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Cherokee
County, Texas
RUSK STATE
PENITENTIARY 1910
Cherokee County Genealogical Society wishes to thank Lou Ann
Lunsford, 8310 Werner, Houston, TX 77037-3027, 281/447-8803, Fax
281/447-2133 E-mail: LAPL@worldnet.att.net for contributing this
material.
The main building of the present Rusk State Hospital was built in
1878. The Penitentiary was receiving prisoners by January 1883 from the
Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, TX. These prisoners were used
as convict labor for the iron industry in the area at that time. For
more information on this institution, please check The Handbook Of Texas
Online.
Texas became a state in October of 1845, and in 1846 there was only
one family living in Rusk. Rusk was chosen as the County Seat of
Cherokee County and named after Thomas Jefferson Rusk, a signer of the
Texas Declaration of Independence.
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EAST TEXAS PENITENTIARY, Rusk. Texas - Cherokee Co., TX 1910
PCT. 1 - Enumerator, Billy Hamilton, pages 43 & 44
From: 1910 CENSUS CHEROKEE CO., TEXAS. Transcribed by Kathryn Hooper
Davis, microfilm #1538, micro-copy #T624. Published by Ericson Books,
Nacogdoches, TX, June 1995.
This list has been sorted alphabetically for presentation to East
Texas Roots for genealogical research and Cherokee County Genealogical
Society.
Be sure to note all information in keeping with copyright of
publications. This information is for research only, not for
publication or for sale without permission from the author as noted
above.
Officers:
Acker, Joab A., 22, white, single, b. TX. Father b. AL, mother b. TX.
Guard
Coswell, Henry C., 34, white, married 10 yrs., b. TX. Father b. MS,
mother b. SC. Engineer, State R.R.
Ezell, George L., 60, white, single, b. TN. Parents b. TN. Assistant
underkeeper
Fryer, Jeff B., 48, white, single, b. MS. Parents b. US. Guard
Johnson, William W., 43, white, widower, b. TX. Parents b. AL. Guard
at prison
Lawrence, Henry C., 59, white, widower, b. GA. Father b. NC, mother b.
GA. Guard
Moore, William D., 45, white, single, b. TX. Father b. TN, mother b.
TX. Guard
Munroe, Robert B., 51, white, single, b. MS. Father b. Scotland, mother
b. MS. Night sergeant
Rozelle, Thomas C., 29, white, single, b. TX. Father b. GA, mother b.
TX. Guard
Runnells, Edward S., 35, white, single, b. TX. Father b. MS, mother b.
SC. Guard
Singletary, Joseph B., white, 62, widower, b. GA. Parents b. NC. Guard
Wilkins, Richard C., 32, mulatto, single, b. TX. Father b. AL, mother
b. SC. Underkeeper at prison
Inmates:
Listed by name, race, age, marital status, years married (if noted),
where born, birthplace of father, birthplace of mother, occupation,
trade or profession in that order. (since there was no code used in the
census for Spanish/Mexican these were noted as mulatto)
Keep in mind that even though these inmates have impressive trades or
occupations, they are still inmates. Their skills were needed in every
phase of making a prison system work. These men used their trade or
special skills to do an assigned job. Certain positions had to be
filled and as you will notice it seems they were able to fill those
positions with the inmates. Prisoners were also used for many years by
outside sources. The variety of requests were unlimited, from picking
the crops to digging roadbeds or repairing and clearing areas needed for
building or working in mines. Crews of men were a necessity in those
days to get a job done. There were no machines to do the work. In all
cases considering the times, it was “hard labor” until their sentence
was finished, in some cases depending on the crime, until they died.
Allen, James, white, 29, b. TX. Parents b. TX. State RR laborer
Arnold, Reuben H., white, 59, married 8 yrs., b. KY. Parents b. VA.
State RR laborer
Barza, Catarino, mulatto, 55, married 20 yrs., b. Mexico. Parents b.
Mexico. State RR laborer
Bice, Thomas C., white, 40, married 18 yrs., b. LA. Parents b. GA.
Prison carpenter
Blankenship, Walter M.V., white, 22, single, b. TX. Father b. MO,
mother b. MS. State RR laborer
Bouton, George F., white, 47, single, b. LA. Father b. NY, mother b.
Germany. Prison laundryman
Boydwilder, Joseph M., white 31, widower, b. TX. Parents b. TN. Prison
cook
Brogdon, John C., white, 40, widower, b. AL. Father b. Ireland, mother
b. CT. Prison gardner
Brooks, William B., white, 60 married 27 yrs., b. AL. Father b. VA,
mother b. AL. Prison hostler
Broulette, Victor, white, 35, single, b. WA. Father b. Canada, mother
b. England. State RR laborer
Brown, James M., white, 55, married 24 years, b. VA. Parents b. VA.
State RR laborer
Brown, John, black, 72, widower, b. Sc. Parents b. Sc. Prison cook
Burklow, William L., white, 52, single, b. KY. Parents b. KY. State RR
laborer
Burrows, Joseph N., white, 31, single, b. TX. Father b. TX, mother b.
