Antebellum Jefferson, Texas: Everyday Life in an East Texas Town

Contents

contents Introduction ..................................................................................................1 1. Background............................................................................................9 2. What Jefferson Was.............................................................................18 3. Foundations .........................................................................................28 4. Townsite................................................................................................43 5. Emergence............................................................................................76 6. Development........................................................................................93 7. Censuses............................................................................................. 116 8. Women................................................................................................123 9. Slaves ..................................................................................................129 10. Roads and Bridges ............................................................................140 11. County Seat ........................................................................................151 12. Municipal Affairs ..............................................................................163 13. Wharves..............................................................................................184 14. Navigation..........................................................................................194 15. Navigation Controversies................................................................205 16. Market Area .......................................................................................212 17. Primary Business Types ...................................................................223 18. Commodity Markets ........................................................................241 19. Warehouse District............................................................................257 20. Earliest Merchants.............................................................................276 21. Early 1850s Merchants......................................................................298 22. Middle 1850s Merchants ..................................................................317 23. Late Merchants ..................................................................................329 24. Miscellaneous Businesses ................................................................342 25. Manufacturing...................................................................................353 26. Packeries.............................................................................................371 27. Structural Features............................................................................382 28. The Professions..................................................................................393 29. Politics.................................................................................................403 30. Fraternal Organizations ...................................................................424 31. Religion...............................................................................................429 32. Education ...........................................................................................439 33. Hotels..................................................................................................446 34. Stables .................................................................................................463 35. Stagecoaches ......................................................................................470 36. Newspapers .......................................................................................475 37. Postal Services ...................................................................................502 38. Telegraph............................................................................................513 39. Railroads.............................................................................................517 40. Sports ..................................................................................................524 41. Culture and Entertainment..............................................................530 42. Balls and Dances ...............................................................................541 43. Crime...................................................................................................546 44. Vice......................................................................................................555 45. Health and Welfare ...........................................................................562 46. Mortality.............................................................................................567 Appendix: Sources...................................................................................575 Index ..........................................................................................................597 ...