This Census was transcribed by Robert Blake and proofread by Larry Clark, (File 4 of 6) Genealogy department at the Valparaiso Public Library in Valparaiso, Porter county, IN for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright 1999 by Robert Blake ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 498 498 Wilson Charles 33 M Farmer 400 England 2 498 498 Wilson Sarah 34 F England 3 498 498 Wilson Thomas K. 8 M Indiana X 4 498 498 Wilson George 7 M Indiana X 5 498 498 Wilson William 5 M Indiana X 6 498 498 Wilson Mary 1 F Indiana 7 499 499 Griffin Dudley 65 M Farmer 300 New Hampshire 8 499 499 Griffin Nancy 61 F Vermont 9 499 499 Griffin Lucy 22 F New York 10 499 499 Griffin Silas 19 M Farmer New York 11 500 500 Sheffield Jesse 27 M Laborer 50 Rhodisland 12 500 500 Sheffield Ellen 25 F Kentucky 13 500 500 Sheffield Benjamin 5 M Indiana 14 501 501 Gilson Joel G. 30 M Blacksmith Ohio 15 501 501 Gilson Eleanor H. 24 F Ohio 16 501 501 Gilson Edmund J. 8 M Indiana X 17 501 501 Gilson Margaret J. 6 F Indiana X 18 501 501 Gilson William H. 3 M Indiana 19 501 501 Gilson Eliza A. 3/12 F Indiana 20 502 502 Herrick Sylvester P. 29 M Farmer New York 21 502 502 Herrick Lucy M. 26 F New York 22 502 502 Herrick Sarah 7 F Indiana X 23 502 502 Herrick Martha J. 5 F Indiana X 24 502 502 Herrick James T. 4 M Indiana 25 502 502 Herrick Otis 1 M Indiana 26 503 503 Herrick Barton P. 27 M Shoemaker New York 27 503 503 Herrick Sarah 23 F New York 28 503 503 Herrick Timothy 1 M Indiana 29 504 504 Sampson Warner 50 M MD 900 New Hampshire 30 504 504 Sampson Sarah 48 F New York 31 504 504 Sampson James 19 M Farmer New York X 32 504 504 Sampson Norris 16 M Farmer New York X 33 504 504 Sampson Elizabeth J. 11 F Indiana X 34 504 504 Sampson Francis M. 4 M Indiana 35 504 504 Powers Rhena 22 F New York 36 505 505 Sweeney Peter L. 26 M Farmer 200 Ohio 37 505 505 Sweeney Nancy 22 F Indiana 38 505 505 Sweeney Harriet E. 3 F Indiana 39 505 505 Sweeney Francis W. 1 M Indiana 40 506 506 King William 56 M Farmer Virginia X 41 506 506 King Elizabeth 50 F Pennsylvania X 42 506 506 King Elizabeth 18 F Pennsylvania X CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: IN COUNTY: Porter DIVISION: Boone Township REEL NO: 165 PAGE NO: 137B REFERENCE: John Dunning, 19 September 1850 ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. 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R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 506 506 King Amanda 13 F Ohio X 2 506 506 King Hiram 11 M Ohio X 3 506 506 King Caroline 7 F Ohio 4 506 506 King Charles J. 5 M Ohio 5 507 507 Gidley John Jr. 34 M Farmer 200 England 6 507 507 Gidley Mary 25 F Kentucky X 7 507 507 Gidley Mary J. 9 F Indiana X 8 507 507 Gidley Sarah A. 4 F Indiana 9 507 507 Gidley John A. 1 M Indiana 10 508 508 Stock William B. 53 M Shoemaker 200 New York 11 508 508 Stock Elizabeth 22 F Pennsylvania X 12 508 508 Stock Moses J. 12 M Ohio X 13 508 508 Stock Olive P. 8 F Ohio X 14 509 509 Johnson Eli S. 31 M Farmer 300 Ohio 15 509 509 Johnson Sally Ann 28 F Ohio 16 