BCGHS 1890 Project

Since a fire in 1921 destroyed most of the 1890 census population schedules, the goal of the BCGHS 1890 Project is to survey county records for all Bosque County residents in 1890. To date there are 4,334 names in the 1890 database. The estimated population of Bosque County in 1890 was just over 14,000 residents-approximately 7,500 males and 6,500 females.

Each issue of the BCGHS Journal features an 1890 Project highlight on individuals that resided in Bosque County in 1890. Click on the link below to see feature stories. Accompanying images can be found in the BCGHS Journals on the Members Only Platform. Please remember that all items on this site are copyrighted and can only be used with permission from BCGHS.

1890 Project Highlights in the BCGHS Journal

Edwin “Ted” Archer and Susie “Susan” Carolin McCammon

Christian Magnus Simonson Bakke

Kossuth “Koss” Barry (1850-1945)

William “Barton” Jaynes and Louisa “Lula” Frances Gibbons

Joseph Edwin “JE” Claybrook – A Case for Self-Defense

John Hamilton Clubb (1840-1922)

Robert Emmett Conine (1826 -1889)

Roden Taylor Crain (Crane) – San Jacinto Veteran 1819-1891

Captain J.J. “Jack” Cureton – Indian Fighter, Soldier, Lawman & Rancher

Robert Elihu Green and Katy Bibb Green

Rev. Thomas Francis Lockett & the Bosque County Exhibit
at the 1890 Texas Spring Palace Exhibition