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VILLIAN V. JAMES, EARLY BRYAN EDUCATOR
compiled by Janis Hunt and Ruth Hary 123
NOTES CONSCERNING BRAZOS COUNTY EDUCATORS
edited by Bill Page 126
BRAZOS COUNTY TEXAS BRAIDS
compiled by Nadine Billingsley 139
BRAZOS COUNTY TEXAS 1870 CENSUS
compiled by Mary Cooper 145
INDEX
compiled by Harry Portzer 153
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Volume XII Number 4 Bryan /college Station
Fall 1991 Texas
WILLIAM W. JAMES
EARLY BRYAN EDUCATOR
Before the establishment of the public school system of Bryan
in the fall of 1880, there were several private schools. Formal
education was carried out from private homes and schools.
In 1872, Texas Odd Fellows School and Orphans Home was opened
and appears to have operated about three years. The Odd Fellows
school was a two story frame structure, two rooms on the ground
floor and four on the second floor. The members of the faculty
received their salaries from tuition collected from the students.
Patronage was drawn almost entirely from the local population and
included students of all ages from beginners to grownups. This
school was located on the property where Saint Joseph Catholic
Church is now located.
In the fall of 1875, the Odd Fellows' University was sold to
W. W. JAMES, who had opened a male academy in Bryan in the fall
of 1874. Professor JAMES operated this school under the name of
Bryan Academy. He was assisted by Benjamin JAMES and a Mrs. V.
D. EATON. We have also seen this school referred to as JAMES
Academy, Bryan Institute, and Male and Female Institute.
Mrs. Albert BUCHANAN in an article in The Bryan Daily Eagle,
January 24, 1927, has the following to say about the school:
"The Bryan Academy, located near the present site of St.
Joseph's Pharocial (sic) school, was under the leadership
of one of Texas' early educators, Prof. W. W. JAMES,
deceased father of Dr. W. C. JAMES, noted Baptist
minister, for many years connected with the Baptist
General Board, Atlanta, Georgia. Prof. W. W. JAMES'
wife was Miss Annie P. HOWELL, a sister of the late Dr.
J. W. HOWELL of Bryan. Mrs. JAMES who is still living
in Austin, often visits in Bryan and has many friends
here."
The JAMES family was not located on the 1870 census for Brazos
County but in 1880, he and his family were shown as follows:
JAMES, William W. age 54 School Teacher VA VA VA
Annie P. 33 Keeping House SC SC SC
John R. 15 Clks in Store TX VA SC
Annie E. 13 At School TX VA SC
Willie C. 12 At School TX VA SC
Frank K. 10 At School TX VA SC
Judson S. 8 At School TX VA SC
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James T. 2 TX VA SC
Benjamin F. 23 (Nephew) - Teacher VA VA VA
Apparently there was another son, H. A. JAMES, who was born after
1880. He is listed as a son in the obituary ( Bryan Daily Eagle
Aug 3, 1933) for his mother, Mrs. William W. JAMES.
An advertisement in the Bryan Appeal and Post of September 29,
1876 tells us that in addition to W. W. JAMES as Principal , the
Bryan Institute employed Miss Mary F. HAWKINS as head of the female
department. Other teachers were Miss Sue McLELLAND, music and Miss
E. J. SPENCER, Art Department. The session started on September
4, 1876 and ended on December 22, 1876. Other teachers were to be
added to the faculty as required.
As can be seen by the following comments, Prof. JAMES was
recognized as an excellent educator.
Mr. H. 0. BOATRIGHT, in an article in the Bryan Daily Eagle,
May 3, 1929, makes the following comments about the school;
"When the cotton chopping and other farm work played out,
and the fall season came on, I went to school to JAMES'
Academy, owned and conducted by Prof. JAMES (a great-
uncle of James W. JAMES of Bryan). The school ... is
remembered l o v i n g l y by many of the "boys and girls" of
that day. Prof. JAMES had two assistants, a nephew, D.
L. JAMES and Mrs. EATON.
"Prof. JAMES, I feel sure to say, was the best teacher
I ever knew. While his school was a one man school and
he taught the primer to beginners and astronomy to the
advanced classes, he did both to perfection. Prof. JAMES
also taught us to write. I still remember clearly many
of the `cop.ies' he wrote in my little copy book.
"As I think of those long gone school days, how the
pupils of that day come trooping before me: Will R.
EDRINGTON, Will DAVIS, Charlie DAVIS, Hamp DAVIDSON,
George G. KELLY, R. J. and J. S. FORD, A. M. RHODES,
Octavus- KING, Guy HILL, R. S. WEBB, Jas. H. WEBB, Pete
MCCOY, R. C. CHATHAM, M. H. JAMES, J. H. COVEY, Paul E.
PAGE, John BISHOP, Will BISHOP, Burton S. CASTLES, now
of New York, he was my special friend and my deskmate .
And there was also, Oliver, John and George TABOR, John
and Jim CHANCE, Billie and Bob KING, Sam HALL, C. A.
HARRIS, Will HARRIS, Bob ASTIN, Tom WARD, Tom EATON,
Walter MCINTOSH, Eugene MOSELEY, Phil SCALLION, Tom
DECHMAN, Jim DECHMAN, J. M.. RADFORD, John and Vance
FULKERSON, Morris MITCHELL, Walter BARNETT, W. T. JAMES,
Devalson BARNETT, Edgar BELL, John and Charlie
WILLIAMSON, W. A. WITHERS, Dan SIMS, Sam SIMS, Sam and
Walter DOWNARD, Bob DANIELS, Taylor and Mark ROBINSON,
Green, Reuben and Joe GRANT.
"And among the school girls, I remember Carrie EATON,
Lillie HASWELL, Leilia, Lizzie and Annie LAW, Snowbird
GATES, Rowena BOYLES, Lou FORD, Mollie and Ella RAWLS,
Rachel FLOURNEY, Kate SHELTON, Carrie RHODES, Emma and
Laura MITCHELL, Della WILKERSON, Nannie HALL, Hattie
WEBB, Ella, Mattie and Lula KING, Lucy SIMS, Lou ERWIN,
Mary GATES, Luelle DAVIS, Annie GRANT, Eula and Minnee
COVEY, Mamie DOWNARD, Lottie PAGE, Mattie TABOR, Frances
CLOWER, Mamie RADFORD, Ona WARD, Cora RANDOLPH.
"In this dear old Academy the pupils were given mental
training and drilling that served them well in every
phase of life, and remained valuable always. I know
that this modern day is a day of specialists in all
branches, but I fear sometime that in securing so much
special education we have perhaps suffered for the
fundamentals.
J. E. COVEY of the COLE Hardware Company speaks of Professor
James in an article in the Bryan Daily Eagle of November 2, 1926:
"He (Mr. COVEY) went to school in Bryan, attending both
private and public institutions. In the public school
he studied the blueback speller from Miss O'BRIEN and
Miss Annie WOODLIFF, while he went to private school to
Professor JAMES ... Mr. COVEY says that Professor JAMES
would clutch three switches in his hand, and that he
possessed a stroke that eclipsed any of the modern golf
players."
In August 1881, Professor JAMES went to Belton, TX to take
charge of the schools at Belton. We were unable to find a death
date for him since he was not listed on the Texas Death Index.
His wife Annie P. JAMES died at her home in Houston, TX on 2 August
1933. Her obituary indicates she had a Houston funeral service as
well as one in Austin, followed by burial in an Austin Cemetery.
