1870 Eastland County, Texas Census

This census was generously transcribed and donated by James D. VanDerMark - Any notations that appear in parentheses were added by Tami Ramsey

Page Line Dwelling House hold Surname Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real Estate Value Personal Estate Value Birth place Father Foreign Born Mother Foreign Born Month born in Census Year Month married in Census year School in Census Year Can not read Can not write Deaf, dumb, blind, insane or idiotic Male Citizen over 21 Male Citizen over 21 denied voting rights NOTES:

1 1 1 1 Mansker Wm H 53 M W Stock Raiser

TN

x

1 2 1 1 Mansker Sarah L 42 F W Keeping House

IL

x

1 3 1 1 Mansker James F 14 M W Stock Herder

AR

Census 1880 District 8, Eastland, Texas
FHC 1255301 Page Number 322A
Jas. F. MANSKER   M   Male   24   AR   Farmer
Alice F. MANSKER   M   Female   20   TX
Wm. H. MANSKER   S   Male   6M   TX
Francis J. GENTRY      Female   45   AL

1 4 1 1 Mansker Eliza 12 F W

TX

x

1 5 1 1 Mansker Martha E 8 F W

TX

1 6 1 1 Mansker Helen 5 F W

TX

1 7 1 2 Martin Henry L 20 M W Stock Herder
$150 TX

1 8 1 2 Martin Sarah L 18 F W Keeping House

AR

x x

1 9 2 3 Allen Wm M 29 M W Stock Raiser
$4,000 IL

x
Census 1880 District 8, Eastland, Texas
FHC Film   1255301
NA Film Number   T9-1301
Page Number   314A
Wm. M. ALLEN   Self   M   Male   W   39   IL   Farmer   TN   TN
Mary J. ALLEN   Wife   M   Female   W   28   MO      TN   TN
Felix W. ALLEN   Son   S   Male   W   13   TX      IL   MO
John O. ALLEN   Son   S   Male   W   11   TX      IL   MO
Yula ALLEN   Dau   S   Female   W   2   TX      IL   MO

1 10 2 3 Allen Sophrona E 24 F W Keeping House

TN

1 11 2 3 Allen Felix W 3 M W

TX

1 12 2 3 Allen John O 1 M W

TX

1 13 3 4 Davidson Jos. P 45 M W Stock Raiser
$4,000 TN

x
Census 1880 District 8, Eastland, Texas
FHC Film   1255301
NA Film Number   T9-1301
Page Number   312A
Jos. P. DAVIDSON   W   Male   52   TN   Farmer
Ida A. DAVIDSON   S   Female   12   TX
Lucy M. DAVIDSON   S   Female   7   TX
Joe Ella DAVIDSON   S   Female   5   TX

