We continue the Bullitt County 1850 census written by Mrs. W. V. Mathis, Wallace A. McKay and W. C. Barrickman. Betty Darnell shared this in The Pioneer News on 11 Jun 1990.
These records have been briefly compared to images of the census pages, and occasional additions or corrections have been made. Those changes we consider significant are noted with red print. Also, the census dwelling house number and family number according to visitation has been added, like this: [1/1].
12 August 1949
Census Page 40 (continued)
[292/292] James W. SAMUELS 45 farmer, Abagail 40 (daughter of Jacob MILLER), W. F. 16, Maria 13, Henry 10, John 7, Thomas SHOPTAW 27. Household also shown on another page.
[293/293] James SHOPTAW 25 cooper, Emily 24, W. H. 4, Lewis 3, F. E. 1, John 22 cooper, Alonzo 16 cooper.
[294/294] James WESTFALL 25 laborer, Caroline 21, Wm. F. 6 months.
[295/295] Abraham BEGHTOL 43 farmer, Sarah 41, William 20 cooper, Elizabeth 18, Melissa 14.
[296/296] Joseph PAULEY 37 farmer, Mary (BARRALL) 26, Elizabeth 10, Margaret 7, Deanna 5,John 4, Christine 3, Faetta 8 months.
Census Page 41
[297/297] Caleb SAMUELS 17 farmer, Ruah 28, Elizabeth 2, John W. 1 month.
[298/298] Miles SHOPTAW (son of Erasmus) 21 cooper, (married later to -- HARSHFIELD), Hezekiah 70. Household also shown on another page.
[299/299] Henry (Calvin) BEGHTOL 73 farmer, Elizabeth Ann (MITCHELL) 63, Joshua 26 farmer, Mahala (wife of Leonard BEGHTOL) 22, Deanna 22 (wife of Joshua), Angro (son of Joshua) 5 months.
[300/300] Allen BALEY 24, Sarah 19, Wm. SHOPTAW 40, William 10, Susan 13.
[301/301] Ballard F. CHAPPELL 43 farmer, Barbara (BEGHTOL) 40, M. V. 19. P. T. 16, W. R. 14, Woodford 12, Amanda 10, Oscar. 8, Elizabeth 4, Rhu 2, Geo. W. RUSK 25 teacher, Henry SCOVALL 19 peddler.
[302/302] Peter BEGHTOL 41 farmer, Mariah 36 (daughter of Jacob MILLER), Cornelius 10, Angeline 8, Elmira 4, Malvina 1, Wm. RECTOR 33 cooper, David 8, Daniel 6.
[303/303] Levi MILLER 24 (son of Jacob) farmer, Elizabeth 24 (married in 1850). (Levi's first wife was Elizabeth PEYTON; he married, second, Lucy SMALL; third, Lydia WILLIAMS.)
Census Page 42
[304/304] Martin McMULLEN 31 farmer, Rosana 30, Sarah E. HOPEWELL 10, Matilda McMULLEN 6, Robert 4, Catherine 2, John M, 1; Daniel SEGAL 43 cooper.
[305/305] John PROBST 43 farmer, Margaret 29, Jacob 10, Mary 7, Adam 4, William 1.
[306/306] Henry KING (son of Henry Sr.) 53 farmer, Mary F. 58, James I. 23 farmer, A. A. 21, Eliza 18, Nancy 16, Benjamin 16, C. C. 12; Hilary NEWTON 36.
[307/307] Harrison JOYCE (son of Richard) 30 laborer, Emaline (WELCH) 27, Sarah 2, Mary 4 months.
[308/308] John VAUGHN 33 farmer, Mary A. 28, Joseph 4, Wm. E. CHAPPELL 18.
[309/309] N. B. SMITH 36 farmer.
[310/310] James FUNK 30 farmer, Caroline (WELCH) 30, Sarah A. 7, William R. 5, Buena Vista 3, George W. 4, Robert F. HEAD 14.
(The Battle of Vista in the War with Mexico was fought and won in 1847 by Gen. Zachary TAYLOR and his Kentucky soldiers, some of whom were from Bullitt County.)
This project is presented here with the kind permission of Betty Darnell, and The Pioneer News.
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