Bowie County

Cemeteries Census Records
Funeral Home Records Obituaries
School Records Vital Records
Bible Records
Description Size Date Contributed by
Akin Family 3k Oct 2000 Texarkana Genealogical Society
Barkman Family 3k Apr 2000 Texarkana Genealogical Society
Barnette Family 13k Jul 2000 V. Richardson
Bivins Family 2k Oct 2000 Texarkana Genealogical Society
Brown Family 3k Oct 2000 Texarkana Genealogical Society
Canant Family 2k Sep 2000 Lloyd Canant
Collins Family 2k Oct 2000 Texarkana Genealogical Society
Conway / Finley Family 3k Mar 2001 VPvinson@cs.com
John Cross Family images
Delay, W J Family 4k Oct 2000 Texarkana Genealogical Society
Epperson Family 3k Oct 2000 Texarkana Genealogical Society
Gandy - Seals Family 3k Oct 2000 Texarkana Genealogical Society
Grimes, Marion Family 2k Oct 2000 Texarkana Genealogical Society
Jacques Family 5k Oct 2000 unknown
Jones Family 3k Oct 2000 Texarkana Genealogical Society
Kyles, Sallie E Family 4k Jul 2000 Doris Lindblad
Markham, T W Family 3k Jul 2000 Doris Lindblad
McCoppin Family 3k Jul 2000 V. Richardson
Pickup, James Family 3k Oct 2000 Texarkana Genealogical Society
Raymer Family 2k Oct 2000 Texarkana Genealogical Society
Richardson, Henry Clay Family 2k Oct 2000 Texarkana Genealogical Society
Robinson Family 4k Sep 2000 Eddie Robinson
Scott Family 5k Oct 2000 Texarkana Genealogical Society
Smith Family 2k Oct 2000 Texarkana Genealogical Society
Smith, Charley Henry 2k Nov 2000 DRHAGGIE
Smith, Thomas Henry H 4k Oct 29 2000 DRHAGGIE
Stewart, Benjamin Family 5k Aug 2006 Shirley B. Harper
Stroupe Family 3k Oct 2000 Texarkana Genealogical Society
Vandiver Family 2k Oct 2000 Texarkana Genealogical Society
Biographies
Description Size Date Contributed by
Bowden, Benjamin D 5k Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Bradshaw, G B 1k Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Collins, Ben F 3k Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Cranfill, James P 2k Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Crew, Dr. C S 5k Apr 2000 Eddie Robinson
Cross, Henry Capers "Cape" 6k Mar 2001 Edith Smith
Defee, William Jackson 2k May 2000 William A Sweeney
Draughn, J H 1k May 2000 Vicki Richardson
Dunn, Poindexter 2k June 2000 Vicki Richardson
Eck, Louis F 9k May 2000 Texarkana Genealogical Society
Elliott, Judge William H 7k Jan 2001 Anna Brett
Hamby, Albert M 2k Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Henry, Robert Lee 2k June 2000 Vicki Richardson
Hutsell, J H 3k Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Jameon, Rev. - The Itinerate Preacher 6k Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Jones, Daniel Webster 2k June 2000 Vicki Richardson
Knight, Stephen M 2k Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Merrill, Richmond P 2k Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Moore, David S 1k Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Moore, Henry 2k May 2000 Vicki Richardson
Morris, Thomas C 3k Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Morrison, Samuel Washington 4k July 2000 Jo and June Sawyer
Nichols, Rev Henry D 6k Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Rochelle, Dr Eugene B 4k Apr 2000 --
Rochelle, James F 6k   Anna Brett
Rodgers, R W 1k Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Runnels, Hardin R 1k June 2000 Vicki Richardson