1 14 3 4 Davidson Elizabeth A 40 F W Keeping House

TN

1 15 3 4 Davidson Louisa A F 21 F W

MS

1 16 3 4 Davidson Mary Jane 19 F W

MS

1 17 3 4 Davidson Felix W 16 M W

MS

1 18 3 4 Davidson Sarah A 14 F W

TX

x

1 19 3 4 Davidson Martha C 12 F W

TX

x

1 20 3 4 Davidson Josephine P 4 F W

TX

1 21 3 4 Davidson Ida E 2 F W

TX

1 22 4 5 Hollis Wm J 35 M W Stock Raiser
$4,500 TN

x x

1 23 4 5 Hollis Julia 29 F W Keeping House

GA

1 24 4 5 Hollis James 8 M W

TX

1 25 4 5 Hollis Margaret 5 F W

TX

1 26 4 5 Hollis Martha 2 F W

TX

1 27 4 5 McGuin Wm H 21 M W Stock Herder

IA

x

1 28 4 5 Schmick Jos P 25 M W Stock Herder

AR

x x

1 29 4 5 Bouttin? Berry 22 M W Stock Herder

TX

x
x

1 30 4 5 Tartar Clinton 20 M W Stock Herder

KY

1 31 4 5 Tartar Marion 19 M W Stock Herder

KY

1 32 4 5 Bramlet Basil 17 M W Stock Herder

AR

1 33 4 5 Jenstur? James 18 M W Stock Herder

Eng x x

1 34 5 6 Justice Wm C 50 M W Stock Raiser
$2,000 VA

x x Census 1880 District 8, Eastland, Texas
FHC Film 1255301
Page Number 327C
Wm. C. JUSTICE Self M Male W 56 VA Farmer VA VA
Sallie JUSTICE Wife M Female W 58 VA VA PA
Mary J. JUSTICE Dau S Female W 27 VA VA VA
Rufus K. JUSTICE Son S Male W 23 VA VA VA
Hercules JUSTICE Son Male W 20 MO VA VA

1 35 5 6 Justice Sarah 45 F W Keeping House

VA

1 36 5 6 Justice Floyd J 25 M W Stock Herder

VA

x

1 37 5 6 Justice Jane 22 F W

VA

1 38 5 6 Justice Wm L 20 M W Stock Herder

VA

Census 1880 District 8, Eastland, Texas
FHC Film 1255301
Page Number 326B
Wm. L. JUSTICE Self M Male W 30 VA Farmer VA VA
Emma JUSTICE Wife M Female W 26 IL TN OH

1 39 5 6 Justice Frank M 18 M W Stock Herder

VA

1 40 5 6 Justice Rufus M 13 M W Stock Herder

VA

x x

1 41 5 6 Justice Hurcules G 10 M W

MO

x x

2 1 6 7 Whiteside Wm D L 45 M W Stock Raiser
$4,000 SC

x x

2 2 6 7 Whiteside Fanny 24 F W Keeping House

AR

2 3 6 7 Schmick Henry 27 M W Stock Herder

AR

x x

2 4 6 7 Wilson Wm 25 M W Stock Herder

KY

x x

2 5 6 7 White John 24 M W Stock Herder

AR

2 6 6 7 Andrew Not listed 19 M W Stock Herder

SC

2 7 7 8 Platt (Plott) Culp. P 50 M W Farmer
$500 TN

x x

2 8 7 8 Platt (Plott) Tracy 45 F W Keeping House

TN

2 9 7 8 Platt (Plott) Eias 22 M W Stock Herder

AR

x x

2 10 7 8 Platt (Plott) John 12 M W

AR

x x

Census 1880 District 8, Eastland, Texas
FHC Film 1255301
Page Number 289C
John PLOTT Self M Male W 22 AR Farmer AR NC
Sallie PLOTT Wife M Female W 21 AR Keeps House TN AR

2 11 7 8 Platt (Plott) Mrs. Fanny 65 F W

TN

2 12 7 8 Platt (Plott) Ophilea 35 F W

TN

2 13 7 8 Eldrige Parelee 20 F W

MO

2 14 8 9 Ellison James 54 M W Farmer
$2,000 AL

x

2 15 8 9 Ellison Nancy 50 F W Keeping House

AL

x x

2 16 8 9 Ellison Robert B 14 M W

TX

x

Census 1880 District 8, Eastland, Texas
FHC Film 1255301
Page Number 330B
Robt. ELLISON Self M Male W 24 TX Farmer AL AL
Nellie ELLISON Wife M Female W 16 TX TN IN
Lucinda O REAR Other M Female W 43 GA VA VA

