CREDITS

Credits
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These are the Credits that are listed in "TRUAX" 1582-1981


Much of this work is owed to the fact that our particular line of Truax obtained, held onto, and lived upon Owen County land for 157 years. At Little Mount Cemetery are laid out the William, born in 1762 in New Jersey, through Johnie Bob who died at the age of two in 1956.....drowned in a cistern.

Much cooperation has been received from the Hoosier group, with Dorthy Marie Sheese working like a beaver.

Major credit must be given to may sources, and the work of many people. Among these are:

Mrs. Katherine Truax Hallet of Hillsboro, Indiana. She is a widow, 76, and lives on a farm. She has devoted a major share of her time and dedicated talent to Truax family research. Her guidance, and sharing of material, has been of great and necessary worth.
The late Thura Truax Hires (Mrs J. E. Hires of the Root Beer family) of Pennsylvania worked from 1928 to the time of her death in 1955 to identify and trace the descendants of those Truax men who served in the Revolutionary War from Pennsylvania. Her manuscripts are on file in the Genealogy Section of the Pennsylvania State Library. Her son, C. E. Hires, Hall Chapter of N. S. D. A. R. (Daughters of the Amrican Revolution) and servered as the D. A. R. State Chairman of the Genealogical Records.
The late T. de T. (Theodore) Truax of New York spent many years of his life researching the European History of our family, and the descendants of Phillipe Du Trieux. His work was primarily concerned with the line of Isaac (b. 1642) which remained in New York. HOwever, he included much information about others--which involved our nomadic line. His work was published as the "House of Truax" by the New York Genalogical and Biographical Society in the years 1926, 1927 and 1928.
Several famili8es, interrelated with the family of Phillipe du Trieux, have accumulated and published reliable informathion. Among such works are the "Sketches of Allied Families--Knickerbacker-Viele," (The Viele Records, pub. 1913); and "New Amsterdam and its People" by J. H. Innes.
The Nation of France and its "Groupement Genealogique de la region dux Nord" in Robaix, France.
The Nation of Netherlands and its Central Bureau voor Genealogie at The Hague.
The Historical Society of Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
The Netherland Society of Philadelphia whose membership consists of male descendants of past citizens of Netherland (or residents as we were).
The Dutch Reformed Church of New York whose detailed records of the 1600's have been preserved.
The Nation of Belgium, through its Washington Embassy and its Institute of Information and documentation in Brussels has been enthuiasticaly helpful. (See Memo from Belgium, 1976). The "Belgium Researchers" of Holyoke, Massachusetts is headed by Mrs. Micheline Gaudette and stands ready to assist in pursuit of further knowledge.
The staff of the National Archives, and the Archive Divisions of several States, and their genealogical divisions of Libraries have contributed. Thanks goes to those of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Indiana. Included in their contributions, or as a result of their guidance, are records of births, deaths and transactions, tax lists, wills, records of military service.
And, thanks goes to a New Jersey born Truax--Chester T. Truax now of San Anselmo, California. A retired steamship executive, he is a member of the Holland Society of New York because of his (and our) family linkage with Holland. His son is with the Dallas Symphony; which disproves the notion that there is no musical talent the the "family".
Throughout this manuscript--in both the genealogical tracing and essays of time, place and circumstance of life--reliance has been placed upon what I believe to be respected and reliable sources of biographical data and historical judgement and narration. It is my hope that I have properly credited each source.

It is my plan, before publishing this manuscript, to distribute it broadly---and to receive either supplemental or corrective infromation.

To my knowledge, and belief, it is of record that the blood relationship between father and son of each generation of these four centuries is established. Welcome will be information of record which either questions disproves, or proves the contents of this work.
Combs Craig Truax