1840 Federal Census Union Parish, Louisiana (File 2 of 2) The USGenWeb Archives provide genealogical and historical data to the general public without fee or charge of any kind. It is intended that this material not be used in a commercial manner. All submissions become part of the permanent collection. Abstracted by Bruce Odom from public records. Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, January 2002. Submitted by Bruce Odom December 15, 2001. This transcription was proofread by Karen Mabry Rice . Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. odomb@flash.net ___________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Union Parish, Louisiana, Please visit the Union Pariah LAGenWeb page at http://www.pastracks.com/states/louisiana/union/ ___________________________________________________________ This Transcription was coordinated by Karen Mabry Rice , Former USGenWeb Archives Coordinator Union Parish, Lousiana http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/union.htm ___________________________________________________________ The images can be viewed at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/union/census/1840/ ___________________________________________________________ This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. ___________________________________________________________ Key to Census Columns: LINE Line Number Firstname First Name Lastname Last Name White Males (Age Ranges from top number to bottom number.) White Females (Age Ranges from top number to bottom number.) Free Male Colored Persons (Age Ranges from top number to bottom number.) Free Female Colored Persons (Age Ranges from top number to bottom number.) Male Slaves (Age Ranges from top number to bottom number.) Female Slaves (Age Ranges from top number to bottom number.) To Total Column Occupation - Mi Mining Occupation - Ag Agriculture Occupation - Co Commerce Occupation - Ma Manufacture Occupation - Oc Navigation of Oceans Occupation - Ri Navigation of Rivers Occupation - Pr Professional Pensioner Name Pensioner Age White Deaf & Dumb (Age Ranges from top number to bottom number.) White Blind White Insane and Idiots at Public Charge White Insane and Idiots at Private Charge Colored Deaf & Dumb (Age Ranges from top number to bottom number.) Colored Deaf & Dumb Colored Blind Colored Insane and Idiots at Public Charge Colored Insane and Idiots at Public Charge School - Name of College School - Number of College Students School - Name of Academics and Grammar Schools School - Number of Academics and Grammar School Students School - Name of Primary and Common School - Number of Primary and Common School Students Number of Scholars at Public Expense Number of white persons over the age of 20 in each family who can not read or write. Remarks ___________________________________________________________ This is the 1840 Federal Census Union Parish, Louisiana ___________________________________________________________ --- Census Year: 1840 State: Louisiana Parish: Union Parish Page No: 344 Reel no: M704-128 Division: Western District Enumerated by: Aaron M. Jones on the 3rd day of Oct 1840 Transcribed by Bruce Odom and was proofread by Karen Mabry Rice for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 ======|=================================|==================================== ===|========================================|===================|===================|===================|===================|=======|======================|=======|===================|======================|=============|=====|======|= | Free | | White | Colored | Slave | | | | White | Colored | | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | | | | Deaf | Deaf | School | | 0 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 | 0 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | | Occupation | Pensi | 0 14 25 Insan | 0 14 25 De Insan | Col Gra Com | C | LINE | Firstname Lastname | 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 . | 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | Total | Mi Ag Co Ma Oc Ri Pr | Na Ag | 14 25 . Bl Pu Pr | 14 25 . Du Bl Pu Pr | N N N N N N | P R | SNDX | ======|=================================|==================================== ===|========================================|===================|===================|===================|===================|=======|======================|=======|===================|======================|=============|=====|======|= 1 | Benjamin Harrison | 1 1 | 1 1 1 | | | 2 4 1 2 1 | 2 4 2 3 | 26 21 | 2 | | | | | | H625 | 2 | James N Gewin | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | T615 | 3 | Wilby Underwood | 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 | | | 18 9 7 4 | 11 8 5 | 62 62 | 2 | | | | | | U536 | 4 | Oliver dailey | 1 1 | 1 1 | | | | | 6 | 1 | | | | | | D400 | 5 | John Stewart | 1 | | | | | | 4 | 1 | | | | | | S363 | 6 | Neuans Belkey | 1 | 2 1 | | | | | 1 | 4 | | | | | | B420 | 7 | Lewis Reppe | 