Galveston, TX 1850 Federal Census This Census was transcribed by Wanda Lovell and proofread by Myra Chambers for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright 2000 by Wanda Lovell ************************************************************************ 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 transcriberr, or the legal representative of the transcriber, and contact the USGenWeb Censkus Project File Manager via the email address with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ Thanks to S-K Publications for providing the census page photocopies from which this transcription was made. The complete original, handwritten census of this county is available in book form (including a typed index) from S-K Publications, PO Box 8173, Wichita KS 67208 (www.skpub.com/genie/census.html). ************************************************************************ Census_Year 1850 Microfilm # 432-901 State TX County Galveston ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------------- CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: TX COUNTY: Galveston DIVISION: Prect.No Clear Creek REEL NO: M432-910 PAGE NO: 283b REFERENCE: Enumerated on May 5, 1850 by I. A. H. Cleveland ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 704 718 Farmer Alexander 57 M Farmer 4,500 Scotland REMARKS: This Prct. includes Dickinson Bayou. Handwritten Page # 566. 2 704 718 Farmer Edith L. 42 F La. 3 704 718 Farmer Alexander 16 M Texas 4 704 718 Farmer Erastus 14 M Texas 5 704 718 Farmer Henry 12 M Texas 6 704 718 Farmer Ellen 9 F Texas 7 704 718 Farmer George 7 M Texas 8 704 718 Farmer John 4 M Texas 9 704 718 Farmer Nancy 2 F Texas 10 705 719 Cook Geo. 35 M Farmer 1,250 Canada 11 705 719 Cook Elizabeth L. 17 F Ohio 12 705 719 Lang Hamilton 20 M Ohio 13 705 719 Lang Edwin W. 10 M Texas 14 706 720 Schmidt Gustar 32 M Farmer 900 Germany 15 706 720 Schmidt Henrietta 23 F Germany 16 706 720 Schmidt Fred. 1 M Texas 17 706 720 Dunlap Hugh 35 M Laborer Ireland 18 707 721 Tompkins G. 36 M Farmer 750 N.Y. 19 707 721 Tompkins Maria 24 F Tenn. 20 707 721 Tompkins Emma 5 F Texas 21 707 721 Tompkins Charles 2 M Texas 22 708 722 Benson Herman 38 M Farmer 1,450 Germany 23 708 722 Benson Joanna 30 F Germany 24 708 722 Benson Margaret 14 F Texas 25 708 722 Benson George 12 M Texas 26 708 722 Benson John 9 M Texas 27 708 722 Benson Elizabeth 6 F Texas 28 708 722 Benson Herman 5 M Texas 29 708 722 Benson Henry 3 M Texas 30 709 723 Plesant Jean 36 M Farmer 1,000 La. 31 709 723 Plesant Maire 25 F La. 32 709 723 Plesant Trousain 18 M Texas 33 709 723 Plesant Dupleasant 16 M Texas 34 709 723 Plesant Emilie 14 M Texas 35 709 723 Plesant Eloise 11 F Texas 36 709 723 Plesant Melinar 9 M Texas 37 709 723 Plesant Joseph 6 M Texas 38 709 723 Plesant Melia 3 F Texas 39 709 723 Abshiere L. 29 F La. 40 709 723 Abshiere James 6/12 M Texas 41 710 724 Midlen Walter 60 M Farmer 450 Penn. 42 710 724 Manns Jacob 24 M Laborer Germany CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: TX COUNTY: Galveston DIVISION: Prect.No Clear Creek REEL NO: M432-910 PAGE NO: 284a REFERENCE: Enumerated on May 5, 1850 by I. A. H. Cleveland. ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 711 725 Hoffman Josiah 37 M Farmer La. REMARKS: Handwritten Page # 567. 2 711 725 Hoffman Jemima 33 F La. 3 711 725 Hoffman Maria 15 F La. 4 711 725 Hoffman Napoleon 13 M Texas 5 711 725 Hoffman Elizabeth 11 F texas 6 711 725 Hoffman Lucinda 9 F Texas 7 711 725 Hoffman Joseph 6 M Texas 8 711 725 Hoffman Margaret 4 F Texas 9 711 725 Hoffman David 3 M Texas 10 712 726 Cowherd Allen 42 M Farmer 2,400 S. C. 11 712 726 Cowherd Margaret 44 F La. 12 713 727 Darvin John 36 M Farmer 1,200 La. 13 713 727 Darvin Amy 37 F Mo. 14 713 727 Darvin Narcissa 15 F Texas 15 713 727 Darvin Nancy 12 F Q Texas 16 713 727 Darvin Louisa 8 F Texas 17 713 727 Darvin Richard 5 M Texas REMARKS: Twin to John. 18 713 727 Darvin John 5 M Texas REMARKS: Twin to Richard. 19 713 727 Darvin Lousiania 2 F Texas REMARKS: Twin to Mary Ellen. 