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Francis Asbury Gillespie

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists of correspondence, notes, copies of documents such as military records, Bible records, obituary notices, census data, deeds, death certificates, and newspaper clippings used by Miss Quillian Garrison to do the research for her book Descendants of Caleb Garrison, Sr. and His Wife, Sarah Fleming 1797-1966. Many of the descendants of Caleb Garrison lived in East Texas. The town of Garrison in Nacogdoches County is named for the Garrison family. There are approximately 750 items in the collection.

Dates

  • Creation: 1831-1973

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 2.00 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Box: English

Repository Details

Part of the East Texas Research Center Repository

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