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 9 Apr 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].
8 July 1949
The George ROGERS household is located on census page 30, following the entry for B. F. SUMMERS.
(Edward and Elizabeth HATHAWAY ROGERS of Virginia came down the Ohio River by flatboat from Pittsburg in pioneer times, and settled in Bullitt County where some of their descendants still live. George L. ROGERS, son of Edward and Elizabeth, was born in Virginia in 1793 and lived to be a very old man. He was married three times and was the father of 19 children; all of his wives were of pioneer stock; his first wife was Jane FLOYD, a sister of Col. Charles FLOYD. He married second Matilda MERRIFIELD, who was related to the BOONE family),
Out of order; belongs on census page 30.
[225/225] George L. ROGERS 57 farmer, Elizabeth (HART) 32 (his third wife, she was of a prominent Hardin Co. pioneer family), Mary J. 22, Cynthia 19, Martha 17, John W. 16, Samuel J. 13, Joseph H. 3, Sarah E. 1, R. C. 6 months, Edmon FLANAGAN 22, Elizabeth ROGERS 76 (mother of George L.).
Census Page 28 (continued)
[208/208] John C. WHEELER 81 farmer (his wife was Nancy GENTRY, daughter of Martin, Sr.), Malinda 30 (widow of John's son William, and daughter of David HALL II; she married second Buford SCOTT), Samuel I. 14, Nathan H. 6, Berthenia 4, Silas W. 2.
[209/209] Alfred WHITLEDGE 45 laborer, Patsy (STALLINGS) 36, Sarah S. 17, Andrew I. 15, Jane 14, Thomas F. 11, John L. 7, M. B. 5, Eulea A. 3.
[210/210] Alfred THORNSBERRY 41 farmer, Matilda (BRASHEAR) 41, Samuel B. 17, Hardin 8, Jane 6, Laura 4, Letitia E. 2.
[211/211] W. O. WHITLEDGE 52 farmer, Susan GRANT 38, Franklin GRANT 12, A. M. WHITLEDGE 10.
[212/212] Thomas WHITLEDGE 47 cooper, Mary 43, A. W. 20, Mary A. 14, Susan 9, Malinda 9.
Census Page 29
[213/213] John BASS 45 cooper, Harriett 43, P. A. 17, Elizabeth 16, Samuel 14, Mary E. 12, William 10, John L. 8, Amanda 6, Eliza 4.
[214/214] James WELLS 34 farmer, Mary (GORE) 28, Sarah WILCOXON 12.
[215/215] Thomas J. SAUNDERS 53 farmer, Patsy (LLOYD) 48, Joseph F. 18, Martha 12, George W. 11, Snellen 8, Mary 6.
[216/216] Benjamin F. QUIGG 49 wagonwright, Sarah A. 39, John R. 15, George N. 10, William Z. 7, Ann E. 5, Nelson C. AMOS 24 carriage maker.
[217/217] Jonas MITCHELL 39 blacksmith, Mary 37, Mary Catherine 10, James 7, Jane 5, Ellen 1, James THOMPSON 17.
[218/218] Joseph SAUNDERS 57 farmer, Judith 52, Benjamin 21, Julia 14, Elizabeth 7.
[219/219] M. O. WADE 40, Martha A. 29, Mary A. 4, M. W. 1, Nancy MOORE 11.
Census Page 30
[220/220] Charles STORY 31 tanner, Mary 21, V. A. 1.
[221/221] Charles PLATT or PLETT 28 boatmaker, Rose 25.
[222/222] Samuel I. MITCHELL 34 merchant, Nancy M. 26, E. C. 9, S. A. 7, Daniel 4, Robert COTTONFF? 19, blacksmith.
[223/223] Samuel B. WILLIAMS 33 farmer, Mary V. 32, John B. 10, A. E. 8, Franklin 6, Lura 4, Samuel B. 2.
[224/224] B. F. SUMMERS 40 M.D., Lucy C. 27, Julia 6, Mary 3, Lucy C. 2, John Neafus 23 Laborer.
[226/226] William WELLS 32 saddler, Margaret 22, Elizabeth 6, Thomas 4, James 2.
Census Page 31
[227/227] Abner GORE 43 farmer, Harriett (SAUNDERS) 63, John R. 23, George 21, Addaline 20, James 17.
[228/228] Edwington COLLINGS 38 farmer, Jane 35, Mary A. 16, Sarah E. 12, William E. 9, John H. 7, J. S. 5, Susan 3, Spencer 39.
[229/229] D. L. (David) BROOKS 51 farmer, Mary (Polly HORNBECK) 51, Dorothy 24, Samuel D. 23 constable, Mary E. 21, Sophronia 19, Susan 16, Laura 14, Margaret 7, Rumina KNIGHT 14, Susan E. 12.
[230/230] Peyton HUDSON 65, farmer, Elizabeth 43, Thomas NEWCOMB 17.
This project is presented here with the kind permission of Betty Darnell, and The Pioneer News.
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