2 17 9 10 Ellison James L M 31 M W Farmer
$450 AL

x

2 18 9 10 Ellison Eliza 29 F W Keeping House

GA

2 19 9 10 Ellison John 7 M W

TX

x

2 20 9 10 Ellison Laury 9 F W

TX

x

2 21 9 10 Ellison Thomas 4 M W

TX

2 22 10 11 Ellison Lewis C 21 M W Farmer
$500 AR

x x
x

2 23 10 11 Ellison Virginia 18 F W Keeping House

Unk

x x

2 24 11 12 Delbert (Gilbert) Ann T 24 F W Farmer

AL

x x
x x

2 25 11 12 Delbert (Gilbert) Elizabeth 17 F W Keeping House

TX

x x

2 26 11 12 Delbert (Gilbert) Wm Henry 2 M W

TX

2 27 11 13 Brashears John W 34 M W Farmer
$360 VA

x x

2 28 11 13 Brashears Amanda J 26 F W Keeping House

MO

Census 1880 District 8, Eastland, Texas
FHC Film 1255301
Page Number 286A
A. J. BRASHEARS Self W Female W 35 MO Keeps House KY IN
E. J. BRASHEARS Dau S Female W 15 TX At School MO IN
G. W. BRASHEARS Son S Male W 11 TX At School MO IN
L. P. BRASHEARS Dau S Female W 9 TX At School MO IN
H. N. BRASHEARS Son S Male W 7 TX At School MO IN
C. T. BRASHEARS Son S Male W 5 TX MO IN
M. B. C. BRASHEARS Dau S Female W 3 TX MO IN

2 29 11 13 Brashears Josephine 4 F W

TX

2 30 11 13 Brashears Calvin M C 3 M W

TX

2 31 11 13 Brashears Geo M 1 M W

TX

2 32 12 14 Wilcox Ebenezer 45 M W Farmer
$100 TN

x x Census 1880 District 8, Eastland, Texas
FHC Film 1255301
Page Number 317D
Ebenezer WILCOX Self M Male W 75 TN Farmer NJ SC
Mahala WILCOX Wife M Female W 32 TN AL NC
James E. WILCOX Son S Male W 12 TX TN TN
Marion ETHERIDGE Other W Male W 40 MO Farmer VA VA

2 33 12 14 Wilcox Mahala 21 F W Keeping House

TN

x

2 34 12 14 Wilcox Julia J 4 F W

TX

2 35 12 14 Wilcox James E 2 M W

TX

2 36 13 15 McGoug (McGough) Thos C 70 M W Farmer
$400 SC

x x
Census 1880 Precinct 1, Eastland, Texas
FHC Film 1255300
NA Film Number T9_1300
Page Number 287C

L. B. BRITTAN Self M Male W 31 TX Farmer TN MO
L. A. BRITTAN Wife M Female W 32 GA Keeps House SC SC
M. C. BRITTAN Son S Male W 16 TX Farm Hand TX GA
V. J. BRITTAN Dau S Female W 14 TX At School TX GA
T. J. BRITTAN Son S Male W 4 TX TX GA
S. R. BRITTAN Dau S Female W 2 TX TX GA
T. C. MC GOUGH Other W Male W 81 SC IRE IRE

2 37 13 15 McGoug (McGough) William D 33 M W Laborer

GA

x x

2 38 13 15 McGoug (McGough) Pauline 32 F W

IN

2 39 13 15 McGoug (McGough) Sarah Ann 11 F W

TX

x x

2 40 13 15 McGoug (McGough) James W 8 M W

TX

3 1 13 15 McGough Ellisin M 5 M W

TX

3 2 13 15 McGough Larry I 4 M W

TX

3 3 13 15 McGough Alexander 9 mos. M W

TX

Aug

3 4 14 16 Delbert (Gilbert) Laury D 30 F W Keeping House
$200 GA

3 5 14 16 Delbert (Gilbert) Macness 5 M W

TX

3 6 14 16 Delbert (Gilbert) Zelia J 4 F W

TX

3 7 14 16 Delbert (Gilbert) Ross B 9 mos. M W

TX

Aug

Page	Line	Dwelling	House hold	Surname	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate Value	Personal Estate Value	Birth place	Father Foreign Born	Mother Foreign Born	Month born in Census Year	Month married in Census year	School in Census Year	Can not read	Can not write	Deaf, dumb, blind, insane or idiotic	Male Citizen over 21	Male Citizen over 21 denied voting rights	NOTES:

