1850 Census - African Americans in Dauphin County

J Surnames

• Jackson, Daniel
  location: Harrisburg, North Ward
  visitation (house/family): 208/266
  description (age/sex/color): 50/M/B
  occupation: (none listed)
  value of real estate owned: 500
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes:
  census page: 68A
  other members in household:
  • Lucy Jackson
    description: 50/F/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Eliza Jackson
    description: 21/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Caroline Jackson
    description: 16/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Matilda Jackson
    description: 12/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Attended school within the year."
  • Catharine Jackson
    description: 10/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Attended school within the year."
  • Sarah Ann Jackson
    description: 14/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:

• Jackson, John
  location: Harrisburg, North Ward (166/200)
  description (age/sex/color): 26/M/B
  occupation: Ostler
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: "Cannot read and write." Living in hotel, possibly as staff, of William Bomgardner. Other African Americans in hotel are Sarah and William Henry.
  census page: 64A
• Jackson, Mary
  location: Harrisburg, North Ward (166/200)
  description (age/sex/color): 24/F/B
  occupation: (none listed)
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: "Cannot read and write." "Attended school within the year." Living in hotel, possibly as staff, of William Bomgardner. Other African Americans in hotel are Sarah and William Henry.
  census page: 64A

• Jackson, William
  location: Harrisburg, North Ward
  visitation (house/family): 209/267
  description (age/sex/color): 40/M/B
  occupation: Laborer
  value of real estate owned:
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes:
  census page: 68A
  other members in household:
  • Sarah Jackson
    description: 37/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Cannot read and write."
  • Harriet Jackson
    description: 6/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Attended school within the year."
  • Ellen Jackson
    description: 4/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • William Jackson
    description: 3/M/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • John Jackson
    description: 1/M/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Mary Catharine Jackson
    description: 11/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Attended school within the year."
  • Joseph Hilton
    description: 31/M/M
    occupation: Laborer
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Moses Hilton
    description: 34/M/M
    occupation: Laborer
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  other households in dwelling:
  1. Hiram Watkins
     visitation (house/family): 209/268
     description (age/sex/color): 40/M/M
     occupation: Laborer
     place of birth: Pennsylvania
     notes:
     census page: 68A-68B
     other members in household:
     • Frances Watkins
       description: 41/F/M
       place of birth: Pennsylvania
       notes:
     • William Watkins
       description: 12/M/M
       place of birth: Pennsylvania
       notes: "Attended school within the year."
     • Martha Watkins
       description: 10/F/M
       place of birth: Pennsylvania
       notes: "Attended school within the year."
     • Mary Ann Watkins
       description: 8/F/M
       place of birth: Pennsylvania
       notes: "Attended school within the year."
     • Hiram Watkins
       description: 5/M/M
       place of birth: Pennsylvania
       notes:

• Jacobs, Peter
  location: Harrisburg, North Ward (23/24)
  description (age/sex/color): 23/M/B
  occupation: Laborer
  place of birth: Maryland
  notes: In the household of John Sanders. Possibly a boarding house. Other African Americans listed at this dwelling: William Clark, Maria Marks, Thomas Brise, Samuel Tums, Henery Williams, James Dehaven and William Franks. "Cannot read and write."
  census page: 49A

• Jaeeques, Freah
  location: Harrisburg, West Ward (294/324)
  description (age/sex/color): 65/M/M
  occupation: Waiter
  place of birth: "Unknown"
  notes: Dwelling appears to be a hotel. Other African Americans listed at this dwelling are Lucinda Brown, a cook, and Ann Davis, a washerwoman. The first name listed, possibly the operator, is Mary Stehley.
  census page: 21B

• Jakes, Frederick
  visitation (house/family): 82/86
  description (age/sex/color): 50/M/M
  occupation: Waiter
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: In dwelling of Pople, James, laborer (see listing)
  other members in household:
  • Rosetta Jakes
    description: 22/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Samuel Pople
    description: 12/M/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Attended school within the year."

• James, Margaret
  location: Harrisburg, East Ward (116/116)
  description (age/sex/color): 30/F/B
  occupation: (none listed)
  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.

• James, Margaret
  location: Harrisburg, East Ward (257/290)
  description (age/sex/color): 25/F/B
  occupation: (none listed)
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Enumerated in the household of Lewis L Haupt, clerk
  census page: 94B

• Jefferson, Ellen
  description: 13/F/B
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Living in household of Hopper, Perry (see listing).

