Less than four months after Hurricane Carla devastated the Port O’Connor community, Edna Whittaker was hired to take a “school census”, counting all the children of school age or below. Going door-to-door, Edna documented the children of those hardy families who were rebuilding and recovering from the storm. Among the 175 children, there were three sets of twins. Two children were designated “handicapped”.

Edna took the census several times. She recorded that in the 1963-64 school year there were 211 girls and 194 boys, with 267 of the total being of school age. Her ledger book notes that she received a check in the amount of $65.50 for her work that year.

Thanks to Tim Whittaker for letting us explore his aunt’s old census documents.

Grade Name Birthdate Age
9 Apostalo, Nelda R. 2/26/1947 14
7 Apostalo, Melody A. 11/26/1948 13
10 Albrecht, Janice K. 3/27/1946 15
9 Albrecht, Sidney C. 4/23/1947 14
4 Albrecht, Alberta G. 11/29/1951 10
Albrecht, George T. 11/29/1957 4
10 Bell, L’Roy O. 7/24/1946 15
8 Bell, Betty Lynne 12/4/1947 14
6 Bell, Mary B. 9/14/1950 11
3 Bell, Steven 7/25/1953 8
6 Berger, Allan Jr. R 1/18/1950 11
5 Berger, Ronald J. 5/11/1951 10
4 Berger, David A. 4/12/1952 9
Berger, Douglas K. 4/2/1959 2
Berger, James J. 9/6/1961
4 Bujan, Gary B. 2/7/1952 9
2 Bujan, Scherry S. 9/11/1953 8
Bujan, Jon L. 6/28/1961
12 Carroll, Susan C. 2/28/1944 17
11 Carroll, Terry M. 8/31/1945 16
2 Carroll, Julie A. 8/21/1954 7
Carroll, Michael L. 8/6/1960 1
Carroll, Michelle L. 8/6/1960 1
Covarrubias, Alfred M. 10/17/1945 16
Covarrubias, Sherry A. 3/20/1956 5
Covarrubias, Claudine 7/1/1957 4
Covarrubias, Ludine 7/1/1957 4
Covarrubias, Hilda M. 11/8/1958 3
Covarrubias, Cathy R. 1/10/1962 5 days
Covarrubias, Ninfa 8/24/1944 Married
4 Clark, Richard K. 5/13/1951 10
Clark, Virginia F. 12/1/1955 5
8 Crawford, Robert C. 8/26/1946 15
7 Crawford, Richard F. 1/4/1949 13
4 Crawford, David J. 9/7/1951 9
Crawford, Millard S. 10/1/1956 5
Carriles, Manuel Jr., 6/1/1945 16
8 Carriles, Alberta 10/6/1946 15
7 Carriles, Robert 9/27/1947 13
6 Carriles, Able 11/18/1948 12
5 Carriles, Paul 4/28/1951
4 Carriles, Adella M. 7/3/1951
2 Carriles, Josephine 1/27/1953
1 Carriles, Ben 9/9/1954
5 Crabb, Roger W. 1/4/1949 13
6 Crabb, Beverly J. 2/10/1950
3 Crabb, Elizabeth A. 2/25/1953
2 Crabb, Patricia S. 8/16/1954
Crabb, Deborah J. 7/30/1956
4 Flores, Inez E. 6/15/1951 10
Flores, Gloria A. 9/23/1953 8
1 Flores, Mary F. 12/20/1954 7
Flores, Theresa M. 1/20/1957 4
Flores, Patricia S. 3/14/1958 3
Flores, Margaret 3/10/1959 2
8 Frazier, Hope R. 7/3/1947 14
1 Frazier, Mark A. 6/22/1955 6
7 Goode, Laura L. 9/15/1948 13
5 Goode, Teresa D. 8/8/1951 10
4 Goode, Judy M. 7/11/1952 9
1 Goode, Susan G. 2/22/1955 6
Goode, Henry Jr. L. 1/1/1958 4
Goode, Randall G. 6/6/1959 2
Goode, Joseph D. 10/28/1960 1
7 Gonzales, Michael R. 6/7/1948 13
3 Gonzales, Angeline M. 7/13/1953 8
Gonzales, Sylvania A. 12/20/1955 6
Gonzales, William J. 4/7/1958 3
Heinman, Joe B. 2/19/1960 1
Heinman, Tony 1/7/1962 8 days
Hawes, Stephanie C. 6/27/1960 1
9 Hawes, Theodore E. 7/6/1946 15
8 Hawes, Mark E. 12/25/1947 13
6 Hawes, Paul M. 9/21/1949 11
