| 1870 Census- Shelby County Texas |
This web site is alphabetized by Heads of Household beginning with the LETTER
BR-BZ. For PERSONS NOT head of households CLICK HERE for the
alphabetized listing.
Code definition: xx-first two digits- Precinct Number.
01- Post
Office-Center
02- Post
Office-Shelbyville
03- Post
Office-Hamilton
04- Post
Office-Brooklin
05- Post
Office-Buena Vista
xxx-next three digits- Residence number of visitation.
xxx-next three digits- Families of visitation.
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| ---CODES | NAME------- | ------------------- | -AGE- | -SEX- | COLOR | OCCUPATION- | VALU PROP | VALU PERS | B/P |
| 02-99-99 | Bracket, | Matt | 44 | M | B | Farmer | 300 | NC | |
| " | Ceney | 47 | F | B | Keeps House | TN | |||
| " | Mandy | 21 | F | B | At Home | TX | |||
| " | Josephine | 19 | F | B | " | TX | |||
| " | Louisa | 17 | F | B | " | TX | |||
| " | Sarah | 14 | F | B | " | TX | |||
| " | Howrd | 12 | M | B | " | TX | |||
| " | Rose | 8 | F | B | TX | ||||
| " | Caroline | 23 | F | B | TX | ||||
| " | Viola | 9/12 | F | B | TX | ||||
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| 01-257-257 | Brady, | C.U. | 50 | M | W | Farmer | 1,500 | 880 | NC |
| " | Mary V. | 33 | F | W | Keeps House | - | - | TN | |
| " | Charles A. | 11 | M | W | At School | - | - | TN | |
| " | Frances U. | 8 | F | W | " | - | - | TN | |
| " | Elizabeth | 6 | F | W | " | - | - | TN | |
| " | Emer V. | 4 | F | W | - | - | - | TN | |
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| 05-177-177 | Bray, | James L. | 28 | M | W | Farmer | 120 | AL | |
| " | Elizabeth | 24 | F | W | Keeps House | AL | |||
| " | William W. | 5 | M | W | AL | ||||
| " | James F. | 2 | M | W | TX | ||||
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| 05-122-122 | Brinson, | A. J. | 43 | M | W | Farmer | 1,140 | 1,185 | AL |
| " | Laura | 38 | F | W | Keeps House | TN | |||
| " | Georgia | 18 | F | W | At School | TX | |||
| " | Julia | 13 | F | W | " | TX | |||
| " | Mathew J. | 11 | M | W | At Home | TX | |||
| " | Frank | 9 | M | W | TX | ||||
| " | Zack | 4 | M | W | TX | ||||
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| 03-78-78 | Brinson, | John | 25 | M | M | Farmer | TX | ||
| " | Tabitha | 47 | F | M | Keeps House | SC | |||
| " | Howell | 9 | M | B | TX | ||||
| " | Ike | 6 | M | B | TX | ||||
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| 03-69-69 | Brittain, | Charley | 23 | M | B | Farmer | 130 | TX | |
| " | Becky | 24 | F | B | TX | ||||
| " | Mary E. | 2 | F | B | TX | ||||
| " | Charley W. | 8/12 | M | B | TX | ||||
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| 03-124-124 | Brittain, | Daniel | 46 | M | W | Salesman | 1,050 | AL | |
| " | Sarah | 46 | F | W | Keeps House | SC | |||
| " | Eliza | 12 | M | W | At School | TX | |||
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| 03-121-121 | Brittain, | John J. | 25 | M | W | Selling Goods | 300 | 735 | TX |
| " | Palean | 25 | F | W | Keeps House | TX | |||
| " | Thomas S. | 6 | M | W | TX | ||||
| " | William S. | 5 | M | W | TX | ||||
| " | Robert | 4 | M | W | TX | ||||
| Douthe?, | Ellen | 14 | F | W | TX | ||||
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| 03-65-65 | Brittain, | Richard | 24 | M | W | Farmer | 320 | 330 | TX |
| " | Mary | 21 | F | W | Keeps House | TX | |||
| " | Richard | 6 | M | W | TX | ||||
| " | William | 4 | M | W | TX | ||||
| " | Thomas | 1 | M | W | TX | ||||
