1850 Census

November 8th, 2007

The 1850 Federal Census Record was enumerated by T.S. Mackey on July 24-25, 1850.  This is only a portion of people living in Delaware Township, Northumberland County in the vicinity of what would eventually become the borough of Watsontown.

Elijah Crawford, 57 was a farmer and lived with Eleanor Crawford, 57; Sarah Crawford, 18; Eleanor Ann Crawford, 13; Samuel Blue, 13 and Robert Springer, 12.

Jacob Crawford, 27 was a laborer and lived with Emily Crawford, 24; Josephus Crawford, 2; and Ellen Blue, 11.

John Guffy, 59 was a farmer and lived with Nancy Guffy, 45 and Robert Guffy, 18.

Peter Heim, 38 was a lock tender and lived with Salome Heim, 34; Margaret Ann Heim, 15; John Heim, 14; Sarah A. Heim, 13; Amelia Heim, 11.

James Campbell, 48 was a laborer and lived with Elizabeth Campbell, 46.

James P. Armstrong, 30 was a farmer and lived with Margaret Armstrong, 26; Hannah Armstrong, 6; Clara Armstrong, 4; Elizabeth Armstrong, 2; Jane Mary Armstrong, 5/12; James McCutchean, 12; Anthony Barber, 18 who was a laborer; and Sarah Crosley, 17.

Isaac Vincent, 66 was a farmer and lived with Rebecca Vincent, 59; Isaac Vincent, 25; Hannah M. Vincent, 19; Elizabeth Vincent, 15; Henry Clay Vincent, 14; Isaac Laform, 22 who was a laborer; and Rebecca Vincent, 19.

Michael Roush, 66 was a farmer and lived with Sarah Roush, 65; John Brown, 51 who was a laborer; Samuel Bartoe, 52 who was a carpenter and Christiana Evans, 14.

Hiram Autrim, 22 was a miller and lived with Sarah Autrim, 23; and Benjamin B. Autrim, 1.

Enoch Bennet, 40 was a miller and lived with Susan Bennet, 60.

George Gray, 63 was a farmer and lived with Sarah Gray, 56; Geo. Washington Gray, 19 who was a laborer; Ben. Franklin Gray, 17 who was a laborer; William Gray, 15; Alfred Gray, 12; Harrison Gray, 10; and Geo. W. McCollom, 5.

David Watson, 78 was a farmer and lived with Elizabeth Watson, 79; and Elizabeth Watson, 29.

P.F. Albright, 25 was a merchant and lived with Amelia E. Albright, 25; Maria L. Albright, 9/12; and C.E. Albright, 18 who was a clerk.

Edmund L. Piper, 36 lived with Harriet Piper, 38; George T. Piper, 7; Elizabeth Piper, 4; and Helen Piper, 1.

D.C. Watson, 45 was a farmer and lived with Margaret Watson, 40; Ann E. Watson, 19; David Watson, 18; Robert C. Watson, 16; James A. Watson, 15; Jemella Jane Watson, 12; Hampton C. Watson, 10; William Watson, 8; and Margaret H. Watson, 6.

D. Hammond Watson, 44 was a farmer and lived with Cornelia C. Watson, 32; John P. Watson, 7; Emma E. Watson, 6; Margaretta Watson, 4; Henry M. Watson, 2; Robert H. Watson, 1; Solomon Sassaman, 25 who was a blacksmith; Washington Taylor, 23 who was a stage driver; Alpheus Rapp, 23 who was also a stage driver; and Susan Swartz, 16.

John Watson, 69 was a farmer and lived with Mary C. Watson, 38; Albert B. Watson, 13; Curtis B. Watson, 10; Mary E. Watson, 8; Sarah V. Watson, 6; Sarah Pfoutz, 18; and Phineas Keffer, 17 who was a laborer.

James Reed, 27 was a boat builder and lived with Elizabeth Reed, 26; and John Reed, 7/12.

Ephriam Hilgert, 25 was a farmer and lived with Mary Hilgert, 22; Mary Hilgert, 48; Mary Hilgert, 9; Elisha Hilgert, 15; Adam Hilgert, 19 who was a carpenter.

John Ott, 35 was a farmer and lived with Christiana Ott, 37; Cathrine Ott, 16; Ruben Ott, 14; Mary Ott, 12; Susan Ott, 10; James Hanery Ott, 8; Joseph E. Ott, 6; John N. Ott, 4; P. Emory Ott, 2.

Samuel McCarty, 51 was a farmer and lived with Susan McCarty, 51; S. Green McCarty, 24 who was a farmer; Hannah M. McCarty, 23; David McCarty, 19 who was a farmer; Margaret McCarty, 17; Oliver McCarty, 14; and Jane McCarty, 7.

