1850 Federal Census Ottawa County, Michigan (Allendale) ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwcensus.org/ http://www.usgwcensus.org/cenfiles/ ************************************************************************** The USGenWeb Archives provide genealogical and historical data to the general public without fee or charge of any kind. It is intended that this material not be used in a commercial manner. All submissions become part of the permanent collection. Abstracted by Jeffrey Spear from public records. Edited and reformatted by Maggie Stewart, November 2005. Submitted by Jeffrey Spear. This transcription was Proofread by Maggie Stewart. 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The complete original, handwritten census of this county is available in book form (including a typed index) from S-K Publications, PO Box 8173, Wichita KS 67208 (www.skpub.com/genie/census.html). ___________________________________________________________ You can view the SK census images online at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/ottawa/census/1850/ ___________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Ottawa County, Michigan, Please visit the Ottawa County, MIGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~miottawa/ ____________________________________________________________________________ This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. ____________________________________________________________________________ KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS: LN=Line Number HN=House Number FN=Family Number MRD=Married within last year SCH=Attended school within last year R/W=Adults who cannot read and write DDB=Whether deaf, dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict ____________________________________________________________________________ This is the 1850 Federal Census Ottawa County, Michigan ____________________________________________________________________________ --- Year: 1850 State: Michigan County: Ottawa Sheet No: 63B Reel no: M432-361 Division: The Township of Allendale Page No: 112 Enumerated on: July First, 1850 by: B Grootenhuis Transcribed by Jeffrey Spear and Proofread by Maggie Stewart for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2005 ======|=============|=================================|==========|===================|=============|=========|======|====================== LINE | Dwell Famil | Firstname Lastname | Age S C | Occupation Real | Birthplace | M S R D | SNDX | Remarks ======|=============|=================================|==========|===================|=============|=========|======|====================== 1 | 468 468 | William Woodruff | 30 M | Farmer 120 | New York | | W361 | 2 | 468 468 | Mary Woodruff | 50 F | | New York | | W361 | 3 | 468 468 | Milton M. Woodruff | 24 M | | New York | | W361 | 4 | 468 468 | Henry S. Woodruff | 22 M | | New York | | W361 | 5 | 468 468 | Ellena Woodruff | 14 F | | New York | | W361 | 6 | 469 469 | Marinus Kole | 23 M | Farmer 200 | Holl. | | K400 | 7 | 469 469 | Adriana Kole | 27 F | | Holl. | | K400 | 8 | 469 469 | Cornelis Kole | 1/12 M | | Mich | | K400 | 9 | 470 470 | Jan de Spelder | 30 M | Farmer 150 | Holl. | | D214 | 10 | 470 470 | Maria de Spelder | 34 F | | Holl. | | D214 | 11 | 470 470 | Jan de Spelder | 62 M | | Holl. | | D214 | 12 | 471 471 | Pieter Ossewaarde | 27 M | Laborer 100 | Holl. | | O263 | 13 | 471 471 | Jozina Ossewaarde | 23 F | | Holl. | | O263 | 14 | 471 471 | Jakobus Ossewaarde | 20 M | | Holl. | | O263 | 15 | 471 471 | Ryk Ossewaarde | 20 M | | Holl. | | O263 | 16 | 471 471 | Helena Ossewaarde | 17 F | | Holl. | | O263 | 17 | 472 472 | Hendrik Steffens | 54 M | Farmer 250 | Holl. | | S315 | 18 | 472 472 | Mensien Steffens | 54 F | | Holl. | | S315 | 19 | 472 472 | Jan Steffens | 24 M | | Holl. | | S315 | 20 | 472 472 | Geertje Steffens | 16 F | | Holl. | | S315 | 21 | 472 472 | Roelof Steffens | 13 M | | Holl. | | S315 | 22 | 473 473 | Fredrik T. Rawney | 30 M | Laborer | Mass. | | R500 | 23 | 473 473 | Aliza Rawney | 31 F | | New York | | R500 | 24 | 473 473 | Mary H. Rawney | 4 F | | Mich | | R500 | 25 | 473 473 | Dextar Rawney | 40 M | 1000 | Mass. | | R500 | 26 | 473 473 | Laura Rawney | 30 F | | New York | | R500 | 27 | 474 474 | George C. Rice | 38 M | Laborer 800 | New York | | R200 | 28 | 474 474 | Metthew C. French | 29 M | Laborer 400 | New Hamp. | | F652 | 29 | 474 474 | Harvey Townson | 17 M | Laborer | New York | | T525 | 30 | 474 474 | Marcus Townson | 19 M | Laborer | New York | | T525 | 31 | 475 475 | Collin McCuan | 36 M | Laborer | Scotland | | M250 | 32 | 475 475 | Elizabeth McCuan | 30 F | | Scotland | | M250 | 33 | 475 475 | Betsey McCuan | 8 F | | New York | | M250 | 34 | 475 475 | Isabella McCuan | 8 F | | Canada | | M250 | 35 | 475 475 | John McCuan | 4 M | | Canada | | M250 | 36 | 476 476 | William M Blackenay | 27 M | Laborer 800 | New York | | B425 | 37 | 476 476 | Joseph Blackenay | 23 M | | New York | | B425 | 38 | 477 477 | Joseph Burlingame | 20 M | Laborer 800 | Canada | | B645 | 39 | 477 477 | Louiza Burlingame | 22 F | | Canada | | B645 | 40 | 477 477 | Rosalta Burlingame | 10 F | | Canada | | B645 | 41 | 477 477 | John Concidine | 26 M | | Ireland | X | C523 | 42 | 477 477 | Elizabeth Concidine | 22 F | | New York | X | C523 | ======|=============|=================================|==========|===================|=============|=========|======|====================== --- Year: 1850 State: Michigan County: Ottawa Sheet No: 64A Reel no: M432-361 Division: The Township of Allendale Page No: 113 Enumerated on: July First, 1850 by: B Grootenhuis Transcribed by Jeffrey Spear and Proofread by Maggie Stewart for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2005 ======|=============|=================================|==========|===================|=============|=========|======|====================== LINE | Dwell Famil | Firstname Lastname | Age S C | Occupation Real | Birthplace | M S R D | SNDX | Remarks ======|=============|=================================|==========|===================|=============|=========|======|====================== 1 | 477 477 | James A. Dearmied | 29 M | Laborer | New Jersey | | D653 | 2 | 477 477 | William Batson | 34 M | Laborer | New Jersey | | B325 | 3 | 478 478 | Jozeph Bendar | 45 M | Laborer 1000 | Penns. | | B536 | 4 | 478 478 | Lydia Bendar | 41 F | | New York | | B536 | 5 | 478 478 | George H. Bendar | 12 M | | Ohio | | B536 | 6 | 478 478 | John H. Bendar | 6 M | | Ohio | | B536 | 7 | 478 478 | Ellena L. Bendar | 4 F | | Mich | | B536 | 8 | 479 479 | John Wilson | 25 M | Laborer | England | | W425 | 9 | 479 479 | Anna Wilson | 28 F | | England | | W425 | 10 | 479 479 | Daniel Wilson | 32 M | Laborer | England | | W425 | 11 | 479 479 | Frances Wilson | 36 F | | England | | W425 | 12 | 479 479 | Thomas Wilson | 21 M | Laborer | England | | W425 | 13 | 479 479 | William Edward | 21 M | Laborer | England | | E363 | 14 | 479 479 | Betsey Blage | 14 F | | England | | B420 | 15 | 480 480 | George Henfrey | 42 M | Laborer | England | | H516 | 16 | 480 480 | Mary Henfrey | 43 F | | England | | H516 | 17 | 480 480 | Mary R. Henfrey | 14 F | | England | | H516 | 18 | 480 480 | Sarah N. Henfrey | 8 F | | England | | H516 | 19 | 480 480 | Thomas Henfrey | 6 M | | England | | H516 | 20 | 481 481 | Ephron Pierson | 35 M | Lumberman 3000 | New York | | P625 | 21 | 481 481 | Susanna Pierson | 35 F | | New York | | P625 | 22 | 481 481 | Maria S. Pierson | 11 F | | Mich | | P625 | 23 | 481 481 | Nancy N. Pierson | 8 F | | Mich | | P625 | 24 | 481 481 | John D. Pierson | 5 M | | Mich | | P625 | 25 | 481 481 | Henry T. Pierson | 3 M | | Mich | | P625 | 26 | 481 481 | Jakob West | 65 M | | New York | | W230 | 27 | 481 481 | Magdalena West | 64 F | | New York | | W230 | 28 | 481 481 | Samuel S. Cortright | 35 M | Laborer 