Elva Alvarez
Jesse M. Alvarez
Kacy Alvarez
Panco Alvarez
Rosa Alvarez
Obituaries added for:
Antonio Alvarez
Rosa Alvarez
Pages added to Morton Memorial Cemetery (Cemeteries):
Mitchell Abbe
Oleta Abbe
Mitchell Abbe
Morton Memorial Cemetery Surnames: A page updated
Pages added to Morton Memorial Cemetery (Cemeteries):
Grace Abbe
Herman Abbe
Family History pages added for:
Miller, Leonard & Nola
Family History pages added for:
Lemons, Dennis & Donna
Luper, Ray & Nancy
Luper, Luke & Dugan
Family History pages added for:
Hollman, Ran & Hazel
Jackson, Bill & Nora
King, Cora
Family History pages added for:
Coats, Jim & Nell
Cook, Jeff
Cooper, Floyd & Ludie
Enos
Hall, Raymon & Anita
Surname Pages A - Z added to Family Histories
Family History pages added for:
Burke, Jack & Iva (Lackey)
Christian, Dick & Ginger (Stovall)
Biographies & Trees Page updated
Family Histories Page created
Pages created for Lubbock Morning Avalanche:
1940s
1950s
1949
1953
1954
1956
1957
Articles added for the Lubbock Morning Avalanche:
Investigation is continuing
Graduation Sermon Slated at Morton
Two Men Quizzed in Burglary Released
TWo Burglary Suspects Held
Levelland Man Critcally Hurt
Two Youths Caught After Wild Chase
Suspect in Arms Theft Held Here
60 Day Jail Term of DWI Charges
Pages created for Lubbock Morning Avalanche:
1929
Articles added for the Lubbock Morning Avalanche:
Frontier Fair is Planned for Bledsoe
Rains Help Bledsoe
So Think We
Lands of Slaughter Ranch on Market
Epidemic Feared in Bledsoe Area
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Page created for Lubbock Morning Avalanche in Newspapers
Pages created for Lubbock Morning Avalanche:
1920s
1930s
1927
1928
1937
Articles added for the Lubbock Morning Avalanche:
Morton Seeks Bank
Singers at Bledsoe
School Recognized
Bledsoe Wins Meet
Try Land Title
Bledsoe Schools
Operation Saves Life of Infant Here
Morton Man Hurt in Blowup of Engine
Added the following Obituaries:
Robinson, Gracie T.
Page created for Newspaper Articles in Marriages under Records
Pages A thru Z created for Newspaper Articles in Marriages under Records
Added the following Anniversary articles:
Mr. & Mrs. W. B. Dunn (50th)
Mr. & Mrs. Guy Mathews (50th)
Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Brown (50th)
Mr. & Mrs. L. W. Bills (50th)
Added the following Wedding Announcements:
Sherri Lynn Adams & Terry Dale Davis
Nila Rae Wood & Homer Dale Yocum
June Jones & Loyce Igo
Added the following Obituaries:
Stegall, Billy Fred
Added the following Obituaries:
Woods, Zona E.
Waldrop, Jessie M.
Cochran, Infant Son
Campbell, Fannie
Teauge, J. G.
Brown, Eva V.
Brown, Isaac F.
DePauw, Lee
DePauw, Carl
Riddle, Carl Ray
Kilpatrick, Hollie H.
Kilpatrick, Hallie M.
Kilpatrick, Jerry R.
Kilpatrick, Elsie M.
Kilpatrick, Sylvia S.
Steagall, Alma
Sides, Mary F.
Cook, Moses A.
Caudle, Rebecca E.
Oats, Joe N.
Webb, Harold
Walker, Ada A.
Webb, Ben Henry
White, Elbert C.
Brock, Isabelle
Brock, Walter S.
Dennis, Orian
Flowers, Minnie Lou
Sides, Carroll C.
Added the following Obituaries:
Lindsey, Cecil E.
Griffiths, Francis M.
Banning, Willis Sr.
Brown, Eura L.
Roane, Joe E.
Carter, Daniel R.
Petty, Roselle
Key, Kova N.
Neagle, Mattie
Merritt, Ralph J.
Cox, James L.
McCall, Rufus P.
Boller, Wayne
Adair, Marcus Daniel
Rice, Mary
Sepulbeda, Jose
Montgomery, Ehtel
Watts, Joseph J.
York, Justin C.
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Transcription of "List of Certified Voters, Cochran County Precinct 1 February 1, 1947 - January 31, 1948" added to Lists of Voters page (Records)
List of Voters page added under Records
Draft Registration Cards Page added
WWII Draft Registration Cards added for surnames A through Z (26 pages total)
Military Page added
Link added for 1900 Census under Records
Link added for 1920 Census under Records
Look-ups Page added.
