Ionia, MI 1850 Federal Census This Census was transcribed by Beth Wills and proofread by Lori Fox for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.usgenweb.org/census. Copyright 1999 by Beth Wills ************************************************************************ 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 contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist 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 CD form from S-K Publications, PO Box 8173, Wichita KS 67208 (www.skpub.com/genie/census.html). ************************************************************************ Census_Year 1850 Microfilm # M432-352 State MI County Ionia ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------------- CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: MI COUNTY: Ionia DIVISION: Sebewa REEL NO: M432-352 PAGE NO: 123A REFERENCE: Enumerated on the 5th day of Aug 1850 by William W. Bogue ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 1 1 Merchant Orin 40 M Farmer 800 N. York 2 1 1 Merchant Lodemia 26 F N York 3 1 1 Merchant Helen 10 F N York X 4 1 1 Merchant Watson 8 M N York X 5 1 1 Merchant Florence 4 F N York X 6 1 1 Merchant Willard 2 M Mich 7 1 1 Merchant Wilber 2 M Mich REMARKS: both Willard and Wilber are listed as 2 years of age 8 2 2 Luddow Mircy 35 F New York 9 2 2 Luddow Mary Jane 12 F New York X 10 3 3 Mapes Peter 41 M Farmer 200 Upper Canada REMARKS: no dwelling number listed found between 2 and 4 - probably 3 11 3 3 Mapes Mary 42 F NY 12 3 3 Mapes Hiram 19 M Upper Canada X 13 3 3 Mapes Catharine 17 F Upper Canada X 14 3 3 Mapes Jesse 14 M Upper Canada X 15 3 3 Mapes Mahala 13 F Mich X 16 3 3 Mapes Sarah 9 F Mich X 17 3 3 Mapes Barton 7 M Mich X 18 3 3 Mapes Alsina 5 F Mich X 19 4 4 Dickinson George W. 34 M 2,000 Vt REMARKS: no occupation is listed 20 4 4 Dickinson Lydia 32 F Mass 21 4 4 Walker Haled 61 M Mass 22 5 5 Ingalls Charles W. 36 M Miller 200 New H 23 5 5 Ingalls Catharine 37 F New H 24 5 5 Ingalls Manly 14 M Mass X 25 5 5 Ingalls Hall 13 M NH X 26 5 5 Ingalls George 11 M Mich X 27 5 5 Ingalls Alfonzo 8 M Mich X 28 5 5 Ingalls Edward 6 M Mich X 29 5 5 Ingalls Frances 4 F Mich X 30 5 5 Ingalls Sylvester 1 M Mich 31 5 5 Ingalls Maranda 18 F Canada 32 6 6 Hogle William 34 M Farmer 200 NY 33 6 6 Hogle Laura 28 F NH 34 6 6 Hogle Gilbert 10 M Mich X 35 6 6 Hogle Marshall 9 M Mich X 36 6 6 Hogle Josephine 7 F Mich X 37 6 6 Hogle Dallas 4 M Mich 38 6 6 Hogle Erwin 2 M Mich 39 6 6 Hogle Ada 3/12 M Mich 40 7 7 Packard William 48 M Farmer 250 New York CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: MI COUNTY: Ionia DIVISION: Sebewa REEL NO: M432-352 PAGE NO: 123B REFERENCE: Enumerated on the 5th day of Aug 1850 by William W. Bogue ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 7 7 Packard Sarah 35 F Mass 2 