1850 Census of Richmond Township


Transcribed by Ursula B. Adamson - Copyright ã 1999 Ursula B. Adamson

Dwellings 1 to 40


Free Inhabitants in the Township of Richmond, Macomb County, State of Michigan enumerated by me,
George F. Lewis, Assist. Marshall on the 15th day of July 1850.

Explanation of numbered columns:

1 = Dwelling houses numbered in the order of visitation
2 = Families numbered in the order of visitation
3 = The name of every person whose usual place of abode on the 1st day of June 1850 was in this family.
4 = age
5 = sex
6 = color (black, white, mulatto)
7 = Profession, occupation or trade of each male person 15 years of age
8 = Value of real estate owned
9 = Place of birth, naming the state, territory, or country
10 = Married within the year
11 = Attended school within the year
12 = Persons over 20 years of age who cannot read or write (no entry).
13 = Whether deaf, dumb, blind, idiotic, pauper or convict (no entry).

Please note: To conserve space, columns 12 and 13, which did not contain any entries, were omitted on this page.
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5
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9
10
11
    Hotel                
1 1 Beebe, Alexander
44
M
   Carpenter
3,000
NY
    
    Beebe, Pricilla
40
F
      
NY
    
    Beebe, Eliza J.
17
F
      
NY
    
    Beebe, Martha
16
F
      
NY
  
X
    Beebe, Almira
12
F
      
MI
  
X
    Beebe, Annis
5
F
      
MI
  
X
2 2 Beebe, Erastus H.
41
M
   Blacksmith
2,500
NY
    
    Beebe, Sophronia
38
F
      
MA
    
    Beebe, Theodora
11
F
      
MI
  
X
    Beebe, Henry C.
10
M
      
MI
  
X
    Beebe, Porter H.
7
M
      
MI
  
X
    Beebe, Marion
5
F
      
MI
  
X
    Beebe, Rhoda Ann
2
F
      
MI
    
    Tibbetts, Stephen
20
M
   Blacksmith  
CAN
    
    Beebe, Henry P.
34
M
   Farmer
500
NY
    
    Beebe, Betsy
69
F
      
MA
    
3 3 Spencer, James S.
36
M
   Farmer
1,500
NY
    
    Spencer, Adeline
33
F
      
NY
    
    Spencer, Catherine
12
F
      
MI
  
X
    Spencer, Angeline
10
F
      
MI
  
X
    Spencer, Manley
7
M
      
MI
  
X
    Spencer, Sarahetta
4
F
      
MI
    
    Spencer, Elsa
1
F
      
MI
    
4 4 McCauley, James
31
M
   Farmer  
NY
    
    McCauley, Cornelia
29
F
      
NY
    
    McCauley, William H.
7
M
      
MI
  
X
    McCauley, Betsey A.
5
F
      
MI
  
X
    McCauley, Chas.
4
M
      
MI
  
X
    McCauley, Ann E.
2
F
      
MI
    
    McCauley, Ira
2/12
M
      
MI
    
5 5 Beebe, George
33
M
   Carpenter
100
NY
    
    Beebe, Angeline
23
F
      
NY
    
    Beebe, Albert
3
M
      
MI
    
    Beebe, Oscar
2
M
      
NY
    
    Richards, Lucy
24
F
      
NY
    
    Richards, George
4
M
      
MI
    
6 6 Harris, Albert C.
34
M
   Carpenter  
NY
    
    Harris, Mary
25
F
      
PA
    
    Harris, Asa A.
3
M
      
MI
    
    Harris, Catharine A.
3
F
    
100
MI
    
7 7 Bernard, Asahel
61
M
   Farmer
800
CT
    
    Bernard, Mary
55
F
      
CT
    
    Bernard, Aaron G.
27
M
 W Farmer  
NY
    
    Bernard, Amanda
25
F
 W    
NY
    
    Bernard, Calista
14
F
 W    
NY
    
    Bernard, Madelin A.
4
F
 W    
MI
  
X
8 8 Allen, Seymore
29
M
 W Farmer  
NY
    
    Allen, Sarah A.
27
F
 W    
NY
    
    Allen, Almira
7
F
 W    
NY
  
X
    Allen, Emily
6
F
 W    
NY
  
X
    Tanax, Isaac
27
M
 W Farmer  
CAN
    
9 9 Calkins, Sylvester
30
M
W
 Clergyman M.E.  
NY
    
    Calkins, Harriett
25
F
W
    
MA
    
10 10 Phillips, Elizabeth A.
52
F
W
  
350
NY
    
    Phillips, Myron H.
11
M
W
    
MI
    
11 11 Pound, Ira B.
30
M
   Farmer
400
NY
    
    Pound, Marion C.
21 
F
      
NY
    
    Pound, Emiline
2
F
      
MI
    
12 12 Howe, Anson
47
M
   Blacksmith  
CT
    
    Howe, Parmelia
46
F
    
500
NY
    
    Norton, Lucretia
21
F
      
NY
    
    Norton, Josephine
2
F
      
MI
    
    Howe, Reuben A.
11
M
      
NY
  
X
13 13 Burgess, Oscar
26
M
   Farmer
300
NY
    
    Burgess, Matilda
25
F
      
NY
    
