Don't know for a fact but agree with Craig that the number is the "household number". Whoever put this message together listed the individuals alphabetically rather than by the order on which they appeared on the census page. Also in looking at the 1850 census, I've seen where areas or districts of counties are listed as "xxth Regiment". Pat Autry "Willow Bend Books - Craig R. Scott" wrote: > My assumption is that the list reads: > > Name, Age, Page Number, District > > I can't find my copy of Guide to Militia Units in the War of 1812. But I > would bet a nickel that one of the Militia Regiments in the War of 1812 from > Mecklenburg was the 98th Regiment of Virginia Militia. So this would be the > area from which said unit would be raised. Since this is the 1850 census the > word Confederate is not part of the equation. > > Craig > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Koscheski" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 8:25 PM > Subject: Fw: MECKLENBURG Census 1850 Poythress > > > Diana suggested I poll the list regarding my question as to what the > number > > in the middle column means... so here goes. As in the Alzernon reference > and > > the number after what appears to be his age [6] is the number 62. then a > > regiment number... I presume that means the Confederate regiment the > father > > [of a 6 yr old would be in] the regiment would obviously not be of the 6 > yr > > old > > Subject: Re: MECKLENBURG Census 1850 Poythress > > is the number after the age the page number on that census or just > > > what? I am just learning to use the census information. Patti > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Diana Diamond" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 5:18 PM > > > Subject: MECKLENBURG Census 1850 Poythress > > > > > > > > > > See > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vameckle/1850ix1.htm > > > > > > > > For INDEX TO 1850 FEDERAL CENSUS - MECKLENBURG CO., VA > > > > > > > > POYLTHRESS, Frances, 3 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Alzernon, 6 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Catherine, 45 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Catherine, 13 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Charles, 1 57 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, David, 44 56b 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Edward, 52 63 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, George, 9 56b 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, George, 12 63 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Harriett, 16 63 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, James, 17 56b 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, James, 45 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Joshua, 21 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Lucy, 25 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Mahala, 47 63 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Mary, 14 56b 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Nathan, 19 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Penelope, 9 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Rebecca, 11 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Sally, 32 56b 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Sarah A., 47 63 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Thomas, 35 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Virinda, 4 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, William, 16 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, William, 5 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTJRESS, Wm., 4 59b 98th Reg > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== > > > > Poythress Geneaology Research Web > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~poythress/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== > > Poythress Geneaology Research Web > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~poythress/ > > > > ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== > Poythress Geneaology Research Web > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~poythress/