1850 Census of Wells County, IN p.342B
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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:  Jackson Township  REEL NO:  181  PAGE NO:  342B
REFERENCE:  November 11, 1850, Isaac Covert
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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   7    7   CLOUD          Joseph         46   M         Farmer         350       Penn              X
 2   7    7   CLOUD          Jane           44   F                                  Penn              X
 3   7    7   CLOUD          James          19   M         Farmer                   Ohio                    X
 4   7    7   CLOUD          Augustus       17   M         Farmer                   Ohio                    X
 5   7    7   CLOUD          Martha         15   F                                  Ohio                    X
 6   7    7   CLOUD          Mary Ann       13   F                                  Indiana                 X
 7   7    7   CLOUD          Margaret       11   F                                  Indiana                 X
 8   7    7   CLOUD          Thomas         9    M                                  Indiana                 X
 9   7    7   CLOUD          Henry          7    M                                  Indiana                 X
 10  7    7   CLOUD          John           5    M                                  Indiana                 X
 11  7    7   MATHENY        Benjamin       22   M         Farmer                   Ohio
 12  7    7   MATHENY        Sarah          20   F                                  Ohio
 13  7    7   MATHENY        Sam            19   F                                  Indiania                X
 14  7    7   MATHENY        John           14   M                                  Indiania                X
 15  7    7   MATHENY        Nancy          11   F                                  Indiania                X
 16  8    8   MERIDITH       Joseph         37   M         Farmer         1,500     Ohio
 17  8    8   MERIDITH       Catherine      37   F                                  Ohio                          X
 18  8    8   MERIDITH       John G.        13   M                                  Ohio                    X
 19  8    8   MERIDITH       Samuel         11   M                                  Indiana                 X
 20  8    8   MERIDITH       Jonas J.       10   M                                  Indiana                 X
 21  8    8   MERIDITH       Mary           8    F                                  Indiana                 X
 22  8    8   MERIDITH       Miranda        7    F                                  Indiana                 X
 23  8    8   MERIDITH       Elizabeth      5    F                                  Indiana
 24  8    8   MERIDITH       William        1    M                                  Indiana
 25  9    9   GRIFFITH       William        50   M         Farmer         1,500     Virginia
 26  9    9   GRIFFITH       Francis        37   F                                  Virginia
 27  9    9   GRIFFITH       Mary           18   F                                  Ohio
 28  9    9   GRIFFITH       Sarah          16   F                                  Ohio
 29  9    9   GRIFFITH       Rebecca        14   F                                  Ohio                    X
 30  9    9   GRIFFITH       John           12   M                                  Ohio                    X
 31  9    9   GRIFFITH       David          9    M                                  Indiania
 32  9    9   GRIFFITH       *manda         6    F                                  Indiania
                   REMARKS:  For sex, "F" is written in heavy ink over "M"
 33  9    9   GRIFFITH       William        3    M                                  Indiania
 34  9    9   BURK           Sarah          51   F                                  Virginia
 35  10   10  JEFFERS        Smith S.       58   M         Farmer         500       Virginia
 36  10   10  JEFFERS        Elizabeth      43   F                                  Virginia
 37  10   10  JEFFERS        Joseph         19   M         Farmer                   Kentucky                X
 38  10   10  JEFFERS        Elmira         15   F                                  Kentucky
 39  10   10  JEFFERS        Cloah          14   F                                  Kentucky                X
 40  10   10  JEFFERS        Smith          12   M                                  Indiania                X
 41  10   10  JEFFERS        William        11   M                                  Indiania                X
 42  10   10  JEFFERS        Lucy           8    F                                  Indiania                X


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