Welcome to
Shelby County Texas

I am Jane Sanford-Hogan Keppler, the county coordinator for Shelby County Texas .   I was born in 1952 just across the border in DeSoto Parish, LA, but my parents and grandparents were born and raised in Shelby County, TX.   I now own property in Joaquin, Texas that was once my great grandparents.   Click here to meet me.

Suzanne Sowell  is the county co-coordinator.  Suzanne lives in neighboring San Augustine County and has roots in Shelby County for both her and her husband side of the family. 

 

We are looking for help with this website!!  If you are interested and have the time to help, email Jane.   

 

 
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WE NEED YOUR HELP! Shelby County TXGenWeb Project needs your records.
Please submit anything which maybe of value to other researchers: Bible records, marriage records, wills, pension records, land records, death and obituary records, photos, and old letters. County, community, church, and school histories.  Your help in helping other researchers is vital to the success of the TXGenWeb Project.

Just contact Jane Sanford-Hogan Keppler with your information or
questions. 


County of the Month Winners Circle!

Click here to nominate Shelby COUNTY!!!!nn

 
 
 

Announce your family reunion, class reunion, cemetery cleaning!!!!!!  just email me...

 

Texas Czech Genealogical Society Presents:

“Roots, Routes, and Recipes”

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Caldwell Civic and Visitor Center, 103 Texas Hwy. 21 West, Caldwell, TX 77836
 https://goo.gl/maps/SXikBLkG6mo

TCGS will be celebrating  its 25th Anniversary celebration during 2026 and
the celebration will kick off at this event.

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.
Program with Speakers begins at 9:00 a.m. Silent Auction, 55 inch TV Raffle, and Gift Shop will be available all day.

Registration fee INCLUDES catered lunch; kolache, coffee & orange juice

Speakers: Patti Huff Williams: “Between the Lines: Unlocking Family Mysteries with DNA”; Anna Ashton: “Coming to America from Slovakia”; Bruno and Christine Olsovsky Shimek: “Making Generational Czech Heritage Lye Soap: A Demonstration and Discussion”

 PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE: Postmarked on/before 01/12/26 TCGS Members-$40; Non-Members-$45;Postmarked after 01/12/26 TCGS Members-$45; Non-Members-$50; At the door (All) - $60.

Detailed information and registration forms are available at the TCGS website at https://www.txczgs.org  under “Events” https://txczgs.org/eventListings.php?nm=38. To register by credit card please go to txczgs.square.site OR mail check, payable to TCGS to Kimary Marble, Trails Dr., Cypress, TX 77429. For further information, Kimary may be reached at 832-906-0986 or at kimary12@gmail.com. Cancellations are accepted up to a week prior to event.




Check out the Facebook page The Stories of Joaquin, Texas

 

Middleton/Bonner NEED HELP WITH SOME FAMILY LINES



Helpful Links
* Ancestry Charts & Forms * Texas Heritage Online
* Birth Date Calculator * Texas Muster Rolls & Military Records - 1835-1836
* Family Search Pilot Site * Texas Research Helps
* Find the State a SSN was issued in * Texas State Vital Records
*   * The Handbook of Texas Online
* related to TEXAS * The USGenWeb Project
* Lone Star Junction * Tombstone Project
* Neighbor Louisiana * TXGenWeb Archives
* Portal to Texas History  * TXGenWeb County Index
* Social Security Death Index * TX Family Group Sheets
* Soundex Converter * WorldGenWeb
  * Vietnam War Casualties from Texas (Vietnam Virtual Wall)
 

The surfing committee is in need of volunteers to choose a County of the Month.  This is a great place to learn about Texas and it's counties and what is expected of a Coordinator.  Contact Laura Gregory Roberts for more information.

 

 

If you are interested in adopting a county, please check out the Orphan page.  

 

                       

 


Copyright © 1997-present by Jane Keppler. This information may be used by individuals for their own personal use, libraries and genealogical societies. Commercial use of this information is strictly prohibited without prior written permission from Jane Keppler. If material is copied, this copyright notice must appear with the information and please email me and let me know. Neither the Site Coordinators nor the volunteers assume any responsibility for the information or material given by the contributors or for errors of fact or judgment in material that is published at this website.


Page Modified: 08 December 2025