Hockley County, TX 1900 Federal Census This Census was transcribed by Joy Peacock Waggoner and proofread by Carlene Peacock Brown for the USGenWeb Archives Census Project http://www.usgenweb.org/census. Copyright (c) 1998 by Joy Peacock Waggoner. There was only one sheet of census and it was labeled 3A. Columns 1 and 2 (number of dwelling or house and the number of family) started on line 1 with 1's in both columns which were marked through and the numbers 20 and 21 written above. The numbers had been changed accordingly all down the sheet. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ 1900 Census Reference Chart: 1)Street 17)Father's Place of Birth 2)House # 18)Mother's Place of Birth 3)Dwelling # 19)Year of Immigration 4)Family # 20)Number of years in U.S. 5)Last Name / First Name 21)Naturalized 6)Relationship to head of household 22)Occupation, trade or profession (and over ten yrs. of age) 7)Color or race 23)Months not employed 8)Sex 24)Attendance in months 9)Month of Birth 25)Can Read 10)Year of Birth 26)Can Write 11)Age at last birthday 27)Can speak English 12)Single,Married,Widowed,Divorced 28)Home Owned or Rented 13)Number of Years Married 29)Owned free of mortgage 14)Mother of how many children 30)Farm or Home 15)Number of Children Living 31)# of Farm Schedule 16)Place of Birth ************************************************************************ ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------------- Census Year 1900 Microfilm Roll # 1619 State Texas County Hockley Supervisor's District 4 Enumeration District 19 Enumerator J. J. Dillard Birth Birth Yrs #Living Father's Mother's Mos Farm/ Pg# Ln# St Hou# Dw# Fam# Last Name First Name Relation Race Sex Month Year Age S/M/W/D Mar.#Children Children Birth place Birth place Birth place Yr Im Yrs/US Nat Occupation unempl. Sch Read Write Eng? Home Own? Home? Sch# Remarks 3A 1 . . 20 21 Pierce Chas A. Head W M Nov 1879 20 S . . . Texas Texas Texas . . . Ranch Manager 0 . yes yes yes Camp . . . "Camp" is written across 3A 2 . . 20 21 Edison Earnest Boarder W M June 1877 22 S . . . Texas Texas Texas . . . Ranch Laborer 0 . yes yes yes . . . . the last four columns 3A 3 . . 21 22 Stephenson Robt M. Head W M Aug 1854 45 M 22 . . Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky . . . Stock Raiser 0 . yes yes yes Camp . . . . 3A 4 . . 21 22 Stephenson Dileah Wife W F Mar 1857 43 M 22 9 9 Texas Unknown Unknown . . . . . . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 5 . . 21 22 Stephenson Etta daughter W F Jan 1879 21 S . . . Texas Kentucky Texas . . . . . . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 6 . . 21 22 Stephenson Ollie daughter W F Feby 1881 19 S . . . Texas Kentucky Texas . . . . . . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 7 . . 21 22 Stephenson Ola daughter W F Jan 1883 17 S . . . Texas Kentucky Texas . . . . . . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 8 . . 21 22 Stephenson Fannie daughter W F Mar 1885 15 S . . . Texas Kentucky Texas . . . . . 2 yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 9 . . 21 22 Stephenson Isaac Son W M Mar 1887 13 S . . . Texas Kentucky Texas . . . . . 2 yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 10 . . 21 22 Stephenson Dudley Son W M Mar 1890 10 S . . . Texas Kentucky Texas . . . . . 2 yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 11 . . 21 22 Stephenson May daughter W F Mar 1893 7 S . . . Texas Kentucky Texas . . . . . . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 12 . . 21 22 Stephenson Pauline daughter W F July 1897 3 S . . . Texas Kentucky Texas . . . . . . no no yes . . . . . 3A 13 . . 22 23 Spears Sam A. Head W M Oct 1857 42 M 18 . . Kentucky Unknown Unknown . . . Carpenter 0 . yes yes yes Camp . . . . 3A 14 . . 22 23 Spears Laura M. Wife W F Nov 1858 41 M 18 4 4 Missouri Ohio Ohio . . . . . . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 15 . . 22 23 Spears Lula daughter W F Nov 1883 16 S . . . Iowa Kentucky Missouri . . . . . . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 16 . . 22 23 Spears Harry A. Son W M Dec 1884 15 S . . . Missouri Kentucky Missouri . . . Ranch Laborer 9 0 yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 17 . . 