A Guide to the Gillespie County (Texas) Census Records, 1850, 1860


Descriptive Summary
	Creator:	Gillespie County (Tex.)
	Title:	Gillespie County (Texas) Census Records
	Dates:	1850, 1860
	Abstract:	Comprised of two bound volumes of Photostats, the Gillespie County (Texas) Census Records, 1850, 1860, document the free inhabitants of Gillespie County, Texas, during the 1850 and 1860 censuses. The records contain demographic information, such as age, sex, occupation, place of birth, as well as whether an individual attended school within the past year.
	Extent:	2 vols.
	Language:	Materials are written in English.
	Repository:	Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin

Scope and Contents

Comprised of two bound volumes of Photostats, the Gillespie County (Texas) Census Records, 1850, 1860, document the free inhabitants of Gillespie County, Texas, during the 1850 and 1860 censuses. The records contain demographic information, such as age, sex, occupation, place of birth, as well as whether an individual attended school within the past year.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.


Index Terms

	Subjects
		Census -- Texas -- Gillespie County.
		Census districts -- Texas -- Gillespie County.
	Places
		Gillespie County (Tex.) -- History -- 19th century.
		Gillespie County (Tex.) -- Archives.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Gillespie County (Texas) Census Records, 1850, 1860, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

Detailed Description of the Papers

Inventory

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2N48b

Gillespie County (Texas) Census Records, 1850, 1860