1850 Census of Wake County, NC p.135a
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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:  Wake Forest District  REEL NO:  M432-647  PAGE NO:  135a
REFERENCE:  Enumerated on the 21st 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   543  543 Ligon          Sally          70   F                        100       Virginia
                   REMARKS:  Handwritten page # 269
 2   543  543 Davis          Cornelia       15   F                                  No. Carolina
 3   544  544 Holding        Calvin         24   M         Farmer         1,000     No. Carolina                  X
                   REMARKS:  Read/Write contains a 1
 4   544  544 Holding        Grizzy Ann     26   F                                  No. Carolina
 5   545  545 Davis          Penelope       81   F                        250       No. Carolina                  X
                   REMARKS:  Read/Write contains a 1
 6   545  545 Davis          Mary           44   F                                  No. Carolina
 7   545  545 Davis          Lucretia       40   F                                  No. Carolina
 8   546  546 Mangum         P. H.          21   M         agent. **      6,500     No. Carolina
                   REMARKS:  Undecipherable characters in occupation
 9   546  546 Doles          Martha         31   F                                  No. Carolina
 10  547  547 Battle         John A.        50   M         Farmer         1,200     No. Carolina
 11  547  547 Battle         Ann            27   F                                  Virginia
 12  547  547 Battle         Jane           77   F                                  Virginia
 13  548  548 Wall           Henry          55   M         Farmer         2,500     No. Carolina            X
                   REMARKS:  Att Sch contains a 2
 14  548  548 Wall           Rebecca        46   F                                  No. Carolina
 15  548  548 Wall           Susan          10   F                                  No. Carolina
 16  548  548 Wall           Elizabeth      8    F                                  No. Carolina
 17  548  548 Wall           George H.      5    M                                  No. Carolina
 18  548  548 Wall           Jasper         3    M                                  No. Carolina
 19  549  549 Harris         John W.        54   M         Farmer         8,056     No. Carolina            X
                   REMARKS:  Att Sch contains a 1
 20  549  549 Harris         Mourning       37   F                                  No. Carolina
 21  549  549 Harris         Ransom S.      25   M         None                     No. Carolina
 22  549  549 Harris         Henry          16   M         At school                No. Carolina
 23  549  549 Harris         Susan          43   F                                  No. Carolina
 24  549  549 Woodard        James          36   M         Overseer                 No. Carolina                  X
                   REMARKS:  Read/Write contains a 1
 25  550  550 Alston         Thomas         69   M         Farmer         28,566    No. Carolina
 26  551  551 Holding        Isham          61   M         Farmer         5,250     No. Carolina                  X
                   REMARKS:  Read/Write contains a 1
 27  551  551 Holding        Caroline       34   F                                  No. Carolina
 28  551  551 Holding        Ann            22   F                                  No. Carolina
 29  551  551 Holding        Willis         20   M         Farmer                   No. Carolina
 30  551  551 Holding        Hicksey        16   F                                  No. Carolina
 31  551  551 Holding        Isham          3    M                                  No. Carolina
                   REMARKS:  Two Isham's enumerated in this dwelling
 32  552  552 Holding        Joseph         27   M         Farmer                   No. Carolina
 33  552  552 Holding        Amanda         26   F                                  No. Carolina
 34  552  552 Holding        Henry          5    M                                  No. Carolina
 35  552  552 Holding        Willington     2    M                                  No. Carolina
 36  552  552 Holding        William        2/12 M                                  No. Carolina
 37  552  552 Holding        Joseph Sr.     87   M                                  Virginia
 38  553  553 Holding        Benj.          30   M         Farmer                   No. Carolina
 39  553  553 Holding        Nancy          40   F                                  No. Carolina
 40  554  554 Wait           Samuel  T.     60   M         Bapt Minister  1,700     New York
 41  554  554 Wait           Sarah N.       55   F                                  Massachusetts
                   REMARKS:  Line 42 left blank


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