Mercer County, (West) Virginia 1850 Federal Census http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/mercer/1850/ This Census was transcribed by Kevin Williams and proofread by Connie Burkett for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2009 by Kevin Williams ========================================================================== 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 1850 CENSUS-DAY: June 1, 1850 Microfilm #M432-990 ENUMERATOR: William Houchins State (WEST) VIRGINIA County MERCER INDEX for the pages that follow below --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SLAVE OWNER | SLAVE OWNER | SLAVE OWNER PG# LAST NAME FIRST NAME | PG# LAST NAME FIRST NAME | PG# LAST NAME FIRST NAME --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 ******* ****** | 1 French William H | 2 McNutt Robert B | 2 ******* Edward | 1 George Thomas J | 2 Pack Anderson | 1 Bailey Elijah | 2 Godwin James A | 1 Pack Archibald | 1 Bailey James M | 1 Gore Green | 2 Pearis Charles S | 1 Bailey John M | 1 Gore Jesse | 2 Pearis George M | 1 Bane Chapman | 1 Gore Robert | 1 Peck Benjamin B | 2 Bane Johnston | 2 Grant Edwin | 2 Roland Kinsey | 1 Calfee Davis | 1 Hale Conrad | 2 Summers Joseph | 1 Calfee Wilson D | 1 Hale Elias | 1 Thompson Andrew | 1 Caperton Augustus W J | 3 Hall David | 1 Thompson James | 1 Carr John | 1 Hall Robert | 2 Thompson Robert | 3 Carr John S | 2 Henderson James | 1 Vermelion James R | 1 Carr Robert | 1 Higgenbotham John B | 2 White Benjamin | 1 Davidson Joseph | 1 Johnston Adam | 3 White William G | 2 Ferguson Josiah | 1 Lilly Jonathan | 2 Witten Thomas G | 2 French Napolean B | 3 Mahood Alexander | 2 Witten William H | 2 French Russel G | 2 McClaugherty John | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription--------------------------- LEFT SET OF COLUMNS ============================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850-Slave STATE: (W)Va COUNTY: Mercer ============================================================================================================================== | | |FUGITIVE |#MANU- |DEAF | SLAVE OWNER |# OF |DESCRIPTION |FROM |MITTED |DUMB | PG# LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME |SLAVES |AGE SEX COLOR |STATE |(FREED) |BLIND |TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES ============================================================================================================================== 1 L-1 French William H 1 28 F B . . . . 1 L-2 French William H 1 25 M B . . . . 1 L-3 French William H 1 23 M B . . . . 1 L-4 Martin William F 1 60 M M . . . . 1 L-5 Martin William F 1 60 F B . . . . 1 L-6 Martin William F 1 27 F B . . . . 1 L-7 Martin William F 1 18 F B . . . . 1 L-8 Martin William F 1 7 F B . . . . 1 L-9 Martin William F 1 1 F B . . . . 1 L-10 Martin William F 1 1 F B . . . . 1 L-11 Johnston Adam 1 27 M B . . . . 1 L-12 Johnston Adam 1 18 F B . . . . 1 L-13 Pack Archibald 1 25 F B . . . . 1 L-14 Pack Archibald 1 16 M B . . . . 1 L-15 Pack Archibald 1 10 M B . . . . 1 L-16 Pack Archibald 1 4 M B . . . . 1 L-17 Gore Robert 1 55 F B . . . . 1 L-18 Gore Robert 1 34 M B . . . . 1 L-19 Gore Robert 1 22 M M . . . . 1 L-20 Gore Robert 1 20 F M . . . . 1 L-21 Gore Robert 1 20 F B . . . . 1 L-22 Gore Robert 1 17 F B . . . . 1 L-23 Gore Robert 1 4 F M . . . . 1 L-24 Gore Robert 1 2 F M . . . . 1 L-25 Gore Robert 1 1 F B . . . . 1 L-26 Gore Robert 1 1 F B . . . . 1 L-27 Gore Green 1 22 F M . . . . 1 L-28 Gore Green 1 9 M M . . . . 1 L-29 Gore Green 1 7 M M . . . . 1 L-30 Gore Green 1 5 M M . . . . 1 L-31 Gore Green 1 1 F M . . . . 1 L-32 Gore Jesse 1 30 F B . . . . 1 L-33 Gore Jesse 1 20 M B . . . . 1 L-34 Gore Jesse 1 12 F B . . . . 1 L-35 Gore Jesse 1 10 F B . . . . 1 L-36 Gore Jesse 1 8 * B . . . . 1 L-37 Gore Jesse 1 6 * B . . . . 1 L-38 Thompson James 1 23 M B . . . . 1 L-39 Thompson James 1 23 F B . . . . 1 L-40 Thompson James 1 3 M B . . . . 