1840 Federal Census, Harrison County, Kentucky (File 18 of 18) The USGenWeb Archives provide genealogical and historical data to the general public without fee or charge of any kind. It is intended that this material not be used in a commercial manner. All submissions become part of the permanent collection. Abstracted by David Anderson, September 2000 from public records. Edited and formatted by Kelly Courtney-Blizzard, October 2000. Submitted by David Anderson September 30, 2000. A volunteer has not yet been found to proofread this transcription. If you are interested in doing this please contact the USGW Census Project. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. dandersn@c-zone.net This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project. ____________________________________________________________________________ This is the 1840 federal census for Harrison County, Kentucky ____________________________________________________________________________ Census_Year 1840 Microfilm # M704-113 State Kentucky County Harrison District Not Listed Enumerator Henry Thompson; Perry Whewill ============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Employ Employ Military White White White White White White Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Employ Employ Nav of Profesr Service Deaf & Deaf & Deaf & Insane Insane Deaf & Deaf & Deaf & Insane Insane Head of Household Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Males Males Males Males Males Males Females Females Females Females Females Females Male Male Male Male Male Male Female Female Female Female Female Female Employ Employ Employ Manf'r Nav of Lakes & and Pensioner Dumb Dumb Dumb Public Private Dumb Dumb Dumb Public Private University # of Academic or # of Primary & # of Page # Line # Last Name First Name 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100+ 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100+ 0-9 10-23 24-35 36-54 55-100 100+ 0-9 10-23 24-35 36-54 55-100 100+ 0-9 10-23 24-35 36-54 55-100 100+ 0-9 10-23 24-35 36-54 55-100 100+ Mining Agricul Commerc Trades Oceans Rivers Engneer Name Age 0-13 14-25 25+ Blind Charge Charge 0-13 14-25 25+ Blind Charge Charge or College Studnts Grammr School Studnts Common Schools Studnts Remarks ============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= 171 1 Fightmaster John 1 1 1 3 1 1 25 171 2 James George 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 11 1 171 3 Simpson Moses 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 171 4 Halton George W. 2 1 1 1 5 1 171 5 Harding William D. 3 2 1 2 1 1 10 2 171 6 Edwards Thomas 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 171 7 Edwards James 2 1 1 1 1 6 1 171 8 Stone John 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 12 3 171 9 Townsend William 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 9 1 171 10 Rankin Thomas H. 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 1 171 11 Waller Edward 1 1 1 3 171 12 Coleman Whitehead 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 1 3 2 1 21 7 171 13 Coleman Francis S. 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 6 171 14 Miller Pugh 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 3 171 15 Clements Joseph 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 171 16 Denny William 1 1 1 3 1 171 17 Collier John 2 1 2 1 6 1 171 18 Olran Fieltine 1 1 1 3 1 171 19 Doan Benjamin 1 1 1 3 1 171 20 Doan Hormain 1 1 3 1 6 1 171 21 King Joshua 2 2 1 2 1 8 3 171 22 King Daniel 1 2 1 1 5 3 171 23 King Jane 1 1 1 3 171 24 Mozee Arthur 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 10 3 171 25 Swineford Hezekiel 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 5 171 26 Blask James 3 1 1 5 3 171 27 Dudley Robert W. 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 2 2 16 8 171 28 Pixter Richard W. 1 1 2 1 5 8 1 1 1 23 5 171 29 Berry George W. 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 2 171 30 Adams James H. 2 1 1 1 5 171 31 Swineford John 1 1 1 1 1 5 171 32 21 17 13 8 17 9 5 6 1 1 17 12 13 5 14 8 6 2 1 1 1 1 1 15 18 3 3 1 8 8 7 3 246 63 4 1 25 ============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Employ Employ Military White White White White White White Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Employ Employ Nav of Profesr Service Deaf & Deaf & Deaf & Insane Insane Deaf & Deaf & Deaf & Insane Insane Head of Household Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Males Males Males Males Males Males Females Females Females Females Females Females Male Male Male Male Male Male Female Female Female Female Female Female Employ Employ Employ Manf'r Nav of Lakes & and Pensioner Dumb Dumb Dumb Public Private Dumb Dumb Dumb Public Private University # of Academic or # of Primary & # of Page # Line # Last Name First Name 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100+ 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100+ 0-9 10-23 24-35 36-54 55-100 100+ 0-9 10-23 24-35 36-54 55-100 100+ 0-9 10-23 24-35 36-54 55-100 100+ 0-9 10-23 24-35 36-54 55-100 100+ Mining Agricul Commerc Trades Oceans Rivers Engneer Name Age 0-13 14-25 25+ Blind Charge Charge 0-13 14-25 25+ Blind Charge Charge or College Studnts Grammr School Studnts Common Schools Studnts Remarks ============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= 172 1 Swineford William 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 8 2 1 20 172 2 Lizer Nancy 1 1 2 172 3 Black James 1 1 1 3 1 172 4 McNees Abraham 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 3 172 5 Mershon Albert G. 2 1 1 1 5 172 6 Dillson Lewis 2 1 1 1 1 6 3 172 7 Carr Samuel 1 1 1 2 1 6 172 8 Perrin Josephsen Senr 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 2 172 9 Perrin Josephsen Junr 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 14 6 172 10 Martin Catherine 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 6 172 11 Harding Elizabeth 1 1 1 1 4 172 12 Liges Peter 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 33 172 13 Black William 1 1 1 1 4 1 172 14 Black Samuel 1 1 1 172 15 Martin Joseph 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 8 3 172 16 Hicks A. Jackson 1 1 2 4 1 172 17 Martin Rankin 1 1 1 3 1 172 18 Debruler Jacob 1 1 2 1 5 2 