What a wonderful look at life in the 1800’s.  This Historical CD contains stories of the local townships of Wise County, Texas and its people.

This is a scanned copy on CD of the original book published in 1907.

Pioneer History

Of

Wise County

From Red Men to Railroads-

Twenty Years of Intrepid History

By Cliff D. Gates

Nixon-Jones Printing Company

Saint Louis, MO.

1907

470 pages on 1 CD

An essential resource for Genealogists

Actual images of every page, in Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF format. Works with any computer, and is easy to use and read. Some scans are imperfect.

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INDEX

SECTION ONE
Chapter I
1. the Coming of the First Settlers - First Home and Environments
2. Subsequent Arrivals and Localities Sought
3. Gregarious Tendencies Notable in Settlement
Chapter II
1. Cactus Hill
Chapter III
1. The Pioneer Store and Merchant
Chapter IV
1. Land and Pre-emption Claims
Chapter V
1. The Delaware Indians
Chapter VI
1. Church and School Beginnings
2. Sand Hill as a Center
3. Old Swayback
Chapter VII
1. Organization of the County
2. First Election and Remarks
Chapter VIII
1. County Seat Contest
2. Count Seat Located - Called Taylorsville
3. Bishop Lays Out Town of Taylorsville
4. Beginning of Decatur
5. First School, Church and Other Beginnings at Decatur
6. Miscellaneous Notes - Pioneer Infant
Chapter IX
1. Second Village in County Established - Prairie Point
Chapter X 
1. Analysis of the Citizenship - Study of the Times and manners - Problems and Conditions
2. Early Markets and Commerce
3. Farming Modes and Conditions
4. Wild Game - Buffalo - Wild Horses - Trained Instinct in Horses
5. Cattle and Hogs, and Conditions
6. Home Life
7. Social Life, Amusements and Pleasures
Chapter XI
1. Summing Up First Period

SECTION TW0 - WAR PERIOD
Introductory Statement
Chapter I 
1. Local Attitude Toward Issues of War
Chapter II
1. Military Organization
Chapter III
1. Raising Companies for C.S.A. Service
Chapter IV
1. Changes and Conditions Incident to War
Chapter V
1. Conspiracy of the Peace Party
Chapter VI
1. A Glance at Decatur in War Time
Chapter VII
1. Pursuit and Arrest of Deserters
Chapter VIII
1. Changes in County Administration at End of War
Chapter IX
1. Demonstration of the Union League
Chapter X 
1. Conditions Briefly Summed Up

SECTION THREE - INDIAN DEPREDATION PERIOD
Introduction
1. Sad Death of Brave Young Bill Birdwell
2. Death of Jake Moffut and Escape of Alonzo Dill
3. The Extermination of the Russell Family
4. Big Raid in Which John Bailey and Mrs. Vick were Killed
5. Massacre and Capture of Babb Family
6. Murder of Nick Dawson
7. Captain Ira Long's Hot Engagement
8. Death of Conelly and Weatherby and Wounding of Clabe Cates
9. Captain Earheart's Exploits
10 Capture of the Ball Boys
11. Killing of Johnson Miller
12. Brave Fight of Frank Coonis
13. Death of George Halsell
14. Pleas Bryant Wounded
15. Capture and Detention of Ran Veasey
16. Captain George Stevens, John Hogg and Jennings Brothers' Fight on the Wichitas
17. Raids and Killings in South and Southwest Wise County
18. Brief Comments on the Times and Indian Marauding Characteristics
19. Epoch-Marking Event in Savage Depredation History - Last Raid in Wise County - Assassination of Huff Family
20. Result of Huff Massacre - End of Trouble - Summing Up

SECTION FOUR
Biographical

SECTION FIVE
Modern Wise County

SECTION SIX
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