1 L-41 Thompson James 1 2 M B . . . . 1 L-42 Thompson James 1 4 M B . . . . RIGHT SET OF COLUMNS ============================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850-Slave STATE: (W)Va COUNTY: Mercer ============================================================================================================================== | | |FUGITIVE |#MANU- |DEAF | SLAVE OWNER |# OF |DESCRIPTION |FROM |MITTED |DUMB | PG# LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME |SLAVES |AGE SEX COLOR |STATE |(FREED) |BLIND |TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES ============================================================================================================================== 1 R-1 Thompson James 1 1 F B . . . . 1 R-2 Caperton Augustus W J 1 85 F B . . . . 1 R-3 Vermelion James R 1 15 F B . . . . 1 R-4 Vermelion James R 1 10/12 M M . . . . 1 R-5 Hall Robert 1 26 M B . . . . 1 R-6 Hale Conrad 1 10 M B . . . . 1 R-7 Hale Elias 1 20 F B . . . . 1 R-8 Hale Elias 1 10 M M . . . . 1 R-9 Hale Elias 1 9 M B . . . . 1 R-10 Davidson Joseph 1 14 F B . . . . 1 R-11 Davidson Joseph 1 7 F B . . . . 1 R-12 Higgenbotham John B 1 28 F B . . . . 1 R-13 Higgenbotham John B 1 10 M B . . . . 1 R-14 Higgenbotham John B 1 3 F M . . . . 1 R-15 Higgenbotham John B 1 11/12 F M . . . . 1 R-16 Bailey John M 1 28 M B . . . . 1 R-17 Bailey James M 1 34 F B . . . . 1 R-18 Bailey James M 1 8/12 F B . . . . 1 R-19 Bailey Elijah 1 12 F B . . . . 1 R-20 Thompson Andrew 1 14 M B . . . . 1 R-21 Calfee Wilson D 1 27 F B . . . . 1 R-22 Calfee Wilson D 1 15 M B . . . . 1 R-23 Calfee Wilson D 1 3 F B . . . . 1 R-24 Calfee Wilson D 1 1 F B . . . . 1 R-25 Carr John 1 30 F B . . . . 1 R-26 Carr John 1 6/12 M B . . . . 1 R-27 Lilly Jonathan 1 8 M B . . . . 1 R-28 Carr Robert 1 28 F B . . . . 1 R-29 Carr Robert 1 3 M B . . . . 1 R-30 Carr Robert 1 6/12 M M . . . . 1 R-31 Bane Chapman 1 8 F B . . . . 1 R-32 Calfee Davis 1 48 M B . . . . 1 R-33 Calfee Davis 1 30 M M . . . . 1 R-34 Calfee Davis 1 26 F B . . . . 1 R-35 Calfee Davis 1 22 M B . . . . 1 R-36 George Thomas J 1 55 M B . . . . 1 R-37 George Thomas J 1 14 F M . . . . 1 R-38 George Thomas J 1 10 F B . . . . 1 R-39 Peck Benjamin B 1 * M B . . . . 1 R-40 Peck Benjamin B 1 37 F B . . . . 1 R-41 Peck Benjamin B 1 11 F B . . . . 1 R-42 Peck Benjamin B 1 6 M B . . . . LEFT SET OF COLUMNS ============================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850-Slave STATE: (W)Va COUNTY: Mercer ============================================================================================================================== | | |FUGITIVE |#MANU- |DEAF | SLAVE OWNER |# OF |DESCRIPTION |FROM |MITTED |DUMB | PG# LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME |SLAVES |AGE SEX COLOR |STATE |(FREED) |BLIND |TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES ============================================================================================================================== 2 L-1 Ferguson Josiah 1 54 F B . . . . 2 L-2 Ferguson Josiah 1 40 M M . . . . 2 L-3 French Russel G 1 18 F B . . . . 2 L-4 French Napolean B 1 40 M B . . . . 2 L-5 French Napolean B 1 28 M B . . . . 2 L-6 French Napolean B 1 27 M B . . . . 2 L-7 French Napolean B 1 26 F B . . . . 2 L-8 French Napolean B 1 14 M B . . . . 2 L-9 French Napolean B 1 12 M B . . . . 2 L-10 French Napolean B 1 10 F B . . . . 2 L-11 French Napolean B 1 8 M B . . . . 2 L-12 French Napolean B 1 6 M B . . . . 2 L-13 French Napolean B 1 4 M B . . . . 2 L-14 French Napolean B 1 1/12 M B . . . . 2 L-15 Bane Johnston 1 15 M B . . . . 2 L-16 Summers Joseph 1 60 F B . . . . 2 L-17 Grant Edwin 1 55 F B . . . . 2 L-18 Grant Edwin 1 34 F B . . . . 2 L-19 Grant Edwin 1 28 M B . . . . 2 L-20 Grant Edwin 1 19 M B . . . . 2 L-21 Grant Edwin 1 6 M B . . . . 2 L-22 Henderson James 1 42 F B . . . . 2 L-23 Henderson James 1 16 M M . . . . 2 L-24 Henderson James 1 4 F B . . . . 2 L-25 Witten William H 1 39 F B . . . . 