Obion Co., 1840 Census

This is a workspace – a collection of households to be compared with families found on other records. Some can be correlated. Others can't. Ages of individuals have been determined by comparing later data or information from other sources with the 1840 Schedule. All matches are a matter of conjecture, to varying degrees, but provide clues that may lead to more solid proof.

Male-Females, 0-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, then in increments of 10.

  142. Ingram Allison, 10002-010001

Male 0-5

Male 20-30

Male 20-30

Female 5-10

Female 30-40

142. Thomas Allison, 1110101-023201

Male 0-5

Thomas Allison, age 1

Male 5-10

Male 10-15

Male 20-30

Milton J. Allison

Male 40-50

Thomas Allison, himself

Female 5-10

Caroline Allison, age 5

Female 5-10

Harriet Allison, age 8.

Female 10-15

Female 10-15

Female 10-15

Female 15-20

Female 15-20

Female 30-40

142. William W. Allison, 10001-00001

Male 0-5

Male 20-30

William W. Allison, himself

Female 20-30

Elizabeth Poole Allison

129. E. B. Caldwell, 010001-11001

Male 5-10

Male 30-40

E. B. Caldwell

Female 0-5

Female 5-10

Female 20-30

130. Isaac W. Caldwell, 00001-10001

Male 20-30

Isaac Caldwell, age 32 in 1850

Female 0-5

Docia Caldwell, age 10 in 1850

Female 20-30

Sarah Caldwell, age 33 in 1850

144. James Caldwell, 212001-110001

Male 0-5

 Charles Caldwell, age 1 on the 1850 census

Male 0-5

 Houston Caldwell, age 7 on the 1850 census. [mis-match]

Male 5-10

John Caldwell, age 19 on the 1850 census.

Male 10-15

Robert Caldwell, age 21 on the 1850 census.

Male 10-15

William Caldwell, age 24 on the 1850 census.

Male 30-40

James Caldwell, age 56 on the 1860 census

Female 0-5

Hannah Caldwell, age 14 on the 1850 census.

Female 5-10

Ann J. Caldwell, age 17 on the 1850 census, age 26 on the 1860 census.

Female 30-40

Mary M. Caldwell, age 42 on the 1850 census and 54 on the 1860 census.

129. John P. Caldwell, 021001-002001

Male 5-10

Dudley, age 16 in 1850

Male 5-10

Joseph, age 17 in 1850

Male 10-15

William, age 23 in 1850

Male 30-40

Presumably, John P. Caldwell [although his age was given as 52 in 1850]

Female 10-15

Jenetta, age 9 in 1850

Female 10-15

Melvina, age 21 in 1850

Female 30-40

Lucy, age 44 in 1850

129. Willis Caldwell, 0122001-0001101

Male 5-10

 James, age 7.

Male 10-15

William, age 11. Also on 1830 census

Male 10-15

Also on 1830 census

Male 15-20

Also on 1830 census

Male 15-20

Cleland, age 18. Also on 1830 census

Male 40-50

Willis Caldwell, himself. Also on 1830 census

Female 15-20

Female 20-30

Phebe, age 22. Also on 1830 census

Female 40-50

Also on 1830 census

143. Cole, Edmon 000001-000001

Edmon could be an unidentified son of John Henry. I've found no evidence to either tie him to John Henry or eliminate the possibility, although I do have an A. E. COLE in northeastern Oklahoma Co. O.T. with a son named Ed and oral tradition ties them to John Henry's line. The generations line up such that Edmon could have been John Henry's son and A. E. COLE could have been Edmon's son, but all of this is conjecture. He could also have been the son of one of the other COLEs who settled in the Jackson Purchase area.

Male 30-40

Presumably Edmon himself.

Female 30-40

 Probably Edmon's wife.

143. Cole, Howel 101001-1001

Male 0-5

Male 10-15

Male 30-40

Presumably Howel himself.

Female 0-5

Female 15-20

The only thing suggestive of a tie to John Henry's line is the 1840 location, but none of the other COLE researchers of the Obion Co. area have been able to claim him either. He's too old to be Marvel, unless this is a transcription error, who was already married to Lucinda and supposedly living in the area but doesn't turn up on the census.

143. Cole, James M. 300001-010010001

Most of this entry is what I have from other sources about James Madison COLE, Sr, enumerated as Household #638 on the 1850 census of Obion County. The only discrepancy is that the age brackets of James and his wife are reversed (they were married in Obion County on June 01, 1833 and, as far as I have been able to determine, lived their until their deaths in the 1850s). 