Runnels, Howell W Jr 5k Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Sheppard, John Levi 1k Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Sheppard, Morris 2k Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Smith, James W 1k Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Stuart, A C 1k May 2000 Vicki Richardson
Thomas, W S 2k Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Vaughan, Horace Worth 2k June 2000 Vicki Richardson
Wheeler, Charles A 4k Mar 2000 Vicki Richardson
Whitaker, Benjamin 2k May 2000 Vicki Richardson
Whitaker, Willis 3k May 2000 William Moores McKemie
Wishard, Solomon 7k Jun 2005 Mary Ballard
Church Records
Description Size Date Contributor
Charter Members, First Baptist Church, Redwater 1K Sep 2011 Shane Spencer
DeKalb Methodist Church Pastors 150 Years 5K Mar 2000 V. Richardson
Godley Prairie Methodist Church History 3K Jul 2000 William Daniel Terral
Godley Prairie Methodist Church Roster 6K Jul 2000 William Daniel Terral
Morgan Chapel Methodist Church 2K May 2000 Jean Scott
Sacred Heart Church Service & Instruction Book 20K Aug 2000 William A Sweeney
St. James Church First Baptism 1K Jul 2000 V. Richardson
Pastors of First Baptist Church, Redwater 2K Jun 2018 Shane Spencer
Court Records
Description Size Date Contributor
Probate Announcements 4K Aug 2005 June Tuck
Daughters of the American Revolution
Description Size Date Contributed by
Daughters of the American Revolution born in Bowie County, Texas
File Description Size Date Contributor
Mrs. Nellie Estes Carter 2K May 2000
Mrs. Latona Moores Christopher 3K May 2000
Mrs. Eugenie Read Collom 2K May 2000
Mrs. Maria Ross Moores Cullom 2K May 2000
Miss Fannie De Loach 2K May 2000
Mrs. Mary L. Smith De Morse 1K May 2000
Mrs. Lotta Moss Edwards 7K May 2000
Mrs. Lovise Harrison Ellington 3K May 2000
Mrs. Mamie Bell Gilliam 4K May 2000
Mrs. Mattie Bell Goodspeed 5K May 2000
Mrs. Lucille Moores Cullom Harkness 2K May 2000
Mrs. Edna Fontaine Harkrider 1K May 2000
Mrs. Joyce Reverra Heath 1K May 2000
Miss Wallace Henry 3K May 2000
Mrs. Marguerite Whitmarsh Holman 2K May 2000
Mrs. Nellie R. Brian Hudson 4K May 2000
Miss Annie Love Kizer 3K May 2000
Mrs. Susan Battle Newton Long 8K May 2000
Mrs. Elizabeth Turner Morison 5K May 2000
Mrs. Annie Tilson Peters 1K May 2000
Mrs. Rossie L. Russell Pope 1K May 2000
Mrs. Josepha Fort Preston 2K May 2000
Mrs. Elisabeth Kimball Read 2K May 2000
Mrs. Lucy Stripling Ryan 3K May 2000
Mrs. Grace Chatfield Sanders 1K May 2000
Mrs. Louise Frances Ball Shirey 2K May 2000
Mrs. Vivian Lewis Sigmon 2K May 2000
Mrs. Jennie M. Clements Timberlake 1K May 2000
Miss Laura Trigg 2K May 2000
Mrs. Lizzie Tilson Wade 2K May 2000
Miss Dawn Estes Whealdon 2K May 2000
Mrs. Pauline Runnels Willis 1K May 2000
Mrs. Zollie Tilson Wilson 1K May 2000
Mrs. S. Ethel Read Wipprecht 3K May 2000
History
Description Size Date Contributor
Memories of Mamie Lee Beasley Harkins 18K Feb 1999 Jo Autrey
Memories of Mamie Lee Beasley Harkins 17K Feb 1999 Jo Autrey
Memories of Mamie Lee Beasley Harkins 18K Feb 1999 Jo Autrey
County Boundary History 2K Feb 2000 Vicki Richardson
County Historical Markers 5K Feb 2000  Vicki Richardson
County Officers 10K Feb 2000 V. Richardson
Dalby Springs Advertisement 12K Feb 2000 V. Richardson
DeKalb Texas Trivia 7K Feb 2000 Terri Richardson
Elks Lodge #399, Texarkana 4K Nov 2001 Bill Sweeney
"Going Back" 5K Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Myrtle Springs 11K Mar 2000 Vicki Richardson
Largest Ginko Tree in Texas 3K Dec 2001 Jean Old
Poor House/Farm, New Boston 5K Oct 2000 Doris Lindblad
Post Offices and Old Communities 44K Feb 2000
