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From: "Patricia W." <>
Subject: Re: [GALUMPKI] 1838 Lumpkin Co. State Census (Lookups offered)
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 20:45:19 -0600


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

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