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Abstracted by Betty Casey, ©1998 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 7th Census of the United States in 1850.

Submitted by Betty Casey, May, 1998. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded.
bjcasey@tex-is.net

This is the 1850 federal census for LAUDERDALE County, TN.

LN = Line Number Family appeared on
HN = Dwelling houses numbered in the order of visitation
FN = Families numbered in the order of visitation
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME = The Name of every Person whose usual place of abode on the 1st day of June, 1850, was in this family
RACE = Color (white, black or mulatto)
OCCUP. = Profession, Occupation,or Trade of each Male over 15 years of age
VAL. = Value of Real Estate owned
BIRTHPLACE = Place of Birth, Naming the State, Territory, or Country
MRD. = Married within the year
SCH. = Attended School within the year
R/W = Persons over 21 yrs of age who cannot read & write
DDB = Whether deaf & dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict.

CENSUS YR:  1850  STATE or TERRITORY:  TN  COUNTY:  LAUDERDALE  DIVISION:  CIVIL DISTRICT NO. 2  PAGE NO:  247B
REFERENCE:  2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER
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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.         VAL.      BIRTHPLACE       MRD.  SCH.  R/W  DDB
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 1   5    5   CHANDLER       ORPHA          13   F                                  TN                      X
 2   5    5   CHANDLER       RHODA B        3    F                                  TN
 3   5    5   CHANDLER       WM J           7/12 M                                  TN
 4   5    5   GRIGG          CHARLES C      15   M                                  TN                      X
 5   5    5   GRIGG          MARY E         13   F                                  TN                      X
 6   5    5   GRIGG          JAMES M        10   M                                  TN                      X
 7   5    5   BROGDEN        JAMES          30   M                                  UNKNOWN
 8   5    5   EVANS          JEMIAH         40   M         CARPENTER                NC
 9   6    6   OWEN           THOMAS JR      29   M         CARPENTER                NC
 10  6    6   OWEN           HA*DINS        24   F                                  VA
 11  6    6   OWEN           MARCIA B       2    F                                  TN
 12  6    6   OWEN           ROBERT L       1    M                                  TN
 13  6    6   ANDERSON       EDMOND         18   M         STUDENT                  VA                      X
 14  6    6   HOLMAN         MARCIA B       29   F                                  VA
 15  6    6   HOLMAN         SUSAN M A      11   F                                  TN                      X
 16  6    6   HOLMAN         MARY M         5    F                                  TN
 17  7    7   SMITH          FREDERICK R    50   M         MERCHANT       4,500     VA
 18  7    7   SMITH          MARY E         43   F                                  TN
 19  7    7   SMITH          JULIA ?        19   F                                  TN
 20  7    7   SMITH          DANIEL A       17   M         STUDENT                  TN                      X
 21  7    7   SMITH          ROBT. W        14   M                                  TN                      X
 22  7    7   SMITH          NATHANIEL G    11   M                                  TN                      X
 23  7    7   SMITH          SOPHRONIA P    5    F                                  TN                      X
 24  7    7   VANDERBELT     MARK           28   M         MERCHANT                 NY
 25  7    7   VANDERBELT     AMANDA J       22   F                                  TN
 26  7    7   COCKRELL       JOSEPHINE      12   F                                  TN                      X
 27  7    7   SUTHERLAND     JOHN           24   M         LAWYER                   KY
 28  7    7   MCKINZEY       WM.            38   M         TAILOR                   SCOTLAND
 29  7    7   CANNER         SETH           51   M         NONE                     VA
 30  8    8   THOMPSON       JOHN           54   M         TAVERN KEEPER  3,000     VA
 31  8    8   THOMPSON       REBECCA        50   F                                  VA
 32  8    8   THOMPSON       ADDESON W      24   M         STUDENT                  VA                      X
 33  8    8   THOMPSON       JOHN P         19   M         TEACHER                  MO
 34  8    8   THOMPSON       TABETHA        15   F                                  MO
 35  8    8   RUDDER         JOHN           14   M                                  TN                      X
 36  8    8   PUGH           PATRICK H      32   M         CARPENTER                NC
 37  9    9   THOMPSON       ROBERT *       22   M         FARMER                   TN
 38  9    9   THOMPSON       ANN E          18   F                                  TN
 39  10   10  RUDDER         ELIZABETH      40   F                        450       TN
 40  11   11  WOOD           WILLIAM A      27   M         FARMER         1,000     NC
 41  11   11  WOOD           PARMELIA       26   F                                  VA

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