YOAKUM COUNTY, TEXAS 1900 Census Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Shirley D. Webb ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/txfiles.htm *********************************************************************** 1900 Census for Yoakum County, Texas – Transcribed from the Microfilm. Copyright © 2003 by Shirley D. Webb. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. *********************************************************************** Notes from Transcriber: This census took only 2/3 of a census page. It was done between the 4th and 13th of June, 1900, by Enos L. Seeds. There were only 2 married couples and only one wife had had children. Laura Alexander, wife of Robert, was the mother of 4 children, all of them living. All of those on this census were of the “white” race. “GE” in the place of birth column means “Germany”, “IT” means Indian Territory (Oklahoma), and the letter “U” indicates “Unknown” was written. The information in the columns is as follows: 1. Name 2. Relation to Head 3. gender 4. date of birth 5. age 6. marital status (with number of years married included) 7. place of birth 8. place of birth of parents (father first then mother) 8. occupation 9. home description (“F” for Farm). 1900 Federal Census for YOAKUM COUNTY, TEXAS Page 338=A E.D. 169 Page 2A Scarbauer, Clar? Head M Aug 1879 20 S NY NY NY Ranch Manager F Ferris, Edgar Head M Apr 1877 23 M 1 TX TN AL Ranch Manager F Ferris, Alice Wife F Jan 1878 22 M 1 TX GA AL Alexander, Robt S Head M Dec 1855 44 M 15 GA SC TN Sheep Raiser F Alexander, Laura Wife F Jul 1861 38 M 15 TX TX MO Alexander, Julius Son M Nov 1879 20 S TX GA TX Sheep Herder Alexander, John W. Son M Oct 1881 18 S TX GA TX Sheep Herder Alexander, Ula M. Dau F Nov 1885 14 S TX GA TX Concot, John W. Head M Nov 1844 55 M 15 GA GA GA Ranch Manager F Wilford, William H Boardr M Feb 1873 27 S AL GA GA Ranch Laborer White, Jno W. Boardr M Jul 1872 27 S AR GA GA Ranch Laborer Largent, Walter L Head M Oct 1870 29 S TX GA MD Ranch Manager F Mitchell, Brack W Boardr M Oct 1878 21 S TX TN TN Ranch Laborer Moody, Peter Head M Feb 1875 25 S TX TN TN Ranch Manager Williams, William Boardr M Jan 1977 23 S TX U TX Ranch Laborer Lowe, Robt L Boardr M May 1873 27 S AL GA AL Ranch Laborer Anderson, Robt J Boardr M Oct 1858 41 M 18 TX TN VA Ranch Laborer Reynolds, Lee Boardr M Apr 1874 26 S TX AL TX Ranch Laborer Anderson, Clay A Boardr M Nov 1883 16 S TX TX TN Ranch Laborer Dearing, John W Boardr M Feb 1860 40 S TX GE GE Ranch Laborer Higdon?, Arthur Head M Oct 1876 23 S TX TX MS Ranch Manager Lightfoot, Morgan Boardr M Jan 1882 18 S TX AL AL Ranch Laborer Bradshaw, Hunt Boardr M Sep 1877 22 S TX AR TN Ranch Laborer Cornelius, William Boardr M Sep 1876 23 S LA MS AL Ranch Laborer Milligan, Rutherford Boardr M Nov 1876 23 S IT TN U Ranch Laborer Seeds, Enos L. Head M Jan 1857 43 M 18 PA PA NY Ranch Manager This was the complete 1900 census for Yoakum Co., TX. Transcribed by Shirley D. Webb from the microfilm Copyright © Jan 2003