THE COUNTIES.

COMPILED FROM OFFICIAL RECORDS.

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Austin — Bellville — Original county; population 3841: Edwin Waller, chief justice; John T. Edwards, sheriff; H. G. W. Cloud, assessor; E. Cleveland, district clerk, James C. Francis, county clerk; W. Holland, treasurer; Alex. Glisson, surveyor; Joseph Stevens, coroner; Wm. Cook, C. S. Amslin, H. Whitley, J. O. Whitfield, commissioners; J. H. Catlin, E. Kleburg, John O'Brien, notaries

(The State Gazette was one of the most influential newspapers in Texas from the pre-Civil War era until Reconstruction. The paper was founded as the Tri-Weekly State Gazette and first published in Austin by William H. Cushney on August 25, 1849. Its publication schedule varied, from triweekly to semiweekly, weekly, and daily. Its various titles also included Texas State Gazette and Weekly State Gazette.)

"H. G. W. Cloud, assessor Austin county.", State Gazette (Austin, TX), Vol. 7, No. 13, Ed. 1, Saturday, November 17, 1855, p. 4, col 5.

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