Sidney Houston

1880 census records of Sidney Houston. Sidney Houston, age 4, is listed within the household of his stepfather Jack Houston, a 24 year old worker on "R Road", his mother Martha Houston, a 29 year old washerwoman, his brothers Jim, a 16 year old farm laborer, and Edd, a 13 year old farm laborer, and sister Minnie, age 8.
Sid, a young black man wearing an apron and holding sheets.
Syd, a young black man dressed formally in a jacket and tie
Title
Sidney Houston
Description
Listed among college custodial staff/"servants" in the 1890s
birthday
c. 1876
Occupation
Custodial Staff
"College Servant"
Biographical Text
Born c. 1876. In 1880, he is listed as living in Davidson with his stepfather Jack, mother Martha, brothers Jim and Edd, and sister Minnie. Listed among college custodial staff/"servants" in the 1890s.
Bibliography
Beaty, Mary D. A History of Davidson College. Davidson, NC: Briarpatch Press, 1988, 196.
Beaty, Mary D. Davidson: A History of the Town from 1835 until 1937. Davidson, NC: Briarpatch Press, 1979, 70.
“Locals.” The Davidson Monthly 8, no. 1, October 1892.
Item sets
"College Servants" Portrait, 1895 Quips and Cranks
Named Black Individuals, 19th Century
Site pages
Named Individuals
Media
1880 census records of Sidney Houston. Sidney Houston, age 4, is listed within the household of his stepfather Jack Houston, a 24 year old worker on "R Road", his mother Martha Houston, a 29 year old washerwoman, his brothers Jim, a 16 year old farm laborer, and Edd, a 13 year old farm laborer, and sister Minnie, age 8.1880 Census, Sidney Houston
Sid, a young black man wearing an apron and holding sheets.Sid, 1893
Syd, a young black man dressed formally in a jacket and tieSyd, 1895

Linked resources

The 1895 College Servants, eleven black men in formal dress posing in front of the wall of a buildingCollege Servants, 1895

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