1850 Census of Wells County, IN p.330A
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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:  Union Township  REEL NO:  181  PAGE NO:  330A
REFERENCE:  September 3, 1850, Isaac Covert, penciled number 659
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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   30   30  ALDRIGE        William        46   M    B    Farmer                   N. Carolina
 2   31   31  SINK           Abraham        26   M         Farmer         400       Pennsylvania
 3   31   31  SINK           Ann            25   F                                  Ohio                          X
 4   31   31  SINK           Lewis          2    M                                  Ohio
 5   31   31  SINK           Phebe          7/12 F                                  Indiana
 6   32   32  MARICAL        William        29   M         Farmer                   Virginia                      X
 7   32   32  MARICAL        Harriett       25   F                                  Ohio
 8   32   32  MARICAL        Martain        3    M                                  Indiana
 9   32   32  MARICAL        Mary           1    F                                  Indiana
 10  33   33  HARBOUGH       Wesley         30   M         Farmer         400       Ohio
 11  33   33  HARBOUGH       Mahala         21   F                                  Pennsylvania
 12  33   33  HARBOUGH       Leah           5    F                                  Ohio
 13  33   33  HARBOUGH       Daniel         3    M                                  Ohio
 14  33   33  HARBOUGH       Emily          2    F                                  Ohio
 15  34   34  SHORT          John N.        45   M         Farmer                   Virginia
 16  34   34  SHORT          Elizabeth      40   F                                  Ohio
 17  34   34  SHORT          Richard        20   M         Farmer                   Ohio
 18  34   34  SHORT          Henry          16   M         Farmer                   Ohio                    X
 19  34   34  SHORT          Harriet        13   F                                  Ohio                    X
 20  34   34  SHORT          Catharine      11   F                                  Indiana                 X
 21  34   34  SHORT          George         10   M                                  Indiana                 X
 22  34   34  SHORT          Wil***         6    M                                  Indiana                 X
 23  34   34  SHORT          Elizabeth      4    F                                  Indiana
 24  34   34  SHORT          John           11/12 M                                 Indiana
 25  34   34  CUOX           Joseph         48   M         None                     Pennsylvania
 26  35   35  GRIFFITH       Joseph         51   M         Farmer         1,000     New York
 27  35   35  GRIFFITH       Richa**        47   M                                  Vermont
 28  35   35  GRIFFITH       Chelvin        27   M         Farmer                   New York
 29  35   35  GRIFFITH       Nathan         19   M         Farmer                   New York
 30  35   35  GRIFFITH       Henry          14   M                                  New York                X
 31  35   35  GRIFFITH       Sarah          11   F                                  New York                X
 32  35   35  GRIFFITH       William        7    M                                  Ohio                    X
 33  35   35  GRIFFITH       Lafayette      3    M                                  Ohio
 34  36   36  WOLF           John           33   M         Farmer         300       Ohio
 35  36   36  WOLF           Rachael        33   F                                  Ohio                          X
 36  36   36  WOLF           Mary           7    F                                  Ohio
 37  36   36  WOLF           Catharine      4    F                                  Ohio
 38  36   36  WOLF           Elizabeth      3    F                                  Indiana
 39  36   36  WOLF           John           *    M                                  Indiana
                   REMARKS:  Age may be 1 or 2
 40  37   37  DEWITT         Clark          22   U                        300       Virginia                      X
                   REMARKS:  For sex, enumerator wrote both M and F? in box
 41  37   37  DEWITT         Malinda        22   F                                  Virginia
                   REMARKS:  May not be able to read/write (tape on image)
 42  37   37  DEWITT         Sarah          4    F                                  Indiana


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