Marion Co TOC

The Enumeration Date for the 1850 Census was 1 Jun 1850 with five months to complete the census. All information was to be accurate as of June 1, 1850.

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IMPORTANT NOTE: James Cowdry was the census taker for the 1850 census. Although the Instructions for Enumerators instructed the census taker to divide the schedules by townships Mr. Cowdry did not. Rather his schedules cover the whole of Marion Co and he listed a one or two letter abbreviation under the head of household's name to designate the township the family resided in. The township designations are NOT listed in the following transcription. Please refer to the actual schedules.

The schedules for this census are extremely neat and often the householder's townships noted were not next to each other. The digitized schedule images are almost certainly a copy and not the originals. On this census it's almost impossible to determine neighbors. Rely on other censuses to determine neighbors.

Columns -
1= Dwelling number
2= Family number. When two or more families live together each family was to be assigned a number. Mr. Cowdrey did this for only one family. On the next line in column 2 is the township designation.
3=Individual's Last Name. Names in ( ) are maiden names submitted by Constance
4=Individual's First Name
5=Age at last birthday. For children less than one year old their age is given in months (M=Months). The 1850 Census year is Jun 1849-May 1850. A child listed as 1M (1 month old) would have been born in Jun 1849.
6=Individual's Sex
7=Individual's Occupation & other information. Occupation or trade was to be listed for all males over the age of 15. A wife's occupation is assumed to be "Keeping House" and is not listed. The race for non-White free individuals. Medical Condition if any. M-Y=the individual was married within the Census year.
8=Value of the individual's Real Estate. Ten't=Tenant; Rent=Renter
9=State (or country) the individual was born in. It is difficult to decipher the state. For example MO & MS are almost impossible to tell apart. unk=unknown
10=Education: If the individual attended school at any time in the census year (school). For all individuals over the age of 20 whether they can Read & Write. NoRW=the individual cannot read & write.

Page numbers: The 1850 census schedules were printed on both sides of a page and were bound together. The front of a schedule page has a stamped page number located on the upper section on the right side of the page and the backside of the schedule page is not numbered. The page with the number is designated as A and the back undernumber page is designated as B. Marion County's census begins on page 309A. I have numbered the pages of the census in order and included the stamped numbers. example: Page 1 (309A)

The date shown beside the page number is the date the family was visited. (Keep in mind the information was to be accurate as of June 1st and not the visitation date)

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