Posted to the Wayne County, Tennessee Genealogy And History Page on 28 September 2000.
Originally transcribed by Edgar D. Byler, III in 1975 and published in Wayne County, Tennessee Census Records: Volume 2: 1850 & 1860. Input from the published transcription and edited by Gerald K. Moore. Proof read against the original from National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication M432, Roll Number 899. Permission to publish to the web granted by both original transcriber and input transcriber.
NOTE: This transcription is meant to be a guide only. It is the transcribers interpretation and subject to human error. Always refer to the original document (or microfilm) for your own interpretation.
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.
This publication of the 1850 Federal Census for Wayne County, Tennessee is presented by pages numbered 101 to 276. There is a full name index provided which is hyperlinked to the page on which a specific individual appears. If you already known the publication page number you need, please go to the Page Index. If you are searching for a specific individual or surname, please go to the Surname Index. If you would like to browse the entire census, one page at a time, please click here.