Do you live in or have ancestors from Texas? Join us in the Texas Project!

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Are you interested in Texas history?  Is Texas your home state or do you have family in/from Texas?  

If you want to join our Texas project, answer below and I will get the U.S. Project badge awarded to you.  A minimum of 200 contributions is needed to join.  Check out our project page to see how you can participate!!

Thanks!

Please post your request to join us as an answer, not a comment or reply.

Answer 1

I now live in, and have ancestors on my Mother's side who came to Texas after the Civil War.  Two dominant name are Webster and Prather.

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Thanks  David for being interested in Texas.  You need about 21 more contributions to join.   

I suggest you add more family profiles, or sources, and you will very quickly reach 100 contributions.   I will look forward to when you reach 100.

Mary

Answer 2

Hello, I would love to participate in the Texas project. I was born in and live in Texas, and I have Anglo American ancestors who migrated from various southern states as early as the 1830s. I also have ancestors who were part of the early Czech immigrations to Texas. Thank you so much, Candice

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Welcome to the Texas Project, Candice.  You are added!

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Thank you so much! I'm looking forward to working with the team!

Answer 3

I’m at least a 6th generation Texan so I’m interested in the project!

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Welcome to the Texas Project, Joan.  You are added to the member list.  This is the project page:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Texas

Answer 4

My Aunt,  Helen Desire Camp Guenther, lived and died in Hidalgo County. My wife's family, Hugh James McGovern and children were born and died in El Paso County and the surrounding counties. My wife's paternal grandother, Elizabeth Ann Brennan McGovern also died in El Paso county as did her parents, Joseph P Brennan and Alice Power Brennan.

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Welcome to the Texas Project, Frederick.   I will add you to the Texas Project Members list. This is the Texas Project page.  Read it, and look where you can help. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Texas

Answer 5

I not only was born and raised in Texas but I have ancestors in Texas as early as 1842 maybe even earlier. Brawley, Norton, Hughes, Carpenter, Hodges, Goff and Fine are a few of my family lines who were early Texas settlers. Please add me. Thanks, Sharon

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Welcome to the Texas Project Sharon.  This is the project page.   https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Texas   I will add your name to the List of Texas members.

Answer 6

I am a Native Texan and I have lived in Texas for my entire life. Both of my parents were born in Texas and my maternal grandmother was also born in Texas. I’m not sure the exact number of cousins that were born and live in Texas, but they number in the hundreds. I am currently working on connecting several families from pre-1900 Galveston (Moody, Ball, Sealy, Hutchings) to Wikitree while researching much of their histories and how they were connected in hopes of writing a book eventually.

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For those who don't know, the Moody family is certainly a venerable one: https://moody.utexas.edu/about/moody-family-story. That article is from UT's Moody College of Communication, housed at the Moody Center in Austin, and the Moody Foundation's website is at moodyf.org. And then there's Moody Gardens on Galveston Island.

The Moody family is very Texan. 

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Welcome to The Texas Project, Dennis.  This is the Project Page.  https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Texas    You could put the Texas sticker  on the profiles, or you could make a Free space page and list them a link on it back to Galveston County.  I will add your name to the List of Texas members.

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Thank you Edison for sharing the background on the Moody family.   This same family also donated to the State of Texas which funded the beginning of a Genetics program. I worked for that Genetics Program.                                                                                                                                                         in Case anyone doesn't know  Edison is also a Texan.

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There is also W.L. Moody Reunion Fairgrounds in Fairfield, Texas; and Moody Coliseum on the SMU campus in Dallas, Texas. .

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Thanks for the lead on that information.

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Thank you for the really helpful information.

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Dennis   I added you to t he Texas Project.  Your original answer almost was lost in the replies.

This is the project page  https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Texas

Answer 7

I have very deep Texas Roots on both sides of my family. We are still growing them strong over most of the state. Our main names are Williams, Winger, Pugh and Carroll.  We have been arriving here since at least 1850 around East Texas mainly, Starting with my 3rd great grandparents settling in Livingston, Polk. Liberty, Hardin, Limestone and more of the little counties around that area. I am looking forward to possibly finding more information on my early family especially my parental grandfather Jack Pugh.

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Hi, Annette,

 Welcome to the Texas  Project.   The leader will post a United_States_History badge on your page.  I will add your name on the list of members.  The project page has the fulll list of Texas counties FSP's and researched on its page.   https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Texas

Answer 8

I would like to join this project. I have a cousin with the town and lake of Ratcliff, Texas, named after him. I have another cousin who fought in the Indian wars. His house stands on the college campus in Lubbock. He also brought the first Hereford cattle into the country.

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Hi   The Texas Project has the minimum requirements of being a WikiTree member for one month and to have 100 contributions.   In that way you will have learned WikiTree and will know how to create good Texas profiles with sourcing.  

I recommend, you add some of your family, with sources and soon you will find you have reached the 100 contributions.  Then answer this post again.

Mary

Answer 9

Yes, please! I live in Waco, McLennan Co, Texas and my ancestors were pioneers during the Republic of Texas. I am a DRT member too.

Thank you!

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Welcome to the Texas Project, Valerie.  Ii is great you are a DRT member.  This is the project https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Texas

I will add your name to this list which has a link on the Texas Project page. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Texas_Project_Progress_Page

Check the page for instructions on how to use the Texas Sticker for profiles.

