WHARTON COUNTY HISTORICAL

Certified List Of Voters

Wharton County

In Election Precinct No. 2

Egypt

For the Year Beginning February 1st 1929, and ending January 31st, 1930


Poll Tax records can hold a lot of information when searching for ancestors. As an example I have put two people below to explain it.Mr.Anderson has been in Texas 40 of his 49 years therefore you would know that you need to look in a different state for his birth records, or to check census records. His parents mostlikely were in Wharton County also since he was only nine when he came here. We know from this tax record that Mr.Anderson was a Merchant, meaning he must have owned some kind of a store in El Campo in 1935.It is possible that photos exist of this place of business.

Mrs.Anderson has only been in the state for 12 years and in Wharton Co for 7 years. Since Mr.Anderson has been in Wharton County 40 years you know to look for a marriage certificate in Wharton County as they have probably only been married 7 or less years. Since they were in their 30's when they were married it is possible that either one or both have been married before, since people were married at a young age back then. Or he was a widower and needed someone to help with the survivng children.

You can also look for other Andersons to make a connection to this one. Tax records can be an avenue to further your search or atleast point you in the right direction. It is my hope that this record helps you in your search. Janet.

Surname Given Name # of Receipt/Exemp Age In State In County Occupation Race P.O. Address
Anderson Mrs. Oscar 4657 41 12 7 Hwf White El Campo
Anderson Oscar 4656 49 40 40 Merchant White El Campo


