1850 Federal Census Ottawa County, Michigan (Chester) ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwcensus.org/ http://www.usgwcensus.org/cenfiles/ ************************************************************************** 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 Jeffrey Spear from public records. Edited and reformatted by Maggie Stewart, August 2005. Submitted by Jeffrey Spear. Proofread by Maggie Stewart September 2005. 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The complete original, handwritten census of this county is available in book form (including a typed index) from S-K Publications, PO Box 8173, Wichita KS 67208 (www.skpub.com/genie/census.html). ___________________________________________________________ You can view the SK census images online at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/ottawa/census/1850/ ___________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Ottawa County, Michigan, Please visit the Ottawa County, MIGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~miottawa/ ____________________________________________________________________________ This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. ____________________________________________________________________________ KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS: LN=Line Number HN=House Number FN=Family Number MRD=Married within last year SCH=Attended school within last year R/W=Adults who cannot read and write DDB=Whether deaf, dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict ____________________________________________________________________________ This is the 1850 Federal Census Ottawa County, Michigan ____________________________________________________________________________ --- Year: 1850 State: Michigan County: Ottawa Sheet No: 20B Reel no: M432-361 Division: The Township of Chester Page No: 27 Enumerated on: October Fourth, 1850 by: Wm T Per See Transcribed by Jeffrey Spear and Proofread by Maggie Stewart for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2005 ======|=============|=================================|==========|=================|=============|=========|======|======================== LINE | Dwell Famil | Firstname Lastname | Age S C | Occupation Real | Birthplace | M S R D | SNDX | Remarks ======|=============|=================================|==========|=================|=============|=========|======|======================== 1 | 203 203 | George Irish | 54 M | Farmer | R I | | I620 | 2 | 203 203 | Sophia Irish | 51 F | | N Y | | I620 | 3 | 203 203 | Otis Irish | 24 M | Farmer 1000 | N Y | | I620 | 4 | 203 203 | Alfred A Irish | 19 M | Laborer | N Y | | I620 | 5 | 203 203 | Sarah C Irish | 15 F | | N Y | | I620 | 6 | 203 203 | Hamilton B Irish | 6 M | | N Y | | I620 | 7 | 204 204 | Wm A Irish | 26 M | Farmer 600 | N Y | | I620 | 8 | 204 204 | Amanda M Irish | 20 F | | N Y | | I620 | 9 | 204 204 | Heman A Irish | 1 M | | Mich | | I620 | 10 | 205 205 | Reuben Woodmorn | 25 M | Farmer 700 | Vt | | W356 | 11 | 205 205 | Phoebe J Woodmorn | 24 F | | N Y | | W356 | 12 | 205 205 | Wm J Woodmorn | 1 M | | Mich | | W356 | 13 | 206 206 | Ananias Read | 26 M | Farmer 75 | Ohio | | R300 | 14 | 206 206 | Zirilda Read | 22 F | | Ohio | | R300 | 15 | 