Preston, (W)VA 1850 Slave Schedule Federal Census ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/preston/1850/ This Census was transcribed by Kevin H Williams and proofread by Connie Burkett for the USGenWeb Census Project http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2003 by Kevin H 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. 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Cresup -----------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------------- Note: an index is at the bottom of this file =================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850-Slave STATE: (W)VA COUNTY: Preston DISTRICT: 45 District =================================================================================== Left Set of Columns FUGITIVE #MANU- DEAF SLAVE OWNER # OF DESCRIPTION FROM MITTED DUMB PG# LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME SLAVES AGE SEX COLOR STATE (FREED) BLIND =================================================================================== 1 1 Fairfax Francis B 7 50 M B . . . 1 2 Fairfax Francis B . 50 F B . . . 1 3 Fairfax Francis B . 20 F B . . . 1 4 Fairfax Francis B . 18 F B . . . 1 5 Fairfax Francis B . 3 M B . . . 1 6 Fairfax Francis B . 1 M B . . . 1 7 Fairfax Francis B . 2 F B . . . 1 8 Pell Hezikiah 4 40 M B . . . 1 9 Pell Hezikiah . 28 F B . . . 1 10 Pell Hezikiah . 13 F B . . . 1 11 Pell Hezikiah . 4 M B . . . 1 12 Thorn John M 1 25 M B . . . 1 13 Deakins Francis W 1 21 F B . . . 1 14 Tutt Wm E 1 18 F B . . . 1 15 Brown George 6 49 F B . . . 1 16 Brown George . 45 M B . . . 1 17 Brown George . 16 M B . . . 1 18 Brown George . 16 F B . . . 1 19 Brown George . 8 F B . . . 1 20 Brown George . 1 F B . . . 1 21 Baily Thornsbury 1 14 F B . . . 1 22 Pell Fairfax 2 36 F B . . . 1 23 Pell Fairfax . 21 F B . . . 1 24 Hamilton Charles B 1 64 M B . . . 1 25 Pell John 2 37 F B . . . 1 26 Pell John . 23 M B . . . 1 27 McGee William 1 26 F B . . . 1 28 Brown Samuel B 5 30 F B . . . 1 29 Brown Samuel B . 13 M B . . . 1 30 Brown Samuel B . 8 M B . . . 1 31 Brown Samuel B . 6 F B . . . 1 32 Brown Samuel B . 2 M B . . . 1 33 Johnson Clarissa 2 18 M B . . . 1 34 Johnson Clarisa . 9 F B . . . 1 35 Brown Elizabeth 3 22 F B . . . 1 36 Brown Elizabeth . 13 M B . . . 1 37 Brown Elizabeth . 2 M B . . . 1 38 Evans Thomas J 2 24 F B . . . 1 39 Evans Thomas J . 10 M B . . . 1 40 Gore Thomas 1 20 F B . . . 1 41 Gasing Ignatias 1 22 F B . . . 1 42 (this line and the RIGHT side on this page was blank) =================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850-Slave STATE: (W)VA COUNTY: Preston DISTRICT: 45 District =================================================================================== Left Set of Columns FUGITIVE #MANU- DEAF SLAVE OWNER # OF DESCRIPTION FROM MITTED DUMB PG# LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME SLAVES AGE SEX COLOR STATE (FREED) BLIND =================================================================================== 2 1 Fairfax Buckner . 18 F B . . . 2 2 Fairfax Buckner . 16 F B . . . 2 3 Fairfax Buckner . 12 F B . . . 2 4 Brown Wm G 1 27 F B . . . 2 5 Byrne John P . 15 F B . . . 2 6 Fairfax George W 13 41 M B . . . 2 7 Fairfax George W . 30 F B . . . 2 8 Fairfax George W . 26 M B . . . 2 9 Fairfax George W . 25 M B . . . 2 10 Fairfax George W . 24 F B . . . 2 11 Fairfax George W . 9 M B . . . 2 12 Fairfax George W . 8 M B . . . 2 13 Fairfax George W . 6 M B . . . 2 14 Fairfax George W . 5 M B . . . 2 15 Fairfax George W . 3 M B . . . 2 16 Fairfax George W . 3 M B . . . 2 17 Fairfax George W . 1 F B . . . 2 18 Fairfax George W . 3/12 F B . . . 2 19 Herndon Solomon 2 60 F B . . . 2 20 Herndon Solomon . 8 F B . . . 2 21 Zinn Wm B 22 60 M B . . . 2 22 Zinn Wm B . 35 F B . . . 2 23 Zinn Wm B . 18 M B . . . 2 24 Zinn Wm B . 50 M B . . . 2 25 Zinn Wm B . 16 F B . . . 2 26 Zinn Wm B . 15 M B . . . 2 27 Zinn Wm B . 13 M B . . . 2 28 Zinn Wm B . 15 M B . . . 2 29 Zinn Wm B . 12 M B . . . 2 30 Zinn Wm B . 12 M B . . . 2 31 Zinn Wm B . 12 M B . . . 2 32 Zinn Wm B . 15 F B . . . 2 33 Zinn Wm B . 11 F B . . . 2 34 Zinn Wm B . 9 F B . . . 2 35 Zinn Wm B . 8 F B . . . 2 36 Zinn Wm B . 6 M B . . . 2 37 Zinn Wm B . 1 M B . . . 2 38 Zinn Wm B . 5 M B . . . 2 39 Zinn Wm B . 50 F B . . . 2 40 Zinn Wm B . 50 F B . . . 2 41 Zinn Wm B . 40 M B . . . 2 42 Zinn Wm B . 60 F B . . . =================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850-Slave STATE: (W)VA COUNTY: Preston DISTRICT: 45 District =================================================================================== Right Set of Columns FUGITIVE #MANU- DEAF SLAVE OWNER # OF DESCRIPTION FROM MITTED DUMB PG# LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME SLAVES AGE SEX COLOR STATE (FREED) BLIND =================================================================================== 2 1 Gehring Ignatius 1 25 F B . . . 2 2 Wilson Thomas D 1 23 F B . . . 2 3 Kelso Hugh 1 36 F B . . . 2 4 Hartzman Jacob 1 19 F B . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - INDEX for the above pages ==========================================|======================================== SLAVE-OWNER (INDEX) | SLAVE-OWNER (INDEX) PG# LAST NAME FIRST NAME | PG# LAST NAME FIRST NAME ==========================================|======================================== 1 Baily Thornsbury | 1 Hamilton Charles B 1 Brown Elizabeth | 2 Hartzman Jacob 1 Brown George | 2 Herndon Solomon 1 Brown Samuel B | 1 Johnson Clarisa 2 Brown Wm G | 1 Johnson Clarissa 2 Byrne John P | 2 Kelso Hugh 1 Deakins Francis W | 1 McGee William 1 Evans Thomas J | 1 Pell Fairfax 2 Fairfax Buckner | 1 Pell Hezikiah 1 Fairfax Francis B | 1 Pell John 2 Fairfax George W | 1 Thorn John M 1 Gasing Ignatias | 1 Tutt Wm E 2 Gehring Ignatius | 2 Wilson Thomas D 1 Gore Thomas | 2 Zinn Wm B ==========================================|========================================