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Federal Census
1790 - 1840

1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840

How to read these records.

  These records represent Howdyshells I have found in the first 7 censuses of the United States.  The first 5 columns are pretty self-explanatory.  They are year of census, state, county, last name and first name of the head of the household.   Before 1850 only the head of the household was listed by name and each remaining individual was simply enumerated in columns representing their age group and sex.   Each census had slightly different age groupings which are noted for each census.   People enumerated in these groupings are not always family members as they include any hired help or visiters who may be living on the property at the time of the census.

  There are also name variations that may or may not be family members.  I have included some that I cannot determine for sure if they should be included in our family group but are close enough in name and location to be considered.  There are occasionally duplications also.

  One should also note that many of the records from the 1790 and 1800 census were destroyed by fire, most notably from Virginia where most of our family was at at the time, therefore the records are most complete starting with 1810.

1790 Federal Census

males
1st column - free white males 16 years & upwards including heads of families
2nd column - free white males under 16 years
females
free white females including heads of families  
YEAR ST COUNTY           LAST           FIRST             MALES      FEMALES
1790 PA YORK             HOWDERSHELL    DAVID             11         5

1800 Federal Census

males
1st column - free white males under 10
2nd column - free white males of 10 & under 16
3rd column - free white males of 16 & under 26 including heads of families
4th column - free white males of 26 & under 45 including heads of families
5th column - free white males of 45 & up       including heads of families
females
1st column - free white females under 10
2nd column - free white females of 10 & under 16
3rd column - free white females of 16 & under 26 including heads of families
4th column - free white females of 26 & under 45 including heads of families
5th column - free white females of 45 & up       including heads of families
YEAR ST COUNTY           LAST           FIRST             MALES      FEMALES
1800 PA YORK             HOUDESHELD     JACOB             3001       3001
1800 PA YORK             HOWDESHER      JACOB             0001       311

1810 Federal Census

males
1st column - free white males under 10
2nd column - free white males of 10 & under 16
3rd column - free white males of 16 & under 26 including heads of families
4th column - free white males of 26 & under 45 including heads of families
5th column - free white males of 45 & up       including heads of families
females
1st column - free white females under 10
2nd column - free white females of 10 & under 16
3rd column - free white females of 16 & under 26 including heads of families
4th column - free white females of 26 & under 45 including heads of families
5th column - free white females of 45 & up       including heads of families
YEAR ST COUNTY           LAST           FIRST             MALES      FEMALES
1810 KY WASHINGTON       HOUDSHELL      JOSEPH            3211       10101
1810 PA CENTER           HOWDERSHELT    DAVID             02001      01001
1810 PA YORK             HOWDISHELL     MAHNY             1001       001
1810 PA YORK             HOWDESHELL     JACOB             21001      20201
1810 VA CULPEPER         HOWDESHETT     JOHN              2001       1001
1810 VA CULPEPER         HOWDESHETT     JOHN              2001       10011
1810 VA LOUDON           HOWDERSHELT    JN? JONATHON?     012        0201
1810 VA ROCKINGHAM       HOUDERSHELL    MICHAEL           01111      0131
1810 VA ROCKINGHAM       HOUDESHELL     MICHAEL JR.       001        001
1810 VA ROCKINGHAM       HOUDESHELL     LAWRENCE          01101      00001
1810 VA ROCKINGHAM       HOUDESHELL     ADAM              0101       301
1810 VA ROCKINGHAM       HOUDESHELL     JACOB             202        001
1810 VA SHENANDOAH       HOWDISHELL     GEORGE            00001      401
1810 VA SHENANDOAH       HOWDISHELL     MICHAEL           00101      00011

