Pocahontas, (W)Va 1850-Slave Schedule Federal Census http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/pocahontas/1850/ This Census was transcribed by Kevin Williams and proofread by Connie Burkett for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2006 by Kevin Williams ========================================================================== 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, Connie Burkett All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== Census_Year 1850 CENSUS-DAY: June 1, 1850 Microfilm #M432-992 ENUMERATOR: Andw W. Amiss State (WEST) VIRGINIA County POCAHONTAS ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription--------------------------- NOTE: a sorted INDEX (name of the Slave Owners) is at the bottom of this file. LEFT-SET-OF-COLUMNS on PAGE #1 ====================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: (W)Va COUNTY: Pocahontas ENUM-DATE: August 3, 1850 ====================================================================================================== | | | |FUGITIVE |#MANU- |DEAF | |NAMES OF SLAVE OWNERS |# OF |DESCRIPTION |FROM |MITTED |DUMB | PG# LN# |LAST NAME FIRST NAME |SLAVES |AGE SEX COLOR |STATE |(FREED) |BLIND | ====================================================================================================== 1-L 1 Amiss Geo W 1 25 F B . . . 1-L 2 Amiss Geo W 1 20 M B . . . 1-L 3 Amiss Geo W 1 19 F M . . . 1-L 4 Amiss Geo W 1 3 F M . . . 1-L 5 Amiss Geo W 1 2 F B . . . 1-L 6 Amiss Geo W 1 1 M M . . . 1-L 7 Amiss Geo W 1 7/12 M B . . . 1-L 8 Hill John 1 24 F M . . . 1-L 9 Hill John 1 1 F M . . . 1-L 10 Gillilan M B 1 45 M B . . . 1-L 11 Mathews Sampson L 1 53 M B . . . 1-L 12 Mathews Sampson L 1 35 M B . . . 1-L 13 Mathews Sampson L 1 34 F B . . . 1-L 14 Mathews Sampson L 1 32 F B . . . 1-L 15 Mathews Sampson L 1 25 M B . . . 1-L 16 Mathews Sampson L 1 7 F B . . . 1-L 17 Mathews Sampson L 1 5 F B . . . 1-L 18 Mathews Sampson L 1 4 M B . . . 1-L 19 Mathews Sampson L 1 4 F B . . . 1-L 20 Mathews Sampson L 1 2 M M . . . 1-L 21 McNell Richard 1 31 M B . . . 1-L 22 McNell Richard 1 21 F B . . . 1-L 23 McNell Richard 1 3 F M . . . 1-L 24 Cackley Valentine 1 12 M B . . . 1-L 25 Poage Moses H 1 33 F B . . . 1-L 26 Poage Moses H 1 16 M B . . . 1-L 27 Poage Moses H 1 11 M B . . . 1-L 28 Poage Moses H 1 10 M B . . . 1-L 29 Poage Moses H 1 8 F B . . . 1-L 30 Poage Moses H 1 7 F B . . . 1-L 31 Lewis James 1 21 M B . . . 1-L 32 McNeil Magdaline 1 55 M B . . . 1-L 33 McNeil Magdaline 1 35 F B . . . 1-L 34 McNeil Magdaline 1 29 M B . . . 1-L 35 McNeil Magdaline 1 14 F B . . . 1-L 36 McNeil Magdaline 1 40 M B . . . 1-L 37 McNeil Harriet 1 20 M M . . . 1-L 38 McNeil Harriet 1 20 F B . . . 1-L 39 McNeil Harriet 1 2 F B . . . 