Just wanted to share a few census items....from several pages I have collected. It's a bit of the "neighborhood" of my Bowen relatives in 1850. The BOWENs here are not direct ancestors of mine but are siblings, etc. to my ancestors: >From the 1850 Federal census for Culpeper Co., VA.. These are pages 28-33 (part of);enumerated Aug. 22, 1850 by J. M. Broadus. It appears that the enumerator only entered a race if the person was not white: Starting with Family & Dwelling number 196:Lines 2-8 (all b. VA): Yates, George, 45, M, B, Blacksmith ----- , Sally, 23, f, B ----- , Sampson, 6, M, B ----- , George, 4, M, B ----- , Noah, 2, M, B ----- , Mary, 5/12, F, B ----- , Smith, 23, M, B, Blacksmith Family & Dwelling #197; Lines 9-21 (all b. VA): Ralls, Eliza, 31, F, B ----- , Susan A., 13, F, B ----- , John T., 12, M, M ----- , Sally, 8, F, M ----- , Lexington, 6, M, M ----- , Jackson, 4, M, M ----- , Agnes, 70, F, B ----- , Sarah, 67, F, B ----- , Martha, 27, F, M ----- , George W., 6, M, M ----- , Mildred, 4, F, M ----- , Virginia, 3, F, M ----- , John Wm., 6/12, M, M (I am interested in Ralls/Rawls in the area as a Nimrod Rawls is said to be connected to my Bowen line) Family & Dwelling #198; Lines 22-26 (all b. VA): Garner, Daniel, 58, M, Carpenter ------ , Elizabeth, 54, F ------ , Hester A., 27, F ------ , Mary F., 24, F ------ , Thomas D., 17, M Family & Dwelling #199; Lines 27-32 (all b. VA); Crigler, James, 66, M, Farmer ------- , Susan W., 60, F ------- , Frances, 30, F ------- , Martha A., 24, F ------- , Susan H., 16, F ------- , Ann E., 11, F Family & Dwelling #200, Lines 33-36 (all b. VA): Major, William, 26, M, B, Laborer ----- , Eliz'th, 22, F, B ----- , John, 4, M, B ----- , Ben, 13, M, B Family & Dwelling #201, Lines 37-42 & 1(all b. VA): Broadus, James G., 50, M, Farmer & County ???, Value of R.E. 2400 ------- , Elizabeth I., 47, F ------- , Lucy Ann, 25, F ------- , Susan M., 15, F ------- , Sally J., 12, F ------- , Elizabeth, 69, F Gaines, Lucy B. M., 44, F Family & Dwelling #202, Lines 2-7(all b. VA): Gaines, Reuben, 38, M, Bricklayer, Value of R.E. 60 ------ , Elizabeth, 28, F ------ , Reuben H. Clay?, 6, M ------ , Zachary T., 3, M ------ , William W. T (poss. I), 1, M Wise, William H., 10, M, M Family & Dwelling #203, Lines 8-13 (all b. VA): Jeffries, Ambrose, 48, M, Farmer, Value of R.E. 2000 -------- , Mary James, 41, F -------- , Lucy M., 11, F -------- , Susan A., 10, F -------- , Ellen M., 8, F -------- , Richard C., 6, M Family & Dwelling #204, Lines 14-23 (all b. VA): Foushee, Daniel F. 64, M, Farmer, Value of R.E. 500 ------- , Henry T., 61, M, Farmer Wood, Samuel D., 43, M, Farmer, Value of R.E. 1130 ---- , Harriet A., 34, F ---- , James H., 17, M, Farmer, ---- , Martha E., 16, F ---- , Frances A., 11, F ---- , Richard S?, 8, M ---- , Eliza, 5, F ---- , Susan, 7/12, F Family & Dwelling #205, Lines 24-27 (all b. VA): Foushee, John C., 47, M, Teacher ------- , Mary, 22, F ------- , Nathan, 2, M ------- , Penelope, 1, F Family & Dwelling #206, Lines 28-33 (all b. VA): Bowen, Joseph