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 2 1 | | | | | 4 | 1 | | | | | | R100 | 8 | John Christman | 2 1 1 | 2 2 1 | | | | | 10 | 2 | | | | | | C623 | 9 | Colvin B Knight | 1 | | | | | | 9 | 3 | | | | | | K523 | 10 | Louellen I Boty | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | B300 | 11 | John Boty | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | B300 | 12 | Phillip M Steed | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | | S330 | 13 | Samuel Christman | 1 2 1 | 2 1 1 | | | | | 1 | 6 | | | | | | C623 | 14 | William Brasure | 1 | | | | | | 8 | 1 | | | | | | B626 | 15 | Thomas Boty | 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 | | | | | 1 | 4 | | | | | | B300 | 16 | Donpedro A. Cook | 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 | | | | | 7 | 3 | | | | | | C200 | 17 | Peter Pruitt | 1 | 1 1 | | | | | 6 | 2 | | | | | | P630 | 18 | John Neeley | 1 2 2 1 1 | 1 1 1 | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | M254 | 19 | James Boyt | 1 | 2 1 | | | | | 10 | 2 | | | | | | B300 | 20 | Dudin Boyt | 1 1 1 1 | | | | | | 4 | 3 | | | | | | B300 | 21 | Thomas F Ratliff | 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 | | | | | 4 | 1 | | | | | | R341 | 22 | Fredrick Brazzel | 2 1 1 | 2 1 1 | | | | | 7 | 1 | | | | | | B624 | 23 | Beram Hughes | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | H220 | 24 | Henry Ruyle | 2 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | R400 | 25 | Lorouc Scarborow | 1 1 1 | 1 2 1 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | S616 | 26 | John Furgosan | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | F622 | 27 | William Austan | 1 1 1 1 1 | 2 1 | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | A235 | 28 | John Austan | 1 | 1 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | A235 | 29 | John Regan | 1 1 | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | R250 | 30 | Richard Les | 1 | 2 2 1 1 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | L000 | ======|=================================|========================================|========================================|===================|===================|===================|===================|=======|======================|=======|===================|======================|=============|=====|======|= --- Census Year: 1840 State: Louisiana Parish: Union Parish Page No: 345 Reel no: M704-128 Division: Western District Enumerated by: Aaron M. Jones on the 3rd day of Oct 1840 Transcribed by Bruce Odom and was proofread by Karen Mabry Rice for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 ======|=================================|========================================|========================================|===================|===================|===================|===================|=======|======================|=======|===================|======================|=============|=====|======|= | Free | | White | Colored | Slave | | | | White | Colored | | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | | | | Deaf | Deaf | School | | 0 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 | 0 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | | Occupation | Pensi | 0 14 25 Insan | 0 14 25 De Insan | Col Gra Com | C | LINE | Firstname Lastname | 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 . | 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | Total | Mi Ag Co Ma Oc Ri Pr | Na Ag | 14 25 . Bl Pu Pr | 14 25 . Du Bl Pu Pr | N N N N N N | P R | SNDX | ======|=================================|========================================|========================================|===================|===================|===================|===================|=======|======================|=======|===================|======================|=============|=====|======|= 1 | James E Louis | 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 | | | 3 8 4 | 4 4 1 1 | 31 25 | 1 | | | | | | L200 | 2 | George feazle | 1 2 1 1 | 2 1 2 | | | 12 7 9 1 | 17 12 4 3 1 | 76 66 | 4 | | | | | | F240 | 3 | James E McCowne | 1 | | | | | | 19 1 | 1 | | | | | | M250 | 4 | John Harrip | 3 1 1 1 | 2 1 | | | | | 9 | 3 | | | | | | H610 | 5 | Solloman feazle | 1 1 | 1 1 1 | | | | | 5 | 1 | | | | | | F240 | 6 | Isaac Allen | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | A450 | 7 | Willis Austan | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | A235 | 8 | Ephenah Davice | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | D120 | 9 | philip fiazle | 1 2 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 | | | | | 9 | 4 | | | | | | F240 | 10 | Mikel fiazle | 2 1 1 | 1 1 | | | | | 6 | 2 | | | | | | F240 | 11 | John N farmer | 1 1 1 1 | 1 3 2 1 | | | | | 11 | 4 | | | | | | F656 | 12 | William W farmer | 2 1 | 1 | | | | | 4 | 1 | | | | | | F656 | 13 | Needham Bryan | 1 | 1 1 | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | B650 | 14 | Josiah Green | 1 | 1 | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | G650 | 15 | Mathew Wood | 1 1 | 1 1 | | | | | 4 | 2 | | | | | | W300 | 16 | Campbell Lapiture | 2 1 | 1 | | | | | 4 | 1 | | | | | | L136 | 17 | Hardy Carter | 1 2 1 2 2 1 | 1 | | | | | 10 | 8 | | | | | | C636 | 18 | John Larrence | 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 | | | | | 6 | 2 | | | | | | L652 | 19 | William Montgomery | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | M532 | 20 | James Hughes | ? | 1 | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | H220 | 21 | Greenbury Hughes | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | H220 | 22 | Thomas M Land | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | L530 | 23 | James M Powell | 2 1 1 1 | 1 | | | | | 6 | 3 | | | | | | P400 | 24 | David Stewart | 2 1 1 1 | 1 2 1 1 1 | | | | | 11 | 2 | | | | | | S363 | 25 | James A Guice | 2 1 | 1 1 1 | | | | | 6 | 1 | | | | | | G200 | 26 | John H Guice | 3 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 | | | | | 9 | 2 | | | | | | G200 | 27 | *ukep Bruton | 1 | 2 1 | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | B653 | 28 | John faught | 1 1 1 | 1 2 1 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | F230 | ======|=================================|========================================|========================================|===================|===================|===================|===================|=======|======================|=======|===================|======================|=============|=====|======|= --- Census Year: 1840 State: Louisiana Parish: Union Parish Page No: 346 Reel no: M704-128 Division: Western District Enumerated by: Aaron M. Jones on the 3rd day of Oct 1840 Transcribed by Bruce Odom and was proofread by Karen Mabry Rice for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 ======|=================================|==================================== ===|========================================|===================|===================|===================|===================|=======|======================|=======|===================|======================|=============|=====|======|= | Free | | White | Colored | Slave | | | | White | Colored | | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | | | | Deaf | Deaf | School | | 0 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 | 0 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | | Occupation | Pensi | 0 14 25 Insan | 0 14 25 De Insan | Col Gra Com | C | LINE | Firstname Lastname | 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 . | 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | Total | Mi Ag Co Ma Oc Ri Pr | Na Ag | 14 25 . Bl Pu Pr | 14 25 . Du Bl Pu Pr | N N N N N N | P R | SNDX | ======|=================================|==================================== ===|========================================|===================|===================|===================|===================|=======|======================|=======|===================|======================|=============|=====|======|= 1 | Joseph W. Terry | 1 1 1 | 2 4 1 2 1 | | | 2 1 1 1 | 4 3 3 1 | 38 16 | 1 | | | | | | T600 | 2 | David G Stewart | 2 1 | 1 | | | 5 5 2 | 2 5 4 1 | 28 24 | 1 | | | | | | S363 | 3 | Mikel Stewart | 1 | | | | | | 1 40 | 1 | | | | | | S363 | 4 | Clifford Tryan | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | T650 | 5 | Byars Tubbs | 1 1 | 1 1 | | | | | 4 | 1 | | | | | | T120 | 6 | Liberty H Thomas | 1 1 | 1 | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | T520 | 7 | Samuel Williams | 1 | 1 1 | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | W452 | 8 | Mariah Griffin | 2 | 1 1 | | | | | 4 | 3 | | | | | | G615 | 9 | peter I Harvey | 1 1 | 1 | | | | | 4 | 1 | | | | | | H610 | 10 | Columbus Temple | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | T514 | 11 | John Taylor | 1 1 1 | 1 2 1 1 | | | | | 8 | 3 | | | | | | T460 | 12 | Daniel Payne | 1 2 1 | 1 1 1 1 | | | | | 8 | 1 | | | | | | P500 | 13 | William C Carr | 1 | 1 1 1 | | | | | 4 | 1 | | | | | | C600 | 14 | John Boatright | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | | B362 | 15 | John M Cormich | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | C652 | 16 | John Raborn | 1 1 | 1 | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | R165 | 17 | William Raborn | 1 1 | 1 | | | | | 3 | 4 | | | | | | R165 | 18 | Thomas Raborn | 1 1 | 1 | | | | | 4 | 2 | | | | | | R165 | 19 | John Raley | 1 2 1 | 1 2 2 1 | | | | | 10 | 2 | | | | | | R400 | 20 | foster Dunkin | | 1 | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | D525 | 21 | Julius Morrow | 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 | | | | | 6 | 21 | | | | | | M600 | 22 | Lilliam L Hubbard | 2 | | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | | H163 | 23 | John Odom | 1 1 | 1 | | | | | 3 | 4 | | | | | | O350 | 24 | Micajah Baue | 1 2 1 | 1 1 1 1 | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | B000 | 25 | William Briggs | 2 1 2 1 | 1 1 | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | B622 | ======|=================================|==================================== ===|========================================|===================|===================|===================|===================|=======|======================|=======|===================|======================|=============|=====|======|= --- Census Year: 1840 State: Louisiana Parish: Union Parish Page No: 347 Reel no: M704-128 Division: Western District Enumerated by: Aaron M. Jones on the 3rd day of Oct 1840 Transcribed by Bruce Odom and was proofread by Karen Mabry Rice for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 ======|=================================|==================================== ===|========================================|===================|===================|===================|===================|=======|======================|=======|===================|======================|=============|=====|======|= | Free | | White | Colored | Slave | | | | White | Colored | | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | | | | Deaf | Deaf | School | | 0 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 | 0 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | 0 10 24 36 55 00 | | Occupation | Pensi | 0 14 25 Insan | 0 14 25 De Insan | Col Gra Com | C | LINE | Firstname Lastname | 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 . | 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | 10 24 36 55 00 . | Total | Mi Ag Co Ma Oc Ri Pr | Na Ag | 14 25 . Bl Pu Pr | 14 25 . Du Bl Pu Pr | N N N N N N | P R | SNDX | ======|=================================|==================================== ===|========================================|===================|===================|===================|===================|=======|======================|=======|===================|======================|=============|=====|======|= 1 | John Davice | 1 1 1 | 1 2 | | | | | 6 | 4 | | | | | | D120 | 2 | William Pipes | 1 1 | 1 1 1 | | | | | 5 | 1 | | | | | | P120 | 3 | William Staiter | 1 1 | 1 | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | S336 | 4 | Barbary Beff | 1 1 | 1 1 1 | | | | | 5 | 1 | | | | | | B100 | 5 | Hall H Hough | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | H200 | 6 | Jane L austin | 2 3 1 1 | 1 1 | | | | | 9 | 5 | | | | | | A235 | 7 | John feazle | 1 1 1 1 1 | 2 1 1 1 | | | | | 10 | 3 | | | | | | F240 | 8 | Joel Hart | 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 | | | | | 7 | 1 | | | | | | H630 | 9 | Allen presnal | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | | P625 | 10 | Josiah Dean | 1 1 1 2 1 | 1 2 1 | | | | | 10 | 2 | | | | | | D500 | 11 | Alexander Wafer | 1 2 1 1 | 1 2 3 1 | | | | | 12 | 3 | | | | | | M220 | 12 | Benjamin May | 1 1 1 | 2 | | | | | 5 | 1 | | | | | | M000 | 13 | John Johnson | 1 1 | 1 | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | J525 | 14 | William C Kimball | 2 1 1 1 | 1 1 | | | | | 7 | 1 | | | | | | K524 | 15 | Ivin Jones | 1 1 | 3 1 1 | | | | | 7 | 1 | | | | | | J520 | 16 | Andrew Z Jones | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | J520 | 17 | Lewis Lenneau | 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 | | | | | 6 | 2 | | | | | | L525 | 18 | Robert Webb | 1 1 1 | 2 1 1 | | | | | 7 | 1 | | | | | | W100 | 19 | August Davice | 1 | 1? 1 | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | D120 | 20 | John Butler | 1 | 3 1 | | | | | 5 | 2 | | | | | | B346 | 21 | Margarett Covey | 2 | 3 1 | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | C100 | ======|=================================|==================================== ===|========================================|===================|===================|===================|===================|=======|======================|=======|===================|======================|=============|=====|======|= End of transcription: State of Louisiana Parish of Union I A M Jones do solemnly and affirm the number of persons set forth in the returns made by me according to the provisions of the act entitled an act to provide for the taking of the sixth census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States have been ascertained by an actual inquiry at every dwelling house as a personal inquiry of the head of every family in exact conformity with the provisions of said act and that I have in every respect fulfilled the duties required of me by said act to the best of my abilities and that the returns aforesaid is correct and true according to the best of my knowledge and belief /s/ A M Jones Sworn to before me the 3rd day of Oct 1840 /s/ W. Underwood JP I do sertify that the foregoing schedule contains the correct number of inhabitants being seventeen hundred and five persons of Union Parish Aaron M Jones Deputy Marshal October the 13 1840 ======|=================================|==================================== ===|========================================|===================|===================|===================|===================|=======|======================|=======|===================|======================|=============|=====|======|=