1850 Census of Chesterfield County, VA
Page 61a


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Abstracted by Lori Haden, �1998 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 Chesterfield County, VA.

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:  VA  COUNTY:  Chesterfield  DIVISION:  The upper District  REEL NO:  M432-941  PAGE NO:  61a
REFERENCE:  Enumerated on the 18th Day of July 1850, by Geo O Markham
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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.         VAL.      BIRTHPLACE       MRD.  SCH.  R/W  DDB
=========================================================================================================================
 1   1    1   Clay           John T. G.     28   M         Farmer         1,386     VA
 2   1    1   Clay           Susan          24   F
 3   1    1   Clay           Francis        6    F
 4   1    1   Clay           Lydinham       4    M
 5   1    1   Clay           Atimas         2    M
 6   1    1   Beasley        John           37   M         Farmer
 7   2    2   Clay           Phinehas       69   M         Farmer         5,400
 8   2    2   Clay           Francis        54   F
 9   2    2   Hall           Martha         23   F
 10  2    2   Clay           Phinehas       22   M
 11  3    3   Turner         Madison        33   M    M
 12  4    4   Clark          Jerimiah       60   M         Farmer
 13  4    4   Clark          Martha         60   F
 14  4    4   Clark          Madison        35   M
 15  4    5   Clark          Jerimiah G.    30   M         Cooper                                     X
 16  4    5   Clark          Jane           22   F                                                    X
 17  5    6   Ashbrook       Sarah M.       59   F         600
 18  5    6   Ashbrook       Mary           37   F
 19  5    6   Ashbrook       Jane           55   F
 20  5    6   Ashbrook       Martha         48   F
 21  5    6   Ashbrook       Lucy           17   F                                                          X
 22  6    7   Fruler         Nelson         44   M         Moh                                                    X
 23  6    7   Fruler         Amanda         35   F
 24  7    8   Newby          Thomas         61   M
                   REMARKS:  Insane
 25  7    8   Newby          Martha         54   F
 26  7    8   Newby          Lucy           15   F
 27  8    9   Snellings      Creed T.       35   M         Farmer         1,800
 28  8    9   Snellings      Mary           25   F
 29  8    9   Snellings      Alonzo         5    M
 30  8    9   Snellings      Emma           3    F
 31  8    9   Newby          William        13   M
 32  9    10  Horner         Mary           75   F                        29
 33  9    10  Whit           Amanda         27   F
 34  10   11  Fowler         Spencer M.     39   M                        120
 35  10   11  Fowler         Emma           30   F
 36  11   12  Barns          Wm C.          36   M         Carpenter
 37  11   12  Barns          Harriet        32   F                                                                X
 38  11   12  Barns          Richard        12   M                                                          X
 39  11   12  Barns          William        10   M                                                          X
 40  11   12  Barns          Francis        8    M
 41  11   12  Barns          Ann            5    F
 42  11   12  Wyatt          Martha         45   F                                                                X

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