1850 Census of Wake County, NC p.126a
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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:  New Light District  REEL NO:  M432-647  PAGE NO:  126a
REFERENCE:  Enumerated on the 13th 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   419  419 Rochell        Charity        70   F                        450       No. Carolina
                   REMARKS:  Handwritten page # 251; page 250 blank
 2   419  419 Rochell        Thomas         80   M                                  No. Carolina
 3   420  420 Rochell        Edward         46   M         Farmer         886       No. Carolina
 4   420  420 Rochell        Eliza F.       23   F                                  No. Carolina
 5   420  420 Rochell        Sarah E.       3    F                                  No. Carolina
 6   420  420 Rochell        Candis         9/12 F                                  No. Carolina
 7   421  421 Kearns         Thomas         53   M         Farmer                   Virginia
 8   421  421 Kearns         Angeline       53   F                                  Virginia
 9   421  421 Canedy         Mary           10   F    M                             No. Carolina
 10  422  422 Laws           William        44   M         Merchant       5,000     No. Carolina
 11  422  422 Pearce         John           17   M         Clerk                    No. Carolina
 12  422  422 Laws           Penny C.       44   F                                  No. Carolina
 13  423  423 Medlin         Johnson        49   M         Farmer                   No. Carolina            X     X
                   REMARKS:  Att Sch contains a 1; Read/Write contains a 2
 14  423  423 Medlin         Sarah          54   F                                  No. Carolina
 15  423  423 Medlin         Wm. G.         19   M         Farmer                   No. Carolina
 16  423  423 Medlin         Eliza J.       14   F                                  No. Carolina
 17  424  424 Meadows        Anderson       37   M         Wheel-wright             No. Carolina            X     X
                   REMARKS:  Att Sch contains a 2; Read/Write contains a 1
 18  424  424 Meadows        Mildred        33   F                                  No. Carolina
 19  424  424 Meadows        Nancy E.       8    F                                  No. Carolina
 20  424  424 Meadows        Sarah P.       7    F                                  No. Carolina
 21  425  425 Yeargain       James          51   M         Farmer         360       No. Carolina            X     X
                   REMARKS:  Att Sch contains a 6; Read/Write contains a 4
 22  425  425 Yeargain       Louisa         47   F                                  No. Carolina
 23  425  425 Yeargain       Candis         27   F                                  No. Carolina
 24  425  425 Yeargain       Elizabeth      23   F                                  No. Carolina
 25  425  425 Yeargain       Emily          21   F                                  No. Carolina
 26  425  425 Yeargain       Lydia          16   F                                  No. Carolina
 27  425  425 Yeargain       Wyatt          14   M                                  No. Carolina
 28  425  425 Yeargain       Edna           10   F                                  No. Carolina
 29  425  425 Yeargain       Mary           8    F                                  No. Carolina
 30  425  425 Yeargain       Fenner         5    M                                  No. Carolina
 31  426  426 Keath          Bryant         36   M         Farmer         360       No. Carolina                  X
                   REMARKS:  Read/Write contains a 2
 32  426  426 Keath          Betsy          26   F                                  No. Carolina
 33  426  426 Keath          John           3    M                                  No. Carolina
 34  426  426 Keath          Calvin         2    M                                  No. Carolina
 35  426  426 Keath          Henry          6/12 M                                  No. Carolina
 36  427  427 Emory          Wyatt          29   M         Farmer         150       No. Carolina                  X
                   REMARKS:  Read/Write contains a 1
 37  427  427 Emory          Eliza          24   F                                  No. Carolina
 38  427  427 Emory          Francis        5    F                                  No. Carolina
 39  427  427 Emory          Armisa         3    F                                  No. Carolina
 40  427  427 Emory          Lucy           1    F                                  No. Carolina
 41  428  428 Emory          William        25   M         Farmer                   No. Carolina                  X
                   REMARKS:  Read/Write contains a 1
 42  428  428 Emory          Emily          22   F                                  No. Carolina


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