7 7 Packard William 10 M Mich X 3 7 7 Packard Sarah 6 F Mich 4 7 7 Packard Cyrus 1 M Mich 5 8 8 Smith John C. 34 M Farmer 500 NH 6 8 8 Smith Mary 30 F NH 7 8 8 Smith Will 11 M Vt X 8 8 8 Smith Devin 3 M Mich 9 9 9 Green Jacob 32 M Miller 500 NY 10 9 9 Green Eliza 23 F Ohio 11 9 9 Green Delila 5 F Mich X 12 9 9 Green Samuel 3 M Mich 13 9 9 Green Allace 1 F Mich 14 10 10 Showerman Jacob 45 M Farmer 500 NY 15 10 10 Showerman Desire 45 F NY 16 10 10 Showerman Lucius 21 M Farmer NY X 17 10 10 Showerman Eugine 17 F NY X 18 10 10 Showerman Debora Jane 16 F NY X 19 10 10 Showerman Orlando 11 M NY X 20 11 11 Brown Ezra 39 M Farmer 500 NY 21 11 11 Brown Malissa 39 F NY 22 11 11 Brown Herman 11 M NY X 23 11 11 Brown Luryett 9 M Mich X 24 11 11 Brown Ervin 3 M Mich 25 11 11 Brown Lucy 1 F Mich 26 12 12 Thompson Albert 44 M Farmer 1,000 NY 27 12 12 Thompson Emma 44 F NY 28 12 12 Thompson Hulda 22 F NY 29 12 12 Smith Emily 20 F NY 30 12 12 Thompson Levi 18 M NY 31 12 12 Thompson Louisa 16 F NY X 32 12 12 Thompson Susan 14 F NY X 33 12 12 Thompson Josiah 11 M NY X 34 12 12 Thompson Orlo 6 M NY X 35 12 12 Thompson Francis 3 M Mich 36 13 13 Lott Channy 32 M Miller 600 NY 37 13 13 Lott Mary 22 F NY 38 13 13 Lott Leonard 5 M Mich X 39 13 13 Lott Elizabeth 3 F Mich X 40 13 13 Lott Vergil 1 M Michigan CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: MI COUNTY: Ionia DIVISION: Sebewa REEL NO: M432-352 PAGE NO: 124A REFERENCE: Enumerated on the 5th day of Aug, 1850 by William W. Bogue ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 13 13 Green Catherine 13 F Mich X 2 14 14 White Charles 74 M Farmer 300 Penn 3 14 14 White Desire 71 F NY 4 14 14 White Alexander 34 M Farmer NY 5 14 14 White Samuel 30 M Farmer NY 6 14 14 White Margaret 21 F Upper Canada 7 14 14 McCall Jannet 11 F Ohio X 8 14 14 White Cleo 10 M Ohio X 9 14 14 White John 1 M Mich 10 14 14 White Martha 2 F Mich 11 14 14 Utter Mary 23 F Illi 12 15 15 Fleetham Richard 48 M Farmer 300 England 13 15 15 Fleetham Clarissa 40 F NY 14 15 15 Fleetham George 17 M Farmer NY 15 15 15 Fleetham John 13 M NY X 16 15 15 Fleetham Joseph 9 M NY X 17 16 16 Griffin David 35 M Farmer 500 NY 18 16 16 Griffin Margarett 33 F NJ 19 16 16 Griffin Ann 12 F NY X 20 16 16 Griffin Henry 10 M Mich X 21 16 16 Griffin Newell 9 M Mich X 22 16 16 Griffin Edward 6 M Mich X 23 16 16 Griffin Warren 4 M Mich 24 17 17 Davis William 40 M Farmer 150 England 25 17 17 Davis Ann 40 F Scotland 26 17 17 Nichol Mary 14 F Penn X 27 17 17 Davis Caroline 9 F Mich X 28 17 17 Davis Walter 7 M Mich X 29 18 18 Hogle Moses 57 M Farmer 300 NY 30 18 18 Hogle Electa 58 F NH 31 18 18 Hogle Louisa 17 F NY X 32 19 19 Carpenter Samuel 49 M 200 Mass REMARKS: no occupation listed 33 19 19 Carpenter Rita 46 F Mass 34 19 19 Carpenter John 26 M 200 Mass REMARKS: no occupation listed 35 19 