2 L-26 Witten William H 1 24 M B . . . . 2 L-27 Witten William H 1 4 M B . . . . 2 L-28 Pack Anderson 1 65 F B . . . . 2 L-29 Pack Anderson 1 54 M B . . . . 2 L-30 Pack Anderson 1 52 F B . . . . 2 L-31 Pack Anderson 1 52 M B . . . . 2 L-32 Pack Anderson 1 52 F B . . . . 2 L-33 Pack Anderson 1 38 F M . . . . 2 L-34 Pack Anderson 1 35 M B . . . . 2 L-35 Pack Anderson 1 32 M B . . . . 2 L-36 Pack Anderson 1 28 M M . . . . 2 L-37 Pack Anderson 1 25 M B . . . . 2 L-38 Pack Anderson 1 18 M B . . . . 2 L-39 Pack Anderson 1 16 F B . . . . 2 L-40 Pack Anderson 1 16 M B . . . . 2 L-41 Pack Anderson 1 15 F B . . . . 2 L-42 Pack Anderson 1 12 F B . . . . RIGHT SET OF COLUMNS ============================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850-Slave STATE: (W)Va COUNTY: Mercer ============================================================================================================================== | | |FUGITIVE |#MANU- |DEAF | SLAVE OWNER |# OF |DESCRIPTION |FROM |MITTED |DUMB | PG# LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME |SLAVES |AGE SEX COLOR |STATE |(FREED) |BLIND |TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES ============================================================================================================================== 2 R-1 Pack Anderson 1 13 F B . . . . 2 R-2 Pack Anderson 1 14 M B . . . . 2 R-3 Pack Anderson 1 12 M B . . . . 2 R-4 Pack Anderson 1 9 M B . . . . 2 R-5 Pack Anderson 1 6 M B . . . . 2 R-6 Pack Anderson 1 3 F B . . . . 2 R-7 Godwin James A 1 23 F B . . . . 2 R-8 Godwin James A 1 6 M B . . . . 2 R-9 Godwin James A 1 3 F M . . . . 2 R-10 Godwin James A 1 3/12 M B . . . . 2 R-11 Witten Thomas G 1 38 M B . . . . 2 R-12 Roland Kinsey 1 18 M B . . . . 2 R-13 Pearis Charles S 1 38 F M . . . . 2 R-14 Pearis Charles S 1 25 F B . . . . 2 R-15 Pearis Charles S 1 8 F M . . . . 2 R-16 Pearis Charles S 1 8 F M . . . . 2 R-17 Pearis Charles S 1 5 M M . . . . 2 R-18 Pearis Charles S 1 3 M M . . . . 2 R-19 Pearis Charles S 1 2 M B . . . . 2 R-20 Pearis Charles S 1 1 F M . . . . 2 R-21 Pearis Charles S 1 11/12 F B . . . . 2 R-22 McClaugherty John 1 20 M B . . . . 2 R-23 McClaugherty John 1 15 F B . . . . 2 R-24 McNutt Robert B 1 60 M B . . . . 2 R-25 McNutt Robert B 1 33 M B . . . . 2 R-26 McNutt Robert B 1 17 F B . . . . 2 R-27 McNutt Robert B 1 6 M B . . . . 2 R-28 Pearis George M 1 41 M B . . . . 2 R-29 Pearis George M 1 40 F B . . . . 2 R-30 Pearis George M 1 25 F B . . . . 2 R-31 Pearis George M 1 16 M B . . . . 2 R-32 Pearis George M 1 16 M B . . . . 2 R-33 Pearis George M 1 12 F B . . . . 2 R-34 Pearis George M 1 9 F B . . . . 2 R-35 Pearis George M 1 7 M B . . . . 2 R-36 Pearis George M 1 3 F M . . . . 2 R-37 Pearis George M 1 2 M M . . . . 2 R-38 ******* Edward 1 16 F * . . . * = unreadable 2 R-39 White Benjamin 1 10 F * . . . . 2 R-40 Thompson Robert 1 * M * . . . . 2 R-41 ******* ****** 1 * M * . . . * = unreadable 2 R-42 ******* ****** 1 45 * F . . . * = unreadable LEFT SET OF COLUMNS ============================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850-Slave STATE: (W)Va COUNTY: Mercer ============================================================================================================================== | | |FUGITIVE |#MANU- |DEAF | SLAVE OWNER |# OF |DESCRIPTION |FROM |MITTED |DUMB | PG# LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME |SLAVES |AGE SEX COLOR |STATE |(FREED) |BLIND |TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES ============================================================================================================================== 3 L-1 Hall David 1 6 M B . . . . 3 L-2 Mahood Alexander 1 18 F B . . . . 3 L-3 White William G 1 57 M B . . . . 3 L-4 White William G 1 4 F B . . . . 3 L-5 White William G 1 6 F B . . . . 3 L-6 White William G 1 4 M B . . . . 3 L-7 White William G 1 2 M B . . . . 3 L-8 Carr John S 1 30 F B . . . . 3 L-9 Carr John S 1 8 M M . . . .