Census: 1840 PA Census: Bedford County, Bedford Borough Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Kathie Kline. kkline@trib.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. _____________________________________________________ 1840 Census Categories are listed below. The data in this listing is for those sections which had entries other than 0 or - . Age data (eg. 5-10) should be read as five years of age to under ten. Free white persons including heads of families Males: Under 5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-60, 60-70, 70-80, 80-90, 90-100, 100+ [13 columns in all] Females: Under 5, 5-10, 10-15,15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-60, 60-70, 70-80, 80-90, 90-100, 100+ [13 columns in all] Free Colored Persons Males: Under 10, 10-24, 24-35, 35-55, 55-100, 100+ [6 columns in all] Females: Under 10, 10-24, 24-35, 35-55, 55-100, 100+ [6 columns in all] BEDFORD BOROUGH page 232 John Martin 1 m 30-40 1 f -5 1 f 20-30 George Foster 1 m 5-10, 1 m 15-20, 1 m 20-30, 1 m 70-80 2 f 10-15, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 30-40, 1 f 50-60 James Davison 1 m 15-20, 1 m 20-30 1 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 20-30, 1 f 50-60 Mary Houser 1 m 20-30 1 f 20-30, 1 f 50-60 Martha Campbell 1 f 60-70 John H Rush 2 m 5-10, 1 m 30-40 1 f -5, 1 f 30-40 John Lowerbaugh 1 m 5-10, 1 m 10-15, 1 m 40-50 2 f 10-15, 1 f 30-40 Mary Murdorf 1 m 15-20 1 f 20-30, 1 f 50-60 Hiram Lentz 1 m -5, 1 m 20-30 1 f 20-30 Fred'k Minka 3 m 15-20, 1 m 20-30, 1 m 30-40 1 f 15-20 Elizabeth Stewart 1 m -5, 1 m 20-30 1 f -5, 1 f 20-30, 1 f 50-60 Alexr Henry 1 m -5, 1 m 30-40 1 f -5, 2 f 5-10, 1 f 30-40 Danl Mogan 1 m 5-10, 1 m 30-40 1 f 10-15, 1 f 20-30 William Reily 2 m -5, 1 m 20-30 1 f 20-30 Wm. Fletcher 2 m -5, 1 m 5-10, 1 m 30-40, 1 m 60-70 1 f 5-10, 1 f 30-40 free colored persons - 1 m 36-55 William Piper 1 m 5-10, 2 m 10-15, 1 m 40-50 2 f 10-15, 1 f 30-40 Elizabeth Mason 1 m -5, 1 m 10-15 1 f -5, 1 f 30-40 Ann I Metzgard 1 m -5, 1 m 5-10, 1 m 20-30, 2 m 30-40 1 f 5-10, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30 Simon Cook 1 m -5, 2 m 5-10, 1 m 15-20, 1 m 20-30, 1 m 40-50 2 f 10-15, 1 f 20-30, 1 f 40-50, 1 f 60-70 Walker Pinkerton 1 m -5, 1 m 30-40 1 f -5, 1 f 20-30 John Cain 2 m 10-15, 1 m 15-20, 1 m 40-50 1 f 40-50 Elijah Adams 1 m 10-15, 1 m 15-20, 1 m 20-30 1 f 10-15, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 30-40, 1 f 50-60 Nicholas Lyons 1 m -5, 1 m 5-10, 2 m 20-30, 1 m 30-40, 1 m 40-50 1 f 10-15, 1 f 15-20, 2 f 20-30 free colored persons - 1 m 10-24 Andrew Shaupp 1 m -5, 1 m 30-40 1 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 20-30 James Miller 1 m -5, 1 m 20-30 1 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30 Julian Light 1 f 50-60 Robt. Flyan 1 m -5, 2 m 5-10, 1 m 10-15, 1 m 30-40 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30, 1 f 30-40 Jacob Bollinger 1 m -5, 1 m 5-10, 1 m 15-20, 