Male 0 -5

James Madison COLE, Jr., then age 4.

Male 0 -5

John Mexico COLE, then age 2.

Male 0 -5

William A. COLE, born in January of 1840.

Male 30-40

James Madison COLE, except that I have his birth year as 1813.

Female 5-10

Mary Frances COLE, then age 5 or 6.

Female 20-30

Mariah Mathews COLE, wife of James Madison COLE.

Female 60-70

Mary COLE, age 60. Oral tradition identifies her as James' aunt.

143. Cole, Samuel 00001-00001

Of an age to be the unidentified son of John H. Cole on the 1830 census, or could belong to one of the other COLEs who settled across in the state line in the Jackson Purchase area.

Male 20-30

Presumably Samuel himself

Female 20-30

Presumably Samuel's wife.

129. Archibald Crockett, 0110011-111001

129. John M. Crockett, 00001-00001

143. Joseph Crockett, 11011-0001

131. Benjamin Garrison, 0310101-201101

Male 5-10

Benjamin [6]

Male 5-10

James [9]

Male 5-10

Robert [9]

Male 10-15

Archibald [12]

Male 40-50

 Benjamin [44]

Female 0-5

 Grace [3]

Female 0-5

 Margaret [5]

Female 10-15

Female 15-20

Female 30-40

 Jennett [38]

145. John Garrison, 1110001-10001

145. Samuel Garrison, 0020000001-03001001

145. William D. Garrison, 00001-200001

132. John Gore, 1110001-120002

Male 0 -5

Flavius would have been age 2.

Male 5-10

Samuel would have been age 7.

Male 5 -10

William would have been age 10.

Male 40-50

According to the 1850 census, John Gore would have been only 37

Female 0-5

Ann Gore would have been an infant.

Female 5-10

Margaret Gore, would have been age 4.

Female 5-10

Mary Gore, would have been age 8.

Female 30-40

Mary Gore, John's wife on the 1850 census, would have been 37

Female 30-40

Jane Gore, listed in the household in 1850, would have been 39.

147. Allen Jones, 00001-0001

Male 20-30

Matches Allen Jones, enumerated as Household #639 on the 1850 Census.

Female 20-30

Matches Allen's wife, Elizabeth, from the 1850 census. She was Elizabeth Minerva COLE, daughter of John Henry COLE and Mary SCARBOROUGH.

147. Benjamin Jones, 113001-221011

147. Drury Jones, 110001001-00101

133. Edward Jones, 00000006-0

Male 50-60

Matches the Edward Jones in the 1850 census.

147. Eli S. Jones, 1100001-10001

134. John O. Jones, 100001-02001

Male 0-5

Male 30-40

Female 5-10

Female 5-10

Female 20-30

147. Richard P. Jones, 0110001-0011001

147. Richard R. Jones, 10001-00001

147. Thomas Jones, 000001-000101

133. Thomas G. Jones, 0220101-011001

147. Walker Jones, 02002101-1011201

Male 5-10

Male 5-10

Male 20-30

Male 20-30

Male 30-40

Male 50-60

Female 0-5

Female 10-15

Female 15-20

Female 20-30

Female 20-30

Female 40-50

147. William Jones, 1100001-00101

147. Willis Jones, 10001-10001

133. Benjamin F. King, 101101-011001001

147. James H. King, 120001-010001

Male 0-5

Male 5-10

Male 5-10

Male 30-40

James Harvey King, himself

Female 5-10

Female 30-40

I don't know this family well enough to match up the children. Comparing this entry with those of J. H. KING in 1850 and Harvey KING in 1860, it appears to be a blended family.

135. John Matheney, 000001-00001

 Male 30-40

Female 20-30

134. B. E. P . Mathews, 10001-00001

134. James Mathews, 00120001-0110001

151. Thomas Simmons, 1101001-022101001

140. John Wheeler, 0100001-1110001

Male 5-10

Possible John Wheeler, age 17 on the 1850 census and age 28 on the 1860 census.

Male 40-50

John Wheeler, himself.

Female 0-5

Female 5-10

Lodeski Wheeler, age 16 on the 1850 Census

Female 10-15

Female 40-50

Ann Wheeler, age 60 on the 1850 Census.