1-L 40 McNeil Harriet 1 8/12 F B . . . 1-L 41 Beard Robt M 1 11 F B . . . 1-L 42 Sharpe Joseph 1 9 F B . . . RIGHT-SET-OF-COLUMNS on PAGE #1 ====================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: (W)Va COUNTY: Pocahontas ENUM-DATE: August 3, 1850 ====================================================================================================== | | | |FUGITIVE |#MANU- |DEAF | |NAMES OF SLAVE OWNERS |# OF |DESCRIPTION |FROM |MITTED |DUMB | PG# LN# |LAST NAME FIRST NAME |SLAVES |AGE SEX COLOR |STATE |(FREED) |BLIND | ====================================================================================================== 1-R 1 Myers Jacob 1 60 M B . . . 1-R 2 Myers Jacob 1 12 M B . . . 1-R 3 Myers Jacob 1 11 F B . . . 1-R 4 Lightner Peter 1 50 F B . . . 1-R 5 Lightner Peter 1 40 M B . . . 1-R 6 Lightner Peter 1 12 F B . . . 1-R 7 Lightner Elizabeth, Mrs 1 50 M B . . . 1-R 8 Lightner Elizabeth, Mrs 1 35 F M . . . 1-R 9 Lightner Elizabeth, Mrs 1 16 M B . . . 1-R 10 Lightner Elizabeth, Mrs 1 10 M B . . . 1-R 11 Lightner Elizabeth, Mrs 1 8 F B . . . 1-R 12 Lightner Elizabeth, Mrs 1 6 F B . . . 1-R 13 Lightner Elizabeth, Mrs 1 1 F B . . . 1-R 14 Harper Henry 1 35 M B . . . 1-R 15 Lockridge Lantz 1 50 F B . . . 1-R 16 Lockridge Lantz 1 30 F B . . . 1-R 17 Lockridge Lantz 1 28 M B . . . 1-R 18 Lockridge Lantz 1 32 M B . . . 1-R 19 Lockridge Lantz 1 18 M B . . . 1-R 20 Lockridge Lantz 1 15 F B . . . 1-R 21 Lockridge Lantz 1 12 F B . . . 1-R 22 Lockridge Lantz 1 5 M B . . . 1-R 23 Lockridge Lantz 1 4 M B . . . 1-R 24 Lockridge Lantz 1 1 F B . . . 1-R 25 Lockridge Lantz 1 1 F B . . . 1-R 26 Lockridge Lantz 1 30 F B . . . 1-R 27 Lockridge Lantz 1 4 M B . . . 1-R 28 Cleek William 1 40 F B . . . 1-R 29 Cleek William 1 36 F B . . . 1-R 30 Cleek William 1 20 M B . . . 1-R 31 Cleek William 1 17 F B . . . 1-R 32 Cleek John 1 18 M B . . . 1-R 33 Cleek John 1 12 M B . . . 1-R 34 Herold Benj 1 24 M B . . . 1-R 35 Herold Benj 1 16 F M . . . 1-R 36 Herold Benj 1 4 M B . . . 1-R 37 Herold Joseph 1 16 F B . . . 1-R 38 Herold Andrew 1 8 F B . . . 1-R 39 Mcglaughlin Hugh 1 27 M B . . . 1-R 40 Moffitt George B 1 23 M B . . . 1-R 41 Moffitt George B 1 23 F B . . . 1-R 42 Moffitt George B 1 2 F M . . . LEFT-SET-OF-COLUMNS on PAGE #2 ====================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: (W)Va COUNTY: Pocahontas ENUM-DATE: August 13, 1850 ====================================================================================================== | | | |FUGITIVE |#MANU- |DEAF | |NAMES OF SLAVE OWNERS |# OF |DESCRIPTION |FROM |MITTED |DUMB | PG# LN# |LAST NAME FIRST NAME |SLAVES |AGE SEX COLOR |STATE |(FREED) |BLIND | ====================================================================================================== 2-L 1 Moffitt Geo B 1 4 F M . . . 