While researching some Gunter local history, I visited the Gee library page and found some interesting reading about the Gunter family. Go to Northeast Texas Digital Collections at http://dmc.tamu-commerce.edu/cdm/
Type in Gunter as a search term and you will find the Historic Papers of Lillian Gunter. Lilian Gunter was responsible for the Library law that eventually created Texas library systems. She was Director of the Gainesville Library for many years. Within these scanned papers, you will find information about Jot Gunter and the rest of his family, as well as a history of the town of Gunter. The history of the Gunter family is excellent reading, including much about cowboy life and the large ranches of the Texas panhandle as well as Jot Gunter's ranch south-west of Sherman.
Take some time to explore other items in the Northeast Texas Digital Collections. You will find interesting items about Van Alstyne, Gainsville, and Sherman, including photos of prominent and not so prominent citizens. Thanks to the staff of the Gee Library at Commerce for the wonderful heirlooms they have digitized!
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