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A collection of fifty First Family Friday essays compiled by the Genealogical Society of Kendall County, Texas. These biographical sketches cover 33 Founding Families, who settled in the area now encompassed by Kendall County before 1863, and 17 Early Settler families, who arrived in Kendall County between the beginning of 1863 and the end of 1900.

A collection of fifty First Family essays compiled by the Genealogical Society of Kendall County, Texas. These biographical sketches cover 34 Founding Families, who settled in the area now encompassed by Kendall County before 1863, and 16 Early Settler families, who arrived in Kendall County between the beginning of 1863 and the end of 1900.

A two-volume set containing a collection of one hundred First Family Friday essays compiled by the Genealogical Society of Kendall County, Texas. These biographical sketches cover 67 Founding Families, who settled in the area now encompassed by Kendall County before 1863, and 33 Early Settler families, who arrived in Kendall County between 1863 and the end of 1900.

The stories of the twenty-two men and one woman who have served as Sheriff of Kendall County, Texas from 1862 to the present reflect the saga of the development of the region from wild frontier to modern urbanization. Using primary sources, family records, personal interviews, and newspaper archives, we have profiled each of these sheriffs and their time in office. These profiles capture a rich and sometimes surprising historical heritage. Our first sheriff was the only Union sympathizer elected sheriff in a Confederate State. We have had the first African American sheriff in Texas since Reconstruction. One of our sheriffs was shot and killed and his wife became the sheriff. Compiled by The Genealogical Society of Kendall County.  Soft cover, 164 pages.