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| 03-122-122 | Brittain, | Robert | 21 | M | W | Farmer | 605 | TX | |
| " | Mollie | 20 | F | W | Keeps House | TX | |||
| " | Infant | 7/12 | M | W | TX | ||||
| " | Jane | 6 | F | B | TX | ||||
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| 03-147-147 | Brittain, | T. F. | 54 | M | W | Farmer | 1,500 | 270 | NC |
| " | Nancy F. | 36 | F | W | Keeps House | TN | |||
| " | Thomas S. | 11 | M | W | At Home | TX | |||
| " | Margaret | 14 | F | W | At School | TX | |||
| " | George | 3 | M | W | TX | ||||
| " | Sarah | 4/12 | F | W | TX | ||||
| " | Mary | 12 | F | W | TX | ||||
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| 03-64-64 | Brittain, | Thomas | 26 | M | W | Farmer | 500 | TX | |
| " | Willie V. | 22 | F | W | Keeps House | TX | |||
| " | Thomas | 6 | M | W | TX | ||||
| " | Sarah A. | 4 | F | W | TX | ||||
| " | Renney | 6/12 | F | W | TX | ||||
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| 03-150-150 | Brittain, | W. F. | 26 | M | W | Farmer | 500 | 765 | TX |
| " | Melissa | 30 | F | W | Keeps House | TX | |||
| " | George | 4 | M | W | TX | ||||
| " | Josephus J. | 2 | M | W | TX | ||||
| " | James Allen | 1/12 | M | W | TX | ||||
| Woodfin, | Elizabeth | 75 | F | W | At Home | NC | |||
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| 03-45-45 | Brittain, | W. J. | 47 | M | W | Farmer | 1,200 | 500 | NC |
| " | Danl. | 17 | M | W | At Home | TX | |||
| " | Cynthia | 14 | F | W | " | TX | |||
| " | Martha | 12 | F | W | " | TX | |||
| " | William | 11 | M | W | " | TX | |||
| " | Thomas | 7 | M | W | TX | ||||
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| 03-63-63 | Brittain, | William | 57 | M | W | Farmer | 1,000 | 540 | NC |
| " | Elizabeth | 42 | F | W | Keeps House | TX | |||
| " | Julia | 17 | F | W | At School | TX | |||
| " | Dab. W. | 13 | M | W | " | TX | |||
| " | Victory E. | 11 | F | W | " | TX | |||
| " | Susan C. | 7 | F | W | TX | ||||
| " | William L. | 1/12 | M | W | TX | ||||
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| 03-44-44 | Broach, | James | 60 | M | W | Farmer | 50 | GA | |
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| 02-124-124 | Brooks, | Charles | 46 | M | B | Farmer | 100 | NC | |
| " | Dinah | 36 | F | B | Keeps House | GA | |||
| " | Henry | 15 | M | B | Farmer | GA | |||
| Roberts, | Susan | 22 | F | B | At Home | GA | |||
| " | Caroline | 4 | F | B | " | TX | |||
| " | Dan | 2/12 | M | B | TX | ||||
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| 04-97-97 | Brooks, | Henry L. | 58 | M | W | Farmer | 1,887 | 705 | GA |
| " | Mary J. | 44 | F | W | Keeps House | GA | |||
| " | Robert H. | 16 | M | W | At School | TX | |||
| " | Ella | 14 | F | W | " | TX | |||
| " | Mary A. | 10 | F | W | " | TX | |||
| " | Des Demonia | 8 | F | W | " | TX | |||
| " | Stonewall | 6 | M | W | ' | TX | |||
| " | Ala Theresa | 1 | F | W | TX | ||||
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| 04-96-96 | Brooks, | William | 33 | M | W | Ferryman | 172 | GA | |
| " | Mattie E. | 18 | F | W | Keeps House | TX | |||
| Douglas, | C.S. | 21 | M | W | Lawyner | MS | |||
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| 05-117-117 | Brookshur., | A. J. | 40 | M | W | Farmer | 400 | 700 | AL |
| " | Ellen | 37 | F | W | Keeps House | TN | |||
| " | Brittian | 15 | M | W | At School | MS | |||
| " | Ford | 13 | M | W | " | TX | |||
| " | Wm. | 10 | M | W | " | TX | |||
| " | Jane | 9 | F | W | TX | ||||
| " | Sallie | 7 | F | W | TX | ||||
| " | Saml. | 5 | M | W | TX | ||||
