Arkansas - Statewide 1840 U.S. Federal Census Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ar/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 ARKANSAS 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: Arkansas COUNTY: Statewide MICROFILM#: M704- DISTRICT: All ENUMERATOR: Not written FILE PAGE: 1 STAMPED PAGE: 191 =================================================================================================================================== Name of Pensioner Whom Living With LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE LAST NAME FIRST NAME COUNTY TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS =================================================================================================================================== 26 Bagley Asher 89 Bagley Asher Saline . 21 Black William 85 Black William Hempstead . 27 Bryant Benjamin 80 Bryant Benjamin Saline . 20 Collins Eli 83 Collins William R. Hempstead . 25 Cownover Daniel 77 Cownover Daniel Pope . 12 Gage James 86 Gage Jacob Madison . 5 Gregg Samuel 83 Gregg Henry Washington . 18 Harden Benjamin 77 Harden E. L. Independence . 17 Hill Joel 78 Hill Joel Jackson . 24 Hutson Edward 84 Hutson Edward Randolph . 10 Jenkins Wilson 80 Jenkins Jesse Pike . 16 Jones Philip 78 Jones Philip Johnson . 6 Leeper James 79 Leeper James Washington . 7 Liggett John 77 Mayfield William Washington . 15 McKnight William, Sen. 80 McKnight William, Sen Lawrence . 22 Orrick William 85 Orrick Samuel Crawford . 1 Phillpot Warren 84 Phillpot Warren Washington 8 Putman Redding 48 Putman Redding Washington . 4 Randleman Martin 79 Holden Jonathan Washington . 9 Richie Peter 98 Richie James Scott . 23 Robinson John 81 Morrison J. H. Benton . 2 Scott Henry 28 Galbraith Cyrus Washington . 3 Smith Aaron 75 Taylor George Washington . 13 Stewart James 87 Stewart Pleasant Madison . 14 Sutherland Daniel 85 Holmon John Madison . 19 Williams James 78 Williams J. W. Hempstead . 11 Wood Obadiah 95 Wood William Marion . =================================================================================================================================== ===================================================================================================================================