The natural assumption would be that possibly Professor JAMES was
buried in an Austin Cemetery but we don't have any confirmation of
this.
Ruth HARP and Janis HUNT
With help from Bill PAGE
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NOTES CONCERNING BRAZOS COUNTY EDUCATION, 1844 -1879
compiled by Bill Page
Although few official records concerning the first
Brazos Co. schools exist, some unofficial records
remain. The following notes shed light on those early
schools. I have included a few articles about Wheelock
schools (in Robertson Co.), since some Brazos Co.
students probably attended them.
Education. The Subscriber, having established a
permanent Institution for the education of youth, in
Robertson County, near KELLOGG's Post office, takes this
method to inform the public generally, that he will
receive such pupils as may be entrusted to his care.
Having had six years experience as a teacher, he
flatters himself, that by unremitted attention
attention, he may merit the patronage of those who
confied their children to his supervision. References
could be given, and an egotistical display of
Recommendations could be made, but he considers.that all
of these weigh but little with men of sense. If,
however, any should doubt his qualifications, or his
capacity to impart instruction, he invites such to
satisfy themselves in either particular by a personal
examination of himself and scholars. The scholastic
year is divided into two sessions of five months each,
commencing on the first Monday of February, and the
third Monday in July. Terms per Session. For those
branches usually taught in a common English school
$10.00. Greek and Latin, Algebra, Geometry,
Trigonometry, Surveying, and the higher branches of
Mathematics, as well as Philosophy and Chemistry,
$15.00. Students will be admitted at any time, and
charged tuition from the time of admission, to the end
of the session. No deduction made for absence, unless
in case of protracted sickness. No student will be
admitted unless able to spell, at least, in two
syllables. Good boarding can be had in the neighborhood
at from five to six dollars per month. Hiram HANOVER,
Nov. 9, 1844. National Vindicator (Washington on the
Brazos), 30 Nov. 1844, p. 4.
Ordered that Joshua SEALE be authorized to locate four
leagues of land to be the property of Brazos Co. and to
be located by certificates to be issued by the Board of
Land Commissioners of Brazos Co. The four leagues to be
appropriated as a school fund (under the state laws).
Joshua SEALE will receive $ 100 for each league of land
located and surveyed provided the said land is not more
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that 100 miles from Brazos Co. ( Brazos Co.
Commissioners Minutes 15 Apr. 1850, p. 538.)
Alexander was the oldest school in the Tabor area. It
was established prior to the date 1865. Mr. LEFEVER
donated the land to the school. William GLASS taught
the first school in a log house. Robert and Hugh HENRY
and James WALKER were the first trustees. Mr. BERTON
taught during the Civil War... "Early School Days at
Tabor Area Revealed in 1916 History ...," Bryan Dail
Eagle 16 May 1945, p. 5; Brazos Co. Deed Book E, p.
196, 2 Oct. 1856.
July 24, 1856: Know all men whom it may concern that we
James W. PARKER and Frances J. PARKER, his wife, have
this day executed a deed of trust to a certain tract or
parcel of land, said deed to be made to Mark A. COLEMAN,
C.A. KOONCE and G.H. LOVE, trustees appointed to record
said deed, in trust by the subscribers to a certain
public school house and church, which said house
aforesaid is to be built on the said tract of land
aforesaid. Said house to be a public school house and
Methodist Church but to be free for all other religious
denominations ... Make this the said deed aforesaid for
the purposes aforesaid and in the consideration of the
sum of fifteen dollars good and lawful money ...
Attest: Jos. D. LEWIS, William PRICE. Brazos Co. Deed
Book F, p. 51.
This day was presented to the court the school account
of Wm. S. STEWART teacher for the sum of $ 77.50. It is
therefore ordered ... that he have his draft on the
county treasurer for the sum of nineteen 32/100 ($19.32)
dollars, being 1/4 of his account out of the school
fund. ( Brazos Co. Commissioners Minutes 15 Feb. 1858,
p. 13).
[Sites of polling places were] In election precinct no.
3 at the new school house and that William S. STUART be
appointed presiding officer. In election precinct no. 4
at the school house near Joseph A. SEALE and that Hardin
NEVILL be appointed presiding officer in said election
precinct ( Brazos Co. Commissioners Minutes 15 Feb.
1858, p. 13).
This day the court proceeded to the appointment of a
Board of School Examiners as required by ... the amended
School Law, approved Feb. 5, 1858, and it is ordered by
the court that William McINTOSH, David McINTOSH & G.B.
REED be and they are hereby appointed said Board for
Brazos Co. ( Brazos Co. Commissioners Minutes 17 May
1858, p. 21).
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Distributed the school funds. Paid all tuition at 10
cents per day for each child taught. Paid to the
patrons of the school taught by F.W. MASSEY $ 164.20.
Money delivered by Jesse R. WALLACE and G.H. LOVE. Paid
to the patrons of the school taught by Thomas SEALE: $
119.10. Money delivered by James M. ZIMMERMAN and
Joseph A. SEALE. Paid to the patrons of the school
taught by William S. STUART: $ 71.80. Money delivered
by Robert M. HENRY and George McMILLAN. Paid to the
patrons of the school taught by James COLLIER: $ 93.60.
Money delivered by Robert JOHNSON and S.E.W. HUDSON.
Paid to the patrons of the school taught by James S.
RILEY: $ 77.90. Money delivered by S.C. BOWMAN and
Robert S. BENSON. Paid to the patrons of the school
taught by A.C. BRIETZ: $ 91.00. Money delivered by
R.P. McMICHAEL and William DUNLAP. ( Brazos Co.
Commissioners Minutes 16 Nov. 1858, pp. 27 -28).
A.C. BRIETZ's school; money delivered by R.P. MCMICHAEL
and N.W. RECTOR persons paid: E.M. MILLICAN, Wm.
DUNLAP, Willis MILLICAN, Lewis RECTOR, Wm. HASWELL, R.P.
MCMICHAEL, J.A. BARKER, G.W. BRANTER, W.C. WALKER, N.W.
RECTOR. Miss Sarah C. BRASHER's school; money delivered
by S.C. BRASHER and N.W. RECTOR ... persons paid:
William FARQUHAR, B.G. RIVENS, Rich. NORWOOD, N.W.
RECTOR, B.A. CHRISTIE, S.C. BRASHER. John ROBERTS'
school; money delivered by J.A. WALKER and Harvey
MITCHELL ... persons paid: James WALKER, Wm. LAWRENCE,
S.B. JETUN, Wilson REED, H. MITCHELL, T.J. FULLERTON,
C.C. SEALE, Geo. HIGGS, Jno. WALKER, H.R. HENRY. Jas.
S. RILEY's school; money delivered by Jos. A. SEALE and
J.M. ZIMMERMAN ... persons paid: H. NEVILLE, J.M.
ZIMMERMAN, W.A. HOLLOWAY, J.W. SEALE, N. ELLISON, Thos.
SEALE, H.P. WILLIAMS, Elijah HOLLOWAY, Levi SWEAT, F.
NEWMAN. Bettie DOUGLASS' school; money delivered by
P.F. MITCHELL and Jos. WALKER ... persons paid: C.G.
SEALE, H. MITCHELL, Jas. WALKER, John WALKER, T.B.
LAWRENCE, T.J. FULLERTON, H.R. HENRY, R. JOHNSON, J.B.
HOWELL, Jas. KIRKHAM, Josh NASH, John YOUNG, S. JETTON.
