Bexar County Residences (1897)

The layer maps the place of residence in 1897 for entries in the San Antonio City Directory by Jules Appler. The dataset contains: Last name, first name, title (if applicable), suffix (if applicable), gender (based on first name or other sources), race (black based on city directory annotation, Hispanic assumed from last name), widow (based on city directory annotation), spouse (if known), general notes, bold (in city directory entry), occupation (two fields), if identified as worker (wks), if identified as “employee” (with), if address of residence and work are the same, place of work address info (if applicable), work related notes, place of residence address info and residence related notes. Place of residence marked as estimated (on specific field) when not within building footprint available from 1896 Sanborns Insurance Map. For data schema settings, reference the layer properties. Place of work layer was also created utilizing the directory information. Disclaimer: This data is intended to provide a visual display of data for your convenience. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the maps and associated data. Bexar County makes no warranty, representation or guarantee as to the content, sequence, accuracy, timeliness or completeness of any of the data provided herein. This data product was not prepared for nor is suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. It does not represent an on-the-ground survey and represents only the approximate relative location of boundaries.