1850 Census of Wake County, NC p.117a
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Abstracted by Jason Bray, ©1999 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 7th Census of the United States in 1850.

Submitted by Jason Bray, 5/24/1999. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded.


This is the 1850 federal census for Wake County, NC.

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:  NC  COUNTY:  WAKE  DIVISION:  St. Mathew's District  REEL NO:  M432-647  PAGE NO:  117a
REFERENCE:  Enumerated on the 6th of August, 1850 by H. H. Harris
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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   279  279 Ferguson       Minerva        12   F                                  No. Carolina
                   REMARKS:  Handwritten page # 205
 2   279  279 Ferguson       Sidney         10   M                                  No. Carolina
 3   279  279 Ferguson       Indiana        7    F                                  No. Carolina
 4   279  279 Ferguson       Henry C.       4    M                                  No. Carolina
 5   279  279 Ferguson       Emma           4    F                                  No. Carolina
                   REMARKS:  Henry & Emma enumerated as twins
 6   279  279 Ferguson       Isabella       2    F                                  No. Carolina
 7   279  279 Ferguson       Jushua         17   M         Farmer                   No. Carolina
 8   280  280 Buffalow       Nancy          40   F                        1,200     No. Carolina      X           X
                   REMARKS:  Marr contains a 1; Read/Write contains a 1
 9   280  280 Belvin         Nancy          18   F                                  No. Carolina
 10  280  280 Belvin         Nathan         23   M         Farmer                   No. Carolina
 11  281  281 Jeffrys        Simon G.       75   M         Farmer                   No. Carolina
 12  282  282 Buffalow       Henry          40   M         Farmer         812       No. Carolina            X
                   REMARKS:  Att Sch contains a 6
 13  282  282 Buffalow       Martha         40   F                                  No. Carolina
 14  282  282 Buffalow       William        17   M         Farmer                   No. Carolina
 15  282  282 Buffalow       Ann E.         15   F                                  No. Carolina
 16  282  282 Buffalow       Willis         13   M                                  No. Carolina
 17  282  282 Buffalow       Tempe          11   F                                  No. Carolina
 18  282  282 Buffalow       Candis         10   F                                  No. Carolina
 19  282  282 Buffalow       John           9    M                                  No. Carolina
 20  282  282 Buffalow       David          7    M                                  No. Carolina
 21  282  282 Buffalow       Cora           10/12 F                                 No. Carolina
 22  283  283 Buffalow       Jeremiah       34   M         Farmer         1,057     No. Carolina            X     X
                   REMARKS:  Att Sch contains a 3; Read/Write contains a 1
 23  283  283 Buffalow       Eliza          27   F                                  No. Carolina
 24  283  283 Buffalow       Wm.            11   M                                  No. Carolina
 25  283  283 Buffalow       Mary Ann       9    F                                  No. Carolina
 26  283  283 Buffalow       Willis         6    M                                  No. Carolina
 27  283  283 Buffalow       Jane E.        4    F                                  No. Carolina
 28  283  283 Buffalow       Madison        3    M                                  No. Carolina
 29  283  283 Buffalow       Amanda         3    F                                  No. Carolina
                   REMARKS:  Madison & Amanda enumerated as twins
 30  283  283 Buffalow       Lucy           1/12 F                                  No. Carolina
 31  284  284 Baw            Mary           35   F                                  No. Carolina
 32  284  284 Baw            Doritha        2    F                                  No. Carolina
 33  285  285 Knight         Peter H.       32   M         Farmer         250       No. Carolina            X     X
                   REMARKS:  Att Sch contains a 2; Read/Write contains a 1
 34  285  285 Knight         Mary Ann       31   F                                  No. Carolina
 35  285  285 Knight         Rufus          8    M                                  No. Carolina
 36  285  285 Knight         Henry H.       7    M                                  No. Carolina
 37  285  285 Knight         Wm. T          4    M                                  No. Carolina
 38  285  285 Knight         Columbus       1    M                                  No. Carolina
 39  286  286 Knight         Noell          67   M         Farmer         3,000     No. Carolina      X
                   REMARKS:  Marr contains a 1
 40  286  286 Knight         Amy            58   F                                  No. Carolina
 41  286  286 Knight         William        33   M         Farmer                   No. Carolina
 42  286  286 Knight         Amy D.         20   F                                  No. Carolina


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