Tennessee Census

Census info on William Jasper Boyd:

CENSUS 1850: Bledsoe Co. TN Microfilm No. M432 Roll 870 Household 148
His is the final name on the page with John and Eliott Boyd and is
practically unreadable. Unable to make out anything except household
number and first name.

Jasper Boyd -- unreadable
(Next page:)
Margaret Boyd 28 F b. Tennessee
Eliott H. 5 M Tennessee
Benjamin F. 3 M Tennessee
John T. 1 M Tennessee

CENSUS 1860: Bledsoe Co., TN Household 546
Again we find John and Eliott Boyd next door.

William J. Boyd 39 M Farmer PP 600 b. Tennessee (as shown for
others, too)
Margaret 38 F(see following note on Margaret)
Eliott H. 15 M
Benjamin F. 14 M
John T. 11 M
Mary Jane 8 F
Martha 6 F
Samuel L. 3 M
Drusilla 6/12 F

Note on Margaret. Column 13 in the census record is marked as her being unable to read or write. However, Column 14 "Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper or convict" is also marked. Could it be that Margaret was blind?

CENSUS 1870: Bledsoe Co., TN Household 78
Drucilla Boyd, Eliott's widow is shown next door in household 79.

Boyd, William J. 49 M W Farmer RE 1500 PP 773 (all in the family shows
birthplace as TN)
Margaret 46 F W Keeping house
E. H. 25 M W Farmer
B. F. 23 M W Farmer
John T. 20 M W Farmer
Mary J. 17 F W
Martha A. 15 F W
Samuel 2 M W (cannot make out middle initial)
Drucilla 9 F W
George 5 M W (cannot make out middle initial)

Tennessee
1790 CENSUS SUBSTITUTE INDEX

BOYD, William          TN Co: Carter           Twp:Unknown
BOYD, Robert           TN Co: Grainger        Twp:Unknown
BOYD, James            TN Co: Sullivan          Twp:Unknown

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