1850 Federal census: Meridian township, Ingham Co., Michigan Transcribed and submitted by Barry L. Gibson e mail wmdodson@gateway.net copywrite 2001 Barry L. Gibson ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ingham/meridian/census/1850/m56005.txt Dwelling/Family # Family Name First Name Age Sex Occupation Birth Place 51/52 Alverson Nathan 42 M Farmer N.Y. Mary 38 F Can. Harriett 14 F Mich. Emily 11 F Mich. Cynthia 7 F N.Y. Ordelia* 4 F N.Y. Albert 2 M Mich. 41/42 Alverson Stephen D. 44 M Farmer N.Y. Eliza 47 F N.Y. Edward W. 21 M Farmer N.Y. Lovina P. ? 18 F N.Y. Henry B. 16 M Farmer N.Y. Charles P 14 M N.Y. Minerva 11 F N.Y. Thomas J. 7 M Mich Sylvester C. 1 M Mich 55/57 Angel Horace 34 M Farmer Mass. Lydia J. 27 F N.Y. Jane M. 9 F Mich Caroline R. 7 F Mich Oliver S. 6 M Mich Cornelia E. 4 F Mich 9/9 Barnes Myron W. 39 M Farmer N.Y. Esther 34 F Conn. Thomas J. 13 M N.Y. Charles W. 9 M N.Y. Alice B. 2 F Mich 61/63 Ballards Appleton 40 M Farmer N.H. Epiphena ? 40 F N.S. James A. 18 M Farmer VT Achseh S. ? 16 F VT David 14 M VT Henry 11 M Ohio Emma L. 8 F Ohio Alonzo 6 M Ohio Benjamin E. 4 M Ohio Lydia A. 1 F Mich 12/12 Bascom Willard 36 M Farmer N.Y. Hannah 34 F N.Y. Mary A. 9 F N.Y. Hannah M. 6 F Mich Lucy E. 2 F Mich Hiram H. 1/12 M Mich 42/43 Bayard Lyman 56 M Farmer Mass. Rebecca 50 F Conn. David 20 M Farmer N.Y. Henry 13 M Mich 42/44 Bayard Stephen 30 M Farmer N.Y. Catharine A. 25 F N.Y. Cory Helen 10 F N.Y. 14/14 Bennet Ambrose N. 44 M Carpenter Conn. Cynthia E. 41 F N.Y. Harriet M. 4 F N.Y. 34/35 Bigelow Horace 28 M Farmer N.Y. Almira 23 F N.Y. Helen 4 F N.Y. Sturges Augustus 20 M Farmer N.Y. Alonzo 16 M N.Y. 65/67 Blakeslee Rurl 34 M Inn keeper VT. Ann E. 25 F N.Y. Maver ? 8 F N.Y. Osler ? 6 M N.Y. Oliver 4 M N.Y. Chancy 2 M Mich Gretenberger John 35 M Farmer unk. Tev ? Edward 27 M Laborer Eng. Austin Hiram 22 M Laborer unk. ? 18 F unk. 6/6 Bray Freeman 38 M Inn keeper Can. Caroline C. 38 F Can. Charlotte 8 F Mich Phebe M 5 F Mich Susan E. 3 F Mich Jeffries Thomas 22 M Laborer N.Y. Vanderford Caleb 22 M Laborer N.Y. Kilborn Caroline C. 16 F Can. Doyle Mary J. 16 F Can. McCurdy Mary J. 17 F N.Y. 35/36 Bruce Solomon 26 M Farmer N.Y. Rowenak ? 25 F N.Y. Lorenzo 1 M Mich Smith Betsey 6 F Mich 32/33 Calkins James 31 M Farmer N.Y. Mary 24 F Mich Harriet 3 F Mich James W. 1 M Mich 31/32 Calkins Lanson 41 M Farmer N.Y. Eliza 38 F Mass. Byron 10 M N.Y. Theda M. 13 F N.Y 64/66 Callahan Samuel 43 M Farmer Virginia Melissa 33 F N.Y. Russel B. 15 M Ohio Emily 12 F Ohio Nancy A. 11 F Ohio Lester B. 9 M Ohio Clarinda 8 F Ohio Samuel 6 M Ohio David 4 M Ohio Darwin 1 M Ohio Gardner 2/12 M Mich 27/28 Carl Benjamin 38 M Farmer Maine Hannah 31 F N.Y. Jarvis 9 M N.Y. Jasper E. 3 M Mich Lucretia B. 1 F Mich 26/27 Carl Issac 36 M Farmer Maine Mary 33 F N.Y. Lydia 13 F N.Y. 29/30 Carl Samuel 40 M Farmer Maine Mariah T. 35 F N.Y. Catharine E. 17 F Mich Harriet M. 13 F Mich Sarah J. 12 F Mich Susana 9 F Mich Rachel M. 8 F Mich Mary M. 5 F Mich Adalaide 1 F Mich 22/23 Church Amy B. 44 F N.Y. Menzor B. ? 