This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
China Creek History and Early Local Pioneers
Doc McNeill recounts the China Creek area’s settlement from 1872, detailing land purchases, a log cabin on the San Saba river, early encounters with Native Americans, schooling origins at China and nearby communities, and the founding of China’s church and school districts. He notes families, teachers, and ministers involved in the 1880s to 1900s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Brown
Guy Brown
Rogan
San Saba
Beveridge Bridge
China Creek
Father
Wiley Williams
Wiley
China Knob
Harkeyville
A. M. Sanderson
T. Y. Elton
James Turner
Lampasas
Riley Harkey
Selers
Brownwood Road
C. W. Lindsey
Mat McGuire
Laura McGuire
Sam Smith
Alis Turner
Riley Roberts
Lu Turner
Lee Eubanks
Lammie Turner
Bud Turner
Ellen Till
Tom McNeill
Victoria Till
Doc McNeill
Alice Till
A. J. McNeill
Katy
John Hughes
Bob Smith
Tom Roberds
Gordon Roberds
George Roberds
Pearl Roberds
Neal Brown
Maumee Brown
Ruf Hinyard
Henry Harkey
Ella Harkey
T. J. Till
Richland Springs
Brother Biggs
Charley Biggs
J. A. Prichard
Church of Christ
Munlinn
W. P. Smith
Henrietta Smith
Baptist Church List
M. C. Brown
E. §. Brown
Mat Brown
John W. Smith
R. H. Hinyard
Calvin Rainey
S. C. McCarley
George, Neal and
Bett Hendricks
Tom Hendricks
S. H. Smith
A. R. Brown
G. T. Monk