Patchwork of memories historical sketches of comanche county, texas heritage division of comanche county bicentennial committee on. A day after he traveled on the road from fort griffin to fort belknap, kiowa, apache, and comanche warriors from fort sill ambushed a wagon train. The staff at the museum has worked tirelessly to categorize the areas rich history, with rooms dedicated to historical periods, military heroes, and the communities that makeup the county. It was in comanche, texas that outlaw john wesley hardin was convicted of murder. Comanche county museum site dedicated to information about the comanche county historical museum located in comanche, texas. County created and organized in 1856 from bosque and coryell counties. Comanche county history comanche county genealogical society. Comanche empire is an impressive, wellwritten, and important study that should significantly influence future metanarratives, whether they include all or parts of texas, the west, the borderlands, or even general histories of the united states and mexico. Originally, her middle name was ana, but over the years, it was changed to ann. Rootsweb please, add your favorite websites to this page. Hasse, texas comanche county, central texas north texas hill country on u. Comanche is located in the central part of comanche county on u.
More comanche county history part 1 comanche county texas. Texas, comanche county, divorce records, 19051925 source. The double pen log cabin set beneath the fleming oak is identified as the only surviving log courthouse in texas. May 20, 2011 the rise and fall of the comanche empire quanah parker, considered the greatest comanche chief, was the son of cynthia ann parker, a white pioneer woman kidnapped by a raiding party when she was. Tommy patterson, texas songwriter, and the theme song for the john wesley hardin driving tour in texas history hear more. Their empire, drawn in red on the map above, lasted for more than a century, from the mid 1700s to around 1850, and for much of that time they militarily dominated the european colonies on their borders. This museum boasts over 30,000 square feet of history, featuring artifacts ranging back over 150 years. Through their recollections, we see a brief picture of comanche lifestyle in the 1860s that has now long since disappeared. Documents oil patch tales today in texas history texas. Comanche county, texas genealogy familysearch wiki. This website is to provide information about comanche county, texas with a common world wide address with other texas counties. In 1858 the sixth texas legislature formed hamilton county, named after james hamilton jr. Comanches square texas travel, texas history, texas.
Quanah parker and the rise and fall of the comanches, the most powerful indian tribe in american history no series gwynne, s. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. Air warfare, archives, books, comanche, photographs, research ready, texas revolution, united states air force, waco, women social reformers, womens rights, world war ii posted on march 1, 2019 each month, we post an update to notify our readers about the latest archival collections to be processed and some highlights of our print material. The county is drained by the west cache, cache, and beaver creeks. In 1867, comanche raiders attacked a school where ann whitney was the teacher. Patchwork of memories historical sketches of comanche county, texas. Did you know that comanche county isor once was home to renowned writers, artists, politicians, and outlaws.
Dickey married emma lee henderson, a daughter of mr. Comanche feats of martial horsemanship, 1834 by george catlin. One of the goals of the meeting was to get captive whites back from the comanche. Old post office and general store photo courtesy jim and lou kinsey. The county was founded in 1856 and is named for the comanche native american tribe. Despite growing white settlements in texas, indian tribal presences remained. The county is named for the comanche indians, whose territory once included the area. They then made demands the indians could not meet or agree to. Book tells the history of the families of this vanished community through the lives of. Members worked together to find the perfect location to make the dream a reality and ended up obtaining the old train depot from the city. Francis marion collier and wife and jesse mercer and family, after four long months on the trail had settled on land that would later be called comanche.
Comanche county, texas presented by online directory of texas. Texas, comanche county records familysearch historical. Comanche county history book index, as of march 27, 2008. Infamous outlaw john wesley hardin played a huge role in comanche county, texas, history. Comanche county historical museum 2020 all you need to. On the southwest corner of comanches square, comanche, texas history by margaret waring. Blue line print of survey map of comanche county, texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Energy was established around 1896 and was reportedly named for its energetic residents by will and. The purpose of the the comanche county comanche genealogical society is to promote and advance genealogical research and to share with others the knowledge of family ties in general in the comanche county, texas area in particular.
Choosing just one among comanche s favorite historical items is not easy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. Historical sketches of comanche county, texas by the comanche county bicentennial committee, 1976. This site is privately owned and is not an official site of familysearch international or the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map to indicate the addition of roads.
Comanche county texas genealogy and history presented by. It was established in 1858, when john duncan offered the county 240 acres on indian creek as a site for a county seat. A history of memorial presbyterian church san augustine, texas. Comanche county, texas genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Comanche county fair 2019 fair book 2019 fair book livestock this file contains daily agenda and livestock information, only. A newspaper, the comanche chief, began publication in 1873. Comanche county family histories, 2 volumes, by fredda davis jones, 2008. Comanche county history book index, as of march 27, 2008 man woman submitted by. The collection consists of records from comanche county, texas including births, marriages, divorce minutes, court records, probate records, and scholastic census records for the years 1858 to 1955. Texas indian reservations on february 6, 1854, the state of texas allocated two parcels of land for two indian reservations in young and throckmorton counties. Comanche county covers 944 square miles of rolling.