2-L 2 Edmiston James 1 25 M M . . . 2-L 3 Moffitt H M 1 50 M M . . . 2-L 4 Moffitt H M 1 45 M B . . . 2-L 5 Moffitt H M 1 40 F B . . . 2-L 6 Moffitt H M 1 22 F M . . . 2-L 7 Moffitt H M 1 19 M B . . . 2-L 8 Moffitt H M 1 19 M B . . . 2-L 9 Moffitt H M 1 4 M M . . . 2-L 10 Moffitt H M 1 2 F B . . . 2-L 11 McNeel Jacob 1 22 M M . . . 2-L 12 Poage S Davis 1 53 F M . . . 2-L 13 Poage S Davis 1 33 M M . . . 2-L 14 Poage S Davis 1 27 M M . . . 2-L 15 Poage S Davis 1 23 F M . . . 2-L 16 Poage S Davis 1 10 F M . . . 2-L 17 Sharp William 1 50 M B . . . 2-L 18 Sharp William 1 14 M B . . . 2-L 19 Miller James W 1 12 F B . . . 2-L 20 Allen William 1 20 M B . . . 2-L 21 Sharp Jacob W 1 48 F B . . . 2-L 22 Sharp Jacob W 1 16 M M . . . 2-L 23 Sharp Jacob W 1 13 F B . . . 2-L 24 Sharp Jacob W 1 10 M B . . . 2-L 25 Sharp Jacob W 1 5 F B . . . 2-L 26 Poage Woods 1 45 M B . . . 2-L 27 Hannah Joseph 1 18 F B . . . 2-L 28 Hannah Joseph 1 2 F M . . . 2-L 29 Warrick John W 1 60 F B . . . 2-L 30 Warrick John W 1 50 M B . . . 2-L 31 Warrick John W 1 40 F B . . . 2-L 32 Warrick John W 1 40 F B . . . 2-L 33 Warrick John W 1 40 M B . . . 2-L 34 Warrick John W 1 36 M B . . . 2-L 35 Warrick John W 1 19 M B . . . 2-L 36 Warrick John W 1 16 F B . . . 2-L 37 Warrick John W 1 8 F B . . . 2-L 38 Warrick John W 1 14 F B . . . 2-L 39 Warrick John W 1 8 F B . . . 2-L 40 Warrick John W 1 30 M B . . . 2-L 41 Jordon John M 1 23 F M . . . 2-L 42 . . RIGHT-SET-OF-COLUMNS on PAGE #2 ====================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: (W)Va COUNTY: Pocahontas ENUM-DATE: August 13, 1850 ====================================================================================================== | | | |FUGITIVE |#MANU- |DEAF | |NAMES OF SLAVE OWNERS |# OF |DESCRIPTION |FROM |MITTED |DUMB | PG# LN# |LAST NAME FIRST NAME |SLAVES |AGE SEX COLOR |STATE |(FREED) |BLIND | ====================================================================================================== 2-R 1 Miller James 1 60 M B . . . 2-R 2 Miller James 1 44 F B . . . 2-R 3 Miller James 1 25 M B . . . 2-R 4 Miller James 1 22 M B . . . 2-R 5 Miller James 1 19 F B . . . 2-R 6 Miller James 1 17 M B . . . 2-R 7 Miller James 1 12 M B . . . 2-R 8 Miller James 1 10 M B . . . 2-R 9 Miller James 1 7 F B . . . 2-R 10 Miller James 1 5 F B . . . 2-R 11 Miller James 1 4/12 F B . . . 2-R 12 Wooddell James 1 70 F B . . . 2-R 13 Lightner William 1 14 F M . . . 2-R 14 Tallman Benj 1 36 F M . . . 2-R 15 McNeel Paul 1 65 M B . . . 2-R 16 McNeel Paul 1 60 F B . . . 2-R 17 McNeel Paul 1 37 M B . . . 2-R 18 McNeel Paul 1 31 M B . . . 2-R 19 McNeel Paul 1 32 F B . . . 2-R 20 McNeel Paul 1 20 M M . . . 2-R 21 McNeel Paul 1 20 F B . . . 2-R 22 McNeel Paul 1 17 F M . . . 