509 509 Johnson Maryette 5 F Indiana 17 509 509 Johnson James H. 3 M Indiana 18 509 509 Johnson Martha E. 1 F Indiana 19 510 510 Oliver Elizabeth 34 F 400 Ohio X 20 510 510 Oliver Mary J. 18 F Ohio X 21 510 510 Oliver Celestia Ann 16 F Ohio X 22 510 510 Oliver John E. 10 M Indiana X 23 510 510 Oliver David B. 8 M Indiana X 24A 510 510 Oliver Cilina E. 6 F Indiana X 24B 510 510 Oliver George E. 4 M Indiana REMARKS: Inserted between lines 24 and 25 25 510 510 Bruff George 33 M Farmer England 26 511 511 Cross Nathan 30 M Farmer 150 Ohio 27 511 511 Cross Ann 28 F England 28 511 511 Cross Mary J. 2 F Indiana 29 511 511 Cross Samuel 23 M Farmer Ohio 30 511 511 Bruff Mary 16 F New York X 31 512 512 Gordon John 43 M Farmer 800 New York 32 512 512 Gordon Sally 37 F Canada X 33 512 512 Gordon Solomon 15 M (blank) Canada X 34 512 512 Gordon Lois 14 F Canada X 35 512 512 Gordon Matilda 11 F Canada X 36 512 512 Gordon Simeon 8 M Canada X 37 512 512 Gordon George 6 M Indiana X 38 512 512 Gordon Trueman 4 M Indiana 39 512 512 Gordon Edmond 1 M Indiana REMARKS: Lines 40 to 42 of page 137B are blank CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: IN COUNTY: Porter DIVISION: Boone Township REEL NO: 165 PAGE NO: 138A REFERENCE: John Dunning, 19 September 1850, Pencilled #275 ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. 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R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 513 513 Sherman William 38 M Farmer 200 New York 2 513 513 Sherman Jane 32 F Ohio 3 513 513 Sherman James R. 14 M Indiana X 4 513 513 Sherman Rachel I. 10 F Indiana X 5 513 513 Sherman Filina 11 F Indiana X REMARKS: Age is 11 6 513 513 Sherman Rebecca E. 8 F Indiana X 7 513 513 Sherman Joseph H. 4 M Indiana 8 513 513 Sherman John L. 1/12 M Indiana 9 513 513 Morris Daniel 48 M Carpenter 100 Pennsylvania 10 514 514 Morris Margaret 30 F Ohio 11 514 514 Morris Nancy Ann 11 F Ohio X 12 514 514 Morris William C. 8 M Indiana X 13 514 514 Morris Margaret I. 6 F Indiana X 14 514 514 Morris Martha E. 4 F Indiana 15 515 515 McCune Samuel 34 M Merchant 500 Indiana 16 515 515 McCune Margaret 29 F Ohio 17 515 515 McCune Gideon S. 12 M Indiana X 18 515 515 McCune Harriet E. 9 F Indiana X 19 515 515 McCune William C. 4 M Indiana 20 515 515 McCune Margaret J. 2 F Indiana 21 516 516 Davis Thomas 33 M Blacksmith 100 Ohio 22 516 516 Davis Mary 25 F Pennsylvania 23 516 516 Davis Sarah E. 4 F Indiana 24 516 516 Davis Henrietta 1/12 F Indiana 25 516 516 King Elizabeth 18 F Pennsylvania X 26 517 517 Crawford Alexander 34 M Tailor Scotland 27 517 517 Crawford Ann 30 F New York 28 517 517 Crawford James 9 M Michigan X 29 517 517 Crawford Millon 7 M Indiana X 30 517 517 Crawford Harriet 2 F Indiana 31 518 518 Palmer Edmond W. 38 M Merchant 500 New York 32 518 518 Palmer Eliza J. 35 F Ohio 33 518 518 Palmer Francis M. 9 M Indiana X 34 518 518 Palmer Nancy 5 F Indiana 35 518 518 Palmer Warren 2 M Indiana 36 519 519 Madison John 26 M Shoemaker Pennsylvania 37 519 519 Madison Anne 22 F New York X 38 519 519 Madison Lorenzo H. 4 M Ohio 39 519 519 Lisk Norman 19 M Shoemaker New York 40 520 520 Brainard Lorenzo 28 M Farmer 100 New York 41 520 520 Brainard Susan 24 F New York 42 520 520 Brainard Clarissa J. 5 F New York CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: IN COUNTY: Porter DIVISION: Boone Township REEL NO: 165 PAGE NO: 138B REFERENCE: John Dunning, 19 September 1850 ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. 