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1850 Census, Crawford Co. Indiana
The United States census of 1850 counts 23,191,876 population, a 35.9% increase from a decade before. Over three million people now live in its most populous state, New York. In March 1849, Congress enacted a bill establishing a census board, whose membership consisted of the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Postmaster General. The seventh census was governed by the provisions of an act of May 23, 1850, which directed that six schedules be used to collect the information requested by the Congress. The enumeration began on June1, 1850, and was to be completed, with the results returned to the Secretary of the Interior by November 1, 1850.
On 3 June 1850 at the Nashville Convention, delegates from nine Southern states gather and agree to defend the rights of slaveholders and to adopt what they consider a moderate position by extending the dividing line of the Missouri Compromise, actions rendered moot by the Compromise of 1850 and, later, by the Kansas-Nebraska Act. On 18 September the Fugitive Slave Act provides for the return of slaves brought to Free States. Vice President Millard Fillmore becomes president after Zachary Taylor dies on 9 July 1850.
Compromise of 1850 admits California as a free state; New Mexico and Utah territories are organized with no restrictions on slavery until they apply for statehood. Under the principle of "popular sovereignty," voters in those territories will decide for themselves whether slavery is permitted. Other laws "prohibited the public sale of slaves in the District of Columbia; included the new Fugitive Slave Act; and federalized Texas's pre-annexation debt in exchange for Texas's relinquishment of its substantial territorial claims upon New Mexico Territory."
Union Township Selected Census Data
Family # 50:
John Yates, 24, farmer, born Crawford Co.,IN Elizabeth Yates, 27, born Crawford Co.,IN. Sumantha Yates, 2, born Crawford Co.,IN. Benjamin F. Yates, 8/12, born Crawford Co.,IN.
Family # 44:
James Yates, 54, farmer, born KY, Mary Yates, 58, born SC Catherine Yates, 16, IL. Benjamin Yates, 13, born Crawford Co.,IN. George Yates, 10, born Crawford Co.,IN.
Family #48:
Benjamin Yates, 50, farmer, born KY Sarah Swift, 80, born VA. Sarah Yates, 30, born KY. Daniel Yates, 28, born Crawford Co.,IN.
Family #37:
Eli Yates, 21, Farmer, born Crawford Co., IN Rachel Yates, 28, born Harrison Co., IN. Silas Yates, 22, born Crawford Co.,IN. Louis Colvin, 59, born KY Susannah Covin, 54, born KY David Covin, 11, born KY.
Family #34:
Robert Yates, 68, farmer, born KY Maryan Yates, 64, born SC John Yates, 38, born KY.
Family #35:
Tolbert Yates, 36, farmer, born KY Jane Tolbert, 36, born NC James McCrane, 21, farmer, born Crawford Co.,IN. Tolbert McCrane, 16, born Crawford Co., IN. Maryan Yates, 15, born Crawford Co., IN. Pollyan Yates, 13, born Crawford Co., IN. John W. Yates, 9, born Crawford Co., IN. Mariah Yates, 7, born Crawford Co., IN. Embree Yates, 5, (male) born Crawford Co., IN. Catherine Yates, 2, born Crawford Co., IN.
Family #38:
William Yates, 30, farmer, born Crawford Co., IN. Rachel Yates, 28, born Harrison Co., IN. Mary Yates, 9, born Crawford Co., IN. Mahala Yates, 4, born Crawford Co., IN. Nancy Yates, 1, born Crawford Co., IN.
Family #90:
Silas W. Yates, 40, farmer, born KY Lovina Yates, 37, born KY Albert Yates, 20, born Crawford Co., IN. Elizabeth Yates, 18, born IL. Cassa Yates, 16, born Crawford Co., IN. John Yates, 14, born Crawford Co., IN. Robert Yates, 12, born Crawford Co., IN. Imire Yates, 10, (male), born Crawford Co., IN. Milvina Yates, 6, born Crawford Co., IN. Mary An Yates, 4, born Crawford Co., IN. Charrity Yates, 1, born Crawford Co., IN.
Family #18:
Samuel Roberson, 28, Farmer, born KY Anna C. Roberson, 27, born Harrison Co., IN. Hesakiah Roberson, 7, born Crawford Co., IN. Harvey Roberson, 6, born Crawford Co., IN. Edmond Roberson, 4, born Crawford Co., IN. John M. Roberson, 1, born Crawford Co., IN.
Family #21:
John B. Roberson, 33, farmer, born KY. Emly Roberson, 36, born PA. Riley Willson, 13, born Harrison Co., IN. Oliver Wilson, 11, born IL. Sarah M. Willson, 8, born IL Arabel Roberson, 4, born Crawford Co., IN. Corneli Roberson, 3, (female), born Crawford Co., IN.
