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is the smallest county in Texas, there is a lot of information here.
I am always adding new records so check back often to see what's new.
If you have any information that you would like to share, please contact me.
Shirley Cullum

The Infamous "Rock Wall" for which the County was Named Read Rockwall County's Ancient & Illustrious History Here 

The purpose of this site is to help people researching Genealogy and Local History.
Our Goal is to make it one of the best Texas Genealogical & Historical websites.

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Rockwall County was formed in 1873 from Kaufman County so if you do not find what you
are looking for prior to that year on this website, please check the Kaufman County TXGenWeb Project Website
HERE

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What's New at Rockwall County? Lots of Good Stuff ! Below is the List of New Items - Enjoy !

Rockwall County Landmarks

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Death Notices of Early Rockwall County Residents
~ Hundreds of Death Notices of Rockwall County Persons
Gleaned from Local Newspapers ~
Generously Submitted from 11 Volumes of her Publications by Historian,
Linda Feagin Harwell

Don't Miss This!
Info you will not find anywhere else

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July 12th, 1923 Newspaper Article
Celebrating Rockwall's 50th Anniversary
Names of more than 100 Early Residents & Pioneers

Royse City News-Times
Complete front page of the November 13, 1936 issue!
submitted by Donna McCready Rodriguez

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Rockwall's 1st Elected Sheriff was Murdered in 1876
His Name is now Inscribed on the
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wall
in Washington, DC
Deadwood Ain't Got Nuthin' on Rockwall!
A True Wild West Saga !
Right Here in Rockwall County !

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Pioneer Women

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"He cussed them and dared them to draw their smoke wagons.
They looked at each other, one winked, then they both drawed."

Is this a scene from the movie, "Tombstone"?
or Pages from a Dime Store Novella?
Nope, just another day in the life of a Rockwall native
who lived the life of a true cowboy in early west Texas

Rockwall County's Matriarchs
are Honored for their Courage and Fortitude
You Don't Want to Miss These Stories... The Life of Sad John Gardenhire

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"A Toast to Temperance!"
Early 1854 Newspaper Article Declares Intent of Earliest Residents to Being Tee-Totalers

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1890 Union Veterans Census

Shows US Vets and Widows of Deceased Vets Residing in Rockwall County

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See 1900 & 1905 Maps of the Rockwall Courthouse Square

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And Just Wait Til You See
What Will Be * NEW * Here Next Month !

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Check Out The Many UPDATED Sections Below

African American Pioneers		"Honor the Texas flag. I Pledge Allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible."	Archived Data for for Rockwall County
Bible Records	Biographies	Cemeteries	Census Records	Churches & Ministers
Communities	County "Misc. Stuff" Items that don't fit other categories	Court House Records	Genealogy Help ~ Unique Files ~ Not Your Usual Stuff! Epidemics, Floods, Diseases, Etc.	Family Group Sheets
Featured Photo of the Month	Historical Markers	Local Research Resources	LOOK UP VOLUNTEERS Need a Look Up? Let Us Help	Maps ~Old & New~ *UPDATED*
"They Came for Land !" Records & Info	Migrations To & From Rockwall County	Military & Veterans - All Wars -	Old Newspaper Articles *UPDATED* Check out the new School News section!	Obituaries
Officials & Elections	Old Letters Read What They Wrote	Old Photographs ~ People, Places & Events ~	Pioneer Families Submit Your Webpages here!	A New Bio Added Every Month ! Pioneer Women
School Records & Photos	Tranportation, Roads, Occupations & Communication	Vital Records Deaths Marriages Births *UPDATED*	Wills & Probate Records	"Where the Heck is Rockwall County?" Click HERE to See Where

    Misc. Research Help & Queries  
Showing Locations of the Surrounding Business District - Suggested Helpful Links -

Birth Date Calculator      Guide to Rockwall Published Information      Rockwall County Genealogy Society
Texas Handbook Online      Rockwall County News      Accomodations at Rockwall County Texas     

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- Thanks to Everyone Who Has Submitted Info to This Website -
These Awards Could Not Have Happened Without You
And our Gratitude to the Surfing Committee for Honoring Us

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Thank You for visiting Rockwall County !
Check Back Soon - New Info will be added every month

This Website Last Updated November 9, 2009

Every bit of information on this website was submitted by volunteers and we send our "Thanks" to each one of them - especially Kathey Kelly Hunt, Cynthia Samples, and Holli Boone Kees, who made this website what it is through their dedication and generous submissions. This website cannot exist without Volunteers. If you have any material (records, documents, photos, etc.) on Rockwall County or pertaining to persons and places of the region before it became a county, please consider donating it for use here. All Volunteers and Submitters will be gratefully recognized. Contact Shirley Cullum	Shirley Cullum Proud TXGenWeb Coordinator for 10 Years TXGenWeb State Coordinator -Shirley Cullum
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