Texas Counties Database

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Introduction

The Texas Counties Database contains letter-based samples of six Texas Counties (Gillespie, Webb, Red River, Angelina, DeWitt, Jack).

Shortname

TCD

IDS compatible

Period

1850 - 1910

Territory

Texas, US

Contact information

Location

ICPSR - University of Michigan

Postal Address

PO Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248

Contact Persons

Myron Gutmann

gutmann@umich.edu

Scope / Status

Original goal

Study the population of six Texas Counties from 1850 to 1910.

Sample definition

Letter-based samples of six Texas Counties (Gillespie, Webb, Red River, Angelina, DeWitt, Jack).

Geographic area under observation

Six Texas Counties (Gillespie, Webb, Red River, Angelina, DeWitt, Jack).

Realized parts

All.

Sources

From year	End year	Source	Explanation
1850	1910	Baptisms	Not complete for all places; some places have no church registers.
1850	1910	Marriages from church registers	Not complete for all places; some places have no church registers.
1850	1910	Burials	Not complete for all places; some places have no church registers.
1850	1910	Civil birth certificates	Very incomplete.
1850	1910	Civil marriage certificates	Marriage licenses are very problematic, but we have them.
1850	1910	Civil death certificates	Very incomplete.
1850	1910	Census	Fully transcribed manuscript census for a sample of households.
1850	1910	Property tax data

Observations

Units of observation

Unit of observation	Explanation	Number
Individuals	Not known.
Married couples	Not known.
Families	Not known.
Households	Not known.
Farms	Not known.

Are there any related observations that are not included in the database?

U.S. Censuses sometimes include birthplace of parents, even if they are not enumerated.

How do the units of observation enter observation?

Birth, entry into census.

How do the units of observation leave observation?

Death, exit after last census.

Dates estimated

Yes.

Are some entry or exit dates unknown?

All.

Can observations be linked to geographic locations?

Are the dates and locations of movements within the observation area recorded?

Are all individuals who lived in the households of sample members recorded?

Yes

Variables

Events

Type	Dated	Explanation
Birth	Yes
Marriage	Yes
Death	Yes
Migration	No	Migration between censuses can sometimes be inferred.

Kinship relations

Recording

Census records relationships; church registers have some relationships.

Publications

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European Historical Population Samples Network

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