Look-Ups
If you own any Moore County books and will do look-ups, please contact me. Feel free to request a look-up from the following books, the owners are listed below with their email addresses. Please observe the Look-up rules of etiquet:ONE request per email,
Be SPECIFIC about what you want (not "anything" or "everything"),
THANK your volunteer for responding.
| 1. The Windswept Land, A History of Moore County, Texas was published in 1967 by Myrna Tryon Thomas of Dumas, TX, she was president of the Moore County Historical and Genealogical Association at that time. The book was given to Glenn Rutz by his grandmother. There are 8 chapters and 145 pages.
Chapter 1. Deals with early history approximately 5,000 BC to 1875. The following chapters speak of what life was like in Moore County during these periods: Chapter 2. 1875 - 1890 Chapter 3. 1890 - 1900 Chapter 4. 1900 - 1910 Chapter 5. 1910 - 1930 Chapter 6. 1930 - 1960 Chapter 7. Includes a List of County officials from 1892 to 1966. Chapter 8. Contains biographical sketches of many early settlers of Moore County. |
| 2. No City Limits - The Story of Masterson, Texas by Louise George was published in 1994 by Gateway Press, at 1001 N Calvert St, Baltimore, MD 21202. Louise George is a resident of Dumas, Texas. Herman Weiland has volunteered to do lookups in this book! |
| 3. Snowstorms, Dust Storms and Horses Tails by W J Morton, Jr.
A book about the Morton, Kennedy, Walker and other early Moore County families. |
| 4. 100 MOORE Years, A History of Moore Co, Texas 1882-1992 This may be the book where your ancestors are documented! Ask Gaylon Fry, his E-mail is below. |
| 5. She Did What She Could - History of a Pioneer Woman by Wilma Morton Daughtery. This book is similar to W J Morton's book and is written by his sister Wilma. It is about their Mother Laura Elizabeth KENNEDY MORTON reflecting on the early days of Moore County. Other families mentioned are Walker, Daughtery and their neighbors! |
Moore County Cemeteries
| Reference | Volunteer | |
|---|---|---|
| Dumas Cemetery | Sharon Bean | csb@xit.net |
| Northlawn Memorial Cemetery | Corinne Getman | chgetman@xit.net |
Search Deed Books, Minute Books, Tax Lists, etc.
 Moore County Offices
715 S. Dumas Ave, Room 105 P.O. Box 396 Dumas, TX 79029-0396 |
Moore County Museum
800 Dumas Ave - Hwy 287 Dumas, TX 79029 806-935-3113 |
Books
| Title | Volunteer | |
|---|---|---|
| The Windswept Land, A History of Moore County | Glenn Rutz | glennr@gower.net |
| Our Town Dumas | Jeanette Coaly | djcoaly@pldi.net |
| Our One and Only Cactus | Jeanette Coaly | djcoaly@pldi.net |
| No City Limits, The Story of Masterson,Texas | Herman Weiland | hweiland@bellsouth.net |
| Snowstorms, Dust Storms and Horses Tails | Gaylon Fry | gaylon.fry@region16.net |
| She Did What She Could - History of a Pioneer Woman | Gaylon Fry | gaylon.fry@region16.net |
Moore County Census Records
| Reference | Volunteer | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 Moore County Census | Corinne Getman | chgetman@amaonline.com |
| 1910 Moore Census microfilm | Jeanette Coaly | djcoaly@northlink.com |
| 1920 Moore Census microfilm | Jeanette Coaly | djcoaly@pldi.net |
Other Resources
| Resource | Year | Volunteer | Owned By | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumas City Directory | 1952...... | Sharon Bean | Library in Dumas | ceb@xit.net |