14 14 Perkins, George
29
M
   Farmer
600
CAN
    
    Perkins, Lucy
27
F
      
NY
    
    Perkins, Francis
7
F
      
MI
  
X
    Perkins, Lyman
5
M
      
MI
  
X
    Perkins, Seaman
4
M
      
MI
    
    Perkins, Albert
1
M
      
MI
    
15 15 Thompson, Middleton
33
M
   Farmer
175
NY
    
    Thompson, Sally
32
F
      
NY
    
    Thompson, Almira
11
F
      
NY
  
X
    Thompson, Mary A.
5
F
      
NY
  
X
16 16 Robinson, Rufus
26
M
   Farmer
300
NH
    
    Robinson, Christina
32
F
      
NJ
    
    Robinson, Andrew
1/12
M
      
MI
    
17 17 Dayton, Rufus P.
38
M
   Farmer
300
CAN
    
    Dayton, Minerva
42
F
      
VT
    
    Babcock, Melissa J.
14
F
      
MI
  
X
    Babcock, Susan M.
12
F
      
MI
  
X
    Dayton, Daniel M.
9
M
      
MI
  
X
    Dayton, George W.
6
M
      
MI
  
X
    Dayton, Eliza J.
4
F
      
MI
    
    Dayton, Henrietta E.
1
F
      
MI
    
18 18 Burgess, P. A.
37
M
   Farmer
400
NY
    
    Burgess, Hanna
39
F
      
MA
    
    Burgess, Edwin
15
M
   Farmer  
NY
  
X
    Burgess, Reuben
10
M
      
NY
  
X
    Burgess, Barlett
7
M
      
NY
  
X
    Burgess, George
5
M
      
MI
  
X
19 19 Farr, William
32
M
   Farmer
1,000
NY
    
    Farr, Phebe
22
F
      
NY
    
    Robertson, Edgar
14
M
      
NY
  
X
20 20 Baker, Samuel
56
M
   Farmer
700
PA
    
    Baker, Elizabeth
60
F
      
NJ
    
    Baker, Elizabeth
12
F
      
NY
    
21 21 Cross, Abner
40
M
   Farmer
400
NY
    
    Cross, Hannah
19
F
      
NY
    
    Cross, John
17
M
   Farmer  
NY
    
    Cross, Annette
12
F
      
MI
  
X
    Cross, Harriett
8
F
      
MI
  
X
    Cross, Samuel
6
M
      
MI
  
X
22 22 Grinard, Jackson
26
M
   Farmer
500
PA
    
    Sweeny ,Margarett
30
F
      
NY
    
    Grinard, Josephine
3
F
      
MI
    
    Grinard, William
8/12
M
      
MI
    
    McKent, John
13
M
      
NY
  
X
    McKent, Catharine
9
F
      
NY
  
X
    McKent. Hannah
7
F
      
NY
  
X
    McKent, Henry
6
M
      
MI
  
X
23 23 Butts, Henry
45
M
   Farmer  
NY
    
    Butts, Delia
37
F
      
NY
    
    Ogden, Chauncey
25
M
   Farmer  
NY
    
    Ogden, Maria
20
F
      
NY
    
    Ogden, Moses
15
M
   Farmer  
NY
  
X
    Ogden, William
10
M
      
NY
  
X
    Ogden, Chisley
9
M
      
NY
  
X
    Ogden, Alfred
5
M
      
NY
  
X
    Ogden, Delia
2
F
      
MI
    
  24 Ervin, Valentine
39
M
   Farmer  
NY
    
    Ervin, Lydia
33
F
      
NY
    
    Ervin, Mahala
8
F
      
NY
  
X
    Ervin, Marinda
4
F
      
MI
    
    Fenton, Darius
10
M
      
MI
  
X
24 25 Winard, William
36
M
   Lumberman
1,000
NY
    
    Winard, Abby
31
F
      
NY
    
    Winard, Chanty
16
F
      
NY
  
X
    Winard, Harvey
11
M
      
MI
  
X
    Winard, Alonzo
9
M
      
MI
  
X
    Winard, Ellen
7
F
      
MI
  
X
    Winard, Christopher
5
M
      
MI
  
X
    Winard, Hiram
3
M
      
MI
    
25 26 Smith, Shubel
32
M
   Farmer
400
NY
    
    Smith, Caroline
32
F
      
NY
    
    Smith, Marietta
8
F
      
MI
  
X
    Smith, Emily
7
F
      
MI
  
X
    Smith, Norman
5
M
      
MI
  
X
    Smith, Catharine C.
2
F
      
MI
    
    Dixon, Herman
31
M
   Farmer
400
NY
    
    Dixon, Parmeline
29
F
      
NY
    
    Dixon, Ellen
7
F
      
MI
  
X
    Dixon, Emma
4
F
      
MI
    
26 27 Butts, Orson
41
M
   Farmer  
NY
    
    Butts, Electa
40
F
      
NY
    
    Butts, Sophronia
13
F
      
NY
    
    Butts, Emily
11
F
      
NY
  
X
    Butts, Emma
9
F
      
NY
  
X
    Butts, Chester
7
M
      
NY
  
X
    Butts, Caroline
4
F
      
MI
    
    Butts, Orson A.
1
M
      
MI
    
    Kellogg, John
14
M
      
NY
    
27 28 Denton, Robert A.
35
M
   Farmer
800
NY
    
    Denton, Mary
32
F
      
NY
    
    Denton, Thadeus
6
M
      
MI
  
X
28 29 Harris, O. Brian
30
M
   Farmer
300
CAN
    
    Harris, Margarett
30
F
      
CAN
    
    Harris, Mary S.
10
F
      
CAN
    
    Harris, Abraham
8
M
      
CAN
    
    Harris, William G.
7
M
      
CAN
    
    Harris, Jane
4
F
      
CAN