Waupun Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin: 1847 Wisconsin Territorial Census

1847 TERRITORIAL CENSUS
WAUPUN 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 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 Waupun, which in 1847 also included the southern half of what would become Springvale Township in 1848, totals of 506 males and 430 females were submitted to the Secretary. The numbers are written on the bottom of page 9 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 3 through 9 are 502 and 432 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
Arnis (?), Luther	7	3			10
Rofs, Amos	3	4			7
Melvin, Levi	2	2			4
Martin, E.	1	2			3
Town, Lyman	5	3			8
Fairbanks, Caleb	1	3			4
Fairbanks, F. G.	1	3			4
Fairbanks, Jos.	5	1			6
Fairbank, Fletcher	3	3			6
Brown, Philo	3	5			8
Bacon, E. C.	4	3			7
Tyler, M.	5	4			9
Franklin, Ichabod	4	3			7
Merriman, Parley	3	1			4
Boardman, J.	3	4			7
Richardson, Moses	2	3			5
Norton, Abel	2	1			3
Amadon, Jediah	2	4			6
Hall, Jos.	3	5			8
Brooks, Ashel	4	2			6
Ketchum, Harry	5	4			9
Gee, J. C.	4	2			6

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HEADS OF FAMILIES OR PRINCIPAL PERSONS	WHITE MALES	WHITE FEMALES	MALES OF COLOR	FEMALES OF COLOR	TOTAL	REMARKS
Maxson, Chas.	4	6			10
Patterson, Jos.	3	3			6
Norton, Jos.	5	4			9
Champlin, Chas.	1	1			2
Feneir (?), R. H.	1	2			3
Stowe, Jos.	1	4			5
Farwell, Warren	1	1			2
Ayres, M.	4	3			7
Wells, Elmathern (?)	3	3			6
Wells, Geo.	1	1			2
Daver, M.	6	2			8
Smead, Seth	3	4			7
Hellgshome, Ole	5	6			11
GaSane (?), O.	3	1			4
Catchapard, Ed.	3	2			5
Bevier, Wm.	3	5			8
Clark, Philo	3	3			6
Clark, Saml.	4	2			6
Forbes, Benj.	4	4			8
Clark, Rufus	1	2			3
Woodworth, Watson	1	2			3
Woodward, S. G.	2	2			4

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HEADS OF FAMILIES OR PRINCIPAL PERSONS	WHITE MALES	WHITE FEMALES	MALES OF COLOR	FEMALES OF COLOR	TOTAL	REMARKS
Fairbanks, Elmer	2	2			4
Hoard, G.	2	1			3
Benson, Alonzo	3	4			7
Town, Freeman	3	2			5
Chapin, Judson	3	4			7
Chapin, Chester	3	2			5
Whitney, Newell	5	2			7
Whitney, Mason	1	2			3
Gallrd (?), Fuller	4	3			7
Lertson (?), Saml.	6	5			11
Fairbanks, L.	6	7			13
Landon, Luther	2	2			4
Whitney, D. B.	4	3			7
Haines, M.	4	5			9
Amadon, Henry	2	2			4
Amadon, S.	2	4			6
Keach, Isaac	2	1			3
Dinply (?), Geo.	2	4			6
Madison, Stephen	5	3			8
Keach, Smith	1	1			2
Fairbanks, Elias	3	5			8

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HEADS OF FAMILIES OR PRINCIPAL PERSONS	WHITE MALES	WHITE FEMALES	MALES OF COLOR	FEMALES OF COLOR	TOTAL	REMARKS
Judd, Jas.	6	4			10
Fancher, Elisha	3	3			6
Wedge, Saml.	2	3			5
Sanage (?), Joel	4	2			6
Tharin (?), Henry	2	1			3
Keach, Daniel	1	1			2
Fryer, Almond	3	1			4
Jordon, J.P.	3	4			7
Aller (?), Birch	3	3			6
Ellsbury, L. N.	4	2			6
VanEss, Rich	3	5			8
Ackerman, W. J.	1	1			2
Ackerman, Paul	1	2			3
Cole, Peter	4	1			5
Begs (?), Chas.	2	1			3
Ackerman, Henry	2	2			4
Nickerson, M.	3	2			5
Waller (?), Parley	2	2			4
Dean, M.	1	3			4
Whitney, Warren	5	2			7
Horton, Aaron	4	4			8

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HEADS OF FAMILIES OR PRINCIPAL PERSONS	WHITE MALES	WHITE FEMALES	MALES OF COLOR	FEMALES OF COLOR	TOTAL	REMARKS
Tryon, Wm.	2	2			4
Lilley (?), Reuben	6	5			11
Lamb, Dana	2	5			7
Hasan, John	2	3			5
Hutcheson, Abijah	5	5			10
Delany, Wm.	3	3			6
Salcott, Wm.	5	5			10
Pellett, M.	8	2			10
Darrow, Cyrus	3	1			4
Holman, Elias	3	2			5
Lochwood, Edwin	4	2			6
Hazen, Alonzo	4	2			6
Hazen, Calvin	1	3			4
Stowe, Milo J.	2	2			4
Robbins, Wait	3	2			5
Chase, Saml.	3	2			5
Hazen, Jas.	2	3			5
Cheeny (?), Wm. A.	5	5			10
Wedge, Solomon	9	3			12
Colwell, Kerwood (?)	2	1			3

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HEADS OF FAMILIES OR PRINCIPAL PERSONS	WHITE MALES	WHITE FEMALES	MALES OF COLOR	FEMALES OF COLOR	TOTAL	REMARKS
Rolondson, S. D.	1	3			4
Gee, Alfred	5	4			9
Dennich, J. C.	2	2			4
Parks, Amos	3	1			4
Gee, Geo.	3	2			5
Hazen, Sewall	5	5			10
Andrews, Dudley	1	2			3
Fowler, Addison	3	4			7
Johnson, Benj.	6	4			10
Campbell, Moses	3	1			4
Parce (?), Chas.	8	3			11
Mumfee, Timothy (?)	4	3			7
Preston, Leander	6	5			11
Fairbanks, D. H.	1	3			4
Reives, M.	2	1			3
Muckle, Thos.	1	4			5
Busby, John	20	6			26
Snow, Orville	5	4			9
Wilcox, Seymour	9	4			13
Norton, Joel	4	2			6
Reesnydor, John	2	1			3
White, Daniel (?)	2	2			4
Oshander (?), John	1				1

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HEADS OF FAMILIES OR PRINCIPAL PERSONS	WHITE MALES	WHITE FEMALES	MALES OF COLOR	FEMALES OF COLOR	TOTAL	REMARKS
Acherman, J. N.	4	3			7
Bly, G. W.	4	2			6
Maroon, E. W.	1	3			4
Valentine, Isaac	1	2			3
Carrington, Roland	6	10			16
Carrington, E. D.	14	5			19
Snow, S. C.	2	1			3
Smith, Chas.	2	5			7
Brown, J. W.	4	5			9
Barrows, Lyman	2	1			3
French, John F.	2	1			3
Hewes, Owen	5	2			7
Harris, Stephen	2	1			3
McElroy, Wm. G.	5	5			10
Walker, Albert	6	3			9
Davis, S. A. L.	3	5			8
Collins, Minos	2	3			5
Miller, E.	2	3			5
Leonard, M.	3	2			5
Nicherson, John	3	5			8

Last Updated 5/16/1999

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