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 6 Jul 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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23 June 1950

"Holzclaw"

The authors write, "In an earlier article in this series some confusion resulted, due to the illegibility of the microfilm census sheets, as to the identity of William Hardin HOLZCLAW and that of Wm. B. HOLZCLAS. The 1850 census lists Wm. H. HOLZCLAW, 31, school- teacher; he taught school at Pitt's Point, probably in the academy there. His wife was Jane (GRAHAM), 23, and their children were Caroline 5, Ann 3, Mary 6; living in this family was Eliza HOLZCLAW, 45. After 1850, two sons, Lawrence and James, were born.

Wm. B. HOLZCLAW, 45, was born in Virginia, where the ancestor of the HOLZCLAWs in America settle in 1714. Wm. B. HOLZCLAW was a member of Shepherdsville Lodge of Masons. He was a Magistrate of Bullitt County, and married, 1833, Llewellyn CRIST, a daughter of Nicholas and Ruth BRISCOE CRIST. Their children were D.W. (Webb) 16 bootmaker, Briscoe 12, Henry 8, Burilla 6, Nancy 4, and Florence 1. Also listed as members of the family were Peter DARCY 36 shoemaker; L.E. MORGAN 23 merchant-tailor; and Olin H. LANDFORD 30 laborer.

James HOLZCLAW is listed in the census of 1850, 45, farmer (maried 1836), Eliza (JOHNSON) 33, Thomas H. 15, Nancy A., 11, James P. 10, Sarah 8, Fred 6, Mary 4; Levi FUNK 21, laborer. Wm. H. HOLZCLAW died 21 June 1854, age 50; parents: Henry and E. HOLZCLAW. Nelson County marriage license 6 July 1803: Henry HOLZCLAW and Elizabeth BIRKET (BIRKHEAD), daughter of William.

An old "Louisville Journal," dated 1847, which has been preserved for more than a hundred years, went through the mail to the Mount Washington post office, and was delivered to the subscriber, one John HOLZCLAW. There was a John HOLZCLAW living at Mount Washington about that time who married a sister or daughter of Nathaniel SAUNDERS.

1850 census record:

[639/639] Anthony SHAWLER 49 farmer (married 1820), Elizabeth (JOHNSON) 51, Colmore 17, Susan 15, James F. 10, Smith Z. 8.

[689/689] John W. BUKY 33 farmer (son of Rodolphus and Sarah BRILSCOE BUKY), America 29, (daughter of William NEWBOULT), Wm. R. 6, John C. 4, Julius L. 1.

[690/690] Aquilla PUGH 64, Frances 50), William 18, John 16, Jane 43, Nancy 23, Sarah 15, Thomas 5.

[696/696] Thomas J. JOYCE 37 farmer, Mary S. 33 (daughter of Thomas BOORMAN), Martha 16, Telford 12, Geo. E. 8, Henry C. 6, Thos. F. 4. (Thomas JOYCE was a pioneer in the Bullitt "knobs").

[713/713] Lemuel (NICKOLAS) NICHOLS 19 farmer, (member of prominent Pitt's Point family; appointed deputy-sheriff by James H. HAYS, during his term as Sheriff. Lem NICHOLS was efficient and faithful in discharging his duties and became a popular official.)

[714/714] Isaac MOORE 37 farmer, (married, first, 1837, Deborah WELCH; married, second, 1847 Eliza (TODD) 29, (children of first marriage: Henry T. 12, John 10, Rebecca 8, Hardin 7, Rowena 5, Victoria 3).

[722/722] James CASWELL 30 farmer (married 1844), Sarah 30 (daughter of James CROAN), Mary F. 1. (James CASWELL lived in "the knobs" near Cupio. He was a successful farmer and fruit grower. When Wilhite CARPENTER resigned as County Judge to become a State Senator from Bullitt, Hardin and Meade counties, Mr. CASWELL was appointed County Judge, and proved to be a very capable official, always available in his office, prompt and careful in transacting the county's business. He was well-liked, always pleasant, made friends readily and became quite popular.)

[723/723] Wm. G. SHANKLIN 25 farmer; George SHANKLIN 16. Wm. SHANKLIN was the owner of a farm on the "Preston Street Pike" to Louisville. He died early in life leaving several children who are now living in Bullitt County.

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