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St. Mark's Episcopal Cemetery is located adjacent to the historic Old Burying Ground of the First Presbyterian Church of Orange at Main Street and Scotland Road. Recent on-site research and old cemetery maps from teh archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark have provided discovery of many previously unrecorded interments at this cemetery. These additions, including some data about the Negro Burial Ground, have now been researched and included in this revised edition. The latest burial found was in 1955 and the cemetery is now inactive. The list of internments is listed alphabetically by last name and includes dates, ages, marriage information, children, inscriptions, Civil War service, personal news items and relevant census information. Many of these persons were descendants of the oldest families of Orange and many were employed in the thriving hat industry. There are photographs, a history and map details of the cemetery. Also included are photos of St. Mark's Episcopal Church including details of the plaques and stained glass windows. This church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

This three-volume series was designed to be used in conjunction with the online index to Confederate pension applications and TARO (Texas Archival Resources Online) finding aids of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. The original documents contain five categories: pensioners, widows receiving pensions, totally disabled pensioners, Confederate Home pensioners, and rejected applications. This series offers corrections to online mistakes, allows researchers to browse through a spelling range, and provides separate indexes to Confederate Home, missing, rejected and miscellaneous pension applications. A "Primer on Texas Confederate Research" and a "Guide to Confederate Pension Payments and Applications" precede the indexes in each volume. Researchers will appreciate the detailed, step-by-step guidance offered in the "Primer on Texas Confederate Research," which contains an extensive bibliography of microfilmed records available to the researcher. Volume 1: A-D contains indexes to the following: Miscellaneous Material Relating to Confederate Pension Applications, 1903-1934; Confederate Home Applications; Missing Pension Applications; Rejected Pension Applications; and Confederate Pension Applications (A-D). The Miscellaneous Applications contain 281 files filled with a variety of information such as: applications for mortuary warrants to pay for funeral expenses, service records or affidavits, physicians' statements regarding disability, and other related correspondence. Volume 2: E-M contains an Index to Confederate Pension Applications (E-M). Volume 3: N-Z contains an Index to Confederate Pension Applications (N-Z).

This three-volume series was designed to be used in conjunction with the online index to Confederate pension applications and TARO (Texas Archival Resources Online) finding aids of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. The original documents contain five categories: pensioners, widows receiving pensions, totally disabled pensioners, Confederate Home pensioners, and rejected applications. This series offers corrections to online mistakes, allows researchers to browse through a spelling range, and provides separate indexes to Confederate Home, missing, rejected and miscellaneous pension applications. A "Primer on Texas Confederate Research" and a "Guide to Confederate Pension Payments and Applications" precede the indexes in each volume. Researchers will appreciate the detailed, step-by-step guidance offered in the "Primer on Texas Confederate Research," which contains an extensive bibliography of microfilmed records available to the researcher. Volume 1: A-D contains indexes to the following: Miscellaneous Material Relating to Confederate Pension Applications, 1903-1934; Confederate Home Applications; Missing Pension Applications; Rejected Pension Applications; and Confederate Pension Applications (A-D). The Miscellaneous Applications contain 281 files filled with a variety of information such as: applications for mortuary warrants to pay for funeral expenses, service records or affidavits, physicians' statements regarding disability, and other related correspondence. Volume 2: E-M contains an Index to Confederate Pension Applications (E-M). Volume 3: N-Z contains an Index to Confederate Pension Applications (N-Z).

The Texas Confederate Audited Claims, both Civil and Military, serve to identify and locate civilians and soldiers' families during the Civil War in Texas. There are items in both claim sets of particular interest to the genealogist, such as: powers of attorney, claims from probates, marriage and death records (or their statement), etc. The claims are presented in two parts: Guide to Audited Civil Claims and Guide to the Audited Military Claims. The records within each section are listed numerically by claim number, preceded by an index to names as an aid to researchers. Researchers will also appreciate the detailed, step-by-step guidance offered in the "Primer on Texas Confederate Research," which contains an extensive bibliography of microfilmed records available to the researcher.

Guide and Index to the Texas Adjutant General Service Records, 1836-1935 is offered in a two-volume series that will guide the researcher to the wealth of information that is available both online and on microfilm while offering corrections to online mistakes. Most of the service records prior to the Frontier Forces and Frontier Battalions consist of documents that give evidence of service, but are not a printed form with the highlights of service written on it. Volume 1 is a cumulative index to the following service records: Army of the Republic of Texas, 1836-1845; Navy of the Republic of Texas, 1836-1845; Mounted Volunteers, 1854-1861; Minute Men, 1855-1862, 1872-1874; Texas State Troops, 1861-1865; Confederate States Army, 1861-1865; State Police, 1870-1871; Frontier Forces, 1870-1871; Frontier Battalion, 1874-1901; Texas Volunteer Guard, 1881-1903; United States Volunteers, 1898; Regular Rangers, 1855-1861, 1901-1935; Special Rangers, 1916-1934; Loyalty Rangers, 1918; Railroad Rangers, 1922-1935; and the Texas National Guard, 1901- ca. 1929. Volume 2 contains individual indexes to the following service records: Army of the Republic of Texas, Navy of the Republic of Texas, Mounted Volunteers, Minute Men, Texas State Troops, Confederate States Army, State Police, Frontier Forces, Frontier Battalion, Volunteer Guard, United States Volunteers, Regular Rangers, Special Rangers, Loyalty Rangers, and Railroad Rangers.