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The 1847 Wisconsin territorial census recorded
heads of household, number of males, number of females, and total individuals in the
household on December 1, 1847. The census taker for Waupun Township was Morgan L. Noble,
although Fond du Lac County census results were returned to the Secretary of the Territory
by S. S. N. Fuller, who signed as census taker. For the town of Byron, totals of 371 males
and 280 females were submitted to the Secretary. The numbers are written on the bottom of
page 22 of the Fond du Lac census and repeated on Fuller's summary sheet, so presumably
they represent his calculations. However, the actual sums of pages 18 through 22 are 371
and 281 respectively. 
Microfilm of the original records is available at the State Historical Society of
Wisconsin library (Call No. 1847-1). As illustrated, the records were hand written and in
many cases are open to interpretation. An attempt is made to record entries as written,
even when an entry is apparently in error. In cases where names are exceptionally
difficult to read, an (?) marker is inserted. Entries are offered in the order in which
they were recorded, because the census-taking sequence provides clues about where
individuals actually lived (for an illustration, see Fairwater 1853).
PAGE 18 |
| HEADS OF FAMILIES OR PRINCIPAL PERSONS |
WHITE MALES |
WHITE FEMALES |
MALES OF COLOR |
FEMALES OF COLOR |
TOTAL |
REMARKS |
| Warners, E. D. |
5 |
4 |
|
|
9 |
|
| Beison (Balson?), H. S. |
4 |
3 |
|
|
7 |
|
| Warner, Justice |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Banister (?), Naham (?) |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
| McKee (?), Owen |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
| Brown, C. B. |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
| Vaughn, D. C. |
5 |
2 |
|
|
7 |
|
| Vaughn, J. M. |
3 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Hendrich, J. N. |
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Batchelor, Thos. |
2 |
3 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Divers (?), M. |
5 |
2 |
|
|
7 |
|
| Read, A. M. |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Batchelor, Mathew |
3 |
3 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Watson, Jas. |
1 |
3 |
|
|
4 |
|
| York (?), Francis |
5 |
3 |
|
|
8 |
|
| Ellis, Lathrop |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Harrington (?), J. M. |
5 |
3 |
|
|
8 |
|
| Simonds, M. |
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Cane, J. |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Danger (?), M. |
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Bowles, John |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Clemons, Henry |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Lett, Joseph |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Woldridge (?), Trueman |
6 |
4 |
|
|
10 |
|
| Craig, Jas. |
7 |
5 |
|
|
12 |
|
| Reynolds, J. C. |
3 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Taylor, Levi |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
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PAGE 19 |
HEADS OF FAMILIES OR
PRINCIPAL PERSONS |
WHITE MALES |
WHITE FEMALES |
MALES OF COLOR |
FEMALES OF COLOR |
TOTAL |
REMARKS |
| Reynolds, Anselmo (?) |
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Reynolds, Alonson |
3 |
3 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Clemonds, Jacob |
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Fay, Trueman |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
| Mellitt (?), Jno. |
4 |
4 |
|
|
8 |
|
| Meuney, John |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Nightingale, Jos. |
4 |
1 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Phelps, C. C. |
3 |
4 |
|
|
7 |
|
| Smith, Thos. |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Roberts, Wm. |
3 |
4 |
|
|
7 |
|
| Turner, Clement |
5 |
3 |
|
|
8 |
|
| Sheppard, Abram |
4 |
4 |
|
|
8 |
|
| Sweet, Sumner |
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Nye, D. |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Adams, Harper |
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Noyes, James |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Morris, Orrin |
3 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Crothers (?), David |
3 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Moore, Geo. |
3 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Parker, Geo. |
5 |
4 |
|
|
9 |
|
| Seymour, Edwin |
5 |
4 |
|
|
9 |
|
| Atwood, G. |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Martin, Silas (?) |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Legler (?), Anthony |
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Palmer, G. |
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
