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U.S.CENSUS, 1850, INDUSTRIAL SCHEDULE, HENDERSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE (as of June 1)

Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith

 

Surviving pages

Civil District l, page 131:

DAVID T. SPAIN, blacksmith, had turned out $1000 worth of work in the past year;4 persons worked in his shop.

ADISON & GATELY, millers, had produced 6000 bushels of meal (corn) and 3000 bushels of flour (wheat) valued at $4500 and lumber valued at $605, in the past year; 2 persons worked in their mill(s).

AMOS WALLAR, miller, had produced 50,000 ft. of lumber valued at $500 in the past year; 3 persons worked in his shop. /This is AMOS WALLER./

FOSTER & McHENRY, millwrights, produced lumber valued at $1040 in the past year; 2 persons worked in their shop. /WILLIAM FOSTER, H. M. McHENRY/

GARDNER WEBB, blacksmith, had produced 60 ploughs valued at $180;other articles valued at $580; 2 persons worked in his shop.

WILLIAM SHACKELFORD, miller, produced 7500 bushels of meal (corn), 500 ft. of lumber valued at $3750 in the past year; 2 persons worked in his mill.

 

Civil District 3,page 132:

KNOWLES & COLLINS, millers, produced 4500 bushels of meal (corn),2000 bushels of flour (wheat) valued at $4000 in past year; lumber valued at $2000 in past year; 2 persons worked in their mill.

W. W. DEBERRY, cabinetmaker, produced 6 bureaus valued at $850 and other articles valued at $400 in the past year; 2 persons worked in his shop.

A. H. LANTRESS, blacksmith, blacksmith, produced 150 ploughs valued at $520; other articles valued at $480 in the past year; 3 persons worked in his shop.

BEAL & DIAMUND /SIMON BEAL, HOGAN DIAMUND/, tailors, produced 75 coats valued at $1400;other clothing valued at $400 in past year; 3 persons worked in their shop.

JESSE DUNKIN, tailor, had produced 60 coats valued at $1400;other clothing valued at $800 in past year; 3 persons worked in his shop.

WILLIAM B. HALL, saw-miller, had cut 130,000 ft. of lumber valued at $1300 in the past year; 2 persons worked in his mill.

 

Civil District 10, page 133:

WILLIAM COLLINS, tanner, had tanned 1000 sides of leather valued at $2500 in the past year; 3 persons worked in his shop.

WILLIAM COLLINS, shoemaker, had produced 1200 pairs of boots and shoes valued at $3000 in past year; 3 persons worked in his shop.

FELIX W. HENRY, saddler, had produced 200 saddles valued at $3000 and other articles valued at $500 in past year; 5 persons worked in his shop.

WILLIAM H. McKINNEY, tailor, had produced 260 coats valued at $2600 and other articles valued at $780 in past year; 3 persons worked in his shop.

SMITH & RODGERS, millers, had produced 625 bushels of meal (corn),312 bushels of flour (wheat), 957 bushels of meal and flour (corn and wheat) in past year valued at $1414; 2 persons worked in their mill.

 

Civil District 14 (?), page 134:

BONNER & HARRIS, millers, produced lumber valued at $2400 in past year; 4 persons worked in their mill.

 

Civil District 17, page 135:

JAMES MILAM, tanner, produced 400 sides of leather valued at $800 in past year; 2 persons worked in his shop.

 

Civil District 4,page 137:

JOHN SMITH, miller, had produced 6000 bushels of meal (corn) valued at $3000,50,000 ft. of lumber valued at $500 in past year; 2 persons worked in his mill.

B. M. WHITE, wagon-maker, had produced 11 wagons valued at $250;other articles valued at $250 in past year; l person worked in his shop.

 

Civil District 5, page 138:

WILLIAM McLEOD, saddler, produced 70 saddles valued at $1120; 75 bridles valued at $150; other article valued at $250 in past year; 2 persons worked in his shop.

A. E. ANDREWS, tanner, produced 800 sides of leather valued at $1600 in past year; 3 persons worked in his shop.

H. T. DAVIS, wagon-maker, produced 8 wagons valued at $175;other articles valued at $600 in past year; l person worked in his shop.

JOHN DAVIS, blacksmith, had produced 157 ploughs valued at $450,other articles valued at $300 in past year; 2 persons worked in his shop.

 

Note: Some pages of this particular schedule are missing and it seems probable also that the census enumerator simply failed to record a number of other millers, blacksmiths and other tradespeople in the schedule; even so the surviving data is interesting for the light they cast upon industrial production in the county in 1850.

 

Other works by Jonathan K. T. Smith can be found at the Madison County Records Repository at TNGenWeb.