Precinct 2 Egypt

Surname Given Name # of Receipt/Exemp Age In State In County Occupation Race P.O. Address
Aldridge Grant 2 57 57 57 Farmer Colored Egypt
Aldridge Delia - 42 42 42 Hwf Colored Egypt
Anderson Lee - 35 35 35 Farmer Colored Egypt
Anderson Allie - 30 30 30 Hwf Colored Egypt
Anderson Bob - 49 49 49 Farmer Colored Egypt
Anderson Ollie - 47 47 47 Hwf Colored Egypt
Anderson Victoria - 59 59 59 Hwf Colored Egypt
Anderson Milam - 37 37 37 Farmer Colored Egypt
Austin Minor - 55 55 55 Farmer Colored Egypt
Anderson India - 37 37 37 Hwf Colored Egypt
Anderson Joe - 42 42 42 Farmer Colored Egypt
Anderson Ernest - 45 45 45 Farmer Colored Egypt
Braun A.W. - 34 13 3 Delco Sales White Bonus
Braun Mrs. A.W. - 36 10 3 Hwf White Bonus
Brant Alfred - 27 27 3 Farmer White Bonus
Brant Mrs. Alfred - 25 25 3 Hwf White Bonus
Brown Charlie - 42 42 42 Farmer Colored Egypt
Barry L.P - 47 47 25 Farmer White Bonus
Barry Mrs. L.P. - 37 37 37 Hwf White Bonus
Bursn Tom - 56 56 2 Farmer Colored Egypt
Burns Fannie - 47 41 41 Hwf Colored Bonus
Bluntson Irene - 30 30 30 Hwf Colored Bonus
Bluntson Willie - 35 35 30 Farmer Colored Eldridge
Bankson Porter Sr. - 54 54 54 Farmer Colored Eldridge
Bankston Rachael - 54 54 54 Hwf Colored Eldridge
Bankston Ed - 46 46 46 Farmer Colored Bonus
Bankston Nancy - 33 33 16 Hwf Colored Bonus
Brooks Isaac - 39 39 39 Farmer Colored Egypt
Brooks Elsie - 43 43 43 Hwf Colored Egypt
Brooks Davis - 42 31 31 Farmer Colored Egypt
Burtschell Manley - 31 31 31 Farmer White Bonus
Claiborn W.H. - 58 35 10 Farmer White Egypt
Claiborn Mrs. W.H. - 50 50 10 Hwf White Egypt
Carter D.G. - 59 59 25 - Colored Egypt
Carter Fannie - 53 53 25 Hwf Colored Egypt
Carter Elliott - 41 41 41 Farmer Colored Bonus
Carter Ida - 38 38 38 Hwf Colored Bonus
Combs Rance - 53 53 53 Farmer Colored Egypt
Cash Rebbecca - 60 60 60 Hwf Colored Egypt
Carter Alex - 50 50 50 Farmer Colored Bonus
Carter J.W. - 60 60 20 Farmer White Egypt
Duncan Donald - 39 39 39 Farmer White Egypt
Duncan F.B. - 42 42 42 Farmer White Egypt
Duncan Mrs. F.B. - 41 40 19 Hwf White Egypt
Diggs Sandy - 50 50 50 Farmer Colored Egypt
Diggs Lucy - 48 48 48 Hwf Colored Egypt
Daniels Ben - 40 40 40 Farmer Colored Bonus
Daniels Virgie - 36 36 36 Hwf Colored Bonus
Daniels Joe - 49 49 49 - Colored Egypt
Daniels Izelia - 38 38 38 Hwf Colored Egypt
Faulk C.R. - 45 24 24 Mechanic White Egypt
Faulk Mrs. C.R. - 33 33 9 Hwf White Egypt
Formby Felix - 50 50 50 Farmer Colored Egypt
Formby Mary - 48 48 48 Hwf Colored Egypt
Fry T.L. - 55 55 3 Painter White Egypt
Fry John - 49 49 9 Farmer Col Egypt
Goodlett R.L. - 46 46 1 Store Keeper White Egypt
Goodlett Mrs. R.L. - 43 43 1 Hwf White Egypt
Gordon Wm - 60 60 60 Farmer Colored Egypt
Gordon Mary - 52 52 52 Hwf Colored Egypt
Gordon Caroline - 54 54 54 Hwf Colored Egypt
Godsey Layfette - 32 32 32 Hwf Colored Egypt
Gordon Ike - 32 32 32 Farmer Colored Egypt
Gordon Sylvesta - 31 31 31 Hwf Colored Egypt
Gordon James - 42 42 42 Farmer Colored Egypt
Gordon Pearl - 41 41 41 Hwf Colored Egypt
Gordon Clarence - 44 44 44 Farmer Colored Egypt
Gordon Bettie - 43 43 43 Hwf Colored Egypt
Gordon Gordie - 47 47 47 Farmer Colored Egypt
Gordon Luverta - 48 48 48 Hwf Colored Egypt
Hardy Mrs. Bill - 23 23 3 Hwf White Egypt
Hodde Bill - 42 42 5 Farmer White Egypt
Heard Emmitt - 28 28 28 Farmer Colored Egypt
Heard William - 50 50 50 Farmer Colored Egypt
Holmes Horrace - 40 40 2 Farmer Colored Egypt
Holmes Horrace Wife - 38 38 38 Hwf 2 Egypt
Hall Dave - 40 40 40 Farmer 2 Bonus
Hall Dave Wife 35 40 40 40 Hwf 2 Bonus
Henderson Robert - 41 41 41 Farmer 2 Egypt
Henderson Cornelia - 41 41 41 Hwf 2 Egypt
Houston Napolean 2 49 49 49 Farmer Colored Egypt
Houston Ella - 44 44 44 Hwf Colored Egypt