2-R 23 McNeel Paul 1 16 M B . . . 2-R 24 McNeel Paul 1 24 M M . . . 2-R 25 McNeel Paul 1 11 F B . . . 2-R 26 McNeel Paul 1 8 F B . . . 2-R 27 McNeel Paul 1 7 F B . . . 2-R 28 McNeel Paul 1 5 M B . . . 2-R 29 McNeel Paul 1 4 M B . . . 2-R 30 McNeel Paul 1 2/12 F B . . . 2-R 31 Tallman James C 1 14 F B . . . 2-R 32 Moore Isaac, Jr 1 20 F B . . . 2-R 33 Byrd William 1 60 F B . . . 2-R 34 Byrd William 1 29 M B . . . 2-R 35 Byrd William 1 17 M B . . . 2-R 36 Hartman Isaac 1 18 F B . . . 2-R 37 Slavens Jacob G 1 24 F M . . . 2-R 38 Edmiston George M G 1 26 M M . . . 2-R 39 Hill Joel 1 17 F B . . . 2-R 40 Miller Robt G 1 35 M B . . . 2-R 41 Miller Robt G 1 21 F B . . . 2-R 42 Miller Robt G 1 15 M B . . . LEFT-SET-OF-COLUMNS on PAGE #3 ====================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: (W)Va COUNTY: Pocahontas ENUM-DATE: September 15, 1850 ====================================================================================================== | | | |FUGITIVE |#MANU- |DEAF | |NAMES OF SLAVE OWNERS |# OF |DESCRIPTION |FROM |MITTED |DUMB | PG# LN# |LAST NAME FIRST NAME |SLAVES |AGE SEX COLOR |STATE |(FREED) |BLIND | ====================================================================================================== 3-L 1 Miller Robt G 1 14 F B . . . 3-L 2 Miller Robt G 1 4 F B . . . 3-L 3 Miller Robt G 1 3/12 F B . . . 3-L 4 Beard Josiah 1 61 M M . . . 3-L 5 Beard Josiah 1 50 F M . . . 3-L 6 Beard Josiah 1 35 M B . . . 3-L 7 Beard Josiah 1 25 M B . . . 3-L 8 Beard Josiah 1 23 F B . . . 3-L 9 Beard Josiah 1 17 M M . . . 3-L 10 Beard Josiah 1 12 M M . . . 3-L 11 Beard Josiah 1 10 M B . . . 3-L 12 Beard Josiah 1 6 F B . . . 3-L 13 Beard Josiah 1 1 M M . . . 3-L 14 McGlaughlin Hugh 1 45 F B . . . 3-L 15 Sharp James M 1 23 M B . . . 3-L 16 McCutcheon Robt D 1 37 M B . . . 3-L 17 Mathews Andrew G 1 35 M B . . . 3-L 18 Mathews Andrew G 1 27 F B . . . 3-L 19 Mathews Andrew G 1 25 M B . . . 3-L 20 Mathews Andrew G 1 24 M B . . . 3-L 21 Mathews Andrew G 1 23 M B . . . 3-L 22 Mathews Andrew G 1 19 M B . . . 3-L 23 Mathews Andrew G 1 18 F B . . . 3-L 24 Mathews Andrew G 1 12 F B . . . 3-L 25 Mathews Andrew G 1 10 M B . . . 3-L 26 Mathews Andrew G 1 6 F B . . . 3-L 27 Mathews Andrew G 1 5 M B . . . 3-L 28 Mathews Andrew G 1 2 M B . . . 3-L 29 Mathews Jacob W 1 33 M M . . . 3-L 30 Mathews Jacob W 1 33 M B . . . 3-L 31 Mathews Jacob W 1 28 F M . . . 3-L 32 Mathews Jacob W 1 15 M M . . . 3-L 33 Mathews Jacob W 1 12 M B . . . 3-L 34 Mathews Jacob W 1 9 F B . . . 3-L 35 Mathews Jacob W 1 7 F B . . . 3-L 36 Mathews Jacob W 1 6 M B . . . 3-L 37 Mathews Jacob W 1 5 F B . . . 3-L 38 Mathews Jacob W 1 4 F B . . . 3-L 39 Mathews Jacob W 1 3 F B . . . 3-L 40 Mathews Jacob W 1 2 F B . . . 