Additions to Historical Markers page:
Telephone Office
Whiteface Motel
Old Surratt Territory
Slaughter Headquarters
Smith Land Office
Winder Building
County History page added
Historical Markers page added
Additions to Historical Markers page:
Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877
Cochran County
Morton Memorial Cemetery
Bledsoe
Biographies & Trees page created
Quanha Parker biography added
Links checked and fixed for Obituary pages I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y & Z
Obituary Pages I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y & Z created
Links checked and fixed for Obituary pages I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y & Z
Obituary Pages A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H created
Links checked and fixed for Obituary pages A, B, C, D, E, F, G, & H
A Walk Down Memory Lane project page added.
Obituary Index Page created
Additions to the Places Photos page (Photos & Videos):
Liner's Pharmacy
Morton State Highway 214 looking south
Additions to the People Photos page (Photos & Videos):
Eddie Lewis
Bill Mapes
Geneva Essary
Additions to the Mystery Photos page (Photos & Videos):
Unknown Couple
Unknown House/Building
Additions to the Mystery Photos page (Photos & Videos):
Kids at courthouse
Two Men (at driver's license office?)
Group of Men (inside the courthouse?)
Mystery Photos page added to the Photos & Videos page.
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Additions to the People page (Photos & Videos):
1934 Girl Scouts
Additions to the Places page (Photos & Videos):
American Legion Post 374 Morton c. 1986
Places page added to the Photos & Videos page.
Additions to the Events (Photos & Videos) page:
1986 Parade Morton, Texas
Additions to the Event page:
1986 Parade Morton, Texas
Minnie's 25th Anniversary September 1, 1962
Quanah Park Trail Arrow Blessing September 17, 2016
Event page added to the Photos & Videos page
Additions to the People page:
Byrum, Annona
Byrum, Edward
Hill, James Oren
Hill, Rachel
Nesbitt, Augusta
Nesbitt, Donna
Rosie Lackey & Marion Taylor
People page added to the Photos & Videos page
Neighboring Counties page updated
Photos & Videos page added
Harry "Red" Oland story added to the Crimes page.
Updates and additions to the Morton Memorial Cemetery Page:
Surnames: A page, updated
Abbe, Charles William, added
Abbe, John Mitchell, updated
Abbe, Ida Bernice, updated
Alvarez, Paul, updated
Astorga, Elida, updated
Surnames: B page, updated
Ball, Agnes Mahala, updated
Ball, Charles C., updated
Migration complete.
New hosting service only allows files to be uploaded one at a time. Files are being migrated .
Index Page updated
Copyright updated on all pages currently available.
New hosting service only allows files to be uploaded one at a time. Files are being migrated.
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New hosting service only allows files to be uploaded one at a time. Files are being migrated during this time frame, it is an extremely slow process.
Neighboring Counties page created
Crimes page created.
Slaying of Deputy Sheriff D. T. Smith added to Crimes page.
First State Bank of Morton Robbery 1945 added to Crimes page.
Page created for Ball, Agnes in Morton Mem. Cemetery
Page created for Ball, Charles C. in Morton Mem. Cemetery
Surname: B page created in Morton Memorial Cemetery
Page created for Abbe, Bernice Ida in Morton Mem. Cemetery
Page created for Abbe, John Mitchell in Morton Mem. Cemetery
Page created for Alvarez, Paul in Morton Mem. Cemetery
Page created for Astorga, Elida Alicia in Morton Mem. Cemetery
Surname: A page created in Morton Memorial Cemetery
Morton Memorial Cemetery page created in Cemeteries
Cemetery index page created
Morton page created in Towns & Communities
Mexline page created in Towns & Communities
County Line page created in Towns & Communities
Star Route page created in Towns & Communities
Useful Links page created
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal page updated
Morton Tribune page updated
Newspaper index page updated
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Sheriff De La Cruz page updated
Sheriff Weber updated
Sheriff Stalcup page updated
Sheriff Burke page updated
Sheriff Fred page updated
Sheriff Vinson page updated
Sheriff Richards page updated
Sheriff Harryman page updated
Sheriff H Crockett page updated
Sheriff Hazel Hancock page updated
Sheriff Mac Hancock page updated
Sheriff Angley page updated
Sheriff J. S. Crockett page updated
Sheriff Standefer page updated
Sheriff Montgomery page updated
Sheriff Penney page updated
Sheriff Index page updated
Judge Henry page updated
Judge St. Clair page updated
Judge Yeary page updated
Judge Love page updated
