Forwarding this from someone who is not on our list - yet: "I don't know if I have the right person for a lookup or question, but do you know if the library in Kaufman County has a record book of the school taxes of 1855-1860? I am needing the names and ages of students attending school during these years as I am unable to locate a family on the 1850 census. I feel that the family moved to Kaufman County after the census was taken. Your help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you Ardis Storms [email protected] " Lissa Johnston [email protected] I never intended to become a run-of-the-mill person. --Barbara Jordan

There are no school records in the kaufman County Library. After checking a couple of years ago, the only school records remaining in the archives of the county begin in the 1920's. Back as far as 1850-1860 schools were nearly non-existant in Kaufman County. Most students traveled to schools for long distances to attend classes or were schooled at home. if the person knows what area of the county the family lived in then the Kaufman History books could be checked for individual school information.