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1850 Census, Burke County, North Carolina

Burke County, North Carolina, 7 Aug 1850
p.349a, dwelling number 220, family number 220
Franklin  Henry      37 m w  farmer  $260  NC
          Biddy      36 f w                NC  cannot R/W
Smith     Elizabeth  12 f w                NC  attended school
          Caroline    5 f w                NC  attended school
Franklin  Elizabeth  45 f w                NC  cannot R/W
          Louis      21 m w  laborer       NC  attended school
          Wesley     16 m w  laborer       NC  attended school

This family was connected to my third great grandparents Jacob England and Dica Ann (Dicy) Smith.  I believe that Biddy age 36 was Bridget Smith, who might have been Dicy's sister.  In 1862, Jacob and Dicy sold 182 acres to Louis Franklin, making reference to an 1848 deed where the land was purchased by Henry Franklin.  The land had apparently been inherited by Dicy, although neither a will nor a settlement has been found for Henry Franklin.  The exact family relationships for these people definitely have not been worked out to my satisfaction. 

Burke County, North Carolina, 9 Aug 1850
p.352a, dwelling number 254, family number 254
Bradshaw  John  32 m w  farmer  $100  NC  cannot R/W
          Wm    19 m w  laborer       NC

A John Bradshaw was the bondsman for the marriage of my third great grandparents Jacob England and Dica Ann (Dicy) Smith in Burke County, North Carolina in 1848.  I do not believe that this John Bradshaw was the bondsman.  See p.353b for a better possibility. 

Burke County, North Carolina, 10 Aug 1850
p.353b, dwelling number 278, family number 278
Smith  Adolphus       31 m w  farmer  $100  NC  cannot R/W
       Passenfare     28 f w                NC  cannot R/W
       Sarah           9 f w                NC
       George          6 f w                NC
       Mary            3 f w                NC
       infant       4/12 f w                NC

I transcribed this census entry because it's nearby to John A. Bradshaw.  A John Bradshaw was the bondsman for the marriage of my third great grandparents Jacob England and Dica Ann (Dicy) Smith in Burke County, North Carolina in 1848.  I believe that John A. Bradshaw was the bondsman.  So the suspicion is that Adolphus Smith was related to Dicy Smith.

Aldolphus Smith's wife was Passenfare York. 

Burke County, North Carolina, 10 Aug 1850
p.353b, dwelling number 279, family number 279
Smith  John    42 m w  farmer  $100 NC  cannot R/W
       Mary    29 f w               NC  cannot R/W
       John     3 m w               NC
       Levina   1 f w               NC

I transcribed this census entry because it's nearby to John A. Bradshaw.  A John Bradshaw was the bondsman for the marriage of my third great grandparents Jacob England and Dica Ann (Dicy) Smith in Burke County, North Carolina in 1848.  I believe that John A. Bradshaw was the bondsman.  So the suspicion is that John Smith was related to Dicy Smith. 

Burke County, North Carolina, 10 Aug 1850
p.353b, dwelling number 280, family number 280
York  James         43 m w  farmer  $400  NC  cannot R/W
      Fanny         33 f w                NC  cannot R/W
      Elizabeth      8 f w                NC  attended school
      Malinda        6 f w                NC  attended school
      Eliza          4 f w                NC
      Alexander      2 m w                NC
      Wrightlitt  2/12 m w                NC

James York possibly was the brother of Passenfare York who married Adolphus Smith.  I transcribed this census entry only for completeness. 

Burke County, North Carolina, 10 Aug 1850
p.353b, dwelling number 281, family number 281
Smith  Wesley        34 m w  farmer  $25  NC  cannot R/W
       Nancy         34 f w               NC
       Henry          8 m w               NC
       Sarah          6 f w               NC
       Eliza          4 f w               NC
       Elizabeth      2 f w               NC
       James      10/12 m w               NC

I transcribed this census entry because it's nearby to John A. Bradshaw.  A John Bradshaw was the bondsman for the marriage of my third great grandparents Jacob England and Dica Ann (Dicy) Smith in Burke County, North Carolina in 1848.  I believe that John A. Bradshaw was the bondsman.  So the suspicion is that Wesley Smith was related to Dicy Smith. 

Burke County, North Carolina, 10 Aug 1850
p.353b, dwelling number 282, family number 282
Smith  James      72 m w  none  $50  NC  cannot R/W
       Elizabeth  72 f w             NC  cannot R/W

I transcribed this census entry because it's nearby to John A. Bradshaw.  A John Bradshaw was the bondsman for the marriage of my third great grandparents Jacob England and Dica Ann (Dicy) Smith in Burke County, North Carolina in 1848.  I believe that John A. Bradshaw was the bondsman.  So the suspicion is that James Smith was related to Dicy Smith.

Given the ages of James and Elizabeth Smith and the ages of the various Smith family members living nearby, it seems likely that James and Elizabeth were the parents of many of these people.  That leads to the possibility that James and Elizabeth were the parents of Dicy Smith. 

Burke County, North Carolina, 10 Aug 1850
p.353b, dwelling number 283, family number 283
Bradshaw  John A.   54 m w  farmer  $150  NC
          Susannah  52 f w                NC  cannot R/W
          Selina    17 f w                NC  attended school

I transcribed this census entry because a John Bradshaw was the bondsman for the marriage of my third great grandparents Jacob England and Dica Ann (Dicy) Smith in Burke County, North Carolina in 1848.  I believe that this John A. Bradshaw was the bondsman.

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