Harris Nick - 50 50 50 Farmer Colored Bonus
Harris Mary - 42 42 42 Hwf Colored Bonus
Holmes Richard - 35 35 35 Farmer Colored Egypt
Holmes Mary - 37 37 37 Hwf Colored Egypt
Henry Ben - 53 53 53 Farmer Colored Bonus
Henry Winnie - 43 43 43 Hwf Colored Bonus
Janssen Otto - 38 38 20 Farmer White Bonus
Janssen Mrs. Otto - 27 27 27 Hwf White Bonus
Jones Guy - 28 28 28 Farmer Colored Egypt
Johnson Wm - 34 34 34 Farmer Colored Egypt
Johnson Bertha - 40 40 40 Hwf Colored Egypt
Jones Clay - 54 54 54 Farmer Colored Egypt
Krueger Geo - 22 22 22 Tic Inspector White Egypt
Koehne Leonard - 26 26 1 Farmer White Egypt
Koehne Mrs. Leonard - 25 25 1 Hwf White Egypt
Krueger Paul - 57 57 57 Farmer White Egypt
Krueger Mrs. Paul - 50 50 28 Hwf White Egypt
Lemmons Anthony - 40 40 40 Farmer Colored Egypt
Lemons Martha - 43 43 43 Hwf Colored Egypt
Lewis Isiah - 47 47 47 Farmer Colored Egypt
Lewis Annie - 49 49 25 Hwf Colored Egypt
Malone J.C. - 35 35 35 Farmer White Egypt
Malone Mrs. Ida M. - 32 32 32 Hwf White Egypt
Miles D.B. - 43 43 7 Farmer White Egypt
Miles Mrs. D.B. - 38 38 7 Hwf White Egypt
Miles Robert - 38 38 27 - White Egypt
Miles Mrs. Robert - 52 52 30 Hwf White Egypt
Maness G.W. - 60 60 60 Farmer White Egypt
Myers Sam - 60 60 60 Farmer Colored Egypt
Myers Hallie - 49 49 49 Hwf Colored Egypt
Meyers Lemon - 39 39 39 Farmer Colored Egypt
Meyers Carrie - 44 44 44 Hwf Colored Egypt
Northington Miss Sadie - 53 53 53 - White Egypt
Northington Mentor - 44 44 44 - White Egypt
Northington Mrs. Mentor - 50 50 31 Hwf White Egypt
Northington G.H. - 42 42 42 Clerk White Egypt
Northington W.A. - 36 36 36 Autp Dealer White Egypt
Northington Mrs. W.A. - 30 30 30 Hwf White Egypt
Openhaus L.H. - 51 51 20 - White Egypt
Openhaus Mrs. L.H. - 39 39 18 Hwf White Egypt
Openhaus R.H. - 48 48 48 Farmer White Egypt
Openhaus Mrs. R.H. - 44 44 20 Hwf White Egypt
Pieckert J.C. - 56 56 30 Farmer White Egypt
Roddy R.C. - 48 48 8 Farmer White Egypt
Roddy Mrs. R.C. - 48 17 8 Hwf White Egypt
Stovall B.M. - 52 52 1 - White Egypt
Stovall Mrs. B.M. - 37 37 1 Hwf White Egypt
Smith Sam - 59 59 30 Farmer Colored Egypt
Simmons Preston - 28 28 28 Farmer White Egypt
Shorter Cobey - 32 32 32 Farmer Colored Egypt
Shorter Beulah - 32 31 31 Hwf Colored Egypt
Shorter Alberta - 37 37 37 Hwf Colored Egypt
Shorter Isaac - 53 53 53 Farmer Colored Egypt
Shorter Chas - 50 50 50 Farmer Colored Egypt
Shorter Gracie - 41 41 41 Hwf Colored Egypt
Stanley Manuel - 60 60 60 Farmer Colored Egypt
Stanley Sallie - 58 58 58 Hwf Colored Egypt
Taylor H.G. - 37 37 32 Clerk White Egypt
Taylor Mrs. H.G. - 26 26 12 Hwf White Egypt
Thomas Geo W. - 53 18 7 - White Egypt
Thomas Mrs. Geo W - 50 18 7 Hwf White Egypt
Taylor Jack - 47 47 36 Farmer Colored Egypt
Taylor Emily - 41 41 41 Hwf Colored Egypt
Tayler Henrt - 39 39 39 Farmer Colored Egypt
Tyler Snowy - 36 36 36 Hwf Colored Egypt
Tyler Snowy (2nd time) - 36 36 36 Hwf Colored Egypt
Williams S.W. - 59 59 1 Farmer White Bonus
Wilson Henry - 44 44 1 Farmer White Bonus
Washington Frank - 50 50 50 Farmer Colored Bonus
Williams Simon - 50 50 50 Farmer Colored Eldridge
White Tom - 52 52 52 Farmer Colored Egypt
White Georgie - 50 50 50 Hwf Colored Egypt
Williams Levi - 48 48 48 Farmer Colored Egypt
Williams Mary - 44 44 44 Hwf Colored Egypt
Williams Chas - 58 58 58 Farmer Colored Eldridge
Williams Rosa Belle - 41 41 41 Hwf Colored Eldridge
Williams Andrew - 49 49 49 Farmer Colored Bonus
Williams Annie - 30 30 30 Hwf Colored Bonus
Wygall Wm - 35 35 35 Farmer Colored Egypt
Wygall Cora - 42 42 42 Hwf Colored Egypt


This Tax record was transcribed by Janet Barrett Hobizal. Taken from the original records in the Wharton County Historical Museum Files

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