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 7 Nov 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].
4 November 1949
(Recently from Mrs. Roy RIGGS (Geneviere MAGRUDER) of El Paso, Texas, I received for examination a billfold that more than 100 years ago belonged to her great-grandfather Arch MAGRUDER Jr., and after his death to her father George W. S. MAGRUDER. In one of the pockets were a number of papers signed by Verlinder OVERALL - Verlinda SWEARINGEN, born 1806, died 1884, married first Arch MAGRUDER Jr., and second Dr. A. B. OVERALL.)
Household located on census page 99.
[728/728] Verlinda (SWEARINGEN) MAGRUDER 43 (widow of Arch Jr.) George 22 farmer, married 1850, Julia 18 (daughter of James COOMBES), Mary E. 13, Samuel 10, Henry O. 8, Ezekiel 6, Francis 3.
Household located on census page 66.
[476/476] John W. SHOWALTER 32 grocer, Mary E. (HILL) 32, Margaret 6, Lucretia C. 5, Susan 3, Mary 1. (John SHOWALTER drove a stage for years on the route frmo Bardstown to Louisville. His wife was a niece of Mrs. Edward HESSE, and inherited the HESSE home, one of the oldest houses in Mount Washington. Mr. and Mrs. HESSE are buried in a tomb constructed on large slabs of cutstone. It is the only tomb of its kind in the vicinity of Mt. Washington.)
Census Page 67 (continued)
[479/479] Tolbet WALTERS 34, Miranda 28, Sarah 8, Zoraida 6, Nancy 4, Mary 3 months; Mary HIGHLAND 24, Jerry HARRISON 24 laborer.
[480/480] William H. EVANS 46 (son of Samuel) farmer, Martha 29, Mary 7, Samuel 5, Thomas 3, William 1; Epha EVANS 77.
[481/481] Ruth COX 62 window (her husband was Gabriel COX, son of David; she was daughter of Obed and Rachel SWEARINGEN); Obed 25 managed farm, Rachel 21, George 17.
[482/482] Joseph GREENWELL 66, farmer, Mary 50 (daughter of Lawrence ROBY Sr.), William 21.
[483/483] William THURMAN 44 farmer (son of Ncholas and Sarah STALLINGS THURMAN), Maria 40 (sister of Posey GRANT), Elizabeth 16, Nancy 11, William 8, Ann 5, Sarah 2, Jane 3 months.
[484/484] George Bogard 62, farmer, Elizabeth 65 (STRINGER), Malinda 26, Michael J. 24, George A. 22, Luellen 18, Edna R. 16, James McAllister 10.
This project is presented here with the kind permission of Betty Darnell, and The Pioneer News.
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