Louisiana 1840 U.S. Federal Census Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/me/statewide/1840/ This Census was transcribed by Robert E. Lane and proofread by Linda Talbott 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 LOUISIANA 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: Louisiana COUNTY: Statewide (all) MICROFILM#: M704- DISTRICT: All ENUMERATOR: Not written CENSUS-DAY: June 1, 1840 ========================================================================================================================================================= Name of Pensioner Whom Living With TOWN OR PAGE LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE LAST NAME FIRST NAME PARISH TOWNSHIP TRANSCRIBER REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================= 151 1 Jackson Thomas 83 Jackson Chesley E. Feliciana Parish . Eastern District 151 2 Valtier C. 71 Francisco J. F. Jefferson Parish . Eastern District 151 3 Brumfield John 93 Brumfield Fleming Washington Parish . Eastern District 151 4 Pierce John 93 Pierce Augustus Washington Parish . Eastern District 151 5 McNorton Patrick 68 McNorton Patrick E. Baton Rouge Parish . Eastern District 151 6 Hardy P. B. 83 Hardy P. B. E. Baton Rouge Parish Fauxbourg Eastern District 151 7 Silvestre Etienne 76 Silvestre Etienne New Orleans City . Eastern District 151 8 Laplace John J. 78 Laplace J. J. Natchitoches Parish . Western District 151 9 None . . . . Union Paris . Western District 151 10 Umphrey John Spencer 46 Umphrey John S. Rapides Parish . Western District 151 11 Stroud Hampton 84 Young Henry Caldwell Parish . Western District 151 12 Davis William 80 . . Caddo Parish . Western District 151 13 Butler Jethro 88 Butler Jethro Clairborne Parish . Western District 151 14 Goodson Benjamin 82 Goodson Benjamin Clairborne Parish . Western District ========================================================================================================================================================= 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/ =========================================================================================================================================================