Family #22:
Benjamin Roberson, 54, farmer, born MD. Sarah Robersonb, 50, born KY Nancy Roberson, 23, born Crawford Co., IN. Rachel Roberson, 21, born Crawford Co., IN. Harvey Roberson, 18, born Crawford Co., IN. Hester Roberson, 16, born Crawford Co., IN. Benjamin Roberson, 1, born Crawford Co., IN. Sarah Roberson, 12, born Crawford Co., IN. Linna Roberson, 12, born Crawford Co., IN. Alcy Roberson, 10, born Crawford Co., IN. John Westfall, 26, farmer,born KY.
Family #25:
Stephen Roberson, 41, farmer, born KY Sarah An Roberson, 36, born KY Ester Roberson, 65, born MD Mary E. Roberson, 15, born Crawford Co., IN.nbsp; Joseph B. Roberson, 13, born Crawford Co., IN. John Roberson, 12, born Crawford Co., IN. Thomas P. Roberson, 8, born Crawford Co., IN Martha J. Roberson, 6, born Crawford Co., IN. Julyan Roberson, 4, born Crawford Co., IN. Abraham Roberson, 3, born Crawford Co., IN. Hester Roberson, 1, born Crawford Co., IN.
Family #31:
Daniel Roberson, 36, farmer, born KY Elender Roberson, 34, born KY Samuel Roberson, 5, born Crawford Co., IN. William F. Roberson, 1, born Crawford Co., IN.
Family #32:
John Roberson, 44, farmer, born KY Nancy Roberson (maiden name Bell), 40, born KY Melvina Roberson, 21, born Crawford Co., IN. Samiel Roberson, 17, born Crawford Co., IN. Elizabeth Roberson, 15, born Crawford Co., IN. Jane Roberson, 13, born Crawford Co., IN. Sarah Ann, 13, born Crawford Co., IN. Angeline Roberson, 6, born Crawford Co., IN. William Roberson, 3, born Crawford Co., IN. Franklin Roberson, 5 /12, born Crawford Co., IN. Albert Roberson, 2, born Crawford Co., IN.
Family #33:
Thomas Roberson, 43, born KY. Nancy Roberson, 42, born KY Benjamin Roberson, 19, born Crawford Co., IN. Eligah Roberson, 17, born Crawford Co., IN. Maryan Roberson, 15, born Crawford Co., IN. Abraham Roberson, 13, born Crawford Co., IN. Hester Roberson, 11, born Crawford Co., IN. Jane Roberson, 9, born Crawford Co., IN. Nerva Roberson, 7, born Crawford Co., IN. Eliza Roberson, 7, born Crawford Co., IN. Elizabeth Roberson, 5, born Crawford Co., IN. Sealy Roberson, 3, born Crawford Co., IN. Thomas J. Roberson, 1/12, born Crawford Co., IN.
Potaka Township Selected Census Data
Family #120:
Isaac Roberson, 27, farmer, born Ky Rhuhanna Roberson, 27, born KY George Roberson, 3, born IL Isaac Roberson, 1, born IL.
Family #131:
Adison Roberson, 55, Physician, born KY Hanah Roberson, 31, born PA. Rhuhane Roberson, 4, born Perry Co., IN Eliza Jane Roberson, 2, born Spencer Co., IN. Mary Ann Roberson, 13, born Crawford Co., IN.
Sterling Township Selected Census Data
Family #245:
William Roberson, 35, farmer, born KY Sarah Roberson, 40, born PA John Roberson, 15, born Crawford Co., IN. James Roberson, 14, born Crawford Co., IN. Margret Roberson, 12, born Crawford Co., IN. Daniel Roberson, 10, born Crawford Co., IN. William Roberson, 10, born Crawford Co., IN. George Roberson, 8, born Crawford Co., IN. Henry Roberson, 6, born Crawford Co., IN. Sarepta Roberson, 4, born Crawford Co., IN. Thomas Roberson, 2, born Crawford Co., IN. Adam Roberson, 5/12, born Crawford Co., IN.
Family #246:
Eligah Roberson, 33, farmer, born KY Mary Roberson, 25, born Crawford Co., IN Elizabeth Roberson, 6, born Crawford Co., IN. Letesta Roberson, 4, born Crawford Co., IN. Susannah Roberson, 1, born Crawford Co., IN.
Family #248:
James Roberson, 47, farmer, born KY Fanna Roberson, 38, born Ky Mary Jane Roberson, 18, born Crawford Co., IN. Nancy Roberson, 13, born Crawford Co., IN. Fieldon Roberson, 12, born Crawford Co., IN. Eligah Roberson, 8, born Crawford Co., IN. James Roberson, 6, born Crawford Co., IN. Manerva Roberson, 3, born Crawford Co., IN.
Family #249:
George Roberson, 59, Farmer, born MD. Frances Roberson, 58, born KY Sarah Roberson, 17, born Crawford Co., IN.
Family #269:
William Roberson, 30, farmer, born KY Elizabeth Roberson, 29, born TN. Mary L. Roberson, 9, born Crawford Co., IN. Frances Ann Roberson, 6, born Dubois Co., IN. James W. Roberson, 2, born Dubois Co., IN