1850 Census of Wake County, NC p.132a
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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:  132a
REFERENCE:  Enumerated on the 16th 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   509  509 Harper         Joseph T.      9/12 M                                  No. Carolina
                   REMARKS:  Handwritten page # 263
 2   510  510 Pearce         John           38   M         Farmer         816       No. Carolina            X     X
                   REMARKS:  Att Sch contains a 4; Read/Write contains a 3
 3   510  510 Pearce         Martha         40   F                                  No. Carolina
 4   510  510 Pearce         James          16   M         Farmer                   No. Carolina
 5   510  510 Pearce         Marcellus      14   M                                  No. Carolina
 6   510  510 Pearce         Wesley         12   M                                  No. Carolina
 7   510  510 Pearce         Angeline       10   F                                  No. Carolina
 8   510  510 Pearce         George         7    M                                  No. Carolina
 9   510  510 Pearce         Sarah          6    F                                  No. Carolina
 10  510  510 Pearce         Vandelia       4    F                                  No. Carolina
 11  510  510 Pearce         Moncher        1    M                                  No. Carolina
 12  510  510 Williams       Martha         70   F                                  No. Carolina
 13  510  510 Williams       Mary           44   F                                  No. Carolina
 14  510  510 Barrow         Elizabeth      21   F                                  No. Carolina
 15  511  511 Crocker        Ann            46   F                        400       No. Carolina            X     X
                   REMARKS:  Att Sch contains a 2; Read/Write contains a 1
 16  511  511 Crocker        Benjn          18   M         none                     No. Carolina                       X
                   REMARKS:  Deaf/Dumb column has INSANE
 17  511  511 Crocker        James          14   M                                  No. Carolina
 18  511  511 Crocker        Luther         12   M                                  No. Carolina
 19  511  511 Crocker        Mary           28   F                                  No. Carolina
 20  511  511 Crocker        Martha         26   F                                  No. Carolina
 21  511  511 Crocker        Helen A.       21   F                                  No. Carolina
 22  512  512 Lowrey         Rebecca        40   F                                  No. Carolina                  X
                   REMARKS:  Read/Write contains a 2
 23  512  512 Lowrey         Martha         12   F                                  No. Carolina
                   REMARKS:  Lines 25-42 left blank-end of district
 24  512  512 Holding        Willy          38   F                                  No. Carolina
                   REMARKS:  Gender may not match given name

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