1860 Hyde Co., North Carolina Census
This census was abstracted by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson from microfilm roll 653-902 obtained from the National Archives in Washington, D.C. No attempt was made to correct mistakes in the spelling of the names thus you should look for all conceivable variations of the surnames.
The census of 1860 varied slightly from that of 1850, although its census day was still 1 June. The columns used were as follows:
| Dwelling - houses; numbered in the order of visitation | Families numbered in the order of visitation | The name of every person whose usual place of abode on the first day of June 1860, was this abode. | Description | Profession, Occupation or Trade of each person, male and female, over 15 years of age. | Value of Estate Owned | Place of Birth, Naming the State, Territory or Country. | Married within the year. | Attended school within the year. | Persons over 20 years of age who cannot read or write. | Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict. | |||
| Age | Sex | Color (white, black or mulatto) | Value of Real Estate. | Value of Personal Estate. | |||||||||
The 1860 census was the first to ask those being queried to reveal the value of their personal estates. As enumerations of districts were completed, enumerators were instructed to make two copies: one to be filed with the clerk of the county court, one to be sent to the secretary of the state or territory, and the third to be sent to the Census Office for tabulation.
The birthplaces of individuals were to be specific as to the state or territory in the United States and the country of birth if foreign born. For example, designations of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales and the German states of Prussia, Baden, Bavaria, Württemberg, and Hesse-Darmstadt were preferred to Great Britain and Germany.
Research strategies remain the same as those for the 1850 census because information included in the 1850 and 1860 schedules is essentially the same, except for the addition of the question concerning personal estates. While the added column may be a general indicator of a person’s assets, it is doubtful that individuals were likely to disclose true figures for fear of being taxed accordingly.
The enumerator or marshal for Hyde's 1860 census was William J. Smith and, in my estimation, did a very poor job of taking it. Oftentimes he left the heading completely blank then at other times he inserted the name of a town or township that was incorrect. We know from checking the 1850 & 1870 census records that numerous families were completely overlooked. We felt that this census was important to have online even with all the errors in it so RESEARCHER BEWARE when you use this census.
Below is a table with links to each page in the census. I also developed a small index (not full name) so it would be easier for you to find the surnames of interest. Just look on the index, find the surname you are interested in, then click on the corresponding link to that particular page. REMEMBER - there may be more than one instance of a surname on a page.
Links to Page Numbers
| 65A | 65B | 66A | 66B | 67A | 67B | 68A | 68B | 69A | 69B |
| 70A | 70B | 71A | 71B | 72A | 72B | 73A | 73B | 74A | 74B |
| 75A | 75B | 76A | 76B | 77A | 77B | 78A | 78B | 79A | 79B |
| 80A | 80B | 81A | 81B | 82A | 82B | 83A | 83B | 84A | 84B |
| 85A | 85B | 86A | 86B | 87A | 87B | 88A | 88B | 89A | 89B |
| 90A | 90B | 91A | 91B | 92A | 92B | 93A | 93B | 94A | 94B |
| 95A | 95B | 96A | 96B | 97A | 97B | 98A | 98B | 99A | 99B |
| 100A | 100B | 101A | 101B | 102A | 102B | 103A | 103B | 104A | 104B |
| 105A | 105B | 106A | 106B | 107A | 107B | 108A | 108B | 109A | 109B |
| 110A | 110B | 111A | 111B | 112A | 112B | 113A | 113B | 114A | 114B |
| 115A | 115B | 116A | 116B | 117A | 117B | 118A | 118B | 119A | 119B |
| 120A | 120B | 121A | 121B | 122A | 122B | 123A | 123B | 124A | 124B |
| 125A | 125B | 126A | 126B | 127A | 127B | 128A | 128B | 129A | 129B |
| 130A | 130B | 131A | 131B | 132A | 132B | 133A | 133B | 134A | 134B |
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TIP: Don't forget that you can find
any word on a current web page you're viewing by pressing CTRL+F.
In the little pop-up box simply type the word to look for and press ENTER.
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