General Histories of Coleman County, Texas


Brown County Census - 1860
Coleman County was enumerated with Brown County in 1860 as it was judicially part of Brown County

by Ralph Terry

(From A History of Coleman County and Its People, 1985 
edited by Judia and Ralph Terry, and Vena Bob Gates - used by permission.)


Transcribed from GSA microfilm copy 653 - Roll 1289 by Ralph Terry, Coleman, Texas...8 November 1983
(Note: The enumerator, N.B. Ellis, took the census of Comanche County just previous to Brown County,
continuing the page and family numbers from Comanche County.)
Abbreviations used:
MY = Married within the year
(Columns shown in the census below represent: names of persons in family, age, sex, occupation, and place of birth.)


John Sheen                              43        M        Stock raiser            England
Mary Sheen                             43        F                                        England
John D. (S.?) Sheen                10        M                                       Mo.

Virginia M. Sheen                          7          F                                              Mo.

Fanny F. Sheen                              4          F                                              Texas

 

James Callan                                 24        M        Soldier                          S. C.

Margaret J. Callan                        16        F                                                Mo.

James Callan                                 6/12     M                                              Texas

 

Lorenzo D. Sinclare (St. Clair)     49        M        Farmer                          N. C.

Elizabeth Sinclare (St. Clair)        53        F                                               Ky.

Melvina Sinclare (St. Clair)          22        F          Domestic                     Ark.

Nancy A. Sinclare (St. Clair)        21        F          Domestic                     Ark.

Behethalum Sinclare (St. Clair)    20        M        Farmer                         Ark.

Thomas Sinclare (St. Clair)          19        M        Farmer                          Ark.

John Sinclare (St. Clair)               18        M        Farmer                          Ark.

Polly A. Sinclare (St. Clair)          16        F          Domestic                     Ark.

 

Jesse Poplin                                   35        M        Stock raiser                  N. C.

Frances J. Poplin                           28        F                                              Miss.

Thomas L. Poplin                         10        M                                             Miss.

 

Stephen Kemp                               18        M        Stock raiser     MY      Miss.

Nancy Kemp                                 19        F                                  MY      Ark.

 

David C. Tharp                             26        M        Stock raiser     MY      Tenn.

Sarah A. Tharp                             16        F                                  MY      Miss.

L. D. Greaves                               39        M        Stock raiser                 Tenn.
Mary Greaves                               24        F                                             Texas
Adriana Greaves                           5          F                                              exas
   
Ellen Greaves                                3          F                                             Texas
America Greaves                          6/12     F                                             Texas

G. A. White                                  28        M        Farmer                        Ill.

 

William J. Vaughan                     39       M        Farmer                         N. C.

Martha A. Vaughan                     34        F                                             Ala.

Bill Dashomr (?)                         13        M                                            Ala.

Mary E. Vaughn                           7         F                                             Ala.

Mary B. Vaughn                         63        F          Domestic                     N. C.

R. W. Vaughn                             21        M        Farmer                         S. C.

 

Thomas J. Keese                        47        M        Farmer                         S. C.

Thomas H. Keese                       20        M        Stock Keeper              Ala.

O. H. P. Keese                           34        M        Farmer                         Tenn.

Nancy J. Keese                          27        F                                              Mo.

Lora E. Keese                             6          F                                             Texas

Henry C. Keese                          4          M                                            Texas

Matilda Keese                            2          F                                              Texas

 

Thomas J. Priddy                       25        M        Stock raiser                 Ala.

Corisa Priddy                             27        F                                              Ala.

George W. Priddy                      5          M                                            Texas

Sarah A. Priddy                          3          F                                              Texas

John F. Priddy                            1          M                                            Texas

 

George Tankersley                     31        M        Farmer                        Ga.

 

R. Y. Tankersley                        31        M        Stock raiser                 Miss.

Annie Tankersley                       31        F                                             Miss.

Elizabeth Tankersley                  8          F                                             Miss.

Clarasey Tankersley                   5          F                                             Texas

George W. Tankersley               3          M                                            Texas

Marcus D. L. Tankersley           10/12   M                                            Texas

 

Abel Bowser                              24        M        Farmer                        Tenn.

Mary E. Bowser                         21        F                                             Miss.

Frances E. Bowser                     4          F                                             Texas

Mary J. Bowser                          1          F                                            Texas




Drawing of a country scene by Judia Gaines Terry
Page 23 in A History of Coleman County and Its People

 
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