Freestone County, Texas Paupers or Render Service to Paupers of 1920s Paupers or Render Service to Paupers Overall, a pauper is a poor person and usually considered not able to work. In this case, the Commissioners' Court of Freestone County paid paupers an allowance. A Texas statutes say 1) "Each commissioners court may provide for the support of paupers, residents of their county, who are unable to support themselves.", and 2) "The commissioners court of each county shall provide for the disposition of the body of a deceased pauper." I assume the static amount was different based on the number of dependents they took care of. The amount is usually static but might differ because the pauper did not collect the prior period's and be double the amount. The payments are irregular because the paupers would have had to travel to the clerk of the Commissioners' Court in Fairfield and requested a payment. They did not send out payments through the mail or for delivery. There is some understandable inconsistency on spelling names such as "Sally" and "Sallie" or "T.Y." and "T. Z.". This listing runs through the 1920s (1920-1929). Unusual abbreviations used: mdse. = merchandise I have capitalized people's names. Also, all single letter first and last names are done with period, such as "T.Y.". Spacing and number of periods may not match original since I am focused on genealogy, not making a perfect replica. ================================================================ The Fairfield Recorder - Friday, November 6, 1925 Page: 2 No. 18, $5 to C. D. Chappell for Ophelia Perry, pauper, signed by C. D. Chappell. No. 19, $15.00 to W. W. Harding for C. C. Durham, pauper, signed by W. W. Harding. No. 20, $12.50 to B. Cunningham for Martha Scott, pauper, signed by Chs. Cunningham. No. 21, $10.00 to L. W. Walthall for Mrs. L. J. Rose, pauper, signed by L. J. Rose, her mark and witnessed by May Robinson. No. 22, $15.00 to Geo. Fails for Bill Harper, pauper, signed by Clyde Glazener. No. 23, $8.00 to Oscar Johnson for Jim Hare, pauper, signed by Oscar Johnson. No. 24, $5.00 to C. M. Middleton for Ned Mims, pauper, signed by C. M. Middleton. No. 25, $7.50 to Dan Turner for Dan Turner. Pauper, signed by Richard Spence by X, witnessed by May Robinson. No. 26, $12.50 to Gordon King for Mrs. O’Neal, pauper, mailed 7-14-25. May. No. 27, $7.50 to Porters for Henry Bradley, pauper, signed by Porter’s Cash Store. N[o]. 28, $5 to R. G. Bounds for C. O. Dobbins, pauper, mailed 8-22-25. No. 29, $9.00 to J. L. Robinson for Annie Armstrong and Jeff Calhoun, paupers, mailed 8-22-25. No. 30, $15.00 to Jim Bostic for Pearl Taylor, pauper, signed by Alvo Manning. No. 31, $7.00 to Sanitary Grocery Co., for Gabriel Gatson, pauper, signed by F. H. Watson. No. 32, $20.00 to W. F. Huckaby for Hite Carden and Tom Strain, paupers, signed by W. F. Huckaby. No. 33, $6.00 to Sylvia Dickens for self, pauper, signed by Annie Carden. No. 34, $8.00 to Jim Self for Jim Self, pauper, signed by L. E. Talley. No. 35, $8.00 to Mattie Murphy for Jake Ross, pauper, signed by J. W. Lindley. No. 36, $7.50 to W. H. Goolsby for Ada Eggleston, pauper, signed by W. H. Goolsby. No. 37, $7.50 to Mrs. T. S. Hollenzan for Mrs. Paukeanyer, pauper, mailed 7-26-25 by May Robinson. No. 38, $25.00 to Mrs. J. W. Hampton for Mrs. Martha Lee, pauper, signed by L. L. DeBerry. No. 39, $24.00 to J. C. T. Hendrix for Simmie Hatcher, lunatic, Stevenson and Dock Dunbar, paupers, signed by A. S. Johnson. No. 40, $6.00 to Henrietta Shelton, for self, pauper, signed by John Thurmon. No. 41, $6.00 to Spence Brooks for Pearl Thompson, pauper, signed J.....Brooks. No. 42, $6.00 to Hiram Carter for self, pauper, signed by wife, Matilda. No. 43, to Henry Ringer for wife, lunatic, sigend by Henry Ringer. No. 44, $15.00 to J. M. Baker for coffin for negro pauper who died in the city hospital at Teague, signed by