Taylor County Look up
We have the following books at the
Abilene Public Library and Lookup volunteers. You must be specific
about the information that you request, these two ladies do not do research.
An Angel, who has volunteered
to help you is Betty
Walt.. scar@bitstreet.com
Another Angel is
Joy Wiley, the genealogist that works at the library. The e-mail for her department
is:
betheaj@abilenetx.com
Joy will do specific
look-ups- exact dates etc- no research). She
will ONLY answer specific questions.
Tell these two wonderful people how much that you appreciate them.
Some of the Taylor County specific books the
library has are:
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Laughter Funeral Home- 1905-1980
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Elliott-Hamill Funeral Home 1933-1949
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Birth Index 1903-1976
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Death Index 1903-1973
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Rural Births 1898-1927 (mostly- some blanks)
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Marriages- 1898-1904 1922-1947
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Index to Probate Records 1945 & Prior
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Hardin Simmons University Yearbooks- 1926,
1934,1936,1941,1942, 1947, 1955-56, 1961-66, 1968-71, 1975-76, 1981, 1988,
1989, 1991
- Abilene Christian University Yearbooks- 1923-26,
1929-30, 1932, 1936-37, 1944-45, 1947-1974, 1977-88
- Alumni Directory 1906-1981
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Cooper High School- 1967-76, 1980, 1990
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Other Yearbooks include-
Texas A&M 1927-29, 1948
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Texas Woman's University- 1928-29, 1943-45,
1949-50, 1966
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University of Texas 1916, 1925, 1930, 1984
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City Directories: 1907/8, 1921, 1924, 1926,
1928-29, 1931, 1933-44, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960-63,
1965-2000.
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Also have most Telephone Directories.
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Rose Hill Cemetery, Merkel 1884-1986
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St Paul Methodist Church (history)
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Buffalo Gap Cemetery
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Taylor County Cemeteries -1978
Plat Map Atlas - 1964
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Also have the newspapers on microfiche,
Abilene, Merkel (very few) and Dallas/Fort Worth.
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Taylor County News 1885-1899 (newspaper missing
a couple of years here and there)
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Abilene Reporter News 1891-current (also
missing a couple of years but mostly complete after 1902)
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Merkel Mail 1890-1988 (very sketchy in early
years and NOT complete)