Claiming Their Land, Women Homesteaders in Texas
by Florence C. Gould & Patricia N. Pandocontributed by Joreen Wehmeyer jojo@ctesc.net
Introduction: The Goal of this book is to identify for the first time all of the women in Texas who filed claims for their own homesteads, either as heads of families or as single women, from 1845 when Texas became a state, to 1898 when land ceased to be available for homesteading. These woman as a group are totally missing from Texas history.
All of these are Claimants 1870-1898
All FILES are listed with General Land Office, State Of Texas, Austin Texas.
Barker, Permilia | Blanco County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Travis | File Number - 713 |
Jones, Sophia | Blanco County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Travis | File Number - 695 |
Blands, Rosa A. | Blanco County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Travis | File Number - 894 |
Brigham, Susan | Blanco County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Travis | File Number - 730 |
Cagle, Sarah A. | Blanco County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Travis | File Number - 501 |
Cotton, Elizabeth | Blanco County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Travis | File Number - 1560 |
Givens, Susan | Blanco County | Claim size - 80 acres | Land District - Travis | File Number - 1938 |
Glenn, Rhoda | Blanco County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Travis | File Number - 709 |
Hyman, Mrs. C.C. | Blanco County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Travis | File Number - 1306 |
James, Susan A. | Blanco County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Travis | File Number - 40 |
Kent, Mrs. Elizabeth | Blanco County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Travis | File Number - 1046 |
Kinman, Rosanne | Blanco County | Claim size - 146.7 acres | Land District - Travis | File Number - 1719 |
Kruckemeyer, Mrs. W | Blanco County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Travis | File Number - 339 |
Pounds, Sallie | Blanco County | Claim size - 37.8 acres | Land District - Travis | File Number - 1953 |
Russell, Mrs. E.R. | Blanco County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Travis | File Number - 471 |
Sharp, Mrs. M.A. | Blanco County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Bexar | File Number - 5880 |
Smith, Mrs. Sarah | Blanco County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Travis | File Number - 171 |
Stout, Cynthia | Blanco County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Travis | File Number - 422 |
Terry, Mrs. Mary | Blanco County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Travis | File Number - 2070 |
Heimer, Anna | Comal County | Claim size - 80 Acres | Land District - Bexar | File Number - 1132 |
Langbein, Louisa | Gillespie County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Bexar | File Number - 2272 |
Dickens, Martha A. | Guadalupe County | Claim size - 160 | Land District - Bexar | File Number - 228 |
Hobbs, Rosanna | Guadalupe County | Claim size - 160 | Land District - Bexar | File Number - 229 |
Holmes, Eliza J. | Guadalupe County | Claim size - 239 | Land District - Bexar | File Number - 104 |
McCombs, Mary L. | Guadalupe County | Claim size - 160 | Land District - Gonzales | File Number - 33 |
Robbins, Nancy C | Guadalupe County | Claim size - 160 | Land District - Gonzales | File Number - 105 |
Rowan, Arminda | Guadalupe County | Claim size - 160 | Land District - Bexar | File Number - 439 |
Kountz, Elizabeth | Kimble County | Claim size - 80 acres | Land District - Bexar | File Number - 1905 |
Moore, Hettie J. | Kimble County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Bexar | File Number - 1654 |
Turner, Mrs. E. A. | Kimble County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Bexar | File Number - 2224 |
Hendryx, Louisa J. | Mason County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Bexar | File Number - 5985 |
Hunnicutt, Mrs. Mahala | Mason County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Bexar | File Number - 1640 |
Morris,Mrs. Sarah E. | Mason County | Claim size - 81.6 acres | Land District - Bexar | File Number - 6683 |
Sparks, Priscilla | Mason County | Claim size - 160 acres | Land District - Bexar | File Number - 5701 |