1	1	1	1	Mansker	Wm H	53	M	W	Stock Raiser			TN									x
1	2	1	1	Mansker	Sarah L	42	F	W	Keeping House			IL							x
1	3	1	1	Mansker	James F	14	M	W	Stock Herder			AR											Census 1880 District 8, Eastland, Texas FHC 1255301 Page Number 322A Jas. F. MANSKER M Male 24 AR Farmer Alice F. MANSKER M Female 20 TX Wm. H. MANSKER S Male 6M TX Francis J. GENTRY Female 45 AL
1	4	1	1	Mansker	Eliza	12	F	W				TX							x
1	5	1	1	Mansker	Martha E	8	F	W				TX
1	6	1	1	Mansker	Helen	5	F	W				TX
1	7	1	2	Martin	Henry L	20	M	W	Stock Herder		$150	TX
1	8	1	2	Martin	Sarah L	18	F	W	Keeping House			AR						x	x
1	9	2	3	Allen	Wm M	29	M	W	Stock Raiser		$4,000	IL									x		Census 1880 District 8, Eastland, Texas FHC Film 1255301 NA Film Number T9-1301 Page Number 314A Wm. M. ALLEN Self M Male W 39 IL Farmer TN TN Mary J. ALLEN Wife M Female W 28 MO TN TN Felix W. ALLEN Son S Male W 13 TX IL MO John O. ALLEN Son S Male W 11 TX IL MO Yula ALLEN Dau S Female W 2 TX IL MO
1	10	2	3	Allen	Sophrona E	24	F	W	Keeping House			TN
1	11	2	3	Allen	Felix W	3	M	W				TX
1	12	2	3	Allen	John O	1	M	W				TX
1	13	3	4	Davidson	Jos. P	45	M	W	Stock Raiser		$4,000	TN									x		Census 1880 District 8, Eastland, Texas FHC Film 1255301 NA Film Number T9-1301 Page Number 312A Jos. P. DAVIDSON W Male 52 TN Farmer Ida A. DAVIDSON S Female 12 TX Lucy M. DAVIDSON S Female 7 TX Joe Ella DAVIDSON S Female 5 TX
1	14	3	4	Davidson	Elizabeth A	40	F	W	Keeping House			TN
1	15	3	4	Davidson	Louisa A F	21	F	W				MS
1	16	3	4	Davidson	Mary Jane	19	F	W				MS
1	17	3	4	Davidson	Felix W	16	M	W				MS
1	18	3	4	Davidson	Sarah A	14	F	W				TX					x
1	19	3	4	Davidson	Martha C	12	F	W				TX					x
1	20	3	4	Davidson	Josephine P	4	F	W				TX
1	21	3	4	Davidson	Ida E	2	F	W				TX
1	22	4	5	Hollis	Wm J	35	M	W	Stock Raiser		$4,500	TN									x	x
1	23	4	5	Hollis	Julia	29	F	W	Keeping House			GA
1	24	4	5	Hollis	James	8	M	W				TX
1	25	4	5	Hollis	Margaret	5	F	W				TX
1	26	4	5	Hollis	Martha	2	F	W				TX
1	27	4	5	McGuin	Wm H	21	M	W	Stock Herder			IA									x
1	28	4	5	Schmick	Jos P	25	M	W	Stock Herder			AR									x	x
1	29	4	5	Bouttin?	Berry	22	M	W	Stock Herder			TX							x		x
1	30	4	5	Tartar	Clinton	20	M	W	Stock Herder			KY
1	31	4	5	Tartar	Marion	19	M	W	Stock Herder			KY
1	32	4	5	Bramlet	Basil	17	M	W	Stock Herder			AR
1	33	4	5	Jenstur?	James	18	M	W	Stock Herder			Eng	x	x