G.B. RIVENS' school; money delivered by Jas. McMILLAN
and Rob. M. HENRY ... persons paid: Jas. McMILLAN, R.M.
HENRY. S.S. JONES' school; money delivered by B.G.
McGREGOR and N.W. RECTOR ... persons paid: B.G.
McGREGOR, T.J. RECTOR, N.W. RECTOR, B.A. CHRISTIE, J.M.
HOOD. J.A. SANDERS' school; money delivered by J.P.
MITCHELL and Robt. JOHNSON ... persons paid: J.P.
MITCHELL, Rob. JOHNSON, G.R. REED, S.E.W. HUDSON, H.G.
HUDSON, J.W. PEARSON, W.H. HARDY, Mrs. M.J. ROBERTS,
T.M. COOPER. Mr. HORTONS' school in Robertson Co.;
money delivered by Jno. B. NASH and Marshall PAYNE . .
persons paid: Jno. B. NASH, Marshal PAYNE, Jeremiah
PAYNE, Jos. D. YOUNG. ( Brazos Co. Commissioners
Minutes Nov. 1859, pp. 45 -47).
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Apportionment of school funds ... E.W. MOVEY's school;
money delivered by R.P. McMICHAEL and B.H. PEVERLY ...
persons paid: Wm. DUNLAP, M.E. MILLICAN, R.P.
McMICHAEL, Willis MILLICAN, B.H. PEVERLY, J.L. BECKHAM,
H. HARDY, N.W. RECTOR, Wm. CUNNINGHAM, A. GARDNER, J.H.
MILLICAN, Lewis RECTOR, Mrs. NICHOLS. Mrs. Sarah C.
FARQUHAR's school; money delivered by Thomas J. RECTOR
and J.M. HERN persons paid: Wm. FARQUHAR, N.W.
RECTOR, B.G. RIDENS, B.A. CHRISTIE, Richard NORWOOD,
F.G. PAINE, T.J. RECTOR, Wm. PHELPS, J.M. HOOD. C.J.
MILLER's school; money delivered by Len HUDSON and J.P.
MITCHELL; persons paid: John ADAMS, Wm. C. BOYLES, Wm.
H. HARDY, Len HUDSON, Rob. JOHNSON, J.L. KENDALL, James
McMILLAN, J.P. MITCHELL, Jacob PEARCE, J.W. PEARSON,
G.B. REED, Wilson REED -- for scholars sent to his first
school, and on his second school as follows, to -wit:
John ADAMS, Wm. C. BOYLES, J.C. BOYETT, J.M. COOPER,
Matthew DUNN, Wm. C. GREER, Wm. H. HARDY, Len HUDSON,
S.E. HUDSON, H.G. HUDSON, Rob. JOHNSON, J.P. MITCHELL,
Jas McMILLAN, J.W. PEARSON, Martha J. ROBERTS, G.B.
REED, Wilson REED. A.B. ANTHONY's school; money
delivered by Geo. W. JAMES and B. COMSTOCK; persons
paid: B. COMSTOCK, Miche SYMMS, G.W. DAVIS, H.G.
HUDSON, G.W. JONES, Perry MIDDLETON. Wm. S. STUART`s
school; money delivered by C.C. CLAYTON and Matthew
DUNN; persons paid: C.C. CLAYTON, Matthew DUNN, Martha
J. ROBERTS. R.M. WHITE's school; money deliverd by Mark
COLEMAN and Richd. McDONALD; persons paid: J.W. PARKER,
J.W. ARNOLD, M.A. COLEMAN, W. HOLLOWAY, R.M. McDONALD,
J. SIMMONS, Hugh REED, R. WHITE, F. NEWMAN. M.J.
STEEL's school; money delivered by A.M. BALL and Joshua
SEALE; persons paid: J.M. ZIMMERMAN, S.T. DARWIN,
Reubin DARWIN, Narcissa ROBERTSON, A.M. BALL, Joshua
SEALE, G.N. JACQUES, Norton RIGHT (WRIGHT ?]. S.M.
HUNTER's school; money delivered by Thomas C. BOWMAN and
J.M. ESTES; persons paid: T.C. BOWMAN, R.S. BENSON,
J.M. ESTES, J.T. STINERT, Joshua SEALE, J.L. BOWMAN,
G.W. DANIELS, J.A. HUNTER, Mrs. S.A. HENRY. J.M. WARE's
school; money delivered by Matthew McDONALD and Mark
COLEMAN; persons paid: Mark COLEMAN, J. GEORGE, E.
HOLLOWAY, G.H. LOVE, M. McDONALD, R. McDONALD, T.
NEWMAN, J. PARKER, H. PAINE, H. REED, E. WILLIAMS.
( Brazos Co. Commissioners Minutes 19 Nov. 1860, pp. 68-
69).
This day the court proceded to examine the school
reports made for the year 1861, and it appears that
there are six schools reports ... to J.W. DICKSON, 82
days at 8 cents per day $ 6.56; to C.J. MILLER, 3
schools, 1006 days at 8 cents per day $ 80.48; S.W.
HORTON, 956 days at 8 cents per day $ 76.48; James S.
PERRY, 1152 days at 8 cents per day $ 92.16 ... ( Brazos
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Co. Commissioners Minutes 23 Oct. 1861, p. 90).
[Ad]. Wanted -- by a farmer in Brazos Co., a lady of
experience and competent to teach all the branches of an
English education, with music on the piano forte for
whose services a liberal salary will be paid. Address
at Hollandall. M.F. DEMARET. Houston Tri Weekly
Telegraph 1 Nov. 1861.
Matthew DUNN's School House. Precinct 4 elections were
held in 1861 at this schoolhouse on the west side of the
county ... (See Brazos Co. Commissioners Minutes Book
A, p. 78).
J.A. SEALE's School House -- elections in precinct 3
were held at this school house on J.A. SEALE's land
along Sandy Creek in 1861 and 1863. (See Brazos Co.
Commissioners Minutes Book A, p. 78, 114).
[Ad]. A teacher wanted. We wish to employ a female
teacher for twelve months. We have about 25 scholars.
J.P. MITCHELL and others. Boonville, Brazos County ...
(Houston) Tri - Weekly Telegraph 20 Aug. 1862, p. 2.
About 1864 a school house was built on Kinch WOMBLE's
land near the [Brazos] river and Miss Sallie NEWSOME, a
graduate of Baylor University at Old Independence was
the first teacher. She taught there seven years and
resigned to marry T.T. GOODWIN. Bryan News Apr. 3,
1940, quoted in Winfred Broadus SMITH Papers, Texas A &M
Univ. Archives, location MS2 -B60; box 8, file 9 -7. Also
see Brazos Co. Marriages, Book C, 1869 -1872, p. 281.
Feb. 13, I commenced teaching school at Millican and had
13 scholars. During the next 3 days I attended my
school; the enrollment increased to 18 ... [April 24 or
25] Collected $ 12.50 of Mr. BECKHAM, who had withdrawn
his children from the school. I had sent to Houston for
books and slates; got 1/2 doz. slates and 1/2 doz.
spelling books for $ 9 ... Tuesday, May 2, I went to the
school house and dismissed my school ... (May 6] Went to
town to see Mr. McFADDEN and others about my school
account but failed to find them ... [June 13] Went to
town to make collection on my school accounts, but got
nothing. Recd of Mrs. LOFTEN $ 1.50 for a book and a
slate ... [Sept. 6] Recd of Sister WILSON for
schooling, $ 3.50 [Sept. 20] Sent by Mr. WILSON to
Sister BRASHEAR, 50 cts., which she had accidently
overpaid me for schooling ... (From W.S. SOUTH Journal,
in HULL Papers, Texas A &M Univ. Archives, location MS-
04-A29, box 1, file 1 -11).