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| 03-19-19 | Brown, | A. T. | 32 | M | W | Farmer | 100 | AR | |
| " | Lucinda | 21 | F | W | Keeps House | AR | |||
| " | John A. | 3 | M | W | TX | ||||
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| 05-26-26 | Brown, | A.W. | 45 | M | W | Farmer | 1,850 | 1,150 | GA |
| " | Margaret | 26 | F | W | Keeps House | TX | |||
| " | Amos | 20 | M | W | At School | MS | |||
| " | James | 18 | M | W | " | MS | |||
| " | Martha | 16 | F | W | " | MS | |||
| " | Mary | 16 | F | W | " | MS | |||
| " | Richard | 10 | M | W | TX | ||||
| " | Thomas | 6 | M | W | TX | ||||
| " | Nancy | 4 | F | W | TX | ||||
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| 01-93-93 | Brown, | G.W. | 32 | M | W | Farmer | 160 | 475 | TX |
| " | Susan E. | 20 | F | W | Keeps House | - | - | TX | |
| " | Jane | 1 | F | W | - | - | - | TX | |
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| 01-252-252 | Brown, | Huston | 36 | M | W | Farmer | - | 420 | AL |
| " | Elvira | 20 | F | W | Keeps House | - | - | TX | |
| " | Inna | 1 | F | W | - | - | - | TX | |
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| 05-44-44 | Brown, | Owens | 35 | M | B | Farmer | 100 | NC | |
| " | Fannie | 27 | F | B | Keeps House | GA | |||
| " | Sallie | 3 | F | B | TX | ||||
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| 05-198-198 | Bryan, | D.C. | 60 | M | W | Farmer | 4,000 | 1,800 | GA |
| " | Mary | 50 | F | W | Keeps House | SC | |||
| " | Augusta | 20 | F | W | AL | ||||
| " | Felix | 18 | M | W | AL | ||||
| " | Henry | 16 | M | W | AL | ||||
| " | Mary | 10 | F | W | At School | TX | |||
| " | Alfred | 4 | M | W | TX | ||||
| " | Huey | 3 | M | W | TX | ||||
| " | William | 1 | M | W | TX | ||||
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| 05-130-130 | Bryan | Danl. | 37 | M | B | Farmer | 100 | AL | |
| " | Jane | 28 | F | B | Keeps House | Al | |||
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| 05-147-147 | Bryan, | Eli | 31 | M | B | Farmer | 100 | GA | |
| " | Harriet | 25 | F | B | Keeps House | AL | |||
| " | Henderson | 1 | M | B | TX | ||||
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| 05-109-109 | Bryan, | Elias | 55 | M | B | Farmer | 200 | GA | |
| " | Salina | 40 | F | B | Keeps House | AL | |||
| " | George A. | 8 | F | B | TX | ||||
| " | John | 6 | M | B | TX | ||||
| Biggs, | Hannah | 21 | F | B | TX | ||||
| " | Mariah | 2 | F | B | TX | ||||
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| 05-110-110 | Bryan, | Jac | 52 | M | B | Farmer | 125 | GA | |
| " | Mina | 31 | F | B | Keeps House | VA | |||
| " | Elbert | 14 | M | B | At Home | TX | |||
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| 05-166-166 | Bryan, | Jacin | 29 | M | B | Farmer | AL | ||
| " | Liddy | 33 | F | B | At Home | MS | |||
| " | Sallie | 15 | F | B | TX | ||||
| " | Charles | 14 | M | B | TX | ||||
| " | Sam | 11 | M | B | TX | ||||
| " | Molly | 8 | F | B | TX | ||||
| " | Tom | 6 | M | B | TX | ||||
| " | Susan | 2 | F | B | TX | ||||
| Bryan, | Owen | 60 | M | B | Farmer | AL | |||
| " | Fanny | 50 | F | B | Keeps House | GA | |||
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| 04-107-107 | Bryan, | James | 26 | M | B | Farmer | 30 | SC | |
| Leslie, | Hanna | 40 | F | B | Keeps House | PA | |||
| " | John W. | 8 | M | B | TX | ||||
| " | Ellen | 6 | F | B | TX | ||||
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| 05-116-116 | Bryan, | Matt | 50 | M | B | Farmer | 100 | VA | |
