Sullivan County, PA 1850 Federal Census: Shrewsbury Township This Census was transcribed by Fred Merrick and proofread by F. Merrick for the USGenWeb Archives Census Project, http://www.usgwarchives.net/census/ Copyright 1999 by Fred Merrick ************************************************************************ USGENWEB 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. ************************************************************************ Transcribers notes: Small T is sometimes not crossed. Small D often does not have a vertical line, looking more like a small A. Small Z in most cases looks like SE. For Example: Elizabeth often looks like Elise abeth. Double S is written old style, looking like FS. Small O and small A look very similar. A tail is sometimes added to the end of a name, looking like an S, usually after an A or D. Small H sometimes has a very short vertical, looking much like an N. In a number of places, spelling of last name varies within the same family. There are a number of places where the Dwelling and Family numbers are recorded on the wrong line. There are a couple of places where the sex is obviously wrong. There are many places where entries for Attending School, or Not Able to Read or Write are obviously on the wrong lines. All of these are mentioned in the Transcriber's Notes column. All entries double-checked, and in difficult cases, triple-checked. Where handwriting was difficult to read and spelling uncertain, entries were compared between 1850, 1860 and 1870 census records to determine the most probable spelling of names. Cross-references are mentioned in the Transcriber's Notes column. ********************************************************************************************************************** Census_Year 1850 Microfilm # 798 State PA County Sullivan Enumerated by William J. Eldred ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------------- CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: PA COUNTY: Sullivan REEL NO: 798 PAGE NO: 312A REFERENCE: October 5, 1850, Shrewsbury Twp. ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 1 1 Stroup Eli 31 M Millwright PA 2 1 1 Stroup Rebecca 28 F PA x 3 1 1 Stroup James F. M. 7 M PA 4 1 1 Stroup Mary E. 6 F PA 5 1 1 Stroup John W. 4 M PA 6 1 1 Stroup Amanda 1 F PA 7 2 2 Edkins John G. 49 M Farmer 3,000 NY 8 2 2 Edkins Alice 47 F PA 9 2 2 Edkins George 15 M PA x 10 2 2 Edkins Martha 8 F PA x 11 2 2 Edkins Jane 6 F PA x 12 3 3 Edkin Francis 45 M Farmer 1,000 NY REMARKS: 1860 census, Shrewsbury Twp., family #96 13 3 3 Edkin Judy 40 F PA 14 3 3 Edkin Thomas 20 M Farmer PA 15 3 3 Edkin Jane 18 F PA x 16 3 3 Edkin Delia 17 F PA x 17 3 3 Edkin Eliza 15 F PA x 18 3 3 Edkin Margaret 13 F PA x 19 3 3 Edkin Debrah 11 F PA x 20 3 3 Edkin Warren 9 M PA x 21 3 3 Edkin Henry 7 M PA x 22 3 3 Edkin John 5 M PA x 23 3 3 Edkin Mary 3 F PA x REMARKS: schooling as entered 24 3 3 Edkin Sarah 8/12 F PA 25 4 4 Kitchen Joseph B. 24 M Farmer 900 PA 26 4 4 Kitchen Sarah 23 F PA 27 4 4 Kitchen Elizabeth 1 F PA 28 4 4 Kitchen Clarah 1/12 F PA 29 5 5 Kitchen Robert, {Esq.} 55 M Carpenter PA 30 5 5 Kitchen Rosina 49 F PA 31 5 5 Kitchen Ann 30 F PA 32 5 5 Kitchen Sarah 18 F PA 33 5 5 Kitchen Thomas 15 M Carpenter PA x 34 6 6 Crolley Thimothy 63 M Farmer 300 Ireland 35 6 6 Crolley Elizabeth 59 F NJ x 36 6 6 Crolley Samuel 24 M REMARKS: birthplace not indicated on lines 36 & 37 37 6 6 Crolley Jane 22 F 38 7 7 Bennet John 30 M Farmer 3,500 PA 39 7 7 Bennet Lorina 23 F PA 40 7 7 Bennet Harriet E. 8/12 F PA 41 8 8 Howlet Martha 46 F PA 42 8 8 Howlet Elizabeth 19 F PA CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: PA COUNTY: Sullivan REEL NO: 798 PAGE NO: 312B REFERENCE: October 5, 1850, Shrewsbury Twp. ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 8 8 Howlet Thomas 17 M Farmer PA 2 8 8 Howlet Mary 15 F PA x 3 8 8 Howlet Charles 12 M PA x 4 8 8 Howlet Catharine 10 F PA x 5 8 8 Howlet William C. E. 7 M PA x 6 8 8 Howlet Henry C. 2 M PA x REMARKS: schooling as entered 7 9 9 Taylor Richard 43 M Farmer 2,000 PA 8 9 9 Taylor Rhody 44 F PA 9 9 9 Taylor Andrew 13 M PA x 10 9 9 Taylor William F. 11 M PA x 11 9 9 Taylor James M. 9 M PA x 12 9 9 Taylor Robert M. 6 M PA x 13 9 9 Taylor Elizabeth 3 F PA 14 9 9 Taylor Richard B. 5/12 M PA 15 10 10 Taylor Elizabeth 70 F PA 16 10 10 Baslam Rebecca 16 F B PA 17 11 11 Myers Henry 67 M Farmer 500 PA 18 11 11 Myers Hanah 38 F PA 19 11 11 Myers Marinda 3 F PA 20 11 11 Myers John A. 2 M PA 21 12 12 Johnston Robert 32 M Farmer 400 x REMARKS: birthplace not indicated on lines 21-23 22 12 12 Taylor Eliza 33 F 23 13 13 Marsh Jacob 46 M Farmer 24 13 13 Marsh Effa 43 F NJ x 25 13 13 Marsh Harriet 7 F PA x 26 13 13 Marsh Elizabeth 5 F PA 27 13 13 Marsh Eliza 2 F PA 28 14 14 Cross Samuel 49 M Farmer 800 PA 29 14 14 Cross Margaret 49 F PA x 30 14 14 Cross Joseph 16 M PA x 31 14 14 Cross Rosilia 14 F PA x 32 14 14 Cross Samuel 12 M PA x 33 14 14 Cross George W. 6 M PA 34 15 15 Taylor Frederic 58 M Farmer 400 PA 35 15 15 Taylor Ann 60 F PA 36 15 15 Taylor Debrah 17 F PA 37 16 16 Corson Elizabeth 55 F Farming 700 PA 38 16 16 Corson Susanah 27 F PA 39 16 16 Corson Henry 25 M PA 40 16 16 Corson Alfred 18 M PA 41 16 16 Corson Harriet 15 F PA 42 16 16 Corson Lucretia 13 F PA CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: PA COUNTY: Sullivan REEL NO: 798 PAGE NO: 313A REFERENCE: October 7, 1850, Shrewsbury Twp. ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 17 17 Taylor Frederick 47 M Farmer 4,000 PA 2 17 17 Taylor Margaret 47 F NY 3 17 17 Taylor Sarah 24 F PA x 4 17 17 Taylor William 21 M Farmer PA x 5 17 17 Taylor Robert 19 M Farmer PA x 6 17 17 Taylor George 17 M Farmer PA x 7 17 17 Taylor Suffiah 15 F PA x 8 17 17 Taylor Theodore 13 M PA x 9 17 17 Taylor Debrah 11 F PA x 10 17 17 Taylor Margaret 9 F PA x 11 18 18 Edkin George 55 M None 3,500 NY 12 18 18 Edkin Elizabeth 54 F PA 13 19 19 Parkes Sylvenes 79 M None CT x REMARKS: Pauper 14 19 19 Parkes Sarah 74 F VT x x REMARKS: Pauper 15 19 19 Flick Mary 66 F PA x 16 20 20 Flick Joseph 21 M PA 17 20 20 Flick Margaret 17 F PA 18 21 21 Bennett Joel 69 M Farmer 800 NJ x 19 21 21 Bennett Sarah 62 F England x 20 21 21 Bennett Ann 11 F PA x 21 22 22 Bennett George W. 28 M Farmer 300 PA 22 22 22 Bennett Sarah 24 F PA 23 22 22 Bennett Martha 4 F PA 24 22 22 Bennett Catharine 2 F PA 25 22 22 Bennett Boyd 4/12 M PA 26 23 23 Bennett Thomas 72 M Farmer 800 NJ x 27 23 23 Bennett Phebe 72 F NJ 28 23 23 Bennett Charles 27 M PA 29 23 23 Bennett Agnes 9 F PA x 30 24 24 Bennett Joseph 41 M Farmer 300 PA x 31 24 24 Bennett Sarah 30 F PA x 32 24 24 Bennett Phebe 13 F PA 33 24 24 Bennett Ruben 11 M PA 34 24 24 Bennett Charles 9 M PA 35 24 24 Bennett Lucinda 7 F PA 36 24 24 Bennett George E. 5 M PA 37 24 24 Bennett Benjamin 2 M PA 38 24 24 Bennett Mary Jane 3/12 F PA 39 25 25 Bennett William 38 M PA 40 25 25 Bennett Lorina 25 F PA x REMARKS: schooling as entered 41 25 25 Bennett John W. 6 M PA 42 25 25 Bennett Jerrod 4 M PA CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: PA COUNTY: Sullivan REEL NO: 798 PAGE NO: 313B REFERENCE: October 7, 1850, Shrewsbury Twp. ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 26 26 Bennett George L. 34 M Farmer 300 PA x 2 26 26 Bennett Lydia 35 F PA 3 26 26 Bennett Adam C. 8 M PA x 4 26 26 Bennett Harminda 2 F PA 5 26 26 Bennett Emeline 6/12 F PA 6 27 27 Hass John 21 M Farmer 250 PA x 7 27 27 Hass Elizabeth 21 F PA x 8 28 28 Taylor John 40 M Farmer PA 9 28 28 Taylor Delila 45 F PA x 10 28 28 Taylor Hanson 10 M PA x 11 28 28 Taylor Malinda 7 F PA x 12 28 28 Taylor Tileman 3 M PA 13 28 28 Taylor Uvilla 2 F PA 14 28 28 Taylor John C. 8/12 M PA 15 29 29 Little Tobias 70 M Farmer 800 NJ 16 29 29 Little Thomas 39 M NJ 17 29 29 Little Mary Ann 34 F PA 18 29 29 Little Elizabeth 14 F PA x 19 29 29 Little John W. 9 F PA x REMARKS: sex as entered 20 29 29 Little Hanah C. 7 M PA x REMARKS: sex as entered 21 29 29 Little Catharine H. 5 F PA 22 29 29 Little Sharlotte M. 4 F PA 23 29 29 Little Anna E. 4/12 F PA 24 30 30 Lissen Richard 62 M Farmer 600 Ireland 25 30 30 Lissen Margaret 35 F Ireland 26 31 31 Morgan Abraham 39 M Laborer 100 Ireland 27 31 31 Morgan Eliza 33 F Ireland 28 31 31 Wilson Margaret 35 F Ireland 29 31 31 Lisson Christopher 20 M Ireland 30 31 31 Lisson Richard 18 M Ireland 31 31 31 Lisson Mary Ann 14 F Ireland 32 31 31 Lisson Emma 11 F Ireland 33 31 31 Wilson John 3 M Ireland 34 32 32 Armstrong John 48 M Stone Mason PA 35 32 32 Armstrong Amelia 46 F PA 36 32 32 Armstrong Hanah 19 F PA 37 33 33 Jones John R. 45 M Farmer 20,000 PA 38 33 33 Jones Anna A. 38 F PA 39 33 33 Jones Astilla 18 F PA 40 33 33 Jones Horatio 3 M PA 41 33 33 Clay Mary 63 F PA 42 33 33 Clay Anthony 12 M PA CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: PA COUNTY: Sullivan REEL NO: 798 PAGE NO: 314A REFERENCE: October 8, 1850, Shrewsbury Twp. ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 33 33 Taylor Rinolda 27 M Laborer PA 2 33 33 Fulmer William 25 M Laborer PA 3 33 33 O'Donnel Patrick 14 M Laborer Ireland 4 33 33 Little Mercy 33 F PA 5 34 34 Little Daniel 78 M Farmer 800 NJ 6 34 34 Little Ellen 77 F NJ 7 34 34 Little Peter C. 40 M Farmer 200 PA 8 34 34 Little Mariam 40 F PA 9 34 34 Little Alfred 11 M PA x 10 34 34 Little Amelia 8 F PA x 11 34 34 Little Sarah Ann 5 F PA x 12 35 35 Little Joseph B. 29 M Carpenter PA 13 35 35 Little Lowisa 28 F PA 14 35 35 Little Manerva 9 F PA x 15 35 35 Little Miron G. 7 M PA x 16 35 35 Little George W. S. 5 M PA x 17 35 35 Little John B. 3 M PA x REMARKS: schooling as recorded 18 35 35 Little Elmira 1 F PA 19 36 36 Bennett Joel 46 M Farmer 300 NJ 20 36 36 Bennett Eliza 44 F England 21 36 36 Bennett Ann 19 F NY 22 36 36 Bennett Henry 17 M Farming NY 23 36 36 Bennett Suffia 15 F NY x REMARKS: Sophia (?) 24 36 36 Bennett Cordelia 12 F NY x 25 36 36 Bennett Agnis 9 F PA 26 36 36 Bennett Elizabeth 6 F PA 27 36 36 Bennett Geshom 4 M PA REMARKS: Gershom. Lines 28-42 not used. (Transcribers note - the following statement is on page 314A) Sullivan County SS Personally appeared before me one of the judges of record of said county, William J. Eldred, and being duly sworned, doth depose and say, he has performed his duty as debuty, the best of his knowledge and belief. Sworned before me this 20th, 1850 John A. Hienaker