1 m 40-50 2 f 5-10, 1 f 10-15, 1 f 30-40 Alonzo Robins 2 m -5, 1 m 20-30 1 f 30-40 Catharine Fetterly 1 m 10-15 1 f 5-10, 2 f 10-15, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30 page 233 John Wolfrom 1 m -5, 1 m 30-40 3 f -5, 2 f 5-10, 1 f 30-40 Jacob Balor 2 m 20-30, 1 m 60-70 1 f 5-10, 2 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30, 1 f 50-60, 1 f 70-80 Robt Gibson 1 m 10-15, 3 m 20-30, 1 m 50-60 2 f 15-20 Saml Bagly 1 m -5, 1 m 20-30 1 f -5, 1 f 10-15, 1 f 30-40 Wm. Milburn 1 m 10-15, 1 m 15-20, 1 m 50-60 2 f 10-15, 1 f 50-60 free colored persons - 1 m 36-55 William Tate 1 m 15-20, 30-40 1 f -5, 1 f 20-30 Peter Aaron 1 m -5, 1 m 10-15, 1 m 30-40 1 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 20-30 Valentine Gray 2 m 20-30 1 f 15-20 Naomi Herns 1 m -5, 1 m 10-15 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30, 1 f 30-40 free colored persons - 1 f 56-100 John Brengle 1 m -5, 1 m 5-10, 1 m 50-60 2 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 2 f 10-15, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 40-50 Humphrey Dillon 1 m 20-30, 1 m 50-60 1 f 15-20, 1f 40-50 free colored persons - 1 m -10, 1 f 10-25 Laurence Taliafers 1 m 40-50 1 f 5-10, 1 f 30-40 free colored persons - 1 m -10, 1 m 10-24, 3 f -10, 1 f 10-24, 1 f 36-55 Lewis W Smith 1 m -5, 1 m 10-15, 1 m 30-40 1 f -5, 1 f 10-15, 1 f 30-40 free colored persons - 1 f 10-24 Joseph Nowel 1 m 30-40 2 f 5-10, 1 f 20-30 Gibson Coon 1 m -5, 1 m 20-30 1 f 15-20 Henry Stevens 1 m 20-30 1 f 20-30 Mary McMurry 1 m 5-10 1 f 5-10, 1 f 20-30, 1 f 50-60 Joseph B Noble 1 m -5, 1 m 5-10, 1 m 20-30 2 f 20-30 Edmund Peal 1 m 10-15, 1 m 15-20, 1 m 30-40 1 f 5-10, 2 f 15-20, 1 f 30-40 John Arnold 1 m -5, 1 m 5-10, 3 m 15-20, 3 m 30-40 2 f -5, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 30-40 E E Allan 1 m 30-40 1 f 30-40 Solomon Filler 1 m 5-10, 1 m 10-15, 2 m 15-20, 3 m 20-30, 1 m 40-50 2 f -5, 2 f 5-10, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 30-40 free colored persons - 1 m -10 F B Barclay 1 m -5, 2 m 5-10, 2 m 10-15, 1 m 30-40, 1 m 40-50 1 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 30-40, 1 f 40-50 free colored persons - 1 m -10 Joshua Mower 1 m -5, 1 m 20-30 1 f -5, 1 f 20-30 David Lyons 1 m 5-10, 1 m 10-15, 1 m 40-50 1 f 10-15, 1 f 30-40 James Russell 1 m 10-15, 2 m 20-30, 1 m 50-60 1 f 5-10, 1 f 50-60 free colored persons - 1 m 24-36 Job Hill 1 m -5, 1 m 20-30 1 f -5, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30 Henrietta Fishburn 1 f 10-15, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 50-60, 1 f 70-80 Wm Daugherty 1 m 20-30 1 f 20-30 William Hiller 2 m -5, 1 m 5-10, 1 m 10-15, 1 m 15-20, 1 m 50-60 1 f 5-10, 2 f 10-15, 2 f 15-20, 1 f 40-50 page 234 John Reimund 1 m 40-50, 1 m 70-80 1 f 60-70 Sol. Reimund 1 m 20-30, 1 m 80-90 1 f 20-30, 1 f 40-50 Henry Arnold 1 m 10-15, 1 m 15-20, 1 m 30-40 2 f -5, 1 f 30-40 Jacob Zimmers 1 m 20-30 1 f -5, 1 f 20-30 Henry