Samuel Finney, 63 was a farmer and lived with Susannah Finney, 43; Elizabeth Finney, 20; William Finney, 17; David Finney; 15; Adam Finney, 13; Sarah Finney, 11; James Finney, 9; Samuel Finney, 6; and George Finney, 3.

James M. Lowry, 58 was a farmer and lived with Sarah Lowry, 60; Samuel Lowry, 26; Mathew L. Lowry, 23; Jane Lowry, 19; and Mary Lowry, 17.

Mary Campbell, 75 was born in Ireland and lived with Eleanor Campbell, 37 and Rebecca Campbell, 50.

Daniel Gosh, 46 was a farmer and lived with Henry Mull, 73 who was a farmer; Christiana Mull, 71; Cathrine Mull, 40; George Mull, 45; Margaret Mull, 35; Henry Mull, 7; and James M. Mull, 3.

Christian Gosh, 42 was a farmer and lived with Margaret Gosh, 42; Levi Gosh, 20 who was a carriage maker; Cathrine M. Gosh, 18; John Gosh, 14; Frederick Gosh, 11; and Mary E. Gosh, 7.

Samuel Dougherty, 43 was a laborer and lived with Nancy Dougherty, 39; John Dougherty, 17; Richard Dougherty, 14; Mary Dougherty, 13; Rebecca Dougherty, 10; James Dougherty, 6; Joseph Dougherty, 3; and William Dougherty, 1.

Arthur T. Ludwig, 58 was a merchant and lived with Cathrine Ludwig, 37; Edwin F. Ludwig, 10; Dan Ludwig, 7; Emma Ludwig, 4; and Charles Ranck, 32 who was a merchant.

George Ranck, 31 was a laborer and lived with Sarah Ranck, 32; Thomas Ranck, 7; Isaac H. Ranck, 4; David Ranck, 2; and Florence Ranck, 2.

William Baird, 54 was a farmer and lived with Sarah Baird, 56; Ann Baird, 50; Joseph W. Davis, 16 who was a laborer; Ruben Hilgert, 21 who was a laborer; and Agnes Beard, 22.

Joseph Hayes, 69 was a farmer and lived with Margaret Hayes, 70; Jane Brown, 42; Joseph B. Hayes, 28 who was a farmer; Martha E. Marshall, 14; and James Hayes, 72.

John Nicely, 35 was a farmer and lived with Sarah C. Nicely, 27; Mary E. Nicely, 5; Martha C. Nicely, 4; William H. Nicely, 2; Wm. Henry Mull, 12; Sarah Mull, 14; and Stephen Nicely, 75.

William Mull, 45 was a weaver and lived with Sarah A> Mull, 41; Christiana H. Mull, 18; Angeline Mull, 11; Margaret Mull, 10; and Geo. Washington Mull, 8.

Benjamin Barnhart, 33 was a laborer and lived with Maria Barnhart, 33; Susan Barnhart, 12; William Barnhart, 10; Ellen Barnhart, 7; and Sabina Barnhart, 2.

Joseph Nicely, 44 was a farmer and lived with Rebecca Nicely, 41; Geo. Washington Nicely, 22 who was a farmer; Mahlon A. Nicely, 18 who was a farmer; Joseph Nicely, 17; Rebecca Nicely, 17; Mary Nicely, 14; Sarah Nicely, 10; Stephen Nicely, 8; John Nicely, 5; and Alfred Nicely, 3.

Samuel Green, 43 was a shoemaker and lived with Susannah Green, 40; Mary Green, 20; Daniel Green, 18; George Green, 15; Emma Green, 10; Julian Green, 7; and Sarah C. Green 3.

John N. Oyster, 29 was a farmer and lived with Eliza Oyster, 30 and Spyker Oyster, 1.

Elizabeth Oyster, 49 lived with Elizabeth Oyster, 20; Caroline Oyster, 15; Mary Oyster, 13; and Porter Oyster, 9.

John Hoffman, 37 was a farmer and lived with Mary Hoffman, 31; William Hoffman, 10; Mary McCoy, 16; and Jacob Dunn, 14.

Jacob Seas, 66 was a farmer and lived with Theresia Dunn Seas, 39; and Charles Steckel, 22 who was a wagon maker.

David Hull, 42 was an O.S.P. clergyman and lived with Jane W. Hull, 42; Mary Welsh, 69; Margaret Snodgrass, 62; and Harriet Biggert, 13.

Moses Border, 29 was a farmer and lived with Elizabeth Hutcheson, 39; and Joseph Riebsam, 18 who was a laborer.

Samuel Reimsnyder, 26 was a laborman and lived with Elizabeth Reimsnyder, 25; Benjamin Reimsnyder, 1; and John Wesley Reimsnyder, 1/12.