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R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 520 520 Brainard Alabama 3 F Indiana 2 521 521 Miller Milo 29 M Farmer 300 New York X 3 521 521 Miller Cynthia 21 F Ohio 4 521 521 Miller Maria E. 6 F Ohio X 5 521 521 Miller Lorana 51 F Vermont X 6 522 522 Lisk Simeon 27 M Farmer New York 7 522 522 Lisk Mary J. 23 F New York X 8 522 522 Lisk Abigail J. 1 F Indiana 9 523 523 Huffman John 44 M Farmer 200 New York 10 523 523 Huffman Mary 39 F New York 11 523 523 Huffman Cornelia 17 F New York 12 523 523 Huffman John 12 M New York X 13 523 523 Huffman Catharine 1 F Indiana 14 523 523 Carmon Anson G. 24 M Farmer 200 New York 15 523 523 Carmon Jason 3 M Indiana 16 524 524 Marsh David 38 M New York 17 524 524 Marsh Julia A. 36 F New York 18 524 524 Marsh Sarah 13 F Ohio X 19 524 524 Marsh John 8 M Ohio X 20 524 524 Marsh James 8 M Ohio X REMARKS: Both John and James are age 8 21 524 524 Marsh Harman 2 M Indiana 22 525 525 Allen George W. 24 M Farmer 300 New York 23 525 525 Allen Mary E. 22 F Pennsylvania 24 525 525 Allen Nancy J. 3 F Illinois 25 525 525 Allen Anne E. 2 F Indiana 26 525 525 Allen John W. 4/12 M Indiana 27 526 526 Bryant Simeon 55 M Farmer 1,000 Pennsylvania 28 526 526 Bryant Elizabeth 35 F Ohio 29 526 526 Bryant Joseph 14 M Ohio X 30 526 526 Bryant Margaret J. 13 F Indiana X 31 526 526 Bryant James E. 11 M Indiana X 32 526 526 Bryant David 9 M Indiana X 33 526 526 Bryant Elias 7 M Indiana X 34 526 526 Bryant Harriet 5 F Indiana 35 526 526 Mitchell Robert 25 M Farmer Ohio 36 527 527 Adams David L. 33 M Blacksmith New York 37 527 527 Adams Margaret J. 21 F New York X 38 528 528 Dutcher Allen 31 M Trapper New York 39 528 528 Dutcher Alford 40 M Trapper New York 40 529 529 Clifford John C. 36 M Farmer Vermont 41 529 529 Clifford Lucinda 37 F Kentucky X 42 529 529 Clifford Sandall 6 F Indiana CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: IN COUNTY: Porter DIVISION: Boone Township REEL NO: 165 PAGE NO: 139A REFERENCE: John Dunning, undated, Pencilled #277 ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. 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R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 530 530 Adams John Q. 27 M Farmer New York 2 530 530 Adams Ginett 21 F New York 3 530 530 Adams Nelson 2 M Indiana 4 530 530 Adams Aloeretta 1/12 F Indiana 5 531 531 Adams Simon 59 M Farmer 75 Connecticut 6 531 531 Adams Ketura 56 F New York 7 531 531 Adams George W. 30 M (blank) New York 8 531 531 Adams Araminta 18 F New York X 9 531 531 Adams William H. 14 M Ohio X 10 531 531 Nagy Philip 28 M Carpenter