{"id":2808,"date":"2021-06-11T20:30:27","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T20:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/?page_id=2808"},"modified":"2025-05-12T14:16:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T19:16:26","slug":"research-thurber-roots","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/research-thurber-roots\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Thurber Roots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"700\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/06\/history1.jpg\" alt=\"A woman and a man holding hands smiling in a black and white element. \" class=\"wp-image-2749\" style=\"width:319px;height:279px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/06\/history1.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/06\/history1-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/06\/history1-768x673.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Beginning when the mines closed in 1921, the population of Thurber began to decline. By the time the Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company offices moved to Fort Worth in 1933, entire neighborhoods had been removed and still more houses sat empty. Thousands of Thurber residents scattered across America finding work in coal mines, brickyards, oil fields, and other industries. Other people chose to return to the countries from which they immigrated to seek employment. &nbsp;Though only a handful of people live in the area today, thousands can follow their ancestry back to Thurber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you a Thurber descendant? Not sure? Libraries, archives, museums, and websites provide a wide range of resources to help you uncover your story.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Free Online Resources<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Vital Records<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pilot.familysearch.org\/recordsearch\/start.html#start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FamilySearch Record Search (TX Death Certificates)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Erath County Texas Marriage Index, 1868-1921<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Cemeteries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cemeteries-of-tx.com\/Search.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cemeteries of Texas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Photographs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/library\/crosstimbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cross Timbers Historic Images Project<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Census Records<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>HeritageQuest &#8211; Provides census images for 1790-1820,1860-1930.<br>Ask your local library about remote access.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1880 Index<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Immigration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ellisisland.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ellis Island\/Port of New York Passenger Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topviewnyc.com\/packages\/new-york-city-and-the-historical-ellis-island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Historic Ellis Island Research Information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.galvestonhistory.org\/attractions\/maritime-heritage\/galveston-immigration-database\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Galveston, Texas, Immigration Database<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>GenWeb Pages<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastlandcountytexas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eastland County<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.co.erath.tx.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Erath County<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.co.palo-pinto.tx.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Palo Pinto County<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium is-resized size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/06\/history2-300x263.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage family portrait with parents and four children.\" class=\"wp-image-2750\" style=\"width:324px;height:282px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/06\/history2-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/06\/history2-768x673.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/06\/history2.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Libraries &amp; Archives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Courthouses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/co.erath.tx.us\/156\/County-Clerk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Erath County Clerk<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.co.palo-pinto.tx.us\/page\/palopinto.county.clerk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Palo Pinto Country Clerk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Libraries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/library\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dick Smith Library at Tarleton State University<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swco.ttu.edu\/\">Texas Tech University Southwest Collection\/Special Collections Library<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.uta.edu\/special-collections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The University of Texas at Arlington Special Collections<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/haleylibrary.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Haley Library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thurber Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning when the mines closed in 1921, the population of Thurber began to decline. By the time the Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company offices moved to Fort Worth in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2808","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/author\/brian-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3\/","display_name":"brian"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 5 years ago","modified":"Updated 11 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 06\/11\/2021","modified":"Updated on 05\/12\/2025"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 06\/11\/2021 20:30","modified":"Updated on 05\/12\/2025 14:16"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2808"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4129,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2808\/revisions\/4129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}