Charles Fry, 38 was a saddler and lived with Emma Fry, 31; Mary Jane Fry, 9; Henry Fry, 6; William Fry, 4; David Fry, 2; and George Fry, 3/12.

George Border, 31 was a boatman lived with Jane Border, 25; Ephriam Green, 17 was a laborer and was black; and James Maar, 18 was a laborer and was black.

Peter Fogelman, 29 was a farmer and lived with Mary A. Fogelman, 23; Elmira Fogelman, 7; David W. Fogelman, 4; Hiram A. Fogelman, 3; and Henry, 10.

John Fogelman, 41 was a farmer and lived with Lydia Fogelman, 21; Henry Fogelman, 12; Caroline Fogelman, 10; Maryetta Fogelman, 8; John Fogelman, 6; Ephriam Fogelman, 4; and Emma Fogelman, 8/12.

Isaac Hilgert, 48 was a farmer and lived with Elizabeth Hilgert, 46; Enos Hilgert who was a laborer; Mary Hilgert, 21; Aaron Hilgert, 18 who was a laborer; Ephriam Hilgert, 16; Cyrus Hilgert, 13; and Francis Hilgert, 66.

John Snyder, 34 was a tailor born in Germany and lived with Susan Snyder, 32; Margaret A. Snyder, 11; Silas Snyder, 7; Samuel Snyder, 5; and J. James Snyder, 2.

Jacob Taylor, 65 was a laborer and lived with C. Elizabeth Taylor, 59; William Taylor, 25 who was a laborer; Peter E. Taylor, 15; and Cathrine E. Taylor, 21.

David K. Scott, 28 was a laborer and lived with Rosetta Scott, 27; Sarah E. Scott, 5; and Mary E. Scott, 3.

John Oyster, 77 was a farmer and lived with Esther Oyster, 72; and Mary Oyster, 14.

Conrad Cotner, 38 was a farmer and lived with Mary Cotner, 35; Mary E. Cotner, 14; Hannah J. Cotner, 13; Margaret A. Cotner, 11; Sophia Cotner, 9; Emandis F. Cotner, 7; James Dallas Cotner, 5; George P. Cotner, 2; James Mackey, 26 who was a laborer; and Dewatt Linn, 14.

George J. Welshaus, 22 was a laborer and lived with Mary A. Welshaus, 18 who was born in New York; Maryetta Welshaus, 9/12; and Cathrine Noll, 14.

William Sechler, 26 was a tanner and lived with Anna Sechler, 26; Albert Sechler, 2; Emma Sechler, 1; and George N. Oyster, 20 who was also a tanner.

George Masteller, 55 was a farmer and lived with Esther Masteller, 35; Mary E. Masteller, 5/12; Aaron Zehrfas, 11; and Benjamin Hoffman, 24 who was a shoemaker.

David Hunter, 30 was a farmer and lived with his wife Lydia Hunter, 28; Martha Hunter, 4; Isaac G. Hunter, 2; and Elias Lynn, 9.

J. Phineas Hagenbuch, 37 was an innkeeper and lived with Barbara A. Hagenbuch, 35; Solomon Hagenbuch, 12; Samuel Hagenbuch, 5; Jacob F. Hagenbuch, 2; J. Eli Hagenbuch, 5/12; and Hetty Moyer, 11.

Charles Hilgert, 32 was a farmer and lived with Sarah Hilgert, 32; Mary C. Hilgert, 5; Thomas Jefferson Hilgert, 1; and John C. Weeks, 19 who was a laborer.

Edward Harleman, 42 was a laborer and lived with Mary Harleman, 35; William Harleman, 17 who was a laborer; Maria C. Harleman, 15; Sarah Harleman, 11; and Joshua D. Harleman, 5.

John Hoffman, 33 was a farmer and lived with Lydia Hoffman, 31; Sarah Hoffman, 8; Elizabeth Hoffman, 7; Margaret Hoffman, 4; and Jacob Hoffman 4/12.

George Hoffman, 64 was a farmer and lived with Cathrine Hoffman, 65; Jacob Hoffman, 25 who was a carpenter; George Hoffman, 23 who was a laborer; Solomon Hoffman, 18 who was a laborer; and Barbara Dimm, 17.

Samuel Hoffman, 30 was a farmer and lived with Cathrine Hoffman, 21; Charrissa Hoffman, 4/12; and Hannah Hafer, 11.

Jacob Fry, 40 was a farmer and lvied with Lydia Fry, 36; William Fry, 18 who was a laborer; Cathrine Fry, 16; Richard Fry, 15; and Sarah Fry, 10.

John Saunders, 85 was a farmer and lived with Jacob Saunders, 45 who was a farmer; John Saunders, 25 who was a laborer; Margaret Saunders, 23; and William Saunders, 22 who was a distiller.

