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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 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 Oakfield in Fond du Lac County, totals
of 214 males and 196 females were submitted to the Secretary. The numbers are written on
the bottom of page 17 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 13 through
17 are 282 and 245 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 13 |
| HEADS OF FAMILIES OR PRINCIPAL PERSONS |
WHITE MALES |
WHITE FEMALES |
MALES OF COLOR |
FEMALES OF COLOR |
TOTAL |
REMARKS |
| Fane, Wm. |
7 |
3 |
|
|
10 |
|
| Berris (?), C. |
3 |
4 |
|
|
7 |
|
| Steen, John |
2 |
3 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Wilson, R. |
3 |
4 |
|
|
7 |
|
| Tounson, J_ (?) |
3 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Willard, Chas. |
3 |
4 |
|
|
7 |
|
| Orvis, Isaac |
9 |
3 |
|
|
12 |
|
| Hubbard, H. |
4 |
4 |
|
|
8 |
|
| Hubbard, H. |
4 |
1 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Ballad (?), H. M. |
3 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Hubbard, Hugh |
5 |
3 |
|
|
8 |
|
| Smith, William A. |
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Halcomb, A. C. |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
| Beirne, John |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Spenser, E. M. |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Butler (?), Wm. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Beirne, G. |
3 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Hammond, J. |
4 |
2 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Bootsford, S. |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
| Randall, E. |
6 |
3 |
|
|
9 |
|
PAGE 14 |
HEADS OF FAMILIES OR
PRINCIPAL PERSONS |
WHITE MALES |
WHITE FEMALES |
MALES OF COLOR |
FEMALES OF COLOR |
TOTAL |
REMARKS |
| Wilkinson, R. R. |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Hazen, L. |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Leroy (?). J. |
3 |
4 |
|
|
7 |
|
| Howard, J. |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Gowen, A. |
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Loomis, J. M. |
5 |
3 |
|
|
8 |
|
| Ripley, M. J. |
3 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
|
| McAughe (?), H. W. (?) |
3 |
5 |
|
|
8 |
|
| McKnight, C. L. |
3 |
5 |
|
|
8 |
|
| Cowles, Cyrus |
4 |
2 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Raymond, D. |
2 |
4 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Rensdid (?), Claude |
4 |
3 |
|
|
7 |
|
| Reynolds, Silas |
3 |
5 |
|
|
8 |
|
| Lamb, A. |
3 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Bishop, Austin (?) |
3 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Howard, Saml Z. |
4 |
4 |
|
|
8 |
|
| Simond, Peter K. |
2 |
6 |
|
|
8 |
|
| Silvernail, Bartus (?) |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
| Silvernail, Coe. |
5 |
3 |
|
|
8 |
|
| Carrier, E. |
5 |
1 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Hood, Wm. |
4 |
5 |
|
|
9 |
|
| Sinod, John |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
PAGE 15 |
HEADS OF FAMILIES OR
PRINCIPAL PERSONS |
WHITE MALES |
WHITE FEMALES |
MALES OF COLOR |
FEMALES OF COLOR |
TOTAL |
REMARKS |
| Wood, Isaac L. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Sykes, Ed. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Atkins, Jacob B. |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Bennett, Bendon (?) |
3 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Simon (?), Almond A. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Allen (?), Sheldon |
4 |
4 |
|
|
8 |
|
| Allen, John |
5 |
4 |
|
|
9 |
|
| Rodgers, David |
5 |
1 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Blodgett, Parley P. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Norton, Lopna (?) |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Davidson, John |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Brandon, Wm. |
3 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Hayne, Lewis |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
| Spenser, Elijah |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Butler, Wm. |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
| Ellwell, John |
4 |
2 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Turner, Rush (?) |
3 |
3 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Button, John |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Buson, John |
3 |
3 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Bragdon, Stephen |
3 |
3 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Pool, Ed |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
PAGE 16 |
HEADS OF FAMILIES OR
PRINCIPAL PERSONS |
WHITE MALES |
WHITE FEMALES |
MALES OF COLOR |
FEMALES OF COLOR |
TOTAL |
REMARKS |
| Shuttleworth, Wm. |
4 |
4 |
|
|
8 |
|
| Shuttleworth, Jno. |
3 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Wattras (?), Russell |
1 |
7 |
|
|
8 |
|
| Bouton, Chas. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Winer (?), Missoff (?) |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Buba, Ab___ (?) |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Alderman, Peter |
3 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Bishop, Arah |
2 |
3 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Hombee (?), Plover (?) |
6 |
2 |
|
|
8 |
|
| Brewster, Albert |
6 |
4 |
|
|
10 |
|
| Gore, Robert |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Button (?), Wm. |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
| Fairbanks, Jer. |
1 |
3 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Crow (?), E. E. |
2 |
3 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Marcu (?), John |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Marshall, M. W. |
3 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Tallmadge, Nathl. |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Ferguson, Spenser |
5 |
2 |
|
|
7 |
|
| Fairbanks, Jas. |
1 |
3 |
|
|
4 |
|
| Allen, Robt. |
5 |
1 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Pasco, Vernon (?) |
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Owen, A. G |
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
PAGE 17 |
HEADS OF FAMILIES OR
PRINCIPAL PERSONS |
WHITE MALES |
WHITE FEMALES |
MALES OF COLOR |
FEMALES OF COLOR |
TOTAL |
REMARKS |
| Owen, Thos. |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
| Schofield, Sylvanus |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Clark, D. B. |
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
| Norton, Jos. |
4 |
2 |
|
|
6 |
|
| Patterson, Jas. |
4 |
4 |
|
|
8 |
|
| Maxson, Jas. M. |
5 |
7 |
|
|
12 |
|
| Henry, Alex |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Robertson, W. G. C. (?) |
3 |
7 |
|
|
10 |
|
| Martin, Samuel W. |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
| Farwell, M. |
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
| Hawkins, Jas. M. |
3 |
4 |
|
|
7 |
|
| Champlin (?), L. C. |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
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