Hood County Genealogical Society

Order:Judge Davis Files 

Please be informed that these are unedited files. Judge Davis wrote his notations on any paper that happened to be at hand - the back of unused ballots and various legal forms; index cards and several sizes of notebook and notepad paper. He used different pencils, several types and color of ink pens in recording his data. His penmanship was "not good" and the wear and tear of time has added to the difficulty of reading his notes.

Example of a page from the Davis files

The records do contain substantial beneficial genealogical information on Hood County families and the effort required in reading his handwriting is usually worthwhile - if Judge Davis happened to record data about a family that is of interest to you.

Instructions for requesting copy/information of a Judge Davis File housed in The Hood County Library:

eMail your request to: Volunteer

Include your name, postal address and the name of the Judge Davis file of interest to you.

Upon receipt of your request the surname file(s) will be examined. If it is a small file, the pages will be copied or an eMail sent to you. If it is a larger file, a request for funds for copy costs will be sent and the copies made upon receipt of the additional funds.

note: These files are hand written references to court documents and census information, copied by Judge Davis. They may sometimes contain news articles, birth and death announcements, and family group sheets that have been added over the years. Each file is different. See Example of a page from the Davis files

Revised 16 February 2007