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From: Jannelson <>
Subject: Re: [GALUMPKI] 1838 Lumpkin Co. State Census (Lookups offered)
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 20:35:25 -0600


At 08:45 PM 2/26/00 -0600, you wrote:
>Daniel, Thanks for the offer. Would you please look up the name WARD for
>me. Appreciate it very much. Patricia
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Daniel Pierce <>
>To: <>
>Date: Saturday, February 26, 2000 4:40 PM
>Subject: [GALUMPKI] 1838 Lumpkin Co. State Census (Lookups offered)
>
>
>>I have a transcription of the 1838 State census for Lumpkin County. It
>lists
>>the name of the head of household and then some numbers for persons in
>various
>>categories.
>>
>>I will gladly do lookups for anyone interested.
>>
>>Below is a statement by the transcriber which is included on the first
>page:
>>
>>
>>
>>This state census report for Lumpkin County, 1838, is probably a fragment
>rather
>>than a complete return. Evidence for this conclusion includes the facts
>that it
>>contains some 45% fewer names than the county's tax digest of two years
>earlier
>>and that no totals appear on the final pages. The report apparently covers
>at
>>least portions of Districts 821, 830, 831, 836, 837, 838, 900, 916, and 935
>and
>>omits 820 and 931. Unfortunately, the residents are not listed by
>district.
>>
>>The Lumpkin County 1838 state census is available for viewing on microfilm
>at
>>the Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta (Microfilm Library,
>>#146/25).
>>
>>The data are presented in the following order:
>>
>> Column 1 No. in each family
>> 2 Free Persons of Colour
>> 3 No. of Slaves
>> 4 No. of Deaf
>> 5 No. of Dumb
>> 6 No. of Lunaticks
>> 7 No. of male children between 6 & 16 years
>> 8 No. of female children between 6 & 15 years
>
>
Daniel,Thanks, I'm looking for Adam, Samuel and Noah Calhoun.
Janette

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