1820 Federal Census

males
1st column - free white males to 10
2nd column - free white males 10 to 16
3rd column - free white males 16 to 18*
4th column - free white males 16 to 26 including heads of families
5th column - free white males 26 to 45 including heads of families
6th column - free white males 45 & up  including heads of families
  * Those males between 16 & 18 will all be repeated in the column of those between 16 and 26
females
1st column - free white females to 10
2nd column - free white females 10 to 16
3rd column - free white females 16 to 26 including heads of families
4th column - free white females 26 to 45 including heads of families
5th column - free white females 45 & up  including heads of families
YEAR ST COUNTY           LAST           FIRST             MALES      FEMALES
1820 IL MADISON          HAWDSHALL      JACOB             30001      201
1820 IL MADISON          HADSHALL       SAMUEL            01001      301
1820 KY SIMPSON          HOWDESHELL     NANCY?            2          3001
1820 OH FAIRFIELD        HARDESHELL     ADAM              20001      2101
1820 OH GALLIA           HOWDESHELL     GEORGE            400001     14001
1820 OH HIGHLAND         HOWDESHELL     GEORGE            0001       20001
1820 OH HOCKING          HOUDESHAL      MICHAEL           100001     00001
1820 OH HOCKING          HOUDESHAL      JACOB             31001      3001
1820 OH MEIGS            HOUDESHELL     ADAM              200001     20010
1820 PA CENTRE           HOWDERSHELL    DAVID             000001     00001
1820 TN SUMNER           HOUDSHELL      JACOB             110002     2111
1820 VA CULPEPER         HOUDERSHELL    JOHN              010001     01011
1820 VA FAUQUIER         HOWDESHELL     ELIZA             0001       00101
1820 VA FAUQUIER         HOWDERSHELL    JOHN              10001      101
1820 VA MONTGOMERY       HOWDERSHELL    ADAM              00001      00011
1820 VA RANDOLPH         HOUDERSHAL     DANIEL            10001      2201
1820 VA ROCKINGHAM       HOUDEISHELT    ADAM              000101     0301
1820 VA ROCKINGHAM       HOUDERSHELL    MICHAEL           00001      3001
1820 VA ROCKINGHAM       HOUDERSHELL    ADAM              200101     00101
1820 VA ROCKINGHAM       HOUDERSHELL    LAWRENCE          000001     10001

1830 Federal Census

males
1st column  - free white males under 5          including heads of families
2nd column  - free white males under 5-10       including heads of families
3rd column  - free white males under 10 - 15    including heads of families
4th column  - free white males under 15 - 20    including heads of families
5th column  - free white males under 20 - 30    including heads of families
6th column  - free white males under 30 - 40    including heads of families
7th column  - free white males under 40 - 50    including heads of families
8th column  - free white males under 50 - 60    including heads of families
9th column  - free white males under 60 - 70    including heads of families
10th column - free white males under 70 - 80    including heads of families
11th column - free white males under 80 - 90    including heads of families
12th column - free white males under 90 - 100   including heads of families
13th column - free white males under 100 & over including heads of families
females
1st column  - free white females under 5          including heads of families
2nd column  - free white females under 5-10       including heads of families
3rd column  - free white females under 10 - 15    including heads of families
4th column  - free white females under 15 - 20    including heads of families
5th column  - free white females under 20 - 30    including heads of families
6th column  - free white females under 30 - 40    including heads of families
7th column  - free white females under 40 - 50    including heads of families
8th column  - free white females under 50 - 60    including heads of families
9th column  - free white females under 60 - 70    including heads of families
10th column - free white females under 70 - 80    including heads of families
11th column - free white females under 80 - 90    including heads of families
12th column - free white females under 90 - 100   including heads of families
13th column - free white females under 100 & over including heads of families
YEAR ST COUNTY           LAST           FIRST             MALES      FEMALES
1830 MO LINCOLN          HOUDASHEL      WILLIAM           100001     22111
1830 MO LINCOLN          HOUDASHEL      HIRAM             30001      00001
1830 MO LINCOLN          HOUDASHEL      JOSEPH            000020001  00010001
1830 OH FAIRFIELD        HOUDESHEL      GEORGE            121001     101001
1830 OH FAIRFIELD        HOUDESHEL      JOHN              1001       0001
1830 OH GALLIA           HOWDERSHELL    GEORGE            1113000001 01102001
1830 OH HIGHLAND         HOWDESHELL     GEORGE            000101     12001
1830 OH HOCKING          HOUDASHEL      MICHAEL           0000000000100100001
1830 OH HOCKING          HOUDASHEL      JACOB             1200001    21201
1830 OH HOCKING          HOUDASHEL      MARY              012        0100001
1830 OH MEIGS            HOWDERSHELL    ADAM              001100001  00100001
1830 PA ADAMS            HOWEDESHELL    JACOB             000001     201001
1830 PA YORK             HOUDSHELL      SUSAN             2          01101
1830 PA YORK             HOUDESHELL     EMANUEL           0011001    0211001
1830 PA YORK             HOUDESHELL     DANIEL            221001     010001
1830 TN GREENE           HOWDASHELL     ANN               0          00100011
1830 TN SUMNER           HOWDERSHELT    JANE              1          0220001
1830 VA CULPEPER         HONDERSHELDT   KITTY                        1010001
1830 VA FAUQUIER         HOWDERSHELL    JOHN              1111001    01101
1830 VA FAUQUIER         HOWDERSHELL    JACOB             000001     000010001
1830 VA RANDOLPH         HOWDERSHELDT   DANIEL            011001     110101
1830 VA ROCKINGHAM       HOWDESHELL     ADAM              00000001   00000001
1830 VA ROCKINGHAM       HOWDESHELL     WILLIAM           11001      30001
1830 VA ROCKINGHAM       HOWDESHELL     LAWRENCE          2000010011 100210001
1830 VA ROCKINGHAM       HOWDESHELL     MICHAEL           2200001    0012101
1830 VA ROCKINGHAM       HOWDESHELL     ADAM              021001     210001

