Descriptive Summary
Bloys Family.
Bloys Family
Papers
1878-1995 Materials
are written in English.
92-270; 93-135; 94-230; 95-060;
96-196
26822558
8 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Printed and genealogical
material, as well as photocopies of sermons, a marriage book, correspondence,
publications, legal records, photographs, and family histories, concerning the
William Benjamin Bloys Family in Fort Davis, Texas.
Biographical NoteWilliam Benjamin Bloys (1847-1917) was a
Presbyterian minister from Tennessee and founder of the Bloys Camp Meeting
Association. From 1879 to 1888, he set up churches around Coleman, Texas,
before moving to Fort Davis, Texas. There he continued preaching and also set
up the Cowboy Campmeeting, which became the Bloys Camp Meeting Association
after his death.
Resources:
- Hardin, Deborah Bloys. "Bloys, William Benjamin (1847-1917)."
Handbook of Texas Online.
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/BB/fbl56.html
(accessed October 14, 2008).
Scope and ContentsPrinted and genealogical material, as
well as photocopies of sermons, a marriage book, correspondence, publications,
legal records, photographs, and family histories, concerning the William
Benjamin Bloys Family in Fort Davis, Texas.
Access RestrictionsUnrestricted access.
Use RestrictionsSermons may not be reproduced for
publication without permission from the Bloys Family.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Bloys Family -- Archives.
Bloys, William Benjamin,
1847-1917 -- Archives.
Boone, Martha Bloys --
Archives.
Bloys, Arthur,
1894-1975.
Fawcett, Estelle Bloys,
1892-1995.
Fawcett Family.
Yeck Family.
Subjects (Organizations)
Bloys Camp Meeting Association -- History
-- Sources.
Places
Coleman (Tex.)
Fort Davis (Tex.) --
History -- Sources.
Texas, West -- History --
Sources.
Preferred CitationBloys Family Papers, 1878-1995, Center
for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2.325/A89b
Rev. William B. Bloys:
Photocopy of marriage book,
1878-1917
Photocopy of sermons,
undated
2.325/A104d
Martha Bloys Roberts Boone Dibbens family:
Photocopies of legal records,
[20th century]
Photocopies of correspondence,
[20th century]
Photocopies of publications,
[20th century]
Photocopies of photographs,
[20th century]
3B27
Family histories:
Bloys and Fawcett,
1992
2.325/A104b
Bloys and Yeck – Photocopy of “Bloys Family Tidbits” by
Genevieve Birch Bloys,
1995