Victoria County, TX - Military: 1890 Union Soldiers Schedule Monday, October 17, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ Donated by: "Petra Wright" 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. Donated by: "Petra Wright" Last Name First Name Widow Rank Regiment County Roll Soundex Alden Charles R. Cpl/Musician F 42 Ill Inf/I 4 US Cav Victoria 101 A435 Alexander Laeser Victoria 101 A425 Anderson John 1st Pvt G 38 Colored Inf Vol Victoria 101 A536 Barden Eva Capt B 2 Mich Vol Victoria 101 B635 Beck Joseph Hersnia? Pvt C 1 Tex Cav Victoria 101 B200 Billings William Victoria 101 B452 Byaso Josiah L. Sgt E 1 US Cav Victoria 101 B200 Clark Hiram Pvt C 96 Ill Inf Victoria 101 C462 Crawford James S. Conf 2 Lt K 33 Tex Cav Victoria 101 C616 DeLaGarza Vicente Conf Pvt B 3 Tex Cav Victoria 101 D426 Gavel Joe Pvt D 16 Ill Cav Victoria 101 G140 Gibbs Charles Lucinda Victoria 101 G120 Gilbert Nathan Cpl L 22 NY Cav Victoria 101 G416 Gilbert Nathan S. Cpl L 22 NY Vol Cav Victoria 101 G416 Gray Ed Drummer G 12 Wis Vol Victoria 101 G600 Gwinn William W. 1st Lt E 38 Ill Victoria 101 G500 Hadeck Edmund W. Pvt E 168 NY Vol Victoria 101 H320 Haller E. Christine Victoria 101 H460 Hammond Asher Hannah M. Capt B 31 Ind Victoria 101 H553 Heaton Lorenzo D (a Lawrence D) Hspl Steward E 1st Mo Vol Inf Victoria 101 H350 Hernandez Warloupe Conf Pvt C 4 Tex Cav Victoria 101 H655 Hester John Navy Victoria 101 H236 Hiller Adam Pvt D 58 Ill Inf Victoria 101 H460 Hogan James M. Conf Pvt A 7 Tex Cav Victoria 101 H250 Howard George Pvt G 13 NY Militia Victoria 101 H630 Kaufman Dave Pvt C 86 Ohio Inf Victoria 101 K155 Kaufman John H. Pvt C 64 Ohio Inf Victoria 101 K155 Kelly Michael Pvt G 13 Con Victoria 101 K400 Killip Archibald W. Sgt/2 Lt K 11 Pa/13 Vt Victoria 101 K410 King Chauncey L. Pvt B 114 Ill Inf Victoria 101 K520 Mack Henry Pvt H 7 Md Victoria 101 M200 McCullough William Sailor Victoria 101 M242 Meyer Gustave Pvt 15 NY Inf Victoria 101 M600 Monroe Charlie Victoria 101 M560 O'Brien John Victoria 101 O165 Purmpseed Frank Pvt G 62 Cold Mo Inf Victoria 101 P651 Reagan Dominik Pvt US Vol Reg Victoria 101 R250 Rehm Jacob Victoria 101 R500 Reily Edward O. Conf Pvt H 6 Tex Inf Victoria 101 R400 Sample Wellington Conf Cpl D 1 Tex Cav Victoria 101 S514 Stamper Louis Pvt E Ohio Inf Victoria 101 S351 Stark Adam Pvt E 1 Tex Cav Victoria 101 S362 Stephenson John M. Conf Pvt Benavida Regt Victoria 101 S315 Stuart Malke Capt 61 Tex US Colored Inf Victoria 101 S363 Sullivan Dan Sailor Wasp, Powhattan Victoria 101 S415 Summers Adam Conf Pvt A Tex Cav Victoria 101 S562 Taupel Edward L. Pvt Victoria 101 T140 Terrell Croggan L. Conf Pvt Victoria 101 T640 Terrell Timothy R. Conf Pvt Victoria 101 T640 Tompson Benjamin F. Pvt B 4 NY Cav Victoria 101 T512 Wheeler M.E. Pvt I 7 Vt Inf Victoria 101 W460 Wheeler Moses E. Pvt I 7 Vt Victoria 101 W460 Whips Hiram Pvt Home 9 Inf Victoria 101 W120 Woodhouse Joseph Pvt Victoria 101 W320