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 1847 TERRITORIAL CENSUS
TAYCHEEDAH TOWNSHIP
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
             
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 the town of Taycheedah 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 Taycheedah, totals of 302 males and 239 females were submitted to the Secretary. The numbers are written on the bottom of page 35 of the Fond du Lac County census and repeated on Fuller's summary sheet, so presumably they represent his calculations. However, the actual sums of the Taycheedah census as entered on pages 32 through 35 are 294 and 237 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).

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HEADS OF FAMILIES OR PRINCIPAL PERSONS WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MALES OF COLOR FEMALES OF COLOR TOTAL REMARKS
Tallmadge, N. L. 3 4     7  
Lahoin (?), Jno. 4 6     10  
Tallmadge, J.W. 4       4  
Radliff, Peter 5 4     9  
Delfroin (?), Gustavus 7 9     16  
Vandozen, J. 4 3     7  
Westervelt, Henry 4 2     6  
Jones, M. 2       2  
Troutgoady (?), Go. 3 4     7  
Height, J. H. 1       1  
Rieve, Saml. 4 4     8  
Sweet, Benj. 3 1     4  
Buslot, H. L. 4 6     10  
Malone, Wm. 3 2     5  
McKafohn, John 2 2     4  
Moore, John 1       1  
Sterling, M. 1 3     4  
Hatch, Jas. 3 3     6  
Rodes, Naght (?) 3 2     5  
Winfield, John 5 4     9  
Lamds, Wm. 2 5     7  

 

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HEADS OF FAMILIES OR PRINCIPAL PERSONS WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MALES OF COLOR FEMALES OF COLOR TOTAL REMARKS
Varton (?), David 8 5     13  
Smith, Parson 3 1     4  
Johnson, M. 1 1     2  
Grant, F__ (?) 4 4     8  
Gerzido (?), M. 2 2     4  
Vosburg, R. A. 5 5     10  
Johnson, Henry 1 1     2  
Bentute, Luwis (?) 2 2     4  
Bentute, Jacob 4 5     9  
Clark, Jas. 2 2     4  
Eaton, M. 2 2     4  
Lyon, David 6 2     8  
Doty, Chas. 2 3     5  
Todd, Wm. 5 4     9  
Tallmadge, D. 5 3     8  
Corey, Wm. 4 6     10  
Leiborde, Eli_ (?) 4 3     7  
Lasouf (?), Wm. 3 2     5  
Montgery (?), J. C. 4 3     7  
Gilbun, Parley H. 4 4     8  
Lacott, Gil_ (?) 2 2     4  
Card (?), Wm. H. 5 2     7  
Hults, Leander L. 2 5     7  
Bentute, J. T. 5 2     7  
Hults, P. M. 1 5     6  
Peck, M. 6 1     7  
Glott, John 3 1     4  
Batchelor, L. C. 3 2     5  
Stow, A. M. 3 1     4  
Peck, Harlan 6 1     7  

  

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HEADS OF FAMILIES OR
PRINCIPAL PERSONS		 WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MALES OF COLOR FEMALES OF COLOR TOTAL

REMARKS
Peobles, Ezra 1 1     2  
Rider, John J. 3 3     6  
Rosencrantz, Jos. 18 12     30  
Aken, A. G. 6 2     8  
Kindrick, Jos. 1 1     2  
Brinkerhof, Jno. 5 3     8  
Bohen (?), Johnson 2 3     5  
Bassett, Fras. (?) 3 5     8  
Ellitt, A. J. 3 2     5  
Perry, Nathaniel 12 2     14  
Ruggles, Geo. D. 4 3     7  
Elliott, Geo. 7 4     11  
Geisse, Chas. 2 4     6  
Beale, L. W. 4 5     9  
Carlton, Geo. 2 3     5  
Crawford, Wm. T. 8 4     12  
Bishop, L. 5 3     8  
Drake, Chas. 1 2     3  
Holiday, Peter 4 1     5  
Obertz, B. C. 6 3     9  
Storey, Wm. 3 3     6  
Tracy, Ira 1 4     5  

 

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HEADS OF FAMILIES OR
PRINCIPAL PERSONS		 WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MALES OF COLOR FEMALES OF COLOR TOTAL

REMARKS
Jones, Saml. 7 6     13  
Smith, Roswell 5 5     10  
Schooley, S. D. 3 4     7  
Otis, Jos. 1 2     3  
Everitt, A. J. 2 1     3  
Last Updated 4/20/1999

If you have information to share, or other interpretations of the entries, please contact Bob Schuster by email at rmschust@facstaff.wisc.edu or at 6020 Kristi Circle, Monona, Wisconsin 53716, (608) 221-1421.