Most common jobs 150 years ago in Texas

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Most common jobs 150 years ago in Texas

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#1. Agricultural laborers

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#2. Farmers and planters

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#3. Laborers (not specified)

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#4. Domestic servants

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#5. Carpenters and joiners

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#6. Stock-raisers

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#7. Soldiers (United States Army)

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#8. Traders and dealers (not specified)

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#9. Draymen, hackmen, teamsters, &c

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#10. Clerks in stores

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#11. Stock-herders

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#12. Physicians and surgeons

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#13. Blacksmiths

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#14. Teachers (not specified)

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#15. Launderers and laundresses

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#16. Traders and dealers in groceries

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#17. Lawyers

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#18. Stock-drovers

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#19. Traders and dealers in dry-goods

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#20. Officials of Government

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#21. Clergymen

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#22. Masons, brick and stone

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#23. Tailors, tailoresses, and seamstresses

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#24. Harness and saddle makers

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#25. Boot and shoe makers

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#26. Employees of railroad companies (not clerks)

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#27. Butchers

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#28. Millers

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#29. Saw-mill operatives

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#30. Wheelwrights

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#31. Carriage and wagon makers

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#32. Printers

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#33. Painters and varnishers

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#34. Woodchoppers

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#35. Mill and factory operatives (not specified)

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#36. Book-keepers and accountants in stores

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#37. Tinners

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#38. Brick and tile makers

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#39. Bakers

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#40. Cabinetmakers

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#41. Engineers and firemen

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#42. Barkeepers

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#43. Officers of the Army and Navy (United States)

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#44. Gardeners and nurserymen

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#45. Boatmen and watermen

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#46. Machinists

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#47. Sailors

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#48. Restaurant-keepers

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#49. Hotel-keepers

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