• Johnson, Ann
  location: Harrisburg, West Ward (360/400)
  description (age/sex/color): 23/F/M
  occupation: Cook
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: In the household of John Berryhill, gentleman.
  census page: 27A

• Johnson, Eliza
  location: Harrisburg, West Ward (274/301)
  description (age/sex/color): 19/F/M
  occupation: (none listed) possibly a household servant
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: In the household of John A. Wier, bank teller. "Attended school within the year."
  census page:20A

• Johnson, Fanny
  description (age/sex/color): 65/F/M
  occupation: (none listed)
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: In dwelling of Battis, Catharine (see listing)
  other members in household:
  • Mary Fiattz
    description: 23/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Henry Fiattz
    description: 5/M/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • John B. Fiattz
    description: 3/M/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:

• Johnson, John
  location: Harrisburg, East Ward
  description (age/sex/color): 18/M/B
  occupation: Waiter
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Enumerated in the household of C. W. Schreiner, teacher. This is possibly a boardinghouse.
  census page: 98A
  other African Americans in household: Charles Stewert, James Stevens, William Wright, Jacob Peters.

• Johnson, Samuel
  description: 15/M/M
  occupation: Barber
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: In household of Cann, Charles H. (see listing)

• Johnston, Samuel
  description: 40/M/B
  occupation: Laborer
  place of birth: Delaware
  notes: In household of Clayton, Robert. (see listing)

• Johnston, William
  location: Harrisburg, South Ward
  visitation (house/family): 254/280
  description (age/sex/color): 33/M/B
  occupation: Laborer
  value of real estate owned: (Tenant)
  place of birth: Maryland
  notes: "Cannot read and write."
  census page: 17B
  other members in household:
  • Elizabeth do
    description: 35/F/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Cannot read and write."
  • Amelia do
    description: 12/F/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Mariah do
    description: 6/F/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • William do
    description: 2/M/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:

• Jones, Charlotte
  location: Harrisburg, North Ward (52/53)
  description (age/sex/color): 38/F/M
  occupation: (none listed)
  place of birth: Maryland
  notes: Living in hotel operated by Jacob Sanders.
  census page: 51A-51B
• Jacob Jones
  description: 7/M/M
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Listed with Charlotte Jones, above.
• Frances Jones
  description: 2/F/M
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Listed with Charlotte Jones, above.

• Jones, Elize
  location: Harrisburg, South Ward
  visitation (house/family): 115/122
  description (age/sex/color): 54/F/B
  occupation: (none listed)
  value of real estate owned:
  place of birth: Penna.
  notes:
  census page: 7B
  other members in household:
  • Elizabeth do
    description: 19/F/B
    place of birth: Penna.
    notes:
  • John do
    description: 15/M/B
    place of birth: Penna.
    notes:
  • Jacob do
    description: 12/M/B
    place of birth: Penna.
    notes:

• Jones, Jacob
  location: Harrisburg, East Ward (2/2)
  description (age/sex/color): 28/M/M
  occupation: (none listed)
  value of real estate owned: 800
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Enumerated in the hotel of W. J. Sanders.
  census page: 74A

• Jones, Mary
  description: 21/F/B
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Living in the household of James Vogens, in the dwelling of Phillips, James (see listing)

• Jones, William A.
  location: Harrisburg, South Ward
  visitation (house/family): 36/42
  description (age/sex/color): 40/M/M
  occupation: Laborer
  value of real estate owned: 300
  place of birth: Virginia
  notes:
  census page: 3A
  other members in household:
  • Mary A. do
    description: 30/F/M
    place of birth: Penna.
    notes:
  • Andrew do
    description: 10/M/M
    place of birth: Penna.
    notes: "Attended school within the year."
  • Mary do
    description: 3/F/M
    place of birth: Penna.
    notes:
  • John Shultz
    description: 8/M/M
    place of birth: Penna.
    notes: "Attended school within the year."

• Jones, W. M.
  location: Harrisburg, North Ward
  visitation (house/family): 210/269
  description (age/sex/color): 59/M/B
  occupation: Doctor
  value of real estate owned: 1000
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: This is William "Pap" Jones.
  census page: 68B
  other members in household:
  • Mary Jones
    description: 54/F/B
    place of birth: New Jersey
    notes:
  • Henry Jones
    description: 22/M/B
    occupation: Laborer
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • David Jones
    description: 19/M/B
    occupation: Laborer
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Margaret Jones
    description: 24/F/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Charles Jones
    description: 18/M/B
    occupation: Laborer
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Juliann Jones
    description: 12/F/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Attended school within the year."
  • Priscilla Stewart
    description: 6 mos./F/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • William Stewart
    description: 26/M/B
    occupation: Laborer
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Cannot read and write."
  • Samuel Jones
    description: 12/M/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Attended school within the year."
  • James Lewis
    description: 50/M/B
    occupation: Laborer
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • David Watts
    description: 30/M/B
    occupation: Laborer
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:

• Joseph, Rachel
  location: Harrisburg, East Ward (281/308)
  description (age/sex/color): 35/F/B
  occupation: (none listed)
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Enumerated in the household of Benjamin Atkinson, shopkeeper.
  census page: 96A
  other African Americans in household: Jerry Black

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