21 M Farmer N.Y. Samuel 19 M Farmer N.Y. Chester 7 M Mich Polly M. 13 F Mich Ruth 5 F Mich Amy 3 F Mich Church Squire ? 24 M Farmer N.Y. Absina ? 17 F N.Y. Betsey A. 1 F Mich 5/5 Cory Hiram D. 42 M Carpenter N.Y. Harriet 34 F N.Y. Louisa 16 F Mich Sydney H. 14 M Mich Sylvia 12 F Mich Tryphena 10 F Mich Mary Ette 8 F Mich Dennis 6 M Mich Ransom D. 3 M Mich 23/24 Cory Jacob 77 M Mass. Mavis 73 F Farmer N.Y. Eben M.L.? 31 M N.Y. Mary 14 F Farmer N.Y. 37/38 Davis Chancy 38 M Farmer N.Y. Ruth 38 F N.Y. Harland 10 M Mich James 6 M Mich Theodor 4 M Mich 38/39 Davis Olney 27 M Farmer N.Y. Martha 25 F N.Y. 21/21 Davis Parley 71 M R.I. Hesia 69 F R.I. Guile Benjamin 24 M Farmer N.Y. Ellen 19 F Ohio Henry C. 1/12 M Farmer Mich 21/22 Davis Frelove 36 F N.Y. Susan 8 F Mich Calphurnia 5 F Mich Wm. H. 3 M Mich 46/48 Doyle Samuel 59 M Farmer Can. Elizabeth 52 F N.Y. Benjamin 24 M Farmer Can. Mary J. 18 F N.Y. Harriet 14 F Can. Martha A. 12 F Can. Ellen 9 F Can. 8/8 Edgerly Americus V. 38 M Farmer N.Y. Mary A. 33 F N.Y. Scott M. 14 M N.Y. Miranda 11 F N.Y. Christina 9 F N.Y. Jane 8 F N.Y. Sarah 3 F Mich Emiline 1 F Mich 48/50 Foster Charles 25 M Farmer Eng. Christina 21 F Eng. 58/60 Freeman David 45 M Farmer N.Y. Betsey 44 F Penn. Minerva 15 F N.Y. 36/37 Gidney Stephen S. 31 M Carpenter N.J. Eliza 25 F N.Y. Mary 7 F N.Y. Sobrina 5 F N.Y. Cassius M. 4 M N.Y. Susan 3 F Mich 44/46 Hall Stephen 45 M Farmer N.Y. Mary 20 F N.Y. Henry 3 M Mich Robert 1 M Mich Vanderfords Samuel 65 M Farmer MD 28/29 Hamilton William B. 44 M Farmer VT Louisa 30 F Ohio Eli 19 M Farmer N.Y. Eben 16 M Farmer Ohio Zilpha 4 F Mich Albert 2 M Mich Amelia 7/12 F Mich 39/40 Harmon Merritt 52 M Clergyman VT Menerva 40 F N.Y. William W. 11 M N.Y. Sarah 10 F N.Y. Merritt W. 6 M Ohio Ellen 3 F Ohio 1/1 Havens Horace 41 M Farmer N.Y. Mary E. 39 F N.Y. Egbert S. 14 M N.Y. Francis E. 10 F Mich Edgar B. 7 M Mich 63/65 Hulse Joseph L. 44 M Farmer N.Y. Martha 42 F N.Y. Norman 20 M Farmer N.Y. Ann E. 18 F N.Y. Mary 15 F N.Y. Sarah A. 13 F Ohio Herman 11 M Ohio Lambert 9 M Ohio Candice 8 F Ohio Elizabeth 5 F Ohio 19/19 Humphrey Thomas 44 M Farmer Eng. Sarah 44 F N.Y. George 9 M N.Y. Walt S. 7 M N.Y. Smith Andrew 20 M Farmer N.Y. Thompson Jane 20 F N.Y. 41/40 Jeffries John 52 M Farmer Penn. Mercy 56 F N.Y. James 27 M Cabinet maker N.Y. Thomas 22 M Farmer N.Y. Francis 21 M Farmer N.Y. Emery 19 M Farmer N.Y. Emily 19 F N.Y. Elizabeth 17 F N.Y. 47/49 Kilborn Joseph M. 40 M Farmer Can. Louisa 30 F N.Y. William V. 17 M Farmer Can. Caroline C. 15 F Can. Joseph H. Jr. 14 M Can. Samuel L. 12 M Can. Emily L. 5 F Mich Phebe 69 F N.Y. 7/7 Marsh Sanford 46 M Farmer VT Aseneth 40 F N.Y. Waffel Nancy 9 F Mich Marsh Henry 7 M Mich 18/18 Mathews Daniel 83 M Farmer