1850 Census of Letcher County, KY p.143a
1850 Census of Letcher County, KY p.143a
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Abstracted by Brian K. Caudill, ©1999 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 7th Census of the United States in 1850.

Submitted by Brian K. Caudill, June 14, 1999. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded.
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This is the 1850 federal census for Letcher County, KY.

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:  KY  COUNTY:  Letcher  DIVISION:  District 1  REEL NO:  M432-209  PAGE NO:  143a
REFERENCE:  Enumerated on the 20th day of Aug. 1850 by J. M. Burns.
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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   1    1   Dickson        Thos           55   M         Farmer         600       Virginia
 2   1    1   Dickson        Sarah          27   F                                  Virginia                      X
 3   1    1   Dickson        Jeremiah       23   M         Farmer                   Kentucky
 4   1    1   Dickson        Isaac          19   M         Farmer                   Kentucky
 5   1    1   Dickson        John           28   M         Farmer         50        Kentucky
 6   2    2   Dickson        James          25   M         Farmer         300       Kentucky
 7   2    2   Dickson        Susanah        25   F                                  Kentucky                      X
 8   2    2   Dickson        John           5    M                                  Kentucky
 9   2    2   Dickson        Nancy          3    F                                  Kentucky
 10  2    2   Dickson        James          1    M                                  Kentucky
 11  2    2   Cooper         Jeremiah       13   M                                  Kentucky
 12  3    3   Sumner         James          50   M         Farmer         800       Kentucky                      X
 13  3    3   Sumner         Nancy          50   F                                  Kentucky                      X
 14  3    3   Sumner         Levi           25   M                                  Kentucky                      X    X
                   REMARKS:  "Insane" is written in Column 13.
 15  3    3   Sumner         Stephen        16   M         Farmer                   Indiana                 X
 16  3    3   Sumner         Polly          20   F                                  Indiana           X
 17  3    3   Sumner         Elijah         12   M                                  Kentucky
 18  3    3   Sumner         John           10   M                                  Kentucky
 19  3    3   Sumner         James          8    M                                  Kentucky
 20  3    3   Sumner         Sarah          6    F                                  Kentucky
 21  3    3   Sumner         Robin          4    M                                  Kentucky
 22  3    3   Sumner         Eliza          11/12 F                                 Kentucky
 23  3    3   Sumner         Judah          1/12 F                                  Kentucky
 24  4    4   Pratt          Henry          41   M         Farmer         250       Virginia
 25  4    4   Pratt          Sila           38   F                                  Kentucky
 26  4    4   Pratt          John           20   M         Farmer                   Kentucky
 27  4    4   Pratt          Anna           19   F                                  Kentucky
 28  4    4   Pratt          Susan          13   F                                  Kentucky
 29  4    4   Pratt          Stephen        12   M                                  Kentucky
 30  4    4   Pratt          Wilbourn       10   M                                  Kentucky
 31  4    4   Pratt          William        8    M                                  Kentucky
 32  4    4   Pratt          Elizabeth      6    F                                  Kentucky
 33  4    4   Pratt          Mariah         4    F                                  Kentucky
 34  4    4   Pratt          Nancy          2    F                                  Kentucky
 35  5    5   Hampton        Jeremiah       37   M         Farmer                   Kentucky
 36  5    5   Hampton        Mary           36   F                                  Kentucky
 37  5    5   Hampton        William        11   M                                  Kentucky
                   REMARKS:  First name is very difficult to read and may not be William.
 38  5    5   Walters        Matilda        16   F                                  Kentucky
                   REMARKS:  Index on CD shows Matilda's last name as Watters.
 39  5    5   Walters        Hiram          13   M                                  Kentucky
 40  5    5   Hampton        Polly          8    F                                  Kentucky
                   REMARKS:  No surname was shown.  Assumed to be Hampton.
 41  5    5   Hampton        John           7    M                                  Kentucky
                   REMARKS:  There appears to be a middle initial which is unreadable.
 42  5    5   Hampton        Jeremiah       6    M                                  Kentucky

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