Houston, Texas City Directory, 1917

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Houston, Texas City Directory, 1917

Description:

One of the key cities in southeastern Texas, Houston is located in Harris County and was home to over 100,000 people in 1917. This database is a city directory originally published in 1917. It is a listing of heads of households in the city in that year. In addition to providing the resident's name, it provides their address and occupational information. It includes the names of over 78,000 people. For the researcher of ancestors from Texas this can be an extremely valuable collection.