Kerr County, TX - Military, Civil War, 1890 Union Soldiers Schedule Sunday, October 16, 2005 Donated by: "Petra Wright" ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ Index to 1890 Texas Union Soldier Schedule Transcribed by Petra Wright petra@flyingwright.com Overview of Special Schedule A special schedule was commissioned as part of the 11th Census of the United States (1890) to identify Union Civil War Veterans or their widows. By 25 years after the close of the Civil War, almost a quarter of a million pension applications had been rejected because applicants could not obtain affidavits proving their service-related disabilities. By incorporating a special schedule with the 1890 Census, the U.S. government hoped to make available a listing of surviving veterans and thus aid applicants in locating fellow soldiers to testify on their behalf. In addition to the information obtained by the census enumerators, questionnaires were published in major newspapers in hopes of finding veterans overlooked by the census. Efforts to print the information contained in these schedules proved too expensive and were ultimately abandoned. About a quarter of the 1890 census was burned in 1921. The remainder of the census was badly damaged and all but a handful of schedules were destroyed in 1933. The Union Soldier Schedules, however, were saved since they were in the custody of the Veterans Administration at the time of the Commerce Department Building fire. Unfortunately about half of these schedules (alphabetically Alabama through Kentucky) have been lost or destroyed. Statistics from 1890 Census Report The Texas population in 1890 was 2,235,527. Of these, 8,722 surviving Union soldiers and 1,126 Union soldier widows are listed. In contrast to the Union numbers, 66,791 Confederate veterans and 9,605 widows were living in Texas in 1890. The Schedule Form The special schedule form asks for the name of the veteran (or widow). If the veteran joined the service with an alias, it is also listed (this index uses "a. John Doe" following the veteran's name to indicate the alias used). In the case of a widow, the husband's name follows. Information regarding the military service includes the veteran's rank, company, regiment or vessel, the dates of enlistment and discharge, and length of service (in years, months and days). The post office address (or institution) of the veteran or widow, the disability incurred by the veteran and general remarks are listed at the bottom of the page. ================================================================= Index Notes This index to the schedule lists persons enumerated in Texas during the summer of 1890. That is, these individuals were not necessarily in Texas at the time of the war of rebellion, but may have "gone to Texas" following the war. Likewise, a widow listing does not mean the soldier died during the war but may have died during the 25 years between the end of the war and this census. This index does not list every field from the special schedule. It does contain the following information: Name of Veteran (and, if applicable, name of widow) Military Regiment and Rank County of Enumeration and microfilm roll number You are strongly encouraged to look at the microfilms of the original schedules to verify the information contained in this index. While every effort was made to accurately transcribe this information, it is not possible to decipher some of the handwriting with 100% accuracy. Moreover, you will find additional information about veterans which an index does not provide. Four microfilms are available through the National Archives and possibly your local genealogy library. The National Archives uses film numbers M123- xxx for their reference number. The last column of the index lists the number of the roll (xxx). The counties were grouped or bundled alphabetically by geographical region on the microfilm. The individual sheets are not numbered, but it is easy to find a county on the microfilm. Following is the order of appearance of the counties: Roll 99 - Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Gregg, Harrision, Henderson, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Newton, Rains, Red River, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood Anderson, Angelina, Chambers, Cherokee, Galveston, Hardin, Harris, Houston, Jefferson, Liberty, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Orange, Panola, Polk, Rusk, Sabine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, Tyler, Walker Roll 100 - Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Grayson, Hill, Johnson, Kaufman, McLennan, Navarro, Rockwall, Tarrant, Dallas Roll 101 - Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Calhoun, Colorado, Falls, Fayette, Fort Bend, Freestone, Grimes, Jackson, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Matagorda, Milam, Robertson, Waller, Washing- ton, Wharton