[ad] Prof. ALLEN's School, Wheelock, Texas, will resume
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exercises on the first Monday in Sept., 1865. The full
collegiate course is thoroughly taught in this school.
T Ton at usual rates in advance payable in money or
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stock sheep. Board in private families on good terms.
The school rooms and chapel are large and comfortable.
J.B. ALLEN., Houston Tri Weekly Telegraph 24 July 1865,
p. 3.
Bryan Male and Female Seminary ... The Board of Trustees
of the above institution take pleasure in announcing to
the citizens of Bryan, and the public generally, they
have acquired for the use of the school, a large,
comfortable and convenient building in which the next
session will open on the first Monday in September.
College classes will be regularly organized, a juvenile
will also be specially provided for under the most
favorable arrangements. The institution shall be equal
to any in the country, and the curriculum shall embrace
a full classical, scientific, commercial, musical, and
ornamental course. Tuition shall be reasonable.
Faculty: John J. BERRYMAN -- president and professor of
intellectual and moral science and ancient languages;
R.A. BEAUEFORD [BLANFORD] -- professor of mathematics,
civil engineering, bookkeeping; Mrs.,V.D. EATSON --
professor of English, literature, history, etc.; W.
KEMPT -- professor of modern languages, etc.; Mrs. C.H.
RANDOLPH -- juvenile department; - -- BROWN -- professor
of music; William DAVIS, president of trustees; D. Port
SMYTHE, secretary. (From the Bryan News Letter Aug.
28, 1869, quoted in Lois A. WILCOX's, Early History of
Bryan Texas masters thesis, Univ. of Texas, 1952, pp.
134 -135).
Mrs. R.A. BLANFORD, of Bryan, wife of Professor
BLANFORD, of the Bryan College, died on Monday last.
Galveston Dail News 11 Mar. 1870, p. 3.
[ad] The Odd Fellows' University and Orphans' Home ...
We desire to call your attention to an enterprise which
our Lodge has had in view for some time -- the erection
of an Odd Fellows' University and Orphans' Home in our
city ... We do not propose to erect a palatial edifice,
where the funds contributed would be squandered in vain
show ... T.T. SMOTHERS, President of the Board of
Directors; R.A. BLANFORD, Sec'y. Galveston Dail News
19 Apr. 1870, p. 4.
An Act to Incorporate the Texas Odd Fellows' University
and Orphans' Home. Section 1. Be it enacted ... that
T.T. SMOTHERS, George JOHNSON, R.N. BLANFORD, William
McINTOSH, A.M. WILSON, L.A. STERNE, H.W. HALL, I.M.
ZIMMERMAN, Wm. LAMBDEN, T. McCARTY, G.I. GOODWIN, H.
HARDIN, J.P. MITCHELL, T.J. BEALL, G.W. CASTLES, E.
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LITTLEFIELD, H.S. NEWLAND, I.I. KUMBROUGH, T.D. WILSON,
and Alexander McKEE, and their successors, are hereby
declared an aggregate corporation ... Approved July 28,
1870. (Texas, 12th Legis., Called Session. Special
Laws 1870, p. 50).
An Act to Incorporate the Bryan Male and Female Seminary
® Be it enacted the Legislature of the State of
Texas, that William DAVIS, H.A. MOORE, F.M. LAW, H.T.
DOWNARD, Spencer FORD, W.B. EAVES, T.D. WILSON, Harvey
MITCHELL, J.W. TABOR, F.R. SMITH, J.S. STEWART, T.J.
BEALL and B.H. DAVIS, and their associates and sucessors
in office, be and they are hereby incorporated and
created a body politic and corporate ... Approved May
26, 1871. Texas, 12th Legis., 1st Session, Special
Laws 1871, p. 517.
Testimony of C.W. GARDNER. In July or August, 1871, I
was a member of the Board of School Directors of Brazos
County, when Col. DeGRESS came to my house in Bryan and
told me, in a conversation between us relative to
building school houses, that there would have to be a
great many school houses built, and that he wanted me to
contract for building them in Brazos Co. He also told
me that whatever contracts I wanted him to approve to
inform him by writing on a separate slip of paper, to be
enclosed with the contract, the word "good," or
something to that effect. The impression made upon my
mind by Colonel DeGRESS was that there was money to be
made in the taking of the contracts. I repeated his
conversation soon after to Frank MOORE, District Clerk
of Brazos Co., and we both came to the conclusion that
Colonel DeGRESS was acting very foolish in making such a
proposition to a mere acquaintance. I was a member of
the Twelfth Legislature at that time ... I do not know
that Col. DeGRESS has shown any partiality to any
teacher or school officer in Brazos Co. Col MITCHELL
and I went security for the lease of certain school
houses in Brazos Co., because the parties who owned them
would not lease them to the state without such security
[dated 8 Feb. 1873] Report of the Special Joint
Committee of the Thirteenth Legislature for
Investigation Into the Official Conduct and Accounts of
the Superintendent of Public Instruction and of his
Subordinates (1873), pp. 43 -44.
Kentucky University. In the catalogue of this
institution appear the names of the following students
Julian C. KENDRICKS, Joseph J. KENDRICK, Bryan ...
Galveston Tri Weekly News 11 Aug. 1871, p. 4.
Mr. BERRYMAN, of Bryan, has been engaged by the Trustees
to take charge of the Gonzales College ... Galveston
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Dail News 12 Aug. 1871, p. 3.
(Miss Lennie S. GILLEN married A.M. LAMM before moving
to Texas.] ... When the young couple came to Bryan, Mr.
LAMM followed his vocation as farmer and painter, while
Mrs. LAMM heard the call to join the educational forces.
On Sept. 14, 1871, she took the teachers' examination
under A.W. LEEDOM, supervisor of the 28th judicial
district, and received a second class certificate valid
for one year. This certificate was issued by the first
State Superintendent of Texas after Texas was released
from military rule. Dr. DePort SMYTHE acted as county
superintendent when Mrs. LAMM started her pedagogical
labors. Funds were meager and salaries were very low.
The superintendent recommended to the patrons of the
Prospect school where Mrs. LAMM taught that they levy an
assessment of 5 cents a day per pupil to supplement the
state funds. Mrs. LAMM taught eight years. She also
had music scholars, but at this early period few people
had ever seen a piano ... (From "Young Texans Taught
Three R's Sixty Years Ago by Hondo Woman ...," Br an
Weekly Eagle 18 Feb. 1932, p. 5).
Prof. H.N. GEORGE,
of Bryan, is now in
our city for the
purpose of organizing
a Dancing School.
The Prof. comes
to us very highly
recommended as a skilled teacher, and
a polished gentleman
and we wish him great success in
his undertaking.
Semi - Weekly Brenham Banner 26 Sept.
1871, p. 3.
Brazos County.
Names of Teachers
No. of payments
Aggregate
amount
paid
HALL, Maggie S.
2
$142.50
PHILLIPS, M.A.
3
$261.00
BLEDSOE, Nannie R.
1
$ 67.50
FOSTER, C.B.
3
$157.50
BARTEE, John H.
