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THE 1850 FEDERAL CENSUS
TOWN OF METOMEN
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin


Census Page:

The census for the town of Metomen filled 18 pages. To enhance download speed, only two of the original pages are displayed per HTML document. To jump to a page, use these links. Select Alphabetical Page for an alphabetical listing of entries. Note that question marks have been inserted to indicate uncertainty about the reading of names.

PAGES 181-182

PAGE 181
Dwelling
#
Family
#
Name last Name first Age Sex Color Occupation Real
estate
Place of
birth
School
1316 1335 Collins Ann 1 F     0 Wis  
1316 1335 Collins Joseph 58 M   Farmer 0 Mass  
1316 1335 Collins Lydia 57 F     0 Vt  
1317 1336 Brown Oliver 57 M   Farmer 40    
1317 1336 Brown Sarah 41 F     0    
1317 1336 Brown Sophia A. 23 F     0    
1317 1336 Richardson Edgar 21 M     0    
1317 1336 Rose William H. 21 M   Laborer 0 Pa  
1317 1336 Rose Calvin 19 M   Laborer 0 Pa  
1318 1337 Handy Thomas 40 M   Grocer 6000 Scotland  
1318 1337 Handy Catherine 30 F     0 Scotland  
1318 1337 Handy John 1 M     0 Wis  
1318 1337 Pease Ralph 26 M   Laborer 0 NY  
1318 1337 Pease Ruth 22 F     0 NY  
1319 1338 Kinon Austin 29 M   Farmer 0 NY  
1319 1338 Kinon Harriet 23 F     0 NY  
1319 1338 Kinon Allen P. 2 M     0 Wis  
1319 1338 Kinon Russell 27 M   Farmer 400 NY  
1319 1338 Kinon L (?) 61 F     0 Vt  
1320 1339 Pointer (?) Henry 52 M   Laborer 0 NY  
1320 1339 Pointer (?) Cinthia 40 F     0 NY  
1320 1339 Pointer (?) Celestia 21 F     0 NY  
1320 1339 Pointer (?) Aldren 20 M   Laborer 0 NY  
1320 1339 Pointer (?) Marina 17 F     0 NY
1320 1339 Pointer (?) Elmer 14 M     0 NY  
1320 1339 Pointer (?) George 6 M     0 NY  
1320 1339 Pointer (?) Henry 20 M   Laborer 0 NY  
1320 1339 Pointer (?) Alanson 18 M   Laborer 0 NY  
1320 1339 Pointer (?) Darius 25 M   Laborer 0 NY  
1321 1340 Horton Cyrus 48 M   Laborer 0 NY  
1321 1340 Horton Dorothy 46 F     0 NY  
1321 1340 Horton Alanson 30 M   Laborer 0 NY  
1321 1340 Horton Daniel 16 M   Laborer 0 NY  
1321 1340 Horton Henry 14 M     0 NY
1321 1340 Horton Mathias 13 M     0 NY
1321 1340 Horton Andrew 11 M     0 NY
1321 1340 Horton Cyrus Jr. 10 M     0 NY
1321 1340 Horton Russell 8 M     0 NY
1321 1340 Horton John 7 M     0 NY  
1321 1340 Horton Harriet 6 F     0 NY  
1321 1340 Horton Elisa 4 F     0 Wis  
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Note: the Dwelling and Family numbers on the following page reflect the actual entries on the census page. Apparently George Williams, the census taker, repeated the numbers in error.

PAGE 182
Dwelling
#
Family
#
Name last Name first Age Sex Color Occupation Real
estate
Place of
birth
School
1317 1336 Sleeper Woodbridge 30 M   Farmer 1200 NH  
1317 1336 Sleeper Lavinia 30 F     0 Vt  
1318 1337 Graves Charles 56 M   Farmer 500 England  
1318 1337 Graves Mary 57 F     0 England  
1318 1337 Graves Ann 20 F     0 England  
1318 1337 Graves John 27 M   Farmer 0 England  
1318 1337 Hazel (?) Henry 28 M   Farmer 0 England  
1318 1337 Hazel (?) Mary 26 F     0 England  
1318 1337 Hazel (?) Dorfelia 2 F     0 Wis  
1318 1337 Hazel (?) Mary 1 F     0 Wis  
1318 1337 Munson Benjamin H. 43 M   Farmer 1500 NY  
1319 1338 Munson Susan 36 F     0 NY  
1319 1338 Munson Lavinia E. 3 F     0 Wis  
1319 1338 Munson Charles C. 1 M     0 NY  
1319 1338 Starbird Walter 32 M     0 NH  
1319 1338 Starbird Laura 31 F     0 NY  
1319 1338 Starbird Mary A. 2 F     0 Wis  
1320 1339 Wicks (?) Frank 22 M   Farmer 0 NY  
1320 1339 Wicks (?) Louisa 21 F     0 NY  
1320 1339 Wicks (?) Frank Jr. 4 M     0 Wis  
1320 1339 Wicks (?) Amanda 2 F     0 Wis  
1321 1340 Rickar (?) John 32 M   Farmer 1000 Holland  
1321 1340 Jin (?) Herick 36 M   Farmer 0 Holland  
1321 1340 Jin (?) Alkin 50 M   Farmer 0 Holland  
1321 1340 Jin (?) Henrick 22 M     0 Holland  
1321 1340 Jin (?) Hankin 32 F     0 Holland  
1321 1340 Farnhouse Henrick 36 M   Farmer 400 Holland  
1321 1340 Farnhouse John 36 M   Farmer 0 Holland  
1321 1340 Williams Cornish (?) 50 M   Farmer 0 Holland  
1322 1341 Lockin John 55 M   Farmer 1000 England  
1322 1341 Lockin Mary 51 F     0 England  
1322 1341 Lockin James 16 M     0 England  
1323 1342 Lockin Harriet 8 F     0 England  
1323 1342 Pride Ranson W. 33 M   Waggon Maker 0 NY  
1323 1342 Pride Harriet W. 31 F     0 NY  
1323 1342 Pride Rasmus 9 M     0 NY  
1323 1342 Pride Eugene 7 M     0 Ohio  
1323 1342 Pride Byron 5 M     0 Wis  
1323 1342 Pride Albert 3 M     0 Wis  
1323 1342 Pride Ellen A. 1 F     0 Wis  
1324 1343 Castine (?) William 35 M     0 NY  
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Last updated 1/1/99 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) 221-142