Annotated Bullitt County 1850 Census

We continue the Bullitt County 1850 census written by Mrs. W. V. Mathis, Wallace A. McKay and W. C. Barrickman. Betty Darnell shared this in The Pioneer News on 8 Jan 1990.

These records have been briefly compared to images of the census pages, and occasional additions or corrections have been made. Those changes we consider significant are noted with red print. Also, the census dwelling house number and family number according to visitation has been added, like this: [1/1].

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27 May 1949

(This column features a writeup about Judge William R. THOMPSON.)

Household on census page 121.
[894/894] W. R. THOMPSON, 39, lawyer, Sarah, 30, Emily, 10, John V., 9, Mary, 6, Ruth, 2, James COWELL, 53. Household also shown on another page.

[82/82] David PARRIS, 76, Elizabeth, 74, (daughter of Martin GENTRY, Sr.), Susan, 35, John, 33, William Clifton, 10.

[83/83] Sarah WHEELER, 53, (daughter of Martin GENTRY, Sr., and widow of Robert WHEELER), Nancy, 30, Mary E., 19 Robert J., 17, Rebecca F., 14.

[84/84] Nancy (HOUGH) GENTRY, 64 (widow of Blaxton), Martin A., 22, Josephine BISHOP, 15, T. B. (male), 10, Cinderella, 7.

[85/85] James CLARK, 34, farmer, Mary J., 29, Sarah F., 7.

[Parts of next two households confused in newspaper; other parts left out.]

[86/86] Miner MOTHERSHEAD 57 farmer, Celia (HALL, daughter of Clifton HALL) 54, Alfred 27 carpenter, Sarah 24

[87/87] William MOTHERSHEAD (son of Minor and Celia), 33 laborer, Agnes (daughter of Simeon and Susanna HARRIS; Susanna daughter of William R. OWEN) 31, Sarah E. 11, Martha S. 5, Alfred 3, David M. 6 months.

[88/88] Fountain GENTRY, 38, farmer, Celia, 25 (daughter of John and Rhoda HARRIS GENTRY), Elizabeth A., 12, Samuel J., 9 months.

[89/89] Rhoda GENTRY, 60 (daughter of Thomas HARRIS, Sr.), Louis A., 42.

[90/90] James H. BASS, 39 farerm, Rebecca A., 37, William, 13, Roseann, 2, Catherine WILSON, 74.

[91/91] John LONG, 50, cooper, Rebecca, 50, Valentine, 18, Levisa, 15, Nancy A., 14, Julia A. KING, 21, Elizabeth J. MITTS, 30, John, 9, Thomas, 7, Elizabeth, 5, C. W. (male), 2, Sarah J. TAYLOR, 9.

[Household skipped in newspaper.]
[92/92] Richmond Ridgway 38 farmer, Francis J. 27, Charles W. 7, Elizabeth E. 6, Thomas F. 4, Preston B. 1 month, Susan BAUGHN 17.

[93/93] Benjamin RIDGWAY, 41, farmer, Minerva, 37, Mary, 16, John, 13, James, 11, Joseph, 9, Benjamin, 6, Greenberry, 4. (A descendant of the SIMMONS family.)

[94/94] Patsy (BRISCOE) BRIDWELL, 43, (widow of Fielding, son of Presley), John C., 23, Susan, 21, James, 18, Margaret, 16, Jane, 13, William, 11, Samuel, 9, William KING, 26, Julian 23, james K., 3, Mary F., 6 months.

[95/95] John GRANT, 44, farmer, Mahala, 42, Harriet, 20, Alfred, 17, Overall, 16, Elizabeth, 13, Preston, 9.

[96/96] James E. GENTRY, 33, stone-mason, Mary (CORNELL), 41, Malinda, 12, Rebecca, 6, Charles, 3.

[97/97] Levi DOUGLAS, 38, laborer, Malinda, 33, Samuel, 12, William H., 4.

[98/98] Joel BALEE, 25, miller, John FRIDDLE, 28 miller, John JARBOE, 20 miller, Seth B. THORNSBERRY, 20 saddler.

[99/99] Jerry STALLINGS, 44, farmer, (son of Henry and Lucy ORMES STALLINGS), Anna (or Emma), 46, (probably daughter of Lawrence BISHOP, Sr.), Henry 30 (probably brother of Jerry), Henry Jr., 20, Martha, 14, Eliza, 11.

[Next two households mistakenly combined in newspaper.]

[100/100] Henry STALLINGS, 81 (son of Samuel, Sr. and father of Jerry, above).

[101/101] John BISHOP, 45 cooper, Mary A. 27 (second wife), Larrance 15, Robert 13, Samuel 10, George 1, Jane 1.

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