2
$142.50
WATFORD, G.A.
3
$229.99
McLAUGHLIN, E.T.
2
$157.50
CELLEY, W.T.
3
$202.50
LAMM, Lannie
3
$232.50
MARSH, Irving
2
$129.00
WILLIAMS, T.J.
3
$319.00
CUNNINGHAM, M.M.
3
$261100
CURTIS, Elizabeth
R. 1
$ 75.00
HARRIS, E.S.
3
$175.00
LYNCH, E.J.
2
$142.50
McCULLOUGH, Wm.
2
$165.00
SANDERS, D.H.
1
$ 45.00
ALFORD, John W.
2
$ 82.50
BOLTON, Jas. W.
2
$117.50
non
EDWARDS, Arthur
3
$192.50
HANCOCK, C.J.
1
$ 52.50
SQUIRE, Robt.
2
$125.00
CHURCH, James
1
$107.50
BRANCH, M.L.
2
$165.00
SAVAGE, L.W.
1
$ 41.66
VAUNOY, Sudie J.
2
$150.00
PRESTIDGE, W.D.
2
$ 52.50
ANTHONY, D.E.
1
$ 90.00
HIGGASON, G.
1
$ 90.00
BERRYMAN, J.J.
1
$110.00
MILBURN, Mary
3
$155.00
Total
$4,436.65
Amount of appropriation
$4,436.75
Balance due the county
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(Austin) Daily tate Journal
10 May
1872, p. 1.
Know all men by these presents that whereas the Texas
Odd Fellows University and Orphans Home is justly
indebted unto Wm. McINTOSH in the sum of fifteen hundred
and seventy nine & 48/100 dollars gold coins as
evidenced by promissary note ... Signed J.W. BOYLE vp
and acting president, H.S. NEWLAND sec pro tem ...
($ =zos Co. Dee Records Book N, p. 85, 6 June 1872)
We notice by the Houston Union that Deputy SMITH, whom
we understand to be a brother of Geo. W. SMITH,
Supervisor of Schools at Bryan and postmaster at
Corsicana, has suddenly left the post office there ...
(Austin) Dai State Journal 18 June 1872, p. 2.
State of Texas, Co. of Travis. This public instrument
of writing made and entered into by and between Jno. A.
LOWERY of the city and state of New York acting by his
attorney in fact duly authorized P. DeCORDOVA of the
first part and A.R. CANFIELD, A.G. NEELEY and James M.
FARQUHAR of the second part herein duly appointed
trustees witnessed that whereas when my said attorney
laid out the Village of Minter in the Co. of Brazos he
with my full authority dedicated the lower half of the
ten acre lot number five for school purposes for said
village and the inhabitants of said village of Minter
have built a school house on said lot but no deed has ~
been made heretofore for the same ... ( Brazos Co. Deed
Records Book U, p. 135, 12 Oct. 1872).
Know all men by these presents that I, Henry CRENSHAW
... for and in consideration of the sum of five dollars
cash by me in hand paid by J.H. MITCHELL, R.J. SHORT,
J.D. WHITTEN, Z.P. PEARSON, and H. CRENSHAW, trustees of
Wickson School House, and all of said county and state,
and for the purpose, consideration of my desire to
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encourage a permanent school and promote the facilities
of education in the said vicinity especially, and the
receipt of the said sum ... (Brazos Co. Deed Records,
Book 0, p. 136).
William P. ZUBER described teaching school during or
after 1873 thus: At Owensville I extended one of my
trips south into the northern part of Brazos County,
where I found a vacancy at a school for five months. I
accepted the job and dropped my book agency. In my
article of agreement I promised to make it a free
school, if possible. otherwise, my patrons were to pay
me at the rate of two dollars per month for each pupil
subscribed. But I had been an ardent secessionist and
was now an ardent states-rights Democrat, and the
existing powers were opposed to permitting any but
radical Republicans to teach. Furthermore, the
supervisor of this school district was an ignorant
Negro, living in Houston, who did his work by having
special deputies examine each applicant. I engaged
board and lodging with my friend John WALKER, who was a
former messmate from the army at San Jacinto. Then I
went home and arranged to keep my family at Owensville,
while I rode every Sunday evening down to John WALKER's
and every Friday evening back to Owensville. on
Saturdays, however, I often rode to Bryan, eight miles
south of my school, to try to procure an examination
But no person in the district was authorized to examine
teachers except the Negro supervisor in Houston, and he,
being incompetent, could only act through his special
deputies. When my term had nearly expired, a Republican
named McCARTY said that he would examine me and send his
report to the board of education in Austin. So, without
a moment of drilling, I sat down and promptly answered
every question he put to me for the next hour and a
half, except for the last one. McCARTY then closed his
book and said he would refer my case to the board of
education. Then he unceremoniously departed. McCARTY
did not assign me to any class of teachers, nor
recommend any salary for me, and so I failed to be
recognized as a public teacher. (See ZUBER, William P.,
My Eighty Years in Texas, 1971, pp. 240-241).
[ad] The Bryan Female Institute has re-opened with a
full corps of teachers. Small boys will be admitted.
D. Port SMYTHE, President, Board of Trustees. Weekly
Bryan Appeal, Jan. 9, 1874, quoted in Winfred Broadus
SMITH Papers, Texas A&M Univ. Archives, location MS2-
B60, box 9, file 11-3.
Prof. JAMES has opened a select male school in Bryan ...
Galveston Daily News, 15 Sept. 1874, p. 2.
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Bryan High School, under the management of Prof. J.J.
BERRYMAN, will open on the first Monday in September.
Galveston Daily News, 28 Aug. 1875, p. 2.
[Bryan] Jan. 3, 1876 ... Mon. I started my children,
Lidie, Bettie and Horace [SOUTH] to school at Miss Ida
SMYTHE's ... paid for schooling $ 36 ... (W.S. SOUTH
journal, in HULL papers, Texas A&M Univ. Archives,
location MS-04-A29, box 1, file 1-19).
Bryan ... On Tuesday, Dr. VERNORfs school met at the
first grove south of the city, in the direction of the
college, and had their own celebration .... Galveston
Daily News, 7 May 1876, p. 2.
The catalogue of Roanoke College, Salem, Va. ... shows a
matriculation during the year of 171 students, including
24 from Texas ... Josephus W. CAVITT and Clarence V.
CAVITT, of Bryan ...M.A.S. BOLTON, of Robertson Co.
S. CAVITT, of Bryan ... Galveston a News, 15 June
1876, p. 2.
The Millican academy will be reopened on the 19th
instant, under the superintendence of Prof. PLEDGE, a
gentleman of undoubted capacity as a teacher, and has
had considerable experience in "teaching the young idea
how to shoot." Galveston Dail News, I July 1876, p. 4.
[ad] Bryan Institute. Male and Female. W.W. JAMES '
Principal. Miss Mary F. HAWKINS, Female Department.