172 19 Debruler James 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 172 20 Debruler Elijah 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 8 1 172 21 Slade John 1 1 1 3 1 172 22 Slade James 2 1 1 1 1 6 1 172 23 Blair Joseph 2 1 1 1 5 2 172 24 Hicks James 1 1 1 3 1 172 25 Jankins Brockman 1 1 2 1 172 26 Bell William 1 1 1 1 4 1 172 27 Gruwell William C. 1 1 2 1 1 6 1 172 28 Humphrey David 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 172 29 Ekler Sarah 1 1 1 1 2 1 7 3 172 30 Ekler John 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 10 3 172 31 Newell Hugh 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 3 172 32 17 9 6 8 18 5 6 2 3 1 1 10 11 10 8 15 8 4 3 3 1 5 4 3 1 2 1 4 2 2 179 48 4 1 20 ============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Employ Employ Military White White White White White White Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Employ Employ Nav of Profesr Service Deaf & Deaf & Deaf & Insane Insane Deaf & Deaf & Deaf & Insane Insane Head of Household Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Males Males Males Males Males Males Females Females Females Females Females Females Male Male Male Male Male Male Female Female Female Female Female Female Employ Employ Employ Manf'r Nav of Lakes & and Pensioner Dumb Dumb Dumb Public Private Dumb Dumb Dumb Public Private University # of Academic or # of Primary & # of Page # Line # Last Name First Name 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100+ 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100+ 0-9 10-23 24-35 36-54 55-100 100+ 0-9 10-23 24-35 36-54 55-100 100+ 0-9 10-23 24-35 36-54 55-100 100+ 0-9 10-23 24-35 36-54 55-100 100+ Mining Agricul Commerc Trades Oceans Rivers Engneer Name Age 0-13 14-25 25+ Blind Charge Charge 0-13 14-25 25+ Blind Charge Charge or College Studnts Grammr School Studnts Common Schools Studnts Remarks ============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= 173 1 Scott James 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 173 2 Barlow Thomkins 2 2 1 2 1 1 9 1 173 3 Liebton John 1 1 2 1 173 4 Craigmill Americus 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 173 5 Ekler James L. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 3 173 6 Taylor Amstead 3 1 1 1 1 7 1 173 7 Taylor William 1 1 1 1 3 1 8 2 173 8 Taylor Tepley 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 10 4 173 9 Alemig Moz 1 1 1 3 173 10 Martin Edward W. 3 1 1 6 1 173 11 Vondic Bernard 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 16 5 173 12 Wiggins Archibald 1 1 1 1 4 2 173 13 Garnett Moses 1 1 1 5 2 173 14 Keith Phillip 1 1 1 1 1 5 173 15 Weaver George 1 1 1 3 1 7 1 173 16 Martin John Snr 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 173 17 Humble Simon 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 3 173 18 Kimsbrough Robert 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 173 19 McGee Peterson Snr 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 2 2 3 18 8 173 20 Frazier Joel C. 1 2 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 1 16 6 1 173 21 Teske Lucian W. B. 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 2 1 16 7 1 173 22 Hamilton John 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 173 23 Hamilton Leftm* 1 1 1 2 1 6 1 173 24 Magee Armin 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 11 2 173 25 Redmon Charles 1 1 1 3 1 4 2 3 2 1 18 8 173 26 Smith Stan 1 1 1 2 1 1 7 3 173 27 Hoppes John 1 1 1 1 4 1 173 28 Joltin James 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 9 5 173 29 Dills Samuel 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 10 3 173 30 deGraves Adel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 173 31 Ellis William Snr 1 1 2 1 1 6 173 32 23 16 13 7 13 5 4 5 3 2 15 9 6 5 13 15 4 3 3 1 21 18 8 6 13 15 6 1 256 71 7 2 ============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Employ Employ Military White White White White White White Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White White Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Colored Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Slaves Employ Employ Nav of Profesr Service Deaf & Deaf & Deaf & Insane Insane Deaf & Deaf & Deaf & Insane Insane Head of Household Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Males Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Females Males Males Males Males Males Males Females Females Females Females Females Females Male Male Male Male Male Male Female Female Female Female Female Female Employ Employ Employ Manf'r Nav of Lakes & and Pensioner Dumb Dumb Dumb Public Private Dumb Dumb Dumb Public Private University # of Academic or # of Primary & # of Page # Line # Last Name First Name 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100+ 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100+ 0-9 10-23 24-35 36-54 55-100 100+ 0-9 10-23 24-35 36-54 55-100 100+ 0-9 10-23 24-35 36-54 55-100 100+ 0-9 10-23 24-35 36-54 55-100 100+ Mining Agricul Commerc Trades Oceans Rivers Engneer Name Age 0-13 14-25 25+ Blind Charge Charge 0-13 14-25 25+ Blind Charge Charge or College Studnts Grammr School Studnts Common Schools Studnts Remarks ============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= 174 1 County ex. of town Totals 383 309 282 231 341 210 145 85 51 26 9 2 431 314 258 227 320 207 141 80 46 26 7 1 10 13 5 10 6 2 6 2 7 1 13 174 2 Cynthania Totals 34 35 30 50 56 35 23 16 4 1 34 32 37 37 45 37 19 12 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 ============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= The last page has the following statements along with totals for County, exclusive of the town of Cynthania: "The numbers of persons within my division consisting of five thousand seven hundred & ninety appears in the foregoing schedule Subscribed by me this 20th day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty." Signed: Perry Wherritt The spelling of the assistant marshall seems to change on each page it is written. "We hereby certify that a correct coppy of the above schedule signed by the said Perry Wherritt has been set up at two of the most public places within the Division open to the inspection of all concerned." Signed: Wm W. Trimble R. Rankin