22 23 Spears Eddie R. Son W M Nov 1887 12 S . . . Missouri Kentucky Missouri . . . . . . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 18 . . 22 23 Spears Emma daughter W F Aug 1890 9 S . . . Missouri Kentucky Missouri . . . . . 6 yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 19 . . 23 24 Penney Barrett Head W M Dec 1869 30 S . . . Georgia S. Carlina Georgia . . . Ranch Manager 0 . yes yes yes Camp . . . . 3A 20 . . 23 24 Royality Jno C. Boarder W M Oct 1873 26 S . . . Missouri Missouri Missouri . . . Ranch Laborer 0 . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 21 . . 23 24 Rogers Wm H. Boarder W M May 1876 24 S . . . Texas Illinois Alabama . . . Ranch Laborer 0 . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 22 . . 23 24 Wilks Oscar F. Boarder W M Sept 1878 21 S . . . Texas Virginia Louisiana . . . Ranch Laborer 0 . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 23 . . 23 24 Esles Thom J. Boarder W M Dec 1876 23 S . . . Texas Alabama Texas . . . Ranch Laborer 0 . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 24 . . 23 24 Browning Frank J. Boarder W M Dec 1877 22 S . . . Texas Virginia Mississippi . . . Ranch Laborer 1 . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 25 . . 24 25 Calbaugh Sam Head W M Mar 1872 28 M 5/12. . Texas Arkansas Texas . . . Ranch Manager 0 . yes yes yes Camp . . . . 3A 26 . . 24 25 Calbaugh Lucy A. Wife W F Dec 1880 19 M 5/120 0 Texas Missouri Texas . . . . . . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 27 . . 24 25 Boatwright Jno W. Boarder W M May 1874 25 S . . . Texas Alabama Mississippi . . . R. Laborer 0 . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 28 . . 24 25 Cox Earnest C. Boarder W M Aug 1881 18 S . . . Missouri Missouri Missouri . . . Ranch Laborer 0 . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 29 . . 24 25 Casoway Peter R. Boarder W M July 1877 22 S . . . Texas Tennessee Alabama . . . Ranch Laborer 0 . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 30 . . 25 26 Hollandsworth Jno M. Head W M Mar 1861 39 M 5 . . Arkansas Tennessee Tennessee . . . Ranch Manager 0 . yes yes yes Camp . . . . 3A 31 . . 25 26 Hollandsworth Mattie Wife W F Mar 1875 25 M 5 0 0 Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee . . . . . . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 32 . . 25 26 Plumlee Jno H. Boarder W M Dec 1879 20 S . . . Texas Mississippi Mississippi . . . Ranch Laborer 0 . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 33 . . 26 27 Birdwell Wm H. Head W M Dec 1870 29 M 4/12. . Texas Mississippi Texas . . . Ranch Manager 0 . yes yes yes Camp . . . . 3A 34 . . 26 27 Birdwell Lettie B. Wife W F Jan 1879 21 M 4/120 0 Texas Kentucky Texas . . . . . . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 35 . . 27 28 Matsler Joe N. Head W M Apr 1877 23 S . . . Texas Texas Texas . . . Ranch Laborer . . yes yes yes Camp . . . . 3A 36 . . 28 29 Depuy Melvin A. Head W M Sept 1855 44 M 19 . . New York New York New York . . . Cattle Raiser 0 . yes yes yes Camp . . . . 3A 37 . . 28 29 Depuy Sarah Wife W F Oct 1861 38 M 19 5 5 Texas S. Carlina Missouri . . . . . . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 38 . . 28 29 Depuy Mabel daughter W F July 1881 18 S . . . Texas New York Texas . . . School Teacher 9 . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 39 . . 28 29 Depuy Norvan Son W M June 1883 16 S . . . Texas New York Texas . . . Ranch Laborer ? . yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 40 . . 28 29 Depuy Ida daughter W F Sept 1885 14 S . . . Texas New York Texas . . . . . 0 yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 41 . . 28 29 Depuy Jno F. Son W M Sept 1889 10 S . . . Texas New York Texas . . . . . 0 yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 42 . . 28 29 Depuy Mary B. daughter W F Nov 1894 5 S . . . Texas New York Texas . . . . . 1 yes yes yes . . . . . 3A 43 . . 29 30 Bellah Morgan Head W M Dec 1874 25 S . . . Texas Unknown Unknown . . . R. Manager 0 . yes yes yes Camp . . . . 3A 44 . . 29 30 Dalton Jesse Boarder W M Jan 1881 18 S . . . Virginia Virginia Virginia . . . Ranch Laborer 0 . yes yes yes . . . . .