Description

Chronicles of Smith County, Texas has been published by the Smith County Historical Society since 1962. The articles are always informative about the county’s history and often include photographs, maps and tables.

All issues have been published in an 8.5 inch X 11 inch, soft cover format. With the large number of topics already covered since its beginning, past issues of Chronicles are important resources for any person researching our history!

Indexes, each covering a 10-year span of Chronicles, are also available and provide the invaluable keys to this saved history.

We have had a generous donation for the purpose of getting this issue reprinted and available to the public again.  There are a limited number of copies available at this time.  Unfortunately a page-sheet was not included when printed.  This 11″X17″ is being tucked into the new printing as a separate sheet and therefore we are discounting this item, since it will not be as an expected new printing should be.

Table of Contents

• Thanks to our donor, page I
• News from Starrville, Texas Christian Advocate, 1860-61, page II
• About This Special Issue…. by James Wilkins, page 1
• Foreword by Andrew L. Leath, page 2
• Starrville, a Narrative by Andrew L. Leath. page 3-37 (page 14 and 15, inserted)
• Joshua Starr, The Founder of Starrville and William Henry Starr by Mary K. Haynes and Andrew L. Leath, page 38-40
• Starrville School Group (about 1898), page 41
• Methodist Church, page 42
• from A. C. Gentry’s Sketchbook, by A. C. Gentry, Jr., page 43
• “The Starrville Beat,” 1860, page 44-46
• Cobb House, page 46
• Starrville Area Landowners, 1871, page 47
• Starrville Area in the 1880 Census, page 48-52
• Weaver Sawmill, page 52
• Bethel Baptist Views/About 1888, page 53
• Starrville Civil War Veterans, page 54-55
• Starrville Cemetery, page 56-65
• Dale Cemetery, McCorkle Cemetery, page 65
• Nichols Cemetery, Barber Cemetery, page 66-68 (page 66 and 67, inserted)
• Starr Masonic Lodge #118, page 69
• Bethel Baptist Church by Tim Son, page 70-72
• Starrville Schools, page 73-75
• From the Probate Records, page 76-80
• Two Remaining Starrville Landmarks, page 81
• Starrville’s Last Two Stores, back cover

To view an index of people, places, subjects, etc. to all issues of the Chronicles of Smith County, Texas that has been published, please click here.