Early Automobile Sales Registration

 


In 1918 the State Highway Department took over automobile registrations. Before that, the County Clerk handled the registrations beginning in 1909. Here is the list of Early Automobile Sales Registrations from the records of the Yoakum County Courthouse as published in the above booklet.

Source: "The Yoakum County History 1907 - 1957" | published by Yoakum County Golden Jubilee

 
Name Date of Registration Make of
Automobile
Address
D. B. Watson July 1, 1909 (not given) Plains, Texas
Kendrick and Harris July 2, 1909 Buick Plains, Texas
W. J. Luna July 2, 1909 Buick Plains, Texas
Roy Beal July 25, 1909 Pope Toledo Plains, Texas
George Holden July 25, 1909 Buick Plains, Texas
       
H. Fitzgerald August 24, 1911 Franklin Plains, Texas
Mrs. Roy Beal October 8, 1911 Pope Toledo Plains, Texas
F. L. Boyd October 28, 1911 Overland Plains, Texas
       
J. C. Ivey May 6, 1912 Chalmer Plains, Texas
       
H. A. Tandy Feb 18, 1913 Ford Plains, Texas
A. J. Burleson May 30, 1913 Ford Plains, Texas
W. P. Lupton June 2, 1913 Apperson Plains, Texas
T. W. Cadenhead June 13, 1913 Detroiter Bronco, Texas
Lee Roy McGravey July 14, 1913 Ford Midway, Texas
H. Field July 4, 1913 Detroiter Bronco, Texas
L. N. Clawater July 12, 1913 Ford Plains, Texas
Wayne Carlisle July 21, 1913 Ford Plains, Texas
J. S. Webber July 25, 1913 Ford Sligo, Texas
Harve Halurtton July 30, 1913 Chalmer Plains, Texas
J. B. Yates, Jr. August 2, 1913 Ford Plains, Texas
Pete Beal August 2, 1913 Ford Plains, Texas
       
W. B. Hays Feb 5, 1914 Ford Gomez, Texas
J. B. Yates May 7, 1914 Ford Plains, Texas
W. M. Johnson May 11, 1914 Ford Plains, Texas
G. S. Kennedy May 19, 1914 Ford Plains, Texas
D. M. Moore June 30, 1914 Ford Plains, Texas
M. R. Robinson August 14, 1914 Ford Plains, Texas
George Cleveland Sept 10, 1914 Ford Plains, Texas
K. J. Manning Oct 10, 1914 Ford Bronco, Texas
J. B. Yates, Jr. Dec 5, 1914 Ford Plains, Texas
J. H. King Dec 24, 1914 Ford Plains, Texas
W. L. Cloory Dec 30, 1914 Ford Plains, Texas
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R. L. Knight Jan 14, 1915 Maxwell Plains, Texas
John F. Hudson Feb 1, 1915 Flanders Plains, Texas
L. C. Beeson April 16, 1915 Ford Plains, Texas
Wayne Carlisle May 13, 1915 Ford Plains, Texas
W. E. Earnest May 17, 1915 Ford Plains, Texas
F. L. Boyd May 17, 1915 (not given) (not given)
Mrs. Tom Ivey July 3, 1915 Cadillac Plains, Texas
J. T. Brown July 9, 1915 Ford Midway, NM
Pat McHugh Sept 22, 1915 Ford Sligo, Texas
R. L. Knight Sept 22, 1915 Dodge Plains, Texas
J. B. Yates, Jr. Sept 30, 1915 Dodge Plains, Texas
Forte Dec 16, 1915 Ford Sligo, Texas
J. E. Fitzgerald Dec 21, 1915 Ford Harris, Texas
       
John King January 29, 1916 (not given) Tokio, Texas
J. C. Seuter February 2, 1916 Ford Harris, Texas
W. E. Smith March 3, 1916 Overland Plains, Texas
Ben Dorsey March 7, 1916 Ford Plains, Texas
C. L. Ellis March 27, 1916 Ford Plains, Texas
J. D. Davis April 4, 1916 Ford Plains, Texas
H. H. Harris May 29, 1916 Chevrolet Bronco, Texas
W. K. Calahan May 29, 1916 Ford Plains, Texas
G. W. Kelly June 27, 1916 Chevrolet Plains, Texas
Garnett Abbott July 6, 1916 Ford Plains, Texas
T. M. Scott July 13, 1916 Ford Bronco, Texas
R. M. Kendrick July 18, 1916 Ford Plains, Texas
C. W. Hudsoon July 18, 1916 Federal (Truck) Plains, Texas
Joel Lee August 1, 1916 Overland Plains, Texas
J. B. Yates, Jr. August 17, 1916 Ford Plains, Texas
C. K. Johnson Oct 9, 1916 Ford Tokio, Texas
C. A. McLaura Oct 11, 1916 Overland Plains, Texas
J. H. King Nov 30, 1916 Buick Plains, Texas
J. R. Huckabee Dec 6, 1916 Ford Plains, Texas
       
P. M. Williams Jan 2, 1917 Maxwell Harris, Texas
J. T. Stephens Jan 8, 1917 Chevrolet Plains, Texas
M. W. Luna Jan 9, 1917 Ford Plains, Texas
T. L. Edmondson Jan 20, 1917 Ford Plains, Texas
Lawrence Simpson Dec 18, 1917 Overland Plains, Texas
E. D. Clampitt Jan 23, 1917 Ford Plains, Texas
S. H. Kimbell Jan 24, 1917 Studebaker Plains, Texas
J. F. Rhea Jan 24, 1917 Ford Plains, Texas
A. C. Whisenant Jan 27, 1917 Hupmobile Tokio, Texas
A. J. Davis Feb 2, 1917 Ford Plains, Texas
J. F. Mahoney Feb 3, 1917 Buick Sligo, Texas
Marion McGinty Feb 3, 1917 Ford Plains, Texas
J. C. Keller March 30, 1917 Ford Plains, Texas
W. H. Hague March 30, 1917 Ford Plains, Texas
T. F. Fillingin March 31, 1917 Dodge Midway, NM
S. J. Dixon April 3, 1917 Ford Plains, Texas
T. I. Johnson April 12, 1917 Indian Motorcycle Plains, Texas
J. M. McMillan April 30, 1917 Ford Harris, Texas
R. C. Roy May 5, 1917 Dodge Plains, Texas
F. T. Whitaker May 11, 1917 Dort Plains, Texas
E. S. Rowe May 31, 1917 Ford Plains, Texas
J. F. Merritt June 30, 1917 Ford Plains, Texas
V. F. Boliver August 16, 1917 Ford Sligo, Texas
D. C. Jordan August 20, 1917 Ford Plains, Texas
Roy McGravey Oct 5, 1917 Ford Plains, Texas
       
W. T. Gainer March 14, 1918 Dodge Plains, Texas

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