This is a transcription for the 1850 Alachua County Florida census, page 20. In 1850, Alachua County included the area that now comprises Gilchrist County Florida. Beneath the census table you will find any additional submitted notes on an individual or family, the image of the census, and a list of abbreviations for the table column headers. The Note column is not included in the original census image but indicates to you that there are notes at the bottom of this page in reference to the individual or family.
If the race is missing then the individual was presumed white.
Transcription
| LN | HN | FN | LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | AGE | SEX | RACE | OCCUP. | VAL. | BIRTHPLACE | MRD. | SCH. | R/W | DDB | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 138 | 138 | Wiggins | Perry | 10 | M | Florida | ||||||||
| 2 | 138 | 138 | Wiggins | George | 7 | M | Florida | ||||||||
| 3 | 138 | 138 | Wiggins | Burrell | 5 | M | Florida | ||||||||
| 4 | 138 | 138 | Wiggins | Benjamin | 4 | M | Florida | ||||||||
| 5 | 138 | 138 | Wiggins | Oscar | 1 | M | Florida | ||||||||
| 6 | 138 | 138 | Wiggins | Delphia A. | 83 | F | South Carolina | X | |||||||
| 7 | 139 | 139 | Chesser | James S. | 25 | M | Farmer | Georgia | X | Note | |||||
| 8 | 139 | 139 | Chesser | Rachael | 24 | F | Georgia | X | |||||||
| 9 | 139 | 139 | Chesser | Alexander | 3 | M | Florida | ||||||||
| 10 | 139 | 139 | Chesser | Elizabeth | 2 | F | Florida | Note | |||||||
| 11 | 139 | 139 | Chesser | James | 1/12 | M | Florida | ||||||||
| 12 | 140 | 140 | McKinley | John | 67 | M | Farmer | 175 | Scotland | Note | |||||
| 13 | 140 | 140 | McKinley | Margret J. | 50 | F | South Carolina | ||||||||
| 14 | 140 | 140 | McKinley | John Jr. | 20 | M | None | South Carolina | |||||||
| 15 | 141 | 141 | Cameron | James G. | 24 | M | Farmer | 3,000 | South Carolina | Note | |||||
| 16 | 141 | 141 | Feaster | John P. | 21 | M | Physician | South Carolina | |||||||
| 17 | 141 | 141 | Feaster | Jacob M. | 15 | M | None | South Carolina | |||||||
| 18 | 142 | 142 | Colding | James B. | 53 | M | Farmer | South Carolina | Note | ||||||
| 19 | 142 | 142 | Colding | Terrissa C. | 46 | F | Georgia | Note | |||||||
| 20 | 142 | 142 | Colding | Julia A. | 27 | F | Georgia | ||||||||
| 21 | 142 | 142 | Colding | Thomas | 17 | M | None | Florida | Note | ||||||
| 22 | 142 | 142 | Colding | Fredona F. | 15 | F | Florida | ||||||||
| 23 | 142 | 142 | Colding | Samuel | 11 | M | Florida | Note | |||||||
| 24 | 142 | 142 | Colding | Amanda | 9 | F | Florida | ||||||||
| 25 | 142 | 142 | Colding | William H. | 7 | M | Florida | Note | |||||||
| 26 | 142 | 142 | Colding | George W. | 4 | M | Florida | Note | |||||||
| 27 | 143 | 143 | Colson | Thomas | 25 | M | Farmer | Georgia | X | ||||||
| 28 | 143 | 143 | Colson | Penelope | 23 | F | Georgia | ||||||||
| 29 | 144 | 144 | Prior | John | 34 | M | Mason | England | |||||||
| 30 | 144 | 144 | Prior | Rachael | 46 | F | Georgia | X | |||||||
| 31 | 144 | 144 | Sisk | William | 15 | M | None | Florida | |||||||
| 32 | 144 | 144 | Sisk | Elender | 10 | F | Florida | ||||||||
| 33 | 145 | 145 | Colson | Hope H. | 30 | M | Farmer | Georgia | Note | ||||||
| 34 | 145 | 145 | Colson | Martha A. | 30 | F | Georgia | ||||||||
| 35 | 145 | 145 | Colson | Paul | 9 | M | Georgia | ||||||||
| 36 | 145 | 145 | Colson | Mary E. | 8 | F | Georgia | ||||||||
| 37 | 145 | 145 | Colson | Matilda E. | 6 | F | Georgia | ||||||||
| 38 | 146 | 146 | Osteen | Leander B. | 27 | M | Farmer | Georgia | |||||||
| 39 | 146 | 146 | Osteen | Martha E. | 20 | F | Georgia | ||||||||
| 40 | 146 | 146 | Osteen | Seanera A. | 2 | F | Florida | ||||||||
| 41 | 146 | 146 | Osteen | California | 2/12 | F | Florida | ||||||||
| 42 | 147 | 147 | Rain | Cornelius | 34 | M | Farmer | 2,000 | Georgia | Note |
Additonal Notes
- James S. Chesser was s/o Thomas T. & Martha Chesser
- Elizabeth Chesser m. Aaron Joe Dyess, 12 Jul 1886, Hernando County, Florida.
- 1850 Alachua County FL Slave Schedule – Page 04.
- 1850 Alachua County FL Slave Schedule – Page 04.
- James B. Colding; b. 1793 in Barnswell Dist., SC.
- Teresa C. Colding; b. 1803.
- Thomas C. Colding; b. 1833 in Jacksonville; served in 4th Florida Infantry (CSA), Company G, discharged due to illness.
- Samuel B. Colding; b. January 1, 1841 in Duval Co., FL, d. October 24, 1908 in Hillsborough Co., FL, m. Edma Warden on March 5, 1868, served in CSA in 4th Florida Infantry, Company G and Marion Light Artillery (also see Florida Confederate Pension A464).
- William H. Colding; b. 1843 served in 2nd Florida Cavalry (CSA), Company A
- George W. Colding; b. May 24, 1846, d. November 30, 1917 in Hillsborough Co., FL, served in 1st Florida Reserves (CSA), Company K (also see Florida Confederate Pension A01357).
- 1850 Alachua County FL Slave Schedule – Page 04.
- 1850 Alachua County FL Slave Schedule – Page 04.
Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| LN | Line Number |
| HN | House Number |
| FN | Family Number |
| Occup. | Occupation |
| Val. | Value of Real Estate owned |
| MRD | Married within the year |
| SCH. | Attended School within the year |
| R/W | Persons over 20 years of age who cannot read & write |
| DDB | Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict |
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