1850 Census of Wake County, NC p.137b
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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:  137b
REFERENCE:  Enumerated on the 22nd 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   571  571 Dunn           Peyton A.      30   M         Merchant       750       No. Carolina            X
                   REMARKS:  Handwritten page # 274 ; Att Sch contains a 2.
 2   571  571 Dunn           Jane           27   F                                  No. Carolina
 3   571  571 Dunn           Joseph         8    M                                  No. Carolina
 4   571  571 Dunn           Edward         6    M                                  No. Carolina
 5   571  571 Dunn           Madora         2    F                                  No. Carolina
 6   571  571 Dunn           Leonidas       1    M                                  No. Carolina
 7   571  571 Cooke          Lemuel         77   M                                  No. Carolina
 8   571  571 Cooke          Amelia         60   F                                  No. Carolina
 9   571  571 Timberlake     J. B.          28   M         Clerk                    No. Carolina
 10  571  571 Johnson        P. H.          24   M         Tailor                   No. Carolina
 11  572  572 Crenshaw       William M.     38   M         Physician      1,200     Georgia
 12  572  572 Crenshaw       Catherine      31   F                                  No. Carolina
 13  572  572 Crenshaw       Cornelia       10   F                                  No. Carolina
 14  572  572 Crenshaw       Henry A.       U    M                                  No. Carolina
                   REMARKS:  "F" is enumerated in the age column
 15  572  572 Crenshaw       Mary           2    F                                  No. Carolina
 16  572  572 Jones          Amanda         29   F                                  No. Carolina
 17  572  572 Jones          Parthina       16   F                                  No. Carolina
 18  572  572 Dowd           George         15   M                                  No. Carolina
 19  573  573 Owen           Hugh G.        30   M         Merchant       350       Virginia
 20  573  573 Anderson       Melville       21   M                                  Virginia
 21  574  574 Jones          Wesley         25   M         Pedlar                   No. Carolina            X
                   REMARKS:  Att Sch contains a 1
 22  574  574 Jones          Lucy           20   F                                  No. Carolina
 23  574  574 Norwood        Mary           9    F                                  No. Carolina
 24  575  575 Allen          David W.       25   M         Tailor                   No. Carolina
 25  575  575 Allen          Lucinda        26   F                                  No. Carolina
 26  575  575 Allen          Joseph W.      3    M                                  No. Carolina
 27  575  575 Allen          Caroline       1    F                                  No. Carolina
 28  575  575 Morgan         Amelia         9    F    M                             No. Carolina
 29  576  576 Dunn           James B.       26   M         Physician                No. Carolina
 30  576  576 Dunn           Ann E.         21   F                                  No. Carolina
 31  577  577 Alston         William M.     40   M         Farmer                   No. Carolina
 32  577  577 Freeman        W. K.          24   M         Overseer                 No. Carolina
 33  578  578 Watkins        Willis         36   M         Overseer                 No. Carolina                  X
                   REMARKS:  Read/Write contains a 2
 34  578  578 Watkins        Emily          36   F                                  No. Carolina
 35  578  578 Watkins        Betsy Ann      12   F                                  No. Carolina
 36  578  578 Watkins        William        9    M                                  No. Carolina
 37  578  578 Powvell        Eliza          20   F                                  No. Carolina
 38  579  579 Ridley         Elizabeth J.   60   F                        2,000     No. Carolina
 39  580  580 Dunn           Samuel         40   M         Farmer         3,500     No. Carolina
 40  580  580 Dunn           Mary           38   F                                  No. Carolina
 41  580  580 Dunn           Virginia       12   F                                  No. Carolina
 42  580  580 Jones          Eliza          31   F                                  No. Carolina


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