Answer 10

I am researching William Benjamin Davis b ca 1838 GA died 1926 in Palestine, Anderson Co, TX. I have no parental information on him, but have traced all descendants I could find.

He has a YDNA connection to Henry Ward Davis [s/o Thomas Davis] b 1809 Warren Co, NC whose family lived in San Marcos. He died 1886.

Answer 11

My great grandmother moved to Kerr County in the early 1900s.  She died in 1935.  I was stationed at Ft. Sam Houston also.

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Welcome to the Texas Project, Kevin Cowan.   This is the project https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Texas

I will add your name to this list which has a link on the Texas Project page. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Texas_Project_Progress_Page

Check the page for instructions on how to use the Texas Sticker for profiles.

Answer 12

I’d like to join the project. I don’t actually have any ancestors in Texas, but I currently live in Texas and joined the Cemeterist project for my area and will be adding lots of Texan profiles

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Welcome to the Texas Project, Brittany.   You may not live here, but with writing all of the Texan profiles, you will feel like you have lived here.  

This is the Texas Project   https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Texas

This is member list  https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Texas_Project_Progress_Page

The sticker instructions are on the Texas Project page, which you will probably need.

Answer 13

Please count me in! I'm most comfortable with the East Texas counties of Panola, Harrison, and Shelby. I'm also a member of the DRT.

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Welcome to the Texas Project  Vicki.   The East Texas counties are located on the Texas Project  page.  If you feel you have info to add, they are privacy white (open).  If you add info, be sure to <SAVE> the FSP page.  

This is the Texas Project   https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Texas  The sticker instructions are on the Texas Project page,  

This is member list which I have added you.    https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Texas_Project_Progress_Page

Answer 14

I was born and raised in Texas, and my material and paternal ancestors came to Texas as pioneers in the early 1800s before it was a State.  My second great grandfather was personal secretary to General Rusk during the Texas Revolution.  My third great grandfather operated the Ramsdale Ferry on the Sabine River prior to the Revolution.

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Welcome to the Texas Project  LaJuana West.   I added you to the Progress page listed at the bottom.   You might want to write a freespace page on the Ramsdale Ferry.  

This is the Texas Project https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Texas  The sticker instructions are on the Texas Project page,  

This is member list which I have added you. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Texas_Project_Progress_Page

Answer 15

I have Barton and Adams ancestors that moved to Texas before the Civil War. I am particularly interested in learning more about Isaac D. Adams, who may have been a Texian soldier as his name is in a list named as such traveling from New Orleans to Galveston. He would have been a volunteer from Mississippi. He later moved to Houston County, TX.

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Welcome to the Texas Project  Edie O'Brien,    
This is the Texas Project https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Texas  The sticker instructions are on the Texas Project page,  
I have added you to this member list: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Texas_Project_Progress_Page

Answer 16

Hello. I have ancestors who immigrated to Texas in the 1820's-1830's. One ancestor and his brothers participated in the Siege of Bexar and the Battle of San Jacinto. My ancestor also was a member of the Texas Rangers. I live in Texas, North of Houston. I would like to participate, to the best of my ability. Thank you! TJ George, aka Twila Wood

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Twila,  if you can add more ancestors to your Wikitree name,  to reach the minimum of 200 contributions,  I will gladly add you to the Texas Project.  It sounds like you have an ancestor in Texas in 182-'s as well as a brother? that participated in the  Siege of Bexar in 1835.

Answer 17

Yes, I have Sinclair ancestors that left Kentucky and settled in Texas. I myself, have lived in Texas for 50 years. 46 of those years I have lived here in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States just about 10 miles away from The Alamo, the Shrine of Texas Liberty. I look forward to working with y'all. I'm particularly interested in helping with Titus County

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Welcome to the Texas Project Chuck Sinclair.,    
This is the Texas Project https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Texas  The sticker instructions are on the Texas Project page,  
I will add  you to this member list: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Texas_Project_Progress_Page

If you later have questions,  just ask.

Answer 18

Related to Colonel Travis, born in Texas, lived here most of my life. My family is from Texas.

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Welcome to the Texas Project Beth Clemens.,    
This is the Texas Project https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Texas  The sticker instructions are on the Texas Project page,  There are many Space pages on the Texas Project page including the  https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Defenders_in_the_Battle_of_the_Alamo
I will add  you to this member list: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Texas_Project_Progress_Page

If you later have questions,  just send a message to me to ask.

Answer 19

I have lived in Howe, Texas for the past 50 years.

Dale Rideout

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Welcome to the Texas Project Ronald Rideout.
This is the Texas Project https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Texas  The sticker instructions are on the Texas Project page,  
I will add  you to this member list: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Texas_Project_Progress_Page

If you later have questions,  just ask.

Answer 20

Amm trying to contact lajuana my phone is985212256 am old friend  I lived in Texas Dallas oak cliff  have he r  call me

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Charles, please remove your phone number from your post to avoid spammers. There are other ways to contact someone on WikiTree - like Private Messages.

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Hi Charles, '

You have posted your message on the g2g place where members request to join the Texas project.   The project has a requirement of 200 contributions and one month membership on WikiTree.  I suggest you add more ancestors along with good sources.   By the time the month is complete, you should have the contributions.   As you add profiles, be sure to Save each entry.  

It is not a good idea to post your phone number on this site, as anyone from the internet can see it