Comanche white pages phone books in texas tx whitepages. Comanche county is a county located on the edwards plateau in central texas. In history books, the red river war officially began on july 20, 1874. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. Comanche county s first courthouse the purpose of the the comanche county comanche genealogical society is to promote and advance genealogical research and to share with others the knowledge of family ties in general in the comanche county, texas area in particular. The comanche county historical museum in comanche features. Local histories are available for comanche county, texas genealogy. Many marriages recorded in the south, are separated by race in volumes, books, or registers. In the late fall of 1864 in young county, texas, a war party of between 500 and 1,000 comanche and kiowa headed by kotsoteka chief kuhtsutiesuat little buffalo. Warren wagon train raid young county william tecumseh sherman, who had once trained at camp cooper in thorckmorton county, visited texas in 1871 to witness these socalled depredations. Comanche county texas historic school locations and.
Comanche county texas historic school locations and districts. Oct 8, 2012 the comanches were one of americas most fearsome indian tribes, the horse lords of the southern plains. Texas county history, texas history, family histories, new 2015, edition. Eleven children, six sons and five daughters have been born to their marriage. It is a wonderful, complex museum with interesting displays covering all the history of comanche and comanche county. Comanche county museum the comanche county historical museum has to be one of the best small town museums in the state, with fourteen rooms full of unbelievably interesting history and artifacts. Cora, the former county seat, later became gustine. Comanche county, in central texas, is bounded on the south by mills county, on the west by brown county, on the north by eastland county and on the east by hamilton and erath counties. Comanche, tx the handbook of texas online texas state. Like others, i was surprised at the size of the comanche county historical museum.
Comanche is a city located in comanche county in the u. The town, a supply base for texas ranches during its early history, was. History and stories of the settling of comanche and surrounding. Tales of comanche county pioneers by eulalia nabers wells, 1942. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Texas history score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Near the modern courthouse is the preserved log structure known as the old cora courthouse, one of the oldest standing wooden courthouses in texas. Below is a list of comanche county texas historical markers. Your connection to all 254 counties in texas is one click away to each at any county texas. One of its rooms served comanche county during the years the county seat was located at cora, some. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section texas local histories.
Clayton, daniel freeman phoebe florence ferguson clayton gail ferguson comanche, texas clemons, ira tyson alice brown clemons mary clemons comanche, texas coan, james floyd ellen warren the woodlands, texas. County history and genealogy books hearthstone legacy. There are several possibilities grouped on the southwest corner of comanche s square. Comanche county f15, in central texas, is bounded on the south by mills county, on the west by brown county, on the north by eastland county and on the east by hamilton and erath counties. It will be build of native sandstone, will be three stories high, and will be one of the best structures of the kind in texas. Comanche county texas genealogy, free genealogy, ancestry.
Phantom hill road established to serve the shortlived military post located above modern abilene. History and stories of the settling of comanche and. Guide to comanche county texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Patchwork of memories historical sketches of comanche. Shop united states texas books and collectibles abebooks. From native tribes to missionaries to immigrants, llano countys previous residents contributed much to shaping the landscape and culture of the area known today. On indian creek in comanche county, texas, november 9, 1880, mr. At the council house fight in san antonio in 1840 the texans used a flag of truce to lure 33 comanche chiefs into town to talk and make peace. The southern populist critique of american capitalism chapel hill. Comanche county texas state historical association. Comanche county, texas genealogy trails history group. This collection is being published as images become available. Comanche county the handbook of texas online texas state. Salve, with the shields, horses and plains warrior ethos in mind we will explore the paintings by george catlin showing comanche warriors.
History in a pecan shell from the handbook of texas online. American traders along the red and arkansas rivers were trading guns to comanches for horses, and this new market increased the tempo of comanche raids in texas. From dinosaur footprints to antique cars and historical buildings outside, i. Get instant criminal history, financial history, addresses and contact info. Populism in comanche county, 1886, west texas historical association year book 31 1955. Comanche county texas history comanche county texas. Comanche county first settled in 1854 by five families, the county, created and organized 1856, was named for comanche indians, lords of texas frontier, who were losing hunting grounds to settlers. Painting analysis, large resolution images, user comments, slideshow and much more. Comanche history, comanche markers comanche county texas. Federal census mortality schedules, 18501880 comanche county source. Bianca died in denton, texas, on april, 1950, the last of texas indian captives. Todays residents may not know about the rich history under their feet. Wilson oklahoma historical society named for the comanche tribe, comanche county lies within the wichita mountains region and the red bed plains.
First settled in 1854 by five families, the county, created and organized 1856, was named for comanche indians, lords of texas frontier, who were losing hunting grounds to settlers. For more on captives, see greg and susan michnos a fate worse than death caxton press, 2007. Angloamerican settlers arrived in 1854 on land granted earlier to stephen f. Comanche county history in december of 1854, two very weary families halted their wagons on land that would eventually become comanche county. Jun 05, 2017 the texas hill countrys history spans centuries, and llano county history is no exception. Comanche county, texas project gutenberg selfpublishing.