3-L 41 Arbogast Jacob 1 60 F B . . . 3-L 42 Arbogast Jacob 1 25 M M . . . RIGHT-SET-OF-COLUMNS on PAGE #3 ====================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: (W)Va COUNTY: Pocahontas ENUM-DATE: September 15, 1850 ====================================================================================================== | | | |FUGITIVE |#MANU- |DEAF | |NAMES OF SLAVE OWNERS |# OF |DESCRIPTION |FROM |MITTED |DUMB | PG# LN# |LAST NAME FIRST NAME |SLAVES |AGE SEX COLOR |STATE |(FREED) |BLIND | ====================================================================================================== 3-R 1 Dunlap Mitchel D 1 25 F M . . . 3-R 2 Dunlap Mitchel D 1 14 M M . . . 3-R 3 Dunlap Mitchel D 1 7 F M . . . 3-R 4 Dunlap Mitchel D 1 4 M M . . . 3-R 5 Dunlap Mitchel D 1 2 F M . . . 3-R 6 Yeager Andrew 1 17 F B . . . 3-R 7 Yeager Andrew 1 14 M B . . . 3-R 8 Holden John A 1 23 F M . . . 3-R 9 Holden John A 1 22 F M . . . 3-R 10 Holden John A 1 10 F M . . . 3-R 11 Holden John A 1 6 M M . . . 3-R 12 Holden John A 1 1 F M . . . 3-R 13 Holden John A 1 1/12 F M . . . 3-R 14 Dilly Martin 1 50 F M . . . 3-R 15 Dilly Martin 1 24 M M . . . 3-R 16 Dilly Martin 1 16 F M . . . 3-R 17 Moore Margaret 1 54 M B . . . 3-R 18 Callison Josiah 1 35 M B . . . 3-R 19 Rhea Archibald 1 51 M B . . . 3-R 20 Rhea Archibald 1 40 M B . . . 3-R 21 Rhea Archibald 1 29 M B . . . 3-R 22 Rhea Archibald 1 35 F B . . . 3-R 23 Rhea Archibald 1 18 F B . . . 3-R 24 Rhea Archibald 1 17 M B . . . 3-R 25 Rhea Archibald 1 7 F B . . . 3-R 26 Rhea Archibald 1 2 M B . . . 3-R 27 Carpenter John F 1 20 M B . . . 3-R 28 Carpenter John F 1 8 F B . . . 3-R 29 Carpenter John F 1 50 M B . . . 3-R 30 Gammon Thomas 1 38 F B . . . 3-R 31 Gammon Thomas 1 22 M M . . . 3-R 32 Gammon Thomas 1 18 F M . . . 3-R 33 Gammon Thomas 1 17 F B . . . 3-R 34 Gammon Thomas 1 10 F M . . . 3-R 35 Gammon Thomas 1 8 F B . . . 3-R 36 Gammon Thomas 1 6 F M . . . 3-R 37 Gammon Thomas 1 3 M M . . . 3-R 38 Skeen William 1 21 F B . . . 3-R 39 Skeen William 1 11 F B . . . 3-R 40 Skeen William 1 9 F B . . . 3-R 41 Skeen William 1 7 M B . . . 3-R 42 Skeen William 1 1 M B . . . LEFT-SET-OF-COLUMNS on PAGE #4 ====================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: (W)Va COUNTY: Pocahontas ENUM-DATE: October 20, 1850 ====================================================================================================== | | | |FUGITIVE |#MANU- |DEAF | |NAMES OF SLAVE OWNERS |# OF |DESCRIPTION |FROM |MITTED |DUMB | PG# LN# |LAST NAME FIRST NAME |SLAVES |AGE SEX COLOR |STATE |(FREED) |BLIND | ====================================================================================================== 4-L 1 Fortig William H 1 22 F B . . . 4-L 2 Fortig William H 1 10 F B . . . 