- The following are indexes of heads of households only.
- An * indicates it is transcribed and on these Texas census pages.
1850 Texas Census Index
NAME |
COUNTY | PAGE # | TOWNSHIP |
| *Harmon Smelser | Williamson | 334 | Milam |
| *John Smelser | Brazoria | 403 | No Twp |
1860 Texas Census Index
NAME |
COUNTY | PAGE # | TOWNSHIP |
| Ab Smelser | Brazoria | 77 | Columbia P.O. |
| *Elizabeth Smelser | San Saba | 384 | San Saba P.O. |
| J. B. Smelser | Bowie | 005 | Boston P.O. |
| John Smelser | Brazoria | 062 | Columbia P.O. |
| Susan J. Smelser | Collin | 111 | Lebanon P.O. |
1870 Texas Census Index
NAME |
COUNTY | PAGE # | TOWNSHIP |
| *Elizabeth Smelser | Washington | 94 | 3rd Precinct |
| *George Smelser | Red River | 002 | Clarksville, Pct. 1 |
| *James B. Smelser | Bowie | 491 | Boston |
| *John Smelser | Brazoria | 571 | Brazoria, Pct. 1 |
| *James Smeltzer | Washington | 93 | 3rd Precinct |
| *Lee Smeltzer | Brazoria | 564 | Columbia Pct. 2 |
| *Gustive Smelzer | Bexar | 151 | 1W San Antonio |
- San Saba Co, TX, San Saba Post Office
- Enumerated 13 Jul 1870
- Bexar Co, TX Page 151A
- Bowie Co, TX Page 491A, Boston Post Office
- Enumerated 15 Jul 1870
- Brazoria Co, TX Page 571B, Brazoria Post Office
- Enumerated 18 Jul 1870
- Brazoria Co, TX Page 564A, Precinct 2, Columbus Post Office
- Enumerated 11 Jul 1870
- Milam Co, TX Page 311B, Millertown Post Office
- Enumerated 23 Aug 1870
1850 Federal Texas Census
NAME |
AGE |
SEX |
OCCUPATION | VALUE REAL ESTATE |
VALUE PERSONAL ESTATE |
BIRTHPLACE |
| Harmon Smilser | 52 | M | Tennessee | |||
| Elizabeth Smilser | 44 | F | Ohio | |||
| Abram J. Smilser | 17 | M | Missouri | |||
| Eliza A. Smilser | 13 | F | Missouri | |||
| Rebecca A. Smilser | 10 | F | Missouri | |||
| Melissa E. Smilser | 6 | F | Missouri | |||
| John D. Smilser | 4 | M | Missouri |
NAME |
AGE |
SEX |
OCCUPATION | VALUE REAL ESTATE |
VALUE PERSONAL ESTATE |
BIRTHPLACE |
| Michael DIMHART | 29 | m | Butcher | Germany | ||
| John SMELSER | 24 | m | Overseer | Tenn |
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCCUPATION | VALUE REAL ESTATE |
VALUE PERSONAL ESTATE |
BIRTHPLACE |
| Smelser, Elizabeth | 56 | f | Farmer | 600 | 700 | Indiana |
| Rebecca A. | 20 | f | Missouri | |||
| Melisa E. | 17 | f | Missouri | |||
| John D. | 15 | m | Missouri | |||
| NOTE: Elizabeth is the widow of Harmon Smelser. | ||||||
|
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCCUPATION |
VALUE REAL ESTATE |
VALUE PERSONAL ESTATE |
BIRTHPLACE |
| Smelzer, Gustive | 40 | m | Clerk in Store | 1500 | 150 | Prussia |
| Emilia | 28 | f | Keeping House | Prussia | ||
| Gustave | 3 | m | Texas | |||
| Louisa | 1 | f | Texas | |||
| READES, Mary | 14 | f | Domestic Servant | Texas | ||
| NOTE: All of these persons stated their parents were both foreign born. | ||||||
|
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCCUPATION |
VALUE REAL ESTATE |
VALUE PERSONAL ESTATE |
BIRTHPLACE |
| Smelser, James B. | 63 | m | Farm Laborer | 1000 | 200 | TN |
| James H. | 16 | m | At School | TX | ||
| Sam H. | 12 | m | At School | TX | ||
| ELLENSWORTH, Margaret | 50 | f | House Keeper | VA | ||
| Mary | 12 | f | Domestic Servt | AR |
|
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCCUPATION |
VALUE REAL ESTATE |
VALUE PERSONAL ESTATE |
BIRTHPLACE |
| Smelser, John | 46 | m | Laborer | 300 | TX |
|
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCCUPATION |
VALUE REAL ESTATE |
VALUE PERSONAL ESTATE |
BIRTHPLACE |
| Smeltzer, Lee | 27 | m | Laborer | 500 | 500 | TX |
| LOUIS, Joseph | 27 | m | Laborer | TX |
|
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCCUPATION |
VALUE REAL ESTATE |
VALUE PERSONAL ESTATE |
BIRTHPLACE |
| Smelser, James D. | 35 | m | Farmer | AL | ||
| Melissa | 31 | f | Keeping House | AL | ||
| John | 6 | m | AL | |||
| Walter C. | 4 | m | AL |
Red River Co, TX Page 2,
|
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCCUPATION |
VALUE REAL ESTATE |
VALUE PERSONAL ESTATE |
BIRTHPLACE |
| THANEHAN?, Thomas | 51 | m | Grocer | 900 | 1000 | Maryland |
| Lucinda | 50 | f | Keeping House | TN | ||
| JACKSON, Paraley | 13 | f | TX | |||
| SMELSER, George | 12 | m | TX | |||
| EVANS, William | 15 | m | clerk in grocer | ? | ||
| CUFF, Robert | 28 | m | baker | ? | ||
| WIGGINS, T. H. | 35 | m | Boot Maker | Prussia | ||
| WILKY, Augusta | 39 | m | Cabinet Maker | 400 | Prussia |
- San Saba Co, TX Page 117A, San Saba Post Office
- Enumerated 27 Jul 1870
- Washington Co, TX Page 93, 3rd Precinct, Brenham
- Enumerated 26 Aug 1870
|
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCCUPATION |
VALUE REAL ESTATE |
VALUE PERSONAL ESTATE |
BIRTHPLACE |
| Harris, Charles | 43 | m | Farmer | 1000 | 1000 | MO |
| Susan | 39 | f | Keeping House | MO | ||
| Ann E. | 20 | f | At home | TX | ||
| Jasper | 18 | m | At home | TX | ||
| Salenia M. | 15 | f | At home | TX | ||
| Francis E. | 10 | f | At home | TX | ||
| John J. | 7 | m | At home | TX | ||
| Charles D. | 4 | m | At home | TX | ||
| SMELSER, E. | 63 | f | At home | KY | ||
| Melissa E. | 27 | f | idiotic | MO | ||
| NOTE: E. Smelser is Elizabeth. Susan Harris is daughter of Harmon and Elizabeth. | ||||||
|
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCCUPATION |
VALUE REAL ESTATE |
VALUE PERSONAL ESTATE |
BIRTHPLACE |
| Smeltzer, James | m | 28 | Farmer | AL | ||
| Melissa | f | 28 | Keeping House | AL | ||
| John H. | m | 4 | IL | |||
| Aaron? W. | m | 3 | TX | |||
| John | m | 37 | Farmer | TN | ||
| Elizabeth | f | 38 | Keeping House | AL | ||
| NOTE: This family is listed in the household of John F. McCord, a farmer from AL. | ||||||
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