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1850 Census of Clay County, IN p.249A
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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:  249A
REFERENCE:  Enumerated on 22 August 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   82   82  Melvin         Charles L.     4    M                                  Indiana
 2   83   83  Payton         Thomas         45   M         p***maker                Kentucky
 3   83   83  Payton         Ellen          35   F                                  Kentucky
 4   83   83  Payton         Waldo          15   M         Labourer                 Indiana                 X
 5   83   83  Payton         Syrene         13   F                                  Indiana                 X
 6   83   83  Payton         Jonathan       10   M                                  Indiana                 X
 7   83   83  Payton         Melinda        9    F                                  Indiana                 X
 8   83   83  Payton         Thomas T.      6    M                                  Indiana
 9   84   84  Steel          Robert         28   M         Farmer         800       Kentucky
 10  84   84  Steel          Bula           62   F                                  Maryland
 11  85   85  Bryan          Morgan         38   M         Farmer         1,000     Kentucky
 12  85   85  Bryan          Lydia A.       37   F                                  Kentucky
 13  85   85  Bryan          Thomas J.      13   M                                  Indiana                 X
 14  85   85  Bryan          James E.       11   M                                  Indiana                 X
 15  85   85  Bryan          John V.        3    M                                  Indiana
 16  85   85  Bryan          Viritta        4/12 F                                  Indiana
 17  85   85  Williams       Priscilla      38   F                                  Kentucky
 18  86   86  Melvin         John           56   M         Farmer         1,200     Maine
 19  86   86  Melvin         Unice          52   F                                  Maine
 20  86   86  Melvin         John B.        24   M         Labourer                 Indiana                 X
 21  86   86  Melvin         Samuel         15   M                                  Maine                   X
 22  86   86  Melvin         Elizur         14   F                                  Maine                   X
 23  86   86  Melvin         William C.     13   M                                  Maine                   X
 24  86   86  Melvin         Angeline       5    F                                  Indiana
 25  87   87  Philips        Micajah        49   M         Farmer         4,000     Tennessee                     X
 26  87   87  Philips        Mary J.        41   F                                  Virginia
 27  87   87  Philips        James          17   M         Labourer                 Indiana
 28  87   87  Philips        John           16   M         Labourer                 Indiana                 X
 29  87   87  Philips        Oma            13   F                                  Indiana                 X
 30  87   87  Philips        Early          12   M                                  Indiana                 X
 31  87   87  Philips        Nancy          7    F                                  Indiana                 X
 32  87   87  Philips        Christian      5    M                                  Indiana                 X
 33  87   87  Philips        Orphia         2    F                                  Indiana
 34  87   87  Philips        Eli            1    M                                  Indiana
 35  87   87  Loveall        Jesse          16   M         Laborer                  Indiana
 36  88   88  West           George W.      24   M         Farmer         200       Ohio
 37  88   88  West           Martha A.      23   F                                  Indiana
 38  88   88  West           William M.     5    M                                  indiana
 39  88   88  West           Mary E.        1    F                                  Indiana
 40  89   89  Dunham         Leamon         20   M         Farmer         400       Indiana
 41  89   89  Dunham         Adline         20   F                                  Virginia
 42  90   90  Gilbert        Ebenezer       25   M         Farmer         250       Ohio


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