| " | Judia | 30 | F | B | Keeps House | Al | |||
| 03-18-18 | Buckley, | John | 25 | M | W | Farmer | 115 | TX | |
| " | Edney | 20 | F | W | Keeps House | AR | |||
| " | Aruin | 19 | M | W | Farmer | TX | |||
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| 03-23-23 | Buckley, | John | 40 | M | W | Farmer | 187 | TX | |
| " | Octavia | 32 | F | W | Keeps House | TX | |||
| " | Jesse | 13 | M | W | At Home | TX | |||
| " | Emaly | 10 | F | W | " | TX | |||
| " | Mary Jane | 8 | F | W | " | TX | |||
| " | Tyre | 3 | M | W | TX | ||||
| " | Melissa | 1 | F | W | TX | ||||
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| 03-9-9 | Buckley, | Tyny? (Tye) | 55 | M | W | Farmer | 33 | 520 | MS |
| " | May F. | 38 | F | W | Keeps House | NC | |||
| " | Moses | 18 | M | W | Farmer | TX | |||
| " | James | 16 | M | W | " | TX | |||
| " | Tyny? (Tye) B. | 12 | M | W | Farmer | TX | |||
| Winston, | Thomas | 15 | M | W | " | TX | |||
| " | George | 13 | M | W | " | TX | |||
| " | Gilbert | 6 | M | W | TX | ||||
| " | May | 4 | F | W | TX | ||||
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| 02-153-153 | Buckner, | Samuel | 46 | M | W | Farmer | 1,338 | 675 | MO |
| " | Mary M. | 34 | F | W | Keeps House | AL | |||
| " | Saml. | 10 | M | W | At School | TX | |||
| " | Thomas C. | 7 | M | W | " | TX | |||
| " | Albert | 6 | M | W | TX | ||||
| " | Nathan | 5 | M | W | TX | ||||
| " | Mary E. | 2 | F | W | TX | ||||
| McAdams, | Sarah | 14 | F | W | At School | TX | |||
| Mathis, | R. J. | 23 | F | W | At Home | TX | |||
| Willson, | E.W. | 21 | F | W | " | TX | |||
| Mathis, | A.Z. | 16 | M | W | Farmer | TX | |||
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| 05-76-76 | Burges, | L.B. | 33 | M | W | Farmer | 150 | AL | |
| " | Cordelia | 32 | F | W | Keeps House | AL | |||
| " | Bettie | 8 | F | W | At School | AL | |||
| " | Ida P. | 5 | F | W | AL | ||||
| " | Willie | 2 | M | W | AL | ||||
| Roper, | Wm. M. | 20 | M | W | Farmer | GA | |||
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| 02-129-129 | Burn, | Amos | 57 | M | B | Farmer | 120 | NC | |
| " | Silvey | 50 | F | B | Keeps House | NC | |||
| " | Nancy | 22 | F | B | At Home | TX | |||
| " | Tom | 17 | M | B | " | TX | |||
| " | Mack | 18 | M | B | " | TX | |||
| ' | Jacob | 8 | M | B | " | TX | |||
| " | Rose | 5 | F | B | TX | ||||
| " | Emerline | 16 | F | B | TX | ||||
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| 02-69-29 | Burn, | Gab | 26 | M | B | Farmer | - | 100 | AL |
| " | Fannie | 36 | F | B | Keeps House | - | - | MS | |
| " | Owen | 16 | M | B | Farmer | TX | |||
| " | Green | 5 | M | B | TX | ||||
| " | Wm. | 1 | M | B | TX | ||||
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| 05-153-153 | Burns, | Joseph | 60 | M | W | Farmer | 1,000 | 345 | SC |
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| 05-25-25 | Burroughs, | G.A. | 71 | M | W | Farmer | 2,000 | 250 | GA |
| " | Elizabeth | 67 | F | W | Keeps House | GA | |||
| 04-69-69 | Burrow, | John H. | 43 | M | W | Farmer | 1,000 | 800 | TN |
| " | Catherine | 40 | F | W | Keeps House | TN | |||
| " | James M. | 22 | M | W | At School | TN | |||
| " | John | 19 | M | W | " | TN | |||
| " | Sarah A. | 13 | F | W | " | TN | |||
| " | Lindora | 11 | F | W | " | TN | |||
| " | Drewry | 9 | M | W | TX | ||||
| " | Elizabeth | 4 | F | W | TX | ||||
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| 02-52-52 | Burrow, | Louis | 62 | M | W | Farmer | 125 | SC | |