1840 Federal Census

males
1st column  - free white males under 5          including heads of families
2nd column  - free white males under 5-10       including heads of families
3rd column  - free white males under 10 - 15    including heads of families
4th column  - free white males under 15 - 20    including heads of families
5th column  - free white males under 20 - 30    including heads of families
6th column  - free white males under 30 - 40    including heads of families
7th column  - free white males under 40 - 50    including heads of families
8th column  - free white males under 50 - 60    including heads of families
9th column  - free white males under 60 - 70    including heads of families
10th column - free white males under 70 - 80    including heads of families
11th column - free white males under 80 - 90    including heads of families
12th column - free white males under 90 - 100   including heads of families
13th column - free white males under 100 & over including heads of families
females
1st column  - free white females under 5          including heads of families
2nd column  - free white females under 5-10       including heads of families
3rd column  - free white females under 10 - 15    including heads of families
4th column  - free white females under 15 - 20    including heads of families
5th column  - free white females under 20 - 30    including heads of families
6th column  - free white females under 30 - 40    including heads of families
7th column  - free white females under 40 - 50    including heads of families
8th column  - free white females under 50 - 60    including heads of families
9th column  - free white females under 60 - 70    including heads of families
10th column - free white females under 70 - 80    including heads of families
11th column - free white females under 80 - 90    including heads of families
12th column - free white females under 90 - 100   including heads of families
13th column - free white females under 100 & over including heads of families
YEAR ST COUNTY           LAST           FIRST             MALES      FEMALES
1840 AR SEVIER           HOWDERSHELL    JACOB             0000211    00001
1840 IN ADAM             HOUDYSHELL     CHRISTOPHER       000011     10001
1840 IN WELLS            HOUDESHELL     JOHN              20001      00001
1840 IN WELLS            HOUDESHELL     GEORGE            20012      10001
1840 IN WELLS            HOUDESHELL     JACOB             00110001   00100001
1840 MO CLAY             HOWDERSHELL    JOHN? JNO.?       1100001    010001
1840 MO LINCOLN          HOWDESHELL     DAVID             100001     11001
1840 MO LINCOLN          HOWDISHELL     JOS.              0000010001 000000001
1840 MO LINCOLN          HOWDISHELL     WM.               0100001    121211
1840 MO MORG             HONDESHELL     HIRAM             223001     000001
1840 MO RALL             HOULDERSHELL   BENJAMIN? MARY?   1020001    0300111
1840 MO ST. LOUIS        HAUDYSHELL     JOHN              000000001  00001
1840 OH ATHE             HOUDYSHELDT    G.                20001      00001
1840 OH GALLIA           HOUDESHILDS    ABSALOM           000001     11001
1840 OH GALLIA           HOUDESHILDS    SUSANNA           0011100001 00010101
1840 OH HIGHLAND         HOUDESHELL     GEORGE            0000001    112101
1840 OH HOCKING          HOWDASHEL      SAMUEL            00011      0102
1840 OH PERRY            HOUDELSHELL    MICHAEL           01001      11001
1840 PA ADAMS            HONDAYSHELL    JACOB             2000001    0010001
1840 PA ADAMS            HOWDESHELD     GEORGE            00001      00001
1840 PA YORK             HOUDESHEL      DAVID? DANIEL?    0000001    1100101
1840 PA YORK             HOUDESHEL      JOHN              000001     20101
1840 TN SUMNER           HOWDYSHELT     GEO.?             10001      10001
1840 VA AUGUSTA          HOUDERSHELL    MICHAEL           11110001   1000301
1840 VA FAUQUIER         HOUDERSHELL    JOHN              00010001   00100001
1840 VA FAUQUIER         HOUDERSHELL    JACOB             2100001    120001
1840 VA HARDY            HOUDESHELL     ADAM              2111001    001001
1840 VA RANDOLPH         HOWDERSHELT    DANIEL            00010001   00010101
1840 VA RANDOLPH         HOWDERSHELT    JOHN              00001      00001
1840 VA RAPPAHANNOCK     HOWDERSHELL    RACHEL                       001001
1840 VA ROCKINGHAM       HOWDESHELL     ADAM              00001001   0100001
1840 VA ROCKINGHAM       HOWDESHELL     DAVID             1110010001 201001
1840 VA WYTHE            HOUDESHELL     ADAM              0210001    1101011

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