How does one look up 1850 census for Lewis county WV
hi,
I trying to look up this census to find daughter Sarah. Sarah Family search 2MRX-1JP. unfortunately the searching I done hasn’t even brought up family not sure how they are in 1850 census. Is there way to look up census in area instead going by names looking at trees???? Need help please. I wondering if they mixing her up with Henry Burkhammer Sarah E Burkhammer who married a Benjamin Smith but I like to completely research this by verifying this census first.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88448485/joseph-burkhammer
Info provided by Ralph H. and Hilda Sayre #47646266:
Joseph and Elizabeth Burkhammer (1850 census family listing):John 16, Jane 14, Catharine 12, Sarah 10, Joseph 8, Amanda 6, David 4 and George 1 - "Buckhammar" BURKHAMMER.
Billie
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The collection page for the 1850 United States census is here: https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1401638
To browse through images using waypoints (locations) instead of searching by name, click the "Browse All NNN Images" button.
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Just a reminder that West Virginia did not exist in 1850, having been formed in 1863. In 1850, you'll be looking at Virginia census records.
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When the state of West Virginia was formed, the pre-existing Virginia counties were kept, so if you know which county or counties they lived in, include them in your search.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia#/media/File:WVirginiaCo.png
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The note on the Findagrave memorial does indicate how the name is spelled/indexed in the 1850 census. It is a very quick search if you use that spelling. Link is in my previous comment, above.
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