Rimund 1 m 60-70 1 f 30-40 Henry Duff 3 m 20-30, 1 m 40-50 1 f 5-10, 1 f 15-20 Mary Burns 1 f 60-70 Conrad Border 1 m 30-40 2 f -5, 1 f 20-30 James Callahan 2 m -5, 1 m 30-40 1 f 20-30 Mary Helm 1 m 5-10 1 f 10-15, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 30-40 Saml Vondersmith 1 m 10-15, 1 m 15-20, 1 m 20-30, 1 m 50-60 1 f 5-10, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 40-50 Geo. Weidel 2 m 20-30 1 f 15-20 John Mower 1 m -5, 1 m 5-10, 1 m 30-40 1 f 5-10, 1 f 40-50 Wm. Chapman 1 m 15-20, 1 m 50-60 1 f 15-20, 1 f 40-50 Henry Gensley 1 m 30-40 2 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 20-30 George Lidy 1 m 40-50 1 f 5-10, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 30-40 Saml Brown 1 m 40-50 1 f 10-15, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 30-40 John Seiler 1 m -5, 1 m 5-10, 1 m 20-30 1 f -5, 1 f 20-30 Ann Williams 1 m 10-15 1 f 10-15, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30, 1 f 40-50 Phoebe Bowman 1 m 20-30 1 f 15-20, 1 f 50-60 Michl. Reimund 2 m 15-20, 1 m 30-40 2 f 20-30 Wm. Jackson 1 m -5, 1 m 20-30 1 f -5, 1 f 20-30 Thos. I Harris 1 m 40-50 1 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 20-30 James Cessna 1 m -5, 1 m 15-20, 1 m 20-30, 1 m 40-50 1 f 20-30 William Clark 1 m 10-15, 1 m 20-30, 2 m 30-40, 1 m 40-50 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30, 1 f 40-50, 1 f 50-60, 1 f 70-80 free colored persons - 1 f -10 Joseph May 1 m -5, 1 m 10-15, 1 m 15-20, 4 m 20-30, 2 m 50-60 1 f 5-10, 1 f 10-15, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 40-50 Saml. Waters 1 m -5, 2 m 5-10, 1 m 20-30, 2 m 30-40, 1 m 40-50, 1 m 50-60 1f -5, 1 f 5-10, 2 f 15-20, 1 f 30-40 David Mann 1 m 15-20, 2 m 20-30, 1 m 50-60 1 f 30-40, 1 f 40-50 Chas. McDowell 1 m 10-15, 1 m 20-30, 1 m 40-50 1 f 15-20, 1 f 40-50 Saml. Claar 2 m 10-15, 1 m 40-50 1 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 30-40, 1 f 80-90 page 235 Jas T Morrison 1 m 60-70 1 f 10-15, 1f 40-50 free colored persons 1 m 10-24, 1 f 10-24 Joseph Filler 1 m 5-10, 3 m 15-20, 2 m 20-30, 1 m 40-50 2 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30, 1 f 30-40 free colored persons 1 m 55-100, 1 f 24-36. 1 f 36-55 William Watson 1 m -5, 1 m 20-30 1 f -5, 2 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30 free colored persons 1 m 10-24 Geo. Burd 1 m 50-60 1 f 15-20, 1 f 40-50 free colored persons 1 f 24-36 Jno. Whitehead 1 m 15-20, 2 m 20-30, 1 m 40-50 1 f 40-50 free colored persons 2 m 24-36, 1 f -10, 2 f 24-36 George Espy 1 m 40-50 1 f 10-15, 1 f 30-40 Geo. R Holsinger 1 m -5, 1 m 30-40 1 f 5-10, 1 f 20-30 free colored persons 1 f 24-36 Collin Loyer 3 m 15-20, 3 m 20-30, 1 m 30-40 1 f 20-30 James Reamer 2 m -5, 2 m 20-30 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30 Joseph Wolf 1 m -5, 2 m 5-10, 1 m 15-20, 1 m 20-30, 1 m 40-50 1 f -5, 3 f 10-15, 1 f 30-40 Isreal Morgan 1 m 20-30 1 f 5-10, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30 