US. Prison molder (moulder)
Caldwell, William, white, 58, married 14 yrs., b. TX. Father b.
Ireland, mother b. LA. State RR laborer
Campus, Luez, mulatto, 60, widower, b. Mexico. Parents b. Mexico.
State RR laborer
Cannon, Oscar D., white, 58, married 20 years, b. AL. Parents b. AL.
No trade listed
Carbough, Henry J., white, 53, widower, b. IN. Father b. PA, mother b.
TN. Prison laborer
Carter, Joseph, white, 42, divorced, b. MS. Father b. Ireland, mother
b. NC. Prison machinist
Casey, James E., white, 50, married 23 years, b. TX. Father b. FL,
mother b. TX. Prison baker
Chancy, Falvey A., white, 33, divorced, b. TX. Father b. Ga, mother b.
TX. State RR laborer
Chaney, Robert L., white, 22, married 5 years, b. TX. Father b. TN,
mother b. TX. State RR laborer
Chapman, Abner N., white, 52, single, b. TX. Parents b. TN. Prison
barber
Clifton, Edward, black, 73, widower, b. LA. Parents b. unknown. Prison
soapmaker
Coffman, John, white, 56, married 32 yrs., b. AL. Parents b. LA. State
RR laborer
Contreres, Jose, mulatto, 45, widower, b. Mexico. Parents b. Mexico.
Prison shoemaker
Corley, James (? Spelling) white, 44, single, b. TX. Parents b. TN.
State RR watchman
Cox, William G., white 34, single, b. TX. Father b. TX, mother b. AL.
Prison dairyman
Crockett, Gratt, white, 35, single, b. Va. Parents b. VA. Prison nurse
Davis, John R., black, 32, single, b. TX. Father b. LA, mother b. TX.
Prison fireman
Dies, John W., white, 25, single, b. TN. Parents b. TN. State RR
laborer
Duncan, Virgil L., white, 33, married 13 yrs., b. TX. Parents b. MS.
State RR laborer
Ellingwood, George A., white, 60, widower, b. TX. Father b. England,
mother b. VA. Prison painter
Ewing, Robert M., white, 28, single, b. TX. Father b. TN, mother b.
MS. State RR laborer
Gaddis, John F., white, 49, married 22 yrs., b. GA. Father b. GA.,
mother b. TN. Prison chemist
Garza, Pilar, mulatto, 32, married 13 yrs., b. Mexico. Parents b.
Mexico. Prison dishwasher
Girard, Charles W., white, 18, single, b. TX. Father b. France, mother
b. Germany. Prison porter
Hall, Samuel M., white, 51, married 29 years, b. TX. Father b. GA,
mother b. IL. Prison machinist
Hall, Nathan, black 25, married 3 yrs., b. TX. Parents b. TX. State RR
laborer
Ham, Harvey B., white, 23, married 5 yrs., b. TX. Parents b. AL.
Prison nurse
Hamilton, William H., white, 30, single, b. KY. Father b. MA, mother b.
IN. Prison bookkeeper
Hamm, John W., white, 27, sinble, b. TN. Parents b. TN. Prison
machinist
Hancock, Lewis B., white, 32, divorced, b. KY. Father b. VA, mother b.
Ky. Prison boilermaker
Hatcher, Charles, white, 29, single, b. MS. Parents b. MS. Prison
carpenter
Hawthorne, William H., white, 63, widower, b. Ky. Father b. KY, mother
b. IN. State RR laborer
Heirholzer, Henry, white, 50, divorced, b. OH. Father b.Germany, mother
b. Switzerland. State RR laborer
Henderson, James W., white, 55, widower, b. AR. Parents b. AR. State
RR laborer
Howard, William D., white, 30, married 10 yrs., b. TX. Parents b. TX.
State RR laborer
Hutchinson, George L., white, 22, married 4 yrs., b. TX. Parents b.
TX. State RR laborer
Isham, Dan, black, 48, widower, b. TX. Parents b. TX. Prison laborer
Ivey, Oliver H., white, 22, married 2 yrs., b. MS. Parents b. MS.
State RR laborer
Johns, Willy A., white, 49, married 26 yrs., b. AL. Parents b. VA.
Prison electrician
Johns, Marshall V., white, 44, single, b. IN. Father b. IN, mother b.
IL. State RR laborer
Johnson, Charles E., white, 30, single, b. TX. Father b. LA, mother b.
TX. Prison cook
Keel, Thomas V., white, 29, married 16 yrs, b. KY. Father b. KY, mother
b.TX. Prison molder (moulder)
Keyes, Harry, white, 38, single, b. NY. Parents b. NY. Prison
machinist
Kimberlain, Jacob, white, 54, married 18 yrs., b. IN. Father b. IN,
mother b. KY. State RR laborer
Kirk, Manse F., white, 30, single, b. TN. Parents b. TN. State RR
laborer
Kirkpatrick, James L., white, 30, married 1 year, b. TX. Father b. TN,
mother b. AL. State RR laborer
Lax, William H., white, 34, widower, b. AL. Parents b. AL. Prison
molder (moulder)
Luder, Harry O., white, 59, widower, b. DC. Father b. DC, mother b.
