1850 Federal Census Hendricks County, Indiana (West Half of County: File 9 of 18) This Census was transcribed by Meredith Thompson and proofread by Charlotte Holloway for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright 2001 by Meredith Thompson ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES PROJECT NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. 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VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 1106 1116 Bennifield William 27 M Farmer 1,200 Kentucky 2 1106 1116 Bennifield Jane T. 25 F Kentucky 3 1106 1116 Bennifield William T. 3 M Indiana 4 1106 1116 Bennifield Casandra 4/12 F Indiana 5 1107 1117 Blanton John 34 M Farmer 1,100 Kentucky 6 1107 1117 Blanton Delila 24 F Kentucky 7 1107 1117 Blanton James F. 6 M Indiana 8 1107 1117 Blanton Dudley 4 M Indiana 9 1107 1117 Blanton William 2 M Indiana 10 1108 1118 Truman Woodford 28 M Farmer Kentucky 11 1108 1118 Truman Ann 20 F Kentucky 12 1108 1118 Truman William 9/12 M Indiana 13 1109 1119 Sears William B. 37 M Farmer Kentucky 14 1109 1119 Sears Ann B. 42 F Virginia X 15 1109 1119 Sears Richard B. 8 M Indiana X 16 1109 1119 Sears Jeptha 5 M Indiana 17 1109 1119 Sears Marshal 3 M Indiana 18 1109 1119 Sears Elvira 9/12 F Indiana 19 1109 1119 Faulkner John E. 15 M Farmer Indiana X 20 1109 1119 Faulkner Cyrus W. 13 M Indiana X 21 1109 1119 Faulkner George S. 11 M Indiana X 22 1110 1120 Faulkner James C. 21 M Farmer Kentucky 23 1110 1120 Faulkner Elizabeth F Kentucky REMARKS: no age given in age column 24 1111 1121 Appleby Mildred 29 F Kentucky X 25 1111 1121 Appleby Ann 4 F Indiana 26 1112 1122 Sears William 71 M Farmer Virginia 27 1112 1122 Sears Henry M. 18 M Farmer Kentucky 28 1112 1122 Sears William B. 16 M Farmer Kentucky 29 1113 1123 Bunten William 70 M Farmer 6,500 Kentucky 30 1113 1123 Bunten Leannah 60 F Kentucky 31 1113 1123 Bunten Mary 27 F Kentucky 32 1113 1123 Bunten John 23 M Farmer Kentucky 33 1113 1123 Bunten William H. 25 M Farmer Kentucky 34 1113 1123 Bunten Nancy 21 F Kentucky 35 1114 1124 Call Daniel 60 M Farmer 1,000 Kentucky 36 1114 1124 Call Catharine 50 F North Carolina 37 1115 1125 Chadd Daniel 33 M Farmer 3,000 Kentucky X 38 1115 1125 Chadd Mary 32 F Virginia 39 1115 1125 Chadd John T. 9 M Indiana X 40 1115 1125 Chadd Cynthia 6 F Indiana 41 1115 1125 Chadd Mary E. 5 F Indiana 42 1115 1125 Chadd Leannah 4 F Indiana CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: Hendricks DIVISION: Marion Township REEL NO: M432-150 SHEET NO: 80B REFERENCE: enumerated 12 October 1850 by Joseph Herron; PAGE NO: 160 ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 1115 1125 Chadd David 9/12 M Indiana 2 1115 1125 Chadd James T. 12 M Indiana 3 1115 1125 Chadd Thomas 51 M Farmer Kentucky X 4 1116 1126 Bunten Theodore P. 28 M Farmer Kentucky 5 1116 1126 Bunten Sarah J. 22 F Indiana 6 1116 1126 Bunten Sarah E. 1 F Indiana 7 1117 1127 Cavitt Moses 50 M Farmer 3,500 Tennessee 8 1117 1127 Cavitt Rhoda 50 F Kentucky 9 1117 1127 Crawford William E. 11 M Indiana X 10 1118 1128 Worley Perry 25 M Farmer