1850 Census of Wells County, IN p.318A
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Abstracted by Cathy Burnsed, ©2000 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 7th Census of the United States in 1850.

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This is the 1850 federal census for Wells 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:  Wells  DIVISION:  Jefferson Township  REEL NO:  181  PAGE NO:  318A
REFERENCE:  August 14 1850, Isaac Covert, penciled number 635
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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   GORRELL        Jesse B.       42   M         Farmer         1,000     Pennsylvania
 2   1    1   GORRELL        Sophiah        37   F                                  Ohio
 3   1    1   GORRELL        Abraham        19   M         Joiner (Carp.)           Pennsylvania            X
 4   1    1   GORRELL        Isaac          17   M         Farmer                   Pennsylvania            X
 5   1    1   GORRELL        Jacob          15   M         Farmer                   Pennsylvania            X
 6   1    1   GORRELL        Joanna         13   F                                  Ohio                    X
 7   1    1   GORRELL        Jesse          11   M                                  Ohio                    X
 8   1    1   GORRELL        Rebecca        7    F                                  Ohio
 9   1    1   GORRELL        James          9    M                                  Ohio                    X
 10  1    1   GORRELL        Adam           5    M                                  Ohio
 11  1    1   GORRELL        Scipio         3    M                                  Ohio
 12  1    1   GORRELL        Easter         4/12 F                                  Indiana
 13  2    2   DAVIS          William        22   M         Farmer         1,000     Ohio              X
 14  2    2   DAVIS          Sarah Ann      20   F                                  Ohio              X
 15  3    3   DAVIS          Lewis          25   M         Farmer         700       Ohio
 16  3    3   DAVIS          Sarah Ann      23   F                                  Ohio
 17  3    3   DAVIS          Elizabeth      2    F                                  Indiana
 18  3    3   DAVIS          Hanah J.       1    F                                  Indiana
 19  3    3   DAVIS          John A.        3/12 M                                  Indiana
 20  3    3   LEFEVER        Emma L.        11   F                                  Indiana
 21  4    4   WEBSTER        William        48   M         Farmer         1,400     Scotland
 22  4    4   WEBSTER        Jane           49   F                                  Scotland
 23  4    4   WEBSTER        Alexandre      20   M         Blacksmith               Scotland
 24  4    4   WEBSTER        Robert         20   M         Farmer         400       Scotland
 25  4    4   WEBSTER        George L.      12   M                                  Ohio                    X
 26  4    4   WEBSTER        Benjamin       10   M                                  Canada                  X
 27  5    5   DAVIS          John           59   M         Farmer         2,000     Virginia
 28  5    5   DAVIS          Sarah          57   F                                  New Jersey                    X
 29  5    5   DAVIS          Sarah          20   F                                  Ohio
 30  5    5   DAVIS          Benjamin       16   M         Farmer                   Ohio                    X
 31  5    5   DAVIS          Mary J.        14   F                                  Ohio                    X
 32  6    6   CURRIE         John           26   M         Farmer         200       Scotland
 33  6    6   CURRIE         Christenia     26   F                                  Ohio                          X
 34  6    6   CURRIE         Franklin       3    M                                  Indiana
 35  6    6   CURRIE         Martha         1    F                                  Indiana
 36  7    7   CRAIG          William        52   M         Farmer         1,500     Scotland
 37  7    7   CRAIG          Jenette        48   F                                  Scotland
 38  7    7   CRAIG          David          16   M         Farmer                   Canada                  X
 39  8    8   CURRIE         Martha         48   F                        500       Scotland
 40  8    8   CURRIE         William        25   M         None                     Scotland                      X    X
                   REMARKS:  "Idiotic"
 41  8    8   CURRIE         Lucy           6    F                                  Indiana                 X
 42  8    8   CURRIE         Sarah          4    F                                  Indiana


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