5 Hawes, Roger R. 11/27/1950 11
4 Hawes, Marguerite J. 4/2/1952 9
Hawes, Forrest E. 9/23/1959 2
Hawes, Sally E. 10/2/1960 1
2 Hawes, Marion L. 6/8/1954 7
1 Hawes, Madeline G. 7/5/1955 6
Hawes, Phillip E. 8/23/1956 5
11 Hawes, Mary E. 1/20/1945 16
9 Hawes, Kathleen A. 8/3/1947 13
6 Hawes, Martha P. 9/26/1949 12
4 Hawes, Anne C. 4/18/1952 9
1 Hawes, Norma C. 11/16/1954 7
Hawes, Gloria J. 9/3/1958 3
Hall, Theresa A. 2/27/1957 4
Hall, Diana J. 8/3/1959 2
Howerton, Renee D. 6/7/1957 4
Howerton, Roxanne C. 11/8/1960 1
Helms, Vernon C. 6/16/1960 1
11 Hawes, John E. 9/14/1944 17
10 Hawes, Joy C. 2/12/1946 15
Johnson, Leafy A. 9/19/1960 1
8 Lavender, James E. 12/7/1947 14
8 Leadford, Robin M. 9/7/1947 14
1 Landry, Luella J. 8/28/1955 6
Landry, Louis J. 5/23/1957 4
7 Lewis, DeWayne V. 12/31/1948 13
4 Lewis, Vonnie L. 10/23/1951 10
Lewis, Judy D. 4/24/1956 5
Meitzler, Mary D. 10/2/1960 1
Meitzler, Debbie S. 10/22/1961
McBride, Sherry L. 2/16/1956 5
11 Overton, Janie L. 2/17/1945 16
9 Overton, Debora A. 11/13/1946 15
8 Overton, Michael E. 7/11/1948 13
7 Overton, Betty J. 8/21/1949 12
Prince, Dianne L. 9/8/1955 6
Prince, Glen F. 8/9/1956 5
Prince, Gary R. 4/3/1958 3
Raby, Terry L. 9/7/1958 2
Raby, Joe Jr. D. 10/7/1961
9 Ragusin, Linda 7/7/1947 14
Redding, Virgil W. 9/31/1954
Redding, Beverly S. 1/7/1957 5
4 Ramos, Joseph D. 6/28/1952 9
2 Ramos, Patricia A. 2/2/1955 6
1 Ramos, Shirley J. 3/19/1954 7
3 Raines, Larry E. 2/23/1952 9
1 Raines, William J. 12/6/1953 8
1 Raines, Joseph A. 12/22/1954 7
Raines, Timothy L. 8/29/1960 1
Raby, Kenneth D. 7/31/1956 5
Raby, Norma J. 1/27/1958 4
3 Raby, Betty L. 5/8/1953 8
Raby, Roger A. 5/17/1956
Raby, Lori L. 1/1/1961 1
Ragusin, Freda L. 11/30/1961
Scott, Richard 11/5/1954 6
Scott, Debbie
8 Striedel, William L. Jr. 8/14/1948 13
3 Striedel, Charles K. 9/12/1952 8
2 Striedel, Kenneth M. 4/18/1954 7
Striedel, Timothy J. 6/5/1958 3
Striedel, Donna M. 8/6/1959 2
6 Smith, Terry A. 1/13/1950 12
5 Smith, Charles W. 6/24/1951 10
7 Strickland, Larry D. 8/11/1947 14
Shotwell, Billy Jr. 12/28/1958 3
1 Shotwell, Deborah 12/26/1954 7
Shotwell, Walter 11/30/1955 6
Trent, Darl E. 1/3/1957 5
Trent, Arthur J. 11/24/1960 1
10 Thumann, Frankie E. 8/24/1946 15
8 Thumann, La Vern E. 11/14/1947 13
4 Thumann, Vernon A. 7/31/1952
9 Ureste, George E. 10/6/1946 15
7 Ureste, Joe A. 5/8/1948 13
7 Ureste, John G. 5/8/1948 13
6 Ureste, Bobbie C. 8/24/1950 F 11
2 Ureste, Andrew E. 7/27/1953 8
Ureste, Samuel A. 2/2/1956 6
Ureste, Dennis M. 8/25/1957 5
10 Vasquez, Esmeralda 8/16/1946 15
6 Vasquez, Rose Mary 6/22/1950 11
3 Vasquez, David 1/4/1953 9
3 Willis, Dale E. 6/1/1954 7
Willis, Ronald L. 11/28/1959 2
6 Walton, Anita G. 12/9/1949 12
6 Walton, Charles M. 7/1/1951 10
8 Woodall, Lana G. 2/16/1948 13
5 Woodall, Esther B. 11/16/1950 11
1 Woodall, Brenda L. 1/18/1955 7
Woodall, Mark E. 2/2/1959 2
10 Wilburn, Sherry L. 1/1/1946 16
7 Wilburn, Wade K. 7/3/1948 13
4 Wilburn, Kay F. 11/18/1951 10
Wilburn, Brenda J. 9/19/1955 5
1 Zamudio, Andrew R. 11/1/1954 7
Zamudio, Steven 9/25/1956 5
Zafereo, Linda K. 10/26/1948 12
4 Zafereo, Patricia J. 12/21/1951 9
Zafereo, Deborah M. 10/14/1957 4