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Christ Episcopal followed the practice of "Family Pew" seating arrangements. Families paid for the pews they preferred. The following families had pews in Christ Episcopal Church during the years of 1857-1860. This grid shows the location of each pew, which family had it and what was paid for their pew. The seating arrangement during the years 1857-1860 was as follows. The Left Transept is on right, looking toward the rear of the church from the Altar . |
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| LEFT TRANSEPT 1-3 |
 Some names are linked to mini-histories of the families. |
Right Transept 56-58 | |||||
| 1. ------ | 56. J. H. Jones | $65.00 | |||||
| 2. ------ | 57. C. H. Wright | $------ | |||||
| 3. ------ | 58. ------ | ||||||
| LEFT SIDE-FRONT TO BACK 3-17 |
CENTER LEFT SIDE-BACK TO FRONT 18-29 |
CENTER RIGHT SIDE-FRONT TO BACK 30-41 | RIGHT SIDE-BACK TO FRONT 42-55 | ||||
| 4. Samuel W. Fisher | $30.00 | ----- | 30. W. S. Sartwell | $25.00 | 55. James B. Hawkins | $40.00 | |
| 5. John S. Crooms | $30.00 | ----- | 31. James H. Selkirk | $20.00 | 54. Isham Thompson | $50.00 | |
| 6. Matthew Talbot | $ 30.00 | 29. Mrs. N. Thompson | $40.00 | 32. James H. Selkirk | $20.00 | 53. James Selkirk | $50.00 |
| 7. William B. Royall | $25.00 | 28. Misses Pledger | $25.00 | 33. Robt. C. H. Albert | $20.00 | 52. Robt. H. Williams | $35.00 |
| 8. Galen Hodges | $25.00 | 27. Joseph T. Hefford | $25.00 | 34. George Burkhart | $30.00 | 51. C. H. Wright | $30.00 |
| 9. Henry B. Mitchell | $15.00 | 26. Miss A. Gibson | $20.00 | 35. George Burkhart | $------ | 50. D. E. E. Braman | $30.00 |
| 10. A. Wadsworth | $30.00 | 25. Misses Waldmann | $25.00 | 36. Thompson & Turner | $20.00 | 49. W. T. S. Compton | $------ |
| 11. E. A. Piareson | $------ | 24. Misses Waldmann | $25.00 | 37. W. S. Sartwell | $15.00 | 48. Gov. A. C. Horton | $------ |
| 12.William Hillard | $15.00 | 23. Wm. G. Warren | $20.00 | 38. William Austin | $10.00 | 47. Mrs. J. M. Dale | $25.00 |
| 13. D. J. Parks | $------ | 22. Wm. Hillard | $15.00 | 39. William Austin | $10.00 | 46. Robert Sudington | $------ |
| 14. | 21. Gotschalk & Drilling | $10.00 | 40. William Austin | $10.00 | 45. John Culver | $10.00 | |
| 15. | 20. Gotschalk & Driling | $10.00 | 41. ------ | 44. ------ | |||
| 16. | 19. Joseph Nolte | $10.00 | 43. ------ | ||||
| 17. | 18. Joseph Nolte | $------ | 42. ------ | ||||
| Then turning back toward the front | Then turning back toward the front and Right Transept | ||||||
Information from Christ Church
archives, courtesy of Zia Miller (Mrs. Jackson O., Jr.)
Historical profiles are from The Handbook of Texas Online
Jackson Webs
11/08/2003