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THE BIG PROJECT 1997-1999 The Parker County Genealogical Society
There used to be a very active group called the Parker County Genealogical Society. Their final BIG project was to document burials in all known cemeteries in Parker County, as well as a few in Tarrant, Wise and Hood Counties which are located near Parker County. It took a number of volunteers from 1997-1999 to accomplish that mission. They produced 4 volumes. Volume I lists readings in southern Parker County generally described as South of US 180. Volume II is for City of Weatherford cemeteries. Volume III lists readings for cemeteries in the NW quadrant basically on a line from Springtown, South to US 180, then West. Volume IV lists readings in the NE quadrant from East of Springtown, South to US 180, then East. There are approximately 46,000 names listed in all four volumes. In addition to actual tombstone readings, the books include burials obtained from obituaries, funeral home markers, and from family descendants. Evlyn Broumley, who basically founded the Genealogy Room at the Weatherford Public Library, was a prime asset for the project.
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Martha Wallis
I have these. They are a great asset for anyone interested in their family history in Parker County!
Bill Warren –
These books contain not only names, but information inscribed on the markers that is not usually included on websites like FindAGrave. This includes family relationships often missing from websites. In addition, researchers included names obtained from family members where no markers existed, obituaries, and funeral home markers that have not survived. In the intervening 20+ years since readings were taken, some of the older markers are no longer readable, making these books the only known reference to loved ones buried at these cemeteries.