The 1850 Federal Census is one of the most valuable of the early census since it contains the names of all the people living in a household. In this volume the maiden name of the wife, if known, has been added. This latter information has been gleaned from the early marriage records, probate records, wills, Civil War pensions, cemetery, and other family records. Additional information listed are “N/S” for those who have no schooling and “I/S” for those attending school within this year. The family/household number is given for ease of researching on the original microfilm.

Example of one entry in this census:

41 - house plasterer John D. WILLIAMS Martha Elizabeth Martha J George Angelina Ruth Rebecca

I/S I/S

39 m – VA 32 f - Tenn 13 f – Iowa 10 f – Iowa 6 m - Tex 4 f - Tex 2 f - Tex 7/12 f - Tex

To interpret what is given, Number 41 John D. Williams, born in Virginia is now a house plasterer in Texas. His wife Martha was born in Tennessee. They began traveling west and about 1837 they are in Iowa where they remain for up to seven years so that by 1842c they are living in Texas. No certain location can be ascertained , but some general patterns can be derived from these records.

 

Surnames Included in This Publication

AKERS, ALLEN, ANDERSON, ARNOLD, ARTHLY, ASHLY, ASKEY

BACKUS, BAILEY, BAITMAN, BANTA, BARKER, BORAN, BOWEN, BOWMAN, BOWOHN, BOYD, BRADLY, BRAKE, BRANDANNUN, BRAZILE, BRIDGENDINE, BRISCOE, BROOKS, BROWN, BROWNLUS, BRUMLOW, BURROW

CAIN, CALHOUN, CALLIS, CASKIN, CHANEY, CHAPMAN, CHRISTA, CHRISTY, CLARK, CLENDENN, CLEVINGER, CLIFF, CLINE, CLISINGER, COLLIER, COOK, COOPER, COOSE, COPELAND, COVINGTON, COWARD, CRETON, CROTHERS, CULVER

DANIEL, DARRAS, DELAY, DENNY, DENTON, DOWNING, DRAPERS, DUNBARR, DUNN, DUVALL

ELAM, ELYAM

FANNING, FINDLAY, FLOOD, FOSTER

GANE, GARDNER, GARRISON, GELINTENE, GILBREATH, GOODSON, GOODWIN, GRAY, GREEN, GUEST

HALE, HALL, HAMILTON, HAMMERS, HAMPTON, HANDLIN, HANGER, HARGUS, HARRIS, HARRISON, HART, HAUN, HAMM, HAVENS, HAYSE, HENRY, HERLY, HILL, HOBBS, HODGES, HOGAN, HOGIN, HOLT, HOOKER, HORTON, HUFFS, HUGHES, HURST, HUTCHIN, HUTCHINSON

IVER, IVEY

JEFFRIES, JOHNSON

KEITH, KELLY, KIMBRO, KING, KITCHIN, KIZER, KNIGHT, KUYKENDALL

LAKE, LANCE, LANCY, LANDON, LANE, LANGFORD, LAWSON, LAYTON, LEE, LINN, LION, LITTLETON, LOVEL, LYNCH

MABERRY, MAINARD, MAINORA, MARSHALL, MASICK, MASON, MATTHEWS, MATTOX, MERICK, MERRICK, MERRILL, MILLER, MILLIRANS, MITCHELL, MONDAY, MONTGOMERY, MOONEY, MOODY, MOORE, MORAN, MORGAN, MORRIS, MORRISON, MURPHY, MURRELL

McBRIDE, McDONALD, McELREATH, McFARLAND, McGOUGHY, McGREW, McMAHAN

NEWELL, NORRIS

ODELL, ODEN, OLDE, OLDHAM, OLIMANDS

PARSONS, PATTERSON, PERRY, PITT, POLK, POTTS, PRICE

QUILLIN

RHOADES, RIDLE, RILEY, RIMMER, ROADS, ROBERTS, ROBERTSON, ROBY, RIPY, RITCHEY, RUBLE

SAMPSON, SANDERS, SHANKS, SHAW, SHEPHARD, SHIPLEY, SHIRLEY, SMITH, SOUTH, SPOONMORE, STAME, STANLEY, STEWART, STRICKLAND, SULLIVAN

TAYLOR, TEAGUE, THOMPSON, THREAT

USERY

WALLACE, WARREN, WATSON, WEATHERBY, WEATHERFORD, WHITE, WICKER, WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSON, WILSON, WIMBERLY, WINIFORD, WINSTON, WOFIELD, WOOD, WOODS, WRIGHT

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