John G Martin 2 m -5, 1 m 5-10, 1 m 10-15, 1 m 30-40 1 f 10-15, 1 f 20-30 Jas. Shillington 1 m -5, 1 m 30-40 1 f 20-30 E L Anderson 2 m -5, 1 m 20-30, 1 m 30-40 2 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30 free colored persons 1 m 10-24 J W Duncan 1 m 10-15, 1 m 15-20, 3 m 20-30, 1 m 30-40 1 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 30-40 free colored persons 1 m 10-24, 1 m 36-55, 1 f 10-24, 1 f 24-36 William Lyon 1 m -5, 2 m 5-10, 1 m 15-20, 1 m 30-40 1 f 15-20 free colored persons 2 m 10-24 John Ottinger 1 m -5, 1 m 30-40 2 f -5, 1 f 20-30 Joseph Ottinger 2 m -5, 2 m 5-10, 3 m 15-20, 5 m 20-30, 2 m 30-40 1 f 5-10, 3 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30 free colored persons 1 m -10 1 m 10-24 Thos. B Miller 1 m 5-10, 1 m 30-40 2 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 2 f 10-15, 1 f 30-40 John Young 1 m -5, 2 m 10-15, 1 m 15-20, 2 m 30-40, 1m 40-50 1 f -5, 2 f 5-10, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 30-40 free colored persons 2 f 24-36 Christopher Riley 2 m 10-15, 1m 30-40, 1 m 60-70 1 f 20-30, 1 f 60-70 Geo. Funk 1 m 30-40, 1 m 50-60, 1 m 60-70 2 f 30-40 Anthony Stiffler 1 m 10-15, 1 m 40-50 2 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 10-15, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 40-50 John Riley 1 m 60-70 1 f 30-40, 1 f 60-70 John Claar 1 m 30-40, 1 m 60-70 1 f 60-70 Saml Radebaugh 1 m 20-30 1 f 20-30 Jacob Radebaugh 1 m 20-30, 1 m 60-70 1 f 15-20, 1 f 50-60 Martha Mullen 1 m 10-15, 3 m 15-20, 1 m 20-30 1 f 10-15, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 40-50 Jacob Rineman 1 m -5, 1 m 20-30 1 f 20-30 Mary Zimmers 1 f 20-30, 1 f 30-40, 1 f 50-60 page 236 Jacob Criegbaum 1 m 30-40 1 f -5, 1 f 20-30 Thoas. R Gettys 1 m 10-15, 1 m 20-30, 1 m 50-60 1 f 15-20, 2 f 20-30, 1 f 50-60 Saml Deafebaugh 1 m -5, 1 m 10-15, 1 m 30-40 2 f -5, 1 f 10-15, 1 f 20-30 Jacob Ober 1 m 10-15, 1 m 15-20, 1 m 40-50 2 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 2 f 10-15, 1 f 30-40 Wm. Hanagan 1 m 30-40 2 f -5, 1 f 20-30 William Stahl 1 m -5, 1 m 5-10, 2 m 15-20, 2 m 20-30, 1 m 40-50, 1 m 50-60 1 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30 Wm. Crieghbaum 1 m 30-40, 1 m 60-70 1 f 60-70 Elizabeth Mower 2 m 15-20, 1 m 20-30 1 f 20-30, 1 f 50-60 Mary McGinley 1 m -5, 1 m 15-20, 1 m 20-30 1 f 10-15, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 40-50 Danl. Shook 2 m -5, 1 m 30-40 1 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 20-30 Sarah Fulford 1 m 20-30 1 f 20-30, 1 f 50-60 Mary Walker 1 m 5-10 1 f 10-15, 1 f 30-40 Andr. Middleton 1 m 20-30 1 f -5, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30 Saml. Crummel 2 m -5, 1 m 30-40 1 f 5-10, 1 f 20-30 Danl. Crummel 1 m -5, 1 m 10-15, 1 m 20-30, 1 m 30-40 2 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 30-40, 1 f 60-70 Martin Berks 1 m 30-40 1 f 30-40 Catharine Powell 1 f -5, 1 f 30-40 