| " | Lucinda | 52 | F | W | Keeps House | AL | |||
| " | Benj. F. L. | 17 | M | W | Farmer | LA | |||
| " | Mary Jane | 15 | F | W | At Home | TX | |||
| " | Charles L. | 7 | M | W | " | TX | |||
| " | Manda | 6 | F | W | " | TX | |||
| " | Elmar C. | 4 | F | W | " | TX | |||
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| 03-175-175 | Burton, | Geo. W. | 45 | M | W | Phisician | 1,500 | 524 | GA |
| " | Catherine L. | 35 | F | W | Keeps House | GA | |||
| " | Willie C. | 14 | F | W | At School | GA | |||
| " | K. F. | 12 | F | W | " | GA | |||
| " | Mary G. | 9 | F | W | " | TX | |||
| " | Jessie L. | 6 | F | W | TX | ||||
| " | Addie E. | 4 | F | W | TX | ||||
| " | George M. | 2 | M | W | TX | ||||
| Watson, | Charles | 19 | M | W | At School | GA | |||
| Packer, | J. B. | 45 | M | W | School Teacher | SC | |||
| Costly, | John B. | 64 | M | W | Carpenter | GA | |||
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| 03-118-118 | Burton, | Washington | 46 | M | B | Fireman | GA | ||
| " | Sarah | 46 | F | B | Keeps House | GA | |||
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| 01-43-43 | Bush, | B.B. | 59 | M | W | Farmer | 500 | 400 | SC |
| " | Martha | 49 | F | W | Keeps House | - | - | VA | |
| " | R.R. | 34 | F | W | " | - | - | MS | |
| " | Gab | 24 | F | W | ' | - | - | MS | |
| " | Emma | 18 | F | W | " | - | - | MS | |
| " | James | 14 | M | W | At School | - | - | MS | |
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| 05-86-86 | Bussey, | Hesekiah | 26 | M | W | Farmer | 200 | 360 | GA |
| " | Elmira H. | 22 | F | W | Keeps House | LA | |||
| " | Charles | 3 | M | W | TX | ||||
| " | Alice | 1 | F | W | TX | ||||
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| 02-46-46 | Bussey, | J.B. | 35 | M | W | Physician | 75 | 775 | AL |
| " | T.R. | 26 | F | W | Keeps House | AL | |||
| " | Mary | 7 | F | W | At School | TX | |||
| " | Lillie | 5 | F | W | TX | ||||
| " | Lett | 5 | F | W | TX | ||||
| " | C.D. | 1 | M | W | TX | ||||
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| 05-41-41 | Bussey, | Joshua | 45 | M | W | Farmer | 380 | 500 | AL |
| " | Emily | 40 | F | W | Keeps House | AL | |||
| " | James F. | 14 | M | W | At Home | AL | |||
| " | Thomas J. | 12 | M | W | " | AL | |||
| " | Seburn | 9 | M | W | AR | ||||
| " | Elizabeth | 7 | F | W | AR | ||||
| Powdrill, | John R. | 21 | M | W | Farmer | ENG | |||
| " | Caroline W. | 21 | F | W | At Home | AL | |||
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| 05-65-65 | Bussey, | Wade | 79 | M | W | Farmer | 1,000 | 400 | SC |
| " | Lavina | 50 | F | W | Keeps House | SC | |||
| " | Dempsey | 18 | M | W | At Home | AL | |||
| " | Mary C. | 16 | F | W | At School | AL | |||
| " | Monroe | 14 | M | W | " | AL | |||
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| 05-36-36 | Bussey, | Warren | 22 | M | B | Farmer | 100 | SC | |
| " | Martha | 23 | F | B | Keeps House | AL | |||
| " | John A. | 5 | M | B | TX | ||||
| " | Saml. M. | 3/12 | M | B | TX | ||||
| " | Jane | 21 | F | B | SC | ||||
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| 01-222-222 | Byrd, | G.W. | 27 | M | W | Works at Mill | - | - | MS |
| " | Elizabeth | 30 | F | W | Keeps House | - | - | LA | |
| " | Georgia A. | 13 | F | W | - | - | - | TX | |
| " | Joana | 12 | F | W | - | - | - | TX | |
| " | Simon | 11 | M | W | - | - | - | TX | |
| " | John | 8 | M | W | - | - | - | TX | |
| " | William W. | 4 | M | W | - | - | - | TX | |
| " | Ellis M. | 1 | M | W | - | - | - | TX | |
| - |