Wayne County, Tennessee
1850 Federal Census

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.


WARNING

This electronic publication of the 1850 Federal Census for Wayne County, Tennessee is NOT in the original order of pages as filmed in NARA Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 899. Pages were arranged by Civil District and within Civil District by household number as compared against the 1850 Federal Census Agricultural Schedule.  On the microfilm, many pages are out of sequence thus having families split between pages several leaves apart. When checking against the microfilm, please refer to the original page numbers in the Reference line at the top of each transcribed page. And be aware that the original pages are often numbered out of sequence.


The original transcription and notes used on this and the following pages are copyrighted by Edgar D. Byler, III with permission granted to Gerald K. Moore for input to computer form. It may be used for your personal use and research but commercial (and/or other) use is prohibited without express consent by both Edgar D. Byler, III and Gerald K. Moore.


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.

The following is a list of the page column headings for the 1850 census sheets:

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.

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