H., 24, M, Farmer ----- , Sarah, 24, F ----- , Columbiana, 2, F ----- , Joseph Worth, 8/12, M Spicer, Mildred, 13, F ------ , Noah, 20, M, Farmer (Joseph is the son of James Bowen & Ann Foushee; Sarah's maiden surname is SPICER, dau. of Joseph Spicer.) Family & Dwelling #207, Lines 34-38 (all b. VA): Hawkins, John W., 34, M, Carpenter, Value of R.E 400 ------- , Margaret N., 34, F ------- , James W., 10, M ------- , Valeria C., 8, F ------- , William H. W., 2, M Family & Dwelling #208, Lines 39-41 & 1-3 Line 42 left blank (all b. VA): Newlon, John, 38, M, Farmer, Value of R.E. 560 ------ , Harriet T., 33, F ------ , Henry J., 11, M ------ , Catherine A., 8, F ------ , Margaret N., 2, F Wise, Mary, 12, F, M (Harriet is the dau. of James Bowen and Ann Foushee) Family & Dwelling #209, Lines 4-8 (all b. VA): Bowen, Robert, 51, M, Farmer, Value of R.E. 14500 ----- , Frances, 35, F ----- , Robert Jr., 22, M, Civil Engineer ----- , Richard, 20, M, Farmer Ford, Abby, 13, F, B (not sure how this Robert fits in my line - yet) Family & Dwelling #210, Lines 9-14 (all b. VA): Jeffries, Thomas, 37, M, Carpenter, Value of R.E. 2128 -------- , Mary M., 30, F -------- , Sarah R., 7, F -------- , John E., 5, M -------- , Thomas T., 3, M -------- , Mary Ella, 6/12, F Family & Dwelling #211, Lines 15-26 (all b. VA): Spicer, Thornton, 51, M, Miller ------ , Elizabeth, 42, F ------ , William T., 20, M, Farmer ------ , Martha, 17, F ------ , Mary, 14, F ------ , Woodrow, 13, M ------ , Stuart, 11, M ------ , Philip J., 10, M ------ , Richard, 8, M ------ , Sarah E., 6, F ------ , Powhatan?, 5, M ------ , Catherine, 30, F Family & Dwelling #212, Lines 27-31 (all b. VA): Yowell, William, M., 33, M, Farmer ------ , Amanda, 28, F ------ , William, 6, M ------ , Criella? C.?, 4, F ------ , James I., 1, M Family & Dwelling #213, Lines 32-36 (all b. VA): Towles, George, 70, M, Farmer, Value of R.E. 4000 ------ , Elizabeth, 53, F ------ , Frances, 30, F ------ , Balsora? G., 28, F ------ , Elizabeth M., 14, F Family & Dwelling #214, Lines 37-42 & 1-2 (all b. VA): (tough to make out surname) Ballaile? (Ballarde?), Ann F., 45, F, Value of R.E. 3280 -------- , Elizabeth, 26, F -------- , Ismael, 21, M, Civil Engineer -------- , Richard, 17, M, Farmer -------- , Susan M., 13, F -------- , Andrew, 10, M -------- , Meade, 9, M -------- , Charles R., 7, M Family & Dwelling #215, Lines 3-9 (all b. VA): Lewis, John, 67, M, Farmer, Value of R.E. 4270 ----- , Ann Mercy, 57, F ----- , John M., 26, M, Farmer Wallis, Mildred M., 26, F Lewis, Robert A., 19, M, Farmer ----- , Catherine A., 18, F ----- , Eliza N., 5, F Family & Dwelling #216, Lines 10-11 (all b. VA): Lewis, Abram H., 23, M, Farmer, Value of R.E. 1500 ----- , Geraldine L., 25, F Family & Dwelling #217, Lines 12-17 (all b. VA): Hisle, Jesse G., 39, M, Farmer, Value of R.E. 2225 ----- , Lucy Ann, 28, F ----- , Thomas E., 7, M ----- , William A., 6, M ----- , John O., 5, M ----- , Martha L., 2, F Family & Dwelling #218, Lines 18-21 (all b. VA): Wise, Peggy, 30, F, B ---- , Susan A., 