20 713 727 Darvin Mary Ellen 2 F Texas REMARKS: Twin to Lousiania 21 713 727 Darvin George 1 M Texas 22 713 727 Darvin Overton 21 M Laborer Texas 23 714 728 Thomas Jacob. 64 M Farmer 950 N.Y. 24 714 728 Thomas Nancy 37 F Mo. 25 714 728 Thomas Mary 17 F Texas 26 714 728 Thomas Elizabeth 14 F Texas 27 714 728 Thomas John 13 M Texas 28 714 728 Thomas Samuel 11 M Texas 29 714 728 Thomas Ezekiel 6 M Texas 30 714 728 Thomas Breton 4 M Texas 31 714 728 Thomas Thadeus 3 M Texas 32 714 728 Thomas Margaret 6/12 F Texas 33 714 728 Prater Dorothy 65 F Mo. 34 715 729 Rock Margaret 62 F Ireland 35 715 729 Rock Elizabeth 16 F Ireland 36 715 729 Dunlap Jane 21 F Ireland 37 715 729 Christie Mary 23 F Ireland 38 715 729 Christie Henry 5 M Texas 39 715 729 Christie Thomas 1 M Texas 40 715 729 Dunlap Ro. 2 M Texas 41 715 729 Aurm Edward 25 M Laborer La. 42 715 729 Alstaden Emilie 28 M Boatman Germany CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: TX COUNTY: Galveston DIVISION: Prect.No Clear Creek REEL NO: M432-910 PAGE NO: 284b REFERENCE: Enumerated on May 5, 1850 by I. A. H. Cleveland ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 716 730 Williams Richard 36 M Farmer La. REMARKS: Handwritten Page # 568. 2 716 730 Williams Rebecca 34 F Ala. 3 716 730 Williams William 15 M Texas 4 716 730 Williams Mary Ann 13 F Texas 5 716 730 Williams Jane 11 F Texas 6 716 730 Williams Rebecca 9 F Texas 7 716 730 Williams Richard 7 M Texas 8 716 730 Williams Julia 4 F Texas 9 716 730 Williams Marcus 2 M Texas 10 716 730 Williams Andrew 6/12 M Texas 11 717 731 Ridgeway J.P.R. 38 M Farmer 1,200 Penn. 12 717 731 Ridgeway Julia 24 F Texas 13 717 731 Ridgeway Mary Jane 3 F Texas 14 717 731 Ridgeway Serion 1 M Texas 15 718 732 Bosier James M. 35 M Farmer Va. 16 718 732 Bosier Elizabeth 26 F Va. 17 718 732 Bosier William 6 M Texas 18 718 732 Bosier Maria 4 F Texas 19 718 732 Bosier John 2 M Texas 20 719 733 Derrick John 50 M Farmer 2,400 Penn. 21 719 733 Derrick Elizabeth 37 F Kenty. 22 719 733 Derrick Henry G. 14 M Ala. 23 719 733 Derrick John 9 M Texas 24 719 733 Derrick Irena 16 F Ala. 25 719 733 Derrick Ellen 11 F Texas 26 719 733 Derrick Althea 7 F Texas 27 720 734 Wescott Leander 40 M Farmer 1,500 N.Y. 28 720 734 Wescott Catharine 45 F ILL. 29 720 734 Werner John 8 M Germany 30 720 734 Werner Christena 6 F Germany 31 721 735 Underhill Chas. B. 39 M Farmer 500 N.Y. 32 721 735 Underhill Martha G. 36 F Tenn. 33 721 735 Underhill Robert 12 M Texas 34 721 735 Underhill Maria L. C. 8 F Texas 35 722 736 Miller Godfred 33 M Farmer Germany 36 722 736 Miller Sarah 26 F Ark. 37 722 736 Miller Mary E. 6 F Texas 38 722 736 Miller Polly Ann 3 F Texas 39 722 736 Miller Elmira 6/12 F Texas 40 722 736 Chriswell S. 30 M Laborer Md. 41 722 736 Abbott Mary 22 F Texas 42 722 736 Abbott Joshua 19 M Texas CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: TX COUNTY: Galveston DIVISION: Prect.No Clear Creek REEL NO: M432-910 PAGE NO: 285a REFERENCE: Enumerated on May 5, 1850 by I. A. H. Cleveland. ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 723 737 Henry Bigham 36 M Farmer 1,500 Switzerland REMARKS: Handwritten Page # 569. 2 723 737 Henry Eliza 40 F M Va. REMARKS: Color could be M for Mulatto. 3 723 737 Shulz Senera 14 F Germany 4 723 737 Shulz William 12 M Germany 5 724 738 Wilcox Henry 49 M Farmer 1,850 Va. 6 724 738 Wilcox Elmina 39 F Kenty. 7 724 738 Wilcox Walter H. 9 M Texas 8 724 738 Wilcox Laura 7 F Texas 9 724 738 Wilcox Mary J. 4 F Texas 10 724 738 Wilcox Julia 2 F Texas 11 724 738 Bowen Umanda 20 F Texas 12 724 738 Bowen Elmina 18 F Texas 13 724 738 Bowen Susan E. 14 F Texas 14 724 738 Mays Conred 38 M Laborer Texas 15 725 739 Shaw Robt. 21 M Farmer 450 La. 16 725 739 Shaw Sarah 17 F Texas 17 726 740 Bates E. M. 30 M Farmer 5,000 Ala. 18 726 740 Bates Martha 26 F Ala. 19 726 740 Bates Emily 11 F Ala. 20 726 740 Bates Mark 7 M Ala. 21 726 740 Bates Alice Ann 6 F Ala. 22 726 740 Bates Kate 3 F Texas 23 727 741 Clarke Jos. A. 35 M Printer 1,500 ILL. 24 727 741 Clarke Hetty 27 F Tenn. 25 727 741 Clarke Addison 8 M Texas 26 727 741 Clarke Randolph 6 M Texas 27 727 741 Clarke Eda A. 1 F Texas