Kentucky X 11 1118 1128 Worley Mary 20 F Indiana X 12 1118 1128 Worley John C. 2 M Indiana 13 1119 1129 Higgins David 55 M Farmer Kentucky 14 1119 1129 Higgins Helen 53 F Maryland X 15 1119 1129 Higgins John 22 M Farmer Indiana 16 1119 1129 Higgins Elizabeth 20 F Indiana X 17 1119 1129 Higgins Helen 18 F Indiana X 18 1119 1129 Higgins Nancy 16 F Indiana X 19 1119 1129 Higgins Mary J. 13 F Indiana X 20 1119 1129 Higgins Daniel 87 M Farmer Virginia 21 1119 1129 Britton James F. 18 M Farmer Indiana X 22 1120 1130 Lingerman John 55 M Farmer 1,000 Germany 23 1120 1130 Lingerman Elizabeth 53 F Germany 24 1120 1130 Lingerman Samuel 12 M Ohio X 25 1121 1131 Lingerman John 24 M Farmer 2,000 Germany X 26 1121 1131 Lingerman Pelina 17 F Indiana X 27 1122 1132 Higgins Michael 27 M Farmer 1,500 Indiana 28 1122 1132 Higgins Elizabeth 28 F Kentucky 29 1122 1132 Higgins William 2 M Indiana 30 1122 1132 Higgins David 4/12 M Indiana 31 1123 1133 Higgins Thomas 53 M Farmer 2,500 Kentucky 32 1123 1133 Higgins Nancy 47 F Kentucky 33 1123 1133 Higgins Bryant 24 M Farmer Indiana 34 1123 1133 Higgins Daniel 22 M Farmer Indiana 35 1123 1133 Higgins Mary A. 20 F Indiana 36 1123 1133 Higgins Sarah J. 18 F Indiana X 37 1123 1133 Higgins Melinda 17 F Indiana X 38 1123 1133 Higgins Anthony 13 M Indiana X 39 1123 1133 Higgins Nancy E. 12 F Indiana 40 1123 1133 Higgins George 10 M Indiana 41 1123 1133 Higgins James H. 7 M Indiana 42 1123 1133 Higgins David F. 5 M Indiana CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: Hendricks DIVISION: Marion Township REEL NO: M432-150 SHEET NO: 81A REFERENCE: enumerated 14 October 1850 by Joseph Herron; PAGE NO: 161 ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 1123 1133 Bales Mary A. 9 F Indiana 2 1124 1134 Becelhamon James 21 M Farmer Virginia 3 1124 1134 Becelhamon Julia 20 F Virginia 4 1124 1134 Becelhamon Elizabeth 3 F Indiana 5 1124 1134 Becelhamon Margaret 1 F Indiana 6 1125 1135 Mahan Woodson 22 M Farmer 1,200 Kentucky 7 1125 1135 Mahan Emily 19 F Kentucky 8 1125 1135 Mahan William 15 M Farmer 1,300 Kentucky 9 1125 1135 Mahan Indiana 13 F Kentucky 10 1126 1136 Peck Lucinda 41 F 2,500 Kentucky 11 1126 1136 Peck Susanna 22 F Indiana 12 1126 1136 Peck Thomas S. 21 M Farmer Indiana X 13 1126 1136 Peck William 15 M Farmer Indiana X 14 1126 1136 Peck Nancy E. 13 F Indiana X 15 1126 1136 Peck Helen C. 11 F Indiana 16 1127 1137 Ball Benjamin C.W. 22 M Farmer Kentucky 17 1127 1137 Ball Cynthia 17 F Kentucky 18 1128 1138 Griggs David 35 M Farmer 1,000 Kentucky 19 1128 1138 Griggs Emeline 31 F Kentucky 20 1128 1138 Griggs Rebecca J. 10 F Kentucky 21 1128 1138 Griggs Martha A. 8 F Kentucky X 22 1128 1138 Griggs David T. 7 M Indiana X 23 1128 1138 Griggs Charles M. 5 M Indiana 24 1128 1138 Griggs Rachel E. 2 F Indiana 25 1128 1138 Webster Margaret J. 27 F Kentucky 26 1129 1139 Hunt Asahel 62 M Farmer 2,500 North Carolina 27 1129 1139 Hunt Nancy 58 F North Carolina 28 1130 1140 Brown Elias 33 M Farmer 1,200 North Carolina 29 1130 1140 Brown Sarah 33 F North Carolina 30 1130 1140 Brown Harrison 12 M Indiana X 31 1130 1140 Brown