7, F, B ---- , Frances E., 4, F ---- , Sevilla D., 1, F, B Family & Dwelling #219, Lines 22-25 (all b. VA): Rosson, Ann G., 58, F, Value of R.E. 1500 Jones, John James, 29, M, Farmer Brown, Henry W., 27, M, Tinner Collins, Margaret, 21, F Family & Dwelling #220, Lines 26-32 (all b. VA): Clatterbuck, Walker L., 31, M, shoemaker, Value of R.E. 200 ----------- , Mary Ann, 31, F ----------- , Virginia A., 12, F ----------- , Sarah Lewis, 10, F ----------- , Charles A., 7, M ----------- , Frances C., 4, F ----------- , Cremora L., 2, F Family & Dwelling #221, Lines 33-37 (all b. VA except as noted): Clatterbuck, John W., 29, M, Farmer ----------- , Ellen, 24, F, b. TN ----------- , Andrew F., 5, M ----------- , Salome, 2, F ----------- , Roberta, 1, F Family & Dwelling #222, Lines 38-39 (all b. VA): Farish, Robert T., 23, M, Farmer ------ , Susan E., 24, F Family & Dwelling #223, Lines 40-42 & 1 (all b. VA): Weaver, Ephraim, 64, M, Farmer ------ , Isabella, 66, F ------ , Ellen, 35, F ------ , Ephraim Jr., 27, M, Farmer Family & Dwelling #224, Lines 2-7 (all b. VA): Allen, Charles, 28, M, Farmer, Value of R.e. 175 ----- , Susan, 24, F ----- , Henry P., 3, M ----- , James a., 1, M Dobbs, Nancy, 63, F ----- , Elizabeth, 28, F Family & Dwelling #225, Lines 8-12 (all b. VA except as noted): McCoy, William, 84, M, b. MD ----- , Nancy, 38, F ----- , Clarissa, 36, F ----- , Mary, 35, F ----- , Eliza, 30, F Family & Dwelling #226, Lines 13-18 (all b. VA): Jeffries, Mary, 30, F -------- , James, 28, M, Farmer -------- , Martha A., 25, F -------- , Virinda, 22, F -------- , Sarah Agnes, 19, F -------- , Reuben, 17, M, Laborer Family & Dwelling #227, Lines 19-24 (all b. VA): Bickers?, James, 60, M, Farmer, Value of R.E. 11784 ------- , Catherine, 47, F ------- , William A., 13, M ------- , John T., 12, M ------- , Sally A., 7, F ------- , Albert G., 3, M Family & Dwelling #228, Lines 25-30 (all b. VA): Turner, Catlett, 56, M, Laborer ------ , Mary, 46, F ------ , Jane F., 16, F ------ , Franklin, 12, M ------ , Thomas, 8, M ------ , Matilda, 2, F Family & Dwelling #229, Lines 31-36 (all b. VA): Pendleton, John A., 47, M, Lawyer, Value of R.E. 10000 --------- , Lucy A., 46, F Williams, William B., 51, M -------- , George M., 17, M, Student Morton, Jack P., 11, M, Asher, Albert, 11, M, M Family & Dwelling #230, Lines 37-38 (all b. VA): Rixey, John H., 30, M, Lawyer & Farmer, Value of R.E. 9000 ----- , Matilda J. H., 23, F Family & Dwelling #231, Line 39 (all b. VA): Morehead, Frances, 54, F, Value of R.E. 1500 Family & Dwelling #232, Lines 40-42 &1-7 (all b. VA): Jameson, George W., 51, M, Farmer, Value of R.E. 5000 ------- , Lucy A., 45, F ------- , William C., 22, M ------- , Thomas, 21, M, Farmer ------- , David, 19, M, Farmer ------- , Burgess H., 15, M, Farmer ------- , George W. Jr., 11, M ------- , Fanny L., 9, F ------- , Minnis?, 7, M ------- , Lilian, 4, F ===end Kathleen Bowen Davidsonville, MD Listen to a beautiful song, "Feel the Ocean Calling," by Roderick C. Simons: http://www.myspace.com/roderickcsimons