Judge Thompson page updated
Judge Strickland page updated
Judge Price page updated
Judge Graham page updated
Judge Caldwell page updated
Judge Winder page updated
Judge Carter page updated
Judge Keith page updated
Judge Stockdale page updated
Judge Bond updated
County Government Index page updated
Judge Campbell page updated
Records Index page updated
Marriages page updated
Divorces page updated
Births page updated
Deaths page updated
Census page updated
1930 Census page created
1940 Census page created
Land Records page updated
Recent Updates page layout changed
Griffith page created
Oasis page created
Ligon page created
Chipley page created
Batterton page updated
School Index page updated
Bledsoe School page updated
Boyd School page updated
Boydell School page updated
Bull Camp School page updated
Earnest School page updated
Eastside Elementary School page updated
Lehman School page updated
Ligon School page updated
Little Folks School page updated
Minnie Veal School page updated
Morton School page updated
Neely Ward School page updated
Whiteface School page updated
Famuliner page created
Batterton page created
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Town Index page created
Edwdards page created
Cochran County Records page created
Marriages added to County Records page
Divorces added to County Records page
Land Survey added to County Records page
Cochran County Census Records page created
Article added to 1999 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal page:
January 25, 1999 Morton man hunts for underground resources by unconventional means
1999 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal page created
Articles added to 2014 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal page:
March 17, 2014 Man indicted for Morton church arson
May 8, 2014 Morton man dies in head-on collision near Whiteface
May 01, 2014 Center for women and children to open its doors in Whiteface
June 19, 2014 Morton plane crash victims identified
August 15, 2014 Whiteface teacher earns national recognition
August 23, 2014 Whiteface works for championship
December 7, 2014 Waylon Jenning's nephew dead in crash near Levelland
2014 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal page created
Article added to 2016 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal page:
June 20, 2016 Texas' Last Frontier Celebration set for this weekend in Morton
2016 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal page created
Article added to 2015 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal page:
April 16, 2015 Morton church arsonist gets 15 years, $1.75 million restitution
2015 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal page created
Obituaries added for:
Wagner, Lonnie Dale
Enriquez, Jovita
Hall, Anita
Langrill, Darla J.
Herlocher, Harvey
Gunnels, Wanda
Moore, David
Lemons, Billie
Burton, Joe
Chavez, Gloria
Thomas, Emmett "Bud"
Davis, Murray
McCasland, Michael Darwin
Taylor, Naomi
Peeler, Bryan
Chambers, Alma
Gilliam, Francis Wayne
Click, Olen
Hall, Raymon
Hall, Danny
Patton, LaRita Jean
Scott, Audrey Faye
Stephens, Ann
Studdard, Jimmy
Yeary, Oneta Marie
Browne, Pat
Lewis, Billy Joe Jr.
Merritt, Glynna
Grant, William B. Jr.
Richardson, Ronnie
Shields, Steve
Dewbre, James
Butler, James "Jim"
Taylor, Leslie, Wade
Taylor, Kurt Allen
Looney, Wanda
Davidson, Frank "Tex"
Daniel, Clinton "Dewayne"
Rector, Bobby Ray
Rhodes, Quenten Zane
Snodgrass, Gladys
Claunch, Mark Alynn
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Obituaries added for:
Thomas, Rita
Williams, Ike
Simpson, Konnie
Flores, Pete
McCasland, Burl
Griffith, Karl
Whitehead, James
Sutton, Billy
Olivas, Samuel
Hightower, Darla
Jerden, Windston
DeBusk, Randal
Barker, Philip
Tyson, Rita
Benham, Cassie
Mills, Clifford
Erskine, Judy
Silhan, Betty
Smith, Rosie Wallace
Dobson, Delmas Lynn
Herrera, Gregorio D.
George, Robert H.
Villarreal, David Amado
Gilliam, Kathy Dean
Greer, Richard Lee
Reynolds, J. C.
Smith, Manuel "M.T."
Studdard, Alta Mae
Zuber, Douglas Wayne
Ashmore, Helen
Lubbock Avalanche Journal Archive for Cochran County Articles page created
2008 page created for Lubbock Avalanche Journal Archive page
Article added for Lubbock Avalanche Journal, 2008 page:
New state historical marker honors four Buffalo Soldiers who never made it home
County Judge Index page updated
County Judge Biography pages updated for:
Henry, Pat
Carter, Billy
St. Clair, James
Yeary, Robert
Keith, Dan
Love, J. A.
Stockdale, Fred
Thompson, Glen
Sheriff Biography pages updated for:
Burke, Kenneth
Stalcup, Wallace
Weber, Raymond
De La Cruz, Jose
Hancock, Hazel
Richards, C. G.
Crockett, Herman
Montgomery, J. C.
Crockett, John Sharp
Hancock, Mac Wesley
Penney, P. Barrett
Fred, Royce
Vinson, R. G.
