We were incorporated in 1985. We were a Virtual Corporation before the internet was invented and the term coined. We have never had a building for the Society. We operate from the homes of the individual officers. No one draws a salary. All work is done by volunteers.
We are a mutual assistance organization. We collect, store, and share information about ancestors with any variation of the TERRELL surname and their descendants. We do so through dues and donations from our members and others seeking answers to TERRELL questions.
We have published over 2,100 pages in our quarterly, Terrell Trails. Volumes 16 - 22 have not been indexed.
The Master Index to our quarterly newsletter,Terrell Trails, vols. 1-15, combined with some of our Lending Library selections includes the following numbers of other SURNAMES: HARRIS 481;SMITH 464; JOHNSON 442; JONES 268; BARKSDALE 262; SCOTT 246; ADAMS 240;WILLIAMS 225; BROWN 221; LEWIS 198; MARTIN 190; DAVIS 189; MEIER 182;CLARK 178; COOK 170; WILLIS 170; WARD 157; CUNNINGHAM 156; MOORE 155;CARRUTH 147; MOORMAN 146; BURNLEY 143; ALLEN 142; WILSON 142; MILLER 131;WINGFIELD 130; TAYLOR 122; THOMAS 122; RUCKER 119; THOMPSON 114; SEALS 109;LYNCH 107; WHITE 107; WOOD 107; LEE 103; ANDERSON 102; WALKER 100;BROOKS 98; FOSTER 97; BUTLER 96; JOHNSTON 92; HUBERT 91; EDWARDS 87;PARKER 87; WILKINS 86; GUIER 85; GRAY 84; BAKER 83; KING 83; TYLER 83;HILL 82; DICKEN 81; HENDERSON 80; JACKSON 80; CARTER 79; ALBRECHT 78;COX 76; MITCHELL 76; WRIGHT 76; YOUNG 74; DOUGLAS 73; GREEN 73; EVANS 72;HALL 72; LANDRUM 72; ROBINSON 72; BOYD 71; CHILES 71; MINOR 70; STANLEY 70;BUFORD 69; GARLAND 69; ROGERS 69; SESSIONS 69; BOHMONT 68; RUSH 68;WATERS 68; BUTTERWORTH 67; HARRISON 64; ROBERTS 63; SIMS 63; COOPER 62;WATSON 62; CARR 61; CHRISTIAN 61; BELL 60; DUNCAN 60; STEWART 60;WELLS 60; RICHARDSON 59; COLLINS 58; DABNEY 58; DANIEL 58; FORD 58;TURNER 58; HAMILTON 57; BLEDSOE 56; BALDWIN 55; BARNES 55; HAMBRICK 55;MC DONALD 55; MORRIS 55; BENNETT 53; SIMMONS 53; HUGHES 52; LACY 52;TOWLES 52; WASHINGTON 52; BRYANT 51; HILTON 51; PRICE 51;. plus nearly6000 other surname combinations in lesser numbers as of 01/10/2007. Use the PEOPLE SEARCH link to see if yours is included.
Terrell Trails masthead contains the following introduction:
From the castle of Ralf, Sire de Tirel near Paris France; to England; to Ireland; to the USA; and beyond--these are some of the Terrell Trails upon the sands of time.
We do not claim either that anyone living today is a direct descendant of RALF, or that documents exist to prove lineage to him. He was living about 950 A.D. This is merely the earliest use of the name that we have found. We have also found evidence that the name was Germanized as VON GRABEN, but we have no knowledge of their coming to the USA. We have not attempted to locate descendants of that branch.
Our LENDING LIBRARY contains over 30 TERRELL specific publications (ca1850 to present) and diskettes. CD-ROMs are also available for some titles. We are totally volunteer so projects move s l o w l y. Please use PUBLICATIONS link on next page or on Home Page for ORDER FORM.
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