Person:Jonathan Bateman (1)

Red River County, Texas, 1850 ceneus:^S2

Bateman, Jonathan 63 yrs Farmer (real estate = $250) b. "Unknown" [added in pencil: "N.C."]

      Zilpha 63 yrs b. North Carolina (cannot read/write)

      Sally Ann 13 yrs b. Texas

      Zilpha 11 yrs b. Texas

      Jonathan 1 yr b. Texas

      Editha 5 yrs b. Texas

Red River County, Texas, 1860 census:^S4

Bateman, Jonathan 70 yrs Farmer (real estate = $3,000; personal esstate = $4,000) b. North Carolina

      Jane 40 yrs b. South Carolina

Bruce, Mary 10 yrs b. Alabama

1.   Clarksville, Red River, Texas, United States. Northern Standard (Clarksville, Texas)
   26 August 1848, Aug 1848.

   Appointed administrator for the estate of Isaac Bateman of Red River County. Isaac probably was his brother, but clear evidence is still lacking.

2. ↑ Red River, Texas, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   p. 211, house/family 224/224.
3.   Texas. General Land Office. Abstracts of All Original Texas Land Titles Comprising Grants and Locations. (Austin, Texas: Texas General Land Office)
   Patent #808 (Abstract # 83).

   On 29 Nov 1850 he received 3rd Class headright certificate #48 for 640 acres, which he located on the Bowie County line east of Avery.

4. ↑ Red River, Texas, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   p. 84, house/family 353/353.
5.   Clark, Pat B. The History of Clarksville and Old Red River County. (Dallas: Mathis, Van Nort & Co., 1937)
   p. 3.

   Clark lists him as one of the first settlers, having arrived about 1818.