Saml. Bagley 1 m 20-30, 1 m 60-70 1 f 15-20, 1 f 60-70 Mary Feight 1 f 20-30, 1 f 50-60 Rose Poorman 1 m 15-20 1 f 50-60 Catharine Thomas 1 f 5-10, 1 f 40-50 Levi Agnew 2 m 5-10, 1 m 30-40 1 f 5-10, 1 f 10-15, 1 f 30-40 William Bercher 1 m -5, 1 m 40-50 1 f 20-30 Thomas Ray 1 m 15-20, 1 m 20-30 1 f 10-15, 1 f 20-30, 1 f 60-70 John Brice 1 m 30-40, 1 m 80-90 2 f 20-30 free colored persons 1 m 10-24 John Claar 1 m -5, 1 m 5-10, 1 m 20-30, 1 m 40-50 1 f -5 John Over 1 m -5, 1 m 10-15, 1 m 40-50 1 f 5-10, 3 f 15-20, 1 f 40-50 Thos. Hinton 1 m 40-50 1 f 30-40 John Sanson 1 m -5, 2 m 5-10, 2 m 10-15, 1 m 40-50 1 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 30-40 Danl Shook 1 m 10-15, 2 m 15-20, 3 m 20-30, 1 m 30-40, 1 m 50-60 1 f 10-15, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 50-60 page 237 John Lyseck 1 m 20-30, 1 m 30-40 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30 free colored persons 1 m 24-36 Sarah Minnich 1 f 15-20, 1 f 30-40 George Rimer 1 m 20-30 1 f 20-30 Peter Radebaugh 2 m -5, 1 m 20-30, 1 m 30-40 1 f -5, 2 f 5-10, 1 f 10-15, 1 f 20-30 A I Cline 2 m -5, 1 m 5-10, 1 m 40-50 1 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 30-40 free colored persons 1 f 24-36 Wm. Gephard 1 m -5, 6 m 20-30 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30 Saml. Border 1 m -5, 1 m 20-30 1 f 15-20 Danl.Lybarger 1 m 20-30, 1 m 60-70 1 f 30-40, 1 f 60-70 Danl. Herring 1 m 40-50 1 f 15-20, 1 f 30-40 Laurence Harman 2 m 5-10, 2 m 10-15, 1 m 15-20, 1 m 20-30, 1 m 40-50 1 f 5-10, 2 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30, 1 f 40-50 Margt. Zimmers 1 m 10-15 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30, 1 f 40-50 Wm. Ottinger 1 m -5, 1 m 5-10, 1 m 30-40 1 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 20-30 free colored persons 1 m 24-36 Jno. A Blodget 1 m 40-50 2 f 10-15, 1 f 30-40 Jno. H. Hofins 1 m 10-15, 1 m 15-20, 2 m 20-30, 1 m 50-60 1 f 50-60 Jacob Ziegler 1 m 20-30 1 f -5, 1 f 20-30 Williams Bowls 1 m 10-15, 1 m 30-40 1 f 30-40 Alex. McClintick 3 m -5, 1 m 15-20, 1 m 20-30 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30 Geo. Blymire 2 m 15-20, 2 m 20-30, 1 m 40-50 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30 Wm. C. Logan 1 m -5, 1 m 20-30 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30 free colored persons 1 f 10-24 Geo. W Bowman 1 m 10-15, 2 m 20-30 1 f -5, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30 Dorothy Graham free colored persons 1 m 36-55, 1 f 55-100 Laurence Jamison 1 m -5, 1 m 5-10, 2 m 30-40, 1 m 40-50, 1 m 80-90 1 f -5, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 20-30, 1 f 30-40, 1 f 60-70 Job Mann 1 m 40-50 1 f 10-15, 1 f 20-30, 1 f 40-50 free colored persons 1 m -10 Eldridge Bradburg 1 m 30-40 1 f 20-30, 1 f 60-70 John Rimby 1 m 40-50 1 f -5, 1 f 10-15, 1f 20-30 Jacob Slentz 1 m -5, 1 m 30-40 1 f 20-30 Violet Calahan free colored persons 1m -10, 1 m 10-24, 1 f -10, 1 f 36-55