Stephens, TX 1880 Federal Census Transcriber's notes: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The attached document is the complete transcription of the 1880 U. S. Census for Stephens County, Texas. The information was copied exactly as the Enumerator recorded it in 1880. However, it should be understood that the information was subject to the interpretation of the Transcriber. A diligent effort was made to insure that the data was copied correctly but no claim of infallibility is implied. The following information regarding some segments of the transcribed census may be helpful to researchers: 1. Some names are obviously spelled phonetically and it is left to the researcher to discern the spelling as it relates to his or her family. 2. Transcriber's Notes appear when an explanation would be helpful to the researcher. These notes are not a part of the original records and have been added by the Transcriber to explain unusual circumstances or events in those records. 3. On a personal note, and for the benefit of future AMASON Family researchers, the following is submitted: On Page 505B, Lines 1 through 7 contain the names of the Transcribers ancestors. The listed name of "Amis" is erroneous and the correct spelling is Amason. On Line 1, the Transcriber's Great Great Grandfather was listed by his nickname, "Buck", but his given name was William Jefferson Amason. The younger Elmira (Line 3) was actually Elmira Riley, the issue of the elder Elmira's first marriage. On Line 6, Malesa I was actually Ida Melissa Amason Hays, the daughter of William J. "Buck" Amason and Elmira Amason and the Great Grandmother of the Transcriber. 4. End of Text notes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This Census was transcribed by Gerald D. Perry and proofread by Mary Schuelke for the USGenWeb Census Project http://www.usgenweb.org/census. (the entire file has not been proofread, final proofreading is in progress. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~