19 Carpenter Francis 17 M NY 36 20 20 Reader William 35 M Farmer NY 37 20 20 Reader Ellen 32 F NY 38 20 20 Reader Henry 13 M NY X 39 20 20 Reader John 12 M NY X 40 20 20 Reader Mary 9 F NY X CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: MI COUNTY: Ionia DIVISION: Sebewa REEL NO: M432-352 PAGE NO: 124B REFERENCE: Enumerated on the 6th day of Aug., 1850 by William W. Bogue ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 20 20 Reader Oscar 7 M New York X 2 20 20 Reader Jane 3 F Mich X 3 20 20 Reader Benjamin 1 M Mich 4 21 21 Tryon Noah 26 M Farmer 75 Ohio 5 21 21 Tryon Maria 20 F Ohio 6 22 22 Godard Rufus 54 M Farmer 270 Mass 7 22 22 Godard Hannah 52 F Mass 8 22 22 Godard Daniel 19 M Farmer NY 9 22 22 Godard Rufus 17 M Farmer NY 10 23 23 Rider Stephen 45 M Farmer 100 NY 11 23 23 Rider Eliza 45 F NY 12 23 23 Rider John 17 M Farmer NY 13 23 23 Rider Stephen 15 M NY 14 23 23 Rider Rachel 10 F Mich 15 23 23 Rider David 7 M Mich 16 23 23 Rider Daniel 2 M Mich 17 24 24 Drake Elkana 39 M Farmer NY 18 24 24 Drake Mary Ann 32 F England 19 24 24 Scovil Maria 13 F NY X 20 24 24 Drake Richard 7 M Mich X 21 24 24 Drake Edward 5 M Mich X 22 24 24 Drake Henry 3 M Mich X 23 24 24 Drake Sarah 1/12 F Mich 24 25 25 Weld Benjamin B 37 M Farmer 2,000 NY 25 25 25 Weld Martha 35 F NY 26 25 25 Weld William 13 M NY X 27 25 25 Weld Lovina 10 F NY X 28 25 25 Weld Emaline 8 F NY X 29 25 25 Weld Francis 5 M Mich X 30 25 25 Weld George 3 M Mich 31 25 25 Weld Philena 1/12 F Mich 32 26 26 Carpenter Elkana 36 M Farmer 600 NY 33 26 26 Carpenter Emily 37 F NY 34 26 26 Carpenter Sarah 7 F Ohio X 35 26 26 Carpenter Mary 5 F Ohio 36 26 26 Carpenter Rhoda 3 F Ohio 37 26 26 Carpenter Norman 1/12 M Mich 38 27 27 Trim Hiram 47 M Black Smith 300 NY 39 27 27 Trim Patience 47 F NY 40 27 27 Trim Delila 17 F NY CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: MI COUNTY: Ionia DIVISION: Sebewa REEL NO: M432-352 PAGE NO: 125A REFERENCE: Enumerated on the 6th day of Aug, 1850 by William W. Bogue ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 27 27 Trim Homer 14 M New York X 2 27 27 Trim Mortimer 11 M Mich X 3 27 27 Trim Aurelia 10 F Mich X 4 27 27 Trim Elnora 8 F Mich X 5 27 27 Trim Sarah 5 F Mich X 6 28 28 Ollery John 31 M Farmer 200 France 7 28 28 Ollery Clarissa 33 F France 8 28 28 Ollery Catharine 15 F Ohio X 9 28 28 Ollery William 14 M Ohio X 10 28 28 Ollery John 12 M Ohio X 11 28 28 Ollery Margaret 10 F Ohio X 12 28 28 Ollery Mary 8 F Ohio X 13 28 28 Ollery Lewis 7 M Ohio X 14 28 28 Ollery Francis 10/12 M Ohio 15 29 29 Cooper John 58 M Farmer 500 England 16 29 29 Cooper Elizabeth 55 F England 17 29 29 Wardell Caroline 21 F NY 18 29 29 Wardell Mary 4 F Mich 19 29 29 Wardell William 10/12 M Mich 20 30 30 Estep John 38 M Farmer 500 Md REMARKS: Place of birth very difficult to read 21 30 30 