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 30 Mar 1992.

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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12 May 1950 (no column)
19 May 1950

1850 Census Record:

[701/701] Felix Harris 38 carpenter (son of Zedekia and Elizabeth Owens Harris), Margaret (Crist) 28 (daughter of Sophie Withers), John F. 5, Elizabeth 3, Eliza J. 7; James R. Harris 25 carpenter (a cousin of Felix and a son of Wm. and Caroline Magrude Harris).

[702/702] Sophie Withers 50, Ben H. Crist 21, Sarah Crist 18, Van Morgan 7.

[703/703] Elias Hatfield 26 (married 1845), Sarah Ellen 23 (daughter of William Shaw), John 3, James 1; Walter Fox 22 laborer.

[705/705] Anderson Rouse 36 farmer (son of Moses and Sarah Simmons Rouse), Nancy E. 32 (daughter of James A. and Rebecca Montgomery Deacon), Letitia J. 14, James A. 12, William T. 10, Martha A. 8, Telford 6, Rebecca 4, Mary 10 months.

[706/706] George B. Dent 32 farmer (son of Mrs. Ann Dent), Rosella Fraces 25 (daughter of Amon Sheckels; she married (2) Daniel Weller.)

[707/707] Lawrence Roby 41 farmer (son of Wm. and Emilia Cofer Roby), Nancy (Clark Ritchie, widow of Jesse) 50, Sarah Briscoe 7, William H. Briscoe 5 (niece and nephew of Lawrence).

[708/708] James T. Orm 31, Nancy 26 (daughter of Joseph Buckman), Joseph A. Buckman 6, James R. Buckman 2.

[709/709] Shelton Dent 37 farmer (son of Mrs. Ann Dent; Shelton's wife, Ellen Bruch, died while on a visit in Meade Co.), Lucy A. 17, Joseph K. 4, Marcy C. 2, Julia H. 2.

[710/710] Michael Carpenter Jr. 62 farmer (son of Michael and Rebecca Delph Carpenter; married (1) 1813 Sall Wood; married (2) -- Gatten), John 30, Mary 24, Elizabeth 5, Sarah 4, Nanc 2, David Warden 1.

[669/669] William Stone 29 farmer, Nancy 24 (probably a daughter of Garrard Briscoe), Dudley 4, Moses Briscoe 17 (brother of Nancy).

[670/670] Charles Ratcliff 66 farmer (died 1858; married (1) 1806 Bettie Stone, Mary "Polly" (Cuppy, 2nd wife, married 1823), Nancy 25, Coleman 37, Charles 31 (married (1) 1835 Cynthia Hibbs — divorced), Susan 31 (second wife of Charles, was Mrs. Susan Gaines. Charles married (3) Nancy Ann Murphy of Mercer Co. Ky.) Dekalb 11. (Other children, not named in census: Ambrose married Mary E. Glass, Rodolphus B. married Mary Knight and Jasse.)

[671/671] Cynthia Hibbs 30 (first wife of Charles Ratcliff Jr.), Harrison Ratcliff 12, James 10, Joseph 8, Melissa 6.

[674/674] Mary Shaw 26, Lydia 9, Louisa 7, Mary 6, Harry 4, Julia 1.

[675/675] Nathaniel Mason 58 blacksmith, Rebecca 56 (daughter of Wm. R. Owen).

[676/676] John Powers 36, Elizabeth 35, John R. 17, Henry B. 15, Joseph 13, Mary 12, Margaret 11, Martha 10, Frances 9, Elizabeth 8; Henry 40 laborer.

[677/677] Henry Brooks 45 (probably married )1) 1825 Clara Middleton), Lucretia 35, Susan J. 18, Nancy J. 16, Charolotta 9, David 9, Lucilda 3.

[678/678] Isaac Hibbs 50 farmer, Massey 45, Martin 25, Jane 20, Sol G. 18, Eliza 12, Joseph 8.

[679/679] Amon Sheckles 69 farmer, William 44.

[680/680] William Bolton 25 (married 1846), Elizabeth (Flick) 24, Caroline 4, John W. 2, Samuel 1.

[681/681] Martin Bolton 21 (married 1850), Jane 21 (daughter of Wm. Brook).

[682/682] Lucy Bolton 44, Lena 19.

[683/683] Celia Jackson 45, Minerva 18, Rosaline 10.

[684/684] William Brooks 61 farmer (probably married (1) 1837 Eliza Whitledge), Eliza 35 (married 1849; widow of Chas. Ash), George V.B. 16, Lucy Ash 17, Nancy 15, Henry 9, Adaline 4, Sarah 3.

[685/685] James Bolton 35 shoemaker (married 1836), Catherine (FLICK) 34, Martha 13, Mary 12, James 9, Nathan 5, Thomas 3, Julius 4 months.

[686/686] William Coats 70 farmer.

[688/688] Geo. Murray Ash 40 blacksmith; Julia M. (Jones) 35, Margaret 13, Nancy 11, Joseph 10, Kitty 8, Christopher 25 blacksmith; Kitty Etherton 47; Mary Jones 62, Catherine 24, William 20; Allen Fox 48.

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