PA. Prison pattern maker
Magee, Solon, white, 28, single, b. TX. Parents b. LA. Prison molder
(moulder)
Manning, Frank j., white, 36, married 4 yrs., b. NJ. Father b. IA,
mother b. NJ. State RR brakeman
McDaniels, Napoleon H., white, 56, married 21 yrs., b. AL. Father b.
AL, mother b. NC. Prison machinist
McGill, John E., white, 29, single, b. TX. Father b. MO, mother b. Il.
Prison molder (moulder)
McKinney, Jacob N., white, 34, married 9 years, b. TN. Father b. TN,
mother b. IL. Prison machinist
Mendez, Savas, mulatto, 26, single, b. TX. Father b. Mexico, mother b.
TX. Prison molder (moulder)
Mendez, Felix, 20, single, b. TX. Father b. Mexico, mother b. TX.
Prison molder (moulder)
Menefee, Douglass, white, 24, single, b. TX. Father b. MS, mother b.
AL. State RR laborer
Milam, Benjamin F., white, 39, single, b. TN. Parents b. TN. Prison
molder (record says moulder)
Mitchell, Charles D., white, 32, single, b. MS. Parents b. AL. Prison
cook
Mobley, James E., white, 43, widower, b. MS. Parents b. MS. Prison
laborer
Moonen, Jesse C. (? Spelling), white, 25, single, b. TX. Father b. MO,
mother b. TX. Prison blacksmith
Moore, George, white, 40, single, b. TX. Parents b. TX. Prison molder
(moulder)
Nunley, James M., white, 37, married 13 yrs., b. TX. Father b. TN,
mother b. US. Prison laborer
Parnell, Winton W., white, 25, divorced, b. AR. Parents b. AR. RR
engine hostler
Pate, Walter W., white, 42, divorced, b. AL. Parents b. AL. Prison
baker
Roberts, Oscar W., white, 42, married 7 yrs. B. TN. Parents b. MS.
Prison molder (moulder)
Rodgers, Andrew L., white, 61, divorced, b. TN. Father b. TN, mother b.
NC. State RR laborer
Rupe, Charles A., white, 32, single, b. MO. Parents b. KY. Prison
patternmaker
Sherrod, William H., white, 61, widower, b. TN. Father b. NC, mother b.
TN. State RR laborer
Sorrells, Joseph L., white, 26, single, b. TX. Parents b. TX. State RR
laborer
Staffen, William E., white 41, single, b. PA. Parents, b. PA. Prison
Machinist
Stanfield, Oliver A., white, 64, widower, b. TN. Parents b. TN. Prison
gardener
Swift, James M., white, 44 single, b. TN. Parents b. TN. Prison
fireman
Taylor, Thomas J., white, 44, single, b. CA. Father b. NC, mother b.
TX. Prison molder (moulder)
Taylor, Thomas L., white, 36, widower, b. TX. Father b. IL, mother b.
TX. Prison electrician
Taylor, Isaac S., white, 24, single, b. TX. Father b. TX, mother b.
AR. Prison blacksmith
Thompson, Charles C., white, 44 single, b. VA. Parents b. MD. Prison
engineer
Tomm, Leo, white, 35, married 10 yrs., b. CA. Father b. France, mother
b. Ireland. Prison fireman
Tune, West P., white, 36, married 17 yrs., b. TN. Father b. TN, mother
b. IT*. Prison carpenter. (Page note for *: Born in Indian
Territory-Cherokee)
Ursey, John F., white, 48, married 22 yrs., b. LA. Parents b. AL.
State RR laborer
Vellerreal, Francisco, mulatto, 40, married 20 yrs., b. Mexico. Parents
b. Mexico. Prison molder (moulder)
Warren, Thomas M., white, 36, single, b. MO. Father b. TN, mother b.
KY. State RR laborer
Weaver, Jesse, white, 40, married 15 yrs., b. AR. Parents, b. MO.
Prison molder (moulder)
Whaley, George W., white, 31, divorced, b. TN. Father b. TN, mother b.
NC. Prison laundry man
White, Media L., white 55, single, b. GA. Parents b. GA. Prison
laborer
Wilkinson, Joseph L., white, 62, married 37 yrs., b. AL. Parents b.
AL. No trade listed
Williams, Frank, black, 47, married 17 years, b. TX. Parents b. TN. No
trade listed
Williams, John A., white, 58, single, b. TN. Parents b. TN. Prison
waiter
Wilson, James A.G., white, 28, married 9 yrs., b. KY. Parents b. KY.
State RR laborer
Wilson, Lee C., white, 27, married 5 yrs., b. TX. Parents b. KY. State
RR laborer
Yancy, John R., white, 47, widower, b. TX. Parents b. GA. Prison
teamster
This concludes the listing for 1910 Texas State Penitentiary in Rusk,
Cherokee Co., TX
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