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| Dates: 1872-1935 Size: 1 box, (.5 linear feet) Acquisition: Gift, 2003 Access: Open for research Processed by: Linda Reynolds, 2003 |
Joel V. Birdwell was born in 1849 to Allen B. Birdwell and Sarah Vannoy. After marrying Mary E. Martin, daughter of John D. Martin and Sarah Crawford, in September 1874 in Nacogdoches County; they had four children. The children, born between 1876 and 1895, were Oscar, Allen, Era and Joe. The family lived for a period of time in Martinsville, founded by Mary's father. Joel was said to have a business established in the community at one time.
(Fuller, Fulton. "Martinsville." Nacogdoches County Families. Dallas:Curtis Media Corporation, 1985.)
Joel Birdwell family land documents from Nacogdoches and Rusk Counties.
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BOX 1
Folder 1: J.V. Birdwell family photo
Folder 2: Deed, R.R. Haltom (Estate of Henry Lollar) to Allen Birdwell, April 20, 1872, Rusk Co, TX
Folder 3: Deed Allen Birdwell to Joel V. Birdwell, December 13, 1875, Rusk Co, TX
Folder 4: Deed, J. Allen Birdwell to Joel V. Birdwell, December 31, 1875, Rusk Co, TX
Folder 5: Deed J.V. & Mary E. Birdwell to J.P. Martin, September 1883, Nacogdoches, TX
Folder 6: Deed, B.R. Brown to J.O. & M.E. Lowrie, December 17, 1885, Nacogdoches, TX
Folder 7: Deed, B.R. Brown to G.W. Martin, November 10, 1891, Nacogdoches, TX
Folder 8: Deed, G.M. Martin to K.L. Burruss, February 28, 1894, Nacogdoches, TX
Folder 9: Complaint, A.J. Morris (agent for Dr. L.K. Burruss) against C.P. Wright and Robert Thomason, June 1897, Nacogdoches Co, TX
Folder 10: Deed, J.D. Martin to Mary E. Birdwell, June 17, 1901, Nacogdoches, TX
Folder 11: Deed, J.V. Birdwell to M.E. Birdwell, December 9, 1907, Nacogdoches Co, TX
Folder 12: Deed, O.V. Birdwell to N.D. Narmass, July 2, 1918, Nacogdoches Co, TX
Folder 13: Laborer's Lien, O.V. & Carra Birdwell to Thomas Hampton, July 1935, Nacogdoches Co, TX
Folder 14: Laborer's Lien, O.V. Birdwell to Thomas Hampton, October 1935, Nacogdoches Co, TX
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