| McHolland, John |
2 |
3 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Yeomans, Chas. |
4 |
1 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Evans, Jonadah (?) |
5 |
4 |
|
|
9 |
|
| Bates, J. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
6 |
|
PAGE 20 |
HEADS OF FAMILIES OR
PRINCIPAL PERSONS |
WHITE MALES |
WHITE FEMALES |
MALES OF COLOR |
FEMALES OF COLOR |
TOTAL |
REMARKS |
| Taylor, Jno. |
3 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Lawton, S. |
3 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Havens, Erastus |
6 |
1 |
|
|
7 |
|
| Noy, Jacob |
3 |
3 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Jerod, Horace |
4 |
2 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Bradon, Wm. |
3 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Gibson, John |
3 |
4 |
|
|
7 |
|
| Smith, Patrick |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Rhoda (?), Thos. |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
| Taylor, Nelson |
4 |
7 |
|
|
11 |
|
| Layton, Solomon |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
| Taylor, Banj (?) |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
| McClanagan, John |
7 |
2 |
|
|
9 |
|
| Pelton, Saml. |
6 |
3 |
|
|
9 |
|
| Pelton, Westley |
2 |
3 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Pelton, Hiram |
5 |
2 |
|
|
7 |
|
| Mills (?), Patrick |
4 |
1 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Lears (?), Harry |
3 |
6 |
|
|
9 |
|
| Vanpelt, Sam |
3 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Newton, Ezra |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Smith, Frad |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
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PAGE 21 |
HEADS OF FAMILIES OR
PRINCIPAL PERSONS |
WHITE MALES |
WHITE FEMALES |
MALES OF COLOR |
FEMALES OF COLOR |
TOTAL |
REMARKS |
| Bayley, J. |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
| McCracken, Robt. |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
| Simmons, Alonzo |
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Simmons, Marcellus (?) |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
| Breed, Abner |
5 |
5 |
|
|
10 |
|
| Taylor, Hiram |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Isham, Ansel |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Kelley, Pat. |
3 |
8 |
|
|
11 |
|
| Brooks, D. C. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Hays, Wm. |
4 |
1 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Foster, Wm. |
4 |
2 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Shelley, O. |
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Clark, Jas. |
4 |
4 |
|
|
8 |
|
| Clark, Ham |
6 |
4 |
|
|
10 |
|
| Tallmadge, M. W. |
2 |
3 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Stewart, Wm. |
3 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Parsons, John |
6 |
2 |
|
|
8 |
|
| Hobbs, John |
5 |
4 |
|
|
9 |
|
| Rublee, J. A. |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
| Bishop, J. C. |
4 |
1 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Holliday, A. |
5 |
5 |
|
|
10 |
|
| Martin, O. |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Potter, B. |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Mitchell, Chas. |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Furguson, John |
4 |
3 |
|
|
7 |
|
| Madden, P. |
4 |
1 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Lewis, John |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Shanden (?), P. |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
| Martin, John |
3 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
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PAGE 22 |
HEADS OF FAMILIES OR
PRINCIPAL PERSONS |
WHITE MALES |
WHITE FEMALES |
MALES OF COLOR |
FEMALES OF COLOR |
TOTAL |
REMARKS |
| McDaniel, M. |
5 |
2 |
|
|
7 |
|
| Malony, P. |
4 |
1 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Bohen, Peter |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
| Honney, Michael |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Cowlihen, Pat. |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Mills, Pat. |
4 |
1 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Pech (?), Wm. |
4 |
2 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Rollamer (?), Philip |
2 |
7 |
|
|
9 |
|
| Russell, David |
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Smith, Lewis |
7 |
2 |
|
|
9 |
|
| Silvester, Seth |
4 |
5 |
|
|
9 |
|
| Wilcox, M. |
4 |
5 |
|
|
9 |
|
| Balsom, Jas. |
3 |
4 |
|
|
7 |
|
| Butler, Saml. |
8 |
5 |
|
|
13 |
|
| Clark, Jasper |
8 |
4 |
|
|
12 |
|
| Conklin (?), Harry |
4 |
2 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Adams, J. M. |
5 |
3 |
|
|
8 |
|
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