206 206 | James S Read | 1 M | | Ohio | | R300 | 16 | 206 206 | Mary R Read | 1 F | | Ohio | | R300 | 17 | 207 207 | O H Merrick | 33 M | Farmer 300 | Ohio | | M620 | 18 | 207 207 | Lorina Merrick | 32 F | | Ohio | | M620 | 19 | 207 207 | Minerva Merrick | 8 F | | Ohio | X | M620 | 20 | 207 207 | Joseph Merrick | 3 M | | Mich | | M620 | 21 | 207 207 | Nancy Merrick | 8/12 F | | Mich | | M620 | 22 | 208 208 | Geo W Merrick | 26 M | Farmer 300 | Ohio | | M620 | 23 | 208 208 | Clornida Merrick | 25 F | | Ohio | | M620 | 24 | 208 208 | Amos Merrick | 5 M | | Ohio | | M620 | 25 | 208 208 | Oliver Merrick | 3 M | | Ohio | | M620 | 26 | 209 209 | John Wittenberg | 46 M | Farmer 350 | Netherlands | | W351 | 27 | 209 209 | Cornelia Wittenberg | 34 F | | Netherlands | | W351 | 28 | 209 209 | Aradena Wittenberg | 10 F | | Netherlands | | W351 | 29 | 209 209 | Cornelia Wittenberg | 8 F | | Netherlands | | W351 | 30 | 209 209 | MIchael Wittenberg | 3 M | | Netherlands | | W351 | 31 | 209 209 | Hemica Wittenberg | 1/12 F | | Mich | | W351 | 32 | 210 210 | H H Van Raden | 52 M | Farmer 60 | Netherlands | | V563 | 33 | 210 210 | Evidena Van Raden | 52 F | | Netherlands | | V563 | 34 | 210 210 | William Van Raden | 16 M | Laborer | Netherlands | | V563 | 35 | 210 210 | Jane Van Raden | 8 F | | Netherlands | | V563 | 36 | 211 211 | Adam Sockman | 28 M | Farmer 100 | Germany | | S255 | 37 | 211 211 | Mena Sockman | 20 F | | Netherlands | | S255 | 38 | 211 211 | Catharine Sockman | 1 F | | Mich | | S255 | 39 | 212 212 | Conrad Criten | 45 M | Farmer 800 | Germany | | C635 | 40 | 212 212 | Margaretta Criten | 48 F | | Germany | | C635 | 41 | 212 212 | Henry Criten | 22 M | Farmer 150 | Germany | | C635 | 42 | 213 213 | David Thursten | 43 M | Farmer 1600 | N Y | | T623 | ======|=============|=================================|==========|=================|=============|=========|======|======================== --- Year: 1850 State: Michigan County: Ottawa Sheet No: 21A Reel no: M432-361 Division: The Township of Chester Page No: 28 Enumerated on: October Fourth, 1850 by: Wm T Per See Transcribed by Jeffrey Spear and Proofread by Maggie Stewart for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2005 ======|=============|=================================|==========|=================|=============|=========|======|======================== LINE | Dwell Famil | Firstname Lastname | Age S C | Occupation Real | Birthplace | M S R D | SNDX | Remarks ======|=============|=================================|==========|=================|=============|=========|======|======================== 1 | 213 213 | Eliza Thursten | 45 F | | N Y | | T623 | 2 | 213 213 | Stephan L Thursten | 19 M | Laborer | N Y | | T623 | 3 | 213 213 | David W Thursten | 17 M | Laborer | N Y | X | T623 | 4 | 213 213 | Lydia J Thursten | 15 F | | Mich | X | T623 | 5 | 213 213 | Daniel F Thursten | 13 M | | Mich | X | T623 | 6 | 213 213 | Franklin G Thursten | 11 M | | Mich | X | T623 | 7 | 213 213 | Lemuel B Thursten | 9 M | | Mich | X | T623 | 8 | 213 213 | Julia E Thursten | 7 F | | Mich | X | T623 | 9 | 213 213 | Louisa Thursten | 3 F | | Mich | | T623 | 10 | 213 213 | LaFayette Thursten | 4/12 M | | Mich | | T623 | 11 | 214 214 | Phillip Fairling | 33 M | Farmer 900 | Germany | | F645 | 12 | 214 214 | Elizabeth Fairling | 28 F | | Germany | | F645 | 13 | 214 214 | Margaret Fairling | 4 F | | Mich | | F645 | 14 | 214 214 | Elizabeth Fairling | 2 F | | Mich | | F645 | 15 | 215 215 | Lorenzo Chubb | 31 M | Farmer 600 | N Y | | C100 | 16 | 215 215 | Phidelia Chubb | 27 F | | N Y | | C100 | 17 | 215 215 | Elizabeth Chubb | 7 F | | Mich | X | C100 | 18 | 215 215 | Maria Chubb | 6 F | | Mich | X | C100 | 19 | 215 215 | Rocelia Chubb | 4 F | | Mich | X | C100 | 20 | 216 216 | Uriah Chubb | 42 M | Farmer 200 | N Y | X | C100 | Deaf & dumb 21 | 216 216 | Samuel Chubb | 18 M | Laborer | N Y | | C100 | 22 | 216 216 | Sarah Chubb | 12 F | | N Y | | C100 | 23 | 217 217 | William Bradbury | 27 M | Farmer 800 | N Y | | B631 | 24 | 217 217 | Mary Ann Bradbury | 23 F | | N Y | | B631 | 25 | 217 217 | Acelia Bradbury | 1 F | | Mich | | B631 | 26 | 218 218 | John Pintlar | 33 M | Farmer 1000 | N Y | | P534 | 27 | 218 218 | Mary Pintlar | 36 F | | N Y | | P534 | 28 | 218 218 | Lucy Ann Pintlar | 7 F | | N Y | X | P534 | 29 | 218 218 | Curtis Pintlar | 2 M | | Mich | | P534 | 30 | 218 218 | Ellen Pintlar | 1 F | | Mich | | P534 | 31 | 219 219 | E C Gardner | 35 M | Farmer 1000 | N Y | | G635 | 32 | 219 219 | Lucy Gardner | 32 F | | Mass | | G635 | 33 | 219 219 | Wm H Gardner | 13 M | | N Y | | G635 | 34 | 219 219 | Harriet N Gardner | 11 F | | Mich | | G635 | 35 | 219 219 | Benjamin F Gardner | 9 M | | Mich | | G635 | 36 | 219 219 | Chas F Gardner | 8 M | | Mich | | G635 | 37 | 219 219 | Martin Gardner | 6 M | | Mich | | G635 | 38 | 219 219 | Caroline Gardner | 4 F | | Mich | | G635 | 39 | 219 219 | Sarah A Gardner | 2 F | | Mich | | G635 | 40 | 219 219 | Stephen Gardner | 2/12 M | | Mich | | G635 | 41 | 220 220 | Joel French | 49 M | Farmer 1200 | N Y | | F652 | 42 | 220 220 | Harriet French | 47 F | | N Y | | F652 | ======|=============|=================================|==========|=================|=============|=========|======|======================== --- Year: 1850 State: Michigan County: Ottawa Sheet No: 21B Reel no: M432-361 Division: The Township of Chester Page No: 29 Enumerated on: October Fifth, 1850 by: Wm T Per See Transcribed by Jeffrey Spear and Proofread by Maggie Stewart for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2005 ======|=============|=================================|==========|=================|=============|=========|======|======================== LINE | Dwell Famil | Firstname Lastname | Age S C | Occupation Real | Birthplace | M S R D | SNDX | Remarks ======|=============|=================================|==========|=================|=============|=========|======|======================== 1 | 220 220 | Ori French | 19 M | Laborer | N Y | | F652 | 2 | 220 220 | Phoebe French | 17 F | | Mich | | F652 | 3 | 220 220 | Nancy French | 14 F | | Mich | | F652 | 4 | 220 220 | Wm French | 10 M | | Mich | | F652 | 5 | 220 220 | George French | 5 M | | Mich | | F652 | 6 | 221 221 | Joseph Vanlor | 40 M | Farmer 700 | Germany | | V546 | 7 | 221 221 | Barbary Vanlor | 38 F | | Germany | | V546 | 8 | 221 221 | Barbary Vanlor | 16 F | | Germany | | V546 | 9 | 221 221 | Betsey Vanlor | 14 F | | Germany | | V546 | 10 | 221 221 | John Vanlor | 12 M | | Germany | X | V546 | 11 | 221 221 | Joseph Vanlor | 8 M | | Mich | | V546 | 12 | 221 221 | Peter Vanlor | 6 M | | Mich | | V546 | 13 | 221 221 | Mary Vanlor | 4 F | | Mich | | V546 | 14 | 221 221 | Janus Vanlor | 1/12 M | | Mich | | V546 | 15 | 222 222 | Reuben Preston | 33 M | Farmer | Md | | P623 | 16 | 222 222 | Phoebe Preston | 33 F | | Ohio | | P623 | 17 | 222 222 | John L Preston | 5 M | | Ohio | | P623 | 18 | 222 222 | Mary C Preston | 3 F | | Ohio | | P623 | 19 | 222 222 | Emma J Preston | 1 F | | Ohio | | P623 | 20 | 222 222 | Eliza McClain | 32 F | | Ohio | | M245 | 21 | 223 223 | John S McClain | 40 M | Farmer 1000 | Ohio | | M245 | 22 | 223 223 | Zilla McClain | 39 F | | Pa | | M245 | 23 | 223 223 | Roselus McClain | 18 M | Laborer | Ohio | | M245 | 24 | 223 223 | Marilda McClain | 16 F | | Ohio | X | M245 | 25 | 223 223 | Oliver H McClain | 14 M | | Ohio | X | M245 | 26 | 223 223 | Sally E McClain | 10 F | | Ohio | X | M245 | 27 | 223 223 | Chester McClain | 4 M | | Mich | | M245 | 28 | 223 223 | Geo W McClain | 2 M | | Mich | | M245 | 29 | 223 223 | Aaron W McClain | 20 M | Laborer 75 | Ohio | | M245 | 30 | 224 224 | Aaron J McClain | 26 M | Farmer 150 | Ohio | | M245 | 31 | 224 224 | Mary Ann McClain | 26 F | | Ohio | | M245 | 32 | 224 224 | Jeran McClain | 4 M | | Ohio | | M245 | 33 | 224 224 | Geoi W McClain | 2 M | | Ohio | | M245 | 34 | 224 224 | LaFayette McClain | 9/12 M | | Ohio | | M245 | 35 | 225 225 | Ephraim Davenport | 39 M | Farmer 350 | N Y | | D151 | 36 | 225 225 | Eliza Davenport | 44 F | | Pa | | D151 | 37 | 225 225 | James R Davenport | 15 M | Laborer | Ohio | X | D151 | 38 | 225 225 | Wm H Davenport | 12 M | | Ohio | X | D151 | 39 | 225 225 | Sarah A Davenport | 8 F | | Ohio | X | D151 | 40 | 225 225 | Zilpha C Davenport | 6 F | | Ohio | X | D151 | 41 | 225 225 | Jasper C Davenport | 2 M | | Mich | | D151 | 42 | 225 225 | Wm Davenport | 22 M | Laborer 200 | N Y | | D151 | ======|=============|=================================|==========|=================|=============|=========|======|======================== --- Year: 1850 State: Michigan County: Ottawa Sheet No: 22A Reel no: M432-361 Division: The Township of Chester Page No: 30 Enumerated on: October Fifth, 1850 by: Wm T Per See Transcribed by Jeffrey Spear and Proofread by Maggie Stewart for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2005 ======|=============|=================================|==========|=================|=============|=========|======|======================== LINE | Dwell Famil | Firstname Lastname | Age S C | Occupation Real | Birthplace | M S R D | SNDX | Remarks ======|=============|=================================|==========|=================|=============|=========|======|======================== 1 | 226 226 | Chadrack Doane | 52 M | Farmer 800 | Mass | | D500 | 2 | 226 226 | Sally Doane | 49 F | | Vt | | D500 | 3 | 226 226 | Hannah Doane | 17 F | | Ohio | | D500 | 4 | 226 226 | Luther Doane | 14 M | | Ohio | X | D500 | 5 | 226 226 | Elnora Doane | 11 F | | Ohio | X | D500 | 6 | 227 227 | Robert Blanton | 28 M | Farmer 300 | England | | B453 | 7 | 227 227 | Harriet Blanton | 24 F | | VT | | B453 | 8 | 227 227 | Elvira Blanton | 4 F | | Ohio | | B453 | 9 | 227 227 | Cordelia Blanton | 2 F | | Ohio | | B453 | 10 | 228 228 | Aaron McClain | 36 M | Farmer 