[Soldiers Pay Record Book] (open access)

[Soldiers Pay Record Book]

Soldiers pay record book from World War I belonging to Andrew Jensen. Information recorded includes total monthly pay, deductions, net monthly pay, date paid, and the name of the quartermaster making the payment. According to the title page, this book was carried by the soldier for his own records. The book indicates that Jensen's total monthly wages were $33.00, and his net monthly pay, after $7.00 deducted for insurance, was $26.00. His monthly pat later went up to $40.20 total and $33.20 net. Jensen was drafted into the National Army on September 19, 1917 and reported to Bay City, Texas. The pay book was opened on January 1, 1919, and he returned to the U.S. from foreign service on June 15,1919. He applied for War Risk Insurance in the amount of $10,000.
Date: January 1, 1919
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 307 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 307

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from January 1919 to May 1919 including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1919-01/1919-05
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Diary of Minnie Howard Walker: 1919-1923] (open access)

[Diary of Minnie Howard Walker: 1919-1923]

Five-year diary of Minnie Howard Walker from January 1, 1919 through December 31, 1923.
Date: 1919-01-01/1923-12-31
Creator: Walker, Minnie Maud Howard
System: The Portal to Texas History