Heard County, GA 1840 Federal Census Notes included in the census for Heard County, GA 1840: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Heard County , Geo, October 19th, 1840 I Charles M. Smith, an adjutant to the Marshall for the District of Georgia, do certify that the number of persons within my division consisting of Appears in the forgoing schedule, subscribed by me this the nineteenth of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty. S/ Charles M. Smith ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Heard Co Geo Octo 29th, 1840 We, Bailey Bledsoe, Clerk of the Supreme Court of the County of Heard and John T. Smith late postmaster at Houston Heard County, do hereby certify that a certifed copy of the above schedule signed by the said Charles M. Smith, has been set up at two of the most public within the division, open to the inspection of all concerned. S/ Bailey Bledsoe CSC John T. Smith ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I Charles M. Smith do solemly affirm that the number of persons set forth on the return made by me, agreeable to the provisions of the actrutitlen " an act, to provide for taking the sixth census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States, have been ascertained by an actual engaing at every dwelling house or personally inquires of the head of every family in exact conformity with the provisions of said act and that I have in every respect fulfilled the duties required of me by said act to the best of my abilities and that the return aforesaid is correct and true to the best of my knowledge and belief. This 20th October 1840 S/ Charles M. Smith ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Georgia, Heard County - Be it remembered that on this the twentith day of October in year one thousand eight hundred and forty came before me Charles M. Smith, resident of the County of Heard an assistant to the Marshall for the district of Georgia for performing the duties prescribed by the act of congress to provide for the taking of the Sixth Census or enumeration of the inhabitans of the United States and for other purposes and took an oath in my presence subscribed the above, October S/ John Modesett J.P. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Note written across the columns on page #311: Compared with the Aggregate Harris & Cutts The annexed actuary enumeration made by Charles M. Smith, Asst. Marshall, appointed to take the census of Heard County. I have examined & hereby certify to be correct. S/E.F. Barrett Total 5329 1 Page recapitulation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~