District of Columbia 1840 U.S. Federal Census Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/dc/statewide/1840/ This Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by Robert E. Lane for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2024 by Linda Talbott ========================================================================== USGENWEB (US-CENSUS) NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================== Formatted by USGenWeb Census Project® File Manager, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1840 CENSUS-DAY: June 1, 1840 MICROFILM #M704- STATE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNTY STATEWIDE (all) ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------------- NOTE: The back side of the population schedule for the 1840 census was used to record living pensioners of the Revolutionary War or other military service. This contained information not found on the population schedule, such as the person's age and who they were living with. Publishing of these returns was authorized by an act of Congress in 1841, printers were Blair & Rives, Washington, D.C. The book groups the names by the town where they lived. This transcription lists them in alphabetical order. Town namess are included as an aid to researchers. This schedule lists a number of women, who were likely widows who were collecting their late husband's pension. ========================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1840 STATE: Distric of Columbia COUNTY: Statewide MICROFILM#: M704- DISTRICT: All ENUMERATOR: Not written FILE PAGE: 1 STAMPED PAGE: 195 ========================================================================================================================================== Name of Pensioner Whom Living With LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE LAST NAME FIRST NAME City/County TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================== 1 Suter Richard 55 Suter Richard Washington City . 2 Eaton Mrs. 26 . . Washington City . 3 Gideon Jacob, Sen. 86 Gideon Jacob, Jun. Washington City "Since dead" 4 Nourse Joseph 87 Nourse Joseph Washington County . 5 Lansdale Cornelia 75 Cox John F. Washington County . 6 Pearce Morriss 51 Wiley Thomas Alexandria City . 7 Pipsecow John 88 . . Alexandria City . 8 Henderson Dorcas 82 Simms John Alexandria City . 9 Hurdle Lawrence 81 Hurdle Lawrence Alexandria City . ========================================================================================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access the rest of our growing collection of FREE online census transcriptions by going to the following URL: http://www.us-census.org/ ==========================================================================================================================================