1880 Coleman County, Texas Federal Census                         Microcopy No. T9  - - - Roll No.  1296  - - - Frame No.  0152                 Census Page No.  556 A - Precinct No. 1, Page 1                 Supervisor’s Dist. No.  5                 Enumerator's Dist. No.  45 Schedule 1 - Inhabitants in Precinct 11, in the County of  Coleman, State of Texas.         enumerated by me on the 25th, 26th, 29th day of June, 1880.                                                            Jesse Johnson, Enumerator

 

(The following notes were included on each form page on which the 1880 census was recorded.) Note A. - The Census Year begins June 1, 1879, and ends May 31, 1880. Note B. - All persons will be included in the Enumeration who were living on the 1st day of June, 1880.  No others will.                 Children BORN SINCE June 1, 1880, will be OMITTED.  Members of Families who have DIED SINCE June 1, 1880,                 will be INCLUDED. Note C. - Questions Nos. 13, 14, 22, 23 are not to be asked in respect to persons under 10 years of age. Note D. - In making entries in columns 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, to 23, an affirmative mark only will be used - thus /.,                 except in the case of divorced persons, column 11, when the letter "D" is to be used. Note E. - Question No. 12 will only be asked in cases where an affirmative answer has been given either to question 10                 or to question 11. Note F. - Question No. 14 will only be asked in cases when a gainful occupation has been reported in column 13. Note G. - In column 7 an abbreviation in the name of the month may be used, as Jan., Apr., Dec.

	In Cities					Personal Description					Civil Condition				Occupation		Health						Education			Nativity
Line Number	Name of Street	House Number	Dwelling houses numbered in order of visitation.	Familes numbered, in the order of visitation.	The Name of each person, whose place of abode on 1st day of June, 1880, was in this family.	Color --- White, W;  Black, B; Mulatto, Mu;  Chinese, C; Indian, I.	Sex --- Male, M; Female, F.	Age at last birthday prior  to June 1, 1880.  If less than 1 year, give months in fractions, thus: 9/12.	If born within the census year, give the month.	Relationship of each person to the head of this family --- whether wife, son, daughter, servant, boarder, or other.	Single  /.	Married  /.	Widowed  /. Divorced  D.	Married during census year /.	Profession, Occupation or Trade of each person, male or female.	Number of months this person has been unemployed during the census year.	Is this person (on the day of the Enumerator's visit) sick or temporarily disabled, so as to be unable to attend to ordinary business or duties?  If so, what is the sickness or disability?	Blind  /.	Deaf and dumb  /.	Idiotic  /.	Insane  /.	Maimed,  crippled, bedridden or otherwise disabled  /.	Attended school within the census year  /.	Cannot read  /.	Cannot write  /.	Place of Birth of this person, naming State or Territory of the United States or the Country, if of foreign birth.	Place of Birth of the Father of this person, naming State or Territory of the United States or the Country, if of foreign birth.	Place of birth of the Mother of this person, naming State or Territory of the United States or the Country, if of foreign birth.	Line Number
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
1			106	119	Chew, Nacy	W	F	39		Wife					Keeping house											Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	1
2					Chew, Henry	W	M	23		Son					Driving Cattle											Texas	Virginia	Tennessee	2
3					Ches, Siball	W	M	12		Son																Texas	Virginia	Tennessee	3
4					Chew, Miram	W	F	10		Daughter					At home											Texas	Virginia	Tennessee	4
5					Chew, Walter	W	M	9		Son																Texas	Virginia	Tennessee	5
6					Chew, Louesa	W	F	7		Daughter																Texas	Virginia	Tennessee	6
7					Chew, William	W	M	4		Son																Texas	Virginia	Tennessee	7
8					Chew, Virgil	W	M	2		Son																Texas	Virginia	Tennessee	8
9			106	120	Taylor, Mary	W	F	37		Sister-in-law					At home											Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	9
10			107	121	Wiliford, George	W	M	24							Driving Cattle											Tennessee	North Carolina	Tennessee	10
11			108	122	Starr, Yager C.	W	M	30							Laborer											Arkansas	Mississippi	Tennessee	11
12			109	123	Maseness, Eliza	W	F	37							Keeping house											Alabama	Tennessee	Mississippi	12
13			109	124	Wright, William C.	W	M	28		Boarder					Driving Cattle											Texas	Tennessee	Georgia	13
14			110	125	Jones, Elizabeth	W	F	42							Keeping house											Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	14
15					Jones, James W.	W	M	20		Son					Working on Farm											Texas	Tennessee	Tennessee	15
16					Jones, Fannie	W	F	12		Daughter					At home											Texas	Tennessee	Tennessee	16
17			110	126	Gilliland, James	W	M	25		Boarder					Laborer											Texas	Tennessee	Mississippi	17
18			111	127	Brewer, Kendrick K.	W	M	39							Working on farm											Texas	Mississippi	Mississippi	18
19					Brewer, Metenia A.	W	F	29		Wife					Keeping house											Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	19
20					Brewer, Julia A.	W	F	8		Daughter																Texas	Texas	Tennessee	20
21					Brewer, William	W	M	4		Son																Texas	Texas	Tennessee	21
22					Brewer, Lilly	W	F	2		Daughter																Texas	Texas	Tennessee	22
23			112	128	Jordon, John	W	M	39							Farmer											Georgia	Georgia	Georgia	23
24					Jordon, Frances	W	F	27		Wife					Keeping house											Texas	Tennessee	Texas	24
25					Jordon, Willie	W	M	10		Son					At home											Texas	Georgia	Texas	25
26					Jordon, Mattie	W	F	8		Daughter																Texas	Georgia	Texas	26
27					Jordon, Jesse	W	M	2		Son																Texas	Georgia	Texas	27
28					Jordon, Martha	W	F	3/12	April	Daughter																Texas	Georgia	Texas	28
29			112	129	Irvin, Caroline	W	F	50		Boarder																South Carolina	North Carolina	South Carolina	29
30			112	130	Williams, Wesley B.	W	M	28		Boarder																Florida	Florida	Florida	30
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34					This completes the Coleman County, Texas census.  (add rest) 8 July 1880																								34
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Note: This abstraction is meant to be a guide only.  Spelling and numerals are the abstractor's interpretation and subject to human error.  Always refer to the original document (or microfilm) for your own interpretation.

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