Ohio 11 531 531 Nagy Amanda 22 F New York 12 532 532 Sweney Isaac 53 M Farmer 400 Pennsylvania 13 532 532 Sweney Elizabeth 34 F Pennsylvania 14 532 532 Sweney Norman Y. 15 M Farmer Ohio X 15 532 532 Sweney David S. 12 M Ohio X 16 533 533 Allen Benjamin 51 M Farmer 600 New York 17 533 533 Allen Clarissa 40 F Massachusetts 18 533 533 Allen Mary 18 F New York X 19 533 533 Allen Wather 15 M (blank) New York X REMARKS: Local research shows first name is Walter 20 533 533 Allen Lucy Ann 14 F New York X 21 533 533 Allen Charles 10 M Ohio X 22 533 533 Allen Solomon 7 M Ohio 23 534 534 Hamblinton George 59 M Farmer Pennsylvania 24 534 534 Hamblinton Jane 34 F Pennsylvania 25 534 534 Hamblinton Mary 15 F Pennsylvania X 26 534 534 Hamblinton George G. 13 M Pennsylvania X 27 534 534 Hamblinton David 9 M Pennsylvania X 28 534 534 Hamblinton Margaret 7 F Ohio 29 534 534 Hamblinton Robert A. 4 M Ohio 30 534 534 Hamblinton William 1 M Indiana 31 535 535 Hankins Jonathan 27 M Laborer Ohio X 32 535 535 Hankins Lydia M. 27 F Ohio X 33 535 535 Hankins Benjamin 7 M Ohio 34 535 535 Hankins Charles 5 M Ohio 35 535 535 Hankins Amos 3 M Indiana 36 535 535 Hankins George W. 1/12 M Indiana 37 535 535 Hankins Sarah 70 F Virginia 38 536 536 Espy George L. 30 M Laborer 100 Pennsylvania 39 536 536 Espy Ann M. 23 F New York 40 536 536 Espy John 3 M Indiana 41 536 536 Espy William S. 1/12 M Indiana REMARKS: Line 42 of page 139A is blank CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: IN COUNTY: Porter DIVISION: Boone Township REEL NO: 165 PAGE NO: 139B REFERENCE: John Dunning, 20 September 1850 ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. 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R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 545 545 Wallace Littleton J. 35 M Laborer North Carolina 2 545 545 Wallace Sara A. 29 F Kentucky X 3 545 545 Wallace Sarah J. 9 F Indiana X 4 545 545 Wallace Samuel L. 7 M Indiana X 5 545 545 Wallace David H. 4 M Indiana 6 545 545 Wallace Mary A. 1 F Indiana 7 545 545 Doyle James 60 M Laborer Pennsylvania X 8 545 545 Doyle Sarah 72 F Virginia 9 546 546 Dinwiddie David T. 33 M Farmer 600 Ohio 10 546 546 Dinwiddie Else H. 22 F Indiana 11 546 546 Dinwiddie Thomas T. 5 M Indiana X 12 546 546 Dinwiddie Martha L. 3 F Indiana 13 546 546 Dinwiddie Harriet A. 1 F Indiana 14 547 547 Morris Absalom 51 M Farmer 300 Virginia 15 547 547 Morris Mary J. 33 F Indiana 16 547 547 Morris Osborn 20 M (blank) Ohio 17 547 547 Morris William 18 M (blank) Ohio X 18 547 547 Morris Elizabeth 3/12 F Indiana 19 547 547 Finley Martha 19 F Indiana X 20 547 547 Burwell Amos A. 24 M Farmer 400 Ohio 21 548 548 Nihart George 50 M Farmer 1,200 Pennsylvania X 22 548 548 Nihart Catharine 54 F Pennsylvania X 23 548 548 Nihart Elias 20 M Ohio 24 548 548 Nihart Elizabeth 16 F Ohio X 25 548 548 Nihart Esther 10 F Ohio X 26 548 548 Olinger John 29 M Ohio 27 548 548 Nihart Philip 34 M Chair Manufactory Ohio 28 548 548 Nihart Mary 7 F Ohio X 29 549 549 Shinaman Ferdinand 47 M Farmer Pennsylvania X 30 549 549 Shinaman