Standefer, Tom
Angley, Wilson
Harryman, William
County Judge Biography pages updated for:
Graham, G. A.
Winder, Jerry
Bond, Jesse
Caldwell, J. D.
Campbell, R. T.
Price, L. L.
Strickland, R. C.
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Draft Registration Cards page updated
Family History page updated
Sheriff Index page updated
Page created for November 18, 1954 issue of the Morton Tribune
Page 8 of the Morton Tribune, February 11, 1965 added
Page 7 of the Morton Tribune, February 11, 1965 added
Page 6 of the Morton Tribune, February 11, 1965 added
Page 5 of the Morton Tribune, February 11, 1965 added
Page 4 of the Morton Tribune, February 11, 1965 added
Page 3 of the Morton Tribune, February 11, 1965 added
Page 2 of the Morton Tribune, February 11, 1965 added
Page 1 of the Morton Tribune, February 11, 1965 added
Obituaries added for:
Ray, Viola
Hansen, Elva
Hansen, Hugh
Page created for February 11, 1965 issue of the Morton Tribune
Obituary page layout changed
Articles added to The Morton Tribune, Thursday, August 5, 1965:
Old Ford Davis is vacation site
Lost Battalion August reunion set for Odessa
Nimrods to have 120 half-days for dove hunting season
Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1
Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 4
Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 6
Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 8
Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 10
Minnie's Dress Shop ad
Ramby Pharmacy ad
District coaches favor DC in grid race; locals 2nd
Bride elect is shower honoree
Earns 4-H award (photo)
4-H summer party held Tuesday
Grubbs Optometrist ad
Luper Tire & Supply ad
SHeriff's Posse sets participation dates
Allsup-Reynolds Chevrolt ad
PCG voices disapproval of omnibus cotton bill
Bookmobile
Personals
Rodeo
City
Festival
Mail
Bank
Grain sorghum may be shredded says ASC
County crop outook described as good
MHS gridders to report on Aug 11
Jesse George is named by WTCC to top committee
Rose Theater ad
Doss Thriftway ad
You're in the Army now (comic)
Attend Church ad
Connally's future pondered
Cow Pokes
Views of other editors
Willie D. Jackson sent to Fort Polk, La.
The Road Toll
Swine Tour set for this Friday
Uncle Sam financier
Youthful advice and consent
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Page 2 of the Morton Tribune, Thursday, August 5, 1965 added:
Sing service at 1st Baptist Church
Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 7
Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 9
Federal funds available for low income students
Tax collections by school said to be holding up
Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 5
Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3
Gossip Snippets
Page 3 of the Morton Tribune, Thursday, August 5, 1965 added:
Swimming Lessons ad
Notice
Former local resident has high post in Peace Corps
Federal funds available for low income students
Farmers Union to hold important session tonight
Gossip Snippets
California duo released Monday from local custody
News from Three-way
Enos Tractor & Welding ad
Ike's Farm Store
T4L Morton Drug ad
First State Bank ad
Page 3a of the Morton Tribune, Thursday, August 5, 1965 added:
Almost a dozen photo
Little Folks School ad
Gossip Snippets
Hawaiian luau hosted here by Donna Allsup
Grand Officers of Rainbow honored
Morton Drug ad
White's ad
St. Clair's Department Store ad
Refund checks mailed to Bailey Co-Op members
Student loans now available
Business Directory ads
Classifieds ad
History of Edwards, Cochran County, Texas added
Page 3a of the Morton Tribune, Thursday, June 7, 1962 added:
Robert Guajardo to compete in state 4-H roundup at College Station
Enos Tractor & Welding ad
Farmers, ranchers are urged to 'play it safe'
Wheat harvest now underway
Gossip snippets
Miss Massey & Mr. Moline
Cheek's Motor Machine Shop ad
Cochran County Farm Bureau ad
Two divorces granted Monday
Mahon gives local report on new farm legislation
Allsup-Reynolds Chevrolet Co. ad
West Texas Seed Co. ad
Guetersloh-Anderson Gran Corp. ad
Endrin ad
Page 5a of the Morton Tribune, Thursday, June 7, 1962 added:
Four Winds Flying Service ad
Notice patrons of Cochran Memorial Hospital
Appreciation is expressed
News from Three-way
Ann Jo Watson youth delegate
McCoy Ford Sales ad
Mrs. Loyce Igo receives degree at Texas Tech
Official Record
Hospital notes
Official record
Gossip snippets
Lewis establishes courthouse office
Morton Drug Store ad
Rose Auto & Appliance ad
Thank you
Page 5 of the Morton Tribune, Thursday, June 7, 1962 added:
Card of Thanks
Thanks
Child's Store ad
Viola Smith is bride of Donald Hawkthorne
Tribune's Favorite Recipe of the Week - Strawberry Cake by Mary Ellen Russell
Brief Meeting
Dude's El Paso Station ad
Engaged couple to be honored at reception
Happy Hour Club concludes season
Gossip snippets
Memo from Minnie's
Mrs. Sheard wins at tacky party
Help Wanted Hawkins Oldsmobile ad
Forrest Lumber Company ad
T-4-L ad
Shurfine Shortening ad
Page 4 of the Morton Tribune, Thursday, June 7, 1962 added:
Fiancee of Bill Evans is honored Sunday
LeRoy Johnsons to graduation of son
A. T. Taylor is called by death
Tonight
Wins nomination as county judge
Card of Thanks
Funeral services for Mrs. Hargrove to be held today
Reminder
Hospital notes
Official record
News from Whiteface
Is Critical
Many patronize Blue and Gold Cafe
Beebe Insurance Co. ad
Beauty Box ad
Beseda Gran Co. ad
Blue and Gold Cafe ad
Homer Johnson Oil and Butane ad
Rowland Gin ad
Whiteface Grain Co.
