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1850 Census of Clay County, IN p.243A
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Abstracted by Lana Magiera, ©1999 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 7th Census of the United States in 1850.

Submitted by Lana Magiera, Jan.1999. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded.
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This is the 1850 federal census for Clay County, IN.

LN = Line Number Family appeared on
HN = Dwelling houses numbered in the order of visitation
FN = Families numbered in the order of visitation
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME = The Name of every Person whose usual place of abode on the 1st day of June, 1850, was in this family
RACE = Color (white, black or mulatto)
OCCUP. = Profession, Occupation,or Trade of each Male over 15 years of age
VAL. = Value of Real Estate owned
BIRTHPLACE = Place of Birth, Naming the State, Territory, or Country
MRD. = Married within the year
SCH. = Attended School within the year
R/W = Persons over 21 yrs of age who cannot read & write
DDB = Whether deaf & dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict.

CENSUS YR:  1850  STATE or TERRITORY:  IN  COUNTY:  Clay  DIVISION:  Posey Township  REEL NO:  138  PAGE NO:  243A
REFERENCE:  Enumerated on 16 July 1850 by William H. GIfford
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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.         VAL.      BIRTHPLACE       MRD.  SCH.  R/W  DDB
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 1   1    1   Wardlow        Joseph         57   M         Merchant       500       Ireland
 2   1    1   Wardlow        Joseph Jr      17   M         Laborer                  Pennsylvania
 3   1    1   Wardlow        James          15   M         Laborer                  Pennsylvania            X
 4   1    1   Wardlow        Robert         13   M                                  Pennsylvania            X
 5   1    1   Wardlow        William H      11   M                                  Pennsylvania            X
                   REMARKS:  Comment: Since dead
 6   2    2   Cooke          H.L.           25   M         Marchant                 Kentucky
 7   2    2   Cooke          Margaret       23   F                                  Ohio
 8   2    2   Cooke          Joan           3    F                                  Indiana
 9   2    2   Cooke          William S.     1    M                                  Indiana
 10  3    3   Church         Ard            28   M         Stage driver             Vermont
 11  3    3   Church         Jane           28   F                                  Kentucky
 12  3    3   Church         Sarah E.       5    F                                  Pennsylvania            X
 13  3    3   Church         Caroline       5/12 F                                  Indiana
 14  4    4   Shattuck       B. Franklin    37   M         Farmer         2,500     N York
 15  4    4   Shattuck       Lirah          33   F                                  Kentucky
 16  4    4   Shattuck       Artimisia      8    F                                  Indiana                 X
 17  4    4   Shattuck       Elizabeth      6    F                                  Indiana                 X
 18  4    4   Shattuck       Volney B.      4    M                                  Indiana
 19  4    4   Shattuck       Mary           2    F                                  Indiana
 20  4    4   Shattuck       Martha         1    F                                  Indiana
 21  5    5   Travis         James          44   M         Landlord       500       Connecticut
 22  5    5   Travis         Ann            30   F                                  Ohio                          X
 23  5    5   Travis         Samuel H.      6    M                                  Indiana                 X
 24  5    5   Travis         William H.     2    M                                  Indiana
 25  5    5   Travis         John J.        7/12 M                                  Indiana
 26  5    5   Thompson       Mary           76   F                                  N Carolina
 27  6    6   Fortner        John           27   M                                  Kentucky
 28  6    6   Fortner        Melinda J.     22   F                                  Kentucky
 29  6    6   Fortner        Isaac S.       8    M                                  Illinois                X
 30  6    6   Fortner        James R.       5    M                                  Indiana
 31  6    6   Fortner        Amanda         2    F                                  Indiana
 32  6    6   Downs          Isaac S.       12   M                                  Kentucky
 33  6    6   Downs          Angeline       10   F                                  Indiana                 X
 34  7    7   Gifford        William H.     35   M         Physician      800       Kentucky
 35  7    7   Gifford        Almire         24   F                                  N York
 36  7    7   Gifford        Joseph C.      7    M                                  Indiana                 X
 37  7    7   Gifford        Ann E.         5    F                                  Indiana
 38  7    7   Hamm           Sarah          18   F                                  Indiana
 39  8    8   Hare           Samuel W.      33   M         Blacksmith     300       Pennsylvania
 40  9    9   Cooke          Joseph         57   M         Tanner & Landlord 2,000  S. Carolina
 41  9    9   Cooke          Permelia       34   F                                  Kentucky
 42  9    9   Cooke          Thos. H. C.    20   M         Labourer                 Indiana                 X


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