A Guide to the Ann McFadin Miller Papers, 1871-1982

Biographical Note

Annie Laura McFadin was born in Leakey, Texas, in 1905, the eldest of eight children of Joseph O. McFadin and Mary Ida “Dolly” Gibbens McFadin. She maintained an active interest in genealogy throughout her life and was a member of a number of genealogical organizations, including the Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and United Daughters of the Confederacy. Ann L. McFadin married Carroll C. Miller in 1969. Her husband died in 1974, and Ann McFadin Miller died in Corpus Christi in 1983.

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Scope and Content Note

Correspondence, legal documents, notes, and printed material make up the Ann McFadin Miller papers, the bulk of the material associated with genealogical research.

A small amount of family papers consists of letters written in the 1870s and 1880s by family in Texas, New Mexico, and Arkansas to William A. and Susannah Gibbens (who married Alexander K. Auld after her first husband’s death) of Kerrville, Texas. A few later items are associated with Joseph O. and Mary Ida Gibbens McFadin.

The genealogical research material of Ann McFadin Miller was generally filed by her by family name. Most of this arrangement has been retained, with some additions and refinements. Some unfiled material has been incorporated into existing files and duplicate material has been removed. The items within the files are unsorted and often include information related to the other families researched by Mrs. Miller, besides the family indicated in the file title. The files generally contain correspondence with other researchers, government officials, and librarians and archivists; genealogical forms and charts; copies of applications to genealogical organizations; published sources; copies of documents; family histories; and notes. The research is particularly extensive for the Bartlett, Callaway, Gibbens, Lowrance, and McFadin families. A lesser amount is devoted to the Means and Moose families and to Lazarus Nichols.

Organizational material include certificates, letters, printed material, and miscellaneous items associated with the Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Miscellaneous material consists of general correspondence, clippings, and printed items.

Some materials in the collection are photocopies.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

No restrictions. The collection is open for research.

Usage Restrictions

Please be advised that the library does not hold the copyright to most of the material in its archival collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to secure those rights when needed. Permission to reproduce does not constitute permission to publish. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright, literary property rights, and libel.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Ann McFadin Miller Papers, 1871-1982, Col 2801, Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mabel Planchon, 1985 October.

Processing Information

Processed by Warren Stricker, 1998 July.

Finding aid edited and encoded by Caitlin Donnelly, 2011 February.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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