Bexar, Caldwell, Cameron, Comal, DeWitt, Dimmitt, Duval, Frio, Goliad, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Hidalgo, Karnes, Kinney, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick, Medina, Nueces, San Paricio, Starr, Travis, Uvalde, Victoria, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala Roll 102 - Bandera, Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Coryell, Eastland, Edwards, Erath, Gillespie, Hamilton, Hood, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Runnels, San Saba, Somerville, Taylor, Williamson Archver, Armonstrong, Baylor, Carson, Childress, Clay Collingsworth, Cottle, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Gray, Hall, Hardeman, Hartley, Haskell, Hemphill, Jack, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lipscomb, Montague, Ochiltree, Oldham, Palo Pinto, Parker, Potts, Randall, Roberts, Scurry, Shackelford, Sherman, Dallam, Stephens, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, Young Brewster, Buchel, Ector, El Paso, Foley, Hale, Howard, Jeff Davis, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Nolan, Pecos, Reeves, Sutton, Swisher, Tom Green, Val Verde This "bundling" information is available on the first few pages of each Texas microfilm. If a county is not listed, it was not contained in the schedule. Also note that two "nonexisting" counties--Buchel and Foley Counties--are included. These Texas counties were only in existence from 1887 to 1897. Both were formed from Presidio Co. in 1887 and abolished in 1897. Confederate Soldiers This schedule was only designed to find Union soldiers due to the pension problems described earlier. However, a handful of Confederate soldiers were also listed by accident. Many of these were marked out or annotated with "Confed" by individuals responsible for verifying the information. This index adds the word "Confed" to the rank if the schedule so indicates or "x'd out" if only a line is drawn through the entry. If it was only marked out, it does not mean the individual fought for the South (although this is still a possibility). For example, some individuals may have served their country, but not DURING the Civil War. As you can imagine, the markings through the names made many of these names difficult to read. Order of names Generally speaking, the enumerators listed the given names first or at least were consistent in the writing of names. However, many lacked consistency. If you are searching for a individual whose surname could also be a given name, search both ways. For example, if you are seeking James John, you should also search for John James. Recommended Reading and References Dilts, Bryan Lee. 1890 Texas Veterans Census: Index of the Civil War Veterans or their Widows. Index Publishing, P.O. Box 11476, Salt Lake City, UT 11476. 1894. Nelson, Ken. 1890 Census Index Register. Salt Lake City: GSU 1984. Rugeley, Helen H. "Did the Burning of the 1890 Census Hasten Erection of Archives Bldg? Austin Genealogical Society Quarterly 18:23-25. March 1977. Sistler, Byron, and sistler, Barbara, 1890 Civil War Veterans Census--Tennesseans in Texas. Evanston, IL Sistler 1978. Swenson, Helen Smothers. Index to 1890 Census of the United States, Round Rock, TX Swenson 1981. Thurber, Evangeline, "The 1890 Census Records of the Veterans of the Union Army." National Genealogical Society Quarterly, 34:7-9, March 1946. United States Bureau of Census, "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War." M123. Rolls 99-102. Last Name First Name Widow Rank Regiment County Roll Soundex Bain William J. Laurie Pvt K 44 NY Vol Kerr 102 B500 Blatherwick Edwin Mariann F. 1st Lt A 51 Ill Vol Kerr 102 B436 Bonwell John A. Pvt F 8 Ohio Inf Kerr 102 B540 Coleman Jake Elvira Bridges Kerr 102 C455 Cox A.H. Pvt B? 2 Tex Cav Kerr 102 C200 Goodman R.W. Sgt G 5 US Cav Kerr 102 G355 Harrison George A. Sgt G,E 90 NY Inf Kerr 102 H625 Hazlett J.N. Pvt A 194 O Inf/H 31 O Inf Kerr 102 H243 Heinen Henry 1st Sgt C 1 Tex Cav Kerr 102 H550 Hubble Garland Pvt M 15 Ky Cav Kerr 102 H140 Irvine John A. Pvt C 9 Pa Cav Kerr 102 I615 Jugenhuett Thomas 1st Sgt C 1 Tex Cav Kerr 102 J253 Klein Fredrick Pvt H 5 US Cav Kerr 102 K450 Lemberger Charles Cpl L 13 Tex Cav Kerr 102 L516 Lockhart C.L. Pvt H 2 Tex Cav Kerr 102 L263 Mangold John A. Madona J. Kerr 102 M524 Murara Frank Pvt E 1 Tex Cav Kerr 102 M660 Noll Henry Pvt C 5 Ill Cav Kerr 102 N400 Parsons George R. Pvt C 25 Ill Inf Kerr 102 P625 Parsons Joseph W. Pvt P 8 Ind Vol Kerr 102 P625 Pope Lu L. Kerr 102 P100 Robertson J.M. Pvt C 6 Tenn Cav Kerr 102 R163 Scholl Peter D. D 47 Ky Vol Kerr 102 S240 Surber A.C. Pvt/Capt G 32 Ky Inf Kerr 102 S616 Surber H. M 15 Ky Cav Kerr 102 S616 Surber Joseph Sgt M 13 Ky Cav Kerr 102 S616 Surber Monroe Mary A. Pvt G 32 Ky Inf Kerr 102 S616 Washburn James C. Pvt C 6 Tenn Cav Kerr 102 W216 Wilson George W. Sgt G 4 NJ Inf Kerr 102 W425 Wise Fredrick Pvt B 2 Tex Cav Kerr 102 W200