1900 Federal Census Gonzales County, Texas (ED 52: Transcriber's Notes)

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Abstracted by Richard C. Baker, Jr. from public records.  Edited and 
formatted by Maggie Stewart, December 2004.  Submitted by 
Richard C. Baker, Jr..   

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NOTE:  For more information on Gonzales County, Texas, 
       Please visit the Gonzales County, TXGenWeb page at 
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This is the 1900 federal census for Gonzales County, Texas
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1.  Entries enclosed with brackets [   ] indicates that the entry was marked through.
2.  The Marriage License Index I mention in the Transcriber Remarks, is a manuscript 
    titled 'Gonzales County, Texas Marriage Licenses Issued 1829 - 1900', copyrighted 
    in 1993 by Marjorie Lee Burnett.  I have her permission.
3.  This Enumerator's spelling is sometimes very bad.  I have transcribed his recordings 
    as he spelled it.
4.  All spelling of Birthplaces are as recorded in census.
5.  All spelling of Occupations are as recorded in census.
6.  All spelling of Relationships are as recorded in census
7.  Enumerator uses a long dash as a ditto for Last names.  This ditto is sometimes used 
    on every person living in a household, even if that person has a different last name.
8.  During the tallying of the Census, marks were made over the first name and relationship 
    of the heads of households.
9.  Enumerator spells Missouri as Misoura.
10. Enumerator spells Carolina as Carlina.
11. Enumerator spells Missouri as Misoura.
12. Enumerator spells Louisiana as Louisanna, Louisana, or Lousaanna.
13. Enumerator spells Russia as Rusia.
14. Enumerator spells Juan as Jaun.
15. In the Color Column, Mx is sometimes overwritten with a W or vise versa.  
16. Enumerator spells California as Calafornia.