Obituaries added for:
Hargrove, Cora May
Taylor, A. T.
Articles added to Page 2a of the Morton Tribune, Thursday, June 7, 1962:
Classified Ads
County Agent's Report
Whiteface farmer plans against future droughts
Page 3 of the Morton Tribune, Thursday, June 7, 1962 added:
Mickey Patterson
Nan Johnson bride of Jack Clinton Arthur
Welcome is extended
Miss Jane Lebow honored Thursday
Critically Injured
Gossip snippets
My Store Grand Opening ad
Page 6 of the Morton Tribune, Thursday, June 7, 1962 added:
First graders this fall
Dunn
Checks
Final rites held on Saturday for Mrs. Paul Baker
Rodgers
Methodist pastors in area receive new appointments
McCoy Ford SalesMrs. J. R. Kuykendall is hospital patient
Mrs. Inglis host to Garden Club meeting on Monday night
Honor Steve Loran at birthday party
Doss Thriftway ad
Obituary added:
Baker, Cora
Page 2 of the Morton Tribune, Thursday, June 7, 1962 added:
The Morton Tribune
Rose Theatre ad
Local golfer
Golf meet opens Saturday
Close tilts feature Little League action
Recap given for Babe Ruth League activities to date
Need players for Babe Ruth League
Winner
Final rites held for C. T. Jaynes, 88
Former resident earns recognition
White's Store ad
Mrs. Ora Morrison hired as third grade instructor
Sold Tuesday
Itch-Me-Not ad
G. P. Flanagan, O.D. ad
Page 2a of the Morton Tribune, Thursday, June 7, 1962 added:
Parnell Drilling Company ad
East Side Cafe and Bakery ad
Cochran Power and Light Co. ad
Gossip snippets
Thanks Very Much
Allsup-Reynolds Chevrolet Co. ad
Obituary added:
Jaynes, Charlie Thomas
Articles added to Page 1a of the Morton Tribune, Thursday, June 7, 1962:
Morton Drug Store ad
Rainbow Girls hold installation
OES chapter to install officers Friday evening
Sandra Cunningham weds M. R. Gathright
Gossip snippets
Mrs. John Crowder hosts bridge club
Minnie's Shop ad
Piggly Wiggly ad
Articles added to Page 1 of the Morton Tribune, Thursday, June 7, 1962:
Robbery cache found near here
Rodgers sentenced to nine years in state penitentiary
Love, Wells are nominated
Summer school gets underway
Subscription campaign on
Morton Drug Store is staging candid camera contest
My Store makes plans for Grand Opening here
H. Floyd Dunn is reassigned as Methodist pastor
Jim Fowler begins duties with soil conservation staff
Newspaper Archives page created
Morton Tribune page created
Morton Tribune page created
Morton Tribune Thursday, June 7, 1962 page added
Morton Tribune Thursday, June 7, 1962, Page 1 articles added:
Teen-age mermaids
Minnie's to hold "trunk" showing
Debra Adams is home from hospital
Meeting
Transition of hospital management is made
Home page updated
County Judge Page Update:
Photograph of Judge James St. Clair added.
Obituary added for:
St. Clair, James
Family Histories added for:
Akin, Glynnis
Akin, John Bradley
Akin, Roy and Bette
Allsup, Roy and Ellen
Angeley, W. E. and Mae Ivy
Arteaga, Vicente and Dominga
Arthur, Jerry
Baird, Chet and Bee
Family Histories page created.
Family Histories added for:
Abbe, Grace
Abbe, Herman and Oleta
Abbe, Mayland and Mary
Adams, Bobby
Adams, Charles L.