Miss Sue McLELLAND, Music. Miss E.J. SPENCER, Art
Dep't. The next session will commence on the 4th of
September and end on 22d of December. Tuition payable
at the end of each month of 4 weeks. Pupils charged
from date of entrance to close of session. Rates of
tuition as heretofore. Other teachers will be added to
the faculty as the wants of the school may require. The
purpose of the principal is to furnish all the
facilities of a first-class school, to the citizens of
Bryan and surrounding country. Bryan Appeal and Post,
29 Sept. 1876, p. 2.
The Third Annual Term of Mrs. SMOOT's Select School for
Girls and Young Ladies will open on the 4th of
September, in the BOWIE's brick building, in the rooms
upstairs, recently occupied by Mr. GOODE's family. They
have been arranged into school, music, recitation and
play rooms, including a long corridor that cuts off the
rest of the building and hall that has a side entrance,
thus securing entire privacy ... The school is fortunate
for the coming year in the services Of Miss SPENCER as
Art Teacher. For further particulars, apply to the
Principal, at school rooms, during school hours, at
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other times at residence of Mrs. GRANT, on Church
Street. Bryan Appeal and Post 29 Sept. 1876, p. 2.
Notice. The board of school examiners for Brazos County
is composed of the following named gentlemen, viz:
Ju d g e ,
J.D. THOMAS Col. M.W. SIMS and Dr. D
Port SMYTH.
D.C. BARMORE, Judge C.C.B.C. Sept. 21St, 1876. Bryan
Appeal and Post 29 Sept. 1876, p. 3.
The session of 1876 -77 of the University of Virginia
having closed, everything presents a funereal appearance
to those left behind ... The Texas graduates for the
session just closed, are ... Thos. R. BATTE, of Bryan
Galveston Daily News 5 July 1877, p. 1.
[Ad] Male and Female Institute, W.W. JAMES, principal of
male department; W.H. COLMAN, A.B., principal of female
department; Miss Sue McCLELLAND, music department; Miss
Fannie ROGERS, painting and drawing (See EFNOR,
Kate, "Historical Sketch of Brazos County, Texas,"
American Sketchbook vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 237 -251, 1878).
Harris School House was built about 1878. The people of
that community took up a collection to build the school
house. Jim LAWRENCE gave the land for the house to
built on. The school was named for William HARRIS.
Robert HUDSPETH, James LAWRENCE and William HARRIS were
the first trustees. Miss Robbie MICKLE taught the first
school there ... "Early School Days at Tabor Area
Revealed in 1916 History Which Was Written by High
School Pupils," Bryan Dail Eagle 16 May 1945, p. 5.
Prof. JAMES will open school on the ist Monday in July,
for two months, offering special advantages for those
wishing to attend ... The ice -cream supper given by Mrs.
SOULE to the pupils of her school, was well attended,
and highly enjoyed and appreciated by the little ones,
as well as the older persons who had the pleasure of
being present ... Brazos Pilot 28 June 1878.
The State of Texas, Co. of Harris. Know all men by
these presents that W.J. HUTCHINS, W.R. BAKER, and A.
GROESBECK in consideration of two hundred dollars
paid by the common council of the City of Bryan ... have
sold all right and title in that certain land
... for the purpose of a graded free school ... ( Brazos
County Deed Records Book M, pp. 253 -257. 29 Aug. 1878.
Bryan The city council made a mistake in letting the
contract for building the three -story brick school -house
to BAILEY & Co., and, after reconsidering the contract
for brick work, plastering and penciling was let to W.B.
MORSE and J.D. WILSON for $ 3400, and the wood work,
138
painting, etc., to M.D. GEE for $ 3998. The house is to
be finished in six months. Galveston Daily News 5
Sept. 1878, p. 4.
John BRANDESKY taught school in Millican in 1879 and a
Mr. FISHER taught my great - grandmother Della MOORE
CROUCH her first year of school in 1882 ... (See Mary
HAYES' Millican Texas p. 57).
Know all men by these presents that whereas the ... city
of Bryan by ordinance of the common council thereof has
negotiated a loan from Frank CLARK of twenty six hundred
dollars and J.M. ROBINSON mayor of said city is by
virtue of said ordinance is authorized to execute this
deed of trust on the property herein named ... with
interest from the 1st of April next (1879) at the rate
of twelve per cent per annum ... ( Brazos Co. Deeds of
Trust Book D, pp. 289 -290, 31 Mar. 1879).
The examination exercises just concluded by Baylor
University and Baylor Female College have been unusually
interesting ... Miss Lula LAW, of Bryan, opened the
exercises on the part of the graduating class with an
excellent essay on "The Heroic Woman" ... (Brenham)
Daily Banner 18 June 1879, p. 2.
June 20, 1879. Fri. I returned home and attended an
exhibition at the Odd Fellows Institute. The boys of
Prof. JAMES' school declaimed several excellent pieces.
Miss Sue McLELLAND's music class performed well. Prof.
COLEMAN's pupils exhibited some excellent work written
in elegant style. Altogether it was an interesting
occasion. Quite a number of our most intelligent
citizens were present. I considered the whole affair
highly creditable to all concerned. (W.S. SOUTH
Journal, in HULL Papers, Texas A &M Univ. Archives,
location MS- 04 -A29, box 1, file 1 -22).
Bryan ... Professor HOGG, of the A. and M. College,
HOUCK, of Leon Co., and BURR, of Robertson Co., met at
Hearne to -day for the purpose of examining applicants to
the state normal school from this senatorial district.
The grade was, Miss Anna HARDWICKE, of Bryan, 100; Miss
WALKER, of Calvert, 83, and a young gentleman, the
third, graded 80. Galveston Daily News 14 Sept. 1879,
p. 1.
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TEXAS BRANDS
BRAND
NAME
BRAND
NAME AND DATE
F I NDLEY, JAMES W.
DREW, Win.
20 APR 1876
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14 SEP 1876
COOPER, JAMES
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21 APR 1876
16 SEP 1876
Mc K I NNEY, J.W.
STEEL, F.M.
29 APR 1876
16 SEP 1876
ROGERS, JACK
FRANKLIN, BENN
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18 SEP 1876
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19 MAY 1876
ARMSTRONG, ROBT.
18 SEP 1876
LARENCE, Wxn.
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07 JUN 1876
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24 JAN 1878
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06 OCT 1876
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24 JUN 1876
09 OCT 1876
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KNIGHT, J.R.
BATTLE, L.F.
28 JUN 1876
21 OCT 1876
SIMPSON, CHARLES
GALLATIN, ANNA
17 JUL 1876
07 NOV 1876
KING, PHILIP
GOODRIGHT, W.E.
08 AUG 187E
13 NOV 1876
SHORT, R.T.
11 AUG 1876
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12 FEB 1876
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TURNER, HENRY
12 FEB 1876
IXABENY, S.
11 FEB 1876
PARKER, MILTON
17 FEB 1876
B R ROAN, BEST
18 FEB 1876
GARLAND, AMANDA
21 FEB 1876
SHIRLEY, DAVIS
29 FEB 1876
AF SCOTT, B.F.
NA 1876
c 0 SHELBURNE, CURTIS
04 MAR 1876
SHELBURNE, CURTIS
24 MAY 1878
3D STODDARD, H.B.
06 MAR 1876
vi JONES, FRANC I S V.
18 MAR 1876
BRAND NAME AND DATE
BROWN, DAVID
03 ARP 1876
GA ARMSTEAD, GEORG.
04 APR 1876
Mc QUEEN, T.J.
06 APR 1876
HUDSON, MELANA
21 FEB 1876
H- HUTCHINS, E.A.
26 FEB 1876
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05 APR 1876
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06 APR 1876
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06 APR 1876
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13 APR 1876
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17 APR 1876
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21 DEC 1876
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10 MAR 1877
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31 MAR 1877
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31 MAR 1877
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14- APR 1877
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14 APR 1877
YOUNG, ALBERT
06 DEC 1876
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22 NOV 1876
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22 JAN 1877
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30 JAN 1877
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02 FEB 1877
GARNETT, ALEX
19 FEB 1877
MURPHY, MOUNT
22 FEB 1877
JONES J.L.