Amos 9 M Indiana X 32 1130 1140 Brown Nancy J. 7 F Indiana X 33 1130 1140 Brown Catharine A. 57 F Indiana 34 1130 1140 Brown Sarah E. 3 F Indiana 35 1131 1141 Tinder William H. 30 M Farmer Kentucky 36 1131 1141 Tinder Catharine M. 27 F Kentucky 37 1131 1141 Tinder Joel T. 5 M Indiana 38 1131 1141 Tinder Simeon M. 3 M Indiana 39 1131 1141 Tinder Francis R. 1 M Indiana 40 1132 1142 Tinder Joel 50 M Farmer Kentucky 41 1132 1142 Tinder C. Martha 60 F Virginia 42 1133 1143 Tinder Elijah 25 M Farmer 1,000 Kentucky CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: Hendricks DIVISION: Marion Township REEL NO: M432-150 SHEET NO: 81B REFERENCE: enumerated 14 October 1850 by Joseph Herron; PAGE NO: 162 ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 1133 1143 Tinder Elizabeth C. 21 F Indiana 2 1133 1143 Tinder John E. 2 M Indiana 3 1133 1143 Tinder Julia A. 1 F Indiana 4 1134 1144 Williams James 39 M Farmer 1,800 Kentucky 5 1134 1144 Williams Eliza 36 F Kentucky 6 1134 1144 Williams William A. 14 M Kentucky X 7 1134 1144 Williams Alcy J. 13 F Indiana X 8 1134 1144 Williams James 11 M Indiana X 9 1134 1144 Williams Alexander 10 M Indiana X 10 1134 1144 Williams John F. 8 M Indiana X 11 1134 1144 Williams Christopher 4 M Indiana 12 1134 1144 Williams Mary M. 2 F Indiana 13 1135 1145 Tinder Jeremiah 42 M Farmer Kentucky 14 1135 1145 Tinder Delila A. 36 F Kentucky 15 1135 1145 Tinder Simeon D. 17 M Farmer Kentucky X 16 1135 1145 Tinder John W. 15 M Farmer Indiana X 17 1135 1145 Tinder Huldah J. 13 F Indiana X 18 1135 1145 Tinder James F. 11 M Indiana X 19 1135 1145 Tinder Samuel M. 9 M Indiana X 20 1135 1145 Tinder Emma O. 11 F Kentucky X 21 1135 1145 Tinder Ann E. 7 F Indiana X 22 1135 1145 Tinder Jeremiah W. 4 M Indiana REMARKS: end of enumeration by Joseph Herron REMARKS: End Enumeration of West Half of Hendricks County, Indiana. 23 225 225 N.S. N.N. REMARKS: HN/FN only on this line. 24 * * N.S. N.N. REMARKS: This line is blank. 25 * * N.S. N.N. REMARKS: Written across lines 25 & 26: 26 * * N.S. N.N. Recapitulation REMARKS: Recapitulation 27 * * N.S. N.N. REMARKS: This line is blank. 28 * * N.S. N.N. REMARKS: This line is blank. 29 * * Townships N.N. No of No of Born in Foreig 30 * * N.S. N.N. Farmers Other* State Other State Bor 31 135 138 Liberty (West Half) 436 179 71 179,365 405 379 34 4 1 8 1 32 137 142 Franklin N.N. 469 185 57 160,080 491 394 4 1 2 1 4 33 149 150 Clay N.N. 477 9 183 83 192,100 518 353 39 1 2 6 34 149 149 Center (West Half) 443 4 160 65 226,600 459 404 1 1 2 3 35 109 109 Middle (West Half) 354 173 6 95,400 413 282 1 2 1 6 2 36 231 232 Eelriver N.N. 701 316 37 239,950 812 535 1 3 1 X REMARKS: 1 1 37 225 225 Marion N.N. 654 302 28 239,855 659 607 3 4 2 9 1 38 1135 1145 Total Males N.N. 3534 1 1462 147 13,333 3737 2945 82 6 1 5 X REMARKS: 9 1 39 * * Total Females N.N. 3250 147 40 * * N.S. N.N. 6784 1609 Males over 15 =====Explaination for above lines===== From page 81B--Recapitulation: # Dwellings # Families Townships # Males # Females # Colored Persons # Farmers # Other Professions Value of Real Estate # born in IN # born in other states # born Foreigners # Married # Attended School # Can't Read & Write # Idiotic #Blind 135 138 Liberty (West Half) 436 373 - 179 71 179365 405 370 34 4 193 83 1 - 137 142 Franklin 469 420 - 185 57 160080 491 394 4 12 252 100 4 149 150 Clay 477 433 9 183 83 192100 518 353 39 12 236 65 - - 149 149 Center (West Half) 443 421 4 160 65 226600 459 404 1 10 212 31 - - 109 109 Middle (West Half) 354 342 - 173 6 95400 413 282 1 2 157 69 2 - 231 232 Eelriver 701 646 - 316 37 239950 812 535 - 18 340 109 1 1 225 225 Marion 654 615 - 302 28 239855 659 607 3 4 280 99 1 - Totals: 1135 dwellings, 1145 families, 3534 total males + 3250 total females = 6784, 13 colored persons, 1462 farmers + 147 other professions = 1609 males over age 15, $1,333,350 real estate value, 3737 born in IN, 2945 born in other states, 82 born foreigners, 62 married within the year, 1670 attended school, 556 can't read & write, 9 Idiotic, 1 Blind ===== 41 * * N.S. N.N. REMARKS: This line is blank. 42 * * N.S. N.N. REMARKS: This line is blank. CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: Hendricks DIVISION: Recapitulation REEL NO: M432-150 SHEET NO: 82A REFERENCE: enumerated 14 October 1850 by Joseph Herron; PAGE NO: 163 ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 * * Liberty Township No Dwellings 135 2 * * No Families 138 3 * * White Males 435 4 * * White Females 374 5 * * Total 809 6 * * No Deaths None 7 * * No Farms 93 8 * * No Pro Esttts None 9 * * Franklin Township No Dwellings 137 10 * * No Families 142 11 * * White Males 470 12 * * White Females 419 13 * * No Deaths None 14 * * No Farms 41 15 * * No Pro Esttts None 16 * * Clay Township No Dwellings 148 17 * * No Families 149 18 * * White Males 482 19 * * White Females 419 20 * * Colored Males 5 21 * * Colored Females 4 22 * * Total 910 23 * * No Deaths None 24 * * No Pro Esttts None 25 * * Center Township No Dwellings 149 26 * * No Families 149 27 * * White Males 442 28 * * White Females 418 29 * * Colored Males 2 30 * * Colored Females 2 31 * * Total 864 32 * * No Deaths None 33 * * No Farms 69 34 * * No Pro Esttts None 35 * * Middle Township No Dwellings 109 36 * * No Families 109 37 * * White Males 353 38 * * White Females 343 39 * * Total 696 40 * * No Deaths None 41 * * No Farms 84 42 * * No Pro Esttts None CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: Hendricks DIVISION: Recapitulation REEL NO: M432-150 SHEET NO: 82B REFERENCE: enumerated 14 October 1850 by Joseph Herron; PAGE NO: 164 ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 * * Eel River Township No Dwellings 231 2 * * No Families 232 3 * * White Males 698 4 * * White Females 648 5 * * Total 1,346 6 * * No Deaths None 7 * * No Farms 142 8 * * No Pro Esttts None 9 * * Marion Township No Dwellings 225 10 * * No Families 225 11 * * White Males 654 12 * * White Females 616 13 * * Total 1,270 14 * * No Deaths None 15 * * No Farms 160 16 * * No Pro Esttts None 17 * * N.S. N.N. REMARKS: This line is blank. 18 * * N.S. N.N. February 3 19 * * N.S. N.N. J.H. C 20 * * N.S. N.N. REMARKS: Lines 20 - 42 left blank.