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This transcription has been proofread by Earnie Breeding Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. __________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Nicholas County, West Virginia, Please visit the Nicholas County, WVGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvnichol/index.html __________________________________________________________________________ This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. __________________________________________________________________________ Key to Census Columns: LINE Line Number Firstname First Name Lastname Last Name White Males (Age Ranges from top number to bottom number.) White Females (Age Ranges from top number to bottom number.) Free Male Colored Persons (Age Ranges from top number to bottom number.) Free Female Colored Persons (Age Ranges from top number to bottom number.) Male Slaves (Age Ranges from top number to bottom number.) Female Slaves (Age Ranges from top number to bottom number.) To Total Column Occupation - Mi Mining Occupation - Ag Agriculture Occupation - Co Commerce Occupation - Ma Manufacture Occupation - Oc Navigation of Oceans Occupation - Ri Navigation of Rivers Occupation - Pr Professional Pensioner Name Pensioner Age White Deaf & Dumb (Age Ranges from top number to bottom number.) White Blind White Insane and Idiots at Public Charge White Insane and Idiots at Private Charge Colored Deaf & Dumb (Age Ranges from top number to bottom number.) Colored Deaf & Dumb Colored Blind Colored Insane and Idiots at Public Charge Colored Insane and Idiots at Public Charge School - Name of College School - Number of College Students School - Name of Academics and Grammar Schools School - Number of Academics and Grammar School Students School - Name of Primary and Common School - Number of Primary and Common School Students Number of Scholars at Public Expense Number of white persons over the age of 20 in each family who can not read or write. Remarks __________________________________________________________________________ This is the 1840 Federal Census for Nicholas County, Virginia __________________________________________________________________________ --- Year: 1840 State: Virginia County: Nicholas Sheet No: 13 Reel No: M704-571 Division: Western District Enumerated by: Robert Kelly Transcribed by Neva Jane Stout Bryant and Proofread by Earnie Breeding for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/ Copyright: 2003 ======|=================================|==============================================|==============================================|===================|===================|===================|===================|=====|======================|=======|===================|======================|==============|=======|======|=========================================== | Free | | White | Colored | Slave | | | | White | Colored | | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | | | | Deaf | Deaf | School | | 0 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 | 0 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | | Occupation | Pensi | 0 14 25 Insan | 0 14 25 De Insan | Co Gram Comm | Ca | LINE | Firstname Lastname | 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 . | 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | Tot | Mi Ag Co Ma Oc Ri Pr | Na Ag | 14 25 . Bl Pu Pr | 14 25 . Du Bl Pu Pr | N Num N Nu | Pu Re | SNDX | Remarks ======|=================================|==============================================|==============================================|===================|===================|===================|===================|=====|======================|=======|===================|======================|==============|=======|======|=========================================== 1 | Martin J. More | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | M600 | 2 | John J. More | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 | 1 | | | | | 1 | M600 | 3 | William Nichols | 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 12 | 3 | | | | | 1 | N242 | 4 | Thomas T. Martin | 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 9 | 2 | | | | | 2 | M635 | 5 | John Adkins | 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | 1 | | | | | 2 | A325 | 6 | Pleasant Estep | 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | E231 | 7 | Henry Amick | 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | A520 | 8 | John Amick | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | 1 | | | | | 1 | A520 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | Lined out "Elton" written in name column. 10 | Elliott Boggs | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | B220 | Line Left Blank. 11 | Eliza J. Nicholas | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 1 0 0 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | N242 | Slaves = 2; First name could be Eliza. 12 | John M. D. Grose | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | G620 | 13 | John Duffy | 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 2 0 1 0 0 | 17 | 2 | | | | 1 | 22 7 | D100 | Slaves = 9 14 | Robert Hamilton | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | H543 | 15 | Samuel S. Hamilton | 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 16 | 2 2 | | | | | | H543 | Slaves = 4 16 | Jones McCutchen | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | M232 | 17 | Thomas J. Reynolds | 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 11 | 2 1 | | | | | | R543 | 18 | David Bain | 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | B500 | 19 | William Levisy | 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | L120 | 20 | Daniel Brock | 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 8 | 1 1 | | | | | | B620 | 21 | David Peoples | 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 8 | 1 | | | | | | P142 | 22 | John Groves Sr. | 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 10 | 5 | | | | | | G612 | Slaves = 2 23 | Richard Dotson | 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 7 | 2 1 | | | | | | D325 | 24 | James M. Stanard | 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1 0 1 0 0 | 11 | 1 1 | | | | | | S356 | Slaves = 2 25 | Addison McLaughlin | 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1 0 1 0 0 | 12 | 2 1 | | | | | | M242 | Slaves = 2 26 | William Pritt | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | P630 | 27 | David Eagle | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | E240 | 28 | David S. Pinnell | 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | P540 | Slaves = 1 29 | John C. Prior | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | P660 | 30 | Robert Kelly | 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 0 0 | 0 2 0 0 0 0 | 13 | 6 | | | | | | K400 | Slaves = 6 ======|=================================|==============================================|==============================================|===================|===================|===================|===================|=====|======================|=======|===================|======================|==============|=======|======|=========================================== 31 | | 17 16 14 5 17 8 8 3 2 0 0 0 0 | 16 17 16 8 14 6 3 5 | | | 8 3 2 1 | 1 6 1 6 | 201 | 33 5 13 4 | | | | | | 00 | This line left blank. ======|=================================|==============================================|==============================================|===================|===================|===================|===================|=====|======================|=======|===================|======================|==============|=======|======|=========================================== --- Year: 1840 State: Virginia County: Nicholas Sheet No: 14 Reel No: M704-571 Division: Western District Enumerated by: Robert Kelly Transcribed by Neva Jane Stout Bryant and Proofread by Earnie Breeding for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/ Copyright: 2003 ======|=================================|==============================================|==============================================|===================|===================|===================|===================|=====|======================|=======|===================|======================|==============|=======|======|=========================================== | Free | | White | Colored | Slave | | | | White | Colored | | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | | | | Deaf | Deaf | School | | 0 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 | 0 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | | Occupation | Pensi | 0 14 25 Insan | 0 14 25 De Insan | Co Gram Comm | Ca | LINE | Firstname Lastname | 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 . | 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | Tot | Mi Ag Co Ma Oc Ri Pr | Na Ag | 14 25 . 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Du Bl Pu Pr | N Num N Nu | Pu Re | SNDX | Remarks ======|=================================|==============================================|==============================================|===================|===================|===================|===================|=====|======================|=======|===================|======================|==============|=======|======|=========================================== 1 | Francis Duffy | 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | D100 | 2 | Alexander Nichols | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | N242 | 4 | | 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 | | | | | 6 | 1 1 | | | | | | 00 | 8 | | 260 234 181 123 175 125 83 47 35 11 2 0 0 | 233 192 165 145 164 134 81 41 21 7 5 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | | | | | | | | | 00 | This line left blank. 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | No. 5th Certificate 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | The number of persons within my division 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | consisting of males females free persons 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | of Color and slaves appears in the 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | foregoing schedules subscribed by me this 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | 5th day of October In the year one 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | thousand Eight hundred and forty. 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | Ro- Kelly assistant to M.W.D.Va 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | No. 6 Certificate 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | We do hereby certify that a correct copy 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | of the above schedule signed by the said 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | Robert Kelly assistant to the Marshal of 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | the western district of Virginia has been 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | set up at two of the most public places 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | within the division allotted to him open 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | to the Inspection of all concerned. 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | Given under our hands this 6th day of 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | October 1840. 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 00 | David Base? 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