Conn. Lucy 77 F Conn. 17/17 Mathews George 50 M Farmer Conn. Hannah N. 39 F N.Y. Daniel A. 19 M Farmer N.Y. Robert R. 16 M Farmer N.Y. Joseph G. 12 M Mich Mary M 10 F Mich Helen M. 7 F Mich Harriet D. 3 F Mich Warren S. 1/12 M Mich 62/64 McCurdy Thomas 47 M Farmer Penn. Eleanor 46 F MD William 22 M Farmer Penn. Susan 19 F Penn. Mary J. 17 F Penn. James Wells 14 M Penn. Thomas M 12 M Penn. Agnes 10 F Penn. Ann E. 7 F Penn. Catherine 6 F Ohio 56/58 Meech Norvel 32 M Farmer N.Y. Laura 22 F N.Y. Smith Erastus 10 M Mich 45/47 Millett John M. 24 M Farmer Mich Robert D. 20 M Farmer Mich Charles 18 M Farmer Mich Little James H. 27 M Farmer VT Julia A. 25 F N.Y. Semantha 2 F Mich 25/26 Moore John 64 M Farmer Eng. Mary A. 57 F Eng. 60/62 Morrison Norris 42 M Nursery man Penn. Jane 40 F Penn. John 15 M Farmer Ohio Mary A. 14 F Ohio Maria 11 F Ohio 15/15 Morton Runa 38 M Farmer N.Y. Harriet A. 36 F N.Y. Franklin 16 M N.Y. Charlotte 15 F N.Y. Deloe 12 M Mich 57/59 Potter Jerimiah 47 M Farmer N.Y. Elizabeth 39 F N.Y. Ominda 17 F N.Y. Edwin 15 M Farmer N.Y. Lovina 12 F N.Y. Levi G. 10 M N.Y. Amelia M 8 F N.Y. Casper A. 5 M N.Y. 4/4 Procter Alonzo 35 M Farmer VT Sarah 20 F VT Asa M. 1 M Mich 2/2 Proctor Asa 66 M Farmer Mass. Alice 61 F Mass. Joseph M. 15 M School Teacher VT Charles H. 13 M Ohio 3/3 Proctor Orville 33 M Farmer VT Jane 19 F N.Y. Mandana ? 6/12 F Mich 49/51 Rogers Stephen 42 M Farmer N.Y. Harriet 37 F VT John A. 14 M N.Y. Hiram 38 M Farmer N.Y. 43/45 Saltmarch John 35 M Farmer Eng. Sarah 36 F Eng. John 11 M Eng. Sarah 9 F Eng. Samuel 4 M Eng. Loisa 1 F Mich 10/10 Smith Nathaniel 24 M Farmer N.Y. Mary 21 F N.Y. 24/25 Southwell Ezra 30 M Farmer N.Y. Harriet 31 F N.Y. Edward M. 5 M Mich Francis E. 4 M Mich 16/13 Sowle Russel D. 34 M Farmer N.Y. Mary C. 27 F N.Y. Nancy C. 6 F Mich Mary Jane 1 M Mich 20/20 Thompson Jacob S. 53 M Farmer N.Y. Barbara 48 F N.Y. Gilbert 28 M Farmer N.Y. Clark 16 M Farmer .Y. Alvah 18 M Farmer N.Y. Ellen 12 F Ohio Sylvania 5 M Ohio Flavius 1 M Mich Roberts Alvira ? 3 F Mich 30/31 Tower Alexander 29 M Farmer N.Y. Jane E. 27 F N.Y. John 5 M N.Y. 11/11 Turner Melzor 56 M Cabinet maker Maine Ann 51 F Conn. John L. 26 M Cabinet maker N.Y. Mary 18 F N.Y. 13/13 Turner William H. 28 M Farmer N.Y. Sylvinia 24 F N.Y. Melzor 4/12 M Mich 52/54 Vanderford George W. 35 M Farmer N.Y. 59/61 Waldo Epheston 41 M Farmer N.Y. Cornelia 35 F N.Y. 54/56 Wheeler Benjamin P. 42 M Farmer N.Y. Jane 36 F N.Y. Franklin 14 M Mich James R. 12 M Mich Milan 11 M Mich Eliza 6 F Mich Delia A. 5/12 F Mich 33/34 Wilmarth Asa D. 45 M Farmer N.Y. Louisa 31 F N.Y. Edward 8 M Mich Edwin D. 5 M Mich Orrin B. 4 M Mich Harvey O. 2 M Mich Lydia L. 1 F Mich Orisa 2/12 F Mich Degroff William 30 M Farmer N.Y. 51/53 Young George 28 M Farmer N.Y. Julia 27 F N.Y. Rosanita E. ? 3 F N.Y. Baxter Rusha 65 F N.Y. 53/55 Young Daniel 30 M N.Y. Lydia 25 F Penn. Perry 1 M Mich