1850 Federal Census, Van Wert County, Ohio (File 5 of 5) 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 Geraldine Thornock, March 2001 from public records (Microfilm ordered at LDS Family History Library). Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, March 2001. Submitted by Geraldine Thornock March 25, 2001. Proofread by Wayne Thornock . Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. jeriway@micron.net ____________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Van Wert County, Ohio, Please visit the Van Wert County, OHGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohvanwer ____________________________________________________________________________ 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 for Van Wert County, Ohio ____________________________________________________________________________ --- Census Year: 1850 State: Ohio County: Van Wert Sheet No: 215A Reel No: M423-736 Division: Harrison Township Page No: 429 Enumerated on: September 6th, 1850 Enumerated by: S. E. Browne Transcribed by Geraldine Thornock and Proofread by Wayne Thornock for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2001, 2002 ======|=============|==================================|=======================|============================|===============|=========|======|======================================= LINE | Dwell Famil | Firstname Lastname | Age Sex Color | Occupation Real V | Birthplace | M S R D | SNDX | Remarks ======|=============|==================================|=======================|============================|===============|=========|======|======================================= 1 | 475 491 | Avery Brockway | 20 M | Laborer | OH | | B620 | 2 | 476 493 | William Purtins* | 25 M | Farmer 200 | OH | | | Surname in question 3 | 476 493 | Elizabeth Purtins* | 18 F | | OH | | | 4 | 477 494 | John Heath | 53 M | Farmer 800 | MD | | H300 | 5 | 477 494 | Elizabeth Heath | 52 F | | VA | | H300 | 6 | 477 494 | Edward Heath | 24 M | | OH | | H300 | 7 | 477 494 | James Heath | 21 M | | OH | | H300 | 8 | 477 494 | John Heath | 16 M | | OH | | H300 | 9 | 477 494 | Minerva Heath | 14 F | | OH | | H300 | 10 | 477 494 | Sarah J Heath | 12 F | | OH | | H300 | 11 | 477 494 | Eliza A Heath | 10 F | | OH | | H300 | 12 | 478 495 | John Ponitins* | 32 M | 400 | OH | X | | 13 | 478 495 | Sarah Ponitins* | 14 F | | OH | X | | 14 | 478 495 | John Ponitins* | 10 M | | OH | X | | 15 | 478 495 | Nathaniel Ponitins* | 5 M | | OH | | | 16 | 478 495 | Jerimah Ponitins* | 3 M | | OH | | | 17 | 479 496 | George Skinner | 40 M | Farmer 400 | PA | | S560 | 18 | 479 496 | Mary Skinner | 25 F | | PA | | S560 | 19 | 479 496 | Catharine Skinner | 5 F | | OH | | S560 | 20 | 479 496 | George Skinner | 3 M | | OH | | S560 | 21 | 479 496 | Margaret Skinner | 1 F | | OH | | S560 | 22 | 480 497 | Menabeau F Richey | 43 M | Farmer 4000 | PA | | R200 | 23 | 480 497 | Sarah Richey | 42 F | | OH | | R200 | 24 | 480 497 | Olivia Richey | 14 F | | OH | | R200 | 25 | 480 497 | Catharine Richey | 13 F | | OH | | R200 | 26 | 480 497 | John E Richey | 12 M | | OH | | R200 | 27 | 480 497 | Ruth A Richey | 11 F | | OH | | R200 | 28 | 480 497 | George Richey | 9 M | | OH | | R200 | 29 | 480 497 | Horrice Richey | 6 M | | OH | | R200 | 30 | 480 497 | Almira Richey | 4 F | | OH | | R200 | 31 | 481 497 | George P Ridenbaugh | 39 M | Farmer 800 | Germany | | R351 | 32 | 481 497 | Margaret Ridenbaugh | 23 F | | Germany | | R351 | 33 | 481 497 | Mary Ridenbaugh | 4 F | | OH | | R351 | 34 | 481 497 | Elizabeth Ridenbaugh | 1 F | | OH | | R351 | 35 | 481 497 | Harry E Ridenbaugh | 55 M | | Germany | | R351 | 36 | 481 497 | Mary Sckar | 85 F | | Germany | | S260 | 37 | 482 498 | Martin Carothers | 46 M | | PA | | C636 | 38 | 482 498 | Margaret Carothers | 42 F | | PA | | C636 | 39 | 482 498 | William Carothers | 14 M | | PA | | C636 | 40 | 482 498 | Leah Carothers | 11 F | | PA | | C636 | 41 | 482 498 | George Carothers | 10 M | | PA | | C636 | 42 | 482 498 | Mary Carothers | 8 F | | PA | | C636 | ======|=============|==================================|=======================|============================|===============|=========|======|======================================= --- Census Year: 1850 State: Ohio County: Van Wert Sheet No: 215B Reel No: M423-736 Division: Harrison Township Page No: 430 Enumerated on: September 6th, 1850 Enumerated by: S. E. Browne Transcribed by Geraldine Thornock and Proofread by Wayne Thornock for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2001, 2002 ======|=============|==================================|=======================|============================|===============|=========|======|======================================= LINE | Dwell Famil | Firstname Lastname | Age Sex Color | Occupation Real V | Birthplace | M S R D | SNDX | Remarks ======|=============|==================================|=======================|============================|===============|=========|======|======================================= 1 | 482 498 | Margaret Crothers | 4 F | | OH | | C636 | 2 | 482 498 | Michael Cappa | 37 M | Farmer 1600 | OH | | C100 | 3 | 482 498 | Margaret Cappa | 39 F | | MD | | C100 | 4 | 482 498 | John Cappa | 14 M | | OH | X | C100 | 5 | 482 498 | Hannah Cappa | 12 F | | OH | X | C100 | 6 | 482 498 | Nancy Cappa | 9 F | | OH | X | C100 | 7 | 482 498 | Mary E Cappa | 6 F | | OH | X | C100 | 8 | 482 498 | Sarah J Cappa | 4 F | | OH | X | C100 | 9 | 482 498 | Isabel Cappa | 2 F | | OH | | C100 | 10 | 482 498 | Francis M Cappa | 4/12 M | | OH | | C100 | 11 | 484 500 | Elzon Stewart | 32 M | Farmer 1500 | OH | | S363 | 12 | 484 500 | Elizabeth Stewart | 26 F | | OH | | S363 | 13 | 484 500 | Mary Stewart | 9 F | | OH | X | S363 | 14 | 484 500 | Edward Stewart | 7 M | | OH | X | S363 | 15 | 484 500 | Martha Stewart | 6 F | | OH | X | S363 | 16 | 484 500 | Ellen Stewart | 4 F | | OH | | S363 | 17 | 484 500 | Jane Stewart | 3 F | | OH | | S363 | 18 | 484 500 | David Stewart | 1 M | | OH | | S363 | 19 | 485 501 | Isaac Rigby | 26 M | Laborer 100 | PA | | R210 | 20 | 485 501 | Nancy J Rigby | 20 F | | PA | | R210 | 21 | 485 501 | Margaret Rigby | 8 F | | OH | | R210 | 22 | 486 502 | Peter Harts | 30 M | Farmer | Germany | | H632 | 23 | 486 502 | Mary Harts | 35 F | | Germany | | H632 | 24 | 486 502 | Anna Harts | 9 F | | OH | X | H632 | 25 | 486 502 | Jacob Harts | 7 M | | OH | X | H632 | 26 | 486 502 | Peter Harts | 5 M | | OH | X | H632 | 27 | 486 502 | Mary Harts | 4 F | | OH | | H632 | 28 | 487 503 | Peter Cline | 46 M | Farmer 800 | Germany | | C450 | 29 | 487 503 | Mary C Cline | 49 F | | Germany | | C450 | 30 | 487 503 | Peter Cline | 17 M | | Germany | | C450 | 31 | 487 503 | John Cline | 9 M | | Germany | | C450 | 32 | 488 504 | John Stam | 47 M | Farmer 1500 | PA | | S350 | 33 | 488 504 | Elizabeth Stam | 37 F | | Germany | | S350 | 34 | 488 504 | Oliver Stam | 13 M | | OH | X | S350 | 35 | 488 504 | Mary Stam | 11 F | | OH | X | S350 | 36 | 488 504 | Jacob Stam | 8 M | | OH | | S350 | 37 | 488 504 | John Stam | 4 M | | OH | | S350 | 38 | 488 504 | Elizabeth Stam | 2 F | | OH | | S350 | 39 | 488 504 | Peter Stam | 7/12 M | | OH | | S350 | 40 | 489 505 | Anthony Walters | 40 M | Farmer | PA | | W436 | 41 | 489 505 | Nancy Walters | 41 F | | OH | | W436 | 42 | 489 505 | James Walters | 20 M | | OH | | W436 | ======|=============|==================================|=======================|============================|===============|=========|======|======================================= --- Census Year: 1850 State: Ohio County: Van Wert Sheet No: 216A Reel No: M423-736 Division: Harrison Township Page No: 431 Enumerated on: September 6th, 1850 Enumerated by: S. E. Browne Transcribed by Geraldine Thornock and Proofread by Wayne Thornock for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2001, 2002 ======|=============|==================================|=======================|============================|===============|=========|======|======================================= LINE | Dwell Famil | Firstname Lastname | Age Sex Color | Occupation Real V | Birthplace | M S R D | SNDX | Remarks ======|=============|==================================|=======================|============================|===============|=========|======|======================================= 1 | 489 505 | John Walters | 18 M | | OH | X | W436 | 2 | 489 505 | Chrisph Walters | 16 M | | OH | X | W436 | 3 | 489 505 | Manerva Walters | 13 F | | OH | X | W436 | 4 | 489 505 | Anthony Walters | 11 M | | OH | X | W436 | 5 | 489 505 | Westley Walters | 9 M | | OH | X | W436 | 6 | 489 505 | Isaac Walters | 6 M | | OH | X | W436 | 7 | 489 505 | Cornelius Walters | 4 M | | OH | X | W436 | 8 | 489 505 | Sevina Walters | 1 F | | OH | | W436 | 9 | 490 506 | Simon Wyant | 38 M | Farmer 500 | PA | | W530 | 10 | 490 506 | Elizabeth Wyant | 37 F | | PA | | W530 | 11 | 490 506 | Henry Wyant | 15 M | | OH | | W530 | 12 | 490 506 | John Wyant | 13 M | | OH | | W530 | 13 | 490 506 | Hannah Wyant | 12 F | | OH | | W530 | 14 | 490 506 | Catharine Wyant | 6 F | | OH | | W530 | 15 | 490 506 | George N Wyant | 3 M | | OH | | W530 | 16 | 490 506 | Jacob Wyant | 8 M | | OH | | W530 | 17 | 491 507 | Jacob Zimmerman | 41 M | Farmer 500 | OH | | Z565 | 18 | 491 507 | Fanny Zimmerman | 36 F | | PA | | Z565 | 19 | 491 507 | Catharine Zimmerman | 10 F | | OH | | Z565 | 20 | 491 507 | Erona Zimmerman | 8 F | | OH | | Z565 | 21 | 249 508 | Henry Showalter | 21 M | 1000 | Germany | | S436 | 22 | 249 508 | Henry Showalter | 39 M | | Germany | | S436 | 23 | 249 508 | Martin Showalter | 4 M | | OH | | S436 | 24 | 249 508 | Mary Showalter | 7 F | | OH | | S436 | 25 | 249 508 | Anna Showalter | 3 F | | OH | | S436 | 26 | 493 509 | Benjamin Hoyt | 42 M | Farmer | NY | | H300 | 27 | 493 509 | Sarah Hoyt | 33 F | | OH | | H300 | 28 | 493 509 | Daniel Hoyt | 13 M | | OH | | H300 | 29 | 493 509 | Asa Hoyt | 8 M | | OH | | H300 | 30 | 493 509 | Louisa M Hoyt | 4 F | | OH | | H300 | 31 | 493 509 | Franklin Hoyt | 6/12 M | | OH | | H300 | 32 | 494 510 | Daniel Hoyt | 69 M | Farmer | NJ | | H300 | 33 | 494 510 | Ruth Hoyt | 62 F | | VT | | H300 | 34 | 494 510 | Phebe Hoyt | 34 F | | NY | | H300 | 35 | 494 510 | Sarah Hoyt | 18 F | | NY | | H300 | 36 | 495 511 | John H Han | 30 M | Farmer 600 | OH | | H500 | 37 | 495 511 | Martha Statler | 63 F | | PA | | S334 | 38 | 495 511 | Fanny Statler | 55 F | | PA | | S334 | 39 | 496 512 | David Fastnaugh | 45 M | Farmer | MD | | F235 | 40 | 496 512 | Elizabeth Fastnaugh | 41 F | | MD | | F235 | 41 | 496 512 | Cornelius Fastnaugh | 22 M | Farmer | OH | X | F235 | 42 | 496 512 | Eli Fastnaugh | 21 F | | OH | X | F235 | ======|=============|==================================|=======================|============================|===============|=========|======|======================================= --- Census Year: 1850 State: Ohio County: Van Wert Sheet No: 216B Reel No: M423-736 Division: Harrison Township Page No: 432 Enumerated on: September 6th, 1850 Enumerated by: S. E. Browne Transcribed by Geraldine Thornock and Proofread by Wayne Thornock for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2001, 2002 ======|=============|==================================|=======================|============================|===============|=========|======|======================================= LINE | Dwell Famil | Firstname Lastname | Age Sex Color | Occupation Real V | Birthplace | M S R D | SNDX | Remarks ======|=============|==================================|=======================|============================|===============|=========|======|======================================= 1 | 496 512 | Almeda Fastnaugh | 19 F | | OH | X | F235 | 2 | 496 512 | Mary Fastnaugh | 25 F | | Germany | X | F235 | 3 | 496 512 | Maria Stuck | 14 F | | PA | | S320 | 4 | 497 512 | Stephen Cappa | 33 M | Farmer 1500 | OH | | C100 | 5 | 497 512 | Ellen Cappa | 30 F | | OH | | C100 | 6 | 497 512 | David Cappa | 10 M | | OH | X | C100 | 7 | 497 512 | Elizabeth Cappa | 4 F | | OH | X | C100 | 8 | 497 512 | Nathen Cappa | 2 M | | OH | | C100 | 9 | 497 512 | Catharine Calandar | 15 F | | OH | X | C453 | ======|=============|==================================|=======================|============================|===============|=========|======|=======================================