200 | Ohio | | M245 | 11 | 228 228 | Rachel McClain | 37 F | | Va | | M245 | 12 | 228 228 | John H McClain | 13 M | | Ohio | X | M245 | 13 | 228 228 | Lewis H McClain | 11 M | | Ohio | X | M245 | 14 | 228 228 | Nancy Harris | 22 F | | Ohio | | H620 | 15 | 228 228 | Manda L Conway | 3 F | | Ohio | | C500 | 16 | 228 228 | Aaron McClain | 76 M | Farmer 57 | S C | | M245 | 17 | 229 229 | Elizabeth McClain | 71 F | | Md | | M245 | 18 | 229 229 | David McClain | 13 M | | Ia | X | M245 | 19 | 230 230 | Asa A Scott | 30 M | Farmer 600 | N Y | | S300 | 20 | 230 230 | Irena Scott | 25 F | | N Y | | S300 | 21 | 230 230 | Annette Scott | 9 F | | N Y | X | S300 | 22 | 230 230 | Geo W Scott | 6 M | | N Y | X | S300 | 23 | 230 230 | P Wm Scott | 1 M | | Mich | | S300 | 24 | 231 231 | Jonathan Scott | 73 M | Farmer | Vt | | S300 | 25 | 231 231 | Rachel Scott | 67 F | | N H | | S300 | 26 | 232 232 | Andrew Rowles | 55 M | Farmer 200 | N Y | | R420 | 27 | 232 232 | Polly Rowles | 57 F | | Md | | R420 | 28 | 233 233 | William Stuthard | 25 M | Farmer 100 | Ohio | | S336 | 29 | 233 233 | Eliza J Stuthard | 22 F | | Ohio | | S336 | 30 | 233 233 | Bruzilla Stuthard | 2 F | | Ohio | | S336 | 31 | 233 233 | Malvina Stuthard | 8/12 F | | Mich | | S336 | 32 | 234 234 | Lorenzo Dagett | 45 M | Farmer 1000 | Vt | | D230 | 33 | 234 234 | Sophia Dagett | 45 F | | Vt | | D230 | 34 | 234 234 | Jane Dagett | 20 F | | Vt | | D230 | 35 | 234 234 | Emily Dagett | 18 F | | Vt | | D230 | 36 | 234 234 | Solon Dagett | 16 M | Farmer | Vt | | D230 | 37 | 234 234 | Orrin Dagett | 14 M | | Vt | | D230 | 38 | 234 234 | George Dagett | 12 M | | Mich | X | D230 | 39 | 234 234 | Henry Dagett | 10 M | | Mich | X | D230 | 40 | 234 234 | Hanna Dagett | 4 F | | Mich | X | D230 | 41 | 234 234 | Marshal Dagett | 2 M | | Mich | | D230 | 42 | 235 235 | James Rowlason | 45 M | Farmer 1000 | N Y | | R425 | ======|=============|=================================|==========|=================|=============|=========|======|======================== --- Year: 1850 State: Michigan County: Ottawa Sheet No: 22B Reel no: M432-361 Division: The Township of Chester Page No: 31 Enumerated on: October Fifth, 1850 by: Wm T Per See Transcribed by Jeffrey Spear and Proofread by Maggie Stewart for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2005 ======|=============|=================================|==========|=================|=============|=========|======|======================== LINE | Dwell Famil | Firstname Lastname | Age S C | Occupation Real | Birthplace | M S R D | SNDX | Remarks ======|=============|=================================|==========|=================|=============|=========|======|======================== 1 | 235 235 | Fanny Rowlason | 43 F | | N Y | | R425 | 2 | 235 235 | James Jr Rowlason | 22 M | Farmer | N Y | | R425 | 3 | 235 235 | Edward Rowlason | 18 M | Laborer | N Y | | R425 | 4 | 235 235 | Conwall Rowlason | 13 M | | N Y | | R425 | 5 | 235 235 | Frances Rowlason | 9 F | | Ohio | | R425 | 6 | 235 235 | Fanny Rowlason | 7 F | | Ohio | | R425 | 7 | 235 235 | Helen Rowlason | 5 F | | Ohio | | R425 | 8 | 235 235 | Annetta Rowlason | 2 F | | Mich | | R425 | 9 | 236 236 | Daniel Bennett | 33 M | Farmer 50 | N Y | | B530 | 10 | 236 236 | Lucinda Bennett | 28 F | | N