Red River and the Great Raft 4K Feb 2000 V. Richardson
Saenger Perot Theater 25K Lori Dunn
Texarkana Business Directory 1882-83 9K Feb 2000 V. Richardson
Texarkana Settlers before 1888 13K Jul 2000 Vicki Richardson
Texarkana, Then and Now (Who & When) 6K Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Texas and Pacific Railroad Old Records 9K Feb 2000 V. Richardson
Texas State Gazetteer & Business Directory 1882-83 8K Feb 2000 V. Richardson
Vinegar Hill 2K Dec 2001 Jean Old
Watson Family 5K Oct 2001 Mark T Watson
Wavell Colony Register 13K Nov 2004 Jimmy Stacks
Land Records
Description Size Date Contributor
Original Land Owners of Texas 87K Oct 1996 Mike Taylor
Landmarks 37K Jul 2000  V. Richardson
Ball to Rainey 2K Mar 2001 Edith Smith
Maps
Description Size Date Contributor
Bowie County Plat Map Image 409K Marland Old
New Boston/Boston plat map Image 466K Marland Old
Original East Image 215K Marland Old
Original West Image 271K Marland Old
Military
Description Size Date Contributed by
Civil War
Civil War Roster Mar 2000 TexArkGW
Confederate Indigent Families Nov 2002 Veda Mendosa
Confederate Pension Applications Index Nov 2002 Veda Mendosa
Confederate Reunion - 1886 Jun 2000 V. Richardson
Veterans & Widows 1890 Apr 2000 TexArkGW
DeFee, Mrs Margaret Anna Aug 2000 William A. Sweeney
Defee, Green Pinkham Sep 2000 William A. Sweeney
Helms, Sampson Dawster Jun 2000 V. Richardson
Wright, Maggie Oct 2001 Lillie Ruby
World War I
World War I Monument Feb. 2000 V. Richardson
World War II
WWII & Korean War Monument Feb. 2000 V. Richardson
Herbert F. Fleming, Jr. Image 150K June 2000 Elaine Martin
Herbert F. Fleming, Jr. Image 300K June 2000 Elaine Martin
Herbert F. Fleming, Jr. Image 229K June 2000 Elaine Martin
Herbert F. Fleming, Jr. Image 109K June 2000 Elaine Martin
Herbert F. Fleming, Jr. Image 122K June 2000 Elaine Martin
Viet Nam War
Ball, Arthur Wyman April 23, 1968 1K Mar 2010 Richard Hargis
Miscellaneous
Veterans of Woodmen Cemetery Sep 2000 Anna Brett
Newspaper Articles
Description Size Date Contributed by
Gazetteer of the US Jul 17, 2000  
Time Tracks: A Time Line For Miller/Bowie Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Years: 1000-1799 Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Years: 1800-1849 Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Years: 1850-1899 Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Years: 1900-1949 Apr 2000 Vicki Richardson
Texarkana Daily Independent
Apr 10 & 17, 1886 Jul 2000 V Richardson
Apr 16, 1886 - Unclaimed letters Jul 2000 V Richardson
Apr 19 & 30, 1886 Jul 2000 V Richardson
Apr 23, 1886 - Unclaimed letters Jul 2000 V Richardson
May 29, 1886  Apr 2000 V Richardson
Jun 1, 2, 3, 1886 Apr 2000 V Richardson
Jun 4, 1886 - Unclaimed letters Jul 2000 V Richardson
Jun 11 & 12, 1886 Jul 2000 V Richardson
Jun 18, 1886 - Unclaimed letters Jul 2000 V Richardson
Jun 21, 1886 May 2000 V Richardson
Jul 10, 1886 Apr 2000 V Richardson
Jul 12, 1886 Apr 12000 V Richardson
Jul 13, 1886 Apr 12000 V Richardson
Jul 14, 1886 Apr 2000 V Richardson
Jul 16 & 20, 1886 Jul 2000 V Richardson
Jul 21, 1886 Aug 2000  
Sep 15, 1886 Aug 2000 Elizabeth Wolburn
Tax Lists
Description Size Date Contributor
1846 6K Apr 2000
Poll Tax List - 1903 57K Oct 2000 Jean Old
Poll Tax List - 1904 160K Oct 2000 Jean Old
Wills & Probate
Description Size Date Contributor
Duke, Andrew Jobe Image 87K Mar 2001 Eddie Robinson
Duke, Andrew Jobe Image 128K Mar 2001 Eddie Robinson
Duke, Andrew Jobe Image 75K Mar 2001 Eddie Robinson