100 | New York | | C636 | 29 | 482 482 | Nelson Ferris | 28 M | Laborer 80 | Ohio | | F620 | 30 | 482 482 | Sarah Ferris | 26 F | | Ohio | | F620 | 31 | 483 483 | Willard Forgason | 48 M | Laborer 2000 | Vermont | | F622 | 32 | 483 483 | Lydy Forgason | 40 F | | Vermont | | F622 | 33 | 483 483 | John Cammel | 24 M | Laborer | Scotland | | C540 | 34 | 483 483 | Franklin Davis | 19 M | Laborer | New York | | D120 | 35 | 483 483 | Jonathan Strumtull | 24 M | Laborer | New York | | S365 | 36 | 484 484 | Lucas Elbers | 28 M | Laborer 50 | Holl. | X | E416 | 37 | 484 484 | Zwaantje Elbers | 32 F | | Holl. | X | E416 | 38 | 485 485 | Richard Lewis | 37 M | Laborer 300 | Penns. | | L200 | 39 | 485 485 | Mary Lewis | 20 F | | Vermont | | L200 | 40 | 485 485 | Adaline Lewis | 9 F | | Mich | | L200 | 41 | 485 485 | George Wetherwax | 25 M | Laborer 300 | New York | | W362 | ======|=============|=================================|==========|===================|=============|=========|======|====================== --- Year: 1850 State: Michigan County: Ottawa Sheet No: 64B Reel no: M432-361 Division: The Township of Allendale Page No: 114 Enumerated on: July First, 1850 by: B Grootenhuis Transcribed by Jeffrey Spear and Proofread by Maggie Stewart for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2005 ======|=============|=================================|==========|===================|=============|=========|======|====================== LINE | Dwell Famil | Firstname Lastname | Age S C | Occupation Real | Birthplace | M S R D | SNDX | Remarks ======|=============|=================================|==========|===================|=============|=========|======|====================== 1 | 485 485 | P. Geerts | 25 M | Laborer | Holl. | | G632 | 2 | 486 486 | Grosvenor Reed | 37 M | Lawyer 3700 | New York | | R300 | 3 | 486 486 | Carolina Reed | 30 F | | New York | | R300 | 4 | 486 486 | Helen M. Reed | 3 F | | Mich | | R300 | 5 | 486 486 | Joseph D. Reed | 1 M | | Mich | | R300 | 6 | 486 486 | Rebecca N. Bostic | 16 F | | New York | | B232 | 7 | 486 486 | Jakobus Rose | 40 M | Laborer | Holl. | | R200 | 8 | 486 486 | James Midler | 21 M | Laborer | Canada | | M346 | 9 | 486 486 | Franklin Coe | 19 M | Laborer | New York | | C000 | 10 | 486 486 | Elen Hooper | 21 M | Laborer | Canada | | H160 | 11 | 487 487 | Willert Andrews | 28 M | Laborer 100 | New York | | A536 | 12 | 487 487 | Lyda M. Andrews | 21 F | | Mass. | | A536 | 13 | 487 487 | Samuel Andrews | 3 M | | Mich | | A536 | 14 | 488 488 | Richard Roberts | 37 M | Farmer 3000 | England | | R163 | 15 | 488 488 | Rebecca Roberts | 36 F | | England | | R163 | 16 | 488 488 | Elizabeth J. Roberts | 6 F | | Mich | | R163 | 17 | 488 488 | Marianne Roberts | 2 F | | Mich | | R163 | 18 | 488 488 | Jakob Van Laar | 19 M | Laborer | Holl. | | V546 | 19 | 488 488 | Eliza Call | 23 M | 250 | Ohio | | C400 | 20 | 488 488 | Syntha Randel | 17 F | Teacher | New York | | R534 | 21 | 488 488 | Lucy Spear | 14 F | | Mich | | S160 | 22 | 488 488 | Nathan Davis | 18 M | Laborer | New York | | D120 | 23 | 488 488 | Thomas Jones | 28 M | Laborer | England | | J520 | 24 | 489 489 | Daniel Davis | 35 M | House Joiner | England | | D120 | 25 | 489 489 | Catharina Davis | 30 F | | England | | D120 | 26 | 489 489 | Mary Davis | 8 F | | England | | D120 | 27 | 489 489 | David Davis | 6 M | | England | | D120 | 28 | 489 489 | John Davis | 4 M | | England | | D120 | 29 | 489 489 | Sarah Davis | 2 F | | England | | D120 | 30 | 490 490 | Robert Scott | 33 M | Farmer 800 | Scotland | | S300 | 31 | 490 490 | Eve Scott | 20 F | | Scotland | | S300 | 32 | 490 490 | Ann Scott | 9/12 F | | Mich | | S300 | 33 | 491 491 | James Scott | 40 M | Farmer 200 | Scotland | | S300 | 34 | 491 491 | Alminda Scott | 18 F | | Vermont | | S300 | 35 | 491 491 | Elizabeth Scott | 6/12 F | | Mich | | S300 | 36 | 491 491 | Alexander Scott | 49 M | Laborer | Scotland | | S300 | 37 | 492 492 | Johnson Boleon | 49 M | Farmer 500 | Vermont | | B450 | 38 | 492 492 | Orisa Boleon | 46 F | | Vermont | | B450 | 39 | 492 492 | William A. Boleon | 16 M | | Mich | | B450 | 40 | 492 492 | Sarah A. Boleon | 14 F | | Mich | X | B450 | 41 | 492 492 | Delia N. Boleon | 10 F | | Mich | X | B450 | 42 | 485 485 | Benjamin Wetherwax | 23 M | | New York | | W362 | 42 | 492 492 | Mary J. Boleon | 8 F | | Mich | X | B450 | ======|=============|=================================|==========|===================|=============|=========|======|====================== --- Year: 1850 State: Michigan County: Ottawa Sheet No: 65A Reel no: M432-361 Division: The Township of Allendale Page No: 115 Enumerated on: July First, 1850 by: B Grootenhuis Transcribed by Jeffrey Spear and Proofread by Maggie Stewart for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2005 ======|=============|=================================|==========|===================|=============|=========|======|====================== LINE | Dwell Famil | Firstname Lastname | Age S C | Occupation Real | Birthplace | M S R D | SNDX | Remarks ======|=============|=================================|==========|===================|=============|=========|======|====================== 1 | 492 492 | Justus A Bolcon | 6 M | | Mich | X | B425 | 2 | 493 493 | Joseph Snai | 56 M | Laborer | Canada | X | S500 | 3 | 493 493 | Margaret Snai | 47 F | | Canada | X | S500 | 4 | 493 493 | George Snai | 21 M | | Canada | | S500 | 5 | 493 493 | Joseph Snai | 14 M | | Canada | | S500 | 6 | 493 493 | Adaline Snai | 12 F | | Canada | | S500 | 7 | 493 493 | Betsey Snai | 8 F | | Canada | | S500 | 8 | 493 493 | John Snai | 7 M | | Canada | | S500 | 9 | 494 494 | John Hanna | 42 M | Farmer 600 | Ireland | | H500 | 10 | 494 494 | Elizabeth Hanna | 33 F | | Ireland | | H500 | 11 | 494 494 | James Hanna | 10 M | | Mich | | H500 | 12 | 494 494 | Jane Hanna | 8 F | | Mich | | H500 | 13 | 494 494 | John Hanna | 6 M | | Mich | | H500 | 14 | 494 494 | Alexander Hanna | 4 M | | Mich | | H500 | 15 | 494 494 | Canada Hanna | 1 M | | Mich | | H500 | 16 | 495 495 | Spencer March | 26 M | Farmer 200 | New York | | M620 | 17 | 495 495 | Harriet March | 26 F | | Ohio | | M620 | 18 | 495 495 | William March | 2 M | | Mich | | M620 | 19 | 495 495 | Rebecca March | 7/12 F | | Mich | | M620 | 20 | 495 495 | Jane Van Nalstine | 10 F | | Mich | | V554 | 21 | 495 495 | George Reid | 21 M | Farmer 100 | Ohio | | R300 | 22 | 496 496 | Merry M Reid | 59 M | Farmer 800 | Connecticut | | R300 | 23 | 496 496 | Rebecca Reid | 51 F | | New York | | R300 | 24 | 496 496 | Jackson Reid | 19 M | Farmer | Ohio | | R300 | 25 | 496 496 | William W. Reid | 10 M | | Mich | | R300 | 26 | 496 496 | Thommas J. Reid | 8 M | | Mich | | R300 | 27 | 497 497 | Elias Stilwell | 48 M | Laborer | Ohio | | S344 | 28 | 497 497 | Mary J. Stilwell | 53 F | | Connecticut | | S344 | 29 | 497 497 | Silas E. Benham | 23 M | Farmer 130 | New York | | B550 | 30 | 497 497 | Oliver Benham | 1 M | | Mich | | B550 | 31 | 498 498 | Alexander Millne | 38 M | Farmer 200 | Scotland | | M450 | 32 | 498 498 | Margaret Millne | 45 F | | Scotland | | M450 | 33 | 498 498 | David Millne | 11 M | | New York | | M450 | 34 | 499 499 | Sarah Caswell | 55 F | 200 | New York | | C240 | 35 | 499 499 | Jasper M Caswell | 15 M | | Mich | | C240 | 36 | 500 500 | Booth Perry | 55 M | Farmer 1000 | Connecticut | | P600 | 37 | 500 500 | Lyda Perry | 45 F | | Vermont | | P600 | 38 | 500 500 | Cheever Griswold | 47 M | Laborer | Vermont | | G624 | 39 | 500 500 | Henry Fay | 3 M | | Mich | | F000 | 40 | 501 501 | Martin T. Spear | 23 M | Farmer 300 | Vermont | | S160 | 41 | 501 501 | Cordelia Spear | 20 F | | New York | | S160 | 42 | 501 501 | Austin M. Spear | 6/12 M | | Mich | | S160 | Last line in township ======|=============|=================================|==========|===================|=============|=========|======|======================