[WHT: See father's 1850 census abstract; married name spelled Dority, not Dougherty.]
1850 Census, East Baton Rouge, LA; Ward 5; Dwelling 674 list Samuel Bashiers, age 31, farmer; wife, Louisa, 20 and 2 children: Mary 8 & Samuel, 6. [WHT: Louisa appears to be too young to be the mother of these children, but they did marry young in those days.]1860 Census, East Baton Rouge, LA; Baton Rouge P.O.; Dwelling 1007 list Louisa Brashears, age 25, living in her mother, Ann C. Williams household, with the following children: Joseph H., 7; Sarah W., 6; Ann W., 4; John H., 3 & Elizabeth, 1; no husband listed. [WHT: See mother's census abstract for other family members.]
41. Benjamin Henderson Williams-318
Children & spouses are from Lingering Shadows, Vol II, by Jack Curtis.
46. Charles Thomas Christmas-328
A Charles Christmas is listed in 1860 MS Census, Beulah, Bolivar Co., p. 532.Confederate Civil War records list a Charles T. Christmas, Company H, 1 Mississippi Cavalry; rank of Corporal.
1870 Census, Orleans, LA; New Orleans PO, Ward 3, p. 7 or 78 list Charles T. Christmas, age 27. Cotton Planter, born in LA. This is a hotel or rooming house.
1870 Census; Bolivar Co., MS, Prides Point PO, Range 8; Dwelling 762; Charles is listed, age 27, dry goods salesman; wife, Ellen, 21, & son, George, 2.
1880 Census, Bolivar Co., MS, Beat 3 list C. T. Christmas, age 37; wife, L. G., 32, born in LA & 3 children: Geo. G., 12; E. H., 9 - female & R. F., 1 - male; all children born in MS. Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: T9_642; Family History Film: 1254642; Page: 489B; Enumeration District: 156; Image: 0136.
1900 Census, Bolivar Co., MS; Rosedale 3 Beat; Dwelling # 1 lists Charles T. Christmas, b. Nov. 1842 in LA; F. b. in NC, M. b. in LA; wife Lucy H., no dates; married 23 years; had 3 children, all living. Children: Richard F., b. June 1879 in MS, Charles T. Jr., b. Feb. 1883 in LA & Walter F., b. March 1885 in LA.
134. Elizabeth Howell Christmas-331
Married a Robertson.
136. Charles Thomas Christmas Jr-7734
1910 Census, Bolivar Co., MS; Cleveland; dwelling 213; ED: 14, p. 11A list Charles T. Christmas, age 27 & brother, Walter F., 25; both work for the Bolivar Co. as Circuit Clerk & Deputy Circuit Clerk.1920 Census, Bolivar Co., MS; Cleveland, Beat 4; Dwelling 244, Family 263; ED: 22, p. 10B list Charlie Christmas, age 36, agent for laundry; wife, Cora, 32. In same dwelling, family 262 is Benjamin Kimble, age 60 & family.
1930 Census, Bolivar Co., MS; Cleveland, Ward 3; Dwelling 2; ED: 1. p. 1A list Charles T. Christmas, age 47, Deputy Clerk in Courthouse; wife Cora, 42, and Walter M. Kindell, 74, uncle.
The 1917-18 World War I Civilian Draft Registrations: Name: Christmas, Charles Thomas; Birth Date: 28 Feb 1883; City/County: Bolivar# 2; State: MS; Ethnicity: W.
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