William Scott, 54 was a farmer and lvied with Sarah Scott, 53; William Scott, 25; Mary E. Scott, 20; James Scott, 18; Sarah Jane Scott, 14; Margaret E. Scott, 14; and George S. Scott, 8.

Daniel Wertman, 40 was a carpenter and lived with Eliza Ann Wertman, 38; Ruben Wertman, 15; William Wertman, 14; Savilla Wertman, 10; Cyrus Wertman, 8; Emillia A. Wertman, 4; and Louisa Wertman, 3.

William Miller, 50 was a farmer and lived with Mary Miller, 59; Daniel Miller, 26 who was a laborer; John Bower, 62; Cathrine A. Spade, 21; Mary Mills, 1/12; and Henry Spade, 10.

John Holler, 36 was a tailor and lived with Lydia E. Holler, 36; Mary E. Holler, 6; and Estella Holler, 2.

Peter Groe, 76 lived with Julian Groe, 66.

Peter Shady, 66 as a farmer and lived with Esther Shady, 62; Joseph Zerfas, 13; Peter Zerfas, 8; and Elizabeth Garnhart, 75.

Stephen Girton, 66 was a farmer born in New Jersey and lived with Margaret Girton, 53; Mary Girton, 14; and Alfred Girton, 28 who was a farmer.

Eli Stone, 69 was a farmer and lived with Cathrine Stone, 21.

Isaac Pherrin, 69 was a carpenter and lived with Sarah Burrows, 50; and Nancy Burrows, 45.

Jacob Kuhns, 55 was a laborer and lived with Mary Kuhns, 55; Sarah Kuhns, 21; Eliabeth Kuhns, 10; and Hannah J. Kuhns, 1.

James P. Whitmyer, 56 was a shoemaker and lived with Marie Whitmyer, 52; Jane E. Whitmyer, 25; Amelia Whitmyer, 15; and Florence Whitmyer, 9.

George Keffer, 60 was a farmer and lived with Sarah A. Keffer, 23; Susan A. Keffer, 4; Nancy Keffer, 3; and Isaac Keffer, 1.

Charles Stroh, 36 was a blacksmith and lived with Cathrine Stroh, 31; and George Lilly, 6.

Abraham Keffer, 39 was a weaver and lvied with Jane Keffer, 41; Mary E. Keffer, 18; Margaret A. Keffer, 14; and David M. Keffer, 3.

David Ungst, 27 was a mason and lived with Esther Ungst, 23; Hampton Ungst, 8/12; and David M. Ungst, 20 who was also a mason.

Henry Griner, 55 was a farmer and lived with Jane Griner, 50; Mary Griner, 23; Ann E. Griner, 20; Wilson Griner, 16 who was a farmer; and Richard Griner, 12.

Jonas Shell, 34 was a mason and lived with Margaret Shell, 29; Elizabeth L. Shell, 5; Charles Shell, 4; Amanda Shell, 2; and Kemmera Shell, 2/12.

Henry Orner, 51 was a farmer and lived with Sarah Orner, 41; Enoch Orner, 21 who was a teacher; Rachel Orner, 19; William Orner, 17; Charles Orner, 14; Sarah Orner, 11; David P. Orner, 9; Thomas Orner, 6; Edmund Orner, 4; Mary Orner, 2; and Emiline Orner, 1/12.

George Zerfas, 59 was a farmer.

William Ungst, 30 was a farmer and lived with Frances A. Ungst, 28; Jacob Ungst, 7; Mary E. Ungst, 5; and Elizabeth A. Ungst, 1.

Jacob Hoffman, 55 was a farmer and lived with Sarah Hoffman, 55; George Hoffman, 27 who was a laborer; David Hoffman, 23 who was a laborer; Joseph Hoffman, 18 who was a laborer; Isaac Hoffman, 16 who was a wagon maker; and Mary Hoffman, 20.

Henry Gray, 35 was a laborer and lived with Esther Gray, 39; Wallis Gray, 12; William Gray, 10; Emiline Gray, 8; Amanda Gray, 6; Margaret Gray, 4; and David W. Gray, 1/12.

John McKean, 58 was a laborer and lived with James McKean, 30 who was a shoemaker; Mary McKean, 25; Margaret McKean, 15; and Ann McKean, 12

One Response

  1. Evelyn McGregor Says:

    Hi,
    Your site is very informative. I am researching my family Watson, and today learned there is also, or was, a Watsonville in Germany. Do you know if any of the residents in Watsonburg are from there?
    Thanks for your time and interest. I would love to find out more about the area, what it is like today.
    Evelyn

    Comment by James Robison: Not to the best of my knowledge

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