Suffer the Children: A History of the Confederate Orphanage at Baylands, Harris County, Texas; 1867 to May 1918

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Book describing the history of the Harris County Bayland Orphanage including transcribed information from primary source documents.

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vi, 66 p. ; 28 cm.

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Beverly, Trevia Wooster 2008.

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Book describing the history of the Harris County Bayland Orphanage including transcribed information from primary source documents.

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vi, 66 p. ; 28 cm.

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Contents: Kezia Payne dePelchin -- The Founders of the Confederate Orphans' Home -- Beginning at a stake in a gully -- Bayland Institute -- 1870 Harris County, Texas, Bayland Orphan Home Census -- 1871 List of Orphans -- 1880 Harris County, Texas, Bayland Orphanage -- A New Era Begins ... -- 1900 Harris County, Texas, Orphanage Census -- 1910 Harris County, Texas, Orphanage Census -- From the Minutes of the Bayland Orphans Home -- Harris County takes over Bayland Orphanage -- Death Notice of Henry F. Gillette -- Marker Text: Henry F. Gillette -- Marker Text: Bayland Orphanage -- Epilogue -- Bibliography & Repositories -- Original Records of the Orphanage -- Related Notes: Cemeteries, etc. -- Full-Name Index

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Beverly, Trevia Wooster. Suffer the Children: A History of the Confederate Orphanage at Baylands, Harris County, Texas; 1867 to May 1918, book, 2008; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1471324/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.

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