Adams, Harlie and Maxine
Adams, Walter Robert and Mamie Belle
Ainsworth, Alton
Akin, Donald Harold
Akin, Elmer and Betty
Akin, Mildred and Earl
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Obituaries added:
Alvarez, Kacy
Anglin, Truman L.
Banning, Willis F.
Cox, Cornelia Anna
Cox, William Henry
Dunham, Marie
Gant, Minnie
Hickman, Roy
Kuykendall, Tena
Lemons, Leon Travis
Martinez, Alfredo Lopez
McCasland, Rupert Herman
New, Willie Frank Junior
New, Lila Rose
Polvado, Earnest Lyles
Ramsey, David Alvis
Smith, George
Stracener, Dwahana
Stracener, T. E.
Swinney, Truman
Trull, Ernest
Waltrip, Edna
Williamson, Maude
Zuber, Anna Marie
Obituaries added:
Sabala, Augustine
Blackley, Maurine
Harris, Tommye B.
Buchanan, Larry
Garrett, Sherrie
Fitts, James
Hall, Katie F.
Kern, Vivian
Warden, Lois Ruth
Sullivan, Thelma
Lopez, Joseph Alfredo
Bracken, Stephen
Fields, Cyrus
Barton, Estelle
Image added to School Index page:
Unknown Class Photo #1
Image added to Lehman School page:
Texas Teacher Daily Register 1939-40 Grades 6-7
Images added to Morton School page:
War Whoop Newsletter January 16, 1942
Caprock Champs Fouec Grisby and Ray Dean Thompson
1982-83 Maidens Basketball Team
undated photo Indian Basketball Team
undated photo Maidens Basketball Team
1931 Morton Elementary First Grade Class
1963 Morton Elementary First Grade Class
1927 Basketball Team
1934 MHS Indian Football Team
1950 MHS Football Program
1946 MHS Football Program
1959-60 Morton Indian Football Team
1963 Morton Junior High 6th Grade Class
1956 Morton Elementary 4th Grade Class
Kenneth Standmire and Fouec Grisby 1976
1936-37 Maidens Basketball Team
1929 Home Ex Class
1951 Morton Elementary 2nd Grade Class
Page added for Little Folks School
School Section added
Pages added for:
Bledsoe
Bull Camp
Boyd
Boydell
Eastside Elementary
Ligon
Lehman
Neely Ward
Minnie Veal
Earnest
Whiteface
Morton
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New site available to public
1945 First State Bank Robbery article added to Crime section
Obituary Index Page - New Layout
Obituaries added for:
Abbe, Ida Bernice
Abbe, Oleta L.
Armour, Audie Ethel
Bedwell, Estelee
Benham, Clarence
Bennett, Marion
Bennet, William H.
Black, Ellis
Bond, Jesse R.
Bowman, Dempsey Clarence
Brian, Elizabeth
Brown, J. Carl
Calloway, Mrs. E. E.
Campbell, Berry Franklin Jr.
Carroll, W. Edward
Castle, Vesta mae
Charo, Pilar Montoya Jr.
Clampitt, Lorenzo Dow Jr.
Crockett, Nath
Curtis, Oscar Rose
Davis, Infant
Deaton, James Alfred
Doughty, Dona
Drenen, Clara Mae
Garrett, Revester
Hall, John H.
Hamilton, Duard Elder
Hancock, Mac Wesley
Haralson, K. B.
Haynes, Harry Mathew
Henderson, John
Horton, James Warford
Howell, Lester E.
Jones, Martin Luther
Kennedy, Lloyd
Kirkpatrick, Carrie Belle
Knox, John Bass
Lawson, J. H.
Lyons, Geraldine
Lyons, Norma Ruth
McClure, Annie
McCulloch, Julia
McIlroy, Ella V.
Mann, Mary Atlanta
Mills, Laura
Mitchell, Sallie
Monroe, Joseph A.
Morrow, James Peter
Neal, E. L.
Nesbitt, Donna Rhea
New, Dock Frank
New, George R.
O'Neal, Robert Wesley
O'Pry, Alvin
Payne, Cortez
Pledger, Charles C.
Reed, Roger F. Bill
Russell, Elisa A.
Sanderson, Howard Wayne
Sherron, Willard R.
Sowder, Bettie Lou
Spickard, Mary Aldeline
Standefer, James Clayton
Stapp, Norene
Stephenson, Dorothy
Swindle, James Clyde
Todd, David C.
Tucker, Sherman Thomas
Vernon, Embrey
Waller, Ellen
Walser, Albert Lee
Ward, Everett
Warlick, L. G.