04 APR 1877
BAKER, ISAAC JR.
05 APR 1877
CALFORD, ED
06 APR 1877
TASEHEVSKY, LOUIS
13 APR 1877
ALLEN, C. B.
13 APR 1877
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13 APR 1877
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24 APR 1877
PYLE, S. M.
24 APR 1877
SMITH, RANSON
28 APR 1877
BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS BRANDS
Mc MAHON, JAMES
28 APR 1877
REED, WILSON JR.
30 APR 1877
JOHNSON, DOCK
30 APR 1877
KINDRICK, C.
30 APR 1877
KRESESKI, FERDINARD
10 MAY 1877
SHMIBRISK, PETER
10 MAY 1877
MIDDLETON, J.R.
14 MAY 1877
HARLAN, J.R.
18 MAY 1877
BRAND NAME AND DATE
Mc MILLER, SUSAN E. M.
19 MAY 1877
TURNER, ROBT.
19 MAY 1877
LOVE, J.M.
25 MAY 1877
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15 DEC 1877
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17 SEP
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24 SEP
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28 SEP 1877
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05 FEB
1878
WILLIAMS, HARRY
09 FEB
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14 FEB
1878
GRAY, TERRELL
16 FEB
1878
PIT TS,
W. C.
18 FEB
1878
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19 FEB
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19 FEB
1878
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1878
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1875
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18 M B Farming
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Taylor
22 M B "
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26 M W School Teacher
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Lillie
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12 M W
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3000
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Mary
26 F W K house
Va
Sams
6 M W
Tex
Beatrice
11 F W
Miss
CHANCE, John
11 M W
Tex
James
8 M W
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81
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40 M W Farmer
Ga
Clara
11 F W
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Wm
8 M W
Tex
Thomas
5 M W
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HURST, Thos
16 M W
Ga
Frances
12 F W
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Mary
69 F W
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82
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65 M M Farmer
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Charlott
36 F B K house
S.C.
BOON, Wash
7 M B
Miss
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Patsey
53 F B K house
Ala
Bedford
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Peter
14 M B
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39 M B Farmer
Ark
Epsa
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Lucy
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51 M W Farmer
500
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Love
41 F W K house
Miss
Willie
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Tex
Eolien
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91
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3000
1000
Ala
Ashah
38 F W K House
William
22 M W Laborer
Ham
19 M W
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18 M W
Lula
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10 M W
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John
8 M W
92
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56 M W Farmer
1500
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Mary
37 F W K house
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93
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37 M W Farmer
N.C. v
Anna
46 F W School Teacher
S.C.
94
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2000
200
Va
Eliza
30 F W K House
La,
NAIR, Collin
35 M W Laborer
Ireland
95
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54 F W.K house
1000
200
S.C.
Bazil
23 M W Farmer
Miss
Angus
17 M W Laborer
°°
Rodulphus
15 M W
If
151
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Bryan 14 Oct 1870
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2000
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36 F W K House
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Marion
15 F W at School
Tex
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Tex
97
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Tenn
Nancy
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Ga
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Ala
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21 F W K house
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19 F W at home
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16 M W Laborer
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19 F W No Occupation
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1 M W
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50 M B Farmer
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Julia
45 F B K house
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Willie
18 M B Laborer
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14 M B
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10 F B
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8 M B
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6 M B
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30 M W Farmer
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Eliza
24 F W K house
Ala
Myrtle 11/12 F W Sep
Tex
CORY, Minnie
9 F W
Tex
Mary
28 F W No occupation
Ga
Eula
7 F W
Tex
Edgar
4 M W
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23 M W Laborer
Ga
Monroe
21 M "
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19 M M
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39 M W Farmer
1500
600 N.C.
Amanda
35 F W K House
Ala
Georgia
15 F W at home
Tex
Willis
12 M W
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Allice
7 F W
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Florence
4 F W
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Kate
1 F W
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Eliza
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INDEX OF SURNAMES
BRUNDRETT 148
DELANEY 143
ABBOTT 140,147
BUCHANAN 123
DEMARET 130
ADAMS 129
BURKHALTER 146,151
DICKSON 129
ALFORD 133
BUR 150
DORSEY .145
ALLEN 130,131,142,
BURR 1142, 1 13 38
DOUGHTEN 150
ANDERSON 149
BUSH 139,143
DOUGLASS 128
ANTHONY 129,134
DOWNARD 125,132
ARMSTEAD 143
CADE 146
DREW 144
ARMSTRONG 1440151,
CALDWELL 149
DUCAN 145
ARNOLD 129
CALFORD 142
DUNLAP 128
ASTIN 125
CALHOUN 143
DUNN 129,151
CANFIELD 134
DUPREE 145
BAILEY 137
BAKER 1379142,147,
CASTLES 124,131
CAVITT 136
EASLEY 150
150
CELLEY 133
EATON 123
BALL 129
CHANCE 125,149
139
BANKS 141
CHATHAM 124
EATSON 131
BARKER 128
BAR
CHRISTIE 128