Estep Mary Ann 35 F Md 22 30 30 Estep William 14 M Md X 23 30 30 Estep John Jr. 13 M Md X 24 30 30 Estep Ambrose 9 M Md X 25 30 30 Estep Francis 7 M Ohio X 26 30 30 Estep Austin 5 M Ohio X 27 30 30 Estep Margiry 3 F Ohio 28 30 30 Estep Augustin 7/12 F Ohio 29 31 31 Wardell John 49 M Farmer 500 England 30 31 31 Wardell Harrett 44 F England 31 31 31 Wardell Thomas 17 M Farmer NY 32 31 31 Wardell Eliza Jean 15 F NY X 33 32 32 Harman Walter 41 M Farmer 500 NY 34 32 32 Harman Mary 40 F Con 35 32 32 Harman Jerome 20 M Farmer NY 36 32 32 Harman Charles 18 M NY X 37 32 32 Harman Marcellus 14 M NY X 38 32 32 Harman Caroline 10 F NY X 39 32 32 Harman Henry 8 M NY X 40 32 32 Harman George 5 M NY X CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: MI COUNTY: Ionia DIVISION: Sebewa REEL NO: M432-352 PAGE NO: 125B REFERENCE: Enumerated on the 7th day of Aug, 1850 by William W. Bogue ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 32 32 Harman Ellen 1 F Michigan 2 33 33 Derby Charles 45 M Farmer 100 Vermont 3 33 33 Derby Mary 36 F New Jersey 4 33 33 Derby Olive 12 F New York 5 33 33 Derby Henry 10 M New York X 6 33 33 Derby Cleander 8 M New York X 7 33 33 Derby Rollin 5 M New York X 8 34 34 Maxim John 40 M Farmer 300 New York 9 34 34 Maxim Mary 41 F New York 10 34 34 Maxim Elizabeth 12 F Mich X 11 34 34 Maxim Phidelia 10 F Mich X 12 34 34 Maxim Armenia 5 F Mich X 13 35 35 Munn Joseph 50 M Farmer 300 NY 14 35 35 Munn Matilda 46 F NY 15 35 35 Munn Joel 17 M Farmer NY 16 35 35 Munn Ann 15 F NY X 17 36 36 Evins John 37 M Farmer 700 Canada 18 36 36 Evins Ann 32 F England 19 36 36 Evins Harriett 14 F Canada X 20 36 36 Evins Duncan 10 M Canada X 21 36 36 Evins Sophia 7 F Mich X 22 36 36 Evins Charles 4 M Mich 23 36 36 Evins Temperance 1 F Mich 24 36 36 Evins Malinda 18 F Canada 25 37 37 Benjamin Daniel 47 M Farmer 60 NY 26 37 37 Benjamin Joanah 36 F NY 27 37 37 Benjamin Ambrose 18 M Farmer NY 28 37 37 Benjamin Sabrina 15 F Mich 29 37 37 Benjamin Limner 13 M Mich 30 37 37 Benjamin Miron 10 M Mich 31 37 37 Benjamin Ezra 8 M Mich 32 37 37 Benjamin Harvey 5 M Mich 33 37 37 Benjamin Mary 2 F Mich 34 38 38 Cook Pierce 34 M Farmer 150 NY 35 38 38 Cook Ursula 29 F NY 36 38 38 Cook Edward 7 M NY 37 38 38 Cook Ursula 4 F Mich 38 38 38 Cook Maria 1 F Mich 39 39 39 Vinton Jacob 44 M Farmer 40 NY 40 39 39 Vinton Betsy Ann 35 F Ohio CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: MI COUNTY: Ionia DIVISION: Sebewa REEL NO: M432-352 PAGE NO: 126A REFERENCE: Enumerated on the 7th day of Aug., 1850 by William W. Bogue ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 39 39 Vinton Ann 9 F Ohio 2 39 39 Vinton Sarah 4 F Ohio 3 39 39 Vinton Jane 1 F Mich 4 40 40 Austin George 63 M Farmer 60 NY 5 40 40 Austin Elizabeth 65 F NY 6 41 41 Austin George N. 23 M Mich 7 41 41 Austin Sabina 15 F New York