Weston, John
Wilkison, Noel David
Winder, Davey Joe
Wood, Susie Mae
Wright, Richard Holt
County Officials page, new layout
County Sheriffs Page, new layout
County Sheriff pages added for:
Presley Barrett Penney
J. C. Montgomery
Tom C. Standefer
John Sharp Crockett
Wilson E. Angley
Mac Wesley Hancock
Aaron Hazel Hancock
Herman Crockett
W. M. Harryman
Royce Fred
Kenneth Burke
R. Wallace Stalcup
Raymond Weber
Jorge De La Cruz
County Judges Page, new layout
County Judge pages added for:
Richard T. Campbell
John Dee Caldwell
Jesse Reed Bond
Jerry Lee Winder
George Andrew Graham
Lucien Lee Price
Rochester C. Strickland
Glenn Thompson
Earnest F. Stockdale
J. A. Love
Dan E. Keith
Robert J. Yeary
James St. Clair
Billy D. Carter
Pat S. Henry
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New domain purchased ... www.cochrancountytx.com
Death Certificates added for:
Adair, Marcus Daniel
Albert, Mallie B.
Arnold, Stella
Baker, Mary Genevieve
Barker, Douglas Lee
Barker, James Humphrey
Barker, Sarah Elizabeth
Barlow, Walter Sidney
Barrett, Claudia Gertrude
Barrett, Lester Willett
Barrington, Wade Washington
Barton, Frank Remus
Barton, Nettie
Bass, Edgar Allen
Becerra, Dominga
Blakey, Mattie Mae
Bratton, Sanford Edison
Brown, Eura Lee
Browne, Viola Elizabeth
Burk, J. W.
Butler, Melvin V.
Cagle, Ola Lea
Cagle, Penn
Calderon, Martin Beltran
Chavez, William James
Childs, Lonnie B.
Christian, Herman Yource
Cole, Lewis Glen
Compton, Thomas Laffaette
Cooper, Ethel Lillie
Cooper, John Franklin
Cox, Anna W.
Crone, Roe Lytle
Cummings, Otis Howard
Daniel, John Henry
Davis, Ella Alene
Doty, George William
Dykes, Everlener
Embry, Lucille
Evans, Florence
Evans, George M.
Fairbairn, Kenneth William
Fitts, Betty Ann
Fitzer, Alpha Leroy
Fuentes, Braulio V.
Gandy, James Curtis
Gandy, Linda Sue
Gardner, Ralph Eugene
Garrett, Edd
Gentry, Sidney Roy
Gipson, Joe
Gladden, Layfayette Parks
Gracia, Larry
Hale, Harvey Terrell
Hall, Farris
Hanna, Ewell Canna
Harris, William Alfred
Harrison, George Washington
Harvey, Timothy
Headrick, Douglas Ray
Hendon, Elva Margaret
Hernandez, Juan Carlos
Herndon, Ethel Jim
Hill, Rolly White
Holleyman, John Luther
Holleyman, Willie Fred
Hunt, Myrtle Ellen
Inman, Joe J.
Ivey, Bessie
Jackson, Tommy Dean
Jones, Guy William
Jones, Josephine Tina
Jordan, Dempsey Truman
Key, Kova Nell
Key, Willie Pearl
Kizer, Jay Ben
Knox, Hubert Jerried
Kyles, Richard Lee
Lackey, Wesley Byron
Lewis, Clay
Lewis, Roy Raymond
Locke, Charlie Gallington
Long, Lorena Olja
Massey, Tommy Sue
McClintock, Carl Wood
McClure, James Clifton
McDaniel, Allie Richard
McGaugh, William Guy
Merritt, Ralph James
Milhoan, William Clyde
Miller, Clyde Eeds
Mills, John Clark
Moore, Elbert Raymond
Morin, Leonardo
Murphy, Ada Vio
Ogle, Roy Neal
Parker, Maude Lee
Patterson, Leon Weldon
Payne, Fred Zeb Sr.
Petree, Curtis Que
Piedra, Jimmy Leal
Pierce, Marchus Hampton
Pledger, Ella Tobetha
Ramby, Eula Mae
Ramsey, Elza
Reed, Bulah D.
Reno, Lige
Rose, Willie Lee
Ruiz, Rachel
Ruthardt, Loyd Earnest
Scates, Nora Maxime
Self, Martha Emma Alma
Sepulbeda, Jose
Sims, Omar Earl
Slaten, Vernon
Smith, Emlea Bruce
Smith, Morton Joe Jr.
Smith, Ola Rebecca
Smith, Thomas Thurman
Smith, Velton Clyde
Sokora, Albert John
Stahl, Charlie Sylvester
Stalcup, L. C.
Stoner, Bertha Bethilene
Strickland, Rochester Cornelius
Talbot, Mildred J.
Thomas, Ranse Esquirque
Thomas, Tommie Archie
Tyson, Carrie Ann
Vaughan, Bethany A.
