1850 Census - African Americans in Dauphin County

A Surnames

• Adley, David
  location: Harrisburg, East Ward
  visitation (house/family): 181/196
  description (age/sex/color): 38/M/M
  occupation: Laborer
  value of real estate owned:
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes:
  census page: 88A
  other members in household:
  • Sarah Adley
    description: 36/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:

• Adley, Peter
  location: Harrisburg, East Ward (116/116)
  description (age/sex/color): 18/M/M
  occupation: Servant
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Enumerated at Daniel Herr's hotel
  census page: 83A-83B
  List of all African Americans in this hotel: George Malony, Samuel Bennet, Ann E. Bennet, George Hamilton, Jacob Bennett, John Smith, Peter Adley, Augustus Coates, Phebe Belt, Mary Carter, Ann Foot, Eliza Forrest, Margaret James, Julia Green, Harriet Belt, Charles Bradford and John Fyatt.

• Adod, Abraham
  location: Harrisburg, East Ward
  visitation (house/family): 233/260
  description (age/sex/color): 40/M/B
  occupation: Laborer
  value of real estate owned:
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes:
  census page: 92A
  other members in household:
  • Jane M. Adod
    description: 28/F/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Maria J. Adod
    description: 21/F/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  other households in dwelling:
  1. Thomas Earley
     visitation (house/family): 233/261
     description (age/sex/color): 32/M/M
     occupation: Waiter
     place of birth: Pennsylvania
     notes:
     other members in household:
     • Elizabeth Earley
       description: 30/F/M
       place of birth: Pennsylvania
       notes:
     • Mary J. Earley
       description: 3/F/M
       place of birth: Pennsylvania
       notes:
     • Hannah Banyan
       description: 60/F/B
       place of birth: Delaware
       notes:

• Allen, John
  description: 52/M/M
  occupation: Cooper
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Living in the household of Chester, George (see listing).

• Alsop, Thomas
  visitation (house/family): 87/93
  description (age/sex/color): 78/M/M
  occupation: (none listed)
  place of birth: Maryland
  notes: In dwelling of Amos, Aquila, barber (see listing)
  other members in household:
  • Elizabeth Alsop
    description: 62/F/M
    place of birth: Maryland
    notes:
  • William Battis
    description: 12/M/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Mary E. Chilton
    description: 10/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Thomas A. Alsop
    description: 38/M/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:

• Alvas, George
  location: Harrisburg, North Ward
  visitation (house/family): 255/328
  description (age/sex/color): 50/M/B
  occupation: (none listed)
  value of real estate owned:
  place of birth: Maryland
  notes: "Cannot read and write."
  census page: 71B-72A
  other members in household:
  • Nancy Alvas
    description: 49/F/B
    place of birth: Maryland
    notes: "Cannot read and write."
  • Fanny Alvas
    description: 18/F/B
    place of birth: Maryland
    notes:
  • Margaret Alvas
    description: 16/F/B
    place of birth: Maryland
    notes:
  • Ellen Alvas
    description: 16/F/B
    place of birth: Maryland
    notes:
  • George Alvas
    description: 3/M/B
    place of birth: Maryland
    notes:

• Ambers, Christianna
  description: 68/F/M
  place of birth: Virginia
  notes: Living in the household of Dedford, Palm (see listing).

• Amos, Aquila
  location: Harrisburg, North Ward
  visitation (house/family): 87/92
  description (age/sex/color): 27/M/M
  occupation: Barber
  value of real estate owned:
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Two children within the dwelling attended school within the year, but the census taker does not note which two children.
  census page: 55A
  other members in household:
  • Ann E. Amos
    description: 24/F/M
    place of birth: North Carolina
    notes:
  • Maria L. Amos
    description: 6/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Thomas E. Amos
    description: 4/M/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • John W. Amos
    description: 2/M/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  other households in dwelling:
  1. Thomas Alsop
     visitation (house/family): 87/93
     description (age/sex/color): 78/M/M
     occupation: (none listed)
     place of birth: Maryland
     notes:
     other members in household:
     • Elizabeth Alsop
       description: 62/F/M
       place of birth: Maryland
       notes:
     • William Battis
       description: 12/M/M
       place of birth: Pennsylvania
       notes:
     • Mary E. Chilton
       description: 10/F/M
       place of birth: Pennsylvania
       notes:
     • Thomas A. Alsop
       description: 38/M/M
       place of birth: Pennsylvania
       notes:

• Amos, John
  description: 12/F/B
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Living in the household of Phillips, James (see listing)

• Anderson, Joseph
  location: Harrisburg, North Ward
  visitation (house/family): 219/281
  description (age/sex/color): 41/M/M
  occupation: (none listed)
  value of real estate owned: 400
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes:
  census page: 69A
  other members in household:
  • Barbara Anderson
    description: 39/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Cannot read and write."

• Anderson, Mary
  description: 18/F/M
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Living in the household of Soule, William (see listing).

• Anderson, Nelly
  location: Harrisburg, East Ward (38/38)
  description (age/sex/color): 50/F/B
  occupation: (none listed) possibly a household servant.
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Enumerated in the household of Rebecca Seltzer.
  census page: 77B

• Antes, Fanny
  description: 35/F/M
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Living in the household of Fiatts, George (see listing).
• John Antes
  description: 12/F/M
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes:

• Armstrong, Ann M.
  location: Harrisburg, North Ward
  visitation (house/family): 186/231
  description (age/sex/color): 60/F/M
  occupation: (none listed)
  value of real estate owned: 400
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Single person household.
  census page: 66A
  other households in dwelling:
  1. Augustus Coates
     visitation (house/family): 186/232
     description (age/sex/color): 26/M/M
     occupation: Laborer
     place of birth: Pennsylvania
     notes:
     other members in household:
     • Mary E. Coates
       description: 24/F/M
       place of birth: Pennsylvania
       notes:

• Arthur, Ann
  description: 13/F/B
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: In household of Roberts, Henry (see listing)
• Amelia do
  description: 27/F/B
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes:

• Atlee, Sarah
  location: Harrisburg, East Ward
  visitation (house/family): 11/11
  description (age/sex/color): 30/F/M
  occupation: (none listed) possibly hotel employees
  value of real estate owned: 300
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Enumerated at Wells Coverly's hotel.  This was the Union Hotel, located on the southeast corner of Market Square and Blackberry Alley.
  census page: 75A
  other members in household: All African Americans enumerated at this hotel: Joshua Mills, John Gaiter, Mark Gaiter, Rachel Cox, Hannah Kelley, Betsey Thompson, Sarah Atlee, Adeline Dromiry and Teresa Smith.

• Ayres, Thomas
  location: Harrisburg, North Ward
  visitation (house/family): 206/262
  description (age/sex/color): 40/M/B
  occupation: Laborer
  value of real estate owned:
  place of birth: Maryland
  notes: "Cannot read and write."
  census page: 68A
  other members in household:
  • Harriet Ayres
    description: 30/F/B
    place of birth: Maryland
    notes: "Cannot read and write."
  • Catharine Ayres
    description: 10/F/B
    place of birth: Maryland
    notes:
  • Eli Ayres
    description: 8/M/B
    place of birth: Maryland
    notes:
  • James Gibson
    description: 36/M/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:

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