Greene County Arkansas

1850 Federal Census

Schedule I--Free Inhabitants in Big Creek Township In the County of Greene State of Arkansas

Enumerated by me, on the 4th day of Nov 1850. James W. Poole Ass't. Marshal

*also entered as Jas. W. Poole or J.W. Poole

Occ.=15 yrs. Old  & Over, RE=Value of Real Estate Owned, M=Married in the Year,

SCH=School within the year, R/W=Over 20 Cannot Read or Write,

HCP=deaf(Df),dumb(Db),blind(Bl), insane(In),idiotic(Id),pauper(Pa) or convict(Cv)

The Enumerator used "Ditto" or "Do" for same Occupation

The Enumerator used " for Same State, he abbreviated on some pages, while on others he entered the complete spelling.

For my transciption and sanity, I have used the two letter method we use today.  prm

The Enumerator used a continous  run of numbers for the entire county, as well as beginning a new Township on the same page as the previous Township.

To Big Creek twsp page 189 A~ B

188a                         188a
  Fam# Name Surname Age Sex C Occ RE Born M Sch R/W HCP
1 184/206 William A. Ford 11/12 m       AR        
2 185/207 James Edmonson 53 m   Farmer   KY        
3   Mary " 37 f       "     /  
4   Martha Drope 22 f       TN        
5   John A. Edmonson 17 m   Farmer   "        
6   Allen " 15 m       AR        
7   Mary A. " 12 f       "        
8   Eliza " 11 f       "        
9   Samuel " 9 m       "        
10   Stephen A. Drope 10 m       "        
11   Celia " 8 f       "        
12   John " 6 m       "        
13 186/208 George B. Freeman 60 m   Farmer   NC /   /  
14   Nancy " 35 f       " /   /  
15   Presly " 22 m   Farmer   "        
16   Green " 19 m   Blacksmith   "   /    
17   Howard " 17 m   Farmer   "        
18   Demira " 14 f       "        
19   Abragil " 13 f       MO        
20   Allen " 8 m       AR        
21 187/210 Alfred B. Lawrence 45 m   Farmer   TN     /  
22   Susan " 38 f       KY     /  
23   Alfreda " 20 m       "        
24   James " 18 m       "        
25   Cutbirth " 18 m       "        
26   John " 11 m       "   /    
27   Mason " 9 m       "        
28   Isaac " 8 m       "        
29 189/211 William L. Purcell 24 m   Farmer   TN        
30   Sarah " 22 f       "        
31   Martha " 11/12 f       AR        
32 190/212 John Nixon 36 m   Farmer   GA        
33   Sarah " 17 f       AR        
34   Francis " 2 m       "        
35 191/213 Abner C. Rasbury 24 m   Farmer   TN        
36   Elizabeth " 21 f       "     /  
37   John " 1 m       AR        
38   David Meredith 55 m   Farmer   NC        
39   Malinda " 48 f       "        
40   Caroline " 22 f       KY        
41   Julia " 20 f       "        
42 192/214 William Watkins 44 m   Waggon Maker   NC        
188b   Big Creek Twsp 5 Nov 1850                   188b
  Fam# Name Surname Age Sex C Occ RE Born M Sch R/W HCP
1 192/214 Susan Watkins 35 f       KY     /  
2   George " 17 m   Waggon Maker   TN        
3   Thomas " 15 m       "        
4   Aabraham " 13 m       "   /    
5   Richard " 11 m       "   /    
6   Meredith " 11 m       "        
7   Mary " 9 f       "        
8   Samuel "' 7 m       "        
9 193/215 Mary Shaver 57 f   Farmer 1200 TN     /  
10   Elizabeth Murray 103 f       VA     /  
11   Cynthia Shaver 23 f       AR        
12   Malinda " 18 f       "   /    
13   Conway " 17 m       "   /    
14   Elspey " 15 f       "   /    
15   James " 13 m       "   /    
16   Lucinda "' 11 f       "   /    
17   Fletcher " 9 m       "        
18   Guy " 7 m       "   /    
19 194/216 Grandeson Cato 39 m   Farmer   MO     /  
20   Caroline " 29 f     450 "     /  
21   Matthew " 8 m       "        
22   William " 6 m       "        
23 195/217 Ely Huffstutler 28 m   Farmer   "     /  
24   Nancy " 24 f       AL        
25   Betsey " 1 f       AR        
26   Martin V.B. Nutt 11 m       TN        
27 196/218 Alexander Cotheran 38 m   Farmer   NC        
28   Jane " 23 f       TN        
29   John " 7 m       "        
30   Mary " 3 f       "        
31   William " 2 m       "        
32 197/219 William Smith 48 m   Farmer   NC     /  
33   Avariah " 55 f       "     /  
34   John " 28 m   Farmer   "     /  
35   Betsey " 18 f       TN        
36 198/220 Norah Forester 36 m   Farmer   "     /  
37   Jane " 20 f       NC     /  
38   James " 6 m       AR        
39   Elijah " 4 m       "        
40   Nancy " 1 f       "        
41   Demariah " 5/12 f       "        
42 199/221 John Wright 49 m   Farmer   SC        

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