BAYLAND ORPHANS HOME
Dr. Ashbel Smith, who in 1847
purchased a plantation named Evergreen on Tabbs Bay. He lived there for
forty-nine years. At the outbreak of the Civil War Smith organized a
local unit called the Bayland Guards for Confederate service. They later became
part of the Second Texas Regiment and saw action at Shiloh and Vicksburg.
In 1867 Dr. Smith and several associates founded
the Bayland Orphans' Home for Children of Confederate soldiers on the west side
of Goose Creek (Baytown, Texas).
1880 CENSUS - Texas, Harris Co.,
Pct #3 Bayland Orphans Home
GILLETTE, Henry - Sup. at Home/Farmer - 63yrs - b. Conn
Lucinda - wife/ House Keeper - 54yrs - b. Ala.
Jeannie - dau./Teacher at home
-26yrs - b. Tex
Eliza - dau. -18yrs - b. Tex
Millie - dau. -16yrs - b. Tex
Hellen - grand dau. - 03yrs - b. Tex
GILLETTE, Woodall - grand son -01yrs - b.Tex
GILLETTE George - OTHER/Farmer(race MU) - 28yrs-b. Tex
DUKE Jeannie - sister/Matron at Home -50yrs - b. Conn
HENNIGAN Elizabeth- Ass. Housekeeper - 43yrs - b. Ala
MILLER Mary - Ass. Housekeeper - 35yrs - b. Tenn
PERRY Roberta - Ass. Housekeeper - 32yrs - b. Miss
FLORANCE Wm. - Farmer - 28yrs - b. Tex
SOMERS Benjamin - Farmer - 22yrs - b. Tex
LOFTON Sarah - Ass. Housekeeper (listed with the Students) - 20yrs - b. Tex
ASH Lucinda - Servant (black) (listed at end of students) - 40 yrs - b. Unknown
The STUDENTS at the Orphanage Home are:
WATKINS James - male - 18 yrs. - b. Tex
BALKE Florence - female - 14 yrs - b. Tex
BRASHEAR Donny - male - 15 yrs. - b. Tex
BRASHEAR Zee - female - 13 yrs. - b. Tex
BRASHEAR Josephine - female - 11 yrs.- b. Tex
BERRY James - male - 11 yrs - b. Tex
BOYD John William- male - 10 yrs - b. Tex
COUTTS Addie - female - 19 yrs - b. Tex
CARR Robert - male - 12 yrs - b. Tex
DONAHOE Hanerietta -female- 07 yrs - b. Tex
DEAN Allie -female - 15 yrs - b. Tex
DEAN George - male - 13 yrs - b. Tex
DODD Alice -female - 13 yrs - b. Tex
FLOWERS Annie - female - 10 yrs - b. Tex
HENNEGAN Wilson - male - 13 yrs - b. Tex
HENNEGAN Willis - male - 11 yrs - b. Tex
MILLER Joe - male - 15 yrs - b. Tex
MILLER Jane - female - 10 yrs - b. Tex
MILLER Cornelia - female - 18 yrs - b. Tex
MITCHEL Mary - female - 12 yrs - b. Tex
MITCHEL Willie - male - 10 yrs - b. Tex
NORTH John - female - 13 yrs - b. Tex
NECCO Samie - male - 12 yrs - b. Tex
PARROTT Mary - female - 16 yrs - b. Tex
PARROTT Emma - female - 13 yrs - b. Tex
PERRY Alva - female - 10 yrs - b. Tex
PERRY Fanny - female - 07 yrs - b. Tex
RIGGS Samual - male - 15 yrs - b. Tex
ROBERTS Thomas - male - 14 yrs - b. Tex
ROBERTS John - male - 08 yrs - b. Tex
ROBERTS Willis - male - 06 yrs - b. Tex
STRAUGH Rose - female - 08 yrs - b. Tex
STRAUGH Robert - male - 09 yrs - b. Tex
STRAUGH Joseph - male - 06 yrs - b. Tex
SCHWARTZ Harry - male - 13 yrs - b. Tex
TOLER Idah - female - 12 yrs - b. Tex
TOLER Dexter - male - 08 yrs - b. Tex
VAUGHN William - male - 17 yrs - b. Tex
BAYFIELD William - male - 16 yrs - b. Tex
THOMPSON James - male - 10 yrs - b. Tex
THOMPSON Lilla - female - 08 yrs - b. Tex
MCNAMARA William - male - 04 yrs - b. Tex
MCNAMARA Joseph - male - 07 yrs - b. Tex
JEMISON George - male - 08 yrs - b. Tex
SONGTUFF Ferdinand - male -11 yrs - b. Tex
WOLF Benjaman - male - 11 yrs - b. Tex