Y | | B530 | 11 | 236 236 | Susan R Bennett | 10 F | | La | | B530 | 12 | 236 236 | Harriet Bennett | 7 F | | Mich | | B530 | 13 | 236 236 | James P Bennett | 5 M | | Mich | | B530 | 14 | 236 236 | Dowle Bennett | 3 M | | Ohio | | B530 | 15 | 236 236 | Zachary T Bennett | 1/12 M | | Mich | | B530 | 16 | 236 236 | Alma Gregory | 21 F | | Ohio | | G626 | 17 | 236 236 | Henry S Bennett | 26 M | Farmer 400 | N Y | X | B530 | 18 | 236 236 | Loretta Bennett | 18 F | | N Y | X | B530 | 19 | 236 236 | Fayette Bennett | 20 M | Farmer 800 | Ohio | | B530 | 20 | 236 236 | George Wort | 19 M | Laborer | Canada | | W630 | 21 | 236 236 | Aaron Cortright | 22 M | Laborer 100 | Ohio | | C636 | 22 | 237 237 | James Blackall | 23 M | Laborer 150 | N Y | | B424 | 23 | 237 237 | Maria Blackall | 22 F | | N Y | | B424 | 24 | 238 238 | John Coleby | 40 M | Farmer 300 | N Y | | C410 | 25 | 238 238 | Eliza J Coleby | 40 F | | N Y | | C410 | 26 | 238 238 | John Jr Coleby | 15 M | Laborer | Mich | | C410 | 27 | 238 238 | Anntonette Coleby | 10 F | | Mich | | C410 | 28 | 238 238 | Charles Coleby | 4 M | | Mich | | C410 | 29 | 239 239 | John Hilton | 23 M | Farmer 250 | N Y | X | H435 | 30 | 239 239 | Eliza Hilton | 19 F | | N Y | X | H435 | 31 | 240 240 | John Tenant | 54 M | Farmer | Vt | | T553 | 32 | 240 240 | Silonia Tenant | 60 F | | N Y | | T553 | 33 | 240 240 | John A Finch | 18 M | | Ohio | | F520 | 34 | 241 241 | Freeman Bunts | 32 M | Farmer 200 | N Y | | B532 | 35 | 241 241 | Lucinda Bunts | 30 F | | N Y | | B532 | 36 | 241 241 | Geo W Bunts | 11 M | | Ohio | | B532 | 37 | 241 241 | Francis M Bunts | 10 M | | Ohio | | B532 | 38 | 241 241 | William W Bunts | 6 M | | Ohio | | B532 | 39 | 241 241 | Winfield S Bunts | 5 M | | Ohio | | B532 | 40 | 241 241 | Russel Bunts | 20 M | Laborer 400 | Ohio | | B532 | 41 | 242 242 | Samuel Averill | 53 M | Farmer 300 | Vt | | A164 | 42 | 242 242 | Elizabeth Averill | 44 F | | N Y | | A164 | ======|=============|=================================|==========|=================|=============|=========|======|======================== --- Year: 1850 State: Michigan County: Ottawa Sheet No: 23A Reel no: M432-361 Division: The Township of Chester Page No: 32 Enumerated on: October Fifth, 1850 by: Wm T Per See Transcribed by Jeffrey Spear and Proofread by Maggie Stewart for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2005 ======|=============|=================================|==========|=================|=============|=========|======|======================== LINE | Dwell Famil | Firstname Lastname | Age S C | Occupation Real | Birthplace | M S R D | SNDX | Remarks ======|=============|=================================|==========|=================|=============|=========|======|======================== 1 | 242 242 | Wm Averill | 22 M | Laborer | N Y | | A164 | 2 | 242 242 | Mailan Averill | 16 M | | N Y | | A164 | 3 | 242 242 | Edmond Averill | 14 M | | N Y | | A164 | 4 | 242 242 | Elvira Averill | 12 F | | N Y | | A164 | 5 | 242 242 | Walter Averill | 10 M | | N Y | | A164 | 6 | 242 242 | Moses Averill | 7 M | | N Y | | A164 | 7 | | | | | | | | Lines 7 - 42 are blank. ======|=============|=================================|==========|=================|=============|=========|======|========================