1	34	5	6	Justice	Wm C	50	M	W	Stock Raiser		$2,000	VA									x	x	Census 1880 District 8, Eastland, Texas FHC Film 1255301 Page Number 327C Wm. C. JUSTICE Self M Male W 56 VA Farmer VA VA Sallie JUSTICE Wife M Female W 58 VA VA PA Mary J. JUSTICE Dau S Female W 27 VA VA VA Rufus K. JUSTICE Son S Male W 23 VA VA VA Hercules JUSTICE Son Male W 20 MO VA VA
1	35	5	6	Justice	Sarah	45	F	W	Keeping House			VA
1	36	5	6	Justice	Floyd J	25	M	W	Stock Herder			VA									x
1	37	5	6	Justice	Jane	22	F	W				VA
1	38	5	6	Justice	Wm L	20	M	W	Stock Herder			VA											Census 1880 District 8, Eastland, Texas FHC Film 1255301 Page Number 326B Wm. L. JUSTICE Self M Male W 30 VA Farmer VA VA Emma JUSTICE Wife M Female W 26 IL TN OH
1	39	5	6	Justice	Frank M	18	M	W	Stock Herder			VA
1	40	5	6	Justice	Rufus M	13	M	W	Stock Herder			VA							x	x
1	41	5	6	Justice	Hurcules G	10	M	W				MO							x	x
2	1	6	7	Whiteside	Wm D L	45	M	W	Stock Raiser		$4,000	SC									x	x
2	2	6	7	Whiteside	Fanny	24	F	W	Keeping House			AR
2	3	6	7	Schmick	Henry	27	M	W	Stock Herder			AR									x	x
2	4	6	7	Wilson	Wm	25	M	W	Stock Herder			KY									x	x
2	5	6	7	White	John	24	M	W	Stock Herder			AR
2	6	6	7	Andrew	Not listed	19	M	W	Stock Herder			SC
2	7	7	8	Platt (Plott)	Culp. P	50	M	W	Farmer		$500	TN									x	x
2	8	7	8	Platt (Plott)	Tracy	45	F	W	Keeping House			TN
2	9	7	8	Platt (Plott)	Eias	22	M	W	Stock Herder			AR									x	x
2	10	7	8	Platt (Plott)	John	12	M	W				AR						x	x				Census 1880 District 8, Eastland, Texas FHC Film 1255301 Page Number 289C John PLOTT Self M Male W 22 AR Farmer AR NC Sallie PLOTT Wife M Female W 21 AR Keeps House TN AR
2	11	7	8	Platt (Plott)	Mrs. Fanny	65	F	W				TN
2	12	7	8	Platt (Plott)	Ophilea	35	F	W				TN
2	13	7	8	Eldrige	Parelee	20	F	W				MO
2	14	8	9	Ellison	James	54	M	W	Farmer		$2,000	AL									x
2	15	8	9	Ellison	Nancy	50	F	W	Keeping House			AL						x	x
2	16	8	9	Ellison	Robert B	14	M	W				TX					x						Census 1880 District 8, Eastland, Texas FHC Film 1255301 Page Number 330B Robt. ELLISON Self M Male W 24 TX Farmer AL AL Nellie ELLISON Wife M Female W 16 TX TN IN Lucinda O REAR Other M Female W 43 GA VA VA
2	17	9	10	Ellison	James L M	31	M	W	Farmer		$450	AL									x
2	18	9	10	Ellison	Eliza	29	F	W	Keeping House			GA
2	19	9	10	Ellison	John	7	M	W				TX					x
2	20	9	10	Ellison	Laury	9	F	W				TX					x
2	21	9	10	Ellison	Thomas	4	M	W				TX
2	22	10	11	Ellison	Lewis C	21	M	W	Farmer		$500	AR						x	x		x
2	23	10	11	Ellison	Virginia	18	F	W	Keeping House			Unk						x	x
2	24	11	12	Delbert (Gilbert)	Ann T	24	F	W	Farmer			AL						x	x		x	x
2	25	11	12	Delbert (Gilbert)	Elizabeth	17	F	W	Keeping House			TX						x	x
