1850 Census of Wake County, NC p.99a
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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:  Panther Branch District  REEL NO:  M432-647  PAGE NO:  99a
REFERENCE:  Enumerated on the 15th of July, 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   1    1   Rand           Harrison       51   M         Farmer         2,000     No. Carolina            X
                   REMARKS:  Handwritten page # 197; Att sch contains a 5
 2   1    1   Rand           Elizabeth      37   F                                  No. Carolina
 3   1    1   Rand           Hercelia       17   F                                  No. Carolina
 4   1    1   Rand           Marcellus      16   M         at school                No. Carolina
 5   1    1   Rand           Mary           12   F                                  No. Carolina
 6   1    1   Rand           William        10   M                                  No. Carolina
 7   1    1   Rand           Celestia       8    F                                  No. Carolina
 8   1    1   Rand           Amelia         3    F                                  No. Carolina
 9   2    2   Barber         James K.       48   M         Farmer                   No. Carolina            X
                   REMARKS:  Att sch contains a 1
 10  2    2   Barber         Charity        48   F                                  No. Carolina
 11  2    2   Barber         Nancy          27   F                                  No. Carolina
 12  2    2   Barber         James H.       12   M                                  No. Carolina
 13  2    2   Barber         Mary Ann       18   F                                  No. Carolina
 14  2    2   Barber         Kimmons        9    M                                  No. Carolina
 15  2    2   Barber         Wilson         3    M                                  No. Carolina
 16  2    2   Barber         Hugh           21   M         Farmer                   No. Carolina
 17  3    3   Jewell         Brelanice      62   F                        1,750     No. Carolina
 18  3    3   Jewell         Mary           40   F                                  No. Carolina
 19  3    3   Jewell         Eliza          30   F                                  No. Carolina
 20  3    3   Jewell         Fanny          28   F                                  No. Carolina
 21  3    3   Jewell         Comfort        27   F                                  No. Carolina
 22  3    3   Jewell         John W.        30   M         Farmer                   No. Carolina
 23  3    3   Jewell         Julia A.       28   F                                  No. Carolina
 24  3    3   Jewell         Seth           25   M         Farmer                   No. Carolina
 25  3    3   Jewell         Martha         23   F                                  No. Carolina
 26  3    3   Jewell         Amanda         17   F                                  No. Carolina
 27  4    4   Smith          Sarah          60   F                        500       No. Carolina
 28  4    4   Myatt          Elizabeth      60   F                                  No. Carolina
 29  5    5   Gower          James          30   M         Farmer                   No. Carolina                  X
                   REMARKS:  Read/Write contains a 2
 30  5    5   Gower          Elizabeth      38   F                                  No. Carolina
 31  5    5   Gower          William        5    M                                  No. Carolina
 32  6    6   Smith          Johnathan      45   M                        700       No. Carolina            X
                   REMARKS:  Att sch contains a 3
 33  6    6   Smith          Caroline       47   F                                  No. Carolina
 34  6    6   Smith          Erastus D.     20   M         Farmer                   No. Carolina
 35  6    6   Smith          William A.     18   M         Farmer                   No. Carolina
 36  6    6   Smith          Samuel W.      14   M                                  No. Carolina
 37  6    6   Smith          Perrin B.      12   M                                  No. Carolina
 38  6    6   Smith          Caroline V.    10   F                                  No. Carolina
 39  6    6   Smith          Sarah J.       8    F                                  No. Carolina
 40  6    6   Smith          Johnathan P.   3    M                                  No. Carolina
 41  7    7   Walton         Samuel         74   M         Farmer         1,050     No. Carolina
 42  7    7   Walton         Sarah          30   F                                  No. Carolina


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