J. M Baker. No. 46, $5.00 to Joe Dunbar for hauling coffin to Teague, signed Joe Dunbar. ... No. 66, $5.00 to Cape Chappell for Ophelia Perry, pauper, signed C. D. Chappell. No. 67, $15.00 to W. W. Harding for C- C. Dunbar, pauper, signed W. W. Harding. No. 68, $12.50 to B. Cunningham for Martha Scott, pauper, signed Chas. Cunningham. No. 69, $10.00 to L. W. Walthall for Mrs. L. J. Rose, signed Mrs. L. J. Rose by mark. No. 70, $15.00 to Geo. Fails for Bill Harper, pauper, signed Clyde R. Glazener. No. 71, $8.00 to Oscar Johnson for Jim Hare, pauper, signed A. S. Johnson. No. 72, $5.00 to C. M. Middleton for Ned Mims, pauper, signed C. M. Middleton. No. 73, $7.50 to Dan Turner for self, pauper, signed Richard Spence by mark, witness to mark, May Robinson. [Page 3 - continued] No. 74, $12.50 to Gordon King for Mrs. O'Neal, pauper, mailed 7-14-25. No. 75, $7.50 to Porter’s Caah Store for Henry Bradley, pauper, signed John C. C. Keys, Jr. No. 76, $5.00 to R. G. Bounds for C. O. Dobbins, pauper, mailed 8-22-25. No. 77, $9.00 to J. L. Robinson for Annie Armstrong and Jeff Calhoun, mailed 8-22-25. No. 78, $15.00 to Jim Bostick for Pearl Taylor, pauper, by Alvo Manning. No. 79, $7.50 to Sanitary Grocery Co., for Gabriel Gaston, pauper, by F. H. Watson. No. 80, $20.00 to W. F. Huckaby for Hite Carden and Tom Strain, paupers, signed by W. F. Huckaby. No. 81, $6.00 to Sylvia Dickens for self, pauper, signed Annie Cardens. No. 82, $8.00 to Jim Self for self, pauper, signed L. E. Talley. No. 88, $8.00 to Mattie Murphy for Jake Ross, pauper, signed by J. W. Lindley. No. 84, $7.50 to W. H. Goolsby for Ada Eggleston, pauper, signed by W. H. Goolsby. No. 85, $7.50 to T. S. Hollenman for Mrs. Pankermeyer, pauper, mailed 7-8-25. M. Robinson. No. 86, $25.00 to J. W. Hampton for Mrs. Martha Lee, pauper, signed L. L. DeBerry. No. 87, to J. C. T. Hendrix for Simmie Hatcher $10.00, Stevenson $10, Dock Dunbar $4.00, signed A. S. Johnson. No. 88, $6.00 to Henrietta Shelton for self pauper, signed John Thurmon. No. 89, $6.00 to Hiram Carter for self, pauper, signed by wife, Matilda. No. 90, $6.00 to Spence Brooks for Pear Thompson, pauper, by J. A. Brooks. No. 91, $1000.00 to J. O. Nicholas, advanced payment on 1925 rolls, signed J. O. Nicholas. ================================================================ The Fairfield Recorder - Friday, October 1, 1926 CO. WARRANTS ISSUED AGAINST VARIOUS FUNDS ... 683— $5.00 to Pat Dickens, for Ophelia Perry. 684— $15.00 to W. H. Harding, for C. C. Durham. 685— $12.50 to B. Cunningham. for Martha Seott. 686— $10 to J. C. George, for Mrs. L. J. Rose. 687— $15 to Geo. Fails, for Bill Harper. 688— $8.00 to Oscar Johnson, for Jim Hare. 689— $5.00 to C. M. Middleton, for Ned Mims. 690— $12.50 to Gordon King, for Mrs. O’Neal. 691— $15 to Porter’s Cash Store, for Henry Bradley. 692— $5.00 to R. G. Bounds, for C. O. Dobbins. 693— 89.00 to J. L. Robinson, for Annie Armstrong. 694— $15 to .Jim Bostic, for Pearl Taylor. 695— $7.00 to Sanitary Grocery Co., for Gabriel Gatson. 696— $5.00 to Cilia Davis, for pauper fee. 697— $10 to W. F. Huckaby, for Hite Carden. 698— $6.00 to Sylvia Dickens, for pauper. 699— $8.00 to Jim Self, for pauper. 700— $7.50 to W. H. Goolsby, for Ada Eggleston, pauper. 701— $7.50 to J. H. Mayberry, for pauper. 702— $29.00 to J. C. T. Hendrix. for lunatics. 703— $6.00 to Henrietta Shelton, for herself, pauper. 754—$6.00 to Hiram Carter, pauper. 705— $6 to Spence Brooks, for Pearl Thompson, pauper. 706— $7.00 to Steven Davis, for Mat Davis, pauper. 707— $8.00 to Geo. Shanks, for H. H. Shanks. 708— $7.50 to Milson Brewer, for Annie Brewer. 709— $15 to Savanna Wafer, for Lewis Garnet. 710— $7.50 to Jenkins Carter, for Jno. M. Carter. ... 766— $68.20 to W. L. Lott, for lunacy patients. 767— $15 to J. M. Baker, making coffin for pauper. ... ================================================================