Oceana County, MI 1840 Federal Census http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/oceana/1840/ This Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by L. Talbott for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2003 by Linda Talbott ========================================================================== USGENWEB (US-CENSUS) NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================== Formatted by USGenWeb Census Project® File Manager, Connie Burkett All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== Census_Year 1840 Microfilm #M704-209 State MICHIGAN County Oceana ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------------- ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1840 STATE: MI COUNTY: Oceana MICROFILM#: M704-109 ENUMERATOR: David Carver of Ottawa County ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FREE WHITE MALES FREE WHITE FEMALES FREE BLACK MALES FREE BLACK FEMALES MALE SLAVES FEMALE SLAVES TOTAL OCCUPATIONS PENSIONERS WHITE PERSONS in the Foregoing BLACK PERSONS/Foregoing SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITIES WHITE 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 10 24 36 55 10 24 36 55 10 24 36 55 10 24 36 55 REV or DEAF&DUMB BLIND & INSANE DEAF UNIV STU >20yr Name of Head of Family to to to to to to to to to to to to 100 to to to to to to to to to to to to 100 to to to to to 100 to to to to to 100 to to to to to 100 to to to to to 100 MIN- NAV NAV PROF MILITARY to 14- 25 INSANE INSANE and INSANE INSANE or #of ACAD #of PRIM #of PUB ILLIT- PG# LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 up 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 up 10 24 36 55 100 up 10 24 36 55 100 up 10 24 36 55 100 up 10 24 36 55 100 up TOTAL ING AGR COM MFG OCEAN CANAL ENG SERVICE AGE 14 25 up BLIND PUBLIC PRIV DUMB BLIND PRIV PUBLIC COLL STU GRAM STU COM STU CHG ERATE REMARKS ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 166 25 Hodge Alfred 1 . . . 2 . . 1 . . . . . . . 1 . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First part of this page is Muskegon Twp., Ottawa Co., MI 166 26 Shea Jacob . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 27 Bone Lewis 1 . . . 2 . 4 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 28 Meers Charles 1 . 1 1 5 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 29 Penoyer Augustus . . . . 3 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . End of Oceana County