Viera, Sonia Judy
Walden, John Jefferson
Walden, Sallie H.
Walker, Mary Frank
Wall, Nina B.
Waltrip, Bernice Ruth
Ward, Nancy Ellen
Washington, D. C.
Whitney, Mac W.
Williams, Essie May
Williams, Finis U.
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Obituaries added for:
DeBord, Andrew Jackson
Burnett, Nancy Jane
Shaw, Charlie G.
Davis, Della Jane
Blackstone, Frances L.
Griffith, Curtis David
McDaniel, Raymond Gene
Nicewarner, Herman B.
Jackson, Jimmie
Patterson, L. C.
Perry, Charlie A.
Cunningham, Elmer
Kelly, Martha A.
Mills, Sarah Josephine
Lindsey, Truett
Photos added to Military Page:
Ira Brown
George Davis, Jr.
Lane Eldon Day
Alfred John Herlocher
Lester Howell
Chester Harrison
Photographs page added
Photos added of:
Thomas and Lurlene (Pearson) Gresham
Elijah Newton and Tinnie Bell (Reed) Darland
Ruby Marie (Cook) Barker
E. V. Byrum (on tractor)
E. V. Byrum (as youth)
John Duff Sanders Sr. Family
Donna Rhea (Darland) and Augusta Lawrence Nesbitt
2 photos of James Oren Hill (as toddler)
Annona (Hill) Byrum (as infant)
Hargrove, Wheeler, and Kirkpatrick group photo
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Military page updated
State Summary of War Caualties, WWII for Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard from Texas added
WWII Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Air Force Personal from Cochran County added
Useful links added:
-Veterans Affairs Burial Search
-Medal of Honor Recipients
-Purple Heart Recipients
-USMC Casualty Card Databases
-American Battle Monuments Commissions
-Searchable WWII Records, including Enlistment Records, from the National Archives
66 birth certificates added (year 1930)
Birth Certificates Page added
159 birth certificates added (years 1907-1929)
Crimes in Cochran County Page added
Crimes in Cochran County Page:
Added The Slaying of Deputy Smith (1939)
County History Page:
Layout updated
Census Records page
1940 Census transcriptions for Justice Precincts 1, 2, 3, and 4 added.
Census Records page
New and easier to use layout
Information regarding the 1880 and 1890 census added.
Death Certificates page
Now easier to use, alphabetized list.
Approximately 650 additional death certificates added for persons whose death occured in Cochran County, was a resident of Cochran County at time of death or are buried in Cochran County.
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*Obituary layout changed - easier to use*
Obituary added: Bilbrey, Bertha
Obituary added: Basham, James Dondal
Obituary added: Chaddick, Charles Leon
Obituary added: Cox, Henry
Obituary added: Cox, Roy
Obituary added: Forehand, Mrs. L. F.
Obituary added: Lowe, James R.
Obituary added: Millar, John Wayne
Obituary added: Nichols, J. W.
Obituary added: Nunnally, William C.
Obituary added: Partlow, Wanda Ann
Obituary added: Passmore, Mary Alice
Obituary added: Phillips, J. Tom (2 obituaries)
Obituary added: Shouws, Mary Ann
Obituary added: Stegall, William W.
Obituary added: Marberry, William Cecil
Obituary added: Paulk, Jesse James
Obituary added: Cook, William
Obituary added: Cox, Solomon Turpin
Obituary added: Cartwright, Sarah
Obituary added: Boaz, Chester
Obituary added: Foster, Joseph Nance
Obituary added: Duke, John
Obituary added: Kuykendall, Clara Bell
Obituary added: Knox, Donald Alton
Obituary added: Keith, Autie Mabel
Obituary added: Hammond, S. H.
Obituary added: Dyson, Jimmy
Obituary added: Seranno, Guadalupe
Obituary added: Crockett, Ethel (2 obituaries)
Obituary added: Shifflet, Wylie M.
Obituary added: Swafford, Berta
Obituary added: Hamilton, Mamie (2 obituaries)
Obituary added: Blanton, Daisy Viola
Obituary added: Adams, Pribble Easter
Obituary added: Arnold, Ronald Paul
Obituary added: Auld, Donald
Obituary added: Bryant, Mary M.
Obituary added: Cockerham, Radie B.
Obituary added: Davis, Wayne Lee
Obituary added: Holleyman, Alice
Obituary added: Lynskey, Walter Franklin
Obituary added: Wardroup, Richard
Home Page Changed to new layout
Address Book added
Books added
Family Trees added
What's New added
Broken link in Cemeteries fixed
Neighbors updated
Home Page updated
Home Page updated
Births updated
Census updated
Death Certificates updated
Deaths updated
Death Certificates added
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