EAVES 132
BARKERE 137
CHURCH 134
EDRINGTON 124
BARNE TT 125
CLARK 138
EDWARDS 134,147
BARNE 133
CLAYTON 129
EFNOR 124,137
BATTE 137
GLOWER 125
ELLISON 128
BATTLE 144
BEA LL 131,132,140,
COLE 125,140,151
ELLIOTT 151
BEA LL131 131
COLEMAN 124
ERWIN 125
ESTES
9EGKHAM 129,130
129,137,138
.129
.TELL 125
JE 12
COLLARD 148
COLLIER 128
FARQUHAR 128,129
152
BENSON 1289129
COLLINS 149,151
134,146
BERRYMAN 131,132,
COMSTOCK 129
COOPER 1289129,142
FINDLEY 144
FISHER 138,146
13491369144
144
FLOURNEY 125
BERTON 127
BICKHAM 151
CORY 152
FOOTE 148
FORD 124,125,132,
BISHOP 124
COULTER 144
147
BLANFORD 131,148,
COVEY 124,125
FOSTER 133,144
BLEDSOE 133
COX 140
CRAY 139
FRANKLIN 144
BOATRIGHT 124
BOLTON 133,136
CREATH 140
FRUMAN 143
BONNER 139
CRENSHAW 134
FULKERSON 125
FULLERTON 128
BOON 149
CROUCH 138
BOWIE 136
CUNNINGHAM 129,133
BV 128,129
CUPP 152
CURTIS 133
GAGE 150
GALLATIN 144
BOYD 148
GARDNER 129,132
BOYETT 129
DAFFIN 151
GARLAND 143
BOYLE 134
BOYLES 125,129
DANIELS 125,129
GARNET 142
BRANCH 134
DARWIN 129
GATES 125
BRANDESKY 138
DAVIDSON 124
GEE 138
BRANTER 128
DAVIS 124,125
GENTRY 140
BRANTLEY 141
131,132
GEORGE 129,133
BRASHEAR 130
DAWLING 141
GILLEN 133
BRASHER 128
DECHMAN 125
GLASS 127
_- BRIETZ 128
DeCORDOVA 134
GOENS 142
BROWN 131,143,1509
DeGRESS 132
GOODS 136
154
INDEX OF SURNAMES
GOODRIGHT 144
JAMES 123
GOODWIN 130,131
129,1351136,1379
GRAHAM 141
138
GRANT 125,137
JENKINS 149
GRAY 139
JENNINGS 148
GREER 129
JETTON 128
GRIFFIN 150
JETUN 128
GROESBECK 137
JOHNSON 128,129
131,140,141,142,
HALL 125,131,133,
150
1
JONES 128,129,140,
HAN COCK OCK 1 134
42,143,145
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HANOVER 126
HARDEMAN 147
KAOPCHZNSKI 139
HARDIN 131
KELLOGG 126
HARDWICKE 138
KELLY 124
HARDY 128,129,142,
KEMP 147
HARLAN 141
KEMPT 131
HARRIS 125,133,137
KENDALL 129
HARP 125
KENDRICK 132
HASWELL 125,128
KENDRICKS 132
HAWKINS 124,136
KENT 142
HAYES 138,139
KEZEE 151
HAZELEY 141
KENDRICK 141
HENRY 127,128,129,
KINDT 139
142
KING 124
HERN 129
149
HIGGASON 134
KIRKHAM 128
HIGGINS 145
KNIGHT 144
HIGGS 128
KNOX 139
HILL 124,142,151
KOONCE 127
HOGG 138
KRESESKI 141
HOLLOWAY 128,129
KUMBROUGH 132
HOOD 129,140
HORTH 147
LAMBDEV 131
NORTON 128,129
LAMM 133
HOUCK 138
LAyDRUM 142
HOWELL 123,128
LANE 145
HUDSON 128,129,141
LARENCE 144
143
LAW 125,132,138
HUDSPETH 137
LAWLEY 140
HULL 130,136,138
LAWRENCE 128,137
HUMPHEYS 141
LEBEDA 139
HUNT 125t140,148,
LEEDOM 133
149
LEFEVER 127
HUNTER 129
LEWIS 127,147
HURST 149
LITTLEFIELD 132
HUTCHINS 137,143
LOFTEN 130
LOVE 127,128,141
JACKSON 148
LOWERY 134
JACQUES 129
LYNCH 133
MABENY 143
McALILLAY 140
McCARTY 131,135
McCLELLAND 124,136
137
MCC 139
McCOY 124
McCULLOCK 142
McCULLOUGH 133
McDONALD 129
McFADDEN 130
McGOWEN 139
McGREGOR 128
McINTOSH 125,127,
131,134
McKEE 132
McKINNEY 140,144
McLAUGHLIN 133
MCLEAN 141
McLELLAND 138
McMAHON 141
McMICHAEL 128
McMILLAN 128,129
McMILLER 141
MCQUEEN 143
MALLETT 140
MANNING 140
MARSH 133
MARSHALL 139
MARTIN 142
MASSEY 128
MELHNTREE 140
MICHENS 145
MICKENS 145
MICKLE 137
MIDDLETON 129,141,
MILBURN 134
MILLER 129,143
MILLICAN 128,129,
MILLS 148
MITCHELL 125,128,
129,130,131,132,
134,143
MOON 142
MOOSE 132,138,139,
MORRE 150
MORSE 137
MOSELY 125
MOSLEY 142
MOVEY 129
MURPHY 142
MYER 144
155
INDEX OF SURNAMES
(, NAIR 150
REYNOLDS 152
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NASH 1280142,143
RHODES 124,125,147
NEELEY 134
RIDENS 129
NEILL 145
RIGHT 129
NEVILL 127
RILEY 128
NEVILLE 128
RIVENS 128
NEWLAND 132,134
ROAN 143
NEWMAN 128,129
ROBERTS 128,129
NEWSOME 130
ROBERTSON 129
NICHOLS 129
ROBINSON 125,138
NICKLESON 147
ROGERS 124,137,144
NOBLES 139
ROSS 148
NORWOOD 128,129
ROWAN 144
143
NOWLIN 140
SANDERS 128,133
SAVAGE 134
O'BRIEN 125
SAXON 147
OLIVER 149
SCALLION
OSBORNE 144
SCHNAM 139
SCOTT 143
PAGE 124
SEALE 126,127
PAINE 129
129,130
PARKER 12791299143
SELMAN 152
149
SHAW 142
PAYNE 128
SHELBURNE 140,143
PAYTON 148
SHELTON 125
PEARCE 1299140
SHIRLEY 143
PEARSON 128,1291
SHNIBRISK 141
134
SHORT 134
PERKINS 151
SIMMONS 129,145
PERRY 129,141,1519
SIMMS 125,137
PEVERLY 129
SIMPSON 144
PEW 151
SMITH 130,132,1.34
PHELPS 129
135,1410144,1469
PHILLIPS 133
150
PITTS 139
SMOOT 136
PLAGANS 139
SMOTHERS 131
PLEDGE 136
SMYTH 137
POOL 152
SMYTHE 131,133,135
PORTER 146
136
u POTTS 139
SOULS 137
PRESTIDGE 134
SOUTH 130,136,138
PRICE 127
SPENCER 124,136
PUGH -140"
SQUIRE 134
PUTZ 139
STANLEY 145
PYLE 141
STEEL 129,144
STERNE 131
RADFORD 125
STEWART 127,132
RANDOLPH 125,131
STINERT 129
RAWLS 125
STODDARD 143
RECTOR 1289129
STUART 127,128
�_�� REED 127,128,129,
SWEAT 128
141
SYMMS 129
TABOR 124,125
TASEHEVSKY 142
THOMAS 137,143
THORNTON 148
TODD 142
TURNER 141,143
VAUNOY 134
VERNOR 136
WALKER 127,128,135
138
WALLACE 128
WARD 125
WARE 129
WARNER 143
WATFORD 133
WEBB 124,125
WESLEY 148
WHEELER 144
WHITE 129
WHITTEN 134
WIGGENS 139
WIGGENS 147
WILCOX 131
WILKERSON 125
WILKES 152
WILKS 152
WILLIAMS 128
133,139,142
WILLIAMSON 125
WILSON 130,131,132
137,139,140
WITHERS 125
WOMBLE 130
WOODLIFF 125
WRIGHT 129
YOUNG 128,142
ZIMMERMAN 128,129
131
ZUBER 135
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It is time to be thinking about dues for 1992. Membership is for
the calender year, January I to December 31.
1992 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
BRAZOS GENEALOGICAL ASSOCIATION
DUES: $12.00 Single membership, quarterly must be picked up at
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Title: Recorded Births in Brazos County, Texas 1850 -
1910.
Description: Recorded births in Brazos County plus some
births in Madison and Grimes Counties. Alphabetical by
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Author: Nadine Billingsley, 706 Pershing, College
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Title- "A Brief History of George W. WING and His Wife,
Mary (MARTIN) WING and Their Descendents Down to the
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Content: The story of George W. Wing (1766-1823) of
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Author: Harry J. Portzer
Address: 2501 Sumter Dr., College Station, Texas 77845.
Title: "A Genealogical History of Abraham EBERSOLE of
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Description: Partial release: Introduction plus 2 major
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Author: Harry J. Portzer
Address: 2501 Sumter Dr., College Station, Texas 77845.
Title: "The PORTSER/PORTZER Families of America and
Their Genealogies" Includes an attempt to trace all
relationships.
Description: All identifiable descendents of the two
(all that are known) ancestral lines leading to
Americans bearing the name "PORTSER or PORTZER".
Biographies of these people and all their known
descendents, of whatever surname.
Author: Harry J. Portzer
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