4-L 3 Fortig William H 1 3 M B . . . 4-L 4 Fortig William H 1 1 F M . . . 4-L 5 Fortig William H 1 4/12 F B . . . 4-L 6 Campbell Edgar 1 50 F B . . . 4-L 7 Campbell Edgar 1 8 F B . . . 4-L 8 Campbell Edgar 1 20 F B . . . 4-L 9 Campbell Edgar 1 19 F M . . . 4-L 10 Craig Matilda, Mrs 1 37 F M . . . 4-L 11 Craig Matilda, Mrs 1 44 M B . . . 4-L 12 Craig Matilda, Mrs 1 23 F M . . . 4-L 13 Craig Matilda, Mrs 1 21 M M . . . 4-L 14 Craig Matilda, Mrs 1 6 F B . . . 4-L 15 Paine James 1 11 F M . . . 4-L 16 Cackley Levi 1 70 F B . . . 4-L 17 4-L 18 The rest of this page is blank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDEX of the SLAVE OWNER'S NAMES that are included in the above 4 pages ==================================== PG# LAST NAME FIRST NAME ==================================== 2-L Allen William 1-L Amiss Geo W 3-L Arbogast Jacob ----------------------------------- 3-L Beard Josiah 1-L Beard Robt M 2-R Byrd William ----------------------------------- 4-L Cackley Levi 1-L Cackley Valentine 3-R Callison Josiah 4-L Campbell Edgar 3-R Carpenter John F 1-R Cleek John 1-R Cleek William 4-L Craig Matilda, Mrs ----------------------------------- 3-R Dilly Martin 3-R Dunlap Mitchel D ----------------------------------- 2-R Edmiston George M G 2-L Edmiston James ----------------------------------- 4-L Fortig William H ----------------------------------- 3-R Gammon Thomas 1-L Gillilan M B ----------------------------------- 2-L Hannah Joseph 1-R Harper Henry 2-R Hartman Isaac 1-R Herold Andrew 1-R Herold Benj 1-R Herold Joseph 2-R Hill Joel 1-L Hill John 3-R Holden John A ----------------------------------- 2-L Jordon John M ----------------------------------- 1-L Lewis James 1-R Lightner Elizabeth, Mrs 1-R Lightner Peter 2-R Lightner William 1-R Lockridge Lantz ----------------------------------- 3-L Mathews Andrew G 3-L Mathews Jacob W 1-L Mathews Sampson L 3-L McCutcheon Robt D 1-R Mcglaughlin Hugh 3-L McGlaughlin Hugh 2-L McNeel Jacob 2-R McNeel Paul 1-L McNeil Harriet 1-L McNeil Magdaline 1-L McNell Richard 2-R Miller James 2-L Miller James W 2-R Miller Robt G 3-L Miller Robt G 2-L Moffitt Geo B 1-R Moffitt George B 2-L Moffitt H M 2-R Moore Isaac, Jr 3-R Moore Margaret 1-R Myers Jacob ----------------------------------- 4-L Paine James 1-L Poage Moses H 2-L Poage S Davis 2-L Poage Woods ----------------------------------- 3-R Rhea Archibald ----------------------------------- 2-L Sharp Jacob W 3-L Sharp James M 2-L Sharp William 1-L Sharpe Joseph 3-R Skeen William 2-R Slavens Jacob G ----------------------------------- 2-R Tallman Benj 2-R Tallman James C ----------------------------------- 2-L Warrick John W 2-R Wooddell James ----------------------------------- 3-R Yeager Andrew -----------------------------------