2	26	11	12	Delbert (Gilbert)	Wm Henry	2	M	W				TX
2	27	11	13	Brashears	John W	34	M	W	Farmer		$360	VA									x	x
2	28	11	13	Brashears	Amanda J	26	F	W	Keeping House			MO											Census 1880 District 8, Eastland, Texas FHC Film 1255301 Page Number 286A A. J. BRASHEARS Self W Female W 35 MO Keeps House KY IN E. J. BRASHEARS Dau S Female W 15 TX At School MO IN G. W. BRASHEARS Son S Male W 11 TX At School MO IN L. P. BRASHEARS Dau S Female W 9 TX At School MO IN H. N. BRASHEARS Son S Male W 7 TX At School MO IN C. T. BRASHEARS Son S Male W 5 TX MO IN M. B. C. BRASHEARS Dau S Female W 3 TX MO IN
2	29	11	13	Brashears	Josephine	4	F	W				TX
2	30	11	13	Brashears	Calvin M C	3	M	W				TX
2	31	11	13	Brashears	Geo M	1	M	W				TX
2	32	12	14	Wilcox	Ebenezer	45	M	W	Farmer		$100	TN									x	x	Census 1880 District 8, Eastland, Texas FHC Film 1255301 Page Number 317D Ebenezer WILCOX Self M Male W 75 TN Farmer NJ SC Mahala WILCOX Wife M Female W 32 TN AL NC James E. WILCOX Son S Male W 12 TX TN TN Marion ETHERIDGE Other W Male W 40 MO Farmer VA VA
2	33	12	14	Wilcox	Mahala	21	F	W	Keeping House			TN							x
2	34	12	14	Wilcox	Julia J	4	F	W				TX
2	35	12	14	Wilcox	James E	2	M	W				TX
2	36	13	15	McGoug (McGough)	Thos C	70	M	W	Farmer		$400	SC									x	x	Census 1880 Precinct 1, Eastland, Texas FHC Film 1255300 NA Film Number T9_1300 Page Number 287C L. B. BRITTAN Self M Male W 31 TX Farmer TN MO L. A. BRITTAN Wife M Female W 32 GA Keeps House SC SC M. C. BRITTAN Son S Male W 16 TX Farm Hand TX GA V. J. BRITTAN Dau S Female W 14 TX At School TX GA T. J. BRITTAN Son S Male W 4 TX TX GA S. R. BRITTAN Dau S Female W 2 TX TX GA T. C. MC GOUGH Other W Male W 81 SC IRE IRE
2	37	13	15	McGoug (McGough)	William D	33	M	W	Laborer			GA									x	x
2	38	13	15	McGoug (McGough)	Pauline	32	F	W				IN
2	39	13	15	McGoug (McGough)	Sarah Ann	11	F	W				TX						x	x
2	40	13	15	McGoug (McGough)	James W	8	M	W				TX
3	1	13	15	McGough	Ellisin M	5	M	W				TX
3	2	13	15	McGough	Larry I	4	M	W				TX
3	3	13	15	McGough	Alexander	9 mos.	M	W				TX			Aug
3	4	14	16	Delbert (Gilbert)	Laury D	30	F	W	Keeping House		$200	GA
3	5	14	16	Delbert (Gilbert)	Macness	5	M	W				TX
3	6	14	16	Delbert (Gilbert)	Zelia J	4	F	W				TX
3	7	14	16	Delbert (Gilbert)	Ross B	9 mos.	M	W				TX			Aug

1870 Eastland County, Texas Census

This census was generously transcribed and donated by James D. VanDerMark - Any notations that appear in parentheses were added by Tami Ramsey

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